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Biohacking, Peptides, and Regenerative Medicine: 2025 Wellness Trends You Can Start Today

• Dr. Brandon Crawford • Season 2 • Episode 37

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Welcome to the first episode of season two! Dr. Brandon Crawford reviews the major wellness trends from 2024, including oxygen therapy and customized nutrition, and discusses their ongoing impact on health and longevity. The episode features practical insights regarding hyperbaric oxygen therapy, effective breathing methods, tailored nutrition for gut health, and the growing popularity of health wearables.

Dr. Crawford underscores the need to incorporate these wellness resources into our daily routines for lasting advantages. He also examines the anticipated trends for 2025, like progress in regenerative medicine, brain wellness, sleep optimization technologies, and the significance of adequate light exposure. This enlightening episode showcases the blend of science and technology in developing tangible healing solutions and paves the way for an exciting year of wellness advancements.


What You’ll Learn

  • Explore 2024’s key wellness trends, including hyperbaric oxygen therapy, effective breathing techniques, customized nutrition for gut health, and health wearables.
  • Understand how to incorporate these wellness tools into daily routines for long-term health benefits.
  • Discover anticipated 2025 trends like regenerative medicine, brain wellness, sleep optimization technologies, and light exposure.
  • Learn about the integration of science and technology in developing practical healing solutions for longevity.

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Dr. Brandon Crawford: Welcome to the Longevity Formula with Dr. Brandon Crawford. Let's explore the new era of wellness. Hey everyone. Welcome back to the Longevity Formula podcast, the show where we explore the dynamic fusion of science and technology and turn them into real life healing solutions. I'm your host, Dr. Brandon Crawford.

To start with, you know, this is the first episode of the year of 2025. This is our second season. The first season was Amazing. It was a lot of fun. Honestly, it's very rewarding. It was it was really cool to see people actually engaging with us. We received so many emails. We received so many social media messages.

Some really good conversations were teased out through the year. That's exactly what I wanted. You know, I really wanted. This experience to be engaging and valuable. And I believe that that is what we achieved in 2024. So as we began to, you know, to think through what we were going to do for 2025. And we started that process late last year, right?

So a lot of planning has gone into, you know, the lineup who are going to, to interview and the different topics that we're going to go through. I just want to continue to add to that value and continue to add to those conversations. And we are listening to you. So a lot of the schedule has been built out based on the feedback from you viewers and a lot of the questions that we received, especially in social media.

So just because I may not respond to all the messages or all the comments that you may post I am recording them or my team is recording them. So we are looking at that and we're using that information to create new content for you guys. Again, very thankful for you guys and again, thank you, thank you for tuning in.

Thank you for engaging. And I thought, what about, you know, starting this year off by really taking a look back at last year at 2024 looking at the, the big wellness trends. You know, what, what can we learn from that? Right? And I want to pivot straight into 2025 and break down the biggest, most exciting trends in health and longevity.

You'll see this year. But there's a kicker, right? I'm just not going to talk about trends. I'm here to give you actionable takeaways. Something you can start using and doing in Today, right, because let's face it, wellness isn't just about chasing shiny new tools and techniques. It's about finding what fits into your life and making it work as hard as you do.

So kick back, grab your green juice, hop in your cold plunge, get in your sauna, start your intermediate or your intermittent fast do whatever you do and put your headphones on and let's dive in. Right? And so. Okay. Let's rewind 2024 a little bit. This was a year of some seriously game changing trends and a lot of buzzwords were flying around, right?

Like oxygen therapy, personalized nutrition, wearables, peptides, weird things like this, right? So let's kind of break this down. Let's go into the topic of oxygen therapy. You know, what if I told you that something as simple as breathing could be supercharged to optimize your health? Pretty cool, right?

So, oxygen therapy, especially hyperbaric oxygen therapy, HBOT for short. This increases oxygen levels in the body. HBOT promotes healing, reduces inflammation, and even supports neuroregeneration. That means can make new neurons, can make new parts of your nervous system like your brain. Which is very exciting.

This is a game changer for conditions of all types, but especially chronic regional pain syndrome, traumatic brain injuries, long haul COVID actually responding well to HBOT. So very, very exciting. I know it's not new per se, it's been around for a long time but we're really seeing an explosion of HBOT use.

We're seeing an explosion of people talking about HBOT and using home HBOT systems. So I wanted to throw it in there because, again, everything that I'm presenting to you guys has been filtered through my clinical eye, meaning that you know, I do have an active practice. We have a very busy practice actually, and I have multiple locations.

So that means I get to see these trends in real time and I get to really see how this is impacting people and talk about it through that. Not just through research, not just through web searches, not just through news articles or whatever, like actually see it playing out. And like I said, I'm seeing just an explosion of people using HBOT in so many different ways.

Even professional athletes, man, like LeBron James, right? You know that guy? Yeah, he's using HBOT to recover faster and extend his career. It's not just for the elite, right? Like I said, a lot of the new clinics are offering this. We're even installing what I believe is the most advanced hyperbaric oxygen chamber system.

This is actually someone who I started working with and he's actually developed some technology that they're actually now bringing to market, like it's, I'll actually be one of the first clinics to be able to offer access to this system. So. I see huge value in it. I think there's some caveats, you know, I think that we need to use hyperbaric oxygen in the, in the, in the correct dosing parameters, right.

And, and that's not always easy to ascertain. There is great research that we can reference about, you know, what, what dose would be best for X condition in some scenarios, but that may not be applicable to everyone. Right. So I personally think it's very important, especially if you have a certain condition.

that you're working through. I think it's very important to work with someone with that clinical skill set to dose properly and to monitor properly. Because with hyperbaric oxygen you can get a buildup of things like reaction, reactive oxygen species. This can promote some inflammation. This can promote things like seizures and things like that.

So it is definitely something that I want you to consider carefully. I'm not a big proponent of just going to like a strip center that offers hyperbaric oxygen. I'm sorry. I know it's probably overwhelmingly okay. I get it. But I've also seen some pretty dire scenarios that ended very poorly. Again, I'm a clinician, so I've actually seen patients injured at times and I've actually seen some conditions flare up where they shouldn't have.

And there was actually a death, right? So there, there was a reported death with hyperbaric oxygen. And a lot of it was because that person should not have been put in the chamber under the circumstances that they were in. So, and that was a very severe case, so that, that does not apply to the typical person, but we need to be aware of these things.

So, I do think it's very important to work with someone qualified. Example In order for me to bring this modality into, into our practice we're having our staff properly trained by a legitimate certification agency so that not just myself and my doctors are fully up to speed on all the safety precautions and contraindications and how to dose and all those things.

But the entire staff is familiar with with the therapy as well. So those are the, the type of you know, training and quality control steps that, that we're clinically taking. It's not, that is not a requirement, right? So it's not like there's a regulatory board that says you have to do that. And that's why I say proceed with caution because you know, it, it can be relatively easy to set up depending on what state you're in.

