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30 Grams of Protein at Breakfast: The Simple Habit for Metabolism, Muscle, and Longevity In this Healthy CEO podcast episode, Jason argues that “winning the morning” includes strategically timing nutrition, especially getting at least 30 grams of protein at breakfast, to improve metabolism, body composition, energy, and aging. He challenges the assumption that skipping breakfast or only drinking coffee until noon is always healthier, noting research suggesting how you break a fast affects fat loss, muscle preservation, metabolic health, cognitive performance, and longevity. He explains protein’s benefits—higher thermic effect, better blood sugar stability, and greater satiety—and links muscle to healthy aging, citing age-related muscle loss and the role of mTOR and leucine (about 2.5–3 grams per meal). He gives breakfast protein examples and suggests essential amino acids as a practical option for intermittent fasters to support muscle without a full meal, recommending a one-week experiment. 00:00 Morning Protein Setup 01:02 30g Breakfast Challenge 01:44 Fasting and Metabolism 02:54 Why 30g Works 03:56 Muscle and mTOR 05:05 What 30g Looks Like 05:24 EAAs for Intermittent Fasters 06:57 Longevity and Weekly Experiment 08:10 Wrap Up and Disclaimer

Supplements Aren’t the Answer: Exercise, Blood Work, and the NAD Hype Jason Wright, co-founder and CEO of Authentic Health Partners, explains why he gets frustrated when people ask what supplements to take before addressing basics like exercise, sleep, hydration, diet, stress, and relationships. Using questions about NAD (often via NR/NMN precursors or injections) as the catalyst, he says there’s no panacea and nothing will outperform movement, sunshine, and avoiding over-nourishment; he notes calorie restriction is strongly correlated with longevity in studies but not proven causal. He describes Huberman’s NAD use as anecdotal and cautions against copying a “one person study” without considering the full lifestyle context and overall cellular health. Wright recommends getting blood work, consulting a physician, doing research (including randomized controlled trials), and keeping supplementation simple; personally he takes his company’s foundational stack plus creatine and glutathione, and warns GLP-1 users about under-nourishing and losing muscle. 00:00 Why Supplements Trigger Me 01:52 Fix The Basics First 04:09 Longevity Talk Calorie Restriction 05:55 NAD Explained And The Hype 08:49 Huberman N Of One Reality 12:32 How I Answer NAD Questions 16:02 What I Actually Take Daily 17:28 Cell Health Car Engine Analogy 22:21 No Panacea Holistic Health 23:47 GLP 1 Caution And Muscle Loss 25:47 Do Your Homework Closing 27:42 Medical Disclaimer

Creatine Beyond Muscle: Cognitive Benefits, Supplement Basics, and Pragmatic Sports Nutrition with Dr. Jose Antonio Jason Wright interviews Dr. Jose Antonio about creatine’s mainstream status, dosing (3–5 g/day vs. 10–20 g/day), and emerging cognition data, noting higher doses may be needed to raise brain creatine and benefits appear mainly under stress such as sleep deprivation, with vegans/vegetarians responding more. Antonio argues for a pragmatic approach that values RCTs but also real-world evidence, and debunks myths about “better” creatine forms (monohydrate is best studied), puffiness, and liver/kidney harm. He recommends focusing on exercise first, then basics like post-workout protein, creatine, a multivitamin, and omega-3s, with performance aids (sodium bicarbonate, beta-alanine, nitrates, carbs) depending on sport. They discuss EAAs, fasting, GLP-1 weight loss and lean mass loss, and Antonio’s current research on energy drinks (mostly caffeine), beta-hydroxybutyrate, and a planned creatine/eye-tracking study relevant to sports. Antonio invites listeners to the ISSN conference in Fort Lauderdale (June 17–19). 00:00 Creatine Comes Full Circle 03:56 Creatine Mainstream and Brain Dosing 05:33 Science Pragmatism Over Purism 11:17 Mechanisms Sleep and Vegans 14:40 Creatine Myths and Forms 18:00 Safety Kidneys and Liver 20:02 Simple Supplement Stack Over 40 28:27 EAAs Protein and Fasting 31:43 GLP-1s and Lean Mass Concerns 33:25 GLP-1 Lean Mass Tradeoffs 34:28 Body Positivity Backlash 35:46 Staying On Drugs Long Term 37:06 Building Exercise Habits 42:21 Health Over Vanity 42:59 Sponsor Authentic Health 44:30 Supplements Compliance Reality 48:08 Energy Drinks And BHB 49:57 Creatine For Eye Tracking 54:38 Training For Longevity 58:01 Lateral Movement And Balance 01:00:12 Conference Invite And Wrap 01:01:21 Medical Disclaimer

