He signed 50 pages of waivers to be a "Human Test Dummy" for the Department of Defense. They drained the blood from his legs to simulate dying on a battlefield. Then, he treated his business the exact same way.

In this raw episode of Performance Driven Living, Mark sits down with David Ocon (Author of Why We Ran & Real Estate Developer) to discuss the fine line between "High Performance" and "Self-Destruction."

David reveals how carrying $8,000,000 a month in mortgages and refusing to "stop at the water station" landed him in the hospital twice. This is a masterclass on why the "Hustle Until You Die" mentality is actually bad for business—and how to shift into a season of "Strategic Contentment."

In this episode, you will learn:

• The "Hemorrhagic Shock" Experiment: What David learned about human limits from a DOD casualty simulation.
• The Running Metaphor: Why sprinting is natural, but "jogging" through life destroys your soul.
• The "Distressed Asset" Trap: How David fixed broken buildings while letting his own health fall into disrepair.
• Finding Your Pace: How to transition from an "Aggressive Investor" to a "Generational Builder" after having a family.
• Introvert Networking: The genius strategy David used to get meetings with real estate titans (hint: it involves canvas prints).

Timestamps:

2:26 - "Why We Ran": Running as a Metaphor for Life

8:45 - The Crash: $8M in Mortgages & Hospital Visits

17:00 - The DoD Experiment: Simulating Death for Science

22:00 - Why Humans Aren't Built to "Jog"

37:00 - How an Introvert Networks with Billionaires

43:00 - The "Shark" Strategy: Waiting for the Right Deal

Your blood work came back "Normal." Great news, right? Wrong. In a world where 90% of the population is metabolically unhealthy, being "Normal" just means you are average in a sick society.

Mark Young sits down with Steve Giddens (President of Terrain Health, formerly MtOmics) live from Metabolic Health Day in Tucson. They discuss the launch of Terrain Health, a revolutionary platform that rejects "Population Norms" in favor of "Individual Optimization."

Steve explains why the future of medicine isn't about sage-on-the-stage doctors dictating orders—it's about using AI as a "Kaleidoscope" to analyze your genetics, blood work, and lifestyle to find the root cause. They also dive into the controversial reality that AI is currently diagnosing patients with 80% accuracy, while human doctors are lagging behind at 20%.

If you want to know how to use data to become the CEO of your own health, this episode is your blueprint.

In this episode, we cover:

• The Kaleidoscope Effect: How Terrain Health uses AI to see facets of your health that human doctors miss.
• The "Normal" Trap: Why a 68-year-old's "normal" labs would be considered "critical" for a 30-year-old.
• Terrain vs. The Rest: How this platform differs from others (like Mark Hyman's Function Health).
• The AI Divide: Why the gap between the "Smart" and the "Un-adapting" is about to become a civil war.
• "Invite The Team": Mark’s strategy for using AI to simulate advice from experts like Dave Asprey and Dr. Nasha Winters.
• Compliance is King: Why the "perfect" diet fails if it doesn't fit your lifestyle (Vegan vs. Carnivore).

Steve Giddens Platform: MTOMICS: https://mtomics.com/

Metabolic Health Day: https://metabolichealthday.life/

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What if the most important “treatment” decision you make this year is simply learning how to advocate for yourself?

In this episode, Mark Young sits down with Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj for a direct conversation about patient empowerment: how to ask better questions, spot gaps in communication, and stop outsourcing your health to a system that often rewards speed over clarity. This isn’t about distrust — it’s about ownership.

You’ll hear practical ways to become a stronger partner in your own care, including how to prepare for appointments, how to get real clarity on options, and how to make decisions that align with your goals and values.

This episode is not medical advice. Always consult a qualified healthcare professional before making changes to your health plan.

In this episode: • Why “standard of care” can still miss the individual • The questions that change the entire appointment • How to avoid passive decision-making • Shared decision-making, second opinions, and informed consent • Building a health strategy you actually understand

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Cancer care is changing fast and many patients feel stuck choosing between “conventional” vs “holistic.” In this episode, Dr. Nathan Goodyear breaks down what integrative oncology can look like when the goal is precision, immune-focused strategy, and patient empowerment.

