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The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

Cruise Ship Virus, Shocking Instagram Reset, and The Must Watch List - 1296

The Chalene Show | Diet, Fitness & Life Balance

Chalene Johnson

Mental Health, Health & Fitness

4.87.3K Ratings

🗓️ 8 May 2026

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Summary

There's a lot happening right now, and some of it feels a little too familiar. A mysterious virus outbreak on a cruise ship has countries refusing entry, raising real questions about global health risks, travel safety, and whether we've actually learned anything since COVID.

At the same time, millions of Instagram followers just vanished overnight… including from some of the biggest celebrities in the world. If you've ever worried about your growth, your numbers, or what actually matters on social media, this is going to shift your perspective fast.

Then things take a turn into pop culture, politics, and entertainment in a way only Chalene can connect the dots. From a reality TV villain entering politics to the must-watch documentaries everyone is talking about right now, this episode blends real-world headlines with the kind of commentary that makes you think a little deeper.

If you've been feeling overwhelmed by the news, confused by social media, or just need something good to watch this weekend… this is your guide.

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Documentaries / Docuseries

  • Worst Ex Ever Season 2 (Netflix)
  •  Trust Me The False Prophet (Netflix)
  •  Hulk Hogan Real American (Netflix)
  •  The Truth and Tragedy of Mariah Wilson (Netflix)
  •  Should I Marry a Murderer (Netflix)
  •  The Turpin Family Diane Sawyer Interview (Hulu or Disney)
  •  Naked Ambition Bunny Yeager (Netflix)
  •  Out of Body by Noah Kahan (Netflix)
  •  Alabama Solution (HBO Max)
  •  The Dark Wizard Dean Potter (HBO Max)

Reality Shows / Series

  • Love on the Spectrum (Netflix)
  •  Love Is Blind Age of Attraction (Netflix)
  •  Real Housewives of Rhode Island (Bravo)
  •  RuPaul's Drag Race (MTV / Paramount+)

 

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Transcript

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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

0:05.7

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

0:10.8

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

0:22.2

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

0:30.9

improvements in people's, their ability to reduce their anxiety, to feel more relaxed, to have mental clarity. And of course, that's going

0:41.1

to improve your sleep, right? Because that's one of the main reasons why so many of us

0:46.0

struggle to sleep and now you lay down and your brain just doesn't stop spinning. So anyways,

0:51.5

I looked into it. You know me. I love to see a good study and there's been a ton of

0:55.4

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

1:04.2

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

1:14.1

you were pretty astonishing. A marked 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

1:30.6

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

1:35.4

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

1:40.9

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

1:44.7

that's awesome. But if you're one of those people who you've been thinking like, I don't know, I don't know 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.

2:03.6

You've heard me talk about Organify for years. And Organify

2:07.4

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

2:15.3

if you're already a customer of Organify, next time you go to

2:19.8

place an order, go to Organify.com forward slash Shaline. Use code Shaline. That always gets you 20%

2:26.1

off. I take their immunity daily. I take pure daily. I take their collagen daily.

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