What if your 10,000 steps a day were the reason your back hurts?

Biomechanics engineer Gabriel Saravia, joins Nick Urban to break down why most chronic back pain comes from millimeter-scale vertebra shifts rather than weak muscles. After eliminating chronic pain in hundreds of clients ranging from world champions to people who couldn't move without bracing, his approach centers on spine-driven mechanics: the rotation, lateral flexion, and decompression patterns humans evolved for.

Meet our guest

Gabriel Saravia is an engineer turned biomechanics specialist and the creator of the Paraball, Paramace, and Parabell training systems. After years of chronic back pain from competitive squash and bodybuilding, he rebuilt his understanding of the human body from first principles and now coaches everyone from world champions to clients with severe movement limitations. His method centers on spine-driven mechanics: the rotation, lateral flexion, and decompression patterns humans evolved for.

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Key takeaways
 * A 1-millimeter vertebra shift can be the difference between pain and no pain
 * Static stretching destroys concentric muscle strength over years, which is why yoga teachers develop the worst back pain Saravia sees clinically
 * 10,000 asymmetric steps a day compounds into lateral spinal shifts and S-curve patterns
 * Bottom-up kinetic sequencing (pelvis first, ribcage second) powers every rotation; reversing it collapses force
 * The universal weakness on almost every client is knee flexion in hip hyperextension
 * Heavy axial loading widens vertebral cross-section, which reduces spinal range of motion
 * Sprint ground forces exceed deadlift ground forces, with none of the spinal ompression
 * Replace static stretches with loaded mobility: use your own muscles plus a light weight to pull joints through end range
 * For posterior chain loading, swap deadlifts for atlas stones, single-leg deadlifts at half weight, or sprints

 

Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

02:01 Origin story: bodybuilding back pain

05:18 Spine anatomy: 3 planes of motion

06:07 The 1 millimeter vertebra shift that decides pain

13:33 Why static stretching fails biomechanically

17:08 Why yoga teachers have the worst back pain

21:35 Bottom-up kinetic sequencing (the cross punch)

32:22 The universal weakness on every gait analysis

35:48 The ribcage elevation protocol for back pain

42:25 Why 10,000 asymmetric steps destroy the spine

56:36 Tensegrity and active spinal decompression

01:02:25 Rapid fire: daily exercise, biggest gym waste

 

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#262 10,000 Steps Is Making You Worse: The Biomechanics Truth About Pain & Performance | Gabriel Saravia @The Paraball

What if everything you've been told about training harder is the reason you're breaking down? JD Tremblay is one of only 3 people to complete the Epic Deca - 10 Ironmans in 10 consecutive days. He didn't get there by pushing harder. He engineered it.

In this episode, JD reveals the BRAIN system he uses with athletes, military, and high performers across 4 countries. He explains why elite Kenyan runners train at 5-6 minutes per kilometer most days, why a 12-minute nap beats 2am caffeine, and why studies show humans cannot truly multitask.

 

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JD Tremblay is a former military member with over a decade of service, an ultra-endurance triathlete, naturopathic practitioner, and Integrated Performance Engineer. He serves as Director of High Performance & Mental Resilience Advisor at Hungry Warrior Academy. Only 3 people have ever completed the Epic Deca (10 consecutive Ironmans). JD is also a world record holder in firefighting gear and runs philanthropy supporting children in 5 countries

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Key takeaways

 * The BRAIN system: Blood chemistry, Recovery, Attention, Inflammation/input, Nervous system regulation

 * A morning smoothie spikes cortisol - fine pre-workout, problematic before sedentary work

 * A 12-minute nap outperforms 2am caffeine for late-night cognition without the rebound

 * Match recovery to actual training and life demand. One-size-fits-all recovery is a marketing myth

 * Phone scrolling is physical rest only. The mind stays in sympathetic mode and does not recover

 * Pain is normal in training. Injury should stop you. Reserve ibuprofen for emergencies, not defaults

