#015 - Anti-Aging & Regenerative Medicine - Dr Jillian Shannon

April 16, 2020 Joel Aylworth

You have to remove the obstacle to cure

This week’s episode I had the pleasure of interviewing Dr Jillain Shannon who’s a functional medicine doctor that specializes in anti-aging and regenerative medicine in San Francisco, CA. She works closely with regulating hormones, bioidentical hormone replacement therapy, insomnia, autoimmune conditions, thyroid disease, joint injections and IV therapies.

I was intrigued to meet Dr Shannon because she’s practicing cutting edge therapies such as intravenous NAD therapy, prolozone therapy for the joints, or PRP as well as “biohacking” or optimizing sexual function in men and women with “O” and “P” Shots as well as Gains Wave Technology. While I interviewed Dr Shannon I had her hook me up to my first IV NAD drip. NAD is an acronym for nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, and is a coenzyme found in every cell within the body and is involved in many processes. Why get NAD IV therapy? Well, NAD has been shown to do the following things:

Assist with addiction recovery (alcohol, opioids, nicotine)
Improve depression
Improve brain health and neurological function
Improve mental clarity
Improve brain regeneration
Boost energy levels
Reduce overall fatigue
Restore muscle function and athletic performance

I was slightly nervous as people that have gotten NAD drips in the past have stated they feel a severe tightening in their chest, but then it later it goes away and they feel euphoric. Dr Shannon explained to me that’s because most physicians aren’t trained properly and are putting too much NAD in your system too fast. My first experience with NAD was actually quite pleasant and had no tightening in the chest at all.

Over 90% of headaches are food related

This is a great episode if you’re interested in how to get to the root cause of some malingering health conditions and how Dr Shannon tackles patient’s long term health issues. Dr Shannon is a pro when it comes to anti-aging and rengerative medicine and in the fall is looking to add peptides and ozone therapy to her already booming practice. I can’t wait to go in and get treated by her then again and do a part II with her. Enjoy!

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Timeline

4:20 - UTI’s - Trauma and health

5:40 - How disease or illness can manifest when patients are in fight or flight

13:20 - Why detoxing should be part of your daily life

16:50 - Why genes are so important to your health

18:50 - Why you should inject vitamin D & Dr Shannon’s top supplements

21:30 - The importance of disassociating yourself from your diagnosis

26:18 - Dr Shannon’s journey to wellness

37:29 - What were the big things that Dr Shannon noticed about her health

41:30 - Why Dr Shannon does weekly glutathione injections

45:00 - Hacking the Coronavirus