The Genius Life

Dr. Dariush Mozaffarian, leading nutrition scientist, cardiologist, and author of Food Is Medicine, joins Max to challenge conventional wisdom about calories, obesity, and the protein craze—and explain why what we eat may matter as much as how much we eat, with some surprising insights about metabolism, ultra-processed foods, and even ice cream.

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Paul Greive, cofounder of Pasturebird (use code GENIUS for a discount), joins me to explore how the way chicken is raised may affect its nutritional quality, what food labels really mean, and how to choose and cook better protein for your budget.

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Dr. Dominik Nischwitz returns to unpack the biggest myths about fat loss, muscle growth, and healthy eating—and how to get leaner and stronger without obsessing over every carb, calorie, or wearable score.

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Rula helps you find licensed therapists and psychiatrists who fit your needs and work with your insurance; patients pay an average copay of $15 per session. Visit ⁠Rula.com/MAX⁠ to get started.

Dr. Jolene Brighten, author of the new book ADHD and Women: A Guide to Optimizing Your Hormones and Thriving with ADHD, reveals why ADHD is often missed in women, how hormones can shape symptoms, and practical strategies to improve focus, sleep, and daily functioning.

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LMNT is my favorite delicious, sugar-free electrolyte powder to leave you feeling charged up after a sweat sesh. Get a free 8-serving sample pack at http://drinklmnt.com/geniuslife.

Jaspr is a powerful and beautiful at home air-scrubber that passively makes your home environment healthier by removing allergens, VOCs, dust, pollen, and more, from the air. Get $200 off each one you purchase at https://jaspr.co/genius using code GENIUS.

Just Thrive Probiotic uses four spore-based strains designed to survive digestion and reach the gut alive. Start a 90-day subscription at https://JustThriveHealth.com/Genius and get a free 90-day supply of Digestive Bitters, backed by their 100% money-back guarantee.

AG1 is my favorite multivitamin now in delicious new flavors! Enjoy a free 1 year supply of vitamin D and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit http://drinkag1.com/GENIUS.

Dermatologist Dr. Doris Day shares how to build a simple skincare routine, protect against sun damage, and navigate hormonal changes for healthier, more youthful-looking skin at any age.

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OneSkin is a skincare company for minimalists utilizing their revolutionary OS-01 peptide which can reverse signs of skin aging according to their research. Visit ⁠http://oneskin.co/max⁠ and use code MAX for 15% off.

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Puori PW1 protein is here to satisfy all of your protein needs! Plus a ton of other high quality, rigorously tested supplements (fish oil, creatine, and more). Visit ⁠⁠Puori.com/MAX⁠⁠ and use promo code MAX to get 32% off and a welcome kit when you start a subscription.

Nervous system educator Jonny Miller shares practical tools to become less reactive, recover faster from stress and conflict, process difficult emotions and grief, and regain a greater sense of agency over your life.

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Jaspr is a powerful and beautiful at home air-scrubber that passively makes your home environment healthier by removing allergens, VOCs, dust, pollen, and more, from the air. Get $200 off each one you purchase at https://jaspr.co/genius using code GENIUS.

I sleep on an Avocado mattress because real organic materials, no synthetic shortcuts, and better breathability make a noticeable difference. Go to ⁠http://avocadogreenmattress.com/MAX⁠ to check out their mattress and bedding sale.

BUBS Naturals makes my favorite collagen, pure and unflavored, perfect for mixing into any drink, soup, or even recipes! Your hair, skin, and nails will thank you. Visit http://BUBSNaturals.com and use code GENIUS for 20% off.

NPR health and science journalist Allison Aubrey joins Max to unpack the habits that help us stay strong, sharp, healthy, and purposeful as we age—and why midlife may be less of a crisis than an opportunity to reinvent how we live.

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Rula helps you find licensed therapists and psychiatrists who fit your needs and work with your insurance; patients pay an average copay of $15 per session. Visit https://Rula.com/MAX to get started.

Puori PW1 protein is here to satisfy all of your protein needs! Plus a ton of other high quality, rigorously tested supplements (fish oil, creatine, and more). Visit ⁠⁠Puori.com/MAX⁠⁠ and use promo code MAX to get 32% off and a welcome kit when you start a subscription.

