Midlife is a stressful. Work demands, financial obligations, and caring for kids and/or ageing parents are significant stressors in midlife.
Weight gain, fatigue, joint pain and the like seem to creep up on you and, before you know it, you’re battling just to live pain free.
The challenge is that lack of sleep, high stress, and general lack of time leaves you feeling stuck in neutral.
PEAK40 is about overcoming obstacles in midlife to conquer your performance goals and health challenges in your 40s and 50s (and 60s!), rather than settling.
Small changes, done consistently, yield incredible results.
PEAK40 is your guide on the journey to better health, a better body, and your best performance in mid-life.
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Midlife is a stressful. Work demands, financial obligations, and caring for kids and/or ageing parents are significant stressors in midlife.
Weight gain, fatigue, joint pain and the like seem to creep up on you and, before you know it, you’re battling just to live pain free.
The challenge is that lack of sleep, high stress, and general lack of time leaves you feeling stuck in neutral.
PEAK40 is about overcoming obstacles in midlife to conquer your performance goals and health challenges in your 40s and 50s (and 60s!), rather than settling.
Small changes, done consistently, yield incredible results.
PEAK40 is your guide on the journey to better health, a better body, and your best performance in mid-life.
In Season 3, Episode 11, Dr. Marc Bubbs sits down with Dr. Rocco Monto, MD, orthopedic surgeon, award-winning orthopedic surgeon, team physician for US Soccer, and author of best-selling book The Fountain.
LINK TO ROCCO'S WORK:
Website: https://drmonto.com/
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In Season 3, Episode 10, Dr. Marc Bubbs sits down with Christie Aschwanden, NT Times best-selling author of Good to Go - What the Athlete in All of Us Can Learn From the Strange Science of Recovery.
LINK TO CHRISTIE'S WORK:
Twitter: https://x.com/cragcrest
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COACHING:
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In Season 3, Episode 9, Dr. Marc Bubbs sits down with Dr. Drew Ramsey, MD, psychiatrist, author, and assistant clinical professor of psychiatry at Columbia University
LINK TO DREW'S WORK:
Website: https://drewramseymd.com/
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BOOKS:
PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind
COACHING:
https://www.drbubbs.com/peak40coaching
In Season 3, Episode 8, Dr. Marc Bubbs sits down with Dr. Keith Baar, PhD, expert in tendon and muscle science from UC Davis in California.
CONNECT WITH KEITH:
Twitter: https://x.com/MuscleScience
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BOOKS:
PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind
COACHING:
https://www.drbubbs.com/peak40coaching
In Season 3, Episode 7, Dr. Marc Bubbs sits down with Dr. Georgia Ede, MD, Harvard psychiaatrist discuss her ground-breaking work on diet and mental health.
LINKS TO GEORGIA'S WORK:
Website: https://www.diagnosisdiet.com/
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BOOKS:
PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind
COACHING:
https://www.drbubbs.com/peak40coaching
In Season 3, Episode 6, Dr. Marc Bubbs sits down with Annette Verpillot to discuss her ground-breaking work on posture, pain and performance.
LINKS TO ANNETTE'S WORK:
Website: https://posturepro.co/
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PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind
COACHING:
https://www.drbubbs.com/peak40coaching
In Season 3, Episode 5, Dr. Marc Bubbs chats with Dr. Ben Kirk, PhD, a Research Fellow at the Australian Institute for Musculoskeletal Science about muscle loss in ageing
LINKS TO BEN'S WORK:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrBenKirk
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BOOKS:
PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind
COACHING:
https://www.drbubbs.com/peak40coaching
In Season 3, Episode 4, Dr. Marc Bubbs chats with Dr. SBrad Schoenfeld, PhD, professor of exercise science at Lehman College in the Bronx, New York, where he serves as the graduate director of the Human Performance and Fitness program
LINKS TO BRAD'S WORK:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/BradSchoenfeld
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In Season 3, Episode 3, Dr. Marc Bubbs chats with Dr. Shivani Gupta, PhD, expert in curcumin to discuss the anti-inflammatory effects and potential health benefits for pain and chronic health conditions.
