The Thorne Podcast

Tired but Wired: How to Re-Think Sleep

Dr. Mary Kay Ross, a brain health expert and Thorne’s Chief Medical Officer, joins The Thorne Podcast to answer your questions about sleep – why we sleep, techniques for falling and staying asleep, the best supplements for sleep issues, and much more.

Rundown

During this episode you’ll learn:

1. What Dr. Mary Kay Ross, brain health expert and Thorne’s Chief Medical Officer, has to say about why we sleep [00:00:50]
2. How sleep is like housekeeping for our brains [1:34]
3. The signs, symptoms, and health risks of sleep apnea [7:10]
4. How hormone testing can help and why cortisol can impact your sleep [12:17]
5. The best Thorne supplements and techniques for improving your sleep quality [18:38]

Questions from the community [23:53]

• What is the difference between a sleep test like the one that Thorne does and a sleep study? [24:01]
• Can I fix sleep apnea on my own with diet or supplements? [25:45]
• Are afternoon naps a good idea? [28:17]
• Why am I exhausted during the day, but then I can't fall asleep at night? [30:19]
• What's the difference between melatonin and serotonin, and which one is better for sleep? [35:20]
• What's the difference between a sleeping pill and melatonin and can you overdose on melatonin? [37:51]
• I regularly wake up in the middle of the night wide awake and then I have trouble falling asleep again. Is there anything I can do to stop waking up? [41:15]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Why Sleep Is Important And What You Can Do To Improve It
• Stop Counting Sheep: Here's Why You're Having Trouble Sleeping
• Creating a Routine Around Sleep
• Lights Out! 5 Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Sleep Quality
• The Top 5 Supplements for a Good Night's Sleep
• Melatonin 101: What It Is, What It Does, and What Causes Disruptions
• Mayo Clinic Discusses the Dangers of Sleep Apnea
• Matthew Walker “Why We Sleep”

Links to products mentioned in this episode: Stress Balance (formerly Phytisone), Phosphatidylserine (formerly Iso-Phos), Melaton-3, PharmaGABA, 5-Hydroxytryptophan, Sleep Test, Magnesium Bisglycinate, Theanine

 

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Love and Fencing: From Olympics to Medical School

Olympic fencing power couple Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt have learned a lot from balancing competitive fencing and medical school. Hear what they have to say on this episode of The Thorne Podcast: Performance Edition.

During this episode you’ll learn about: 

1. Olympic fencers Lee Kiefer and Gerek Meinhardt, who completed part of medical school while competing [00:00:31]
2. Kiefer’s early fencing background and how it led her to Thorne [1:10]
3. Meinhardt’s early fencing background and how it led him to Thorne [3:39]
4. What led Kiefer and Meinhardt to each pursue medical school [8:47]
5. The parallels between athletics and what Kiefer and Meinhardt have learned in school [14:05]
6. What they’ve learned about health and wellness to support their post-fencing careers [18:28]
7. Questions from the community [22:23] 

• How do I find out more about fencing and what skills do you need to fence? [22:29] 
• What’s your favorite city to compete in and what’s your favorite city to eat in? [26:11] 
• How challenging was pausing your medical studies to focus on your Olympic careers? [27:35] 
• What have your previous Olympics changed about how you’re preparing for Paris in 2024? [33:21] 

• What’s your ride-or-die supplement? [36:13] 

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:  

• Olympic Champion Lee Kiefer Pursues Longevity Beyond Her Golden Legacy 
• Olympic Fencer Gerek Meinhardt Puts Aging ‘En Garde!’ 
• Episode 57: Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About the Olympics with Wes Barnett
• Protein’s Effect on Sleep and Muscle Recovery
• Three Nutrition Considerations for the Endurance Athlete and the Strength Athlete
• USA Fencing
• Lee Kiefer Thorne Collection
• Gerek Meinhardt Thorne Collection 

 
Links to products mentioned in this episode: Iron Bisglycinate, Whey Protein Isolate, Magnesium Bisglycinate 
 

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All About the Menstrual Cycle

