We often treat gratitude like a Hallmark card sentiment, something soft, seasonal, or saved for Thanksgiving. But what if gratitude is actually one of the most powerful performance enhancers you’re not using? In this raw and real mindset episode, Dr. Ryan Hewitt drops the fluff and exposes the truth: gratitude isn’t a feeling, it’s a discipline. It’s not a noun. It’s a verb. And if you want a stronger mind, stronger relationships, and a stronger life, you need to learn how to practice it.

Dr. Ryan shares his personal story of nearly burning out in his business, marriage, and body, until a simple daily shift rewired everything: the act of naming, feeling, and sharing what he was thankful for. Backed by neuroscience and fueled by hard-earned life experience, this episode unpacks why gratitude isn’t weakness, it’s warfare. Whether you’re leading a team, raising a family, or trying to reclaim your peace, this conversation gives you a blueprint for using gratitude as a daily weapon for clarity, connection, and confidence.

Takeaways:

Gratitude isn’t just a feeling, it’s a daily discipline that rewires your brain for performance and peace.

Practicing gratitude increases dopamine, lowers cortisol, and boosts emotional regulation.

Daily gratitude builds stronger relationships, at home, at work, and in leadership.

The brain is wired to fixate on problems; gratitude helps you train it to also see blessings.

Three tactical practices: morning journaling, in-the-moment rewiring, and daily verbal appreciation.

"Gratitude is not a noun. It’s a verb. It’s one of the most overlooked performance enhancers in your life that you’re probably not using." – Dr. Ryan Hewitt

Your Challenge: Pick one person. For the next 7 days, tell them something specific you're grateful for. Journal it, text it, speak it, just practice it.

Like this episode? Then show some love: share it with a friend, leave a review, or start your own 7-day gratitude challenge. Stay strong. Stay weaponized. See you next week.

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Ever felt like your hormone clinic was running on autopilot? You're not alone, and it’s a big problem.

In this episode of The Weaponized Body Podcast, Dr. Ryan Hewitt pulls back the curtain on the cookie-cutter chaos in the hormone optimization world. With flashy marketing, buzzwords, and “one-size-fits-all” prescriptions becoming the norm, thousands are being misled by clinics that promise peak performance but deliver disappointment, and even danger.

Dr. Ryan shares firsthand stories and clinical insights from years in the trenches, revealing how lazy protocols, outdated science, and impersonal care are wrecking people’s health. From sketchy testosterone dosing to reckless estrogen suppression, minimal lab work, and revolving-door providers, the red flags are everywhere. If you're serious about biohacking, longevity, and living at your highest capacity, this is a must-listen.

What You’ll Learn in This Episode:

Why testosterone clinics are getting it dangerously wrong, and what to do instead

How improper estrogen suppression could be destroying your joints, heart, and sex drive

The critical lab markers most clinics don’t check (but should)

Why delivery method matters: injections vs. pellets vs. creams

How insurance-based medicine is sabotaging your optimization journey

"If you want to optimize and you're not doing the work, then you're not optimizing. I call those people bio-slackers, not biohackers." – Dr. Ryan Hewitt

Whether you're considering testosterone therapy, already in a program, or supporting someone who is, this episode will help you separate the hype from the health. Subscribe, share with a friend, and leave a review, because optimized living starts with informed choices.

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Ever been told “it’s just calories in, calories out,” then felt crazy-hungry, low-energy, and stuck? In this episode of The Weaponized Body Podcast, Dr. Ryan Hewitt tackles the most misunderstood part of fitness, how your hormones control both sides of the energy equation and why that’s why some people “look at food and gain 10 pounds” while others seem bulletproof.

Dr. Ryan breaks the dogma wide open. Yes, energy balance matters. But hormones decide how much you want to eat, how full you feel, where you store fuel, and how many calories you burn at rest. You’ll learn how appetite regulators (leptin and ghrelin), storage managers (insulin and cortisol), and sex hormones shape cravings and body composition, then flip to the “calories out” side with thyroid, testosterone, growth hormone, and IGF-1. He also crushes the “metabolism crashes at 40” myth with a better story: most people lose muscle, move less, sleep worse, and stress more. The fix? Strength, sleep, steps, and smarter fueling.

By the end, you’ll know what to test, what to train, and what to ignore, so you can build a body that burns hot now and for decades.

5 Key Takeaways

Strength training is a vital nutrient, more muscle raises your metabolic floor.

Sleep before midnight boosts growth hormone/IGF-1 and tames hunger hormones.

Manage insulin with whole foods, protein-first meals, and fewer snacks.

Chronic stress drives cravings, breaks down muscle, and stalls fat loss.

Your BMR doesn’t “fall off a cliff” at 40; lifestyle drift does, fix it with muscle, movement, and macros.

“Don’t blame your age, blame the work you’re not doing. Build muscle, move more, sleep hard, and your metabolism will rage.” - Dr. Ryan Hewitt

If this hit home, please, subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with a friend who needs a hopeful kick-start.

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