This Is NuCalm David Poole

Today’s show is a special edition with both Jim Poole, NuCalm CEO and David Poole, NuCalm CBO! Take your pen and paper out, this is a tell-all episode chock full of information but also things that you can expect in the future.



Introduction quote
“It’s easy to get amped up during the day, it’s easy to have caffeine or stimulants to amp you up. It’s not so easy to kind of slow yourself down, and people who try to meditate would understand this, it’s really difficult to kind of slow down the monkey mind.” — Jim Poole
 
BIO
 
Jim is an accomplished business executive with extensive experience in the healthcare, biotechnology, dental, market research, and IT industries.  Mr. Poole manages the strategic direction and ongoing operations of Solace Lifesciences, Inc., a neuroscience company focused on personalized wellness and performance.  In 2015, Solace Lifesciences, the maker of NuCalm, was granted the world’s sole patent for “Systems and Methods for Balancing and Maintaining the Health of the Human Autonomic Nervous System.”
 
Mr. Poole has successfully launched global products, managed growth strategies, and effectively optimized business operations for large and small organizations alike.  Prior to joining Solace Lifesciences, Jim co-founded Focused Evolution, a premier global management strategy-consulting firm.  As a Managing Partner, he managed mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, and growth strategies for venture capital and private equity firms.  Under Jim’s leadership, Focused Evolution grew into a multi-million dollar consulting firm, serving a global client portfolio of 49 companies, across a broad in a range of industries.
 
Jim serves on the board of directors of several medical device firms around the world.  He is a recognized business leader, public speaker, an accomplished author, and has published numerous articles in industry trade journals and lectures all over the world globally on topics including stress, recovery, performance, and business strategy.
 
A New York state native, Poole earned a BA in psychology from the University of Massachusetts at Amherst and an MBA in International Business & Marketing from Babson College.




Connect with Jim Poole on LinkedIn
 
Key Takeaways
[1:00] Jim welcomes listeners to a very special episode of This is NuCalm podcast!
 
[4:08] From Alpha to Theta and their respective hertz frequencies, Jim breaks down the stages and the technical and biological inner workings of the NuCalm experience.
 
[7:30] Jim explains “The Healing Zone,” the unique, once-a-day frequency at which your cells do their maintenance and your ATP is restored, as well as how it provides an opportunity for homeostasis.
 
[13:40] So how should you use NuCalm? Jim talks about the human body as a closed-loop ecosystem and how it should impact your personal usage.
 
[16:20] So you got your Faraday NuCalm bag and found a disk, an eye-mask, and an app. Jim explains each component as well as its function within the NuCalm system starting with the biochemical disk(and some of its fascinating history!)
 
[26:20] The disk was put through a rigorous evaluation process beginning in 2018 with the incredible scientific, sports, and medical advisors that NuCalm trusts (from NASA to Harvard to the NFL, MMA/UFC, USTA, DOD, FBI, Special Forces, etc…)
 
[29:20] The third component of NuCalm is the app, and is by far the most complex in that it paces brain function. Jim talks about the cornucopia of software design and algorithms at your disposal.
 
[34:18] Jim shares his favorite tracks as well as which to use and when as you begin and how each of them is designed to perform.
 
[42:40] Listener questions! Starting with question 1: When you don’t reach your natural wake state at the end of a session, what is the recommended extension time?
 
[45:12] On NuCalm and sleep.
 
[47:09] Are there overlapping uses for reboot and

Dr. Blake Holloway, inventor of NuCalm, shares a treasure trove of scientific knowledge on how our brains work and why NuCalm so readily integrates into the optimization of neurotransmitter function. This is definitely an episode you’ll want to have pen and paper for!
 
Introduction quote
“GABA is like the engine coolant for your automobile, it keeps the whole system from overheating and the other transmitter sites from going into hyper-arousal.” — Dr. Blake Holloway
 
Guest bio
Dr. Blake Holloway was chief science officer and founder of Solace Lifesciences and inventor of NuCalm. He spent 30 years as a researcher in applied and neuro-psychobiology. From his private clinical naturopathy practices, Holloway helped people nationwide with anxiety, trauma, depression, pain, addiction, and circadian disorders.
 
