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I believe that deepening your understanding of your physiology, the very science that makes you who you are, is the best thing you can do to optimize your health, bolster your performance, look your best, and enjoy a longer and more fulfilling lifespan. I call this “physiological intuition,” and to me, it’s a human right.

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My dedication to this field derives from a very personal place, as it was through my own health improvement journey and love for the sciences that I stumbled upon the enhanced state of consciousness between mind, body, and spirit where healthy intentions met actionable steps and lasting, positive lifestyle change. Now, with ongoing years of study and time-in-the-trenches, a world-class team, all the latest tools and technologies, a bottomless well of passion, and access to some of the world’s leading experts in human performance and longevity, I’m fully dedicated to your very own scientific self-discovery. The more you #KnowYourPhysio… Enjoy the show.

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Darin Olien: Harnessing ADD as a Superpower and the Revelations of ‘Fatal Conveniences’

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Baraq Harrison: The Power of Self-Reflection and Teamwork in Unlocking Your Potential

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Join me in an enlightening conversation with an inspiring guest, a former member of the IDF Special Forces, Sergeant First Class Baraq Harrison. Baraq embodies the spirit of resilience, creativity, and the power of introspection. Throughout the conversation, Baraq generously shares invaluable insights garnered from his military background and post-service experiences. The discussion revolves around […]

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AMA #2 with Parker Leiro: Recent Updates, The Power of Sleep, and Why Biohacking is for Everyone

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“the mind-body connection is our ability to understand how our emotional and psychological states affect the physiological state within our body”

Nadeya Hassan Founder and CEO at Zaya, Ep. 25

“I realized there's a certain kind of magic to life that science can't explain but can't deny exists.”

Sarah Turner Head of Science at Sarah Thrive, Ep. 26

“I work with typically entrepreneurs and high performing professionals on a one to one basis to help them optimize their life so that they can go out and change the world.”

Boomer Anderson Deputy CEO at Smarter, Not Harder Inc., Ep. 24

“Believe it or not, fish oil helps maintain your moisture hydration and your skin elasticity.”


Dr. Azza Halim Antiaging Expert, Ep. 23

“Creative people often have a hard time falling asleep. One is that the creative mind is so busy, but also that they tend to have late schedules if they're artists.”

Per Bristow Peak Performance Coach, Ep. 22

“I find that a lot of times people know what steps they need to take to be healthy. It's just a matter of removing the obstacles that are preventing them from getting there.”

James Quandahl Author, Speaker & Performance Coach, Ep.21

“The takeaway was the ability to maintain that intensity over a lifetime.”


Idan Ravin Elite Level Performance Coach, Ep.20

“If we optimize the environment for the musculoskeletal system to be maximally functional and thriving then we can not only maximize lifespan but we can also maximize health span.”

Alan Aragon Researcher, Ep. 39

“There's an epidemic of disconnection from the symptoms your body is trying to tell you.”


Jessie Inchauspé Biochemist, Ep. 35

“This year is going to be a big breakthrough year for healthcare in general. Not just in the US but in other countries, we're really starting to see the changes in the winds. The healthcare system we've had for decades might finally become more focused on preventative health.”

Chuck Hazzard Wearable Device Expert, Ep. 40

“The people closest to you are the hardest to change.”


Brian Sanders Filmmaker Food Lies, Ep. 41

“Lifestyle is essentially the best medication that I'm taking right now.”


Dr. Moisés Roizental Harvard-trained Interventional Radiologist and Vascular Specialist, Ep. 42

“I call [algae] a super-duper food because it’s way more than a superfood.”

Catharine Arnston CEO of ENERGYbits Inc., Ep. 43

“Mastery in life has to come through consciousness. We have to go beyond our mind.”

Nick Becskehazy Yogi, Ep. 44

“If you simply want to set yourself up for best practices, you have to do things that are easy, and you also have to do things that are manageable and duplicable. Sometimes we get caught up in trying to do too much.”

Joshua Holland Health Optimization Coach, Ep. 46

“Your partner is there to help you get more out of yourself, to help you recognize things in you that you haven’t seen before.”

Greg Bennett Olympic Triathlete, Ep. 47

“Your purpose triumphs your fear.”



