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Independent or "indie" films have become a calling card for up-and-coming filmmakers and can be an outlet of creativity without access to major production studios.  It's a term frequently used within the film industry, but what exactly does it mean?  Chris and Taylor welcome Stimson Snead, an award-winning director, writer, producer, illustrator and ten-year veteran of the indie scene!  We discuss working in the industry, his love of film, his career and the upcoming full-length adaptation of his short film Tim Travers and the Time Travel Paradox.

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This episode we take the time to break down and analyze Lab Rats in our classic truly scientific fashion. Let's just say due to some unexpected variables results were quite different than hypothesized.

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The latest health news we're covering this week:

• Improving symptoms of MS with the ketogenic diet
• Using mindfulness to reduce opioid misuse
• Polluting the air and your airways with cleaning products
• Eradicating ovarian cancer with a drug factory
• The truth about Kale for skin health

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• Ketogenic diet may improve symptoms and quality of life for people with Multiple Sclerosis. 
• Mindfulness therapy shown to reduce chronic pain and reduce misuse of opioids for up to nine month, in first large-scale clinical trials.
• Cleaning products are bad news for indoor air pollution and inflammation of the respiratory system.
• Bioengineers at Rice University successfully eradicated ovarian and colorectal cancer in mice, in as little as a week, using a "drug factory."
• The Role of Vitamin C and Skin Health
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The latest health news we're covering this week:

• How Vitamin D may just be the juice you need to take strength and cardio training to the next level
• The health impact of pet ownership
• How having a sibling with a disability improves empathy
• What you see before you die
• The never-ending nutritionally debate between meat and veggies 

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• Vitamin D supplementation improved cardiorespiratory fitness and upper limb muscle strength in adult twin study.
• Long-term pet owners showed the strongest difference in score, declining the slowest among all groups.
• Dog owners had a 54% decreased risk of developing a disability compared to non-pet owners.
• Siblings of children with disabilities may have greater cognitive empathy
• Before death life may really flash before your eyes. 
• Eating vegetables does not protect against cardiovascular disease, finds large-scale study
• Total meat intake associated with increased life expectancy, based on a cross-sectional analysis of 175 contemporary populations.
• Vegetarians have 14% lower cancer risk than meat-eaters, study finds

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The latest health news we're covering this week:

• How chemicals from water bottles leech into your water
• Selenium consumption for learning and memory
• Reversing paralysis with spinal implants
• Magic mushrooms for depression
• How physical attractiveness impacts your immune system

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• Reusable water bottles found to leech hundreds of substances into the water when left for over 24 hours, including endocrine disruptors and insecticides.
• Selenium consumption may reverse cognitive impact of stroke and boost learning and memory in the aging brain. 
• Reversing Paralysis: Three people with completely severed spinal cords regained the ability to walk. 
• Psilocybin treatment for major depression, under carefully controlled conditions, appears to be effective for up to a year for most people.
• Attractive people have better immune systems, new research reveals

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The latest health news we're covering this week:

• The risk of broken heart syndrome
• Eating tart cherries for more brain power
• Increasing muscle strength in 3 seconds
• How FODMAPs impact symptoms of IBS
• NYC's new Meatless Friday initiative

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• FODMAPs appear to have a greater negative impact on symptoms of IBS compared to gluten, further isolating foods that may worsen IBS.
• Tart cherries rich in polyphenols show improvements in sustained attention, feelings of alertness, and mental fatigue after 3 months. 
• Broken heart syndrome on the rise.   
• Low Vitamin B12  health consequences. 

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This week we're covering:

• Overcoming Baldness
• Mark Cuban's Pharmacy
• CBD for COVID?
• Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression
• The Conspiracy of Cereal for Heart Health

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• Lab-Grown Hair Cells
• Mark Cuban launches an online pharmacy the seeks to provide affordable, generic drugs.
• CBDs ability to ward off COVID
• Electroconvulsive Therapy shown to be slightly more effective than Ketamine in treating depression.

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This week we're covering:

• A new report on the quality of fish oil supplements
• The impact of light on kids' sleep
• A better way to implement healthy habits
• How goji berries may be the key to maintaining eye health
• An interesting history of an old Pfizer vaccine (for bovine)

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• Nearly 10% of fish oil supplements were found to be rancid in new study by Labdoor.
• High sensitivity of melatonin suppression response to evening light in preschool-aged children
• The scientifically-proven way to implement lasting change is not through awareness, but through emotional and environmental nudges (or reminders).
• Goji Berry Intake Increases Macular Pigment Optical Density in Healthy Adults: A Randomized Pilot Trial
• Pfizer: A History of the Failed Bovine Vaccine

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This week we're covering:

• Some recent changes to GMO labeling
• More research on how omega-3 supplementation impacts heart health
• A big announcement on boosters for kiddos
• The power of breastmilk
• The dark side of virtual learning for kids

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• USDA has done away with the term GMO (genetically modified organisms) and will instead require it be labeled as "bioengineered."
• Exclusively breastfed girls had higher IQ and social intelligence compared to bottle-fed girls.
• Omega-3 supplementation shows positive effect on reducing  the incidence of adverse cardiovascular events, cardiovascular death, and myocardial infarction. 
• FDA authorizes Pfizer booster shots for ages 12 to 15, with a decision soon-to-be-made on authorization of ages 5 to 11.
• The average annual deaths from COVID for kids 0-17 fall short in comparison to other causes of death, including flu and pneumonia, heart disease, drowning, firearms, and motor vehicles.
• Children are falling behind in math and reading, according to research conducted by NWEA.
• Adolescent mental health issues have dramatically increased, so much so that the American Academy of Pediatrics declared a "national state of emergency in children's mental health".
• As a result, suicide rates among adolescent boys and girls have risen noticeably since the start of the pandemic (along with suicide attempts, which rose by 51% in 12-17 year-old girls since 2019).

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If you take a trip to the grocery store, you'll find that the most popular foods are the ones that come in a package (chips, cookies, cereals, etc.). With the wide use of industrially processed seed oils, these foods are very high in Omega-6s and essentially depleted of Omega-3s.  This shift from whole foods to processed foods has created a sharp increase in chronic illness over the years. In today's episode, we talk about how Omega-3s are crucial for:

• Cognitive functioning
• Mental health 
• Heart health
• Early childhood development

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• How highly processed foods harm memory in the aging brain
• Omega-3 fatty acids' supplementation in Alzheimer's disease: A systematic review
• Dietary fish oil decreases C-reactive protein, interleukin-6
• Supplementation with oil rich in EPA improves global cognitive function in healthy, young adults
• Comparison of therapeutic effects of omega-3 fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid and fluoxetine, separately and in combination, in major depressive disorder
• Short-term supplementation of acute long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids may alter depression status and decrease symptomology among young adults with depression: A preliminary randomized and placebo controlled trial
• A meta-analytic review of double-blind, placebo-controlled trials of antidepressant efficacy of omega-3 fatty acids
• randomized controlled trial
• Moderate consumption of fatty fish reduces diastolic blood pressure in overweight and obese European young adults during energy restriction
• NIH: Omega-3 Fatty Acids
• Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega Supplement

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Upon entering your local gym, you are likely welcomed by an overly-enthusiastic employee along with a fridge full of energy drinks, promising to take your workout to the next level. But one pre-workout drink that doesn't get enough attention is beet juice (a.k.a beetroot juice).

Yep, the nectar from that root vegetable that no one really enjoys. Some people refer to it as "nature's Viagra" due to the way it increases blood flow. Whether you're looking to increase performance in the gym or in the bedroom, beet juice may be the solution.

In today's episode, we share some of the research behind this underrepresented juice as a pre-workout drink as well as our experience in using it to fuel a CrossFit workout. It turns out, Dwight Schrute may have been onto something at Schrute Farms.  

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• Acute and chronic effects of dietary nitrate supplementation on blood pressure and the physiological responses to moderate-intensity and incremental exercise
• Dietary nitrate supplementation reduces the O2 cost of walking and running: a placebo-controlled study
• Beetroot Juice Supplementation Improves High-Intensity Intermittent Type Exercise Performance in Trained Soccer Players
• The Effect of Nitrate Supplementation on Exercise Tolerance and Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
• The Effect of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Endurance Exercise Performance in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
• Effects of Dietary Nitrate Supplementation on Weightlifting Exercise Performance in Healthy Adults: A Systematic Review

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Mental health has been getting a lot of well-deserved attention in recent years, but the philosophy on how best to improve mental and emotional wellness varies by practice.

In this episode, we talk about an integrative approach to mental health with Dr. Nicole Cain, who has her degree in clinical psychology and is a licensed Naturopathic Physician in Arizona. She has been interviewed as a mental health expert in Forbes, consulted for major companies like Orb Health, designed the integrative mental health curriculum for Southwest College of Naturopathic Medicine (SCNM), and has been a national speaker for several leading behavioral health organizations.

She takes a multidisciplinary approach to mental health that is medical, psychological, and holistic. She aims to get to the root of symptoms to pursue real healing. This integrative approach to mental and emotional wellness has helped so many people get their life back.

We hope you enjoy the conversation as much as we did!