Key Takeaways
[1:00] David welcomes Dr. Blake Holloway — inventor of NuCalm — and asks him to walk us through who he is and how pathological curiosity led him to where he is today.
 
[8:00] Dr. Holloway shares how AMAs were the original inspiration for the NuCalm device. He also touches on the desperately high relapse rate among alcoholics and drug addicts.
 
[11:00] On the cranial electrotherapy stimulation device that led Dr. Holloway down the GABA path and private clinical research.
 
[14:12] Correlating high anxiety with endogenic levels of certain neurotransmitters was a huge step towards the NuCalm system. Dr. Holloway talks about the three methods he used to evoke brain potential.
 
[21:23] The newest version of NuCalm is what Dr. Holloway calls a quantum jump from what it used to be.
 
[23:50] Dr. Holloways explains what the stress response is at the neurological level as well as how NuCalm helps regulate it.
 
[27:00] Your stress response triggers your immune response. Dr. Blake Holloway explains why this is a problem — and how it relates to COVID-19 deaths.
 
[32:02] Listener question #1: What’s the best way to use NuCalm?
 
[35:24] #2 Why do some people get restless leg syndrome during a session?
 
[38:57] #3 Are there benefits to taking amino acids during a session?
 
[40:12] #4 Are there people for whom NuCalm is not effective?
 
[42:58] #5 What about doing NuCalm in the evenings?
 
[47:56] #6 Is there any research on NuCalm and BiPolar disorder?
 
[50:12] #7 Can you focus on the breath while doing NuCalm?
 
[51:45] David thanks Dr. Blake Holloway for all of his contributions as well as his generosity.
 
Continue on your journey and until next time, breathe deep, relax, and keep looking forward.
 
Mentioned in this episode
NuCalm
 
More about your host
Connect with David Poole — Chief Business Officer at NuCalm on LinkedIn
 
More about NuCalm and the podcast
This is NuCalm, the show for those looking to improve sleep quality, manage stress, and boost recovery. Brought to you by Solace Lifesciences, the makers of NuCalm, the world’s only patented and proven neuroscience technology that works within minutes, without drugs, every time! In over one million medical sessions, NuCalm has helped men and women around the world.
 
NuCalm: stress relief for the way we live today, technology to help you disconnect.
 
Pull quotes
 
“It’s not the alcohol or the drugs that make you high, it’s the hyper-release of dopamine.” — Dr. Blake Holloway
 
“If you block light to the eye, you automatically put your brain in the alpha-state.” — Dr. Blake Holloway
 
Tweet #1
Ever wonder about the detailed neuroscience of the NuCalm system? This is NuCalm Episode 14 guest is none other than its inventor, the late Dr. Blake Holloway
 
Tweet #2
How does your brain generate stress and why does NuCalm help regulate it? This is NuCalm Episode 14 guest, the late Dr. Blake Holloway, inventor of NuCalm, answers every detailed neurological question we throw at him!
 
Tweet #3
Is this a bad thing? Your stress response t

Henry O’Connell, Founder and CEO of Canary Speech joins guest-host Erica Robinson from Solace LifeSciences, Inc. to talk about how the Canary Speech app uses AI and machine learning to provide 200 thousand data points to analyze stress levels in speech patterns.
 
Ever thought three minutes of light conversation could give you that much information? Tune in and get ready to take notes.
 
Introduction quote
“When you’re looking at 200.000 data points, you can be more accurate, you can be more specific. We can tell the severity of someone’s stress in the morning and after doing a meditation or an event where they’re calming themselves. After they go walking or after they exercise, they can measure again and see the impact of that in their lives.” — Henry O’Connell
 
Guest bio
Henry O'Connell has over 20 years of executive and C-level experience. Following graduate school, O'Connell began his career at the National Institutes of Health in a neurological disease group and continued on to a successful business career specializing in turnaround situations in the tech industry.
 
Find out more about Henry O’Connell on his LinkedIn
 
Key Takeaways
[1:00] David welcomes Henry O’Connell as well as today’s guest host, Erica Robinson. Erica starts off the conversation with a question on the origins of Canary Speech.
 
[4:00] What are the underlying speech markers of the human condition? Henry speaks to the features that the Canary Speech app provides.
 
