https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/beyondhuman Never before in the history of medicine has mankind faced such hope and peril as those of us poised to embrace the radical medical technologies of today. Eve Herold's new book Beyond Human: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Extending Our Lives examines the medical technologies taking shape at the nexus of computing, microelectronics, engineering, nanotechnology, cellular and gene therapies, and robotics. These technologies will dramatically transform our lives and allow us to live for hundreds of years. Yet, with these blessings come complicated practical and ethical issues, some of which we can predict, but many we cannot. Beyond Human taps the minds of doctors, scientists, and engineers engaged in developing a host of new technologies while telling the stories of some of the patients courageously testing the radical new treatments about to come into the market. Beyond Human asks the difficult questions of the scientists and bioethicists who seek to ensure that as our bodies and brains become ever more artificial, we hold onto our humanity. In this new world, will everyone have access to technological miracles, or will we end up living in a world of radical disparities? How will society accommodate life spans that extend into hundreds of years? Will we and our descendants be able to bring about the dream of a future liberated by technology, or will we end up merely serving the machines and devices that keep us healthy, smart, young, and alive? Eve Herold is a science writer specializing in issues at the intersection of science and society. She has written and spoken extensively about stem cell research and regenerative medicine and the social and bioethical aspects of leading-edge medicine. She is the past director of the Office of Communications and Public Affairs at the American Psychiatric Association and has served as Director of Public Policy Research and Education for the Genetics Policy Institute. Other positions include Public Education Manager for the Stem Cell Research Foundation, a nonprofit organization promoting biomedical research and education. She is the former managing editor of The Gerontologist, a scholarly journal that explores the many facets of aging and its impact on society. Her 2007 book, Stem Cell Wars, was awarded a Commendation in Popular Medicine by the British Medical Association. Her 2016 book, Beyond Human, has been nominated for the Kirkus Prize in Nonfiction. A new book, Robots and the Women Who Love Them, will be released in 2018. During my discussion with Eve in today's show, you'll discover: -Whether Eve Herold is one of those folks who are striving to live to be 160 or 180 or 200...[6:12] -How a brain pacemaker works and if you should get one installed someday...[6:50] -How to inject your brain with stem cells...[14:10] -Why Ben has banked both his fat marrow stem cells and bone marrow stem cells...[19:25] -What Eve's typical day looks like in terms of anti-aging "techniques" she currently uses...[21:45] -The fascinating current state of organ implantation or organ technology to replace failing organs...[25:10] -The crazy military and DARPA research that is allowing soldiers to function at a high level for more than 168 hours without sleep...[33:25] -How a brain-to-machine interface allows for computers to be controlled with sheer mental power...[40:00] -How nanobots can be used to repair internal proteins and to extend lifespan...[42:30] -What Eve thinks about so-called anti-aging pills like NAD+, resveratrol, metformin, etc...[49:05] -Whether you live longer if you are slightly fat...[58:00] -And much more! Resources from this episode: Beyond Human: How Cutting-Edge Science Is Extending Our Lives Stem Cell Wars: Inside Stories from the Frontlines -My interview with Aubrey De Grey -My podcast on NAD+ -Six crazy cocktails (including my Pau D' Arco bark tea recipe) -Kion Lean -Circadia - use code GREENFIELD for $100 discount -Halo tDCS -Vielight photobiomodulation -US Stem Cell Clinic for fat marrow stem cells -Foreverlabs for bone marrow stem cells - use code GREENFIELD for $250 discount -Teloyears for measuring your telomere length Show Sponsors:  -Birdwell Beach Britches - To get 10% off your first Birdwell purchase, with Lifetime Guarantee and free shipping over $99, go to - Birdwell.com and use discount code BEN at checkout. -ZipRecruiter - Post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE by visiting ZipRecruiter.com/GREEN. -Four Sigmatic - Try Four Sigmatic's new adaptogen coffee at FourSigmatic.com/BenGreenfield for 15% off your order. -HealthIQ  - The "Ben Greenfield Fitness" podcast is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people like runners, cyclist, weightlifters and vegetarians get lower rates on their life insurance.  Go to healthiq.com/BEN to support the show and see if you qualify. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Eve or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a special Premium audio episode. Click here to activate a Premium subscription to the BenGreenfieldFitness show and access this and over 300 additional hidden audios, videos, pdf's and more! In 2011 Cavin Balaster sustained a severe traumatic brain injury that left him comatose with less than a 10% chance of ever regaining consciousness beyond a persistent vegetative state. He didn't eat, walk, or talk for months while he was in the hospital. He was breathing from a tube in his neck, receiving nutrition from a tube in his belly, and his left hand was completely flexed inward. About a year after his injury, he was introduced to a nutritional protocol that helped him begin to regain some clarity. That's when he dove into an intense study of why nutrition made such a difference. For over five years, he has devoted his life to studying metabolism, neurometabolism, mechanisms of neuroplasticity, neuroscience, and nutrition, while reaching out to doctors, researchers, practitioners, and neuroscientists, to learn everything he can to optimize his brain function and to maximize his recovery. Cavin recently released the book How to Feed a Brain: Nutrition for Optimal Brain Function and Repair, which is the culmination of the nutritional tools he has learned through this journey. Cavin wrote this book to share with others the nutritional information that has helped him to regain his brain function. While his recovery has been an astounding example for brain injury survivors, this book is not just for those with neurological conditions - it is for anyone wanting to improve their brains. During our discussion, you'll discover: -The crazy story of Cavin's traumatic brain injury and subsequent diffuse axonal injury (DAI) ...[4:25] -How a brain injury causes a leaky gut, and vice versa...[6:55] -How what Cavin did is very different than the current "standard of care" in modern medicine for TBI...[22:20]  -The relationship between the brain and the eye, and how Cavin fixed his eyes...[27:45] -The importance of neurometabolism...[29:55] - The lesser-known tools Cavin used for rehab and repairing the brain, including choline, DHA and a ketogenic diet...[34:45] -Why Cavin endorses trying 15-20g of fish oil along with choline and uridine...[38:30] -The importance of dessicated organ meats, kelp, dulse...[40:30] -Some of Cavin's favorite books (aside from his own) that he recommends for brain resources...[42:45] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -The Adventures in Brain Injury Podcast -How to Feed a Brain: Nutrition for Optimal Brain Function and Repair -Flint Rehab (“a fun and effective rehabilitation device that helps restore hand function for individuals with stroke, spinal cord injury (SCI), traumatic brain injury (TBI), or other neurologic injuries.”) -Creative Harmonics (“a specialized, state-of-the-art cognitive prosthetic, delivered on an iPad…serves as “external memory” and has been specifically designed to provide the comprehensive cognitive structure and visual cueing supports that individuals with cognitive challenges need.”) -Kion Colostrum -My article on How To Fix The Gut -The Autoimmune Paleo diet  -Dr. Alex Vasquez -KetoFX online ketogenic summit -My interview with Dr. Terry Wahls -My interview with Daniel Schmachtenberger -My interview with Dr. Kelly Ryder -My Interview with JJ Virgin -My Interview with Dan Engle -My Interview with Andrew Hill -My Interview with Tony Jeffries Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Cavin or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/jason Jay Ferruggia has been helping people become the strongest version of themselves since 1994. You may have seen his work in Men’s Health, Muscle & Fitness, Maximum Fitness, Men’s Fitness, Fast Company, Huffington Post, LiveStrong, Muscle & Fitness Hers, Shape, Entrepreneur, Details or on ESPN or CBS. You know how group training is the big thing these days? He was doing that in the mid 90’s. The hardcore, underground warehouse gyms that are so popular nowadays? He had one of those back in ’96. Training like an athlete? Flipping tires, dragging sleds, pressing logs, using rings? He has been doing that for 20+ years with his clients, long before it was popular or on TV commercials. What you may not know is that over the course of his life he's been physically and mentally weak, skinny, fat, sad, depressed, insecure, painfully shy, socially awkward, crippled with anxiety and indecision, struggled with addiction, and have gone broke on more than one occasion. During my discussion with Jay in today's podcast, you'll discover: -What happened to Jay when he didn't touch a weight for 12 weeks in a row and switched to body weight training only...[12:47] -Jay's current strategies for maintaining his body as he ages, and his personal longevity tactics...[16:50] -Jay's top tips for getting in great shape, in just 3-4 hours a week...[28:17] - How Jay monitors his bloodwork, and the diet and supplements he takes...[46:45] -The fastest way to lose fat safely and the best substitute for uphill sprints...[55:55] -How to use single sets to failure for massive fitness responses...[60:27] -And much more... Resources from this episode: -Books by Jason Ferruggia (including "Pushing The Limits", which Ben discusses in this episode as a very good body weight training book) -Jason's podcast -Tony Jeffries Box N' Burn podcast -Craig Ballantyne Perfect Day podcast -The CBD Ben mentions -The Qualia God Pill Ben mentions -Alex Viada Juggernaut training and Hybrid athlete training systems -The PeakFitPro isometric machine Ben talks about - use code greenfield to get $200 off -The Chris Holder podcast -The Mike Salemi podcast -The lab tests that Ben recommends Show Sponsors:  -Joov - Visit BenGreenfieldFitness.com/joovv and use the code BEN25 to get a nice little discount off your purchase. -GAINSWave - To learn more go to GAINSWave.com/Ben and find a provider near you. Don’t forget to mention you heard about GAINSWave through Ben Greenfield and you can save 30% off your FIRST treatment. -Birdwell Beach Britches - To get 10% off your first Birdwell purchase, with Lifetime Guarantee and free shipping over $99, go to - Birdwell.com and use discount code BEN at checkout. -HealthIQ - The "Ben Greenfield Fitness" podcast is sponsored by Health IQ, an insurance company that helps health conscious people like runners, cyclist, weightlifters and vegetarians get lower rates on their life insurance.  Go to healthiq.com/BEN to support the show and see if you qualify. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Jason or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/381 Mar 1, 2018 Podcast: 381 - Why You Don't Need To Eat After A Workout, How To Find Your Personal Circadian Rhythm, How To Absorb Iron Better, and Healthy Breakfast Travel Ideas. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right (or go to SpeakPipe), use the Contact button on the app, or call 1-877-209-9439. Clearlight Sauna giveaway Sanctuary-2 Full Spectrum Sauna winner announcement! [00:00:00] News Flashes [00:04:59]: They say “heat accelerates recovery” and cold delays recovery, but they didn’t have a hot-cold control group - that’s what I personally do (hot-cold). A ketogenic diet lowers body fat and maintains performance in Crossfit athletes. Interesting. For fixing metabolic issues, the ketogenic diet beat out exercising. This guy is not a fan of Vipassana silent meditation retreats. What do YOU think? You can receive these News Flashes (and more) every single day, if you follow Ben on Twitter.com/BenGreenfield, Instagram.com/BenGreenfieldFitness, Facebook.com/BGFitness, BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Snapchat, and Google+. Special Announcements [00:18:34] This podcast is brought to you by: -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/organifi for your GREEN JUICE and use Discount code BEN for 20% off your order! -DailyBurn - Visit DailyBurn.com/BEN TODAY to start your FREE sixty-day trial. -Thrive - Go to thrivemarket.com/ben to get $60 of free organic groceries now! -Click here to follow Ben on Snapchat, and get ready for some epic stories about his morning, day and evening routine!  Ben's Adventures -NEW! Click here for the official BenGreenfieldFitness calendar. -March 2-3, 2018: 2018 Academy of Regenerative Practices Conference & Scientific Seminar, Weston, FL. Top stem cell innovators, researchers, and medical practitioners will be joining to further the field of regenerative medicine. Attend the two-day seminar to discover the latest in the field and learn how regenerative therapies can help your practice grow. Featured speaker: Ben Greenfield. Get your ticket here. –March 24-25, 2018: San Jose Super and Sprint Weekend, Diablo, CA. There’s nothing mediocre about this middle distance race. The Spartan Super offers the ideal blend of distance and speed. If you consider yourself a more seasoned athlete determined to push beyond excuses, you just might have the mettle for a Spartan Super. Serving up 24-29 Spartan Obstacles and 8-10 miles of rugged terrain, the Spartan Super spares no one. Developed as the second race in the Spartan Trifecta, the Super is where you prove to yourself you’ve got everything it takes to face the Beast. Bring out all the support you’ve got for this one, spectators welcome! Aroo! Get your tickets here. -April 27-29, 2018: Paleof(x) in Austin, TX. Paleo f(x)™ is the world’s premier wellness event, covering health, nutrition, fitness, sustainability, & everything in between. Our tribe gathers to learn and grow together! Bringing the latest, most cutting-edge science and strategy together to help you create your very best life, Paleof(x) is like the Woodstock of the ancestral movement, and I will be there! Sign up now to be the first to get tickets to this very exciting event! Sign up here and see you in Austin! Giveaways & Goodies [01:06:06] -Click here to get your own GreenfieldFitnessSystems.com gift pack, handpicked by Ben and chock full of $300 worth of biohacks, supplements, books and more. All at 50% discount! -Grab your Official Ben Greenfield Fitness Gear package that comes with a tech shirt, a beanie and a water bottle. -And of course, this week's top iTunes review - gets some BG Fitness swag straight from Ben - click here to leave your review for a chance to win some! ------------------------------------------ Listener Q&A: As compiled, deciphered, edited and sometimes read by Brock Armstrong, the Podcast Sidekick. Why You Don't Need To Eat After A Workout [00:26:37] Luke says: I training for a Spartan Super and I was at a talk by a sports physiologist and he kept stressing the need for post-workout carbs. He was saying "1 gram, per kilogram of weight, per hour of training, in the two hours following your workout." He showed some graphs showing how this was the most important time (blah blah blah). I've heard you talk about not eating immediately after. Something to do with HGH or Testosterone. Could you go into a little more detail about if carbs are actually needed? In my response, I recommend: -Kion Aminos How To Find Your Personal Circadian Rhythm [00:39:31] Sheridan says: Circadian Rhythm seems to be a hot theme in most health podcasts these days. What do you suggest is the most efficient way to find your personal circadian rhythm? Is it the Oura ring? Is there more to it than that? How would you find your personal circadian rhythm? In my response, I recommend: -Oura Ring -Power Of When book by Michael Breus -The chronotype quiz -mycircadianclock.org How To Absorb Iron Better [00:48:37] Mia says: I heard Dr Mercola say that turmeric blocks the absorption of iron (and I have low iron and ferritin). I take a fair amount of turmeric. If I take my liver pills at a different time than my turmeric, will that allow the iron to be absorbed better?  In my response, I recommend: -Superhuman Coach Article on how to use turmeric Healthy Breakfast Travel Ideas [00:54:59] Daniel says: I personally consume your signature smoothie every morning and I am wondering what you eat in the morning when making your smoothie is just not an option? Like when you are traveling and whatnot. In my response, I recommend: -EnergyBits -Trader Joe's Coconut Chunks -Ample -Ambronite -Living Fuel SuperGreens -Organifi -Bulletproof Octane -Onnit Emulsified MCT oil -My article on exogenous ketones  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/fastketosis Meet the guys from Kegenix: Rob Rogers and Gary Millet. These fellas are true experts in ketosis and ketones, and we take a deep dive into ketosis (and how to get into ketosis in under 60 minutes) on today's show. Rob graduated from the University of San Diego and played professional baseball with the Clevelan d Indians. After finishing his baseball career he has been a serial entrepreneur. As an athlete he has always been focused on health, nutrition, exercise and biohacking – what you can do to make yourself better. His wanting to know what is the newest and the best led him to meet with Dominic D’Agostino to learn about ketosis and ketones. After many discussions with Dom, Rob and his partner Gary Millet licensed the worldwide rights to Dom’s technology and are now fully immersed and committed to ketones, specifically exogenous ketones. In addition to being co-founder of Kegenix, Gary Millet headed up the development and commercialized the Kegenix product, utilizing the unique patented technology of Dr. Dominic D’Agostino, licensed world-wide from the University of South Florida. Mr. Millet is responsible for springboarding the popularity of the ketone supplementation movement and is one of the key authorities on Keto Eating, Ketone Supplementation, Keto Protocols and Keto Coaching. Mr. Millet is also involved in strategic marketing, and the inventor of the Quad BHB Salts pending patent. During our discussion, you'll discover: -The unique technology the Gary and Rob licensed from Dominic D. Agostino...[9:30] -Why you would want combine MCT oil with exogenous ketones...[11:00] -The patent that Gary and Rob hold on "Compositions and methods for producing elevated and sustained ketosis"...[14:30] -How to raise blood ketones and lower blood glucose at the same time...[20:18] -If there are any health risks to having blood ketones and blood glucose simultaneously elevated...[24:25] -Why wouldn't you just fast and limit carbohydrates to get into ketosis...[28:45] -Why Rob and Gary added BHB Quad Salts with Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT’s) to Kegenix Prime...[34:40] -The reasoning behind the different salt forms of beta-hydroxybutyrate in Keto Meal (e.g. cal, mag, potassium, etc.)...[37:50] -Why Kegenix does not use ketone esters in its products...[45:45] -Why Rob and Gary added AAKG (known for its ability to increase nitric oxide production) with glucuronolactone to Keto Spray...[47:50] -Rob and Gary's take is your take on exogenous ketone dosing in terms of how much, how often, what time of day and why...[53:40] -How to measure your levels of ketosis...[57:25] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -Kegenix - use discount Greenfield for 10% -Gary's recipe for "Kegenix Caramel-Mocha Shake" Ingredients: -Cold Water or Brewed Coffee: 8 - 9 oz -Kegenix Chocolate KETOMEAL: 2 Scoops -Organic Instant Coffee or Brewed Coffee: 1 tbs -Honeyville Powdered Peanut Butter: 1 tbs -DairyGold 40% Cream 1 or other organic heavy cream - 2oz -Eden Gourmet Caramel Flavored Syrup 2 squirts (or Omica Organic Stevia) Instructions: -Into your VitaMix or other blender, pour in the cold water or brewed coffee followed by all ingredients. Blend at low speed until thoroughly mixed. Serve in a 20 oz cup over ice. -Levl device for measuring ketones - use code Greenfield for 25% off -Could This Ketosis-Based Elixir Hold The Key To Weight Loss, World Record Performances, Brain Healing and More -Which Ketone Supplement Works Best: Ketone Salts vs. Ketone Esters With Dr. Dominic D’Agostino -Four New, Cutting-Edge Ways To Easily Shift Your Body Into Fat-Burning Mode & Ketosis -How To Use Ketones For Longevity, How I Personally Use Ketone Salts & A New Chemical-Free, Clean Way To Get Into Ketosis -Exogenous Ketones, Deuterium-Depleted Water, Near Vs. Far Infrared, Scorpion Stings & More! A Special Episode Recorded Live In Panama -320: How To Do Your Workouts Using Biofeedback, Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy, How You Burn Ketones & Much More -Combining Low Carb And Extreme Exercise – The Official Results Of The Great Ketogenic Ironman Experiment Show Sponsors: -Daily Harvest - Go to Daily-Harvest.com and enter promo code BEN to get three items FREE off your first box! -Organifi - Try Organifi Gold by going to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code GREENFIELD for 20% off your order! -Four Sigmatic - Go to FourSigmatic.com/BenGreenfield and use code BENGREENFIELD for 15% off. -HealthIQ - To learn more about life insurance for physically active people and get a free quote, go to HealthIQ.com/BEN. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Rob, Gary or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/beck2 I have several friends who I would consider to be VIP's, bigwigs, and leading authorities in the field of health and biohacking. Although I will respectfully keep those friends anonymous, I've noted that a relatively large majority of them have one specific man who serves as their personal physician, and he's the same guy who advises some of the world's top military personnel, Spartans, strongmen competitors and obstacle racers. That man is Dr. Anthony Beck, and he's my guest on today's podcast. As a physician who has practiced Functional Medicine for over 20 years and backed by 10’s of thousands of patient encounters, Dr. Anthony G. Beck doesn’t merely manage diseases ~ he helps people resolve them. Dr. Beck has earned 4 national medical board certifications, is the founder and chief medical officer for Balance Protocol Institute, is the founder and CEO of Helion Nutraceuticals and provides philanthropic care for combat veterans through groups such as Warrior Angles Foundation, Millennium TBI Network and Task Force Dagger Foundation. With extensive education in many clinical disciplines such as Functional Medicine, clinical nutrition, systems biology, epigenetics and nutrigenomics, he takes a dynamic approach to assessing, educating, and working with his patients to achieve their highest levels of wellbeing. Dr. Beck’s programs involve a full array of aspects including optimizing ones environment of (air, water, light, sound, EMF), healthful lifestyle design, individualized nutrition, hormone balancing, resolving immune dysfunction, identifying hidden infectious diseases, as well as leveraging extensive laboratory and functional testing to assist patients to determine their biochemical individuality. Even more importantly, Dr. Beck wants to empower patients to demand a higher level of care from their health care providers. So not only is Dr. Beck a wealth of knowledge on advanced health tactics, medical testing, and the combination of biohacking and exercise performance, but he's also the mastermind behind a hydration tactic I've personally been experimenting with: a tiny hydration invention called Oral I.V. - which we explore in great detail in the episode "The Physician Who Personally Advises The World's Leading Health Authorities, And His Tiny Invention That Pro Athletes Swear By." Lately, Dr. Beck has been quite pesky and informative on my own Facebook page - on topics about everything from mushrooms to methylation - so I figured I'd invite him on the show to take a deep dive into some of these controversial topics he has a unique perspective on, including: Psychedelics Lectins Energy Medicine Devices Dietary waters vs pH effect on body EMF devices for health and their consequences During our discussion, you'll discover: -Anthony's fascinating morning routine that includes near infrared, far infrared and photobiomodulation... [00:11:10] -Why Anthony only takes certain supplements during certain seasons, and how he determines that... [00:22:29] -Why Anthony has his Spartan athletes eat differently at different latitudes and why you can eat more fruits and raw vegetables in the spring and summer... [00:30:53] -Why you don't really need to worry about the pH of the water that you drink, and whether carbonated water will really damage your teeth... [00:38:43] -Why Dr. Beck believes the whole Plant Paradox "lectins are bad for you" argument is a bad hypothesis... [00:50:01] -Dr. Beck's favorite self-quantification tests and why... [00:51:19] -The reason Dr. Beck doesn't use cannabidiol based on the RS1135840 and RS1065852... [00:58:00] -All the damage that Dr. Beck has seen 'shrooms do and the damage they can cause... [01:02:32] -How Dr. Beck personally mitigates the effects of EMF, and why he isn't a fan of "EMF" blockers... [01:14:00] -And much more! Resource from this episode: -Oral I.V. (you can use 20% discount code BEN20) -The Anti-Aging Labs Ben mentions -RubyLux bulbs -My podcast on the Vielight for photobiomodulation -432 Tuning Fork -528 Tuning Fork -Rubber Mallet for the Tuning Forks -My interview with the folks at WholeTones -Books and research by Dr. Revici -Book: Nutrition & Your Mind -Acoustimeter for EMF testing -Urinary Organic Amino Acids test Sponsors of this episode: -Blue Apron - $30 off your first order if you visit BLUEAPRON.COM/BEN -Omax Health - TRY OMAX.com/BEN to get your FREE box of Omax3! -Organifi - Try it for yourself and use the code "greenfield" at www.organifi.com to receive 20% off your order! -Four Sigmatic - Go to foursigmatic.com/bengreenfield -Clearlight - Giveaway entry deadline is Friday, Feb 23 at 11:45 PM PST - enter at BenGreenfieldFitness.com/SaunaGiveaway before then to win the Clearlight Sanctuary 2 (2-person) full spectrum sauna. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Dr. Anthony Beck or me? Leave your comments at https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/beck2 and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/pawluk Having healthy cells is not a passive process. Active, regular tuning-up of our cells is not only feasible, but also necessary to slow aging and reduce the risk of cell dysfunction. We are, after all, only as healthy as our cells. Imperceptible cell dysfunction that is not corrected early can lead to disease. Some claim that fine-tuning of the cells can be done daily in only minutes, using something called "pulsed electromagnetic fields (PEMFs)". So I figured I'd turn to an expert to find out whether or not this is really true. Dr. William Pawluk, MD, MSc, my guest on today's show, is a holistic doctor near Baltimore, MD. Previous academic positions at Johns Hopkins and University of Maryland. He is trained in acupuncture, homeopathy, hypnosis, and bodywork. He is considered the foremost authority on the use of Pulsed Electromagnetic Field (PEMF) therapy in North America, and has just completed a comprehensive book on healing with magnetic fields called “Power Tools for Health”. This book describes what magnetic fields are, over 25 actions of magnetic fields in the body, how they work for over 50 health conditions, how to get one and how to use it. This is supported by over 500 scientific references and is the most authoritative, yet readable, book on the topic available to date. To help promote this healing concept, he has well over 50 radio, podcast, magazine and TV interviews combined. He has also been a co-host of a 2-hour holistic health radio show in Baltimore for 10 years. During our discussion, you'll discover: -Why Ben wore a PEMF called the "Flexpulse" on his butt during the whole podcast... [00:05:55] -The difference between harmful EMF and beneficial PEMF... [00:11:32] -NASA discovered about a 400% increase in neural stem cells and turned on about 160 genes that control growth and regeneration... [00:17:14] -The fascinating effects of electric fields on circadian rhythmicity and jet lag (and which frequency you would want to use)... [00:19:18] -Which PEMF frequency is best for increasing circulation and decreasing inflammation... [00:24:24] -Dr. Pawluk's favorite frequency for rapidly inducing sleep... [00:31:38] -Why it's a myth that the earth produces a frequency of 7.8Hz... [00:36:57] -Whether it is true that certain body functions, cells or organs respond to specific frequencies... [00:49:30] -Which frequency is best for depression... [00:54:20] -Why you may want to consider using calcium and magnesium if you are doing PEMF... [00:57:18] -What kind of "biohacks" or other modalities Dr. Pawluk likes to combine with PEMF... [01:02:02] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -The Flexpulse (discount coupon worth $200 for the show - "greenfield") -The research on the use of PEMF for stem cells -The effects of electric fields on circadian rhythmicity and jet lag -Topical magnesium lotion -The "NES" device Ben discusses Sponsors for this episode: -Thrive Market - Go to thrivemarket.com/ben to get $60 of free organic groceries now! -Organifi - Visit organifi.com and use discount code “BEN” to receive 20% off your order!! -Onnit - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/ONNIT and save 10% on your purchase. The discount is built into the link. -Bear Mattress - go to www.bearmattress.com today and use promo code POD50 for $50 off your purchase. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Dr. Pawluk or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/380 Feb 15, 2018 Podcast: 380 - How To Avoid Distractions During Meditation, Two Effective Recovery Biohacks, How Much Sugar Do Kids Need, and How To Fix Plantar Fasciitis. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right (or go to SpeakPipe), use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, or use the “Ask Ben” form at the bottom of this page. News Flashes [00:02:48] Another good reason to use coffee before exercise. Yellow oysters and porcini mushrooms for glutathione? Here’s the latest… probably smart to include if you want more glutathione. Geez. Sunshine can burn fat. Bacterial doping and poop doping could be the next big thing. Very interesting article. You can receive these News Flashes (and more) every single day, if you follow Ben on Twitter.com/BenGreenfield, Instagram.com/BenGreenfieldFitness, Facebook.com/BGFitness, BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Snapchat, and Google+. Special Announcements [00:15:09] This podcast is brought to you by: -Freshbooks - FreshBooks is offering an unrestricted 30 day free trial for all my listeners. Go to FreshBooks.com/BEN and enter “BEN GREENFIELD FITNESS” in the how did you hear about us section. -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/organifi to get your GREEN JUICE and use Discount code BEN for 20% off your order! Or get your RED JUICE and use the discount code REDBEN for 20% off your order! -Click here to follow Ben on Snapchat, and get ready for some epic stories about his morning, day and evening routine!  Ben's Adventures: -NEW! Click here for the official BenGreenfieldFitness calendar. -March 2-3, 2018: 2018 Academy of Regenerative Practices Conference & Scientific Seminar, Weston, FL. Top stem cell innovators, researchers, and medical practitioners will be joining to further the field of regenerative medicine. Attend the two-day seminar to discover the latest in the field and learn how regenerative therapies can help your practice grow. Featured speaker: Ben Greenfield. Get your ticket here. –March 24-25, 2018: San Jose Super and Sprint Weekend, Diablo, CA. There’s nothing mediocre about this middle distance race. The Spartan Super offers the ideal blend of distance and speed. If you consider yourself a more seasoned athlete determined to push beyond excuses, you just might have the mettle for a Spartan Super. Serving up 24-29 Spartan Obstacles and 8-10 miles of rugged terrain, the Spartan Super spares no one. Developed as the second race in the Spartan Trifecta, the Super is where you prove to yourself you’ve got everything it takes to face the Beast. Bring out all the support you’ve got for this one, spectators welcome! Aroo! Get your tickets here. -April 27-29, 2018: Paleof(x) in Austin, TX. Paleo f(x)™ is the world’s premier wellness event, covering health, nutrition, fitness, sustainability, & everything in between. Our tribe gathers to learn and grow together! Bringing the latest, most cutting-edge science and strategy together to help you create your very best life, Paleof(x) is like the Woodstock of the ancestral movement, and I will be there! Sign up now to be the first to get tickets to this very exciting event! Sign up here and see you in Austin! Giveaways & Goodies [01:08:00] -Click here to get your own GreenfieldFitnessSystems.com gift pack, handpicked by Ben and chock full of $300 worth of biohacks, supplements, books and more. All at 50% discount! -Grab your Official Ben Greenfield Fitness Gear package that comes with a tech shirt, a beanie and a water bottle. -And of course, this week's top iTunes review - gets some BG Fitness swag straight from Ben - click here to leave your review for a chance to win some! ------------------------------------------ Listener Q&A: As compiled, deciphered, edited and sometimes read by Brock Armstrong, the Podcast Sidekick. How To Avoid Distractions During Meditation [00:19:50] Jeanne says: I am wanting to stop my brain thinking, and actually surrender my thoughts, during meditation. I find my thoughts impact me way too much. I am wondering what you would do (or music you would recommend) for me to attain a higher high state of consciousness? In my response, I recommend: -Lovetuner audio tracks -Wholetones by Michael Tyrell -Life, Love & Lullabies by Michael Tyrell -Sleepstream App -Brain.FM -Essential oils such as vanilla, peppermint, rosemary and cinnamon to assist with focus -3 Ways to Increase Your Focus During Meditation -The Qualia "God Pill" Two Effective Recovery Biohacks [00:32:51] Leslie says: I am looking at investing in either a BioMat or a Normatec. I usually run 3-4 days a week and am prepping for a 15-mile race. I don't know how much anti-inflammatory effect the Biomat would have vs. the Normatec but I would love to hear your thoughts on this, please. Any other suggestions? In my response, I recommend: -The Biomat -Normatec boots -Video: How to turn a Biomat into a sauna How Much Sugar Do Kids Need [00:41:17] Tim says: I have 3 kids who are very active but a few years, we all switched over to a more clean eating diet. That means my kids don't get processed foods or sugar. I am wondering does the sugar really matter for kids? How much sugar is ok for kids? Should I let them eat some processed food and snacks? As high energy as they are, would they burn it off? My kids seem to be shorter than the other kids (maybe genetics) but I want to make sure I am raising my kids to be the best little superhumans they can be. In my response, I recommend: -Blackstrap molasses - USE OUR THRIVE LINK MARGE -Raw honey - USE OUR THRIVE LINK MARGE -Organic maple syrup - USE OUR THRIVE LINK MARGE -Dates/figs - USE OUR THRIVE LINK MARGE -Ben Lynch's book Dirty Genes -Robb Wolf's book Wired to Eat How To Fix Plantar Fasciitis [00:55:49] Glen says: I used to be an avid runner and never had any trouble with injuries but then I got a desk job and gained about 20lbs and developed a case of plantar fasciitis. It has lasted for years now and I only ever get relief for a few days before it flares up again even just from walking (I haven't been able to run for years). I have tried everything (compression, ice, relaxing, foot braces, night support, heel cushions, anti-inflammatory diets) but I am hoping you have a suggestion that I haven't tried. In my response, I recommend: -High-load strength training improves outcome in patients with plantar fasciitis -My article on TB-500 -My article on BPC-157 -Flexpulse -Plantar Fasciitis | Feat. Kelly Starrett | Ep. 77 | MobilityWOD  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/rogerdrummer Roger Drummer is a Diplomate of Chinese herbology and holds a U.S. patent for growing biologically active, anthocyanin-rich medicinal mushrooms. Roger’s 27 years of experience as a Chinese herbalist ranges from formulating personalized tonic herb and nutritional programs for tens of thousands clients, teaching and training apprentices in the art of tonic herbalism. Roger has studied a variety of healing modalities including Jin Shin Do, Shiatsu, Pranic Healing, Sat Nam Rasayan, Jin Shin Jitsu and is a Reiki Master. Roger is the co-owner and formulator of HerbWorks.com, makers of TianChi and Inner Peace. He's been a previous podcast guest on the episodes: -The Zen Of Chinese Adaptogenic Herbs: An Interview With The Inventor Of World’s Most Potent Adaptogens. -The Zen of Chinese Herbs – Everything You Need To Know About How To Boost Your Brain Power With Herbology. -Chinese Medicine & Why Sugars Don’t Add Up Right on Food Labels. In our last email correspondence, Roger informed me that last summer, he had stage 3 bladder cancer, which required bladder and prostate removal along with cutting his colon to make a new bladder bag - a protocol that only has a 20% survival rate at five years. He then highlighted how he eliminated his cancer in five weeks with meditation (including Qi, Tantra, quantum physics and meditation), adaptogenic herbs and a ketogenic diet. He experienced a spontaneous healing - his goal - at five weeks and instantly knew he was cancer free. This has been confirmed in two different biopsies in September and December of this past year. Obviously, I had to get Roger on the podcast to discuss this unique approach, and he obliged. During our discussion, you'll discover: -Why Roger thinks he got stage 3 bladder cancer and prostate removal cancer despite being a very healthy Chinese herbologist... [00:08:30] -How environment, stress, and genetics affect the growth of cancer... [00:13:53] -How Roger eliminated his cancer in 5 weeks with meditation, herbs and a ketogenic diet... [00:24:49] -How Roger utilized something called the glucose-ketone index... [00:27:40] -Roger's anti-cancer blend of berberine, curcumin phytosome, green tea phytosome, boswellia, milk thistle, N-Acetyl Cysteine, ashwaganda, resveratrol, genistein, R-Lipoic acid, and quercetin... [00:33:22] -The new meditation strategy Roger used to defeat his cancer, including Qi, Tantra, and Quantum physics... [00:39:50] -Roger's crazy experience with entering into a "bliss state", even while having cancer... [00:47:33] -Whether Roger used any "biohacks" for mitochondria or other cancer therapies, like hyperbaric oxygen or ozone therapy... [00:54:46] -How Roger used the adaptogenic formulas Tian Chi and Inner Peace into his healing program... [00:30:19] -And much more! [01:09:00] Resources from this episode: -How To Cure Yourself Of Cancer: An Epic Interview With A Man Who Defied Conventional Medicine & Cured Himself Of Prostate Cancer -Part 2: The Official Q&A On How To Cure Yourself Of Cancer – An Epic Interview With A Man Who Defied Conventional Medicine & Cured Himself Of Prostate Cancer -Why You’ve Been Lied To About Cancer And What You Can Do About It -The Mold-Cancer Link, Resetting Your Nervous System, Dry Fasting, Nanonutrients & More With Ian Clark -336: How Low Can Your Body Fat Go, The New “Red Meat Causes Cancer” Study, Five Ways To Know If Your Heart Is Healthy -318: How Artificial Light Makes You Fat, Does Red Meat Really Cause Cancer, The Best Grip For Pull-Ups & More! -Do Muscle Building Supplements Really Cause Cancer? -299: Does A Vegetarian Diet Reduce Sperm Count, Cell Phones And Brain Cancer, What Is A Good “HRV” Number & More! -Why You Get Cancer And What You Can Do About It -Did Lebron James’ Cell Phone Give Him Mouth Cancer? -248: Does Fish Oil Cause Prostate Cancer, Is Milk Healthy, Are Body Fat Scales Accurate & More! -Episode #128: He Healed His Mom’s Cancer Using Diet, Nutrition & Detox…And He’s On This Audio Episode -Berberine -Curcumin phytosome -Green tea phytosome -Boswellia -Milk thistle -N-Acetyl Cysteine -Ashwaganda -Resveratrol -Genistein -R-Lipoic acid -Quercetin -TianChi -Inner Peace -Tripping over the Truth The Metabolic Theory of Cancer -GreenMedInfo's research on cancer -Book: Adaptogens in Medical Herbalism: Elite Herbs and Natural Compounds for Mastering Stress, Aging, and Chronic Disease -Kriya Yoga -Autobiography of a Yogi -Books by Joe DiSpenza (including Breaking The Habit Of Being Yourself) -Book: Quantum Doctor, The: A Quantum Physicist Explains the Healing Power of Integral Medicine  -Book: The Second Coming of Christ: The Resurrection of the Christ Within You -My article with Dr. Johnathan Edwards "A Surgeon’s Little-Known Secret to Biohacking Your Body With Oxygen Therapy" -22-day study in mice that looked at the differences between the ketogenic diet and other diets -Study in mice that tested the ketogenic diet with or without hyperbaric oxygen therapy -Study that monitored tumor growth in response to a high-carb versus a ketogenic diet in 27 patients with cancer of the digestive tract -Study showing three out of five patients on a ketogenic diet combined with radiation or chemo experienced complete remission Sponsors for this episode: -DailyBurn - dailyburn.com/ben -GainsWave - gainswave.com/ben -HealthIQ - healthiq.com/ben -Molekule - molekule.com and use promo code BEN Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Roger or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com/rogerdrummer and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/hydrogen My guest on today's podcast is an absolute phenom and was first introduced to me by Dr. Joseph Mercola, one of the most popular guys I've ever had on my podcast He's just 30 years old. He has run a 2:30 marathon and can deadlift 450 pounds. And he's one smart cookie. His name is Tyler LeBaron, and he is the Founder and Executive Director of the science-based nonprofit Molecular Hydrogen Foundation/Institute. His background is in biochemistry, he interned at Nagoya University in the department of Neurogenetics to research the molecular mechanisms of hydrogen gas on cell signaling pathways, he is a director of the International Hydrogen Standards Association (IHSA) and the International Molecular Hydrogen Association (IMHA), he speaks at Medical conferences across the USA for physicians, and at academic biomedical hydrogen symposia and conferences around the world. He is also a member of the Academic Committee of Taishan Institute for Hydrogen Biomedical Research. He collaborates with researchers at home and abroad, and helps advance the education, research, and awareness of hydrogen as a therapeutic medical gas. He has a Bachelor's degree in Biochemistry, and has studied Physiology, Advanced Exercise Physiology, Nutritional Biochemistry, Molecular Cell Biology, Quantitative Chemical Analysis, Biology Analysis Techniques. His research spans the gamut and includes: -Therapeutic effects of hydrogen gas -Free Radical Biology and Medicine -Therapeutic effects of electrolyzed reduced water -Therapeutic effects of exercise for disease prevention and treatment -Biological effects of inorganic nitrates -Biological and chemical properties of creatine -Vitamins, minerals and nutraceuticals -Supplements and ergogenic aids -Health, longevity and wellness -Physiology, biochemistry and organic chemistry During our discussion, you'll discover: -What Tyler's training looks like to be able to lift heavy and also run as fast as you run in an endurance sport... -Whether Tyler follows any special diet or takes any special supplements... -How hydrogenated water is far different than regular water... -The way that hydrogen gas dissolved in water actually affects your cells... -Whether hydrogenated water blunts the hormetic response to exercise and why it may be one of the few antioxidants one could potentially use in conjunction with hard exercise... -How hydrogenated water can act as an exercise mimetic, just like "exercise in a pill"... -The effects of hydrogenated water on exercise performance and also on digestive health... -The fascinating anti-allergenic and anti-exercise-induced asthma effects of hydrogenated water... -Why most people haven't heard of molecular hydrogen... -The link between molecular hydrogen and so-called "healing waters"... -How much hydrogen water you actually need to drink to get the benefits... -Where can people get molecular hydrogen? (if there is any kind of affiliate link or discount code we can use for my audience, let me know!) Resources from this episode: -The essential amino acids that Ben talks about -Kangen countertop water ionizer -H2Bev molecular hydrogen drink (use code BEN for 10% discount) -HRW molecular hydrogen drink - use code Greenfield to get a free promo package with your first purchase of the tablets, including a 'to go' stainless steel double walled gasketed vacuum bottle, a branded phone back ring and a branded USB, value $30! -Molecular hydrogen tablets on Amazon Show Sponsors:  -MVMT Watches -  Get 15% off today —WITH FREE SHIPPING and FREE RETURNS—by going to MVMT.COM/BEN -Peleton -  Discover this cutting-edge indoor cycling bike that brings the studio experience to your home. Peloton is offering listeners a limited-time offer…Go to onepeloton.com, enter the code "GREENFIELD" at checkout, and get $100 off accessories with your Peloton bike purchase.  -Omax - Go to TRYOMAX.com/BEN today to get a box of Omax3 Ultra-Pure, FOR FREE! Terms and conditions apply. -Onnit - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/ONNIT and save 10% on your purchase. The discount is built into the link. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Tyler or me? Leave your comments at bengreenfieldfitness.com/hydrogenSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/emfspecial My guest on this show first appeared on the very popular episode: "Killing Fat Cells, Fixing Mitochondria, Growing Superfoods & More: The Official, Much-Anticipated, Mind-Blowing, Geeked-Out Podcast" and then again on the equally popular episode "High-Fat Fudge Balls, The Best Fruits For Blood Sugar, Egg Allergies & More With “Fat For Fuel”. If you hadn't yet guessed, his name is Dr. Joseph Mercola, and - in addition to being an outside-the-box, cutting-edge thought leader on everything from cancer to fat loss - he also happens to be living in the trenches when it comes to protecting yourself against and mitigating the damages from non-native, harmful electromagnetic fields, "EMF". During this episode, you'll discover: -If it's true that Dr. Mercola only talks on his smart phone on a selfie stick...[6:45] -The most important test (that you've probably never heard of) to determine mitochondrial function...[10:10] -The value of a five day water fast for reversing the damage for EMF...[16:40] -How you can use magnesium to decrease calcium accumulation and decrease secondary oxidative stress...[25:50] -The shocking facts about how much EMF has increased since 1917 (you'll be floored)...[29:55] -How the bugs in your gut communicate in the same way as the bees and the cows...[31:38] -The best device to measure EMF in your environment...[34:24] -How to get rid of excessive EMF on solar panel inverters...[37:25] -The reason Dr. Mercola sleeps in a radiation-blocking sleeping bag...[43:55] -How to use hydrogen-rich water to mitigate the damages from EFM...[46:15] -The best meter to measure EMF exposure...[57:15] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -Fat for Fuel: A Revolutionary Diet to Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power, and Increase Your Energy -Ben's "How To Biohack The Ultimate Healthy Home" book -My podcast with Jason Fung about the "Complete Guide To Fasting" -My podcast with Anthony DiClementi -Martin Pall's EMF YouTube videos -Dr. Dietrich Klinghart -RJL Bioimpedance Meter -The essential amino acids Ben uses -Magnesium malate -The PEMF device that Ben uses -The 30 Year Old Scientist Phenom Who Runs a 2:30 Marathon, Deadlifts 420 Pounds & Drinks Hydrogen Enriched Water. -The Acoustimeter 2 -The Safe Living Technologies website -How to remove EMF from your solar inverter -Here is link for the Building Biologists we discuss -SLT site to purchase remote shutoff and PF5 -A guide to phase angle measurement Show Sponsors:  -eHarmony -  Come see how eHarmony can change your life. Go to eHarmony.com and get started. Enter my code GREEN at checkout to get a FREE month with every 3-month subscription. -GAINSWavie -  To learn more go to GAINSWave.com/Ben and find a provider near you. Don’t forget to mention you heard about GAINSWave through Ben Greenfield and you can save 30% off your FIRST treatment. -Thrive Market - Visit ThriveMarket.com/Ben to get $60 of free organic groceries now! Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Dr. Mercola or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/379 Feb 1, 2018 Podcast: 379 - How To Increase Power & Endurance At The Same Time, Biohacking Addiction, Should You Drink the Water On Airplanes, Business Advice For Personal Trainers. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right (or go to SpeakPipe), use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, or use the “Ask Ben” form at the bottom of this page. News Flashes: [4:25] The high-intensity interval power training used in this study looks like a killer workout…with really good neuromuscular response. Hyperventilating for 30 seconds prior to a weightlifting set induces performance boosting alkalosis very similar to bicarbonate supplement. And it’s free. Ever used smelling salts like this during a workout? turns out they have a really good proven effect on strength and power. Ben mentions the PeakFitPro for isometric training. Wow. 60 minutes sauna beats out the equivalent amount of time riding a bike for blood glucose control. You can receive these News Flashes (and more) every single day, if you follow Ben on Twitter.com/BenGreenfield, Instagram.com/BenGreenfieldFitness, Facebook.com/BGFitness, BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Snapchat, and Google+. Special Announcements: [19:10] This podcast is brought to you by: -MVMT - Now is the time to step up your watch game. Go to MVMT.com/BEN -Freshbooks - All you have to do is go to FreshBooks.com/BEN and enter “BEN GREENFIELD FITNESS” in the how did you hear about us section. -HumanCharger - Visit humancharger.com/Ben and enter code BEN20 for 20% off -HealthIQ - Go to healthiq.com/BEN to support the show and see if you qualify. -Click here to follow Ben on Snapchat, and get ready for some epic stories on his morning, daily and evening routine! What did you miss this week? A clay mask, a park workout, a morning routine change-up, an epic post-race salad and more. Ben's Adventures: -NEW! Click here for the official BenGreenfieldFitness calendar. -March 2, 2018: Academy of Regenerative Practices Winter Conference & Scientific Seminar @ Weston, FL, USA. Sign up today! Giveaways & Goodies: -Click here to get your own GreenfieldFitnessSystems.com gift pack, handpicked by Ben and chock full of $300 worth of biohacks, supplements, books and more. All at 50% discount! -Grab your Official Ben Greenfield Fitness Gear package that comes with a tech shirt, a beanie and a water bottle. -And of course, this week's top iTunes review - gets some BG Fitness swag straight from Ben - click here to leave your review for a chance to win some! ------------------------------------------ Listener Q&A: [24:45] As compiled, deciphered, edited and sometimes read by Brock Armstrong, the Podcast Sidekick. How To Increase Power & Endurance At The Same Time David says: I am lifelong climber and now a full-time climber in my retirement and I am after the holy grail of climbing - power endurance. I need the power to handle my weight and the endurance to stay on a climb for a long time. I know how to improve muscle strength and mitochondria but is there something a climber can add (supplements, diet, biohacks) to improve their power endurance? In my response, I recommend: -Beyond Training book -Physiology of sport rock climbing -This article on foods and supplements for power and speed -Juggernaut Training and Alex Viada -BFR Bands & blood flow restriction training -beta-Alanine -Carnosine -Baking soda with Lemon -Oxcia from Biotropic Labs supplements (you can use code BEN30 for 30% on all 3 bottles by Biotropics) Biohacking Addiction Steve says: Do you have any tips when it comes to breaking addictions? Specifically behavioural addictions like gambling or substance abuse. Any tips or info you have would be great! In my response, I recommend: -Mucuna Pruriens -Amino Acids for neurotransmitter /dopamine precursors -The Halo device -The Circadia device - get $100 off when you use code GREENFIELD at checkout. -Peak Brain Institute in LA (neurofeedback) Should You Drink the Water On Airplanes? Alex says: I work for an American airline and quite often the aircrafts are written up for not having a functional potable water supply for drinking or washing hands. The reason being that the water tanks have built up an unacceptable level of e coli. My question is this: is the risk of drinking from such a water supply ever worthwhile for eliciting a hormetic response in the body? It seems many pilots are split between "absolutely not" and "a good way to prepare the body for an end-of-days bacterial breakout". What are your thoughts on this?   Business Advice For Personal Trainers Kieren says: Noting the dynamic landscape of the fitness industry today and with a constant barrage of new info and a flooded market, what advice would you give someone starting out as a personal trainer in 2018? In my response, I recommend: -Chek Certification -Kion Coach Certification -Weston A. Price Foundation -Alan Aragon's Research Review -Examine Research Digest -Personal Trainers' Guide To Earning Top Dollars Prior to asking your question, do a search in upper right-hand corner of this website for the keywords associated with your question. Many of the questions we receive have already been answered here at Ben Greenfield Fitness! Ask Your Question [gravityform id="2" name="Ask Ben" title="false" description="false"] ----------------------------------------------------- See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/mcgill Are crunches really all that bad? How can you get the torso strength of a steel bar? How can you keep your glutes "turned on"? Is there a way to fix your back without seeing a chiropractic doc over and over again? These questions and many more are things I constantly think about when it comes to the health of the low back, so I decided to get one of the world's leading low back experts on the podcast to clear up the confusion and clutter about your back and spine. Stuart McGill has been a Professor of Spine Biomechanics at the University of Waterloo for over 32 years, authored of over 240 scientific journal papers and has mentored over 40 graduate students during this scientific journey. As a consultant, he has provided expertise on low back injury to various government agencies, many corporations and legal firms and professional/international athletes and teams worldwide. He is regularly referred special patient cases from the international medical community for opinion. During our discussion, you'll discover: -How Stu quantifies whether or not something actually works to strengthen your low back or fix your back pain...[8:30] -The three major elements that influence spine stability...[14:00] -The Stuart McGill "big three" exercises for low back pain...[24:20] -What Stu thinks about credit card analogy out there that you can't "bend" the spine a whole bunch of times without causing damage...[31:10] -How you can develop extreme "Okinawan" strength...[40:05] -How Stu treats and fixes low back pain related to sex...[45:45] -How to make your core stability a "subconscious motion"...[58:25] -Whether it is true that an SI joint can "lock up" and if so, how that can be fixed...[62:30] -Stu's opinion on inversion tables or yoga trapezes for self traction and low back pain...