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The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka
by Gary Brecka
Gary Brecka is a Human Biologist, biohacker, researcher, and an anti-aging and longevity expert. His approach to health is simple: "Aging is the aggressive pursuit of comfort." For over 20 years, he worked in the life insurance industry predicting mortality. This meant if he got 5 years of medical records and 5 years of demographic data on you, the team that he was associated with could tell a life insurance company how long you had to live to the month. After years and years of doing this type of research and analysis, he decided he wanted to spend the balance of his lifetime helping people live happier, healthier, longer, more fulfilling lives. With this mission in mind, he created The Ultimate Human podcast. In this weekly podcast, Gary has exciting conversations with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and scientists and is thrilled to share their transformative insights with you. What's keeping you from being an ultimate human? Tune in to find out. For more
Episodes
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313. The Passive Biohack for People Who Sit All Day - Brent Yates
Many weighted vests hang the load on your shoulders and leave your back to take the hit. Gary Brecka sits down with Brent Yates, author of The Gravity of Up, to break down how weight, compression and heat work together, why your tendons, ligaments and fascia need time to adapt, and where to start...
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312. Perimenopause Symptoms Can Start in Your Late 30s - Dr. Remina Panjwani
You might think perimenopause is a 50s problem, but Dr. Remina Panjwani says it can start in your late 30s. She and Gary Brecka go through the early signs, from 3 a.m. wakeups and brain fog to a belly that changes no matter what you eat. They also cover why she prefers the DUTCH test over…
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311. Mold Toxins in Coffee: Why Organic Isn't Enough
Learn more about Ultimate Brew here: https://bit.ly/4elHM82 Shop The Ultimate Brew in-store at Sprouts October 7-October 27 Find a Sprouts near you here: https://bit.ly/4y19vlr Organic tells you how coffee was grown. It doesn't tell you whether it was tested for mold toxins or heavy metals. Gary...
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310. Why You Aren't Absorbing Your Supplements - Chervin Jafarieh
You are what you absorb, not just what you eat. Integrative Health Philosopher and Researcher Chervin Jafarieh joins Gary Brecka to explain what happens when your gut can't absorb what you take. They cover how antacids, soda with meals and low stomach acid affect digestion, why cortisol can leave...
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309. How to Test Your Waist-to-Height Ratio
You might think being "skinny fat" is just about looking soft under your clothes, but a 2023 study found 26% of normal-weight men and 38% of normal-weight women actually had excess body fat their BMI never showed. The real name for it is normal weight obesity, and your scale, your mirror, and…
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308. Dr. Will Cole: Insulin Resistance Is Fueling Your Cellular Aging
You might think eating clean is enough to stay young, but new research says otherwise. One in five people over 50 already have one organ aging faster than the rest of their body. Dr. Will Cole joins Gary Brecka to break down insulin resistance, blood sugar, cellular aging, mold and EMF toxicity,...
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307. Dr. Josh Axe, Dr. Will Cole & Taylor Dukes: Toxoplasma Gondii Is Linked to Brain Tumors
You can eat clean, do everything right, and still miss a brain tumor growing for years. Taylor Dukes found hers on a routine full-body scan, then shrank it in half before surgery using metabolic ketosis, methylene blue, and red light. Gary sits down with Taylor, Dr. Will Cole, and Dr. Josh Axe to...
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306. The Alzheimer's Drug With a 25% Brain Bleed Risk - Dr. David Perlmutter
You might think Alzheimer's starts in your 70s. Dr. David Perlmutter explains why it begins decades earlier, and how the p-tau 217 blood test flags risk long before symptoms appear. Gary Brecka and Dr. Perlmutter break down microglia, insulin resistance, pre-diabetes, APOE4, homocysteine, vitamin...
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305 . Why CD38 Destroys NAD+ Faster Than You Produce It
NAD+ became a $4.5 billion industry of IV drips, patches, nasal sprays and powders almost overnight, with clinics charging $2,000 a bag to reverse your age and cure your hangover. Some of what you have been told about NAD+ is true. Some of it is complete nonsense. Gary Brecka runs seven of the...
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304. Forrest Galante: Why Comfort Is What Actually Ages You
Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante has spent his life around animals that have constant access to food and never eat themselves into obesity or liver disease, and he argues that what humans do traces back to the one thing we have spent a century engineering out of our lives. Gary and Forrest get...
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303. The Truth About Anxiety and Your Vagus Nerve
You might think your anxiety is a mindset problem. It isn't. In this episode, human biologist Gary Brecka explains why chronic stress leaves your autonomic nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight, and how elevated cortisol degrades your gut lining, suppresses your immune system, stores fat around...
