The Thorne Podcast

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With so much happening in the world of health and wellness, how can you separate fact from fiction? Listen to Thorne’s medical experts as they bring you the latest insights, access to exclusive interviews, and much more as the Thorne Podcast navigates the complex world of health and wellness. Here you’ll discover the newest research on diet, nutritional supplements, and lifestyle approaches to unlocking your best self.

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Tuesday May 31, 2022

The Two-Brain Business model of wellness and running a successful gym

Tuesday May 31, 2022

Two-Brain Business founder Chris Cooper and Thorne inside sales manager Katie Mead join the Performance Edition of the Thorne Podcast to discuss the evolving world of owning a gym and tips for client retention in the fitness industry.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Chris Cooper of Two-Brain Business: From a failing gym to a best-selling book [1:35]
6 keys to make a gym run better and increase client value [4:20]
Katie Mead, inside sales manager, on virtual dispensaries with Thorne’s online platform [6:00]
How to find trusted supplement partners for a micro gym’s brand [9:32]
What makes Thorne different? [13:22]
- Health test kits provide guidance on how to supplement [15:40]
A prescriptive model to coaching and upgrading clients’ lives [17:40]
Two-Brain Summit: How personal trainers can prepare for a post-COVID-19 world [19:42]
- Events with Sarah Robb O’Hagan of EXOS, coach connections, and more [20:49]
Questions from the community [23:10]
- The state of selling supplements [23:40]
- How to know what to sell? [27:02]
- Chris’s top 4 tips to keep clients coming back [28:36]
- CrossFit network of gym owners [31:30]

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Wednesday May 18, 2022

Using AI to Advance Scientific Wellness

Wednesday May 18, 2022

It’s no longer just science fiction. By implementing artificial intelligence and machine learning, we can now map, integrate, and understand the billions of biological features that illuminate the status of an individual’s health. In this episode, Dr. Nathan Price, HealthTech’s Chief Science Officer, explains how leveraging AI will fuel the development of scientific wellness, leading to improved treatment plans and better health outcomes.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Hood-Price Lab [1:19]
Lee Hood [1:49]
DNA Sequencing [2:33]
Scientific wellness [3:59]
Artificial intelligence and health [4:53]
Machine learning and datasets [7:45]
Applying to microbiomes [10:24]
Thorne and digital twins projects [14:50]
- Embody bio [15:42]
Applications to Alzheimer’s [17:39]
Computational models of wellness [23:45]
Questions from the community [25:48]
- Will AI replace physicians?
- How will Thorne use AI to expand wellness? [28:08]
- What samples do we need to collect data [33:25]
- Is the data safe with AI [36:15]

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Wednesday May 04, 2022

Exploring the science of healthy aging

Wednesday May 04, 2022

While none of us can change the number of times we’ve gone around the sun, we can affect the rate of aging in our body. This is what’s known as healthy aging. Thorne HealthTech’s Chief Science Officer Dr. Nathan Price sits down to share the groundbreaking science behind healthy aging, longevity, and extending our health span.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Dr. Nathan Price background [:51]

Preventative wellness [5:55]

- Healthcare is really disease care [6:29]

Proactive measures and health span [7:15]
Healthy aging [10:03]

- Wellness program [10:49]

Genetics and healthy aging [12:12]
Environment and heathy aging [15:00]
Epigenetic clocks [16:02]
Biological age testing [17:34]
Chronological age and biological age [21:51]

Questions from the community

- Thorne and Onegevity merging [25:15]
- What do longer living people share in common? [26:57]
- What supplements help support healthy aging? [29:33]

- - NR and NAD [33:19]

- - Quercetin [34:37]
  - Berberine [36:47]

