EFR 945: Why Fertility Rates are the Lowest in 50 Years (How to Get Pregnant and STAY Pregnant) with Dr. Natalie Crawford
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
Release Date: 06/01/2026
EFR 958: Why You're Always Stressed (And How Monks Train Their Minds Differently) with Sam Yo
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
What if the greatest performance upgrade isn't another productivity hack—but learning how to pause Peloton instructor, former Buddhist monk, and author Sam Yo to unpack the principles behind We explore why stillness has become one of the most overlooked skills in modern life, how creating intentional "mindset moments" can reduce stress and anxiety, and why true peace isn't something you escape to—it's something you learn to carry with you. Follow Sam Follow Chase ----- 00:00 Introduction 00:47 Why We React Instead of Respond 03:55 Audible Sponsor 05:03 Creating Mental Space Between...
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EFR 957: Can Energy Healing Be Proven? The Science of Consciousness, Chronic Pain & the Human Biofield with Romain Daumont
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
Can something invisible actually heal the body? Energy healing has long lived at the edge of mainstream medicine—dismissed by some, embraced by others. But what happens when hospitals begin integrating it, researchers start studying it, and emerging science begins asking questions that conventional medicine can't fully answer? Entrepreneur and energy healing advocate Romain Daumont explores one of the most controversial topics in health today. Romain unpacks the growing body of research surrounding energy healing, biofields, mitochondrial communication, consciousness, placebo...
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EFR 956: The Hidden Health Crisis in Your Home: Mold, Blue Light & Toxic Living with Dan Huber
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
Could the biggest threats to your health be hiding in plain sight? When Dan Huber suddenly developed debilitating brain fog, chronic fatigue, anxiety, digestive issues, and neurological symptoms, over a dozen doctors failed to identify the cause. Years later, he discovered the real culprit: toxic black mold hidden beneath his home. That experience launched an obsession with environmental health that expanded far beyond mold. Today, Dan researches how mold exposure, blue light, circadian disruption, poor sleep, and chronic stress silently influence our energy, hormones, cognition, immune...
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EFR 955: Why Successful Men Struggle in Love and Why Men Fear Vulnerability More Than Failure with Stefanos Sifandos
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
Most men aren't emotionally unavailable because they don't care. They're emotionally unavailable because they were never taught how to process emotion, navigate intimacy, or move through the transition from boyhood to manhood. In this conversation, relationship coach and author Stefanos Sifandos breaks down why high-achieving men often feel disconnected, why success can become emotional armor, and how unresolved childhood wounds quietly shape our relationships, ambition, confidence, and identity. Follow Stefanos Follow Chase ----- 00:00 – Why Successful Men Become Emotionally Unavailable...
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EFR 954: Hard Choices, Happy Body: On Resilience, Purpose & Why Progress Is the Meaning of Life with Jerzy Gregorek
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
What if almost everything you've been told about happiness is wrong? Most people spend their lives trying to avoid discomfort. Jerzy Gregorek argues the opposite: the harder the choices you willingly make, the happier, stronger, and more resilient your life becomes. World Champion weightlifter, philosopher, poet, therapist, and author Jerzy Gregorek explores the mindset principles that helped him survive political persecution in Communist Poland, overcome alcoholism, fight for freedom, coach elite athletes, and transform countless lives through what he calls the Happy Body...
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EFR 953: The Neuroscience of Healing Trauma, Chronic Pain & Anxiety with Ashleigh Di Lello
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
What if anxiety, chronic pain, emotional overwhelm, and even trauma aren't signs that you're broken—but signs that your nervous system is trying to protect you? Ashleigh Di Lello, performance coach and Bio-Emotional Healing creator, shares one of the most powerful conversations ever featured on Ever Forward Radio. After surviving a mysterious illness that nearly took her life as a teenager—and later battling debilitating chronic pain that ended her professional dance career—Ashleigh discovered something that completely changed her understanding of healing. She explains why the brain is...
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EFR 952: How AI Could Predict Disease Before Symptoms | The Future of Male Fertility & Preventative Medicine with Jeyla Sadikova
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
What if one of the most powerful indicators of your overall health wasn't found in your blood—but in your sperm? Jeyla Sadikova, founder of , is here to explore how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming fertility medicine and why male reproductive health may become one of the most important biomarkers in preventative healthcare. We discuss the alarming worldwide decline in fertility, why nearly half of male infertility may be reversible through lifestyle changes, and how today's fertility testing is still largely built on technology from the 1970s. Jeyla also explains how AI can...
