

The Joel Evan Show
Joel Evan
🔥 The Joel Evan Show is where disruptors in health, wellness, entrepreneurship, and mindset share their best-kept secrets. If you’re obsessed with longevity, peak performance, and breaking limits, this podcast delivers raw, unfiltered conversations with the boldest thinkers and innovators in the game. Get ready to challenge everything you thought you knew—and level up. 🚀
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Sep 26, 2023 • 56min
Science Backed Tips To Boost Mental Energy & Optimize Brain Health - Dr. NIck Bitz [Neurohacker]
Dr. Nick Bitz is a Naturopathic Physician and Senior VP of Product Development at Neurohacker Collective who specializes in Ayurvedic Medicine. He holds a Doctorate degree in Naturopathic Medicine from Bastyr University and is a leading voice in the natural products industry. Dr. Bitz is also an expert in nootropics, anti-aging medicine, biohacking, herbology, nutrition, and dietary supplements, and has dedicated his career to finding innovative solutions to combat the negative aspects of aging.
In this podcast, we get into:
âś… How nootropics can boost brain health & why most people need them
âś… How nootropics affect cognition & focus
âś… What are senolytics and aging? How Neurohacker is addressing these issues
âś… The top supplements & herbs for brain health
To learn more or try some of the products Dr.Nick Bitz mentions on the podcast, go to https://neurohacker.com/ and try their flagship product Qualia Mind.

Sep 21, 2023 • 47min
Transforming Grief through Breathwork: A Powerful Healing Experience - Brandon Groux [Breakup Coach]
Brandon Groux, expert breathworker, and Breakup Recovery Coach joins me on the podcast to tell his own personal struggles with relationships and emotions that led him to men's work and the powerful healing breathwork modality that he now teaches and uses with other men in his coaching. I have personally experienced Brandon's breathwork, and it unexpectedly left me crying. Brandon is also pioneering his own style of breathwork for other coaches or those who want to take their breathwork to another level with One Aether.
In this podcast we get into:
âś… how unprocessed emotions get trapped and how breathwork can unlock them
âś… how to unleash your inner power and trust your heart's decision-making
âś… why men need community more than ever now
âś… Brandon's powerful morning routine

Sep 19, 2023 • 54min
Everyday Cleaning Products Shut Down Fertility & Detox Systems, & Non-Toxic Cleaning Products That Actually Work! - Allison Evans & Kelly Love [Branch Basics]
I've got the founders of the hit non-toxic cleaning supplies, Branch Basics, Alisson Evans & Kelly Love. Allison Evans was diagnosed with PCOS at a young age, Allison removed all toxic chemicals from her environment and began eating real, whole foods, which resulted in her symptoms completely disappearing. Her healing journey inspired her to co-found Branch Basics to help others experience how to truly thrive in their health. Allison has dedicated herself to helping others reap the benefits of clean living.
Kelly Love is an advocate for using Food as Medicine and advocates that switching to a pure, natural lifestyle is powerful even for those who consider themselves healthy. Through co-founding Branch Basics, she’s experienced just how much our everyday choices impact our quality of life and is passionate about helping and educating others.
In this podcast we get into:
âś… How the two overcame their own personal health journeys via non-toxic living
âś… Swapping existing cleaning products for alternatives
âś… Vetting your ingredients on labels
✅ Branch Basics’ DTC strategy and online community
âś… Toss The Toxins, a first-of-its-kind proactive healthcare measure to discover the power of removing harmful products that pollute your home and body

Sep 14, 2023 • 47min
Unlock Weight Loss With Powerful Prebiotics, Why Fiber Is Crucial For Gut & Mental Health Despite Carnivore Claims - Marc Washington [SuperGut]
I've got Marc Washington, the CEO of Supergut, former executive of Beachbody, P90X and more, and expert on all things nutrition, biohacking, and gut health on the show today to talk about the importance of fiber and prebiotics.
In this show, we get into:
âś… The gut-brain connection and its impact on mental health, explaining the science behind how the gut and brain communicate, and how imbalances in the gut can contribute to mental health conditions like anxiety and depression.
âś… The latest research on gut health and metabolic health & obesity
âś… The benefits of personalized gut health testing - Supergut offers personalized testing to identify imbalances in the gut and provide tailored recommendations for improving gut health.
âś… The importance of fiber and prebiotics in every diet and why carnivore is not ideal for most

