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The Ultimate Human with Gary Brecka

Gary Brecka

300 episodes

Gary Brecka is a Human Biologist, biohacker, researcher, and an anti-aging and longevity expert. His approach to health is simple: "Aging is the aggressive pursuit of comfort." For over 20 years, he worked in the life insurance industry predicting mortality. This meant if he got 5 years of medical records and 5 years of demographic data on you, the team that he was associated with could tell a life insurance company how long you had to live to the month. After years and years of doing this type of research and analysis, he decided he wanted to spend the balance of his lifetime helping people live happier, healthier, longer, more fulfilling lives. With this mission in mind, he created The Ultimate Human podcast. In this weekly podcast, Gary has exciting conversations with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and scientists and is thrilled to share their transformative insights with you. What's keeping you from being an ultimate human? Tune in to find out. For more info on Gary, click here: https://link.me/garybrecka

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  1. 316. Dr. Alejandro Junger: Why Leaky Gut Is Behind Autoimmune Disease

    · 1 h 25 min · S1 E316

    Cardiologist Dr. Alejandro Junger joins Gary Brecka to explain how a leaky gut can confuse the immune system, why he believes dysbiosis sits behind most chronic conditions, and what the liver actually does during…

  2. 315. Why Cutting Processed Food Beats Keto and Carnivore - Daymond & Heather John

    · 52 min · S1 E315

    Daymond John and Heather John sit down with Gary Brecka to talk about the daily habits behind how they feel. Gary says it isn’t keto or carnivore that extends life, it’s cutting out processed food. They also get into…

  3. 314. The Toxic Burden on Your Body: How Your Teeth Impact Your Overall Health - Dr. Jigar Gandhi

    · 1 h 13 min · S1 E314

    Dr. Jigar Gandhi returns to break down the detox order he uses with patients: parasites first, then mold, heavy metals. He explains how cavitations and mold in the jaw may stall detox, why a veneer seam can become a…

  4. 313. The Passive Biohack for People Who Sit All Day - Brent Yates

    · 40 min · S1 E313

    Many weighted vests hang the load on your shoulders and leave your back to take the hit. Gary Brecka sits down with Brent Yates, author of The Gravity of Up, to break down how weight, compression and heat work…

  5. 312. Perimenopause Symptoms Can Start in Your Late 30s - Dr. Remina Panjwani

    · 1 h 05 min · S1 E312

    You might think perimenopause is a 50s problem, but Dr. Remina Panjwani says it can start in your late 30s. She and Gary Brecka go through the early signs, from 3 a.m. wakeups and brain fog to a belly that changes no…

  6. 311. Mold Toxins in Coffee: Why Organic Isn't Enough

    · 8:40 · S1 E311

    Learn more about Ultimate Brew here: https://bit.ly/4elHM82 Shop The Ultimate Brew in-store at Sprouts October 7-October 27 Find a Sprouts near you here: https://bit.ly/4y19vlr Organic tells you how coffee was…

  7. 310. Why You Aren't Absorbing Your Supplements - Chervin Jafarieh

    · 1 h 18 min · S1 E310

    You are what you absorb, not just what you eat. Integrative Health Philosopher and Researcher Chervin Jafarieh joins Gary Brecka to explain what happens when your gut can't absorb what you take. They cover how…

  8. 309. How to Test Your Waist-to-Height Ratio

    · 7:19 · S1 E309

    You might think being "skinny fat" is just about looking soft under your clothes, but a 2023 study found 26% of normal-weight men and 38% of normal-weight women actually had excess body fat their BMI never showed. The…

  9. 308. Dr. Will Cole: Insulin Resistance Is Fueling Your Cellular Aging

    · 58 min · S1 E308

    You might think eating clean is enough to stay young, but new research says otherwise. One in five people over 50 already have one organ aging faster than the rest of their body. Dr. Will Cole joins Gary Brecka to…

  10. 307. Dr. Josh Axe, Dr. Will Cole & Taylor Dukes: Toxoplasma Gondii Is Linked to Brain Tumors

    · 33 min · S1 E259

    • You can eat clean, do everything right, and still miss a brain tumor growing for years. Taylor Dukes found hers on a routine full-body scan, then shrank it in half before surgery using metabolic ketosis, methylene…

