MagnaCon, Italy & Intranasal Red Light: What I Came Home With — Solo Episode with Freddie Kimmel

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Freddie Kimmel (00:01.708)
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Freddie Kimmel (00:24.483)
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome back to the Beautifully Broken Podcast. You get just me today, just Freddie Kimmel. Solo episode. I'm sitting here in my studio in the morning, and guess what? It's time to create a show. And this morning, my little prep, I'll give you my prep this morning, was to wake up, brew my favorite coffee. Right now, I am loving Life Boost. Now, if you've followed the show for a little while, you know that I went on and off caffeine, but I find one cup of caffeine. I'm a

Better version of myself, better functionality. Also, I'm happier. And one thing that really solidified my lifelong relationship with caffeine was going to Italy a few weeks ago. Now, I talk about limiting caffeine. I talk about different genetic SNPs or polymorphisms, which change the way you and I metabolize caffeine very differently. I am a slow metabolizer of caffeine. So

Did you like that accent? Caffeine. I have to be cautious about when I have caffeine and how late in the day. As I said, I brew one mocha pot, I put it in a mug. Usually I drink about half, which is less than a cup. And I find if I stick to that, it does not interrupt sleep. It does not create this wild wave of energy. It's just easy and I can maintain focus and

Yada yada yada. I don't get too overwhelmed or too ADHD. But when I was in Italy, I don't know if it was the environment or the way they brew the espresso or whatever it was. But it was just a really easy burn. And I actually did have a couple cups of coffee. Now, co-founding factors. I'm eating high levels of carbs, cannolis, carbonara, pasta, pizza every single day. And walking about a hundred miles.

Over our two-week vacation to Florence, Rome, and Sardinia. So the first thing I just want to update everybody on is that yes, the vacation was incredible. Yes, the scenery and the food and standing in the Coliseum in Rome was unbelievable. But for me, the gift of taking a vacation, a true vacation, not answering emails, not being on the clock, total.

Freddie Kimmel (02:49.535)
Untethering from your life and your obligations, I felt it was as profound as any medicine that I've ever done. And I mean medicine, I mean plant therapeutics, high-end wellness technology, hyperbaric chambers, stem cells. It was as powerful as anything I've ever done. I really found myself viewing the world in a different way. And I think it's the gift of witnessing another culture.

And how they operate on a completely different timeline. Somebody was just saying to me that my buddy Eric, and he won't mind if I share this story, he was saying, I'd love to go to Italy, but it's so old, and I'm sure there's lots of moisture and there's mold. And I have really close friends, Dr. Nick and Nicole, that have picked up their practice from the United States, moved over to Florence, and they're like, Yeah, it's it's really it's not a thing. It's not that there's not mold, but the chronic illness and

The molds, I'm gonna air quote this toxicity, which I question highly. We're gonna talk about that in a few weeks with Dr. John Kim. It's just not a thing. There's not the frenetic, hyper compulsive paranoia about everything making you ill. And for that culture, they are showing us an example of what it is like to truly live. And I'll give you some favorite things of that I said in a Facebook post.

Parking being free for three and a half hours around lunchtime. What a life hack. Park your car for free, come, immerse yourself in the commerce of the city, and share a meal. Not for 35 minutes and rush back to your work desk in an hour, but share a meal for hours. So we had one three-hour lunch with Dr. Nick and Nicole. Incredible. And it's almost like just the act of eating lunch.

Becomes medicine, a therapeutic. Now I know it's so silly that we me, I'm labeling this as a medicine, but from my experience, from my tendency to get a meal in in between phone calls or meetings or on the road or in between flights, it is. So for me, it is. I think to an Italian, they'd be like, that's so silly. That's called eating here. And so I want to pay homage and I want to witness.

Freddie Kimmel (05:18.992)
The gift of exploring another culture. So that was one thing: the food, the timeline that people take to actually eat, the ceremony of coffee. So another thing that was really amazing, we got up really early to start our long trip home from the northern part of Sardinia, which is Orbia, all the way back to Calliari, back to Florence, and then all the way back to Austin, Texas. But on the drive back,

We got up at like 3:30 in the morning, got in the rental car, and it's like a three and a half hour drive through the mountains in the middle of Sardinia. Very windy roads. Again, just super, super early. But the first gas station that we stopped at, it was like all these truckers and bikers, and everybody's there sipping their espresso in the morning, you know, eating cannoli or or whatever the pastry of choice is.

It was just like it was so charming. And everybody's laughing and smiling and jovial. And it's a gas station. You know, you do not get that in a gas station in the United States. Maybe there are a few. If you have a gas station you love to visit and it's just like you walk into the s center of cheers, let me know about it. I want to go visit. I was really I was just taken back. And the and the other time that happened, we had gone on a catamaran, we had gone on a boat trip and we stopped for water to get just something to replenish ourselves. Same thing.

