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In this week’s show, I set out my step by step guide to cold immersion and explain why the practice is so beneficial for our physical and mental wellbeing. The trappings of modern life have made us weaker and less willing to expose ourselves to discomfort so the idea of cold-water immersion can seem daunting. However, it is important to consider that if we are not prepared to face challenges our comfort zones will shrink and we will become less able to cope with the difficult situations that will inevitably arise in our lives. It really is true that adversity makes us stronger, and the goal of cold water immersion is to conquer adversity, overcome discomfort and feel empowered at the end of it. Cold water immersion has played a part in many cultures and religions and its reported health benefits include enhanced immune function, reduced inflammation, lowered body fat and blood sugar, improved sexual performance and fertility, better sleep quality, and improved thyroid health. Proudly Sponsored ByJoe RecommendsA comprehensive list of all my favorite supplements, nutrients, and biohacks all in one place complete with brand names, my why in recommending these products, plus discount codes and offers.BiOptimizersIf there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... even digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. Sadly, Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s, which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient. To make matters worse, most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.Magnesium Breakthrough is the best Magnesium product that I am aware of and my good friends at Bioptimizers are running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. Plus, you can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code “STACKED10”.And here’s the deal: the guys who make it are SO confident that you’re gonna like it that they’ll give you ALL your money back if you don’t!Support the show

In this episode, I sit with Wade Lightheart, co-founder and president of BiOptimizers, a nutrition company whose mission is to bring you the best in health and nutritional supplements. Wade is an advisor to the American Anti-Cancer Institute, the author of numerous books on health, exercise, and nutrition, and the host of The Awesome Health Podcast. As well as being one of the world’s leading authorities on natural nutrition, Wade is a former natural bodybuilding champion and he is proud to have taken part in the Mr Universe contest as a drug-free vegetarian competitor.Proudly Sponsored By: BiOptimizersBiOptimizers Magnesium Breakthrough is by far the most complete magnesium product ever created, and I highly recommend you give it a try through our special promotion at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. And now you can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code “STACKED10”.Support the show

In today’s ask-me-anything episode, I explain why mobility training doesn’t always work and set out what you need to know if you’re an athlete who is thinking of shifting to a keto diet.  I talk about the mind-body connection, tell you why you should adopt a full-body approach to fitness rather than focusing on stretching specific muscles, and explain why it is easy to fuel a sedentary lifestyle on keto but considerably more complex to fuel an active lifestyle that includes regular high-intensity activity.   Proudly Sponsored By:SeedSeed’s Daily Synbiotic combines 24 clinically-studied probiotic strains (not found in yogurt, most supplements, or fermented foods and beverages) with a non-fermenting prebiotic compound isolated and purified from Indian pomegranate.It’s the first to take a Microbe-Systems Approach with strain-specific benefits beyond digestive health, including skin health, heart health, gut immune function, gut barrier integrity, and micronutrient synthesis. It’s also the first formulation to include strains that synthesize folate and increase production within the body.Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!Support the show

Shaun T is best-known as the creator of high-intensity workouts such as Insanity, Focus T25 andTransform:20, but he is also a sexual abuse survivor who has had to conquer severe emotional trauma in order to become the successful fitness coach and entrepreneur that he is today. As a former track and field athlete, Shaun T knows all about how to build a strong committed mindset and achieve peak physical performance. He is a passionate and powerful communicator who is driven by his desire to share his knowledge and make a positive difference in the world. His mission is to inspire people to realize their full potential by promoting positivity and health. Through his social media platforms and his Trust and Believe podcast, Shaun empowers others to be the best that they can be by living physically active and emotionally fulfilling lives.Proudly Sponsored By: BiOptimizers If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... EVEN digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here: Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s... which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient...Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium... when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.The good news is that when you do get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable.BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10.Dry Farm WinesDry Farm Wines are beyond organic and natural, toxin-free, sugar-free, and lower alcohol artisan wines. Dry Farm Wines' third-party testing and unusually high-quality standard has reached a point of exclusively offering natural wines made of non-irrigated grapes from small, sustainable family farms throughout Europe. They are the only wines we serve at RUNGA events and are the only wines I drink because it is near impossible to select a dry-farmed natural wine from the dozens of dangerously contaminated and unhealthy wines that make up nearly all of the wine on your local store shelves. Dry Farm Wines delivered to your door each month in cases of 6 bottles or more, you can pause or cancel your shipments at any time, and best of all, my listeners receive their first bottle for just ONE PENNY when you visit www.dryfarmwines.com/runga. Enjoy!Support the show