 * Studies show humans cannot truly multitask. What feels like multitasking is rapid context switching

 * Some people need MORE stress, not less. Input under-load creates fake-victim cycles

 * Engineer your goals like an experiment: plan, strategy, prototype, execute. Most people fail at execute

 * Track symptoms over data points during ultra-endurance. Fatigue could be electrolytes or sugar
   
    

Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

01:35 The Alien Athlete

04:03 The BRAIN system explained

10:31 12-minute nap vs 2am caffeine

16:27 How elite Kenyan runners actually train

20:24 Active vs passive vs total rest

30:24 Why multitasking is a myth

39:11 Why some people need MORE stress, not less

46:36 Engineering 10 Ironmans in 10 days

51:32 Symptom-based pacing in ultra-endurance

 

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#261 10 Ironmans in 10 Days: The BRAIN System for Ultra-Endurance   Recovery | JD Tremblay

What if discipline isn't a trait you're born with, but a byproduct of something far more controllable?

In this conversation, Dre Baldwin breaks down why discipline is the byproduct of a documented structure (not willpower), why 85% of your behavior is subconscious, and how to design a system that produces excellence as a default rather than a feat.

Meet our guest

Dre Baldwin is the founder of Work On Your Game®. A 4x TEDx speaker, 43-time author, and former 9-year pro basketball player, Dre coaches entrepreneurs and experts on installing the mindset, systems, and strategy required to scale from six to seven figures. His work has been studied by athletes, founders, and military operators who want a measurable framework for performance rather than another motivational pep talk.

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 * Discipline is not a personal trait. It's what consistent execution of a structure looks like from the outside

 * 85% of your thoughts are subconscious. The first step is becoming conscious of the unconscious

 * Three levers reprogram the subconscious: repetition, immersion, and emotionalization

 * Best structures remove options. If thing A is what you should do and the structure removes alternatives, success becomes mathematical

 * Fundamentals first. Tom Brady flew across the country for throwing-technique coaching after winning his sixth Super Bowl

 * Things you can't measure, you can't manage. The Execution Reliability Index turns discipline into a number

 * The Third Day separates pros from amateurs. Pre-decide that day three means stay

 * Collapse your identity into one defining thing. Multi-hyphenate athletes underperform single-focus competitors

 

Episode highlights

00:00 Intro

05:32 What "mindset" actually means

08:07 Three ways to reprogram the subconscious

19:21 Applying training concepts to business

23:35 Discipline is a byproduct of structure

35:38 What Dre's parents taught him about showing up

37:34 The cascade: principle to rewards

40:24 Cross-referencing advice against people with results

53:08 The Execution Reliability Index

56:13 The Third Day decision point

1:01:12 Identity as the foundation

1:08:24 Final takeaway: collapse your identity

1:09:13 Outro

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#260 Why Discipline Is a Byproduct of Structure (Not Willpower)How to Program the 85% of Your Mind That Runs Your Life  | Dre Baldwin

Dr. Lisa Riegel reveals why 85% of New Year's resolutions fail by week 2 and the brain science that makes change actually stick. The NeuroWell Framework explains how your thalamus (Harold) and amygdala (Bob) hijack decision-making and what to do about it. In this conversation, Dr. Lisa A. Riegel, breaks down the neuroscience of self-regulation, the 4 states of awake, a 30-minute relaxation protocol, and her 8C Commitment Framework for making personal change last.

Meet our guest

Dr. Lisa A. Riegel is a leadership strategist, educator, and author who helps organizations use neuroscience to build cultures of engagement, wellbeing, and sustainable change. She's the creator of the NeuroWell Framework and author of NeuroWell. With over 2 decades of experience across education, nonprofit, and community-based organizations, she translates complex brain science into practical tools leaders can use.