Just how regular is a regular menstrual cycle? And when is the best time to get pregnant? Dr. Amy Divaraniya, CEO and co-founder of OOVA, dispels the misconceptions of menstruation and how a woman’s menstrual cycle is more than her period.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

• Amy Divaraniya, CEO and founder of OOVA [0:58]
• The data missing from the field of women’s health [2:08]
• What is an irregular menstrual cycle? What is a regular menstrual cycle? [2:39]
• How does the body known when to menstruate? The menstrual cycle explained [4:57]
  • What OOVA measures during the menstrual cycle [8:05]
• What is PCOS? What does OOVA’s data tells us about women with PCOS? [9:05]
• How data tracking helps us understand PMS [12:39]
• What disrupts a menstrual cycle? [14:38]
• Health data vs. actionable health data [16:36]
• Questions from the community
  • Do women’s menstrual cycles synchronize when living together? [19:30]
  • Why does cycle length change every month? How does stress delay a period? [20:36]
  • Can we predict how many menstrual cycles a woman will have in her lifetime? [22:10]
  • Why do some girls start having periods earlier than others? Does an early puberty mean early menopause? [22:57]
  • What’s the best age to get pregnant? [24:30]
  • What long-term effects do oral contraceptives have on menstruation? [27:58]
  • Can you have sex during your period? [31:14]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Learn about OOVA at life or follow @oovalife on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
• Ensure a Harmonious Cycle: What to do Before, During, and After Your Period
• Why is Exercise So Difficult the Week Before My Menstrual Cycle?
• 6 Women's Health Allies to Support You During Every Life Phase
• How Lifestyle and Environmental Factors Contribute to PMS
• 12 Biomarkers that Impact Your Fertility
• Am I in Menopause?
• 9 Factors That You Didn’t Know Can Affect Fertility
• Meet the Sex Hormones and Their Role in Your Health
• A Lifetime of Balanced Nutrition Advice for Women
• Products mentioned in this episode: Fertility Test, Stress Test, Sleep Test, Menopause Test, Ovarian Care

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* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Rethinking Women’s Fertility Tests with OOVA

Women’s health testing can be improved with more and better data. Dr. Amy Divaraniya, CEO and founder of OOVA, shares how her struggles with fertility sparked the idea for OOVA, a new way to measure and monitor female fertility at home.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

• Amy Divaraniya, CEO and founder of OOVA [0:58]
• How OOVA was created after Dr. Divaraniya’s personal fertility struggles [6:29]
• Missing data: What’s wrong with the state of women’s health tests [8:37]
• Creating OOVA, a quantitative approach to women’s home health tests [15:08]
  • What does OOVA measure? Luteinizing hormone and progesterone [18:14]
  • How it works: OOVA’s easy at-home testing process [20:34]
• Questions from the community
  • How did OOVA transform from an idea to a business? [24:10]
  • What is the future of OOVA – beyond fertility and women’s health? [24:54]
  • Why is it important for a woman to track her fertility cycle? [26:41]
  • What role do diet and exercise play in fertility testing? [27:58]
  • What are emerging areas of women’s health technology, or “femtech”? [29:51]
  • Any advice for entrepreneurs in the women’s health space? [31:24]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Learn about OOVA at life or follow @oovalife on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook
• 12 Biomarkers that Impact Your Fertility
• 6 Women's Health Allies to Support You During Every Life Phase
• 9 Factors That You Didn’t Know Can Affect Fertility
• 4 Benefits of Inositol for Women's Metabolic Health and Hormone Balance*
• Meet the Sex Hormones and Their Role in Your Health
• Can Your Diet Boost Your Fertility? Get the Facts From Mayo Clinic
• A Lifetime of Balanced Nutrition Advice for Women
• Products mentioned in this episode: Fertility Test, Stress Test, Menopause Test, Ovarian Care

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How to Digest Your Gut Health Test Results

You took Thorne's Gut Health Test, but what do your results really mean for your health? Vice President of Medical Affairs Amanda Frick joins Chief Medical Advisor Robert Rountree as they analyze and discuss their own results on this special episode.

