Gladden Longevity Podcast -- formerly Living Beyond 120

On this episode of Living Beyond 120, Mark and Dr. Gladden invite Daniel Chao on the show to talk about the benefits of using Halo Sport, a brain muscle stimulator that can help you develop muscle memory faster. Chao describes how the device works and improves neuroplasticity. They explore the various ways this can benefit your brain and body. Dr. Gladden reports the many ways the Halo Sport has helped him personally during and after using it. They discuss how Halo Sport can help in the short term, as well as its ability to improve cognitive function as people age. About the guest: Daniel Chao is a neurotech entrepreneur, specializing in devices that improve brain performance. Most recently, Daniel co-founded Halo Neuroscience, a human performance company based in San Francisco, and was the company's CEO until March 2019. While CEO, Daniel lead the launch of the world's first consumer neurostimulation system, Halo Sport. Prior to Halo, Daniel was the head of business development at NeuroPace, where he helped raise $250M in capital to develop the world's first closed-loop neuromodulation device, winning FDA approval for the treatment of epilepsy in a unanimous 13-0 vote. Before NeuroPace, Daniel was a consultant at McKinsey & Company and he received his M.D. and M.S. in neuroscience from Stanford University. Follow Daniel and his company on Twitter

Caspar Szulc joins Mark and Dr. Gladden on this episode of Living Beyond 120 to explain what he and his team are doing at Innovative Medicine to reshape the medical paradigm. He discusses his background, with a father who practiced integrative medicine and a mother who was a psychologist, in which he was taught the mindset of tending to a whole body, mind and spirit together. They discuss some of Caspar's own health regimen based on his gathered knowledge and experiences. He explains the ways the New York Center for Innovative Medicine is applying these philosophies to improve health, longevity and performance for others through personalized medicine. They consider a number of topics about improving and reclaiming overall health and wellness, including tackling emotional health and stress, coping with toxicity and much more. About the guest: As President and Co-Founder of Innovative Medicine, Caspar Szulc brings a unique vision that has played a vital role in the growth of the company and breaking into new markets around the world. His "quality first" approach has helped to set the tone of a company that not only bridges that gap of science and nature, but of design and medicine – relentlessly trying to achieve a balance of the two that benefits both practitioner and patient. Caspar was born in Manhattan, New York, and from an early age, he was exposed to a lifestyle of healthy diet, exercise, and a holistic and spiritual mentality by his father, a pioneer in integrative medicine, and mother, a psychologist. Caspar attended Boston University's School of Management where he received degrees in Marketing and Finance. He then worked as a financial analyst before starting the venture now known as Innovative Medicine at the age of 22. As President and Co-Founder of Innovative Medicine, Caspar brings a passion and vision that has played a vital role in the growth of the company and world-renowned medical center and breaking into new markets around the globe. His "quality first" approach has helped to set the tone of a company that not only bridges that gap of science and nature but of design and medicine – relentlessly trying to achieve a balance of the two that benefits both practitioner and patient. An avid traveler and explorer, he has visited 6 continents, 57 countries, and all 50 states in the U.S. His search for new therapies, modalities and how other cultures heal continues to take him to new places around the planet. He has applied the knowledge gained from traveling and his unique upbringing to help others achieve a healthier, happier existence. He enjoys mountain climbing (climbed three of the 7 Summits), tennis (attended all 4 Grand Slams), meditation, exotic foods (has eaten giraffe, zebra, tarantula, and rotten shark among other novel foods), and being a Big Brother to a wonderful Little. Caspar now resides in Battery Park City, NYC. Connect with him on Twitter @CasparSzulc.

On this episode of Living Beyond 120, Mark and Dr. Gladden invite John Vincent to discuss hair loss, a problem many people struggle with as they age. Though it's a widely experienced problem, many people are not aware of the facts behind the causes and treatments for hair thinning and loss. "Hair loss is not life threatening, but it is life changing." John discusses a number of common reasons for hair loss, and he explores many different treatments that have been popular through the years. He considers where a number of these products and treatments fail, and he reveals some of the treatments seeing good results through the hair restoration community. They also discuss some different kinds of treatment helping people to be less self-conscious about thinning hair, including scalp tattoos. About the guest: For 25 years, John Vincent has been one of the most knowledgeable and respected experts in the field of hair restoration. Like many guys in his early 20s, he wasn't happy about going bald. From his own search for the best answer to restore both his hair and self-image, John evolved in a career that made hair loss answers his life's work. Originally as hair replacement clinic owner, later as an executive in the largest group of hair transplantation offices in the nation, and finally a leader in the field of noninvasive hair treatment options, John has maintained a reputation for being on the leading edge of technology options for treating hair loss. He has been interviewed by on local and national television, including the Oprah Winfrey Show, has lectured and written widely about alternatives to baldness, and for more than 10 years was a medical editor of the International Hair Journal. John has authored dozens of articles about hair replacement, including chapters in an international textbook about prosthetic hair design, and has encouraged collaboration between the providers of surgical and non-surgical options to treat baldness. In his lengthy career, John has helped countless individuals regain an appearance they're pleased with, and his clientele range for celebrities, political figures and, interestingly, a couple of "Presidents" in an exhibit at Disney World. To get a free copy of John's book, Hair Loss Dossier, text HAIRLOSS to 31996. Learn more about the book at https://www.facebook.com/HairLossDossier/.

