The Dr. Joy Kong Podcast

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  NAD and Sermorelin for Mental Clarity, Recovery, and Anti-Aging | #192 23.07.2026 43min

  Anti-aging protocols usually come from a doctor's office. This one comes from a self-made entrepreneur who swears by weekly NAD and Sermorelin injections instead.Mara Dorne is a self-made entrepreneur who built her sales organization from scratch after losing everything in the 2008 financial crisis, eventually becoming the second person in her company's history to surpass a billion dollars in career sales. She describes the realization that turned her first year in sales from six months of no income into six figures, her approach to leading over 1,500 agents through servant leadership, and her biohacking routine, which includes weekly NAD injections for mental clarity, Sermorelin paired with resistance training, glutathione, microneedling, and cryotherapy. She also discusses treating anxiety as a functional trait rather than a limitation, and her view that actively working against aging is a legitimate choice, not vanity.She and Dr. Joy Kong, the Stem Cell Queen, also get into diversifying a male-dominated industry and staying steady when gossip and criticism show up.It's a conversation about resilience, biology, and refusing to accept defaults, in your bank account, your industry, or your own aging.✨ Check out my stem cell skincare line, CharaOmni: https://www.charaomni.com/Mara talks about:00:44 Self-made millionaire and BILF Pod host01:12 From $92K a year to $1B in sales04:02 Losing everything in the 2008 crash08:28 The self-accountability moment that changed everything11:12 Building a team, banned from LA Fitness19:42 Why work-life balance is a myth26:12 Anxiety as a lifelong superpower30:26 Her non-negotiable 4:30am gym routine32:36 Why she calls herself a biohacker34:10 Peptides, microneedling, and cold therapy35:20 NAD, glutathione, and semaglutide injections40:36 Legacy, stagnation, and refusing to slow downAdditional Resources✨ Follow Mara Dorne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/maradorne/ ✨ Listen to BILF Pod on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4Hly3iu1MXsNguaNgW9MuK ✨ Subscribe to BILF Pod on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@bilfpod ✨ Follow Mara Dorne on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/maradorne/ Visit My Clinic: Chara Health🌐 https://chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/ ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ About Dr. Joy Kong:Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  From Being Beaten as a Child to Becoming the Stem Cell Queen | #191 16.07.2026 35min

  At six years old, I was beaten for refusing to say I was wrong. I did not know it then, but that moment would shape almost everything that came after, including the woman who would eventually found Chara Health.I am a triple board-certified physician, founder of Chara Health, and an expert in stem cell therapy, regenerative medicine, and anti-aging treatment. This episode marks the first time I share my personal history on my own podcast: childhood abuse in China, a decade practicing psychiatry before shifting to anti-aging medicine, the ego collapse I experienced in medical school, and my decision to leave China in the early 1990s with no money, no connections, and a rejected visa. I also describe my mother's multiple myeloma diagnosis at age 43, a prognosis of only a few years, and a 32-year remission she achieved through Chinese medicine and daily aerobics after leaving chemotherapy. The episode closes with my reflection on what I believe humanity most needs to heal from.This is a more personal side of my story than I usually share here, including how I found faith after growing up an atheist in Communist China, and the identity I had to let go of in order to become who I am today.If any part of my story helps you see your own a little differently, then sharing it was worth it.I talk about:00:00 The Beating That Built Me05:00 Why My Success Felt Empty08:00 Med School Shattered My Ego11:00 Discovering My True Purpose13:00 I Said There's No God18:00 My Memoir, Tiger Of Beijing23:00 Mom Called Me Social Garbage27:00 I Married The Process30:00 My Mother Survived Cancer Naturally32:00 What We Need Healing FromAdditional ResourcesVisit My Clinic: Chara Health🌐 https://chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Listen to The Space Between, hosted by Sean McClellan: https://open.spotify.com/show/1F74r3TpbqrFfOQxYUMkXf✨ Learn more about Sean's coaching: https://seanmcclellan.com/✨ Learn more about our training academy for medical professionals: https://aaict.org ✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/ ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ About Dr. Joy KongDr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  GLP-1s Are Making Women Gain the Weight Right Back. Here's What Actually Works | #190 09.07.2026 45min

