Health Optimisation Podcast with Timbiohacker
Tim Gray, the UK's leading biohacker and founder of the Health Optimisation Summit, hosts this podcast featuring conversations with renowned health and longevity experts. The show explores scientific insights, challenges assumptions, and provides practical tips for improving health and well-being. Listeners can expect accessible, no-nonsense advice to uplevel their lives.
Episodes
Bear Grylls: Broken Back, Everest and Why He Eats Organs
Bear Grylls joins Tim Gray to explore why resilience is built through discomfort, how a broken back became the catalyst for climbing Everest, why modern health begins in nature, and how purpose, family and faith have shaped one of the world's most recognised adventurers.
"We've Been Aging Wrong" - Liz Earle On Hormones, Mitochondria & Midlife
Liz Earle, one of the UK's most respected voices in wellness, joins Tim Gray to explore why mitochondria are the master key to how we age, why body identical hormones change everything for women in midlife, and why the three things your cells need most are things no one can sell you.
Men Tell You What They Think, Not What They Feel I Professor Green
Stephen Manderson, known as Professor Green, joins Tim Gray to explore how survival mode shapes the body from childhood, why men wait until crisis point to ask for help, and what it really means to show up for the people you love.
Francesca Tighinean: Why Butterflies May Be Anxiety and Safe Love Feels Boring
Francesca Tighinean, known online as Francesca Psychology, joins Tim Gray to explore why human connection is one of the biggest drivers of health, how childhood patterns shape attraction, and why the relationship that feels intense is not always the one that is safe.
Why Community Is The Future Of Longevity with Vishen Lakhiani
Tim Gray speaks with Vishen Lakhiani, founder of Mindvalley, about why community, human connection, AI, meditation, and emotional wellbeing may be key drivers of health, longevity, and performance.
They explore loneliness, HRV, social connection, the future of work, and why the people around you can shape your health more than you realise.
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Your Mouth Is Telling More About Your Health Than You Think
🦷 Dr Victoria Sampson has spent years studying the connection between oral health, the microbiome, and the rest of the body. She reveals why your mouth may be one of the biggest blind spots in health optimisation, and how gum health, bacteria, inflammation, and oral dysbiosis could be affecting far more than your teeth.
Hormones, Metabolism, and Midlife: What Every Woman Needs to Know
⚡ ️ Hormones, metabolism, and midlife: how Dr. Mariza Snyder is helping women break through perimenopause struggles and reclaim energy, confidence, and control over their health.
The Hidden Toxins Making You Sick | Dr. Christopher Shade
⚡ ️ Mercury, toxins, and cellular defense: how Dr. Christopher Shade is redefining detoxification and helping people clear the hidden burdens driving inflammation and disease.
Perimenopause, Weight Gain, and Energy Crashes Explained | Cynthia Thurlow
⚡ ️ Hormones, fasting, and functional nutrition: how Cynthia Thurlow is helping women navigate perimenopause, restore energy, and take back control of their health.
What's Really Making You Sick | Gary Brecka
⚡ ️ Biomarkers, biohacking, and longevity: how Gary Brecka helps people decode their biology and take control of energy, performance, and long-term health.
Your Dopamine Is Being Hijacked. Here’s How to Take It Back | Tj Power
⚡ ️ Dopamine, oxytocin, serotonin, endorphins: how Tj Power is helping a digital generation rebalance their brain chemistry and reclaim focus, mood, and performance.
Healing at the Root: Inflammation, Gut Health, and the Science of Ayurveda
⚡ ️ Ancient wisdom, modern life: how Dr. Shivani Gupta is bringing Ayurveda out of the ashram and into everyday health to reverse disease and restore vitality.
Rebooting Cellular Health: EBO2, Stem Cells & the New Era of Longevity | Dr. Joseph Purita
⚡ ️ Blood, light, and cells: how Dr. Joseph Purita uses your own biology to reboot inflammation, accelerate healing, and push regenerative medicine beyond surgery.
Dr. Vonda Wright Reveals How Your Bone Health and Hormones Impact Your Longevity
⚡ ️ Hormones, bone, and behavior: why aging well isn’t about fighting decline, but building the body, biology, and relationships that make vitality inevitable.