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Key takeaways
 * Your brain is a corporation: the thalamus (Harold) handles data, the amygdala (Bob) runs security, your prefrontal cortex is the CEO
 * 85% of Americans ditch their New Year's resolutions by week 2
 * A 30-minute relaxation alarm trains the vagus nerve to auto-regulate
 * The "solution to pollution is dilution": you can't erase negative brain filters, but you can crowd them out
 * Social anxiety is misdiagnosed 98.7% of the time, per NIH data Dr. Riegel cites
 * Roughly 30% of Americans have undiagnosed blood sugar issues masquerading as mental health disorders
 * AI cognitive offloading atrophies the exact brain region responsible for character, morals, and consciousness
 * Celebration is the #1 underrated ingredient in the 8C Commitment Framework for sustained change 

 

Episode highlights

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02:31 Your brain is a company (meet Harold & Bob)

05:12 The 4 states of awake: calm, alert, alarm, fear

07:53 Which protective filters to keep vs. dilute

08:11 Building your trigger sheet

13:08 The 30-minute relaxation alarm

16:24 Why 85% of goals fail by week 2

20:49 Why your proprioceptive system is broken

24:11 AI anxiety and the local expert crisis

34:10 The vault: workplace venting done right

36:01 Chronic stress, autoimmune disease & blood sugar

37:18 Social anxiety is misdiagnosed 98.7% of the time

42:28 Creativity is born of boredom

49:42 The 8C Commitment Framework

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#259 The Neuroscience of Why Your Healthy Habits Don't Stick & The 8C Framework That Makes Them Last | Dr. Lisa Riegel

What if the reason your wins never feel like enough isn't a motivation problem, but a decision you made at age 3 that you don't even remember?

Executive coach and former RAF pilot Will Steel joins Nick Urban to unpack how unconscious childhood decisions become the invisible architecture of an adult life.

Will trained in ontological coaching under Werner Erhard's lineage and now works with CEOs, Buddhist monks, imams, and aspiring heads of state. His core message: limiting beliefs aren't abstract thoughts you can affirm your way out of.

They're precise decisions made in specific moments, and they keep generating evidence to prove themselves right until you get to the exact words you said to yourself.

Meet our guest

Will Steel is an executive coach, former RAF pilot, and author of Free to Lead. He helps leaders build authentic, high-performing teams by focusing on identity, purpose, and behavior. His work blends military discipline with deep ontological inquiry, and he won't coach anyone for less than 12 months because real identity work takes time.

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Key takeaways

 * Limiting beliefs form from silent decisions made in specific childhood moments, not from the events themselves

 * Your behavior produces the exact evidence that proves your hidden decisions right

 * "I am depressed" fuses you to a state, "I have depression" treats it like a stomach ache and releases identity

 * Body symptoms often communicate unsaid words — sore throats, sprained ankles, and digestive issues can map to suppressed messages

 * "Fly the airplane" is the RAF drill Will uses in boardrooms: wings level first, checklist second

 * Subtraction beats addition when you're stuck, get the facts before adding more strategies

 * Real coaching happens in the listening, not the prescribing

 * Fitra is an Arabic word for true essence, the seed that grows into a perfect plant in any soil

Episode highlights

00:53  Unidentified past decisions limit what's possible

02:13  How belief loops form and lock in

07:22  "You should have been a girl" — the 40-year story

12:44  What ontology actually is

18:08  "I am depressed" vs "I have depression"

22:00  Body symptoms as unspoken communication

33:04  Fly the airplane: the emergency drill for life

43:28  Why subtraction beats stacking skills

46:14  Coaching CEOs, monks, and imams

51:32  The scientist whose $600 rate hid an 11-year-old story

56:33  The art dealer and the $17 million question

1:05:15  What fitra means and why it matters

 

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#258 The Hidden Decisions Controlling Your Life (And How to Release Them) | Will Steel

RNA microbiome testing reveals what DNA gut tests fundamentally miss. Your gut bacteria have 3,000+ genes each — DNA tests see zero of their actual activity. Dr. Momchilo (Momo) Vuyisich, Co-founder & CSO of Viome and former Los Alamos National Laboratory scientist, explains why RNA-based metatranscriptomics is a quantum leap over DNA sequencing for understanding your microbiome and personalizing nutrition.

