🎧 Forever Young

Reinvention, Resilience, and the Future of Biohacking

Dr. John Layke & Dr. Payman Danielpour with Scott Jackson

This week on Forever Young, Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour sit down with entrepreneur, inventor, and visionary Scott Jackson for a conversation that spans failure, reinvention, and the future of longevity-driven hospitality.

Scott’s story is anything but conventional.

After building a successful company with over 100 employees and thousands of vendors, he lost everything in just 18 months. But instead of declaring bankruptcy, Scott chose a different path—rebuilding from the ground up with a new mindset and a radically different approach to business.

That reinvention led him into the world of technology, where he personally developed patents in license plate recognition systems, eventually scaling a company that became the largest neural network of license plate recognition cameras in the world—and later exiting to Motorola.

But Scott wasn’t finished.

💡 In This Episode

From Collapse to Comeback

Scott shares how losing everything became the defining turning point of his career—and why he views failure as the foundation of future success.

The Power of Mindset

A core belief that drives Scott: money is a thought. The discussion explores how mindset, resilience, and vision shape outcomes in both business and life.

Building and Exiting a Global Tech Company

Inside the creation of one of the most advanced license plate recognition networks ever built—and how Scott carved out a dominant position in a competitive tech landscape.

The Next Frontier: Biohacking Hotels

Scott introduces his latest venture, Endeavoring Capital, and his vision to build a network of biohacking-focused luxury hotels in cities like Aspen, Miami, and Los Angeles—designed to optimize health, longevity, and performance.

The Future of Personalized Wellness

From integrated blood testing to on-site surgical and wellness centers, Scott outlines a future where health optimization becomes seamless, data-driven, and lifestyle-integrated.

Leadership, Risk, and Vision

Why the most successful leaders are willing to take risks others don’t understand—and why staying true to your vision matters more than outside opinions.

👤 About the Guest

Scott Jackson is an entrepreneur, inventor, and founder of Endeavoring Capital LLC, focused on advancing health, balance, and wellness through innovative hospitality and biohacking experiences. His work has been featured on national media outlets including Good Morning America, and he has been recognized in Top 100 Magazine.

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🎧 Forever Young: Heat, Longevity, and the Science of Sweating

Dr. John Layke & Dr. Payman Danielpour with Bill Gifford

This week on Forever Young, hosts Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour sit down with acclaimed science writer Bill Gifford to explore one of the most intriguing—and increasingly popular—tools in modern longevity science:

Heat therapy.

Bill joins the show to discuss his new book Hotwired, which dives deep into the history, biology, and emerging research behind practices like saunas, hot baths, and other forms of therapeutic heat exposure.

What was once considered simply a relaxing cultural tradition—particularly in countries like Finland and Japan—is now gaining serious attention from researchers studying cardiovascular health, metabolic function, and lifespan.

In this episode, the conversation explores how something as simple as sitting in a hot room and sweating may trigger powerful biological responses that support overall health and longevity.

The History of Heat TherapyBill explains how cultures around the world—from Finnish sauna traditions to Roman bathhouses—have long used heat for healing and social ritual.

Why Heat Is So Powerful for the BodyDr. Layke and Dr. Danielpour break down the physiological effects of heat exposure, including increased circulation, cardiovascular conditioning, and cellular stress responses that may promote resilience and repair.

The Longevity Research Behind SaunasThe group discusses the growing body of scientific research suggesting that regular sauna use may be associated with reduced risk of heart disease, improved metabolic health, and longer lifespan.

Heat vs. Cold TherapyHow do practices like sauna compare with the current trend of cold plunges and ice baths? The discussion explores how both stressors may benefit the body in different ways.

How Often Should You Use a Sauna?Practical guidance for people curious about incorporating heat therapy safely into their health routine.

The Future of Longevity ScienceBill shares why heat exposure may be one of the simplest—and most accessible—tools for improving long-term health.

Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour are Beverly Hills plastic surgeons and founders of Proactive Longevity, where they focus on cutting-edge strategies to help patients extend both healthspan and lifespan.

Bill Gifford is an award-winning science writer known for translating complex longevity and health research into engaging, accessible storytelling. His new book Hotwired explores the surprising science behind heat therapy and why it may play an important role in human health.

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Featuring Rachel Swanson, Fertility Expert & Author of Just Trying

Hosted by Dr. John Layke & Dr. Payman Danielpour (Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery Group)

In this episode of Forever Young, Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour welcome Rachel Swanson, a fertility expert, registered dietitian, and author of the book Just Trying.

Rachel is one of America’s most sought-after nutrition and fertility specialists, known for science-backed, personalized care that optimizes human performance and reproductive health. Through her concierge medicine and private practice work, she has helped a wide range of clients — including celebrities, professional athletes, and Fortune 500 executives— achieve better outcomes through precision-based nutrition and whole-body wellness strategy.

In this powerful conversation, Rachel breaks down why fertility advice is often outdated, fragmented, and overwhelming — and how her unique holistic framework offers a clearer, more integrated approach for individuals and couples navigating infertility, conception planning, and hormonal health.

With a blend of intellectual rigor, empathy, and real-world practicality, Rachel brings fertility out of the shadows and into a modern medical conversation — helping listeners feel informed, empowered, and far less alone.

In This Episode

    •    Why fertility guidance can be confusing and contradictory

    •    The role of nutrition in reproductive and hormonal health

    •    Rachel’s holistic framework from Just Trying

    •    Common misconceptions around conception and fertility planning

    •    How science-backed, personalized care can improve outcomes

    •    What patients should focus on instead of internet noise and outdated advice

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Featuring Dr. Sanjeev Goel — The Canadian Happiness & Longevity Doctor

Hosted by Dr. John Layke & Dr. Payman Danielpour (Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery Group)

In this episode of Forever Young, Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour sit down with Dr. Sanjeev Goel, widely known as The Canadian Happiness and Longevity Doctor — and one of the early adopters of what the world now calls biohacking, long before it became a wellness buzzword.

Dr. Goel is a globally recognized expert in longevity science and performance optimization, with deep experience across multiple disciplines including peptides, growth hormone therapies, and exercise protocols designed to extend healthspan. Together, the doctors explore what’s real, what’s hype, and what the newest longevity research suggests about how long we can truly stay stronger, sharper, and healthier.

Then Dr. Goel makes a bold prediction: science will reverse aging within ten years. It’s the kind of claim that stops you in your tracks — and the conversation that follows is a fascinating look into what he believes is coming, why we’re closer than most people think, and what you can do right now while the future catches up.

As Dr. Goel puts it: “there is no magic bullet… YET!”

A forward-looking episode packed with cutting-edge insight, practical longevity strategy, and a glimpse into what may soon become the biggest health revolution in human history.

In This Episode

    •    Who Dr. Sanjeev Goel is — “The Canadian Happiness & Longevity Doctor”

    •    The early roots of biohacking (before it had a name)

    •    What peptides can actually do — and what they can’t

    •    Growth hormone science and performance optimization

    •    Exercise as the most powerful longevity “medicine”

    •    Dr. Goel’s bold claim: science will reverse aging within 10 years

    •    Why he says: “there is no magic bullet… YET!”

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You Are NOT What You Eat!

Hosted by Dr. John Layke & Dr. Payman Danielpour (Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery Group)

In this episode of Forever Young, Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour welcome celebrity dietitian Ashley Koff, a 25-year nutrition veteran, author of Your Best Shot, and creator of the Better Nutrition app.

Together, they dive into one of the biggest wellness shifts happening right now: the tsunami of GLP-1 use — from Ozempic to Wegovy — and what it means for long-term health, metabolism, and sustainable weight management. Ashley breaks down what many people misunderstand about “quick fixes,” and how you can outsmart Ozempic by optimizing nutrition, routines, and behavior in a way that supports real health — not just temporary weight loss.