Natasha Dasaro Yogi, Ep. 48

“Touch overrides some of the overstimulating effects of other frequencies around us.”


Dr. David Rabin Psychiatrist, Ep. 49

“It’s all good and well to have this data, but I say that data is secondary. I think that self-report or qualitative feel, our subjective experience is our primary indicator of how we’re doing.”

Dr. Jay Wiles Applied Psychophysiologist, Ep. 51

“That was my ‘Aha moment’, that I noticed how important is what we put in our body. It’s not only the food we put in our body but the environment that we live in. The toxins that we are exposed to.”

Cata Rozo Functional Nutritionist, Ep. 52

“People are healthier when they have stable oscillations.”


Azure Grant, Ph.D. Chronobiologist, Ep. 53

“Stillness is the rarest commodity now, and it’s in stillness and silence where all the answers are.”

Joel Greene CEO of VEEP Nutrition, Author of The Immunity Code, Ep. 54

“I always tell people: energy precedes action.”



Leigh Erin Connealy Integrative and Functional Medicine Doctor, Ep.55

“The average person in North America is excessively deficient in magnesium, because it hasn’t been in our soil for the last 80 years.”

Wade Lightheart 3x Canadian Bodybuilding Champion, EP. 56

“We could make a system of information that has a lot more integrity, that doesn't necessarily need to be moderated or regulated by some sort of external authority. But because of the way the incentive structure is set up, it could work better to produce more signal and less noise.”

Kevin Bass Founder of The Diet Wars, EP. 57

“When you do what you love, you’re going to [be happy]. If you’re happy, you’re energetic, you want to do more, you want to work harder. If you do what you don’t love and you’re unhappy, that translates into the rest of your life; your workout, your diet, your sleep habits.”

Dr. Ricardo Komotar Professor of Neurological Surgery at The University of Miami, Ep. 59

“I don’t know one leader who is not doing a daily practice in order to keep their stress levels at bay.”

Alexandra Laws Peak Performance Coach, Ep. 38

“Half of the problem is sugar. So, reducing the sugar, you get one benefit. Raising the ketones is the other benefit.”

Frank Llosa CEO and Founder of KetoneAid Inc, Ep. 36

“Whatever you’re into, I’m not here to judge. It’s just first being honest and asking the question: what is it that you actually want and desire and what is fulfilling to you?”

Aaron Alexander Author of The Align Method Ep. 35

“The female biorhythm is the greatest biohack and a leg up that only women have that sets them apart, and can really help them to become great leaders or have more success.”

Kayla Osterhoff Women’s Health Expert, Ep. 34

“Early treatment markedly reduces hospitalization and death. This is the most important thing because all of the other measures that are applied – masking and vaccines – a lot of them are applied to people who aren’t [ever going] to get the virus.”

Dr. Peter McCullough Cardiologist, Ep. 33

“The human body is a light-emitting machine. In this time of the pandemic, we didn’t get any hugs. We were isolated, so we’re starving for this infrared connection.”

Dr. Joe DiDuro Diplomat of the American Board of Chiropractic Neurologists, Ep. 32

“Before changing something, you have to love it first. If you're going to change something out of resentment [for] yourself or because you don't like yourself, the product of that change isn't going to be the highest.”

Luis Palomeras Body Builder, Ep. 31

“If I was to say what’s the most important function, I would say sleep quality is number one. But sleep quality is influenced by how you breathe. So, you cannot isolate the two of them.”

Patrick McKeown Breathing Coach, Ep. 30

“When you have a son, you realize you have a lot less time than you thought, and that time needs to count.”

Augusto (Tuto) Marolla Expert Biohacker, Ep.29

“Don’t take it too seriously. No supplement is going to make you live longer. Nail down the fundamentals and start to increase the relationships in your life. Start to take an audit of your relationships; which ones are serving you, which ones are not?”

Anthony Benedettini Sales Consultant at BiOptimizers, Ep.28

“Creation is what we are here for. That creation could be a little being; or multiple. You could have children. That is a form of creation. Another form of creation is having a podcast,a business, or writing a book. All of those are forms of creation.”

Dasha Maximov Former COO at The Health Optimisation Summit,Ep.27

“the sooner you can stop eating, let blood sugar stabilize, generally, the better you're going to sleep.”