  A parasite cleanse gone wrong once left Elizabeth Aylor bleeding seventeen times a day, and it took her thirty years to build the gut healing framework she now teaches thousands of women. The holistic nutritionist, GAPS practitioner, and functional diagnostic nutrition specialist joins me to break down why so many gut protocols make people sicker instead of better.Elizabeth Aylor is a holistic nutritionist, GAPS practitioner, and certified functional diagnostic nutrition practitioner who has worked with over 3,000 women on chronic gut issues. She explains why generic probiotics and greens powders can worsen SIBO and histamine issues, and why she relies on GI-MAP stool testing and full thyroid panels instead of guessing. She describes how biofilms shield parasites, yeast, and bacteria like H. pylori and Klebsiella from treatment, and why aggressive kill protocols without addressing nutrition and the nervous system can cause serious harm. She also covers why elimination diets like carnivore and low FODMAP should not extend past six to eight weeks, why GLP-1 medications often lead to weight regain without strength training and proper nutrition, and how she uses DUTCH testing to address insulin resistance and perimenopausal weight loss resistance.Elizabeth also shares her own thirty-year health history, from childhood eczema and asthma to an eating disorder that dropped her to ninety pounds, and the extreme fruitarian and carnivore diets that nearly destroyed her gut before she built her own ninety-day recovery protocol.If you've ever done everything right and still can't fix your gut or lose the weight, this conversation walks through what most protocols miss, and what actually works instead.Elizabeth talks about:4:00 Childhood Eczema, Asthma, and Anxiety6:00 Eating Disorder and Fruitarian Dieting9:00 150 Colonics, a Parasite Diagnosis10:00 Her Own 90-Day Gut Protocol12:00 Mold Toxicity, Thyroid Misdiagnosis18:00 Why Probiotics and Greens Powders Backfire22:00 A $10K Protocol, Near-Bedridden Bleeding23:00 Interpreting Complex Stool Test Results26:00 Why Elimination Diets Stop Working31:00 Biofilms and Failed Parasite Protocols38:00 DUTCH Testing and Insulin Resistance41:00 Why GLP-1s Don't Fix Metabolism✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/ Additional Resources✨ Follow Elizabeth Aylor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elizabethaylorfitness/?hl=en ✨ Follow Elizabeth Aylor on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@elizabethaylorfitness Visit My Clinic: Chara Health🌐 https://chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ About Dr. Joy KongDr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  The Real Risks and Costs of IV Stem Cell Therapy, From 10 Years in the Field | #189 02.07.2026 24min

  Stem cell clinics around the world are charging anywhere from $3,000 to $50,000 for a single IV treatment, and the price tag tells you almost nothing about whether it actually works.Dr. Joy Kong, a triple board-certified physician and founder of Chara Health and the American Academy of Integrative Cell Therapy, breaks down the regulatory and clinical reality behind IV stem cell therapy. She covers FDA homologous-use rules, the narrow scope of current FDA approval for pediatric graft-versus-host disease, and why most clinical use is legal off-label practice. She explains the difference between mesenchymal stem cells and other cell lineages, why dead or non-viable cells can still deliver benefits through exosomes and growth factors, and the contamination risks tied to improper handling, including a real FDA recall linked to E. coli infections. She also outlines documented rejuvenation effects in patients, including improvements in hair, skin, energy, and libido, and a notable animal study in which stem cell treatment reversed aging markers in brain and muscle tissue.Known in the field as the Stem Cell Queen, she also tackles the questions patients are afraid to ask: why doctors are often skeptical even when evidence exists, what separates a budget clinic from a fully regulated one, and how price actually correlates, or doesn't, with safety.If you've ever wondered whether stem cell therapy is worth the cost, or whether your doctor's hesitation is really about the science, this episode lays out exactly where the evidence stands today.Dr. Joy talks about:01:49 Stem cell therapy's shift to mainstream longevity medicine02:29 The longevity boom and today's biohacking tools03:46 The different types of stem cells and what they do05:03 What's FDA approved in stem cell therapy06:58 Why doctors dismiss the stem cell evidence07:49 Anti-inflammatory effects of IV mesenchymal stem cells08:49 Reversed aging in animal studies13:04 The real cost of IV stem cell therapy13:56 Contamination, dead cells, and rejection risks21:37 Why IV delivery powers the immune systemAdditional Resources:✨ Check out my stem cell skincare line, CharaOmni: https://www.charaomni.com/Visit My Clinic: Chara Health🌐 https://chara-health.com📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/About Dr. Joy Kong:Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  Stem Cell Therapy: The Cost, the Results, and What Modern Medicine Misses | #188 25.06.2026 42min

  Stem cell therapy is producing patient outcomes that conventional medicine does not yet have a clean framework for, and the gap between what is possible and what most clinicians can explain keeps getting wider.Dr. Joy Kong is a triple board-certified physician specializing in regenerative medicine, anti-aging, and longevity, and the founder of Chara Health in Los Angeles. She explains how mesenchymal stem cells from umbilical cord tissue are used to treat autoimmune conditions, musculoskeletal injuries, neurological disorders, end-stage organ failure, and chronic pain. She walks through delivery methods including IV infusion, direct injection, laser-attracted cell targeting, and intranasal exosomes that cross the blood-brain barrier. She covers cost ranges of $8,500 to $18,000 per IV treatment, frequency protocols ranging from every two months for biohackers to once a year for preventative use, and animal study data showing 30 percent lifespan extension along with reversal of senescent cell markers. She also discusses patient cases including reversal of late-stage cirrhosis after a single low-dose IV and chronic pain reduction of over 90 percent.Adam Ficsor is the host of the Longevity World Cup, a new sport where athletes compete to reverse their biological age. He asks the questions most clinicians will not give a straight answer to, from cell sourcing to pricing to what to expect from a real treatment protocol.Some of the cases Dr. Joy shares are ones she has been thinking about for years. They raise a bigger question about how much of what conventional medicine treats as terminal is actually a limit of the tools we have been using.Dr. Joy talks about:00:00 Is Stem Cell Therapy The Missing Piece?04:07 What Stem Cell Therapy Actually Treats07:14 How Stem Cells Target Inflammation08:11 Stem Cell Therapy For Anti-Aging09:26 Stem Cells Extend Lifespan 30% In Animals18:10 Why Umbilical Cord Cells Are So Powerful21:06 The Real Reason Celebrities Get Sepsis22:43 The LivOn Contamination Scandal Explained24:13 Stem Cell Therapy Cost Explained27:50 Hospice Patient Reversed Cirrhosis29:24 40 Years Of Blindness Reversed33:52 Tiger Of Beijing: Dr. Joy's StoryAdditional Resources✨ Follow Adam Ficsor on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nopara73/ ✨ Subscribe to Adam's YouTube and the Immortal Combat Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/@nopara73/podcasts ✨ Learn about the Longevity World Cup: https://longevityworldcup.com/ Visit My Clinic: Chara Health 🌐 https://chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Discover my stem cell skincare line: https://www.charaomni.com/ ✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/ ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  GHK Copper: The Anti-Aging Peptide That Rewrites Your DNA, Wakes Stem Cells, and Protects the Brain | #187 18.06.2026 14min