And that's why you see a lot of, you know, strip center HBOT units going up, right? So there you go. You know, if you cannot access hyperbaric oxygen, start with controlled breathing. If you search Wim Hof, W I M O T H O F, Wim Hof has developed various breathing methods. It doesn't work for everyone, but he does have some really good information on this.

There are things like box breathing. There's so many, I mean there's hundreds of different breathing strategies. What we need to understand is that voluntary control of our breathing patterns gives us direct access to our autonomic state. That means I can control the level of alertness of my brain and my nervous system with voluntary breathing exercises.

You know, for me personally, I focus on certain breathing techniques. And so it's a, it's a good time for me to focus on my breathing. That's not the only time of day I do it, but I make sure that that is, you know, I actually have a reminder once I hit a certain mark in the road on my way to work, my brain goes, Oh, okay.

Time to do my breathing. And that's what I do is just part of my, my day. If I'm over let's just say overly agitated then I have a different breathing technique. One that brings me down. If I'm super tired, lethargic you know, then I'm going to work on a different type of breathing strategy.

Right? So there's different breathing techniques for different scenarios. That's one way that you can literally use, let's say oxygen therapy, right? To your benefit for your health. One pro tip, right? Is pairing oxygen therapy with red light therapy. This is huge. We're going to talk more about that later, but there is a synergistic effect on healing and performance when you combine these modalities.

So if you, I did a podcast and discuss the electron transport chain a bit last year, but basically we have this thing called the electron transport chain. And it's in our mitochondria. And basically it's just that it's like, playing hot potato with these electrons as they flow through these different complexes and creating a gradient of hydrogen.

And when this happens at the end, the hydrogens will come through the membrane. And this is how we generate. ATP, which is the fuel source of our cell. Now what we have to have in order for this process to take place, we have to have a terminal oxygen. So we have to have oxygen out here at the end of this process to help drive this process and actually accept these hydrogens coming across the membrane.

Now, when we use light therapy, specifically red and infrared light. We know that that ATP synthase pump at the end of the electron transport chain is going to spin faster. Optimal spin rate is about 7, 000 rpm. And if you have a level of mitochondrial efficiency issue, right, so if your, if your mitochondria, your electron transport chain is not as efficient, As it should be, that spin rate will be less, right?

So maybe instead of spinning at 7, 000 RPMs, you're spinning at 000, right? We also call that mitochondrial heteroplasmy. As you use red and infrared light, this speeds up that rotary motor. This speeds up the ATP synthase. That's important. But you also need to understand this, as that spins, it's like it's creating more of a vacuum and pulling more of these electrons in and causing more hydrogen ions to flow through the membrane.

And if we don't have that terminal oxygen there, right, to help drive this process, That person is going to be more susceptible to reactive oxygen species, inflammation all of these types of you know, let's say deleterious reactions. One thing if, you know, someone gets nauseous, like we started using the ARCBED which has been amazing.

Some people. When they're using that, they get kind of nauseous. So I started thinking about this. I said, okay, what if I do oxygen on them before they get in there? Just supply more oxygen to the system, right? Those people then stop being nauseous. And so that became part of the practice that we do. But there's, there's definite benefit to combining these two things.

HPOT is not cheap. It's not a quick fix, you know, nothing's a quick fix. And of course, make sure you're addressing the lifestyle basics like sleep, hydration. You know, and if you're going to invest in a home unit, just make sure that you've done your research. I still think, you know, consult with someone.

Before doing that work with a legitimate provider, like I already talked about. And of course, I'll say it again, avoid the strip center guys just in my own personal opinion. And then we came across you know, this whole concept of personalized nutrition and the microbiome, right? So the gut is basically a universe of its own.

And 2024 was the year we really started treating it like one, in my opinion. I mean, there's, there's always been a lot of talk and discussion around the gut and the microbiome, but I really feel like this exploded last year. You know, last year we learned that the gut affects everything there was discussions about it, but now we start seeing a ton of research coming out to support this.

So the gut affects everything, mood, energy, immune function. There's even tests like Viome, right? These things became mainstream. I'm not promoting them, I'm just saying, you know, they're out there. These tests offer you insight into your own unique microbiome and personalized food recommendations based on your microbiome.

There is even a Netflix documentary, I believe it's called Hack Your Health The Secrets of Your Gut which went deep into gut health, including doing fecal transplants. That's right. Someone else's poop going into you, into your microbiome. That is a strategy that has been used not just starting last year, it's been used for many years.

But again, I'm seeing more and more patients pursuing and, and utilizing fecal transplants sometimes with great benefits, sometimes not. I think quality is a, you know, quality control is a big deal there in who you work with. In 2025, you know, this year, which we'll talk about later we'll see AI powered gut health apps offering real time dietary recommendations tailored to your microbiome.

Pretty cool. So we'll talk about that later. Like I said, there's companies like Viome and Day 2, they're already creating tailored nutrition plans based on microbiome analysis. We have fermented foods like kimchi and kefir remain top picks, but now prebiotic supplements are stealing the show, right? So there's a lot of discussion now about prebiotics.

And basically think of it like, yes, the probiotics are, The good bacteria that go in, they have so, you know, all these different health benefits, but they need a place to live. They need an environment to propagate in. And that's really what the prebiotics are focusing on. And then there's even discussions about, you know, can you rather just focus on prebiotics and then make sure that by mitigating stress and focusing on lifestyle factors, can you then promote a healthy microbiome by just giving it a good place to live, right?

Like really focus on the soil, the terrain, if you will, And allow for that good microbiome to grow and flourish. I think it's possible. I also think that it's going to be different based on the scenario. Sometimes there's really gnarly infections in the gut that need something a little more powerful to eliminate.

And then, of course, you have to repopulate after you do that. So it can sometimes be a balancing act but that's where these tests really do come in handy. I love testing. I personally like Vibrant Labs GutZoomer. I've also used testing from Cyrex Labs. Even now Standard Process is offering a microbiome test kit.

Again, there's so many on the market. There's a lot. There's a lot. I wouldn't say they're all equal. Actually, I will say they are not all equal. That's why I'm specific about the ones that I use. And sometimes we want to use one over a different one. So again, working with a qualified healthcare provider, I think is very, very valuable in this scenario.

Quick one tip, right? So what should we do? Well, start small. I think adding fermented foods like kimchi or kefir or something like that to your diet Very, very good and healthy to do for most adding a tablespoon of chia seeds to your morning smoothie or something like that, right? Very easy way to add some fiber and then get all the other benefits of those chia seeds.

Again, these are simple. And cost effective things that you can just incorporate to your lifestyle. So, oh, one other thing about this, there's not a magic bullet probiotic in my opinion. I was able to do a podcast specifically talking about this, which will be released in the upcoming weeks. I love how this company has actually segregated like different probiotic supplements for different scenarios.