  11. 306. The Alzheimer's Drug With a 25% Brain Bleed Risk - Dr. David Perlmutter

    · 1 h 37 min · S1 E306

    You might think Alzheimer's starts in your 70s. Dr. David Perlmutter explains why it begins decades earlier, and how the p-tau 217 blood test flags risk long before symptoms appear. Gary Brecka and Dr. Perlmutter break…

  12. 305 . Why CD38 Destroys NAD+ Faster Than You Produce It

    · 7:02 · S1 E305

    NAD+ became a $4.5 billion industry of IV drips, patches, nasal sprays and powders almost overnight, with clinics charging $2,000 a bag to reverse your age and cure your hangover. Some of what you have been told about…

  13. 304. Forrest Galante: Why Comfort Is What Actually Ages You

    · 1 h 12 min · S1 E304

    Wildlife biologist Forrest Galante has spent his life around animals that have constant access to food and never eat themselves into obesity or liver disease, and he argues that what humans do traces back to the one…

  14. 303. The Truth About Anxiety and Your Vagus Nerve

    · 11 min · S1 E303

    You might think your anxiety is a mindset problem. It isn't. In this episode, human biologist Gary Brecka explains why chronic stress leaves your autonomic nervous system stuck in fight-or-flight, and how elevated…

  15. 302. The Antibiotics That Reversed Alzheimer's Blood Marker - Dr. Richard Horowitz

    · 1 h 37 min · S1 E302

    Mold toxins show up in 90% of Dr. Richard Horowitz's chronically ill patients, and Lyme shows up in more. After 41 years and 13,000 cases, he just published the first documented reversal of an Alzheimer's blood marker…

  16. 301. 300th Episode: How to Strengthen Your Immune System with Wim Hof, Barbara O'Neill, Kelly Slater & More!

    · 19 min · S1 E301

    300 episodes ago, I had a simple dream: put life-changing information on a platform for free and watch what happens. Today that has turned into 300 conversations with people who have almost nothing in common. A…

  17. 300. How to Build Muscle After 50: Protein, Leucine & Amino Acid Timing - Jim Stoppani

    · 1 h 02 min · S1 E300

    Jim Stoppani, PhD, joins Gary Brecka to explain anabolic resistance, why leucine decides whether a meal builds muscle at all, and why he takes his branched-chain amino acids 30 minutes before eating instead of with the…

  18. 299. Q&A: Folic Acid, MTHFR, Vitamin D3 & Testosterone

    · 19 min · S1 E299

    Everyone thinks testosterone is bad for your heart, but with 10,000 receptors for it in the heart alone, I'd argue low testosterone is the real cardiovascular risk. In this solo Q&A, I answer the 11 questions you ask…

  19. 298. Dr. Judy Morgan: What Kibble Does to Your Dog's Liver

    · 1 h 35 min · S1 E298

    Over half the pets in our country are overweight, and Dr. Judy Morgan puts dog cancer incidence at 1.6 out of every two. Our animals are living shorter lives than they did in the 1970s, with better diagnostics and more…

  20. 297. The 10-Minute Rule That Kills Cravings

    · 10 min · S1 E297

    You might think you can't quit sugar because you lack discipline, but the truth is your brain runs sugar on the same reward circuit as cocaine, and no amount of willpower beats a system that's been physically rewired…

  21. 296. Dr. Jordan Rubin: The Truth About Raw Dairy and Your Gut

    · 1 h 17 min · S1 E296

    You'd think a 100% terminal diagnosis leaves you only one path, but Jordan Rubin proved otherwise, twice. I sat down with him to unpack how he clawed back from 104 pounds and 69 failed doctors with Crohn's at 19, then…

  22. 295. Methylation Test & MTHFR Gene - Healf Experience Wellbeing Event 2026 in London

    · 1 h 09 min · S1 E295

    You've been told your whole life that your condition is genetic, that it runs in your family, and you're stuck managing it forever, but I'm telling you that with rare exceptions, we don't inherit disease at all. What…

  23. 294. Dr. Deep Sea: Hyperbaric Chamber Benefits Nobody Explains Correctly

    · 1 h 26 min · S1 E294

    Dr. Joe Dituri, also known as Dr. Deep Sea, spent 100 straight days living underwater and walked away with lower cholesterol, longer telomeres, and twice the stem cells, so I had to get him on to break down what…

  24. 293. Admiral Brian Christine, MD: Why 77% of Young Americans Can't Serve in the Military