  What if a single peptide could reset thousands of the genes that age you? GHK copper has been quietly running most of your regenerative biology since the day you were born. And by 60, more than half of it is gone.In this deep dive, Dr. Joy Kong, the Stem Cell Queen and a triple board-certified regenerative medicine physician, walks through the science of GHK copper: a naturally occurring three-amino-acid peptide bound to a copper ion, first identified in 1973 by Dr. Loren Pickart, who observed aged liver cells regaining youthful function after exposure to young human plasma. The episode covers GHK copper's two primary mechanisms (copper delivery and gene-level bioregulation capable of shifting thousands of human genes back toward youthful expression) and its application across skin remodeling, wound healing, hair growth, neuroprotection (BDNF support, neural inflammation, anti-anxiety effects), ATP production, mitochondrial function, and stem cell reactivation. Dr. Joy reviews practical methods including topical formulations, subcutaneous injection, microneedling combinations, cost considerations, stability with other actives like vitamin C, and the protocols she uses in her own clinical practice at Chara Health in Los Angeles.GHK copper is one of the few peptides shown to switch dormant stem cells back into active proliferation, support the brain against oxidative damage, and rebuild skin from the dermis up. It works at the gene level, which is what makes it different from nearly every other anti-aging compound on the market.If you've been curious about peptides but overwhelmed by the marketing, this is the breakdown to start with.✨ Shop CharaOmni, my stem cell skincare line: https://www.charaomni.com/ Dr. Joy talks about:00:00 What GHK-Cu Does in the Body01:15 GHK-Cu Discovery: Dr. Loren Pickart, 1973, and Why Levels Crash by 6002:10 The Two Mechanisms: Copper Delivery and Genetic Bioregulation03:45 GHK-Cu for Skin, Wound Healing, and Hair Growth05:55 GHK-Cu for the Brain: BDNF, SOD1, and Anti-Anxiety Effects07:25 GHK-Cu for ATP, Mitochondria, and Stem Cell Activation08:40 Topical, Subcutaneous, and Microneedling Protocols11:15 Cost, Stability, and the Vitamin C InteractionAdditional Resources✨ Visit My Clinic: Chara Health 🌐 https://chara-health.com  📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/ ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ About Dr. Joy KongDr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  5 Things You Need to Know About BPC-157 Before It's Gone | #186 11.06.2026 11min

  What if the most talked-about healing peptide in biohacking came from your own stomach — and carried a risk nobody in the space is talking about?BPC-157, nicknamed "the Wolverine Peptide," has taken over fitness forums, longevity podcasts, and regenerative medicine circles. The preclinical data on tissue repair is remarkable. But the same biological mechanism that drives its healing power is the exact mechanism tumors use to survive and grow.BPC-157 is a synthetic 15 amino acid sequence isolated from human gastric juice, first identified in the early 1990s. It drives tissue repair through six mechanisms: angiogenesis via VEGF upregulation, nitric oxide pathway modulation, FAK paxillin signaling activation, growth hormone receptor upregulation in tendons and ligaments, anti-inflammatory cytokine downregulation, and free radical scavenging for cell protection. An active Phase II randomized controlled trial is currently evaluating BPC-157 for acute hamstring muscle strain repair. Its pro-angiogenic properties raise a theoretical cancer risk in individuals with undiagnosed early-stage tumors. WADA has banned it for competitive athletes. The FDA has reclassified its availability and the FDA Pharmacy Compounding Advisory Committee is reviewing its status on the approved bulk substances list.Dr. Joy Kong talks about:00:00 Meet The Wolverine Peptide02:40 Discovered Inside Human Gastric Juice03:42 Six Pathways That Drive Healing07:33 The First Real Human Trial07:58 Why The FDA Cracked Down09:24 The Hidden Cancer RiskAdditional Resources:✨ Visit My Clinic: Chara Health🌐 https://chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/ ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  MUSE Cells Explained: Anti-Aging, Zero Rejection, and the Future of Stem Cell Therapy | #185 04.06.2026 16min