Sep 12, 2023 • 42min
Experiential Billionaire: Build a Life Rich in Experiences and Die With No Regrets - Joe Huff & Bridget Hilton
What is Experiential Billionaire: Build a Life Rich in Experiences And Die With No Regrets? Our entire lives, we are taught to measure our wealth in currency. But when we reach the end, the number-one regret of the dying isn’t about money. It’s about experiences they wished they’d had—but didn’t.
Our experiences are the real wealth of our lives. But far too many of us lack a real plan for how to seek out and invest in them. Instead, we postpone our personal goals to “someday” and put them off until it’s too late.
Joe Huff and Bridget Hilton started life with zero connections, money, fame, or education. By leaning into the joy of remarkable experiences, they ended up working with A-list celebrities, visiting fifty-plus countries and all fifty states, giving away millions of dollars for social good, speaking on stage with Sir Richard Branson, and much more.
Their bestselling book, Experiential Billionaire unlocks the secrets to living a truly fulfilling and regret-free life in a guidebook backed by compelling research, told through gripping real stories, and filled with actionable takeaways.
In this podcast, we get into:
âś… Why 94% of people don't get around to building a rich life?âś… The best place to visit for food and nature in the world.
âś… How to live a rich life of experiences as a parent with kids
âś… The most surprising thing they learned from traveling all around the world

Sep 8, 2023 • 55min
The Hidden Powers of Mushrooms Revealed: Unlocking their Medicinal Potential - Jeff Chilton [Nammex]
Jeff Chilton, raised in Pacific Northwest, studied ethno-mycology at the University of Washington in the late sixties and started working on a commercial mushroom farm in Olympia, Washington in 1973. Jeff co-authored the highly acclaimed book, The Mushroom Cultivator, which was published in 1983. In the 1980’s he operated a mushroom spawn business and in 1989 he started Nammex, a business that introduced medicinal mushrooms to the US nutritional supplement industry. In 1997 he organized the first organic mushroom production
seminar in China.
Jeff’s company, Nammex was the first to offer a complete line of Certified Organic mushroom extracts to the US nutritional supplement industry. Nammex extracts are used by many supplement companies and are noted for their high quality based on scientific analysis of the active compounds.
In this podcast we get into:
âś… What are the nutritional benefits of mushrooms?
âś… What is the difference between mushroom and mycelium?
âś… What are beta-glucans and how do they work?
âś… The most powerful medicinal mushroom if you could only pick one
✅ How do I know I’m purchasing a quality mushroom supplement?

Sep 6, 2023 • 53min
Unconventional Healing: Body Alignment, Optimization & Pain-Free Living - Faysal Abi
Faysal Abi is back for Round 2 on the "The Joel Evan Show" podcast. If you don't know Faysal, he's one of the best bodyworkers I've ever met. After suffering a debilitating back injury from a car accident, Faysal became intimately familiar with the traditional or, “expert” approach to chronic pain and injury: pharmaceutical drugs, physical therapy, and finally surgery.
When that formula failed to provide any relief, Faysal began to study the human body’s design, function, pain, and the mind-body connection. After several certifications including yoga, Massage Therapy, and Posture Alignment, Faysal pieced together a powerful approach to helping people with chronic pain or those simply looking to optimize their body by increasing their strength and flexibility.
With his roots in martial arts, yoga, extreme fitness and sports, Faysal is well-versed in the demands of an active body. He specializes in correcting people’s posture, lessening chronic pain, and improving flexibility and strength through training.
Faysal is a full-time Body Worker, Posture Alignment Specialist, Yoga teacher & Yoga Teacher Trainer based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Faysal is also a student of the Damanhur School of Meditation, a hypnotherapist and a believer in the mind-body connection.
In this episode, we get into:
âś… Intuitive healing, is it even possible?
âś… Why shamans, osteopaths, chiropractors & other healers come to see him
âś… The biggest problem with current health system
âś… How emotions affect physical health & pain

