Most people take the light in their life for granted. People wear dark glasses to block light during the daytime and nothing on their eyes at night. This gives the retina in the eye the signal that night time when its really daytime and that its daytime when its really night time. This small example illustrates how disconnected humans have become with their environment and this circadian mismatch coincides with the rise in neolithic diseases.

Dr Alexander Wunsch has been studying the science of photobiology for decades and joins us to share his thoughts on how we can improve our relationship with light, both natural and artificial. I ask him about incandescent versus LED lights, he explains why darker skinned people do not have more melanin, which types of skin cancer come from overexposure to sunlight, how to determine your tolerance to sunlight, his thoughts on photosensitizers, which wavelengths of light window panes block, his thoughts on sauna therapy, vitamin D, why he doesn't like narrowband UV light devices, why red light panels are not quasi-monochromatic and why he's concerned with them, and more. 

Dr Alexander's lectures: https://vimeo.com/AlexanderWunsch

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by Nicholas Jimenez:

https://open.spotify.com/track/5uLO7Q8r8wwLRAtChMYKNs?si=X4rUrsHdQJqzSYYh7bURmw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A10s9uTJOw0BQiQnk1Rz09e

https://music.apple.com/us/album/crystal-water-etude/1778142441?i=1778142442

What happens to our health if the body thinks that its daytime when its nighttime and nighttime when its daytime? Sarah Kleiner shares her experience healing herself of Hashimotos, IBS, skin issues, and birth complications. She talks about out how to optimize leptin and how the benefits of sunlight exposure are more about melatonin and less about vitamin D.

She also talks about sunscreen, how long to expose our eyes to the sun in the morning, when the best time of year to use sauna therapy and drink deuterium depleted water, the deliterious effects of sunglasses, which kind of light therapy won't disregulate your circadian rhythm at night, why she uses ultraviolet bug zappers throughout her house, her thoughts on earthing products, and more.

Her MyCircadian app that she created is a great tool to use to measure lux (light intensity), see the times of day that ultraviolet A light is present, and when you input your height, weight and Fitzpatrick skin type you can measure your vitamin D production.

Sarah's website: https://www.sarahkleinerwellness.com

MyCircadian app: https://mycircadianapp.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by Nicholas Jimenez:

https://open.spotify.com/track/5uLO7Q8r8wwLRAtChMYKNs?si=X4rUrsHdQJqzSYYh7bURmw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A10s9uTJOw0BQiQnk1Rz09e

https://music.apple.com/us/album/crystal-water-etude/1778142441?i=1778142442

Did you know that the creator of Kelloggs corn flakes had a brother that became obsessed with light therapy? Brian Richards, founder of Sauna Space, joins us to talk about the history of light therapy and how it helped improve his past struggles with insomnia, brain fog and fatigue.

We talk about the difference between sunlight and artificial light therapy, the potential dangers of sunlight, the importance of near infrared light, what comes out of your body when you sweat in a sauna, his personal sauna routine, what makes his Firelight bulbs different from chicken coop heat lamps, why he added EMF shielding to his product, how he shielded the cables for his product, and why he added a metal cage around the bulbs.

I also ask him about flicker, how to use his lights to improve the health of the home environment, how long it takes to complete a full sauna session in his tent, his thoughts on red LED devices, his mineral supplement routine, thoughts on binders, and more. 

Sauna Space: https://sauna.space?sca_ref=2176729.M01QcroIKS

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

What is homeopathy and where did it start? What is "like cures like", minimum dose and the laws of cure? How do you choose the right potency of a homeopathic remedy? Where should someone begin when working with the twelve tissue salts? Which homeopathic remedies should someone keep in their first aid kit? What is the astrology and homeopathy connection and how do you find which tissue salt is associated with your sun sign?

Dr Robert Selig runs a natural health practice out of Chicago and returns to the show to explain the synergy between hair tissue mineral analysis testing, mineral balancing, and using homeopathy which is energy medicine. 

Robert's website: https://www.backtonaturalhealth.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

In this episode I explain not only why I'm moving again but why I've been moving frequently for the past few years. I talk about the 100 acres that I'm moving to soon and what I'm doing to restore an abandoned large underground bunker with a built-in pyramid. I break down my plans for how the tall capstone will be built, talk about pyramid energy and my experience with it, how I'm going to manage the lighting situation, my thoughts on sleeping underground, and the advantage of having geothermal cooling in the summer.

I've watched a lot of YouTube videos over the years of people building various sizes of bunkers underground, from large cylinders with flooring installed to multi-million dollar luxury ones. I talk about why I think those are overkill and what threats you're reastically mitigating by having a bunker. The TLDR is that I'm seeking a healthy blend between aesthetics, functionality and safety. If I decide to host health retreats again this will be the most interesting venue in the world.

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

I often see health educators talk down on the need for supplements, going as far as to say they are a waste of money or toxic. While these can be true for lower quality brands that put profit above quality, it is not always true. Nutritional supplements save lives and they're necessary in today's world.

In this solo show I break down exactly why supplements are required. People will often defend supplements by only going as far as saying the soils are depleted, but will not go into details, especially about salt based NPK fertilizer and the catastrophic effects of acid rain on the soil. Iyr produce is not what it used to be, even if its certified organic or purchased from your local farmers market.