On this episode of Living Beyond 120, Mark and Dr. Gladden explore the benefits of saunas on health and longevity. Dr. Gladden describes the results of a long-term study done in Finland, detailing the reduction of risk from a number of health conditions from regular sauna use. They consider how being in a sauna compares to exercising, and Dr. Gladden explains the benefits you might see from the extreme temperatures of a sauna versus just exercise. The cover how and why saunas can help protect against dementia, cardiovascular disease, aging, and much more.

On this episode, Mark and Dr. Gladden invite Tara Youngblood, co-founder and chief science officer at Kryo Inc. Her company makes the chiliPAD Sleep System, a system that controls the temperature of your bed to help you fall asleep faster and maintain deeper sleep. On the show, they continue a discussion about how important sleep is to overall health, repairing the body, and living a longer, fuller life. About the guest: Tara is a visionary leader in the future of sleep driven health, combining multiple disciplines, including Alternative Medicine, Physics, and Sleep Diagnostics. She works with leading international researchers to further studies on cold therapy and its impact on sleep. Tara authored the leading white paper, connecting over 70 research papers to the effects of temperature and sleep quality. As Co-Founder and executive of Kryo, Tara contributes to the strategic direction and daily operations of the company. As an expert in sleep science, she is also a highly regarded international speaker. Born in Alberta, Canada, Tara is a passionate global traveler, with visits to 5 continents and over a dozen countries. She is involved with multiple community philanthropic activities, including youth sports and international relief trips. Tara is constantly seeking new opportunities to improve the quality of life by those most affected with sleep disorders. Learn more about Kryo products at chilitechnology.com. Follow Tara on Twitter @tlcnyoungblood, Facebook: @ChiliTechnology

On this episode, Dr. Gladden and Mark invite naturopath Penny Kelly on the show to discuss the human energy system, as well as her understanding of the relationship between energy and consciousness after experiencing kundalini. After being diagnosed with a number of physical ailments, including rheumatoid arthritis, Penny took an alternative approach to healing herself. She discusses her philosophy for health and longevity based on her enlightening experiences, aligning her energy, mindset and physical body to work toward optimal health. About the guest: Penny Kelly is an author, teacher, publisher, lecturer, spiritual coach/consultant and Naturopathic Physician. In 1979 she experienced a full, spontaneous awakening of kundalini that completely changed her life. A Tool and Process Engineer for Chrysler Corporation at the time, she eventually left Chrysler and returned to school to study the brain, consciousness, perception, cognition, intelligence and intuition. In 1988, after moving to Lawton in SW Michigan, she began teaching in a dilapidated old barn that eventually became Lily Hill Farm. The barn is now both Learning Center and busy B&B. Today, Penny travels widely teaching classes and conducting workshops on intuition, gardening, food and nutrition. She maintains a worldwide consulting practice that includes both spiritual and nutritional consulting, and fills a number of speaking engagements. Penny also writes books and poetry, raises chickens, beef cows, and grows organic vegetables and small fruits. For 15 years, she was involved in scientific research and investigations into crop circles, consciousness, and plasma physics at Pinelandia Laboratory near Ann Arbor, MI, as the student and later the associate of Dr. Wm. Levengood. Penny holds a degree in Humanistic Studies from Wayne State University, a degree in Naturopathic Medicine from Clayton College of Natural Health, and continues her research into consciousness and perception. Penny is the mother of four children and has written seven books: The Evolving Human The Elves of Lily Hill Farm Robes: A Book of Coming Changes Consciousness and Energy, Vol. 1 – Multi-dimensionality Consciousness and Energy, Vol. 2 – New Worlds of Energy Consciousness and Energy, Vol. 3 – History and Consciousness Getting Well Again Naturally – From The Soil to The Stomach Visit her website: https://consciousnessonfire.com/.