[68:30] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -Stu McGill's books on Amazon -Stu's new book "The Gift Of Injury" -The Stu McGill big three exercises -The Stir The Pot exercise -My interview about Core Foundation exercises -Hard style plank Show Sponsors:  -Daily Burn - Visit DailyBurn.com/Ben today to start your FREE sixty-day trial! -GAINSWave - Go to GAINSWave.com/Ben and find a provider near you. Don’t forget to mention you heard about GAINSWave through Ben Greenfield and you can save 30% off your FIRST treatment. -Blue Apron -  Blue Apron is treating listeners to $30 off your first order. Go to blueapron.com/ben -Kion Lean - Go to GetKion.com and use code BEN10 for 10% off your purchase of Kion Lean - the best supplement for longevity and fat loss! Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Stu or me? Leave your comments below and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/kenford Meet Kenneth Ford, an incredibly well-read, highly accomplished and fascinating man with such an enormous Kenneth Ford is Founder and Chief Executive Officer of the Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition (IHMC) — a not-for-profit research institute located in Pensacola, Florida. IHMC has grown into one of the nation’s premier research organizations with world-class scientists and engineers investigating a broad range of topics related to building technological systems aimed at amplifying and extending human cognition, perception, locomotion and resilience. Richard Florida has described IHMC as “a new model for interdisciplinary research institutes that strive to be both entrepreneurial and academic, firmly grounded and inspiringly ambitious.” IHMC headquarters are in Pensacola with a branch research facility in Ocala, Florida. In 2004 Florida Trend Magazine named Dr. Ford one of Florida’s four most influential citizens working in academia. Dr. Ford is the author of hundreds of scientific papers and six books. Dr. Ford’s research interests include: artificial intelligence, cognitive science, human-centered computing, and entrepreneurship in government and academia. Dr. Ford received his Ph.D. in Computer Science from Tulane University. He is Emeritus Editor-in-Chief of AAAI/MIT Press and has been involved in the editing of several journals. Ford is a Fellow of the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI), a charter Fellow of the National Academy of Inventors, a member of the Association for Computing Machinery, a member of the IEEE Computer Society, and a member of the National Association of Scholars. Ford has received many awards and honors including the Doctor Honoris Causas from the University of Bordeaux in 2005 and the 2008 Robert S. Englemore Memorial Award for his work in artificial intelligence (AI). In 2012 Tulane University named Ford its Outstanding Alumnus in the School of Science and Engineering. In 2015, the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence named Dr. Ford the recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Service Award. Also in 2015, Dr. Ford was elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). In January 1997, Dr. Ford was asked by NASA to develop and direct its new Center of Excellence in Information Technology at the Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley. He served as Associate Center Director and Director of NASA’s Center of Excellence in Information Technology. In July 1999, Dr. Ford was awarded the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal. That same year, Ford returned to private life and to the IHMC. In October of 2002, President George W. Bush nominated Dr. Ford to serve on the National Science Board (NSB) and the United States Senate confirmed his nomination in March of 2003. The NSB is the governing board of the National Science Foundation (NSF) and plays an important role in advising the President and Congress on science policy issues. In 2005, Dr. Ford was appointed and sworn in as a member of the Air Force Science Advisory Board. In 2007, he became a member of the NASA Advisory Council and on October 16, 2008, Dr. Ford was named as Chairman – a capacity in which he served until October 2011. In August 2010, Dr. Ford was awarded NASA’s Distinguished Public Service Medal – the highest honor the agency confers. In February of 2012, Dr. Ford was named to a two-year term on the Defense Science Board (DSB) and in 2013, he became a member of the Advanced Technology Board (ATB) which supports the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI). Also, on November 6th I will be inducted into the Florida Inventor’s Hall of Fame bringing the total to 28 members including the likes of Thomas Edison, Henry Ford and other luminaries.  Interestingly, 4 of the 28 members are associated with IHMC. During our discussion, you'll discover: -How Ken is developing an exoskeleton for human performance...[9:17] -What Ken thinks about the idea that artificial intelligence robots start going down the street and killing people...[14:30 & 17:10] -How Ken became involved with the ketogenic diet and exogenous ketones, even before ketosis became the latest sexy diet trend...[19:25] -The amazing research is currently doing on exogenous ketones, including avoidance of age-related loss of muscle mass and function) and anabolic resistance...[22:10] -How ketones can lower blood sugar even if you still consume glucose...[36:05] -Ken's best exercise biohacks and moves including, hierarchical sets, blood flow restriction training, and kettlebell bottoms-up training...[41:00 & 52:20] -Why maintaining your grip strength is one of the most important things you can do...[55:30] -What Ken has found about maintaining and building muscle by studying muscle loss in space...[58:50] -The vibration training platform you can "take on a plane"...[63:45] -Ken's thoughts on exercise "mimetic" supplements like acetyl-l-carnitine and SARMS...[66:15] -Ken's research-based approach to cardiovascular training...[71:40] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -The IHMC website -ARXFit machine -Blood flow restriction training bands -GoBStrong (IHMC is 15% discount code) -"Millennials Losing Their Grip" -PowerDot Electrical Muscle Stimulation -Powerplate Vibration Training Platform -My article on SARMS -Thorne Acetyl L Carnitine -Cognitive Orthoses:  Toward Human-Centered AI (pdf download) -Toward the Enhanced Warfighter (pdf download) Show Sponsors:  -Human Charger - Go to HumanCharger.com/ben and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. -Molekule - Go to Molekule.com and enter promo code BEN for $75 off your order! -Thrive Market - Go to thrivemarket.com/ben to get $60 of free organic groceries now! Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Ken or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/kearns Brad Kearns, at 52 years old, has doubled his testosterone levels in the past year. He has abandoned life as a pro triathlete and instead conquered the world of speed golf and high jumping. He has successfully trained his body to become a potent fat burning machine and transition completely out of carbohydrate dependence. He's a successful author is a noted speaker, author and coach in the health and fitness world for three decades. As the President of Primal Blueprint Publishing, Brad works with Mark Sisson to promote all aspects of primal living. He helped develop the Primal Health Coach certification program, has delivered dozens of Primal Transformation Seminars across the USA, and organized and presented at nine PrimalCon health and fitness retreats around the world from 2010-2014. He and Mark authored the 2015 release, Primal Endurance, a comprehensive guidebook on how to escape the carbohydrate-dependent, overly stressful conventional approach to endurance training in favor of a healthier, stress-balanced, fat-adapted primal approach. He and Mark authored the 2017 release, The Keto Reset Diet, the definitive guide to the wildly popular ketogenic eating strategy. Kearns is the host of comprehensive online multimedia educational courses that bring books like Primal Endurance, The Keto Reset Diet, and the 21-Day Total Body Transformation to life with a series of instructional videos and expert interviews that provide an immersive educational experience. During his nine-year career as a triathlete, Kearns was one of the world’s top ranked professionals, amassing 30 wins worldwide on the pro circuit. Career highlights include a remarkable streak of seven victories in a row ('91-'92), a world duathlon series championship, two national triathlon championships, and a #3 world ranking in 1991. Kearns is the last American professional male in to place in the top-5 in the ITU World Championships (1992) and still holds the Hawaii Ironman 24&under age division American record at 8:57 (1989). Other books by Brad include Breakthrough Triathlon Training (2006), detailing a healthy, balanced approach to triathlon peak performance. His How Lance Does It (2007) and How Tiger Does It (2008) books detail the champion attitude and behavior qualities of the Tour de France legend and golfing great, helping you apply their methods in pursuit of your own peak performance goals. Brad’s current athletic passion is the offbeat sport of Speedgolf, where competitors play as fast as possible and total strokes and minutes to obtain a Speedgolf score. Brad is 3-time top-20 finisher in the world professional championships. He placed third in the 2017 California Professional Speedgolf Championships, shooting 78 on a championship course in 47 minutes for a Speedgolf score of 125. In 2016 at the age of 51, Brad cleared 5'5" (1.65m) at a high jump practice session. This exceeds the All-American standard for 50-54 age group and matches a top-10 national rank performance. At 50, he ran a 400-meter effort in 59.8. - running in the 50s, in his 50s! During our discussion, you'll discover: -How speed golf works, and how Brad gets his heart rate down quickly after sprinting...[9:40] -How a typical training session works to train the body to get the heart rate down quickly after hard efforts...[14:05] -How Brad trained his slow-twitch muscles from triathlon to go to fast-twitch muscles for high jumping...[23:30] -How do you use the concept of slow down to go faster for a sport like that, and how does it differ from how you would normally have trained as a pro triathlete? [30:45] -The best way to perform a Maximum Aerobic Function test, which Brad describes as "the #1 most important fitness marker of them all"...[34:00] -The strategies Brad used to more than double his free testosterone simply by sucking it up and lowering his assumed aerobic base heart rate...[43:45] -The goal and intent of The Primal Endurance Mastery Course...[64:55] -And much more! 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https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/378 Jan 18, 2017 Podcast: 378 - The 30 Second Fat Loss Trick, Does Weed Lower Testosterone, Do Exogenous Ketones Actually Put You Into True Ketosis, Natural Remedies For Hot Flashes. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right (or go to SpeakPipe), use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, or use the “Ask Ben” form at the bottom of this page. News Flashes: [5:15] In the news flashes, Ben mentions the book "Beyond Human" and the PeakFitPro exercise machine - use code greenfield to get $200 off Here’s a cool, little-known strategy to survive an all-nighter. Guess what? Your brain shrinks far less than previously believed as you age. Chalk another one up for compression tights for recovery (turns out a lot of studies don’t use enough pressure). Kettlebell swings for low back pain can work. Holy cow. Turns out that you CAN take antioxidants after exercise without impacting fitness - IF they are green tea / polyphenols. 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Get your ticket! -March 2, 2018: Academy of Regenerative Practices Winter Conference & Scientific Seminar @ Weston, FL, USA. Sign up today! Giveaways & Goodies: -Click here to get your own GreenfieldFitnessSystems.com gift pack, handpicked by Ben and chock full of $300 worth of biohacks, supplements, books and more. All at 50% discount! -Grab your Official Ben Greenfield Fitness Gear package that comes with a tech shirt, a beanie and a water bottle. -And of course, this week's top iTunes review - gets some BG Fitness swag straight from Ben - click here to leave your review for a chance to win some! ------------------------------------------ Listener Q&A: [38:20] As compiled, deciphered, edited and sometimes read by Brock Armstrong, the Podcast Sidekick. The 30 Second Fat Loss Trick Randy says: I recently read a study that fascinated me - and seemed a little too good to be true. The participants did a 30 second sprint (I think it was on a bike) in a fasted state. And that is all. And this resulted in fat loss. The concept being that sprinting in a fasted state increases leptin receptors which makes your body think that leptin levels are high therefore it blunts your appetite and raises fat metabolism. I wondered if you knew anything about this concept? In my response, I recommend: -My Look Good Naked & Longevity Plan -The original study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21659488 Does Weed Lower Testosterone? Brian says: I am looking at a study from 1979 called "The Effects of cannabinoids on testosterone and protein synthesis". They found that THC and CBD actually inhibited testosterone production in the rats. This seems like bad news for those of us who use those. So I wanted to get your thoughts on it and any other research you might know about. In my response, I recommend: -More research on cannabinoids and testosterone -My article: The Effects Of Weed On Exercise Do Exogenous Ketones Actually Put You Into True Ketosis? Lele says: I am wondering if the products that contain ketone salts (like Ketoburst) put you into actual ketosis (the kind that comes from the liver and blood) or is it is a false ketosis? Are they the same thing or is one better than the other? In my response, I recommend: -Could This Ketosis-Based Elixir Hold The Key To Weight Loss, World Record Performances, Brain Healing and More -Four New, Cutting-Edge Ways To Easily Shift Your Body Into Fat-Burning Mode & Ketosis -How To Use Ketones For Longevity, How I Personally Use Ketone Salts & A New Chemical-Free, Clean Way To Get Into Ketosis -Which Ketone Supplement Works Best: Ketone Salts vs. Ketone Esters With Dr. Dominic D’Agostino -Exogenous Ketones, Deuterium-Depleted Water, Near Vs. Far Infrared, Scorpion Stings & More! 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https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/detox2018 Well, I've been at it again folks: putting my mind and muscles through a brutal ringer for the sake of science.  In my recent post "Biohacking Your Manhood: The Proven Habits, Foods, Exercises, Workouts, Nutrients & Tools That Boost Testosterone & Libido", you learned how Men's Health magazine recently sent me on a 3 month global expedition to do everything a fella could possibly to do increase testosterone, size, orgasm quality, libido and a host of other manhood related parameters - including stem cell injections, acoustic sound wave therapy, red light blasting and beyond. Shortly after completing that article, I received my next writing assignment: outfit my pantry with an arsenal of the latest trendy hangover cures - from Oriental raisin extract hovenia dulcis to prickly pear concentrated extract to self-administered Myer's cocktail IV's - then engage in extreme alcohol hedonism and see what happens (you can read the surprising results here). So, after all this brutality, I've decided to kick off 2018 by pushing the reboot button and cleaning up my entire system with a giant, scientifically proven detoxification mop, and I'm inviting you to join me. In this article, you'll learn why detoxification is not a myth, exactly why you should seriously consider detoxing (even if you live an ultra-clean lifestyle and don't necessarily treat your body as an N=1 guinea pig like I do), and how I'm personally going to detox using a relatively unique approach. Is Detoxification A Myth? A few years ago, The Guardian released an article entitled: You can’t detox your body. It’s a myth. So how do you get healthy? In the article, the author says that: “...detoxing — the idea that you can flush your system of impurities and leave your organs squeaky clean and raring to go — is a scam. It’s a pseudo-medical concept designed to sell you things.” So is this true? Can you really not detox your body? As you go into the New Year, during which detox diets and claims are sure to surround you, it’s important to know the truth about detoxing. It’s important to begin with an understanding of what toxins actually are. No matter how “clean” you live your life, just about everybody shows some evidence of a buildup of toxins. When the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) conducted the Fourth National Report on Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals, they found some pretty shocking results. On average, the CDC’s report found 212 chemicals in people’s blood or urine, 75 of which had never before been measured in the U.S. population. The chemicals included: Acrylamide (formed when foods are baked or fried at high temperatures, and as a byproduct of cigarette smoke) Arsenic, found in many home-building products Environmental phenols, including bisphenol A (found in plastics, food packaging and epoxy resins) and triclosan (used as an antibacterial agent in personal care products such as toothpaste and hand soap) Perchlorate, used in airplane fuel, explosives and fireworks Perfluorinated chemicals, used to create non-stick cookware Polybrominated diphenyl ethers, used in fire retardants found in consumer products such as mattresses Volatile organic compounds (VOC’s), found in paints, air fresheners, cleaning products, cosmetics, upholstery fabrics, carpets, dry-cleaned clothing, wood preservatives, and paint strippers When you put all these together, these chemicals can potentially present a toxic burden to the human body, and (as the CDC has found) can accumulate in your body’s blood, urine and tissue — possibly one reason why the plastic-based versions of these chemicals are sometimes referred to as “obesogens,” due to the suggestion that they may somehow accumulate in fat tissue. While your body does actually have detoxification organs (your liver and kidney) that can process many of these chemicals and toxins, they can potentially cause medical problems if your liver and kidneys are not functioning properly or are overburdened with a poor diet. While the kidneys are indeed important for acting as a filtration mechanism for your blood and removing wastes and excess water from the body, it’s the liver that has an incredibly important job when it comes to detoxification. Along with filtering your blood to remove toxins, your liver uses a two-phase process to break down chemicals and toxins. During phase 1, toxins are neutralized and broken into smaller fragments. Then, in phase 2 they are bound to other molecules, creating a new non-toxic molecule that can be excreted in your bile, urine or stool. But order for this liver detoxification to work properly, your body must have adequate nutrients. If not, the phase 1 and phase 2 processes may not work adequately, which can leave toxic substances to build up in your body. There are specific nutrients that support both pathways. For example: Phase 1: B-Vitamins (B2, B3, B6, B12, folic acid) Flavonoids, found in fruits and vegetables Foods rich in vitamins A, C and E (eg, carrots, oranges, wheat germ, almonds) Glutathione, found in avocado, watermelon, asparagus, walnuts, fresh fruits and veggies, and the nutrients n-acetylcysteine, cysteine and methionine. Branched chain amino acids, found in animal protein (dairy products, red meat, eggs and whey protein) Phospholipids, found in eggs, meats, organ meats, fish and soybeans Phase 2: Indole-3-carbinol, found in cabbage, broccoli, Brussels sprouts Limonene, found in oranges, tangerines, caraway seeds and dill seeds Glutathione, found in avocado, watermelon, asparagus, walnuts, fresh fruits and veggies. Fish oil Amino acids from protein Multiple studies have demonstrated the efficacy of these nutrients for supporting proper liver detox pathways. In addition, as you can learn in this recent "Nourish, Balance, Thrive" podcast on everything you need to know about detoxification, Dr. Bryan Walsh has introduced the concept of a third "Phase 3" detoxification pathway. Now that you understand detoxification, let's delve into how detoxification products are actually supposed to work. The first claim in the article from The Guardian is based on a quote from Edzard Ernst, a professor of complementary medicine at Exeter University. He says: “...there are two types of detox: one is respectable and the other isn’t. The respectable one is the medical treatment of people with life-threatening drug addictions. The other is the word being hijacked by entrepreneurs, quacks and charlatans to sell a bogus treatment that allegedly detoxifies your body of toxins you’re supposed to have accumulated.” The article goes on to explain that when it comes to products that range from dietary supplements to smoothies and shampoos, not one of the manufacturers can actually define what they meant by detoxification, or name the toxins these products are supposed to remove. However, just because a manufacturer of — say — spirulina powder (a popular green powder found in the detox section of many health foods stores) can’t say how it works, doesn’t mean there isn’t scientific evidence for it’s potential to remove toxins from the body. For example, cyanobacteria is a specific type of bacteria found in spirulina that is an accumulator (also known as a “biosorbent”) of heavy minerals. It does this via a process called ion-exchange binding, and can significantly reduce heavy metal toxicity in tissue. 100 micrograms (a very small amount) of spirulina hexane extract has been shown to remove over 85% of arsenic in tissue. At a does of 250-500 milligrams per kilogram of body weight, spirulina has been shown to prevent metal toxicity from occurring in pregnant rats’ offspring when the mothers were given fluoride, and it has also been noted to reduce lead accumulation in brain tissue, protect against heavy metal cadmium buildup, and attenuate mercury accumulation in the testes. Granted, spirulina is one of the few molecules in existence that actually has a large body of evidence to support it’s detoxifying activity, but other compounds such as dandelion extract, ginseng and zinc have also been clinically proven to reduce heavy metal buildup. And while heavy metals are only one form of a toxin that can accumulate in your tissues, there is no doubt that science has proven that these toxins can indeed be removed via the use of these specific “detox” compounds found in nature. So when the article in The Guardian “guffaws” at the ideas of superfoods such as spirulina, I would actually beg to differ. Or take milk thistle extract, another popular detox or cleansing supplement. While the article in The Guardian would have you to believe there is no value whatsoever in consuming this type of nutrient, studies show that milk thistle actually protects and promotes the growth of liver cells, fights oxidation (a process that damages cells), and actually blocks toxins from entering the cell membrane. Silymarins, a group of antioxidants extracted from the seeds of milk thistle, have antioxidant properties several times greater than that of vitamins C and E, with silybin as one silymarin that has been shown to be especially effective in promoting liver health. Milk thistle also helps to enhance detoxification by preventing the depletion of glutathione, which is necessary for phase 2 liver detoxification to be completed. As you can see from the two simple examples of spirulina and milk thistle, things aren’t quite as simple as painting with a broad brush and saying that detox supplements and diets simply don’t work. While the detox evidence for — say — cayenne pepper and maple syrup juice really doesn’t exist, evidence for other nutrients actually does exist. The article in The Guardian then goes on to address colon cleanses, noting that: “...proponents will tell you that mischievous plaques of impacted poo can lurk in your colon for months or years and pump disease-causing toxins back into your system. Pay them a small fee, though, and they’ll insert a hose up your bottom and wash them all away.” And also: “Some colon-cleansing tablets contain a polymerising agent that turns your faeces into something like a plastic, so that when a massive rubbery poo snake slithers into your toilet you can stare back at it and feel vindicated in your purchase.” When you think about it, the idea of toxins being somehow reabsorbed by your body as they sit in your colon actually makes some sense. After all, rectal suppositories are used to rapidly administer drugs — so if drugs can enter your bloodstream from your colon, it’s certainly possible that toxins could be entering too. However, your colon is equipped with several natural mechanisms to keep toxins from building up. For example: Natural bacteria in the colon can detoxify food waste. Mucus membranes in the colon can keep unwanted substances from reentering the blood and tissues. The colon sheds old cells about every three days, preventing a buildup of harmful material, and even allowing for expulsion of parasites I personally suspect that if colon cleansing or enemas have any effect in making you feel like you have more energy or have been “cleansed”, it is more likely to do with an activation of specific reflexes in your gut that cause your nervous system to relax, along with stimulation of bile production by the liver, which can indeed improve digestion, have a laxative effect, relieve constipation and cause you to go to the bathroom. Sure, this could potentially make you feel better by allowing you to better digest your food, or to even pass some feces that may have built up over the past few days, but I’d have to agree with the article in The Guardian that there is no evidence that poo can simply sit inside you for years, slowly rotting and toxifying your body. So should you detox? Ultimately, as the article in The Guardian alludes to, your body has it’s own powerful methods of detoxification — and can activate these methods without the use of fancy diets or fancy detox spa visits. These methods primarily come in the form of your liver and your kidneys. For example, your liver prevents pathogens from passing into your bloodstream, processes environmental toxins for safe removal, and helps to rid your body of excess nitrogen that build up from the breakdown of proteins and amino acids. Your kidneys filter blood, remove excess water, pass urea (which is a toxin that builds up as a byproduct of protein breakdown), and sends this all out of your body via your urine. So if you eat foods that support your liver and kidneys, or avoid foods that stress your liver and kidneys, you’re already detoxing every day — and theoretically, unless you’ve gone through something like a serious bout of alcoholism or heavy metal toxicity, you don’t really need any fancy herbal blends or colonic cleanses (at least, that's what I used to think. More on that in a second...as it may not be quite that simple). But first - to start simple indeed: for your liver, you can do things like avoid high amounts of omega-6 polyunsaturated fats from processed and packaged foods like canola oil and French fries, and instead eat those type of fats from fish, meat, seeds and nuts. You can avoid high amounts of fructose and sugar, limit alcohol, consume plenty of egg yolks (which contain choline that your liver uses to process fats), eat good, organic liver every now and then and pay attention to what kind of soaps and shampoos and household cleaners you’re using. For your kidneys, you can limit intake of high fructose corn syrup, drink plenty of water, limit alcohol intake, and — if you are predisposed to renal issues — limit excessive protein intake (e.g. more than 200g/day of protein). So, as The Guardian article notes, many popular detox and cleansing diets probably feel beneficial very much in part because of what they eliminate. All the processed fats, high fructose corn syrup, alcohol, candy, soda, commercial meat and snack foods you’re eliminating on a detox diet are giving your liver and kidneys a chance to step up and do their normal detoxification duties, since they’re no longer overburdened with bad food and not enough micronutrients and minerals to support their normal function. But alas, the plot thickens, and it turns out that in our