Hannah Anderson on MAHA, Prevention, and Cutting Through Healthcare Bureaucracy On The Healthy CEO, host Jason interviews Hannah Anderson, AFPI’s director of health policy and former deputy chief of staff for Robert F. Kennedy at HHS, about advancing MAHA from a wellness rallying cry into actionable policy. Anderson describes her Texas roots, her path into health policy, and the challenge of executing reforms inside a massive bureaucracy where incentives favor slowness and process can be used to obstruct priorities. She explains AFPI’s role in transition planning and in developing patient-first ideas, especially around prevention, wearables, and making healthcare dollars support proactive health rather than only government-defined “preventive” services under the USPSTF framework. The discussion contrasts U.S. acute-care excellence with poor prevention, critiques diagnose-and-prescribe medicine, and emphasizes practical, broadly accessible MAHA principles: solutions for everyone, realistic 70% adherence, and individual responsibility for taking back one’s health. 00:00 Welcome and Guest Intro 00:44 Sponsor Foundational Stack 02:22 Meet Hannah On Air 04:55 Texas Roots and MAHA 06:20 From Spring to DC 08:09 Making HHS About Health 13:33 Cutting Through Bureaucracy 22:24 Why She Joined AFPI 25:56 Prevention and Wearables 29:07 Obamacare Prevention Rules 29:58 Symptoms Over Root Causes 32:23 Primary Care Burnout 34:17 Prevention Versus Rescue Care 35:13 Wearables For Self Insight 37:47 CGM Sleep Food Lessons 40:25 Data Driven Prevention Policy 48:21 Making Maha For Everyone 53:21 Incentives For Healthy Metrics 55:40 Take Back Your Health 57:13 Closing And Medical Disclaimer

Healthy CEO Show: Dr. Joe Jacko on Longevity, Testosterone, and Taking Control of Your Health Host Jason Wright interviews Dr. Joe Jacko about regenerative medicine, longevity, and his critique of modern “sick care.” Jacko recounts his path from internal and sports medicine into men’s health and a concierge-style practice focused on lifestyle, hormone replacement, and comprehensive testing, arguing medical training and care are shaped by pharmaceutical funding, insurance limits, and hospital employment. They discuss testosterone therapy (targeting symptom improvement and upper-third reference ranges), common low-testosterone symptoms, and why standard primary-care labs often omit testosterone. Jacko outlines how fee-for-service restricts time and testing, contrasts it with integrated models like We Are The Armory, and explains his book, influenced by COVID-era concerns about research presentation and industry influence. Practical takeaways include prioritizing nutrition, strength training, sleep, stress management, learning, and purpose; using GLP-1s only with strength training and diet support; fasting/sauna habits; and exploring broader functional testing while avoiding overreacting to isolated abnormal results. 00:00 Show Opening 00:26 Meet Dr Joe Jocko 01:40 From Sports to Longevity 03:12 Testosterone Replacement Basics 05:06 Symptoms Over Lab Ranges 06:58 Why Primary Care Misses It 09:59 Sick Care System Origins 12:21 Fee for Service Pressures 14:31 Holistic Concierge Model 19:19 Writing Bamboozled Duped 22:53 Building Patient Agency 25:32 Natural Testosterone Boosters 28:05 Cardio Only Wakeup Call 28:41 Resistance Training For Longevity 30:41 GLP One Muscle Loss Risks 32:37 Longevity First Principles 34:48 Daily Habits Fasting Sauna 37:00 Mindset Hacks For Movement 40:00 Protein Keto And Meal Timing 41:43 Fasting As Calorie Restriction 45:29 Healthspan Thesis And Advocacy 47:52 Labs Gut Health And Testing 49:55 Where To Find Dr Jacko 50:48 Medical Disclaimer Closing

Dr. Jerry Mixon on Longevity Medicine: Hormones, Body Fat, Muscle, and Senescent Cells Dr. Jerry Mixon describes “longevity medicine” as treating aging—the progressive loss of capacity—as a medical problem focused on healthspan, not vanity. He shares that at 78 he has maintained a global hormone balance targeted to a healthy 25-year-old range for 31 years, enabling significant strength and endurance gains compared with age 50, and argues more older men should live energetic lives. Mixon emphasizes reducing excess body fat as a priority because fat acts as an inflammatory gland linked to chronic disease, while muscle acts as a healing gland producing beneficial proteins; he advocates building muscle and managing blood sugar/insulin resistance. He explains mitochondrial fragility, senescent “zombie” cells, and immune-system decline, discusses using senolytics such as dasatinib plus quercetin, and describes developing testing to measure senescent T-cell load. The conversation also covers clinic protocols, lifestyle micro-bursts of exercise, family priorities, and aligning healthcare incentives toward prevention. 00:00 Rewriting Old Age 01:46 Longevity Medicine Defined 03:24 Aging as Disease 05:05 How We Peak and Decline 06:15 What Aging Really Is 08:24 From 50 to 78 11:38 Mindset and Metrics 14:52 Start With Getting Lean 17:13 Fat vs Muscle Signals 18:56 Hormones Back to 25 20:26 Testosterone Myths 24:07 Risks and Screening 25:54 Inside the Clinic Process 29:00 Fat Inflammation Cascade 33:20 Insulin Resistance Explained 36:32 GLP-1s and Muscle 37:45 Mitochondria 101 41:14 Senescent Cell Zombies 42:41 Autophagy and Immune Cleanup 44:31 Immune System Senescence 46:10 Hormones and Senescent Load 48:54 Clearing Senescent Cells 50:33 Lifestyle Levers Exercise 53:21 Senolytics and Measuring SASP 56:54 Testing Immune Senescence 58:29 COVID and Aging Immunity 01:01:17 Personal Results and Routine 01:08:26 Family Legacy and Purpose 01:12:54 Reforming Healthcare Incentives 01:19:42 Wrap Up and Disclaimer

