Live Beyond the Norms

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The content shared in this podcast is intended for educational and informational purposes only. It does not constitute medical advice of any kind, nor does it include any specific claims or guarantees. The views expressed are based on personal experiences, research, and individual perspectives, and are meant to inspire and inform listeners on topics related to wellness, lifestyle, and personal development.

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Steroids Broke Her Bones Before She Became the Queen of Biohacking | Dr. Lauren Leiva Jul 24, 2026

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As a teenager, Lauren Leiva was diagnosed with Crohn's disease. The steroids doctors put her on broke her bones, changed the shape of her face, and left her looking sick.

She was in and out of hospitals for years, treated by a system that was guessing as much as it was healing, and she remembers feeling like an experiment rather than a patient.

That experience is the reason she built her entire practice around one idea: do no harm. Now known as "The Queen of Biohacking," Dr. Leiva works with everyone from stroke patients to NFL athletes. She also spends as much time warning people about what not to do to their bodies as she does teaching them what works.

"Pain is an output of the brain. It's not an input." ~ Dr. Lauren Leiva

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Resources Mentioned

Neubie: https://www.neu.fit/

BrainTap: https://braintap.com/queen [free 30-day trial]

About Dr. Lauren Leiva

Dr. Lauren Leiva is a Doctor of Physical Therapy and founder of The ExerScience Center. Known widely as "The Queen of Biohacking," she has been featured by WTSP News, Voice of America, Tampa Bay Times, and Lifespanning Magazine. Dr. Leiva specializes in stroke recovery, spastic paraplegia, cerebral palsy, and gait rehabilitation for veterans and amputees. She runs a 36-week practitioner internship program and has authored two forthcoming books, Patient to Provider and Sexiness Is Not Just for Singles.

Connect with Dr. Lauren Leiva

Website: https://www.theexersciencecenter.com/

Linktree: https://linktr.ee/biohacker

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Can Ketosis Be the Answer to Easy Weight Loss | Ben Azadi Jul 21, 2026

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Health has been a sensitive topic in the United States for nearly half a century at this point. So the fact that 9 out of 10 Americans are not metabolically healthy is alarming, to say the least.

While most people are unaware of this, those who are often try to fix the problem by changing their diet. Sure, that helps, but it usually misses the actual switch that needs to be flipped. And that switch is, of course, insulin.

Ben Azadi, a returning guest, has spent years teaching people how to work with that switch instead of around it, and his answer isn't more restrictions. It's knowing when to go into ketosis, and just as importantly, when to come out.

"Responsibility is your ability to respond to life." ~ Ben Azadi

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Resources Mentioned

Revised Version of “Keto Flex” by Ben Azadi

About Ben Azadi

Ben Azadi is a New York Times bestselling author, metabolic health expert, and founder of Keto Kamp. After losing 80 pounds and reversing his own health issues, he has spent over 16 years teaching metabolic flexibility through his books and coaching programs. He is the author of Metabolic Freedom, The Perfect Health Booklet, The Power of Sleep, and his latest release, Keto Flex. With a following of over 350,000 on Instagram and 1.3 million on YouTube, he has reached an estimated 100 million people with his work on fat loss and metabolic health.

Connect with Ben Azadi

Website: https://benazadi.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebenazadi/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@KetoKamp

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Sitting or Smoking, Which Does More Damage to Your Health | Dr. Alan Rozanski Jul 17, 2026

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Cigarette smoking rates have dropped to historic lows. High-quality generic statins are highly affordable. With all of the advanced diagnostics, effective medications, and a better overall understanding of cardiovascular risk, managing cholesterol is easier than ever.

Yet, heart disease still causes roughly 1 in every 3 deaths in the US and is, in fact, the number one cause of death worldwide. For decades, Dr. Alan Rozanski kept seeing patients whose hearts were failing them in ways cholesterol numbers and stress tests couldn't explain.

He stopped looking only at arteries and started looking at the whole person. Movement, mindset, emotion, connection, and purpose all shape a heart's health as much as anything on a chart. That search became the Six Domains of Health, the framework behind his career today.

"When you're young, health is a gift. When you're older, it's an achievement." ~ Dr. Alan Rozanski

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About Dr. Alan Rozanski

Dr. Alan Rozanski is a cardiologist and Professor of Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he also serves as Director of Nuclear Cardiology at Mount Sinai Morningside. Over his career, he has become a leading voice at the intersection of cardiology, behavioral medicine, and lifestyle-driven disease prevention. He is the creator of the Six Domains of Health, a framework built to help people preserve vitality and long-term health beyond standard risk-factor management.

Connect with Dr. Alan Rozanski

Website: https://alanrozanski.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanrozanski/

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Poop Transfers AKA Fecal Microbiota Transfer (FMT) May Reverse Aging | Dr. Shaina Cahill Jul 14, 2026

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Nearly 12 million people are living with Parkinson's disease worldwide, and it's the fastest-growing neurological disorder on the planet. By 2050, that number is expected to more than double to 25 million cases.