So, so, you know, yes, we have these ginormous, you know, multi strain diverse probiotic shotguns that, you know, are, are good in a lot of scenarios. And then sometimes we need a more simple approach with one or two strains or something like that. Right. And again, this is where testing is key and very, very beneficial to the individual.

Okay, next topic, one of my actually favorite things, or becoming one of my favorite things. Wearable health tech. Yeah, wearables. It's official, you know, 2024 was the year we all became cyborgs or at least it felt like it especially with all the discussions around Neuralink I'm not going to talk a lot about or really at all about Neuralink I debated it I don't think there's really enough to go in that direction, but that's definitely a topic out there.

And this is a huge one. I think that they're doing great things. I think part of it's kind of scary, but then I think, you know, there's potentially some good things coming out of it depending on the demographic of use and how they want to deploy that. But going back to wearable health tech I love wearables.

I personally have a saying, it's hard to monitor what you don't measure. Think about that, right? It's hard to monitor what you don't measure. So if we know that certain metrics like heart rate variability, resting heart rate, sleep quality simple things, right? If we know that these things have a huge impact on our overall longevity and health and wellness, right?

Well, we have to monitor those things if we're really going to use them. Right? Well, if we're not monitoring them, how are we going to use them? So of course, I think everyone in their dog knows about Ora Ring. I personally, I've used it. It is not that I don't like it, I just prefer you know, I wear my wedding ring and that's about it.

I don't really like anything else on my fingers. That's just me. I also work with my hands with patients. And so the ring was just kind of like, eh so I personally wear the whoop wristband literally today. I don't have it on. I was driving to work and I was like, really, I'm going to talk about the whoop today.

And I forgot to put it back on. I take it off when I shower. Maybe once a month. I'll forget to put it on today was that day, but I have the tan line on my wrist to prove that I wear it all the time. So I personally like woop, but it's really more because I preferred the wristband application. These devices, you know, if you're not familiar, they can slap slap, they can track your sleep quality.

You can see how much time you spend in rim versus phase one or two or three or four which can be very beneficial. And if you don't know how to interpret it, you can always give that information to your doctor. It'll track your heart rate variability, which I love heart rate variability is basically your ability to change to stress, right?

So, if you're in a really stressful scenario, you should have the neurophysiological capabilities to adjust and adapt accordingly. If you have a poor heart rate variability is telling us that your adaptation ability is not great, which tells us your neuro physiological capacity is not great. So it's a really, really good thing to monitor.

And it's also something that you can monitor over time to see, am I getting healthier? Am I not? You know, am I getting the opposite? I don't want to say sicker. You know, am I moving in the right direction? Let's say it that way. Right. And then, of course, I love monitoring resting heart rate and all those different things, right?

One thing that would be extremely beneficial to monitor, but we don't really have a good wearable for that yet is blood pressure. It's just hard, you know, how do you real time monitor that you have to have like a cuff and it's like an inflate and it's like, and it kind of cumbersome. So you can monitor your own blood pressure and just simply get a blood pressure cuff.

And take it morning, midday, evening and record them, you know, again, we don't want to be obsessive about it per se, but again, it's just something, it's a metric that we can use to, to monitor our overall health and wellbeing, right? So high level CEOs. This was a big deal. Fortunately, I think it's been fun.

I've been able to work with a lot of let's just say high level executives, right? Of many regards and some for most I'm having to sign an NDA, so I can't really name drop or do anything like that. But. It is really cool being able to see the heart rate variability or like all these different metrics and being able to track and tell them, Hey, today's a good day.

Go get it. Like just lay it out, go get it. Or Hey, yesterday killed you today, rest and recover, maybe reschedule that meeting. So it's very important. I personally gained some knowledge on myself over last year by tracking all this information. Of course, I, I like to work out. I really like to run which is interesting because I did not like to run in my early days, but it's turned into a big stress reliever.

I love thinking this is where a lot of my creative thoughts come from is when I'm running. I'll usually run about four miles at a time and I was doing that. Maybe about three times a week, so it's not like excessive but what I noticed when I started tracking my heart rate variability and my recovery and my sleep is that I was actually over training.

Now, I would typically, you know, do a workout in addition to that run. And I would notice that it took me about three days for my nervous system to actually recover from that. So sometimes I was already getting into another intense workout before I was recovered. So no wonder by the end of the week I was dog tired and I was, you know, all these things.

So once I started understanding that better and tracking it better and applying that information I started to feel a lot better. I was not dead tired at the end of the week. And it meant instead of stacking these workouts, maybe I do this instead of that. And now if I run, it's mainly on the weekends and I'm doing more weight training here in the week and that kind of thing.

So that information really helped me. Tailor my workouts and tailor all the different things that I do and I do feel it right. And most people tell me that too, especially these higher level executives and things like that. This absolutely can be beneficial for anyone tracking a health.

problem, right? Let's say a traumatic brain injury or something like that, right? You can track these metrics and gain insight to that too. You can see if maybe a specific type of therapy is too intense or you need to change it like this or something like that, right? So there's benefit to tracking all these different metrics as well, right?

You know, if you're not ready to invest in a wearable, some of these are pretty expensive and they do typically have a recurring monthly cost. You can just start by tracking some metrics, you know, manually on your own. You can simply track your sleep quality. You can wake up and just literally keep like a sleep journal.

Now it's not going to give you the specifics on your rim and all the different phases, but it's important to know when you feel like you got good quality sleep or not, you can track your steps. There's different apps that will track this for gaps. You're resting heart rate and all these different types of things.

We talked about blood pressure already, but that's something that you can. Track on your own as well. You can also, here's a little pro tip. You can pair your wearable data with mindfulness practices. If you are struggling, if you're HRV, your heart rate variability, dips you know, if it's going down, it's, it's not good.

You want your HRV to, you know, to be higher. And by the way. That HRV number? Mm, it's not really like if mine is 30, right? And then this person is 40, it doesn't necessarily mean that just because their HRV was higher, that they're healthier than me. All the information is very, very specific to that individual, but you want your HRV to be tracking up rather than down.

So if your HRV is low, maybe you need to add, you know, a, a another meditative practice for that day instead of just once you need to do it twice, or maybe you need to do. More deep breathing or you need to, you know, do whatever, right? So you can adjust your day accordingly based on the feedback from these wearables, right?

Of course, this data is only useful if you use it, right? If you just get this, you know, wearable technology just to wear not going to really help you. You have to get it and you actually have to apply. This information the real benefit is in the long term acquisition of the data. I actually have my kids wearing these devices.

My youngest actually wears the Aura ring because he prefers the ring. So it's not like I'm married to, you know, a certain brand or anything like that. But he didn't wear the wrist. And, you know, the whoop wrist device. And so he, he said he wanted to wear the ring. And so I'm like, okay, well it's only good if you wear it.