  MUSE cells are one of the most exciting breakthroughs in regenerative medicine — and most people have never heard of them.Hidden inside your own tissue is a rare, elite subpopulation of stem cells that can find injury, eat damaged cells, and become them. Discovered in 2010 by Dr. Marie Dezawa at Tohoku University in Japan, they are now one of the most talked-about developments in regenerative medicine. And for good reason.Dr. Joy Kong, the Stem Cell Queen, breaks down the science from the ground up: why conventional stem cell sources like bone marrow and fat-derived cells have real limitations, what makes umbilical cord cells a significant upgrade, and why MUSE cells represent something fundamentally different. These cells home into damaged tissue like a guided missile using the S1P pathway, eat the damaged cells, absorb their DNA fragments, and transform into the exact cell type that needs replacing. They carry zero tumor risk, require no donor matching, and get stronger the harsher the environment they're placed in. Dr. Joy also shares her own personal experience using MUSE cells for a chronic hip issue — and the result that surprised even her.This episode covers the full history of stem cell therapy, the biological mechanisms that make MUSE cells unique, the Goldilocks ratio for optimal treatment, what clinical use looks like today, and why this technology — though newer — carries extraordinary promise for the future of regenerative medicine.If you are in your 50s or 60s and wondering why your body isn't healing the way it used to, MUSE cell therapy may be the answer. 🧬 Contact Chara Health at 818-356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to get started.Dr. Joy talks about:00:00:53 MUSE Cells: Why Everyone Is Talking About Them00:03:39 How Your Stem Cells Age With You00:05:02 Aging Stem Cells and Cancer Detection00:05:32 Umbilical Cord Cells: Younger Than a Newborn00:09:52 What MUSE Cells Are and How They Were Found00:11:04 The S1P Pathway: Precision Homing00:12:03 How MUSE Cells Eat Damaged Cells and Become Them00:12:43 Zero Tumor Risk and the Built-In Genetic Brake00:14:08 Immune Privilege and Zero Rejection00:15:28 Dr. Joy's Personal MUSE Cell ResultAdditional Resources✨ Learn more about stem cell therapy case studies at the American Academy of Integrated Cell Therapy: https://aaict.org ✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/ Visit My Clinic: Chara Health 🌐 https://chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ About Dr. Joy KongDr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  Mental Fitness, Burnout Recovery & The Mindset Shift That Reduces Stress | #184 28.05.2026 42min

  Every day starts with the same mind. Most people never stop to ask what shape it's in before the day takes it.Marc Champagne is a mental fitness strategist, bestselling author of Personal Socrates, and host of the Behind the Human podcast. He spent over a decade interviewing high performers, longevity leaders, and world-class thinkers on the practices that keep their minds clear under pressure. After building a daily journaling practice during his corporate sales career, he founded Keio, a digital product that brought guided journaling to nearly 90 million people in its first two years. His work today bridges longevity and mental performance, with Fortune 500 companies including Google and LinkedIn.In this episode, Champagne defines mental fitness as anything that trains your mind to work for you instead of against you, and explains why most people running 12 to 14 hour days at high cognitive intensity with zero recovery are experiencing burnout, not stress. He covers the one-minute morning check-in that identifies the fuel source behind stress, the question "what am I pretending not to know" that surfaces what people have been avoiding for years, and why you trust the plan over the mind during downward spirals. Dr. Joy shares her own recovery stack, including infrared sauna, ShiftWave chair, and the day the heat overrode an emotional state she walked in with.For high performers, health-literate adults navigating chronic stress, and anyone who wants to understand what recovery actually looks like before burnout arrives.The mind is the thing that executes everything else. It deserves a plan.Marc talks about:00:00 What Is Mental Fitness, Really?01:30 How a 10-Minute Morning Habit Changed Everything05:00 Build a 90-Day Plan for Your Mind09:00 Why Most People Quit Their Mental Practices12:30 Sleep Is the Number One Mental Pillar15:00 The Key to Stress? Trust the Plan18:00 How to Identify What's Fueling Your Stress22:50 One Question to Ask When Your Mind Is Clear27:00 Why Self-Awareness Can Feel Worse Before Better32:00 Approach Mental Fitness Like Curiosity, Not WorkAdditional Resources:✨ Follow Marc Champagne on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mchampagne/ ✨ Visit Marc’s website: https://mchampagne.com ✨ Listen to Behind the Human:  https://open.spotify.com/show/6H3VNU8UiKPxzyM82KXKiT?si=b1a12ec9b8234732 ✨ Get Marc’s book, Personal Socrates: https://baronfig.com/products/personal-socrates?pb=0 Visit My Clinic: Chara Health🌐 https://chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/ ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  The Truth About Stem Cell Therapy for Autism: MSCs, Sourcing, and What Actually Works | #183 21.05.2026 50min

  Most psychiatric treatments for autism don't address what's actually happening underneath the diagnosis. They subdue. They don't repair.In this episode, I sit down with Karen Thomas of Naturally Recovering Autism to break down what stem cell therapy can actually do for children on the spectrum.Children with autism show impaired central nervous system circulation, active neuroinflammation on brain autopsy, and higher rates of autoimmune patterns in their families. Mesenchymal stem cells, MSCs, address all three at once. They stimulate angiogenesis to restore blood flow and oxygen to the brain, suppress pathological immune responses, reduce neuroinflammation, and secrete factors that activate the body's own local stem cells. I share a clinical case of a seven-year-old who went from diaper-bound and non-verbal to verbal, continent, and climbing stairs after a single IV treatment with birth-tissue-derived cells. We also get into why not all MSCs are created equal, why 200 million expanded cells overseas often underperform 20 million original cells, what the FDA's Section 361 actually means, and how I sourced and built the cell product used in my clinic through Chara Biologics.We close on why no stem cell protocol works in isolation. Diet, detox, nutrient status, and exercise are part of the protocol, not optional add-ons.If your child is on the spectrum, or you work with families who are, this is the mechanism and sourcing breakdown most parents never get.Joy talks about:00:00 What stem cell therapy actually is05:37 The three mechanisms underlying autism08:46 How MSCs restore oxygen to the brain10:54 From non-verbal and diaper-bound to talking and walking stairs16:25 Why your own bone marrow cells may not be the answer19:58 Are all MSCs created equal21:55 FDA Section 361 and what's legal in the US23:34 Why 200 million expanded cells underperform 20 million original27:39 Inside the sourcing and 89-question donor screening43:42 Why diet and detox decide whether stem cells workAdditional Resources✨ Listen to Naturally Recovering Autism with Karen Thomas: https://naturallyrecoveringautism.com/ ✨ Karen's free four-stage webinar for parents: https://naturallyrecoveringautism.com/freeworkshop Visit My Clinic: 🌐 Chara Health https://chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/ ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  Stem Cells Reverse Aging: What Doctors Aren't Telling You | #182 14.05.2026 54min

