What if the biggest thing holding back your performance isn't your mindset, your training, or your work ethic, but your nervous system?

In this episode of the Thrive State Podcast, Dr. Kien Vuu sits down with Dr. Jo Brown, performance physiotherapist, nervous system expert, and Head of Human Performance at Nuropod, to explore why nervous system regulation may be the missing link between good performance and sustained excellence.

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After working with Olympic champions, NBA players, NFL athletes, and world-class competitors, Dr. Brown discovered that lasting success isn't simply about physical ability or mental toughness.

It's about intentionality, nervous system regulation, and consistently recovering well enough to perform again.

Together, Dr. V and Dr. Brown break down why so many high achievers stay trapped in "go mode," how chronic stress quietly erodes performance long before symptoms appear, and the practical tools anyone can use to regulate their nervous system and improve recovery.

They also explore the future of performance medicine, including heart rate variability (HRV), wearable technology, vagus nerve stimulation, and why the nervous system may be the last frontier in optimizing human performance.

Whether you're an entrepreneur, executive, athlete, or simply looking for more energy, resilience, and longevity, this conversation offers actionable strategies to help you perform at your highest level without sacrificing your health.

In this episode, you'll learn:

• Why nervous system regulation is the foundation of sustainable high performance
• The difference between recovery and readiness
• Why sleep remains the most underrated recovery tool
• What separates legendary athletes from everyone else
• Simple nervous system regulation tools you can start using today
• How HRV should actually be interpreted
• Common signs you're heading toward burnout
• Why stress isn't the enemy, but poor recovery is
• How wearable technology and vagus nerve stimulation are changing recovery
• Why showing up as your authentic self improves performance

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Ever wonder why you still feel exhausted even after a "full night's sleep"? The answer might be sitting in your medicine cabinet or in a disorder you've never been tested for.

In this episode, Dr. V sits down with Dr. Meredith Broderick, a triple board-certified neurologist and sleep medicine physician (one of only four in the world boarded in neurology, sleep medicine, AND behavioral sleep medicine) and founder of Sound Sleep Guru in Seattle. Together they break down why modern life has broken our sleep, why common sleep meds may be doing more harm than good, and what actually works to restore deep, restorative rest.

In this episode, we cover:

• Why sleep apnea is the most undiagnosed sleep disorder in the world

• How sleeping pills like Ambien and Zolpidem block your brain's glymphatic "cleaning" system

• The link between anticholinergic sleep meds and dementia risk

• Why alcohol, benzodiazepines, and cannabis wreck your sleep architecture

• How artificial light and modern life decoupled us from our circadian rhythm

• New GLP-1/GIP medications now FDA-approved for sleep apnea

• How Ozlo Sleepbuds use audio and biometrics to improve sleep

• Rapid-fire scores on melatonin, naps, morning sunlight, exercise timing, and temperature

• How to build a simple, effective wind-down routine

• Where to actually go for help with a sleep problem

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What if the future of medicine means doctors stop asking "what's wrong with you" and start asking "what is your body trying to tell you?"

In this episode, Dr. V sits down with Dr. Gregoryory Burzynski, an integrative and functional medicine physician (Houston Concierge Medicine, Restore Longevity) who trained in internal medicine before pioneering a more personalized, prevention-first approach to health.

Together they unpack why modern medicine reacts too late, what true "thriving" really looks like, and what the next decade of longevity science might bring.

In this episode, we cover:

• Dr. Burzynski's path from internal medicine to integrative and functional care

• Where conventional medicine falls short — and how to bridge the gap

• The personal health crisis that changed how Dr. Burzynski practices medicine

• What "true health" really means beyond just the absence of disease

• Early warning signs your body gives before things go wrong

• The link between stress, mitochondrial efficiency, and telomere length

• Epigenetics today vs. the epigenetic drugs of tomorrow

• Personalized medicine and why age changes everything

• Longevity escape velocity and the future of aging

• How Dr. Burzynski would redesign healthcare from the ground up

• The one thing he hopes every healthy person remembers

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