Why You Aren't Absorbing Your Supplements - Chervin Jafarieh

Chervin Jafarieh (0:00)

Our entire mental, emotional state is dictated by the health capacity of our microbiome.

Gary Brecka (0:06)

The soil microbiome and the gut microbiome, they used to be very simpatic, and I think how far we've come from that.

Chervin Jafarieh (0:14)

We are furthest thing from that natural world, and that's why we supplement, because growing the most mineral-dense food is part of the chain of creating the best alchemy for people to eat.

Gary Brecka (0:26)

I mean, most of us eat like somebody's gonna steal it from us. Big bites of chicken or meat, and that gets into the gut, there's not enough surface area for the enzymes to get around them, and indigestion, bloating, constipation, they're linking it to the food, not actually the way that they ate.

Chervin Jafarieh (0:41)

We're taking the information from the food. Our body's learning from it. And so I love this point from a gut health perspective, is that we have to chew our food, and I think that's the ultimate way to break bread.

Gary Brecka (0:53)

What is some advice that you would give to people that want to start addressing gut-related issues at a macro level?

Chervin Jafarieh (0:59)

I see people chasing better gut health without understanding the microbiome. And I think from my standpoint...

Gary Brecka (1:19)

Hey guys, welcome back to The Ultimate Human Podcast. I'm your host, human biologist, Gary Brecka, where we go down the road of everything, anti-aging, biohacking, longevity, and everything in between. Today's guest, Chervin Jafarieh, is going to be a wild ride. We're talking about the intersection of things that usually don't go to the same parties. Biochemistry, Ayurveda, the most ancient form of medicine known to mankind, traditional Chinese medicine, and bioidentical or bioregenerative farming, something I'm seriously interested in. And as a matter of fact, I want to ride out the rest of my life on a regenerative farm. So I don't know where to start with you, man, but there's so much ground that we're going to cover.

First of all, welcome to the Ultimate Human Podcast.

Chervin Jafarieh (2:06)

Gary, you came as advertised times 10 It's wonderful to be here, to be in your beautiful home, around your family, around your entire crew.

This has been world-class and a long time coming. So I'm so stoked to be here.

Gary Brecka (2:18)

Yeah, thank you so much. You're a very special human being, man. Getting to know you has been a really enlightening experience for me. And I'm always fascinated when I see folks in different places in the socioeconomic ladder, but that have very unique value systems. And like I said at the beginning of the podcast, biochemistry and Ayurveda, those usually don't go to the same parties, right? And traditional Chinese medicine, regenerative farming, these are back to the basics, centuries-old observational practices. And yet, you run one of the most progressive, modernized, impactful supplement companies in the world.

And I'm just an enormous fan of the science and the delivery systems that you formulated. And we're going to go deep into that because it's a core curiosity of mine, a core competency of mine, my audience is always thirsty for the knowledge of how did these things work. But I'd love if you talk a little bit about how you got here, and the pathway, and your walk through Ayurveda, and your gravitation towards traditional Chinese medicine.

Chervin Jafarieh (3:36)

I think these two worlds merge today because the science today is showing that the homeopathic energy, the frequency energy, the vibration of being connected to the earth, to the soil, how things are cultivated, how they're extracted, how they're designed to create short-term and long-term benefit for whatever village or cultivar in a specific region is being identified today through basic science, and understanding the compliance of science works to prove that these elements are part of the human condition, it's part of our growth, it's part of our cycle in life.

And at an early age, I had an investigator mentality. I think it's part of my purpose in this life. I want to learn, just like you.

School of hard knocks, constantly want to rip something open. Curious. How is that working? And one of my main mentors growing up was Dr. Rudolf Steiner, who was introduced to me by my cousin, who at the time was one of the leading authoritans in the world on raw food. And he was bringing all the super foods to North America. And I was seven years old, watching this happen unfold. And I was learning things outside of the norm. You know, it was like, oh, you know, we should be juicing grass. Well, what is grass? Well, it's got chlorophyll. What's chlorophyll? Chlorophyll is bioidentical to human blood. You know, it's just one structure different. I'm like, I learned that.