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302. The Antibiotics That Reversed Alzheimer's Blood Marker - Dr. Richard Horowitz
Mold toxins show up in 90% of Dr. Richard Horowitz's chronically ill patients, and Lyme shows up in more. After 41 years and 13,000 cases, he just published the first documented reversal of an Alzheimer's blood marker using nine weeks of oral antibiotics. CLICK HERE TO BECOME GARYS VIP!:...
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301. 300th Episode: How to Strengthen Your Immune System with Wim Hof, Barbara O'Neill, Kelly Slater & More!
300 episodes ago, I had a simple dream: put life-changing information on a platform for free and watch what happens. Today that has turned into 300 conversations with people who have almost nothing in common. A nightclub owner. An 11-time world champion surfer. A grandmother with 25…
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300. How to Build Muscle After 50: Protein, Leucine & Amino Acid Timing - Jim Stoppani
Jim Stoppani, PhD, joins Gary Brecka to explain anabolic resistance, why leucine decides whether a meal builds muscle at all, and why he takes his branched-chain amino acids 30 minutes before eating instead of with the meal. Plus protein absorption from whole food versus whey versus free-form...
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299. Q&A: Folic Acid, MTHFR, Vitamin D3 & Testosterone
Everyone thinks testosterone is bad for your heart, but with 10,000 receptors for it in the heart alone, I'd argue low testosterone is the real cardiovascular risk. In this solo Q&A, I answer the 11 questions you ask me most, from TRT and vitamin D to folate and my morning breathwork. It all…
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298. Dr. Judy Morgan: What Kibble Does to Your Dog's Liver
Over half the pets in our country are overweight, and Dr. Judy Morgan puts dog cancer incidence at 1.6 out of every two. Our animals are living shorter lives than they did in the 1970s, with better diagnostics and more treatment options than ever. Dr. Morgan explains what actually changed. CLICK...
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297. The 10-Minute Rule That Kills Cravings
You might think you can't quit sugar because you lack discipline, but the truth is your brain runs sugar on the same reward circuit as cocaine, and no amount of willpower beats a system that's been physically rewired against you. I'll show you exactly what's happening in your brain and gut, and...
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296. Dr. Jordan Rubin: The Truth About Raw Dairy and Your Gut
You'd think a 100% terminal diagnosis leaves you only one path, but Jordan Rubin proved otherwise, twice. I sat down with him to unpack how he clawed back from 104 pounds and 69 failed doctors with Crohn's at 19, then beat a 90-day cancer death sentence at 33, and the raw dairy, ancestral-eating,...
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295. Methylation Test & MTHFR Gene - Healf Experience Wellbeing Event 2026 in London
You've been told your whole life that your condition is genetic, that it runs in your family, and you're stuck managing it forever, but I'm telling you that with rare exceptions, we don't inherit disease at all. What we inherit is an inability to refine a raw material, which creates a deficiency,...
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294. Dr. Deep Sea: Hyperbaric Chamber Benefits Nobody Explains Correctly
Dr. Joe Dituri, also known as Dr. Deep Sea, spent 100 straight days living underwater and walked away with lower cholesterol, longer telomeres, and twice the stem cells, so I had to get him on to break down what hyperbaric oxygen actually does. In this episode, we cover why a focused 20-day...
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293. Admiral Brian Christine, MD: Why 77% of Young Americans Can't Serve in the Military
When Dr. Brian Christine, the 18th Assistant Secretary for Health, told me men's sperm counts have dropped nearly 50% in just a few decades, it stopped me cold. We got into why America has fallen below replacement fertility, what's really driving it, from microplastics to ultra-processed food…
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292. Dr. Josh Axe: Why Your "Normal" Bloodwork Is Lying to You and What to Test For Instead
Dr. Josh Axe spent two years exhausted before an advanced blood panel revealed the real problem: his vitamin B2 was almost undetectable, and his mitochondria were badly depleted. Once he corrected it, his energy went from a 6 out of 10 to a 10 out of 10. The fix wasn't a stimulant or a gadget, it...
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291. The GLP-1 Side Effect Nobody Warns You About
You might think the win on a GLP-1 like Ozempic or Mounjaro is the number dropping on your scale, but I need you to ask a better question, not how much you're losing, but what kind. In some studies, 40 to 60% of the weight people lost on these drugs came from lean muscle, not fat, and that's a...
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290. Mike Feldstein: The 5 Hidden Air Pollutants in Your Home and How To Fix It!
You'd think the dirtiest air you breathe all day is outside, but Mike Feldstein showed me it's the opposite. The average home is usually 5 to 10 times dirtier than the air outside, and since the 1970s we've built homes airtight for energy efficiency, so every new couch, rug, and coat of paint...