So, so I got him the ring. So I like to track their sleep. I like to track all these different things. And then over time you get to build this bundle of data that is very personalized to them. So, you know, my kids are 10 and 14 currently, so just FYI, you know, I do think it's important to be collecting data on kids as well.

Let's talk about holistic fitness. Where movement meets mindset. Yeah, that's a thing. We all know that it's important to move, right? Yes. But let's take it a step further. So in 2024 we prove that fitness isn't just about how much you lift or how far you run. It's about how you feel, how you move and how you recover.

Very, very important. How you recover. I already talked about that a little bit, but man, that Can be a game changer in and of itself. Holistic fitness integrates strength, flexibility, and flexibility is important. By the way, there's actually, I think there was a Harvard study that came out on that. If it wasn't last year, it may have been the year before mental health and recovery, right?

So this is where holistic fitness is encompassing more than just weightlifting more than just, you know, simple things that we had thought about in the past. Practices like, Functional movement, mobility training, somatic exercises, gain traction as people realized that being fit means more than just hitting the gym.

Your nervous system plays a key role here, balancing sympathetic, which is your fight or flight, and parasympathetic, which is your rest and digest these states, right? So they're optimal for for optimal, they're, they're crucial. To keep these systems balanced for optimal health also optimizing your light during your workouts is paramount.

Now, this is kind of a Crawford caveat. Not many people talking about this really, I know Jack Cruz, Dr. Jack Cruz is talking about this. I had, I really have not heard anyone else talk about this. So it's not like this is a trend. This is just a little something I want to throw out there. That's so important.

I canceled my gym memberships long time ago because I don't think it's very beneficial for my nervous system to be pumping iron under fluorescent lights. It does not make sense from a mitochondrial perspective, it does not make sense from a brain perspective. And if it doesn't make sense for your mitochondria or your brain, then it does not make sense for your muscles.

Okay. And again, my workouts are not geared to make me a meathead. My workouts are geared towards health and longevity. Therefore I'm not going to be working out in a gym under fluorescent lights. I mean, even in my own office right now, I'm sitting under a very specific light system that I, I was, was working out in.

Very picky about you cannot exceed 3000 kelvin with the lights in our office. They all have dimmers I have windows in just about every room so light environment So important if you're gonna be working out try to work out outside if it's cold work out outside anyway Yeah, you live in a cold environment Maybe you should move if you don't like that Or is sorry.

I'm being a little coy, but but you're still designed to be outside. It's not a rule where it's like, Oh, well, your body, you know, was designed to be outside. But if you live in a cold environment, you don't have to know. It's a rule. We are designed to be outside. We are not designed to be inside. So do your workouts outside and they don't have to be two, three, four hour workouts.

You can do a 30 minute workout outside and I think you'd be okay. Now, obviously if you're in Antarctica or you're somewhere like that, inhabitable, Maybe that's just not where you're supposed to live. So think about that. So. You know, there's, there's a lot of people that they're swapping their, you know, high intensity spin classes for things like Pilates, yoga, tai chi you know, and that's really what you're seeing is this whole holistic fitness and action, right?

For you high performers, like you're, you know, you CEOs, athletes, this shift has prevented burnout while improving longevity and functionality. Thanks. Cool thing, you know, I was in Dubai with our medical director here, Dr. Madera. We were teaching regenerative medicine to the Neurosolution Dubai team.

It was cool because, you know, Dr. Madera was teaching them some Tai Chi movements before a procedure. And I was just like, man, this is, So cool. Where else do you see you know, a neurosurgeon talking about, you know, how important functional movements are and energetic movements and all this kind of stuff.

Super cool. Big win for that team. And for us quick win, you know, you can incorporate 5 to 10 minutes of mobility work into your daily routine. You can use apps like GoWAD, that's G O W A W O D or simple YouTube routines to help get you started. Yes, of course, you can consult with a functional provider, like a functional neurologist, or even a, a functional trainer to help give you some guidance.

But just, just understand that five to ten minutes of mobility work a day can have a, a, a for deeper integration, you can alternate high intensity workouts with recovery focused activities like yoga and stretching and things like this. Do you try to balance, you know, the, the, the areas of the body that you're focusing on, so don't do the same movements, the same stretches, the same activities like over and over and over again.

You do need that variance for multiple reasons. You need it for neuroplasticity, you need it for overall brain health, you need it for body strength and balance and coordination and flexibility. All of these things, right? So, do make sure that you're doing that. It's easy to kind of, you know, hit the you know, the cruise control button and just kind of go through the same motions.

So make sure that you do have a level of variance, right? Holistic fitness is not a free pass to skip the challenging workouts. You still need those just focus on making sure that you do properly recover and you do focus on less intense things, focusing more on mobility and coordination and those types of things.

But yeah, string training, cardio, those things still matter. But let's just ensure that we're moving smarter, not just harder. Let's talk about biohacking. Weird term interesting. Maybe some of you have heard of it. Some of you haven't. I think by now most have heard of it It may sound like science fiction, but it's really just the art and science of optimizing your body and mind with data and experimentation It's a big thing.

I see a multi billion dollar industry Biohacking uses small intentional changes to improve performance and health. This ranges from anything from low tech, think like intermittent fasting to high tech, right? Like using a continuous glucose monitor to track blood sugar. There's so many different toys and tools and modalities.

And like, this has become a very, very

I like it. It can be a little daunting at times. It can be hard to you know, what to buy, what not to buy. And it can be hard, but just know that there's low tech things that have been around for ages that work very well. That worked very well. Over the past year, we saw a huge rise in home in at home things like cold plunges, saunas these were probably the, you know, the biggest trends or at least things that really took off.

And, you know, as biohacking becomes more accessible, we're going to continue to see things like that, things that people have already been using but we'll see a continued rise in that. One friend of mine is a, again, a pretty high pirate executive used a combination of fasting, red light therapy heart rate variability, monitoring to improve his focus energy levels and then cutting down on caffeine, right?

That sounds simple. That sounds like, Oh, okay. Yeah, I could do that. Well, that's biohacking and again, it's, it's a weird term maybe not to you, but some people will say it's a weird term, but it's a thing and it's a thing to stay. So some quick wins in this field start with the basics start with simple strategies.

Experiment with, let's just talk about cold plunges for a little bit, right? Maybe you're like, man, that sounds great. I wanna be a biohacker. I'm gonna go jump in a 30 degree, you know, tub of water. Maybe you don't wanna start there. Maybe you want to experiment with a cold shower. 30 seconds of cold water right at the end of the shower can boost energy and mood.

Essentially the concept behind a cold plunge is I'm going to make myself do something that does not feel good, right? So it's, there's so many things to. dive into their dopamine systems elevate when you get out. And then you have this whole prefrontal activation in your brain that helps you to overcome hard scenarios.

