The B.rad Podcast

Welcome to another Q&A show! In today’s episode, we hear from a listener who wants to know if they can get enough protein to build muscle when eating only two meals a day, talk about fiber and constipation, healing plantar fasciitis, and the ideal effort to rest ratio when sprinting. I also answer questions about my morning exercise routine, timing workouts with your circadian rhythm and what...

I want to talk about an 85 year long study about what makes for a long, happy, and successful life. Researchers at Harvard University began this study in 1938 and focused on 724 participants around the world, who they checked in with every two years to ask detailed questions about their lives. What they discovered was that the key to human happiness had nothing to do with career, achievements, mon...

Get ready for a fantastically entertaining and informative show with Dr. Judd Brandeis of the Brandeis MD Male Rejuvenation Center in San Ramon, California. One very important point you will hear Dr. Judd make is how easy it is for us to go to the doctor when we have an issue with any other body part and identify exactly what’s going on, but when it comes to male performance, there can be a lot of...

I share my observations from my experience using the Nutrisense Continuous Glucose Monitor in this breather show, as well as the important attributes to look for when you’re doing continuous glucose monitoring. I have been working with these guys for several years now (since their initial launch) and it has been so cool to watch this technology rise in popularity over the years. In my opinion, a C...

Welcome to the fifth and final show in this series about optimizing your animal-based diet! In the last episode of the series, we continue to discuss the importance of emphasizing nutrient-dense foods, this time turning the focus to plants—specifically the ones containing the lowest amount of toxins, such as avocado, honey, fruit, and a few other plant foods (as you will hear in the show). Even if...

It’s time for a breather show about the amazing benefits of therapeutic cold water exposure! If you have wondered what is the deal with this increasingly popular health practice, this is the show for you. You’ll hear me dispel some major misconceptions about cold therapy, learn about its assortment of incredible health benefits, and understand why cold therapy is ultimately such an important pract...

What a pleasure to introduce one of the true pioneers of the Paleo/Keto/Ancestral health movement—Maria Emmerich! Maria opens up about her story, which started 25 years ago at age 16 (truly one of the first to follow a ketogenic diet), sharing how she cured some tremendous health problems she had as a teenager, how this led to her writing numerous best-selling books, and her most recent book, Secr...

Welcome to a breather show all about the hot health topic of therapeutic cold water exposure. (You can also listen to my longer, more detailed episode on cold water therapy and all its scientific benefits by clicking here .) This episode will teach you everything you need to know to get started with this life-changing health practice, including the many benefits of cold water therapy (such as impr...

I’m joined by the very interesting Dr. Luella Jonk—a psychotherapist and a functional medicine practitioner from Canada who is also a long-time listener of the show—to have a conversation all about relationships. You will hear us discuss John Gray’s essential relationship assignments as well as many other relationship insights—we talk about why we are obligated to take care of ourselves first befo...

Did you know that belly fat is actually classified as a separate organ because of its ability to secrete inflammatory cytokine chemicals into your bloodstream? If you’re looking for easy and effective ways of improving your health and optimizing testosterone naturally, this breather show is the perfect episode for you: you’ll receive a quick overview of testosterone-boosting tips so you get baseli...

Get ready for a very interesting and dynamic guest, Dr. Erik Korem, the founder and CEO of AIM7 and host of The Blueprint . I apologize for the somewhat abrupt start to the show—we were getting to know each other offline and started to get into some pretty serious and fun topics, so I began recording as our conversation was starting to take off. As you will hear, Dr. Erik is a man of many interest...

This very important breather show is all about testing and tracking your heart disease risk as we cover the most compelling and progressive thinking that has been happening around this topic currently—an important thing to do as we extricate ourselves from decades-old dogma that has now been shown to be incomplete, flawed, and dated conjecture. You will hear about scientific research that proves w...

Zane Griggs stops by the show to talk about kicking ass after 50—which also happens to be the title of his new book! As the host of the podcast Healthy AF (which stands for After Fifty), Zane and I have a lot to talk about and we dive into a few topics related to the subject of healthy aging—the necessary recalibrations, monitoring what he considers the most important metric (sleep), and the impor...