Researchers are still racing to understand what actually triggers the disease long before a diagnosis ever happens. Shaina Cahill thinks the answer might start somewhere nobody's looking, and that's the gut.

Years before a Parkinson's diagnosis, most patients already show the same GI issues, and she believes that's not a coincidence but an early warning sign we've been ignoring. Find out all that and much more in this episode.

"About 70% of your immune system comes from your gut." ~ Shaina Cahill

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Resources Mentioned

Biome Breakthroughs (Novel Biome's podcast): https://novelbiome.com/podcast

About Shaina Cahill

Dr. Shaina Cahill is the Director of Medical Communications and Affairs at Novel Biome, a company specializing in fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT). She holds a master's and a PhD in neuroscience, the latter from the University of British Columbia, with research focused on memory, aging, and the neurological role of feeding hormones. With a decade of experience in the field, she works with physicians, researchers, and practitioners to advance the evidence-based use of FMT across gastrointestinal, neurological, immune, and longevity-related conditions. She also co-hosts Novel Biome's podcast, Buying Breakthroughs, where she and the company's CEO discuss emerging science in the gut health space.

Connect with Shaina Cahill

Website: https://novelbiome.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shainacahill/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/novel_biome/

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Your Health May Not Be Optimal Because of this Ancient Survival Switch | Chris Mearns Jul 10, 2026

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About 75% of people are actively trying to cut down on or completely cut out sugar from their diet. That is not surprising, because sugar contributes to serious illnesses such as type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and even cancer.

Unfortunately, cutting out every gram of added sugar might not be enough. Even if you manage to avoid sugar completely, your body will still produce fructose from stress, dehydration, alcohol, and high glycemic carbs.

That is what Chris Mearns has spent years studying. Chris believes fructose is not just a dietary problem but a biological survival switch that modern life keeps permanently stuck in the on position.

"You can give all the fructose you want to a cell, and it will keep taking it." ~ Chris Mearns

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Resources Mentioned

Nature Wants Us to Be Fat by Dr. Richard Johnson: https://www.amazon.com/Nature-Wants-Us-Fat-Surprising/dp/1637740344

Sugar Shield by LIV3 Health: https://liv3health.com/pages/shop

About Chris Mearns

Chris Mearns is a metabolic researcher and founder of LIV3 Health, a company built around the role of fructose in chronic disease. He came to metabolic health through personal necessity, spending years studying fructose as a biological survival signal before co-authoring a preprint on the KHK-polyol axis. He developed Sugar Shield, a supplement targeting the fructose kinase pathway, and runs The Fructose Model on YouTube.

Connect with Chris Mearns

Website: https://www.livee3health.com

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/chrismearns

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thefructosemodel

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How to Avoid Breaking a Hip as You Grow Older | Dr. John Neustadt Jul 07, 2026

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A bone fracture happens roughly every 30 seconds. However, most people do not find out their bones are fragile until they are already on the floor. By then, the window to prevent it has usually been open for decades.

For women, the lifetime risk of breaking a bone equals the combined risk of breast, uterine, and ovarian cancer. The bone density test most doctors rely on to catch this predicts less than half the people who will fracture. For men, it is even worse: closer to one in five

Dr. John Neustadt is a naturopathic physician and researcher who has spent his career working out what medicine should be measuring instead. His book Fracture-Proof Your Bones is the result of that work.

"If you tell me what your habits of diet and lifestyle are, I can predict with pretty good certainty what diseases you'll be suffering with in the decades to come." ~ Dr. John Neustadt

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Resources Mentioned

Fracture-Proof Your Bones by Dr. John Neustadt: https://a.co/d/0cJDkHSK

Delivering Health podcast: https://nbihealth.com/podcast/

About Dr. John Neustadt

Dr. John Neustadt is a naturopathic physician, researcher, and founder of Nutritional Biochemistry Inc (NBI), a supplement company he started in 2006. Elsevier, the world's largest medical publisher, recognized him as one of the top ten cited authors in the world. He has published five books, including the Amazon number one bestselling Fracture-Proof Your Bones, published more than 100 research reviews, and received more than a dozen US FDA Orphan Drug Designations for the potential treatment of rare diseases using natural products. He is a member of the Bone Health and Osteoporosis Foundation Corporate Advisory Roundtable and hosts the Delivering Health podcast.

Connect with Dr. John Neustadt

Website: https://www.nbihealth.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johnneustadt

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/NBIHealth

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How a Keto Diet Can Potentially Help People Get Off Psychiatric Medications | Matthew Bernstein, MD Jul 03, 2026

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Dr. Bernstein is a clinical psychiatrist with 25 years of experience. But when two of his three sons developed autoimmune encephalitis, the conventional medicine he had trusted his entire career had almost nothing to offer. So he went out and found the answers himself.

