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The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

A Life Well Lived: Bret Reflects on His Dad Bob's Final Days - 1281

The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

Chalene Johnson

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.87.3K Ratings

🗓️ 18 March 2026

⏱️ 58 minutes

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Summary

Content Note: This episode contains emotional discussion about death, hospice care, and Alzheimer's, which may be difficult for some listeners.

In this deeply personal episode, Bret steps in to host. He candidly shares the story of his father Bob's final days. Bob was a beloved high school football coach known simply as "Coach." Bret describes the emotional experience of rushing to California, sitting with his dad during hospice care, and the meaningful moments that unfolded in the hours leading up to his passing.

Through stories about family, love, Alzheimer's, and what truly matters at the end of life, this episode becomes a raw and heartfelt reflection on grief, legacy, and the unexpected peace that can come with saying goodbye. It is a reminder that a life well lived leaves an impact far beyond the final moment.

 

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0:00.0

Hey, before we get too far, I know I've talked a lot about the supplements that I take in powder

0:05.8

form. There's a lot of them. And there's, of course, the things I take in capsule form.

0:10.9

But I also take a few things in gummy form. And one of the things that I started taking about a year

0:17.5

ago, actually when we were in Europe last year, is saffron. And I started taking it

0:22.3

because I heard about quite a few studies that demonstrated that saffron made significant improvements

0:31.5

in people's, their ability to reduce their anxiety, to feel more relaxed, to have mental clarity.

0:39.6

And of course, that's going to improve your sleep, right?

0:42.8

Because that's one of the main reasons why so many of us struggle to sleep and now you lay

0:47.4

down and your brain just doesn't stop spinning.

0:50.9

So anyways, I looked into it.

0:52.4

You know me.

0:52.8

I love to see a good study and there's been a ton of

0:55.5

them. In fact, April through July 2025, this is brand new, a randomized, double blind,

1:04.3

placebo-controlled study looking at the impact of taking saffron daily for just three months. And the results I can tell

1:14.2

you were pretty astonishing. A market decrease in depression, anxiety, and stress.

1:20.9

72.3% of the participants in the saffron group achieved significant improvements on their mental state. So talking about

1:30.7

having less anxiety. And of course, that I think is one of the reasons why it contributes to

1:35.5

fewer sleep disturbances for those especially who are taking the saffron. So listen,

1:41.0

I'm definitely not telling you to go off your SSRIs. And if you're on an antidepressant, that's awesome.

1:46.1

But if you're one of those people who you've been thinking like, I don't know, I don't what it is, I just, I don't feel as happy as I usually am, or I just feel kind of me. You know what I'm talking about. You can't put your finger on it, but you're like, I'm just not as happy. or maybe I'm dealing with more anxiety or things are bugging me more than they usually do.

2:03.7

You've heard me talk about Organify for years.

2:06.6

And Organify came out with a saffron gummy. It's actually very, very tasty. So I am going to

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