The Jesse Chappus Show

Jordan Younger is the blogger behind the realness-based wellness and lifestyle blog, The Balanced Blonde. She is also the creator of health-inspired conscious clothing line TBB Apparel and author of the finding-balance memoir, Breaking Vegan. In this episode, we discuss: The origin story of The Blonde Vegan How Jordan found out she had an eating disorder Going from The Blonde Vegan to The Balanced...

JJ Virgin is a celebrity nutrition and fitness expert who teaches clients how to lose weight and master their mindset so they can lead bigger, better lives. She is author of 4 New York Times bestsellers including The Virgin Diet and JJ Virgin's Sugar Impact Diet - the latter is the focus of our previous interview with JJ . JJ's memoir, Miracle Mindset explores the powerful lessons in strength and...

JP Sears is an emotional healing coach, international teacher, world traveler, and curious student of life. His work is intended to empower people to empower themselves to live more meaningful lives. JP makes comedy videos known as his 'Ultra Spiritual Life' series. His videos are entertaining and also carry important underlying messages. In this episode, we discuss: Combining humour with healing...

Dave Asprey is the creator of the widely popular Bulletproof Coffee, host of the #1 health podcast, Bulletproof Radio, and author of the New York Times bestselling books, The Bulletproof Diet and Head Strong. In this episode, we discuss: When Dave was 26 he was scared his brain would never work again Mitochondria have ultimate power over us biologically Muffin top in the brain Stop eating fried fo...

Dr. Trevor Cates is a nationally recognized naturopathic doctor. She is also known as The Spa Dr. and was the first woman licensed as a naturopathic doctor in the state of California. Trevor has worked with world-renown spas and sees patients in her private practice in Park City, Utah with a focus on graceful aging and glowing skin. She has been featured on The Doctors, MindBodyGreen and is the ho...

Jim Kwik is the founder of Kwik Learning and a world expert in speed-reading, memory improvement, brain performance, and accelerated learning. For two decades he's served as the mental coach to top celebrities and CEOs in entertainment, technology, education, and business. In this episode, we discuss: How Jim overcame 2 head injuries The key to a better memory Are you living like a thermometer or...

Elle Russ is a writer, health coach, and host of The Primal Blueprint Podcast. She's passionate about spreading the paleo/primal health message and coaching people on how to live an amazing life, with ease. Over the course of 10 years, Elle suffered from two bouts of severe hypothyroidism. She healed herself on her own, reclaiming her health and happiness. In this episode, we discuss: The thyroid...

Vinnie Tortorich is a celebrity fitness trainer, speaker, podcaster, and best-selling author of Fitness Confidential: Adventures in the Weight-Loss Game. In this episode, we discuss: Why is Vinnie know as America's Angriest Trainer? What's it like working with actors, writers, directors, executives (Hollywood types)? Making the move from New Orleans to LA Living a minimalistic lifestyle Vinnie was...

Michelle Gielan is a national CBS News anchor turned positive psychology researcher and the bestselling author of Broadcasting Happiness. She is the Founder of the Institute for Applied Positive Research and holds a Master of Applied Positive Psychology from the University of Pennsylvania. Michelle is an Executive Producer of "The Happiness Advantage" Special on PBS and a featured professor in Opr...

Dr. William Davis is author of the New York Times #1 bestseller, Wheat Belly, the book that turned the nutritional world by storm by challenging the conventional wisdom of "healthy whole grains." He is also author of the NY Times bestseller, Wheat Belly Cookbook, and he has a new book on shelves titled Undoctored. Dr. Davis has discussed his views on major media including The Dr. Oz Show, Fox TV,...

Jason Wachob is the founder & CEO of MindBodyGreen and the author of Wellth. He's been featured in The New York Times, Entrepreneur, Fast Company, and Vogue. Jason has a BA in History from Columbia University, where he played varsity basketball for four years. In this episode, we discuss: MindBodyGreen... the early days How Jason avoided back surgery by doing yoga What inspired MindBodyGreen? Buil...

Marie Forleo's mission is to help you realize your greatest potential and use your gifts to change the world. She's the creator of the award-winning show MarieTV, founder of B-School, and has been featured in Entrepreneur magazine and Fast Company, among others. Marie was named by Oprah as a thought leader for the next generation. MarieForleo.com is one of Forbes.com's Top 100 Websites for Entrepr...