Modern Masculinity: Structure, Safety, and the Art of Staying Grounded | GS Youngblood
Real masculine leadership does not shout, chase, or collapse. It responds with clarity, provides structure, and creates emotional safety. GS Youngblood joins Tim to explore polarity, boundaries from the heart, nervous system mastery, and how men can stop reacting and start leading with presence. This is practical masculinity for the modern world.
Health Trends to Watch in 2026: 8 Voices on Modern Health
⚡ ️ The end-of-year Greatest Hits: 8 voices revealing how modern life shapes health and how better inputs, habits, and mindset restore it.
Biohacking vs Medicine: Taking Back Control of Your Health | Dr Rangan Chatterjee
🩺 True health goes beyond prescriptions and tracking scores. Dr Rangan Chatterjee reveals how modern medicine often creates dependency, why stress can mirror the effects of poor diet, and how ownership, self-trust, and daily stillness can rebuild lasting wellbeing. Every meaningful change begins with agency.
Nutrition Hacks for Clarity, Mood, and Brain Health | Max Lugavere
🧠 Your diet isn’t just about weight or energy, it literally builds your brain. From the membranes and neurotransmitters that shape focus and mood to the habits that slow cognitive ageing, what you eat today determines how you think tomorrow.
Healing Your Body Naturally Through Food, Lifestyle & Mindset | Dr. Josh Axe
💬 “I don't want them to get 10% better. I don't want them to get 50% better. I want them to experience complete and radical healing. And I think in order to do that, you've got to go deeper… You need a full protocol, not just a single supplement, not just a diet.” - Dr. Josh Axe
From his mother’s cancer recovery to a clinic model that blends functional testing with Eastern diagnostics (including
How Stem Cells Just Became Available to Everyone | Dr Torbjörn Ogéus
💬 “This is what I found that’s going to blow the lid off the stem cell industry. I found a way to legally get over a hundred million of your own stem cells within a day.” - Dr. Torbjörn Ogéus.
From his personal journey regenerating his own cartilage after career-ending osteoarthritis to publishing global studies on stem cells and exosomes, Torbjörn shares what may be one of the most important ad
Why You’re Tired, Foggy, and ‘Hydrated’ (But Not Really) | Barton Scott
⚡️ Most people don’t just need “more supplements,” they need better absorption and the right ratios.
💬 “Test, don’t guess. And why I love hair testing… it’s not enough to just see, ‘Oh, look, I’m a bit low in selenium, copper, manganese, magnesium.’ It’s the ratios that drive the body. When you get those dominoes improved, the whole body syncs up and works better.” — Barton Scott
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Chris Williamson on The Trade-Offs Behind Every High Performer
💬 “All of the stuff you’re most proud of, your strengths and the ways you have a competitive advantage, will often have a trade-off on the other side.” - Chris Williamson
From sleep regularity and managing open loops to understanding hidden versus observable metrics, Chris Williamson offers a masterclass on what drives high performers and the costs that come with it.
In this episode, Chris and T
The Problem with Modern Health Advice (That No One Talks About) | Dr. Karan Rajan
💬 “ We already know the biggest levers. Nutrition, sleep, movement, connection, sunlight—all of those things we've known about for decades and they're not sexy, but they work. Even novel gadgets are just an add-on to these big buckets." ~ Dr. Karan Rajan➡ In this episode, host Tim Gray sits down with NHS surgeon and social media phenomenon Dr. Karan Rajan to navigate the complex world where mainst
Inside the Female Biohacking Era with Kayla Barnes
⚡️Female-specific health protocols, groundbreaking therapies, & the secrets to thriving in your prime years.💬 “ Women weren't required to be included in medical research until the early 1990s, which is about the same time I was born.” - Kayle Barnes➡︎The Evolving Role of Women in Biohacking: Despite statistics indicating that the community is predominantly male, Tim and Kayla express optimism
Is This The Secret To Unlocking Your Ultimate Health Potential? | Tim Gray
⚡️Tim shares his favourite biohacks, including cellular health, proper hydration, the power of grounding and much more. 💬 “ Biohacking for me is optimizing your health, not about chip implants, not about all of these crazy changes to your body. It is about being the best version of you using nature, science and technology where relevant. ” - Tim Gray➡︎Today’s episode features Tim in a differe
Dopamine Detox: The Truth About Alcohol, Sugar & Anxiety | Davinia Taylor
💬 “ Oh, I'd love to be able to do a venison stew that's been marinating for hours and hours, and I've grown my own potatoes, and there's no glyphosate on it. It's not gonna frigging happen.” - Davinia Taylor➡︎ Davinia Taylor discusses her personal health journeys, biohacking techniques, and the importance of connection for wellness. She also discusses quality supplements, hormonal imbalances, and
The Silent Health Threats In Your Home That You’re Ignoring! | Warren Phillips
⚡️The hidden dangers of everyday toxins, and how to adopt a non-toxic lifestyle.💬 “ Our ancestors were never exposed to this amount of toxins, and our bodies don't know how to deal with them.” - Warren Phillips➡︎Your Home Might Be More Toxic Than the Highway: Discover why the air inside your house could be 5x more polluted than the smog outside—thanks to carpets, furniture, and building materials.
