Working as a clinician for many years, one of the most common questions I would get is, “What can I take for more energy?”.

It was always a tough question because I knew I’d just be treating a symptom by giving them energizing natural supplements like maca, cordyceps, and ginseng. Sure, it’s better that they didn’t ask a drug dealer the same question. In the immortal words of Rick James, “Cocaine is a helluva drug…” But, I didn’t want them to see me like a natural pill-pusher, and get them hooked on something just to get them by, either. So, I dedicated myself to helping them get to the root of their energy problems. And today you’ll learn the very best of what I came up with.

In this episode you'll discover:

• How my struggle with chronic fatigue began.
• A potent superherb that’s clinically proven to improve insulin sensitivity.
• What going to the gym is compensating for.
• How you’re able to literally charge up your cells like a battery.
• The surprising amount of energy the human body can generate.
• Simple strategies to get in more nutritious movement throughout the day.
• Why you can still wake up exhausted after 7 to 8 hours of sleep.
• What sleep architecture is.
• How many total sleep cycles you need for optimal energy.
• What happens in your brain during sleep.
• The 2 major things that can disrupt your sleep cycles.
• Key nutrient deficiencies that cause fatigue and sleep problems.
• The #1 mineral that supports human energy production.
• How dehydration impacts energy (and how much water you really need!).

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• Why All Movement Matters - With Guest Katy Bowman
• How To Create A Winning Culture - With Guest Dr. Eric Thomas
• Juice Mi
• Sleep Smarter
• The Model Health Show Episode 204 - Live From  D.C.
• Best Bottled Water, Water Filter, And Critical Water Facts
• 7 Small Changes To Help Your Burn More Fat
• The Essential Guide To Maximizing Your Energy ⇐ Get the powerhouse new course here!

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Culture is a very interesting and versatile thing. Culture is like the invisible force that guides our beliefs, behaviors, and knowledge. Culture is what gives color to how you experience your life.

There are many shades and varieties of colors (you already know there are 50 Shades of Gray), and your culture, versus the culture of someone else, is a fundamental reason why two people can have a totally different experience from the same event.

Take seeing a new superhero movie, for example. You have been immersed in a culture that loves the ideas of superpowers. They believe human potential is limitless. They believe that good always wins in the end. While your friend, who you’ve unwittingly brought along to see the movie with you, has been immersed in a culture believes only in what they see. They value hard, cold facts and extreme rationality. They believe in love, but also that bad things happen no matter what, and it’s all about probability.

You think the movie is fantastic and inspiring. As a result, you get a rush of endorphins and positive “feel good” neurotransmitters and hormones. Your stress levels go down, and you are inspired for days after.

Your friend, on the other hand, thinks the movie is a waste of time and resources. They watched with pessimistic cultural views, and they were so busy pointing out what’s not realistic that they missed out on the magic of human creativity. As a result, your friend’s stress hormones elevate from irritation. Their blood sugar is low because of all the mental energy used to dissect the cinematic foolishness, and they leave feeling like they’ve just wasted three hours of their life that they can’t get back. Two totally different experiences from the same event. Neither of you is right or wrong. Just very different.

Now stretch this variance in perception into the realm of food, exercise, stress management, relationships, and, most importantly, what’s deeply ingrained in you about how long you’re going to live, and you’ll discover the real power that culture has over your life. The issue is that its power has been hiding in plain site, governing everything you do and how you experience the world. Today, thanks to the incomparable Dr. Mario Martinez, you’re going to learn how to come out of a cultural fog and embrace only the cultural influences that are serving you in becoming the greatest version of yourself.

In this episode you'll discover:

• How we can know what’s best for our health but still not do it.
• What psychoneuroimmunology is.
• How much genetics actually play into how long you’ll live healthfully.
• What a culture is and how it affects the brain.
• How feelings like shame impact inflammation and pain.
• Why affirmations alone don’t work.
• What causes people who elevate and “make it big” to come crashing back down.
• How to move beyond pseudo-humbleness.
• Why we need to learn about the causes of health.
• The difference between a ritual and a routine (this is important!).
• The surprising way that pleasure can affect your immune system.
• How to differentiate hedonistic pleasure and eudemonic pleasure.
• How to be an outlier and not lose your health and happiness because of it.
• Why old psychological programs can show up and sabotage your relationships.
• Why speed of implementation is important.
• How junk food can mean love for us.
• Why giving something up can make you want it more.
• The difference between having an illness and becoming an illness.

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• Spot-Treating Fat, Lowering Cortisol, And More - Live in D.C.
• Biocognitive.com
• Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus with guest John Gray
• The Mind Body Self <== Get the new book here!

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Saying that this will change your life is an understatement. What we were taught about conventional exercise is running people into the ground (literally) and our society isn’t any healthier as a result of it.

Today you’re going to get the truth about the most important form of exercise for human health and fitness. It’s so effective that it’s almost unbelievable. So unbelievable, in fact, that I had to hunt down the world’s foremost expert on the subject to have him break it down for us. And he didn’t pull any punches!