Jairek Robbins is a decorated performance coach and lifestyle entrepreneur who has applied his innovative methods to living a life of adventure, philanthropy, and entrepreneurship. His personal journey has included travelling the globe by ship, helping build schools and houses in multiple countries, and working as a volunteer in underdeveloped regions. Jairek is the author of Live It!: Achieve Suc...

Jen Sincero is a #1 New York Times bestselling author (You are a Badass), success coach, and motivational cattle prod who has helped countless people transform their personal and professional lives via her seminars, public appearances, newsletters, products, and books. In this episode, we discuss: How Jen went from knowing nothing about making money to teaching the wealth mindset Taking HUGE uncom...

Dr. Joseph Mercola is a passionate advocate of natural medicine. He is a wellness champion and a visionary, who has succeeded in implementing much needed changes to our current healthcare system. Dr. Mercola is also a New York Times bestselling author. After 25 years as a physician to thousands of patients, Dr. Mercola merged his passion for health with his interest in technology and created www.m...

Ido Portal has always been obsessed with the physical. His obsession isn't with a specific discipline such as martial arts or strength... his passion is movement. After searching around the world for movement teachers Ido came up dry and decided to become the person he was looking for. Over the years he's traveled the world both teaching and studying from a variety of teachers: from osteopaths, ma...

Meghan Telpner is a Toronto-based author and nutritionist who brings her healthy and awesome life inspiration to fans across the globe. She's the founder of the Academy of Culinary Nutrition and author of the bestselling UnDiet and The UnDiet Cookbook. Josh Gitalis is a Clinical Nutritionist and is a recognized expert in the fields of clinical detoxification & therapeutic supplementation. He runs...

Robb Wolf is the New York Times bestselling author of The Paleo Solution – The Original Human Diet. He is a former research biochemist and one of the world's leading experts in Paleolithic nutrition. Robb has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world via his top ranked iTunes podcast and wildly popular seminar series. He has a brand new book, Wired to Eat, which is...

Dr. Sara Gottfried is a wife, mother to two incredible girls, friend, scholar, seeker, yoga teacher, and Harvard-trained MD with over 20 years of experience. She's the author of the New York Times bestselling books The Hormone Cure and The Hormone Reset Diet. Sara has a brand new book titled Younger which is the focus of today's interview. In this episode, we discuss: How at 44 Sara had the telome...

Tero Isokauppila is the president of Four Sigmatic. He's a natural health expert with a passion for shrooms, medicinal herbs, nutrition, and biz development. In this episode, we discuss: Why Four Sigma Foods is now Four Sigmatic What life was like growing up on a farm Focusing on the things you can control Reishi and chaga mushroom are adaptogens Increasing your stress buffer with adaptogens The h...

Dr. Bruce Lipton is a pioneer in the new biology and is an internationally recognized leader in bridging science and spirit. A cell biologist by training, Bruce was on the faculty of the University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine and later performed groundbreaking stem-cell research at Stanford University. He's the best-selling author of The Biology of Belief and received the 2009 prestigious Go...

Deepak Chopra MD is the founder of The Chopra Foundation and co-founder of The Chopra Center for Wellbeing. He is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation, and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, and Metabolism. The World Post and The Huffington Post global internet survey ranked Deepak the #17 influential thinker in the world and #1 in medic...

Raymond is an internationally recognized leader in the field of optimal-health maintenance. He is a chemist by training, a graduate of M.I.T., a bestselling author, and a world-class speaker. Raymond has written five breakthrough books, the international bestseller Never Be Sick Again, Never Be Fat Again, Never Fear Cancer Again, Never Feel Old Again, and his newest The Great American Health Hoax....

Joy McCarthy is the founder of Joyous Health, a certified holistic nutritionist, and best-selling author. She's been featured in hundreds of publications both online and in print and is a regular health expert on TV. Joy lives in Toronto with her husband Walker and their daughter Vienna. In this episode, we discuss: How the Joyous Detox book came to be Joy's previous addiction to sugar and M&M'S M...

Dr. Deanna Minich is an internationally-recognized teacher, author, scientist, speaker, and artist. Her Doctoral (Ph. D.) research focused on essential fatty acid absorption and metabolism, and her Master's degree (M.S.) allowed her to explore the health benefits of the colourful, plant-based carotenoids. Deanna has authored five books on health and wellness and over fifteen scientific publication...