Dr. Jay Khorsandi Sleep Expert, Ep.19

“a big indicator that GForces were coming on was when I started to lose color in my vision.”

Captain Robert K. Federal (Former US Navy Fighter Pilot, Ep.18

“experience is necessary to add emotional understanding to intellectual belief.”

Dr. Julia Mirer Psilocybin Expert, Ep.17

“As you're breathing out, you're turning on the parasympathetic or you're setting what's called vagal tone, which is a nerve that runs through the whole nervous system that causes you to turn on that healing brain that turns off the fight or flight.”

Dr. Patrick Porter CEO Brain Tap, Ep. 16

“The benefits of the exercise comes from the heat. And if you go into an exercise session with a lower body temperature, then you can push yourself further.”

Siim Land Author The Immunity Fix, Ep. 15

“Honestly, I think the full longevity thing is, how would I say it's not a farce, but it's a lot of hypotheses generating BS because you're going to have to live a lifetime to even figure out if this hypothesis is true.”

Dr. Spencer Nadolsky The Doc Who Lifts, Ep.13

“It's very important to educate people. It takes time. It's easier to just sell melatonin.”

Ella Davar Antiaging Nutritionist, Ep.12

“The misconception comes from the fact that a sick kidney will spill protein into the urine. It's just not filtering the protein, but it doesn't mean the protein has broken the kidney. It just means the kidney is not doing its job.”

Dr. Shawn Baker The Carnivore Diet, Ep. 11

“magnesium is the mineral that allows the parasympathetic to take hold of the nervous system.”

Zach Loewenstein Biohack Zach, Ep. 10

“finding the right chocolate maker and the right team to execute and bring this vision to life, of taking two superfoods, dates and cacao and creating this incredible chocolate was a much harder task than what I thought it would be.”

Yaniv Simpson CEO of the Conscious Bar, Ep. 9

“99% of US seafood is sustainable seafood. So, if you see something when you're at the grocery store, just look for something that says produce in the USA. Seriously, because there was a legislative act, it was called a Magnus in Stevens Act from the 1970’s and essentially prevents the overfishing of any fish stock of any group of fish.”

Kabir Parker Marine Biologist, Ep.7

“the HP axis is the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis. Basically, this is an interconnection within our brain that controls our stress response, and it can be very effective to help us fight or flee from threat.”

Dr. Jay T. Wiles HRV Expert, Ep.5

“I just didn't pay much attention to the critics because I knew they would always be there.”

Idan Ravin NBA Trainer, Ep. 4

“The future that I would like to see is what we were talking about with remote patient monitoring. We should have these subsidized in our health care. This should be available to every American and beyond.”

Kevin Longoria Chief Science Officer Biostrap, Ep. 3

“Part of the reason why we became human is because we became fearless and we were able to sweat.”

Dr. James DiNicolantonio Author, The Salt Fix, Ep.2

“By flattening your glucose curves in the short term, you're going to get a lot of really amazing benefits, like instantly your mood will be better, you'll sleep better, have fewer cravings, less like big hunger spikes.”

Jessie Inchauspe Glucose Goddess, Ep.1

Dr. Ricardo Komotar: Live like a Neurosurgeon | A Day in the Life of a Neurosurgeon and How to Optimize Your Brain Health

Today, you’ll hear from Dr. Ricardo Komotar, a Professor of Neurological Surgery at the University of Miami School of Medicine and an internationally…

Andrés Preschel: Physiology for Dummies | A Beginner’s Guide to Understanding Human Physiology and Health with Dr. Ricardo Komotar

In today’s special episode you’ll hear our very own Andrés Preschel stepping behind the microphone to be interviewed by Dr. Rick Komotar for his podcast, The…

Kevin Bass, MD/PhDc: Scientific Influencers and Misinformation | How to Identify and Combat Misinformation in Science

When it comes to nutritional science and social media it can be uniquely challenging to differentiate fact from hype. Here today, to help us unpack the topic…

Wade Lightheart: Magnesium Breakthrough and Health Optimization | The Benefits of Magnesium and How to Optimize Your Health

Today’s guest, Wade Lightheart; author, athlete, nutritionist, and expert on fixing digestion. Wade is a three-time Canadian bodybuilding champion, who…