Ashley also introduces the concept of “infobesity” — the overwhelming flood of nutrition advice, hacks, and contradictory wellness messaging that leaves people more confused than empowered. She shares how to cut through the noise, what actually matters, and why the goal isn’t perfection — it’s clarity, consistency, and better information.

This is a smart, practical, myth-busting conversation that brings nutrition back to earth — with tools you can actually use.

In This Episode

    •    What’s driving the GLP-1 “tsunami” and why it matters

    •    The real conversation behind Ozempic, peptides, and metabolic health

    •    How to “beat the peptides naturally” with food, habits, and strategy

    •    Why quick weight loss doesn’t always equal long-term wellness

    •    What “infobesity” means — and how to escape it

    •    Ashley’s 25 years of experience in nutrition and behavior change

    •    Her work building the Better Nutrition app and helping people simplify nutrition

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Forever Young

How to Fix Your Gut!

Hosted by Dr. John Layke & Dr. Payman Danielpour (Beverly Hills Plastic Surgery Group)

In today’s episode of Forever Young, Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour sit down with Dr. Scott Sherr, a physician known for his work in gut health, integrative medicine, and hyperbaric therapy.

The conversation dives into what’s really happening when your gut feels “off” — chronic inflammation, fatigue, brain fog, stubborn weight changes, autoimmune symptoms, and the long list of issues that often get dismissed or misdiagnosed. Dr. Sherr breaks down why the gut plays such a central role in overall health, and how optimizing digestion, nutrition, and the microbiome can have major ripple effects throughout the body.

Dr. Sherr also shares his personal path into this work — growing up on Long Island, New York, attending medical school in Baltimore, and ultimately building a career at the intersection of science, wellness, and innovation. Along the way, he highlights an essential truth many patients discover the hard way: “sometimes conventional medicine doesn’t have the answer.”

From gut health fundamentals to the emerging power of hyperbaric therapy, this episode is packed with actionable insight, real-world perspective, and a deeper understanding of what it takes to heal from the inside out.

In This Episode

    •    Why gut health is foundational to overall wellness

    •    Common symptoms that may actually be gut-driven

    •    Inflammation, microbiome health, and chronic conditions

    •    What integrative medicine can offer when traditional options fall short

    •    Dr. Sherr’s background: Long Island → medical school in Baltimore

    •    The role of hyperbaric therapy in healing and optimization

    •    Dr. Sherr’s key reminder: “sometimes conventional medicine doesn’t have the answer.”

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Guest: Dr. Kevin Serre — Human Performance Coach, Canadian Special Forces & Olympic Champions

In this powerhouse episode of Forever Young, Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour sit down with Dr. Kevin Serre, one of the world’s leading Human Performance specialists. Dr. Serre has trained Canadian Special Forces operators, Olympic gold medalists, elite-level athletes, and high-performing executives through his work with KSP Consulting and Vesalius Labs.

He brings a unique blend of neuroscience, physiology, tactical conditioning, resilience training, and performance optimization — all built around one central idea:
Longevity isn’t just about living longer… it’s about performing better, longer.

🔥 What We Cover in This Episode

• The making of a Human Performance expert
How Dr. Serre’s background in tactical operations, physiology, and elite coaching led him to develop training systems used at the highest levels of human performance.

• Training the Canadian Special Forces
What it takes — physically and mentally — to build operators who can withstand extreme environments, sleep deprivation, psychological stress, environmental strain, and mission-critical endurance.

• The performance habits of Olympic gold medalists
Why the difference between elite athletes and everyone else often comes down to recovery, mindset, and small daily rituals.

• Stress inoculation & resilience
How controlled exposure to stress rewires the nervous system and makes the body more adaptable, capable, and resistant to aging.

• The metrics that matter
VO2 max, HRV, lactate thresholds, cognitive load — and how to interpret them like a high-performance athlete.