    · 50 min · S1 E293

    When Dr. Brian Christine, the 18th Assistant Secretary for Health, told me men's sperm counts have dropped nearly 50% in just a few decades, it stopped me cold. We got into why America has fallen below replacement…

  25. 292. Dr. Josh Axe: Why Your "Normal" Bloodwork Is Lying to You and What to Test For Instead

    · 1 h 02 min · S1 E292

    Dr. Josh Axe spent two years exhausted before an advanced blood panel revealed the real problem: his vitamin B2 was almost undetectable, and his mitochondria were badly depleted. Once he corrected it, his energy went…

  26. 291. The GLP-1 Side Effect Nobody Warns You About

    · 6:55 · S1 E291

    You might think the win on a GLP-1 like Ozempic or Mounjaro is the number dropping on your scale, but I need you to ask a better question, not how much you're losing, but what kind. In some studies, 40 to 60% of the…

  27. 290. Mike Feldstein: The 5 Hidden Air Pollutants in Your Home and How To Fix It!

    · 1 h 07 min · S1 E290

    You'd think the dirtiest air you breathe all day is outside, but Mike Feldstein showed me it's the opposite. The average home is usually 5 to 10 times dirtier than the air outside, and since the 1970s we've built homes…

  28. 289. You've Been Detoxing Wrong This Whole Time ft. Dr. Rahm, Dr. Kim & Dr. Peatross

    · 15 min · S1 E287

    Most people grab a binder or start a cleanse and go straight to war on mold, Lyme, and heavy metals. Doing it in that order can make you far sicker than the toxins ever did. In this one, we break down why your drainage…

  29. 288. Koa Smith: You're Facing Your Fear the Wrong Way. A Top Big-Wave Surfer's Method

    · 1 h 01 min · S1 E287

    You think some people are just born without fear, but my guest Koa Smith has spent 15 years paddling into waves big enough to kill him, and he'll tell you the opposite: fear never leaves, the whole game is what you do…

  30. 287. Live at the Southern Utah Holistic Health Summit 2026

    · 1 h 24 min · S1 E287

    For 22 years, I predicted death for life insurance companies. One pattern showed up in file after file: most "genetic" conditions have no gene behind them. Ask your doctor which gene causes your blood pressure, your…

  31. 286. Dr. Jordan Metzl: Why Movement Is a First-Line Drug for Depression

    · 1 h 08 min · S1 E286

    I sat down with Dr. Jordan Metzl, a sports-medicine physician who's convinced that the reason most of us can't stay consistent isn't discipline or knowledge, it's motivation, and he says you can actually engineer it by…

  32. 285. Your Skin Tells the Truth in Ways You Never Expected - Dr. Vali, Dr. Barbara Sturm, & Danica Patrick

    · 40 min · S1 E285

    You've been told your skin is aging because of what's happening on the outside, but I think the real fire is inflammation coming from the inside. I'm not saying the sun is the enemy; I'm saying the processed seed oils…

  33. 284. Dr. Bill Rawls: The Doctor Who Got Sick and Discovered What Doctors Miss

    · 1 h 11 min · S1 E284

    You've been told your fatigue, brain fog, and aching joints are just getting older. My guest today says that's the wrong answer and he'd know. Dr. Bill Rawls is a fourth-generation physician whose body broke down so…

  34. 283. Turmeric vs Fish Oil for Inflammation: Which Is Better?

    · 11 min

    Your fatigue, achy joints, and bad gut days might not be aging; they could be signs you're quietly inflamed. In this episode, I break down how to tell if chronic inflammation has set in, why it's driving some of the…

  35. 282. Dr. Taryn Marie Stejskal: You're Not Resilient. You're Just Coping. Here’s 5 Practices of Highly Resilient People

    · 1 h 11 min

    Roughly 82% of autoimmune diseases show up in women, and the cause may not be what you think. In this episode, I sit down with resilience researcher Dr. Taryn Marie to unpack how the stress you hide rewires your…

  36. 281. Dr. Phil Reveals The Exercise That Rewires Your Brain in Minutes

    · 34 min · S1 E281

    In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Phil to unpack the simple habits behind five decades of work in human behavior, why anxiety is fear without a real threat, the four questions he asks himself to stay honest, and the…

  37. 280. Will Harlow: STOP Losing Muscle After 50 (Do This Instead)

    · 53 min

    A 30-second test with nothing but a chair can tell you whether you'll be independent or dependent at 80. Most people score lower than they expect and don't find out until something goes wrong. Here's the stat that…