It helps with inflammation. It helps with vagus nerve activation. Like there's so many different things to talk about. And I consider and go through all the different modalities. It's just called plunge was top of mind at the moment for some reason, but, you know, if you're ready to go deeper, consider tracking your glucose levels with a device like Levels or Nutrisense.

This can help you identify foods that work best for your body. You do not want to have constant dips and spikes in your blood sugar all day long. That is going to promote inflammation. That's going to promote poor health. That is not going to be correlative with health and longevity. Biohacking is not a one size fits all solution, so be patient, track results, and don't fall for the expensive gadgets unless you're sure they'll add value to your routine.

We'll talk about lasers in a little bit, I bet you thought I was going to talk about it there. Don't worry, I have a whole segment just for that. Let's talk about peptides though. I love peptides. I've done you know, a good amount of training in peptides. So I, I do, you know, incorporate them with some clinical use.

I'd say if there's a secret weapon in 2024 I think I would consider peptides, you know, because when they're used properly in the right doses and for the right things, these, these things can be very powerful. Peptides are short chains of amino acids that signal specific actions in the body.

They're very specific actually. They can do things like repair tissue, improve metabolism, boost growth hormone production they've been a game changer for everything from anti aging to healing chronic conditions again, like chronic regional pain syndrome or traumatic brain injury. We've used peptides in neurodevelopmental disorders like autism and ADHD and dyslexia.

These types of things I've used peptides in multiple, multiple scenarios in, you know, last year, 2024 peptides, like BPC one, five, seven became known for their healing properties. Right. As BPC stands for body protection compound. And again, been around for, you know, over 20 years we're just seeing an explosion in its use.

So again, we're talking about trends, right? While others like semaglutide, right, which most know as ozimbic gained a lot of traction for weight management and if anything exploded last year, it was this Ozimbic, Manjaro, which is terzepatide these things have just skyrocketed in use. And initially I was a little hesitant.

I was like, wait a minute. It's a lot of weight to lose in a short period of time. What's going on? But you know, well, Let's, okay, let's just go and dive into it. So, Ozimbic, which again is somaglutide originally developed for managing type two diabetes. Like I said, it skyrocketed in popularity as a weight loss tool.

It works by mimicking a hormone called GLP 1. which regulates appetite and blood sugar. So many people have seen dramatic results. I know people all around me, patients that they've lost tons of weight and they're super happy and it's been good. I also have seen patients that have had deleterious responses.

I will throw that out there. I have had people come in clinically where the dosing was wrong, they had a bad effect and some of them were pretty severe. So of course you always want to pair this with healthy lifestyle. And so paramount to, to work with a practitioner that knows what they're doing here.

I will say the data has proven Manjaro or Terzapatide to be more effective. And now new data suggests that microdosing your GLP 1s can have very far reaching health benefits. Anything to improving heart function to neurological function, overall metabolic health, inflammation, autoimmunity.

So again, it's a dosing story. You can easily overdose, right? And this is something where someone wants to lose a lot of weight quick. I know it's easy just to, you know, poke yourself with a needle. And these are injectables. So poke yourself with a needle and then within a few weeks you've already dropped, you know, 10 pounds or something.

I mean, I know that's, enticing. But again, this is a marathon, not a sprint. So when, if you're considering using a GLP 1, please work with a provider that knows what they're doing. There's dosing strategies that are not very well promoted out there. And this micro dosing concept can be very good, very beneficial.

Even if weight is not your primary concern even if you just have a chronic metabolic disorder or inflammation or autoimmune disease or heart issue or something like this microdosing may impact, really help you. The other thing that we have now seen GLP 1s help is actually help to heal the gut.

Now, when you use GLP 1s, Especially in the larger doses, just get ready for some constipation. That is definitely reported in the majority of people. But again, if you get the dose right, this is not going to happen. Or at least it's not going to happen to a very great degree. So again, very beneficial concept here exploded, exploded, exploded through 2024 and I do not expect that trend to, to go away.

I, if anything, I think it's going to continue to rise through 25 BBC one, five, seven. Let's talk about that a little bit. So this was a healing peptide became the go to for athletes and those recovering from injuries. It is become very, very popular. It can be more tolerable as an oral supplements.

You can get a pill or an oral spray, but it's also an injectable. I, I, yes, you can inject it subcutaneously. So just into like a love handle. For systemic effect, you can also inject it intramuscular or other applications for more specific localized injuries or things like this, but definitely helps to promote healing of tissue help speed recovery so it's a, it's a good one.

It's pretty safe. Again, work with someone that knows what they're doing. Another peptide called CJC 1295. It shows promise in supporting sleep, muscle recovery it can help promote growth hormone. It can do lots of good things again very good. I don't want to go into detail about that one right now.

Side note, I'm going to have a whole podcast just of our peptides. So really right now, just looking at trends and then I want to talk about, you know, we, we want to do a podcast specifically. Going in the details about all these different peptides which I think will be very beneficial. A trend, another trend that I've seen in the traumatic brain injury space is the use of dihexa.

Mainly to enhance neuroplasticity. I think it can have benefit. And then there is another product called Selank which this can be used, yes, in brain injury, neurodevelopmental disorders, or really just for general anxiety. It's really effective for anxiety. Again, work with a qualified practitioner that one's good because you can do it as a nasal spray.

If peptides feel out of reach start with natural ways to boost, boost your own peptide production, take a good quality, complete amino acid. Consume foods rich in collagen, like bone broth or collagen supplements. This will help give your body those building blocks to make your own peptides.

Now that may not actually help with senescence, which we'll talk about what senescence is. When we talk about peptides, but it'll at least give your body those building blocks. Again, I'm going to say it again because I think it's very important work with someone that knows what the heck they're doing.

Sourcing is paramount. You don't just go buy these things off the black market. So very, very important where you buy these things from and just know peptides are not magic. You still have to incorporate healthy lifestyle and, and all of these things for, you know, for, again, there's a marathon, not a sprint.

I'll say it again. Nothing is just like a magic pill, right? So anyway, okay. So. Let's start talking about this year. Let's start talking about 2025 and some wellness trends that are building. So now that we've recapped 2024, right, let's kind of put that to bed, that year's over. Let's get excited about this year, right?

So, all right, there's so many different transformative things that we have to talk about. There's AI driven health tech, breakthroughs in regenerative medicine. Honestly, if there is ever a year that it felt like the future of wellness is here, like I really feel like we are. We as a society are very well positioned to make huge strides this year for so many different reasons.

So. One interesting topic that I want to bring up is this whole concept of the oral microbiome, right? So we talked about the microbiome. Now we're going to talk about the oral microbiome. Your mouth is not just for eating, it's a gateway to your health, right? Okay, so 2025 is the year we stop ignoring our oral microbiome.

