E138 - 15 “Normal” Habits You Do Every Day Destroying Your Body, Brain, & Testosterone
APR 19, 2026111 MIN
E138 - 15 “Normal” Habits You Do Every Day Destroying Your Body, Brain, & Testosterone
APR 19, 2026111 MIN
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<p><br /></p><p>» Produced by Hack You Media: pioneering a new category of content at the intersection of health performance, entrepreneurship & cognitive optimisation.<br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/hackyoumedia/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/hackyoumedia/</a><br />Website: <a href="https://hackyou.media/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://hackyou.media/</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Paul Saladino left medicine to focus on nutrition and moved to Costa Rica for the surf, and this conversation reveals why he avoids wearables and EMF exposure, how simplifying diet to meat and fruit fixes most chronic conditions, and why organ meats contain forgotten nutritional wisdom.</p><p><br /></p><p>This covers why carnivore works short-term, but he recommends adding fruit, how elimination diets beat expensive food sensitivity tests, and why eating specific organs like testicle or spleen follows evolutionary logic that modern science is only beginning to understand through peptides and microRNAs.</p><p><br /></p><p>00:00 Introduction & Costa Rica lifestyle<br />06:19 Designing a unique home: innovations and choices<br />11:08 Air quality and EMF exposure: health implications<br />17:18 Concerns about wireless devices affecting health<br />24:20 Sleep's role in health and minimising EMF exposure<br />30:32 Diet quality over calorie counting for weight loss<br />36:39 Simplifying food choices for optimal health<br />43:10 An animal-based diet's impact on chronic conditions<br />51:12 Debates on vegan vs carnivore: nutritional needs<br />59:42 Organ meats as supplements: sourcing and efficacy<br />1:10:10 Entrepreneurship in health supplements: challenges<br />1:18:56 High-quality retail challenges and market entry<br />1:26:01 Travelling with dietary restrictions and jet lag<br />1:34:50 Grocery shopping in the US: prioritising quality<br />1:39:58 Reducing microplastics: practical steps</p><p><br /></p><p>» Escape the 9-5 & build your dream life - <a href="https://www.digitalplaybook.net/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.digitalplaybook.net/</a><br />» Transform your physique - <a href="https://www.thrstapp.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.thrstapp.com/</a><br />» My clothing brand, THRST - <a href="https://thrstofficial.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://thrstofficial.com</a><br />» Custom Bioniq supplements: <a href="https://www.bioniq.com/mikethurston" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.bioniq.com/mikethurston</a><br />• 40% off your first month of Bioniq GO<br />• 20% off your first month of Bioniq PRO</p><p><br /></p><p>» Join our newsletter for actionable insights from every episode: <a href="https://thrst-letter.beehiiv.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://thrst-letter.beehiiv.com/</a></p><p>» Join Whoop and get your first month for free - join.whoop.com/FirstThingsThrst</p><p><br /></p><p>» Follow Paul<br />Instagram: <a href="https://www.instagram.com/paulsaladinomd/?hl=en" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.instagram.com/paulsaladinomd/?hl=en</a><br />Website: <a href="https://www.paulsaladinomd.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://www.paulsaladinomd.com/</a><br />Lineage Provisions: <a href="https://lineageprovisions.com/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://lineageprovisions.com</a><br />Heart and Soil: <a href="https://heartandsoil.co/" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://heartandsoil.co/</a></p>