Meet our guest

Dr. Momo Vuyisich spent 12 years at Los Alamos National Laboratory developing RNA-based technology for digitizing human biology. He co-founded Viome in 2016 with Naveen Jain, and the platform has since tested 500,000+ customers across 100+ countries. His personal journey with NEU5GC autoimmune sensitivity drove his mission to replace opinion-based nutrition with data-driven, personalized recommendations.

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Key takeaways
 * DNA microbiome tests show composition only — RNA tests reveal which of 3,000+ bacterial genes are actually active
 * 16S rRNA sequencing cannot distinguish pathogenic bacteria from beneficial ones
 * Akkermansia can protect or destroy your gut lining depending on fiber intake and gene expression
 * Carnitine supplements may cause cardiovascular disease via the TMAO pathway in certain people
 * Viome's biological aging clock shows keto and paleo dieters age faster on average
 * No whole food is universally good or bad — personalization requires your own molecular data
 * The gut microbiome stays stable for 5-6 months; test semi-annually
 * Viome currently measures 25,000 of ~100,000 biochemical reactions powering the body
 * Three randomized controlled trials validate Viome's personalized nutrition approach

 

Episode highlights

00:00 Introduction

02:44 Why RNA is the single best molecule to study

06:16 RNA instability — why it took 6 years to develop

08:02 Why 16S sequencing is nearly useless

11:02 Akkermansia's 3,000 genes: help or harm?

17:37 Microbiome as a dynamic self-adjusting ecosystem

23:20 NEU5GC sensitivity & mammalian food reactions

25:50 Food sensitivities (IgG) vs allergies (IgE)

29:55 Viome's 3-part approach: seal gut, reduce inflammation, personalize

41:07 Biological aging clock: keto & paleo age faster

49:13 Dry fasting crashed mitochondrial function score

52:07 Machine learning identifies metabolic bottlenecks

1:00:23 Viome measures 25% of human biology, 10% actionable

 

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#257 Personalized Nutrition, RNA vs DNA & The Future of Microbiome Testing | Momo Vuyisich @Viome

Are you busy all day but never finishing the work that actually matters? What if the problem isn't discipline — it's that you've never learned how to enter a flow state on demand?

Steven Puri joins Nick Urban to break down the science and practice of flow states. Steven shares the exact protocol he built after two decades in Hollywood and tech: how music at 60-90 BPM triggers focus, why rain sounds outperformed $100K of custom compositions, and the morning intention habit he calls the single highest-ROI practice for productivity.

Meet our guest

Steven Puri is the Founder and CEO of The Sukha Company, a flow state productivity platform helping knowledge workers find their focus and do their best work. Before building Sukha, Steven served as VP at 20th Century Fox running the Die Hard and Wolverine franchises, EVP at DreamWorks Pictures for Kurtzman-Orci Productions (Star Trek, Transformers), and produced CGI for 14 films including Independence Day. He sold his first tech company, Centropolis Effects, at age 28. Steven lives in Austin, TX.

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Key takeaways
 * Flow takes 15-23 minutes of uninterrupted focus to enter — short gaps between meetings don't count
 * Music at 60-90 BPM, non-vocal, with long melodic stretches is the evidence-based sweet spot
 * Rain sounds beat custom-composed focus music because they trigger unconscious memory associations
 * Your physical workspace creates mental triggers — one location per type of deep work
 * Before touching your phone each morning, name the ONE thing that moves your life forward
 * Standard Pomodoro (25/5) often interrupts flow — try 50/10 cycles instead
 * Social media platforms deploy casino game designers to maximize your time on app
 * A father of two completed his PhD with just 60 focused minutes per weeknight