Enjoy this deep dive where I talk about biosolids and how "forever chemicals" have gotten into our produce and meat, the devastating effects of acid rain on fungal mycorrhizae in soil, how metals compete for beneficial minerals, and the supplements that I recommend to stay in balance.

Geoff Lawton on salt based NPK fertilizer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6G7kBOcmas

EPA on biosolids: https://www.epa.gov/biosolids/basic-information-about-biosolids#:~:text=More%20than%20700%20pollutants%20have,in%20every%20wastewater%20treatment%20facility.

Forever Chemicals farmer stories: https://www.dtnpf.com/agriculture/web/ag/livestock/article/2022/05/06/michigan-farm-cautionary-tale-pfas

Effects of simulated acid rain on fungus: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32608867/

Zinc for cadmium and lead: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4303853/

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

It seems that every month on social media there is a new boogeyman in the health world, whether its a vitamin, mineral, or a safe substance like zeolite. The caveat to it being safe is found in this podcast with Jeff Hoyt, owner of Zeolite Labs.

This is a "Best Of" show repost from earlier this year because I think its really important that this information gets out. I've never heard anyone else explain zeolite like he does, and go beyond theories with actual concrete proof of people detoxifying lead, mercury, and even aluminum, even though zeolite itself is made of aluminum.

He breaks down what makes powdered zeolite different from liquid and nano products, why clean zeolite powder is not a stressful detox for the body, how it swaps beneficial minerals inside of its cage for metals, why more is better, why he prefers "catch and release" to "push and catch" protocols, the other toxins that zeolite binds to besides heavy metals, how zeolite can help your allergies, how the original use case for zeolite was for hangovers, and more.

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Rick Malter is a PhD and a veteran in the space of hair tissue mineral analysis (HTMA) testing. He was around when it was just getting started and in the early 2000s he decided to retire from his psychology practice and devote all of his time to refining the art and science of HTMA to improve human health.

In this episode he talks about Dr Paul Eck and Dr David Watts and their knowledge of Hans Selye's work on stress. He expands on how widespread magnesium deficiency is and how excess copper wreaks havoc on the mineral system. I ask him his thoughts on ascorbic acid and ceruloplasmin, where the excess copper is coming from, his thoughts on vitamin A "toxicity", vitamin D testing, zinc and copper ratio, coffee enemas, saunas, binders, Abram Hoffer and niacin, homeopathy, and more.

I have interviewed several HTMA practitioners at this point and I continued to be fascinated with how they each approach it in a slightly different way. Rick does not think that coffee enemas are necessary to detoxify metals and he really focuses in on magnesium deficiency but also one's ability to retain it in the cell which requires vitamin A and potassium. 

Rick's website: www.malterinstitute.org

The Strands of Health book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0966041542

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

When you get deep enough into the natural health world, you learn about heavy hydrogen or deuterium. It is a natural contaminant that builds up in our body over time and stalls the nano motor in our mitochondria called the ATPase. 

Victor Sagalovsky of Litewater joins us once again to talk about the health benefits of depleting deuterium in the body, not only for disease prevention but also to radically extend human lifespan. He talks about the cancer connection with deuterium, how the Russians discovered it, how your body will intelligently shuttle deuterium to less important tissues, on average how many molecules of HDO are in a glass of water, and how deuterium affects our reflex time.

He also talks about human photosynthesis and why he loves melanin, we get into a friendly debate about whole food vs isolated supplements, he shares his theory on what the Ark of the Convenant was, and I ask listener questions including his thoughts on hydrogen infused water, sunlight to deplete deuterium, and the ideal PPM of deuterium in our drinking water.

www.drinklitewater.com

www.beevitamin.com

www.protiumgenerator.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

The environment that we live in has a huge impact on our health, both from a materials standpoint of what the home is made out of and even the shape of the structure itself. When I began studying nutrition over a decade ago I meditated quite a bit on the thought that we are always inside of boxes and maybe thats what keeps our ability to think critically constrained inside a metaphorical box.

I slept and meditated underneath pyramids for several years and more recently began growing plants and spending time inside a geodesic growing dome. I've noticed that plants grow effortlessly in there, abundant and massive, and my mind always feels more still when I'm gardening inside it.

A few years ago I came across Geoship, a startup company that uses a material that took 12 years to develop, a ceramic composite. There is no metal to corrode and no wood to rot or get eaten by bugs, so it is a structure that will last for hundreds of years. Having lived in cabins for the past 5 years, I can say that those structures are inferior and will eventually become obsolete.

Geoship domes are mold resistant, energy efficient (70% reduction in heating and cooling costs), have grounded floors, the walls release far infrared light, they can be built in a few weeks interior included, and best of all, they are affordable. Earlier this year I invested in this company to secure the first Geoship in Idaho that will go on top of my subterranean bunker. I am confident that this company will explode in popularity over the next few years.

Geoship website: www.geoship.is

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Cordycepin is the main compound in the parasitic fungus cordyceps that exerts numerous effects on immune health, respiratory health, energy, stamina, libido, and more. It has been used for thousands of years in Chinese medicine and recently we've discovered the exact mechanisms of how it exerts its beneficial effects.

