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Real estate developer Gary Brooks spent decades building some of Oklahoma City’s most ambitious projects. But after years of chronic stress, heart surgery, and a family cancer diagnosis, he reached a breaking point. When he finally stepped away, he realized something unsettling: success had masked how unhealthy he had become.

In this episode, Dr. Kevin White sits down with Gary to trace how that personal wake-up call turned into a larger sense of responsibility. Gary shares how learning to track sleep, stress, inflammation, and cardiovascular risk reshaped the way he understood health, and why “normal” lab work had quietly failed to tell the full story. As his own health improved, the question shifted outward: what happens when you realize your friends, your workforce, and your city may be heading down the same path?

That realization became the catalyst for the Healthy City by 2040 summit. Gary explains why the event is not about trends or quick fixes, but about creating a credible starting point for prevention, personal agency, and long-term health at scale. The conversation explores why Oklahoma City’s health rankings matter, how mental health and environment shape physical outcomes, and why empowering people with better tools may be the most meaningful intervention of all.

If you’ve ever felt worn down beneath outward success, or wondered how personal change can ripple outward into something that serves others, this episode offers a grounded reminder: transformation often begins when one person decides not to accept the status quo anymore.

Learn more about the Healthy City by 2040 initiative and the upcoming summit at www.healthycityinitiative.com
and follow along on Instagram at @healthycityinitiative.

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Most people assume brain aging is something you deal with later. Or worse, something you can’t change at all.

Christin Glorioso has spent her career proving that assumption wrong. With MD PhD training, a neuroscience postdoc at MIT, and her work as the founder and CEO of NeuroAge, she studies how the brain ages and how much of that process is actually within our control. The work became personal when she uncovered a genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease and saw the same diagnosis move through her family.

Dr. Kevin White sits down with Christin to explore what happens when brain health stops being abstract and becomes something you can measure. They talk through how brain aging often starts much earlier than people realize, why waiting for symptoms is a losing strategy, and how factors like sleep disruption, rising blood pressure, lipid changes, and fitness quietly shape cognitive health years before memory problems appear.

In this episode, you’ll hear how Christin tested her own brain age, made targeted lifestyle and medical changes, and saw measurable improvements including increased hippocampal volume. They also unpack why genetics are not destiny, how prevention works when it starts early enough, and why clarity can be more empowering than reassurance.

If you’ve ever wondered when you should start paying attention to brain health, or assumed cognitive decline was inevitable, this conversation offers a grounded and hopeful reframe rooted in data, agency, and practical action.

Learn more about NeuroAge testing at neuroagetx.com, join the app waitlist at waitlist.neuroagetx.com, and follow Christin on Instagram at @neuroage_therapeutics.

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Dr. Jenn Simmons spent nearly two decades as a board-certified breast surgeon working inside conventional oncology. Then her own health crisis forced her to question the system she had been trained to defend and ultimately walk away from it.

Dr. Kevin White sits down with Dr. Simmons to unpack how that turning point reshaped her understanding of breast cancer, prevention, and what real health protection looks like for women. She shares why focusing solely on tumors misses the bigger picture, how inflammation and environment quietly shape risk long before diagnosis, and why many standard screening practices deserve closer scrutiny.

In this episode, you’ll hear why “We’re very good at reacting to disease. We’re much worse at asking what created it,” how medical dogma can persist even when data says otherwise, and what safer, more respectful approaches to screening and prevention can look like when women are treated as individuals rather than protocols.

If you’ve ever felt confused, pressured, or dismissed when making decisions about breast health, this conversation offers a calmer starting point: one rooted in information, agency, and long-term wellbeing.

You can learn more about Dr. Jenn Simmons’ work at jennsimmonsmd.com and perfeqtionimaging.com, and follow her on social media at @drjennsimmons. For the AURIA breast health test discussed in this episode, visit auria.care and use code DRJENN20.

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Rian Smoak thought he was chasing an Ironman finish line. But as he tells it, “that finish line became my new start line.”

Dr. Kevin White reconnects with a longtime friend and endurance athlete whose story runs far deeper than training plans and race photos. Rian shares how growing up under chronic stress shaped his drive, how a health scare forced him to rethink what “healthy” actually means, and how one defining moment in Kona led to the creation of TRI-DAT: a mission built around helping athletes with different abilities experience their own moments of possibility and pride.

In this episode, you’ll hear how early pressure and perfectionism quietly tax the nervous system, why purpose can change what the body is capable of, and how trading the chase for status or possessions for a cause rooted in service can radically shift both physical and mental health.

If you’ve been living on alert, this conversation is a reminder that your body isn’t broken. It’s responding to the environment it’s been placed in. Start with one decision that lowers the noise, supports recovery, and moves you closer to a life that feels aligned.

