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Geoffrey Woo (H.V.M.N.)
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By interviewing leading health experts, analyzing the latest scientific literature, and meticulously self-experimenting, Silicon Valley CEO Geoffrey Woo explores the limits of human performance & health.
What's the evidence behind today's hottest nutritional strategies, such as the ketogenic diet? Is there a benefit to skipping breakfast and intermittent fasting? Could the carnivore diet correct autoimmune conditions? Are there ways we can manipulate our biological "clock" and extend human lifespan?
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In this enlightening episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast, host Dr. Latt Mansor welcomes a distinguished guest, Dr. Valter Longo, a world-renowned expert in the fields of gerontology and biological sciences. Holding prestigious positions as the Edna M. Jones Professor of Gerontology and Biological Sciences and the Director of the Longevity Institute at the University of Southern California, Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Los Angeles, Dr. Longo is at the forefront of aging and age-related disease research. Additionally, his role as the Director of the Longevity and Cancer Program at the IFOM Institute of Molecular Oncology in Milan, Italy, places him at the cutting edge of longevity research on a global scale.
Throughout the conversation, Dr. Longo delves into the intriguing distinctions between the fast mimicking diet and traditional fasting methods. The discussion prompts an essential question: Why invest in a diet plan when the alternative could be as simple as not eating? Dr. Longo provides compelling insights into how the fast mimicking diet not only offers a structured approach to fasting but also how it can be a powerful tool in combating various health issues such as cancer, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and autoimmune diseases.
Moreover, Dr. Longo shares invaluable advice on living a long and healthy life, making this episode a must-listen for anyone interested in longevity, nutrition, and overall well-being. Whether you're a long-time follower of fasting practices or new to the concept of the fast mimicking diet, this episode is packed with information that could revolutionize your approach to health and longevity.
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Welcome to another insightful episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast! Join host Dr. Latt Mansor as he sits down with esteemed guest Dr. Daniel Z. Lieberman, Clinical Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at George Washington University, and co-author of the international bestseller "The Molecule of More."
In this captivating conversation, Dr. Lieberman delves into the fascinating history and evolution of psychiatric treatment, shedding light on the revolutionary advancements that have transformed the field over the years. From traditional practices to cutting-edge methodologies, discover the pivotal moments that have shaped modern psychiatric care.
Moreover, Dr. Lieberman shares invaluable insights into best practices for maintaining optimal brain health and well-being. Learn practical tips and strategies to ensure your brain remains in peak condition for as long as possible, empowering you to lead a fulfilling and balanced life.
Tune in as Dr. Mansor and Dr. Lieberman explore the intricate workings of the mind, offering a deeper understanding of how to nurture and protect your mental health. Whether you're interested in psychiatry, neuroscience, or simply optimizing your cognitive function, this episode is packed with valuable knowledge and actionable advice.
Don't miss out on this enlightening discussion! Subscribe to the H.V.M.N. Podcast now to stay updated on the latest episodes and join us on our journey to unlock the secrets of human performance and well-being.
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🎙️ Tune in to this episode of the H.V.M.N. podcast as Host Dr. Latt Mansor sits down with Tyler Holt, a seasoned trainer and coach with 14 years of experience in the fitness industry. Tyler's journey began in bodybuilding, where he attained his pro card in 2014 and ventured into fitness modeling, taking him across the globe for photo shoots and affiliations with industry giants like bodybuilding.com and MusclePharm.
In 2015, Tyler embarked on his entrepreneurial path by establishing his own gym, marking the onset of a continuous journey of personal and professional growth. Transitioning from bodybuilding to endurance events, Tyler discovered newfound joy and challenge in triathlons and marathons, embracing the hybrid athlete lifestyle to optimize his human potential.
Join us as we delve into topics ranging from bodybuilding techniques to the intricacies of muscle building and weight loss. Tyler shares insights on optimal protein sources and supplementation strategies, offering valuable advice for fitness enthusiasts at any level.
Don't miss out on this enlightening conversation filled with actionable tips and recommendations from a true fitness aficionado. Stay tuned and elevate your fitness game with Tyler Holt on the H.V.M.N. podcast! 🏋️♂️💪
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In this episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast, host Dr. Latt Mansor sits down with renowned Keto researcher, scientist, and expert, Chris Irvin. Get ready to delve deep into the fascinating world of dietary science as they dissect the differences between a carnivore diet and a keto diet, and explore the myriad benefits of the Carnivore Reset.