Dr Scott Sherr, COO of Troscriptions, returns to the show to talk about the various applications of supplementing cordycepin. He talks about how its an adenosine analog, high dosing it, its effects on improving sleep, its effect on decreasing inflammation, how it could help with infection, its effect on mTOR, how it can help counter negative effects from caffeine, and at the end I ask him some questions about methylene blue.

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Carbon dioxide, CO2, is often referred to as a waste product of cellular metabolism, as well as an environmental problem as it relates to shifting the temperature of the earth with a greenhouse effect.

Oxygen therapy is, by far, the most promoted health therapy out there that utilizes gasses. Second place would go to ozone gas, and third would go to energized noble gasses like in the Paul Harris TheraPhi device. 

CO2 therapy for human health is way down the list and you would be hard pressed to find it at any health spa. This is very unfortunate because in my eyes it is near the very top of health therapies, largely for its affordability, to create the biggest shift. This is largely because of carbon dioxide's organizing effect on the water and proteins inside our cells.

In this episode Steve Scott, founder of Carbogenetics, talks about the many health benefits of this gas including its effects on exercise performance, wound healing, cancer prevention, energy production, protection from lipid peroxidation, bone health, the longevity connection, nutritional synergists, mood improvement, and more. He talks about his breathing apparatus and the body suit which is essentially a CO2 air bath.

You can save 10% on his two products with my discount code BLACKBURN

Carbogenetics: https://carbogenetics.com/mitolife

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Matt Maruca, founder of Ra Optics and the Light Diet joins me to talk about the healing power of sunlight and the dangers of artificial light. 

He shares practical tips that one can integrate when traveling across time zones. He talks about why he likes to eat his biggest meal in the middle of the day, the specific problem with LED lighting, why the smart phone slow motion feature is not accurate to prove flicker rate of healthy bulbs, what the color rendering index means, why we want our indoor lighting to be at eye level or lower at night, his thoughts on Starlink and X, ultraviolet light therapy, and more. 

Order Ra Optics glasses: www.raoptics.com/blackburn

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Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by Nicholas Jimenez: 

https://open.spotify.com/track/5uLO7Q8r8wwLRAtChMYKNs?si=X4rUrsHdQJqzSYYh7bURmw&context=spotify%3Aalbum%3A10s9uTJOw0BQiQnk1Rz09e

https://music.apple.com/us/album/crystal-water-etude/1778142441?i=1778142442

Glutathione is one of the major endogenous antioxidants that is made in nearly every cell in our body. Oxidative stress occurs when the body is exposed to toxins whether its air pollution from cars, excessive heavy metals, mold, or disruptive types of EMF.

Dr Nayan Patel, inventor of a transdermal glutathione called Glutaryl, explains how it quenches free radicals and how people have used it to recover faster from injury, strength training, and infections. Most glutathione products are either encapsulated, liposomal, suppository or intravenous forms. I was really impressed with how much I felt the beneficial effects of Glutaryl when I applied it twice a day for a few months so I was inspired to have the founder on the show.

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We often hear about detoxifying our body and if we do hear about detoxifying our home it is only laser focused on mold or electromagnetic fields. We need hyper specialization to get to the root of problems but we also need big picture perspectives. In this episode Josh Kaye, author of "Toxic: A Comprehensive Guide to a Healthier Home", joins us to provide that zoomed-out view of all of the pitfalls in modern living and choices we can make to upgrade different areas.

We talk about water filtration for drinking and bathing, mold prevention, his favorite laundry detergent, polyester clothing and alternatives, why he like stainless steel cookware, how to test the health of your light bulbs using your iPhone, EMFs, electric cars, bedding, and more.

Josh's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthyhomejosh/

Josh's book: 

https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Comprehensive-Guide-Healthier-Home/dp/B0D8GFNC79

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Israel "Raven" Ruiz was introduced to the ancient art of alchemy in Taos, New Mexico. In this episode he shares stories of animals showing up in front of him dying as if they were asking to be transmuted into spagyrics. He talks about how we can learn powerful life lessons from taking them in, how this differs from homeopathy, the difference between plant, mineral, and animal spagyrics, the lessons that we can learn from the red fox, the cicada, and the tarantula. This is a very esoteric show so if you enjoy that sort of thing you will love this conversation!

Raven's spagyrics: https://materiaartium.com

Raven's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/materia_artium_labs/

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

In 2019 I designed a health protocol that was based on my previous 10 years of research and experience with nutrition, supplements and health technology. I recorded one show summarizing my CLF Protocol several years ago but I figured it is time to do a deep dive into each of its three parts, starting with lipofuscin.

In this solo show I share information that i've never talked about nor seen anyone else talk about regarding lipofuscin and specifically its relationship to polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake and vitamin E. I talk about what lipofuscin is, who I learned about it from, what light it emits when it gets hit with ultraviolet light, why its harmful to our health, and the solutions i've found to slow its accumulation and even stimulate its removal.

