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The Health Upgrade Podcast — 163 episodes

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163: The Thyroid Fix f. Dr. Amie Hornamen

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162: Nourishing Menopause f. Andrea Donsky

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161: The Menopause Gut: Upgrading The Microbiome for Womens' Longevity f. Dr. Cynthia Thurlow

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160: Decoding Your DNA f/ Dr. Sam Shay

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159: The Holistic Benefits of Akkermansia f. Dr. Adam Perlman

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158: The Top 5 Breathing Practices for Vagal Tone

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157: The Pyrrole Disorder-Vagus Nerve Connection

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156: The Pediatric Health Paradox f. Dr. Chris Magryta

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155: The Biohax Method f. Dr. Marcos De Andrade

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154: Upgrading the Perimenopause Experience f. Cathy Eason

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153: How to Choose a Vagus Nerve Stimulator

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152: Unraveling Pelvic Floor Pain f. Dr. Ana Sierra

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151: The Emerging Science of Mitochondrial Transfers

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150: Vagus Nerve Involvement in SIBO f. Angela Pifer

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149: The Inflammation Code f. Dr. Shivani Gupta

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148: Concussion and Vagus Nerve Dysfunction

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147: Biohacking the Vagus Nerve f. Ben Greenfield

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146: Building Healthier Humans with Dr. Tom O'Bryan

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145: Your Best Shot! GLP-1s and the Vagus Nerve f. Ashley Koff RD

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144: Top Clips from our Favorite Episodes - 2025 Year In Review

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143: The Power of Being Better at Boredom f. Valerie Driscoll

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142: The Teen Health Revolution f. The Holistic Kids!

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141: Upgrading Female Hormones with Dr. Jolene Brighten

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140: Unlocking Your Genetic Potential with Dr. Davis Brockenshire

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139: The Top 3 Bloodwork Markers to Support Vagus Nerve

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138: FoxO3 and Aging

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137: The Wolverine Protocol - Hacking Surgical Recovery and Aging f. Zora Benhamou

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136: The Autonomic Deregulation Theory of Aging

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135: Cell Danger Response

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134: Concussions to Consciousness - Understanding Functional Neurology f/ Dr. Matthew Antonucci

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133: Partial Reprogramming for Anti-Aging

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132: Visceral vs. Subcutaneous Fat

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131: The V.A.G.U.S. Protocol with Dr. Navaz Habib

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130: Autonomic Dysfunction: Connecting the Dots of 'Unrelated' Symptoms

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129: The Biology of Trauma f. Aimie Apigian MD

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128: Mastering HRV & Athletic Recovery

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127: Mitochondrial Uncoupling - The Pathway to Efficient Energy Production

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126: Fertility Hormones and the Autonomic Nervous System f. Felice Gersh MD

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125: Mast Cell Activation Syndrome

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124: Melatonin - The Scientific and Spiritual f. Deanna Minich PhD

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123: Upgrade Bloodflow with N-O f. Cathy Eason

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122: Beyond HRV - Coherence and HeartMath f. Rollin McCraty PhD

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121: Neuroimmunology of Skin Conditions

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120: Cardiometabolics and the ANS f/ Sanjay Bhojraj MD

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119: GLP-1 and the Vagus Nerve

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118: Sneaky Ingredients that Trigger Inflammation f. Mira Dessy

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117: From Gravity to the Gut - The Science of Neuroimmunology with Leah Elson

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116: The Genomics of Vagus Nerve Health f. Amanda Archibald

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115: SALT - Friend or Foe?

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114: The Truth About Heart Attacks f. Dr. Stephen Hussey

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113: Psychedelic Therapy to Upgrade Mental Health f. Maya Shetreat MD

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112: Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Migraine Headache

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111: How to be a NUTRIVORE f. Dr. Sarah Ballantyne

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110: How to DETOXIFY f. Aly Cohen, MD

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109: How to Heal from Long COVID f. Dr. Jenny Tufenkian

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108: Deep Dive Into the Microbiome and Probiotics f. Kiran Krishnan

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107: The Top Wearable Health Metrics

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106: Glymphatics - The Missing Link to Brain Health

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105: How to Live Longer Without Pain

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104: Upgrading the Power of Glutathione f. Nayan Patel

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103: Overview of the Polyvagal Theory

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102: The Future of Health and Upgraded Longevity f. Darshan Shah, MD

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101: The Surprising Benefits of Methylene Blue ft. Dr. Scott Sherr

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100: Top Insights from the first 100 Episodes!

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099: Ancient Wisdom to Upgrade Modern Health ft. Mona Sharma

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098: Neurotransmitters, Inflammation and Vagus Nerve Stimulation

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097: Upgrading Vision and Eye Health ft. Dr. Bryce Appelbaum

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096: The Cholesterol Lie

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095: Is Carnivore the Optimal Human Diet? Ft. Dr. Anthony Chaffee

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094: The Health Benefits of Fasting in 2025

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The Journey to Developing Vagus Nerve Stimulation

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Magnesium: The Missing Mineral with Dr. Barb Woegerer

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Upgrading Brain Rehab from TBI with Dr. Brody Miller

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The Chiropractors A-Game for Longevity f/ Dr. Kimberly Besuden

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Upgrading Your Pulse and Heart Rate with Dr. Torkil Færø

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Metabolic Therapy for Cancer ft. Dr. Thomas Seyfried

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The Metabolic and Genetic Basis of Cancer