Chris Irvin, the author of the groundbreaking book "The Carnivore Reset," shares his insights into why the carnivore diet could be a game-changer for your health and wellness. Learn about the potential advantages it offers for improving gut and metabolic health, as well as its unique features that set it apart from other dietary approaches.
Whether you're a seasoned keto enthusiast or just curious about optimizing your nutrition, this episode is packed with valuable information that will leave you with a newfound understanding of how dietary choices can impact your well-being.
Tune in now to gain a comprehensive understanding of the Carnivore Reset and its potential to transform your life. Don't miss out on this enlightening conversation with Chris Irvin, a true expert in the field. Subscribe to the H.V.M.N. Podcast and hit that notification bell to stay updated on our latest episodes and cutting-edge discussions on health, nutrition, and human performance.
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🎙️ Join host Dr. Latt Mansor on the H.V.M.N. podcast as he sits down with Dr. Andrew Koutnik, a research scientist at the Sansum Diabetes Research Institute. In this fascinating episode, Dr. Koutnik delves into his research, which revolves around the profound impact of therapeutic culturally tailored lifestyle interventions and carbohydrate restriction in diabetes management and prevention.
🔬 With a unique perspective as both a researcher and a patient, Dr. Koutnik shares his insights on type 1 diabetes and how it has fueled his passion for improving outcomes in patients with metabolic diseases.
🩺 Explore the differences between type 1 and type 2 diabetes metabolism and discover the diverse range of lifestyle interventions that have proven effective in treating these conditions.
💊 We also dive into the world of the GLP-1 drug, a popular choice for diabetes and obesity treatment in today's medical landscape.
📺 Don't miss this enlightening conversation that sheds light on innovative approaches to diabetes management and offers hope for those seeking better health. Stay tuned and enjoy the episode!
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🎙️ In this exciting episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast, join your host, Dr. Latt Mansor, as he interviews Charlie Lawrence. Charlie is not only a 50-mile world record holder but also an HVMN athlete and a run club consultant. 🏃♂️
🌟 In this engaging conversation, Charlie shares the fascinating journey of how he achieved his incredible feat of breaking the 50-mile world record. He delves into the specifics of his nutrition regimen, the rigorous training that prepared him for success, and the innovative use of KetoneIQ to fuel his racing endeavors. 🍽️🏋️♂️
If you're passionate about endurance sports, running, or are simply curious about the secrets behind elite performance, this episode is a must-watch! 🏆
🔥 Don't miss out on the insights and inspiration as we explore the world of record-breaking athleticism with Charlie Lawrence. Stay tuned, hit that subscribe button, and enjoy this episode!
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Join us in this inspiring conversation as host Dr. Latt Mansor sits down with Sean Greenspan, the visionary entrepreneur behind Greenspan Consulting. Sean's digital marketing agency specializes in collaborating with influencers and brands in the health and wellness space, amplifying their message of healthy lifestyles to the world. He's also the author of the popular "Happiness Discipline Blog" and a passionate fitness enthusiast.
In this captivating interview, Dr. Latt and Sean delve into the fascinating world of health and fitness content creation. They explore the mindset required to lead a healthy lifestyle and the strategies to convey this message effectively to a broader audience.
🤝 Discover the secrets of impactful content creation that empowers individuals to embrace healthier choices.
🌱 Gain insights into the psychology of motivation and discipline, and how it shapes our wellness journey.
💡 Learn from Sean's experience as a successful entrepreneur and how he's been a catalyst for promoting healthier living.
Whether you're an influencer, brand, or simply someone passionate about living a healthier life, this conversation will provide invaluable knowledge and inspiration.
Don't miss out on this engaging interview with Sean Greenspan, where we unlock the keys to a happier, healthier you! Subscribe now and hit the notification bell to stay updated on our latest content.