  38. 279. There's Microplastics Already Inside Your Body. Here’s How to Detox Microplastics Fast

    · 13 min · S1 E279

    You might think microplastics are an ocean problem, but research suggests you're carrying roughly a credit card's worth of plastic inside your body right now, circulating through your bloodstream and settling into your…

  39. 278. Dr. Jason Snibbe: On Why Meniscus Surgery Backfires, Prehab, Peptides, & Robotic Joint Surgery

    · 57 min

    Most people are told a torn meniscus needs surgery to "clean it out". But in this episode, orthopedic surgeon Dr. Jason Snibbe tells me that roughly 30% of those patients end up needing a full knee replacement within…

  40. 277. Everything Women Need to Know About Perimenopause, Menopause & Hormone Therapy - Compilation

    · 55 min

    I've brought together some of my best conversations on menopause and perimenopause with Dr. Jessica Shepard, Dr. Vonda Wright, and my wife Sage. Covering why your "normal" labs miss it, how a frozen shoulder can signal…

  41. 276. Dr. John Kim: On Mold Toxicity, Mycotoxins, Heavy Metals, & Cellular Detox

    · 1 h 11 min

    You might think that once you tear out the moldy drywall and move into a clean house, your body finally gets to heal, but in this episode, Dr. John Kim and I get into why so many people do everything right and still…

  42. 275. Brandon Sawalich: On The Science of Hearing Loss, Dementia Prevention & AI Hearing Technology

    · 37 min

    One in six teenagers right now has measurable hearing loss, and almost nobody is talking about it. In this conversation with Brandon Sawalich of Starkey Hearing Technologies, we pull back the curtain on what Brandon…

  43. 274. Dr. Courtney Conley: Dementia, 4,000 Steps, Big Toe & The 6th Vital Sign

    · 1 h 00 min · S1 E274

    I sat down with Dr. Courtney Conley and what she told me stopped me cold…your walking speed can predict dementia up to seven years before the first cognitive symptom appears, which is why scientists are arguing it…

  44. 273. Anthony Geisler: UFC, Pilates, $8T Longevity & ULC

    · 41 min · S1 E273

    You wouldn't look at Anthony Geisler today and guess he was 145 pounds at six feet tall, a burned-out kid working too hard, eating too little, and sleeping less. Then a doctor gave him three pieces of advice, and…

  45. 272. Garry Lineham "Human Garage": Fascia, Stored Trauma, C-Sections & Leann Rimes Release

    · 56 min

    You're stretching wrong, and I didn't believe it either until Garry Lineham put his hands on me and corrected a decades-old flat arch, a torn bicep tendon limitation, and my hip rotation in 5 minutes! In this episode,…

  46. 271. Dr. Stephanie Haridopolos: On Screen Harms in Kids & the Surgeon General's New Advisory

    · 43 min · S1 E271

    Since 2010, math scores in 13-year-olds have dropped 14%, reading has dropped 7%, and by 2050, 40% of kids are projected to have myopia and the Surgeon General's office just connected that curve to the screen in your…

  47. 270. Dr. Tania Dempsey: Mast Cells, Chronic Fatigue, & Hidden Inflammation

    · 1 h 08 min · S1 E270

    Up to 1 in 5 people may have this condition and never know it and the diagnoses they've been handed instead, from PCOS to IBS to chronic fatigue, may all be pointing at the same hidden cause. In this episode, I sit…

  48. 269. Mark Manson: On Killing Your Dream, "The Subtle Art," Anxiety & Depression

    · 1 h 23 min · S1 E269

    The quickest way to kill a dream is to achieve it. That's how Mark Manson opened our conversation, and it hit me harder than I expected. We get into altitude sickness, the arrival fallacy, and why the one variable that…

  49. 265. Tyler LeBaron: Hydrogen Water, Mitochondrial Health, Selective Antioxidants, & Longevity

    · 1 h 52 min · S1 E265

    Could the smallest molecule in the universe be one of the most powerful tools for your health? I brought Dr. Tyler LeBaron, the world’s leading molecular hydrogen researcher, onto the Ultimate Human Podcast to break…

  50. 268. What Is Glutathione? Here Are the Uses, Benefits & Science

    · 15 min · S1 E268

    There's one molecule inside every cell of your body that you can't live without and by middle age, your production of it has dropped substantially from where it was in your twenties. Once you understand what it does,…

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