Brain Gainz: Recent Episodes
Brenden Hales
This podcast is meant to provide fun and hopefully helpful facts about health for the benefit of the listener‘s everyday lives delivered in a light and humorous way by a practicing functional medicine doctor and chiropractor. The podcast will also include my personal opinions on philosophical topics, entertainment and everyday life in whatever interests me. Hope you enjoy!
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Thank you for taking the time to download and listen to this podcast episode regarding Vitamin D receptors and how their function can be diminished and how you can improve them! I hope you get something out of today's podcast and of course keep those braingainz going!
Hi again everyone! Today's podcast is on High dose vitamin C infusions and its effects on cancer outcomes. This is the first installment of 2 podcasts before I move onto other topics. This one is a bit heady and will definitely take a couple of listens but I hope you find some good nuggets to take away from it.
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This is the newest addition to the brain gainz podcast line up of go to supplements for your GI needs. Hope everyone learns something good with this one and I hope you all look forward to the next one coming up! Stay tuned!
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In this episode I don't necessarily discuss much science, rather just some announcements of what is going on in my life and new business ventures! In the end I speak about my time in Colorado and why challenging yourself is important. More episodes to come!
Hi everyone! Really excited to share some new data regarding human trials and longevity supplements that can help you live a higher quality of life and a longer one to enjoy!
I hope you all get something out of todays podcast and as always, please enjoy!
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This is my lecture on Detox that I gave for individuals live while at the Westlake Community center. I hope you all get something out of today's podcast. Please like, comment and share to help this podcast grow!
Welcome back again everyone! This podcast I will be describing the various health concerns that Acupuncture can help manage and deal with effectively at it has been shown in the literature. I have a bit of a cold in this episode so please bear with me!
In this installment I will be going over how Acupuncture is repeatable, reliable and measurable, or in other words... Scientific. If you're able to stick around to the end of the podcast I go over some Eastern medicine classification principles that will help you have a better understanding on how to think like an Acupuncturist! Enjoy.
Baby I'm Back! Today's episode we begin yet another journey into the strange world of the science in Acupuncture and many other topics as we continue our pursuit of health and wellness. Thanks for joining in today and I hope that today's podcast gets you excited for what is to come!
Hello again! I am wrapping up the flu series with medicinal mushrooms and avoidances. I truly hope this series has elucidated the benefits of the alternatives when managing upper respiratory viral illnesses. Please leave comments if you have questions or would like an encore for this series.
Another continuation of this lecture series on the flu and other respiratory infections that are affecting the young and the old currently today! Hope you all get something out of today's podcast and please leave comments if you have questions or wish to hear about something in particular.
Continuing the discussion on what particular supplements are used to treat the flu before it happens and how to shorten the flu when you do have it. Stay tuned for more episodes on it's way this week!
Welcome back to Brain Gainz! On today's episode I will be breaking down the precautionary steps to help us manage get through this holiday season with a strong and healthy robust immune system agains those nasty upper respiratory bugs that are out there! There again will be several episodes on this so buckle up, its going to be a bumpy ride!
Hi again everyone! We continue our journey into hypothyroidism specifically Hashimoto's. This was recorded on Halloween so forgive me for posting this late! In this episode I discuss the feedback mechanisms of depression, some general information on how to begin your process in helping your Hashimoto's and reinforce the importance of seeking help with these problems with your professional.
In this episode I speak on the topic of Hypothyroidism specifically Hashimoto's thyroiditis. This is a topic that everyone should be aware of since it is becoming more of a prominent condition in this country which affects everything metabolically. Hope you all enjoy and get something out of today's podcast!
This episode is less about the immunology and more about the esoteric nature of beauty and inspiration. I hope this reaches you all well, I will be wrapping this up in the next podcast after this one.
In this podcast I go over a little why vacation is necessary. I also discuss the benefits of goal setting and dopamine hacking.
This week I delve more into depression and how to combat the state of depression. At the end of the podcast I provide a sample of what Theta waves sound like to induce a meditative state. Enjoy!
So who really keeps watching shark week? lol
Today I discuss the topics of good and bad emotional/physical stressors on the body and how good emotions can easily tip into negative emotions. A little on psychology and a little foreshadowing for the next podcast episode!
In this episode I admit to where I have been for almost a month! Second, I begin a new series on stress and the immune system. Join me in this in depth series to learn how you can manage your stress and why it is important when attempting to increase lifespan and decrease all cause mortality.
For those who may have missed the lecture in person this is your chance to listen to what really is a blend of the past 3 episodes plus more on histamine and all of its affects on the neuroendocrine system. For those who love just listening to my talk really fast, here ya go!
As always, I hope this information can help you help yourself and others around you. We can all make this place we live in a little more tolerable and reduce the suffering a little more with a collective effort!
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In this episode we continue the discussion on allergies and what natural approaches you can use to help mitigate the symptoms of allergies including IV therapy, supplementation, avoidances and the use for allergy shots for immune regulation. Don't forget of your healthy dose of conspiratorial fun thought and your mind blowing fact for the day!
