Take Back My Brain

Learn how to support your body's God-given natural ability to heal with Neuro Nutrition expert, Laurie Hammer, as she interviews professionals and shares her journey and perspective on brain health, overcoming depression, anxiety, eating disorders, fasting lifestyle, nutrition, ketogenic diet, hormones, microbiome, family lifestyle, and more!!! Join us on this journey to radically transform your life.

Take Back My Brain is a health podcast hosted by Laurie Hammer, with 193 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Laurie Hammer hosts Take Back My Brain, a health show with 193 episodes published.

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  Episode #59

  The Hidden Steroid That Rebuilds Your Mitochondria

  Sep 25, 202644 min

  Mind Thrive Course: Learn more about Amino Acid Therapy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Special Offer: Use code MINDTHRIVE at checkout to get $1,000 off the course! - - - - - In this episode of Take Back My Brain, Laurie Hammer talks with Sundeep Dugar, co-founder of Blue Oak NX and a 38-year veteran of small molecule drug discovery, about why mitochondria may be the single most overlooked factor in physical and mental health. Sundeep walks through how mitochondrial decline begins in our early twenties, why exercise and nutrition are the two proven levers for mitochondrial function, and how sleep — especially REM sleep — acts as a form of "brain exercise." The conversation moves into mental health, exploring how depression, anxiety, PTSD, and autism may relate to bioenergetic deficits in the brain. Sundeep also shares the origin story of MitoCatalyst: a supplement built around a newly identified steroid the body produces during exercise, designed to signal mitochondrial biogenesis even without physical activity. He's candid about the challenges of measuring mitochondrial function directly and encourages listeners to track their own energy, sleep, and physical capacity over time rather than chasing a single lab number. - - - - - About the Guest: Sundeep Dugar is the co-founder of Blue Oak NX and has over 38 years of experience in small molecule drug discovery and development across oncology, inflammation, central nervous system, cardiovascular, and metabolic disorders. He is the inventor of several best-selling drugs and has spent the last 16 years researching mitochondrial biogenesis, culminating in the discovery of an exercise-induced steroid signal and the development of MitoCatalyst. - - - - - Connect with Sundeep Dugar: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sundeepdugar/ Website: https://www.blueoaknx.com - - - - - Connect with Laurie Hammer: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/takebackmybrain/#⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lauriehammer.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrain9073⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - - - - - PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please subscribe and share. This podcast is produced by ⁠⁠⁠⁠DrTalks.com⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://drtalks.com/channel-growth/

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  Episode #58

  The T-Shirt That Releases Muscle Tension (No Battery, No EMF)

  Sep 18, 202636 min

  Mind Thrive Course: Learn more about Amino Acid Therapy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Special Offer: Use code MINDTHRIVE at checkout to get $1,000 off the course! - - - - - In this episode of Take Back My Brain, Laurie Hammer talks with Brian Burzynsky, founder of Intelligent Threads, about frequency-encoded clothing designed to interact with the body's own electrical system — no batteries, plugs, or EMFs required. Brian shares how a 15-year journey led him to identify a signal the body uses to engage and release muscle tension, and how he embedded that frequency into fabric through a process called "molecular fixation." He walks through his product line — from shirts and patches to bed sheets, dog collars, and even a saddle pad — and explains why full-body coverage tends to produce the strongest results. The conversation covers structural compensation patterns in the body, how releasing chronic muscle tension may support healing at a root-cause level, informal HRV and posture testing, and surprising anecdotes from athletes, pet owners, and everyday clients who've tried the technology. - - - - - About the Guest: Brian Burzynsky is the founder of Intelligent Threads, a company that develops frequency-encoded clothing, sheets, patches, and accessories designed to support muscle release and structural alignment. After 15 years of studying the body's mechanical and electrical pathways, he developed a process to embed a frequency-based particle into fabric, aiming to help the body reduce chronic compensation patterns without relying on electricity or external devices. - - - - - Connect with Brian Burzynsky: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-burzynski-it/ Website: https://www.srmethod.com/ Intelligent Threads: https://www.intelligentthreads.com/ - - - - - Connect with Laurie Hammer: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/takebackmybrain/#⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lauriehammer.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrain9073⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - - - - - PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please subscribe and share. This podcast is produced by ⁠⁠⁠DrTalks.com⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/

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  Episode #57

  The "Magic Plate" That Ends Diet Culture for Women Over 40

  Sep 11, 202638 min

  Mind Thrive Course: Learn more about Amino Acid Therapy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Special Offer: Use code MINDTHRIVE at checkout to get $1,000 off the course! - - - - - In this episode of Take Back My Brain, Laurie Hammer talks with Melissa Abushackra, a women's nutrition and fitness coach with over 9 years of experience helping women over 40 lose weight sustainably — without keto, fasting, or tracking every bite. Melissa shares her own story of losing 50 pounds twice: once through restrictive diet culture (which she regained), and a second time by building a lifestyle she's sustained for 15 years. She introduces her Magic Plate Method — a simple way to balance protein, fiber, and carbs that creates a natural calorie deficit without counting anything. The conversation covers why metabolism doesn't actually break with age, how core strength and body recomposition matter more than the scale after 40, why calming the nervous system is essential to releasing weight, and how to build a movement and eating rhythm that fits real motherhood — not an Instagram ideal. - - - - - About the Guest: Melissa Abushackra is a women's nutrition and fitness coach with over 9 years of experience helping women over 40 lose weight sustainably — without keto, fasting, or tracking every single thing, and without guilt. She created the Magic Plate Method, a plating system that gives women food freedom while still supporting fat loss, and works one-on-one with clients to build lifestyles that last rather than short-term diets. - - - - - Connect with Melissa Abushackra: Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/melissaabouchakra/?_rdc=1&_rdr# Website: https://melissafitcoach.com/ Apple Podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-undieted-podcast/id1782397629 - - - - - Connect with Laurie Hammer: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/takebackmybrain/#⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lauriehammer.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrain9073⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - - - - - PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please subscribe and share. This podcast is produced by ⁠⁠DrTalks.com⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/