Aug 31, 2023 • 19min
The Power of Community: Why Loneliness is More Dangerous than Smoking - David Siegel [Meetup.com]
David Siegel is the CEO of Meetup, the largest platform for finding and building local community. He has over 20 years of experience as a technology and digital media executive leading organizations through innovative product development, rapid revenue growth, and digital traffic acceleration. Prior to joining Meetup, David was CEO of Investopedia and before that, President of Seeking Alpha. David holds a BA in Philosophy, Politics & Economics and an MBA from the University of Pennsylvania. He is an adjunct professor at Columbia University where he teaches strategic planning and entrepreneurship. He hosts the podcast Keep Connected, which is dedicated to the power of community. David’s book, Decide & Conquer, (HarperCollins) lays out the framework for decision-making that leaders can use to ensure organizational and personal success.In this podcast we talk about:✅ Why we have a loneliness epidemic and what you can do about it ✅ The most popular Meetup group✅ How David brought back a company that was millions of dollars in the red✅ The #1 core leadership principle

Aug 29, 2023 • 49min
The Top Hidden Toxins & How To Detox & Regain Your Health - Dr. Wendie Trubow
Wendie Trubow, MD, MBA, IFM certified practitioner, is passionate about helping women optimize their health and lives as a functional medicine gynecologist. Through her struggles with mold and metal toxicity, Celiac disease, and other health issues, Trubow has developed a deep sense of compassion and expertise for what her patients are facing. She is the co-author of Dirty Girl: Ditch the Toxins, Look Great, and Feel Freaking Amazing. Issues like joint pain, fatigue, hair loss, eczema and plain old smelly gas plague billions of people. Sure, we blame it on our age, we blame it on our upbringing, we even blame it on our parents. But the truth is that countless chronic illnesses develop and persist because of the air we breathe, the food we eat, and the environment around us every single day. Toxins are everywhere and washing your hands for 20 seconds or more is only going to solve part of the problem.In this podcast we get into:✅ How do environmental toxins affect our health and immunity? What are some of the biggest misunderstandings about toxins?✅ What are some of the most common types and sources of environmental toxins nowadays?✅ Which kind of therapeutic nutrition should you explore for correcting body chemical or nutritional imbalances?✅ How are certain neurodegenerative diseases links to environmental toxins? How can these diseases evolve and progress if no action is taken?✅ Which practical steps can you take right now to protect yourself from environmental toxins? Which supplements—if any—should you explore for better overall immunity and why? What should you completely eliminate from your routine or lifestyle?

Aug 22, 2023 • 55min
The Root Cause of Pain/Inflammation & Top 5 Anti-Inflammatory Supplements - Dr. Joshua Levitt
Dr. Josh Levitt is a naturopathic physician with a degree in physiology from UCLA, a doctorate in naturopathic medicine from Bastyr University, residency training in integrative medicine, over ten years of precepting medical residents from the Yale School of Medicine, and over 20 years of direct clinical experience with thousands of patients.He has helped thousands of patients with natural solutions to common, chronic, and complex medical problems. His primary focus is on painful orthopedic and musculoskeletal conditions and helping people understand and treat their pain at the source. As such... natural, integrative, nutritional, and herbal treatments for inflammation, muscle tension, biomechanics/posture, and mind-body medicine for pain management are core talking points.Dr. Levitt is also the co-founder and medical director at UpWellness which is an8-figure company where he created a line of premium natural products that work.In this episode, we get into:âś… Root causes of Joint Pain (Arthritis, Inflammation, Specific Painful Conditions)âś… What's better, medicinal mushrooms or adaptogenic herbs for stress? âś… Top 5 Best Anti-Inflammatory Supplementsâś… Why cervical disc disease is on the rise