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In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Dr. Shiroko Sokitch, a practicing MD who tackles mystery cases using the unique blend of Eastern and Western medicine. She teaches her patients to listen to their bodies, creating a feedback loop that’s not limited to just lab tests and clinical data. After being trained in general surgery and working as an ER physician, she studied acupuncture at Oriental Medical Arts, expanding her modalities of care. As an integrative practitioner for 23 years, Dr. Sokitch also hosted the TV show, Perspectives on Healing, and has written a Sonoma County news column for 15 years. Currently she’s writing her second book, titled 7 Keys to Accelerated Healing, which is due out in the next year. Having founded the Heart-to-Heart Medical Center in Santa Rosa, California, Dr. Sokitch is an expert at using all kinds of modalities to bring your body to balance and wholeness, addressing a wide array of common issues like chronic illness, pain, hormone regulation, digestive distress, and even brain chemistry.   

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Dr. Kim D’Eramo, physician, speaker, #1 bestselling author of The MindBody Toolkit, and founder of the American Institute of Mind Body Medicine. She’s a board-certified Emergency Medicine physician and attended her residency at Emory University in Atlanta. After healing herself from a chronic auto-immune illness using mind/body medicine, Dr. D’Eramo now empowers people to use those same tools to immediately shift their body chemistry and brain activity to create wellbeing. This is a fascinating because there has been so much study in this field of health and wellness. Dr. D’Eramo conducts online groups and training programs, for both healthcare practitioners as well as the general public, to teach self-healing and to really make a complete mind/body connection. 