We’ve Got Cancer COMPLETELY Wrong | Dr Nasha Winters
⚡️Everything we’ve got wrong about cancer - and how to actually protect yourself💬 “ Cancer is not the enemy, it's the messenger. And it's trying to tell you that there's a lot of things that are outta balance in the world around you” ~Nasha Winters➡︎ We’ve been waging war against cancer for a long time, trying to fight it, cut it out and treat it as the enemy. But what if we took a different appro
The Secret to Better Eyesight: Natural Techniques You Need to Know | Claudia Muehlenweg
⚡️Embrace natural lifestyle changes that create optimal vision and overall eye wellness.💬 “Glasses don’t really correct anything; when you take them off, your vision is usually worse than it was before.” ~Claudia Muehlenweg➡︎ Glasses vs. Natural Vision: Discussion on how traditional corrective lenses can mask underlying issues rather than address the root cause.➡︎ Eye Mechanics: Explanation of sac
How Meditation Makes You See The World COMPLETELY Differently | Ariel Garten
⚡️Feeling frustrated? Racing mind? Try this.💬 “ If the whole world actually meditated, the world that we live in would be a kinder, better place.” ~Ariel Garten➡︎ Meditation is a practise we all know we should be doing, but aren’t. Often it’s not for lack of trying - meditation can be hard, and in a world where we’re taught to be busy at all times, it can feel like a waste of time. But meditation
72 and Fitter Than Ever: Mark Sisson’s Ageing Secrets
⚡️Easy ways to go paleo, live primal and add years to your life - without restriction💬 “ The essence of the primal movement is, when in doubt, go back to the ancestral model and emulate that in the real world.” ~Mark Sisson➡︎ The modern world and all its comforts are causing us pain and making us sick. Our bodies did not evolve to live like this - to sit for hours on end, or to chug down ultra-pro
Seed Oils - The REAL Science with Dr. Cate Shanahan
⚡️Why seed oils are destroying your health - and what to eat instead.💬 “ Seed oils are the root cause of literally every chronic disease.” ~Cate Shanahan➡︎ Seed oils are absolutely everywhere in our diets - whether it’s canola oil, soybean, sunflower of corn, this cheap and nasty stuff fills so much of the packaged food we pick up from the supermarket. But it’s no coincidence that the rise in seed
The #1 Key to Age Reversal & Energy Optimisation - Dr. Anurag Singh Breaks It Down
⚡️Learn how to reverse signs of ageing by unlocking the secrets of mitochondrial health💬 “ Most longevity scientists talk about these 12 hallmarks of ageing. Mitochondria is the centrepiece that can be a link to all of them” ~Anurag Singh➡︎ If you’re looking for a way to reverse ageing, live free of disease and increase your lifespan - you need to dial in your mitochondrial health. Mitochondria ar
How Beckham, Madonna, & Guy Ritchie Defy Aging: The Fitness Secrets Their Trainer Swears By
⚡️How YOU can copy the mindset and approach of elite athletes and nail the fundamentals of health💬 “My mindset, what I needed to do in the gym, on the track, in the dojo - I saw that could benefit others. I was fortunate enough that the individuals such as Guy, Jason, David, Victoria - all those names, they do exactly that” ~Bobby Rich➡︎ Bobby Rich is a trainer to the stars, working with the likes
The Top 9 Health Hacks For 2025 That Are Proven To Work!
