The Health Optimization Medicine Podcast is dedicated to offering one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions across health optimization, decision-making, consciousness, performance, and human potential.
Produced by Health Optimization Medicine & Practice (HOMeHOPe) and Smarter Not Harder, Inc., the makers of Troscriptions, this podcast bridges rigorous science with real-world clinical application.
Each episode features in-depth conversations with leading researchers, clinicians, and original thinkers, including Karl Friston, Donald Hoffman, Anna Lembke, Adam Robinson, and Dominic…
This 14-minute special episode of the Health Optimization Medicine Podcast features four doctors—Jup Kuipers, Ted Achacoso, Allen Bookatz, and Scott Sherr—discussing how chronic toxin accumulation affects cellular health. The core premise is that heavy metals like mercury and arsenic can build up in cells over time,…
Worth it if you're already interested in functional medicine and want a quick primer on how heavy metals might affect cellular energy, but skip it if you need rigorous evidence or detailed case studies.
Dr. Scott Sherr interviews Dr. Bryce Appelbaum on vision optimization, reframing vision beyond simple eyesight to encompass how the brain receives, interprets, and responds to visual information. The episode explores how prolonged screen use—particularly close, two-dimensional engagement—can narrow peripheral…
Worth it if you spend hours daily on screens, experience eye strain or brain fog, or want to understand how vision affects nervous system health and cognitive performance.
This 16-minute episode of the Health Optimization Medicine Podcast features Dr. Scott Sherr, Dr. Allen Bookatz, and Jodi Duval discussing the glymphatic system—the brain's waste-clearance mechanism during sleep. The core argument is that simply sleeping eight hours doesn't guarantee effective brain clearance; rather,…
Worth it if you're interested in sleep science beyond generic hygiene tips, curious about the glymphatic system's role in brain health, or concerned that wearable sleep tracking may be creating unhelpful anxiety.
The Health Optimization Medicine Podcast explores Dr. Robert Naviaux's Cell Danger Response (CDR) framework, examining how mitochondria and cells react to perceived threats from infection, toxins, injury, environmental exposures, or psychological stress. Hosts Dr. Scott Sherr, Jodi Duval, and Dr. Allen Bookatz discuss…
Worth it if you experience persistent fatigue or brain fog despite normal labs and want a framework for understanding why, or if you're already familiar with mitochondrial health and want a practical overview of the Cell Danger Response.