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Dr. Joe Dispenza, who is the bestselling author of Evolve Your Brain and Breaking the Habit of Being Yourself. Joe’s work details the neuroscience of change and how it affects our DNA through epigenetics. He is featured in the film, What the Bleep Do We Know? and has lectured in 27 countries across 6 continents educating people about the functions of the human brain. During this episode, Joe and Karl discuss how we can change our minds and make significant shifts in our thinking.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karlinterviews Dr. Norman Robillard, who is the founder ofDigestive Health Institute, author of The Fast TrackDigestion book series, and creator of the science-based,non-drug and antibiotic therapy Fast Tract Diet. During the show,Karl and Norman discuss digestion in the small intestine, bacteria,top 5 challenging carbohydrates, the fermentation potentialformula, what triggers SIBO, and pre-fermented foods.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Michael DeSanti, who is a certified health and mindset coach specializing in helping people improve their relationship with food and themselves. Michael was inspired through his mother’s natural reversal of breast cancer through diet and lifestyle change. He is a graduate of the Institute of Nutrition and co-author of the Renegade Recipe Guide and The Happiest Day. During the show, Karl and Michael discuss bio-individuality, lineage, and the earth, food as medicine, personalizing and optimizing nutrition, and how we are what we consume.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Adina Grigore, who is the founder of the all-natural, sustainable skincare line SW Basics. Adina is the author of Skin Cleanse and began her journey as a Wellness Practitioner in 2007. As a private holistic nutritionist, personal trainer, and raw food consultant, Adina recognized the crucial role our skin plays in overall health and started SW Basics, which is a natural line of skin products. Her approach is through minimalist formulas and whole, high-potency ingredients. During the show, Karl and Adina discuss skin maintenance, product labeling, finding the problem, acne advice for teens, hydration, and the importance of diet in skin care.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Adina Grigore, who is the founder of the all-natural, sustainable skincare line SW Basics. Adina is the author of Skin Cleanse and began her journey as a Wellness Practitioner in 2007. As a private holistic nutritionist, personal trainer, and raw food consultant, Adina recognized the crucial role our skin plays in overall health and started SW Basics, which is a natural line of skin products. Her approach is through minimalist formulas and whole, high-potency ingredients. During the show, Karl and Adina discuss skin maintenance, product labeling, finding the problem, acne advice for teens, hydration, and the importance of diet in skin care.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Hal Elrod, who is the number one, bestselling author of Miracle Morning. Hal shares how you can change every area of your life by simply changing the way you wake up in the morning, even if you are not a morning person! Karl and Hal discuss the Five Minute Rule, success, the six lifesavers, and how to know what you want.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Dr. Rubin Naiman, who is a sleep and dream specialist and Clinical Assistant Professor in Medicine at the world-renown University of Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine. Rubin is also the founder of the Circadian Health Associates organization and is a leader in the development integrative medicine approaches to sleep and dreams. He is the author of Healing Night, Healthy Sleep, The Yoga of Sleep, To Sleep Tonight, and Hush. During this episode, Karl and Rubin discuss deep sleep, our relationship with sleep, how to keep sleep close, sleep hacking, tips for good sleep, and dreaming.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Dr. Jack Kruse, who is a neurosurgeon and the CEO of Optimized Life. His health and wellness-focused company is dedicated to helping patients avoid the health care burdens typically encountered as we age. Jack struggled with his weight for years and shed 133 pounds 11 months. During this episode, we learn about Jack’s startling transformation and how it defies almost everything modern medicine has told us about health, weight loss, and managing disease, including the revelation that obesity is not the result of too many calories, not enough exercise, and lazy living.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Dean Graziosi, who is a true example of what focused mindset and process do for success. Dean, author of multiple New York Times bestsellers, talks with Karl about change, failure and fear, focusing on your strengths, outsourcing your weaknesses and tips on how to get confidence to overflow in your life.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl  interviews Joe Cross, who is famous for his award winning documentary film Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead. In the film, Joe traveled across America for sixty days consuming nothing but freshly juiced vegetables and fruit. Joe inspires people to change their diets and tap into the nutrition found in plants. During the show, Karl and Joe discuss Joe’s personal journey, the benefits of juicing, and what it means to reboot.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Dr. Mark Goulston, who is a psychiatrist, hostage negotiator, trainer, and one of the top experts on listening. Mark has been a crisis psychiatrist for 30 years, has been a UCLA professor of Psychiatry for 25 years. and a fellow of the American Psychiatric Association. During this episode, Karl and Dr. Goulston discuss ideology and communication, mental real estate, hacking Steve Jobs, losing warmth, and breaking the cycle.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Dr. Mario Martinez, who is a licensed clinical psychologist and bestselling author of The Mind Body Code. Dr. Martinez specializes in how cultural and transcendental beliefs affect our health and longevity. He lectures worldwide in his theory of biocognition, which goes deep into the mind-body connection and has identified patterns on how our immune system can make decisions under conditions of uncertainty. Dr. Martinez has also developed a unique model of organizational science that he calls The Empowerment Code and works to teach executives of global companies how to maximize productivity while enhancing wellness for their employees. During this episode, Karl and Dr. Martinez discuss the mind-body connection, causes of health, stress, the mind-body process and fear, life expectancy, and what makes for a healthy centenarian.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Howard Martin, who is the Executive Vice President of HeartMath LLC. Howard is an internationally sought-after speaker and shares the HeartMath approach to advancing human performance, which is a teaching method based on compelling scientific research that links heart function to overall health, emotional well being, and intelligence. Howard is the co-author of The HeartMath Solution and The HeartMath Method audio series. During this episode, you’ll learn what HeartMath is and how you can use it in your everyday life.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Layne Norton, who is a self-confessed science geek that likes to lift heavy things. Layne has a PhD in Nutritional Science from the University of Illinois, along with a Bachelor of Sciences from Eckerd College. He is a professional natural bodybuilder and power lifter who has been winning competitions since 2001. Layne has multiple championships to his name and is the current USAPL 93kg national champion and the IPF 93kg world silver medalist with a world record 668lb squat. His company, BioLayne LLC, provides top-level nutrition and coaching to elite athletes around the world. During this episode, Layne and Karl discuss magic foods, flexible dieting, protein, the body composition hierarchy, why diets fail, willpower, and the true ketogenic diet.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Lisa Lieberman Wang, who is the author of the number one international bestselling book Fine to Fab. Lisa is also the creator of the cutting edge science of Neuro Associative Programming (NAP), which helps people achieve emotional healing in a short period thus avoiding years of therapy. Lisa has helped thousands of people overcome life-long challenges such as depression, anxiety, stress, self-sabotage, emotional eating, sexual abuse, and co-dependency. During this episode, Karl and Lisa discuss perfectionism, engagement avoidance, the being and doing, society and inadequacies, and the 7 Secrets to Fab.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Andrea Beaman, who has cracked the code on the body harnessing its own healing powers. In addition to hosting her award nominated cooking show, Fed Up, Andrea has been featured on Top Chef, The View, CBS, Fox News, Emeril Live, and Martha Stewart’s Home Living. Andrea was also named one of the top 100 most influential health and fitness experts and is the recipient of Natural Gourmet Institute’s Award for Excellence in Health Supportive Food Education. She also received the Health Leadership Award from the Institute for Integrative Nutrition. During this episode, Karl and Andrea discuss transitioning out of the SAD diet, real state of our food, thyroid, and gluten.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Beate Chelette, who is a nationally known gender decoder and the author of Happy Women, Happy World. Her life has become a road map for success for women seeking breakthroughs in personal happiness and achievement. At her lowest point, Beate was a single mom $135K in debt and forced to leave her home. Eighteen months later, she sold her image licensing business to Bill Gates in a multi-million dollar deal. Her leadership program, The Women’s Code, is a unique guide to women’s centered leadership, personal development, and career success that offers a new code of conduct for today’s business, private, and digital world. During this episode, Karl and Beate shatter the myths about the girls’ club and how women need to dial in a code to work better together.

In this week’s episode of Your Best Life, Karl interviews Elizabeth Rider, who has turned a personal passion for health and wellness into a rewarding career that helps others look and feel their best. Elizabeth is a nutrition and whole living expert who teaches women around the world how to become healthy, happy, and successful. She has built a successful health and wellness business from scratch and started with just a laptop and a phone. Her online programs include Clean Up Your Diet, Purpose to Profit, and the Wellness Business Bootcamp. Elizabeth is a TEDx speaker, regular contributor to the Huffington Post, and has been featured on Mind Body Green, Shape.com, and Daily Love. During this episode, Karl and Elizabeth discuss the age of the entrepreneur, the health and wellness space, a day in the life of a health and wellness coach, and working virtually.