Mark and Dr. Gladden open the show by talking about recent trials using an anti-aging senolytic cocktail. Next, they're joined by Mark White of Vitality Connect to discuss sexuality and aging, specifically the treatment of erectile dysfunction. They discuss how White started his business to help men improve sexual function, leading to his inclusion of GAINSWave® technology as a drug-free, non-invasive treatment with sound waves. The discuss the process involved with treatment and what impressive results some patients have experienced. They also cover some sexual dysfunction issues that the treatment doesn't help, as well as some explorations into helping women also overcome sexual problems. About the guest: Mark White is the CEO of the marketing and branding company, Vitality Connect. The company's mission is to connect health conscious patients with vitality-minded doctors using direct to consumer brands. White's background includes a master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Georgia and professional experience in commercial real estate, investment banking, finance, marketing and venture capitalism. Passionate about helping people optimize vitality and live healthier lives, White created Vitality Connect in 2016 to get the word out about life-changing anti-aging treatments. The first brand of Vitality Connect, developed by White and his team, is GAINSWave®, the premium brand of shockwave therapy used to treat erectile dysfunction and optimize sexual performance. For more information, visit https://healthgains.com/. Physicians can learn more about GAINSWave® here: https://joingainswave.com/.

On this episode of Living Beyond 120, Mark and Dr. Gladden are joined by natural health consultant Denie Hiestand to discuss the energy present in the body. They start the show by discussing further evidence on the benefits of meditation on the brain, based on a recent study. Expanding on the notion of the body as a brain, they consider the electromagnetic fields of the body and how we can use this to promote health and wellness. Denie brings a number of personal stories about his perception of body energy and how he has used this to help people throughout his life. About the guest: Denie Hiestand is a natural health consultant. He was born June 8, 1949, on a dairy farm in Taranaki, New Zealand, to Swiss immigrant parents. The early part of Hiestand's life was spent in New Zealand, immersed in agriculture, dairy farming, and engineering. When his body suffered life-threatening diseases and a total shutdown he turned to Natural Health. He studied many different natural health modalities (including Kinesiology). He is a passionate, highly trained professional with a vast knowledge of the electrical working of the body, with a gifted ability to energetically perceive and determine the cause of electrical disharmony in the body. His understanding and skill help bring the body back into harmony and re-energize the cells, allowing them to function as intended. He also offers nutritional suggestions and lifestyle changes to his clients, as support and maintenance of the cellular work he does. He continues to advocate taking responsibility for one's health and avoiding chemically laced products and eating a healthy high fat, moderate protein, low carbohydrate diet. He is a charismatic public speaker and has been a guest presenter at many conferences and on radio and TV. Over the years Denie has published several books on health and well-being. His early book Journey to Truth published in 1999, candidly discusses his struggle with ego and his eventual spiritual awakening was made into a documentary One Man's Journey to Truth in 2012 and won the Award of Merit at the Lucerne International Film Festival. Electrical Nutrition – A Revolutionary Approach to Eating that Awakens the Body's Natural Electrical Energywas published in 2001 to great acclaim. Over the years Denie has written several articles on health, cancer, skin care that have been summarized in A little book of wisdom published in 2014. Denie's latest book Healthy Beauty, Ageless Beautywas published in the fall of 2016. Here he delves deeper into the timeless subjects of an anti- aging lifestyle, chemicals in skin care, how to slow aging and as always "thinking outside the box." His unbridled passion to understand the dynamics of human health, the latest anti-aging research, breast cancer research, neuroscience and quantum physics pertaining to how the body works, what causes diseases, how the body responds to diseases and how it recovers propelled him into the creation and formulation of theCream – Nature's Superfood for Skin.A colostrum based, all-natural, healthy skin care range of products, with zero chemicals, mineral oils, parabens or preservatives launched in 2012 and continues to break new ground in giving women and their families a healthy choice for skin care. Order his skincare products at https://www.thecream.com/. Follow his company on social media: www.instagram.com/theCream4Health www.facebook.com/theCream4Health www.twitter.com/theCream4Health www.YouTube.com/thePinkCowBrand

