Renee Belz & Lauren Sambataro

In 2008, Ben Azadi went through a personal health transformation of shredding 80 pounds of pure fat. Ever since, Ben, FDN-P, has been on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle. Today he shares his expertise on the topics of the ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting and metabolic flexibility. He shares practical tips to get fat-adapted along with the common keto traps you need...

This week we're discussing increasing healthspan, not just lifespan! Your healthspan is the number of years you are living a healthy life, free of disease. By learning lessons from the Blue Zone regions of the world (where they have a high number of centenarians) along with the latest research in anti-aging and longevity, we can increase the number of our healthy years on this planet. We are a...

Mollie McGlocklin is the creator, and lead behavioral change coach at Sleep Is A Skill , a company that optimizes people's sleep through a unique blend of technology, accountability, and behavioral change. After navigating insomnia while traveling internationally, she created what she couldn't find - a place to go to learn the skillset of sleep. In this episode she discusses the epidemic o...

Dr. Carrie Jones, our go-to hormone expert, joins us this week for a deep dive on hormone testing and women's health. She shares why it's better to look at hormones through urine testing, the dangers of xenoestrogens and endocrine disruptors, whether we should be eating soy, her opinion on the birth control pill and why infertility rate are skyrocketing. Dr. Jones is an internationally rec...

Our guest this week is Dr. Beth Westie, host of The Female Solution Podcast, and we discuss the concerns with female health solutions in today's world and tips to optimize our hormones. Modern styles, trends, and expectations of women and young girls often don't fit how women actually are and we discuss how we can overcome these social modern beliefs. The number 1 reason women struggle wit...

Just the Biohacker Babes on this episode where we discuss 5 categories for weight loss supplements and our top 5 products for weight loss. In this episode, Lauren and Renee are talking about the super popular topic of weight loss. They have talked about this a bit in the past, but they're focusing more on supplements today. They discuss things like getting enough sleep, reducing inflammation,...

Today we meet with Elias Arjan, the Senior Vice President at Biostrap, one of our favorite biohacking wearables on the market. The Biostrap provides the highest data integrity, captures biometrics at clinical-grade accuracy, measures your sleep cycles and syncs with your phone in a matter of a few minutes, so you will know exactly how ready your body is to face the day. While similar to other wear...

Our guest Shawn Wells just released his new book, The ENERGY Formula! In this episode we talk with our friend, Shawn Wells, the world’s leading nutritional biochemist and expert on health optimization. He has formulated over 500 supplements, food, beverages, and cosmeceuticals, and patented 10 novel ingredients including teacrine, dynamine, and dihydroberberine, and is now known as "The Ingred...

Today we discuss the basics of meditation and the benefits many experience, as well as the difficulties people experience when practicing or trying to get into it. We have with us Ariel Garten, the co-founder of Muse, the home of a meditation headband created to assist you with focus and getting into your flow. Muse reads brainwaves and gives you audio feedback based on your thoughts, giving you s...

We’ve had some requests about the topic of brain fog, so we decided to create an awesome episode on this subject. Brain fog is not a medical condition, but rather a spectrum of issues that causes you to experience a persistent lack of clarity and inability to focus, poor cognitive function, mental fatigue, and memory loss. Often the cause of these issues can’t be pinpointed to one particular sourc...

Today we talk to Colleen Cutcliffe, PhD, who is the co-founder and CEO of Pendulum Glucose Control, a probiotic product. We dive deep into the correlation between your gut microbiome and blood glucose levels, discussing the positive and negative effects of antibiotics on your body and especially the bodies of children. The effects the microbiome has on the mind and various diseases was obscure to...

Mike Pullano is the CXO of ARX (adaptive resistance exercise), a piece of equipment using adaptive resistance training, and today we get into why this technology is so amazing, why it’s so efficient, why it’s safe, and more. ARX is a company that creates fitness equipment rooted in new technology that is changing the way that we work out at a cost effective and physically efficient way. We discuss...

Just the Biohacker Babes on this episode talking about lab biomarkers everyone should be testing. This is not to scare anyone by any means, but this is mainly just for prevention. While you are healthy, these are just good things to know to prevent issues that may come down the road. Watch and measure these 8 markers in your own bodies to understand where your health is at. Marker 1: Fasting, Bloo...

