Candida overgrowth, chronic fatigue, anxiety, multiple chemical sensitivity and electrosensitivity were a few of Elizabeth Wells symptoms that led her to the liver flushing protocol. She realized that the gut cannot heal without the liver involved so she began the practice of liver flushing which involves removing a few things from the diet, taking a stone softener, fasting for half of the day and then drinking epsom salt, olive oil and grapefruit and lemon juice. In this episode she breaks down the details of timing and what to look out for. The reason why you would want to flush your liver i ..read more

Have you ever wondered how to properly detoxify your body? Do you start with killing off parasites or do you megadose a ton of green powders?  Kyle Peche healed himself of major brain fog, food intolerances, skin rashes, chronic fatigue, anxiety, and panic attacks by learning the correct order to detox. In this episode we talk about how he uses hair tissue mineral analysis testing to assess someone’s physical and psychological state, how to go about parasite cleansing, why glyphosate is an issue and what to do about it, why he thinks bile function is underrated, the difference between dum ..read more

Dr Katie Woodley, integrative holistic veterinarian, joins us to talk about optimal cat health. She exposes the dirty secret of the prescription food industry and why a species appropriate raw food diet is the way to go. She shares tips on how to prevent urinary tract infections, why freeze dried raw food is better than kibble, how to transition your pet off of kibble, why there should be scheduled feeding times, why she likes adding digestive enzymes to cat food, her thoughts on frequency of physical exams and bloodwork, and even the benefits of brushing your cats teeth. Dr Katie's website:&n ..read more

After a long break and many people inquiring about the shows return I feel grounded enough to restart and share my unique perspectives on human health and solutions to modern problems. Unlike other health educators that get stuck in one paradigm of thinking, I have made it part of my ethos to go against the grain. Rogue State of Mind is the new name for my podcast, formally Mitolife Radio, because I have gone rogue and I encourage you to do the same. My NEW overhauled website: www.matt-blackburn.com Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co Music by Nicholas Jimenez: https://music.apple.com/us/a ..read more

Every once in awhile i'll see a surge of "return to nature" arguments with regards to drinking water. In a recent podcast I heard the guest going as far as to defend tap water, conflating reverse osmosis with distilled water, making the argument that our ancestors didn't filter their water, saying that reverse osmosis causes greying of hair, arsenic is an essential mineral, and other wild claims. Austin Sneller, water filtration expert and creator of Flow Motion Water Systems returns to the show to deconstruct these myths that don't have any basis in reality or facts to back them up. Whether y ..read more

Most people take the light in their life for granted. People wear dark glasses to block light during the daytime and nothing on their eyes at night. This gives the retina in the eye the signal that night time when its really daytime and that its daytime when its really night time. This small example illustrates how disconnected humans have become with their environment and this circadian mismatch coincides with the rise in neolithic diseases. Dr Alexander Wunsch has been studying the science of photobiology for decades and joins us to share his thoughts on how we can improve our relationship w ..read more

What happens to our health if the body thinks that its daytime when its nighttime and nighttime when its daytime? Sarah Kleiner shares her experience healing herself of Hashimotos, IBS, skin issues, and birth complications. She talks about out how to optimize leptin and how the benefits of sunlight exposure are more about melatonin and less about vitamin D. She also talks about sunscreen, how long to expose our eyes to the sun in the morning, when the best time of year to use sauna therapy and drink deuterium depleted water, the deliterious effects of sunglasses, which kind of light therapy wo ..read more

Matt Maruca, founder of Ra Optics and the Light Diet joins me to talk about the healing power of sunlight and the dangers of artificial light.  He shares practical tips that one can integrate when traveling across time zones. He talks about why he likes to eat his biggest meal in the middle of the day, the specific problem with LED lighting, why the smart phone slow motion feature is not accurate to prove flicker rate of healthy bulbs, what the color rendering index means, why we want our indoor lighting to be at eye level or lower at night, his thoughts on Starlink and X, ultraviolet lig ..read more

Dr Russel Reiter has been involved in melatonin research since its inception. He has been supplementing it everyday for the past 29 years. In this interview he talks about how he became interested in melatonin, what happens to our melatonin production as we age, why humans not being seasonable breeders matters for fear surrounding hormonal dysregulation and melatonin supplements, the effects of light pollution on our physiology, how to use melatonin for jet lag, how melatonin can support menopause, why someone might feel groggy taking melatonin, how to find your optimal dose of melatonin, and ..read more

What is yeast overgrowth and how does sugar contribute to it? What are common symptoms that you can see when you look at someone? What does drinking soda do to our blood sugar? How does saccharomyces boulardii help? Can someone eat fermented foods while they're healing from yeast overgrowth? How does magnesium help?  Dr Carolyn Dean was interviewed in the early 80s with the man that wrote the Yeast Connection book. She said over 80,000 people called in to the show for help, showing how common this problem is. She talks about the harmful effect of yeast overgrowth on our mucous membranes ..read more