Click here to watch our video demonstration 

During this episode you’ll learn about:  

1. What Thorne’s Gut Health Test is and who may benefit from taking it [1:30] 

1. How Thorne’s shotgun metagenomics and AI technology stand out from other DNA tests [4:23] 

1. How Thorne’s revolutionary wipe technology eliminates the “yuck” factor [8:32] 

1. How Thorne’s Gut Health Test isn’t ideal for urgent health situations [13:54] 

1. Dr. Amanda Frick’s results [16:51] 

• Digestion score [21:03] 

• Inflammation score [21:42] 
• Dysbiosis score [24:21] 
• Intestinal permeability score [26:20] 
• Nervous system score [28:12] 
• General overview of Dr. Frick’s results [29:36] 

• Product recommendations for Dr. Frick: Prebiotic +, FloraMend Prime Probiotic®, Undecylenic Acid, Metabolic Health [30:55] 
   

1. Dr. Robert Rountree’s results [33:56] 

• Digestion and inflammation scores [34:30] 
• Dysbiosis score [36:13] 
• Intestinal permeability score [37:51] 

• Nervous system score [38:53] 
• Product recommendations for Dr. Rountree: Prebiotic +, FloraMend Prime Probiotic®, Metabolic Health, Basic B Complex [41:27] 

 
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:  

• A Gamechanger for Gut Health: Meet Thorne’s Gut Health Test 
• How Thorne’s Gut Health Test Analyzes Your Microbiome 

• 3 Ways Gut Health Affects Brain Health 
• 3 Reminders for Your Gut Health Test 
• Are You An Athlete Who Suffers From Leaky Gut? 
• Gut Health: The Link to Anxiety and Depression? 
• Fur Friends with (Microbial) Benefits: How Pets Benefit Our Gut Health 

• 5 Spices For a Healthy Gut 

Links to products mentioned in this episode: Gut Health Test with Microbiome Wipe, FloraMend Prime Probiotic®, Prebiotic +, Metabolic Health, Basic B Complex, Undecylenic Acid 
 

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New Horizons in Gut Health Technology

Dr. Mary Kay Ross, Thorne’s Chief Medical Officer, returns to the podcast to share how metagenomics is challenging how we look at gut health. Plus, get answers to question like “What is dysbiosis?” and “Which is better: prebiotics vs. probiotics?”

During this episode you’ll learn about:

• Mary Kay Ross background – from ER physician to Thorne’s Chief Medical Officer [0:51]
• New technologies for studying microbiome health [2:51]
• What is metagenomics? A sophisticated standard for measuring the whole microbiome [6:34]
  • Gut health as not just good vs. bad bugs, but a gut health community [8:43]
• How the microbiome acts like a garden [10:50]
• What is dysbiosis? An imbalance of all the kinds of bacteria in the gut [12:12]
• Prebiotics – what you should feed the bacteria in your gut [15:44]
  • FiberMend, a revolutionary prebiotic made with guar gum [17:54]
  • What does it mean when prebiotics cause bloating and intestinal gas? [19:40]
• Questions from the community
  • What causes irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and does IBS go away over time? [27:26]
  • What impact does the enteric nervous system have on IBS? [30:05]
  • Should you take a prebiotic, a probiotic, or both? [32:19]
  • If every gut microbiome is unique, are personalized probiotics possible? [35:11]
  • What gut bacteria cause weight gain, and how can I get rid of them? [40:32]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Bugs 101: Probiotics, Prebiotics, and the Microbiome
• Can Your Gut Microbiome Predict Your Longevity?
• Prebiotics: The Essential Nutrition for Your Microbiome
• 12 Health Conditions Linked to Your Gut and an Imbalanced Microbiome
• What Is the Difference Between IBS and IBD?
• Everything You Should Know About Fiber
• From the podcast archives
  • Episode 50: The Harmful Effects of Heavy Metals
  • Episode 65: Keeping the Brain Healthy with Dr. Mary Kay Ross
  • Episode 66: Keeping the Brain Healthy with Dr. Mary Kay Ross Pt. 2

