164. Top 2025 Health News Updates: FDA Bans Toxic Petroleum-Based Food Dyes, Sleep Crisis Fueling Dementia Risk, & More!
The health landscape is shifting beneath our feet in 2025, and we’re standing at the crossroads of major breakthroughs and alarming revelations. Today, we’re diving into three game-changing health news stories that affect millions: the FDA’s long overdue ban on synthetic food dyes linked to neurological damage, groundbreaking research showing how deep sleep deficits in midlife dramatically increase dementia risk, and shocking discoveries about how ultra-processed food additives create toxic “cocktails” that are driving the diabetes epidemic to unprecedented heights. Human biologist Gary Brecka is here to cut through the noise and provide real, actionable steps to protect yourself and your family!
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01:00 FDA phasing out petroleum-based synthetic food dyes
04:30 Lack of deep sleep and dementia risk
05:46 Ultra-Processed Food Additives Increase Diabetes Risk
07:32 Water quality & EMF awareness
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163. Dean Graziosi: The ‘7 Levels Deep’ Exercise That Transformed His Life And It Can Transform Yours!
Most people just start their success journey expecting results to flow naturally, but they’re missing a critical first step, understanding their deepest “why.” In this captivating episode, New York Times Bestselling author and Tony Robbins’ business partner, Dean Graziosi, reveals his powerful “7 Levels Deep” exercise that unlocked his true driving force, not money or fame, but a profound need for control stemming from childhood instability. When you understand your deep motivations, you’ll run toward challenges instead of retreating.
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12:36 Why Do You Work So Hard?
16:15 “7 Levels Deep”
20:30 Finding One’s Purpose and Taking Action
25:30 Definition of Courage for Dean
30:17 Shifting Your Inner Monologue
35:15 What’s Holding You Back?
39:02 What Drives Dean?
47:15 Overcoming Setbacks
53:30 Shifting Perspectives and Building Resilience
01:01:51 Dean’s Fitness Routine
1:08:50 Follow Dean’s Works
1:10:40 What does it mean to you to be an “Ultimate Human?”
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What if the key to transforming your health isn’t another fad diet, but understanding the invisible biological factors sabotaging your wellness right under your nose? In this new Q&A session, Gary Brecka reveals health insights that most medical professionals never discuss. From the dangerous truth about folic acid supplements to why your bowel movements are a crucial health indicator, Gary cuts through mainstream health misconceptions with evidence-backed wisdom.
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04:41 Dangers of Deodorants
05:33 Kids Entering Puberty Earlier
06:46 Supplements to Avoid
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08:44 Cholesterol and Its Impact on Health
10:23 Natural Ways to Boost Testosterone
11:29 Managing Autoimmune Conditions
13:12 Optimising Vitamin D3 Safely
14:08 Impact of Alcohol on Health
14:55 Importance of Hydration
16:03 Implications of Mold/ Mycotoxin Exposure
18:29 Join My VIP Community
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161. Shayna Taylor: Healing Chronic Anxiety and Gut Inflammation by Returning to Nature
What if your quest for optimal health is failing because you're overlooking the most fundamental human needs — connection to nature, meaningful relationships, and genuine presence. Shayna’s journey is the perfect example. Despite living the “healthy” LA lifestyle as a model and chef, she struggled with chronic gut issues, anxiety, and skin problems that 11 different doctors couldn’t solve. The turning point? Moving to Italy and rebuilding her life around her non-negotiable wellness practices.
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23:23 Research on Regenerative and Biodynamic Farming
25:56 Reconnecting with Nature
33:37 Living in Italy vs. USA (Food, Cost, Mentality)
41:10 Inspiration for the Inner Alchemy Wellness Program
49:46 Shayna’s Spiritual Journey
57:44 Lifestyles in Europe
1:00:42 Healing by Getting Back to the Basics
1:03:33 Shayna’s Daily Rituals
1:06:18 Impact of Meditation
1:12:09 Connect with Shayna
1:12:26 Final Question: What does it mean to you to be an “Ultimate Human?”
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160. Are Natural Deodorants Better for You? Here Is The Science Explained
Are natural deodorants actually healthier or just another wellness fad? Most conventional deodorants contain a toxic cocktail of chemicals that could be sabotaging your health in ways you’d never expect. The impact on your biology? Hormone chaos, mitochondrial sabotage, cancer risk, and microbiome mayhem. Making the switch to natural deodorants isn’t vanity, it’s a biological necessity. Your cells will thank you!
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01:37 Most Harmful Chemicals in Deodorants
03:55 Health Risks from these Chemicals
04:34 Evolution of Deodorants
07:12 The Action Plan
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Gary Brecka is a Human Biologist, biohacker, researcher, and an anti-aging and longevity expert. His approach to health is simple: "Aging is the aggressive pursuit of comfort."
For over 20 years, he worked in the life insurance industry predicting mortality. This meant if he got 5 years of medical records and 5 years of demographic data on you, the team that he was associated with could tell a life insurance company how long you had to live to the month. After years and years of doing this type of research and analysis, he decided he wanted to spend the balance of his lifetime helping people live happier, healthier, longer, more fulfilling lives.
With this mission in mind, he created The Ultimate Human podcast. In this weekly podcast, Gary has exciting conversations with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and scientists and is thrilled to share their transformative insights with you. What's keeping you from being an ultimate human? Tune in to find out.
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