In my first AMA episode, I offer some solutions to the questions I am most frequently asked about health and wellbeing and give some practical and easily achievable advice about how we can optimize our health and start Ieading more active and empowered lives. I also explore the role that supplements can play in our diet and consider how our exposure to electromagnetic radiation and environmental toxins is further contributing to our nutrient depletion. Finally, as an enthusiastic fan of free medicine, I share some natural and cost-free remedies which have been designed by Nature to promote our physical, mental, and emotional health. Proudly Sponsored ByKion Colostrum Colostrum is Mother Nature’s nutrient-rich “first food” that can support total body health and performance. It supplies gut-nourishing vitamins, minerals, proteins, and enzymes that help level up your immune system and microbiome.Kion Colostrum fortifies your body with a small army of defenders plus growth factors that help build and maintain muscles! Whether you’re a high-performance athlete or just looking for an immune boost, rest assured you’re feeding your gut the good stuff with Kion Colostrum.Save 20% on your first Kion order with code “STACKED”Support the show

Dr. Perry Nickelston is a chiropractic physician, creator of the Body Aquarium, and founder of Stop Chasing Pain, a movement dedicated to optimizing health and helping people heal from chronic pain. He is also an expert on the lymphatic system, one of the most overlooked body systems, which plays an important part in maintaining health and helping to protect us from disease and infection. Ever since Dr. Perry discovered that the persistent health problems he was experiencing were caused by lymphatic congestion, he has made it his mission to learn everything he can about the lymphatic system and he is excited to share his extensive knowledge with listeners. Proudly Sponsored ByQuicksilver ScientificThe big problem with most “Detox” protocols are that for one, most so-called detoxes such as juice-fast detoxes —aren’t really detoxing anything — They are simply enabling the body to do it’s own detoxing by giving the system a BREAK from toxins in the form of inflammatory or allergenic foods we may be consuming. But the bigger issue with DETOXES that actually do “detox” us is that pushing toxins out of the liver and bodily tissues is only HALF the battle. And most of the time these “detoxes” do more recirculating than TRUE detoxifying.That’s why I have used one product and one product only for myself and for my coaching clients — and that’s Quicksilver Scientific’s PUSH CATCH Liver Detox. PushCatch® is a versatile two-step cleansing protocol designed to safely and effectively detoxifies the body without REDISTRIBUTION or REABSORPTION.Once in your body, powerful. antioxidants buttress a liposomal blend of digestive bitters to “push” toxins out of the liver and into the gut. There, natural binders “catch” the toxins so that they can be safely eliminated by the body. This is BY FAR the most effective and scientifically validated detox product you are going to find anywhere that I stand behind 110% and is something I think everybody needs to do on a regular basis.To get your PUSH CATCH Liver detox head on over to my friends at Quicksilver Scientific and use code coachjoe2020 to save 10% on your DETOX.Dry Farm WinesDry Farm Wines are beyond organic and natural, toxin-free, sugar-free, and lower alcohol artisan wines. Dry Farm Wines' third-party testing and unusually high-quality standard has reached a point of exclusively offering natural wines made of non-irrigated grapes from small, sustainable family farms throughout Europe. They are the only wines we serve at RUNGA events and are the only wines I drink because it is near impossible to select a dry-farmed natural wine from the dozens of dangerously contaminated and unhealthy wines that make up nearly all of the wine on your local store shelves. Dry Farm Wines delivered to your door each month in cases of 6 bottles or more, you can pause or cancel your shipments at any time, and best of all, my listeners receive their first bottle for just ONE PENNY when you visit www.dryfarmwines.com/runga. Enjoy!Support the show

