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Commune with Jeff Krasno
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The Commune Podcast is where we explore the ideas and practices that help us live healthy, connected, purpose-filled lives. Each week host Jeff Krasno speaks with teachers, spiritual leaders, doctors, and storytellers on topics related to personal and societal well-being — from nutrition and integrative medicine to spirituality and personal growth to environmental regeneration and civic engagement. In addition to being a podcast, Commune is also an online course platform with more than 100 full-length video courses with top teachers such as Deepak Chopra, Marianne Williamson, Dr. Mark Hyman, Adriene Mishler, and many others.
Learn more at onecommune.com.
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Is This Right for Me? Should You Get a Galleri Test or a Full-Body MRI?
5d ago00:44:09Tap to summarizeA single blood draw promises to screen for more than fifty cancers. A full-body MRI can capture you head to thigh in under an hour. But should you actually take one? In this episode, Jeff Krasno walks through the science, the marketing, and his own experience taking the Galleri test after his father's death from cancer. He compares Galleri to direct-to-consumer MRIs from Prenuvo and Ezra, and lays out what the evidence does and doesn't support. How Galleri and full-body MRI actually work What the recent NHS Galleri trial showed Lead time bias, overdiagnosis, and the diagnostic cascade Four honest questions to ask before getting screened Why lifestyle remains the biggest lever for cancer risk This episode is for anyone considering direct-to-consumer cancer screening, navigating a family cancer history, or trying to read between the lines of wellness marketing. This episode was made possible by: Beyond Biohacking: Save $400 on any ticket with code COMMUNE400 at beyondconference.com. LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/commune. Sunlighten: Visit sunlighten.com/commune Up to 2,100 off saunas and $50 off Red Light Products with code “COMMUNE” Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 15% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune. Stripes: Visit stripesbeauty.com and use the code COMMUNE20 for 20% off our entire product line.
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Small Challenges, Big Change: Light Watkins on Transformation That Actually Sticks
1w ago01:06:28Tap to summarizeMost transformation fails because we're aiming at the wrong thing. We want change, but what we're actually chasing is presence. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Light Watkins, meditation teacher and author, to unpack the real mechanics of personal change: why it has to start with gratitude, why seven days beats 365, and how small, specific challenges compound into a different life. They explore: Why presence is the real goal behind every desire for change Gratitude 1.0 vs. 2.0 The tortoise approach to transformation vs. the crisis and Eat Pray Love models Seven-day challenges as a sustainable pathway to lasting habits This episode is for anyone who's tried to change and stalled… and wants a more honest, low-drama way forward. This episode was made possible by: Beyond Biohacking: Save $400 on any ticket with code COMMUNE400 at beyondconference.com. LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/commune. Sunlighten: Visit sunlighten.com/commune Up to 2,100 off saunas and $50 off Red Light Products with code “COMMUNE” Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 15% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune. Stripes: Visit stripesbeauty.com and use the code COMMUNE20 for 20% off our entire product line.
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Is This Right for Me? Sleep Trackers: Do Oura and Whoop Actually Help You Sleep?
2w ago00:31:20Tap to summarizeYou wake up feeling rested, check your Oura Ring, and suddenly you're tired. In this episode, Jeff Krasno examines whether sleep trackers like Oura, Whoop, and Apple Watch are genuinely improving our health or actually creating a new kind of sleep anxiety. He explores: What sleep trackers actually measure versus what they only model Orthosomnia and the rise of tracker-induced sleep anxiety Where Oura, Whoop, and Apple Watch are reliable, and where they aren't HIPAA gaps, FDA clearance, and what your data is worth Who benefits from wearing one, and who probably shouldn't This episode is for anyone wearing a sleep tracker, considering one, or wondering whether the score on their wrist is making them healthier or just more anxious. This episode was made possible by: Bon Charge: Get 15% off when you order at boncharge.com and use promo code COMMUNE Beyond Biohacking: Save $400 on any ticket with code COMMUNE400 at beyondconference.com. LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/commune. Sunlighten: Visit sunlighten.com/commune Up to 2,100 off saunas and $50 off Red Light Products with code “COMMUNE” Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 15% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune.