Recorded at the Metabolic Health Day Conference in Tucson, AZ, this conversation explores why “standard of care” often misses the N=1 reality, how innovation is outpacing regulation, and why the future of cancer care may depend on better collaboration between patients, doctors, and data.

In this episode, you’ll hear:

• Why Dr. Goodyear stepped away from prior leadership roles to push innovation further
• The difference between “intervening” vs helping the body heal and recover
• Why the immune system is central to modern cancer conversations
• The case for personalized, stacked strategies instead of one-size-fits-all protocols
• How AI may help patients ask better questions (and where it can go wrong)

About Dr. Nathan Goodyear (from the episode):

Medical Director at Williams Cancer Institute. Board certified MD (originally OBGYN/pelvic floor surgeon) with a long-standing focus on integrative medicine and oncology. Author and educator who emphasizes evidence-aware, patient-centered approaches. Connect with Dr. Goodyear here: Website: https://www.docgoodyear.com/ LinkTree: https://tr.ee/r2hxquDcF0 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Prescribedpodcast/videos

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Is AI about to replace your job—or finally unlock your real potential? In this episode of Performance Driven Living, Mark Young sits down with Eric Steigelfest, co-founder & CEO of PurePlay, an AI-powered media intelligence platform, to talk about what actually happens to work, education, and advertising when bots can do almost everything faster than humans.

They dig into the uncomfortable questions most people avoid:

• What do humans really do when AI can write, design, analyze, and even media-buy better than entire teams?
• Why Mark believes the smart are getting smarter and the checked-out are getting left behind
• How AI can either create brain atrophy… or feel like a real-life “limitless pill,” depending on how you use it
• Why degrees and traditional education may not matter the way they used to
• The new skill gap: prompt engineering, critical thinking, and the human relationship advantage

Eric breaks down how his world of AI-driven ad tech is changing media buying, creative testing, and performance marketing—while Mark pushes on the deeper human side: purpose, meaningful work, and what happens when 10 jobs collapse into one AI-augmented role.

If you’re a marketer, founder, agency owner, or just trying not to get steamrolled by the next wave of AI, this conversation will challenge how you think about:

• ChatGPT and other AI tools as collaborators, not just “tools”
• Why “busy work” is dying and thinking work is finally king
• How to stay relevant when everything that can be automated, will be

Listen if you’ve ever wondered:

“Where do I still have an edge when AI is everywhere?”

Connect with Eric

Search “PurePlay AI” to learn more about his AI-powered media intelligence work and platform. https://www.pureplay.ai/ Watch more episodes & subscribe:

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Is addiction really your problem—or the way you learned to survive? In this raw conversation from Metabolic Health Day in Tucson, Mark Young sits down with Joe Polish (Genius Network, Genius Recovery) to unpack addiction as a connection disorder, why you can’t punish pain out of people, and what it actually takes to heal.

Joe shares decades of experience in addiction recovery, entrepreneurship, and relationships: from his own relapse after losing his father, to why shame keeps people stuck, to the 4 pillars he believes you need to get sober and stay sober: community, biochemistry, trauma work, and purpose.

This episode is for you if:

• You’ve tried to “white-knuckle” your way out of addiction and feel like you still can’t stop
• You’ve watched a parent or loved one drink or use themselves into an early grave
• You’re in 12-Step, recovery, or just sober-curious—but still feel disconnected or stuck
• You’re wondering how AI, social media, adult content, and modern life are reshaping addiction today

Nothing in this episode is medical advice. Always talk with your doctor or qualified professional before making changes to your health, medications, or recovery plan.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• Why Joe says “addiction is a solution”—and why focusing only on the substance often misses the real problem
• The difference between first-stage recovery (sobriety) and second-stage recovery (healing the deeper wounds)
• How addiction thrives in shame, secrecy, and isolation (“your sick is your secrets”)
• Why Joe calls addiction a connection disorder—to self, others, and something bigger than you
• The role of biochemistry (nutrition, seed oils, gut health, dopamine, serotonin) in cravings and relapse
• How trauma—especially early childhood trauma—shows up later as addiction, even in high performers
• Why “less alcohol” doesn’t necessarily mean less addiction in a world of adult content, social media, and AI
• How service and helping others can become one of the most powerful tools in long-term recovery