What Dr. Bernstein found made me so interested in sitting down and having a discussion with him. He believes depression, anxiety, and bipolar disorder are not brain chemistry problems. Instead, he thinks these are metabolic disorders, and more surprisingly, that they could be treated with a relatively simple lifestyle change.

Dr. Bernstein believes that going keto and introducing a strict workout regimen can treat conditions that most psychiatrists medicate and move on from. During our conversation, we talked about his sons, how ketosis bypasses brain insulin resistance, and how the upcoming studies could change psychiatry forever.

"Exercise is a powerful way to treat depression" ~ Matthew Bernstein, MD

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Resources Mentioned

Consensus guidance paper, Frontiers in Nutrition (co-authored with Chris Palmer, Georgia Ede and others): https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/nutrition/articles/10.3389/fnut.2026.1749406/full

About Matthew Bernstein, MD

Dr. Matthew Bernstein is a clinical psychiatrist with 25 years of experience and a leading voice in metabolic psychiatry. He graduated summa cum laude from Columbia University, earned his medical degree from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, and trained at MGH McLean, where he served as chief resident and later as assistant medical director of the schizophrenia and bipolar inpatient program. He lectures in psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, co-organized the first public conference on metabolic psychiatry, and founded Accord, an immersive program built around treating mental illness at its metabolic root.

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LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mattbernsteinmd/

Website: https://accordmh.com/

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What Can We Learn From the Most Genetically Modified Human Alive? | Liz Parrish Jun 30, 2026

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In 2015, Liz Parrish flew to Colombia and let someone inject an untested gene therapy into her body 150 times. She texted her kids that she loved them before it started. When it was over, she went for nachos.

Ten years later, her telomeres are longer than when she started, and she has taken 12 gene therapies in total.

Her decade of self-experimentation has produced peer-reviewed data, a growing protocol of gene therapies, and a company training its sights on making biological aging optional. Our conversation goes over what it took to become patient zero and what gene therapy for aging looks like in practice today, among other things.

"In order to survive the future of this planet, genetic modification for the species will be inevitable." ~ Liz Parrish

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Resources Mentioned

The Transhumanism Handbook edited by Newton Lee: https://www.amazon.com/Transhumanism-Handbook-Newton-Lee/dp/3030169197

About Liz Parrish

Liz Parrish is the founder and CEO of BioViva Sciences USA Inc., a gene therapy company focused on extending healthy human lifespan. In 2015, she became the first person to undergo gene therapy to treat biological aging. She has since received 12 gene therapies and has published peer-reviewed data showing telomere lengthening over time. Liz is a founding member of the International Longevity Alliance and an affiliated member of the Complex Biological Systems Alliance. Her work has been covered by WIRED, The Guardian, and Ars Technica.

Connect with Liz Parrish

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lizlparrish

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lizlparrish

Website: https://bioviva-science.com/

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You Can Fight Prostate Cancer Without Losing What Makes You a Man With Dr. Stephen Petteruti Jun 26, 2026

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Roughly 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer in their lifetime. Most will get a high PSA, go to a urologist, get a biopsy, and end up in surgery or radiation. A 15-year government-funded study published in the New England Journal of Medicine found that none of it changed the death rate.

Bringing that research to the table is Dr. Stephen Petteruti, a men's health physician with over 30 years in practice. He thinks there is a better way to handle prostate cancer that can keep men out of the operating room and their vitality intact.

Prostate cancer is something almost every man will face a decision about. That is exactly why I wanted Dr. Petteruti on the show. We get into what the PSA test tells you and what your options are when the number comes back high.

"There's nothing about us biologically that requires us to decay and wither before we die." ~ Dr. Stephen Petteruti

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Resources Mentioned

Fight Cancer Like a Man by Dr. Stephen Petteruti: https://www.amazon.com/Fight-Cancer-Like-Man-Breakthrough/dp/B0GP6JHQTQ

The ProtecT Trial, New England Journal of Medicine 2023: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa2214122

The PIVOT Trial, New England Journal of Medicine: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32089359/

Intellectual Medicine: https://www.intellectualmedicine.com

About Dr. Stephen Petteruti

Dr. Stephen Petteruti is a board-certified family physician with over 30 years of experience specializing in men's health, hormone optimization, and prostate care. He completed a fellowship in Anti-Aging, Metabolic, and Functional Medicine through A4M and runs Intellectual Medicine, a concierge practice in South Florida focused on longevity, cellular health, and prostate cancer management. He is the author of Fight Cancer Like a Man and the host of the Intellectual Medicine Podcast, where he challenges the standard biopsy-and-surgery approach to prostate cancer.

Connect with Dr. Stephen Petteruti

Website: https://www.drstephenpetteruti.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/intellectualmedicine

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@intellectualmedicine

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