modern, post-industrial, radiated, metal-laden, polluted, glyphosate-sprayed, GMO-concentrated era, you may need to engage in a bit of better living through science and supplementation to truly detox. The Detoxification Plot Thickens So you eat a clean diet, take care of your liver and kidney's, and you don't need to detox, right? As I alluded to above, it's likely not that simple. See, when I interviewed Dr. Dan Pompa in the podcast episode “The Most Effective Detox You’ve Never Heard Of (And Exactly How To Do It), he described a serious issue called “cellular toxicity” and explained why it is an underlying cause of numerous health issues, including gut problems, thyroid issues, sluggish metabolism, brain fog and much more. Once again, the cause of this modern phenomenon is not "woo-woo" or non-quantifiable toxins, but rather measurable physical compounds: plastics, phytoestrogens, metals, pharmaceuticals, herbicides, pesticides and all manner of other chemicals that can overwhelm our liver, kidneys and built-in detoxification system. And what’s especially unfair is that you and me (even when we’re living a clean lifestyle) have to get exposed to these toxins on a constant daily basis, whether from brake dust on car roads, or mercury from electronic equipment, or herbicides on the apples at our friend’s house, or estrogens in the shampoo at the hotel, or mold on the carpeting at the gym (don't even get me started on gyms - just read this two part series  on gym issue - Part 1 and Part 2)…you get the idea. So even if your waistline and fat cell storage survived the holidays, the same might not be said for your brain, your lungs and the rest of your insides. In other words, over the past year, was your body ever exposed to over-processed and refined foods, chemical additives, antibiotics and pharmaceuticals, pesticides, herbicides, chlorinated water, artificial sweeteners or anything else that might remotely be consider “unnatural”? Did you drink many diet sodas? Eat much non-organic or farm-raised meat? Travel extensively? Chomp on fruits and vegetables without washing them? Get sick and have to get on a drug protocol? Engage in a few excessive nights of drinking? Get exposed to second-hand smoke? Spend much time around cleaning supplies? You get the idea. To make matters even worse, the world’s largest study on air pollution, just published October 25 in the European Heart Journal, found that when you breathe the average air in the average city (with all other variables held constant, such as eating healthy and exercising) you develop a huge risk for high blood pressure. How? In the study, the biological mechanisms for the adverse effect of air pollution on the functioning of the heart and blood vessels included: -Local and systemic inflammation… -Oxidative stress (a build-up of damaging molecules in the body)… -An imbalance in correct functioning of the nervous system… This also means that no matter how healthy you eat, how much you workout or how clean your water is, you’re still getting blasted with toxins from air pollutant every time you step into a city, or airport, or public gym, or just about anywhere else they aren’t using massive HEPA filters. How I’m Going To Detox This Year So why am I telling you all this? Frankly, everything that you've just read about is exactly I’m going to detox my entire body and brain beginning this February of 2018, and I’m asking you to join me. That’s right, I’m going to detox my entire body and brain, beginning Monday, February 12, 2018. And I’m not going to do just any ol’ detox like putting cayenne pepper into a nasty concoction or pushing giant grocery shopping carts full of random herbs through the supermarket. As you can learn about by clicking here, these popular detoxes can actually release toxins from tissues such as fat cells and shove them into the brain, causing even more damage and serious brain and body repercussions that include permanent brain fog, weight gain, skin breakouts, mood disorders, and much more. Instead, I’m partnering up with one of the most brilliant detox minds on the face of the planet: the guy I mentioned earlier named Dr. Dan Pompa, and Dr. Pompa's is going to walk us through the exact brain and body detox program that he’s studied and perfected for years. But I'm not going to stop there. I’m then going to combine Dr. Pompa's proven detox formula with my own exercise and biohacking protocols so that I can completely clean up my body without losing fitness by doing only, say, hot yoga and trampolining for weeks upon weeks. See, I don’t want to come out of my detox having lost my muscle or having to huff and puff whenever I climb a flight of stairs, so I’m pulling out all my fitness tricks that allow me to sculpt my body while I detox, without actually causing adrenal fatigue issues or ruining the detox protocol. I going to incorporate many of the similar modifications that I included in my detox last year, which you can listen to in nitty-gritty detail here, where you'll discover: -The 5 strategies I’m personally using to ensure I don’t lose fitness or muscle during my detox… -How fringe techniques like dry skin brushing, rebounding and infrared therapy can maximize the effectiveness of a detox… -The exact workouts I’ll be performing during my detox… -Whether or not you should use the dietary strategy of ketosis during a detox… -The best fasting strategy to use during a detox… -How meditation can fit perfectly into a detox program… -How oil pulling can assist with detox… -Why fermented foods are crucial during a detox… -The crazy, unique tea blends I’ll be using to accelerate my detox and wean myself off coffee… -And much more!  During that episode, you'll learn why I'm going to incorporate strategies such as: –The True To Form book –Infrared sauna –Kundalini breathwork –Body By Science super slow training –Rebounding –WholeTones therapy CD’s –Dry skin brushing –Rumble roller deep tissue work –Coffee enemas (yep) –Organic bone broth Now don't worry - if this all sounds crazy complex or if you don't have time to go back and listen to that podcast, then please understand that I've taken all the guesswork out of it for you, and mapped out the entire program out in an easy-to-understand and simple-to-use dashboard, training plan, and downloadable pdf's. You simply wake up each day, and do exactly what the plan says, and you can, of course, look forward at the beginning of each week to preview the entire program. No head scratching or laying awake at night worrying whether or not what you're doing is actually working (your detox even includes simply and easy-to-interpret urine strips to track your detoxification progress) The True Cellular Detox Challenge My “True Cellular Detox” Challenge begins on Monday, February 12, and you can click here to join me. When you join, this means Dr. Pompa and I will walk you through every step of the detox, and you’ll get things like: 90-Days of Supplement Information and instructions Free Toxicity Testing To Measure Your Progress 20+ Hours of Detox Training 130+ Cellular Healing Recipes 90 Day Meal Plan with Grocery Lists 30 Delicious Smoothie Recipes Monthly Calls with me & Dr. Pompa Option to Include Advanced Strategies such as Intermittent Fasting, Ketosis, Diet Variation Burst Training Benefits & Explanations De-Bunking Fat Burning Myths Mindset Training Stress/Emotional Detox Strategies FAQ Board and Online Support  And much more! Whether you can’t seem to decimate a single fat cell and you’re experiencing brain fog, achy joints and serious lulls in energy or you want to blast your brain and body performance through the roof, look good naked, live as long as possible and feel amazing while doing it… …this challenge is the ticket: it will completely reboot your body. You can click here to read all the nitty-gritty details and to sign up now, but please be sure to get in on this detox soon because it will fill up fast and Dr. Dan and I want to be able to fit everybody in... ...the deadline to signup is by February 8th at 4pm! The same way you need instructions on how to detox the right way without harming your body, I need your help and your accountability to get me through this detox. Goodness knows that even though I’m a pretty healthy guy, I’m going to need a proper detox after both the holidays and an entire year of hard-charging, fast-living, daily post-industrialized world exposure, along with all that guinea-pigging. So let’s do this together. Click here to get in on the True Cellular Detox now, which begins February 12, and I’ll see you on the inside. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for me about the 2018 True Cellular Detox challenge? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and I will reply! (and remember, you must sign up no later than February 8th at 4pm).See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/hungrybrain Although most of us strive to eat well and avoid weight gain, our behavior doesn’t always live up to our lofty intentions. The remarkable explanation, argues neuroscience obesity researcher and today's podcast guest Stephan Guyenet, is that we’re betrayed by our very own brains, which drive us to crave and overeat food. In THE HUNGRY BRAIN: Outsmarting the Instincts that Make Us Overeat Guyenet deploys his humor, wit, and extensive research experience to explain the instinctive brain circuits that compel us to overeat. He shows how those circuits expand our waistlines and undermine weight loss, and how we can use them to manage our weight more effectively. Stephan Guyenet has put his finger on a critically important explanation for our global obesity epidemic: the human brain. Although it’s indisputable that the brain is the cause of overeating - since the brain is the source of all behavior - this disarmingly simple insight has never before been the focus of a general-audience book. THE HUNGRY BRAIN starts from the very beginning, uncovering how our (leaner) ancestors lived, both in recent history and the distant past. From there, it explores the brain circuits that kept us alive in that rugged world: those that drive our cravings, make our food choices, govern our appetites, and regulate our body fatness. And it explains how the genetic roulette that determines how these circuits are wired is a major reason why some people are lean and others are obese. Unfortunately for our waistlines, we no longer live in the world of our ancestors, yet our brains keep playing by the rules of a survival game that no longer exists. Advances in technology and affluence let us tempt our brains with seductive, convenient food more than ever before, and willpower bows before the force of instincts honed by millions of years of evolution. And once we gain weight, the brain works to keep us from losing it again. The result is a world that’s fatter than at any previous time in human history. THE HUNGRY BRAIN explores the brain in a vivid and accessible way, weaving in illustrations, humor, and unlikely scientific discoveries to bring readers inside areas of science that have remained off limits to a general audience until now. Ultimately, it leaves you with profound insights into how the brain works, how the brain drives us to overeat, and what we can do about it. So who is this guy? Stephan J. Guyenet, Ph.D. is an obesity researcher and health writer whose work ties together multiple fields of science to offer explanations and solutions for our global weight problem. He received a B.S. in biochemistry at the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in neurobiology at the University of Washington. He is the author of the popular health website Whole Health Source (wholehealthsource.org) and he is a frequent lecturer on topics of obesity, metabolism, and diet history. During our discussion, you'll discover: -Why what Stephan presents in his book is absent from all popular theories of obesity...[7:45] -The story of the fattest man on the island...[12:10] -Why kids like ice cream and not brussels sprouts...[18:50 & 27:00] -How chocolate serves as a prime example of reinforcing properties that characterize modern food addictions...[23:15] -How you can beat the "buffet effect"...[29:00] -The three things all nonindustrial diets have in common, and how you can use these things to keep yourself from overeating...[36:05] -Why the idea of moderation in eating is totally foreign to hunter-gatherers...[48:40] -A simple mechanism you can fight your natural, ancestral tendency to overeat...[57:00] -What lesioned rats can tell you about the mysterious "satiety factor", and how you can maximize your own satiety factor...[64:05] -Why do the people from the Biggest Loser gained so much weight back after the competition...[75:10] -A cortisol-like drug that causes intense, unconstrained eating, and what that means for you and your waistline...[84:45] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -In THE HUNGRY BRAIN: Outsmarting the Instincts that Make Us Overeat -The book The Jungle Effect -Jack Kruse's Leptin Reset -My podcast with Rick Rubin Show Sponsors:  -Oak - Meditation & Breathing -  Go to bengreenfieldfitness.com/oak now to download the app, completely FREE. -Kion Lean - Go GetKion.com to purchase Kion Lean - the best supplement for longevity and fat loss! Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Stephan or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/taubes My guest on today's podcast - Gary Taubes - just wrote a groundbreaking, eye-opening exposé entitled "The Case Against Sugar" that makes the convincing case that sugar is the tobacco of the new millennium: backed by powerful lobbies, entrenched in our lives, and making us very sick. Among Americans, diabetes is more prevalent today than ever; obesity is at epidemic proportions; nearly 10% of children are thought to have nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. And Gary believes sugar is at the root of these, and other, critical society-wide, health-related problems. In the book, he delves into Americans' history with sugar: its uses as a preservative, as an additive in cigarettes, the contemporary overuse of high-fructose corn syrup. He explains what research has shown about our addiction to sweets. He clarifies the arguments against sugar, corrects misconceptions about the relationship between sugar and weight loss; and provides the perspective necessary to make informed decisions about sugar as individuals and as a society. The ever prolific Gary Taubes is cofounder and senior scientific advisor of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSI). He's an award-winning science and health journalist, the author of The Case Against Sugar, Why We Get Fat and Good Calories, Bad Calories, and a former staff writer for Discover and correspondent for the journal Science. His writing has also appeared in The New York Times Magazine, The Atlantic, and Esquire, and has been included in numerous Best of anthologies, including The Best of the Best American Science Writing (2010). He has received three Science in Society Journalism Awards from the National Association of Science Writers. He is also the recipient of a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Investigator Award in Health Policy Research. He lives in Oakland, California. During our discussion, you'll discover: -The difference between glucose and fructose, and how is that related to sucrose...[7:35] -Why the fructose we eat now is different than the fructose we find in nature...[14:20] -How German researchers discovered sugar to be just as as effective as "crack cocaine"...[21:10] -The fascinating marriage of tobacco and sugar, and why sugar is in cigarettes...[27:50] -How "metabolic imprinting" causes a baby's pancreatic cells to become dysfunctional...[33:35] -Why salt may not be the cause for hypertension, but sugar may...[44:00] -The relationship between sugar, gout and uric acid, and why gout and uric acid may not just be protein related...[47:10 & 57:00] -Why different people have different blood sugar responses to sugar...[49:20] -What Gary thinks of the fact that he's been called out on the fact that the NuSci metabolic ward research found no insulin-obesity link, and whether it's calories, not macronutrients, that are most important...[65:00] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -The Amazon page for all Gary's books -NuSI Hall Study: No Ketogenic Advantage (ICO 2016) Show Sponsors: -Wild Mountain Paleo - Visit BenGreenfieldFitness.com/wildmountain and use code BenPili10 for 10% off your order. -Purathrive - Go to Purathrive.com/bengreenfield to automatically get 15% off on Curcumin Gold or Radiant C (a liposomal vitamin C that actually tastes GOOD), or anything else that tickles your fancy. -Oak - Meditation & Breathing -  go to bengreenfieldfitness.com/oak now to download the app, completely FREE. -ZipRecruiter - Post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE by visiting ZipRecruiter.com/Green. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Gary or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a special Premium audio episode. Click here to activate a Premium subscription to the BenGreenfieldFitness show and access this and over 300 additional hidden audios, videos, pdf's and more! I recently read one of the best three-part series on sleep that I've ever seen, entitled "The effects of nutrition and exercise on sleep" and covering, in order of appearance in Alan Aragon's Research Review, "Part 1: Macros, energy restriction, meal timing and composition", "Part 2: Micronutrients and sleep" and "Part 3: Exercise and sleep". The series included several very interesting bullet points, including, from Part 1: -Consider consuming high-glycemic carbs 4h before bed if the aim is to fall asleep faster. -Do not consume an excessively large meal right before bed. -Higher protein (>1.5g/kg) may help sleep in the case of energy deficits. -A high-carbohydrate diet may shorten wake times. -Consume adequate fiber. -Keep saturated fat intake low to moderate. -Keep total fat intake relatively low at dinner and later in the evening. -Consume adequate omega 3. -Regularly consume fatty fish (> 5% fat). -If you’re overweight, weight loss increases sleep duration and improves sleep quality. ...from Part 2: -Vitamin D deficiency (25-hydroxyvitamin D -Clinical risk factors for chronically low vitamin D include dark skin tone, obesity, limited natural sunlight exposure, pregnancy, chronic anticonvulsant use, chronic steroid use, and intestinal malabsorption syndromes. -Chronically low vitamin D is related to symptoms of sleepiness and other symptoms of wake impairment. -Chronically low vitamin D may be a cofactor for the development of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and OSA- associated cardiovascular disease. -Melatonin production can be increased by a high protein diet that contains more tryptophan than LNAA; ingestion of carbohydrate, which may increase the ratio of free Trp to branched-chain amino acids and facilitate the release of insulin, ingestion of a high-fat meal, which may increase free fatty acids and result in increased free Trp; exercise, which can influence both free fatty acids and insulin. -Valerian, nitric oxide and magnesium may all be useful micronutrients for sleep aid. and from Part 3: -Acute and chronic exercise promote sleep; -Exercise has the ability to induce circadian phase-shifting effects perhaps as potent as bright light; -Training in the early morning can be detrimental, so employ strategic napping during the day, correct sleep hygiene practices at night, and consider aiming for at least 10 hours in bed per night; -It is crucial not to schedule early morning training sessions after evening training to avoid sleep restriction; -30 minutes of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise at 65% of heart rate attained at VO2 peak performed in the early morning seems to be beneficial; -Afternoon exercise between 14:00-18:00h at 50-80% VO2max for 80-150 min can improve sleep; -The most positive effects occur with exercise taking place 4 to 8 hours before bedtime; -Evening exercise is not associated with worse sleep; -30 min of high-intensity exercise at 85–90% of max HR to exhaustion, 3–4h prior to bedtime resulted in better sleep; -Vigorous late-night exercise does not disturb sleep quality and can increase sleep efficiency and REM sleep latency; -Brief periods of high-intensity exercise administered in the late evening (22:40-23:00 h) result in an immediate blunting of the nocturnal rise of melatonin; -Long-duration exercise can partially alleviate sleepiness during the period of exposure; -The effects of exercise on sleepiness is most pronounced when exercise is performed in the middle of the night; -Short bouts (10 min) of exercise every 2 hours over a sleep deprived day can increased alertness but for less than an hour; -Exercise in well-lit conditions may improve sleep for shift workers.   In this quick and dirty Premium podcast episode, I fill you in on a few of these highlights. And stay tuned, as I'll be getting the paper author on a podcast soon to take a dive into the nitty-gritty details.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/ketoreset A few months ago, I interviewed today's podcast guest - a former professional triathlete and now one of the most respected icons in health and fitness - in one of our most popular episodes of the year, entitled "Primal Endurance: How To Escape Chronic Cardio & Carbohydrate Dependency & Become A Fat Burning Beast." His name is Mark Sisson, and Mark just released a brand new, excellent book entitled: "The Keto Reset Diet: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever". In today's podcast episode, we take a deep, deep dive into principles, practices and concepts you've probably never before heard when it comes to ketosis. Mark is also the bestselling author of The Primal Blueprint and several other Primal Blueprint-branded books. His blog, MarksDailyApple.com, has paved the way for Primal enthusiasts to challenge conventional wisdom's diet and exercise principles and take personal responsibility for their health and well-being. Mark, has a BA in biology from Williams College and is a former world-class endurance athlete, with a 2:18 marathon and a fourth-place finish in the Hawaii Ironman World Triathlon Championships to his credit. Today, Mark directs his competitive energies into high-stakes Ultimate Frisbee tournaments against competitors decades younger. Besides blogging daily, Mark conducts seminars on the Primal Blueprint way of life and hosted 9 multi-day total immersion retreats called PrimalCon at locations across America and in Mexico from 2010-2014. He operates Primal Blueprint Publishing in Malibu, CA, publishing his own titles as well as work from other authors promoting ancestral health principles. Mark is married to Carrie and they have two children. Before jumping into this podcast, please realize that I already have several articles and podcasts I recorded in the past about the basics of ketosis. You can find all those in the resources section below.   During our discussion, you'll discover:   -How Mark took the the ketogenic diet, which has a reputation for being relatively restrictive, and instead presents a unique two-step, scientifically validated approach for going keto the right way...[7:40]   -Why Mark highly recommends you spend 21 days low-carb before switching to 6 weeks of ketosis...[11:30]   -How long does takes to get back into ketosis after a "carb binge"...[31:00]   -How something called "myogens" actually allow you gain lean muscle mass while on a ketogenic diet...[32:30]   -What Mark thinks about some people saying that ketosis might diminish metabolic flexibility in some people by promoting physiological insulin resistance...[40:30]    -Whether a cup of coffee is technically "breaking" a fast...[48:50]   -How ketosis can reprogram your genes and increase longevity...[54:55]   -Mark's favorite keto breakfast, favorite keto lunch and favorite keto dinner...[63:10]   -What Mark eats before ultimate frisbee...[67:40]   -Mark's take on testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and why he personally uses it...[69:40]   -And much more...   Resources from this episode:   My previous articles and podcasts on ketosis: 374: How To Maximize Ketosis, Should You Have Sex Before Competition, Do Power Poses Really Work & More How To Use Ketones For Longevity, How I Personally Use Ketone Salts & A New Chemical-Free, Clean Way To Get Into Ketosis Ketogenic Pizza, Ketogenic Toast, Ketogenic Cornflakes, High Fat Coffee & More: The Ketogenic Kitchen Cookbook 368: Building Muscle & Testosterone On A Ketogenic Diet, Food Combining, Psychedelic Experimentation, Natural Depression Remedies & More Cyclic Ketosis, “Thinkitating”, Bad-Ass Meditation, Morning Routines & More With Quest Nutrition Founder Tom Bilyeu Fast-Tracking Your Body To Ketosis, Biohacking Hypoxic Performance, Marijuana Legalization, Constipation & More With JP Sears A $17,000 Whole Body Healing Machine, Fish Oil Overdoses From Giant Steelhead, Eating Bones, Killing Tumors With Ketosis & More Six-Egg Breakfasts, Ketosis For Bodybuilders, Resetting Weed Tolerance, Kratom Experimentation & Much More With The Mindpump Guys Which Ketone Supplement Works Best: Ketone Salts vs. Ketone Esters With Dr. Dominic D’Agostino Elephant-Poop Coffee, Chocolate Ceremonies, Cold H2O Training, Holotropic Breathing, Nootropics, Ketosis, Meditation, Fasting & More: The Kevin Rose Podcast 362: Donald Trump’s Exercise Routine, Altitude Vs. Heat Training, Can Kids Take Smart Drugs, Can Ketosis Cause Muscle Damage & More Could This Ketosis-Based Elixir Hold The Key To Weight Loss, World Record Performances, Brain Healing and More Everything You Need To Know About How To Use Amino Acids For Muscle Gain, Appetite Control, Injury Repair, Ketosis And More Four New, Cutting-Edge Ways To Easily Shift Your Body Into Fat-Burning Mode & Ketosis Amino Acids, BCAA’s, EAA’s, Ketosis, Bonking & More With 41 Time Ironman Triathlete Dr. David Minkoff How Breath-Holding, Blood-Doping, Shark-Chasing, Free-Diving & Ketosis Can Activate Your Body’s Most Primal Reflex 10 Things Your Pee Can Tell You About Your Body: Taking A Deep Dive Into Urinalysis, Dehydration, Ketosis, pH & More 322: The Truth About “Starvation Mode”, Does Ketosis Work For Crossfit, Measuring HRV During Exercise & More Everything You’ve Always Wanted To Know About Ketosis But Were Afraid To Ask Ketosis Dangers: How To Maximize the Nutrient Density of a Low Carb Diet A Deep Dive Into Ketosis: How Navy Seals, Extreme Athletes & Busy Executives Can Enhance Physical and Mental Performance With The Secret Weapon of Ketone Fuel Combining Low Carb And Extreme Exercise – The Official Results Of The Great Ketogenic Ironman Experiment The Official “Ask Me Anything About Ketosis & Ironman” Premium Podcast with Ben Greenfield 245: What Are The Best Fat Loss Supplements, Controlling Blood Sugar During Ketosis, Natural Asthma Remedies and More The Great Ketogenic Ironman Experiment – Can You Go Low-Carb And Be A Fast Endurance Athlete Without Destroying Your Body  -All Mark's ketogenic friendly food products at Primal Kitchen (use code: GREENFIELD for to get an extra 10% OFF any products)   -The Keto Reset Diet: Reboot Your Metabolism in 21 Days and Burn Fat Forever   -My article on longevity and ketosis/exogenous ketones   -Miracle Noodles Ben uses for lunch   -Dr. Thomas Cowan's vegetable powders   -Aminos Ben mentions Show Sponsors:  -ZipRecruiter - Post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE by visiting ZipRecruiter.com/FIRST. -Human Charger - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/humancharger and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. -Human Charger - Go GetKion.com to purchase Kion Lean - the best supplement for longevity and fat loss! -Oak - Meditation & Breathing -  Go to bengreenfieldfitness.com/oak now to download the app, completely FREE. 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https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/377 Jan 4, 2017 Podcast: 377 - Cold Therapy vs. Cryotherapy vs. Cold Thermogenesis, What To Do About Liver Issues & High GGT, How To Deal With Self-Healing Overwhelm, and Fit Teens On A Budget. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right (or go to SpeakPipe), use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, or use the “Ask Ben” form at the bottom of this page. News Flashes: [4:20] I read one book every day. Here’s how I remember what I've read. WOW: The big vitamin D mistake... I smear rosemary on steaks and diffuse rosemary essential oil for COGNITION, but here’s a new use for rosemary. Does alcohol make you live longer? Here’s what NOT to consume with your alcohol. You can receive these News Flashes (and more) every single day, if you follow Ben on Twitter.com/BenGreenfield, Instagram.com/BenGreenfieldFitness, Facebook.com/BGFitness, BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Snapchat, and Google+. Special Announcements: [25:30] This podcast is brought to you by: -Oak - Meditation & Breathing -  go to bengreenfieldfitness.com/oak now to download the app, completely FREE. -Harry's Shave Club -  To get your Free Trial set go to Harrys.com/BEN right now! -GainsWave -  During this holiday season, give yourself a gift with GAINSWave. To get more info on GAINSWave and to save $150 off your first treatment, text the word Greenfield to 313131. -Eharmony -  Enter my code GREEN at eharmony.com checkout to get a FREE month with every 3-month subscription. -Weightless.me - Weightless is a program run by Brock and Monica Reinagel (the Nutrition Diva) that helps you develop the mindset, habits, and lifestyle that leads to a healthy body weight. Use code BEN60 for $60 off enrollment before Jan 12, 2018. -Click here to follow Ben on Snapchat, and get ready for some epic stories on his morning, daily and evening routine! What did you miss this week? A clay mask, a park workout, a morning routine change-up, an epic post-race salad and more. Ben's Adventures: [35:45] -NEW! Click here for the official BenGreenfieldFitness calendar. -January 26 to 28, 2018: California Jam combines a TED talk format with chiropractic education and a rock n’ roll show! Over two dozen speakers, who are experts and innovators in their field, take the stage throughout the weekend as two live bands play in between. The driving objective of the event is to get attendees up to date on chiropractic research, scientific studies, and useful practice management strategy. The hope is that attendees bring all they learn at Cal Jam back to their communities to implement real, rippling change. Get your ticket now! -March 2, 2018: Academy of Regenerative Practices Winter Conference & Scientific Seminar @ Weston, FL, USA. Sign up today! Giveaways & Goodies: -Click here to get your own GreenfieldFitnessSystems.com gift pack, handpicked by Ben and chock full of $300 worth of biohacks, supplements, books and more. All at 50% discount! -Grab your Official Ben Greenfield Fitness Gear package that comes with a tech shirt, a beanie and a water bottle. -And of course, this week's top iTunes review - gets some BG Fitness swag straight from Ben - click here to leave your review for a chance to win some! ------------------------------------------ Listener Q&A: [36:55] As compiled, deciphered, edited and sometimes read by Brock Armstrong, the Podcast Sidekick. Cold Therapy vs. Cryotherapy vs. Cold Thermogenesis Ashleigh says: Can I get some (or most) of the benefits of real cold therapy by just going outside on my balcony in -20 degrees celsius, in slippers and not much else... or will I just get cold? I have done cold water immersion (at an XPT event in Montach) and am convinced of the benefits but am looking for a more practical way of doing that in my condo. In my response, I recommend: -Recovery following a marathon: a comparison of cold water immersion, whole body cryotherapy and a placebo control. -The Effectiveness of Whole Body Cryotherapy Compared to Cold Water Immersion: Implications for Sport and Exercise Recovery -Recovery From Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage: Cold-Water Immersion Versus Whole-Body Cryotherapy. -Tapping The Power of Cold to Lose Weight -Cold Temps For A Hot Body -CoolFatBurner and CoolGutBuster What To Do About Liver Issues & High GGT Beau says: I have had lab tests done over the past three years and my GGT is consistently elevated (around 110-111). Besides glutathione supplementation, what are some other supplements that lower GGT? What else can I do aside from cutting out alcohol and increasing antioxidants? I am concerned about this since GGT has been linked to more than just liver disease. (Another caller asked what you, Ben, are doing about your liver issues that were found when you visited the Human Garage?) In my response, I recommend: -Pharmanac -Liposomal Glutathione -Intranasal Glutathione -Whey Protein -Liver -NatureCleanse -This video on black seed oil How To Deal With Self-Healing Overwhelm Kathy says: I need some help with mindset and overwhelm. I was diagnosed with Lyme and am feeling overwhelmed with all the things that are out of whack with me and all the things that need addressing. How can I handle this feeling of overwhelm? In my response, I recommend: -Podcast: How To Quit Obsessing About Health, Eating & Exercise: Dodging The Silver Bullet Of Orthorexia and Body Dysmorphic Disorder. -Book: Diagnosis and Treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Fit Teens On A Budget Kyle says: If you and a partner had 40 minutes a day, for 30 weeks, to improve the nutrition and exercise habits of low socioeconomic teens (11-18 years old) what would your curriculum look like? Especially if your budget was $500-$1000 or less. In my response, I recommend: -Book: The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest -Growing/Finding/Eating/Foraging Whole Foods -Reading Nutrition Labels -Importance Of Environment -Fasting -Exercise As Play/Habit, Not "Gym" -Breathwork -Nature Immersion -Family/Love/Relationships Prior to asking your question, do a search in upper right-hand corner of this website for the keywords associated with your question. Many of the questions we receive have already been answered here at Ben Greenfield Fitness! Ask Your Question [gravityform id="2" name="Ask Ben" title="false" description="false"] ----------------------------------------------------- See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/benlynch If you've ever tested your genes (or wanted to) and had a completely head-scratching experience when it comes to interpreting your results or translating your genetic testing results into actionable information, then today's podcast is right up your alley, as I interview Dr. Ben Lynch, one of the world's leading authorities in interpreting and "fixing" your genes. Dr. Lynch, ND received his Cell and Molecular Biology, BS from the University of Washington and his doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine (ND) from Bastyr University. His passion for identifying the cause of disease directed him towards nutrigenomics and methylation dysfunction. Currently, he researches, writes and presents worldwide on the topic of MTHFR, methylation defects and genetic control. Dr. Lynch is the President of www.SeekingHealth.com, a supplement company oriented towards disease prevention and health promotion. He also founded and directs www.SeekingHealth.org, an educational institute providing specialized training for both health professionals and consumers. He lives in Seattle, WA with his wife, Nadia, and three boys, Tasman, Mathew and Theodor. He first discovered the power of epigenetics in 2008. At the time, he was a Doctor of Naturopathic Medicine, graduate of Bastyr University, with a special interest in environmental medicine—helping people recover from the assaults of industrial chemicals, heavy metals, and other environmental toxins. When he discovered what a big role genes played in this whole process, he began eagerly reading every scientific paper he could get is hands on. Dr. Lynch quickly realized that there was a huge gap between what the geneticists published in their research papers and what the medical providers practiced in their offices. The scientists were ridiculously far ahead of doctors and nurses, who often had no idea how to help their patients respond to genetic abnormalities or even to follow the basics of good gene health. Nor did practitioners have any idea how to create a targeted program geared to specific genetic issues. So he made it his mission to bring that cutting-edge science right into the doctor’s office. He threw himself into genetic research, chasing down any article or paper that could shed any light on what we regular folks could do to improve health. He began working with individuals whose health-care providers just weren’t giving them the help they needed. And he started to give seminars, webinars, workshops, and talks so that practitioners could learn how to help their patients. In a remarkably short time, he had established himself as the go-to guy on treating genetic abnormalities through diet, supplements, and lifestyle. In 2011, he founded Seeking Health, a research-based company producing high-quality supplements targeted to particular health issues. In 2015, he was named Number 37 in Inc.’s list of 500 Entrepreneur Superstars from America’s fastest-growing private companies and Number 1 in Washington state. In 2016, he made the list again. He also established Seeking Health Educational Institute (SHEI), a website for both health professionals and lay people who want to learn more about nutrigenomics and methylation. SHEI quickly became one of the most trusted resources on genetics for health professionals and laypersons worldwide. In 2015, he developed StrateGene, a unique approach to helping people develop natural strategies for overcoming genetic abnormalities. People who were getting their genetic challenges from websites like 23andMe or Genos Research were receiving massively confusing documents with wildly contradictory information. His system zeroes in on the genetic abnormalities that pose the greatest challenges in people’s health and then provides comprehensive plans for overcoming those challenges through diet, environment and lifestyle. During our discussion, you'll discover: -How Dr. Lynch first become interested in genetic and genes, despite this being uncommon in naturopathic medicine...[8:30] -Why most genetic analysis programs give you a ton of clinically irrelevant info, when most of it is not what you actually need...[11:30 & 26:00] -How to upload your raw 23andme data into a website like Stratagene to get very relevant information about your genes...[29:30 & 31:20] -How the "warrior" vs. "worrier" gene works, and what you can do if you are a worrier...[34:50] -Examples of very common SNP "issues", and what the impact of those is, along with potential associated symptoms and conditions and what you can do about it...[44:15] -Why you should consume bifidobacter probiotics, SAM-e and molybdenum, when you drink wine or other alcohol...[60:55] -How to know what your own "dirty genes" are...[65:30] -And much more... Resources from this episode:-Ben Lynch's website, and Stratagene -My own personal Stratagene results -23andMe genetic testing -23andyou.com -The LowHistamineChef.com Show Sponsors: -eHarmony -  Come see how eHarmony can change your life. Go to eHarmony.com and get started. Enter my code GREEN at checkout to get a FREE month with every 3-month subscription. -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code BEN for 20% your order. -Human Charger - Go to HumanCharger.com/Ben and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. -Bob's Red Mill - Head to BobsRedMill.com to get 25% off with promo code GREENFIELD. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Dr. Lynch or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/toby It's absolutely no secret that I, of late, have taken a deep dive into what many would consider to be "woo-woo" forms of healing and enhancing the human body and brain, including the use of modalities such as acupuncture, biofeedback, yoga, homeopathic medicine, chiropractic medicine, energy medicine, acupuncture, ayurvedic "energy points" and traditional Chinese medicine... ...along with a developed growing interest in the concept of chi, Prana, chakra and life force. Before the 1960s, most of these practices such as sound healing, yoga, chiropractic, acupuncture, Reiki, therapeutic touch, meditation, martial arts, homeopathy, alternative anticancer diets, etc. were dismissed as medically and religiously questionable. But now that these once-suspect health practices have gained approval and been re-categorized as somewhat non-religious and instead falling under the auspices of healthcare, fitness, or scientific modalities, they seem to have gained a great deal of cultural legitimacy because people interpret them as science instead of religion. Therapies such as acupuncture, biofeedback, and “Therapeutic Touch” (the laying on of hands to channel “Universal Life Energy” to the patient) are increasingly accepted and utilized by physicians, hospitals, and clinics across the country. The use of meditation and visualization are commonly prescribed to reduce stress. Chiropractic, long considered anathema by orthodox medicine, has recently acquired a new respectability, and spinal adjustments are not infrequently combined with more exotic forms of “energy balancing.” And yet I've certainly been called out many times about the fact that I am a professing Christian who - despite having a strong belief in the power of prayer and the ability of God to spontaneously work miracles and heal - also embraces many of these so-called unconventional therapies that stem from non-Christian traditions.  Recently, I was listening to a sermon by pastor Toby Sumpter, in which Toby describes the link between spiritual health and physical ailments. It was a really great message, especially considering that while listening, I was attending a medical conference where there was a lot of chat among some of the world's top physicians about energy medicine and it's growing relevance and efficacy. So in an attempt to frame for myself (and you) how energy medicine and alternative healing modalities can best be presented from a Christian standpoint, I invited Toby onto the podcast. Toby is the Pastor of Preaching at Trin ormed Church in Moscow, Idaho. He has an M.A. in Theological Studies from Erskine Theological Seminary and a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Culture from New St. Andrews College. He's the author of Job: A Son for Glory and Blood-Bought World and the host of the "CrossPolitic" show. He and his wife Jenny have four kids. During our discussion, you'll discover: -How Christians have been appropriating other religious traditions for centuries (such as Easter, which used to be a fertility ritual; you have bunny rabbits and eggs so that you'll get more babies) and the difference between yoga and Christmas...[11:45] -What Scripture has to say about things like aromatherapy and essential oils...[29:05] -If denial of energy medicine is a form of  "flat earth" Christianity...[35:30] -The two most important questions you must ask yourself about any alternative health practice before you dive into them...[42:40] -Whether transcendental meditation (and other forms of meditation) is a form of idol worship or a practice Christians shouldn't do...[44:05] -Whether Jesus and the apostles were using some form of energy healing...[52:10] -The amazing effects that prayer and positive emotions can have upon molecules and matter...[55:50] -Why we need a case-by-case analysis of each therapy, rather than a blanket rejection, before accepting or rejecting them...[58:50] -The idea that these forms of energy involved the breath of life that God breathed into man, and whether this vital energy needs to be manipulated in our bodies to promote health as the basis of energetic medicine is essentially a pantheistic view and cannot be conformed to biblical theology...[66:00] -Whether invisible energy forces are the common denominator of creation is not scripturally heretical and it’s only offensive to our traditionally accepted world view...[67:20] -If Christians these days spend an unhealthy amount of time focusing on health and engaging in "health idolatry"...[68:40] -And much more... Resources from this episode: -Toby Sumpter's blog -Toby Sumpter's books on Amazon -Trinity Reformed Church podcast -Toby's new "CrossPolitic" podcast -The specific podcast episode on healing/energy medicine that Toby and Ben discuss -Podcast: Healing Your Body From The Inside-Out, Repairing Relationships, Eliminating Digital Addictions & More: Key Highlights From The 4 Most Life-Transforming Books I Recently Read. -Podcast: What Is The Bible? How an Ancient Library of Poems, Letters, and Stories Can Transform the Way You Think and Feel About Everything. -Books by Monte Kline about how to combine energy medicine, health and Christianity -The Marma Points book Ben mentions about Ayurvedic Medicine and Traditional Chinese Medicine -Joel Salatin's book the Pigness of Pigs Show Sponsors: -TradeStation - Active military and veterans, as well as First Responders get to trade commission free. TradeStation is dedicated to helping everyone who has invested so much into this country. Learn more and sign up today at TradeStation.com/Greenfield. -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code REDBEN for 20% off your Red Juice order. -Molekule - Go to Molekule.com and enter promo code BEN for $75 off your order! -Quip - Go to GetQuip.com/ben to get your first refill pack FREE with purchasing a Quip electric toothbrush. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Toby or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In this special episode recorded live from RUNGA retreat in the Panamanian jungles with co-host Aaron Alexander of Align Therapy, you'll discover: -Ben's perspective on EMF's, recovery and the BEMER mat...[6:30] -When to use and when not to use exogenous ketones...[10:30] -The difference between near and far infrared and UVA and UVB rays...[15:55] -How to deal with stings and bites from mosquitoes, scorpions and more when traveling internationally...[31:45] -What the deal is about the new "deuterium-depleted water" craze...[34:50] -Why Ben wears his pink banana boxer underpants when he records a podcast... -And much more... Resources from this episode: -The Biomat -The EarthPulse -The BEMER mat -The JOOVV light -Exogenous Ketones -Digital Detoxing, Travel-Proofing Your Immune System, Underground Body Weight Workouts & More With Joe DiStefano -Kettlebell Yoga, The Best 5 Cardio Machines You Can Use, How To “Reset” Your Body With An Adventure & Much More - RUNGA 2018: RUNGA is a once a year retreat, currently hosted in December. RUNGA is designed to facilitate a dramatic shift in attendee’s current outlook, lifestyle choices, self-efficacy, motivation, love, even spirituality. The retreat spans 8-days and centers around fostering heightened awareness, presence, and connection with others through a mandatory “Digital Detox” – or no cell phones, computers, and other technology. Yoga is offered twice per day, every day. There is also an off-site adventure ranging from hiking volcanoes to white water rafting or zip lining. World-class spa treatments are available and 100% of the food is suitable for vegetarian, vegan, paleo, gluten-free, or ketogenic dieters. It is also delicious. Click here to sign up for 2018. Use code BEN (or let them know I sent you) to get VIP treatment and a free gift valued at $100! Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Aaron or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/demoss Dr. Billy DeMoss is an energetic and passionate speaker who has been a chiropractor and powerhouse within his community for over three decades. His passion for chiropractic care, community wellness, and global sustainability is far-reaching and his influence is international. Along with heading an innovative practice that educates and strengthens his community, Dr. Billy is the founder the Dead Chiropractic Society (DCS), which is a coalition of Southern California chiropractors who meet monthly to discuss chiropractic philosophy and advancements. In 2008, he decided to expand DCS by founding California Jam. Cal Jam allows him to invite world-renowned experts in public health and global sustainability to educate and empower people, not just chiropractors, from around the world who find natural solutions more attractive than harmful man-made ones and share a desire to ensure the well-being of future generations. His mission for Cal Jam is simple: awaken, empower, action. During our discussion, you'll discover: -How Billy keeps himself in top shape (and why he doesn't own a cell phone)...[7:50] -The whole list of exercises on Billy's website that you probably haven't heard of, like "Wobble Chair", "Denner Roll" and the "Pettibon"...[12:00] -Why you shouldn't encourage a baby to walk too early in life...[16:05] -Why Billy is a huge proponent of Diagnostic Thermography for accompanying spinal adjustments...[27:44] -Why Billy calls CBD a superfood and how he juices it...[41:45] -What Billy does to protect himself against GMO's...[55:00] -Billy's thoughts on The Joe Rogan Experience Episode 984 with Yvette d’Entremont during which he got called out for being a quack...[57:00] -Billy's thoughts on chemtrails...[61:40] -And much more! Resource from this episode: -Previous podcast: Is Chiropractic Really Bull? -CalJam conference - Use code Greenfield for a special rate! -Wobble Chair -Portable Wobble Chair -Pettibon cervical neck traction system -The Joe Rogan Experience Episode 984 with Yvette d’Entremont -CBD Thrive Vape Pen -Zach Bush's "Restore" program for glyphosate Show Sponsors: -Four Sigmatic - Go to FourSigmatic.com/Greenfield and use code BENGREENFIELD for 15% off. -Bob's Red Mill - Head to BobsRedMill.com to get 25% off with promo code "GREENFIELD." -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code REDBEN for 20% off your Red Juice order. -Onnit - To save 10% off your order, visit BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Onnit. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Billy or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/gunnar Let's face it: grocery shopping to get high quality organic food at a reasonable price isn't easy. And sure - while getting fresh, local fruits, vegetables and meats - which should always be at the core of a healthy diet - you can use farmer's markets, CSAs and local grocers. But when it comes to packaged healthy goods, from nori wraps to coconut milk to gluten-free baking powders and beyond -there's a host of options out there: Amazon, Vitacost, Walmart, Safeway...the list goes on and on. However, when it comes to buying online organic food, you'd be surprised at what you're about to discover on today's podcast with Gunnar Lovelace. Gunnar is a serial entrepreneur focused on business and health as vehicles for social change. He is the founder of Thrive Market, which is making healthy living accessible to Americans by providing the most popular organic and non-GMO groceries at what he claims is 25-50% off normal retail prices. He is also the co-founder and co-owner of Love Heals - a jewelry business in more than 200 high-end retail stores and with over 75 employees. To date, LoveHeals has funded the planting of over 1,500,000 trees and sponsored over 50,000 malnourished children. Prior to Love Heals, Gunnar started two technology companies in Los Angeles in software education and natural language processing. In addition to his for-profit companies, Gunnar has started two non-profits in education and environmental sustainability. During our discussion, you'll discover: -How Gunnar grew up poor, yet still eating foods like kale and sprouts and kombucha...[7:25] -Gunnar's secret to never getting sick, and his top three supplements...[12:55] -What goes on "behind the scenes" that allows Gunnar to provide organic groceries delivered to people with free shipping at a 25-50% discount...[17:25] -Whether shopping for groceries online leaves a big carbon footprint and disrupt community small businesses...[24:30] -How to make "cardboard" packaging out of compostable mushrooms or dirt...[28:00] -Gunnar's favorite superfoods, including sprouted chia, coconut wraps, coconut manna, sprouted granola and more...[32:45 & 49:40] -If Amazon Prime is so convenient, since you can buy a friggin' alarm clock and book at the same time I'm buying my canned coconut milk, why Thrive is any better than Amazon...[39:30] -What Gunnar thinks of the Amazon acquisition of Whole Foods...[42:20] -What is Love Heals? [45:45] Resources from this episode: -What I Eat: 19 Of My Go-To Foods For Stocking A Healthy Pantry. All the products discussed in this episode can be found on my Thrive Market Favourites Page. -Dr. Ohira's Probiotic -Host Defense mushroom products -Vitamin C by Health Force -Coconut wraps -Coconut flake cereal -Nutiva Organic Coconut Manna -Lets Do Organic Unsweetened Coconut Flakes -Go Raw Spirulina Chips -Hawaiian Orchards Macadamia Nuts -Go Raw Pumpkin Seeds -Thrive Market Are you ok to say thrivemarket.com/Ben-Get $60 of FREE organic groceries + free shipping and 30 day trial!  Keep in mind that prices on Thrive Market are already up to 50% off and now they're giving an EXTRA $60 of free groceries!  Go to thrivemarket.com/ben.  (no code is necessary, all they need is the link)   How it works:  Users will get $20 off their first 3 orders of $49 or more + free shipping - up to Ben on whether he wants to explain this part. -The LoveTuner Ben wears Show Sponsors:  -Human Charger - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/humancharger and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount BEN for 20% your order. -Blue Apron -  Check out this week’s menu and get your first meals FREE—with free shipping by going to blueapron.com/ben -Quarterly -  Get your carefully curated box of goodies at BenGreenfieldFitness.com/BiohackBox. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Gunnar or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/andy It has been quite a ride for me. I woke up in an ICU hospital bed on the night of March 20th, 2011 and realized I had been struck by a series of large vehicles while crossing a busy street. I had a collapsed lung, seven broken ribs and a severe compound fracture of my jaw, which was broken in five places… ...thus begins the story of Andy Hnilo - a man who came knocking on my front door several weeks ago with this amazing story and a box full of exactly what he used to attack his injuries from the inside and outside, and the most critical tool he used to heal his broke and bloodied face and skin: a hand-crafted blend of unique, specialized ingredients from around the world, which he formulated himself.               In today's podcast, you'll discover Andy's story, and also learn: -How Andy repaired his entire face after being hit by a car...[7:15] -Why Andy began to drink smoothies made out of deer placenta...[14:30] -What clay does for your face, and why Andy chose the clays that he chose...[31:50] -Why you should use something called a "derma-roller" on your face (and Ben's special biohack he uses for collagen production)...[41:20] -A deep dive into the ingredients Andy includes in his products, including Freshwater Pearl Powder, L-Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), First 6 Hours Grass-Fed Colostrum, American Ginseng, Green Desert Clay and Organic Kelp Powder...[43:30 & 47:35] -Andy's go-to supplements and foods, including egg yolks, fermented vegetables and grass-fed butter...[53:05] -And much more... Watch Ben learn all about an Alitura Skin Care Regime: Resources from this episode: -Alitura - use code "Greenfield" for 20% off -Andy Hnilo's podcast with Dave Asprey on "Engineering Resilience" -The JOOVV light Ben uses for increased production of collagen -The colostrum Ben describes -How to make your own methylene blue Show Sponsors: -Kion Serum - Rejuvenate your skin and invigorate your complexion with twelve potent, all-natural and organic ingredients that have been expertly blended to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles, improve skin firmness and elasticity, and even skin tone. Get yours now at GetKion.com. -HealthGains - Text the word "GAIN" to 313131 to receive a $150 voucher towards your HealthGAINS treatment. -Casper - You can be sure of your purchase with Casper’s 100 night risk-free, sleep-on-it trial. Go to Casper.com/Ben AND use promo code BEN to save $50 off your purchase. -Red Mill - Head to BobsRedMill.com to get 25% off with promo code "GREENFIELD." Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Andy or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/ianclark2 Ian Clark is one of the most interesting people I've ever met. He travels around the world hunting down crazy biohacks, fringe pieces of health and performance optimizing gear, and the most premium nutrients and superfoods on the face of the planet, and then, using the cleanest, most potent natural ingredients on Earth, turns them into actual recommendations on his Activation Products website, along with fixes and supplements for people to optimize their body and brain. I first interviewed him in the phytoplankton podcast "The Ultimate Superfood You've Probably Never Heard Of." I interviewed him again in the podcast "The Mold-Cancer Link, Resetting Your Nervous System, Dry Fasting, Nanonutrients & More With Ian Clark." During this third discussion with him, you'll discover: -The freak hand injury that caused Ian to take a deep dive into energy medicine...[8:45] -The lost medical technology invented by Nicola Tesla, currently adopted in Eastern Europe and is just becoming available in North America to the general population without prescription...[13:00] -Futuristic biobeds that you can lie on to heal the body, and how Ian now wears a vest with those same frequencies...[24:30] -Something called "Marma points" and how they can be used to target your body with energy medicine...[35:10] -The crazy, heavenly tasting superfood Ian found that can do everything from enhance sleep to killing flesh eating fungus...[44:35] -And much more... Resources from this episode: -Book: Marma Points of Ayurveda: The Energy Pathways for Healing Body, Mind, and Consciousness With a Comparison to Traditional Chinese Medicine -The Ultimate Superfood You've Probably Never Heard Of. -The Mold-Cancer Link, Resetting Your Nervous System, Dry Fasting, Nanonutrients & More With Ian Clark. -The "Activation Products" website where you can view all the superfoods and nutrients Ian has discovered and created -NESHealth -Bob Connolly and his film "The Healing Field" -Why are living things sensitive to weak magnetic fields? by Abraham R. Liboff -The Seqex vest that Ian wears -Catherine Garceau Show Sponsors:  -Four Sigmatic - Go to FourSigmatic.com/Greenfield and use code BENGREENFIELD for 15% off. -TradeStation - Active military and veterans, as well as First Responders get to trade commission free. TradeStation is dedicated to helping everyone who has invested so much into this country. Learn more and sign up today at TradeStation.com/Greenfield. -MVMT Watches - Go to MVMT.com/BEN for the perfect Christmas gift! You can get any watch, starting at 95-dollars, and get a free strap, all placed in an elegant gift box – ready to give - and shipping is free! -Casper - Start sleeping ahead of the curve by going to Casper.com/Ben AND use promo code BEN to save $50 off your purchase. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Ian or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/salemi Imagine... ...a 72 pound kettlebell in each hand... ...51 reps in ten minutes. Barely anyone on the face of the planet can accomplish this feat, but today's podcast guest can. Mike Salemi's journey in strength & conditioning started at the age of 15 as a young and hungry Powerlifter. At his peak, Mike became a WABDL World Champion in the Bench Press and Deadlift, while simultaneously working as a collegiate level strength & conditioning coach. It was at this time that Mike was both introduced to the power of the kettlebell, and the work of respected Holistic Health Practitioner Paul Chek. Both have had large influences on Mike's development as a more well-rounded athlete and person in the years that followed. Currently, as an avid Kettlebell Sport competitor, Mike has achieved the ranking Master of Sport, and became the 2017 WAKSC World Champion in the Clean and Jerk. Through his unique approach, Mike has been able to integrate high performance athletic training using a holistic model. His dream is to continue creating educational materials and programs that support a more balanced athlete. During our discussion, you'll discover: -Why Mike is such a fan of the kettlebell, and he switched to it after being a freakin' world champion in the bench and deadlift...[8:00] -The Russian military secrets Mike uses to train and compete...[10:45] -What a sample workout looks like for Mike to get ready for competition...[12:55] -How Mike's training approach allows athletes to train far less than their peers and achieve superior results...[18:55] -What Paul Chek figured out about Mike that nobody else could figure out, an issue that completely reinvented Mike's performance...[23:55] -Mike's experience with DMT and Ayahuasca...[34:15] -How Mike fuels his body, how he incorporates intuitive eating in his approach, and how he banished his gut distress...[39:35] -The crazy thing that happened when Mike deadlifted against Paul Chek...[44:30] -The biggest mistakes people make when they're trying to get stronger or use kettlebells...[48:55] -And much more... Resources from this episode: -My first interview with Paul Chek -My second interview with Paul Chek -Paul Chek and the Chek Institute -My interview with Chris Holder about the RKC Kettlebell certification -Mikesalemi.io -My ELDOA podcast -Wild Mediterranean Oil of Oregano -Mike's e-book:  7-Steps To The Perfect Set-Up: What Your Kettlebell Swing Is Missing Check out these videos with Mike: Show Sponsors: -MVMT Watches - Go to MVMT.com/BEN for the perfect Christmas gift! You can get any watch, starting at 95-dollars, and get a free strap, all placed in an elegant gift box – ready to give - and shipping is free! -HealthIQ - To learn more about life insurance for physically active people and get a free quote, go to HealthIQ.com/BEN. -Me Undies - To get your 20% off, Free Shipping AND their 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and get the best and softest underwear you will ever own, go to: MeUndies.com/GREENFIELD -ZipRecruiter - Post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE by visiting ZipRecruiter.com/GREEN. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Mike or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/376 Dec 7, 2017 Podcast: 376 - The Best Way To Lose Belly Fat, Does DIM Supplementation Help Fat Loss, Does Ketosis Increase Metabolic Rate, and What Kind Of Diet Works For APOE4? Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right (or go to SpeakPipe), use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, or use the “Ask Ben” form at the bottom of this page. News Flashes: [3:05] Walking just after a meal seems to be more effective for weight loss than waiting for one hour to walk after a meal. This is why I recommend a fasted morning walk every day. Fascinating article on natural metformin alternatives. Deuterium depleted water...is this the next big thing? What happens when you binge on Thanksgiving or any other holiday. You can receive these News Flashes (and more) every single day, if you follow Ben on Twitter.com/BenGreenfield, Instagram.com/BenGreenfieldFitness, Facebook.com/BGFitness, BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Snapchat, and Google+. 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Click here for the official BenGreenfieldFitness calendar. -Dec 7-9, 2017: XPT Experience, Kauai, Hawaii. Join me, Brian Mackenzie, Kelly Starrett, Julia Starrett, Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece, for an epic, all-inclusive performance living workshop this Dec 7, 8 and 9 in beautiful Kauai, Hawaii. Come and join us for pool training, underwater workouts, gym training, breathing instruction, outdoor workouts, recovery biohacking and much more! Get your tickets here. -Dec 11-23, 2017: Runga Retreat, Cambutal, Panama. This retreat spans 8-days and centers around fostering heightened awareness, presence, and connection with others through a mandatory "Digital Detox" - or no cell phones, computers, and other technology. Yoga is offered twice per day, everyday. There is also an off-site adventure ranging from hiking volcanoes to white water rafting or zip lining. World-class spa treatments are available and 100% of the food are suitable for vegetarian, vegan, paleo, gluten-free, or ketogenic dieters. Get your tickets here, and use code BEN for $10 off. -March 2, 2018: Academy of Regenerative Practices Winter Conference & Scientific Seminar @ Weston, FL, USA. Sign up today! Giveaways & Goodies: -Click here to get your own GreenfieldFitnessSystems.com gift pack, handpicked by Ben and chock full of $300 worth of biohacks, supplements, books and more. All at 50% discount! -Grab your Official Ben Greenfield Fitness Gear package that comes with a tech shirt, a beanie and a water bottle. -And of course, this week's top iTunes review - gets some BG Fitness swag straight from Ben - click here to leave your review for a chance to win some! ------------------------------------------ Listener Q&A: [26:50] As compiled, deciphered, edited and sometimes read by Brock Armstrong, the Podcast Sidekick. The Best Way To Lose Belly Fat Patrick says: What is the best way to lose belly fat? From about Jan until now I have lost about 15lbs but I can't get rid of the belly fat. I eat LCHF and it has helped but I can't seem to get rid of the last few pounds. I play hockey a few times a week and workout a few times a week and realize it is probably diet based. But are there some supplements I can take to help? In my response, I recommend: -Kion Lean -Yohimbine -CoolFatBurner (use code BEN15CFB for 15% off) Does DIM Supplementation Help Fat Loss? Gail wrote: Does DIM (diindolylmethane) help with fat loss? In my response, I recommend: -Thorne Research Indole 3 Carbinol Does Ketosis Increase Metabolic Rate? Christian wrote: What are your thoughts on the Kevin Hall study and whether KETO has a metabolic advantage in the fat loss department. Thanks! In my response, I recommend: -Kevin Hall's YouTube Video What Kind Of Diet Works For APOE4? Terry wrote: Apo4 carriers supposedly cannot use fat efficiently in ketosis... thoughts, scientific evidence? In my response, I recommend: -APOE4 resource Prior to asking your question, do a search in upper right-hand corner of this website for the keywords associated with your question. Many of the questions we receive have already been answered here at Ben Greenfield Fitness!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/daphne Ever since a high school biology teacher informed Daphne Miller that clover produces a hormone similar to human estrogen, she has been fascinated by how our external ecosystem is linked to our internal one. Miller is a practicing family physician, author and Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco. For the past fifteen years, her leadership, advocacy, research and writing have focused on the connections between food production, ecology and health. Her writings and profiles can be found in many publications including the Washington Post, the New York Times, Vogue, Orion Magazine, Yes! Magazine, Food and Wine, The Guardian UK and Harvard Medical Magazine and JAMA. She is author of The Jungle Effect: The Healthiest Diets from Around the World, Why They Work and How to Make Them Work for You (HarperCollins 2008) and Farmacology: Total Health from the Ground Up (HarperCollins 2013). Farmacology appears in four languages and was the basis for the award-winning documentary In Search of Balance. Miller is an internationally recognized speaker in the emerging field of planetary health and a leader in the Healthy Parks, Healthy People initiative, an effort spearheaded by the National Parks Service to build linkages between our medical system and our park system. Her 2009 Washington Post article “Take a Hike and Call Me in the Morning” is widely credited with introducing “park prescriptions,” a concept that is rapidly gaining traction across the United States. In 2000, Miller founded WholefamilyMD, the first integrative primary care practice in San Francisco. She is a graduate of Brown University where she majored in medical anthropology. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed a residency and NIH-funded research fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. She was a Senior Fellow at the Berkeley Food Institute and a Bravewell Fellow at the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine. She serves as an advisor and/or board member to a number of non-profits, including the Institute of the Golden Gate, Education Outside, Mandela Marketplace and the Edible Schoolyard Foundation and Prevention Institute. Miller lives and gardens in Berkeley, California, where I visited her to record this fascinating podcast about her books The Jungle Effect: Healthiest Diets from Around the World--Why They Work and How to Make Them Work for You and Farmacology: Total Health from the Ground Up During our discussion, you'll discover: -How Daphne first discovered the jungle effect...[8:10] -The meaning of a hot spot and a cold spot...[12:00] -A fascinating example of an indigenous diet that leads to a health effect, including a Mexican Taramuhara diet affecting diabetes...[14:37] -What do you do if you can't trace your ancestors to one specific indigenous diet...[19:40] -Why Daphne sometimes has wine for breakfast...[26:22] -What Daphne found about some ethnic food restaurants now using ingredient substitutions that cater to North American palates...[34:30] -What first got Daphne thinking about the "soul of soil"...[44:20] -What we can learn about social behavior of humans from social behavior of chickens...[46:40] -How Daphne learned about cancer management from a winery...[52:30] -How dangerous microbes may actually be beneficial...[56:45] -What a hydrosol is and why you can use it for "sustainable beauty"...[60:40] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -The Facebook Live Version of this Podcast! -The Jungle Effect: Healthiest Diets from Around the World--Why They Work and How to Make Them Work for You -Farmacology: Total Health from the Ground Up -Hydrosols in Fruitland, Washington Show Sponsors:  -Onnit - To save 10% off your order, visit BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Onnit. -TradeStation - Active military and veterans, as well as First Responders get to trade commission free. TradeStation is dedicated to helping everyone who has invested so much into this country. Learn more and sign up today at TradeStation.com/Greenfield. -HealthIQ - To learn more about life insurance for physically active people and get a free quote, go to HealthIQ.com/BEN. -Human Charger - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/humancharger and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Daphne or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/inflammation Thomas DeLauer is one of the leading experts in the world of chronic inflammation as well as the response of the human body to a low-carb diet. He is noted for his personal transformation from a 280-pound overweight corporate executive to not only being on the cover of health and fitness magazines worldwide but pioneering some of the mainstream awareness of auto-immune diseases and inflammation in general! Thomas been highlighted in over 20 magazines showcasing his transformation and has been featured worldwide on the cover of Ironman Magazine, Muscle and Performance Magazine, Natural Muscle Magazine, ICON Magazine, Platform Magazine and Ironman Japan. His background is in Sports Psychology, although it is this passion for psychology coupled with a career in healthcare as a physician recruiter and owner of an ancillary lab services company that sparked his love for nutritional science and what makes the body tick. He is currently working on a project in the 2nd phase of trials with Doctors at UCLA to identify a strain of bacteria that may help modulate inflammation within the body. It is partially due to his involvement in this study that he has developed such an interest in the world of cellular inflammation in the first place. Residing near Santa Barbara, California, with his wife, three dogs, two horses, and soon to be first son. Thomas promotes a lifestyle of living as close to the earth as possible to obtain the best possible results while still achieving maximum performance in very possible area of life. During our discussion, you'll discover: -The top nutrients Thomas plans on feeding his newborn son to enhance his health...[10:00] -The tactics Tom used to go "from a 280-pound overweight corporate executive to not only being on the cover of health and fitness magazines"...[13:10] -The intriguing connection between an inability to lose fat and the presence of inflammation...[18:00] -How a special form of lactobacillus 456 can colonize the gut and cause a quelling of inflammation and enhanced fat loss...[22:15] -Whether you would want to combine a ketone such as beta-hydroxy-butyrate with glucose and when that would be a problem...[34:12] -Why Thomas believes curcumin should not be combined with black pepper, and better ways to improve absorption of curcumin...[40:45 & 43:45] -Why excess iron is a big problem for your gut, and how to get rid of it using something called "lactoferrin"...[53:10] -The single herbal extract that Thomas considers to fly under the radar but that has an extremely powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect...[60:23] -The answer to the "million dollar" question on when you wouldn't want to quell inflammation...[65:30] -And much more... Resources from this episode: -The Purathrive anti-inflammatory compound Thomas and I discuss (get a 15% discount with this link) -The shocking before-after photos of Thomas after he lost all his weight and became a magazine cover model -USWellnessMeats headcheese and braunschweiger -My baby nutrition podcast with Dr. Thomas Cowan -My podcast on "Deep Nutrition" with Cate Shanahan -Viome full bacterial analysis podcast with Naveen Jain -The Greenfield Longevity Testing Packages for inflammation Show Sponsors: -Quip - Go to GetQuip.com/ben to get your first refill pack FREE with purchasing a Quip electric toothbrush. -Human Charger - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/humancharger and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code BEN for 20% anything else! -HealthGains - Text the word "GREENFIELD" to 313131 to receive a $150 voucher toward your HealthGAINS treatment. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Thomas or me? Leave your comments below and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/masterjohn Do you love health and wellness so much that you just want to read everything you can about it, but often find yourself understanding only half (or even less) of what you read?  Do you need to learn biochemistry for school but wish you could learn the material in a more relevant, lively, or entertaining way?  Do you already have a good foundation, but want a unique out-of-the-box perspective synthesized from a deep dive into the scientific literature?  If so, today's podcast is for you. My guest is Dr. Chris Masterjohn, former podcast guest from the episode "Why Sugar Isn’t As Dangerous As You Might Think, How Your Genetics Affect Your Sleep, Liver Toxicity & More With Dr. Chris Masterjohn." Chris earned his PhD in Nutritional Sciences in 2012 from the University of Connecticut at Storrs, served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2012 to 2014, and served as Assistant Professor of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College from 2014 to 2016. He now works independently in health and nutrition research, education, and consulting. Chris has authored or co-authored ten peer-reviewed publications. His podcast, Mastering Nutrition, his two video series, Chris Masterjohn Lite and Masterclass With Masterjohn, and his blog can all be found on his web site at chrismasterjohnphd.com. You can also find him on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Snapchat, where his username is @chrismasterjohn. In today's podcast, we take a deep dive into Chris's brand new program entitled "Masterclass With Masterjohn Pro: Energy Metabolism", and you'll discover: -Why human beings need to eat such an enormous amount of food...[9:35] -What happens if you take too much creatine...[23:57] -Why it matters whether you eat protein, carbs, or fat, since all depend on cellular respiration...[32:45]  -Why some macronutrients actually require more micronutrients than others to be burnt...[49:18 & 56:05] -A missing nutrient that you must take in if you are on a high protein diet...[60:45] -Why anyone should bother learning this stuff in mechanistic detail rather than just learning what to eat and when...[64:55] -The new online "masterclasses" that Chris is now teaching...[68:50] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -Masterclass With Masterjohn Pro (special discount when you use that link!) Show Sponsors:  -HealthGains - Text the word "GREENFIELD" to 313131 to receive a $150 voucher toward your HealthGAINS treatment. -KION - Purchase any three products and receive a free organic bamboo T-shirt! Go to  GetKion.com to check out the sale, and choose your three products. -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code BEN for 20% anything else! Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Chris or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/lullaby Composer Michael Tyrrell first appeared on my website in the podcast episode "Unleashing The Phenomenon Of Using Sound & Music For Performance, Recovery, Healing & More." In that episode, I describe how, at a health summit, someone handed me a book called “The Sound Of Healing”, written by Michael - along with a handful of CD’s that Michael had recorded. These CD’s, called “Wholetones” were described on the cover as music that “heals, repairs, and protects against disease.” So, skeptical but curious, I sat down and read the entire Sound Of Healing book, and I began occasionally listening to the CD’s while driving, while getting a massage, while sitting in my sauna, etc. Every time I finished a CD, I had such a unique feeling of elation and satisfaction after listening, I downloaded a digital tuning app and retuned my guitar and my ukelele to the “frequencies” Michael described in the book. This may all seem a bit “woo-woo”, but it made a huge difference in the ability of a song to make me feel uplifted and full of positive energy as I played it. During that episode with Michael, we discussed why the music and sound you listen to every day is not tuned the right way and can actually be destroying organ function, how sound frequencies affect the human body, water, plants and more, how to “re-tune” music and sound to heal organs and provide therapy to the body, how to combine light and sound to de-stress your body, why digital sound from CD’s and mp3’s are not as good as analog sound from things like vinyl albums (and what you can do about it if you don’t want to buy a vinyl record turntable), the best way to use the sound to heal your body and to target specific organ systems, what Michael thinks about the use of tuning forks as vibrational sound therapy, and how a musician can “re-tune” their instrument to the correct frequency. So who is this guy? Michael is the founder and president of Wholetones, Inc., a healing frequency music project that helps aid health, creativity, productivity and wellbeing. After recording seven songs at different frequency levels, Michael released his album, Wholetones, accompanied by his book titled “Wholetones: The Sound of Healing” in 2014. Passionate about musical healing, Michael travels nationally and internationally as a key-note and motivational speaker on the power of musical therapy. Always connected to music, Michael bought his first guitar at the age of 10, which later lead him to study classical guitar with Joseph Lazarro, a protégée of the “grandfather of the classical guitar,”Andre Segovia. In recent years, Michael has traveled and ministered withChristian singer-songwriter, Jason Upton, and toured and recorded with Rick Pino and Fire Rain ministries. In 1987, Michael worked with Gospel Hall of Famer, Mylon Lefevre, and his band Mylon and Broken Heart, earning him a GMA Dove Award as well as a Grammy award. Michael has been in full time ministry for the last 26 years and has toured and played with many well-known Christian and secular bands. His experience as a youth pastor, worship leader, accomplished musician, producer and itinerant speaker has allowed his personal music frequency project to transcend international borders. Michael currently resides with his wife, Lillian, in Margate, Florida. He just released a brand new set of Wholetones music called "Life, Love & Lullabies".  Life, Love & Lullabies is comprised of six beautiful songs, each approximately 30 minutes in length designed to help you fall asleep and stay asleep. I've been playing it for my kids and also for relaxing evenings in my infrared sauna. During today's discussion with Michael, you'll discover: -My sound healing session with a guy named Porungai in Sedona, who had a vibrating sound table and played didgeridoo, gongs, crystal bowls, etc. combined with bodywork...[11:10] -How sound effects the human body and human cells, and what kind of science or research is out there on the effect of sound frequencies on the human body...[18:00] -Why Michael tunes his instruments to the frequency that he does, and why some music is actually damaging to the human body...[24:45] -Why Michael almost fell asleep in the studio while recording "Life, Love & Lullabies", and how it is supposed to affect sleep...[42:20] -The details behind the six pieces in Life, Love & Lullabies, and how each is different...[50:55] -The best way to listen to Michael's tracks (bedside speakers vs. headphones vs. CD player, etc.)...[55:25] -Why Michael designed a specific sound frequency for pets...[61:28] -And much more... Resources from this episode: -Life, Love & Lullabies CD's -WholeTones ToGo -WholeTones Tru Energy Sleep Mask -SleepPhones -Porungai sound healer in Sedona -WholeTones Calming & Healing Music For Dogs -The monochord -The LoveTuner Ben wears around his neck -Dr. David Hawkins books on Amazon -The WholeTones Christmas albums -The WholeTones Healing CD’s -The Sound Of Healing book -Digital tuning device -The Biomat device -Royal Rife -DETA electromagnetic bioresonance devices -Research on sound frequencies and healing -DELTASleeper device -Earthpulse device -SADIE recording software -Tuning the Human Biofield book (tuning fork therapy) Show Sponsors:  -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code REDBEN for 20% off your Red Juice order, or discount code BEN for 20% anything else! -Four Sigmatic - Go to FourSigmatic.com/Greenfield and use code BENGREENFIELD for 15% off. -Molekule - Go to Molekule.com and enter promo code BEN for $75 off your order! -Onnit - To save 10% off your order, visit BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Onnit. Do you have questions, comments or feedback for Michael or me? Leave your thoughts at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/biohackingsecrets My guest on today's podcast, Anthony DiClementi, is a bearded, bad-ass, beast of a man who also happens to be one of the deepest wells of biohacking knowledge who I've ever met. He is the founder of BiohackingSecrets.com, a health and wellness company that reaches millions of people each month through their newsletter, videos, books, consulting, and podcast (The Biohacking Secrets Show). He's become famous for both reversing "incurable" diseases (Cancer, MS, neurodegenerative disease) and helping world class athletes achieve new levels of peak performance. After his own two year battle with Lyme Disease in 2011 he began working with people who no other expert or doctor wanted to. Why? Because he refuses to accept conventional wisdom. And he believes in the body's ability to heal itself when it's given the right ingredients. Through his innovative methods, DiClementi has had dramatic success and his clients now report natural, sustained energy all day long without a “crash.”He teaches men and women suffering from low energy how to turn back their biological clocks, improve energy production at the cellular level, and feel better than they've felt in years, often decades. In 2016, he released, "The Biohackers Guide To Upgraded Energy & Focus" which is packed with dozens of easy-to-use, innovative methods anyone can apply to rapidly optimize their physical and mental performance. During our discussion, you'll discover: -Why Anthony and his girlfriend got extremely sick after moving to a new apartment in California...[8:35] -Why Anthony uses a PEM device called OndaMed...[14:20] -Why hidden infections like Epstein Barr, Lyme, SIBO, parasites, yeast, candida and mold are aggravated by hidden variables such as WiFi...[20:00] -A special form of laser Anthony used when he had Lyme...[25:40] -How Anthony keeps himself jacked and strong...[32:15] -Why Anthony is not a fan of normal earthing mats and grounding mats...[42:20] -The molecular hydrogen Anthony uses and why...