THE EXPLODING HUMAN with Bob Nickman

CODY WATKINS has been dubbed the “King of Transformation,” He is a renowned online fitness coach with a gnarly story. Starting his fitness journey at 15, he quickly rose to become a top trainer and then boldly launched his own online coaching business, which he has now scaled worldwide. His resilience shone brightly in 2018 when, after an emergency open heart surgery that was required to escape death, he made an astonishing comeback, winning a bodybuilding competition just 11-months post-surgery. With a holistic approach to health and fitness, Cody empowers others to overcome their challenges and transform their body, mindset, and life. His influence extends far and wide, with over 75,000+ followers on Instagram & thousands of clients all over the planet.  On this episode we discuss:  -How to Enjoy Your Favorite Foods and Still Shed Pounds Without Restrictive Dieting.  -How to Transform Your Body and Boost Energy in Under 5 Hours a Week Without Living At The Gym. -How to Achieve Rapid Fitness Results with Habit Stacking So That How You Can Enjoy a Balanced Lifestyle. -How to Melt Fat and Enjoy Your Meals So That Dieting Feels Like a Treat, Not a Chore.  -How to Hit Your Weight Loss Goals and Maintain Them So That Your Success.   INTSTAGRAM: codywatkinsfitness

MAHWISH SYED is a visionary at the intersection of health, healing, and the transformative power of design. At the forefront of New York City design for over two decades, she has orchestrated beauty through unveiling spaces that transcend aesthetics to nourish the soul and promote a healthy environment.    Mahwish is also an acclaimed author, and cancer survivor, who shares her insights, bridging the intricate interplay between design, wellness, and beauty.   Following her breast cancer diagnosis, Mahwish transformed her experience into a narrative of resilience and rejuvenation. In her acclaimed book, "Purgatory to Paradise," she unveils the profound influence of beauty as a healing force. She passionately explores how our surroundings shape our well-being, believing homes should be both visually stunning and physically beneficial for your health.   Her unique approach seamlessly blends ancient wisdom with modern innovation, creating environments that not only captivate the eye but also enrich the spirit.  www.claimyourparadise.com  

TREVOR GRIFFITHS studied medicine, neuroscience, and immunology at Oxford University before becoming a pioneering doctor for 25 years in systemic family healthcare, promoting healthy communications. He founded a charity to prevent illness and socially disruptive behaviour by teaching about the 'rough end of emotional literacy'. The Emotional Logic Centre is now international on five continents with a strong and growing schools programme.  The author trains trainers and Emotional Logic Coaches with an aim to have every family able to use Emotional Logic language to manage disappointments and setbacks in the most constructive ways. In this, his latest book, he explains the paradigm shift in thinking about emotions and the inner heart values from which the transformational power of Emotional Logic emerges. Called Emotional Chaos Theory, he connects here the inner human heart with the implicate order of a quantum gravity universe, overcoming the separation of mind and matter in exercising the power of choice. In his latest book, Clearing a Way: Unveiling the Mental Tricks That Hide Reality, Dr Griffiths takes a deep look at how our brains trick us into seeing the surface of things so that we lose sight of the deep relatedness on which our survival as groups will increasingly depend.  

CHRIS BURRES is a research engineer and scientist whose primary mission is to help people live longer, healthier, pain-free lives. Burres has a diverse background in the field of inventions, manufacturing, and internet technology. With a BS in Mechanical Engineering (Minors in Computer Science and Math) from University of Houston, Burres is a co-inventor of patents related to the use of explosives in downhole oil well drilling, a co-inventor of the most efficient fullerene manufacturing equipment in use since 1991, and co-owner of a company that manufactures a unique product containing a Nobel-Prize winning molecule that has been shown to extend the lifespan of test subjects by 90 percent. www.livelongerandbetterbook.com www.myfitalc.com/explodinghuman  

BRENT MICHAEL PHILLIPS was a web and video game developing pioneer at the dawn of the commercial internet era. An MIT graduate, he left his PhD studies at the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science to cash in on the infinite possibilities that the worldwide web offered. Success came fast! But 20 years later, he is now an internationally acclaimed spiritual teacher and healer. He achieved this after suffering a catastrophic physical and emotional collapse resulting from working 100+ hour weeks. Traditional medicine and most non-traditional treatments didn’t heal him. What turned the tables was discovering the power of unlocking the disruptive programming in his subconscious. Being the scientist that he is, Brent committed himself to studying, understanding and exploring the connection between human behavior, spirit and science. What he learned and discovered about theta brain waves–enabled him to access extraordinary supernatural powers of healing, intuitive abilities, knowledge beyond learning, spiritual connection, oneness and more. And the science explains why this worked so astonishingly well! He now uses his engineering knowledge to present a faster path to healing and higher consciousness than attainable through other methods.,  Brent’s mission is simple: to share the world’s most powerful consciousness technology to help people everywhere to improve their lives and end suffering.  www.awakeningdynamics.com  