  What if aging isn't about time, but about the cells your body can no longer replace?Dr. Joy Kong, triple board-certified physician and founder of Chara Health in Los Angeles, sits down with Luke Storey to break down what regenerative medicine actually does inside the body. Dr. Joy explains how umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells work through five core pathways: anti-inflammatory effects, immune modulation, antifibrotic action, antimicrobial properties, and angiogenesis. She covers mitochondrial transfer, where new cells pass fresh mitochondria into aging cells through a microtubular bridge, and senescent cell clearance, the same process that reversed aging in published mouse studies. Dr. Joy also addresses why minimally manipulated birth tissue cells used in the US can be safer than the cultured, expanded cells used overseas, why "more cells" is not better, and how stem cell therapy supports DNA repair through micro-RNA signaling.The conversation also covers the cesarean delivery and screening process behind ethical sourcing, the science of micro-chimerism, and why every organ inside the body ages alongside the skin you can see.Dr. Joy then opens up about her own four-and-a-half-year IV stem cell protocol and the reversal she's measured since 43. The episode closes with a deeper conversation on ketamine therapy, gamma brainwaves, and the philosophical roots of integrative medicine.Dr. Joy talks about:00:00 Why we age and why stem cells are the answer01:03 From Chinese medicine to UCLA psychiatry to regenerative medicine03:12 Anti-aging philosophy: treating disease before symptoms appear05:36 How umbilical cord stem cells are collected and screened11:12 Why your immune system accepts another person's stem cells13:08 The Y-chromosome study that changes how we think about cell transfer16:18 Bone marrow vs. fat vs. birth tissue stem cell sources19:30 How stem cells trigger cancer cell death through Trail ligand25:00 Anti-inflammatory, immune-modulatory, and anti-fibrotic effects explained28:28 Killing senescent cells to clear the path for regeneration30:54 Mitochondria transfer: getting a fresh cellular battery39:00 Ketamine, gamma waves, and the science of expanded consciousnessAdditional Resources:✨ Get My Famous Skin Cream CharaOmni: https://www.charaomni.com/ ✨ Subscribe to Luke Storey on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@LukeStorey Visit My Clinic:Chara Health 🌐 https://chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/ ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  The 3,000-Year-Old Plant That Replaces Alcohol, Adderall, and Xanax | #181 07.05.2026 57min

  He was an elite marathoner running 150 miles a week. A few years later, his SPECT brain scan looked comparable to 80-year-old patients with dementia. He was 22.Cameron George is the founder of Tru Kava and a member of the Kava Coalition. He has worked with physicians and researchers to modernize kava as a functional beverage category and has spent more than a decade studying plant pharmacology, GABA modulation, and nervous system recovery. In this conversation, Cameron explains the biochemical credit card model of synthetic drug dependency, why acetaldehyde — not ethanol — drives the effects of alcohol, and how traditional kava binds to GABA-A receptors without producing the depletion and tolerance seen with benzodiazepines. He describes how the kavalactone entourage effect enables reverse tolerance, the mechanism that allowed him to taper off benzodiazepines in under two months. Listeners learn the measurable impact of casual alcohol use on HRV and sleep architecture, the difference between real kava and US-market extracts, and the practical applications of kava for stress, focus, sleep, and alcohol-free social life.Cameron also shares his own collapse: the high-dose Adderall and benzodiazepines that nearly destroyed his nervous system, the years of multiple chemical sensitivity that followed, and the serendipitous phone call from a friend in Vanuatu that changed the trajectory of his recovery.This conversation is for anyone questioning the role alcohol plays in their performance, anyone who's been handed a prescription without answers, and anyone looking for a credible path back to a regulated nervous system.Cameron talks about:00:00 Why alcohol is a metabolic poison and acetaldehyde causes the buzz09:11 Biochemical credit cards: how synthetic substances drain your neurochemistry20:40 The Adderall and benzodiazepine prescription that broke his nervous system22:16 A SPECT brain scan comparable to 80-year-old dementia patients29:30 Autoimmune collapse, 10 grand mal seizures a day, and reacting to water31:33 The Vanuatu phone call that introduced him to traditional kava35:28 How kavalactones modulate GABA-A receptors37:10 Reverse tolerance: why kava heals the system instead of depleting it41:46 What hyper-sobriety, focus, and the kava afterglow feel like44:00 Why kava hepatotoxicity claims were debunked in 201446:30 Why traditional preparation beats kava extracts51:55 The 200 strains of kava and the vision to replace coffee cultureAdditional Resources✨ Follow Cameron George on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cameron.george_/ ✨ Learn more about Tru Kava: https://trukava.com ✨ Connect with Cameron George on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cameron-george-0311aa185/ ✨ Follow Tru Kava on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trukava/ Visit My Clinic: Chara Health🌐 https://chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/ ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ —Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  Avoid Knee Replacement Surgery: How Stem Cell Therapy Regenerates Damaged Joints | #180 30.04.2026 6min