Links to products mentioned in this episode: FiberMend, EnteroMend, Probiotics from Thorne, Gut Health Test

 

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Training with the Stars: How Actors Get in Shape

Coach and health entrepreneur Don Saladino shares the health, exercise, and nutrition insights he's gained from 20 years of experience training Hollywood's biggest stars, plus his advice for fellow coaches in the Performance Edition of the Thorne Podcast.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. Don Saladino, a fitness coach and health entrepreneur with over 20 years of experience training some of the biggest names in Hollywood [00:00:34]
2. Saladino’s early background as a caterer, later as a young trainer/ gym owner, and now working on his own digital program [1:10]
3. How Saladino met Hugh Jackman and began training other Hollywood stars [7:09]
4. Saladino’s advice on how trainers and coaches can gain client trust [10:17]
5. How Saladino handles Hollywood deadlines and his stance on lifelong changes [12:42]
6. Saladino’s approach to quality nutrition and changing it up throughout the seasons [14:48]
7. One of Saladino’s favorite client success stories about keeping everything in moderation [18:14]
8. Questions from the community [22:36]
   • What are some of the biggest shifts you’ve made in coaching as you’ve learned more over the last 20 years? [22:49]
   • What is your favorite physical transformation that you’ve been a part of? [28:23]
   • How do you start if you don’t have the equipment or are intimidated by the gym? [32:25]
   • What are your go-to supplements? [36:53]
   • What’s next in 2023 for Don Saladino? [37:58]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Holiday-Proof Your Fitness with These 10 Tips from Dana Santas and Don Saladino
• Episode 69: The Two-Brain Business Model of Wellness and Running a Successful Gym
• NYC Strength Coach Joe Rodonis Shares His Tips on Game-changing Training and Nutrition
• Easy Ways to Exercise at Home When the Gym Is No Longer an Option
• The Science of Change | 7 Steps to Create New Habits This Year
• Functional Movement Systems (FMS)
• Daily Dose
• https://donsaladino.com/

Links to products mentioned in this episode: FloraMend Prime Probiotic, Prebiotic +, Vitamin D, Basic Nutrients 2/Day, Omega-3 with CoQ10, VeganPro Complex®, Daily Greens Plus

 

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What You’ll Learn From Biological Age Testing (Rebroadcast)

Ever wonder how your lifestyle has affected the way you age? Now you can with knowledge from Thorne's Biological Age Health Panel. In this episode, Dr. Robert Rountree is joined by Dr. Laura Kunces, Thorne’s Vice President of Medical Strategies, as the two run through their own personal results and recommendations after taking Thorne’s Biological Age health test.

Watch the video version of this episode here.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

• Dr. Laura Kunces' Background [1:11]
• Biological Age Health Panel [2:54]
  • Tracking your health [3:36]
• Chronological age vs. biological age [3:42]
• Understanding biomarkers [5:08]
• What the test tells you [6:42]
  • Actionable results [7:36]
• Biological age testing in younger adults [9:23]
  • Optimize the aging process [10:04]
• How to set up the test [10:50]
  • Blood draw [11:48]
  • Fasting before test [13:00]
• Dr. Kunces' Biological Age results [16:35]
  
  • Understanding age rate [18:34]
  • Organ ages and blood age [19:33]
  • How often to test biological age [20:40]
• Kunces personalized recommendations based on test results [23:58]
  • Diet [24:07]
  • Supplement and exercise [24:45]
• Tracking health over time [25:35]
• Test cost [27:58]
• Rountree’s Results [28:36]
  • Interpreting 5 age scores [30:08]
  • Recommendations [35:36]
  • Supplement validation [37:05]
• Questions about the Biological Age Test [38:08]
  • Thorne’s extensive practitioner network [38:19]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Biological Age Test
• How Does Thorne's Biological Age Test Work?
• What’s Your Actual Age? Chronological vs. Biological Age
• How to Promote Healthy Aging During Your 20s, 30s, 40s, and Beyond

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How to Solve an Age-Old Problem, with Dr. Lee Hood

Can decoding your genome be the key to a longer health span? Dr. Leroy "Lee" Hood returns to the podcast to discuss the research on what your biological age says about your health, and how metabolic processes and the microbiome might be controlling your aging.  