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Biological Effects of Frying Oils: https://tinyurl.com/zjye9t64

Vitamin E targets 5-lipooxygenase: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06158-5

Ray Peat's vitamin E article: https://raypeat.com/articles/articles/vitamin-e.shtml

Atom Bergstrom's Lipofuscin information: http://www.solartiming.com/yellow-fat-disease-from-fish-oil-warning.php

Melatonin decreases lipofuscin: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10517-015-3061-z

Higher dietary antioxidant intake lowers lipofuscin: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022098101003884

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

John the Savage returns to the show for a coffee chat. We cover a range of topics including how homesteading has been romantasized on social media, why I don't think being completely off the grid is ideal, our trials and tribulations with gardening, John's current favorite supplements, what two things helped him get out of a funk, why he adds gelatin to his apple juice, why liposomal and rectal delivery supplements are overkill, why we both love to supplement antioxidants, and John's favorite underground Russian nootropics. 

John's website: www.johnthesavage.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

What role does genetics and the health of the parents play in a child's risk of developing a skin condition like eczema? Why is it a myth that only the mother's health matters and not the fathers in healthy child development? What causes "leaky skin"? Which foods should be limited initially when healing from eczema? Why can sunlight exposure exacerbate eczema? 

Abbie Bradford answers all of these questions and much more in this chat all about the skin condition called eczema specifically as it relates to children. I grew up with itching the inside of my arms until they bled and when my eczema went away acne cropped up... so I am passionate about this topic and providing resources for parents to avoid a childhood of tarnished self esteem which really affects relationship and career development. Eczema and skin conditions in general are a big deal that can really impair one's ability to live a full life.

Abbie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_abbiebradford/

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Jon Gamble has been studying the root cause of chronic disease for over 30 years. In this interview I cover three major areas with him: Toxicity, deficiency and infection which is the subtitle of his book Mastering Chronic Disease. He uses the oligoscan along with the GI stool map and other tests to help guide people back to vibrant health. 

He talks about why he doesn't ever recommend copper supplementation, why zinc deficiency is such a big deal, the difference between oligoscan and other tests, what the zinc blockade entails, why magnesium is more important to supplement than calcium, which nutrient type O blood types tend to be deficient in, which mineral alcoholics are usually low in, the negative health effects of too much copper in males and females, his thoughts on mercury detox, how he uses homeopathy, and more.

Jon's website: https://shop.karunahealthcare.com.au

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

In this episode I answer questions that listeners sent in including: Supplements for managing microclots? The absolute must daily supplements? Is there a connection between autism and mitochondrial dysfunction? Tinnitus solutions? Can Encephalon and lithium orotate be taken together with antidepressants? Should we worry about nanotechnology? Do I agree with adding salt to water like many people are doing? Why didn't I like being back in San Diego? How to get a 20 year smoker to quit? Why aren't I sleeping on a magnetico sleep pad? and more...

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Why is a woman's cycle important? Integrative Nutrition Coach and HTMA practitioner Barbara Madimenos was faced with that question when she was diagnosed with osteoporosis at age 25. She talks about how she healed herself, how she hasn't met one woman that hasn't had an irregular cycle, and the importance of balancing your minerals to regulate your hormones.

We talk about zinc and copper balance, estrogen excess and low progesterone, endometriosis, the power of coffee enemas, why she likes astrology, the best way to heal after taking birth control, coffee consumption tips, hair shedding mitigation, high prolactin solutions, how to recover from IUD use and more. 

Barbara's website: https://barbaramadimenos.ca

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Enjoy this throwback show from a few years ago with Caitlyn Hartigan, creator of the Iron Protocol. In this jam packed three hour extravaganza she tears apart the argument that everyone has iron dysregulation and that nobody is iron deficient. 

She explains how you can be iron deficient without being anemic, why supplementing iron is not only safe but essential for many people, how iron is important for immune function, how your iron recycling system doesn't work if there is no iron to recycle, the different stages of iron deficiency, her thoughts on iron infusions, why serum ferritin is an accurate marker of iron deficiency, why she likes supplementing vitamin D, why iron overload and hemochromatosis are synonymous, and more.

The Iron Protocol group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/3412143085483810

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

When we think of artificial ultraviolet light we often think of tanning beds. Most are unaware that tanning beds only contain one part of the ultraviolet spectrum, causing cellular harm. The best way to dose ultraviolet light from artificial sources is to mix in some visible red and near infrared light; that is how the sun does it.

Kris Sweeting, creator of EMR Tek, was raised with tanning beds in his bedroom since he was five years old. Diagnosed with vitiligo at 3, he committed his teenage years to solving that issue and succeeded using light therapy.

In this interview he talks about the human photoprotective response, why a sunburn is not actually a burn, what melanogenesis means, how seed oils gave him an age spot, why his UV lights use Philips bulbs, the difference between UVA, UVB and UVC wavelengths, what narrowband ultraviolet light means, the benefits of UV beyond vitamin D, his thoughts on vitamin D supplements, and much more.

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Music by Nicholas Jimenez: 

https://music.apple.com/us/album/crystal-water-etude/1778142441?i=1778142442

The Oligoscan test uses the science of spectrophotometry to see the absorption and reflection of light from vitamins, minerals and heavy metals stored in the tissue of the palm of your hand. If it sounds too good to be true, you'll be surprised to hear the legitimate science behind it from the son of one of the original global distributors of Oligoscan, Jeff Lioon.

