Age Defiantly with Mark Young

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Age Defiantly is a podcast for high-performing adults who refuse to accept decline as a normal part of aging. Hosted by Mark Young, the show explores health, longevity, performance, and mindset through evidence-based conversations with credible experts and practitioners. Each episode focuses on understanding what actually works, why it works, and how to apply it in real life. This podcast is for entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, and driven individuals who believe health is the foundation of everything else: leadership, relationships, purpose, and long-term success. No hype. No trends. Just honest conversations, clear thinking, and practical frameworks to help you live with more strength, clarity, and intention for decades to come.

  1. 12h ago

    Why the Immune System Is the Best Answer to Cancer with Dr. Nathan Goodyear

    A recent study found that one in four American babies has no detectable Bifidobacterium, a gut bacteria that helps train the immune system. According to Dr. Nathan Goodyear, that's part of a bigger pattern: each generation is starting life with a weaker immune foundation than the last. Dr. Goodyear is a board-certified physician and medical director at Williams Cancer Institute. He originally trained as an OB-GYN surgeon and now focuses on integrative oncology and the immune system's role in fighting cancer. He also hosts the Pre-Scribed podcast. If the immune system is the body's best answer to cancer, what happens when it's compromised from the start? Mark and Dr. Goodyear discuss why autoimmune diagnoses rarely get past symptom management and how convenience-driven C-sections may shape a child's microbiome. They also talk about the silver lining Mark sees in how COVID changed the way people think about their health. This conversation with Dr. Goodyear is taken from an earlier episode of Age Defiantly. Watch the full interview here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qfh2kUBg1-I Connect with Dr. Nathan Goodyear: Website: https://www.docgoodyear.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@prescribedpodcast Linktree: https://linktr.ee/doctornathangoodyear Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

  2. Oct 29

    Can AI Make Personalized Healthcare More Affordable? with Dr. Nasha Winters

    Imagine a doctor spending 10 to 12 hours reviewing a single patient's medical history, lab results, and treatment options. According to Dr. Nasha Winters, that's how much time individualized care can require. Could AI help cut that down? Dr. Winters is a naturopathic doctor and author of The Metabolic Approach to Cancer. She specializes in integrative oncology and trains healthcare practitioners in personalized cancer care. What happens when doctors can spend less time sorting through data and more time with their patients? Mark Young and Dr. Winters discuss where AI fits into medicine and which parts of healthcare still need a human touch. This conversation with Dr. Nasha is extracted from an older episode. To hear the entire interview, click here: https://youtu.be/lZd_juKtGeA?si=dfA0jEY1rrkdC-_5  Connect with Dr. Nasha Winters: Website: https://drnasha.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnashawinters  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nasha-winters-796374b6/  Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

  3. Oct 22

    Staying Unapologetic in the Age of Cancel Culture with JP Sears

    Call a man an elephant, and he’ll laugh it off. Tell a balding man his hair is thinning and watch his face change. According to JP Sears, that gap explains a lot about why people get offended. JP built his name on the Ultra Spiritual videos, poking fun at the new age community he was part of back in 2014. He’s the author of How to Be Ultra Spiritual, and more than a decade later, he’s still using comedy to call out ego, hypocrisy, and the things people take too seriously. Why do some jokes get under our skin while others simply elicit laughter? Mark and JP talk about staying authentic in an easily offended world. They also get into why certain jokes hit close to home and why it's important to laugh at yourself once in a while. This conversation is taken from an earlier episode of Age Defiantly. Watch the full episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z1FGB7zKXU4 Connect with JP Sears: Website: https://awakenwithjp.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awakenwithjp  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/awakenwithjp  Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

  4. Oct 6

    Stop Drugging Anxiety. Fix the Problem Instead.