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289. You've Been Detoxing Wrong This Whole Time ft. Dr. Rahm, Dr. Kim & Dr. Peatross
Most people grab a binder or start a cleanse and go straight to war on mold, Lyme, and heavy metals. Doing it in that order can make you far sicker than the toxins ever did. In this one, we break down why your drainage has to open first, the quiet signs it's blocked, and why the real problem…
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288. Koa Smith: You're Facing Your Fear the Wrong Way. A Top Big-Wave Surfer's Method
You think some people are just born without fear, but my guest Koa Smith has spent 15 years paddling into waves big enough to kill him, and he'll tell you the opposite: fear never leaves, the whole game is what you do when it shows up. After a reef injury knocked him unconscious underwater and…
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287. Live at the Southern Utah Holistic Health Summit 2026
For 22 years, I predicted death for life insurance companies. One pattern showed up in file after file: most "genetic" conditions have no gene behind them. Ask your doctor which gene causes your blood pressure, your autoimmune condition, or your ADHD, and most can't answer, because it doesn't...
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286. Dr. Jordan Metzl: Why Movement Is a First-Line Drug for Depression
I sat down with Dr. Jordan Metzl, a sports-medicine physician who's convinced that the reason most of us can't stay consistent isn't discipline or knowledge, it's motivation, and he says you can actually engineer it by "lowering the cost to act." We get into exercise as a literal medicine that...
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285. Your Skin Tells the Truth in Ways You Never Expected - Dr. Vali, Dr. Barbara Sturm, & Danica Patrick
You've been told your skin is aging because of what's happening on the outside, but I think the real fire is inflammation coming from the inside. I'm not saying the sun is the enemy; I'm saying the processed seed oils on your plate are feeding the problem far more than the sun ever could. Get the...
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284. Dr. Bill Rawls: The Doctor Who Got Sick and Discovered What Doctors Miss
You've been told your fatigue, brain fog, and aching joints are just getting older. My guest today says that's the wrong answer and he'd know. Dr. Bill Rawls is a fourth-generation physician whose body broke down so badly at 50 he could barely walk across a room, until he found what was actually...
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283. Turmeric vs Fish Oil for Inflammation: Which Is Better?
Your fatigue, achy joints, and bad gut days might not be aging; they could be signs you're quietly inflamed. In this episode, I break down how to tell if chronic inflammation has set in, why it's driving some of the most serious diseases we face, and the simple, low-cost changes I use to cool it...
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282. Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal: You're Not Resilient. You're Just Coping. Here’s 5 Practices of Highly Resilient People
Roughly 82% of autoimmune diseases show up in women, and the cause may not be what you think. In this episode, I sit down with resilience researcher Dr. Taryn Marie to unpack how the stress you hide rewires your nervous system, why "toughing it out" is actually the opposite of resilience, and the...
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281. Dr. Phil Reveals The Exercise That Rewires Your Brain in Minutes
In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Phil to unpack the simple habits behind five decades of work in human behavior, why anxiety is fear without a real threat, the four questions he asks himself to stay honest, and the one exercise he says rewires your brain. But there's one line he keeps coming...
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280. Will Harlow: STOP Losing Muscle After 50 (Do This Instead)
A 30-second test with nothing but a chair can tell you whether you'll be independent or dependent at 80. Most people score lower than they expect and don't find out until something goes wrong. Here's the stat that stopped me cold: for older adults, the hip often breaks before the fall. The bone...
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279. There's Microplastics Already Inside Your Body. Here’s How to Detox Microplastics Fast
You might think microplastics are an ocean problem, but research suggests you're carrying roughly a credit card's worth of plastic inside your body right now, circulating through your bloodstream and settling into your organs, your brain, and even reproductive tissue. In this episode, I break…
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278. Dr. Jason Snibbe: On Why Meniscus Surgery Backfires, Prehab, Peptides, & Robotic Joint Surgery
Most people are told a torn meniscus needs surgery to "clean it out". But in this episode, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jason Snibbe tells me that roughly 30% of those patients end up needing a full knee replacement within three to six months, because the cleanout itself is trauma that speeds up the...
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277. Everything Women Need to Know About Perimenopause, Menopause & Hormone Therapy - Compilation
I've brought together some of my best conversations on menopause and perimenopause with Dr. Jessica Shepard, Dr. Vonda Wright, and my wife Sage. Covering why your "normal" labs miss it, how a frozen shoulder can signal hormone changes, and the truth about hormone therapy. If you're navigating...
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276. Dr. John Kim: On Mold Toxicity, Mycotoxins, Heavy Metals, & Cellular Detox
You might think that once you tear out the moldy drywall and move into a clean house, your body finally gets to heal, but in this episode, Dr. John Kim and I get into why so many people do everything right and still can't shake the brain fog, the fatigue, and the gut chaos. The answer lives...
