
Keeping It Real: Conversations with Jillian Michaels
Jillian Michaels is renowned for transforming lives. Her fearless honesty, passion, and extensive knowledge on health, fitness, and nutrition have made her America’s go to motivator and wellness expert for the past two decades.This new format features an impressive lineup of guests and broadens the conversation to tackle the tough topics which matter the most in helping us better understand ourselves and the world around us.Through in-depth discussions and short form content, Jillian brings valuable insights, inspiring life stories, and actionable advice from leading thinkers, innovators, and change makers in a variety of fields. Her guests aren’t just experts they’re pioneers who’ve reshaped their industries and the way we think. From medicine to mental health, groundbreaking science to current events, relationships to career she explores the frontiers of knowledge and personal development that changes lives. In an era where we’re inundated with conflicting information and compromised narratives, "Keeping It Real" stands out as trusted resource that informs, inspires, and empowers its audience. A forum where the power of dialogue and diverse perspectives reigns supreme and the information shared is actionable for everyone.Tune in, stay curious, and be fearless. Join Jillian and her guests on a journey of growth, comradery, and candor. Together, we can navigate the complexities of our time, break down barriers, and unlock the potential for a better tomorrow!PREVIOUS GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED: Lindsay Vonn. Tony Robbins. Dr. Sanjay Gupta. Suze Orman. Dr. Peter Attia. Lisa Ling. Gary Vee. And many more.
Latest episodes

May 1, 2023 • 1h 14min
The Toxic Products and Harmful Habits That Are Making You Sick, and the Simple Changes That Will Save You, with Darin Olien
Darin Olien, wellness expert, exercise physiologist, and nutritionist joins Jillian to talk about his new book, Fatal Conveniences. Darin breaks down where hidden toxins live in our lives, from ultra-processed foods, cleaning products, hygiene, beauty products, and drinking water, to less likely culprits like EMF’s, chemicals on our clothing, and so much more. Darin shows us how to simply remove all these toxins from our lives to safeguard our health. Then, we look at superfoods with healing powers from the Barukas nut to sea moss. This is an incredibly informative show that is a game changer for your health! Guest Links:The book: Fatal Conveniences: The Toxic Products and Harmful Habits That Are Making You Sick―and the Simple Changes That Will SaveWebsite: https://darinolien.comSocial Media: @darinolienHis company: https://barukas.comFor 25% off The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels, go to www.thefitnessapp.com/podcastdealFollow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindyJillian Michaels Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880466198675549Email your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 24, 2023 • 1h 20min
Understanding Trauma, Building Resilience, and the Power to Heal, with Dr. Gabor Maté
Dr. Gabor Maté, holocaust survivor, physician, global speaker, thought leader, and author of The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture, joins Jillian for this week’s show. He is helping us understand what trauma is, how it impacts us physically as well as psychologically, and most importantly, how to heal from it. Trauma can manifest in every aspect of our lives, from auto immune conditions like multiple sclerosis, fibromyalgia, and rheumatoid arthritis, to abusive relationships, addiction, and more. Dr. Maté walks us through how to transmute pain and suffering into growth, wisdom, depth, empathy and love.Guest Links:Books by Dr. Gabor Maté: · The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness, and Healing in a Toxic Culture· In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts· When the Body Says No· Scattered Minds · Hold On to Your Kids (co-author with Dr. Gordon Neufeld) Gabor’s documentary: The Wisdom of Trauma (2021)Website: www.drgabormate.comInstagram: @gabormatemdTwitter: @DrGaborMateFor 25% off The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels, go to www.thefitnessapp.com/podcastdealFollow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindyJillian Michaels Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880466198675549Email your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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Apr 17, 2023 • 1h 17min
How to Make Your Body 20 Again, with Anti-Aging Biotech Tycoon Bryan Johnson
Bryan Johnson -- anti-aging biotech tycoon, entrepreneur, venture capitalist, writer/author – is on the show today to share how his company Blueprint scientifically looks at longevity and biological age to slow or even neutralize the speed of aging. He explains how he has reached a point where he accumulates aging damage slower than a 10-year-old, and reversed his epigenetic age by 5.1 years! Bryan also shares his eating, sleeping, exercising, supplementing, and other habits and routines he has adopted and developed with a team of 30 doctors. Plus, he gives us the tools to overcome temptation and self sabotage with the Blueprint principles: systems over willpower, data over opinion, harmony over addiction, and developing compounded rates of self-improvement.Guest Links:Instagram: @bryanjohnson_Twitter: @bryan_johnsonWebsites: · https://www.bryanjohnson.co· https://blueprint.bryanjohnson.coFor 25% off The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels, go to www.thefitnessapp.com/podcastdealFollow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindyJillian Michaels Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880466198675549Email your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 10, 2023 • 1h 19min
The Power of Light Medicine, with Dr. Jacob Liberman
If you've been hearing about the power of light medicine recently and want to explore what it can do and how it works, this is the show for you! Dr. Jacob Liberman, a pioneer in the fields of light, vision and consciousness is on to teach us the power of light - physically and psychologically. From vision to hair, mitochondria to mood, we explore light medicine as an extremely powerful tool to improve our health. Guest Links:Website: https://www.jacobliberman.org/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/DrJacobLiberman Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drjacobliberman/ Contact: info@jacobliberman.orgDr. Liberman’s books:· Luminous Life: How the Science of Light Unlocks the Art of Living · Light: Medicine of The Future· Take Off Your Glasses and SeeSubscribe to the mailing list and receive your FREE e-Book copy of Wisdom From an Empty Mind:https://link.edgepilot.com/s/eca9f540/TGhD5nC0rUSx6w9AUZv6vg?u=https://buff.ly/3nBEUwg For 25% off The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels, go to www.thefitnessapp.com/podcastdealFollow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindyJillian Michaels Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880466198675549Email your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Apr 3, 2023 • 57min
How to Lower Cortisol! Top Hormones that Influence Weight & How to Balance Them! The Latest on Ozempic!
