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Episode Description

What if water isn't just H2O, but a living form of consciousness that can read your thoughts, predict your future, and hold the key to healing?

Veda Austin has photographed over 70,000 water samples using her unique crystallography method, and what she's discovered challenges everything we think we know about reality. Water showed a woman's pregnancy before she knew she was pregnant. It revealed a seed's potential by displaying the full-grown plant instead of the seed itself. It captured a man's thought about pheasant hunting from thousands of miles away. And it may hold ancient language encoded in repeating symbols that appear in frozen water around the world.

This episode reveals why your thoughts literally restructure the water in your body, how the last word you speak before drinking becomes water's "welcoming committee," and why distilled water can't hold healing information the way mineral-rich water can. You'll learn why becoming still allows you to see your reflection in your body's internal waters, how water exists in a fourth phase beyond solid, liquid, and gas, and why understanding water means understanding our own untapped potential as human beings.

Discover:

• The freezing method: how freezing water to liquid crystal stage for exactly 5 minutes 30 seconds reveals three-dimensional patterns that prove water's intelligence 

• The welcoming committee principle: why saying "thank you" before drinking water changes its molecular structure and how it enters your cells 

• The predictive phenomenon: how water shows future events, pregnancy, and even injuries before they happen, suggesting it exists outside linear time 

• The hydroglyph language: repeating symbols that appear in water samples worldwide, resembling ancient hieroglyphs and recognized by AI as actual language 

• The healing word protocol: how writing an inspired word, freezing water over it for 30 seconds, and eating the crystallography has cured insomnia in 10 days 

Find Veda Austin:

Website: https://vedaaustin.com/ 

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

Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction 

7:02 - Near-Death Experience & The Path to Water Research 

12:40 - Discovering Alkaline Water's Healing Properties 

16:53 - Glass Purging & The Body's Intelligence 

25:36 - Sacred Geometry & Pyramidal Water Experiments 

27:13 - Discovering the Freezing Method & First Hand Image 

34:22 - Remote Thought Experiments: Pheasant Hunting Vision 

41:00 - Hydroglyphs: Water's Repeating Symbol Language 

43:29 - Water Predicting Pregnancy Before Detection 

48:54 - Seeds & Potential: Water Shows the Future Plant 

56:27 - How Your Thoughts Change Your Body's Water 

1:00:00 - The Last Word Before Drinking: Water's Welcoming Committee

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Episode Description

Is your matcha actually ceremonial grade? Or are you paying premium prices for lead-contaminated powder that's been sitting in a warehouse for years?

Dr. Christian Gonzalez tested 12 popular matcha brands, uncovering which ones deliver real health benefits and which are glorified green food coloring.

The problem: Most "ceremonial grade" matcha on shelves doesn't meet Japanese standards, and some brands contain heavy metals, artificial colors, or oxidized powder with minimal antioxidant activity.

In this episode, Dr. G reveals:

• The single most important factor that determines matcha quality (hint: it's not the price tag)

• Which high-end brands failed testing and which budget options actually passed

• The 3-part freshness test you can do at home before buying

• Why the country of origin matters less than you think

• His top matcha picks that combine purity, potency, and value

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:06 - Why matcha quality matters: benefits vs contamination risks

2:40 - Marketing claims that mean nothing: ceremonial grade, organic, sourced from Japan

3:54 - Investigation results: 51 companies never responded

5:11 - Top matcha brand #1

8:16 - Top matcha brand #2

10:32 - Top matcha brand #3

11:33 - Why EGCG testing matters for actual health benefits

12:34 - Top matcha brand #4

14:22 - Final verdict

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Episode Description

What if the supplements you're taking aren't doing anything because your body can't actually absorb them?

David Roberts and Dr. John Gildea spent years developing Mara Labs after David's wife Mara was diagnosed with breast cancer and they discovered the compound that could help her, sulforaphane from broccoli, didn't exist in stable, absorbable form anywhere. They grew broccoli sprouts for ten families while Dr. Gilday obsessed over stabilizing the molecule. When he finally cracked it, Mara pushed them to share it with the world before she passed away.