Check out her website at drnicolecain.com
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In the race to end the pandemic, pharmaceutical companies have been working on therapeutics to reduce the risk of hospitalizations and death from COVID-19. One of those companies, Merck, just recently announced an oral antiviral drug that supposedly reduces the risk of hospitalization and death by approximately 50% compared to placebo patients.

While Merk pursues Emergency Use Authorization for their drug, Molnupiravir, we provide a breakdown of the history of this drug, how it came to be, and where the research stands on this so-called "miracle drug". 

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• History of Molnupiravir
• Merck Announces Supply Agreement with U.S. Government for Molnupiravir
• Merck and Ridgeback’s Investigational Oral Antiviral Molnupiravir Reduced the Risk of Hospitalization or Death by Approximately 50 Percent Compared to Placebo
• Efficacy and Safety of Molnupiravir (MK-4482) in Non-Hospitalized Adult Participants With COVID-19
• β-D-N4-hydroxycytidine Inhibits SARS-CoV-2 Through Lethal Mutagenesis But Is Also Mutagenic To Mammalian Cells
• Fluvoxamine, Ivermectin, Vitamin D, and L-arginine
• Merck’s Covid Pill Could Pose Serious Risks, Scientists Warn

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There has been a lot of debate around the immunity induced from vaccination versus immunity induced from prior infection (i.e. "natural immunity"). With the recent Delta surge, there has been a lot of conversation around breakthrough cases and reinfections. Until now, we didn't have a lot of data on the effectiveness of natural immunity vs. vaccine-induced immunity.

A recent study from Isreal (covering 26% of the population) compared the long-term protection conferred by previous infection against the protection offered by the vaccine. In today's episode, we break down the findings. 

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• Comparing SARS-CoV-2 natural immunity to vaccine-induced immunity: reinfections versus breakthrough infections
• SARS-CoV-2 infection induces long-lived bone marrow plasma cells in humans
• SARS-CoV-2 antibody-positivity protects against reinfection for at least seven months with 95% efficacy

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Fitness enthusiasts are always looking for ways to get stronger or look bigger (or maybe a little bit of both).  And with the number of strategies and snake oil supplements claiming to optimize muscle gains (i.e. hypertrophy), it can be quite difficult to figure out where to begin.

A recent study published in the International Journal of Strength and Conditioning compiled guidelines for maximizing muscle hypertrophy in athletes based on the existing body of evidence in this field. 

In this episode, we provide a rundown on how to maximize muscle hypertrophy through these six variables of exercise:

1. Load (Weight/Resistance)
2. Volume
3. Frequency
4. Rest Period
5. Exercise Type
6. End Point

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• Resistance Training Recommendations to Maximize Muscle Hypertrophy in an Athletic Population

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Puppeteer, playwright, and all around performer Camille Mitchell joins me to talk about one of the most beloved animals around - raccoons. We share some very personal raccoon moments, and even cover some fascinating raccoon history, including their presidential roots. 

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Researcher controls colleagues’s motions in 1st human brain-to-brain interface:

https://www.washington.edu/news/2013/08/27/researcher-controls-colleagues-motions-in-1st-human-brain-to-brain-interface/

Scientists Prove That Telepathic Communication Is Within Reach:

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/innovation/scientists-prove-that-telepathic-communication-is-within-reach-180952868/

Army developing ‘synthetic telepathy’:

http://www.nbcnews.com/id/27162401/ns/technology_and_science-science/t/army-developing-synthetic-telepathy/#.XhhGoS2ZNsM

Magnetic mind control works in live animals, makes mice happy:

https://arstechnica.com/science/2016/03/magnetic-mind-control-works-in-live-animals-makes-mice-happy/

Mind-Controlled Mice Navigate Mazes, No Longer Crave Food:

https://futurism.com/mind-controlled-mice-food

Mice made to kill using mind control lasers:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42bLSZnVf0g

“1976 Tehran UFO incident” from Wikipedia:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1976_Tehran_UFO_incident

The Mysterious Tehran UFO Incident with Multiple Jet Fighters in 1976 - FindingUFO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1BijiKzwHs

Parviz Jafari about his UFO-Encounter:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giSuEiNneh8

I Know What I Saw 1976 Tehran UFO:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ib9XDoeO_1w

Iranian Air Force UFO Intercept - 1976:

https://www.mufon.com/iranian-airforce-ufo-intercept---1976.html

1976 Tehran UFO incident - What happened?:

http://www.ufosightingstoday.org/1976-tehran-ufo-incident-what-happened/

What U.S. Submariners Actually Say About Detection Of So-Called Unidentified Submerged Objects:

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/25784/what-u-s-submariners-actually-say-about-detection-of-so-called-unidentified-submerged-objects

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