You can follow Rian’s work and the TRI-DAT mission on Instagram at @tridat365.

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When effort stops producing results, it’s often not a motivation problem. It’s a physiology problem, especially as hormones begin to shift.

In this conversation, Dr. Kevin White sits down with Katie Hardy, Colorado-based board-certified holistic nutritionist and strength and conditioning specialist, to explore why fitness, diet, and exercise stop working the same way over time, particularly for women navigating perimenopause. Drawing from her work with high-performing athletes and active adults, Katie explains how hormonal changes, chronic stress, and under-recovery impact energy, body composition, mood, and long-term health, and why pushing harder often backfires during this stage of life.

“If things that used to work aren’t working anymore, that’s not failure. It’s feedback.”
– Katie Hardy

You’ll hear:
• How perimenopause changes the body’s response to training, cardio, and calorie restriction
• Why hormones, stress, and recovery matter more than doing more exercise
• Common nutrition mistakes women make as hormones shift
• Why savory, protein-forward meals better support energy and body composition
• How smarter training and intentional recovery support health and longevity during midlife

Find Katie Hardy on Instagram at @mypeak365 and learn more about her work at MyPeak365.com.

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Arthritis and joint pain are not just “wear and tear.” They are mechanical stress layered on top of hormonal shifts, metabolic strain, chronic inflammation, and muscle loss. In this conversation, Dr. Kevin White sits down with Dr. Joshua Schachter, board certified orthopedic surgeon and founder of Pinnacle Integrative Orthopedics and Sports Medicine in Wichita Falls, Texas. After performing more than fifteen thousand surgeries and leading an Advanced Orthopedic Center of Excellence, Dr. Schachter rebuilt his entire approach around helping patients avoid surgery through functional medicine, hormone optimization, muscle preservation, and regenerative tools.

“Arthritis and joint pain are not just mechanical problems. They are mechanical problems with a systemic issue.” - Dr. Joshua Schacter

You’ll hear:
• How hormones, insulin resistance, and chronic inflammation accelerate joint breakdown
• Why sarcopenia is one of the strongest predictors of mobility and independence as you age
• The hidden risks of repeat steroid injections for shoulders, knees, and hips
• How PRP and bone marrow based treatments support healing and delay or avoid surgery
• What integrated orthopedics could mean for active adults who want to stay strong as they age

Find Dr. Schachter on Instagram at @drjoshuaschachter and learn more about his work at Pinnacle Integrative Orthopedics (searchable across Instagram, Facebook, and online).

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For decades we assumed vision was fixed. You were either born with good eyes or you weren’t. But the science tells a different story: vision is a trainable brain skill, and strengthening the eye-brain connection can improve clarity, stamina, focus, and even emotional regulation. Dr. Kevin White sits down with neurooptometrist Dr. Bryce Appelbaum to break down why screen fatigue, headaches, slow reading, dizziness, and post-concussion symptoms are often rooted in visual skills that can be retrained.

“Vision problems are brain problems. And the good news is that the brain can be retrained.”
Dr. Bryce Appelbaum

You’ll hear:
• Why eyesight and vision are two completely different systems
• How screen time locks your focusing system into fight or flight
• Why two thirds of the neurons entering your brain come from your eyes
• How every concussion affects vision, even when symptoms fade
• Why eye movements are mobility and should be trained like any other system
• How ScreenFit builds the eye-brain stamina your digital life demands

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Learn more at ScreenFit.com and myvisionfirst.com.

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Whole body MRI is changing prevention from a guess into something you can actually see. Dr. Kevin White talks with Dr. Dan Durand, Johns Hopkins trained radiologist and Chief Medical Officer at Prenuvo, about how full body scans are catching silent problems early: from fatty liver and visceral fat to aneurysms, early cancers, and brain changes linked to cognitive decline and dementia. They unpack how Prenuvo’s model pairs deep imaging, multiomic data, and real conversations with clinicians so patients do not just get a data dump, but a clear plan for what to do next.

“Think of a whole body MRI as a home inspection for your health: you want to find the hidden leaks before the ceiling caves in.” – Dr. Dan Durand

You’ll hear:
• Why traditional screening only looks at a few organs and what whole body MRI adds
• How often Prenuvo finds serious issues early and what that means for real people
• The link between visceral fat, brain volume, and long term cognitive health
• How AI is being used to measure brain regions, muscle, and fat with precision
• Why reassurance from a clean scan can be just as powerful as a life saving catch
• How to think about timing, HSA dollars, and making this part of your prevention plan

Learn more about Prenuvo and their whole body MRI at prenuvo.com.

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