Hope You Enjoy!
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Today continue the discussion on Allergies and what is a positive feedback loop. You can listen to me struggle to find an analogy on how to describe a positive feedback loop, but I think I deliver well enough. We discuss on how we as human beings know almost nothing about anything, and I make you become a stoic!
Hey everyone! We are coming off of the Easter Holiday and entering into the deep ends of spring and with that reality comes allergies. In this podcast we discuss why you should always feed a crow and what histamine is and some of the vast functions that it has. Enjoy!
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This is my first episode back from vacation. I go over what I did, a little about my new hobby and FAQs I receive from people about diet and nutrition and supplementation.
Hi everyone, this is a small episode in regards to the content load I am putting forward since you probably have had enough since the last episode. I elaborate on body composition and how it is a high valued objective marker to have in observing the risk for hyperinsulinemia. I answer a couple of questions that were asked after the talk and I talk about a cool place to go eat in Cleveland with my wife Nicole!
I want to thank you guys for the support as I produce content. You're all the best!
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In this episode I provide my entire lecture on insulin resistance, how to go about preventing the cascade of insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia. How to detect whether you are insulin resistant and some best practices on how to treat hyperinsulinemia. I am lecturing live in this episode and I am speaking quite quickly so hold on tight when you listen because we go over a lot of stuff.
Thanks for tuning in!
In this episode I discuss the risk factors women face for infertility. I discuss methods of how botanical medicine may aid in some of the conditions that cause infertility and of course some acupuncture points.
I will point out that what was not mentioned was that acupuncture with IVF have been shown to improve the outcomes in achieving pregnancy for females.
I plug my talk coming up regarding insulin and chronic disease and I talk a little about Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining."
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Todays episode we'll talk about Male Infertility and a little how Acupuncture can help improve sperm count.
I also ask the question what advice would you give your teenage self and how that effects your consciousness now!
Keep making them Gainz!!!
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Today we talk about the chiropractic adjustment and its effects on the viscera, specifically on the GI. We get into the fun times on the slopes this weekend and a little about my clinical reasoning while managing patient cases.
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Hey everyone! Today's podcast is a brief on the importance and benefits of sleep. I provide some supplements and at the end I provide a technique to aid in pre-sleep relaxation.
Don't listen while driving or operating heavy machinery, this episode may put you to sleep ;)
In this episode we continue the conversation on medicinal herbs and brain health. How to help with anxiety and depression. How to manage concussion syndromes and some interesting stuff on medicinal mushrooms and psychedelics. I tell you the book I'm currently reading and quote some of my favorite comedies for you all to guess. Hope you enjoy!
Hey everyone! This one is a little off the cuff but topics that I cover in this episode is lifting with purpose, how to target hypertrophy/strength/power. I hope that this podcast episode is able to inspire you to begin working out with a purpose. Hope you enjoy!
In this episode we build a superhero avatar RPG. I tell you what's in my herbal tea and we continue the discussion on GI health and stress.
In this episode I will expound on topics that were breezed over in my 1hr lecture on the gut and the immune system. I give the best practices for mothers during pregnancy and breastfeeding to ensure their child has the healthiest gut possible.
I am in the capitol of OH this weekend and running on very little sleep so bear with me in this episode, but this has some great takeaways.
The real episode 5! Listen to this one prior to listening to 6... Naturally you may be thinking but the publishing times were a little off on this so I apologize.
In this episode I teach you how to calculate your intensity quantifier and how to base your post workout shake on that. I also touch on a healthy pre-workout practice to get you amped for the gym in a sustainable and non harmful way.
Hey guys! In today's episode we get into some news, a little bit on conspiracy theories and our final post on how to round out your baseline to help with quantifying your goals in weight loss.
If you are not into listening to me ask you about what your favorite conspiracy is then jump ahead to 7:20 in the episode to dive into GLUT and SGLT mechanisms and how they pertain to help you rehydrate.
Oh and I say this is episode 6 but its definitely #5.
In this podcast we pick up where we left off and now are creating a baseline to help with calorie tracking, how we can reduce our caloric intake through exercise and explain the equations necessary to create your personal baseline for your weight loss journey.
Next episode will be the last on weight loss and will be talking about tips and tricks to help burn fat and how we use metabolic equivalents to aid in our rehydration and re-feed calculations.
In this episode I begin the discussion on the Do's and Don'ts of weight loss. I also talk a little about my experience while donating blood and how to spot if you are a male with a peripheral arterial issue in ED. In closing my dog has a few words to input. This is part 1 of a part 3 series on the weight loss topic.
Hope you Enjoy!
In this podcast I explain briefly my bout with COVID and what some of my goals are going into 2022. I briefly recap the last episode and the educational moment in this podcast is about fat soluble vitamins and some fun facts regarding that. Hope you enjoy!
In this podcast I briefly discuss the 5 pillars of health, Newton's laws of thermodynamics, some education of essential amino acids, what amino acids are and a small rant of what the Kardashev scale and what a type 1 civilization looks like.