Ep. 126 Plant Medicine: Bio-Hacking Your Way to Optimum Health

Everyday Wellness: Midlife Hormones, Menopause, and Science for Women 35+

Cynthia Thurlow

Nutrition, Alternative Health, Science, Health & Fitness, Life Sciences

4.7 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2020

⏱️ 60 minutes

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Summary

We are delighted to have Shawn Wells joining us on the show today. Shawn is the world’s leading nutritional biochemist and expert on Health Optimization. He is also a biohacker, and he has formulated over 500 supplements, food, beverages, and cosmeceuticals. He has patented ten novel ingredients and, as such, has become known as the Ingredientologist - the scientist of ingredients. Shawn became a biohacker and a formulator because he had health issues. He has managed to overcome various autoimmune problems, including Epstein-Barr Virus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Hashimoto’s disease, and Fibromyalgia, which all hit him at once because he was going so hard. Those issues shut him down for six months, and in all of that time, he could not even get out of bed. This year, Shawn stopped what he was doing, went inward, and started working with various therapies and doing plant medicine. As a result, everything changed for him. Be sure to listen in today to find out from Shawn how to make your way back to optimum health. IN THIS EPISODE YOU’LL LEARN ABOUT: Shawn’s journey to good health. Byron Katie’s tenets, what she embraces, and the transformative work she does. Where Shawn’s health issues stemmed from. How Shawn’s life-path changed and how he got to where he is now. Why Shawn feels so blessed as a result of all the health issues that have happened to him. What bio-hacking is, and how it can help you live a fuller life. Why you need to get enough sleep and have regular sleep patterns. How keto can help to prevent metabolic dysfunction. What you can do proactively to support your mitochondrial health. How micro-dosing can help you heal. How adaptogens help you to normalize. What Shawn recommends in terms of quality supplements. More about Shawn Wells Formerly a Chief Clinical Dietitian with over a decade of clinical experience, Shawn has counseled thousands of people on natural health solutions such as keto, paleo, fasting, and supplements. He has also personally overcome various health issues, including Epstein-Barr Virus, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Fibromyalgia, depression, insomnia, obesity, and a pituitary tumor. As a world-renowned thought-leader on mitochondrial health, he has been paid to speak on five different continents. His insights have featured prominently in documentaries, nationally syndicated radio programs, and regularly on morning television. His expertise can help any health-conscious individual to better manage stress and experience higher performance and more energy through utilizing his practical, holistic solutions. Connect with Cynthia Thurlow Follow on Twitter, Instagram & LinkedIn Check out Cynthia’s website Connect with Shawn Website Facebook Instagram Twitter LinkedIn

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0:00.0	This is everyday wellness, a podcast dedicated to helping you achieve your health and wellness goals and provide practical strategies that you can use in your real life.
0:11.0	And now, here is your host, Nurse Practition practitioner Cynthia Thurlow.
0:17.8	Well, today I am delighted and excited
0:19.6	to have Sean Wells.
0:20.6	He's the world's leading nutritional biochemist,
0:23.7	an expert on health optimization.
0:26.5	He's also a biohacker.
0:28.2	He has formulated over 500 supplements, foods, beverages, cosmaceuticals, and patented 10 novel ingredients and is known as the ingredientologist, the scientist of ingredients.
0:41.6	Welcome, I'm so excited to have you here this morning. We were just talking scientist of ingredients. Welcome.
0:42.5	I'm so excited to have you here this morning.
0:44.2	We were just talking before we started recording
0:46.6	about how is life in your part of the world.
0:49.7	I think in the Dallas area in Texas,
0:51.9	it's a little bit more lax.'s just the way Texas is right and we're kind of like
0:57.0	our own little country if you will there's talk of even secession but I don't think that's
1:02.3	happen but you know that's just
1:04.7	the way Texas rolls but yeah it's been an adjustment I've been traveling
1:08.8	still over the last couple months you know going too small get-togethers. I still crave some travel. I was supposed to be traveling 300 days this year and honestly, I feel blessed about COVID that it happened and really shut everything down because I am a biohacker and I am a formulator and I've learned all these things to because I've had health issues because I've had auto autoimmune shut me down for six months where I couldn't get out of bed with
1:37.4	chronic fatigue syndrome fibromyalgia Epstein bar hashimot, it hit me all at once
1:43.4	because I was going so hard.
1:45.9	And more recently, I've still been going hard.
1:49.7	Like I was achievement focused get on bigger and
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