[5:00] There are multiple speech recognition software apps available, however, Henry offers a few critical reasons why their app differs and how it makes it much more performant — regardless of the spoken language.
 
[7:53] AI training for the Canary Speech algorithm was enabled through a multitude of clinical and pharma studies and resulted in models that are aligned with industry standards. Henry shares some of the research they did as well as the results they generated
 
[10:00] Whether for your own baseline or as a community comparison tool, Canary Speech’s scores can serve as a tool to monitor your overall sympathetic health.
 
[11:13] Henry talks about Canary Speech performance as compared to the usual methods (cortisol, saliva testing, HRV, etc.)
 
[14:16] What studies are currently being done in the mental health field with Canary Speech? Henry shares how they are trying to identify mental illness comorbidities as vectors of health improvement.
 
[19:35] Henry shares some personal examples of using the app and how it has impacted his own life experience.
 
[23:15] Canary Speech’s newest projects and opportunities!
 
[27:17] Henry shares what the last book he read was: check out Glenn Beck.
 
[28:38] Erica thanks Henry for sharing his knowledge and app with the mastermind and invites listeners to keep an ear out for a Q&A episode with Henry in the future.
 
Continue on your journey and until next time, breathe deep, relax, and keep looking forward.
 
Mentioned in this episode
NuCalm
Canary Speech
Author: Glenn Beck
 
More about your host
Connect with David Poole — Chief Business Officer at NuCalm on LinkedIn
 
More about NuCalm and the podcast
This is NuCalm, the show for those looking to improve sleep quality, manage stress, and boost recovery. Brought to you by Solace Lifesciences, the makers of NuCalm, the world’s only patented and proven neuroscience technology that works within minutes, without drugs, every time! In over one million medical sessions, NuCalm has helped men and women around the world.
 
NuCalm: stress relief for the way we live today, technology to help you disconnect.
 
Pull quotes
 
“Because we’re sub-word level, we tend to be language agnostic.” — Henry O’Connell
 
“Our nervous system wears out, and most of its repair is done during deep sleep. If we don’t have deep sleep for prolonged periods of time, our nervous system is not repairin

Episode Description
Magnus Johnson, co-Founder of Mission 22, joins the show to share his journey as a veteran participating in the effort to increase mental health for people who have served. From his experience in the military to working with cohorts of vets like himself, Magnus talks about the path to integrating warriors into their new worlds.
 
Introduction quote
“You might not know the right answers, you might not know what you should or shouldn’t do but you must participate. That statement hit me.” — Magnus Johnson
 
Guest bio
Magnus Johnson is an eight-year Army Veteran, former Green Beret, family man, writer, and artist. He completed three combat tours, two in Afghanistan and one in Iraq. As President and Co-Founder of Mission 22, a 501(c)3 organization, Johnson leverages his talents, skills, and understanding of warrior psychology to help solve the suicide epidemic engulfing America’s veterans. He is a visionary leader and excellent at forming individualized solutions to large challenges. Johnson has been awarded a Bronze Star Medal for Combat actions and a Congressional Record in the Indiana House of Representatives for Service to Country and Community.
 
Find out more about Magnus on his LinkedIn.
 
Key Takeaways
[1:00] David welcomes Magnus Johnson, former Green Beret Special Forces veteran, and asks him to share a little bit about growing up and how 9/11 propelled him into an entirely different life.
 
[8:20] Infantry and Green Beret are different in a series of fundamental ways, Magnus shares his experience of both. He also talks about learning to become a demolition expert.
 
[10:55] All great things require sacrifice but Magnus wasn’t aware of the gravity of the sacrifices he made during his service until he transitioned back to civilian life. He speaks of his lengthy reintegration experience.
 
[14:13] Navigating intimacy, trust, and vulnerability unfolded serendipitously through a smart and understanding woman he met whose father served in Vietnam — his wife Sara.
 
[16:23] Magnus takes a moment to describe some of the concrete methods he used to drive himself towards positivity and redeveloping his frontal cortex function and his ability to connect, create intimacy, and be vulnerable.
 