[44:33] -Dangerous fillers in your supplements...[48:18] -Why Anthony is such a big fan of oysters (and why he does a regularly scheduled coffee enema)...[50:00] -An alternative to coffee enemas for people who don't want to use them...[54:25] -And much more... Resources from this episode: -Anthony's Biohackers Guide To Upgraded Energy & Focus - order for free here (all you pay is shipping and handling!) -The OndaMed -The TheraLumen and SpectraMini -The Vielight -List of EMF Consultants -Earthing Half Sheet -Molecular Hydrogen tablets -Thorne MethylGuard Plus -Glytamins -Clearlight Sauna -The SOTA lightworks -Fitwood (Use Code Ben20 for 20% off) Show Sponsors:  -ZivaMeditation - Automatically save $51 on a ZivaMind online meditation program by visiting ZivaMind.com/bg. -ZipRecruiter - Post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE by visiting ZipRecruiter.com/green. -Bark Box - For a FREE EXTRA MONTH of BarkBox, visit BarkBox.com/ben when you subscribe to 6 or 12 month plan! -HealthGains - Text the word "GAIN" to 313131 to receive a $250 voucher toward your HealthGAINS treatment. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Anthony or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/375 Nov 16, 2017 Podcast: 375 - How To Heal Fascia Faster, Everything You Need To Know About Supercompensation, Amino Acids In Supplements Vs. Foods, How To Mentally Recover From Hard Training, and Free And Easy Recovery Biohacks. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right (or go to SpeakPipe), use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, or use the “Ask Ben” form at the bottom of this page. News Flashes: [3:32] Yet another reason to avoid NSAID’s like the plague - loss of muscle and strength. Yep, wearing compression garments to bed may not be sexy but sure does enhance muscle recovery Would you get a fashionable tattoo to monitor your blood glucose?  (Ben also mentions this anti-aging lab test). But yet…some folks just KEEP on telling me our “ancestors didn’t take supplements” You can receive these News Flashes (and more) every single day, if you follow Ben on Twitter.com/BenGreenfield, Instagram.com/BenGreenfieldFitness, Facebook.com/BGFitness, BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Snapchat, and Google+. Special Announcements: [22:10] This podcast is brought to you by: -You can check out the Mt. Kiliminjaro climb with Wim Hof by clicking here. -Casper Mattress -  Start sleeping ahead of the curve with Casper. Get $50 toward any mattress purchase by visiting Casper.com/ben and using promo code "Ben" at checkout. Terms and conditions apply. -Human Charger -  Visit Bengreenfieldfitness.com/humancharger and enter code BEN20 (note NEW code) for 20% off. -eHarmony -  Come see how eHarmony can change your life. Go to eHarmony dot com and get started. Enter my code GREEN at checkout to get a FREE month with every 3-month subscription. -TradeStation -  TradeStation is dedicated to helping everyone who has invested so much into this country. Learn more and sign up today at TradeStation.com/Greenfield -Click here to follow Ben on Snapchat, and get ready for some epic stories on his morning, daily and evening routine! What did you miss this week? A clay mask, a park workout, a morning routine change-up, an epic post-race salad and more. Ben's Adventures: [33:32] -NEW! Click here for the official BenGreenfieldFitness calendar. -November 28: Advanced Brain Biohacking for Cognitive Performance at The Alchemist's Kitchen, in New York's Bowery neighborhood. Discover from America's top personal trainer little-known tools, techniques and tricks you can use to maximize cognitive performance, enhance IQ, increase working memory, and upgrade your mental hardware at "The Alchemist" at 8:00 pm. -November 29: “A Biohacking Adventure” with Ben Greenfield and Chef David Bouley - Join us at Bouley Test Kitchen for a biohacking adventure! The experience is part of “The Chef and the Doctor”– our series of health-focused, multi-course culinary experiences featuring world renowned doctors and Chef David Bouley. -Dec 7-9, 2017: XPT Experience, Kauai, Hawaii. Join me, Brian Mackenzie, Kelly Starrett, Julia Starrett, Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece, for an epic, all-inclusive performance living workshop this Dec 7, 8 and 9 in beautiful Kauai, Hawaii. Come and join us for pool training, underwater workouts, gym training, breathing instruction, outdoor workouts, recovery biohacking and much more! Get your tickets here. -Dec 11-23, 2017: Runga Retreat, Cambutal, Panama. This retreat spans 8-days and centers around fostering heightened awareness, presence, and connection with others through a mandatory "Digital Detox" - or no cell phones, computers, and other technology. Yoga is offered twice per day, everyday. There is also an off-site adventure ranging from hiking volcanoes to white water rafting or zip lining. World-class spa treatments are available and 100% of the food are suitable for vegetarian, vegan, paleo, gluten-free, or ketogenic dieters. Get your tickets here, and use code BEN for $10 off. Giveaways & Goodies: -Click here to get your own GreenfieldFitnessSystems.com gift pack, handpicked by Ben and chock full of $300 worth of biohacks, supplements, books and more. All at 50% discount! -Grab your Official Ben Greenfield Fitness Gear package that comes with a tech shirt, a beanie and a water bottle. -And of course, this week's top iTunes review - gets some BG Fitness swag straight from Ben - click here to leave your review for a chance to win some! ------------------------------------------ Listener Q&A: [34:45] As compiled, deciphered, edited and sometimes read by Brock Armstrong, the Podcast Sidekick. How To Heal Fascia Faster Piotr says: What would you recommend for recovering from a fascial injury? Would you recommend peptides or something else? In my response, I recommend: -Core Foundation by Eric Goodman -Becoming A Supple Leopard by Kelly Starrett -My article BPC-157 -Flexpulse PEMF -Marcpro EMS -Magnesium lotion Everything You Need To Know About Supercompensation Jen wrote: How far down into the “red” do you allow yourself to go with HRV? As a cyclist, I follow my coach’s periodized training program- weekly, monthly, seasonally… (I race crits most weekends from April until July). So often I will have a hard week of workouts where I don’t fully recover, followed by a lighter week where I might be recovered the entire week. I don’t like how I feel when I see that I am only 21 or 25% recovered, and I worry that I am doing some damage. I don’t get sick but I do feel extreme fatigue sometimes, which requires extra recovery methods. I guess I always wonder if this makes me a better athlete, or just increases the need to recover-know what I mean? In my response, I recommend: -NatureBeat HRV -Oura Amino Acids In Supplements Vs. Foods Caleb says: In terms of the recovery benefits, what is the difference between pill amino acids, powder amino acids and naturally taken in amino acids - like food? In my response, I recommend: -Kion Aminos -My podcast on amino acid utilization with Dr. Minkoff -Instagram.com/BenGreenfieldFitness How To Mentally Recover From Hard Training Elaina wrote:  I'd really like to delve into understanding the recovery of self-esteem, particularly when placing expectations on oneself to perform and train when the body is ready but the mind throws a load of negatives. As an athlete and as part of a team it was easy to recover quicker as camaraderie and sharing of muscle pain seemed to overcome it psychologically. Now with family commitments and in an industry of helping others it becomes mentally draining to then recover for my next training session. In my response, I recommend: -Book: The Brave Athlete: Calm The F*ck Down Free And Easy Recovery Biohacks Jeff wrote:  What are your top 5 free or least expensive recovery musts. In my response, I recommend: -Cold showers (I cite this new study on cold water immersion) -Intermittent fasting -Sun bathing -JOOVV light -Walking barefoot on ground -Earthrunners -Earthpulse -Flexpulse -Deep sleep cycles -NatureCBD -Sleep Remedy -Passionflower Extract -Acupressure Mat -Kava -Blue Light Blockers -SleepStream App (use pink noise) -tDCS (e.g. Halo) Prior to asking your question, do a search in upper right-hand corner of this website for the keywords associated with your question. Many of the questions we receive have already been answered here at Ben Greenfield Fitness!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/weck David Weck is slightly insane.  You may already know this if you have seen any of his crazy "Weck Method" videos. And the dude is wicked smart. He is the creator of WeckMethod and the CEO and Founder of BOSU Fitness. He is the inventor of the BOSU Balance Trainer, the new WeckMethod BOSU Elite, the RMT Club, and other products. He has worked in fitness for more than 22 years and has helped people of all fitness levels including elite athletes from multiple sports. He is a consummate student of movement who believes physical education is the foundation for a happy and healthier world. Not only that, but just a few weeks ago, he descended upon my home in Spokane, and you get to listen into the pure fitness madness that ensued - and pick up some very fringe, little-known tactics that are going to make your core absolutely unstoppable. During our discussion, you'll discover: -The crazy thing that happened to David when he was just six years old...[11:45] -How David's father's expectations for him to be "the best" transitioned into violence, trouble, and drinking...[23:27] -How David ate 10,000 calories a day in high school and college...[26:17] - How David, while playing D3 football, invented his own defense system using brains, not brawn...[27:40] -The reason Ben reads a book a day and why David learned speed reading too...[31:00] -The rollerblading obsession that turned David into a student of biomechanics, with very weak feet...[39:30] -Why David consumed 4-6 drinks a day and a bottle of Aleve a week for years, and eventually developed a toxic, "oozing" body...[44:50]  -The very first core "breakthrough" David had after seeing Paul Chek land on a stability ball...[48:40] -How David built the very first ever Bosu Ball - and turned it into a global phenomenon...[54:00] -The stimulating THC experience that allowed David to make huge strides in his movement training...[62:30] -The electroconvulsive therapy that David used to break his addiction to weed...[69:00] -Why David thinks so much of what is done in training today is complete nonsense, including the movement advice from people like Stu McGill...[84:00] -The reason most people train their core completely wrong and the new handheld device David invented to fix that...[86:25] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -Facebook Live video shot with David in my driveway -The Weck Method -The Bosu Ball (Use code Ben10 for 10% off) -RMT Club (Use Code Ben10 for 10% off) -The "Pulsers" that David invented to hold in your hands while running and moving to teach the coiling motion as you run using the "double down" pulse - use 10% code BEN10 -My podcast with Chris Holder -My podcast with Paul Chek -Vision Gym training program -Awareness Through Movement book on Feldenkrais -The podcast about the Circadia device that Ben uses for mild electroconvulsive therapy Show Sponsors:  -Quip - Go to GetQuip.com/ben to get your first refill pack FREE with purchasing a Quip electric toothbrush for just $25! -MVMT - Get 15% off your purchase by visiting MVMTwatches.com/ben. -Kion Flex - Take care of your bone and joint health with Kion Flex by visiting GetKion.com. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for David or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

  https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/mindlift Kasper van der Meulen is an author and lifestyle adventurer. He went from being overweight, burnt out and unhappy, to developing what he calls "superhuman focus, fitness and personal freedom". The guy is actually pretty dang interesting... ...for example, he put himself through numerous experiments and challenges, optimized his lifestyle, conquered the cold, ran ultramarathons on his bare feet, tested countless diets, read a ton of scientific literature and explored as many esoteric practices he could find. With over ten thousand hours of experience in teaching science, self-mastery and innovation, he decided to demystify and methodize these principles in a fun and bitesized manner. As a final test of his focus, he wrote his new book within 30 days, so that he would have to practice everything he preaches. Suprisingly, he book “MindLift - Mental Fitness for the Modern Mind” became an Amazon best seller. Kasper now travels the world on a mission to teach others to be the healthiest, happiest and strongest version of themselves through transformative experiences and down-to-earth scientific understanding. He is the head-teacher of the Wim Hof Academy, he runs experiential retreats in extreme nature and he trains elite performers and professional athletes. All while keeping a playful and creative approach to self-optimization. During our discussion, you'll discover: -How Kasper wrote an entire book in just 30 days...[6:25]   -Kasper's top nine tips to get things done faster...[12:00]   -Why the Pomodoro technique may  not work for you to get "deep work" done...[16:50]   -How to transform your workplace into a focus temple...[21:50]   -Why what you smell and what you taste while working is so important...[29:00]   -How to use "video game music" and "coffee naps" to becomer a productivity machine...[39:18 & 44:45]   -How, by using tactics such as 300 word paragraphs and elimination of line breaks that carry into the next page, Kasper wrote Mindlift in a way to support your natural ability to focus...[49:35]   -How you can combine cold, running and breathwork in one single workout...[56:45]   -A hack for the nervous system to modulate between sympathetic and parasympathetic states...[59:30]   -And much more!   Resources from this episode:   -MindLift - Mental Fitness for the Modern Mind   -Mogo Upright Stool   -Topo mat   -Foot roller massage device   -Deep Work: Rules for Focused Success in a Distracted World   -Simply Gum   -Feedly for reading blogs   -Brain.FM   -The Earthpulse device for alpha brain frequencies   -The FisherWallace Circadia   -My most recent interview with Wim Hof   -The Stanford cooling glove experiment   -MLAB.life Show Sponsors:  -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code REDBEN for 20% off your Red Juice order, or discount code BEN for 20% anything else! -Four Sigmatic - Go to FourSigmatic.com/Greenfield and use code BENGREENFIELD for 15% off. -Human Charger - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/humancharger and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. -HealthGains - Text the word "GAIN" to 313131 to receive a $250 voucher toward your HealthGAINS treatment. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Kasper or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/movementmatters She taught us how to look like a million bucks from head to toe in the podcast episode: "Making Biomechanics Fun: How to Fix Your Body, Align Your Posture and Look Like a Million Bucks From Head To Toe." Then she told us why kegel exercises suck, and why most ab exercises are useless in the podcast: "Why You Shouldn’t Suck In Your Stomach, Why Standing All Day Is Bad For You, And How Kegels Are Killing Your Core." Today's she's back to take a deep dive into her new book "Movement Matters: Essays on Movement Science, Movement Ecology, and the Nature of Movement". And her name, if you haven't guessed yet, is Katy Bowman. Part biomechanist, part science communicator, and full-time mover, Katy has educated hundreds of thousands of people on the role movement plays in the body and in the world. Blending a scientific approach with straight talk about sensible, whole-life movement solutions, her website and award-winning podcast, Katy Says, reach hundreds of thousands of people every month, and thousands have taken her live classes. Her many books, including bestsellers like Move Your DNA, Diastasis Recti, Movement Matters, and Dynamic Aging, Simple Steps to Foot Pain Relief, Don’t Just Sit There, Whole Body Barefoot, Alignment Matters, and Every Woman’s Guide to Foot Pain Relief, have been critically acclaimed and translated worldwide. Passionate about human movement outside of exercise, Katy volunteers her time to support the larger reintegration of movement into human lives by providing movement courses across widely varying demographics and working with non-profits promoting nature education. She also directs and teaches at the Nutritious Movement Center Northwest in Washington state, travels the globe to teach Nutritious Movement courses in person, and spends as much time outside as possible with her husband and children. Movement Matters is a collection of essays in which biomechanist Katy Bowman continues her groundbreaking investigation of the mechanics of our sedentary culture and the profound potential of human movement. Here she widens her You are how you move message and invites us to consider our personal relationship with sedentarism, privilege, and nature. Bowman explores: -How convenience often means less movement, not more time -The missing movement nutrients in our food -How to include more nature in education -The impact of adding movement to permaculture and ecological models -Our need for vitamin community and group movement Unapologetically direct, often hilarious, and always compassionate, Movement Matters demonstrates that human movement is powerful and important, and that living a movement-filled life is perhaps the most joyful and efficient way to transform your body, community, and world. During our discussion, you'll discover: -Why Katy got rid of all her furniture and temperature regulators in her house...[10:05] -Why Katy's kids go to nature school, and how you can replicate forest school or nature school at your home if your kids don't have a nature school...[17:45] -The fascinating foraging scenarios you can create for your family...[28:50] -What Katy would update from her old popup books on muscle from the 80's...[33:55] -The new idea of a mechanical trigger as a vasodilator (because up to this point, most folks only talk about chemicals like nitric oxide as vasodilators)...[40:30] -Why weight training "counts" as cardio...[45:45] -Why your grip strength is so important and practical methods you can use to make your hands far stronger...[49:35] -What Katy mea ns when she says bone is made up of "goo", and why you should focus on having "wet bones"...[58:36] -Why you should not always use a food processor or blender or grinder and instead force yourself to chew your own food...[63:40] -And much more... Resources from this episode: -book: Movement Matters: Essays on Movement Science, Movement Ecology, and the Nature of Movement -podcast: Making Biomechanics Fun: How to Fix Your Body, Align Your Posture and Look Like a Million Bucks From Head To Toe. -podcast: Why You Shouldn’t Suck In Your Stomach, Why Standing All Day Is Bad For You, And How Kegels Are Killing Your Core. -podcast: The Road to Sparta: How Dean Karnazes Relived The Ancient Battle & Epic Run That Inspired The World’s Greatest Footrace Show Sponsors: -Bark Box - For a FREE EXTRA MONTH of BarkBox, visit BarkBox.com/ben when you subscribe to 6 or 12 month plan! -Human Charger - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/humancharger and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code REDBEN for 20% off your Red Juice order, or discount code BEN for 20% anything else! -HealthGains - Text the word "GAIN" to 313131 to receive a $250 voucher toward your HealthGAINS treatment. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Katy or me? Leave your comments at BengreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/paulchek2 Two months ago, I released one of the most popular podcast episodes of the year: "Heavy Rock Lifting, Building Your Own “Water Charging” Station, Biomechanical Fixes, Plant Medicine Journeys & More With Paul Chek." In that episode, you discover one of the most internationally-renowned experts in the fields of corrective and high-performance exercise kinesiology - a guy who's unique, holistic approach to treatment and education has changed the lives of countless people worldwide. We delved into everything from Mandala art therapy and ayahuasca/DMT (an experience Paul and I journeyed into before recording today's podcast episode) to how to build your own water rock charging station to Paul's extremely crazy past as a top triathlete, boxer, motocross and rally car racer and beyond. I found Paul to be such an intriguing man who I consider to be literally decades ahead of just about every health and exercise professional on the face of the planet, that I ventured back down to San Diego to spend a few more days with him. So on today's podcast, Paul is back. During our discussion, you'll discover: -Paul's special tea blend that we drank for stabilized energy before heavy rock lifting...[5:30] -The easy-to-learn morning Tai Chi practice that is the ONE practice that will totally transform your life if you do it every morning for 100 days...[8:50] -What Paul means when he says you should "never rush in a rock garden"...[17:35] -The single biggest mistake that people make when they finish a big goal like an Ironman triathlon, a marathon, losing lots of weight, writing a book, etc...[22:45] -Why every human needs a winter in their life, and exactly what type of physical activities to do during that winter...[28:15] -Why pro athletes like Danny Way, Laird Hamilton and Robbie Madison come to Paul when nothing else is working...[34:40] -What a "One Prong Guru" is and how you can break the mold of falling into that trap...[38:10] -How Paul Chek picked a 6'8" 245 pound Highland Games competitor over his head and did walking lunges...[44:00] -Why too much Christmas is dangerous...[48:09] -How to ensure that you put yourself, or your children, through a rite of passage...[55:30] -And much more!   Resources from this episode: -All of Paul Chek's books -Chek Institute (gives you Lesson 1 of HLC 1 Online for FREE and a free download of Chek Healthy Core cycle)! -Paul's Coaching Program for Training Unhealthy Clients -Fongha.com for the Tai Chi exercise Paul discusses -Metabolic Man: Ten Thousand Years from Eden (The Long Search for a Personal Nutrition From our Forest Origins to the Supermarkets of Today) -Twin Eagles Wilderness Immersion program for Vision Quests Show Sponsors: -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code BEN for 20% off your Green Juice order! -Human Charger - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/HumanCharger and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. -Casper - Go to Casper.com/Ben AND use promo code BEN to save $50 off your purchase. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Paul or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply, and enjoy the photos below Paul lifting a strongman over his head! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/energy I first mentioned Barry Morguelan in my review of Dave Asprey's book "Headstrong". In a section of the book, Dave describes something called mitochondrial meditation, and I was actually quite intrigued… “I have been meditating for years, and in many different ways (including with lots of sensors glued to my head), but I wanted the Head Strong meditation to specifically benefit your mitochondria. So I sought out a five-thousand-year-old Chinese energetic medicine practice used to protect China’s emperors. It translates to New Life Energy, and Dr. Barry Morguelan is one of twelve remaining grandmasters of this form of training in the world, as well as a highly respected UCLA surgeon. He spent years at the top of a mountain in China while he was growing his Western medicine practice, studying and doing the kind of training where you sit with your shirt off and learn to melt snow around you with your body heat. Talk about mitochondrial function! Barry is one of the most powerful energy medicine workers I have ever met; he has helped me in many tangible ways, he has treated the presidents of multiple countries, and he flies in for Tony Robbins’s big events to help keep Tony’s impressive energy at its peak. I could not imagine a more qualified person to design this meditation for you. The entire practice of New Life Energy is built around increasing and controlling the mitochondria, allowing them to create more energy and to direct it with more power. This is a core meditation from the practice, one Dr. Barry selected specifically for mitochondrial function. There are no clinical studies of this specific form, but I’m happy to go with five thousand years of observation from the creators of this school of energy medicine. And if I’m wrong, it’s still an amazing meditation!” Needless to say, I was intrigued. So I hunted down Dr. Barry and got him onto the podcast. Who is this guy, exactly? Turns out that Dr. Barry graduated from the University of Louisville Medical School in 1973. He is a double board certified Gastroenterologist and Internal Medicine doctor trained at UCLA and now practicing in Los Angeles. Throughout his time as a western doctor, he has been profoundly interested in cutting-edge techniques that would more efficiently treat, heal and prevent disease. In 1980, Dr. Barry Morguelan’s desire to advance the western medical field resulted in a worldwide search for alternative forms of healing that could complement western medicine. The Asian symbol of wholeness, the Yin/Yang, is an analogy representing the complement for which he was looking. If Western medicine is one side of the Yin/Yang symbol, then the other side of the symbol is what his worldwide search was seeking. He learned many alternative practices over a ten year period of time. In 1990, after extensive worldwide travel, Dr. Barry Morguelan began exploring China. He exchanged his work as an accomplished Gastroenterologist and Internal Medicine physician for information on Chinese healing methods. During this time he was introduced to a select group of people in remote areas of China who resolved multiple illnesses without drugs or surgery. He realized that this was the modality he had been searching for all these years and which could powerfully complement western medicine. Energy For Success (EFS) was created by Dr. B to provide people with access to the energy source he discovered that profoundly supports success towards personally defined goals. In addition to achieving personal success, people have found that by learning how to use this Energy in their everyday lives gives them a greater sense of peace and fulfillment. EFS believes that this unique method can be used on a global scale to achieve peace throughout the world. This unprecedented opportunity to affect positive global change is what fuels Energy For Success. Since its creation, EFS has supported world leaders, entrepreneurs, health-care professionals, scientists, professional athletes, attorneys, politicians, teachers, moms, dads and many more. Energy For Success provides the support necessary to stay connected to this Energy in order to successfully accomplish your personal goals while simultaneously enhancing relationships in your personal life, local community and ultimately the world. Dr. B was invited by the elite group he found in China to train in an over 5,000-year-old system of Energy Treatments referred to as the “Grow Younger” Treatments. He traveled to China several months each year to undergo the rigorous training that was required. He accomplished this while still operating his western medical practice in Los Angeles. In 2000, Dr. B began offering his Energy Treatments to the public. The Energy Treatments that Dr. B provides reacquaint one with the core and sacred body of Energy that they had as a child. This Energy may be used in developing a successful life and is a vibration that connects one to lifeforce. It can connect you to everyone and everything else in the world. This Energy affords a huge expansion in one’s ability to love oneself and other people as well as a huge expansion in happiness. Participants report that this Energy has expanded their general knowledge, freedom, and power so that they experience higher degrees of success in their lives. Dr. B now delivers these Energy Treatments in various forms: an Individual Energy Treatment in Los Angeles or Austin, the Energy for a Successful Life Course Series in multiple cities, private Personal Success Calls with him, and the Monthly “Stay Connected to the Energy” Audio Series for people worldwide. During our discussion, you'll discover: -How Barry went from being a double-board certified, successful gastroenterologist to becoming the "Indiana Jones" of fringe healing methods...