This episode reveals why most broccoli supplements are essentially worthless, how microplastics are jamming up your cellular detox systems, and why estrogen itself isn't the enemy, but its metabolism might be. You'll learn why berberine outperformed Valium as a sleep aid in studies, how eating late with low insulin production leaves glucose sitting in your blood all night, and why Ozempic's weight loss can be up to 40% muscle.

Discover:

• The broccoli supplement truth: why 95% of products contain only the precursor molecule that your stomach acid destroys before it can work

• The microplastics mechanism: how plastic particles fill up your cellular "drains," blocking the lysosome from clearing waste and creating hormonal noise

• The estrogen metabolism shift: why estrogen is protective until it converts to quinones that can make DNA breaks in your genome

• The sulforaphane detox pathway: how one compound turns on Nrf2 to activate every cell's built-in detoxification system

• The berberine absorption problem: why standard berberine is nearly impossible to dissolve and ends up disrupting your gut microbiome instead of entering your bloodstream

• The GLP-1 difference: why natural berberine-induced satiety works without slowing gut motility the way Ozempic does

Find Dr. John Gildea & David Roberts:

Website: https://mara-labs.com/

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

Timestamps:

0:00 - Why most hormonal supplements don't work 

1:46 - Hot Seat: Biggest detox mistakes and the NRF2 master switch 

3:20 - Is berberine nature's Ozempic? 

7:18 - Claire's one-month transformation with sulforaphane 

9:21 - How Mara Labs was born from a breast cancer diagnosis 

17:00 - Microplastics: the forest fire in your body 

24:18 - The estrogen truth: it's not the enemy, the metabolism is 

35:04 - Why your matcha works better with sulforaphane 

39:17 - Berberine, Ozempic, and fasting in a pill 

52:12 - The 40% muscle loss problem with Ozempic (and how to prevent it)

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Episode Description

Can eye health supplements actually protect your vision? Or are you wasting money on formulas with zero clinical evidence while your eyesight quietly deteriorates?

Dr. Christian Gonzalez ranked the top 5 evidence-based supplements for vision protection, revealing which ones have real clinical data behind them, and which popular options barely move the needle.

The reality: Age-related macular degeneration is the leading cause of blindness in adults over 50, and vision problems are now showing up in people in their 30s and 40s thanks to screen time and nutrient deficiencies.

In this episode, Dr. G reveals:

• The #1 gold-standard formula proven to reduce advanced macular degeneration risk by 25% backed by government-funded trials with 4,000+ participants

• Why omega-3s won't save your macula (but will help something else)

• The carotenoid duo that acts as internal sunglasses, filtering blue light directly in the retina

• Two emerging supplements with exciting 2024 research, including one spice showing real improvements in retinal function

• Exact dosages, forms that actually absorb, and brands worth your money

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:58 - What's Actually Destroying Your Eyes

3:35 - Supplement #5

7:09 - Supplement #4

10:22 - Supplement #3 

13:57 - Supplement #2

17:41 - Honorable Mention

19:09 - Supplement #1

23:20 - Final Thoughts: Protect Your Vision

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Episode Description

What if the reason you can't lose weight, feel exhausted, or struggle with brain fog has nothing to do with effort, and has everything to do with chronic inflammation silently destroying your body from the inside out?

Dr. Josh Redd runs one of the largest autoimmune clinics in the country and has spent 16 years helping patients conventional medicine gave up on. His core insight: inflammation in short bouts is life-saving, but when chronic, it becomes the key driver of nearly all disease.

This is the mechanism behind why diets keep failing, gut supplements don't work, and you might feel like you're going crazy when it's actually your brain that's inflamed. Dr. Redd explains why eating less and exercising more can make things worse, how your brain controls your gut (not the reverse), and why "healthy" foods might be fueling your autoimmune fire.