[18:18] Is it the military? The Government? The community? Parents? Culture? Involvement in armed conflict invites serious philosophical questions of responsibility as it relates to soldiers’ mental health. Magnus speaks of his own understanding of the core problems as well as how he sees the solutions.
 
[23:18] Mission 22 was Magnus’s response to feeling disenfranchised by the V.A. compounded by the suicide epidemic. He shares the radical change of thought that started it all.
 
[29:42] What does Mission 22 do, how does NuCalm come into play and how can listeners help or get involved?
 
[33:52] Program engagement and compliance are tricky, Magnus shares how his organization promotes it.
 
[36:52] Magnus talks about the problem of substance abuse and while his programs — and NuCalm — can help with addiction in general, they are not built to tackle that singular issue.
 
[39:32] Family engagement has been a huge revelation for Magnus, he shares some of his plans for the future of Mission 22 in that regard.
 
[41:59] The ever-serious Magnus also likes running, snowboarding, rock climbing, reading, and creating! He also nerds out on The Hobbit!
 
[46:15] On the possibility of teaching, and running for office.
 
[48:32] Audience question #1 How often does Magnus use NuCalm?
 
[50:49] #2 What is the R&R program on Mission 22?
 
[52:35] #3 How long has Magnus been using NuCalm?
 
[54:18] #4 What tracks does Magnus use and how long does he do it?
 
[56:06] #5 Magnus’s tips for focusing under massive amounts of stress.
 
[58:09] #6 Has Magnus integrated manual therapy with NuCalm?
 
[1:10:01] #7 Magnus’ advice for a new NuCalm user

Retired Navy SEAL Bob Reitz joins the show to share how his deployments have shaped civilian life as well as the coping mechanisms he’s developed in conjunction with NuCalm, to manage his PTSD and hypervigilance.
 
Introduction quote
“You may be able to hold your breath for five minutes, but they want to know how you manage and how you act at five minutes and one second. Do you panic? Do you compete? Do you keep your composure? Do you stay underwater and relax even though you’re a quiet storm inside? All those things matter.” — Bob Reitz
 
Guest bio
Bob joined the Navy in 1988 and served both as an Enlisted Sailor and a Commissioned Officer over his 22 year career.  The first 8 years in the Navy Bob served as a Machinist Mate where he repaired Submarines in Italy and followed by his time in at the University of Arizona where he received his Bachelor's Degree and Commission; the last 16 years he served as a Commissioned Officer in the US Navy SEAL Teams. Bob was assigned to SEAL Team ONE, SEAL Team FIVE, Special Boat Team TWELVE and also the Naval Postgraduate School where he received his Master's Degree.  Over his time in the Navy he deployed 6 times for 6-7 months each deployment and served 4 years abroad when he was stationed in Italy and Guam.
 
After leaving the Navy Bob worked as a Security Contractor with other SEALS protecting the Middle East Maersk Shipping line from Pirating and Kidnapping operations conducted by local criminal elements;  He later went into the Defense Contracting Industry where he sold Covert Audio and Video equipment to both DOD and Federal Agencies.  It was during this time that he was introduced to NuCalm by way of a Gifted NuCalm System from Dr. David Walters (Bob's personal Doctor) to help him with Sleep and Travel.  Because NuCalm had such a profound effect on Bob, he quit his Defense Contracting career and reached out to NuCalm to join the team!
 
Key Takeaways
[1:00] David welcomes a long-time friend, Navy SEAL, hero, all-around awesome human and asks him to share the story of how he came to serve.
 
[5:23] The people who make it to SEAL training need to really want to do it — there is a 75% to 85% drop-out rate! Bob shares some of the grueling trials and training required.
 
[8:31] Bob shares some of his deployments, what they have meant, and the fundamental mission difference between pre- and post-9/11.
 
[13:56] Six to seven months of constant sympathetic drive is not something your body or mind is used to recuperating from, but it’s part of the job. Bob shares the hurdles of hypervigilance experience as well as the hardships of managing the need for control post-deployment.
 
[20:13] Bob shares a personal example of how hypervigilance can show up inappropriately — even backyard camping — in a personal and family relationship setting.
 
[22:11] Growing with a tightly knit unit of brothers at arms and developing this uniquely unshakable bond teaches you that life is really about community. Retirement from this context can lead to a profound feeling of loss and Bob shares how some people find relief from this feeling of emptiness.
 