• From tactical training to longevity medicine
Why the systems developed for soldiers now form the blueprint for long-term health, metabolic performance, and biological aging.

• Vesalius Labs & precision performance
How Dr. Serre and his team are integrating functional testing, nutrient profiling, performance biomarkers, and personalized recovery plans grounded in real data.

• How anyone — at any fitness level — can start training like a professional athlete
Simple changes that create disproportionate improvements in strength, energy, and aging.

This episode blends science, strategy, and practical takeaways from a coach who has trained some of the toughest and most successful humans on earth.

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FOREVER YOUNG

Guest: Bob Gilpatrick, Co-Founder of Boomer’s Forever Young

In this episode of Forever Young, Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour sit down with Bob Gilpatrick, longevity and holistic health expert and co-founder of Boomer’s Forever Young—a wellness company devoted to cellular nutrition, age-reversal support, and evidence-based supplements that help people age with vitality, purpose, and power.

Bob shares the origin story behind Boomer’s Forever Young and dives deep into the science of aging at the cellular level—including why inflammation, nutrient malabsorption, and declining stem-cell activity accelerate aging long before we see it in the mirror.

Together, the doctors and Bob explore:

🧬 Key Topics

Why cellular nutrition is the foundation of healthy aging

• The four pillars of longevity: nutrition, movement, stress regulation, and emotional resilience

• The role of telomeres, mitochondria, and stem cells in biological aging

• How environmental toxins and chronic inflammation age us from the inside out

• What supplements can actually help regulate oxidative stress and support tissue regeneration

• Why “getting older” is not the same as “aging”—and how to slow aging dramatically

• The surprising link between mindset, trauma recovery, and life extension

• Bob’s daily routine: the simple steps he believes everyone should take to feel younger in 7–10 days

• His perspective on the next evolution of anti-aging science

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Bob also breaks down the top longevity misconceptions, explains which “wellness trends” are worth ignoring, and reveals the tools he believes will define the next decade of regenerative medicine.

Whether you’re looking to boost your energy, reduce inflammation, support your brain health, or simply stay younger—longer—this conversation is packed with actionable insight.

• Boomer’s Forever Young supplements & protocols

• Epigenetics and the new biology of aging

• Emotional healing modalities that support cellular rejuvenation

• Why nutrient density matters more than calorie count

• How modern lifestyles are biologically mismatched to human longevity

  
  

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A CONVERSATION WITH Dr. Cathy Goldstein — Founder of TruHealth & Creator of the Tru Energy Protocol

Episode Summary

In this episode of Forever Young, Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour sit down with Dr. Cathy Goldstein, renowned acupuncturist, Functional Medicine practitioner, and founder of TruHealth in Beverly Hills. Dr. Cathy is the creator of the Tru Energy Protocol, a science-backed acupuncture and Eastern-medicine-inspired system designed to rebalance the body, optimize organ function, reduce inflammation, and restore vitality from the inside out.

Dr. Cathy explains how energetic imbalances manifest as aging, fatigue, hormonal shifts, chronic pain, gut dysfunction, and skin issues — and how targeted acupuncture points can “turn the lights back on” in organs that are underperforming. She breaks down the philosophy behind Tru Energy, including:

• How your body’s “energy blueprint” ages faster than your chronological age

• Why acupuncture works (and how modern research supports it)

• How stress and cortisol dysregulation accelerate visible aging

• The connection between stagnation, inflammation, and premature aging

• The specific points she uses most for face rejuvenation, hormonal balance, and energy

• How to know if you’re “energetically depleted”

• Why the Tru Energy Protocol is designed to treat the root cause, not just symptoms

Dr. Layke and Dr. Danielpour dive deep into how Eastern medicine complements their own anti-aging philosophy — and how aligning hormones, gut health, sleep, and energetic flow can dramatically amplify results from surgical and non-surgical procedures.

