The Made to Thrive Show

Dr Ghomi has been in the trenches of brain health and mental performance for decades. As a clinical physician, he works with real people facing real-life challenges while simultaneously operating at the cutting edge of diagnostics, therapeutics and AI-driven healthcare. As a returning guest, we catch up on the latest developments since our last conversation before tackling questions from people struggling with anxiety, poor sleep and brain fog.

Dr Reza Hosseini Ghomi is a neuropsychiatrist, engineer, and serial healthcare entrepreneur founding four health tech companies including Frontier Psychiatry and MedFlow. A cancer survivor at 22, I pivoted from naval engineering to medicine, training in biomedical engineering and neuropsychiatry. My work spans MR image registration software, MRI-compatible exercise devices, EHRs and numerous enhancements, digital cognitive testing, and voice-based digital biomarkers. Now focused on transforming healthcare using AI enhanced workflow automations to drive value based care models and improve patient outcomes.

Contact:
Website -https://www.brainmindedmd.com

Join us as we explore:
Mental performance is plummeting and brain rot is real - so what are the most cutting-edge diagnostic and therapeutic tools and techniques available to us?
“My blood work is all normal, but my mind is foggy and my memory isn’t sharp, now what?”
The three biggest food culprits for poor mental performance.
The pros and cons of giving the AI LLM’s your health data, plus some helpful guidelines for a better, safer experience.
What sets apart contained, specifically directed LLM’s like OpenEvidence?
Using the human voice to diagnose brain health challenges from depression to Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Dr Ghomi’s experience and opinion on peptides and GLP drugs.
Mentions

Tools - OpenEvidence, https://www.openevidence.com 

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Yes, we live in a chronically overstimulated world. Yes, our attention is increasingly fragmented. And yes, we’re constantly monitoring email, WhatsApp, Slack, social media and more. But what if the solutions to winning the brain game aren’t nearly as complicated as the problem makes them seem? That’s what I love about returning guest Dr Tommy Wood: he keeps it gentle, truthful, practical and simple. The challenges facing our brains are real, but this episode is genuinely hopeful because protecting your brain, improving your cognitive performance and building resilience doesn’t require turning your life upside down. It truly is possible to win the brain game—with realistic, consistent effort.
Dr Tommy Wood is Assistant Professor of Paediatrics and Neuroscience at the University of Washington, where he conducts research focusing on ways to increase resilience and treat injury in the developing brain. He holds a degree in biochemistry from Cambridge, a medical degree from Oxford, and achieved his PhD in physiology and neuroscience in Oslo. When it comes to brain health and longevity, Tommy’s knowledge is second to none. He has an impressive range of experience across a variety of different disciplines, which gives him both a broad perspective and an incredibly specialised area of expertise.

Join us as we explore:
The shifting landscape of mental health, burnout, dementia burden and cognitive decline.
Are you running out of brain room?
How to win the brain game?
How to structure your workday for brain benefits, re-training for attention and the power of the pomodoro technique.
The most impactful down-regulating tactics.
The most objective and reputable ways to measure your brain health and performance.
The most impactful types of exercise for brain health and cognitive longevity.
The most critical micronutrients to prevent trophic-driven dementia.
Mentions:
Assessment - BetterBrain, https://www.betterbrain.com
Assessment - Creyos, https://creyos.com
Assessment - Food For The Brain, https://foodforthebrain.org/the-cognitive-function-test/ 
Book - Attention Span, https://gloriamark.com/attention-span/
Study - Hallbeck, M. S., Lowndes, B. R., Bingener, J., Abdelrahman, A. M., Yu, D., Bartley, A., & Park, A. E. (2017). The impact of intraoperative microbreaks with exercises on surgeons: A multi-center cohort study.Applied Ergonomics, 60, 334-341.
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Dr Frank Shallenberger is a board-certified physician in anti-ageing medicine and US President of the American Association of Ozone Therapy. He’s been a pioneer in the field of ozone for over 40 years, and more than that he has been a pioneer in the field of medicine. Dr Frank also developed a new area of Ozone Therapy, referred to as Prolozone®. Prolozone® is an injection technique that has been shown to regenerate damaged joints, herniated discs, and degenerated joints, tendons, and soft tissues. Known as the “Teacher’s Teacher”, he’s a mentor to Dr Stave Stavs, who describes him as a man of truth, honesty and integrity, who has stood up for what is right, what is effective and what has been used for generations.
 
Join us as we explore:
The counterintuitive nature of oxidative stress
What is Ozone Therapy?
The effectiveness of ozone on your immune system
The ins and outs of Prolozone (injectables) and why it's so important 
The benefits of hydrogen peroxide in treating health issues
Tonsils and the immune system
Major and Minor Autohemotherapy
The future of Ozone Therapy
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Mentions:
Book: Frank Shallenberger - The Ozone Miracle: How you can harness the power of oxygen to keep you and your family healthy https://www.amazon.com/Ozone-Miracle-harness-oxygen-healthy-ebook/dp/B06XDCGPCF

Prolozone Therapy: Frank Shallenberger, Journal of Prolotherapy: Prolozone – Regenerating Joints and Eliminating Pain. https://journalofprolotherapy.com/prolozone-regenerating-joints-and-eliminating-pain/

Book: Thomas E Levy - Rapid Virus Recovery https://www.amazon.com/Rapid-Virus-Recovery-Thomas-Levy-ebook/dp/B095C8PWVF/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3QTBX2U0KUQCQ&keywords=rapid+virus+recovery+book+by+thomas+levy

YouTube video: Disease is Optional Part 1- Frank Shallenberger 5 part video series

Ozone Courses / Training: http://www.shallenbergerozonecourse.com

Contact Dr Frank Shallenberger
https://ozoneclinic.co.za/
https://www.antiagingmedicine.com
http://www.shallenbergerozonecourse.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OzoneWellnessTherapy/

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Wow! This podcast was nonstop sleep information gold from the sleep doctor of all sleep doctors. It is incredible how much you can transform your sleep by just listening to this hour with a true sleep guru. 
Dr. Michael J.Breus, The Sleep Doctor, is a clinical psychologist with more than two decades of experience in his field. He is a diplomate of the American Board of Sleep Medicine and a fellow of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine. 

