Age Defiantly with Mark Young: Daily Summaries Delivered

Running A Business Like A Pro Athlete with Dr. Sean Drake

For millennia, athletes have been looking for ways to recover faster, push harder, and squeeze every drop out of the body. In the 21st century, it turns out the same tools that built champions can build a better CEO. Dr. Sean Drake is a chiropractor, sports medicine specialist, and founder of Modern Athlete in Scottsdale, Arizona. He's worked the sidelines of the NFL, NBA, NHL, MLB, the X Games, and the Olympics. The way he sees it, the tools that work for elite athletes work just as well for anyone serious about performing and aging well. Recorded at the Changing Life and Destiny conference, Sean gives us the same tip he gives every CEO he works with. Your business, and life as a whole, is a sport. And if you're not training for it like a professional athlete, you're going to crash and burn. In This Episode: 00:00 - Introduction 03:19 - Breathwork over physical fixes 05:40 - Designing your “perfect life” 08:05 - Building safety before chaos 11:19 - Training autonomic flexibility 19:40 - Trauma lists and gratitude shifts 22:20 - Forgiveness and generational healing 25:11 - Life and business as sport 28:59 - The entrepreneur burnout cycle 30:45 - Smartphones and the dopamine trap 35:50 - Hiring coaches and outsourcing Connect with Dr. Sean Drake: Website: https://drseandrake.com/ Website: https://moderneathlete.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drseandrake/ Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

Mold, Mitochondria, and Why You Feel Awful with Dr. John Kim

People think a heart attack comes without a warning. Dr. Kim knows it doesn't. He was in his early 30s and in good shape when a heart attack nearly killed him, and the cause turned out to be something almost no doctor would have thought to look for. Dr. John Kim is a functional medicine pharmacist who spent years inside pharmacology before walking away from conventional pharmacy. After a heart attack at 33 sent him searching for answers, he traced his own breakdown to a mix of hidden infections, heavy metals, and mold, and spent two years rebuilding. That experience reshaped how he practices, and today he helps people work through the kind of complex, multi-system problems that conventional medicine tends to treat one symptom at a time. Recorded live at Changing Life and Destiny, this conversation gets into the story behind that heart attack and what it taught Dr. Kim about how the body actually breaks down. In This Episode: 00:00 - Introduction 02:36 - How is Dr. John Kim a functional pharmacist? 04:09 - Reality of blood pressure protocols in the ER 07:35 - Root causes and cell danger response 13:02 - Pharma pendulum and neglect of lifestyle 16:15 - Prevalence of mold exposure and mold toxicity 18:20 - John's heart attack timeline 24:58 - When tests look normal 28:00 - Why medical toxicology overlooks mold 34:43 - Various ways the body reacts to mold toxicity 36:51 - Mitochondria first protocols 42:40 - EMF emissions and autoimmunity Connect with Dr. John Kim: Website: https://drjohnkim.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/john.pharmd/ Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

How to Treat the Cause, Not the Symptom with Dylan Gemelli (Part 2)

When you turn on this episode and hear "Welcome to the Dylan Gemelli Podcast," don't be surprised. Dylan and Mark recorded two conversations back-to-back at Changing Life and Destiny, and both are going up on both channels. This time, Dylan is hosting, and Mark is the guest. They get into holistic health, the responsibility that comes with being an "influencer," and how Mark handles the stress of it. He walks through his worst-case-scenario approach to fear, why scripture gets misread, and the difference between knowledge and wisdom in a world leaning more heavily on AI. All that plus a long stretch on heart health and what's driving the cardiovascular crisis, over the course of this 70-minute episode. In This Episode: 00:00 - Introduction 03:48 - Holistic health philosophy 08:08 - Being a responsible influencer 11:33 - AI for global discipleship 17:41 - Overcoming fear and stress 25:47 - Bible misinterpretations 35:48 - Knowledge versus wisdom 38:20 - The decline of cardiovascular health 44:28 - Fixing endothelial dysfunction 50:55 - Potassium ratios and foods 54:52 - Diet, metabolic flexibility, and learning from your labs Connect with Dylan Gemelli: - Website: https://dylangemelli.com/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dylangemelli/ - TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dylangemelli Connect with Mark Young: - Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