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Purpose Is the Strategy: Building a Billion-Dollar Wellness Business with Radek Sali
2w ago01:14:01Tap to summarizeWhat does it actually take to scale a mission-driven company to more than $2 billion in revenue? In this episode, Jeff sits down with Radek Sali, entrepreneur, investor, and author of How to Build a Billion Dollar Business, to trace the journey behind one of the world's most recognized wellness brands. They cover the childhood outsider experience that shaped Radek's leadership style, his father's pioneering (and widely dismissed) work in integrative medicine, crisis moments inside Swisse, building an irreplicable company culture, and what he looks for now as an investor in mission-based companies. Aligning profit with purpose, and why it simplifies every decision Crisis as a feature, not a bug, of entrepreneurship What Radek looks for when backing wellness businesses through Light Warrior This episode is for entrepreneurs, wellness leaders, and anyone building something with meaning. This episode was made possible by: Stripes: Visit stripesbeauty.com and use the code COMMUNE20 for 20% off our entire product line. Bon Charge: Get 15% off when you order at boncharge.com and use promo code COMMUNE LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/commune. Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 15% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune. Beyond Biohacking: Save $400 on any ticket with code COMMUNE400 at beyondconference.com.
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Is This Right for Me? Melatonin: The Truth About Dose, Timing, and Sleep
3w ago00:42:54Tap to summarizeMelatonin is one of the most consumed supplements in America and one of the most misunderstood. In this episode of The Commune Podcast, Jeff Krasno digs into what melatonin actually does, why most people take too much at the wrong time, and what the research says about sleep, kids, and the regulatory loophole that put a hormone on the candy shelf. In this episode: Why melatonin is a clock signal, not a sleeping pill The dosage gap between physiology and the bottle A 2023 JAMA study found 88% of melatonin gummies were mislabeled Pediatric use, ER visits, and questions around puberty timing How morning sunlight and dim evenings often outperform a pill This episode is for anyone reaching for melatonin at bedtime, parents weighing it for their kids, and listeners who want to know if their supplement is actually solving the problem they think it is. This episode was made possible by: Beyond Biohacking: Save $400 on any ticket with code COMMUNE400 at beyondconference.com. LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/commune. Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 15% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune. Bon Charge: Get 15% off when you order at boncharge.com and use promo code COMMUNE Sunlighten: Visit sunlighten.com/commune Up to 2,100 off saunas and $50 off Red Light Products with code “COMMUNE”
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Psychedelic Therapy, PTSD, and the Path to Healing with Lauren Taus
3w ago01:09:20Tap to summarizeMost mental health treatments manage symptoms, but psychedelic therapy goes after the root cause. In this episode, Jeff sits down with Lauren Taus, psychotherapist and psychedelic integration specialist, to break down what these medicines actually are, how they work, and whether they might be right for you. The history of psychedelic research — and how Nixon's war on drugs shut it down MDMA, psilocybin, ketamine, and ayahuasca: what each one does and who it's for Why integration matters more than the experience itself How to find a qualified guide (and the red flags to watch for) The role of psychedelics in end-of-life care and death anxiety This episode is for anyone curious about psychedelic-assisted therapy, navigating treatment-resistant depression or PTSD, or looking for a grounded, honest guide to what these medicines can and can't do. This episode was made possible by: Beyond Biohacking: Save $400 on any ticket with code COMMUNE400 at beyondconference.com. LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/commune. Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 15% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune. Bon Charge: Get 15% off when you order at boncharge.com and use promo code COMMUNE Sunlighten: Visit sunlighten.com/commune Up to 2,100 off saunas and $50 off Red Light Products with code “COMMUNE”
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Is This Right for Me? CGMs: Blood Sugar, Stress and Metabolic Health
4w ago00:31:47Tap to summarizeA $50 sensor on your arm, real-time data on your phone. The question isn't whether CGMs work. It's whether they're right for you. In this episode, Jeff takes a clear-eyed look at continuous glucose monitors. After wearing one revealed his own pre-diabetes, he spent years sorting the signal from the noise. Here's what CGMs show, what they miss, and who should actually use one. Inside the episode: How CGMs work, and why the 8 to 10% error margin matters Why your CGM is secretly one of the most honest stress monitors you can wear The glucose numbers worth knowing (and the ones to ignore) Why insulin resistance can precede a glucose spike by years The four CGM archetypes: Optimizer, Controller, Outsourcer, Curious Tourist The four biomarkers to check before you strap one on This episode is for anyone thinking about metabolic health, pre-diabetes, insulin resistance, or whether a continuous glucose monitor belongs on their arm. This episode was made possible by: Bon Charge: Get 15% off when you order at boncharge.com and use promo code COMMUNE LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/commune. Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 15% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune. Beyond Biohacking: Save $400 on any ticket with code COMMUNE400 at beyondconference.com. Sunlighten: Visit sunlighten.com/commune Up to 2,100 off saunas and $50 off Red Light Products with code “COMMUNE”
