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24. COMT Gene Mutation: How to Supplement For Better Sleep and Reduced Anxiety | Ultimate Human Short with Gary Brecka Jan 04, 2024

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Do you struggle with racing thoughts at bedtime, perfectionism, or sensitivity to sounds and textures? Gary Brecka and Sage Workinger discuss how a common genetic mutation called COMT can cause these issues and more. COMT, scientifically known as Catechol-O-methyltransferase, is known to cause estrogen imbalance and can lead to fatigue, anxiety, and a variety of other symptoms. Tune in to learn the exact supplements that helped Sage finally get a good night's sleep, feel less stressed, and how addressing this mutation could change your life, too!

00:45 - What is the COMT gene mutation? (Catechol-O-methyltransferase)

01:45 - How does COMT effect in your body?

02:30 - Sage Workinger talks about her personal struggle with the COMT mutation.

04:11 - What causes Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? ( OCD )

08:45 - Can COMT impact excess estrogen and stomach bloating?

15:30 - How to treat COMT.

16:15 - Why Sage avoids Green Tea.

18:00 - Recommended supplements for treating COMT.

19:50 - What type of B-Vitamin helps the most?

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Disclaimer: This podcast is for informational purposes only and does not provide medical advice. It is not intended for diagnosing or treating any health condition. Always consult a licensed healthcare professional before making health or wellness decisions.

Gary Brecka is the owner of Ultimate Human, LLC which operates The Ultimate Human podcast and promotes certain third-party products used by Gary Brecka in his personal health and wellness protocols and daily life and for which Ultimate Human LLC and / or Gary Brecka directly or indirectly holds an economic interest or receives compensation. Accordingly, statements made by Gary Brecka and others (including on The Ultimate Human podcast) may be considered promotional in nature.

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23. Best Water to Drink? | Impacts of Hydrogen Water On Your Gut & Brain with Dr. Paul Barattiero of ECHO H20 Jan 02, 2024

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What is the best water to drink? We are bombarded with terms such as alkaline, purified, mineral, spring, pH levels, so in this episode we break down what this actually means and what you should be looking for in your water. Gary Brecka is joined by Dr. Paul Barattiero, the founder of Echo Technologies and the developer of Echo Hydrogen Water systems. When Dr. Paul’s wife found herself struggling with thyroid issues, gynecological issues, acute anemia, and short term memory loss, they began the search to help her heal. When some friends introduced her to hydrogen water, she began to see her symptoms improve in just a couple of days. The only problem was that no one had an answer for WHY it was working. That became the catalyst for Dr. Paul becoming one of the world’s leading experts on water and why he created a company based on hydrogen water. You’ll learn about the impact of dissolved hydrogen in your water and how it can help your gut, impact your brain, and improve your recovery times.

01:00 - Who is Dr. Paul Barattiero?

03:30 - How Dr. Paul’s wife getting sick started his study to understand the water.

10:00 - Does water pH matter? Is Alkaline water a marketing myth?

12:30 - Dissolved Hydrogen - How hydrogen water impacts our body.

16:30 - What do research studies say about hydrogen water?

18:40 - How ECHO gets hydrogen into water.

21:20 - Why adding hydrogen added to water helps your gut.

25:40 - Can hydrogen water speed up recovery time?

28:30 - How Echo gets dissolved hydrogen to stay in water.

32:45 - How long does hydrogen stay in water?

37:00 - What’s the best water to drink?

37:40 - Is there an optimal pH for drinking water?

40:00 - Is distilled water bad for you? Does it pull minerals out of you?

43:40 - How Echo hydrogen water impacts brain function.

45:50 - Why ghrelin isn’t bad and how hydrogen impacts it.

48:20 - What are studies showing about water and cancer?

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22. MTHFR Gene Mutation Explained: How to Know If You Have It and What To Do About It with Gary Brecka Dec 28, 2023

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Do you go to bed physically exhausted but have trouble sleeping because your mind races all night? Do you ever feel like you have food allergies but the symptoms are inconsistent? Gary Brecka is diving into the common gene mutation MTHFR and how it can lead to anxiety, gut issues, and mood problems for up to 44% of the population! We’re diving into the steps you can take to combat it and the supplements to help your body perform at it’s best!

00:10 - What is the MTHFR Gene Mutation? ( Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase )

01:00 - How do you know if you have the MTHFR gene mutation?

03:00 - Top symptoms of MTHFR.

04:30 - What are the best supplements to treat it?

06:40 - What it means when you’re waking up bloated in the morning.

08:50 - The BIGGEST STEP EVERY PARENT should take to see a difference in their kid’s behavior.

