Terrain Theory

Terrain Theory

Terrain Theory is hosted by Ben Hardy and Mike Merenda, two childhood friends on a journey to tear down the old fear-based germ theory paradigm and usher in a better, brighter approach to health and wellness. Discover interviews with guests from the alternative medicine space and find inspiration in real-life stories of Terrain Transformations. Reclaim agency and discover methods both old and new to improve and optimize your health and your terrain. You are your primary healthcare provider.

Episodes

August 7, 2025 114 mins

Jon Burras is a massage therapist, yoga instructor, bodyworker and bodymind therapist with over 30 years of experience blending Western medical knowledge with Eastern philosophy and a deep love and appreciation for the world of natural healing. In this conversation with Jon we discuss:

  • The makeup and function of fascia
  • The connection between fascia and detoxification
  • The only two ways to change your fascia
  • Fascia and the New Anatom...
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Co-hosts Ben & Mike check in with their respective primary healthcare providers with updates on their physical, emotional, spiritual wellness, latest terrain integrations, nuance, and more. In this Wellness Check Episode they discuss:

  • Using heat therapy to great effect
  • Non-negotiables on the road
  • Turning slip-ups into positives
  • Sanctifying sleep
  • The mystery of the 8 sudden seizuers

...and more!

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Dr. Dickson Thom is a Doctor of Dental Surgery and a Naturopathic Doctor with over 50 years of clinical experience and 20+ years as a medical professor. He is one of the co-founders of the American Center of Biological Medicine and author of numerous books, including Bioregulatory Medicine: An Innovative Holistic Approach to Self-Healing, Begin Again: Trauma, Disease, and Healing with The Brain Protocol and Biological Medicine, and...

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July 4, 2025 88 mins

Brothers Ben & Mike are fresh off a long weekend at Porcupine Freedom Festival (aka PorcFest), the annual gathering of Libertarians and freedom-minded folk held on Roger's Campground in Lancaster, NH. Co-host Mike Merenda's side band Red Pill Friends performed at the Festival three nights in a row, so we invited bandmates and longtime friends of the podcast Jude Roberts and Brendan Daniel on to unpack the PorcFest exp...

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To prepare for the upcoming Porcupine Freedom Festival (PorcFest) we feature interviews with new friends we met at last year's PorcFest. Josh Noone is a seasoned festival goer and a musician whose upbringing shaped his freedom-oriented life; Erika Fey the self-styled "Mayor of Hooperville" who found her people at PorcFest; James Cordiner is the founder of The Voluntaryist Academy and host of a podcast by the same nam...

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Dr. Marizelle Arce is a Naturopathic medical doctor who practices as a naturopath, marrying her knowledge and understanding of ancient cultures and traditions with current biology, physiology and modern medicine.

In this conversation with Dr. Mari we discuss:

  • Her newest book Germs Are Not Our Enemy
  • How everything we think about microbes causing disease is wrong
  • The microzyma, pleomorphism, and the evidence supporting them 
  • Bechamp, ...
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Beatty Carmichael is a spiritual healer and the author of The Prayer of Freedom, a book dedicated to helping people break free from chronic pain, mental health struggles, addictions, and more. He teaches at the largest addiction recovery center in America, home to over 500 women.

While working with these women, he developed a unique 3-step approach to prayer—one with an astounding 87% success rate in setting them free from...

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Peggi Honig (GCFP, GCAT) is a certified Feldenkrais practitioner and founder of The Peggi Experience, which focuses on teaching the Feldenkrais Method of Somatic Education to clients from around the world. In this conversation with Peggi we discuss:

How her background in music and culinary pursuits led to and informed her journey into the healing arts

  • Using the Feldenkrais Method to improve your terrain
  • The importance of stance an...
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Michelle Davies is an internationally acclaimed healer, health consultant, mentor and author. Michelle has a Bachelor of Science Degree in Osteopathy awarded by Anne, Princess Royal, following 4 years full time training in London at the British School of Osteopathy. In this conversation with Michelle we discuss:

  • Her forays into frequency medicine
  • The groundbreaking frequency technology that healed one boy's cerebral palsy
  • How...
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Gretch Elizabeth is a patient advocate, education development admin, and Awareness Lead at ToxSafety.com, an umbrella coalition dedicated to promoting patient safety and informed decision making regarding botulinum toxin injections, more commonly known as BOTOX. In this conversation with Gretch we discussed:

  • The personal experience that pulled her into this world
  • A close look at botulinum toxin and how it entered the world of cos...
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Charlie Ziese and Lisa Richards are the principals at the Pyramid Science Foundation, an organization conducting pioneering scientific research on pyramids of all geometries and delving into profound questions that could revolutionize our understanding of energy and consciousness. In this conversation with Charlie and Lisa we discuss:

  • The creation of the Foundation
  • Defining pyramid energy
  • Measuring and researching pyramid energy
  • Wh...
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Ashley Everly is a Toxicologist and the founder of Vaccine.Guide, a one-stop resource on research and information regarding vaccines and the infectious diseases they aim to prevent. In this conversation with Ashely we discuss:

  • The adverse event that led her to investigate vaccines
  • Discovering that there is no "happy medium"
  • The woefully inadequate safety studies done on vaccines
  • The issue(s) with aluminum adjuvants
  • Other p...
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Jess Bell is a Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Specialist, an Osteopathic Physician and Biofield Energy Healer, and Creator of Energetic Osteopathy®. She is Board Certified in Neuromusculoskeletal Medicine. In this conversation with Jess we discuss:

  • Her journey through medical training and into osteopathy
  • Defining osteopathy
  • How she arrived into energy healing
  • Bridging the body and the human biofield
  • The power residing in our e...
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Lynn Schmaltz is the co-founder of Plasma Energy Solutions, a company devoted to the exploration and research into plasma energy science, technology, and applications for humans. In this conversation with Lynn we discussed:

  • The definition of plasma energy
  • The process for creating GANS (Gas in Atomic Nano Solid State) water
  • How a Plasma Energy Station works
  • The various applications for plasma energy into day-to-day life
  • Overlaps betw...
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Roman Bystrianyk is the co-author of Dissolving Illusions: Disease, Vaccines, and the Forgotten History, which examines the long-standing belief that medical interventions were responsible for the steep decline of so-called infectious diseases. In this conversation with Roman we discuss:

  • His "why" for writing the book
  • Some of the key findings and data that dissolved his own illusions
  • The real reason for the decline in di...
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John Blaid is the founder of The Truth Seeker, a website devoted to spreading awareness on the topics of climate change, false flags, 9/11, vaccinations, world government, banking fraud, and more. He has published numerous articles and posts concerning virology, germ theory, and the work of Stefan Lanka.

In this conversation with John we discuss:

  • How his challenging childhood and deep depression led him to explore nutrition
  • Findin...
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Dr. Har Hari Khalsa is a LA-based holistic chiropractor who incorporates numerous cutting-edge healing technologies into his practice. In this conversation with Dr. Har Hari we discuss:

  • The chronic pain issues that shaped his journey
  • Using scalar technology to map energy fields and heal patients
  • EMF pulses as a foundational terrain healing modality
  • His openness to using new technology to help people
  • How he healed a serious hip injur...
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Marvin Haberland is an engineer and principal at NEXT LEVEL, a science-focused publication reporting on topics such as virology, terrain theory, germ theory, nutrition and genetics. NEXT LEVEL has recently released NEXIQA, a self-developed AI designed to deliver critical, evidence-based insights on the same topics covered by NEXT LEVEL.

In this conversation with Marvin we discussed:

  • The questionable process by which vitamins were...
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Dr. Ben Miraglia is the Chief Clinical Officer at Toothpillow, a non-surgical intervention that helps correct the epidemic of underdeveloped jaws in children. As a graduate of SUNY at Buffalo School of Dental Medicine and the United States Dental Institute, Dr. Miraglia has been in private practice for over 20 years. In this conversation with Dr. Miraglia we discuss:

  • The problem with children having underdeveloped jaws
  • The root c...
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*This episode first appeared on the Our Geoengineering Age Podcast, released January 5, 2025.

Dr. Rob Williams is a breathwork coach, environmentalist, and co-founder of OurGeoengineeringAge.org, an organization taking an evidence-based approach to exploring "our planet's most pressing yet underreported global environmental issue."

In this conversation with Rob we discuss:

  • The definition of "terrain t...
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