Discover:

• The $25 inflammation test that reveals whether chronic inflammation is sabotaging your metabolism, brain, and immune system

• Why supplements can't outrun a bad diet, and the enzyme inflammation shuts down that makes fat loss nearly impossible

• The cortisol steal, and how stress converts reproductive hormones into cortisol, explaining skyrocketing infertility

• The brain gut connection doctors miss, and why trauma keeps your gut from working properly

• The autoimmune reversal truth, and why Dr. Redd says autoimmune disease is reversible when you address triggers instead of suppressing symptoms

• The blue light crisis, and how phone use after 5pm destroys cortisol rhythm, wrecks sleep, and flares autoimmune conditions

Find Dr. Josh Redd: 

Website - https://redriver.health/ 

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/drjoshredd/ 

Book - The Inflammatory Reset 

Timestamps:

0:00 - Why inflammation is destroying your health

2:10 - The hidden reason you can't lose weight despite eating less

3:22 - The #1 overlooked trigger for autoimmune disease

7:18 - How Dr. Josh Redd discovered his path to treating autoimmune patients

13:41 - Why 90% of autoimmune disease starts in the gut and liver

15:43 - The brain-gut connection most doctors miss

23:02 - How unresolved trauma keeps your body inflamed

29:32 - Simple $25 blood tests to check your inflammation levels

43:01 - Blue light and phone use: the autoimmune connection

49:19 - Inflammation's role in infertility51:26 - Why kids' mental health is under assault from diet

58:16 - The Inflammatory Reset: Dr. Redd's new book

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Episode Description

Can fat burners, probiotics, detox kits, and trendy supplements actually prove they work—or are you wasting money on proprietary blends with zero human outcome data while your health stays the same?

Dr. Christian Gonzalez investigated the supplement industry with one critical framework: three non-negotiable questions every supplement must pass before it belongs in your cabinet—not just marketing claims and influencer endorsements.

The shocking reality? Most supplements fail because they rely on acute stimulation or theoretical mechanisms instead of reproducible human evidence showing measurable improvements in the outcomes you actually care about.

The hidden failures in popular supplements:

• Fat burner blends that only work through nervous system stress—increasing cortisol, disrupting sleep, and working against sustainable fat loss long-term

• Generic probiotics with a few strains marketed as "gut health solutions" when the microbiome • contains hundreds of thousands of species

• Expensive detox and liver cleanse kits that rely on laxatives and diuretics instead of supporting the enzyme systems actually doing the work

• Probiotics that don't survive gastric acid, don't colonize, and may worsen symptoms in people with histamine sensitivity or SIBO

In this episode, Dr. Christian Gonzalez reveals:

• The 3-question framework that instantly filters out supplements wasting space in your cabinet

• The "try" tier supplements with emerging human data that could be game-changers for the right person

• Which supplements scored 8+ out of 10 on evidence—and why most people are buying the wrong forms

• The absorption problem no one talks about that makes one popular anti-inflammatory basically useless in standard form

• A post-biotic compound most people can't produce enough of naturally—and why it matters after 30

• The amino acid that smooths out caffeine jitters without making you drowsy

• Exact doses, timing, and what separates quality brands from contaminated, underdosed products

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

0:51 - Three questions to ask before buying any supplement

2:52 - Supplements to skip

11:07 - Supplements worth trying

16:25 - Supplements worth buying

21:43 - How to spend your supplement money smarter

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Episode Description

What if the person you're most attracted to is actually the worst person for you—not because they're bad, but because that intense chemistry means they mirror your deepest childhood wounds?

Vanessa Bennett, depth therapist and author of The Motherhood Myth, has worked with thousands of couples and seen the same pattern destroy relationships over and over: we use relationships to hide from ourselves when the whole point is that they're meant to mirror us back to who we really are.

This isn't surface-level relationship advice. This is the psychology of the soul—the unconscious patterns, attachment wounds, and generational programming that keep us stuck in cycles we can't seem to break.

Vanessa explains why expecting your partner to heal you is the most common mistake in relationships, how "chemistry" often just means "familiar dysfunction," and the critical difference between setting boundaries and building walls. She also reveals why little boys are actually more emotional than little girls (research proves it)—and how society shames that out of them until they can only access feelings through anger, addiction, or their partners.