Leigh Erin Connealy, MD: Environmental Toxins, Updated Medicine, and Cancer | The Latest Research on Environmental Toxins, Medicine, and Cancer Prevention

Your health is not only of significance and importance to just you. Self-care is not selfish, self-care is the new healthcare and it’s vital in life and in our…

Joel Greene: Gut Bacteria, Insulin, Personality Types, Young Muscle, and more | Cutting-Edge Research on Gut Health and Optimization

It’s incredible how you can have a conversation with someone that’s almost 2 hours long, and still feel like you could keep talking! Joel Greene is the CEO of…

Azure Grant, PhD: Circadian Rhythms, Chronobiology, and Interoception | How to Optimize Your Health with Circadian Rhythms and Interoception

Today, we are joined by well-versed physiologist, Azure Grant, Ph.D. to talk about all things circadian and ultradian rhythms, melatonin, sleep optimization,…

Cata Rozo: Functional Nutrition: Gut Health, Healing, and Hormones | How to Improve Your Health through Functional Nutrition

One of the major benefits of a functional approach to health and wellness is that it allows us to treat systemic issues from the root cause, rather than with…

Dr. Jay Wiles: The Physiology of Interoception and HRV Subjectivity | Understanding the Mind-Body Connection and HRV Subjectivity

A common myth about heart rate variability (HRV) is that the greater it is, the healthier you are… Breaking down why this is not the case, is Dr. Jay Wiles, an…

Andrés Preschel in the Hotseat for EPISODE 50! Ft. Parker Sloan

To celebrate the 50th episode of the Know Your Physio podcast, Andrés Preschel takes the hot seat! His amazing partner, Parker Sloan Leiro, AKA “The Rolling…

Dr. David Rabin MD, PhD: Unleash Your Full Potential | Master Stress Management, HRV, and Self-Actualization

Today on Know Your Physio we are talking about the revolutionary stress management tool, Apollo, with one of its creators, Dr. David Rabin. Our guest is a…

Natasha Dasaro: Unlock Your Productivity Power | The Journey from Adderall to Plant Medicine and Purpose-Driven Success

Most Know Your Physio podcast episodes consist of Andrés asking his guests in-depth questions about all things physiology and life… Today’s episode is turned…

Greg Bennett: Achieve Unstoppable Endurance | Transform Your Life and Triathlon Performance with Visualization Techniques

While knowing your physio is important in living your best everyday life, it is essential for professional athletes. Talking to us today about his time as an…

Joshua Holland: Supercharge Your Mornings | Master Habit Formation and Positively Impact Your Loved Ones

Welcome back to part two of the awareness shift discussion with high performance and health optimization coach, Joshua Holland. We launch right in with some…

Joshua Holland: Embrace The Conscious Change | Discover the Life-Changing Impact of The Awareness Shift

To truly optimize your health and wellness, simple physical fitness training is not enough. Talking to us today about the role of awareness in our health is…

Nick Becskehazy: Unraveling the Mysteries | When Science Meets Spirituality for a Deeper Understanding

For thousands of years, humans have been meditating and taking psychedelics to try and move to a higher vibration. With the advent of modern science, a lot of…

Catharine Arnston: Harnessing the Power of Nature | Spirulina and Chlorella, the Ultimate Superfoods for Vibrant Health

Algae have been around for over four billion years, and there are hundreds of thousands of scientific articles demonstrating their benefits to human health.…

Dr. Moisés Roizental: Tame Your Hunger | Unlocking the Secrets of Hormones and Lifestyle Medicine for Optimal Health

As part of the drive to improve people’s health, Andrés paired up with Dr. Moisés Roizental and Dr. Patricia Jaimes to form Hambre y Hormonas (Hunger and…

Brian Sanders: Reviving Ancestral Wisdom | Thrive on Nose to Tail Eating and Combat Modern Life Challenges

For thousands of years, homo sapiens as a species thrived on a whole food, animal protein-centered diet. Now, we eat primarily processed foods and have the…

Chuck Hazzard: Shape Your Future Health | Explore Wearable Technology and Health Optimization Strategies

In this episode, we chat with Chuck Hazzard, who is the VP of Wearables and Integrationsat Heads Up Health, founder of The Human Optimization Project, and…