Dr. Cathy also shares real patient transformations, at-home acupressure techniques anyone can try, and the one lifestyle change she wishes everyone over 35 would make today.

This episode is the perfect introduction to how Functional Medicine meets ancient healing systems — and why longevity medicine may need both.

Episode Highlights:

• The science behind meridians and how they relate to organ health

• How acupuncture reduces chronic inflammation and accelerates recovery

• What energetic stagnation looks like in the face

• The surprising link between gut health, anxiety, and premature aging

• Why most people are functioning at only “60% energy capacity” without realizing it

• Dr. Cathy’s favorite tools and daily rituals for staying youthful

• The Tru Energy Protocol step-by-step

• Why Eastern Medicine is having a major resurgence in longevity medicine

• How to know if acupuncture is the right treatment for you

  
  

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Exploring the Future of Light Therapy with Mark Murdock (Aspen Lasers, TheraLight, TheraGo)

In this episode of Forever Young, Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour sit down with Mark Murdock, one of the nation’s leading experts on photobiomodulation and the driving force behind Aspen Lasers, TheraLight, and TheraGo.

Mark has spent years bringing professional-grade light therapy into medical offices, wellness clinics, athletic recovery centers — and now, through innovative portable systems, directly into people’s homes. His mission: empower patients and practitioners with FDA-cleared, science-backed light-based technology that accelerates healing, reduces inflammation, improves performance, enhances recovery, and supports cellular vitality.

💡 In This Episode, We Discuss:

• The science behind photobiomodulation
What light wavelengths actually do inside human tissue, how they stimulate mitochondria, and why the right dosage matters.

• The origins of Aspen Lasers and TheraLight
How Mark built some of the most trusted clinical light-therapy platforms in the U.S. — and why the medical community has embraced the technology.

• The rise of at-home red-light therapy
How TheraGo is making high-quality photobiomodulation accessible to people who can’t visit a clinic every week.

• Light therapy for pain, inflammation, and recovery
Why elite athletes, surgeons, physical therapists, and regenerative-medicine doctors are using these devices for post-operative healing and performance optimization.

• Safety, effectiveness, and misconceptions
Mark explains what separates medical-grade systems from cheap, underpowered consumer devices — and how to evaluate red-light tech before investing your money.

• The future of light-based medicine
Emerging research, new applications, and what the next decade of photomedicine might look like.

✨ Why This Episode Matters

Whether you’re a physician, an athlete, a biohacker, or someone curious about longevity, this conversation offers a clear roadmap for understanding how light can be used as a therapeutic tool — and how to choose technology that actually works.

Mark breaks down complex science with clarity and offers practical guidance on bringing clinical-level photobiomodulation into any wellness routine.

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Episode: A Conversation with Bestselling Author Sandra Lena Silverman

In this week’s episode of Forever Young, Dr. John Layke and Dr. Payman Danielpour sit down with bestselling author Sandra Lena Silverman, whose work has inspired readers around the world to rethink the meaning of aging, reinvention, and the ways we carry our past into who we become.

Silverman is known for her sharp wit, emotional clarity, and the deceptively simple storytelling style that has made her novels and nonfiction works resonate across generations. In this intimate conversation, she opens up about:

✨ What We Cover in This Episode

• Her creative process — how she turns real-world observation into vivid, character-driven stories

• The intersection of aging and identity — and why she believes reinvention is possible at any stage of life

• How trauma, resilience, and memory shape the way we see ourselves as we grow older

• Her belief that beauty is narrative — a combination of lived experience, self-awareness, and intentional care

• Why curiosity is the real anti-aging secret — and how she cultivates it in her daily life

• The unexpected role of humor in longevity, emotional health, and staying grounded during challenging times

Sandra also shares deeply personal reflections on the people who shaped her work, the habits that keep her creatively energized, and how storytelling has helped her understand—and embrace—the process of growing older without growing “old.”

It’s an inspiring, warm, and surprisingly funny conversation you won’t want to miss.

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