[8:15] -Crazy stories and near-death experiences from the 13 countries Barry visited - spanning Central America, South America, Europe and finally China...[20:20] -What Barry's colleagues thought of all this and how he kept his medical practice alive...[24:18] -The gross experiences Barry had while learning to work at a pharmacy in China...[35:00] -An old book Barry discovered about a Chinese mystic healing people's horrible diseases without even touching them...[44:18 & 92:15] -What Barry discovered on a tall mountain in China, and the crazy things he witnessed there...[45:50] -How, after two years, Barry gained the trust of the Grandmaster who looked something like the guy from the movie Kill Bill 2...[54:10] -What eventually happened when Barry completed training in China...[60:20] -Ben's mind-blowing experience working with Barry in his treatment room, and why he wasn't allowed to touch anyone...[69:15 & 71:00] -The 8 distinct areas you can use Barry's special energy for...[79:00] -The Energy For Success free app you can use to tap into Barry's energy and meditative practices...[107:20] -And much more! Resource from this episode: -The HD Video interview, accompanying article, and breathing exercise video. -A Personal Letter To Dave Asprey, 7 Biohacking Discoveries From Near And Afar, And How Dave Cost Me $440.31. -The Energy For Success free app you can use to tap into Barry's energy and meditative practices Show Sponsors: -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code BEN for 20% off your Green Juice order. You can also use discount code REDBEN for 20% off your Red Juice order! -Onnit - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Onnit and save 10% on your purchase. -Blue Apron -  Check out this week’s menu and get your first THREE meals FREE—WITH FREE SHIPPING by going to blueapron.com/ben -HealthGains - Text the word "GAIN" to 313131 to receive a $250 voucher toward your HealthGAINS treatment. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Barry or me? Leave your comments below and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://getkion.com/ben In today's podcast, the roles have been reversed... ...*I* am the interviewee. This rare, up close and personal interview is a continuation of my recent four-part series. If you haven't been following along, you can click to read Parts One, Two, Three, and Four. If you have been following along, you've already learned about my two-year journey into creating my brand new company, Kion, by answering the question that I pondered while roaming a Kauai beach two years ago... ...is it time to move on? Should I take two decades of time spent immersed in the fitness trenches, over 4,000 health books consumed, a Master's degree in physiology and biomechanics, voracious studying of every nutrition, digestion and diet tactic in existence, hardcore lessons learned from subjecting my body and brain to the most masochistic events on the face of the planet, ten years of researching and answering podcast questions on everything from muscle gain to memory to migraines… …and simply walk away? Or… …is it time to take my years of “dabbling” in the fitness industry and actually do something that helps people on a much more massive scale than me writing exercise programs, making naked YouTube videos of cold showers, running around in the forest throwing spears at hay bales and hacking together superfood smoothies in my kitchen? Is it time to be open to greatness? Be open to bringing to this world on a much more massive scale everything I've learned traveling the globe interviewing the world’s longest living, happiest, hard-charging, high-achievers, everything I've learned reading thousands of books and research papers on longevity, happiness, fulfillment, human potential, and everything I've learned immersing myself as a devoted student of the human body, mind, and spirit. Take that creativity, that curiosity, that thirst for knowledge, that education, that experience and that intuition and give it back to the world in a much, much bigger way than I ever have. Well, there's a lot more to the story than just what's happened the past couple years. So to give you the full scoop, I sat down with Kion's Chief Operating officer, Angelo Keely, for a deep-dive into my life up to this point. During our discussion, I reveal plenty of insight and juicy secrets, including: -The poignant history of my parents and how they ended up in Idaho...[10:00]  -How my unconventional upbringing and education led to my first successes as a 14-year old entrepreneur...[15:30] -My intro into tennis and how I fell in love with the sport...[23:10] -How I – a scrawny book-loving computer geek – became an elite hard-charging athlete and a New York Times best-selling author and...[28:22] -My adventures as a 16 year old first year college student...[32:00] -The "perfect storm" that brewed in my second year of university that led me to take a deep dive into exercise, nutrition and entrepreneurship... [37:45] -How I managed to work 3-4 jobs at a time, while being a full-time university student...[46:45] -What turned me off of medical school and becoming a doctor...[50:54] -Here we break for a stretch, and to be guided through a meditation with Ziva Meditation Founder, Emily Fletcher... [58:40] -How I met and married the love of my life...[70:40] -Why I gave up bodybuilding to become a personal trainer...[78:15] -How I was voted - and won - America's Top Personal Trainer in 2008...[87:50] -What spurred me to write my first online training program and how it became a top-seller...[92:00] -Why I value habit, and how habits help me be productive...[113:45] -How I - an Idaho born and raised, home-schooled conservative Christian - came up with a company called KION...[122:10] ...and much more. Resources from this episode: -The high resolution, HD, studio video version of this episode -GetKion.com Show Sponsors: -Four Sigmatic - Go to FourSigmatic.com/Greenfield and use code code BENGREENFIELD for 15% off. -ZipRecruiter - Post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE by visiting ZipRecruiter.com/GREEN. -Ziva Meditation - To learn how to meditate, visit zivamind.com/bg/ for a special discount on the zivaMIND Meditation Training Program. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Angelo or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/estrogen I thought I really knew everything there was to know about estrogen exposure until I read the new book written by Anthony Jay, today's podcast guest and the author of Estrogeneration: How Estrogenics Are Making You Fat, Sick, and Infertile. In it, he delves into everything from cannabis to lavender to licorice... ...to genetic triggers that can cause a parent's choices to make a child fat or have higher risk of breast cancer... ...to hidden estrogen sources that food and cosmetic manufacturers can legally hide from us... ...and much more. Who is Anthony Jay? Anthony grew up in rural Minnesota.He went to college at Ave Maria University, Florida, and earned a B.A. with a double major in Biology and Theology and a double minor in Chemistry and Classics. It was in college where he began researching inhibitors of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and where he also acquired a unique reputation as the founder of the University Shark Fishing Club. After college, Dr. Jay began working in an Alzheimer’s disease lab in Boston for the U.S. Veteran’s Affairs. Next, Dr. Jay earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Boston University School of Medicine in Boston, Massachusetts, researching different types of fats and cholesterol. Today, Dr. Jay continues to lead the “AJ Consulting Company”, which he founded in 2010, where he predominantly analyzes DNA for high performing individuals. In addition, Dr. Jay is the President of the “International Medical Research Collaborative”, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that trains and educates medical students and doctors from around the globe within American hospitals and labs. Working within the medical and research systems, Dr. Jay has become disenchanted with many aspects of the “conventional” medical and research culture in America and has become vocal about these problems and passionate about strategies for mental and physical health optimization and disease prevention.Dr. Jay is also an expert on artificial estrogen chemicals and recently published Estrogeneration: How Estrogenics Are Making You, Fat, Sick, and Infertile. Dr. Jay has other upcoming books as part of this book series called “Chagrin & Tonic” and a YouTube channel under that name, all focused on simplifying important scientific ideas During our discussion, you'll discover: -Why Anthony is concerned about two things I use before I go to bed at night (lavender and cannabis)...[6:10 & 10:18] -Whether licorice can increase estrogen or decrease testosterone...[14:35] -Which types of plants are the most estrogenic, and whether  those plants be processed in such a manner such as fermentation, that decreases the estrogens...[17:40 & 22:15] -The little known estrogenic fungus ZEA and why Anthony talks about it in his book...[30:20] -Why you need to be careful with any soap that creates high amounts of "suds"...[39:50] -How a plastic can be BPA free but still be estrogenic...[42:40] -What the chemical atrazine has to do with turning male frogs into female "princesses"...[46:20] -How infertility and obesity issues caused by estrogens can actually be passed on to future generations...[53:15] -Anthony's top strategies to detox ourselves from estrogens, and how long it takes...[57:10] -And much more... Resources from this episode: -Estrogeneration: How Estrogenics Are Making You Fat, Sick, and Infertile -Why Lavender Won't Give Your Boys Man Boobs -Do Phytoestrogens Raise Estrogens and Modulate Cancer Risk? -Ben's "How To Detox Your Home" article -Ben's podcast about "OralIV" -Zach Bush's "Restore" product for mitigating the effects of glyphosate -My article on hacking an infrared sauna Show Sponsors: -Me Undies - To get your 20% off, Free Shipping AND their 100% Satisfaction Guarantee and get the best and softest underwear you will ever own, go to: MeUndies.com/GREENFIELD -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code BEN for 20% off your Green Juice order. You can also use discount code REDBEN for 20% off your Red Juice order! -Quip - Go to GetQuip.com/ben to get your first refill pack FREE with purchasing a Quip electric toothbrush. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Anthony or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/peng Robert Peng is a world-renowned Qigong Master, healer, and author of "The Master Key: Qigong Secrets for Vitality, Love, and Wisdom" book, CD and DVD series. Robert was born and raised in Hunan, China. At age eight, he began an intensive apprenticeship under the close guidance of the legendary monk Xiao Yao, an enlightened master known for his profound healing ability and martial arts skill. At age fifteen, Robert performed a 100 day water fast in a small dark room at a secluded monastery in the remote mountains of Hunan province. He underwent a radical spiritual transformation and awakened amazing healing powers. Master Xiao Yao encouraged Robert to develop his healing skills by studying with other Chinese masters. He pursued his training quietly while attending university in Changsha where he majored in English Literature. When he was twenty-nine years old, he began to teach publicly, and within five years he had trained over 150,000 students all over China. With his deep understanding and practice of this ancient Chinese healing art of Qigong, and with extensive life and teaching experience in the western world, Robert has developed a unique way to teach Qigong that people from different culture can easily understand and follow but meanwhile still enjoy the real essence of this ancient Chinese art of wisdom, love and vitality. In 1997, Robert was invited to relocate to Australia. Seven years later, he moved to New York City. And it was to his New York City offices where I traveled - all the way from Washington State - for a personal one-on-one deep dive into Qigong with the man himself, Robert Peng. During the fascinating discussion that ensued, you'll discover: -Why Robert went form severe pain at eight years old to discovering the mysterious "Mr. Tan"...[8:22] -How Robert's master stopped a raging bull with his bare hands...[16:55] -Why Robert held "horse stance" in a trance for over 4 hours...[18:35] -What he discovered during a 100 day water fast in a small dark room and his radical spiritual transformation that occurred afterwards...[25:35] -How to gather nutrients with the way that you breathe...[39:30] -How Robert "zaps" people with healing powers...[43:40] -Research into the physical benefits of Qi Gong, like anti-aging, lower cortisol and lower blood pressure...[46:50] -The six emotions that humans worry about, and how Qi Gong addresses each...[49:45] -The first exercise you should do if you want to experience Qi or "awaken Qi power" if you have never have done Qi Gong before...[54:03] -The three dantians and the different types of imbalances that can arise if your dantians are not all strong...[59:55] -How you can "secretly" practice Qi Gong 24 hours a day...[65:15] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -Book: The Master Key: Qigong Secrets for Vitality, Love, and Wisdom -All Robert Peng's "Master Key" titles on Amazon -My podcast with "The Scraper" Scott Dolly -Kung Fu Tea -The" Zapping" video (Robert Peng zaps Australian Prime Minister) -Four Golden Wheels video -Robert's YouTube channel Show Sponsors: -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/organifi and use discount code BEN for 20% off your order! -HealthGains - Text the word "GAIN" to 313131 to receive a $250 voucher toward your HealthGAINS treatment. -Human Charger - Just go to HumanCharger.com/ben and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Robert or me? Leave your comments below and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Keto bread? Keto waffles? Keto fruit salad? Yep, all those low carb option and more are totally possible on a ketogenic diet. You just need to know what to do, and my guest on today's podcast, Maria Emmerich, knows exactly how to do it. Maria is a wellness expert in nutrition and exercise physiology. She is the author of several cookbooks and three nutritional guidebooks, including the global bestseller The Ketogenic Cookbook, Quick & Easy Ketogenic Cooking and the books we talk about on today's show... ...The 30-Day Ketogenic Cleanse... ...Keto Comfort Foods... ...and Keto Restaurant Favorites... Maria’s success stems from her passion for helping others reach and sustain optimal health through programs and education that work on a personal level. She understands the connection between food and how it makes us all feel inside and out. Her specialty is brain chemical neurotransmitters and how they are affected by the foods we eat. After struggling with her weight throughout her childhood, she decided to study health and wellness so she could help others who are discouraged by their appearance and do not feel their best. The nutrient-rich, relatively high-fat dietary approach that she developed for herself and the exotic, little-known replacements for typical high-glycemic starchy foods and sugar are what finally gave her total peace with food, something she never imagined possible. During our discussion, you'll discover: -Why Maria is such a big fan of using potassium and magnesium to maintain lean muscle when on a ketogenic diet...[9:35 & 11:50] -How to make a ketogenic snow cone...[13:42] -Why one of the common keto mistakes is consuming too many nuts and seeds...[17:05] -What are the top sweeteners that Maria likes and why do she "blends" sweeteners...[22:45] -The one sugar alcohol that is best and OK to use...[26:50] -Maria's amazing chicken and waffles recipe...[28:20] -A low-glycemic index, healthy twist on a "hot pocket"...[35:40] -How to make a "fat bomb"...[39:15] -Maria's recipe for a ketogenic fruit salad...[41:30] -How to make dairy-free and nut-free ketogenic bread...[44:00] -How Maria makes healthy refried beans...[47:11] -The shocking truth about omelette batter in restaurants...[50:55] -Maria's definition of a comfort food, and why you get a unique psychological benefit from eating comfort food...[53:50] -What Maria's favorite comfort food recipe is...[55:50] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -The 30-Day Ketogenic Cleanse: Reset Your Metabolism with 160 Tasty Whole-Food Recipes & Meal Plans -Keto Comfort Foods -Keto Restaurant Favorites -Shaved Ice machine -Omica Organics stevia -Swerve stevia -Stevia glycerite -Kettle & Fire bone broth -USWellnessMeats Liverwurst -Stand mixer Show Sponsors: -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code BEN for 20% off your Green Juice order. You can also use discount code REDBEN for 20% off your Red Juice order! -HealthGains - Text the word "GAIN" to 313131 to receive a $250 voucher toward your HealthGAINS treatment. -Four Sigmatic - Go to FourSigmatic.com/Greenfield and use code code BENGREENFIELD for 15% off. -Thorne - Go to GreenfieldFitnessSystems.com/Thorne to check out pure, high quality supplements. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Maria or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/superlifepodcast When I first met today's podcast guest, we were sitting inside a sauna at Laird Hamilton and Gabby Reece's pool. He was sitting across from me, and filled me in on some of the most advanced stem cell boosting tactics that I'd every heard - including talking about little-known superfoods I'd never heard anyone expound upon with such knowledge. Turns out this guy, whose name is Darin Olien, is actually called “the Indiana Jones of superfoods.” Since 2005 he has successfully sourced more than 300 foods and ingredients from around the world as an exotic superfoods hunter, supplement formulator, and environmental activist. Today, he is a renowned authority on nutrition, hydration, and the health potential of foods and herbs and he’s on a mission to help everyone learn about them and use them to feel their best. Darin He is the formulator of the superfood-packed Shakeology® and a full plant-based detoxification program. His book, SuperLife: The 5 Simple Forces That Will Make You Healthy, Fit, and Eternally Awesome, offers resources for easy lifestyle changes to create optimal health in your body and live your best life possible. In this groundbreaking health and lifestyle guide, the superfoods expert and nutritionist provides the key to understanding and utilizing the five life forces—the sole factors that determine whether or not we will be healthy, fit, and free of illness. In Superlife, Darin Olien provides us with an entirely new way of thinking about health and wellbeing by identifying what he calls the life forces: Quality Nutrition, Hydration, Detoxification, Oxygenation, and Alkalization. Olien demonstrates in great detail how to maintain these processes, thereby allowing our bodies to do the rest. He tells us how we can maintain healthy weight, prevent even the most serious of diseases, and feel great. He explains that all of this is possible without any of the restrictive or gimmicky diet plans that never work in the long term. Olien has traveled the world, exploring the health properties of foods that have sustained indigenous cultures for centuries. Putting his research into practice, he has created a unique and proven formula for maximizing our bodies’ potential. He also includes a “how-to-eat” user’s guide with a shopping list, advice on “what to throw away,” a guide to creating a healthy, balanced diet plan, and advice on how to use supplements effectively. Written in Olien’s engaging conversational style, Superlife is a one-of-a-kind comprehensive look at dieting and nutrition, a timeless and essential guide to maintaining the human body and maximizing its potential. During our discussion, you'll discover: -The crazy shenanigans that take place in Laird Hamilton's pool workouts...[6:05] -How Darin became a superfood hunter known as the Indiana Jones of superfoods...[10:25] -The first two superfoods Darin discovered in the Amazon...[16:00] -Which little-known protein source has a perfect balance of omega 3's, 6's and 9's...[21:00] -The one type of cell in your body that is truly "immortal" and the one common berry that can activate this cell...[24:25] -The type of coffee that in new research has been shown to significantly increase BDNF (Brain Derived Neurotrophic Factor)...[39:55] -Why Darin drinks his water from something called an "air-to-water" machine...[50:40] -The next big "nut" trend in superfoods that barely anybody knows about...[60:00] -The plant that Darin calls the "vitamin pill"...[67:00] -And much more! Resources from this episode: -SuperLife: The 5 Simple Fixes That Will Make You Healthy, Fit, and Eternally Awesome -Podcast: Some Of The Craziest Superfoods You’ve Never Heard Of. -Podcast: Lightning Speed Healing Hack or Overpriced Fad? What You Need To Know About Stem Cells. -Organic Maca root -Organic Yacon -Sacha Inchi protein -Brewable coffeefruit from Amazon -Bulletproof NeuroMaster 30 Capsules Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor BDNF Energy -Podcast on Teloyears testing -Air To Water Machine -The structured water filter Ben uses -What Is Molecular Hydrogen video by Tyler Lebaron -The Baru nut -Moringa plant extract Show Sponsors: -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Organifi and use discount code BEN for 20% off your Green Juice order. You can also use discount code REDBEN for 20% off your Red Juice order! -Human Charger - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/HumanCharger and use the code BEN20 for 20% off. -Onnit - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/Onnit and save 10% on your purchase. -Casper - Go to Casper.com/Ben AND use promo code BEN to save $50 off your purchase. Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Darin or me? Leave your comments at BenGreenfieldFitness.com and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/pignessofpigs In today's podcast, I interview Joel F. Salatin - a self-described “Christian-libertarian-environmentalist-capitalist-lunatic-Farmer”. We discuss his new book The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs and much, much more. Salatin is an American farmer, lecturer, and author. He raises livestock using holistic methods of animal husbandry, free of potentially harmful chemicals, on his Polyface Farm in Swoope, Virginia, in the Shenandoah Valley. Meat from the farm is sold by direct-marketing to consumers and restaurants. In high school, Salatin began his own business selling rabbits, eggs, butter and chicken from his family farm at the Staunton Curb Market. He then attended Bob Jones University where he majored in English and was a student leader. He graduated in 1979. Salatin married his childhood sweetheart in 1980 and became a feature writer at the Staunton, Virginia newspaper, The News Leader, where he had worked earlier typing obituaries and police reports. Tired of “having his stories spiked,” he decided to try farming full-time after first getting involved in a walnut-buying station run by two high school boys. Salatin’s grandfather had been an avid gardener and beekeeper and a follower of J. I. Rodale, the founder of regenerative organic gardening. Salatin’s father worked as an accountant and his mother taught high school physical education. Salatin’s parents had bought the land that became Polyface after losing a farm in Venezuela to political turmoil. They had raised cattle using organic methods, but could not make a living at farming alone. Salatin, a self-described “Christian-libertarian-environmentalist-capitalist-lunatic-Farmer” produces high-quality “beyond organic” meats, which are raised using environmentally responsible, ecologically beneficial, sustainable agriculture. Jo Robinson, the author of Pasture Perfect: The Far-Reaching Benefits of Choosing Meat, Eggs and Dairy Products From Grass-Fed Animals (2004) said of Salatin, “He’s not going back to the old model. There’s nothing in county extension or old-fashioned ag science that really informs him. He is just looking totally afresh at how to maximize production in an integrated system on a holistic farm. He’s just totally innovative.” Salatin considers his farming a ministry, and he condemns the negative impact on his livelihood and lifestyle of what he considers an increasingly regulatory approach taken by the agencies of the United States government toward farming. Salatin now spends a hundred days a year lecturing at colleges and to environmental groups. And now from Christian libertarian farmer Joel Salatin is a new book - a clarion call to readers to honor the animals and the land, and produce food based on spiritual principles: The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs: Respecting and Caring for All God's Creation. This book is an important and thought-provoking explanation of how by simply appreciating the marvelous pigness of pigs, we are celebrating the Glory of God. As a man of deep faith and student of the Bible, and as a respected and successful ecological family farmer, Joel Salatin knows that God created heaven and earth and meant for all living organisms to be true to their nature and their endowed holy purpose. He intended for us to respect and care for His gift of creation, not to ravage and mistreat it for our own pleasure or wealth. The example that inspires the book's title explains what Salatin means: when huge corporate farms confine pigs in cramped and dark pens, inject them with antibiotics and feed them herbicide-saturated food simply to increase profits, they are not respecting them as a creation of God or allowing them to express even their most rudimentary uniqueness - that special role that is part of His design. Every living organism has a God-given uniqueness to its life that must be honored and respected, and too often that is not happening today. Salatin shows us the long overlooked ethics and instructions in the Bible for how to eat, how to shop, how to think about how we farm and feed the world. Through scripture and Biblical stories, he shows us why it's more vital than ever to look to the good book rather than corporate America when feeding the country and your family. Salatin makes a compelling case for Christian stewardship of the earth and how it relates to every action we take regarding our food. He also opens our eyes to a common misconception many Christians may have about environmentalism: it's not a bad thing, and definitely not just the province of secular liberals; it's really a very good thing, part of heeding God's Word. During our discussion, you'll discover: -Why Joel calls his new book the Marvelous Pigness of Pigs...[7:10] -How Christians abuse God's creation, and what's wrong with the average church potluck...[9:10] -Examples of how even the Bible is chock full of animal rights...[19:17] -Why Christians should be devoted to soil development...[22:00] -How a church and church property could be used to actually hydrate the landscape...[33:15] -How a church property could be used to provide food and water for the entire community...[40:05] -Why Joel believes that God would not want us to create GMO foods...[45:20] -What a beautiful, Christian farm and food system should look like...[55:08]  -What it looks like to be "farming with faith" vs. "farming with fear"...[60:50]  -And much more! Resources from this episode: The Marvelous Pigness of Pigs: Respecting and Caring for All God's Creation Show Sponsors: -Organifi - Go to BenGreenfieldFitness.com/organifi Discount code BEN for 20% off your order! -HealthGains - Text the word "GAIN" to 313131 to receive a $250 voucher toward your HealthGAINS treatment. -ZipRecruiter - Post jobs on ZipRecruiter for FREE by visiting ZipRecruiter.com/FIRST. -Blue Apron -  Check out this week’s menu and get your first THREE meals FREE—WITH FREE SHIPPING by going to blueapron.com/ben Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Joel or me? Leave your comments below and one of us will reply!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.