Like 4 30 in the afternoon, it's like a bar. And everybody's just in there. Again, it's a late day. Are they worried about screwing up their circadian rhythm? I don't think so. I don't think so. I don't think so. Everybody smokes. Everybody, you know, I'm not lobbying on this podcast for you to go smoke and drink late day espresso or cappuccino, but there is something to it. And the joy in the community was palpable.

And so that was the layer that I really felt from Italy that I think is it exists in the United States, but I think it's more rare. Anyways, what a gift. I will sum it up because I want this to be relatively achievable for you to get in your busy little day, however you've designed it, and that the gift of leaving your life can be, I think it's like a hundred X. Have you ever heard the saying that?

Freddie Kimmel (07:46.908)
You can't read the label on the jar that you're stuck in. Yeah. Yeah. And so as a person who will only take vacations like every three or four years or a year and a half, I'm committing to not doing that anymore. And one way I will tell you, and if it provides value, that's amazing. I have designed my life that my burn rate, my monthly commitment to bills is relatively low.

I don't drive a flashy car. I have a Jeep Renegade, which I love. I don't own a home at this time. I split rent with my partner Cynthia. It's very if you've seen social media, it's a beautiful house. Everything you'd ever need. It's lovely. It's lovely. And so that choice to engineer the ability to go do things like a vacation and then not be in debt for five months feels like

a gift. And I'm so grateful that I can do that. Because I know not everybody can take a vacation for two weeks. Certainly not to Italy, because it is an investment. It is an investment. I do think, all that aside, I do think you could be really intentional about your flights, off season travel, staying in a hostel, which we did a few nights in Rome. And I do think you could do it very affordably. I think the outskirts of the non-tourist areas are much more affordable. So I'll just say that.

The other thing I want to talk about in the show, and it's really this show is about gratitude. It's about taking a moment to breathe in and honor the gift of now and today as we tend to set our vision on the future. I'll be happy when. Can you imagine having this? Can you imagine living here? Can you imagine what it would be like to get this salary? What if I met this person? You know, we put it off in the future.

But the gift of taking a moment to say, thank you for today and everything that I have. And now I have to add this thing that I was not planning on talking about, but pooping. If you know my story, if you know all the abdominal surgeries, retroperitoneal lymph node dissection, small bowel resections, all the obstruction, all the scar tissue, it was so long where I could not go to the bathroom without doing an enema. And this morning I took the most beautiful poop. I mean

Freddie Kimmel (10:15.43)
Stunning. And you know what? I sat in there in a moment and I said it to myself. I was like, can you believe that there was a time where like just this, the act of going to the bathroom, A, it wouldn't happen, but it was very emotionally painful. Like I didn't feel good. And now, through lifestyle changes, that's changed. And it took years. And I just want to take a moment to celebrate.

my poop this morning. And yes, I'm gonna put this out on a podcast to thousands of people and just take a moment of gratitude. Now, there's more gratitude that I have. The other thing is that I got to go host an event this last week. I've been at MagnaCon, which is MagnaWave PEMF and Ourowell PEMF. Elaine Paulie has been a guest from that company two times on the podcast. It's a device I use on myself, on my puppy, on my community members.

I love it. That's not what this is about. But I was gonna go speak and I've spoken four times. And this time, a few weeks before the event, my new friend Caleb reached out. He says, Hey, we have an idea. What would you feel? How does it sound to you if you came and you hosted if you were the master of ceremonies? He said MC. I was like, Ooh, the master of ceremonies. That sounds amazing. And, you know, honestly, I was like, dude.

I'm going on vacation for two weeks to Italy. I'm not going to work then. I'm going right off the plane. I have three days to rest, and I'm going to go work the beyond biohacking event with Flopresso. I'm going to wrap 200 people in a lymphatic drainage suit. And then that's you. That's your event. I don't have a lot of time to prep. And he said, We're going to do a great job. We're going to make it really easy. We're going to set you up for success. And so I said yes. And I had apprehension. I was like, well, that's that's a lot. It's a lot of work.

I don't think people realize the amount of work it is to MC be the master of ceremonies for three days straight and do it well. Because I'm gonna tell you something right now. I'm not gonna say yes to anything that's not a full body yes, or that I think I can do really well, specifically when I am the person center stage on the light with a microphone. Like I'm very picky. I've done

Freddie Kimmel (12:38.303)
I will tell you back to my music theater days. There have been gigs that I have been hired for, hired for to play a part, the lead, and I've said no. And I've said internally, that is not a role I can sing eight times a week. Well, could I do it? Yeah. But will I be riddled with anxiety because it's too far outside of my comfort zone? And I've said no. And I felt really good about that choice.

And so I trusted myself, had a little apprehension, dove in head first, and it was one of the best wellness events that I've ever been to in my whole life. Now, let me be clear, I'm a huge fan of pulse electromagnetic field. It was the pivot point. Everybody says, What was the thing? It was the pivot point in my wellness journey where I can tell you I was going to the emergency room.