Researchers discovered that The balance of bacteria in your mouth does not just affect your teeth and gums. It's linked to heart health, digestion, and even cognitive function. Think your mouth as the front door to a party. If unwanted guests sneak in, they can wreak havoc inside, right? We all know what that's like.

We don't want unwanted guests at our party. Don't think so. Don't forget that bugs can travel from the gut to the brain via this thing called the vagus nerve. So. We want to be very insightful and very impactful on what's going on in our mouth. Okay pro when tip here upgrade your oral routine with tools like tongue scrapers.

Sounds weird, but they're a thing. Antimicrobial mouth rinses, but ditch the ones with alcohol. They're like setting off a bacteria nuke, right? Like they're just obliterating all the bacteria in there. Which sounds good, but remember, this is a microbiome. You need the good guys. We just want to get rid of the bad guys.

Eat foods rich in prebiotics like garlic and leeks, you know. It gives you a really good breath too. Your oral microbiome loves them though. Okay. Here's something interesting. You can use violet and blue laser or light therapy and actually help to eliminate the bad bacteria. You can use red and infrared to actually modulate the good bacteria.

So yes, while yes, we use those same colors on the gut for these purposes, we're also using them on the mouth for these purposes. This is huge. This can be, you know, sometimes there's a brain injury and it prevents proper function of the mouth. Sometimes you cannot, you know, have proper oral care because of this, so we can employ these strategies to help.

Don't forget about methylene blue. I personally like orange. Oral methylene blue because it does go through the mouth and I'll swish it around. Yes, you get the blue teeth and the blue tongue. But it's going to help with the microbiome in the mouth. So, there's also brands like Lou Morl and sim proof oral that are creating oral sprays and smart toothbrushes to help optimize oral microbiomes.

Dental probiotics have become a thing. Yes, probiotics for your mouth. Exactly. Flossing still matters. I know. I'm, I, you know, not here to tell you not to floss. Unfortunately, you do. I literally have a bag of floss sticks in my backpack, which is right over there in front of my desk. So, you know, don't make the mistake of, of not doing that.

Thinking mouthwash is a loan, a cure all, you know, that's a mistake. Some of those supermarket brands are basically vodka described disguised as minty freshness and that's not helping. If you want vodka, drink vodka. If you will or don't, if we're talking about health and wellness, longevity, I just did a news segment where I told people to stop drinking.

So I guess I should stop. So, anyway let's move on. Let's talk about sleep technology. This is huge. You know, obviously there's many people that got this discussion started. Sleep became a big deal last year, and I think that this year is just going to continue. To rise. So 2024 was a year of wearable tech.

2025 is all about sleeping smarter. Sleep tech is advancing with AI driven mattresses, personalized sleep routines, and even devices that optimize your sleep environment. Start with the basics, get yourself some blackout curtains, some white, well, White noise machines can go one of two ways. I'm not always a proponent of those.

Consistent bedtime routines are very important. That routine is good for your circadian biology, your circadian rhythm. Of course, use your blue light blocking glasses in the evening, right? When the sun goes down, your eyes are not designed to be blasted with this high frequency light stimulus.

So, If you can't avoid it, you do want to have something to protect your eyes because remember your eyes are just an extension of your brain. They're diencephalic tissue. And we do have research on, you know, that shows that this high frequency white and blue light actually destroys retinal tissue.

And if that's true, which it is, then it's also destroying brain tissue. And we know now that there's so many different pathways that are being impacted negatively By this high frequency white and blue light constantly through the day. Okay So we want to be very aware of that and I'm talking about that while we're talking about sleep because all of this impacts sleep So you may look like Bono, but your melatonin will thank you Get your light exposure, right guys, or at least start to get it, right?

That means wake up get your light exposure as the Sun is rising Then go back outside as the sun is at its highest peak, and then go back outside when the sun is setting. Once the sun has set, get rid of all your major light exposures. I have dimmers in every room of my house, so that when the sun does go down, I use my light meter app.

And I make sure that I'm not being exposed to anything above 30 lux, L U X light intensity because that will not disrupt circadian biology. So very important. I, like, I cannot emphasize how important that is. Of course, you can invest in a sleep tracker and use the data to experiment with changes like earlier bedtimes or magnesium supplements or something like that.

You know, all the gadgets in the world won't fix poor habits like late night you know, scrolling or the, the, all the lights at night or all these. So it really is. You know, about putting the phone down, picking up a book, yes, like an actual book and finding other strategies you know, because I'm not, I know not everyone's going to go to sleep once the sun goes down.

I get that. Nor am I. So making sure that your light environment is adequate to promote health and wellness and sleep. Right. Okay. Super, super important and exciting topic here. Regenerative medicine breakthroughs. I could take an hour. I could take five hours to talk through this, but here's the thing.

2025 is shaping up to be the year regenerative medicine becomes more accessible. These are not just experimental treatments anymore. They are real. They're here and they're changing lives. I see it firsthand. I see it all the time. We're fortunate enough to be able to offer various regenerative medicine therapies in my practice.

And again, I'm just blown away. At number one, the research is just so amazing. I've been able to speak with some of the leading researchers out there about what's going on. A lot of this data is not yet published. A lot of these studies are ongoing, but man, I am just so, so, so hopeful that, you know, we continue to make progress in this field.

We're already seeing amazing results of what we have, but what's coming down the line.

Again, you know, whether you're a high functioning individual like that executive or you know, you have some kind of chronic debilitating condition you know, there's benefits and similar protocols, right, in regenerative medicine just applied differently. So my thinking around this is, you know, I brought regenerative medicine into the practice just to help.

You know, accelerate neuroplasticity to help someone heal faster to do this kind of stuff, right? Well, then what happened, you know, I'm I started to have brain fog. I started to have fatigue. My autoimmune markers started going up, like all these types of things. And I thought, well, I don't really have a pathology per se.

But I'm starting to lose my edge, right? And so I started using regenerative medicine approaches to optimize my own neurophysiology and wow, was I blown away. Literally after using our extracellular vesicles and the practice was just as simple IV push of extracellular vesicles. My brain fog was completely eliminated.

I'll describe it like this. It was like the gears in my brain were starting to rust, and they were starting to turn a little slower. Right? They were still working. I was still able to be a highly functional individual. I still had great ideas, I was still able to do all my things. It was like it was just kind of slower.

It's kind of harder to kind of get through the day and do all the things I need to do. When I did these extracellular vesicles, it's like the rest was knocked off. It was sprayed with WD 40 and they were just spinning faster than they've spun in years. My mind exploded with ideas. My mind went in so many different directions and I was just amazed and I've done it again and again.

I've continued. To actually do those extra cellular vesicle pushes on a regular basis, because I, I personally have seen so much value. Same thing again, you know, I've already talked about, I've worked with high level executives. They come in reporting the same thing we've done. Various regenerative medicine things.

