Smarter Not Harder Podcast

How Practitioners Recover When They’re “Over It”

July 30, 2025

In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, the HOMeHOPe Faculty comes together for a roundtable conversation exploring what it means to recover when you're emotionally “over it” as a clinician, caregiver, or high-performing human. With raw honesty, laughter, and deeply personal insights, each faculty member shares what burnout feels like for them — and what they actually do to recover.

Dr. Elizabeth Yurth & Dr. Abid Husain | Longevity Doctors Are Fixing What Medicine Got Wrong

July 23, 2025

In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, Dr. Elizabeth Yurth and Dr. Abid Husain join Dr. Scott Sherr to discuss why conventional medicine often overlooks the critical links between joint integrity, cardiovascular screening, and long-term healthspan. Together, they explore collaborative clinical communities, data-driven diagnostic strategies, and rethinking what really causes degeneration — and how to stop it.

What We Believed Then vs. What We Know Now: 10 Years of Health Reframes

July 16, 2025

In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, Dr. Ted Achacoso, Dr. Jup Kuipers, Dr. Scott Sherr, Dr. Allen Bookatz, Jodi Duval, and Boomer Anderson come together for a HOMeHOPe Faculty roundtable exploring the beliefs they held about health and medicine a decade ago — and what they've learned since. With a mix of personal anecdotes, clinical shifts, and humorous hindsight, the team unpacks how science, biohacking, and real-world experience have reshaped their perspectives.

Thomas DeLauer | Elite Athletes Do This One Thing Between Sets (Most People Don’t)

July 9, 2025

In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, renowned health and performance educator Thomas DeLauer joins Dr. Scott Sherr to unpack the often-overlooked science of parasympathetic activation. From breathwork to posture, lactate to mindset, they reveal why top-tier athletes downshift between sets — and how everyday gym-goers can unlock greater performance, recovery, and longevity with a smarter nervous system approach.

Circadian Rhythms Are the Missing Link in Your Health Plan

July 2, 2025

In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, Boomer Anderson sits down with Dr. Scott Sherr, Dr. Ted Achacoso, Jodi Duval, and Dr. Allen Bookatz to explore how syncing your biology with circadian rhythms may be more powerful than any 3-day fast. From defining ultradian and infradian rhythms to tackling jet lag, hormone timing, and shift work, the team shares clinical stories and practical tactics you can use to reset your internal clock and optimize recovery, metabolism, and mood.

Garrett Salpeter | Why Direct Current Could Be the Future of Healing

June 25, 2025

In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, we dive into the future of rehabilitation, human performance, and neurology with host Boomer Anderson and Garrett Salpeter, founder and CEO of NeuFit. A physicist-turned-health innovator, Garrett reveals how the body's electrical system holds the key to faster healing, muscle reactivation, pain resolution, and even cognitive performance. Discover how his patented direct current device, the Neubie®, is reshaping what’s possible in recovery.

Dr. Navaz Habib | How to Activate Your Vagus Nerve and Heal Inflammation

June 18, 2025

In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, Dr. Navaz Habib joins Dr. Scott Sherr to explain why the vagus nerve controls far more than just your “rest and digest” functions. From heart rate variability to gut health to trauma, they break down how to assess and improve vagal tone to unlock your body’s ability to heal, regulate, and optimize.

Fix Chronic Disease at Its Root with Metabolomics & Health Optimization

June 11, 2025

In this episode & live round-table of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, Boomer Anderson sits down with Dr. Scott Sherr, Dr. Ted Achacoso, Dr. Jup Kuipers, and Dr. Allen Bookatz to unpack the shift from “sick-care” to genuine health-care. Drawing on stories from primary care, the ER, and longevity practice, they explain how the Health Optimization Medicine (HOMe) model uses metabolomics, gut testing, and evolutionary biology to keep you thriving — long before disease strikes.

Burnout-Proof Your Practice: Wisdom for Health Practitioners

June 4, 2025

In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, Jodi Duval leads a powerful conversation with Dr. Ted Achacoso, Dr. Scott Sherr, and Dr. Allen Bookatz about burnout in clinical practice — and how to actually prevent it. From saying no to draining patients to finding joy in curiosity and community, the team shares practical tools for sustaining a long, fulfilling career in medicine.

Karen DiMarco | The Study That Healed Chronic Fatigue Using Only the Mind

May 28, 2025

In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, Dr. Scott Sherr sits down with renegade nurse and educator Karen DiMarco to explore how psychosocial stress, identity, and hypervigilance can create — or dissolve — chronic illness. Karen shares her personal health journey, the groundbreaking chronic fatigue study she co-led, and why our thoughts may be the most overlooked variable in healing.

What Supplements Do Health Experts Actually Take (and What Got Weird)

May 21, 2025

In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, the Troscriptions and HOMeHOPe faculty get personal. Dr. Scott Sherr, Dr. Ted Achacoso, and Jodi Duval go behind the curtain on what they’re actually taking, testing, and tossing when it comes to supplements. From methylene blue pessaries to kratom gummies, designer peptides to custom troches — this roundtable reveals how experienced clinicians approach their own protocols, and the often messy process of self-experimentation.

Dr. Abid Husain | Why Cholesterol Isn’t the Problem: Rethinking Heart Health

May 14, 2025

In this episode of the Smarter Not Harder Podcast, Dr. Abid Husain joins Dr. Scott Sherr for a masterclass on cardiovascular health — from cholesterol myths to mitochondrial truth. They explore what truly drives inflammation, plaque formation, and cardiovascular risk, while dismantling the outdated “cholesterol = heart disease” narrative.