This week, Jillian takes us through the top 9 hormones that impact weight and how to balance them. She also does a deep dive on Cortisol, from when it should spike to how to keep it from being chronically elevated. Plus, the latest on Ozempic - everything you need to know!For 25% off The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels, go to www.thefitnessapp.com/podcastdealFollow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindyJillian Michaels Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880466198675549Email your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 27, 2023 • 40min
How To Dial In The CICO Diet For Fail-Proof Results!
Jillian throws it back with a “Too Famous” segment, regaling us with her latest adventure of an authentic, Japanese restaurant omakase involving large, fish testicles. Then, we are back to work covering what to do when you think calorie counting is failing you - especially if you are contending with a hormonal condition like PCOS, menopause, high cortisol, insulin resistance, etc. And we are taking listener questions on everything from liquid collagen to pelvic floor and core training to help you train as safely and effectively as possible! For 25% off The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels, go to www.thefitnessapp.com/podcastdealFollow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindyJillian Michaels Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880466198675549Email your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 20, 2023 • 1h 5min
The Most Cutting Edge Science Behind Metabolism and Fat Burning, with Dr. William Li
Dr. William Li -- physician, scientist, president and medical director of the Angiogenesis Foundation, and author of the new book, Eat to Beat Your Diet: Burn Fat, Heal Your Metabolism, and Live Longer -- is back! He's covering the 5 systems of fat metabolism: angiogenesis (blood flow to starve fat cells), regeneration (kill fat stem cells), microbiome (in regard to fat metabolism), epigenetics (controlling the expression of our genes to optimize metabolism,) and top fat burning thermogenic foods!Guest Links:The new book: https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Beat-Your-Diet-Activate/dp/1538753901Website: drwilliamli.comSocial: @drwilliamli https://www.instagram.com/drwilliamli/https://www.facebook.com/drwilliamlihttps://twitter.com/drwilliamlihttps://www.tiktok.com/@drwilliamliFor 25% off The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels, go to www.thefitnessapp.com/podcastdealFollow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindyJillian Michaels Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880466198675549Email your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 13, 2023 • 1h 10min
Can Psychedelics Combat Addiction, Anxiety, PTSD, Depression & More, with Dr. Matthew Johnson
Dr. Matthew W. Johnson, Ph.D. joins Jillian this week. He’s the Susan Hill Ward Endowed Professor of Psychedelics and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins and the world’s most widely published expert on psychedelics. His research in the clinical use of psychedelics has helped people transform their lives. From quitting smoking to cancer distress treatment, management of anxiety, depression and more - psychedelics may change the future of psychology and behavioral science as we know it. First, we take a deep dive into the historical and cultural components of drugs like peyote, mescaline, ayahuasca, psylocibin, LSD, morning glory, and more. Then, Dr. Johnson explains how these drugs affect the brain and, subsequently, how they work to help us heal psychological trauma, overcome addiction, and find peace. Plus, listener questions for Dr. Johnson on everything from micro dosing to LSD for chronic pain management. This show will blow your mind! Find out how psychedelics might help you. Guest Links:Twitter: @Drug_ResearcherLinked In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-w-johnson-a400562/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drug_researcher/Website: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/profiles/details/matthew-johnsonFor 25% off The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels, go to www.thefitnessapp.com/podcastdealFollow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindyJillian Michaels Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880466198675549Email your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mar 6, 2023 • 1h 10min
Is Immortality Actually Within Reach - Harvard Geneticist Dr. David Sinclair Says Maybe!
David Sinclair, A.O., Ph.D., Professor in the Department of Genetics and co-Director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School joins Jillian this week! He's explaining how we can gain at least 15 more years of life and stave off age related diseases like cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer's and more. He's telling us what to eat, when to eat, top fitness strategies, and top lifestyle strategies to reverse your biological clock. Plus, we cover David’s supplement regimen - from resveratrol, NMN, NAD drips, to fisetin, quercetin, spermidine, berberine, and metformin - and discuss David’s 13-year sirtuin gene study on turning stem cells back on and living to a hundred without disease!Guest Links:Website: https://davidasinclair.com/The Lifespan Podcast: https://www.lifespanpodcast.comThe book: https://lifespanbook.comFor 25% off The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels, go to www.thefitnessapp.com/podcastdealFollow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindyJillian Michaels Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880466198675549Email your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Feb 27, 2023 • 1h
The Ideal Birth Plan to Cultivate Your Baby’s Microbiome, with Dr. Robynne Chutkan!
Dr. Robynne Chutkan, gastroenterologist at Georgetown University Hospital and founder of the Digestive Center for Women, is back! She's schooling us on her birth plan to maximize your baby’s microbiome and set them up for success from day one! Dr. Robynne outlines everything from pregnancy and labor goals to postpartum and breast-feeding tips that will boost your baby’s biome! C-sections, pain medication, doulas, Pitocin...no stone is left unturned!Guest Links:Her new book, The Anti-Viral Gut: Tackling Pathogens from the Inside OutAdditional books: Gutbliss; The Microbiome Solution; The Bloat CureIG: @GutblissWebsite: RobynneChutkan.comFor 25% off The Fitness App by Jillian Michaels, go to www.thefitnessapp.com/podcastdealFollow us on Instagram @JillianMichaels and @MartiniCindyJillian Michaels Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1880466198675549Email your questions to JillianPodcast@gmail.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.