Episode highlights

00:54 Steven's background: Hollywood, startups & flow state discovery

02:58 What is a flow state? Csikszentmihalyi's research explained

11:05 How "Sukha" got its name on a honeymoon in Bali

18:35 Music for flow: the 60-90 BPM sweet spot

22:32 Why rain sounds crushed $100K of custom music

29:54 Social media is engineered to steal your focus

35:27 The #1 morning habit for peak productivity

37:13 Default mode network: why great ideas come when you're not trying

42:17 Physical space = mental space (the $5 million villa story)

47:32 Time blocking & Pomodoro customization

52:05 How a dad finished his PhD in 60-minute flow sessions

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#256 Flow State & Deep Work: How to Eliminate Distractions & Do Your Best Work | Steven Puri @The Sukha Company

You don't have a motivation problem. You have a TRUST problem. And the fix is so embarrassingly simple, you'll laugh at it — but it works. Acusio Bivona lost his relationship, his business, his friends, and nearly his mind... all in 5 months.

What he built from the wreckage? A 90-day protocol that's helping founders go from total system failure to operating at a level they didn't know existed

Meet our guest

Acusio Bivona is a Human Performance Architect and founder of The Resurrection Protocol. After 10 years as a personal trainer in Los Angeles, he experienced 5 catastrophic life events in 5 months and used the rebuilding process to design a coaching methodology for high-achieving men. His approach fuses spiritual philosophy with physiological interventions to reverse burnout and restore command-level energy.

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Key takeaways
 * System failure is when health, career, relationships, and purpose break down simultaneously — and recognizing it early changes the recovery trajectory
 * Unbreakable Promises are commitments so small you laugh at them, yet your brain registers the win regardless of size
 * Self-trust works like a bank account: $1 deposits (kept micro-promises) compound over time into genuine confidence
 * Cold Resonance removes friction instead of adding force — producing more output with zero waste, like a superconductor
 * The anterior midcingulate cortex literally grows at any age when you choose voluntary discomfort
 * Protocol Zero stabilizes the first 48 hours after crisis using a 7-day digital blackout and immediate Unbreakable Promises
 * Start with the body — fitness delivers the most tangible, visible results and builds momentum for everything else
 * 20 minutes of daily silence with zero input is one of the highest-ROI habits for self-awareness

Episode highlights

03:05 Reframing adversity as divine intervention

06:22 Kaizen philosophy: action breeds clarity

08:52 Unbreakable Promises explained

12:03 Hot Fusion vs Cold Resonance

15:02 Why fitness is the non-negotiable first pillar

20:21 Anterior midcingulate cortex: the "do hard muscle"

25:45 Attachment theory: anxious to earned security

28:53 What system failure actually looks like

32:56 You are your own primary care doctor

34:02 Solitude, silence, and meditation twice daily

37:37 Flow state and detaching from outcomes

43:34 Protocol Zero: first 48 hours after crisis

44:47 Digital blackout: 7 days off social media

47:07 Freedom app for enforcing the blackout

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#255 Recover from Total System Failure in 90 Days: The Resurrection Protocol for Burnt-Out High Achievers | Acusio Bivona

Ever wonder why you spend hundreds on antioxidant supplements but still feel run down?

What if the most powerful antioxidant isn't in your supplement cabinet — but already inside your body?

François Vix, CEO of GliSODin with 40+ published clinical studies across 50+ countries, reveals why superoxide dismutase (SOD) neutralizes up to 1 billion free radicals per molecule while vitamin C handles just one. He breaks down the oxygen paradox driving "inflammaging," how mad cow disease nearly erased SOD from modern medicine, and the gliadin coating breakthrough that finally made oral supplementation possible..

Meet our guest

François Vix is the President & CEO of GliSODin and a 20+ year leader in health innovation. He held strategic roles at L'Oréal, Lancôme, Biotherm, and Neutrogena International before founding Laboratoires Isocell in 2001 after identifying a stable, bioavailable form of superoxide dismutase. Today, GliSODin is available in 50+ countries with 40+ clinical studies and over 300 million daily doses sold worldwide.