LINKS TO SHIVANI'S WORK:
Website: https://shivanigupta.com/meet-dr-shivani/
Instagram: Dr. Shivani
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BOOKS:
PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind
In Season 3, Episode 2, Dr. Marc Bubbs sits down with Dr. Michael Gervais, PhD, performance psychologist working in the trenches of high-stakes environments with some of the best athletes and elite performers in the world. His clients include world record holders, Olympians, internationally acclaimed artists, musicians, and Fortune 100 CEOs.
LINKS TO MICHAEL'S WORK:
Website: https://findingmastery.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/michaelgervais
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PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind
In Season 3, Episode 1, Dr. Marc Bubbs interviews Steven Kotler, a New York Times-bestselling author, an award-winning journalist and the founder and executive director of the Flow Research Collective.
Steven is one of the world’s leading experts on peak performance ageing and he explores this in his new book Gnar Country, Growing Old and Staying Rad.
LINKS TO STEVEN WORK:
Website: https://www.stevenkotler.com/
Twitter (X): https://twitter.com/steven_kotler
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BOOKS:
PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind
In Season 2, Episode 8, Dr. Marc Bubbs interviews Dr. Jenna Macciochi, PhD, expert immunologist, lecturer at Sussex University and author of Immunity: The Science of Staying Well.
ABOUT JENNA:
Immunologist at Sussex University & Author: Immunity: The Science of Staying Well // Mama of twins //
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrJMacc
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BOOKS:
PEAK: The New Science of Athletic Performance That Is Revolutionizing Sport (#1 BEST SELLER)
PEAK40: The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind
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In Season 2, Episode #7, Dr. Marc Bubbs interviews renonwed director of the Cleveland Clinic and 5x NY Times best-selling author Dr. Michael Roizen, MD to discuss his new book The Great Age Reboot: Cracking the Longevity Code for a Younger Tomorrow
ABOUT DR. ROISEN:
Website: Cleveland Clinic
Twitter: Dr. Roizen
Question About Longevity?
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In Season 2, Episode #6, Marc Bubbs interviews Dr. Richard Maurer, ND, to discuss key lab tests for assessing your metabolic health as you age.
ABOUT DR.MAURER:
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DrRichardMaurer
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In Season 2, Episode #5, Marc Bubbs interviews Liz Earle, a British writer, TV presenter and award-winning entrepreneur. Liz has written over 35 books on beauty, nutrition and wellbeing, and, is the founder of Liz Earle Wellbeing, a bi-monthly magazine, and Liz Earle Fair and Fine, a Fairtrade jewellery brand and also co-founded the skincare company.
In this episode, Marc and Liz talk menopause and insights Liz’s recent best-selling book the Good Menopause guide.
ABOUT LIZ EARLE:
IG: https://www.instagram.com/lizearleme/
https://www.instagram.com/lizearlewellbeing/
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In Season 2, Episode #4 of the PEAK40 podcast, Marc Bubbs interviews psychologist Dr. William Massey, PhD, assistant professor at the College of Public Health and Human Sciences at Oregon State University to discuss kids play, recess at school and its benefit on mental, social, and behavioural health.
ABOUT DR. MASSEY:
Oregon State University: https://health.oregonstate.edu/people/william-massey
Twitter: https://twitter.com/wvmassey
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In Season 2, Episode #3 of the PEAK40 podcast, Marc Bubbs interviews bariatric surgeon Dr. Andrew Jenkinson, MD to discuss the role of appetite and weight gain in hi new book Why We Eat (Too Much) - The New Science of Appetite,
SUMMARY Of EPISODE:
4:35 – Obesity resistant, vulnerable or sensitive?
8:35 – What two factors impact our bodyweight ‘set point’?