JUSTIN COTTLE, is the Lab Director and Content Creator of Institute of Human Anatomy. Founded in 2012, the Institute of Human Anatomy is a private human cadaver lab dedicated to providing anatomical, physiological, health, wellness, and fitness education to health professionals, pre-license students, and via social media, to the general public. They work directly with career and vocational colleges, accrediting agencies, medical device companies, and individual healthcare and wellness professionals to further advance education and medical understanding of the human body and its many systems.   Since 2014, Justin had been teaching in both the classroom and lab with the help of fully embalmed (preserved) human cadavers. They do all the dissections in-house, and it’s been his job to maintain the cadavers, as well as teach with them when groups come for in-person labs.   In late 2019, Justin took the company online and began posting cadaveric based content on TikTok, of all places. It’s not hyperbole to say that they were an overnight success. Since then, they now have 16M+ followers on social media and 900M+ videos viewed. Their mission is simple; educate as many people as possible about the one thing we all carry with us for the entirety of our lives — our bodies.

VALERIE EVANS, Ph.D. is a licensed and board-certified behavior analyst, who specializes in mindful eating. Valerie owns a continuing education business that reviews current research and best practices for behavior analysis programs. Dr. Evans has aspired to feel better about her body since becoming a teen and has experience with just about every diet program. Two years ago, Valerie turned to diet apps to feel like herself again following surgery. However, instead of reconnecting with her body she felt more disconnected than ever—completely consumed with the diet app numbers game.   Valerie said “No Weigh” to the counting, tracking, budgeting, and overall life-consuming task of restriction diets! Dr. Evans responded by creating her own app, a diet program alternative called No Weigh. No Weigh shows users how to leverage behavior analysis devices to make simple adjustments to the contexts of their daily lives to maintain motivation and lose weight mindfully and naturally.  www.noweigh.com  

Renowned nephrologist DR. PAUL KIMMEL takes us on an eye-opening journey through the history of kidney disease, dialysis, and transplantation. Drawing on both his extensive research and decades of experience in the field, he explains the development of treatments, technologies, and medical practices that have advanced the care of patients with kidney disease. He illuminates the impact of medical advances on the lives of those suffering from this debilitating disease and offers a clear understanding of the challenges that remain.   The kidney is an extraordinary organ – in many ways the regulator, the metronome, the keeper of the human body’s delicate equilibrium.  On a given day, minute by minute, it purifies the body of toxins it encounters from diet, climate, activity, and injury. It allows us to be and to move in the world. And yet most of us know so very little about these extraordinary vessels nestled in our bodies – and indeed millions of us only really learn about them when they stop working. Nearly a million Americans every year have end stage kidney disease, about 37 million have some form of chronic kidney disease.  And it is an incredibly common universe of challenge and ailment that, until relatively recently, would simply kill those afflicted with it.      In his new book, “The Body’s Keepers: A Social History Of Kidney Failure And Its Treatments,” Dr. Kimmel also reveals the inequities and injustices at the heart of America's healthcare system. Filled with case studies, personal histories, and first-hand accounts, the book reveals the shocking truth about the exploitation of vulnerable populations in the pursuit of profit. Kimmel examines how disparities in access to care have led to life-threatening consequences for many Americans. He also looks at the ways in which the medical industry has profited from the suffering of others, and how the path to health equity is still far from being realized. With unflinching honesty and a passionate commitment to social justice, his book is an essential read for anyone looking to understand the complexities of modern healthcare.  

JODI SCOTT  has over two decades of experience and a background in Health Psychology and pre-med, Her path has been a remarkable exploration of human health's boundaries. As the CEO and Co-Founder of Sierra Sage Herbs, Jodi, alongside her sister and mother, ignited a botanical revolution that birthed iconic brands like Green Goo First Aid and the groundbreaking Good Goo CBD line. Their commitment to plant-based product development, powered by a unique extraction process, has made waves across the globe, from national pharmacies to Canada, Hong Kong, Singapore, and soon, Australia. Holding a B Corp certification, Jodi passionately champions her company's commitment to social good and environmental impact, emphasizing her unwavering dedication to authenticity and efficacy in all her endeavors. Jodi Scott is a true pioneer in the Health & Wellness industry!  

*THIS EPISODE IS A REPLAY OF EP. 152, WHICH  HAD THE MOST LISTENERS FOR "THE EXPLODING HUMAN" IN 2023 ON SPOTIFY.  Acclaimed data scientist and documentarian STEPHEN J. SHAW, the filmmaker behind the new documentary BIRTHGAP: Childless World,talks about the future of our societies as a result of declining birthrates. For the last 70 years, fertility rates have decreased by 50% worldwide, yet few of us have been thinking about the social and economic impact that communities will need to prepare for. The new film, shot in 24 countries, explores the phenomenon of the global birthrate decline through the lens of multiple societies worldwide to better understand why this is happening in the first place and how it will drastically affect the social and economic structures in the future.   “What we’re seeing is our societies are not preparing us for what lies ahead,” Shaw states.“We’re heading towards a future with too few taxpayers and too many retirees to support, communities that will decay with too few people left to live there, escalating taxes and intense challenges to maintain levels of pensions, healthcare, and welfare.”