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EFR 951: The Truth About Wellness Trends, Peptides, Arousal vs Libido & Why You're Probably Overcomplicating Your Health with Ashley Madsen
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
Is modern wellness actually making us healthier... or just more anxious? Are peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500 safe? Can I be aroused if I have low libido? Double board-certified physician associate Ashley Madsen is here to give one of the most refreshingly honest conversations on modern health, longevity, hormones, peptides, nervous system regulation, and the growing culture of optimization. She explains why social media has turned wellness into a full-time job, why personalized medicine matters more than following influencers, and why emotional health may be the missing foundation beneath...
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EFR 950: The Fitness Industry Has Lost the Plot (And We’re Calling It Out) with Kenny Santucci
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
Everyone seems to be chasing the next breakthrough: the newest biohack, recovery tool, supplement, wellness trend, luxury gym membership, or productivity hack. Yet the people who appear happiest often have something much simpler—a clear purpose, meaningful relationships, a strong body, and a life built around things they genuinely enjoy. Kenny Santucci returns for a third appearance, but this time the format is different. This is two longtime friends sitting down for an unfiltered conversation about the current state of fitness culture, gym innovation, entrepreneurship, wellness trends,...
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EFR 949: The Missing Link Between Human Health & Environmental Health with Caroline Howell
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
What if the biggest threat to human health isn't hidden in our bloodwork, hormones, or genetics—but in the environment we've created around ourselves? Caroline Howell challenges the modern definition of health by arguing that true wellness cannot exist apart from the ecosystems that sustain us. From climate change and biodiversity loss to glyphosate, regenerative agriculture, longevity culture, and our growing disconnection from nature, this conversation explores what it means to become a positive contributor rather than an extractor. Caroline shares how leaving private equity and relocating...
info_outlineAre your trying to get pregnant? Sperm counts are down 50%. Fertility rates are collapsing. Miscarriages, hormone dysfunction, chronic inflammation, insulin resistance, environmental toxins, sleep deprivation, cannabis use, and modern stress are all colliding into what fertility physician Dr. Natalie Crawford, MD, author of The Fertility Formula, calls a growing reproductive health crisis. This conversation breaks down why fertility is one of the strongest indicators of overall health, how inflammation damages eggs, sperm, mitochondria, and hormones, why "healthy" people are still struggling to conceive, and the exact lifestyle, nutrition, testing, and environmental changes that can dramatically improve fertility outcomes for both men and women. Chase and Dr. Crawford also share deeply personal stories about pregnancy loss, the emotional toll of infertility, and how couples can better support each other through one of life's hardest journeys.
You will learn:
- Fertility is a powerful marker of overall metabolic and cellular health
- Chronic inflammation is one of the biggest hidden drivers of infertility
- Sperm counts have dropped 50% over the last 50 years
- Cannabis use is strongly linked to sperm DNA damage and miscarriage risk
- TRT can significantly suppress or permanently impair sperm production
- Sleep may be the single most powerful fertility intervention available
- Women and men respond differently to fasting, cold exposure, and stress
- Insulin resistance is affecting far more "healthy" people than they realize
- Environmental toxins and endocrine disruptors are major fertility disruptors
- Men can dramatically improve fertility in as little as 90 days
- Pregnancy loss requires emotional support, community, and medical follow-up
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00:00 - The fertility crisis nobody is talking about
02:24 - Why fertility rates are rapidly declining
03:54 - Fertility as a marker of overall health
05:14 - Chronic inflammation explained
07:33 - The "walkie talkie" theory of hormones
10:10 - Detaching from the identity of being "healthy"
13:00 - TRT and male fertility risks
17:09 - Why men are 50% of the fertility equation
18:54 - Cannabis and sperm DNA damage
22:01 - Plastics, fragrances & endocrine disruptors
24:48 - Why men need to show up during fertility journeys
32:25 - Sauna use and sperm health
35:00 - Cold plunges, fasting & female hormones
37:34 - Best fertility-supporting nutrition strategies
43:53 - Why men can improve fertility in 90 days
44:44 - Women, egg reserves & aging explained
52:43 - The #1 thing you can do for mitochondrial health
55:11 - Fertility tests every person should know
01:00:17 - Why every man should get a semen analysis
01:04:11 - Should everyone freeze eggs and sperm?
01:09:15 - Chronic inflammation & insulin resistance explained
01:17:13 - How stress directly impacts fertility
01:19:11 - Practical ways to reduce inflammation
01:21:43 - The emotional reality of miscarriage & pregnancy loss
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