Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning

Niraj Naik is a certified pharmacist turned holistic health and breathwork expert, professional musician, serial entrepreneur, and one of the world's most sought-after spiritual ceremony facilitators. He is the CEO of SOMA Breath, which offers a series of workshops featuring a complete holistic system of Pranayama Breathing techniques with training centers in Europe, the USA, and Asia. Known as "The Renegade Pharmacist", Niraj educates people about the alternatives to pharmaceutical drugs that are available like breathwork, brainwave entrainment, Ayurveda, and natural supplements and medicines. Niraj shares how he got into breathwork "by accident" after being diagnosed with a chronic illness in 2010 called ulcerative colitis that left him unable to leave his own home for almost a year. Determined to heal, he discovered Pranayama (breath) and the simple, basic breathing techniques that led to instant physiological changes in his own body. Listen in as Niraj explains how breathwork can "repattern the consciousness of the cells in your body" to distinguish stress and create a "thrive environment" within, bringing that reptilian part of your brain under your control. Follow Niraj @nirajnaikofficial Follow Chase @chase_chewning Episode resources: Save up to 40% during the Cured Nutrition spring sale May 9-16, 2021 and get free shipping with code EVERFORWARD at http://bit.ly/2RmXcja Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/475

Listen in as Catharine Arnston gives a primer on algae as well as the difference between chlorella and spirulina and the massive health benefits of each. Catharine is the founder and CEO of ENERGYbits, an algae-based nutrition snack company catering to both athletes and everyday health-conscious individuals who are looking for plant-based whole foods to fuel their brain and body with maximum nutrition, minimal processing, and zero sugar. She was driven to start the company after her sister was diagnosed with breast cancer and advised by her oncologist that an alkaline diet would help her heal. Catharine soon discovered the benefits of algae and, as it turns out, algae was the most alkaline, plant-based, nutrient-dense food in the world. (Her sister is also now cancer-free!) Prior to founding ENERGYbits in 2009 (which initially spun out of her health coaching company, Bits of Health), Catharine was the founder and CEO of Hoteluxury Inc., an ecommerce solution for luxury hotels, and its sister company Hoteluxury Media. Follow Catharine & Energy Bits @energybits Follow Chase @chase_chewning Episode resources: Save 20% on Energy Bits with code EVERFORWARD at https://try.energybits.com/chasechewing Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/474

The quality of our interpersonal and intrapersonal relationships highly depends on knowing our true selves. Coming to terms with your real self is the first and the main prerequisite to improve the quality of your interaction in human society. In this episode, Adrian Ellison guides us on a healing process journey through captivating our experiences, beliefs, concepts, ideologies, and philosophies. It is through deep self-study and research that we can shed off our past that no longer resonates with our desired future. Adrian is a Self Healing and Relationships coach whose passion and purpose is to help people heal from the past and optimize their potential to help others achieve a new paradise. Carefully and eloquently, Adrian narrates her real-life experiences, such as dysfunctional love relationships, bullying, lying, death of her father, financial constraints and punishments, and how she overcame them all, entering a new chapter, loving herself, and seeing the positivity of every day in life. Adrian will help you heal your past and come to the truth with your life--who you really are. Follow Adrian @adrianellison Follow Chase @chase_chewning Episode resources: Save up to 40% with code EVERFORWARD during the Cured Nutrition spring sale at http://bit.ly/2RmXcja Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/473

Like most former overweight kids, Phoebe Davis was initially motivated to lose weight for the sake of looking better; but along the way in her fitness journey, Phoebe discovered her calling to combine her passion for health and wellness with her growing career as a social media marketer. Her journey didn't end after she successfully lost all that excess weight. Phoebe remembers how she became terrified of gaining back the fat that she had worked so hard to burn off. For some time, she suffered through self-imposed extreme diet restrictions that inevitably led to binging episodes. She explains how she was able to change her unhealthy relationship with food, to stop obsessing over macros, and to embrace moderation and a lifestyle where she could allow herself to indulge in her favorite foods while maintaining her health and fitness. Follow Phoebe @flexingphoebs Follow Chase @chase_chewning Episode resources: Save 20% on your first purchase of Legion Athletics with code EVERFORWARD at https://bit.ly/2LmdpUr Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/472