Discover:

• The "choose me" wound—why women are conditioned to place their worth in being chosen, and how this creates self-abandonment in relationships

• Why you keep attracting the same type—the symptom is serving a purpose, and until you understand what that purpose is, the pattern won't change

• The pendulum swing trap—how "doing the work" on boundaries often swings from no boundaries to walls and ultimatums

• The potential fallacy—why staying in a relationship with who someone could be instead of who they are prevents both of you from growing

• Codependency as a societal issue—it's not just the wives of alcoholics; it's what we've all been taught love looks like

• The repair that changes everything—how to fight in front of your kids without traumatizing them (hint: the rupture isn't the problem, the missing repair is)

• Why men "siphon" emotions through their partners—and how this dynamic explodes when children enter the picture

• The self-abandonment pattern—how learning to distrust your own body as a child creates adults who can't recognize their own truth

Here's the uncomfortable reality: your partner isn't meant to complete you, heal you, or make you feel enough. They're meant to activate the wounds you came here to heal—so you can finally do the work.

Find Vanessa Bennett:

Website - https://www.vanessabennett.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/vanessasbennett

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

1:43 - Rapid fire

4:48 - What is depth psychology and the psychology of the soul

12:35 - Why expecting someone to heal you destroys relationships

21:35 - Why women stay with who someone could be

28:08 - Society taught us codependency

38:55 - Why boys are actually more emotional than girls (and what society does to them)

47:26 - The one thing parents must do

56:36 - How to argue in front of your kids without traumatizing them

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Episode Description

Can hair growth gummies, biotin, collagen, rosemary oil, and DHT blockers actually prove they work—or are you wasting money on underdosed formulas with zero human evidence while your hair continues thinning?

Dr. Christian Gonzalez investigated the hair loss supplement industry with one critical question: which supplements have randomized controlled trials showing measurable improvements in hair density and shedding reduction—not just theoretical mechanisms and marketing logic?

The shocking reality? Most hair supplements fail because they assume hair loss is about "feeding the hair" when it's really about removing the signals that tell follicles to shut down and shift from growth phase into shedding.

In this episode, Dr. Christian Gonzalez reveals:

• The 5 supplements with actual human evidence for hair growth—ranked by evidence scores (7-8 out of 10)

• Why Viviscal's proprietary marine protein complex (Amomar) has the strongest data but isn't the cleanest formulation

• How cold-pressed pumpkin seed oil inhibits 5-alpha reductase and reduces DHT without crashing hormones systemically

• The lipid sterol extract of saw palmetto that works—and why whole berry powder doesn't

• How curcumin phytosome (Meriva, BCM-95) addresses chronic inflammation in the scalp environment

• Why mixed tocotrienols protect follicles from oxidative stress better than standard vitamin E

• Exact evidence-based doses, realistic timelines (3-6 months minimum), and specific brands Dr. G trusts

Timestamps:

0:00 - Why Most Hair Supplements Fail (3 Critical Reasons) 

2:26 - #1: Marine Protein Complex (Viviscal) for Hair Density 

4:29 - Forms Matter: How to Buy Quality Marine Complex 

6:30 - #2: Pumpkin Seed Oil for DHT Modulation 

8:29 - Cold-Pressed vs Powder: Why Forms Matter for Androgens 

10:05 - #3: Saw Palmetto Extract for Follicle Protection 

12:46 - #4: Curcumin Phytosome for Scalp Inflammation 

15:43 - #5: Tocotrienols (Vitamin E Complex) for Oxidative Stress 

18:16 - Final Takeaways: Stop Wasting Money on Hair Loss Hype

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Episode Description

What if peak performance wasn't luck, but a trainable brain state most people never learn to access?

David Nurse, high-performance coach to NBA All-Stars and Olympic gold medalists, discovered that elite performers don't hope for flow—they engineer it. The secret isn't motivation or talent. It's neuroscience.

This isn't vague "find your flow" advice. This is the brain mapping research revealing that flow state occurs at a precise frequency—10 Hz in the Alpha zone—and the specific protocols to train your nervous system to access it on demand.