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In this exciting episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast, our host Dr. Latt Mansor sits down with Jacob Zemer, a renowned performance coach based in Westchester, New York. With over two decades of experience in refining his approach to fitness and holding a remarkable collection of over a dozen certifications in exercise and nutrition, Jacob Zemer has become a go-to expert in his field. He's been featured in various media outlets for his unique methodology and exceptional track record in helping individuals achieve their fitness goals.
Jacob's success is grounded in his unparalleled ability to be hyper-direct and unwaveringly focused on keeping his clients accountable. He specializes in helping clients tap into the qualities that make them successful individuals and empowers them with the knowledge to apply these traits to their fitness journeys.
In this captivating episode, Dr. Latt and Jacob delve into a wide range of topics, from nutrition tips to effective workout strategies. They also explore the differences between peptides, anabolic steroids, and TRT (Testosterone Replacement Therapy), shedding light on these often misunderstood aspects of fitness and performance enhancement.
Don't miss out on this insightful conversation! Whether you're a fitness enthusiast, an athlete, or someone looking to enhance your performance, this episode is packed with valuable insights and expert advice.
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In this episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast, host Dr. Latt Mansor interviews Dr. Anthony Balduzzi, the founder and CEO of the Fit Father Project and Fit Mother Project. Dr. Balduzzi's journey began with a pivotal moment in his childhood when he witnessed his own father's relentless work ethic, only to see him succumb to illness and pass away at the young age of 42. At the age of nine, this life-changing event ignited a passion in Dr. Balduzzi to dedicate his life to a profound mission. His mission? To empower busy fathers and mothers aged 40 and above to reclaim their health, lose weight, build muscle, and ultimately improve their overall well-being—for the sake of their families. Armed with a naturopathic doctorate from Arizona and dual degrees in nutrition and psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, Dr. Balduzzi's academic achievements are just the beginning.
A former national champion bodybuilder, he brings unwavering commitment to his work. Dr. Balduzzi's Fit Father and Fit Mother programs have touched the lives of over 60,000 families across more than 100 countries. In this enlightening episode, we delve into the nutrition plans that have transformed the lives of his Fit Fathers and Mothers, how to stay committed to these plans, and the types of exercises tailored for those over 40.
Stress management, especially for young parents, is also a crucial topic of discussion. Join us for an inspiring conversation with Dr. Anthony Balduzzi as we explore the keys to holistic health and well-being.
Tune in now and gain insights that can transform your life and the lives of your loved ones. Don't forget to like, subscribe, and hit that notification bell to stay updated with our latest podcast episodes.
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Join us for an enlightening episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast as host Dr. Latt Mansor engages in a fascinating conversation with renowned expert Dr. Gregory Kelly. Together, they delve deep into the intriguing world of aging, exploring the various definitions of aging, the concept of senescence, and uncovering valuable insights on how to live a longer, healthier life.
Dr. Gregory Kelly, a distinguished authority in the field, shares his extensive knowledge and sheds light on the multifaceted nature of aging. This episode is a must-listen for anyone curious about the secrets to maintaining vitality and well-being as the years roll on.
In this episode, you'll discover: Different Types of Aging Definitions: Dr. Kelly and Dr. Mansor break down the various ways aging is defined in the scientific community. From chronological age to biological age, learn how our understanding of aging has evolved.
Demystifying Senescence: The discussion delves into the concept of senescence, exploring what it means for our cells and bodies. Gain insights into the processes that contribute to aging and how they can be managed.
Strategies for a Longer, Healthier Life: Dr. Kelly shares practical tips and strategies for enhancing longevity and promoting overall health. From nutrition and lifestyle choices to cutting-edge research, discover actionable steps to optimize your well-being.
Join us for an engaging and informative conversation that could potentially change the way you think about aging. Don't miss out on this episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast—your gateway to a healthier, more vibrant life. Subscribe, hit the notification bell, and let's explore the science of aging together!
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Welcome back to the H.V.M.N. Podcast! In this captivating episode, your host, Dr. Latt Mansor, delves deep into the fascinating world of the brain-mind-body connection with the renowned neuroscientist and author, Dr. Caroline Leaf.
Dr. Leaf, a leading expert in cognitive neuroscience, shares her groundbreaking insights into what goes on psychologically that profoundly affects us biologically. Join us as we explore the intricate web of thoughts, emotions, and their impact on our physical well-being.
