Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning

Is modern wellness actually making us healthier... or just more anxious? Are peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500 safe? Can I be aroused if I have low libido? Double board-certified physician associate Ashley Madsen is here to give one of the most refreshingly honest conversations on modern health, longevity, hormones, peptides, nervous system regulation, and the growing culture of optimization. She explains why social media has turned wellness into a full-time job, why personalized medicine matters more than following influencers, and why emotional health may be the missing foundation beneath nearly every aspect of physical performance. Ashley also delivers one of the clearest explanations you'll hear on peptides like BPC-157 and TB-500, hormone replacement therapy, libido as a vital health marker, wearable technology, nervous system regulation, nitric oxide, cardiovascular health, and why many people are chasing expensive biohacks while neglecting the fundamentals that truly move the needle.
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00:00 Intro
00:03 Welcome Ashley Madsen
01:12 Is the Wellness Industry Making Us Less Healthy?
06:36 The Morning Habit That Changes Everything
09:32 Is Wellness Just Masked Insecurity?
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17:05 Are Hormones Really the Problem?
21:03 Why More Lab Testing Isn't Always Better
24:12 The Truth About Peptides
28:57 BPC-157 Explained
36:50 How Long Does BPC-157 Actually Take to Work?
40:18 How to Buy Peptides Safely
44:05 What Does "Regulating Your Nervous System" Actually Mean?
47:32 Ashley's Favorite Stress-Reduction Tools
52:18 Why Libido Is One of Your Most Important Health Markers
56:20 Erectile Dysfunction Could Predict Heart Disease
01:00:19 How Often Should Healthy Couples Have Sex?
01:03:18 Nitric Oxide, Blood Flow & Longevity
01:05:18 Why Women Need Estrogen
01:07:30 Most Overrated Wellness Trend of 2026
01:10:20 The Most Underrated Habit for Better Health
01:10:33 One Supplement You're Probably Wasting Money On
01:12:25 The First Thing Everyone Should Do Every Morning
01:14:08 What Does "Ever Forward" Mean to Ashley?
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Everyone seems to be chasing the next breakthrough: the newest biohack, recovery tool, supplement, wellness trend, luxury gym membership, or productivity hack. Yet the people who appear happiest often have something much simpler—a clear purpose, meaningful relationships, a strong body, and a life built around things they genuinely enjoy. Kenny Santucci returns for a third appearance, but this time the format is different. This is two longtime friends sitting down for an unfiltered conversation about the current state of fitness culture, gym innovation, entrepreneurship, wellness trends, relationships, happiness, and why so many people overcomplicate what it means to live well. From cold plunges and coffee obsessions to business growth, purpose, dating, community, and finding peace in your forties, this episode is a reminder that the best life isn't always the most optimized—it's the one you actually enjoy living.
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00:00 – Kenny is BACK
02:00 – The future of gym equipment and fitness innovation
08:25 – Why experience matters more than products
13:00 – Luxury gyms, wellness clubs and what people really pay for
18:30 – Ketones, performance and chasing the next wellness trend
21:40 – Why most people live somewhere in the middle
25:00 – Metal music, Enya and finding balance
26:20 – Othership, mushrooms and wellness culture
29:00 – Open-mindedness versus blind judgment
30:30 – Building teams and scaling businesses
37:40 – Who takes care of the entrepreneur?
39:00 – Kenny's definition of the perfect day
41:40 – Coffee, cigars and simple pleasures
47:00 – Why happiness isn't more stuff
54:45 – Relationships, freedom and staying true to yourself
57:00 – Marriage, family and timing
01:03:00 – Arnold Schwarzenegger and breaking the rules
01:08:00 – Why Chase stopped attending wellness events
01:11:00 – Getting older and caring less what people think
01:12:00 – Purpose, fulfillment and avoiding resentment
01:14:00 – The reality of aging and why fitness matters
01:16:30 – Kenny's definition of Ever Forward
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What if the biggest threat to human health isn't hidden in our bloodwork, hormones, or genetics—but in the environment we've created around ourselves? Caroline Howell challenges the modern definition of health by arguing that true wellness cannot exist apart from the ecosystems that sustain us. From climate change and biodiversity loss to glyphosate, regenerative agriculture, longevity culture, and our growing disconnection from nature, this conversation explores what it means to become a positive contributor rather than an extractor. Caroline shares how leaving private equity and relocating to Panama transformed her health, purpose, and relationship with the natural world, while offering a hopeful vision for how technology, business, and human ingenuity can help regenerate life instead of depleting it.