    Just a few years ago, peptides were rarely discussed outside niche health and biohacking circles. Today, peptide therapeutics are a massive industry, with the global market projected to grow from $164 billion in 2026 to nearly $295 billion by 2033. Why did peptides become mainstream so quickly? Is the industry regulated enough? And what happens when peptide treatment goes wrong? In this episode excerpt, Jay Campbell, bestselling author and hormone optimization expert, explains why peptides and GLP-1s have become so popular and what people get wrong when using them. He also shares his experience using peptides and explains how years of experimentation and knowledge-sharing helped shape peptide use. Connect with Jay Campbell: Website: https://jaycampbell.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jaycampbell1971/  Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

  5. Sep 11

    The Crazy Thing Marriage Does to a Man's Testosterone with Dr. John Gray

    When the book Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus was published in 1992, nobody could have predicted it would sell tens of millions of copies in more than 50 languages. Most people picked it up looking for communication advice. Its author, Dr. John Gray, has spent the decades since arriving at a different conclusion. The reason men and women struggle to understand each other runs deeper than how they talk. It runs through their hormones. At 74, John is living proof of his own thesis. His testosterone is higher now than it was in his 20s. He produces almost no cortisol. He's been married twice, raised children, and built a 40-year career as a relationship counselor and author of more than 20 books. The science, he says, has finally caught up with everything he was already teaching. Connect with Dr. John Gray: Website: https://www.marsvenus.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/johngraymarsvenus_official  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Mars.Venus.John.Gray/  Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

  6. Sep 3

    Restoring the Cellular Energy We Lose With Age With Baran Dilaver

    For a lot of people, diagnosis feels like the beginning of a health problem. However, most of the time it's closer to the middle.  Type 2 diabetes can be developing at the cellular level for a decade or more before a doctor catches it. Brain changes caused by Alzheimer's can begin decades before the first symptom shows up.  By the time those problems become visible, the body may have spent years moving in the wrong direction. Yet our healthcare system is largely built to respond after symptoms appear, with far less attention paid to what is happening upstream.  Baran Dilaver, co-founder and CEO of Wonderfeel Biosciences, believes many answers lie much deeper, at the cellular level. In this episode, he unpacks what happens to NAD as we age, how CD38 and gut health may influence its decline, and why NMN works differently from taking NAD directly. Connect with Baran Dilaver Website: https://getwonderfeel.com/  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/baran-dilaver-3442b27/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/barandilaver/  Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

  7. Aug 20

    Acne After 30 Is Your Body Asking for Help| Katie Stewart

    Skin is the largest and fastest-growing organ in the human body. That's why it can tell you a lot about what's going on beneath the surface. Breakouts, redness, acne, premature aging. These can be signs that something else is going on in the body, with the effects simply showing up on your skin. Katie Stewart is a registered holistic nutritionist and functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner who works exclusively on chronic adult acne. Since 2016, she's worked with more than 3,000 clients across 15 countries and reviewed over 4,000 functional lab panels. That experience has only reinforced the belief she had from the beginning: clearing someone's skin isn't enough. Her work is about figuring out what caused the problem in the first place and then helping clients address it. Connect with Katie Stewart: Website: https://katiestewartwellness.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/katiestewartwellness/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/katiestewartcoaching/  Connect with Mark Young: Website: https://themarkyoung.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mmlj25/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/themarkyoung/

  8. Aug 13

    The Words You Use Are Shaping Your Body with JJ Virgin

    The words you use don't just describe your life. They shape it. And not in a self-help book kind of way. The nervous system reacts to language in real time. Say "duck" and the body flinches. Say "I am diabetic" enough times, and the body listens to that too.  JJ Virgin has been making this point for years. She's a four-time New York Times bestselling author, a nutrition and fitness expert, and one of the most respected voices in the health space. But the full weight of what she was saying struck her after her 16-year-old son was hit by a car and ended up in a coma. Doctors gave him a fraction of a percent chance of surviving. JJ refused to accept it. What she did next, and what she believed about it, is the reason this conversation exists. Connect with JJ Virgin: Website: https://jjvirgin.com/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jj.virgin  YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@jjvirginvideos  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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Age Defiantly is a podcast for high-performing adults who refuse to accept decline as a normal part of aging. Hosted by Mark Young, the show explores health, longevity, performance, and mindset through evidence-based conversations with credible experts and practitioners. Each episode focuses on understanding what actually works, why it works, and how to apply it in real life. This podcast is for entrepreneurs, executives, professionals, and driven individuals who believe health is the foundation of everything else: leadership, relationships, purpose, and long-term success. No hype. No trends. Just honest conversations, clear thinking, and practical frameworks to help you live with more strength, clarity, and intention for decades to come.

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  • Creator
    Mark Young
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    77
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