As parents, it's essential to guide our children towards better mental health. In this conversation, you'll discover invaluable tips and strategies to empower the young minds in your life. Dr. Leaf's wisdom and research offer practical approaches to nurture resilience, emotional intelligence, and mental clarity in the next generation.
Prepare to be inspired, educated, and motivated to foster a healthier mind-body connection for yourself and your loved ones. Tune in now and embark on a transformative journey towards holistic well-being!
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Welcome to another enlightening episode of the H.V.M.N Podcast! In this episode Dr. Latt Mansor, delves deep into the realm of gut health. In this episode, Dr. Latt Mansor sits down with the remarkable Rachel Sheer, a leading expert in the field.
Join us as we embark on a journey to unravel the mysteries of the gut and its profound impact on our overall well-being. We'll be exploring a multitude of fascinating topics, from the fundamental distinctions between gut health and gut healing, to the cutting-edge science that underpins the intricate gut-brain axis.
Rachel Sheer, with her extensive knowledge and experience, provides us with invaluable insights into the world of gut health. Together, we'll uncover the importance of maintaining a balanced gut microbiome and its far-reaching effects on various aspects of our health.
But that's not all – we'll also dive into practical advice on how to optimize your gut health through dietary choices. Discover the foods that can work wonders for your gut and learn about those that are best avoided for a healthier digestive system.
Whether you're a wellness enthusiast, a curious learner, or someone seeking tangible ways to enhance your gut health, this episode has something to offer. So, tune in as we unravel the complexities of the gut, learn about the powerful connection between the gut and the brain, and gain insights into achieving a more vibrant and thriving you.
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Welcome to a transformative episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast! Join your hosts, Dr. Latt Mansor and Dr. Casey Means, on an enlightening exploration of how to unleash human potential and combat the alarming rise of preventable chronic diseases.
In this episode, Dr. Mansor and Dr. Means dive deep into the world of cutting-edge technology, revealing its power to empower individuals towards smarter, personalized, and sustainable lifestyle and dietary decisions. With their expert insights and dynamic discussions, they guide us through a roadmap for taking charge of our health like never before.
As passionate advocates for holistic well-being, Dr. Mansor and Dr. Means unveil the potential of tech-enabled tools to revolutionize the way we approach our health. Drawing from their extensive knowledge, they shed light on the latest advancements that pave the way for informed choices and long-lasting changes.
Whether you're an aspiring health enthusiast, a tech aficionado, or someone seeking to break free from the chains of chronic diseases, this episode offers a wealth of wisdom and actionable strategies. Get ready to embark on a journey of discovery, as we learn how to harness technology, maximize our potential, and create a brighter, healthier future for ourselves and generations to come.
Tune in to the H.V.M.N. Podcast and be part of the movement to reverse the epidemic of preventable chronic diseases. Let Dr. Latt Mansor and Dr. Casey Means guide you through the transformative synergy of tech, knowledge, and empowered choices. Your optimal health journey begins right here, right now.
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Welcome to the H.V.M.N. Podcast, where we delve into the world of human performance, health, and optimization! In this episode, your host Dr. Latt Mansor, a renowned expert in sports science, sits down with the incredible Jason Fitzgerald, a seasoned runner and fitness enthusiast. Get ready for an enlightening conversation that will supercharge your running journey!
Running to Success: Join us as we uncover a treasure trove of tips and strategies to up your running game. Whether you're a newbie hitting the pavement for the first time or a seasoned pro aiming to break records, Dr. Latt and Jason have you covered. Discover the best training methods, pacing techniques, and practical advice to enhance your running experience.
Strengthening Strides: We dive into the world of strength training specifically tailored for runners. Jason Fitzgerald shares his expertise on how to strike the perfect balance between cardio and strength routines. Learn how to build muscle, improve endurance, and reduce the risk of injury with a comprehensive approach that complements your running regimen.
Boosting Mental Resilience: Running isn't just about physical prowess; it's also a mental game. Dr. Latt and Jason explore effective strategies to enhance your mental resilience on the track and beyond. From visualization techniques to overcoming mental roadblocks, you'll gain insights that will help you conquer not only your runs but also life's challenges.
