Uncommon Living: A Dialogue in Human Resilience

About Uncommon Living: A Dialogue in Human Resilience

Arizona State University Professor and Morozko CEO Thomas P. Seager, PhD hosts health experts for dialogs in human resilience, including the science and experience of cold plunge therapy.

Publisher

Thomas P Seager, PhD

Category

science

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Mar 2025

Latest episode

17 Oct 2026

Latest episodes

1 of 70 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   17 Oct 2026

   Protecting Mitochondria to Prevent Insulin Resistance | Ben Bikman, PhD | Uncommon Living 69

   Insulin resistance originates in oversized white fat cells. In this episode of Uncommon Living, insulin expert Ben Bikman, PhD explains to Professor Thomas Seager how insulin acts within the body, and the relationship between mitochondria and the action of insulin.They explore the roles of brown fat activation and ketones in metabolic health, and some of the dire consequences of insulin resistance for sexual and reproductive health, including erectile dysfunction and dangerous complications during pregnancy that can result from poor mitochondrial function. They review the deleterious effects of metformin and Viagra on the mitochondria, and the benefits of cold plunge therapy and forest bathing for metabolic health.

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   10 Oct 2026

   Metabolic Psychiatry | Ally Houston | Uncommon Living 68

   Ally Houston ate nothing but McDonald's quarter-pounder burger patties and eggs for a month he called "McTober" and he felt fantastic.How can this be?In this episode of Uncommon Living, former physicist Houston tells Professor Thomas Seager about his new doctoral research in ketones for treating mental health disorders like ADHD and depression. Motivated by his experiments on himself that rescued him from obesity, Houston is now investigating whether the high-fat, keto diet that rescued him could be beneficial for others.Metabolic psychiatry treats your mental health as a biological function of specific nutritional intake rather than a mysterious internal state.Ally Houston is a PhD researcher building a specialized tool to help you quantify the relationship between what you eat and how you feel. His project aims to provide randomized, controlled data on how the ketogenic diet influences your daily emotional baseline.By analyzing the intersection of metabolic processes and cognitive function, we can move toward a more objective understanding of brain health. This conversation breaks down the current academic research and the practical application of tracking your diet to better manage your neurological state.

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   4 Oct 2026

   Power: Light Water Magnetism | David Hererra | Uncommon Living 67

   Champion powerlifter David Herrera explores the science of light therapy, deuterium depleted water, magnetism, and how it impacts energy production for human performance.David Herrera joins the show to explain his transition into studying the biological effects of light. After discovering the work of Jack Kruse through a podcast, Herrera began investigating how specific frequencies impact recovery and systemic health.This conversation breaks down the practical applications of circadian biology for athletes and anyone looking to optimize their physiological baseline. We examine the mechanism of action behind light therapy, cold exposure, magnetism, and light environment serves as a foundational lever for human health.

Inside a recent episode

What Your Doctor Doesn't Know Can Kill You | Tom Cowan, MD

Published 12 Jul 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So when you talk to me, let's not use abstract concepts like infection, but rather what you see. So we're anti-Einstein. And it's swollen and it hurts to the attention. red, painful, sometimes pus. Yep. Right? Is that swollen, red, painful experience, is that the therapy for the splinter or is that a disease? That's the body's adaptation to this insult in your skin that is the splinter. Right. The splinter is the disease. The pus and the redness is the body's attempt to expel the splinter. Agreed. Now, we were taught that that was an infection, and you get rid of the pus with an antibiotic, and then you get chronic splinteritis. […]

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• AQ Shipley
• Ziad K Dahhaji
• Roger Cunningham
• Seth Hendrickson
• Brandon Price

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2,839,666

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

4 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 60 / 100

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73

Social presence

0

YouTube

86

Engagement

32

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