Additionally, Dr. Breus is one of the only psychologists to pass the Sleep Medicine Specialty board without attending medical school. In 2021, Reader’s Digest named him the best sleep specialist in the state of California. 
Dr. Breus is also a best-selling author. His publications include four books – Good Night: The Sleep Doctor’s 4-Week Program to Better Sleep and Better Health (2006), The Sleep Doctor’s Diet Plan: Lose Weight Through Better Sleep (2011), The Power of When: Discover Your Chronotype–and the Best Time to Eat Lunch, Ask for a Raise, Have Sex, Write a Novel, Take Your Meds, and More (2016) and Energize!: Go From Dragging Ass to Kicking It in 30 Days (2021).

Dr. Breus lectures all over the world and serves as an expert resource for most major publications, doing more than 250 interviews per year.
Join us as we explore:

An amazing, in-depth journey through the sleep cycles, sleep stages, sleep drive, sleep trackers and how that relates to your health and wellbeing.

Whether it is more important to go to bed at the same time every day or wake up at the same time every day?

Why sleeping in on the weekends is far more detrimental to your health than you can imagine!

If you’re a bear, a wolf, a dolphin, an early bird or a lion?

A caffeine masterclass! When to have it, when not to and why a lot of people are not getting any bang for their coffee buck.

Why HRV is correlated to your sleeping patterns and quality.

The Sleep Doctor’s easy to do 5 step plan to excellent sleep!

Absolutely everything about sleep supplements – melatonin, cannabis, valerian, sleeping aids and more.

Mentions:

Quiz – The Chrono Quiz, https://thesleepdoctor.com/sleep-quizzes/chronotype-quiz/

Study - Negative effects of restricted sleep on facial appearance and social appeal, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5451790/

Podcast – Four Sigmatic - Functional & Medicinal Mushrooms, Nootropics, and Smart Drugs, https://youtu.be/opqG7P_PB-w

Product – ChiliPad, https://madetothrive.co.za/special-deals/chili/

Product – EBB, https://sleepgadgets.io/ebb-sleep-cooling-headband/

Product – Apollo Neuro, https://madetothrive.co.za/special-deals/apollo-neuro-stress-relief-device/  
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Support the show
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What does it mean to be free? 
That is one of life’s biggest questions, and has occupied the minds of philosophers for time immemorial. But what does it mean to be metabolically free? Hangry? Post-meal slumps? Type II diabetic? These are all examples of the opposite - metabolic imprisonment. 
That's why we decided to revisit this episode with Ben Azadi to rediscover what it means to be free of this "prison", some of you find yourselves in.
Ben is an incredible advocate for metabolic health, someone who walks the talk with his own pain to purpose story and someone who has made a personal impact on a member of my family.
In 2008, Ben Azadi was an obese man who went through a personal health transformation of releasing 80 pounds of extra weight, and getting metabolically healthy. Ever since, Ben Azadi, FDN-P, has been on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle. Ben has over 15 years of experience in the health industry, and he’s the author of four best-selling books, including his latest Keto Flex. Ben has been the go-to source for intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet since 2013. He is known as ‘The Health Detective’ because he investigates dysfunction, and he educates, not medicates, to bring the body back to normal function. Ben is the founder of Keto Kamp; a global brand bringing awareness to ancient healing strategies such as the keto diet and fasting. 
Get his new book “Metabolic Freedom: A 30-Day Guide to Restore Your Metabolism, Heal Hormones & Burn Fat” NOW, https://tinyurl.com/metabolic-freedom

Join us as we explore:
Everything about metabolism - what it is, how it works, can it be “slow” or “fast”, why it becomes dysfunctional and the most important signals of sub-optimal metabolism.
An incredible study that exposes the “I’m getting old equals weight gain” myth, and why you can actually have the same metabolism at 90 as you had in your 20s.
Fasting insulin, why it’s critically important in metabolism and the difference between being metabolically free and being an imprisoned “sugar burner”. 
The scientifically-proven power of “vitamin G”.
Ben’s top biohacks to bolster metabolism.

Contact:
Website: www.benazadi.com 
Instagram: @thebenazadi 
Mention:
Study - Pontzer H, et al,. Daily energy expenditure through the human life course. Science. 2021 Aug 13;373(6556):808-812. doi: 10.1126/science.abe5017. PMID: 34385400; PMCID: PMC8370708. 
Study - Kobayashi LC, Hagan KA, Trudel-Fitzgerald C, et al.
Gratitude and Mortality Among Older US Female Nurses.
JAMA Psychiatry. Published online July 3, 2024. doi:10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.1610

Study - Picard M, Prather AA, Puterman E, Cuillerier A, Coccia M, Aschbacher K, Burelle Y, Epel ES. A Mitochondrial Health Index Sensitive to Mood and Caregiving Stress. Biol Psychiatry. 2018 Jul 1;84(1):9-17. doi: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2018.01.012. Epub 2018 Feb 3. PMID: 29525040; PMCID: PMC6014908.
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