Best Of The Health Optimisation Podcast 2024: The Top Health Hacks You Need In 2025This episode is a ‘Best of 2024’ special, featuring the top health hacks from 9 incredible guests. These experts shared game-changing tips and actionable strategies that you can implement to level up your health in 2025.In these powerful conversation highlights, we cover:➡︎ Gut health: Foods to add to your weekly sh
Big Pharma’s Secrets EXPOSED: Dr. Aseem Malhotra Tells All
⚡️Revealing the truth about the covid-19 vaccine, statins and prescription drugs💬 “The estimated third most common cause of death globally after heart disease and cancer is prescribed medications. What your doctor prescribes for you.” ~Dr Aseem Malhotra➡︎ By 2030, 23.6 million people will die EVERY YEAR from heart disease. The food we’re eating is making us sick and the “cure” big pharma is sellin
Traditional Medicine is Failing You: The Real Key to Reversing Aging - Dr Jeffrey Bland
⚡️Functional medicine will transform your health - how to change your gene expression & protect your immune system!💬 “Our immune system is unbelievably intelligent and it has a mastery that we still are only starting to fully understand” ~Dr Jeffrey Bland➡︎ Functional medicine started in the 1990s thanks to the incredible Dr Jeffrey Bland. Where modern medicine diagnoses problems and treats di
Ground Yourself to STOP Chronic Inflammation NOW! | Clint Ober
⚡️ The science of grounding, how it improves all markers of health, and why it’s not “woo woo”💬 “Grounding to me is the most important because I have seen miracle after miracle, after miracle, after miracle. I have seen tumours go into remission in days” ~Clint Ober➡︎ The best, most effective intervention for your health is FREE. Grounding, also known as earthing, is Tim’s favourite biohack becaus
What Every Woman with Breast Implants Should Know - Dr. Rob Whitfield
⚡️ Revealing the toxic health effects of breast implant illness - and how to recover!💬 “If you knew your breast implants would suppress your libido or lead to thyroid changes, how many would do that?” ~Dr Rob Whitfield➡︎ Breast implants are massively toxic and can lead to a buildup of severe symptoms, from fatigue to hair loss and even autoimmune diseases. Breast implant illness is a real and pote
The Fitness Advice Women Deserve – Sync Your Cycle for Life-Changing Results – Dr Stephanie Estima
⚡️ How to sync your fitness to your cycle, ditch male-centric workout advice and THRIVE💬 “Your menstrual cycle basically is a report card that you get every month from your body. It tells you what you're doing right and where you can improve.” ~Dr Stephanie Estima➡︎ Women can’t just workout the same as men, yet they’re often given watered-down fitness and diet advice meant for guys, making weight
How To Create Your Miracle Morning - with Hal Elrod
💬 “If the thing you're getting up for adds so much value to your life that you would rather do it than stay in bed, it's easy to get up. And that's what the miracle morning did.” ~Hal Elrod➡︎ Want the perfect morning routine that will make you WANT to wake up in the morning? Hal Elrod’s revolutionary S.A.V.E.R.S. method is what you need. In this episode you’ll learn how to put each step into pract
The Cost of Convenience: What You're Not Being Told - Darin Olien
⚡️ Ozempic, forever chemicals and toxic clothes, why fatal conveniences are wreaking havoc on your health.💬 “What really scares me a lot is the forever chemicals. We have no idea how to get it out of our bodies, out of the environmental system at large. That is really scary.” -Darin Olien➡︎ Many everyday products in your home are a health disaster - and you don’t even realise it. So many things we
Everyday Products Poisoning You: Stop Using Them Now! - Dr Jenny Goodman
⚡️ How to replace the toxic products lurking in your home, and what to eat in a polluted world.💬 “If it's in the air, it's in our lungs. If it's in the water, we're drinking it. And if it's in the soil, it's in the crops, it's on your plate, it's in your body.” -Dr Jenny Goodman➡︎ Toxic products lurk in every corner of your home and the environment we live in is more polluted than ever. Why do you
The #1 Hack for Transforming Your Relationships and Boosting Your Income Fast - Danny Morel
