#233: Joey Savage's Pump-Boosting Probiotic and the Future of Nutrition at Savage Nutra

Joey Savage returns for Episode #233 of the PricePlow Podcast, and he’s got two announcements stacked on top of each other: First: the inaugural Future Nutra Innovation Summit (FNIS), a September 9-11 blend of trade show, educational summit, and lake resort retreat that Joey’s nonprofit built from scratch. Second: Savage Nutra‘s newest ingredient deal, Tensia, a probiotic strain that produces its own nitric oxide from dietary nitrates and already has a home in Alpha Lion‘s newly relaunched SuperHuman Jacked. Ben and Mike get the full download on both. Joey walks through what makes FNIS different from a typical trade show (hint: it’s built more like a tech company retreat than a supply-side booth crawl), then pivots into the science behind Tensia, a second ingredient made from upcycled duckweed protein, and where strain-specific probiotics are headed next. Subscribe to the PricePlow Podcast on your favorite platform and sign up for Savage Nutra alerts before diving in. https://blog.priceplow.com/podcast/joey-savage-fnis-tensia-233 Video: Future Nutra Innovation Summit and the Launch of Tensia https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hzXwZMTbl38 Detailed Show Notes: Joey Savage on FNIS, Tensia, and Savage Nutra’s Pipeline (0:00) – Introductions (1:45) – What Is the Future Nutra Innovation Summit? (3:45) – Innovation as the Benchmark, Not Just Networking (4:15) – A Lake Resort Built for Serendipity (6:30) – Borrowing From Tech Retreats, Not Trade Shows (8:15) – TED-Style Access and a Skeleton Crew (10:15) – The Flavor Competition: A Chopped-Style Showdown (12:15) – A Nonprofit Built to Fund the Research Gap (15:15) – Planning for a Second (and Third) Edition (17:15) – Building a Showcase-Worthy Production (19:15) – Getting to FNIS: Flights, Hotels, and Registration (21:45) – A Cross-Section of the Industry, Backed by a Nonprofit (26:15) – From FNIS to Savage Nutra: Introducing Tensia (28:15) – How Tensia Produces Nitric Oxide From the Inside (30:00) – Skipping the Two-Hour Wait for Nitrate Conversion (32:15) – From an Estonian Cheese to a US Sports Nutrition Debut (36:15) – Is the Gut Becoming a Precision Fermentation Factory? (40:15) – Z-Biotics and the Case for Designer Probiotics (42:00) – Building Effects Over Time (44:00) – Joey’s Own Regimen: 80mg Plus Nitrates (45:45) – Keeping a Powdered Probiotic Alive and Stable (48:45) – CFU, AFU, and the Push for Better Potency Testing (51:45) – The Shift Toward Designer, Strain-Specific Probiotics (54:15) – Not His Whole Career, and Shipped Fresh From Estonia (55:45) – The Clinical Evidence So Far (and What’s Still Needed) (57:15) – Why Gut Health Baseline Matters for Colonization (1:02:00) – A Second Ingredient: Upcycled Greens From Duckweed (1:06:15) – How Joey Picks What He’ll Distribute (1:09:15) – Closing: Sample Tensia at FNIS Where to Follow and Learn More Connect with Joey Savage and Savage Nutra LinkedIn: J… Read more on the PricePlow Blog