  What if the knee replacement your surgeon insists on isn't actually your only option?A 12-year study followed 30 patients with osteonecrosis in both knees. One knee got replaced, the other got umbilical cord–derived stem cells. By the end, six replacement knees needed revision surgery. Only one stem cell knee ever needed replacement.Dr. Joy Kong is a triple board-certified physician known as the Stem Cell Queen, and at her Los Angeles clinic Chara Health she treats joint osteoarthritis using birth tissue–derived mesenchymal stem cells from donated umbilical cord and placental tissue from healthy live births. Her dual-angle protocol combines intra-articular injection with intravenous delivery — the outer third of cartilage is fed by blood supply while the inner two-thirds is fed by synovial fluid, so treating both routes produces a synergistic effect single injections cannot match. She walks through the anti-inflammatory phase, the tissue rebuilding phase, the critical four-to-six-week fragility window, and the comparative study showing dramatically lower revision rates for stem cell–treated knees.If you've been told joint replacement is your only option, this episode may change how you think about what your body can still heal.Dr. Joy talks about:00:00 What to expect from stem cell therapy for joint pain00:27 How umbilical cord stem cells regenerate joints01:25 Birth tissue vs. fetal cells — clearing the confusion02:18 Why dual-angle treatment outperforms single injections03:09 What recovery actually looks like04:13 The 4–6 week fragility window most patients underestimate05:27 The 12-year study that changed how I think about knee replacementAdditional ResourcesVisit My Clinic: Chara Health 🌐 chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311 📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: joykongmd.com ✨ Follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy ✨ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/dr_joy_kong —Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  #179 -What 10 Years of Bipolar Misdiagnosis Actually Does to You 21.04.2026 47min

  She wasn't depressed. She was manic. And her doctor put her on antidepressants anyway.Alessandra Torresani — actress (Caprica, The Big Bang Theory, American Horror Story) and NAMI ambassador — spent over a decade misdiagnosed before learning she had Bipolar I Disorder. In this episode, she joins me to unpack what that decade cost her, how she got stable, and what she wishes every patient knew before walking into a psychiatrist's office.Alessandra brings firsthand experience managing Bipolar I Disorder, including more than three years off all psychiatric medication through pregnancy and breastfeeding. Drawing on my 11 years of clinical psychiatry before moving into regenerative medicine, we cover antidepressant-induced mania and its link to suicidal ideation, why bipolar disorder is routinely misdiagnosed as ADHD, and the symptom-tracking method that shortens the path to an accurate diagnosis. Alessandra walks through the non-pharmaceutical tools that kept her stable through pregnancy: transcendental meditation, breathwork, hypnobirthing, menstrual cycle tracking, clean nutrition, and ballet. I share emerging research on stem cell therapy for alcohol addiction, including animal studies showing up to 80% reduction in drinking behavior, along with how GLP-1 medications and NAD IV infusions are being used to reduce cravings and ease opiate withdrawal.We also get into the overprescription of stimulants like Adderall in young children, and why ruling out lifestyle factors — sleep, nutrition, screen time — should come before a prescription pad.And Alessandra shares why, despite being told speaking openly about her diagnosis would cost her her career, she refused to stay quiet.We talk about:• 00:00 Misdiagnosed with bipolar her whole life• 03:06 The myth that bipolar equals creativity• 04:30 Hiding a bipolar diagnosis in Hollywood• 06:32 Early childhood anxiety and perfectionism at age 5• 08:00 Why bipolar disorder takes 10–12 years to diagnose• 15:39 Antidepressant-induced mania and suicidal ideation• 17:24 Identifying bipolar I disorder in adulthood• 19:42 Managing bipolar without medication during pregnancy• 34:26 Tracking symptoms before starting psychiatric medication• 38:42 Stem cell therapy reduces alcohol cravings in studies• 40:46 GLP-1s and NAD IV therapy for addiction recovery• 43:52 NAMI resources for postpartum depression and anxiety🔗 Additional Resources:✨ Follow Alessandra on Instagram: instagram.com/alessandratorresani ✨ Follow Alessandra on TikTok: tiktok.com/@iamalessandratorresani ✨ Subscribe to Alessandra's YouTube: youtube.com/@Iamalessandratorresani ✨ Listen to Emotional Support Podcast: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/emotional-support-with-alessandra-torresani/id1476940278 Visit My Clinic: Chara Health 🌐 chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311 📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: joykongmd.com ✨ Follow me on Facebook: facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy ✨ Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/dr_joy_kong —Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  #178 - From Felon to Biohacker: The Wellness Revolution 14.04.2026 1h 7min