Like our Song laser activated V cell procedure. V cells stands for very small embryonic like stem cells. We'll do that. That is a way to leverage your own genetics. Pluripotent stem cells we actually use a specific laser to activate those cells and then to help those cells target certain areas of the body.

So it's an activated V cell, and then it's a targeted approach, right? Which is highly effective and now actually gaining some potential fast tracking with a genetic disorder called progeria. With the FDA. So that's very, very exciting. And we've used this again on all types of conditions, brain injury, neurobehavioral disorders, autism pain syndromes of all types you name it, all types of complex neurological disorders.

But now we're also seeing, Again, those high functioning individuals like executives, the biohackers, the people like that coming in and myself, I mean, coming in, you know, for that regenerative effect of these V cells, these laser activated V cells. So, you know, what is regenerative medicine? I guess I should back up.

I got so excited. So it's really just you know, focusing on healing and rebuilding the body at the cellular level. So, that's really what regenerative medicine is. Again, I really started looking at this really more from the perspective of how do, how can I enhance neuroplasticity? That's really what led me into this and then my own back injury and Dr.

Madera helping me out with that, with her regenerative medicine approaches. And so I was like, Whoa, like this is amazing. So, you know, if you're not ready for these advanced regenerative therapies, Regenerative treatments start with habits that can support cellular health, you know, again, prioritize sleep get your light environment, right?

Eat nutrient dense food, avoid smoking. Period. Just avoid smoking. Don't do it. If you do it, stop. I know that sounds easy to do. I know it's not, but there's various strategies to take and now there's things like nicotine tablets and gum and patches and all these things that can help you quit. You need to quit.

Excessive alcohol use, and I would say just alcohol use in general not really good, right? Even, I mean, the studies are clear, right? Like what do you gain from drinking alcohol? I mean, really, you know, if you need to escape reality. Let's let's dive into that. You know, if you if you need something to get away from something, there's a problem there That's being uncovered and not addressed I can understand, you know, the occasional use for like social Engagement like, you know different scenarios like that But if it's a regular thing, there's there's a deeper problem that I want you to consider.

So You know if you're exploring These treatments work with a provider who specializes in regenerative medicine. It's that simple. Ask about combining therapies like extracellular vesicles, laser therapy, red light therapy, all these things. Again, this is, I feel like we're the specialists in this. I don't see anyone else really doing what we're doing, but there are people out there doing some really amazing things in the regenerative field.

Right now. But again, don't go ask someone that has no experience or knowledge on what regenerative medicine is and ask their opinion on it. If you're really considering this, talk to someone that actually has knowledge of regenerative medicine, you know, or about regenerative medicine. And then you can get multiple perspectives and you can look at the data, you can look at the research.

When we talk, when we engage with patients, we send them research studies. to review, right? We want to be very clear about what we're doing and the expectations. So anyway yes, these therapies are groundbreaking. Of course, they can be expensive. And they're not covered by insurance. Guys, there's just expensive and there's a lot of money that goes into the development of these strategies.

I have to pay multiple medical providers to do the types of procedures that we do in the office. We do that so that we're safe. I mean, we'll, we have, you know, anything from a surgical nurse practitioner to an anesthesiologist to, you know, there's the integrative psychology component with Dr.

Jerry Levine to myself, to like, there's multiple people involved. So unfortunately that that's not cheap but it does lead to the best outcomes and the safest outcomes. So just keep that in mind. I mean, I've heard of people going and getting, you know, quote stem cell injections and they get an infection or they have some kind of scar tissue development or like there's there's bad things happen when we kind of, when we don't take the proper safety precautions.

So all right, strategic wellness travel. Mm hmm. Yep. Talking about vacations. Yes, they're great for, for relaxation, but what if your next trip could also supercharge your health? Mm hmm. Wellness travel is going beyond yoga retreats and spa getaways in 2025. People are planning trips to destinations specializing in hyperbaric oxygen therapy, thermal baths, regenerative treatments, and even psychedelic therapy where it's legal.

Of course I personally even put together a business plan to open a regenerative medicine and neuro rehab wellness retreat. Like, I think it would be exciting. It would be fun. It would be very beneficial. So I mean, I think this is only going to continue to grow and I read some article, I forget what it was, but the millennials are leading the charge here and seeing the benefit in really, you know, yes, taking vacations in general, but then also really focusing on, let's just not take a vacation, but let's take a vacation that matters.

And that's where, you know, you're, you're seeing this rise of not just looking for a a nice place to stay, but something that offers more. Let's see. So, take, you know, let's think about, you know, Costa Rica, it's not just for beach anymore, right? Many wellness centers are offering. Plant medicine ceremonies, integrative detox programs, retreats that combine biohacking with holistic healing.

I mean, this is amazing. We just planned one actually. We're literally going to Costa Rica in the spring. And these are some of the things that we're going to be doing and we're taking our kids because they need to experience it too. Obviously the things that are appropriate, right? But building that into your lifestyle, I think is very important and it does not have to be an elaborate trip to Costa Rica.

It can be a camping trip where you're getting into nature. It can be, you know, going on a boating trip. It can be like, number one, it needs to be enjoyable for you. Number two, it needs to fit your lifestyle. It needs to fit your needs. It needs to provide something for you, right? That, that is. What we're talking about here, right?

So very, very important, but definitely something that is rising and will only continue to rise. Okay. So let's talk about brain health. Kind of a big deal. You know, sharpening the mind in 2025, right? So, if you're let's say, you know, you're a parent of a kiddo with some kind of neurobehavioral challenge.

Have you ever noticed how your child responds to different environments or different foods, different situations, different sleep habits, different weather changes, different moon cycles? All of these things are culminating in a different state of mind. Brain health is gaining traction in the wellness world with emerging research on neuroplasticity, cognitive resilience and techniques to prevent neurodegeneration.

Practices like brain training. Meditation targeted supplements, they're becoming staples of wellness routines, right? I mean, look, you can, you can go scroll through my Instagram for plenty of real world examples about what I'm talking about, how we can leverage neural plasticity and change the brain and change the mind, right?

Or again, that high level executive, right? I worked with someone. Actually. Yeah, this just popped into my head. Someone that was very, very, very high level owned multiple companies, multiple highly successful companies, and he came in and just wanted to optimize himself. So, we did our functional neurological evaluation we found deficits, we found strengths and weaknesses, right?

And so, we leveraged neuroplasticity, improved his weaknesses made his brain more balanced and strong and integrated, and then we combined regenerative medicine with this person. So we did the song laser activated V cells. We did the extracellular vesicles during this time period. He reported back at 20 over 25 percent improvement in his cognitive abilities and executive function that was well worth it for him because now he, he was, let's just say he was not young.