⚡️ From relationships to health and wealth, find success across all elements of your life.💬 “What happens when you awaken is you start to realise, wait a minute, I am the creator of my life.”➡︎ Having a life of abundance doesn’t mean constantly grinding, working more and ignoring your health and relationships. Abundance is about getting the balance of your life right.➡︎ So how do you find financia
Transform Your Body After 40: Celebrity Nutrionist’s Proven Strategies for Lasting Health - JJ Virgin
⚡️ How to age powerfully with top exercise, diet, and supplement tips from a celebrity nutritionist💬 “Your body is a bank account, it's a chemistry lab and it's a history book. Meaning calories count, but where they come from counts more.” ~ JJ Virgin➡︎ It’s never too late to start fighting for your health. The human body is incredibly adaptable, and it just takes a few, simple steps to reverse ag
10 Tips to Improve Memory and Sharpen Your Mind with Jim Kwik
Train your brain to do anything, supercharge your productivity, and improve your motivation and focus“You change your brain, you change your life, you change your brain, you change your world.” ~ Jim KwikIf your memory constantly fails you, you struggle to get motivated or learn new things, you want to learn to read faster, or be more productive - there’s good news. The solution is within your con
The Best Times to Eat, Sleep, and Exercise: Circadian Rhythm Science with Dr. Satchin Panda
How to fix eating patterns, optimise sleep, exercise at the right time and get proper light exposure“The circadian rhythms are 24 hour rhythms. So that means our biology, physiology, metabolism, hormone function - everything changes with 24 hours” -Dr Satchin PandaWe need to stop fighting our bodies and start getting in sync with them. Ignoring our circadian rhythms is leading to more depression a
Add 12 Years to Your Life with Simple Biohacks - Siim Land
Diet and lifestyle hacks for building muscle, improving health and living longer.“Only 12 percent of Americans are considered metabolically healthy. In actual peak health, the percentage is probably 5 or 6%.” -Siim LandWe might be living longer, but those extra years aren’t spent in good health - we’re sicker than ever. Longevity is meant to be about quantity AND quality. So how do you get both?Si
How to Fix Skin Flare-ups, Rashes, Eczema and Acne, and Heal Your Gut - Jennifer Fugo
Detox the right way for skin health - how to support your liver and optimise your gut.“By addressing the gut microbiome and slowly reducing the inflammatory components there, we start to see this distance being created between each skin infection.” -Jennifer FugoDoes it feel like you’ve tried EVERYTHING to clear up your skin? If skin creams haven’t worked and detoxes are failing you, you’re not al
How to Ditch the Pill, Balance Your Hormones & Regain Control of Your Health with Dr. Jolene Brighten
Hormones out of whack? Get to the root causes of PMS, PCOS, and endometriosis.“Birth control is one form of dismissing a woman, of getting her out of your office as soon as possible and not doing your work and actually digging deeper to understand what is going on.” – Dr. Jolene Brighten Many women are prescribed birth control to manage a wide range of symptoms like migraines, painful or irre
Top Biohacks To Optimise Your Health with Ben Greenfield and Tim Gray
“Our conversation is just a tiny taste of what people are going to get over there. I freaking love it. I'm like a kid in a candy store over there every year” -Ben GreenfieldIn the lead up to the Health Optimisation Summit, two powerhouse biohackers – U.S.-based Ben Greenfield and U.K.-based Tim Gray – sit down together to share the secrets of their biohacking routines. They also describe the new t
Detox or Die - Why Modern Life Demands a New Health Strategy with Gary Brecka
“There are some individual needs that every human being has. And if you can find that deficiency and put that raw material back into the human body, those people thrive in ways they never thought possible.” –Gary BreckaYou’re not just getting old. It’s not because your job is stressful or your kids are tiring you out. Your brain fog, weight gain, poor sleep, poor focus… They’re a sign that you're
EMF & Bluetooth: Protect Yourself from Infertility, Insomnia & Cancer with Nick Pineault