I was having severe abdominal obstructions and cramping. And then in six months I wasn't. The device I use was AMP coil, A P C O I L. Very, very different than this technology, but it's the same school of thought. An electromagnetic wave travels through the tissue like a breeze through a leafy tree. And it helps the cell to make more energy. It helps to calm the nervous system.

There's all these different signaling molecules within the cell that these are scientifically validated. It's now an FDA class two device through Oro L, A-U-R-A-W-E-L-L, and they are the first device to secure that position and get that category, that device designation. The first in the world. So it's really exciting. There's lots of devices that are certified as a massage tool, not even the class of PMF. And so

It's been laughable in the past, but I want to celebrate these guys and just say that that technology was so important. And so to be there at this event, where 500 plus people are coming together to celebrate the technology and share their wins and share their stories. And I get to be a voyeur. I don't get to be a voyeur. I get to be the captain of the ship. And if you guys know anything about me, I I love to I love to be on a microphone. I love to be.

Freddie Kimmel (14:54.347)
In the spotlight. And I could just get to do it for little two and three minute snippets and then pass the hot potato. Who are we bringing up? I saw some of the best speakers of my life. Of my life. It was incredible. Business, horsemanship, veterinary medicine, scientists exploring the new data on prostate research, mitochondrial function. I could go on and on.

It was so good I learned so much. I I learned so many little techniques that I'm already using on Mr. Higgs, my puppy, who is gonna benefit highly. And what I found was is that without preparation, just by being me, I was such a good fit to do that job that it felt good the whole time. I never had a moment of like, I'm tired or

I'm really stressed or I don't know what's gonna happen now. The entire MagnaWave team functions like a smooth working cog from people that are checking in attendees to the entire film and audio crew at the back of the house, up and down on the mic, cueing in music, lights, music, cutting and video. It's produced like a television show and with flawless execution.

And then I I again you layer in that element of content that is just it's so relevant. It's timely, it's helpful, it's packed into less than a 60-minute talk. And it's not ad nauseum people like regurgitating like science and slides. These are people working with Kentucky Derby horses, showing you how a horse that was going to the glue farm was not only healed, but then they won another race.

And it could be the same thing for the milk production in dairy cows. I could go on and on and on. It's not what it's about. It was about the quality of the show, the quality of the people and the human beings. You know, a lot of times health events, they can feel very transactional. Everybody's walking around kicking the tires. And it'd be hard on the soul. I I can come back from a lot of events. Most events I feel very thin. Like I've given a lot and I haven't gotten a lot.

Freddie Kimmel (17:14.595)
And maybe that's an internal shift that I need to work on, but I felt so full coming back from MagnaCon. I'm so sorry that it's every two years and that you can't go next year. Like I feel bad for you. Part of the event with your ticket is that the company brings in luxury buses and they take you to Churchill Downs and you go where the Kentucky Derby is held and you go out to the winners circle.

Or the side of the track and have a beautiful feast and a dinner and you watch the the horses run and you meet the jockeys. What an experience. What an experience. Like iconic, right? Iconic. Yeah, I really I can't really I can't go on. I wish that it happened every year, but I also will say that the energetic tax of putting on an event is incredible. The last thing I'm gonna say, and I gotta I gotta scoot because I have a meeting. Sorry, podcast, life goes on.

Is that I got to tour the MagnaWave and Orowell factory. And that is what really knocked my socks off. To see the different elements of anything from like where the decisions happen in a boardroom to the impeccable factory and the the attention to detail, the different stations, the clarity, the organization.

the family nature of like games and the lunch break area and the strategy around this station is going here, here's where we make the coils, here's the digital boards. This is a safety precaution we take from electrostatic energy in the air. It was so amazing. And a lot I'm gonna tell you this, a lot of stuff in the we'll call this the I'm gonna, you know, again, biohacking. I'm not in love with the term, but that like wellness, like gimmicky stuff.

It just comes from like the same old factory in China. And this is one of the rare companies that is US made and also voted like one of the best places in Louisville, Kentucky to work. Anyways, I'm a huge fan, as you can tell, but the experience for me hosting was another form of medicine. I gotta shut it down, guys. I gotta shut it down. I wanna give some

Freddie Kimmel (19:36.975)
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10, 20, 30%. It's been wild. Anyways, it's a very affordable tool. You can use code Beautifully Broken over there. And that's all I have to say. I want to give a big shout out to my partner, Cynthia Pakluta. She tolerates my ADHD chaos, which my brain operates in a lot of chaos, but it's also organized and it's it's the way I need it to function. But I just want to say to her that I love her so much. And yeah, we had a phenomenal trip to Italy. It was just

It was awesome. It was the it was literally the best vacation of my life. All right, guys. I'm gonna shut it down for now. Love you so much. More next time. Let's go.

Freddie Kimmel (21:44.603)
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