Jim Kwik, bestselling author of Limitless Daily: 366 Keys to Train Your Brain, Master Your Mind, and Win Every Day, shares the simple daily habits that can help improve memory, focus, cognitive resilience, and brain health at any age.

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Jaspr is a powerful and beautiful at home air-scrubber that passively makes your home environment healthier by removing allergens, VOCs, dust, pollen, and more, from the air. Get $200 off each one you purchase at https://jaspr.co/genius using code GENIUS.

AG1 is my favorite multivitamin now in delicious new flavors! Enjoy a free welcome kit including flavor sampler, AGZ sleep, vitamin D+K2 with your first subscription. All you have to do is visit ⁠drinkag1.com/GENIUS⁠.

Puori PW1 protein is here to satisfy all of your protein needs! Plus a ton of other high quality, rigorously tested supplements (fish oil, creatine, and more). Visit ⁠⁠Puori.com/MAX⁠⁠ and use promo code MAX to get 32% off and a welcome kit when you start a subscription.

Dr. Will Cole joins Max to explore how gut health, mitochondria, fasting, hormesis, and modern environmental stressors may influence cellular health, energy, and the way we age.

This episode is proudly sponsored by:

LMNT is my favorite delicious, sugar-free electrolyte powder to leave you feeling charged up after a sweat sesh. Get a free 8-serving sample pack at http://drinklmnt.com/geniuslife.

Just Thrive Probiotic uses four spore-based strains designed to survive digestion and reach the gut alive. Start a 90-day subscription at https://JustThriveHealth.com/Genius and get a free 90-day supply of Digestive Bitters, backed by their 100% money-back guarantee.

Jaspr is a powerful and beautiful at home air-scrubber that passively makes your home environment healthier by removing allergens, VOCs, dust, pollen, and more, from the air. Get $200 off each one you purchase at https://jaspr.co/genius using code GENIUS.

Sasha Hamdani, psychiatrist and author of Too Sensitive: Rejection, Resilience, and the Science of Feeling Deeply, breaks down how ADHD affects focus, motivation, emotional regulation, and sleep—and the lifestyle, behavioral, and medical tools that can help.

This episode is proudly sponsored by:

Jaspr is a powerful and beautiful at home air-scrubber that passively makes your home environment healthier by removing allergens, VOCs, dust, pollen, and more, from the air. Get $200 off each one you purchase at https://jaspr.co/genius using code GENIUS.

Get 160+ labs per year for only a dollar a day to OWN your health with Function Health! http://functionhealth.com/max and use gift code MAX25 for $25 off.

Puori PW1 protein is here to satisfy all of your protein needs! Plus a ton of other high quality, rigorously tested supplements (fish oil, creatine, and more). Visit ⁠⁠Puori.com/MAX⁠⁠ and use promo code MAX to get 32% off and a welcome kit when you start a subscription.

Butcher Box delivers the best meat ever straight to your doorstep! I eat it and get it for my family; beef, chicken, fish, you name it. 10/10 delicious. http://butcherbox.com/max to get $20 off your first box, plus your choice of free ground beef for life, or free chicken thighs or top sirloins in every box for a year—with free shipping always.

In this episode, neurologist and bestselling author Dr. David Perlmutter, author of Brain Defenders, explains how metabolism, inflammation, microglia, sleep, exercise, diet, and environmental exposures may shape your risk for Alzheimer’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.

This episode is proudly sponsored by:

BUBS Naturals makes my favorite collagen, pure and unflavored, perfect for mixing into any drink, soup, or even recipes! Your hair, skin, and nails will thank you. Visit http://BUBSNaturals.com and use code GENIUS for 20% off.

I sleep on an Avocado mattress because real organic materials, no synthetic shortcuts, and better breathability make a noticeable difference. Go to ⁠http://avocadogreenmattress.com/MAX⁠ to check out their mattress and bedding sale.

ZBiotics Pre-Alcohol Probiotic Drink is the world’s first genetically engineered probiotic, designed to help you feel better the day after drinking. Head to https://zbiotics.com/max for 15% off your first order.

