Smarter Not Harder
Hosted by Scott Sherr and Dr Scott Sherr and Jodi Duval and Ted Achacoso and Allen Bookatz · Health Optimization Medicine and Practice
4.9from 223 ratings
- 194
- Episodes
- 77
- Transcribed
- 223
- Ratings
- Daily
- Cadence
- 2023
- First episode
- 168K
- YouTube views
About Smarter Not Harder
The Health Optimization Medicine Podcast is dedicated to offering one-cent solutions to life's $64,000 questions across health optimization, decision-making, consciousness, performance, and human potential. Produced by Health Optimization Medicine & Practice (HOMeHOPe) and Smarter Not Harder, Inc., the makers of Troscriptions, this podcast bridges rigorous science with real-world clinical application. Each episode features in-depth conversations with leading researchers, clinicians, and original thinkers, including Karl Friston, Donald Hoffman, Anna Lembke, Adam Robinson, and Dominic D'Agostino. Together, they explore how small, precise interventions can create meaningful and lasting impact. Hosted by: + Dr. Ted Achacoso, founding pioneer of HOMeHOPe and Smarter Not Harder, Inc. + Dr. Scott Sherr, COO of HOMeHOPe and Smarter Not Harder, Inc. + Boomer Anderson, CEO of HOMeHOPe and Smarter Not Harder, Inc. + Jodi Duval, principal naturopath, formulator at Revital Health in Perth, Australia, and CEO of HOMeHOPe Australia New episodes every Wednesday. Previously published as the Smarter Not Harder Podcast (SNH Podcast).
- Publisher
- Health Optimization Medicine and Practice
- Category
- health & fitness · science
- Language
- en
- Explicit
- No
- First episode
- 7 Jan 2023
- Latest episode
- 16 Sept 2026
Latest episodes
77 of 194 episodes have a transcript.
16 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
The Cellular Mechanisms of Stress | HOMe Podcast #027
9 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Read Your Genes! APOE4, Brain Health, and Longevity | HOMe Podcast #026
2 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT
Why You're Frozen in Survival Mode: Understanding CDR | HOMe Podcast #025
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The Cellular Mechanisms of Stress | HOMe Podcast #027
Published 16 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt
[…] So in functional medicine, they approach chronic fatigue and inflammation by hunting for the trigger, the toxin, the pathogen, the deficiency. By suppressing or removing it, that's how The care is rendered and it's legitimate. And in some senses in Home Hope, we actually ask similar questions, but we actually ask a fundamentally different question here. We ask, what are the conditions that the cell needs to safely complete its danger cycle and return it to a full bioenergetic output? […]
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- Jup Kuipers
- Boomer Anderson
- Dr Dominic D'Agostino
- Dr Ted Achacoso
- Dr Allen Bookatz
Reach and audience
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- YouTube views
- 168,462
- Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
- Apple Podcasts (US)
- 4.9 / 5
- 200 ratings
- Spotify
- 4.9 / 5
- 23 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 90 / 100
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- Quality
- 90
- Social presence
- 97
- YouTube
- 86
- Engagement
- 92
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Who hosts Smarter Not Harder?
Scott Sherr and Dr Scott Sherr and Jodi Duval and Ted Achacoso and Allen Bookatz host the show. Published by Health Optimization Medicine and Practice.
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