Injury Prevention Strategies: One of the most crucial aspects of any runner's journey is staying injury-free. Our experts dive deep into the art of injury prevention. Learn about proper warm-ups, recovery methods, and smart training adjustments that will keep you on the path to success without setbacks.
Tune in to the H.V.M.N. Podcast for a captivating conversation that will revolutionize the way you approach running, fitness, and overall well-being. Whether you're aiming for your personal best or seeking to master the art of resilience, Dr. Latt Mansor and Jason Fitzgerald have the insights you need.
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Welcome to the H.V.M.N. Podcast with Dr. Latt Mansor! In this captivating episode, Latt sits down with a true pioneer in the field of gut health, Marc Washington, Founder & CEO of SuperGut and Dr. Chris Damman, Gastroenterologist and University of Washington Professor . Get ready for an enlightening conversation that delves deep into the world of microbiomes and their profound impact on our well-being.
🎙️ Episode Highlights:
🌱 Unraveling Gut Health Mysteries: Join us as we embark on a journey through the intricate ecosystem of the gut. Marc Washington unravels the complexities of gut health and sheds light on the incredible role it plays in our overall health.
🔬 Prebiotics and DNA Signaling: Dive into the cutting-edge science of prebiotics and their fascinating interaction with our DNA. Discover how these powerful compounds influence genetic expression and pave the way for optimal health.
🩺 Gut Health and Disease Connection: Explore the profound link between a disrupted gut microbiome and various diseases. Marc Washington discusses the latest research uncovering how imbalances in gut health can contribute to the development of serious health conditions.
💡 Expert Insights and Practical Tips: Gain valuable insights from a true industry expert. Marc Washington shares practical strategies for nurturing a healthy gut microbiome, from dietary recommendations to lifestyle changes that can make a lasting impact.
🎊 Don't miss this captivating episode where science meets practicality, hosted by the engaging Latt Mansor. Tune in now to gain a deeper understanding of gut health and its wide-ranging implications for a vibrant, disease-free life.
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Welcome to the H.V.M.N. Podcast, hosted by Latt Mansor and Dr. Ian Smith! Join us on a captivating journey as we delve deep into the intriguing concept of metabolic flexibility and its profound impact on our health and overall well-being.
In this podcast, we explore the cutting-edge science behind metabolic flexibility, which refers to the body's remarkable ability to seamlessly switch between various fuel sources to optimize performance and overall metabolic health. With Dr. Ian Smith's expertise in the field of metabolic science and Latt Mansor's insightful questioning, we break down complex concepts into easily understandable and applicable insights.
Through engaging discussions and interviews with leading experts, the H.V.M.N. Podcast aims to become your go-to resource for understanding metabolic flexibility and its transformative potential. Whether you're an athlete seeking peak performance or on a journey towards a healthier lifestyle, our podcast has something valuable to offer to everyone.
Don't miss out on the enlightening exploration of metabolic science! Tune in to the H.V.M.N. Podcast with Latt Mansor and Dr. Ian Smith and seize control of your metabolic health for a more vibrant and energetic future
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Welcome to the H.V.M.N. YouTube Podcast hosted by Latt Mansor! In this exciting episode, we delve deep into the intriguing world of brain injury and brain health, exploring how metabolism influences the severity of brain injuries and sharing valuable tips on maintaining optimal brain function as we age.
Joining us as an esteemed guest is the renowned expert in neurology, Tommy Woods. Dr. Woods brings his vast knowledge and experience to the table, shedding light on the intricate connections between brain health and metabolism.
In this thought-provoking discussion, we'll explore the latest research and scientific breakthroughs that unravel the crucial role metabolism plays in determining the impact of brain injuries. Gain valuable insights into the factors that contribute to faster recovery and improved brain resilience, as we delve into cutting-edge studies and real-life case examples.
Moreover, as we age, it becomes increasingly important to take proactive measures to maintain our brain's health and functionality. Dr. Tommy Woods will provide practical tips and strategies to enhance brain function, optimize cognitive performance, and mitigate the effects of aging on the brain.
Whether you're interested in brain health, neurology, or simply seeking valuable advice on maintaining a sharp mind as you grow older, this episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast is a must-watch!