Kion is known for their transparent and evidence-based essential amino acid (EAA) supplements which help save you calories while providing all essential amino acids for muscle growth and more. Save 20% by going to ⁠getkion.com/geniuslife⁠.

Dr. Lucy McBride reveals how our obsession with wellness and optimization can backfire—and how to focus on the health habits, questions, and decisions that actually matter.

This episode is proudly sponsored by:

AG1 is my favorite multivitamin now in delicious new flavors! Enjoy a free 1 year supply of vitamin D and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit http://drinkag1.com/GENIUS.

OneSkin is a skincare company for minimalists utilizing their revolutionary OS-01 peptide which can reverse signs of skin aging according to their research. Visit ⁠http://oneskin.co/max⁠ and use code MAX for 15% off.

Puori PW1 protein is here to satisfy all of your protein needs! Plus a ton of other high quality, rigorously tested supplements (fish oil, creatine, and more). Visit ⁠⁠Puori.com/MAX⁠⁠ and use promo code MAX to get 32% off and a welcome kit when you start a subscription.

Our Place makes beautiful, toxin-free home cookware, free of PFAS and Teflon! http://fromourplace.com and use code MAX for 10% off, site-wide!

In this wide-ranging AMA, Max tackles persistent nutrition myths, red meat, creatine gummies, walking, cardio, indulgence, safer strength training, and how he’s feeling 18 months after artificial disc replacement.

This episode is proudly sponsored by:

LMNT is my favorite delicious, sugar-free electrolyte powder to leave you feeling charged up after a sweat sesh. Get a free 8-serving sample pack at http://drinklmnt.com/geniuslife.

Jaspr is a powerful and beautiful at home air-scrubber that passively makes your home environment healthier by removing allergens, VOCs, dust, pollen, and more, from the air. Get $200 off each one you purchase at https://jaspr.co/genius using code GENIUS.

Just Thrive Probiotic uses four spore-based strains designed to survive digestion and reach the gut alive. Start a 90-day subscription at https://JustThriveHealth.com/Genius and get a free 90-day supply of Digestive Bitters, backed by their 100% money-back guarantee.

Butcher Box delivers the best meat ever straight to your doorstep! I eat it and get it for my family; beef, chicken, fish, you name it. 10/10 delicious. http://butcherbox.com/max to get $20 off your first box, plus your choice of free ground beef for life, or free chicken thighs or top sirloins in every box for a year—with free shipping always.

Psychotherapist and bestselling author Amy Morin shares practical strategies from The Mental Strength Playbook for overcoming rumination, using anxiety productively, navigating grief, and building a stronger mind without simply white-knuckling your way through life.

This episode is proudly sponsored by:

ZBiotics Pre-Alcohol Probiotic Drink is the world’s first genetically engineered probiotic, designed to help you feel better the day after drinking. Head to https://zbiotics.com/max for 15% off your first order.

Just Thrive Probiotic uses four spore-based strains designed to survive digestion and reach the gut alive. Start a 90-day subscription at https://JustThriveHealth.com/Genius and get a free 90-day supply of Digestive Bitters, backed by their 100% money-back guarantee.

Florence Comite, MD, a Yale-trained endocrinologist, precision-medicine pioneer, and author of Invincible, explains the five biomarkers that reveal how well you’re aging and explores testosterone, metabolic health, cardiovascular risk, biological-age testing, sleep, fertility, and the early warning signs of future disease.

This episode is proudly sponsored by:

Jaspr is a powerful and beautiful at home air-scrubber that passively makes your home environment healthier by removing allergens, VOCs, dust, pollen, and more, from the air. Get $200 off each one you purchase at https://jaspr.co/genius using code GENIUS.

I sleep on an Avocado mattress because real organic materials, no synthetic shortcuts, and better breathability make a noticeable difference. Go to ⁠http://avocadogreenmattress.com/MAX⁠ to check out their mattress and bedding sale.

Teo Soleymani, MD, board-certified dermatologist, fellowship-trained skin cancer surgeon, and author of Skin Protocols, returns to The Genius Life for a wide-ranging conversation on skin cancer, sun exposure, anti-aging, itch, hair loss, and the daily habits that actually support healthier skin

This episode is proudly sponsored by:

Puori PW1 protein is here to satisfy all of your protein needs! Plus a ton of other high quality, rigorously tested supplements (fish oil, creatine, and more). Visit ⁠⁠Puori.com/MAX⁠⁠ and use promo code MAX to get 32% off and a welcome kit when you start a subscription.