He breaks down how the technology works in this show but the majority of it is focused on deciphering the test itself and describing all of the complex interactions between our environmental toxins, diet, lifestyle habits, and how those affect our vitamin and mineral balance. 

We talk about the relationship between iodine and fluoride, why kryptopyrroluria is a big deal, how we get copper toxic, the difference between oligoscan and other tests, what low vitamin B9 means, the silica and aluminum connection, what high antimony means, what high gadolinium usually means, where antimony is coming from in our environment, the excretor theory, and trends that hes seen in the over 1500 scans he's done on clients.

Learn more about the Oligoscan: http://www.theoligoscan.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Dr Russel Reiter has been involved in melatonin research since its inception. He has been supplementing it everyday for the past 29 years.

In this interview he talks about how he became interested in melatonin, what happens to our melatonin production as we age, why humans not being seasonable breeders matters for fear surrounding hormonal dysregulation and melatonin supplements, the effects of light pollution on our physiology, how to use melatonin for jet lag, how melatonin can support menopause, why someone might feel groggy taking melatonin, how to find your optimal dose of melatonin, and more! 

Russel Reiter's book: https://amzn.to/4a9NXHu

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Mitolife Academy: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE0z4jSYJCV6XGts7di8Cuw/join

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

When people in the natural health community hear the term "Transhumanism" there is a knee-jerk emotional reaction, and some of that feeling is justified. Many of the big tech giants that have been censoring alternative perspectives are also heavily involved in the development of artificial intelligence, augmented reality and virtual reality systems.

Zoltan Istvan ran for president under the Transhumanist Party and drove the "Immortality Bus" all around the United States with the goal of spreading awareness of the importance of shifting our focus away from fighting wars to using science and technology to prevent and reverse disease and even solve aging.

In this episode he talks about: what the transhumanist wager is, his thoughts on ChatGPT, the replacement of jobs and potentially human relationships by humanoid robot artificial intelligence, the dishwashing robot that just came out, dystopian AI movies, solar cars, overpopulation, Neuralink, his recommendations for being healthy, thoughts on alcohol, and more.

Zoltan's website: www.zoltanistvan.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

What are the things to look for when shopping for an air filtration unit? Does the company use flashy words like "ultra" in front of their filtration media to make it sound better than it is? Do you know what the four grades of filtery efficiency is? Are higher grades always better or can they be worse for your situation? Are stand alone air filtration units even the highest choice for your situation? Did you know that your HVAC system moves 30 to 40 times more air than your $1000 HEPA filtration unit? 

David Milburn of HypoAllergenic Air joins me for the first time since 2019 (my first podcast episode) to talk about all of the dirty secrets in the air filtration industry. I am passionate about this topic because I see many parallels between the air filter and water filter marketing tactics. There are lots of razzle and dazzle claims without much substance behind them.

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If you've been in the natural health world for awhile there is a good chance that you've heard about alkaline water ionizers, overpriced multi-level marketing machines that produce water rich in molecular hydrogen. The questions to ask are: Do those machines produce hydrogen efficiently? Does drinking alkaline water alter our blood at all? 

Mateo Johnson was certified by the Molecular Hydrogen Institute and founded the company Axiom H2, selling high quality hydrogen generating machines and also tablets that you don't have to dissolve in water.

He explains what hydrogen is, his thoughts on browns gas, the difference between infusing hydrogen into water and the tablet products, the dirty secret about alkaline water ionizers, how long hydrogen lasts in a bottle, hydrogen for dentistry, how to use hydrogen gas for eye and ear health, the benefits of inhaling hydrogen gas, his thoughts on ozone and CO2 therapy, and why it isn't effective to sip on hydrogen water all day long. 

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Have you ever heard of Mr Eats It All that consumed shopping carts, TV sets, razor blades, a coffin, and a 200 foot chain? Did Saint Francis communicate telepathically with animals? Who was the Mighty Atom and how did he survive a gunshot point black to the middle of his forehead? How did a man inflate and deflate himself on stage changing his body weight by 20 pounds several times in one night? 

What are humans capable of physically, mentally, and psychically? Atom Bergstrom joins us  to talk about all of the seemingly impossible feats that people have achieved and make us question what we think we know.

Atom's websites:

www.sunsyncnutrition.com

www.solartiming.com

My websites:

www.matt-blackburn.com

www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner

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There is a lot of confusion in the natural heatlh world when it comes to oral health care. Should we brush our teeth? Are plastic bristles the devil? Is flossing necessary? Do waterpik devices replace flossing? Do we even need to go to the dentist if we're on top of our oral game?

Dr Leedia Riman is an integrative dentist that joins us to discuss all of this and more. She talks about how she discovered Weston Price and the power of nutrition for gum and teeth health. We talk about vitamin D supplementation, whats really happening when a cavity forms, the effects of smoking and acidic beverages on our teeth, her thoughts on xylitol, nitric oxide, mouth breathing, humidifiers in the bedroom, whether regular dental checkups are necessary, the reasons why you might experience pain when you go in for cleanings, why she loves ozone, fluoride versus hydroxyapatite, electric toothbrushes, tips for receeding gums, her thoughts on root canals and a ton more!