David breaks down why legendary athletes like Kobe Bryant could enter "the zone" during championships, the paradoxical tension required for effortless focus, and the deep practice methodology that builds neural pathways for consistent peak performance.

Discover:

• The 10 Hz revelation—why flow happens at a measurable brainwave frequency (and how to train your brain to reach it)

• Why the 10,000-hour rule is incomplete—the "deep practice" feedback loop that builds myelin and creates mastery

• The "bumper bowling" principle—how removing fear of failure unlocks creative genius

• Alex Honnold's "Free Solo" mindset—why elite performers visualize disasters, not just success

• The TAP trigger for daily flow—Trust, Acceptance, and Presence as the gateway to effortless performance

• The Flow Code formula—combining visualization, body scanning, and bilateral tapping to down-regulate your nervous system

• Flow beyond athletics—how to access the zone for creative work, presentations, and high-stakes moments

Here's what separates amateurs from world-class: amateurs wait for inspiration. Masters train their nervous systems to produce flow on command.

If you've ever experienced a moment where everything clicked and wondered why you can't recreate it—this episode decodes the exact neural pathway to get back there.

Find David Nurse:

Website - ⁠⁠https://www.davidnurse.com/

Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/davidnursenba

Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

3:04 - The Science: Alpha Brain Waves at 10 Hertz

6:47 - Why Elite Athletes Can't Explain Their Flow State

12:01 - Flow State in Musicians: The Bumper Bowling Analogy

18:22 - Deep Practice vs. Just Practicing (The Kobe/Shay Method)

22:24 - Free Solo Climber Alex Honnold on Eliminating Fear

26:05 - The 3 P's of Peak Performance (Passion, Personified, Purpose)

29:18 - TAP Method: Trust, Acceptance & Presence

32:03 - The 5-Minute Flow State Training Formula

37:02 - Why Doing New Things Slows Down Time & Keeps You Young

42:00 - How Flow State Creates Attraction & Better Relationships

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Episode Description

Your home might be the hidden cause of your chronic fatigue, brain fog, and health decline. The invisible toxins saturating modern living spaces don't just make you tired—they systematically shut down your body's ability to heal.

Robby Besner, pioneer of infrared therapy technology and founder of Therasage, spent decades researching how environmental toxins accumulate in your tissues—and more importantly, how to safely eliminate them when your body's natural detox pathways are overwhelmed.

This isn't about expensive air purifiers or going full biohacking compound. This is the science of toxic burden—why modern homes expose you to chemicals your grandmother never encountered, and how your body's detoxification system collapses under constant assault from EMFs, mold, heavy metals, and synthetic materials off-gassing in every room.

Robby reveals the biological mechanism behind chronic toxic overload and introduces practical protocols for restoring your home environment without moving to a cabin in the woods.

Discover:

• Why conventional saunas can make toxic burden worse—and the infrared wavelength that actually mobilizes stored toxins

• The "Trojan Horse" effect: how everyday products deliver hormone disruptors directly into your bloodstream

• EMF exposure's impact on mitochondrial function—and why your fatigue won't resolve without addressing it

• The hidden mold problem in modern construction creating systemic inflammation

• Why your lymphatic system needs mechanical support to clear environmental toxins

• Heavy metal accumulation from water, food, and air—the chelation protocols that actually work

• The detox hierarchy: which toxins to address first when your body is overwhelmed

• Sleep environment optimization—the bedroom factors silently degrading recovery every night

• Why "detox reactions" mean your protocol is working (and how to manage them safely)

• Building resilience: supporting your body's natural detox pathways before they collapse

Here's the truth: You can't supplement your way out of a toxic home. Until you identify the environmental factors creating constant low-grade poisoning, your body will stay in survival mode—exhausted, inflamed, and unable to heal, no matter how clean you eat or how much you sleep.

If you've tried every protocol, eliminated every food group, and still feel like you're operating at 60%—this episode reveals the environmental factors your functional medicine doctor might be missing.