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00:00 – Are We Really Healthy If The Planet Is Sick?
02:32 – Climate Crisis Or A Crisis Of Life?
04:30 – Are We Approaching A Tipping Point?
08:02 – Should Humans Remove Ourselves Or Regenerate Nature?
09:38 – The Most Overlooked Environmental Threats
12:24 – Glyphosate, Agriculture & Human Health
17:58 – The Longevity Industry's Blind Spot
19:09 – What Nature Teaches Us About Death
22:25 – Regenerative Living & Human Resilience
24:21 – AI, Technology & Losing Touch With Ourselves
28:01 – Why Modern Culture Has Forgotten Recovery
29:24 – Life Inside A Tropical Rainforest
32:21 – What Other Cultures Understand Better About Nature
35:02 – The Simplest Way To Reconnect With The Natural World
37:14 – The Moment That Changed Caroline's Life
40:42 – Building Regenerative Communities In Panama
47:45 – If We Could Build A New World Tomorrow
51:18 – Using Technology To Listen To Nature
55:20 – Biodiversity Credits & The Future Of Regenerative Economics
59:45 – What Ever Forward Means To Caroline
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Most people think walking is optional and exercise is mandatory. Dr. Courtney Conley, DPT argues the exact opposite. Walking isn't exercise—it's a biological input every system in the human body depends on. From brain health and dementia prevention to foot pain, metabolism, balance, longevity, and emotional well-being, this conversation reveals why modern life has engineered movement out of our daily routine and what that's costing us. Dr. Conley explains why weak feet may be sabotaging your health, how most footwear is changing the structure of the human foot, why toe strength predicts future function, and how a simple daily walking habit could dramatically improve both physical and cognitive health.
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Happiness is becoming scarcer as more of us work harder, longer hours. Most adults don't have a productivity problem—they have a joy problem. Somewhere between responsibilities, careers, parenting, and achievement, many people abandon happiness, that playful, curious version of themselves that once came naturally. Do we build better habits at the sake of losing our joy? Improv comedian, speaker, and workplace culture expert Erin Diehl argues that play is far more than entertainment—it's a gateway to resilience, creativity, authentic leadership, self-love, and deeper human connection. Through powerful stories about burnout, post-concussion recovery, IVF heartbreak, motherhood, and rebuilding her life around joy instead of achievement, Erin shares how learning to surrender control, develop happiness as a skill, embrace uncertainty, and intentionally create space for fun transformed both her personal life and business. If you've been feeling overwhelmed, disconnected, overly serious, or stuck in constant productivity mode, this conversation offers a practical and deeply human reminder that joy isn't a reward for success—it might actually be the path to it.
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00:00 Why Adults Stop Playing
02:57 Can Play Make Serious Life Problems Easier?
06:59 Is Play a Luxury?
09:08 Finding Joy Through Your Senses
12:01 Why Everyone Should Take Improv Classes
15:43 Using Improv to Navigate Uncertainty
18:02 The Power of Surrender
21:17 How Your Body Reveals Stress & Control
24:40 Learning How to Receive Joy
27:31 The Balance Between Giving and Receiving
29:54 What Burnout Really Looks Like
35:46 The Health Scare That Changed Erin's Life
41:01 Why Play Is a Form of Self-Love
43:09 Parenting and Rediscovering Play
46:07 Is Play More Important Than Productivity?
47:10 IVF, Grief & Finding Meaning Through Loss
49:30 What "Ever Forward" Means to Erin Diehl
51:43 How to Bring More Play Into Your Life Today
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