The Natural Health Industry Has a Problem with Dylan Gemelli

The natural health space was supposed to be the alternative to the mainstream. But lately, it's been looking more like a copy of it. Same one-size-fits-all promises, just dressed up nicer and sold for more. Dr. Mark Young sits down with Dylan Gemelli, one of the few voices in the space who's willing to say it out loud. What follows is a conversation about bad actors, real fundamentals, and the role faith plays in lasting health. Dylan's built a following of 1.5 million on Instagram, runs a top-ranked health and fitness podcast, and has spent years in bodybuilding, neuroscience, and peptides. He's also shared stages with names like Dave Asprey and Ben Greenfield. The two get into why most people are biohacking backwards, the trust problem in wellness, and what actually moves the needle once you strip away the noise. There's a lot of ground to cover, so the conversation got split in two. This is the first part, and the second one is on the way. Connect with Dylan Gemelli: Website: https://dylangemelli.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dylangemelli/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@dylangemelli Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

Pain Isn't Punishment: PEMF, Pilates, and Recovery With Kiki Cordero-Drake

Nearly 1 in 4 American adults lives with chronic pain. But pain is a message, not a punishment. And most of us are missing what the body is trying to say. Recorded at the Changing Life Destiny conference in Plano, Texas, Dr. Mark Young sits down with Kiki Cordero-Drake, a Master Pilates instructor and PEMF practitioner. Alongside her husband, Dr. Sean Drake, she runs a clinic in Scottsdale and works with EQ Flux Wave on bioelectric therapy devices for pain, recovery, and high-performance athletics. What sets Kiki apart is her method. She combines PEMF with active movement in the same session rather than using it as a passive treatment. Kiki describes PEMF as cellular exercise—gentle electromagnetic pulses that recharge the body to support mitochondrial function, circulation, and nervous system regulation. Mark and Kiki cover pre- and post-surgery PEMF protocols, why C-section damage often goes unaddressed, and why pain is the body's signal. The body is wired for survival. We just need to restore cellular energy so that the body is able to do what it already knows how to do. Connect with Kiki Cordero-Drake: Website: https://moderneathlete.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/pemfpilates/ Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

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Why Heart Disease Isn’t Just About Cholesterol Anymore with Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj

The biggest problem in modern medicine isn’t what doctors get wrong—it’s what they never ask. Today, Dr. Mark Young sits down with Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj, a cardiologist turned functional medicine practitioner, to challenge the way we think about heart health and longevity. Drawing from both conventional and integrative medicine, Dr. Bhojraj shares why cardiovascular disease isn’t just about cholesterol, but also lifestyle, stress, environment, and the daily decisions patients make outside the doctor’s office. The conversation centers around a powerful idea: the most important person in any treatment plan is the patient. Dr. Bhojraj explains that real health outcomes are shaped not during brief doctor visits, but in the thousands of hours in between. From diet and sleep to stress and environmental toxins, true healing requires ownership, consistency, and a shift from symptom management to root-cause thinking. They explore how emerging tools like AI and wearables are changing patient advocacy by allowing individuals to ask better questions. And Dr. Bhojraj highlights the importance of combining technology with human insight, experience, and relationship-based care. Connect with Dr. Sanjay Bhojraj: Website: https://doctorsanjaymd.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorsanjaymd/ Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

CODE Health: The Future of Wellness with Non-Chemical Solutions

What if the future of health isn’t about adding more to your body, but about giving your body the right signals to heal itself? In this episode, Dr. Lisa Piper and Wendy Cohn from CODE Health are back by popular demand. Together with Dr. Mark Young, they discuss a revolutionary concept: using frequency-infused saline to promote healing without drugs or chemicals. After a previous conversation that left Mark wanting more, the trio explores the science behind CODE Health’s products. Dr. Lisa Piper, a doctor of natural medicine, explains how CODE Health’s non-invasive solutions are designed to communicate with the body on a molecular level to restore balance and promote health through energy signals, not chemical interference. Wendy Cohn, the serial entrepreneur behind CODE Health, shares how they’ve developed formulas that can help with everything from allergies to muscle recovery and sleep. They also talk about how using CODE Health products in conjunction with lifestyle improvements can amplify the body's healing processes. Dr. Mark, Dr. Piper, and Wendy also touch on the power of agency in health decisions and how consumers can empower themselves with alternatives to traditional medicine. So stay tuned! Connect with CODE HEALTH: Website: https://codehealthshop.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/codehealthshop/ Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/