Find Robby Besner:

Website - ⁠https://theraoptimalhealth.com/

Instagram - ⁠https://www.instagram.com/theraman1

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Intro

2:35 - The Top 3 Silent Health Threats Hiding in Your Home

5:12 - How Red Light Actually Changes Your Cells (Simple Explanation)

10:54 - The Phone Flicker Draining Your Energy (And You Can't See It)

15:44 - Why Every Cell is a Battery & Most of Us Are Running on Empty

22:47 - The Shower Singing Secret: Science of Negative Ions

28:17 - Therasage's Mission: Making Healing Technology Affordable

34:32 - Revolutionary Thera Air Device: Breathing Light Into Your Body

45:30 - What to Expect: Brain Fog, Energy & Wound Healing Benefits

50:11 - Portable Sauna Benefits: Sleep, Detox & Effortless Weight Loss

56:00 - Robbie's Full Morning Routine: 4:30 AM to Optimal Health

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You trust that expensive fish oil is molecularly distilled and free from mercury. You believe your magnesium is actually absorbed. You assume your creatine is pure pharmaceutical-grade powder. But can these brands prove it—or are you swallowing contaminated, oxidized, low-potency supplements that do more harm than good?

Dr. Christian Gonzalez investigated the supplement industry with one critical question: can the most popular longevity supplements prove they're free from heavy metals, microplastics, and oxidation through third-party testing and Certificates of Analysis (COAs)?

The shocking reality? Most can't—or won't—provide basic proof of purity. You're expected to trust your mitochondria, brain health, and long-term performance to manufacturers who refuse transparency about what's actually in the bottle.

The hidden dangers lurking in "premium" supplements:

• Fish oils contaminated with mercury, lead, microplastics, and oxidized rancid fats that trigger inflammation instead of reducing it

• Magnesium oxide marketed as "magnesium" with 4% absorption—meaning you're literally flushing your money down the toilet

• Creatine cut with heavy metals, banned substances, and fillers that negate performance benefits and contaminate your system

• Vitamin D formulated in seed oils and synthetic carriers that interfere with absorption and create inflammatory byproducts

• Fiber supplements loaded with inulin blends and maltodextrin that spike blood sugar and cause severe digestive distress

• Zero verification of potency claims—dosages listed on labels that have no relationship to what third-party testing reveals inside

• Supplements stored in conditions that degrade active ingredients months before expiration dates

In this episode, Dr. Christian Gonzalez reveals:

• The 5 most studied supplements for longevity, brain power, and energy—and exactly how to buy the cleanest versions

• Why Omega-3 fish oils are either your greatest longevity tool or a toxic inflammatory bomb depending on purity testing

• The one form of magnesium that actually works (and the three forms that are complete scams stealing your money)

• How creatine monohydrate boosts ATP in your muscles AND brain—but only if it passes strict third-party certification

• Why Vitamin D without K2 can calcify your arteries while you think you're "optimizing" your health

• The soluble fiber that lowers all-cause mortality by 11%—and why most fiber supplements use the wrong type

• Exact evidence-based doses, timing strategies, and quality markers so you never waste money on fairy dust formulas again

• The certifications that actually matter: IFOS, NSF, Informed Sport, Creapure, and why "GMP certified" means nothing

• How to read COAs and spot red flags in oxidation scores, heavy metal panels, and microplastic screening

This episode goes beyond basic supplementation—it's about understanding that your cellular membranes, mitochondrial function, and long-term disease prevention depend on purity, not marketing. It's about demanding proof before putting daily supplements into your body, and recognizing that the supplement industry profits from your trust, not your health outcomes.

The supplement industry doesn't want you asking for COAs. But your brain, heart, and longevity depend on it.

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Timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction

1:07 - #1: Omega-3s for Brain & Longevity 

4:41 - How Much Omega-3 Do You Actually Need? 

7:42 - #2: Magnesium for Energy & Nervous System 

12:42 - #3: Creatine for Muscle & Brain Energy 

16:07 - #4: Vitamin D3 + K2 for Immune & Bone Health 

20:22 - #5: Soluble Fiber for Gut Health & Longevity

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