Matt Feshbach of AMBROSE Cell Therapy comes back to Living Beyond 120 to talk more about stem cell therapy, bringing stories of real outcomes that patients have experienced after treatment. They offer an overview of stem cell therapy first, including how Feshbach harvests cells for treatment. Feshbach discusses the therapeutic cells located in a person's fat and what role these play in the therapy. They also consider what kind of conditions can benefit from stem cell therapy. Some of the actual patient stories Feshbach covers are the treatment of people who suffer from arthritis, kidney failure, emphysema, Alzheimer's, traumatic injury and more. They talk about how stem cell therapy needs to be utilized in a way that makes sense, as well as what people can do to improve their outcomes if they do take advantage of this kind of treatment. About Matt Feshbach: Matthew (Matt) Feshbach is the Founder and CEO of AMBROSE Cell Therapy. AMBROSE was founded in 2017 with the mission: To help people with chronic degenerative diseases improve symptoms, function and quality of life with adult stem cell therapy. Matt has taken an unconventional path throughout his business career. He did not attend college but instead taught tennis at private homes in Silicon Valley. Through that experience he developed professional and personal relationships with a number of prominent investment managers, who inspired him to study securities analysis and begin investing himself. This led to the co-founding, with his brothers Kurt and Joe, of Feshbach Bros in 1982. Feshbach Bros. managed the first "short-only" hedge fund. Assets under management grew from $20,000 to $1 Billon in 9 years. Matt's investment career, through the ups and downs of the stock market, spanned more than 30 years. In 2009 he and his brother, Joe, began researching adult stem cells and their potential, due to their interest in a publicly traded company. They spoke to researchers from all over the world - Israel to Japan, Holland to Spain, New York to Los Angeles, Chicago to Dallas and so on - to understand the best source of adult stem cells as well as the science, technologies and unmet medical needs they could potentially address. As a result of their research, they came to have a well-informed opinion that fat (adipose) tissue is the most accessible, abundant and potent source of adult stem and regenerative cells. As well, that the mixed population of adipose-derived stem and regenerative cells (ADRCs) could be used to address a broad spectrum of chronic diseases. This has now been validated in the published medical literature. 1 2 3 Along with his brother, Matt founded Okyanos (Oh-key-ah-nos) Cell Therapy in August 2011 in Freeport, Bahamas. The Greek God of Rivers, "Okyanos" symbolizes restoration of blood flow, which is an important mechanism of action of ADRCs. Shortly after helping to create Okyanos, Matt's brother, Joe, sadly died of a cardiac arrest. Joe's death prompted Matt to be even more dedicated his purpose to help patients with chronic disease with their own adult stem cells. In the Bahamas, he drafted the framework for what developed into the Bahamas Stem Cell Research and Therapy Act, while concurrently building and staffing Okyanos. Due to the uncompromising standards set by Matt, Okyanos came to be known as the first cell therapy center of excellence in the world. The passage of House Bill 810, Charlie's Law, in Texas paved the way for Matt to once again set a new standard in cell therapy for complex chronic disease. To be specific, Charlie's Law allows the use of investigational adult stem cell treatments in Texas for patients that have been diagnosed with a terminal illness or severe chronic disease. This is a Right-to-Try Law. The U.S Constitution - Tenth Amendment states - "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people." As such FDA has not taken action against drug companies or providers in the 28 states with medical marijuana laws and the 38 states with laws allowing patients who are terminally ill the right to try experimental drugs without FDA approval (Right to try Laws), respectively. Matthew Feshbach has combined his 3 decades of investment experience with his personal purpose to help others and, for a non-medical person, extraordinary knowledge of the science, technology and protocols of adult stem cell therapy to bring the highest standards of safety, care and potential effectiveness to patients in need. A Nguyen, A et al Stromal vascular fraction: A regenerative reality? Part 1: Current concepts and review of the literature Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (2016) 69, 170e179 Guo et al Stromal vascular fraction: A regenerative reality? Part 2: Current concepts and review of the literature Journal of Plastic, Reconstructive & Aesthetic Surgery (2016) 69, 180e188 JK Fraser PhD and S Kesten MD Autologous Adipose Derived Regenerative Cells: A platform for therapeutic applications Advanced Wound Healing Surgical Technology International XXIX You can contact Feschbach via email or by phone: matt@ambrosecelltherapy.com (727) 743-1510

On this episode of Living Beyond 120, Mark and Dr. Gladden discuss thyroid function and disfunction. The thyroid is a hormone gland in the body that is under the control of the brain, determining the metabolic rate of a cell, through hormone production. One of those things this process does is help the mitochondria put out more ATP, which is "the currency of life." They discuss hypo- and hyperthyroidism, plus some other conditions, and some of the potentially far-reaching health consequences of when one's thyroid doesn't function properly. They consider some of the symptoms that people suffer when people have hypothyroidism, even if common medical tests do not recognize it. Dr. Gladden recommends what people can do to get a more accurate picture of their thyroid health.