 In Part 2 of my series on endurance training, I’ll show you how to adopt a more intelligent, more ancestrally aligned, lower-risk approach to marathon running and I’ll describe how to maintain the endurance and durability needed to complete the race in a way that is safe, healthy, and leaves you with more energy than when you started. You’ll learn how to avoid burnout and discover how to bridge the gap between the levels of fitness required to sustain a modern, mostly sedentary, lifestyle and the stamina and strength needed to successfully complete an endurance run. I’ll talk about how walking is the cornerstone of my marathon training program and describe how to maximize your recovery by getting your body accustomed to spending time on its feet for the amount of time you expect your race to take. Above all, I’ll focus on an integrated approach that aims to build strength and stability and makes it easier for you to find creative ways to fit the training program into your life. Proudly Sponsored ByBiOptimizers If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... EVEN digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here: Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s... which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient...Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium... when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.The good news is that when you do get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable. BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10.SeedAfter sitting down with Seed co-founders, Ara Katz and Raja Dhir on this show, I began to dig a little deeper into the traditional "probiotic" industry—only to be quite disappointed with the reality of the effectiveness of almost all probiotic products on the market. Seed, on the other hand, has 23 strain-specific clinical studies behind it that demonstrate its effectiveness. Their innovative 2-in-1 capsule also nests the probiotics inside a prebiotic (sourced from Indian pomegranate and organic wild-harvested Scandinavian chaga and pine bark) capsule for additional protection, ensuring the probiotics actually get where they need to be inside of you—your gut.Use code STACKED at seed.com for 20% off your first month of the Daily Synbiotic!Support the show

Joe reflects on what it takes to run an ultra-marathon and challenges some of the conventional thinking around endurance training and nutrition. To inspire listeners, he shares details of the plans he followed to prepare for the Hawaii Ultra Beast and reads extracts from articles he has written about getting fit and staying injury-free. Joe explores the role that a high-fat diet can play in fueling exercise and highlights the importance of hydration, looking after your legs and feet, and using breathwork and meditation to lower stress levels and boost blood circulation in the body.  Proudly Sponsored ByKION Whether you’re looking to stimulate faster muscle growth, recover more rapidly from exercise, become more resistant to fatigue during a grueling workout, or just benefit from additional amino acids in their most absorbable form to support aging or a vegan, vegetarian, or ketosis diet, Kion Aminos essential amino acids has you covered.Your body generally gets amino acids from the protein you consume as food. But your body’s amino acid utilization from common protein sources is often less than 50% of their content, with the rest being excess calories and waste. About 48% of egg protein is utilized by your body, less than 32% for meat, poultry and fish, less than 18% of whey and soy protein, and only 1% of branched chain amino acids are utilized by the body.The amino acid utilization of Kion Aminos is a whopping 99%, meaning your body is actually absorbing and utilizing the essential amino acids it needs.* Plus, Kion Aminos are formulated in the exact, scientifically validated proportions needed for maximum utilization and absorbed by the body within twenty minutes. So if you’re running from the gym, in need of a quick energy boost, staving off hunger pangs, or in the middle of a long workout, you can easily give your body the support it needs – and fast.To grab some KION Aminos for yourself head on over to getkion.com/STACKED and use code “STACKED” for 20% off your order. This is a one-time-use code, so make it count!Support the show

Jay Campbell is an expert in testosterone optimization, a former champion men’s physique competitor, and the author of several best-selling books on health, wellness, and nutrition.  Last year, during a visit to the Sacred Valley of the Incas in Peru, Jay experienced a profound spiritual awakening and, although his TOT Revolution website was the most popular place on the web for people seeking testosterone information, he decided to completely change his mission and concentrate on helping others to raise their level of consciousness. Now, Jay is interested in healing the soul as well as the body and he shares his spiritual journey and the lessons he has learned from studying the work of spiritual teachers, such as Dr. David Hawkins and Walter Russell. He believes that we can change our lives for the better by simply shifting our perspective, adjusting the lens through which we view the world and using the power of our conscious words, thoughts, and actions to attract abundance and positivity. BiOptimizers If there’s one mineral you should be worried about not getting enough of... it’s magnesium. Magnesium is the body’s “master mineral” powerful over 300 critical reactions, including detoxification... fat metabolism... energy... EVEN digestion is influenced by the presence of magnesium. There are two big problems here: Magnesium has been largely missing from US soil since the 1950s... which explains why it’s estimated that up to 80% of the population may be deficient...Most supplements contain only 1 or 2 forms of magnesium... when in reality there are at least 7 that your body needs and benefits from.The good news is that when you do get all 7 critical forms of magnesium, pretty much every function in your body gets upgraded, from your brain, to your sleep, to your pain and inflammation, it all improves... and fast.  That’s why I’m so excited about what my friends over at BiOptimizers—makers of industry-leading digestive supplements—have just created. Their research team recently formulated what I believe is the ultimate magnesium supplement, with all 7 forms of this mineral. They even include trace amounts of something called “mono-atomic magnesium” which helps make all the other forms more bioavailable. BiOptimizers calls this product Magnesium Breakthrough and they’re running a special promotion for you at www.bioptimizers.com/stacked. You can get an additional 10% off from the normal package price with coupon code STACKED10.Vivobarefoot As you’ve heard by now, Vivobarefoot shoes are an incredible “biohack” that have helped thousands reduce pain and improve performance by ridding them of the unnatural cushion, heels, and inflexibility of most footwear. Vivobarefoot shoes support Mother Nature’s design and bring us back to a more natural, ground-connected experience that allows our anatomical “stack” to realign itself once again. I choose to live almost every day in my Primus Lite II Recycled Shoe. This show offers less shoe, less weight and more freedom to move. In fact, the Primus Lite II is Vivo’s vision of the most lightweight shoe possible, that’s shaped for the foot, with minimal interference to natural movement - putting your feet in control of every step. If you are ready to optimize your mobility the natural way, try Vivobarefoot shoes with absolutely nothing to lose! Just use code VIVOSTACKED10 at vivobarefoot.com and you’ll save 10% off your entire cart and receive Vivo’s 100-day risk-free trial.Support the show

