231. The Hidden Truth About Longevity You’ve Never Heard
Release Date: 08/11/2025
262. Why Connection Is the Real Competitive Advantage | Dr. Kien Vuu & Thom Singer
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Feeling more disconnected than ever? AI is getting smarter, but are we becoming less human? In this episode of the Thrive State Podcast, Dr. Kien Vuu sits down with keynote speaker and relationship expert Thom Singer to explore a growing problem in the age of artificial intelligence: the loss of real human connection. As AI continues to transform how we work, communicate, and think, many people are unknowingly losing the very skill that will matter most in the future, our ability to connect, build trust, and show up with presence. This conversation goes beyond technology and into what it truly...
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261. Why Your Body Is Breaking Down After 35 | Dr. Kien Vuu & Stephen Heurer
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Feeling older after 35? What if the real reason your body is breaking down… isn’t aging, but interference? In this episode of the Thrive State Podcast, I sit down with nutritionist Stephen Heuer to explore what really happens to your body after 35, and why so many people begin to experience fatigue, brain fog, joint pain, slower metabolism, and declining energy despite doing “all the right things.” Together, we unpack a controversial but fascinating perspective on how modern life may be accelerating biological aging—and what you can do to take back control. In this episode, we dive...
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260. How Burnout, Stress & Chronic Inflammation Are Signals, Not Symptoms | Dr. Kien Vuu & Dr. Ann Maria Heston
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What if your fatigue, burnout, and chronic inflammation aren’t problems to fix, but signals asking you to change the way you live? In this episode of the Thrive State Podcast, I sit down with double board-certified physician Dr. Ann Maria Hester to explore a powerful shift in how we understand health, disease, and healing. After years in traditional internal medicine, Dr. Hester recognized a deeper truth: many of the conditions we struggle with today are not inevitable. They are the result of how we live, think, and relate to the world around us. My conversation with her goes beyond...
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259. The Doctor Who Healed Herself: Reversing Cancer, Autoimmune Disease & Obesity Through Identity Work | Dr. Marianne Pinkston
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Dr. Marianne Pinkston is a board-certified family and functional medicine physician with nearly 30 years in solo practice, based in San Antonio, Texas. After personally overcoming rheumatoid arthritis, cancer, diabetes, and obesity, she transformed her practice and launched New Bloom, a personalized functional medicine platform focused on helping women reclaim their health, identity, and vitality. She is also the host of the Dr. P Better Life podcast, now in its fourth year. - New Bloom: - Podcast: - Instagram: Key Takeaways: Chronic stress and adverse childhood events (ACEs) create...
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258. 1-Day Brain Reset for Depression, Anxiety & Burnout with Dr. Georgine Nanos and Dr. Judson Brandeis
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Dr. Georgine Nanos is a board-certified family physician based in Encinitas, California, and the North American Medical Director for Exo Mind — the world's most advanced TMS device. She has been practicing medicine for 24 years and pioneered the world's first single-day TMS protocol, publishing the landmark study in 2024. Her clinic, Kind Minds TMS, offers the full spectrum of TMS treatments from performance optimization to treatment-resistant depression. - Website: - Instagram: @drgeorginenanos Dr. Judson Brandeis is a board-certified urologist, men's health specialist, and author...
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257. The Hidden Psychology Behind Burnout and Resilience with Alli Covington
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In this episode of the Thrive State Podcast, Alli Covington shares how she blends fitness, psychology, and technology to help individuals and organizations truly thrive. She unpacks why most corporate wellness programs miss the mark, how identity and mindset drive lasting behavior change, and why daily gratitude and simple mantras can literally rewire your brain. Alli also reveals her ambitious vision for global workplace health, the story behind her career pivot, and how her role as a mom fuels her mission. Key Highlights: Why “training the head” makes training the body easier The hidden...
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256. The Small Habit That Changes Everything with Light Watkins
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Why do most people quit their resolutions by February? Because they sprint. In this episode of the Thrive State Podcast, I sit down with Light Watkins, author of The Year You Transform, to explore the tortoise approach to lasting transformation. Light shares a practical framework for change that actually sticks: Why 7-day experiments outperform long-term resolutions How infant steps beat heroic leaps Gratitude as a biological anchor The power of forgiveness sequencing Why awareness is more powerful than willpower The difference between being anti-something and...
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255. Bringing the Aloha Energy to Life and Business | Wing Lam on Conscious Leadership
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What if the real edge in life and business is not strategy… but energy? In this episode of the Thrive State Podcast, I sit down with Wing Lam, founder and CEO of Wahoo’s Fish Taco, to explore what it truly means to bring the Aloha energy into how we live and lead. Aloha is not just a greeting. It is presence. It is a shared breath. It is generosity and grounded leadership. And from a biological perspective, it matters more than most people realize. We explore: • Why energy is biological, not just philosophical • How identity shapes health, leadership, and longevity...
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254. The Dark Side of Success (No One Talks About This) | Marshall Faulk
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Success looks powerful from the outside. But what happens after you reach the top? In this episode of the Thrive State Podcast, I sit down with NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk to explore something rarely discussed publicly: The identity crisis that follows peak performance. We discuss: The hidden biological cost of hustle culture Why achievement can create chronic stress What happens when your primary identity disappears Reinventing yourself after success How your energetic state influences your DNA and mitochondria Your identity is not just psychological. It is biological. Every...
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253. Heal Chronic Illness by Changing Your “Signal” (Not Just Diet) | Dr. Kien Vuu
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Is chronic illness really about food alone? What if the real root cause is the signal your body is receiving every day? In this episode of the Thrive State Podcast, Dr. Kien Vuu explores a powerful concept in longevity science: chronic disease is often driven not just by diet, but by the biological signals we send through stress, sleep, relationships, mindset, and environment. Drawing from functional medicine, neuroscience, and emerging longevity research, Dr. V explains how your body is constantly listening. Every thought, every interaction, every stress response sends a biochemical signal...
info_outlineLongevity is not just living longer. It is living fully alive. In this Thrive State conversation, Dr. Kien Vuu joins David Meltzer to unpack how meaning, gratitude, and your biology work together to shape health, performance, and legacy. We cover the science of stress, mitochondria, and the default mode network, plus practical shifts that move you from dis-ease to ease.
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Episode Highlights:
- Intro at SoFi Stadium and what longevity really means today
- Doctor, lawyer, or failure: Dr. V’s immigrant story and the trap of “not enough”
- Ease vs dis-ease: identity, energy, and the signals we send our DNA
- Stress biology in real life: mitochondria, inflammation, and meaning reframe
- Longevity mindset: “live well” vs “do not die” and why fear backfires
- Feeling alive daily: freedom, service, and the energy others can feel
- Lessons and blessings: using pressure to grow