  He's not a doctor. He's not a researcher. And his path to becoming one of the most-watched voices in biohacking on YouTube didn't start in a lab or a gym.Dylan Gemelli, known as the Wellness Revolutionary, spent years rebuilding his life before discovering that the same obsessive drive that once worked against him could be redirected into something extraordinary.Dylan Gemelli is a self-educated biohacker with over a decade of hands-on experience in peptide therapy, SARMs research, and performance nutrition — a path he built from the ground up after serving time in prison. In this episode, he breaks down the "Glow Stack" — BPC-157, TB-500, GHK-Cu, and KPV — explaining how each compound targets tissue repair, skin regeneration, and inflammation reduction. He covers how to spot counterfeit COAs and white-labeled peptides in today's market, and why chronic stress — specifically elevated cortisol — undermines any optimization protocol you're running.He also opens up about his complicated history with nutrition and the moment everything finally shifted.Key Takeaways:00:02:34 Who is Dylan Gemelli?00:05:26 The prison sentence00:07:18 The mom conversation00:18:12 Discovering biohacking00:25:18 Free health habits00:27:14 Electrolytes and sodium-potassium00:27:24 Creatine for everyone00:36:00 SARMs explained00:46:22 The Glow Stack00:50:58 Overcoming fat fear00:57:36 The vagus nerve01:02:00 Mental health drives physical health🔗 Additional Resources:✨ Follow Dylan Gemelli on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dylangemelli/ ✨ Follow Dylan Gemelli on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dylanchristianogemelli/ ✨ Listen to The Dylan Gemelli Podcast: dylanjamele.com ✨ Subscribe to Dylan's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DylanGemelliBiohacking ✨ Follow Dylan Gemelli on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dylangemelli/ —Visit My Clinic: Chara Health 🌐 https://chara-health.com 📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/ ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ —Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  #177 - Can Stem Cell Therapy Help Autism? Here's What the Science Says 07.04.2026 53min

  The rate of autism in the U.S. has gone from 1 in 100 children to 1 in 36 in just 20 years.I was trained as a psychiatrist. I watched these kids not improve for years. Then I discovered stem cell therapy — and everything changed.Autism involves neuroinflammation, immune dysregulation, impaired blood flow to the brain, and mitochondrial dysfunction. Stem cells are uniquely positioned to address all of them.I walk through a 2023 review of 11 clinical studies, 437 patients, and not a single serious adverse event across all trials.And I share three cases from my own clinic that show what is possible when you stop managing the symptoms and start addressing the biology.If you are a parent, a caregiver, or a clinician looking for answers beyond the standard toolbox, this episode is for you.Key Takeaways:00:00 The autism epidemic01:18 Why Dr. Joy left psychiatry02:46 The case that changed everything05:12 Root causes of autism12:52 Mitochondria transfer explained14:22 Case Study 1: 7-year-old girl20:36 Cord cells younger than a newborn22:44 What 11 clinical studies show33:30 Case Study 2: 15-year-old boy39:10 Native vs. expanded cells45:18 Case Study 3: Autism and Crohn's disease48:14 First words in parents' native language🔗 Additional Resources:Visit My ClinicChara Health 🌐 https://chara-health.com📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  #176 - They Both Walked Away From Traditional Medicine. Here's What They Found. 31.03.2026 1h 12min

  What if the medical system wasn't designed to make you better — just to manage you?A firefighter paramedic and a cardiologist both came to that same conclusion. And both walked away to build something better.In this episode, I sit down with Sam Tejada — founder of Liqui Vita Wellness Centers and author of How to Win in Modern Wellness — and Dr. Christopher Davis, triple board-certified cardiologist and founder of Reveal Vitality and Longevity Institute. Together they share what they witnessed inside conventional medicine, why they left, and what they're doing instead.We cover the real drivers of chronic disease, why most doctors are practicing 25 years behind the science, and how tools like IV therapy, peptides, mitochondrial support, and environmental toxin testing are changing lives that conventional medicine had given up on.We also talk about an ALS patient who completely turned around in one week — and why Sam says the single most important thing you can do for your health is start measuring it.Key Takeaways:00:00 Introduction: Sam Tejada and Dr. Christopher Davis04:00 90% of 911 calls and the broken system07:00 How Sam discovered functional medicine09:26 From interventional cardiology to integrative medicine14:26 Why his colleagues called him crazy18:00 How IV nutrient therapy changed everything22:32 The origin story of Liqui Vita28:48 Why most IV drips contain a known toxin33:00 Building the American IV Association38:04 NAD therapy: the debate and the side effects45:52 The peptide Dr. Davis uses personally46:26 ALS patient turns around in one week on SS-3151:00 VO2 max: the best predictor of longevity54:05 Stem cells and ejection fraction01:01:50 You can't improve what you don't measure🔗 Additional Resources:✨ Learn more about Liqui Vita: https://www.liquivida.com/✨ Learn more about Reveal Vitality: https://revealvitality.comVisit My Clinic: Chara Health 🌐 https://chara-health.com📍 9568 Topanga Canyon Blvd. Los Angeles, CA 91311📲 Call (818) 356-8232 or email info@chara-health.com to make an appointment or go to https://www.joykongmd.com and fill out a contact form.✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/—✨ Follow Sam Tejada on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sammytejada/✨ Follow Sam Tejada on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samtejada/✨ Follow Dr. Christopher Davis on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cjdavismd/✨ Follow Dr. Christopher Davis on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopherdavismd/—Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  #175 - Zero to 9 figures on blockchain 24.03.2026 1h 1min