10:55 – Satiety hormones impacted by bariatric surgery
12:30 – The key role of protein in satiety and health
20:00 – Natural saturated fat intake vs. processed food
25:08 – Sedentary living and risk of type-2 diabetes
26:20 – Dr. Jenkinson’s tips for better health in 2022
ABOUT DR. JENKINSON:
Website: https://www.whyweeattoomuch.co.uk/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/mradjenkinson1
Question About Appetite?
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We’re onboarding our next coaching group from January 10th to 31st.
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In Season 2, Episode #2 of the PEAK40 podcast, Marc Bubbs interviews emeritus professor Dr. Michael Gleeson, PhD of Loughborough University to discuss his work in exercise immunology, how to support a robust immune system, and the role of muscle and body-fat in immunity.
SUMMARY OF EPISODE:
3:00 – Professor Michael Gleeson research background
7:40 – Covid19, immune tolerance and how to help protect yourself?
10:25 – How to support a robust immune system
11:15 – Probiotics, gut health and immunity
12:20 – Anti-inflammatory effect of exercise
16:13 – Does HIIT training really improve weight loss?
19:40 – Time-efficient benefits of HIIT for improving health
21:30 – Why understanding nutrition ‘principles’ is key for long-term weight loss
28:20 – Late-eating, alcohol intake and immune function
ABOUT PROFESSOR GLEESON:
Website: https://sites.google.com/view/prof4health/home
Twitter: https://twitter.com/profmikegleeson
DR. BUBBS BOOKS:
PEAK40 - The New Science of Midlife Health for a Leaner, Stronger Body and Sharper Mind
PEAK: The New Science of Athletic Performance That Is Revolutionizing Sport (#1 BEST SELLER)
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In Season 2, Episode #1 of the PEAK40 podcast, Marc Bubbs interviews heart surgeon and author Dr. Philip Ovadia, MD, to discuss the connection between better metabolic health and heart disease risk.
Dr. Ovadia outlines 5 key biomarkers you can track to assess your metabolic health and how nutrition, exercise and lifestyle factors can improve your metabolic and heart health.
SUMMARY OF EPISODE:
2:30 – Dr. Ovadia background and why prevention is the best medicine
6:25 – The connection between metabolic health and heart disease risk
8:24 – 95% chance of not being metabolically healthy if you’re overweight
10:05 – The modern food environment and impacts on metabolic health
12:25 – How LDL cholesterol versus metabolic syndrome stack up as and heart disease risk
17:00 – 5 key biomarkers for assessing your metabolic health
22:20 – Healthcare system challenges: too many sick people, not enough doctors
24:56 – Principles vs. strategies: why ‘understanding’ is key
28:45 – Exercise, strength and how it supports better metabolic health
33:40 – Dr. Ovadia story about struggling with lifelong weight loss challenges.
ABOUT DR. OVADIA
Website: ovadiahearthealth.com
Book: Stay Off My Operating Table
Twitter: ifixhearts
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In episode 10, Dr. Marc Bubbs discusses how a few simple tests at your annual physical can provide you with great insights on your current health status and disease risk (without having to spend extra hundreds of dollars on testing).
Marc shares clips from best-selling author Dr. Cate Shanahan, MD, along with insights from Associate Professor at National University Of Health Sciences Dr. Fraser Smith, ND, and expert in biomarkers for longevity. Dr. Richard Maurer, ND.
>> Looking for a deeper dive? My new book PEAK40 is available now.
>> Looking for support? Check out PEAK40 Nutrition Coaching for Men and Women.
Midlife is a stressful. Work demands, financial obligations, and caring for kids and/or ageing parents are significant stressors in midlife.
Weight gain, fatigue, joint pain and the like seem to creep up on you and, before you know it, you’re battling just to live pain free.
The challenge is that lack of sleep, high stress, and general lack of time leaves you feeling stuck in neutral.
PEAK40 is about overcoming obstacles in midlife to conquer your performance goals and health challenges in your 40s and 50s (and 60s!), rather than settling.
Small changes, done consistently, yield incredible results.
PEAK40 is your guide on the journey to better health, a better body, and your best performance in mid-life.