Tune in now and empower yourself with the knowledge you need to better understand brain injury, boost brain health, and live a life of cognitive vitality. Don't miss out on this enlightening conversation with host Latt Mansor and esteemed guest Dr. Tommy Woods. Like, subscribe, and share this episode to help spread awareness about the significance of brain health in our lives. Let's embark on a journey towards a sharper mind and a healthier brain together!
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In this episode, your host Latt Mansor sits down with the incredible guest, Dan Garner, to delve into the cutting-edge realm of blood work chemistry and its profound impact on unlocking the true potential of elite-level athletes.
Get ready for an in-depth discussion as we explore how analyzing blood samples from saliva, urine, and stool can provide invaluable insights into an athlete's inner workings. Discover how deciphering these hidden biochemical indicators allows us to optimize training routines, nutrition, and recovery protocols, taking athletic performance to unparalleled heights.
Dan Garner, an esteemed expert in the field, shares his wealth of knowledge, shedding light on identifying and eliminating limiters and constraints that often hold even the most gifted athletes back from reaching their peak.
Join us as we venture beyond the traditional boundaries of human performance, delving into the depths of human potential and the cutting-edge advancements that revolutionize the way we approach athletic excellence.
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Welcome to a special episode of the H.V.M.N. podcast, where H.V.M.N. podcast host Latt Mansor takes the guest seat on the renowned Ben Greenfield podcast.
In this engaging conversation, Latt is interviewed by Ben as they delve into the fascinating world of H.V.M.N., uncovering what the company actually produces and the science behind their product, Keytone IQ.
Together, they explore the intricacies of using ketones as a supplement, including insightful discussions on timing and dosing strategies. Tune in to gain valuable insights and unlock the potential of ketones for enhanced performance and well-being.
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Welcome to the H.V.M.N Podcast, hosted by Latt Mansor! In this engaging series, Latt invites experts from various fields to delve into topics related to health, wellness, and human performance. In this episode, Latt sits down with esteemed guest Jade Teta, a renowned naturopathic doctor, to explore the fascinating world of evidence-based medicine and gain insights into Jade's extensive background.
Join Latt and Jade as they embark on a deep dive into evidence-based medicine, unpacking its principles, methodologies, and significance in today's healthcare landscape. With their combined expertise, they shed light on the importance of using rigorous scientific evidence to inform medical practices and treatment decisions.
Jade Teta, a highly respected naturopathic doctor, brings a unique perspective to the conversation. Drawing from his years of experience in the field, Jade shares his journey as a practitioner and explains how naturopathic medicine aligns with evidence-based practices. With a focus on individualized care, Jade's approach emphasizes holistic health and aims to optimize well-being through personalized interventions.
Throughout the episode, Latt and Jade engage in an insightful dialogue, exploring the intersections between evidence-based medicine and naturopathic principles. They discuss the challenges and misconceptions associated with alternative medicine and highlight the importance of critical thinking and scientific research in the field.
Whether you're a healthcare professional, a wellness enthusiast, or simply curious about evidence-based medicine and naturopathy, this episode of the H.V.M.N Podcast will leave you with a greater understanding of these subjects. Tune in as Latt Mansor and Jade Teta captivate you with their expertise and thought-provoking discussion on evidence-based medicine and Jade's unique perspective as a naturopathic doctor.
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Welcome to the H.V.M.N. podcast hosted by Latt Mansor! In this episode, Latt sits down with the esteemed Dr. Carolina Reis to dive deep into the fascinating realm of skin health. Together, they explore cutting-edge approaches to target aging at the molecular level, shedding light on the intricate relationship between skin health and overall well-being.
Dr. Carolina Reis, a renowned expert in the field, shares her invaluable insights and research on the latest advancements in skin health. Drawing from her vast knowledge, she unravels the secrets behind aging and how our skin plays a pivotal role in this process. Prepare to be amazed as she unveils groundbreaking methods to combat the effects of aging at the molecular level, pushing the boundaries of what we thought was possible.
Throughout this captivating conversation, Latt and Dr. Reis discuss the interconnectedness of skin health and its impact on our overall physical and mental well-being. Discover how maintaining a healthy complexion can positively influence our vitality, confidence, and quality of life.
