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Why do we spend thousands on workouts and supplements, but treat sleep like an afterthought, and how is it hurting our performance?

I talk with Jill MacRae and Lori Oliver, co-founders of The Inactive Company, a sleep performance business focused on developing products and technology. They brought complementary expertise from companies like SPANX, Starbucks, and Coca-Cola to solve the sleep epidemic. We discuss how they moved past their own sleep struggles—Jill with staying asleep, Lori with falling asleep in a constant state of high cortisol. They created a sleep mask using patent-pending technology that achieves complete blackout, regulates temperature, and includes eye pockets to integrate science into a functional product. They emphasize that sleep is the only human performance factor you cannot replace and explain how consistency and daily routine shifts fix sleep.

Key Takeaways

● Jill MacRae struggled with staying asleep as she got older, and she realized training herself to sleep better improved her health, focus, and performance; she even developed pneumonia because she wasn't sleeping well.

● Lori Oliver struggled with falling asleep because she "lived in cortisol world" while managing large teams and traveling internationally, meaning her brain was constantly trying to solve problems and could not wind down.

● Complete blackout is the number one factor important to signal the brain and body to produce melatonin naturally.

● Creating a Pavlovian response by making the bed a "sacred space" (only for sleeping and sex, not working or watching TV) helps the body recognize that it is time to turn off when you enter the room.

● Consistency is the key to adopting good sleep habits, whether that means a consistent bedtime, wake time, or nap time.

● If you wake up in the middle of the night, Jill advises a "reset": get up, drink water, use the restroom, and then lay back down to break the cycle of swirling thoughts.

● Lori advises using breathing techniques (two inhales, one big mouth open exhale) while in bed to reset cortisol levels and calm the brain.

● Strenuous exercise should be avoided two hours before bedtime, but light movement like walking after dinner helps digestion and limits blood sugar spikes that can wake people up.

● Website: https://inactiveco.com

● Instagram: @the_inactive_co https://www.instagram.com/the_inactive_co

● LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-inactive-company

Nate Palmer:

The founder of The Million Dollar Body and author of "The Million Dollar Body Method", Nate has been coaching for over 15 years and has worked personally with over 1,000 clients.

● Website: https://milliondollarbodylabs.com/

● Book: The Million Dollar Body Method

● Lean Energy Stack: https://milliondollarbodylabs.com/pages/lean

● Instagram: @_milliondollarbody

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Will an AI doctor soon replace your physician? I talk about how personalized testing and artificial intelligence are making true preventative health cheaper and more accessible.

I talked with Hunter Ziesing, who shifted from a successful career in finance after losing family and friends to preventable diseases. He now runs Longevity Health, a virtual clinic providing comprehensive diagnostic testing, including 60 blood biomarkers, DEXA scans, and VO2 max, for $11,000 annually. The goal is to make health preventative, not reactionary, moving beyond the current sick-care model. We discuss how their AI platform analyzes this massive data to create customized health plans, significantly reducing costs and giving constant, gentle reminders to change daily habits, making prevention affordable and effective. We also cover the challenges of getting consumers ready for a doctorless AI model and the essential role of human doctors in the future.

Key Takeaways

• Longevity Health offers a fully HIPAA compliant, physician-led virtual clinic for $11,000 per year, which is a fraction of the cost of some high-end clinics.

• The virtual clinic provides comprehensive testing, including a DEXA scan (for bone density and visceral fat), a CGM glucose monitor (worn for about two months), a blood test (analyzing around 60 biomarkers), a VO2 max test, a sleep study, and gut biome analysis.

• The tests are tailored to the individual's specific health concerns and family history. DEXA and blood tests are the metrics repeated most often every quarter to see real change.

• The "trillion dollar business" is what they are building around AI. AI has the potential to significantly reduce the cost of personalized medicine and make health information more accessible to the masses.

• AI is not fully ready yet, as it still "hallucinates," and regulations are not yet finalized. Furthermore, consumers are not fully ready for the "driverless doctor" and still desire a human physician in the loop for critical decisions.

• The preventative health approach requires giving people a "check engine warning light" via an app, offering constant, gentle reminders to reinforce healthy behaviors before a disease is diagnosed.

• Website: https://www.longevityhealth.me

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hunterziesing

Nate Palmer:

The founder of The Million Dollar Body and author of "The Million Dollar Body Method", Nate has been coaching for over 15 years and has worked personally with over 1,000 clients.

• Website: https://milliondollarbodylabs.com/
  
  

• Book: The Million Dollar Body Method
  
  

• Lean Energy Stack: https://milliondollarbodylabs.com/pages/lean
  
  

• Instagram: @_milliondollarbody

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Is diabetes truly a life sentence, or can you reverse it without relying on drugs like Metformin or Ozempic?

I talked with Chris Reade, who discovered a serious health condition after a life insurance exam. His A1C went from normal to a high 9.1 in 10 months because of visceral fat around his pancreas. Doctors told him this disease was progressive and incurable, but Chris refused that sentence. He researched and found a simple strategy focused on using soluble fiber to control blood sugar spikes. This method forces weight loss naturally by providing bulk, reducing hunger, and mitigating the effect of sugar. His approach involves practical, everyday systems like habit stacking and focusing on food volume to give control back to the individual.

Key Takeaways

• Type 2 diabetes is caused by the accumulation of visceral fat (more than a gram or two) on the pancreas, which hinders its function.

• It has been known since the 1970s that you can absolutely reverse diabetes.

• Losing more than 10% of your body weight causes the body to pull fat off the pancreas, leading to the reversal of Type 2 diabetes roughly 80% of the time.

• Soluble fiber, found in foods like broccoli, Brussels sprouts, oatmeal, and chickpeas, slows digestion and absorbs sugar, mitigating blood sugar spikes.

• By focusing heavily on soluble fiber, you feel very full all the time, which is a key mechanism for effortless weight loss and managing cravings.

• Performing even a small amount of exercise, such as two to five minutes of walking immediately after a meal, can knock blood sugar down by up to 25%.

• The current medical model for treating diabetes in the U.S. is structured to promote dependency on medication, making diabetes prevention and remission less of a focus.

• Website: https://www.beatingdiabetes.us

• Book: Beating Diabetes by Chris Reade. https://www.beatingdiabetes.us/the-book

• Instagram: @beatingdiabetesus https://www.instagram.com/beatingdiabetesus

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/beatingdiabetes/

Nate Palmer:

The founder of The Million Dollar Body and author of "The Million Dollar Body Method", Nate has been coaching for over 15 years and has worked personally with over 1,000 clients.

• Website: https://milliondollarbodylabs.com/
  
  

• Book: The Million Dollar Body Method
  
  

• Lean Energy Stack: https://milliondollarbodylabs.com/pages/lean
  
  

• Instagram: @_milliondollarbody