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Wednesday Apr 20, 2022

The Harmful Effects of Heavy Metals

Wednesday Apr 20, 2022

Do you wonder if you have high levels of heavy metals in your system – like mercury, lead, or cadmium? Thorne’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Mary Kay Ross, joins us to explain how you can tell, why you should care, and answer audience questions about all things heavy metals.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Heavy metals and toxins [1:54]
Exposure [3:00]
Genetics and heavy metal exposure [4:27]
Environmental exposure [5:15]
Mary Kay’s mission [6:15]
- A leak in the house [10:08]
- Black mold [10:40]
Overcoming mycotoxin [14:19]
Supplementing [16:49]
Methylation process [17:54]
Arsenic [20:21]
Questions from the community [22:30]
- What makes a mold toxic [22:41]
- Does mycotoxin poisoning happen through the air or food? [25:19]
- Any way to avoid environmental exposure? [26:55]
- Modified citrus pectin [28:29]
- What are heavy metals [29:29]
- Difference between heavy metals and essential minerals [31:00]
- Can heavy metals actually make you heavy [31:01]
- Which is the heaviest of metals? [34:51]
- Testing for heavy metals [36:40]
- What problems do heavy metals cause? [37:23]
- Heavy metals and supplements [38:25]

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Wednesday Apr 06, 2022

Keeping the brain healthy with Dr. Mary Kay Ross Pt. 2

Wednesday Apr 06, 2022

Dr. Mary Kay Ross, Thorne’s Chief Medical Officer, joins us once again to continue the important discussion about brain health. Learn about the difficulties of diagnosing brain fog, the role the gut plays in your cognition, supplements for your brain, and more.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

The brain’s relationship to the body [1:23]
Brain health for younger people [2:28]
Brain fog [4:36]
- Diagnosing brain fog [6:17]
- Dietary impacts [11:12]
The blood-brain barrier [14:09]
Thorne’s gut health test [15:32]
Leaky lung [17:14]
Supplement for your brain [21:18]
Mast Cell activation syndrome [25:48]
Questions from the community [28:29]
- How does blood sugar impact the brain? [28:42]
- What is more damaging to your brain: caffeine, alcohol, drugs? [31:18]
- Thorne’s PharmaGABA explanation [37:19]
- What vitamins are best for your brain [41:44]
- Can you detox your brain? [44:33]

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Wednesday Mar 23, 2022

Keeping the brain healthy with Dr. Mary Kay Ross Pt. 1

Wednesday Mar 23, 2022

In this episode of the Thorne Podcast, Thorne’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Mary Kay Ross, joins us to share inside details about Thorne’s exciting research and development of a brain health program. Learn about ways to assess brain health, nutrition tips, and more.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Mary Kay Ross Background [1:00]
Work at Thorne and brain program [4:27]
Alzheimer’s Disease [5:59]
Using AI and Machine Learning for brain disorders [7:32]
Gender and Alzheimer’s [9:33]
Statins [11:03]
Precision medicine for the brain [11:53]
- EMBODY program and “digital twins” [12:30]
Studying the brain [16:00]
Keeping the brain healthy [18:09]
- Importance of exercise [19:21]
- Sleep [19:26]
- Mindfulness [21:00]
Diet and your brain [22:13]
Questions from the community [26:00]
- How can I test my brain health [26:30]
- Brain assessment [28:02]
- Brain HQ [28:31]
- What is the blood brain barrier? [30:09]
  - What causes a “leaky” blood brain barrier? [31:27]
- Favorite supplements for blood brain barrier? [32:41]
- Nootropics [36:20]
- Ketones and your brain [37:05]

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Wednesday Mar 09, 2022

The MLB Player Diet with Sports Dietician Grant Harris

Wednesday Mar 09, 2022

Nutrition coordinator for the Cleveland Guardians and sports dietitian Grant Harris joins the Thorne Podcast Performance Edition to talk about his food first philosophy for fueling professional athletes. Discover the best nutrients for fueling performance, how supplements can help cover nutritional gaps, along with the importance of third-party testing.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Grant Harris background [:34]
- Culinary nutrition [1:00]
Working in the MLB [3:34]
Bonding over food [6:00]
Incorporating supplements [7:23]
- Covering the gaps [7:44]
Player safety and third-party testing [9:20]
- NSF certification [9:47]
Grant’s sports nutrition philosophy [11:40]
- Looking past the pandemic [13:20]
- Goals for the future [16:00]
Questions from the community [20:00]
- Should high school athletes be taking supplements? [20:12]
- Keto diet in high school athletes [23:29]
- Creatine vs. protein [25:15]
  - Pre-workouts [28:51]
- What nutrients help fuel performance [30:23]
- Nutritional needs of different baseball player positions [31:03]
Grant’s thoughts on CrossFit [32:38]