Join us as we embark on an enlightening journey, delving into the world of skin health and its profound implications. Whether you're a skincare enthusiast, a science aficionado, or simply curious about the latest breakthroughs, this episode is sure to captivate and inspire. Tune in now and unlock the secrets to radiant, youthful skin and its incredible link to your overall health!
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In this captivating episode of the H.V.M.N Podcast, host Latt Mansor engages in an enlightening conversation with esteemed guest Jay Ferruggia. As an advisor to top athletes in the WWE, MLB, and NFL, Jay brings a wealth of experience and expertise to the table, discussing various aspects of hypertrophy training, recovery strategies, nutrition, and mindset.
Join Latt and Jay as they delve into the intricacies of hypertrophy training, unveiling the secrets behind muscle growth and strength development. With Jay's extensive background in coaching and training elite athletes, he offers valuable insights into optimizing workouts and achieving remarkable results.
Recovery is a crucial component of any training regimen, and Jay shares his strategies for effective recovery. Drawing from his vast knowledge and experience, he explores methods to enhance recovery, prevent injuries, and maximize performance potential.
Nutrition plays a vital role in fueling athletic prowess, and Jay and Latt dissect the importance of proper nutrition in achieving hypertrophy and optimal performance. They delve into the nuances of macronutrients, supplementation, and nutritional strategies to support muscle growth and overall health.
Furthermore, the conversation delves into the significance of mindset and mental resilience in athletic pursuits. Jay shares his perspective on cultivating a winning mindset, overcoming obstacles, and staying motivated during challenging times.
Whether you're an athlete seeking to elevate your performance or a fitness enthusiast aiming to optimize your workouts, this episode provides a treasure trove of valuable insights from a trusted advisor to some of the world's top athletes. Tune in to the H.V.M.N Podcast with Latt Mansor and guest Jay Ferruggia to unlock the secrets of hypertrophy training, recovery strategies, nutrition, and mindset for ultimate performance.
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Welcome to the H.V.M.N. Podcast, where we explore cutting-edge health and wellness strategies to help you optimize your mind, body, and overall well-being. In this episode, your host Latt Mansor sits down with renowned health coach Brian Gryn to delve into the secrets of building strength, muscle, and cultivating healthy habits for middle-aged men.
Throughout this captivating conversation, Latt and Brian explore a wide range of topics, from effective strategies for strength training and muscle building, to the importance of establishing sustainable habits that support long-term vitality. With Brian's unique insights and practical advice, listeners will gain invaluable knowledge on how to navigate the challenges of middle age and unlock their full potential.
Whether you're a middle-aged man looking to enhance your physical performance, boost energy levels, or simply improve your overall health, this episode is a must-listen. Join us as we dive deep into Brian Gryn's expertise, uncovering practical tips and strategies that will inspire you to take charge of your well-being and live a life of strength, resilience, and vitality.
Tune in to the H.V.M.N. Podcast with host Latt Mansor and special guest Brian Gryn to gain a wealth of knowledge that will revolutionize your approach to health and wellness. Don't miss out on this enlightening conversation packed with actionable insights to help you embark on your journey towards lifelong health and vitality.
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Welcome to the H.V.M.N. podcast, hosted by Latt Mansor! Join us in this episode as we delve into the fascinating world of health, nutrition, and optimization. In this captivating conversation, Latt is joined by the brilliant Dr. Anthony Gustin, a leading expert in the field of functional medicine and the ketogenic diet.
Together, Latt and Dr. Anthony Gustin explore the controversial topic of seed oils and their impact on our health. Dive deep into the issues surrounding the modern food system and gain a comprehensive understanding of the problems it poses. Discover how our current farming practices affect the quality of the food we consume and the implications this has on our well-being.
If you're curious about the ketogenic diet, this episode is a must-listen! Dr. Anthony Gustin shares his expertise on the benefits and challenges of adopting a keto lifestyle. Learn about the science behind this low-carb, high-fat approach and its potential to optimize your health and performance.
Prepare to be inspired and informed as Latt Mansor and Dr. Anthony Gustin tackle important issues related to nutrition, agriculture, and personal well-being. Whether you're a health enthusiast, a curious mind, or someone looking to make positive changes in your life, this podcast episode will leave you with a wealth of knowledge and actionable insights.
