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Author: Dr. Brian Brown

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Are you a high-level entrepreneur, influencer, or CEO looking to dominate at the peak performance level and optimize for life longevity? Are you ready to be firing on all cylinders?

Dr. Brown speaks to the heart of high-achievers who love taking ownership of their wellness journey because they know it’s their most prized investment, and when they're in a peak performance state, their productivity and revenue soars.

His goal with the podcast is to help expose the cracks in our broken medical system and, at the same time, shed light on emerging wellness trends that offer a new hope... so peak performers can be highly focused on growing their business, physically optimized for the journey, and enjoy getting there.

If you would like to work with Dr. Brown one-on-one, be sure to get in touch with him at: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek
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In this episode, I’ll talk about broccoli sprouts and a special chemical they have that has numerous health benefits. I'll also share with you a really fun lesson that I learned from trying to grow my own broccoli sprouts, and how that applies to your business and your wellness journey. Key Points Discussed:Quantity of days living longer versus quality of days (00:58)The power of broccoli sprouts and other cruciferous vegetables (02:53)Getting indole-3-carbinol from a natural source rather than from supplements (02:53)The farming blunder and what it teaches us about priorities, implementation, and focus (04:40)How our body is like a car and the spaghetti plate analogy (08:15)The self-scoring sheet to help you identify the potential causes of road hazards in your health (11:08)Additional Resources:www.BrianGBrown.comwww.BrianGBrown.com/Book--My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now!Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW--To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek--Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook!--You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple: Podcasts!
In this episode, I'll be sharing why some women have high testosterone and what kind of havoc it can wreak on their system when it occurs. When it comes to testosterone levels in women, there's a lot of confusion among women, and also among health professionals. In fact, many health professionals don't quite know what to do when a woman has elevated testosterone levels. Stay tuned as I explain why that happens by focusing on polycystic ovary syndrome and diabetes.Key Points Discussed:The silent epidemic that is polycystic ovary syndrome (01:51)The kind of havoc high testosterone can wreak on the female body (03:42)The hormone dysregulation related to insulin that causes irregular periods (06:34)How well oral contraceptives work for hormone balancing (09:17)Teaching women to be self advocates for themselves (12:58)Understanding the relationship between hormones, blood sugar and insulin, and vice versa (16:50)Additional Resources:www.BrianGBrown.comwww.BrianGBrown.com/Book--My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now!Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW--To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek--Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook!--You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple: Podcasts!
In this episode, I’ll be sharing my experience with helping women overcome a host of hormone imbalances and mood issues with a miracle Vitamin that experts in functional medicine would arguably agree every woman needs.The levels of this magical Vitamin in women have been going down worldwide, and no one can really explain what causes it to go down, but I will tell you how to make sure your health provider is giving you the right treatment from the symptoms of low Vitamin P. Don’t miss out.Key Points Discussed:The mysterious Vitamin P (01:00)Radiation type exposures and other exposures that affect women’s health (02:44)The importance of healthy progesterone levels in women (05:34)The wonder drug that is progesterone and how the OBGYN community responds to it (10:15)Misinformation from the Women’s Health Initiative study (14:11)The sink in the house that has never had its pipes cleaned (17:57)Feeling like a million bucks from getting the Vitamin P right (24:01)Additional Resources:www.BrianGBrown.comwww.BrianGBrown.com/Book--My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now!Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW--To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek--Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook!--You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple: Podcasts!
In this episode,  I'll be talking about testosterone and debunking the four common myths about testosterone replacement therapy in men. There's been a lot of controversy about it throughout the years and the myths have been found to be perpetuated by fear and lack of understanding among patients and medical providers.Tune in as I share all the right information about men’s testosterone issues so you can get the right treatment from your medical provider or avoid the dire consequences of low testosterone altogether.Key Points Discussed:Fighting misinformation with the correct information backed by studies (01:57)What is total testosterone and free testosterone? (03:12)The huge list of consequences of low testosterone (04:49)The numerous myths we hear about testosterone (07:54)Does testosterone cause strokes and heart attacks? (13:49)It's the lack of testosterone that is making you irritable (23:20)Additional Resources:www.BrianGBrown.comwww.BrianGBrown.com/Book--My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now!Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW--To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek--Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook!--You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple: Podcasts!