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Wednesday Feb 23, 2022

The Wahls Diet and Autoimmune Disorders

Wednesday Feb 23, 2022

After being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), Dr. Terry Wahls went on to create her own unique diet, known as the Wahl’s Protocol. In this exclusive interview, she joins Dr. Robert Rountree to discuss the principles behind her healthy diet, her new approach to wellness, and how her ideas can be applied to everyone looking to live a healthier life.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Terry Wahl’s background [:55]
- MS diagnosis [2:00]
- “Riding a bike again” [3:55]
Wahl’s case report [5:30]
Reevaluating her practice [7:27]
“Treating the person, not the disease” [10:00]
- Working on wellness [10:30]
“Broccoli” Pathway [13:20]
Importance of vitamin D [14:25]
- Vitamin K [15:26]
New studies on MS causes [17:40]
- Epstein-Barr Virus [20:05]
Gut microbiome [21:36]
Questions from the community:
- What are the warning signs of MS [23:54]
- Should people without MS follow the Wahl’s Protocol and diet? [26:00]
- What is/isn’t allowed in the diet? [27:19]
- How bad is breaking the diet? [29:38]
- What other vitamins and nutrients are a part of this protocol? [32:33]
- How long does it take to notice benefits from the protocol? [34:24]
- Studies on the diet and effectiveness [39:17]

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Wednesday Feb 09, 2022

Everything You’ve Ever Wanted to Know About the Olympics with Wes Barnett

Wednesday Feb 09, 2022

In this Performance Edition of the Thorne Podcast, we’re joined by former Olympic athlete Wesley Barnett to talk about his experiences as a weightlifter, and then as an administrator at the U.S. Olympic Committee, and what it meant to represent Team USA.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Wes’s Olympic experience [0:50]
Competing as a clean athlete in an era of performance enhancement [2:03]
Searching for clean supplements [4:14]
Understanding competition bans [4:45]
Logistics of training and planning for the Olympic Games [6:35]
- 7-year plans [8:44]
Looking toward the future of sports performance [14:30]
- Taking care of the basics [14:54]
- Recovery focus [16:13]
Questions from the community [18:20]
- What is the Olympic athlete village like? [18:25]
- How many statues of Wes? [20:47]
- What it means to represent the U.S. in the Olympics [21:48]
- Wes’s favorite city to compete in and favorite meals [23:22]
- Do athletes know when someone is using PEDs? [26:53]
- Wes’s favorite supplements from Thorne [30:31]
  - Healthy aging formulas [30:52]
  - Crucera-SGS [31:38]
- Behind the scenes stories of the Olympics [32:08]
  - Race to the best facility [33:18]
  - Leaving a lasting impact [34:37]
  - Being good citizens [35:38]

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Wednesday Jan 26, 2022

Studying the Biomarkers of Professional Football Players | Performance Edition

Wednesday Jan 26, 2022

Dr. Laura Kunces, Thorne’s Senior Vice President of Medical Strategy, joins the Thorne Podcast Performance Edition. In this episode, she talks with Joel Totoro about a recent research study she participated in with NCAA athletes, and how the results relate to the general public.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Laura Kunces background [:34]
- Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research [:53]
Nutrition status of collegiate athletes entering the NFL [1:41]
NFL Combine [4:25]
Study findings [4:40]
- 79 biomarkers studied [5:39]
5 biomarkers that were consistently low [6:34]
Impact on brain function [8:59]
Omega-3 index [10:55]
- How much omega-3 does a person need? [12:38]
- Not just important for athletes [14:39]
What does this study mean for the average individual? [15:00]
Relating the results to healthy aging [16:00]
Magnesium and vitamin D [16:30]
Following up on the study / optimizing the athletes [18:30]
Questions from the community [20:28]
- How often should a person retest [20:32]
- Training and recovery with test results [22:52]
- What is the difference between white and red blood cell testing [23:55]
- How can I test when I don’t have access through a doctor? [25:00]
- What can you learn from your body’s biome? [27:59]
- What’s the difference between adequate and optimal when it comes to nutrition? [29:24]
- What is NiaCel and why add it to your routine [32:39]
  - NAD+ [33:02]
- What are some of Thorne’s new formulas for 2022 [32:24]

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