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ResourceThe Gut Connects Mood, Stress, and Disease
A one-minute montage of Brecka and functional-medicine guests asserting that the basics outrank everything else. The speakers claim …
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ResourceStop Fearing Salt
In this short clip, Brecka argues viewers should not fear sodium, especially mineral salts, claiming only part of a mineral salt …
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ResourceAndrew Glaze: On The Mental Health Benefits of Running 100 Miles Weekly | TUH #237
Brecka interviews firefighter and ultrarunner Andrew Glaze, who describes running very high weekly mileage and completing races such …
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ResourceWhen Running Became More Than Exercise
A brief clip featuring a former firefighter who describes turning to ever-harder exercise and then ultrarunning to cope with PTSD. …
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ResourceWhat Is Heart Rate Variability (HRV) and How Do You Improve It? | TUH #236
Brecka explains heart rate variability as the variation in time between heartbeats and a readout of autonomic nervous system balance …
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ResourceWhat Is HRV?
A brief explainer in which Brecka defines heart rate variability as the variation in time between heartbeats, distinct from heart …
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ResourceKelly Slater Explains Why Aging Isn’t Inevitable
A short clip compilation around surfer Kelly Slater, who recounts winning his first world title at 20 and describes surfing as a …
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ResourceKelly Slater: 11x World Surfing Champion's Diet Protocol, Training Routine & Recovery Tips |TUH #235
Brecka interviews 11-time world surfing champion Kelly Slater about longevity in sport, diet, training and recovery. Slater recounts …
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ResourceHow To Improve Your Sleep With These Sleep Hygiene Tips | TUH #234
In this short solo episode, which expands the earlier sleep clip, Brecka argues sleep is a metabolic and brain-health foundation …
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ResourceYour Sleep Today Shapes Your Brain Decades From Now
In this very short clip, Brecka argues that sleep choices made in midlife shape brain health decades later. He claims disrupted …
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ResourceAnders Corbett: On “Crafting” Your Gut Microbiome, Probiotics, and Hormone Optimization | TUH #233
Brecka interviews Anders (Andrew) Corbett, who claims the gut microbiome can be deliberately 'crafted' — sequencing a person's own …
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ResourceYour Gut Changes Years Before Disease Shows Up
A short clip from a conversation about the gut microbiome and athletic performance. Brecka and his guest discuss measuring bacterial …
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ResourceGary Brecka Live at the Biohacking 360 Conference 2025 in Romania | TUH #232
In a live Romania conference talk, Brecka recounts leaving mortality research for wellness work and argues that many chronic …
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ResourceYour Immune System Isn’t the Enemy
In this short clip, Brecka criticizes what he sees as modern medicine's habit of suppressing or medicating the immune system without …
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ResourceTJ Dillashaw: On Biohacking, Longevity, Injury Recovery and Life After UFC | TUH #231
Former UFC bantamweight champion TJ Dillashaw discusses wrestling from childhood, repeated shoulder injuries, his use of stem-cell …
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ResourceWhy Champions Train for Longevity, Not Burnout with TJ Dillashaw
This short clip features former UFC champion TJ Dillashaw discussing training all energy systems, the wear-and-tear injuries of a …
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ResourceWhy This Simple Stack Brings Real Energy Back
A one-minute short in which Brecka and his wife Sage prepare their usual pre-ruck-walk drink at home, mixing a flavored amino-acid …
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ResourceQ&A: Fat Loss, Nutrition, Supplements and More! | TUH #230
In a rapid-fire Q&A, Brecka answers audience questions on fat loss, nutrition and supplements. He claims no single dogmatic diet …
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ResourceThe Truth About Fat Loss and Cholesterol
This very short, fragmented clip strings together teaser lines from Brecka answering frequent direct-message questions on diet …
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ResourceDr. Marty Makary: FDA Commissioner on Vaccines, Chronic Diseases & Drug Prices | TUH #229
FDA Commissioner Dr. Marty Makary tells Brecka US healthcare has failed on population health over 50 years despite the highest …
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ResourceThe FDA Commissioner Exposes Why US Healthcare Is Broken
A short clip featuring FDA Commissioner commentary alongside Brecka. The guest states that US healthcare has failed on population …
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ResourceCold plunging in Colorado with hydrogen bath tabs
A one-minute lifestyle clip of Brecka cold plunging outdoors in Colorado. He shows the cold water, adds hydrogen bath tablets, gets …
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ResourceHoliday Weight Gain Explained: Alcohol, Cortisol and Sleep | TUH #228
Brecka argues holiday weight gain between Thanksgiving and New Year is driven by more than extra calories. He claims alcohol pauses …
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ResourceWhy You Gain Weight During the Holidays
This short teaser repeats the opening of Brecka's holiday weight-gain episode. Brecka argues the eight weeks from Thanksgiving to …
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