Leedia's website: https://drleedia.mykajabi.com/home-page

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Theraphi combines several electrotherapy modalities into one, using a 500,000 volt Tesla coil, a proprietary blend of noble gases in handmade plasma tubes, and an amplifier that modulates the cold plasma field. To put it simply... it is a human charging station.

Paul Harris, the inventor of the Theraphi, joins us to talk about the history of electromagnetic devices, the history of plasma energy, how our body can benefit from plasma, time reversal waves, and why he believes the Theraphi is an electro adaptogen. In the second half he also talks about regenerative agriculture, how he's going medicinal mushrooms, electroculture, and magnetoculture. 

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My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Detoxifying the body using clinoptilolite, AKA zeolite, has been a trendy topic for several years, with the nano zeolite products being the most popular.

My perspective is that liposomal supplements are a complete scam, so I was thrilled to interview someone with a similar mindset when it comes to zeolite: smaller is not always better.

Jeff Hoyt of Zeolite Labs breaks down a ton of myths around zeolite products, including: Do we get aluminum toxic from taking zeolite because it is made of aluminum? How is it able to act as a selective or smart binder? Is synthetic zeolite as good as natural zeolite? What is the difference between powder, liquid and nano zeolite products? Why does taking a small dose lead to a less efficient detox? How does his ZeoCharge product differ from the push/catch protocols out there? Do we actually want to get zeolite into our brain? What does zeolite bind to besides heavy metals? and much, much more!

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Zeolite Labs YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ZeoliteLabs

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Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Hair tissue mineral analsyis or HTMA testing is done when you send in your hair to a laboratory and then they essentially burn it using ion mass spectrometry to create a readout on the mineral ratios present in it. This is a reflection of the mineral ratios systemically throughout the body. 

Matt Coffman is an HTMA practitioner that has done a lot of the same experiments that I've done as far as high dose copper supplementation and iron dumping protocols. He healed himself using HTMA principles of testing and retesting while taking strategic supplements to balance his ratios.

In this interview he breaks down several of the big ratios and how they connect to hormones and other aspects of human physiology, why he thinks retinyl palmitate gets bad press, how heavy metals affect the adrenals, why he doesn't recommend taking zinc without copper, what ratio connects to your carb tolerance, which ratio connects to your thyroid gland, why supplementing calcium won't necessarily cause calcification, and more. 

Matt Coffman's  website: www.integrativethoughts.com

Matt Coffman's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/integrativematt/

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When is the last time you've looked at the tag on your underwear, pants, shorts, shirts, or jackets? There are literally thousands of things that we can upgrade in our lives to reduce our risk of acquiring a disease and half of the battle is not getting stressed about it and just making small incremental changes month after month.

Dan Baird created NADS underwear, an alternative to polyester and synthetic material laden products that doesn't put microplastics, forever chemicals, pesticides, formaldehyde, and other compounds straight into the reproductive organs. Over time they become a major contributing factor to erectile dysfunction, infertility and decreased testosterone.

He shares his journey of raising his testosterone and how changing out his clothing played a pivotal role. He talks about the dangers of nylon and elastane, the two certifications that he has for his organic cotton underwear, how the chemicals in low quality clothing are reactivated in the skin when you sweat in a sauna, and more.

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There was a ton of gadgets that you can use to influence your drinking water, ideally after its gone through a proper filtration system. Infopathy is in its own category. It uses "digitized substances" that are uploaded into a database which can then be imprinted into water by forming coherent domains. In English this means that you can basically take any supplement you want by just drinking a glass of water throughout the day. 

My mother raised me with homeopathic medicine and I view Infopathy as a kind of homeopathic alien technology. If you ever experience what its like to drink imprinted water you'll feel like you're living Star Trek land. It looks and sounds like magic but it is based on solid science going back to Italian researchers Emilio Del Giudice and Giuliano Preparatta that pioneered quantum electrodynamic theory. Whenever I hear the word "quantum" I usually roll my eyes and walk the other way but this is something that you can tangibly experience with a blind taste test using shot glasses.

In this episode Anton Fedorenko talks about how it works scientifically, where it parallels with homeopathy, his thoughts on non native electromagnetic fields, Royal Rife, tips on using the Infopathy IC pad, and the upgrades that their version 3 pad received.

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If you're into natural health there is a good chance that you've done an epsom salt bath, more technically known as a magnesium sulfate bath. If you're really into natural health then you have probably experience sensory deprivation floatation therapy, where you float in 1200 pounds of magnesium sulfate. 

Some float spa companies are touting magnesium chloride as being far superior to magnesium sulfate, and Bob Dapper of Royal Spa is here to challenge that idea. He talks about the numerous health benefits of sulfur to human biology, touching on how it improves high cholesterol, works on the lymphatic system, and increases brain function.

I share my experience getting ripped off by a floatation company and why I recommend purchasing from Royal Spa if you need a new hot tub, float pod, float pool, or cold plunge.

Bob's website: www.royalspa.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

According to Benny Wills, one of the most dangerous traps to fall into is to always expect the worst. People that become obsessed with researching everything that is wrong with the world often end up angry, bitter, and unfulfilled in life. I know and Benny knows because we've both been there.

Enjoy this philosophical dive into the dangers of expecting the world to end anyday now. We also talk about how the path to being right includes being wrong, why Benny thinks the awake crowd is just as insufferable as the woke crowd, how to communicate with others that we disagree with, entrepreneurial tips, and more.