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21. John & Sammy Shahidi - The Brothers Behind The Brands Happy Dad & Full Send Podcast, Building Brands That Last Dec 27, 2023

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What do Justin Bieber, Floyd Maywether, The Nelk Boys, and Snoop Dog have in common? Today’s guests, John and Sammy Shahidi, have been some of the driving minds behind some of their biggest ventures and building iconic brands. Both John and Sammy were experiencing various health problems prior to working with Gary Brecka, including high blood sugar levels, low testosterone, vitamin deficiencies, and a total lack of energy. Through blood and genetic testing to identify individual nutrient deficiencies, Gary was able to put them on a regimen of key supplements to help their bodies produce hormones naturally. This led to a complete transformation of their health and changed the way they approach their businesses! John and Sammy are behind the massively popular Shots Podcast Network; home of The Full Send Podcast, The Pivot, and Hot Boxin’ with Mike Tyson. They are also the brains behind one of the most explosive brands in the alcohol industry today, Happy Dad. You’ll learn about how they’ve built their businesses, what makes a brand that lasts, and how they build such engaged audiences for all of their brands!

0:00 - Who are John and Sammy Shahidi?

05:30 - Why you should build a brand that doesn’t rely on sponsors.

11:00 - How Happy Dad Seltzer’s got started.

16:00 - How did Gary get started working with the Shahidi brothers?

19:00 - Why John Shahidi had to change his life.

23:00 - How they started treating John’s testosterone without hormone therapy.

25:30 - What role has God played in John Shahidi’s life?

28:00 - What are the main factors that cause anxiety?

36:15 - How the thyroid impacts the body.

39:00 - What happened when Sammy stopped his protocol?

40:15 - NMN supplement, What does it do and why is it important?

46:50 - Why you should be drinking hydrogen water.

50:30 - How Happy Dad got started.

1:03:00 - What’s next for Happy Dad?

1:05:00 - Partnering with Snoop Dog

1:08:00 - How to balance multiple businesses.

1:16:15 - The importance of in-person connection with your audience.

1:19:00 - Can you take too many supplements?

1:22:00 - What are the healthiest carbohydrates?

1:25:30 - What are the healthiest breakfast foods?

1:36:00 - How to win at the YouTube algorithm.

1:43:00 - What is the future of podcasting?

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20. GMO Foods: How Genetically Modified Foods Are Sabotaging Your Health | Ultimate Human Short with Gary Brecka Dec 21, 2023

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Have you been wondering what foods may be secretly sabotaging your health? Today we start our series on Gary Brecka’s three things that every human needs to remove from their diet for optimal health! Gary addresses GMO (Genetically Modified) foods, what they are and why we should remove them from our diet. Gary dives deep into the research on how certain "foods" being consumed across America may not be as natural as we think. GMO foods are not whole foods, and not how nature made them. Read your labels, be mindful of the food you put in your body and change the entire trajectory of your life.

00:00 - The top 3 things everyone should remove from their diet!

00:50 - Why did people start genetically modifying crops and food?

02:00 - What does the research say about the health risks of GMO Foods?

05:00 - The biggest threat of genetically modified foods!

06:45 - What are the biggest adverse effects studies are showing from GMO foods?

08:30 - Are our foods modifying our human genes?

09:30 - How to know if food is truly organic or not?

10:20 - How big food distributors are trying to hide “GMO” labels.

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Research Articles Mentioned:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/18989835/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3791249/

https://enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12302-021-00578-9

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19. How to Balance Women’s Hormones Naturally - A Guide to Fertility, Menopause and Beyond with Dr. Carrie Carda MD Dec 19, 2023

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Today’s episode is all about women’s health, and to help us cover this topic we have brought on one of our favorite experts, Dr. Carrie Lynn Carda MD, Board certified OBGYN, FACOG, MMS MHS Functional Medicine / Nutrition, to help us answer your top questions about women's health! Dr. Carda is a board certified OBGYN and regenerative medicine physician who has delivered over 8,000 babies and specializes in bio-identical hormone therapy. She joins Gary Brecka and Sage Workinger to share her expertise on balancing hormones naturally and helping women through menopause. Together they answer questions about estrogen dominance, progesterone deficiency, fertility struggles, and more - all while bringing humor and hope to these sensitive subjects. Listen in to learn Dr. Carda's insights on achieving balance and peace through every stage of a woman's life!

0:00 - Who is Dr. Carrie Carda?

03:40 - What is menopause and how do you get through it?

05:00 - When do women typically hit menopause and what are the main symptoms?

07:45 - What are the impacts of estrogen dominance?

13:00 - Do women need to get rid of estrogen as they go?

16:45 - What’s the difference between bio-identical and synthetic hormones?

20:00 - How to eat to balance your hormones.

22:00 - Why do women have hot flashes?

24:45 - How the gut impacts your thyroid hormones.

29:45 - What test should women have done to check their hormones?

33:00 - How much iron do women need and why is it important?

34:30 - What’s the difference between folic acid and folate?

39:00 - Why are rates of miscarriages going up?

42:30 - Why you should be taking Celtic sea salt.

45:30 - What to do if you’re struggling with fertility.

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18. Vitamin D3: The Single Most Important Nutrient in the Human Body | Ultimate Human Short with Gary Brecka Dec 14, 2023

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Let’s talk about one of the most important nutrients for our health - vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol). Many people are deficient in this essential vitamin, and in this episode I break down how it acts more like a hormone than a vitamin. Vitamin D3 impacts so many systems in our body from brain and mood to immunity, heart health and more. I provided an overview of some of the key studies showing the links between vitamin D3 levels and diseases like cancer, diabetes, arthritis and neurological conditions. I even talk about seasonal affective disorder, my personal experience with it, and its link to low levels of vitamin D3. Tune in for my recommendations on getting your vitamin D3 levels optimized through supplementation.

