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Exploring our "Second Spring" with Dr. Kit Yoon

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Giant Redwoods, Humpback Whales, Black Bears, oh my! A 51st birthday gift for me.

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Our caffeine fix - How caffeine effects your brain, body and habits

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Five Brain-Support Compounds for Memory and Focus

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The Shortcut and the Cost: My Experience with the GLP-3 Peptide, Retatrutide

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Methylene Blue for Chronic Fatigue, Mitochondria support, & Energy with Dr. Scott Sherr

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Can Constipation Make You Anxious? The Gut–Brain Connection

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The key to overcoming pain & suffering

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Is “Leaky Gut” Autoimmune? Understanding Intestinal Permeability and Immune Reactivity

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Does Eating Less Protein Help You Live Longer? The Science Behind the Longevity Headlines

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Microplastics, Bile, and Cellular Aging

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Thriving Beyond Limits — Care, Community, and Integrative Medicine at the Chanda Center

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Psychedelics with Paul Austin

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When We Mourn the Wrong Things

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Are you living with Mold? A frank conversation with Jason Earl from "Got Mold?"

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Epitalon: The wellness and longevity peptide!

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Thymulin-Zinc: Rebalancing Immunity with Age

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To Treat or Not to Treat: Infections in Autoimmunity

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The DNF-10 Peptide: A safe and effective pick for weight loss support

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Early Testing for Alzheimer’s: The Alzheimer’s LINX with Chase Zittrauer from Cyrex Labs

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Connection Is the Meaning of Life: How Real Connection Heals

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Circulation, Mind, and Medicine: Rethinking Erectyle Dysfunction with Dr. Jordan Barber

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Peptides, Part 2: Copper GHK’s Role in Healing & Regeneration

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Autoimmunity, MS, Wellness Strategies and so much more with Dr. Amy Behimer, Pharm. D.

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Pao Pereira, Ginkgo, Green Tea & more: How the Beljanski Foundation Targets Cancer

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Balancing fear and uncertainty, while allowing in the loveliness

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An introduction to Peptide therapies: BPC-157

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Small Vessels, Big Trouble: How Vascular Disease Drives Dementia

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Our Dreams are the Seeds to our Reality...

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Understanding Breast Implant Illness

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My Neurology in Hell Hole Canyon

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My Trip into Hellhole Canyon: A piece about goal setting for ultimate success

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Mind Over Gluten: A personal story

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A perspective on loss

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The Low Stomach Acid Conundrum

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Kava with Morgan Smith — Tradition, Pharmacology, and Healing Ritual

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A Taoist Lens on Uncertainty — Navigating Paradox, Presence, and Healing with Prashanthi Amarnath

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Boosting BDNF: The Brain Fertilizer for Mood, Memory & Mental Health

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The Importance of Letting Go of Control

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Dr. Aristo Vojdani - A discussion with an expert: Autoimmunity, Food & Chemical Sensitivity, Lab Testing, and more!

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Three overlooked risk factors for cardiovascular disease

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The Great California Tortilla Conundrum

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Together in Transition: Welcoming a New Year with Open Hearts

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Embracing the Flow: Lessons from Zen teachings, Ju-Jitsu, and Life's Uncertainties

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There is Pain... And then there is suffering

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Fear

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The Dark Side of Cooking Oils: Unpacking Industrial Seed Oils

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Next Level Physical Therapy with Dr. Eric Schulte

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Can Testosterone Replacement Therapy Really Make Your Balls Shrink?

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What is your Biome Burden waiting to tell you?

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Living with a Gluten Free Person: A heart-to-heart with my wife Debbie

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Was I shanked in an alley? Or was it just a medical procedure? Ouch!!

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How Infections Might Be Driving Your Cardiovascular Disease

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Thoughts on turning 50

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My Advanced Functional Medicine Clinician Certification: What it is and what it means to me

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What is happiness? A discussion with a friend and colleague, Kit Yoon

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My Cardiology Story: Part 3 The Semi-Final Chapter

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The Traumatic Brain Injury-Gut Wind Up

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Ordinary Modes of Consciousness: What it does and does not tell you about yourself

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Chemical-Immune Sensitivity

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Don't Take Life Too Seriously

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Eczema, Steroid Withdrawal Syndrome, & Chronic Illness : A chat with my patient Aubrey

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Why the Covid-19 shots can't offer robust immunity, and other musings

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Migraines Anyone?

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Can magic mushrooms extend your life?

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How I get myself into a deep meditation - An Alan Watts Perspective

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Anemia and Chronic Conditions

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So, are you ready? No... But are you?

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The Statin Therapy Shenanigans That Require Exposing

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Using gratitude to navigate difficult times

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So are childhood vaccines really causing autism?

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Why You Want to Drink Hydrogen Water

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Sequoia's Farwell: Some thoughts on Pride & Loss

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Chi Nei Tsang, Acupuncture, & Gut Health: My Conversation with Dr. Jaz!

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The Domino Theory to Mindfully Healthy Choices

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Upper Cervical Chiropractic - My conversation with Dr. Mercedes Cook

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Hormones Debunked

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An industry insider's perspective on nutritional supplements

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Keto Flu - What is it? And how can I avoid it?

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To Poo or Not to Poo...

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Overcoming Guilt - A Different Perspective

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Keep Healthcare Salty

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The Story of the Chinese Farmer

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A Meeting of Colleagues: TCM, Functional Medicine and more!

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Ergothioneine - My new favorite compound!

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Evolutionary Mismatch - A nod to our friends in the Amazon the Tsimane people in all their wisdom

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Placebo, nocebo, & how they can play into health and wellness

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People's Faces - A poem of connection when and comfort when all seems lost

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100th Episode! - "The Barefoot Doctor"

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Chemical Concussion - Yep, it is kind of a thing!

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Sleep Paralysis & Demons!

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Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome: A leading cause of female infertility

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The Art of Wasting Time

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The Meaning of Tea

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Depression

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Being Human - A poem to remind us who we are

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A Functional Approach to Chronic Fatigue

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A dedication to composting, caring for the environment, and forever learning

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Obesogens... Chemicals that can lead to weight gain

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Mechanisms of Hot Flash