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Key takeaways

 * One molecule of SOD neutralizes up to 1 billion free radicals, while one vitamin C molecule neutralizes just one

 * SOD hasn't changed in 2.5 billion years of evolution — it was dubbed "the enzyme of life" when discovered in 1968

 * Primary antioxidants (SOD, catalase, glutathione) work 24/7 while secondary antioxidants like vitamins are quickly spent 

 * Mad cow disease killed injectable SOD in the '90s, and the scientific community assumed oral SOD was impossible 

 * GliSODin's patented gliadin coating protects SOD through stomach acid and sticks to the small intestine wall for optimal absorption

 * Just 2 weeks of SOD pre-treatment protected white blood cell DNA from fragmentation during 3-bar hyperbaric oxygen exposure

 * SOD doesn't just boost the immune system — it regulates it, downregulating hyperactive responses in autoimmune conditions like vitiligo

 * SOD production naturally declines after age 40, making supplementation more relevant for midlife and beyond

Episode highlights

01:18 What is superoxide dismutase and why it's called the enzyme of life 

06:29 The oxygen paradox and how inflammaging accelerates aging

07:59 SOD vs vitamin C — the 1 billion to 1 ratio explained

11:53 Why synthetic vitamins fall short of enzymatic antioxidants

15:41 Mineral cofactors your body needs to produce SOD

18:23 Does supplementing SOD downregulate your natural production?

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#254 The #1 Antioxidant You've Never Heard Of (SOD) & How to Boost It | François Vix @GliSODin

Ever feel exhausted no matter what you try, or notice new symptoms you can't explain since 2020?

Dr. Evan Hirsch reveals the Toxic Five framework, the hidden combination of heavy metals, chemicals, molds, infections, & nervous system dysfunction that are the real root causes of chronic fatigue, long COVID, & autoimmunity.

Meet our guest

 Dr. Evan Hirsch is a board-certified MD and the founder of EnergyMD, where he specializes in treating chronic fatigue syndrome and long COVID. He has spent over a decade helping thousands of patients identify and address the root causes of their low energy. Dr. Hirsch resolved his own chronic fatigue syndrome using the same Toxic Five framework he now teaches. His 4-step process uses 100% natural tinctures and supplements, increased one drop at a time, to systematically detoxify at a rate each individual can tolerate. He operates online as a health coach and hosts the EnergyMD Podcast.

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Key takeaways

 * About 36% of everyone who has had COVID develops persistent symptoms, making it a trillion-dollar annual problem most people don't even realize they have

 * The Toxic Five (heavy metals, chemicals, molds, infections, nervous system dysfunction) cause 80% of the deficiencies that functional medicine typically treats as primary problem

 * Over 90% of chronic fatigue cases can be identified through patient history & symptoms alone, saving thousands in unnecessary lab work Illness operates on 3 levels: lifestyle fixes, replacing deficiencies (adrenals, mitochondria, thyroid), & full Toxic Five removal for stubborn cases

 * Biofilms shelter infections & toxins in a toxic matrix. COVID disrupts these biofilms, releasing dormant infections like Bartonella & Babesia

 * A free 4-step mindset practice (gratitude, vision, belief flipping, empowering questions) combined with vagal toning rewires the nervous system

 * Peptides, stem cells, ozone, & other advanced biohacks work best after 6-12 months of Toxic Five treatment, not before

Episode highlights

00:55 Why most people have long COVID and don't even know it

03:10 The Toxic Five that are secretly draining your energy

04:19 How your pet could be making you sick & the symptoms to watch for

07:47 The 3 levels of illness and what to do at each one

13:59 The one-drop method that prevents detox disasters

30:01 A free daily practice that rewires your nervous system

34:06 Why peptides, stem cells, and biohacks keep failing you

Links
 * Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Jmmu-U4wmyg 
 * Full episode show notes: http://outliyr.com/253 

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#253 The Toxic Five: Hidden Causes of Chronic Fatigue & Long COVID | Dr. Evan Hirsch @ EnergyMD Method

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