Resources Mentioned

Genius Recovery – education, blogs, interviews, and resources on addiction & recovery

Visit: GeniusRecovery.org

Joe Polish – Genius Network & I Love Marketing – Author of What’s In It For Them? and The Miracle Morning for Addiction Recovery

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Is Your Sunscreen Actually Toxic? Non-Nano Zinc, UVA/UVB & Endocrine Disruptors Explained

Most of us were told, “Just wear SPF 30 and you’re safe.” But what if the lotion you’re rubbing into your skin is loaded with endocrine-disrupting chemicals, potential benzene contamination, and ingredients that quietly shut down your body’s own sun-defense system?

In this episode of Performance Driven Living, Mark Young sits down with chemical engineer and Third Rock founder Dr. Guerry Grune to dismantle everything you think you know about sunscreen, SPF, tanning, and skin health.

If you’re a health-conscious parent, athlete, biohacker, or Floridian who lives outside, this conversation will completely change how you look at that bottle of sunscreen in your beach bag.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The real difference between chemical sunscreens (like oxybenzone, avobenzone & friends) and mineral sunscreens (zinc oxide) — and why some widely used chemical filters are under fire for potential hormone-disrupting and environmental effects.
• The truth about tanning beds vs natural sunlight, what melanin actually does, and why controlled UV exposure can be a smart tool when you understand UVA vs UVB.
• Why your skin is a mirror of internal health, how endocrine disruptors can interfere with detox pathways, and why “garbage in, garbage out” applies to both your diet and your skincare.
• What the recent benzene contamination recalls in aerosol sunscreens revealed about the industry, quality control, and why “what’s on the label” is only half the story.

Why this matters now

“Clean” beauty, endocrine disruptors, and benzene in consumer products are all trending because people are finally asking harder questions about what goes on their skin.

This episode goes way beyond fear-mongering headlines. You’ll hear from a PhD chemical engineer who’s spent decades in materials science, patent work, and photobiology, breaking down:

• How FDA sunscreen rules actually work
• Why the market pushed nano-sized filters and “invisible” lotions
• And what a truly non-toxic, performance-driven sunscreen has to do differently

Erectile dysfunction is more than a bedroom issue—it’s often the first visible sign of systemic vascular trouble. In this fast-paced conversation, Dr. Nathan Bryan and Mark Young unpack how nitric oxide (NO) drives endothelial health, blood flow, and sexual function—and why PDE5 inhibitors (Viagra, Cialis) don’t work for many men unless the upstream NO pathway is working.

If you (or a partner) are dealing with ED, hypertension, or low energy, this episode explains the root cause model: restore endothelial function and nitric oxide bioavailability, then everything downstream—circulation, exercise capacity, sexual performance—has a chance to improve.

What you’ll learn

• Why ED often precedes cardiovascular disease by years (the “canary in the coal mine” effect).
• How the endothelium regulates vessel dilation and blood pressure—and how NO (the 1998 Nobel Prize molecule) keeps that system responsive.
• The exact NO → cGMP → smooth-muscle relaxation pathway (and why PDE5s need NO to work).
• Why a significant slice of men don’t respond to PDE5 drugs—and what that suggests about NO deficiency and endothelial dysfunction.
• Practical levers that influence NO biology (diet/lifestyle, oral microbiome choices, training)—and how to think about “root cause” vs. symptom-chasing.

If this episode opened your eyes to how important nitric oxide is, don’t stop here: Watch more from Dr. Nathan S. Bryan - https://www.youtube.com/@DrNathanSBryanNitricOxide Visit N101.com to explore their nitric-oxide –supporting products and educational resources - https://n1o1.com/

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