510: Why Your Spine Is the Key to Longevity, Sexual Health and Pain-Free Living | Jared Ament, MD

The Genius Life

Max Lugavere

Health & Fitness

4.7 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 September 2025

⏱️ 66 minutes

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Dr. Jared Ament is a board-certified neurosurgeon specializing in brain and spine health, advanced motion-preserving spine surgery, and minimally invasive techniques aimed at restoring quality of life and keeping patients pain-free.

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0:00.0	What up, team? It's episode 510 of The Genius Life.
0:07.0	What up?
0:08.0	Max, look at me here.
0:12.0	Max, look at here.
0:14.0	What is the genius life?
0:17.0	The Genius Life.
0:19.0	What up, everybody? Welcome back to The Genius Life What up everybody? Welcome back to The Genius Life.
0:25.3	I'm your host, Max Lugavir.
0:26.9	And if this show were a spine, today's episode would be the L5S1 disc, carrying the weight
0:32.3	of your curiosity while keeping things flexible and pain-free.
0:35.9	Today's conversation is packed with takeaways for
0:38.1	anyone who wants to keep their brain, spine, and body performing at their best. We cover how
0:43.5	stress wrecks your spine and nervous system and the tools that actually work to bring cortisol
0:48.0	down. We talk posture, prevention, sexual function, core strength, breathwork, cold plunging, and even how spine health
0:55.6	affects digestion and longevity. Our guide is neurosurgeon and spine specialist, Dr. Jared
1:00.7	A.Ment. And at the top of the show, we do discuss my own artificial disc replacement surgery,
1:05.5	why it was life-changing, what listeners need to know about modern spine procedures, and why
1:09.6	motion-preserving surgery may be the future.
1:12.0	But most of this episode is focused on helping you stay off the operating table altogether with simple
1:16.5	evidence-based habits you can start today. Listen all the way through. You're going to learn how to
1:20.8	protect your spine, lower stress, improve your health, your sex life even, and move through life
1:26.8	pain free. And if you haven't yet, hit that follow, and move through life pain free.
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