During this episode you’ll learn about:  

• Dr. Leroy "Lee" Hood, pioneer in human genomics [1:23] 
• Different ways to measure aging: Chronological age vs. biological age [5:11] 

• Biological age as a measure of wellness inside and out [7:48] 

• How microbiomes differ between healthy and unhealthy people [11:43] 
• Steps  

• Metabolic and medicinal impacts on the aging process [16:40] 
• Questions from the community 

• How is biological age calculated? What other test methods are there? [18:55] 
• Do supplements support healthy aging? [22:35] 
• What factors lead to signs of accelerated aging? [24:48] 

• How can AI be used to predict health outcomes? [28:03] 

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:  

• Go deeper into wellness with Thorne’s Biological Age Health Panel 

• What’s Your Actual Age? Chronological vs. Biological Age 
• Assess Your Biological Age With Thorne's Biological Age Health Panel 

• How Does Thorne's Biological Age Panel Work? 
• The Thorne Podcast – Episode 35: What You’ll Learn From Biological Age Testing 

• 6 Steps to Improving The Aging Process  
• How to Promote Healthy Aging During Your 20s, 30s, 40s, and Beyond  
• The 4 Best Thorne Supplements to Support Healthy Aging 

• From the podcast archives 

• Episode 51: Exploring the Science of Healthy Aging with Dr. Nathan Price 
• Episode 75: It's Personalized: The Future of Data-Driven Health with Dr. Leroy "Lee" Hood 

• Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) 
• Phenome Health, a nonprofit organization dedicated to health innovation and social change 

• The Age of Scientific Wellness: Why the Future of Medicine Is Personalized, Predictive, Data-Rich, and in Your Hands, by Drs. Leroy "Lee" Hood and Nathan Price 

 

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It’s Personalized: The Future of Data-Driven Health

Tune in this week as special guest, Dr. Leroy Hood, an accomplished scientist best known for his integral work on the Human Genome Project, discusses data-driven analysis of chronic diseases and how our genomes may be able to provide individualized health recommendations in the future.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

1. Leroy Hood, MD, PhD, a world-renowned scientist in human genomics, cancer research, Alzheimer’s research, co-founder of the Institute of Systems Biology (ISB), and whose research allowed for the completion of the Human Genome Project [00:00:50]
2. Hood’s personal life/ early scientific background [1:27]
3. Hood’s famous Caltech professors and what they taught him [7:03]
4. The systems biology approach of applying data taken over time to the body’s networks [9:33]
5. Using a digital twin system to forecast Alzheimer’s disease and make recommendations [13:25]
6. How blood samples taken years before a disease diagnosis present an opportunity [16:44]
7. What’s the future of DNA sequencing for disease susceptibility? [19:31]
8. Questions from the community [24:02]
   • How did the Human Genome Project change the everyday person’s life? [24:09]
   • Is cancer becoming more common, or are we getting better at detecting it? [27:49]
   • Could the CRISPR technique/ genome engineering help extend the human lifespan? [31:49]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:

• Three Science-Backed Lifestyle Changes to Lower Your Dementia Risk
• How Chronic Inflammation Contributes to Disease and What You Can Do About It
• Mayo Clinic: Exploring the Connections Between the Microbiome, Health, and Disease
• How Plant Based Foods Help Fight Cancer
• Eight Nutrients for Brain Health
• Our Newest Health Panels – Advanced and Essential Data from a Basic Blood Draw
• What Can a Microbiome Test Tell You That a Genetic Test Can’t?
• Will Exercise Extend Your Lifespan?

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No products mentioned. Focus was on chronic diseases/ genetics, so I figured linking tests would be less suggestive than products.