Did you know that you can communicate everything you need to say (from good to bad to emotionally charged) with love and kindness? And if you can’t, this show will help you figure out what you can do to ensure you don’t cause harm to both your relationship and your testosterone levels, since we learned in last week’s episode that relationship status has a big effect on our hormones, specifically t...

It’s time to take a trip with me out to the ranch! That’s right, you will be hearing from a real-life rancher today—Tyler Dawley of the Big Bluff Ranch in Red Bluff, California. Red Bluff is a couple of hours north of Sacramento, so if you’re ever driving by it on a road trip, you’ve got to check it out—I have tried his incredible quality chicken myself and you can truly taste the difference.  In...

Did you know that your testosterone status is highly sensitive to relationship dynamics? In part 12 of this breather show series about optimizing testosterone, you will hear some incredible advice from John Gray on how you can nurture a healthy hormone balance through the way you navigate your relationships, such as never speaking to your partner when you are experiencing a negative emotional char...

Today’s show will introduce you to the very fit, engaging, and enthusiastic Dr. Andreas Boettcher who has an operation called ItsOnlyHalfTime.com , which is all about aging gracefully and extricating yourself from the disastrous patterns and norms we see around us with accelerated aging, disease, decline, and demise. You’ll enjoy hearing this practical and easy-to-follow discussion—no extreme or c...

In part 11 of this series all about optimizing testosterone naturally, we will be discussing how one very important part of our lifestyle affects our hormones. Testosterone is the “social status” hormone (as proven by research outlined in the book Top Dog) , but contrary to the popular belief that testosterone levels correspond with aggression and big muscles, it’s actually the inverse—for example...

How do you balance a passion for ancestral living with pursuing optimal modern peak performance? This episode is all about how you can achieve that balance by utilizing and adapting the ancestral model to modern times while striving for optimization. In this show we will be discussing the benefits, as well as the effects and the necessity of certain elements of the ancestral model—you will hear ab...

Welcome to part 10 of this series about optimizing testosterone naturally! In this episode, you will learn about the different biohacking tools you can utilize to increase your testosterone levels, how things like red light therapy and cold plunges work to increase testosterone in the body, as well as the role sun exposure, earthing, and other biohacking methods play in supporting hormone health....

It’s time to meet my neighbor, YouTube sensation Thomas DeLauer! Get ready for a truly inspiring and wide-ranging conversation as Thomas shares his deeply personal story, talking about the many challenges he has faced throughout his life—challenges that ultimately led him to the position he is currently in today. Thomas discusses the moment with a stranger that completely changed his life, hot top...

Supplementation can be an important area of testosterone optimization, but it seems ridiculous to try to optimize and fine-tune your ability to produce testosterone naturally through supplementation until you have nailed the big-picture items discussed in previous episodes—like getting optimal sleep, recovery, and downtime. In part 9 of this series, I walk you through the various supplementation o...

Get ready for a fantastic show with my good friend Tara Garrison! Tara is an Instagram/fitness sensation and certified personal trainer, nutritionist, and mindset coach who helps high performers and everyday people be their best. In today’s show, Tara shares her incredible and touching backstory in the hopes of inspiring you to join her in the journey she has been on to transform her entire existe...

Today we’re talking about biohacking and protecting yourself from modern hazards to help you in your goal of optimizing testosterone naturally. Thanks to (quite alarming) research, we know that there has been a steady decline in the average male’s testosterone levels because of various factors like the obesity epidemic and the increasing number of endocrine disruptors in our environment. If you wa...

It’s time for another highlight show! I love getting to hear these interesting excerpts from past interviews, and hopefully hearing these short clips piques your curiosity and inspires you to go back and listen to the entire show. Even if you heard these episodes back when they first aired, I think you will enjoy revisiting previous shows and hearing highlights of some of the great topics we have...