Get 160+ labs per year for only a dollar a day to OWN your health with Function Health! http://functionhealth.com/max and use gift code MAX25 for $25 off.

Butcher Box delivers the best meat ever straight to your doorstep! I eat it and get it for my family; beef, chicken, fish, you name it. 10/10 delicious. http://butcherbox.com/max to get $20 off your first box, plus your choice of free ground beef for life, or free chicken thighs or top sirloins in every box for a year—with free shipping always.

Dr. Dave Rabin, MD, PhD, a board-certified psychiatrist, neuroscientist, and author of A Simple Guide to Being Alive, joins Max to explain why modern life feels so overwhelming, how anxiety can be understood as a signal from the body, and what simple tools can help restore a sense of safety, calm, and connection.

This episode is proudly sponsored by:

AG1 is my favorite multivitamin now in delicious new flavors! Enjoy a free 1 year supply of vitamin D and 5 free AG1 travel packs with your first purchase. All you have to do is visit http://drinkag1.com/GENIUS.

Timeline Nutrition makes MitoPure—a purified form of urolithin A, which studies suggest may provide powerful mitochondrial support for energy and longevity. Go to http://timelinenutrition.com/max for up to 39% off of mitopure gummies

Wallo267 is an entrepreneur, New York Times bestselling author, and cultural force who transformed 20 years in prison into a life of purpose, impact, and reinvention. In this episode, he joins Max to discuss his new book, Yes to You, No to Them, and the power of saying no, choosing yourself, and living with urgency.

This episode is proudly sponsored by:

LMNT is my favorite delicious, sugar-free electrolyte powder to leave you feeling charged up after a sweat sesh. Get a free 8-serving sample pack at https://drinklmnt.com/geniuslife.

Jaspr is a powerful and beautiful at home air-scrubber that passively makes your home environment healthier by removing allergens, VOCs, dust, pollen, and more, from the air. Get $200 off each one you purchase at https://jaspr.co/genius using code GENIUS.

Dr. Mike Israetel, exercise scientist, professor, competitive bodybuilder, Brazilian jiu-jitsu athlete, and co-founder of Renaissance Periodization, returns to The Genius Life to discuss his provocative new book, The Aesthetic Revolution, and why wanting to look better may be one of the most misunderstood paths to feeling better.

This episode is proudly sponsored by:

Puori PW1 protein is here to satisfy all of your protein needs! Plus a ton of other high quality, rigorously tested supplements (fish oil, creatine, and more). Visit ⁠⁠Puori.com/MAX⁠⁠ and use promo code MAX to get 32% off and a welcome kit when you start a subscription.

Kion is known for their transparent and evidence-based essential amino acid (EAA) supplements which help save you calories while providing all essential amino acids for muscle growth and more. Save 20% by going to ⁠getkion.com/geniuslife⁠.

I sleep on an Avocado mattress because real organic materials, no synthetic shortcuts, and better breathability make a noticeable difference. Go to ⁠http://avocadogreenmattress.com/MAX⁠ to check out their mattress and bedding sale.

Michael Feldstein, founder of Jaspr and an indoor air quality expert with a background in mold remediation, flood and fire restoration, joins Max to reveal the invisible pollutants hiding in your home—and the simple, passive upgrades that may improve your sleep, allergies, brain fog, and long-term health.

Visit https://jaspr.co/genius and use code GENIUS for $300 off only through 6/30.

This episode is proudly sponsored by:

LMNT is my favorite delicious, sugar-free electrolyte powder to leave you feeling charged up after a sweat sesh. Get a free 8-serving sample pack at http://drinklmnt.com/geniuslife.

Our Place makes beautiful, toxin-free home cookware, free of PFAS and Teflon! http://fromourplace.com and use code MAX for 10% off, site-wide!

Get 160+ labs per year for only a dollar a day to OWN your health with Function Health! http://functionhealth.com/max and use gift code MAX25 for $25 off.