James Barry's 16 + years in the culinary field started as a private chef and he recently launched his first functional food product, Pluck! It's an organ-based, all-purpose seasoning and is an amazingly easy and delicious way for people to get organ meats into their diet. James discusses why we need to incorporate these nutrient-dense foods into our diet, how our ancestors ate and simple t...

Do you feel confused about fish? Sena Wheeler of Sena Sea joins us to discuss sustainable fishing and how we can support our health and the health of our planet with wild fish. As a 3rd generation fisherman continuing her family's business, supported by a Master's degree in Nutrition and Food Science with a specialty in quantifying omega 3's in fish, she shares unbelievable insight and...

This week we're talking about optimizing and personalizing our recovery days! We discuss which metrics to track and symptoms to watch out for to determine what your body can and can't handle each day. Since there is a bioindividual component to how hard we can push our bodies and how quickly we recover, we have to listen to our intuition and learn more about our recovery metrics! Stay tune...

Jodi Cohen is a bestselling author, award-winning journalist, nutritional practitioner and founder of Vibrant Blue Oils. She discusses the all-too-common brain-related issues and the unique ability of essential oils to enable people to shift into the parasympathetic healing state and begin the road to optimal brain and body healing. Her new book, "Essential Oils to Heal the Brain and Boost the...

Brendan Vermeire takes a deep dive on the stigma around mental health and how mental illness is a comorbidity, his concern with functional and conventional medicine, as well as his personal journey of overcoming ADHD and depression. Brendan is a Functional Medicine Consultant, Mental and Metabolic Health Researcher, Educator, Writer, and Speaker. He is a Board-Certified Holistic Health Practitione...

Overwhelmed and confused about how to put together a workout plan? In this episode, we sift through all of the elements of a solid exercise routine and the considerations for personalizing a program for yourself. Tune in to learn our favorite biohacks, our greatest struggles, and our best advice for getting started. SHOW NOTES: 1:21 Welcome to the show! 2:03 The goal for today 3:20 Buckle up! 4:1...

Base offers at-home lab testing with a smart app to provide science-backed recommendations for your supplements, diet, and daily habits. This company wants to empower everyone to improve their sleep, stress, diet, and more with insights into their body's data through blood and saliva testing. Lola Priego, the founder and CEO of Base, joins us to share her personal health journey, motivation be...

Hilda Labrada Gore, aka "Holistic Hilda", shares the ancient wisdom she has learned by traveling the world and visiting indigenous cultures. The work of Dr. Weston A. Price inspired her to learn more about ancestral health and the importance of a strong community and the practice of deep listening. Tune in to learn her tips on determining the best diet, her version of "catching cold&#3...

Sophie Shepherd, an expert on female hormones, shares everything you need to know about PCOS today! She is a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner and the founder of SHE Talks Health. She helps women around the globe transform their menstrual and digestive health through a combination of root cause diagnostic testing, nutrition and lifestyle science so they can finally have straightforward...

We answer your questions about some of the more popular topics in nutrition and biohacking right now, including our top tips to eat healthy while traveling, the underlying causes and correlating treatments for arthritis, considerations for fasting, and more! 1:21 Welcome to the show! 2:34 Q: How to eat healthy while traveling 6:57 Fasting while traveling 8:41 Our favorite snacks 9:58 Setting food...

Elizabeth Grojean is the founder and CEO of Baloo Living, a sleep and wellness company here to support people in reconnecting mind and body for a deeper sense of peace through cool and breathable weighted blankets. She launched the company after taking a year-long sabbatical to Bali, where she was transformed by the opportunity to find stillness and connect with nature on the magical island. In th...

We're continuing the discussion on hormones this week with a deeper dive into the topics of troubleshooting PMS & acne! You'll learn why you should track your monthly cycle, what your symptoms may be signaling, a walkthrough of the different phases of your cycle, when you should be fasting or feasting, and our top biohacks for the common struggles with acne and PMS. SHOW NOTES: 1:20 We...