Barton Scott is a chemical engineer and nutritionist. In 2025, he founded Upgraded Formulas, a company offering a line of supplements "that are 100% bioavailable and are absorbed better by the body than any other brand on the market today." Our bodies, Barton claims, only "absorb about 25% or less" of most supplements on the market. This fact, he says, is less telling of what is and isn't in most of today's supplements and more of a reflection of how inefficient our bodies are at absorbing the nutrients in them. In fact, this inefficiency is only going to get worse for many as certain trends of modern living continue to wreak havoc on their gut health. From bad diets to excess drinking to living stressful lives, a variety of factors that too many people today are familiar with contribute to gut dysfunction. "Because of that," continues Barton, "I knew that trying to heal the gut was not going to be enough." Listen in as Barton reflects on the personal experiences which would lead to the founding of Upgraded Formulas. He also shares some hard-to-swallow pills regarding mineral deficiency and what we all need to focus on to fill common nutrient gaps. Follow Barton @askbarton Follow Upgraded Formulas @upgradedformulas Follow Chase @chase_chewning Episode resources: Get your free LMNT Recharge electrolyte drink mix variety sample pack at https://www.drinklmnt.com/everforward Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/471

Samantha Wallace is a health and fitness coach who first broke into the industry as a competitor in the NPC bikini division at the age of 19. For a few years following her first show, she had a successful amateur career that saw her winning two overall titles in the bikini division with six first place finishes. Her literal life-altering turning point came in the middle of her bodybuilding career when she was hospitalized and underwent an emergency appendectomy, uterine bowl separation, and removal of endometrial tissue with a diagnosis of endometriosis. She survived by a miracle, and was inspired to serve as a guide to others who, just like herself, lived with chronic health issues. After her harrowing experience, Sam became a certified personal trainer, corrective rehabilitation specialist, and nutrition certified with ISSA and is currently expanding her certifications and knowledge with NASM and Precision Nutrition Level 1. Today, Sam specializes in helping men and women transform their lifestyles through the Sam Wallace Fit Method, a hybrid training model that focuses on meeting you where you are at right now, allowing you to seamlessly integrate fitness into your life and honor yourself daily through movement and mindfulness. Listen in as Samantha shares how she has been able to develop a health and fitness brand based on authenticity, explaining how the power of organic marketing allows coaches to attract clients without having to "sell" them on their services. Follow Sam @samwallacefit Follow Chase @chase_chewning Episode resources: Save 20% on your first purchase from Legion Athletics, the #1 all-natural supplements company in the world with checkout code EVERFORWARD at https://bit.ly/2LmdpUr Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/470 Learn more about Sam at https://www.samwallacefitness.com

Dr. Kristen Willeumier is a neuroscientist with research expertise in neurobiology and neuroimaging. As an independent researcher, she is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Tate Technology, LLC, a Los Angeles-based sports safety and technology licensing company, and serves as a Scientific Advisor to the Addiction Medicine Institute in Newport Beach, CA, and the Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Wellness Clinic Center for Neuroscience in Bangkok, Thailand. Dr. Willeumier is a leading advocate for brain health and wellness and has been featured on top media outlets across the U.S., from shows such as Good Morning America and Coast-to-Coast radio, to magazines like PopSugar and Psychology Today. Her research has been published in leading peer-reviewed journals including The Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, Translational Psychiatry, The Journal of Neuroscience, and The Journal of Nuclear Medicine. She is the author of the new book Biohack Your Brain: How to Boost Cognitive Health, Performance & Power. Listen in as Dr. Willeumier shares tangible things that we can do every day to take care of our brain health as well as common signs and symptoms of brain-related issues. She also explains how adhering to the Mediterranean or DASH diet not only helps people lose weight, but can reverse brain age by four-and-a-half years. Finally, she talks about what everybody can do today to strengthen the three biggest pillars of brain health: exercise, hydration, and sleep quality. Follow Kristen @kwilleumier Follow Chase @chase_chewning Episode resources: Save 15% on any Cured Nutrition natural CBD wellness product with code EVERFORWARD at http://bit.ly/2RmXcja Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/469 Get Dr. Willeumier's book Biohack Your Brain at https://amzn.to/2PxJlYz Listen to Biohack Your Brain for free at https://www.audibletrial.com/everforward