In this episode,  I'll be sharing with you exactly what the mysterious godfather hormone is, why it's even called the godfather hormone, and many of the things that it can do to help you. This hormone is frequently overlooked even by those in functional and integrative medicine, despite being lauded as a solution to a lot of health issues.Stay tuned as I dive deeper into that to enlighten you on it’s great potential in helping anyone optimize their health for the better.Key Points Discussed:The miraculous little hormone that solves a lot of issues in the human body (00:52)The health risks of having low levels of the godfather hormone (03:10)The role of natural killer cells (05:06)The more humane way of approaching the lack of knowledge about treatments (08:48)People who should stay away from Data until the right time (13:52)Additional Resources:www.BrianGBrown.comwww.BrianGBrown.com/Book--My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now!Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW--To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek--Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook!--You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple: Podcasts!
In this episode,  I'll be sharing with you what you need to know about managing an undiagnosed thyroid condition that may in fact save your life. I’ll dive into what really causes low thyroid, how the healthcare industry has been misdiagnosing patients with low thyroid, and the differences between natural and synthetic thyroid hormonesStay tuned to find out just how you can know if your thyroid levels are normal, and how you can get proper treatment if they are not.Key Points Discussed:Insurance companies and big pharma are to blame (00:51)Low thyroid related to cortisol being out of balance (02:46)Iron deficiency can make your thyroid not function properly (07:00)The dangers of an undiagnosed thyroid condition (10:51)Advocating for yourself being put on a natural thyroid medication (15:05)The detectives that medical providers are supposed to be (17:27)Additional Resources:www.BrianGBrown.comwww.BrianGBrown.com/Book--My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now!Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW--To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek--Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook!--You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple: Podcasts!
In this episode, I'll be sharing with you how traditional medical training actually puts medical providers into certain boxes, and subsequently, puts you as the client or the health care recipient, in the boxes as well.Those boxes are actually the ones that cause you to be misdiagnosed when it comes to your thyroid conditions, and I’m going to dive into how this phenomenon may be affecting you so you can finally get the proper treatment you deserve and need.Key Points Discussed:The medical training of not thinking outside the box (01:05)The problems caused by untreated low thyroid (06:23)The lack of interpretive knowledge among medical providers (12:55)Missed diagnosis from poor processes of taking patient history (17:00)Functional, integrative, or naturopathic medicine can really help you with your thyroid type issues (22:35)Additional Resources:www.BrianGBrown.comwww.BrianGBrown.com/Book--My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now!Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW--To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek--Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook!--You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I'll be giving you an update on my upcoming book that's going to be out in about three months. I've been getting a lot of questions about it lately, and I want to do an update just to kind of let everybody know where we are.Tune in as I also start to kind of go through some of the framework of the book to let you know what to expect when the book comes out.Key Points Discussed:The boxes we live in and life outside of them (02:48)The “Inside the Box” health issues that are dealt with today (04:50)Increased interest in functional and integrative medicine (08:03)The things that hijack your happiness in midlife (12:18)--My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now!Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW--To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek--Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook!--You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts.If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I'll be telling you about some new emerging information about a little known group of compounds that hands down will probably be the future of medicine, easily making brain fog a thing of the past. Tune in and keep an open mind because a lot of this stuff is new, but I'm cautious to be an early adopter as I adopt them personally before I test them out on clients. For the past year, I have been using it on myself (and a few close medical practioner friends) in an experimentation mode. I really believe these compounds will help people feel better and have a better quality of life outside of just simply doing diet modification, lifestyle modification, and hormone replacement therapy, but I want to make sure I have some personal experience with them since the data available for other studies is somewhat limited. Key Points Discussed: The Lego blocks similarity (01:45) The natural emerging treatment compounds (04:16) The plaques that form in the brain (10:07) Getting people off addiction to anxiety medication using a peptide (13:54) The nasal spray that enhances cognitive function and improves energy (17:07) The power of proper sleep, diet and hydration (21:45) A proven eight fold improvement in work capacity (25:23) -- My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now! Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW -- To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek -- Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! -- You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I'll be talking about how hormone imbalances could be contributing to your brain fog, disrupting your productivity, knocking you out of peak performance, and affecting your bottom line. If you're a high achiever but there's a mysterious gap between where you are and where you want to be, some days you feel like your energy is zapped, some days you may or may not feel like your motivation and zeal for life and work are gone, and you may feel like you can just fall asleep if you sit more than five minutes undisturbed, then this episode is for you. Key Points Discussed: The forbidden words your primary care provider shouldn’t tell you (02:50) Getting empowered with the right information (04:20) Does replacing hormones treat brain fog? (06:35) Healthier testosterone levels equals better performance (09:36) The impact of bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (13:33) Customized wellness plans to take you from great to extraordinary (18:11) -- My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now! Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW -- To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek -- Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! -- You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I'll be talking about thyroid issues and why they may be your biggest challenge when it comes to overcoming brain fog. I’ll tell you why your medical provider unknowingly ignores its impact on your body and overall health, and is unable to make the proper diagnosis in the first place, which leaves you untreated. Stay tuned as I unravel this medical mystery, so you can finally get the treatment you so direly need to get rid of that brain fog. Key Points Discussed: The mysterious thyroid hormone (01:03) The corruption behind the makers of Synthroid (03:17) There’s a lot of people out there with untreated low thyroid (08:16) Find a medical professional who really understands thyroid management (13:33) Getting your mojo back (17:32) -- My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now! Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW -- To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek -- Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! -- You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I’ll be sharing with you how a little known hormone, in the supplement world, may in fact be one of the best-kept secrets around. It’s a powerhouse of wellness goodness that can help you eliminate brain fog, among a host of other things. So stay tuned as I reveal this tiny little hormone’s secrets. Key Points Discussed: 99% of health professionals don’t know this little powerhouse hormone (00:59) Living in a litigious society that hinders proper healthcare (04:21) Uses and potential side effects of DHEA (07:33) The brain’s amazing ability to change and adapt to almost (15:31) -- My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now! Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW -- To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek -- Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! -- You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I’ll be sharing with you how Vitamin D3 may very well be one of the easiest hacks to help you eliminate brain fog. Most people don’t realize that Vitamin D is not a vitamin at all, but a hormone. It’s responsible for hundreds of metabolic processes within our bodies, and inside and outside our cells. I’m going to take a broader approach to this and tell you why Vitamin D3 is important to your general health, including in getting rid of brain fog, so stay tuned to learn more. Key Points Discussed: The genetic impact that vitamin D3 has on the body (02:03) The most misunderstood and overlooked laboratory result (04:51) Vitamin D3 levels and cardiovascular risk (10:36) Vitamin D deficiency causes a faster rate of cognitive decline, studies show (17:17) The best source of Vitamin D3 (21:38) Getting rid of that nagging voice inside your head (24:14) Additional Resources: Find my Recommended Sources of Vitamin D Here -- My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now! Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW -- To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek -- Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! -- You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I’ll be doing the introductory episode into the brain fog buster series and sharing the foundational secrets to getting rid of brain fog to help you get back your health. Brain fog is one of the most popular complaints I hear from patients and it's characterized by memory problems, lack of mental clarity, poor concentration, poor focus, poor attention. It plagues almost everyone at some point, especially as we age, usually starting around the age 30, and getting worse as time passes. It's pretty sneaky and in some cases challenging to get rid of. Listen in today as I start unraveling this mystery and listen all the way to the end because I have a very special announcement for you. Key Points Discussed: Possible causes of brain fog (01:18) Putting a bandaid on a gaping wound that requires stitches (03:37) Getting a good handle on sleep (04:56) Using stainless steel containers instead of plastic ones (09:44) The journey of pursuing perfection (14:10) Peptides and their contribution to overall health and wellness (17:01) -- My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now! Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW -- To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek -- Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! -- You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I'll be sharing with you how focusing on the flies in your wellness care can hurt you. Choosing whether or not to focus on the fly refers to using the right diagnosis process that will lead to an effective solution to your health issue. To explain that to you further, I’ll use an example from my photo safari in the Maasai Mara, and trust me, it’s going to be very insightful, so stay tuned. Key Points Discussed: The flies on the lion’s face (02:52) A person’s wellness is like a picture (05:34) Partnering with a provider who will focus on the fly from a micro standpoint (08:09) Human beings don't need a cookie cutter approach (11:00) It’s all about individualized care (15:03) -- My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now! Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW -- To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek -- Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! -- You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I’ll be sharing with you how starting with the wrong picture of your health can set you up for failure and how choosing the right picture can set you up for success. Medical providers often get an incomplete picture of where their patients want to go healthwise and they make clinical decisions based on incomplete information. In order to have all the pieces to the puzzle that is your health, you need to have the right picture of your vision for your health, and I will teach you where to start so you can approach a provider who has what it takes to figure out how to permanently help you out of your health issue. Key Points Discussed: The real picture of health (01:02) The Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) conundrum (01:51) Its begins with proper history (04:04) Getting down to the pixel and granulated level (07:37) Getting on the path to success and feeling better (09:52) -- My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now! Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW -- To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek -- Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! -- You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I’ll be sharing with you how to choose the right medical provider so you can get the right treatment that will actually leave you feeling better and healed from exactly what ails you. Finding the right medical provider in our very challenging medical system can be a daunting task, but the right providers are there, and by the end of this episode, I’ll have shared how you can identify them. Key Points Discussed: Our broken and challenging medical system (00:55) The repercussions of rubber stamp treatments (01:48) Finding a provider with the right passion (03:50) Providers’ zeal unwillingly traded for frustration and fatigue (05:40) Getting the right provider with the right lens (08:36) The long exposure will leave you feeling better (11:34) -- My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now! Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW -- To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek -- Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! -- You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I’ll be sharing with you that one of the biggest struggles you have with achieving consistent world changing impact with your business, is too little adaptive reserve. And once you get that straightened out, you can 10X your peak flow state, that allows you to achieve maximum world changing impact. So stay tuned to find out how. Key Points Discussed: The answer that is adaptive reserve (02:09) Our bodies need multiple reservoirs of resources to function daily (04:16) The right personal mindset (06:38) Wanting to be in peak flow (09:28) The right provider must have the right passion, lens and length of exposure (11:17) Moving from balanced state to peak performance state (19:04) -- My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now! Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW -- To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek -- Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! -- You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I’ll be pulling back the curtain on the diet Industry and sharing with you how they are fleecing you with their “programs”, and causing you to have worse health, not better health, and potentially putting your life at risk. If you've ever been told to count points, you won't want to miss this episode. So stay tuned to find out how you can arm yourself with the correct knowledge and get the help you need with your health. Key Points Discussed: The treatments that leave you nutritionally depleted and struggling with health (01:15) The diet industry is all about the quick buck (04:02) Counting points will have a disastrous effect on your health (05:40) Changing our mindset about weight loss: Focusing on body composition (10:37) All calories are not created equal (14:10) Using the clothesometer technique (16:56) -- My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now! Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW -- To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek -- Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! -- You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
In this episode, I’ll be sharing with you the number one sneakiest reason why your low energy isn't happening solely because of being overweight, and how this sneaky little thing may actually be causing your weight gain and your fatigue. Listen in to find out how you can tackle this commonly missed, but easily treatable problem so you can restore your energy and start losing weight. Key Points Discussed: Low energy is actually a symptom (01:24) Your weight is not to blame for your energy issues (03:46) Each case of weight gain and low energy is unique (05:47) Insulin resistance is the culprit (07:07) We need to eat more vegetables and organic protein (12:02) Helping CEO entrepreneurs perform at the top of their game (15:41) -- My new book will be releasing soon. Be sure to join the Inner Circle now! Happiness Hijackers Inner Circle: http://bit.ly/2wC9esW -- To work with Dr. Brown, please visit: http://bit.ly/2Z6r9Ek -- Be sure to follow us on Instagram and Facebook! -- You can find the podcast on Apple, Google, Spotify, Stitcher, or wherever you listen to podcasts. If you haven’t already, please rate and review the podcast on Apple Podcasts!
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