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Back Pain, Disc Health, and the New Science of Spinal Care with Dr. Amir Vokshoor
Apr 1601:09:15Tap to summarizeWhy do so many people throw out their back doing something completely ordinary, like picking up a pencil? In this episode, Jeff sits down with Dr. Amir Vokshoor, neurosurgeon and spine specialist, to map the landscape of back pain: what's actually happening in your discs, why sleep and hydration matter more than most people realize, and where modern medicine is making meaningful breakthroughs.They cover: How disc herniations can actually heal themselves The role of breath work, meditation, and mindset in pain recovery Peptides, PRP, red light therapy, and what actually moves the needle When surgery is worth considering, and what disc replacement really involves Tech neck, evolutionary mismatch, and the spine costs of modern life This episode is for anyone living with back pain, curious about spinal health, or trying to understand the gap between symptom and solution. This episode was made possible by: Bon Charge: Get 15% off when you order at boncharge.com and use promo code COMMUNE LMNT: Get a free 8-count Sample Pack of LMNT’s most popular drink mix flavors with any purchase at drinklmnt.com/commune. Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 15% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune. Beyond Biohacking: Save $400 on any ticket with code COMMUNE400 at beyondconference.com. Sunlighten: Visit sunlighten.com/commune Up to 2,100 off saunas and $50 off Red Light Products with code “COMMUNE”
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Is This Right for Me? Peptides: BPC-157, Growth Hormones and the Gray Market
Apr 1500:39:55Tap to summarizeIn March 2026, the largest gray-market peptide vendor in the U.S. went dark overnight. No refunds, and a wave of uncertainty about what these products actually are, how they’re sourced, and whether they’re worth the risk.In this episode, Jeff works through what peptides actually are, where the science holds up and where it doesn't, and what the gray-market collapse means for anyone paying attention to this space. Topics covered: BPC-157, CJC-1295, ipamorelin, and TB-500: what the research actually shows Why are oral peptide capsules mostly expensive amino acids The sourcing landscape: FDA-approved, compounding pharmacies, and gray market Who peptide therapy may be right for, and who should wait Free, evidence-backed alternatives for GH optimization and injury recovery This episode is for anyone who's been curious about peptide injections and wants the honest answer, not the Joe Rogan version. This episode was made possible by: Sunlighten: Visit sunlighten.com/commune Up to 2,100 off saunas and $50 off Red Light Products with code “COMMUNE” Bon Charge: Get 15% off when you order at boncharge.com and use promo code COMMUNE Stemregen: Get 20% off your first order at stemregen.co/commune with the code COMMUNEPOD Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 15% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune. Beyond Biohacking: Save $400 on any ticket with code COMMUNE400 at beyondconference.com.
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Infrared Sauna, Longevity, and the Science of Light with Connie Zack
Apr 901:00:23Tap to summarizeInfrared saunas have gone mainstream, but most people still don't know how they work. In this episode, Jeff talks with Connie Zack, co-founder of Sunlighten, about the science behind infrared light therapy: why it penetrates the skin differently, what it does to your mitochondria, and how consistent use supports whole-body health. We cover: The differences between far, mid, near infrared, and red light Impacts on cardiovascular health, detoxification, and brain function Importance of HRV, circadian rhythm, and nervous system regulation Beginner protocol: where to start and what to avoid Visit https://www.sunlighten.com/commune/ and get up to $2,100 off saunas + FREE shipping through April 14 + an additional $50 off Red Light Products with code COMMUNE This episode was made possible by: Sunlighten: Visit sunlighten.com/commune Up to 2,100 off saunas and $50 off Red Light Products with code “COMMUNE” Bon Charge: Get 15% off when you order at boncharge.com and use promo code COMMUNE Stemregen: Get 20% off your first order at stemregen.co/commune with the code COMMUNEPOD Vivobarefoot: Try Vivobarefoot risk-free with a 100-day return guarantee, and get 15% off your order at vivobarefoot.com/commune. Beyond Biohacking: Save $400 on any ticket with code COMMUNE400 at beyondconference.com.
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