Smarter Not Harder podcast

Dr. Bret Scher: Revolutionizing Mental Health Through Metabolic Therapy and the Ketogenic Diet
Aug 02, 2023
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Bret Scher joins our host Dr. Scott Sherr to give one-cent solutions to life’s $64,000 questions that include: What is the true definition of metabolic health, and why is metabolic health so poor in the United States? How does the ketogenic diet affect various types of cardiology markers? Why is it important to think about metabolic flexibility in the context of whether you're metabolically healthy or not?
Dr. Kiran Krishnan: Revolutionizing Health Through Gut Microbiota
Jul 26, 2023
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Kiran Krishnan joins our host Dr. Ted Achacoso to give one-cent solutions to life’s $64,000 questions that include: What are the most exciting clinical developments in the field of gut microbiota and probiotic supplementation? How do outer membrane vesicles violate the dogma that bacteria and human cells should not communicate directly?  Why is the gut microbiota now considered an organ in the body that is postnatal, or an organ that grows right after birth?
Dr. Tommy Wood: Health Optimization at Every Stage of Life
Jul 19, 2023
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Tommy Wood joins our host Boomer Anderson to give one-cent solutions to life’s $64,000 questions that include: What types of markers should you be testing, and when are they necessary? What can those in the general population be doing to optimize their health, specifically minimizing cognitive decline and physical decline as they age? What do elite level athletes and elite level professionals do differently?
Dr. Ted Achacoso: The GABA System, Brain Function, and Health Optimization
Jul 13, 2023
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Ted Achacoso joins our host Dr. Scott Sherr to give one-cent solutions to life’s $64,000 questions that include: What is GABA, and why do we need it? How is GABA synthesized? What are some of the conditions and syndromes that are related to GABA deficiency?
Dr. Susan Rossell: Body Dysmorphia, Psychedelic Treatment, and the Potential of Psilocybin-Assisted Therapy
Jul 05, 2023
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Susan Rossell joins our host Jodi Duval to give one-cent solutions to life’s $64,000 questions that include: What is psilocybin, and what effects does it have on the brain? What are the potential risks of psilocybin, and what could go wrong during psilocybin experiences? What is the connection between psilocybin and body dysmorphic disorder?
Dr. Ted Achacoso: Mitochondrial Health & Misconceptions, and the Holobiont Perspective
Jun 28, 2023
In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, our guest Dr. Ted Achacoso joins our host Boomer Anderson to give one-cent solutions to life’s $64,000 questions that include:   What are some things that are commonly misunderstood about the mitochondria? How are common drugs in the anti-aging world poisoning the mitochondrial complexes?  Why is the holobiont perspective particularly important for the mitochondria?