[30:12] PTSD is ugly. And easy to deny. Bob opens up about his Veteran grandfather.
 
[35:55] To put things into perspective, Bob shares what a day in his life is on deployment 24/7 for seven months at a time — from Djibouti to Afghanistan.
 
[40:32] What does Veteran’s day mean to Bob? He also shares advice on how to come back to civilian life.
 
[48:12] From dying on the vine to Bob figuring out the best coping mechanisms for managing his PTSD — including NuCalm.
 
[52:33] Audience questions start with “How do you share this PTSD experience with others?”
 
[58:05] “Have you customized NuCalm for your own optimal experience?”
 
[1:01:52] “TBI and TMJ are causing grinding. Will NuCalm help with this?”
 
[1:07:04] “Bob’s recommendations for getting — and s

Today’s guest, Dr. Hu, is leading the research on the use of NuCalm with various populations in China. From the benefits of NuCalm in the elderly, Alzheimers, Parkinsons as well as children with Autism or ADHD. Tune in for a fascinating discussion on the results she has been seeing as well as how her NuCalm business is growing.
 
Introduction quote
“I don’t know how you manage that in the U.S., but here, if you see a teenager is very anxious, the parents will say ‘No! he is fine, it’s normal to have stress.’ So that will be an argument and we’ll say OK, let’s help your child to get better grades, to get to a better school, a better college. And that’s exactly what they need.” — Dr. Hu
 
Guest bio
Dr. Xiaoyan Hu graduated from the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, majoring in Biochemistry and Molecular Neurobiology. During her PhD, Dr. Hu took neuroscience as her lifelong research direction. In a blink of an eye, two decades have passed, but the passion about neuroscience has never changed. After graduation, she went to the U.S. for her postdoc training. Dr. Hu worked at the University of Washington School of Medicine, followed by Cornell University School of Medicine as a senior neuroscientist. In addition to the research at medical school, Dr. Hu has been working as a volunteer in the community since the second year of her visit to the United States, and has established two non-profit organizations to provide various health science education for Chinese immigrants in the American Chinese community. In order to provide better service for the community, Dr. Hu studied social services, nutrition, natural medicine, sociology, psychology, and neuro-linguistic programming. Due to this special experience, Dr. Hu made many friends in natural medicine and other fields which laid the groundwork for her later work in China.
 
Key Takeaways
[1:00] David welcomes Dr. Hu and invites her to share her life story and what brought her to dedicate her life to others in such a powerful way, from a childhood head injury that left her unable to walk to a Ph.D. and becoming an instructor at Cornell Medical College.
 
[8:38] Dr. Hu shares the work she has been doing in order to help the people ever since moving back to China, from non-profits to launching businesses to investing in education and since this year, NuCalm!
 
[12:04] How often does Dr. Hu use NuCalm? She shares all of the technologies and practices she surveyed before finding NuCalm and what it offered that all the others didn’t.
 
[17:39] David shares some striking practices he saw when he visited China, the large groups of elderly people training together! He asks Dr. Hu what young people do for optimal health.
 
[18:40] Dr. Hu shares an overview of the vast research projects she has been undertaking with NuCalm around Altzheimers and Parkinsons, as well as the especially interesting results she has been seeing with children with Autism and ADHD.
 
[26:15] Dr. Hu is building an entire stress management and depression management system around NuCalm since there is no similar offering in China currently. She shares a bit about the situation with teenage anxiety and depression and how her team is tackling the issues.
 
[31:32] Going the medical route — large hospital support, government support — is how Dr. Hu is gaining trust from the market and growing her business; she touches on what she sees in the future.
 
[35:34] Pharmacology isn’t the problem in China — like in the U.S. — it’s diagnosis! Dr. Hu shares her thoughts on traditional Chinese medicine.
 
[40:10] Dr. Hu shares her favorite things to do both in the U.S. and in China! She also talks about her 16,000 students, where they come from, and how they came to find her.
 
[45:16] What is Dr. Hu’s role with NuCalm?
 
[48:22] Tips for people who are resistant to fully relaxing?
 
[51:10] What about people with pace