Benny's website: www.bennywills.com

Benny's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@BennyWills

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Today's Best Of show features Leo Wik, a hilarious guy from Russia that breathes fresh air into a natural health community that takes itself way too seriously.

In this episode we talk about sauna therapy and how they do it in Russia, why staying in ice cold water for more than several seconds is a new phenomenon, the difference between steam and dry saunas, Charles Poliquin and what happened when Leo megadosed fish oil, what foods Leo craves when he is stressed and why he gives in to those cravings, what foods they foraged in his neck of the woods in Russia, and I ask him some rapid fire questions about exercising, decompressing the spine and bodywork. 

Leo's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@iamleowik

Leo's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iamleowik/?hl=en

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

When did the candida business start? Which culture invented white refined sugar to use as a medicine? What substance should you load up on if you get bit by a snake? What else did Steve Jobs eat a lot of besides fruit? Why is white sugar better than brown sugar?

Atom Bergstrom answers all of these questions and more. He also shares his thoughts on cancer, why to cycle cod liver oil if you take it, refined sugar preventing tooth decay, cane versus beet sugar, what hyperbaric oxygen gets wrong, how sugar stabilizes cancer, where Warren Buffet gets 25% of his calories, the health benefits of drinking carbonated beverages, how Ray Peat saved his life, how to use molasses and tomato juice to increase iron, and why to keep a sugar cube on your night stand.

I also ask listener questions including: Is protein important? Is Atom a fan of eating ripe fruit only? How old is Atom chronologically? What are his thoughts on a vegetarian diet with dairy, eggs and bone broth? How do women consume sugar without affecting their pH levels? Atom's thoughts on diabetes... Does sugar destroy the brain? and more... 

Atom's websites:

www.solartiming.com

www.sunsyncnutrition.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Does wearing silver embedded EMF blocking clothing harm your health? Is grounding your sheet to the wall outlet sometimes better than grounding rod to earth? What is the main benefit of grounding yourself? How do you properly use EMF blocking paint on the walls? What are beneficial things you can implement for your health when building a new home? Do EMF blocking tents and canopies work? Are electric vehicles more harmful to our health than internal combustion engine vehicles?

We delve into all of this and more with Brian Hoyer of Shielded Healing. He trained at the Klinghardt Academt and is a certified Geobiologist. Brian and his team travel the country upgrading home environments to be more conducive to health. I learned a lot in this interview and it made me question several of my assumptions about EMF mitigation.

Brian's websites:

https://shieldedhealing.com

www.theshieldingshop.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Pedro DoAmaral is a biotechnology and biomedical student that is interested in getting to the root of how our biology works. In this episode he talks about milk, why he likes higher protein intake, why the raw carrot is not the end all be all fiber solution, his long covid recovery, the health benefits of coffee and tobacco, the difference between niacin and niacinamide, how fucoxanthin interacts with light, phosphatidylserine vs phosphatidylcholine, the power of melatonin as an antioxidant, and much more.

Pedro's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thucydides__/

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

I was thrilled to interview the youngest podcast guest i've ever had on the show. Calvin Scheller is currently 18 years old and has been studying human physiology and nutrition since the age of 13. He is self taught but he is also enrolled in college and pursuing a degree in biology with a specialization in bioprocess technology.

In this episode he breaks down the subject he knows best, insulin resistance. He tears apart the conventional dogmas pushed by the ketogenic and carnivore community. He explains the biochemistry of why carbohydrate consumption is not the problem, although minimizing them for a time could be beneficial for some people, not everyone.

This is a very technical episode where Calvin rapid fire explains the biochemistry of glucose and insulin and why the focus should not be on macronutrients but more on maintaining a healthy body weight and exercising regularly. I ask him several listener questions that were sent in near the end.

Calvin's website: https://www.calvinscoaching.com

Calvin's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@calvinscheller846

Calvin's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/calvin_scheller/?hl=en

Calvin's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@redsox3433?_t=8bUiRjxed47&_r=1

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Jack of all trades Atom Bergstom joins us for the the first time for 2024 to share his wisdom on numerous topics including: why he prefers distilled water, benefits of cayenne pepper, why the soil isn't low in minerals, why food grows best in beach sand, the little known benefits of tomatoes and iceburg lettuce, how he would treat insomnia, his thoughts on supplementing exogenous hormones, why he likes Progest-E, the spiritual properties of the elements, why he doesn't use hair tissue mineral analysis, why many native american tribes didn't eat fish, electric cars, the Hutchinson effect and anti gravity propulsion, why he wants technology to get us to space, his thoughts on zinc and copper supplements, lithium supplements, fiber, the spiritual causes of constipation, and the gallbladder flush. I also ask him listener questions at the latter half of the show.

Atom's website: www.solartiming.com

www.sunsyncnutrition.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Austin Sneller began his journey with water by opening up coffee machines and seeing all of the nasty gunk that built up over time. He has been studying the water filtration industry for a decade and brings his expertise to Mitolife with the co-creation of the 7 Stage Water Solution, setting a new standard for quality and effectiveness.