  How to build wealth with blockchain, passive income, and software nodes — without buying or trading crypto.In this episode, serial entrepreneur and blockchain expert Billy Womack reveals the decentralized finance strategy that turned a $11,000 investment into over $50 million.He grew up with nothing. Parents working two to three jobs combined, making $60,000 a year. He joined the Air Force at $11,000 a year. And he refused to accept that as his ceiling.In this episode, I sit down with Billy Womack — serial entrepreneur, US Air Force veteran, and CEO of Skybound Live — who has built over $50 million in blockchain without ever buying or trading a single crypto token. Instead, he invested in software nodes: the infrastructure that powers decentralized networks and pays its owners every single day.Billy breaks down why most people are playing the wrong game in crypto, how owning a piece of the network is fundamentally different from chasing tokens, and why he believes we are living through the biggest wealth transfer of our generation.He also shares the story behind Skybound Live — the world's first decentralized blockchain travel company — and how everyday people can use software nodes to fund the life experiences they've always wanted. Key takeaways:00:46 Why Dr. Joy is talking about money04:07 From $11K a year to his first exit at 2705:34 How Billy found Bitcoin at $220 a coin10:15 How $11,000 became $12 million13:00 Why you should own the network, not the token17:15 The world's first decentralized travel company22:30 How Parler got shut down — and what changed33:53 Why patience is the #1 wealth-building tool36:29 How Parler pays you for your own data48:21 Teaching blockchain to break the poverty cycle✨ To purchase nodes discussed in this episode, go to: https://skybound.live?ref=RNK155ZA✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://www.joykongmd.com📲 Follow Dr. Joy Kong: ✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ ✨ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/ ✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joy-kong-md-4b8627123 📲 Follow Billy Womack: ✨ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/billywo/ ✨ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/billywomack/Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  #174 - Your Body Can Still Heal: Stem Cells, Longevity Films, and the Science of Aging Better 17.03.2026 48min

  What if the therapy your doctor never mentioned is the one that finally moved the needle?Laurent Goldstein had tried everything. High-dose vitamin C. Hyperbaric oxygen. Cryotherapy. IV therapy. And yet his chronic lymphocytic leukemia markers refused to budge for four years.Then he came to Dr. Joy Kong's clinic for stem cell treatment. One week later, his white blood cell and lymphocyte counts had dropped to nearly half — the lowest since his diagnosis.In this episode, I sit down with Laurent Goldstein, award-winning filmmaker behind Listen to the Lion — a documentary exploring the frontier of healthspan and longevity. Laurent shares the personal health breakthrough that changed his view on stem cell therapy, why Western medicine falls short on chronic disease, and what it really means to stack therapies for maximum effect.We also explore the philosophy behind his films: why he believes most people have a lion inside them they've been taught to suppress — and how awakening that drive may be just as powerful as any protocol.Key takeaways:00:00 Wellness journey starts at 18 in France03:45 How chiropractic unlocked holistic medicine06:30 Why turning 70 forced urgency14:30 Why stem cells beat every other modality19:00 The lion metaphor — and the voice aging silences23:55 Zero pain, more energy, didn't catch the cold28:15 4.5 years of leukemia with no results — then this31:55 Why umbilical cord cells outperform your own33:25 The symphony approach to healing39:28 Where to watch Listen to the Lion for free✨ Watch Laurent's documentary for free: yoursecondfiftylife.com✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.
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  #173 - The Truth About Stem Cells: Sources, Safety, and Real Results 10.03.2026 58min

  What if the body already has the intelligence it needs to repair itself?In this conversation, Dr. Joy Kong is joined by Samantha Peters, host of the Light Up Your Life Podcast, to explore the science and promise behind stem cell therapy and regenerative medicine.Dr. Joy shares her personal journey from growing up in China during the aftermath of the Cultural Revolution to becoming a UCLA-trained, triple board-certified physician and a leading voice in stem cell medicine. The discussion moves into the science of how stem cells work, why mesenchymal stem cells have become one of the most widely used tools in regenerative medicine, and what people often misunderstand about these therapies.They also explore real clinical outcomes seen in practice, the role stem cells may play in aging and longevity, and a common concern people have when receiving stem cells from another source: does it change your DNA?Dr. Joy also shares the foundational health habits that support healing and vitality before pursuing advanced treatments.Key Takeaways: 00:00 Intro: Dr. Joy’s early life growing up in China03:16 Dreaming of America and the journey that brought her there06:27 Does trauma actually live in the body?10:07 Moving from survival mode to healing and forgiveness16:10 Stem cells explained in simple terms18:20 Why mesenchymal stem cells are so widely used21:05 “Stem cells as intelligence therapy”27:45 Real patient outcomes from stem cell therapy36:33 Do stem cells change your DNA?44:20 The non-negotiables for health before advanced treatmentsAdditional Resources:✨ Learn more about how to live a long and pain-free life: https://joykongmd.com/  ✨ Follow me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/stemcelldrjoy/  ✨ Follow me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dr_joy_kong/ —✨ Follow Samantha Peters on Instagram: @samanthalynnpeters—Dr. Joy Kong is a regenerative medicine and anti-aging expert. Her podcast is part of her mission to reduce suffering and elevate happiness. Join us every week for the latest holistic health insights that will help you live a long and pain-free life.