Gary Brecka is a Human Biologist, biohacker, researcher, and an anti-aging and longevity expert. His approach to health is simple: "Aging is the aggressive pursuit of comfort."
For over 20 years, he worked in the life insurance industry predicting mortality. This meant if he got 5 years of medical records and 5 years of demographic data on you, the team that he was associated with could tell a life insurance company how long you had to live to the month. After years and years of doing this type of research and analysis, he decided he wanted to spend the balance of his lifetime helping people live happier, healthier, longer, more fulfilling lives.
With this mission in mind, he created The Ultimate Human podcast. In this weekly podcast, Gary has exciting conversations with celebrities, athletes, entrepreneurs, and scientists and is thrilled to share their transformative insights with you. What's keeping you from being an ultimate human? Tune in to find out.
For more info on Gary, click here: https://link.me/garybrecka
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303. The Truth About Anxiety and Your Vagus Nerve
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You might think your anxiety is a mindset problem. It isn't. In this episode, human biologist Gary Brecka explains why chronic stress leaves your autonomic nervous system
Sep 10 11 min
302. The Antibiotics That Reversed Alzheimer's Blood Marker - Dr. Richard Horowitz
Mold toxins show up in 90% of Dr. Richard Horowitz's chronically ill patients, and Lyme shows up in more. After 41 years and 13,000 cases, he just published the first doc
Sep 8 1 h 36 min
301. 300th Episode: How to Strengthen Your Immune System with Wim Hof, Barbara O'Neill, Kelly Slater & More!
300 episodes ago, I had a simple dream: put life-changing information on a platform for free and watch what happens. Today that has turned into 300 conversations with peo
Sep 3 18 min
300. How to Build Muscle After 50: Protein, Leucine & Amino Acid Timing - Jim Stoppani
Jim Stoppani, PhD, joins Gary Brecka to explain anabolic resistance, why leucine decides whether a meal builds muscle at all, and why he takes his branched-chain amino ac
Everyone thinks testosterone is bad for your heart, but with 10,000 receptors for it in the heart alone, I'd argue low testosterone is the real cardiovascular risk. In th
Aug 27 18 min
298. Dr. Judy Morgan: What Kibble Does to Your Dog's Liver
Over half the pets in our country are overweight, and Dr. Judy Morgan puts dog cancer incidence at 1.6 out of every two. Our animals are living shorter lives than they di
Aug 25 1 h 35 min
297. The 10-Minute Rule That Kills Cravings
You might think you can't quit sugar because you lack discipline, but the truth is your brain runs sugar on the same reward circuit as cocaine, and no amount of willpower
Aug 20 10 min
296. Dr. Jordan Rubin: The Truth About Raw Dairy and Your Gut
You'd think a 100% terminal diagnosis leaves you only one path, but Jordan Rubin proved otherwise, twice. I sat down with him to unpack how he clawed back from 104 pounds
Aug 18 1 h 16 min
295. Methylation Test & MTHFR Gene - Healf Experience Wellbeing Event 2026 in London
You've been told your whole life that your condition is genetic, that it runs in your family, and you're stuck managing it forever, but I'm telling you that with rare exc
Aug 13 1 h 08 min
294. Dr. Deep Sea: Hyperbaric Chamber Benefits Nobody Explains Correctly
Dr. Joe Dituri, also known as Dr. Deep Sea, spent 100 straight days living underwater and walked away with lower cholesterol, longer telomeres, and twice the stem cells,
Aug 11 1 h 26 min
293. Admiral Brian Christine, MD: Why 77% of Young Americans Can't Serve in the Military
When Dr. Brian Christine, the 18th Assistant Secretary for Health, told me men's sperm counts have dropped nearly 50% in just a few decades, it stopped me cold. We got in
Aug 6 49 min
292. Dr. Josh Axe: Why Your "Normal" Bloodwork Is Lying to You and What to Test For Instead
Dr. Josh Axe spent two years exhausted before an advanced blood panel revealed the real problem: his vitamin B2 was almost undetectable, and his mitochondria were badly d
Aug 4 1 h 01 min
291. The GLP-1 Side Effect Nobody Warns You About
You might think the win on a GLP-1 like Ozempic or Mounjaro is the number dropping on your scale, but I need you to ask a better question, not how much you're losing, but