And so he was able to actually outperform you know, the, the younger competitors out there because he had us giving him that edge. Super, super important, right? So how can you, you know, really incorporate some things to start to sharpen your mind for 2025? Use a gratitude journal. It's important really deeply being thankful for what you have in your life and it can have an impact on your neurotransmitters.

It can have an impact on your state of mind and that might be hard but there's, there's strategies out there and the point of that, maybe we'll have a whole podcast over this. But there's strategies out there and systems out there that help you walk through a daily energy practice or a daily gratitude practice or something like this.

We're, I don't want you to just focus on your goals, right? Goals are important. Don't get me wrong. But you need to be focusing on your goals. A balanced approach, right? So when I'm setting, you know, my outlook for the year, I'm thinking through, yes, where do I want to be in business? But I'm also thinking through what kind of relationship do I want my kids this year?

What kind of relationship do I want my wife this year? What kind of serendipitous relationships do I want to come into my life or, you know, so there's different aspects to your life that we need to be thinking through and creating outlooks and expectations for. This is super, super important.

Relatively easy to do. It just requires a commitment and discipline. And then, you know what, if you are serious and you want to dive deeper, you can consider tools like neurofeedback advanced supplements. You know, there's all types of things you can consider a laser for personal use at home.

Which is definitely a topic I'm about to touch on. But brain health doesn't come from popping a pill or downloading an app. It's a combination of diet, movement, mental challenges, and emotional well being. It's, it's a culmination of life, right? So just knowing that, understanding that, right? So longevity and healthy aging.

Let's talk about aging gracefully because this is a trend in 2025. We will continue, continue to see is kind of a piggyback topic off of the biohacking discussion. Really? It's not just about avoiding wrinkles. It's about staying sharp, strong, and vibrant as you grow older. Longevity is moving. From a buzzword to actionable science techniques like intermittent fasting, senolytic compounds which remove aging cells and personalized exercise regimens are becoming mainstream.

There is a Netflix documentary called live to a hundred. They talked about the secrets of blue zones taught us the importance of lifestyle habits like connection, diet, and daily movement. We can learn a lot from the centurions in places like Sardinia. They walk daily. They move more than everyone else.

They eat a plant based diet. They actually have a higher dairy consumption, which is something that we will learn in the podcast with Dr. Stephanie Van Watson founder of Fatty15, which is a phenomenal product. And you really don't want to miss that episode, just FYI. I have fallen in love with fatty 15 and their research is amazing.

And so we're going to dive into that here in a few weeks for you guys. I recorded it, you know, end of last year and the content was amazing, so I can't wait to release that. But simple practices, you know, can really contribute to incredible longevity. You know, where can you start? Start with a daily walk.

Maybe that's where you start. Maybe you amp up your exercise routine. Maybe you change, you know, your diet or something like this. But start small, get some early wins, and then continue to make change. Let's see and you know, from a mindset perspective, longevity is not about chasing youth. This is kind of the portrayal sometimes, especially these days, but it's focusing on the quality of life and building habits that support health over decades, not days.

Okay. Let's talk about lasers. So this whole concept of using red light therapy and laser devices at home it's important and I think it's rising in importance. You've heard me talk about the importance of light and how high frequency white and blue light can be very deleterious to your health.

How do you combat that? The natural lever arm to combat that is actually red and infrared light. Okay. So you're getting this overexposure of high frequency. Why am blue light the way to combat that is literally by using red and infrared. Can you use an led panel? Can you use a cheaper product? Can you do those?

Yes. But what I want to explain to you is that laser light therapy, I compare it to a voice and you've heard me say this, if you've been listening for a while. If I say something to you, right, like, just like, Hey, how are you today? Right. And I just say in a normal voice or whatever, that's going to evoke a certain type of neurophysiological response in you.

If I yell, like angrily yell those same words to you. Right. You will have a different neurophysiological response. If I whisper really, really softly, those same words to you, you will have a different neurophysiological response. What am I getting at? That's the same thing with laser and light therapy.

There are so many different parameters that we can adjust. Things like duty cycle. wavelength, frequency so many different things that we can adjust in those laser beam physics that will dictate what type of neurophysiological response we get in you. So it's not just about using photons, it's about using a properly calibrated device that is designed and set to the specific parameters that you need in order to heal and function optimally.

That's what I've developed in 528 innovations is so important guys. Of course you can use again, led panels. You can use all these different things and it has benefit. I'm not saying that those products are crap. I'm saying that they're good. Okay. But as I started to really get into the details about developing lasers, this became very, very clear to me.

That there is a difference in outcomes in clinical outcomes, especially depend dependent upon these different parameters of laser beam physics, not just about power, not just about, right, it's, it's, it's so important to understand this. So of course I think it's important to use a properly calibrated device, something that has certain parameters in it.

And I'm not going to tell you what those are, cause that is proprietary to our, to our devices but this can have far reaching benefits, right? I use my laser when I wake up in the morning, I use it to get my head my brain thinking faster and really ready for the day. I use my laser on my drive into work.

And again, I'm not telling you to do that. I'm just telling you what I do. I use it between patients to kind of give my mind a boost. I use it if my stomach isn't feeling well, I use it if I twist my ankle, I use it for muscle recovery. I use my laser for testosterone production. Personally, I do. I use it in so many different ways.

I use it for my microbiome, right? So I'm using, using My lasers at home, literally like a medicine cabinet, basically. And I think that that's where we're going in this field. I really do. I think that as we continue to refine these lasers, as we continue to refine our protocols, all these things I think there's huge benefit there.

I think there's huge potential there. And you know, I'll take you along for the ride as we continue to gain knowledge on that. I'll tell you what I can tell you. Right. So. Thank you so much. Very, very exciting. You know, I, I do think that investing in some type of good quality laser or light therapy device can go a long way, whether you're struggling with some type of condition or whether you're wanting to optimize yourself.

Like this is very, very important. Again, you know, some things to be aware of. These devices are powerful with a solid foundation in science. Not all photobiomodulation devices on the market have FDA clearance. Some of them are not even properly FDA registered, just to be honest and they're definitely not created equally.

Again, just talking about how lasers and light therapy, it's like voices, how you can change the quality of that voice and get different outcomes. So very, very important there. Right. Okay. Closing takeaways, man. So there you have it. 2024 gave us powerful lessons. 2025 is packed with opportunities to take our wellness to the next level.

Things I want you to remember, start small. Every trend we talked about can be scaled down to fit your life today. Focus on integration. The best wellness tools are the ones you'll actually use. Wellness works as hard as you do. Okay. Again, wellness works as hard as you do. Don't fall into the trap of doing more.

Focus on doing better, right? Because here's the truth about 2025. The future of wellness isn't about doing more. It's about doing better with the time you have. And that might be the biggest breakthrough of all. Thanks for listening to the Longevity Formula. Don't forget to subscribe. And I'll catch you next time.

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