“Brain tumours and how it impacts children, and then fertility. We have a crisis worldwide in the Western nations. Quite simply, it’s draining our batteries.” –Nick PineaultWe’ve been led to believe that non-ionising EMF radiation from your mobile phone, Wi-Fi router, and Bluetooth headphones is safe – and if you disagree, you’re a conspiracy theorist. But that’s based on biassed, out-of-date rese
How You (and Your Kids!) Can Improve Brain Health & Mental Resilience with Dr Daniel Amen
“Freud was wrong. Penis envy is not the cause of anybody’s problem. It’s the brain. The thing you really want bigger, better, healthier, is your brain.” -Dr. Daniel AmenFast food, caffeine, alcohol, the news–these modern health disasters leave a physical imprint on our brains, that you can actually SEE on a brain scan. Today’s guest, Dr. Daniel Amen, says mental health conditions like anxiety
Fix Your Negative Thoughts and Traumas with Cognitive Hypnotherapy - with Trevor Silvester
Break anxiety, phobias, addictions and gain control over anything in your life with cognitive hypnotherapy.“Potentially anything that the mind creates, cognitive hypnotherapy can help with” –Trevor SilvesterCan’t stop biting your nails? Constantly feeling down or anxious? Struggling to lose weight? Can’t kick that addiction? Try cognitive hypnotherapy!When Trevor Silvester founded the Quest Instit
The Sex Quiz That Will Change Your Life with Jaiya: Discover your ‘erotic blueprint’, connect more deeply with your partner and improve your health
“We don't know who we are erotically. So how are we even going to communicate what we need, what we desire?” –JaiyaIt’s common for sex to fizzle out the longer you stay in a relationship, but it absolutely doesn’t have to be that way. If you’re interested in living a longer, healthier life, then you need to get your sex life back on track. And finding the fix may be simpler than you think.Jaiya is
How to Breathe Properly with Patrick McKeown: Taking the right breaths can fix migraines, snoring, congestion, change your jaw structure, and extend your life
"In the general population, [dysfunctional breathing] is about 25 to 30%. In people with lower back pain, it's 50 percent. In people with anxiety and panic disorders, it's as high as 75%...” –Patrick McKeownDo you experience anxiety, depression, migraines, congestion and snoring? The secret to conquering these symptoms may lie in fixing the way you breathe. Patrick McKeown, an international e
Throw Out All the Nutrition Studies with Calley Means: Exposing the food industry’s corruption and impact on health and society
“In the last two years, 50,000 peer reviewed nutrition studies were published. The point is to have 50,000 studies to confuse people. When you see a nutrition research study, it is almost certainly a marketing document for ultra processed food.” –Calley MeansWant to learn how “Big Food” bribes officials to shape health policies, creates misleading advertising to promote processed foods, and employ
The Foods that REALLY Fix Your Gut with Dr. Steven Gundry: How to heal your microbiome; the problem with fibre; and why it’s good to be gassy
How to heal your microbiome; the problem with fibre; and why it’s good to be gassy.“We’ve done a pretty good job of trying to annihilate the most important part of us, and that's our microbiome. But the good news is that you can develop a good relationship with [it] and save your life if you're interested.” – Steven Gundry, M.D.Whether it’s headaches, anxiety, heart problems, diabetes or cancer, m
Take Control of Your Oral Health with Dr. Dominik Nischwitz: Learn how to transform your gut health, enhance mental well-being and combat systemic inflammation
Learn how to transform your gut health, enhance mental well-being and combat systemic inflammation.“Ninety percent of all patients out there have tooth decay or bleeding gums, or chronic inflammation called periodontitis [and] they translate to the whole body. [The mouth] is the entrance hall to the whole hotel. And if the entrance hall is already shitty, the rest is too.” – Dominik Nischwitz, DDS
Health Optimisation Podcast Trailer: Tim Biohacker’s Story
Do you want to optimise your health? Do you want super accessible, no-nonsense, easy-to-follow tips, backed by research? In this brand new podcast, Tim Gray, the UK’s leading biohacker, will share his knowledge and advice with you, introducing you to some of the world’s most renowned experts in health and longevity. Tim might not be a scientist or doctor, but he is a researcher that
