Optimize Your Mitochondrial Health & Create Bioresilience — Shawn Wells

Key Takeaways: Shawn shares his health journey and how he became a nutritional biochemist. The reason Shawn is so passionate about what he does is that he's had so many dark days and struggles with both his physical and mental health. Your body can get stressed out from all the mindful meditation and journaling you 'have to' do. You can bring a lot of relief by reframing how you see a new situation or challenge. It can actually be very liberating! Shawn would focus all his energy on getting his body healthier, but his mind wasn't in the right place because he hated himself. What are Shawn's top ten supplements? Why is keto such a miracle diet for some people? What are theacrine and methylliberine? Is creatine good for you? Shawn shares why mushrooms are an incredible health booster. How do you know whether some of these supplements/products work well with your body? Shawn's recommendations on the best supplements to take for health optimization. Why are animals so much more bio resistant than humans? Shawn shares his thoughts on COVID-19. Are we being lied to? Sometimes over-sterilizing everything is not the solution. It can make us weaker. Shawn has seen people on 70 different forms of medication. How is that even possible?   Episode Summary: In this episode, Shawn Wells shares how he uses a stoicism mindset to combat stress and reframe how he sees challenges. After struggling with depression and a long list of personal health challenges, he discovered that you can do everything to cure your body physically, but it won't work if your mental energy is not in the right place. He also discusses how to create bio-resilience as well as some of the supplements he loves to use to optimize his health and nutrition.   Guest Bio: Shawn Wells MPH, LDN, RD, CISSN, FISSN is 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 and is now known as the Ingredientologist — the scientist of ingredients. Formerly a Chief Clinical Dietitian with over a decade of clinical experience, he has counseled thousands of people on natural health solutions such as keto, paleo, fasting, and supplements. He has also personally overcome various health issues including Epstein-Barr Virus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, depression, insomnia, obesity, and a pituitary tumor.   As a world-renowned thought-leader on mitochondrial health, he has been paid to speak on five different continents. His insights have been prominently featured in documentaries, nationally syndicated radio programs, and regularly on morning television. His expertise can help any health-conscious individual to better manage stress and experience higher performance and more energy through utilizing his practical holistic solutions.   Resources for a Younger Lifestyle: Dr. Robyn Benson's Free Youthful Aging eGuide Connect with Shawn: Shawnwells.com Discover more from Shawn: Health Guides   Quotes:   "There are so many limitations. There's no study done on 7.5 billion people. Anyone that says this has been proven or it's a scientific fact, is a marketer, not a scientist."   "What you say is the truth. If you say you can, you're right. If you say you can't, you're right."   "It's been shown that you need to be touched six times a day at least to not feel isolated."   "Once a doctor puts a patient on medication, our general physician in the nursing home could not take them off that medication because [of a potential risk of liabilities]. So what happens is a list of medications would grow and grow."