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275. Brandon Sawalich: On The Science of Hearing Loss, Dementia Prevention & AI Hearing Technology
One in six teenagers right now has measurable hearing loss, and almost nobody is talking about it. In this conversation with Brandon Sawalich of Starkey Hearing Technologies, we pull back the curtain on what Brandon calls a “quiet pandemic” driven by earbuds, concerts, and a generation blasting...
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274. Dr. Courtney Conley: Dementia, 4,000 Steps, Big Toe & The 6th Vital Sign
I sat down with Dr. Courtney Conley and what she told me stopped me cold…your walking speed can predict dementia up to seven years before the first cognitive symptom appears, which is why scientists are arguing it should be added to blood pressure and temperature as the sixth vital sign. We got...
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273. Anthony Geisler: UFC, Pilates, $8T Longevity & ULC
You wouldn't look at Anthony Geisler today and guess he was 145 pounds at six feet tall, a burned-out kid working too hard, eating too little, and sleeping less. Then a doctor gave him three pieces of advice, and Anthony drove home and joined a boxing gym that same day. That moment is where this...
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272. Garry Lineham "Human Garage": Fascia, Stored Trauma, C-Sections & Leann Rimes Release
You're stretching wrong, and I didn't believe it either until Garry Lineham put his hands on me and corrected a decades-old flat arch, a torn bicep tendon limitation, and my hip rotation in 5 minutes! In this episode, the founder of Human Garage walks me through why every time you stretch a…
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271. Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos: On Screen Harms in Kids & the Surgeon General's New Advisory
Since 2010, math scores in 13-year-olds have dropped 14%, reading has dropped 7%, and by 2050, 40% of kids are projected to have myopia and the Surgeon General's office just connected that curve to the screen in your child's hand. Today, I sat down with Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos, Principal Deputy...
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270. Dr. Tania Dempsey: Mast Cells, Chronic Fatigue, & Hidden Inflammation
Up to 1 in 5 people may have this condition and never know it and the diagnoses they've been handed instead, from PCOS to IBS to chronic fatigue, may all be pointing at the same hidden cause. In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Tania Dempsey, Johns Hopkins-trained internist and one of the…
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269. Mark Manson: On Killing Your Dream, "The Subtle Art," Anxiety & Depression
The quickest way to kill a dream is to achieve it. That's how Mark Manson opened our conversation, and it hit me harder than I expected. We get into altitude sickness, the arrival fallacy, and why the one variable that predicts how long you live is the one I almost never hear talked about in the...
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265. Tyler LeBaron: Hydrogen Water, Mitochondrial Health, Selective Antioxidants, & Longevity
Could the smallest molecule in the universe be one of the most powerful tools for your health? I brought Dr. Tyler LeBaron, the world’s leading molecular hydrogen researcher, onto the Ultimate Human Podcast to break down what hydrogen water actually does inside your body, why it’s nothing like...
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268. What Is Glutathione? Here Are the Uses, Benefits & Science
There's one molecule inside every cell of your body that you can't live without and by middle age, your production of it has dropped substantially from where it was in your twenties. Once you understand what it does, you'll never look at fatigue, brain fog, dull skin, or the 3pm crash the same…
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267. Dr. Clay Moss: On Metabolic Health, Insulin Resistance, Peptides, & Sleep Hygiene
The number one side effect of comfort is chronic disease, and we’re more comfortable than any generation in human history. In this episode, Dr. Clay Moss and I unpack the simple, foundational shifts that produced life-changing results in a 7-day in-patient metabolic rehabilitation protocol: full...
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266. Omega-3 and Brain Health + What the Research Shows
If you’re not eating fatty fish twice a week, you’re almost certainly omega-3 deficient, and your brain is paying the price. In this episode, I walk you through the simple, sustainable changes that can dramatically increase your omega-3 intake. Plus, I share my five non-negotiable sleep tips and...
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264. Madison Brecka: On Mold Illness, POTS, Endocrine Disruptors, & The Toxic Load Crisis
The average woman applies 180 chemicals to her body every single day, and most of them are quietly disrupting her hormones, her cycle, and her fertility. In this episode, I’m joined by my daughter, Madison Brecka, who went from caregiver syndrome and mystery illness to becoming one of the most...
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Gary Brecka is a Human Biologist, biohacker, researcher, and an anti-aging and longevity expert. His approach to health is simple: "Aging is the aggressive pursuit of comfort."
For over 20 years, he worked in the life insurance industry predicting mortality. This meant if he got 5 years of medical records and 5 years of demographic data on you, the team that he was associated with could tell a life insurance company how long you had to live to the month. After years and years of doing this type of research and analysis, he decided he wanted to spend the balance of his lifetime helping people live happier, healthier, longer, more fulfilling lives.
With this mission in mind, he created The Ultimate Human podcast. In this weekly podcast, Gary has exciting conversations with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and scientists and is thrilled to share their transformative insights with you. What's keeping you from being an ultimate human? Tune in to find out.
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