HIGHLIGHTS

0:00 Vitamin D's role in brain health and disease prevention.

04:00 The science behind how vitamin D3 improves immune health.

06:30 Why do we associate getting sick in the winter and colder weather?

08:15 How does vitamin D3 benefit mood, weight loss, and overall health?

12:30 Vitamin D's role in heart health and supplementation.

Journal Articles Referenced

https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/942497

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938420/

https://charmaustin.com/3-ways-to-fight-seasonal-affective-disorder/

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938420/#bib63

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938420/#bib64

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9938420/#bib63

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17. Dr. Jigar Gandhi, Biologic Dentist | The Link Between Dental Bacteria, Meridian Pathways, and Your Overall Health Dec 12, 2023

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https://toothandbody.com - to explore the interactive meridian pathway

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Today’s conversation will change your life, and could possibly even save your life. Gary and his wife Sage traveled to Long Island to interview their friend and amazing biologic dentist, Dr. Jigar Gandhi.

So many people chalk up dental and health issues to aging when that just simply isn’t the case. Listen in as we educate about the link between periodontal disease, inflammation, gum disease, and all kinds of cardiovascular disease and neurodegenerative disorders. Gary and Dr. Gandhi talk about how the same bacteria that is found in gums and the jaw bone are found in the heart through the blood supply. As someone who is very woke to wellness himself, Gary shares his experience of getting dental work done with Dr. Gandhi and how he had no idea that issues going on in his mouth could be connected to symptoms in other parts of his body. Dr. Gandhi was able to pinpoint specific pain and issues in Gary’s left shoulder, lung, and toe that were linked to a tooth that needed to be removed.

01:45 Biological dentistry and its connection to overall health.

07:30 Gary’s dental issue that was causing symptoms in other parts of the body.

10:00 How is dental work linked to neurodegenerative disorders?

16:15 The importance of proper blood flow for dental procedures.

19:00 Finding the mystery cause of the issues Sage’s sister was having with her kidneys.

22:00 What inspired you to get into Biologic Dentistry?

24:15 The link between dental bacteria to metabolic syndrome.

26:15 What causes bacteria and parasites to pool in the jawline?

32:30 How to detect if you have bacteria and parasites in your jaw from previous dental work.

34:15 What does it mean if a tooth is black?

40:30 Fluoride and its potential effects on health.

43:40 Are “soft teeth” hereditary?

46:00 What is the pain level and healing like from getting biologic dentistry work done?

50:00 Oral health and detoxification.

Journal Articles Referenced

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6097266/

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.106.685230

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34579810/

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36726625/

https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2607/11/7/1832

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16. Fasting for Detoxification and Longevity: Ancient Wisdom Meets Modern Science | Ultimate Human Short Dec 07, 2023

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What happens on the cellular level when you fast? In this episode, Gary Brecka discusses the science behind fasting and how it triggers autophagy and other cellular processes that can help with detoxification, reducing inflammation, mental clarity and more. Gary breaks down the physiological changes that occur in the body during different time periods of fasting, such as the rise in human growth hormone and ketone production. With all the questions and interest, Gary created The Ultimate Human Guide to 3 Day Water Fasting. Join us for our 3 day water fast challenge!

01:30 History of fasting for health and spiritual benefits.

03:00 Modern day evidence of the benefits of fasting.

04:00 How does fasting help with detoxification, weight loss, and mental clarity?

05:45 The effects of a 3-day water fast on the body's physiology.

08:15 Different benefits you experience within different lengths of time fasted.

10:00 How can you increase stem cells in your bloodstream?

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15. Cedric Gervais: Legendary Grammy Winning DJ; Intermittent Fasting, Growth Mindset & Biohacking With a Busy Travel Schedule Dec 05, 2023

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We’re back with another episode of The Ultimate Human podcast where our goal is to help every human become an ultimate human. In this episode, Gary is joined by legendary Grammy-Award Winning DJ Cedric Gervais. Cedric shares his journey from starting his music career in France at 19 to moving to Miami and gaining global success as a DJ. He talked about some of his biggest hits like "Summertime Sadness" and life after winning a Grammy. Cedric also discusses how he is never satisfied in his career and in improving his health and lifestyle with Gary over the past two years through changes like intermittent fasting, prioritizing sleep, and eating an organic whole food diet. Hear how biohacking and his work with Gary has helped Cedric’s stay at the top of his career.

0:00 How did your DJ career begin when you were 15?

05:15 How did you establish yourself and get your career to take off in Miami?

11:15 When Cedric was signed to a label and started collaborating with other artists.

14:45 What was it like when your song went viral?

18:30 What was that moment like accepting a Grammy Award?

25:45 Acting career and collaborations with Mark Wahlberg and Peter Berg.

28:00 How do you prioritize your health and wellness as a busy world-renowned DJ?

32:45 Organic food, intermittent fasting, and health improvements.

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