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  Episode #56

  He Cured What Antibiotics Couldn't... Using Viruses Already In Your Body

  Sep 4, 20261h 37m

  Mind Thrive Course: Learn more about Amino Acid Therapy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Special Offer: Use code MINDTHRIVE at checkout to get $1,000 off the course! - - - - - In this episode of Take Back My Brain, Laurie Hammer interviews Dr. David Jernigan, founder and CEO of Phagen Corp and the Biologic Center of Optimum Health in Franklin, Tennessee, who has treated patients with treatment-resistant chronic illness since 1995. Dr. Jernigan explains phages — naturally occurring, beneficial viruses that live in the human body and kill roughly 40% of the body's bacteria every day. After years of failed attempts to help his own chronically ill wife, he developed induced native phage therapy: an oral supplement that uses electromagnetic signatures to activate a person's own native phages to target specific bacteria, viruses, mold, and even certain autoimmune antibodies. The conversation covers the accelerating failure of antibiotics worldwide, the difference between induced native phage therapy and conventional phage therapy practiced in countries like Georgia and Russia, case studies involving Lyme disease, Epstein-Barr virus, rheumatoid arthritis, and mold exposure, and how the therapy has been used successfully with pets and animals as well as people. Dr. Jernigan also shares the personal story behind the therapy's origin and his hopes for its continued research and expansion. - - - - - About the Guest: Dr. David Jernigan is the founder and CEO of Phagen Corp and the Biologic Center of Optimum Health in Franklin, Tennessee, where he has treated patients with treatment-resistant chronic illness since 1995. He is the developer of induced native phage therapy, a drug-free approach that activates the body's own natural phages to address chronic bacterial, viral, mold, and autoimmune-related illness. Dr. Jernigan has trained internationally in anthroposophical medicine and botanical medicine, authored four books on Lyme disease, and published a 2021 retrospective study in the Cureus Medical Journal documenting outcomes of his phage-based protocol. - - - - - Connect with Dr. David Jernigan: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drdavidjernigan/ - - - - - Connect with Laurie Hammer: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/takebackmybrain/#⁠⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lauriehammer.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrain9073⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - - - - - PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please subscribe and share. This podcast is produced by ⁠DrTalks.com⁠ ⁠https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/

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  Take Back My Brain

  A Mother's Faith, a Simple Diet, and a Daughter's Full Recovery

  Aug 28, 202642 min

  Mind Thrive Course: Learn more about Amino Acid Therapy ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Special Offer: Use code MINDTHRIVE at checkout to get $1,000 off the course! - - - - - In this episode of Take Back My Brain, Laurie Hammer interviews Jessica Roman, author of Dying to Thriving and founder of the Christian Health Collective, about her family's journey through a rare and severe genetic diagnosis. Jessica's daughter was born with an ACTG2 genetic mutation affecting her intestines and bladder. After thriving as a breastfed infant, she declined rapidly once solids were introduced — leading to emergency surgeries, intestinal failure, and a recommendation for TPN (IV nutrition), which Jessica describes as damaging to the liver, kidneys, and pancreas. Refusing to accept a grim prognosis, the family turned to the no-plant version of the GAPS diet, a carnivore-based protocol built around meat, organ meat, meat stock, and fermented dairy. Within weeks, Jessica's daughter showed dramatic improvement — and four years later is a thriving, healthy six-year-old. The conversation explores the science and process behind the no-plant GAPS diet, how homemade fermented foods rebuild the microbiome, why raw milk and proper fermentation matter, and how faith carried the family through their darkest moments. - - - - - About the Guest: Jessica Roman is the author of Dying to Thriving and the founder of the Christian Health Collective. After her daughter was born with a rare ACTG2 genetic mutation and faced a life-threatening intestinal failure diagnosis, Jessica turned to the no-plant GAPS diet to help her daughter heal — restoring her health, development, and quality of life. She now works with families around the world, including 16+ families with the same diagnosis and adults facing intestinal failure, helping them use nutrition to support serious chronic and genetic conditions. - - - - - Connect with Jessica Roman: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chealthcollective/ Shop the Book: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKG7859G7 - - - - - Connect with Laurie Hammer: Facebook: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/takebackmybrain/#⁠⁠⁠ Instagram: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/takebackmybrain/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Website: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lauriehammer.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@takebackmybrain9073⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ - - - - - PODCAST Thank you for listening. Please subscribe and share. This podcast is produced by [DrTalks.com](http://drtalks.com/) https://drtalks.com/podcast-service/

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