45. NAD Therapy: A Secret Weapon Against Aging and Chronic Illness with Dr. Alain Polynice
Fit Mess: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI
Release Date: 10/07/2020
How To Choose Between AI and Human Therapists for Your Mental Health
Fit Mess: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI
My productivity hack: Use my code FITMESS20 for 20% off #magicmind ---- Is AI therapy the future of mental health or just digital snake oil? Look, we're all walking around with emotional baggage that would make a Samsonite executive weep. Traditional therapy costs more than your mortgage, and finding a good therapist is like finding a unicorn that takes your insurance. Meanwhile, millions of people are already dumping their deepest, darkest secrets to ChatGPT at 3 AM. Here's what you'll get from this episode: First, you'll understand why AI has become the most popular "therapist" on the...
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How To Use AI For Better Human Communication
Fit Mess: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI
Should robots be writing your emails to other humans? We're living in the golden age of AI tools that can craft perfect emails, write compelling pitches, and even schedule our social interactions. But what happens when every conversation starts with a robot's words instead of our own messy, imperfect thoughts? Alex Sanfilippo from made a comment on social media that made me question everything about how I communicate professionally. While AI can polish our grammar and soften our tone, are we accidentally creating a world where genuine human connection becomes extinct? This conversation...
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Why Your Phone Knows You're Depressed Before You Do
Fit Mess: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI
My productivity hack: Use my code FITMESS20 for 20% off #magicmind ---- Will robots decide if you keep your nuts based on cancer predictions? The world of predictive healthcare is here, and it's not the helpful crystal ball we hoped for. Insurance companies are already using AI to analyze your genetic data, social media posts, and digital footprints to predict everything from mental health crises to testicular cancer. The catch? They're not using this information to help you - they're using it to deny coverage and shift financial responsibility back to you when predictions go wrong. In...
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Are we living in the sci-fi future we always dreamed of?
Fit Mess: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI
Look, we spend way too much time doom-scrolling about AI taking our jobs and potentially ending humanity. But let's be real for a hot minute – there's some genuinely mind-blowing tech coming that's going to make our daily lives infinitely better. From glasses that remember where you left your keys to robots that'll do your laundry while you binge Netflix, we're about to enter an era where forgetting stuff and doing chores becomes optional. Jeremy and Jason dive into the cool side of AI advancement, exploring smart glasses with photographic memory, prosthetic limbs controlled by thoughts,...
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How to Stop Worrying and Love Your Robot Overlords
Fit Mess: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI
Are you terrified AI will replace your ability to function like a normal human being? We're living through the fastest technological revolution in human history, and it's scary as hell. While everyone's debating whether robots will take over the world, there's a more immediate problem: we're becoming so dependent on technology that we've forgotten how to be human. From relying on screens for everything to losing basic survival skills like starting a fire without matches, we're creating our own obsolescence one click at a time. In this episode: Learn how to maintain human skills in an...
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When Should You Trust a Machine With Your Life?
Fit Mess: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI
Could AI robots be better at diagnosing you than your actual doctor? Healthcare AI sounds promising until you realize it can't tell the difference between your seasonal allergies and that weird parasite crawling up places it shouldn't be. We sit down with an actual MD, Dr. Ajit Barron-Dhillon, to discuss the terrifying reality of AI in healthcare, why digital diagnosis might make us dumber, and how insurance companies could weaponize medical AI to deny you even more coverage. Three main benefits from this episode: Learn the real limitations of AI in medical diagnosis and when you should still...
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How To Prepare For When Your AI Girlfriend Dumps You
Fit Mess: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI
My productivity hack: Use my code FITMESS20 for 20% off #magicmind ---- Our addiction to digital validation has birthed the most dangerous relationship trend yet: AI partners that never judge, always listen, and threaten to erase what makes human connections valuable. In this raw conversation, we explore how AI companions exploit our craving to be seen and accepted without the messy work of real relationships. Discover why this technological "advancement" might be the fast-food version of intimacy we crave but don't need. Listen now before your AI bestie decides humanity's too boring to stick...
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How To Question AI Like a Critical Thinker
Fit Mess: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI
My productivity hack: Use my code FITMESS40 to get 40% off your Magc Mind subscription (available only for the first 10 orders) --- Can AI's ability to shortcut learning destroy our capacity for critical thinking? As AI tools become more powerful and conversational, many worry we're outsourcing our thinking and learning processes to machines that can't truly understand context or verify accuracy. This fear is especially common among younger tech-savvy generations who already distrust online information. In this episode, discover how to approach AI as a tool rather than a replacement for...
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Why AI Therapists Might Actually Help Your Mental Health (And Where They Fall Short)
Fit Mess: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI
Are your mental health issues trapped between therapy appointments? When I hit a rough patch, I turned to AI for therapy out of desperation, and was genuinely shocked by the results. The AI asked me introspective questions identical to what my human therapist uses, but went further by offering specific suggestions my therapist couldn't provide. In this episode, we explore the surprising benefits and legitimate concerns of using AI for mental wellness. You'll discover how these tools can organize your scattered thoughts, provide actionable steps for improvement, and serve as a valuable bridge...
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You Are Already Addicted to AI...So Now What?
Fit Mess: Health, Wellness, and Mindset in the Age of AI
Ever been uncomfortable using your own brain because AI could do it faster? Jeremy and Jason dive into the unsettling reality of our growing dependency on artificial intelligence. While these tools save us hours of work, they're rewiring our brains to crave the easy dopamine hits that come from outsourcing our thinking. The guys explore how this addiction isn't just about convenience—it's systematically changing how we interact with the world, potentially making us more isolated, less creative, and prime targets for manipulation. But there's hope if we can redirect our "saved time" toward...
info_outlineJohn Tubbs was a pretty healthy guy trying to get his business off the ground the way so many do. He was playing a game of golf with a potential client. Little did he know that one badly hit ball would lead to a life-threatening battle with a chronic illness. In this episode, he shares how he contracted Lyme disease, and how it changed his life. We also learn the surprising way he fights through daily pain and fatigue.
One of the many tools he's used in managing his symptoms is called NAD therapy. Nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide is an essential coenzyme that regulates cellular energy metabolism and mitochondrial function. It's become a popular supplement to ease suffering from chronic illness, addiction recovery, and a variety of mental health issues.
He was introduced to NAD therapy by Dr. Alain Polynice from the Reviva Wellness clinic in Albany, New York. The results he reports are remarkable. That's why we also talk with Dr. Polynice. He uses NAD himself and says though he's in his 50s he feels better than he did in his 30s!
Listen to this episode to hear an incredible story of survival. Learn how NAD therapy could help boost your energy, clear brain fog, and slow the aging process.
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