Prime Human Podcast
Claim This Podcastby Miguel Damas
Podcast Overview
<p>For founders, executives, and elite professionals, health isn't a hobby - it’s your most valuable asset. Hosted by Dr. Miguel Damas - medical doctor, endurance athlete, and executive health specialist - this podcast is the bridge between clinical medicine and elite performance.<br /></p><p>No trendy fluffs or flashy hacks. Instead, we deliver concise, evidence-based protocols to help you master burnout, optimize metabolism, and sustain high-level leadership without breaking your body. This is where biological precision meets professional ambition.</p><p></p>
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1/5/2026
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July 17, 2026
Why founders break: the math of burnout
<p>A founder emailed me after last week's Founder Brief with a question I couldn't answer in a reply: when your capacity to handle stress is already gone, can you get it back?<br /></p><p>Short answer: yes. Long answer: this episode.<br /></p><p>I take a flip chart and walk through the model I use with every founder, executive and investor I work with - why burnout isn't a mood problem, it's a load problem, and why the most common medical advice given to high performers ("you just need to stress less") is not only useless but actively makes things worse.<br /></p><p>What we cover:</p><p>→ The destruction/construction graph - why you need damage to grow, and what happens when the damage never stops<br />→ Allostatic load, and the four buckets it splits into: neuroendocrine, cardiovascular, metabolic, inflammatory<br />→ Why it all goes into one bucket - your body doesn't care whether the strain came from a board meeting, a bad diet, or a chronic infection<br />→ The 105-out-of-100 problem: how a typical founder is running a load their recovery can't cover<br />→ What we actually measure (cortisol awakening response, DHEA-S, ApoB, homocysteine, IL-6, CRP, urinary neurotransmitter markers) and why guessing is flying blind<br />→ Non-negotiables vs. everything else - the pressure, the travel, the decisions stay. Nearly everything else is negotiable.<br />→ Push vs. recovery, and how HRV and resting heart rate tell you which side of the line you're on<br />→ Whether regulatory bandwidth can be rebuilt - and what the evidence says<br /></p><p>The paper that started it: "Regulatory Bandwidth: A Theoretical Integration of Present Multisystem Stress-Regulatory Capacity" (Psychoneuroendocrinology, 2026) — <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42407406/" target="_blank">https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42407406/</a><br /></p><p><b>THE FOUNDER BRIEF</b><br />The weekly newsletter where I break down the science worth your attention. No spam. <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.primehumanperformance.com/blog" target="_blank">Sign in</a><br /></p><p><b>WORK WITH ME</b></p><p><b>Founder Program - </b><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.primehumanperformance.com/founder-program" target="_blank"><b>Apply</b></a><br /><br />Everything in this episode is for educational purposes only. It is not medical advice. Do not change your treatment, protocol, or medication without consulting your doctor.</p><p>Music licensed through Soundstripe.<br />Code: SXVRV1TMR4ECROBG</p><p>#Burnout #FounderHealth #AllostaticLoad #HRV #Longevity #HumanPerformance #ExecutiveHealth</p>
March 10, 2026
Beyond Diet Wars: A Founder's Guide to Strategic Eating
<p><a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.primehumanperformance.com/stressprotocol" target="_blank">Download my Prime Stress Protocol</a>, a 30 page fully reference ebook with all the strategies I give my founders and executives to minimize the negative impact stress has.<br /><br />"We are what we eat." It’s a lie. <br />Actually, we are what we <b>digest, absorb, and utilize</b> without causing internal chaos.</p><p>In this episode, I break down the <b>3 Levels of Nutrition</b> that every founder needs to master to make the most of what they eat and max out on health and nutrition.</p><p></p><p><b>What’s Inside:</b></p><ul><li><b>Level 1: The Damage Audit.</b> Why "healthy" vegetable oils are rusting your mitochondria and causing brain fog.</li><li><b>Level 2: The Macro Pivot.</b> Why protein is non-negotiable for neurotransmitter production (and why you should eat your carbs at night).</li><li><b>Level 3: The Behavioral Secret.</b> The shocking data from prison studies - how micronutrients can reduce "violent behaviour" by 25% and what that means for your mood stability.<br /></li></ul><p><b>The One Rule:</b> If your food is causing Level 1 damage, it doesn't matter how "perfect" your macros are. You're still losing.<br /><br /></p>
February 23, 2026
Focus on Performance, not Longevity
<p><b>Longevity is a Trap: Why You Should Focus on Performance Optimization Instead</b></p><p></p><p>Most people are obsessed with living to 100. They’re following "Don’t Die" protocols, taking 90 pills a day, and letting algorithms dictate their joy. But if you’re a founder, executive, or high-performer, this defensive approach to health is actually a trap.</p><p></p><p>In this episode, Dr. Miguel Damas explains why he built <b>Prime Human Performance</b> to challenge the longevity hype. If your goals involve building a company, traveling the world, or training for an Ironman, "pure longevity" science will tell you to stop. We do the opposite. We use <b>Applied Longevity</b> to make your mission possible.</p><p></p><p>Learn how to stop adapting your life to your health and start adapting your health to your life.</p><p></p><p><b>In this episode, we discuss:</b></p><ul><li><b>The Bryan Johnson Critique:</b> Why the "algorithm life" is unsustainable for 99% of high-achievers.</li><li><b>Performance vs. Longevity:</b> Why your biggest goals are inherently "anti-longevity"—and why that’s a good thing.</li><li><b>The Dubai Case Study:</b> How Dr. Miguel managed a high-pressure 72-hour international mission and landed sharper than he started.</li><li><b>The Tactical Playbooks:</b> Specific "Applied Longevity" protocols for long-haul flights, social drinking (The 6 Rules), and high-intensity training.</li><li><b>The 4 Non-Negotiables:</b> The foundational pillars of health that you can’t skip, no matter how busy you are.</li></ul><p><b>Stop playing defense with your health. Start playing offense.</b></p><p></p><hr /><p><b>[EPISODE RESOURCE]</b> 📘 <b>Download the Prime Stress Protocol:</b> If you want the exact strategies Dr. Miguel uses with his executive clients to mitigate stress and increase resilience, grab the 30-page, fully referenced ebook for free at: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://primehumanperformance.com/stressprotocol" target="_blank">primehumanperformance.com/stressprotocol</a></p><p></p><p><b>[CONNECT WITH DR MIGUEL]</b> </p><p>🌐 Website: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="http://primehumanperformance.com" target="_blank">primehumanperformance.com</a> </p><p>📸 Instagram: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.instagram.com/biohackingmd/" target="_blank">@biohackingmd</a></p><p>💼 LinkedIn: <a rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/biohackingmd/" target="_blank">@biohackingmd</a></p>
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- What is Prime Human Podcast?
<p>For founders, executives, and elite professionals, health isn't a hobby - it’s your most valuable asset. Hosted by Dr. Miguel Damas - medical doctor, endurance athlete, and executive health specialist - this podcast is the bridge between clinical medicine and elite performance.<br /></p><p>No trendy fluffs or flashy hacks. Instead, we deliver concise, evidence-based protocols to help you master burnout, optimize metabolism, and sustain high-level leadership without breaking your body. This is where biological precision meets professional ambition.</p><p></p> - How often does this podcast release new episodes?
This podcast updates daily.
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