Dr. Ara Suppiah is the Chief Medical Analyst on the NBC Sports Golf Channel and a personal physician to some of the world’s top professional golfers. He is also an emergency doctor and an assistant professor in Clinical Medicine at the University of Central Florida Medical School. In this podcast, Dr. Ara and Joe discuss how to maintain a physically active lifestyle at a time when many gyms are closed. They also consider how to best nourish our bodies and support our immune systems when we are feeling especially stressed and anxious. Dr. Ara is a passionate believer in the concept of free medicine and the tremendous health benefits of fresh air, exercise, proper sleep, and nutritious food. After spending time with the Hadza tribe in Tanzania, he has become acutely aware of the value of community and he emphasizes the importance of social interaction and the need to stay connected even when we are practicing social distancing. Quicksilver ScientificOn today’s show, Dr. Ara and I discuss Quinton, the first intentionally “structured water” supplement in existence. This 100+ year old medicine, derived from seawater, is a wildly effective first line of defense almost no matter what ails you! Now I’ve told you about many of my favorite QS products, like NAD+ Gold and Immune Charge, but now these rockstars have created something called the Quarantine Recovery Program which I am completely excited about!It’s a three-month kit that starts with a 30-day restore program, which includes a total-body detox and a liver detox (with alcohol consumption up about 55% since lockdown began, this something a lot of people could probably use). Month two is all about activating natural cellular detoxification pathways through AMPK stimulation. AMPK is essentially the metabolic master switch that tells the body to convert fat into usable fuel. Month three is all about elevating energy production, with amazing products that include a brand new NAD booster called NAD Platinum. It contains the same NMN as NAD Gold, with added nutraceuticals and molecules to give the effects even more of a boost.These guys at Quicksilver make the best nutraceuticals that I know of. Head on over to QuicksilverScientific.com and use code “COACHJOE2020” at checkout to save 10% on your order – And if it’s your FIRST order, enjoy a one-time 15% discount with code “STACKED” at checkout! Traeger GrillsOne of the things I talk about often is the idea of cultivating a powerful, confident relationship inside of our own bodies. Apart from the training we do and the food we eat, a key way to develop that relationship is through cooking. Cooking is the practice of nourishing our minds, souls, and bodies. Nowadays, so many of us are cooking less and eating meals that don’t take a lot of time or patience to make, and I think there’s a big piece missing from our human experience when we remove cooking.With 6-in-1 functionality, Traeger makes grills that enable you to create some of the most amazing meals you’ve ever had. Traeger Grills are second to none when it comes to gourmet-quality grilling. Like no other grill, they offer backyard chefs an incredible support system to guide your flavor journey and to ensure the perfection of your end result. Traeger’s WiFire technology paired with the Traeger App (which has over 1500 recipes!) syncs to your grill and built-in meat thermometer, coaching you through the entire process. If you are in the market and you want to buy a grill that you can cook on for years to come, look no further than Traeger Grills.Support the show