Unconditional with Norbie Schickel is a podcast in which we explore what it takes to reclaim radical health and fitness, build an unstoppable mindset, and create your most unlimited, unconditional life. Join each week as we go in-depth on topics related to optimizing mental health, physical performance and lifestyle design. Norbie Schickel is a father and a founder of Anthem Athletics - a fighting and training gear brand. With a lifelong interest in health, functional fitness, and real food nutrition, he started Unconditional to share his journey and passion for these topics with the world.
Unconditional with Norbie Schickel is a podcast in which we explore what it takes to reclaim radical health and fitness, build an unstoppable mindset, and create your most unlimited, unconditional life. Join each week as we go in-depth on topics related to optimizing mental health, physical performance and lifestyle design. Norbie Schickel is a father and a founder of Anthem Athletics - a fighting and training gear brand. With a lifelong interest in health, functional fitness, and real food nutrition, he started Unconditional to share his journey and passion for these topics with the world.

What do you really know about polio? 💡If you believe that the story of polio is fundamentally one of virus 🔬and vaccines prepare to have your mind blown 💥.
Most of us grew up with this story: a terrifying disease emerges sometime in the not-too-distant past. Some lives are lost, while others are left crippled or paralyzed for life.
Scientists race against time to isolate the virus, develop a vaccine, and finally bring the nightmare to an end.
But what if that story is only part of the truth? In this episode of Unconditional with Norbie Schickel, we go in-depth into The Moth in the Iron Lung by Forrest Maready and the untold story of polio – one of metals, moths and microbes, and a century-old epidemic with shocking parallels to COVID19.
Chapters
00:00 Introduction to Polio: A Complex Discussion
04:43 The Story of Polio Is Much More Than Virus and Vaccines
07:13 The Moth in the Iron Lung By Forrest Maready
07:40 When Outsiders Break The Mold - Hypercar Founders
08:14 Forrest Maready & Brett Weinstein - Dark Horse Podcast
13:48 The Conventional Story of Polio Is Wrong
15:50 Rethinking Polio: Metals, Microbes, and Malevolence
24:06 Polio: A Disease Pattern with Multiple Origins
29:10 The Connection Between Metals and Polio
34:43 The Injection of Metals Into the Food Supply
35:02 Polio and Pesticides: Lead Arsenate
37:21 Steedman's Teething Powder & The Age Of Metallic Medicine
52:52 The Polio Virus, or More Accurately, Viruses
59:13 Koch's Postulates & The Search For The Cause Of Polio
01:01:15 Koch's Postulates & Debate Over Germ Thoery vs. Terrain Theory
01:02:58 The 1916 Polio Outbreak & The Rockefeller Institute
01:04:49 The 1916 Polio Outbreak Is Different & More Deadly
01:11:20 The 1916 Polio Epidemic: Gain Of Function Research
01:22:38 Are Vaccines Resposible For The Decline In Polio
01:28:15 Conclusion & Thank You
Join Norbie — father, fitness enthusiast, and founder of Anthem Athletics — as he dives deep into what it takes to reclaim radical health and fitness, build an unstoppable mindset, and create your most unconditional life.