Ben Smith, fellow Army veteran and coach at the legendary Deuce Gym in Los Angeles, encourages anyone going through a life-changing transition period—service members in particular—to actively seek guidance, whether through workshops, support groups, or connecting with a mentor who has been in their shoes and successfully crossed the bridge. In today's conversation, Ben sheds some light on his mental health struggles before and after his time in the military, including an eating disorder that plagued his days in the Army due to an overwhelming feeling that he had no control over his own life. He also shares two moments in particular when he was gripped by thoughts of suicide and what allowed him to soldier on down a path of healing. Tune in to learn some of Ben's favorite practices for improving your own mental health today and how to live an others-centered life. Follow Ben @benveesmith Follow Chase @chase_chewning Episode resources: Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/468 Save 20% off your first order at Legion Athletics with checkout code EVERFORWARD at https://bit.ly/2LmdpUr Listen to Ben's first appearance in episode 198 https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/198

Dr. Mary Pardee is a naturopathic and functional medicine doctor specializing in mental health and gut health and, by extension, the gut-brain connection. She has a special interest in trauma and how it affects physical health. She is the founder of Modrn Med, a wellness consulting company that aims to enhance clients' cognitive function, gut health, and energy levels. Through Modrn Med, Dr. Pardee offers at-home lab testing and virtual consults to clients around the world. Dr. Pardee is also the co-founder of Authentic Self, "a method, program, and experience to create your most desirable life." Her approach to cultivating health and wellness is in maximizing the "distribution of your most finite psychic resources; time, energy and attention" with the aim of achieving congruence "with all aspects of the 'self'—biological, psychological, and energetic or spiritual". Listen in as Dr. Pardee shares what drew her to study the gut microbiome and explains the crucial link between gut health and mental health, also known as the gut-brain axis (GBA). She gives some key factors to pay attention to when doing a mental or gut health "scan" on yourself and how to fill in your gaps via lifestyle and nutrition tweaks. Finally, she explains what she is most looking forward to in the realm of holistic health and wellness in the new normal and her suggestions for how other naturopathic specialists can reach more people at a time when they are most needed. Follow Mary @dr.marypardee Follow Chase @chase_chewning Episode resources: Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/467 Get 15% off 100% grass fed beef sticks from Paleovalley at https://www.paleovalley.com/everforward with code EVERFORWARD Get 10% off lions mane organic coffee from Four Sigmatic at https://www.foursigmatic.com with code EVERFORWARD

Harvey Martin and Matt Arends of the MindStrong Project speak on the modalities used at the MindStrong Project, particularly heat and cold therapy, as tools that "bring you back to yourself faster", that help anybody recover and reach a refreshed state of consciousness in the most natural way possible. Their work, ultimately, is around helping a person, through their own physiology, take control. The MindStrong Project believes in "respecting the animal" in our humanity while exercising the power that puts us at the top of the food chain, namely "advancing our cognition". As Harvey and Matt explain, advancing our cognition tends to be prioritized at the expense of respecting the animal. Their team uses the modalities that they do in response to the environmental stressors of the modern world in an effort to prepare and allow the body to recover from those stressors. The MindStrong Project was founded in 2017 to shape the world of human performance by improving the physical, mental, and emotional capacities of top performers through tried-and-tested natural breath, movement, and mindset protocols. Their team of five combines foundational nature-based training with industry leading strength, movement, conditioning, and nutrition programs. Follow MindStrong @themindstrongproject Follow Chase @chase_chewning Episode resources: Get the new watermelon flavor Recharge electrolyte drink mix by LMNT at https://www.drinklmnt.com Learn more at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/466 MindStrong Project