Jul 30 6 min
290. Mike Feldstein: The 5 Hidden Air Pollutants in Your Home and How To Fix It!
You'd think the dirtiest air you breathe all day is outside, but Mike Feldstein showed me it's the opposite. The average home is usually 5 to 10 times dirtier than the ai
Jul 28 1 h 07 min
289. You've Been Detoxing Wrong This Whole Time ft. Dr. Rahm, Dr. Kim & Dr. Peatross
Most people grab a binder or start a cleanse and go straight to war on mold, Lyme, and heavy metals. Doing it in that order can make you far sicker than the toxins ever d
Jul 23 15 min
288. Koa Smith: You're Facing Your Fear the Wrong Way. A Top Big-Wave Surfer's Method
You think some people are just born without fear, but my guest Koa Smith has spent 15 years paddling into waves big enough to kill him, and he'll tell you the opposite: f
Jul 21 1 h 00 min
287. Live at the Southern Utah Holistic Health Summit 2026
For 22 years, I predicted death for life insurance companies. One pattern showed up in file after file: most "genetic" conditions have no gene behind them. Ask your docto
Jul 16 1 h 24 min
286. Dr. Jordan Metzl: Why Movement Is a First-Line Drug for Depression
I sat down with Dr. Jordan Metzl, a sports-medicine physician who's convinced that the reason most of us can't stay consistent isn't discipline or knowledge, it's motivat
Jul 14 1 h 07 min
285. Your Skin Tells the Truth in Ways You Never Expected - Dr. Vali, Dr. Barbara Sturm, & Danica Patrick
You've been told your skin is aging because of what's happening on the outside, but I think the real fire is inflammation coming from the inside. I'm not saying the sun i
Jul 9 39 min
284. Dr. Bill Rawls: The Doctor Who Got Sick and Discovered What Doctors Miss
You've been told your fatigue, brain fog, and aching joints are just getting older. My guest today says that's the wrong answer and he'd know. Dr. Bill Rawls is a fourth-
Jul 7 1 h 10 min
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I love listening to this podcast but it is extremely hard to hear. Especially Gary’s voice most of the time when he speaks quietly. I have to turn my volume all the way up and still struggle to hear it. I don’t have that problem with any other podcast. Please adjust your sound settings!
CmyJmy · Apr 2025
I’ve been following you for a while now, Gary! As a registered Nurse myself, I’m very grateful that I can have another avenue of expertise to explore for taking care of ourselves! Over the last 5 years, I (as well as many others in my field) have gradually been losing faith in the healthcare system after seeing how everything has played out since the beginning of COVID. I think Dana White said it best…when it comes to our overall health and nutrition, modern doctors have not been educated in the ways that we need them to be in order to help us. They have a place for acute issues that require immediate treatment but long term things…that’s where listening to your expertise comes into play. Thank you for everything you do!
My only complaint…your podcast seems to have a lower audio volume than others and it’s tough to listen to in environments with a lot of background noise. Can you crank your recording volume up a bit?!
winterstorm93 · Apr 2025
Gary - love your show. However, you have a habit of “talking under your breath”, which makes your volume lower than your guests. Maybe difficult to break that habit - I would suggest amping up your mic.
Oraclular · Mar 2025
Gary, these podcasts that I listen to on my walks have been great. Learning so much and you are sure to break down the science so even guys like myself know what you are talking about.
Shows with Kristen Holmes- sleep consistency, Mink Chawla-new innos, Devon Levesque-real strength, and of course Dr Hyman on Ultra Processed Foods were uplifting, informative and help us all achieve our own Ultimate Human.
Brekarized · Jan 2025
The last few blogs and shows have been more about selling products, and solutions versus actually helping those that want to live healthier. The recent female bio-hacking with K. Barnes was pretty bad. It wasn’t helpful advice for any common woman at all. She is telling the listeners she has two saunas, hyperbaric chamber and does all of these labs tests, e.g. like the Total Toxic Burden test which runs an average of $999.00 which is NOT covered by typical insurance. What happened to the Brecka shows that use to promote both products and natural solutions with little to no cost?
I think I’ll probably switch back to listening to Huberman Lab, he does a great job not filling his podcasts with expensive products. I’m starting to wonder if Brecka isn’t more of a promoter of the “next thing” vs an actual holistic helper. But, he was working for life insurance before this, so I guess this shouldn’t be surprising.
MALCGL · Mar 2025
This guy seems very well spoken and has a lot of confidence in his statements. Unfortunately, in the episode I listened to,(The bioavailability of meat) he doesn’t link any studies to back up his points, he just says “Studies Show” and then whatever his point is. Without linking the studies he’s referring to, it’s just more ‘everything you’ve been told is WRONG, but I have the answer’ kind of stuff. In this specific case I have seen at least 2 studies that directly contradict his statements, but whatever. Maybe his other shows actually list out the studies he’s referring to? Anyway, I’ll just delete this from my library and go on with my life.
Anbcooper · Jan 2025
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