In this show we talk about what reverse osmosis means, cheaper water filters (Costco), the cost of water filters in general, what makes the Mitolife water filter so different from all the rest, and compare the Mitolife filter to popular brands such as Ophora, AquaTru and Kangen. I ask Austin listener questions including: Does he like the EWG tap water database? How important is filtering your shower water? What's the best home filtration unit? What water does he drink at an airport? Thoughts on hydrogen water? and more...

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Flow Motion Water: https://flowmotionwater.com

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My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Every once in awhile i'll see a surge of "return to nature" arguments with regards to drinking water. In a recent podcast I heard the guest going as far as to defend tap water, conflating reverse osmosis with distilled water, making the argument that our ancestors didn't filter their water, saying that reverse osmosis causes greying of hair, arsenic is an essential mineral, and other wild claims.

Austin Sneller, water filtration expert and creator of Flow Motion Water Systems returns to the show to deconstruct these myths that don't have any basis in reality or facts to back them up. Whether you're a beginner in the water filtration arena or a veteran, there is something everyone can learn in this episode.

Austin's website: www.flowmotionwater.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by Nicholas Jimenes: https://ladogarecords.org/track/4022711/crystal-water-etude

If you've been interested in natural healing for several years you've probably done a parasite cleanse. Holistic healthcare practitioner Angela Stinson has done it all from the pharmaceutical anti-parasitics to turpentine and everything inbetween. She shares her journey of being overweight, being on over 30 medications and losing her hair from cleansing too aggressively. Now she educates her clients to go slow and steady and to always ask the question before starting a parasite cleanse: Is my nervous system ready for it?

In this episode she shares her thoughts on why we need parasites in our body, how anti-parasitic herbs affect our gut microbiome long term, if we have to travel internationally to get parasites, and whether she sees more iron overload or iron deficiency with her clients. She talks about why she likes bio-energetic testing, homeopathy, castor oil packs, and binders. I ask her numerous listener questions including: Does cleansing during the full moon actually do anything? Are we doomed to have parasites if we eat sushi frequently? Garlic enemas and other intense recipes, thoughts on Hulda Clark and the "Zapper", liver flukes, which foods kill parasites, is it safe to cleanse while breastfeeding or pregnant, thoughts on diatomaceous earth and psylliium husk, and a lot more. 

Work with Angela: https://www.parasitemamma.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Ideas that I was just getting into at the end of 2019 and beginning of 2020 have now reached mainstream alternative health channels. I see it as my duty as a health researcher and educator to always be transparent when new information comes to light that flips what I thought I knew on its head. Whenever I offer valid counter arguments to popular beliefs it always causes a lot of social turbulence. Most of the topics that I cover in this show are still alive and kicking. I talk about iron overload, whole food vitamin C, pro copper and anti zinc argument, why I don't block EMFs anymore, and why I'm not worried aobut cod liver oil giving me lipofuscin. I support the points I make with several scientific studies.

At the end of the show I share a quote by the Joker from the movie The Dark Knight: "It's not about the money. It's about sending a message." That encompasses my work perfectly. My message is that we should always rock the boat, stir the pot, and challenge popular beliefs even if it offends people. Usually it offends the people the most that have built a reputation and following upon false beliefs.

This is a nearly two hour show packed with information that you will not get from any other podcast. As I've said before... search "vitamin C" and you'll see a plethora of shows praising the safety of "whole food" vitamin C which is Mickey Mouse terminology. I was one of MANY people promoting these ideas and for the past year I have been doing everything possible in my power to tear these ideas apart.

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When the homesteading gets heavy I defer Friday's show to a "Best Of" episode. This was one of my favorite conversations that i've had about water with Anton Fedorenko of Infopathy. There are so many different water structuring devices on the market but this one is in a league of its own. What I love about it is we are actually radiating the water with "non native" EMFs but actually improving its health qualities. This is why I don't like to look at anything in health in black and white anymore, ie iron bad, vitamin b6 bad, vitamin D3 bad...

This is how it works: Every substance has specific electromagnetic emission that can be recorded and played back into water. This is called "imprinting" infoceuticals and is the basis for the Infopathy technology. Of course, the foundation should be clean drinking water free of all contaminants, acids and properly mineralized. After that, there is a lot you can do to water, one of the coolest things being Infopathy's glowing IC pad device. In this interview Anton Fedorenko shares the deep science behind it and gives practical advice to those that buy bottled water at the store to make it healthier. 

Infopathy: https://www.infopathy.com/en

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What is yeast overgrowth and how does sugar contribute to it? What are common symptoms that you can see when you look at someone? What does drinking soda do to our blood sugar? How does saccharomyces boulardii help? Can someone eat fermented foods while they're healing from yeast overgrowth? How does magnesium help? 

Dr Carolyn Dean was interviewed in the early 80s with the man that wrote the Yeast Connection book. She said over 80,000 people called in to the show for help, showing how common this problem is. She talks about the harmful effect of yeast overgrowth on our mucous membranes, fluoroquinolones, tinnitus, dehydration, picometer size magnesium, why she prefers silver to oregano, her top tips for liver detox, her thoughts on coffee enemas, which neurotransmitter people with fibromyalgia are low in, the relationship between EMF sensitivity and magnesium deficiency, where she gets her calcium, vitamin C, and more.

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