Jason interviews Dr. Nyan Patel about 26 years of research on peptides and glutathione, which Patel describes as a “worker bee” peptide that does work rather than signaling. Patel explains why oral, liposomal, and even IV glutathione fail to reliably reach cells, and how he developed a topical, polysaccharide-based delivery method that transfers cell-to-cell and uses mucosal routes, with skin as the most practical. They discuss glutathione decline starting around ages 30–35, lifestyle and environmental depleters (alcohol, smoke, pollutants, detergents), and Patel’s view that boosting levels can improve health span. The conversation transitions to Patel’s new skincare products, including GHK copper tripeptide, vitamin C “citrine,” and simplified serums/creams designed for absorption, plus practical advice on hydration and sleep.

00:00 Peptides Then and Now

00:47 Glutathione and Skincare Tease

02:22 Premium Packaging and Glass

04:27 Why Delivery and Absorption Matter

06:08 Peptides vs Worker Bees

12:19 Cracking Topical Glutathione

15:05 Why Oral and IV Fall Short

19:08 Polysaccharide Transport Breakthrough

22:08 Pandemic Wake Up Call

25:16 Glutathione Decline With Age

35:38 Aging Skin and Copper Peptides

37:29 What Is GHK Copper

37:49 Plasma to GHK Copper

38:48 Dirty Plasma Aging

40:42 Creating Copper Peptide

41:54 Award and Skin Scan

47:28 Simple Skincare System

49:01 Serums and Creams

52:15 Glutathione Dosing

54:20 Retinol vs DMAE

57:06 Water and Sleep Basics

59:55 Hair and Gray Claims

01:02:33 Wrap Up and Disclaimer

Unlocking Optimal Health: The Rebel Health Journey

John Goldman is an entrepreneur and health-optimization advocate best known as the founder of Rebel Health Alliance (RHA), a membership-based personalized health and wellness company that aims to offer integrated, customized medical guidance beyond typical primary care.

Goldman’s journey into health advocacy began from his own frustrations with conventional healthcare. Despite regular checkups and following standard medical advice, he experienced persistent fatigue, brain fog, and declining well-being. After consulting with a friend in the health-optimization space and dramatically improving his own health through access to elite medical resources, he became determined to democratize that kind of care. This led him to launch Rebel Health Alliance, with the stated goal of breaking down barriers between traditional healthcare and tailored, patient-focused preventative and optimization medicine.

Under his leadership, RHA promotes coordinated care through an interdisciplinary team of healthcare professionals, including physicians, dietitians, genetic counselors, and wellness coaches. The approach integrates advanced diagnostics, personalized planning, and lifestyle guidance, aiming to help members optimize health outcomes rather than just treat illness.

In this episode of The Healthy CEO, Jason sits down with John to discuss his personal health transformation and the genesis of Rebel Health. They delve into the importance of comprehensive health assessments, the impact of lifestyle changes, and how Rebel Health offers world-class, full-spectrum health services to optimize wellness. John shares practical advice for those looking to assess their own health metrics and emphasizes the significance of leading a healthy lifestyle for both personal benefit and as an example for family. Tune in for insights on optimizing your health and wellness with a data-driven and personalized approach.

00:00 A Wake-Up Call: My Health Crisis

01:19 Welcome to Rebel Health

02:11 The Modern Health Dilemma

04:02 Personal Health Journey

07:49 The Power of Data in Health

13:48 Rebel Health's Comprehensive Approach

26:45 The Role of Wearable Data

31:01 Exploring CGM Technology

31:47 The Importance of Postprandial Ambulation

32:12 Our Unique Approach to Healthcare

33:29 Understanding Hidden Health Issues

36:43 The Role of Cardio and Strength Training

43:15 The Endocrine Benefits of Muscle

48:29 Leading by Example in Health

49:37 Getting Started with Health Assessments

57:50 Final Thoughts and Contact Information