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Upgraded Aging and Longevity ft. Dr. Richard Miller

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The Four Pillars of Longevity

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Upgrading Your Kids Health ft. Dr. Elisa Song

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Obesity, Adiposity and Immune Activation

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Strategies to cope through Menopause ft. Andrea Donsky

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Upgrading Brain Neuroplasticity ft. Dr. Eleanor Stein

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Vagus Nerve - Nitric Oxide Connection

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DNA Methylation and Aging ft. Ryan Smith

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Willpower and Decision Making - The Marshmallow Test

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Dopamine and Vagus Nerve Interaction

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Microglial Activation Syndrome, featuring Brendan Vermeire

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Addressing Migraine for Upgraded Health, featuring Dr. Tom Malterre

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Gastroparesis, Gut Health and Vagus Nerve Function, featuring Dr. Linda Nguyen

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Upgrade your Health with Functional Medicine, featuring Dr. Marcus Cirelli, CFMP, DC

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation in PTSD and Neuropsychiatric Disorders, featuring Dr. Doug Bremner

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Vagus Nerve Activity in Long COVID

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Depression

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Vagus Nerve Effects on Allergies, Asthma and Eczema

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Reversing Chronic Disease featuring dr. Terry Wahls

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Vagus Nerve Effects on Epigenetics

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The Functional Medicine Approach to Upgrade Vagus Nerve

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Nutrition to Upgrade Vagus Nerve Function featuring Emma Ford

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Repair featuring Sterling Cooley

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Deep Dive into Heart Rate Variability with Greg Elliott

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Vagus Nerve Effects on Bone Health and Osteoporosis

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Chronic and Complex Pain ft. Dr. Chris Kleronomos

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Vagus Nerve Involvement in Metabolic Conditions

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Chiropractic Practice, featuring Dr. Michael Kennedy

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Using Vagus Nerve Stimulation in Neurology Practice with Dr. Michael Hoffmann

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Vagus Nerve and Immune System Overview

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Mitochondria And Vagus Nerve Interaction

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Using VNS In Chiropractic Practice - featuring Dr. David Yoder

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Using VNS in Function Neurology featuring Dr. Mike Bagnell

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VNS For Ehlers - Danlos Syndrome | featuring Abigail Butterfield

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Microglial And Ans Activity in Sleep

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Psychedelics And The Autonomic Nervous System - LSD and DMT

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Psychedelics And The Autonomic Nervous System Mescaline And Psilocybin

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Emerging Science In Microglial Cell Activity - featuring Dr. Marie-Eve Tremblay

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The Neuroscience Of Drug Addiction - Part 2

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The Neuroscience Of Drug Addiction - Part 1

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Vagus Nerve Involvement In Angiogenesis

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Vagus Nerve Involvement In Hormones And Reproduction

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The Science Of Vagus Nerve Stimulation

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The Important Interaction Of Iron And Macrophages

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Development And Modulation Of Macrophages

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Vagus Nerve Involvement In Gastroparesis And Functional GI Disorders

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Vagus Nerve Involvement In Digestion And Digestive Sequencing

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Vagus Nerve Involvement In Neurological Development And Dysfunction

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Discovering The Cholinergic Anti-inflammatory Reflex Featuring Dr. Chris Czura

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Vagus Nerve Involvement In Autoimmunity

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Vagus Nerve Involvement In Atherosclerosis

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Immune Cell Involvement In Development Of The Brain

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Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Type II Diabetes

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Vagus Nerve Involvement In Diabetes And Metabolism

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Vagus Nerve Involvement In Somatoform Disorders

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Central Nervous System Disorders and The Vagus Nerve

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Overview of the Autonomic Nervous System - featuring JP Errico

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Upgrade your self love - featuring Brandon Evans

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Upgrade your Child's Behaviour - featuring Dr. Nicole Beurkens

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Upgrade your meat quality - featuring Zack Langlois

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Upgrade your light environment - featuring Roudy Nassif

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Upgrade your parenting skills - featuring dr. Julia Sen

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Upgrade your gut microbiome - featuring dr. Francois du Toit

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My health upgrade journey - featuring Joelle C.

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Upgrade your health with essential oils - featuring Jodi Cohen

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Upgrade your relationship with food - featuring Dr. Danielle Marr

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Upgrade your mindset for health - featuring Jonny Dupre.

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Upgrade your community - featuring dr. Michelle Peris

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Upgrade your sleep - featuring Dr. Jay Khorsandi

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Why entrepreneurs should upgrade their health - featuring Giovanni Marsico

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Upgrading your connection to nature featuring Henrietta Devine

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The top 3 Health Upgrading Functional Lab tests

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Upgrade your Betty body - featuring dr. Stephanie Estima

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The top 3 ways to upgrade your sleep

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Upgrade your sex life - featuring dr. Stephen DeWIT

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The top 3 ways to upgrade your morning

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Upgrading your Midsection - featuring Dr. Shalini Bhat

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The top 3 ways to upgrade your breathing

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Upgrade Your Performance - featuring Andrew Scopick

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Upgrade your Courage - featuring Billy Anderson

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Upgrade your mindset for health

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Upgrading your relationships - featuring Dr. Shyamala Kiru

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The top 3 ways to upgrade your vagus nerve

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Upgrade your personal growth - featuring Sachin Patel

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The Health Upgrade Journey - How Laura Franklin used functional medicine to upgrade her life

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