You’re about to find out what The One Minute Workout is all about. Plus, you’re going to discover how Dr. Martin Gibala can get you fitter and healthier 10 times faster than any traditional program ever could. This eye-opening episode is loaded with insights, so click play, take good notes, and enjoy!

In this episode you'll discover:

• The surprising history of interval training.
• How to do Wingates to radically boost your fitness levels.
• How to actually increase the number of mitochondria (energy “power plants”) you have in your cells.
• Why one minute of hard exercise can get you the same benefits as 150 minutes of conventional steady state cardio (this is mind-blowing!).
• The truth about your VO2 Max and why it’s important.
• The little known impact that HIIT has on your aerobic fitness.
• How HIIT influences muscle fiber recruitment.
• The surprising benefits of interval walking.
• How many days a week you should incorporate HIIT.
• Whether or not you should do HIIT and resistance training on the same day.
• What exercise snacking is.
• Whether or not interval training is safe for people with heart conditions.
• The best way to warm up for your training session.
• The very best ways to do HIIT for maximum results.

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• Onnit.com/Model <== Get your optimal health & performance supplements at 10% off
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• Extreme Self-Care And The Miracle Mindset - With Guest JJ Virgin
• The Miracle Morning - With Guest Hal Elrod
• Top 15 Ways To Do HIIT For Fat Loss

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Time is not toxic. Just because the days roll by on the calendar, does not mean that you have to be sentenced with years of sub-standard living and loss of function.

New York Times bestselling author, and superstar physician, Dr. Sara Gottfried is here to blow your mind with the latest research on aging. You’re going to learn firsthand how to ensure that your healthspan--the amount of time you live with good health and normal function--is as long as possible. This information will be valuable to you for a lifetime (and a much longer, healthier lifetime at that!). So, click play, take good notes, and become Younger!

In this episode you'll discover:

• The triggering event that led Dr. Gottfried to focus deeply on the aging process.
• Why the experience of aging starts in your muscles.
• How your muscles are actually a fat-burning endocrine organ.
• What normally happens to your blood sugar as you get older.
• Why it’s critical to extend your healthspan as long as possible.
• How our various organs age differently.
• Why it’s vital for us to have a continuous means of emotional release.
• How traumatic stress genes can get activated and passed on to future generations.
• What fascia is and how energy can get clogged up in your system.
• How sex can counter the effects of stress.
• Why exercise can be a valuable gene reset.
• The surprising percentage of your genetic expression that you’re in control of.
• Which glorified “fat gene” might be influencing your health (and what to do about it!).
• The specific gene that influences detoxification (and how it affects your partying).
• Which gene codes for how you carry and process cholesterol.
• What Dr. Sara recommends for your carbohydrate threshold.
• What specific markers you can use to measure your healthspan.

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• Onnit.com/Model ⇐ Get your optimal health & performance supplements at 10% off
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• 7 Little Known Superfoods You Need To Learn About
• Beat Inflamm-Aging And The Telomere Effect
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• Shawn’s Superman Push-up
• YoungerQuiz.com/model
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• Younger by Dr. Sara Gottfried

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How often have you found yourself feeling stressed by time?

How about the feeling that you don’t have enough time to do the things you really want to do? And, if you’re like most us, just thinking about how little time you have makes you so exhausted that you just eat some dessert, watch tv, and waste even more time?

It’s crazy how time can do such a number on our psyches. But, today, we’ve got some major solutions to our society’s crazy time epidemic!

Time is not measured by clocks, it’s measured by moments. The more that we can take control of how we invest our time, the more we’re going to be present for the moments that really make life worth living. On the health side, time worry is actually a major cause of anxiety. So much futurecasting, and not feeling empowered to do the things we want, can lead to a subtle, or very strong, feeling of helplessness.

To help all of us become a better master of our days, I called in one of the top productivity and leadership experts in the world. His story is remarkable. Many people that have 1/10 of the responsibility that this man has are quaking in the boots trying to figure out how to make it. Not only is he making it, but he’s thriving, and helping people all over the world to do the same. He’s an incredible model for us all, so I’d like to introduce you to the incredible Michael Hyatt.

In this episode you'll discover:

• The do’s and don’ts of melatonin supplementation.
• The #1 reason most people aren’t exercising.
• Why asking for permission is a waste of time.
• The 2 biggest misconceptions when it comes to productivity.
• What the “Circle of Being” is and why it’s important.
• Why it’s important to exercise your “NO” muscle.
• A powerful written response to help you devote time where it’s needed most.
• Why a combined rest and work flow is valuable to your success.
• The critical importance of hard boundaries.
• What an activation trigger is.
• How productivity technology can actually make us less productive.
• How to instantly reframe your tasks to make them more appealing.
• The importance of creating a positive work environment (and strategically avoiding disrupters).
• Why it’s helpful to fill up other’s emotional gas tank.
• Why a productivity mindset is more important than productivity techniques.

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