Tune in now and join us on this thought-provoking journey to uncover the truth about seed oils, the flaws in our food system, and the transformative power of the keto diet. Get ready to take control of your health and make informed decisions about your well-being. Don't miss out on this enlightening conversation on the H.V.M.N. podcast!
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In this captivating episode of the H.V.M.N Podcast, join host Latt Mansor as he engages in an enlightening conversation with esteemed sleep expert Mollie Eastman, the creator of Sleep As A Skill. Delve into the depths of sleep optimization, uncovering the hidden potential behind this fundamental aspect of our lives. Discover the secrets to enhancing sleep quality, improving skills, and achieving peak performance through the art of sleep. Whether you're seeking practical tips or a deeper understanding of circadian rhythms, this podcast is your guide to unlocking the power of restorative sleep. Tune in and embark on a journey to transform your nights and elevate your days.
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Welcome to the H.V.M.N. Podcast, hosted by the brilliant Dr. Latt Mansor. In this captivating episode, Dr. Mansor invites the incredible Dr. Mary Pardee as his guest. Together, they delve into the world of natural pathetic medicine, functional medicine, obesity, trauma, gut health, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and transformative health practices.
Dr. Mary Pardee, a leading authority in natural pathetic medicine, joins us to share her wealth of knowledge and expertise. With her unique approach to healthcare, she explores the fascinating realm of functional medicine, which aims to address the root causes of health issues rather than simply treating symptoms.
Obesity is a pressing concern in today's society, and Dr. Pardee sheds light on the intricate relationship between obesity and trauma. Drawing from her extensive experience, she reveals how traumatic experiences can impact our relationship with food, leading to weight gain and other health complications. Through compassionate and insightful discussion, Dr. Pardee offers valuable insights on how to navigate these challenges and achieve sustainable weight management.
Furthermore, the conversation takes a deep dive into the critical role of gut health in overall well-being. Dr. Pardee unravels the complexities of gut health, discussing its influence on our physical and mental health. She explains the connection between gut health and conditions such as Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), providing actionable strategies for maintaining a healthy gut microbiome.
To empower listeners, Dr. Mansor and Dr. Pardee share a range of transformative health practices and lifestyle modifications that can positively impact our well-being. From nutrition and exercise to stress management and self-care, this episode offers practical advice for cultivating a healthier and more balanced life.
Tune in to this enlightening episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast as Dr. Latt Mansor and Dr. Mary Pardee bring their expertise together to explore the fascinating realms of natural pathetic medicine, functional medicine, obesity, trauma, gut health, Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and transformative health practices. Prepare to gain invaluable insights and actionable strategies for optimizing your health and well-being.
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Welcome to the H.V.M.N. Podcast, hosted by Latt Mansor! Join us for insightful conversations and captivating discussions as we dive into the world of health, diet, and mental well-being. In this episode, we have a special guest, Austen Alexander, renowned YouTuber and host of "The Battle Bunker" show.
Together, Latt and Austen explore the fascinating realm of optimal health and share valuable insights into maintaining a balanced lifestyle. They delve into the latest research and scientific breakthroughs, uncovering the secrets to unlocking your full potential.
Get ready to learn about the power of nutrition and how it impacts our physical and mental performance. Latt and Austen discuss the importance of a well-rounded diet, debunking myths and shedding light on the best practices for fueling your body and mind.
Austen Alexander's experience as a host of "The Battle Bunker" adds a unique perspective to the conversation. They delve into the behind-the-scenes of Austen's show, discussing the physical and mental challenges faced in extreme environments and how it ties into overall health and well-being.
But it's not all about physical health—mental well-being takes center stage too. Latt and Austen share personal anecdotes, tips, and strategies for maintaining a positive mindset, combating stress, and improving overall mental resilience.
Whether you're a health enthusiast, a diet-conscious individual, or someone looking to enhance their mental well-being, this episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast with Latt Mansor and guest Austen Alexander is a must-listen. Tune in as they combine their expertise, experience, and enthusiasm to inspire and empower you to take charge of your health, diet, and mental health journey.
Don't miss out on this captivating conversation packed with actionable advice and valuable insights. Subscribe now to the H.V.M.N. Podcast and get ready to optimize your life!
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In this episode of the H.V.M.N. podcast, host Latt Mansor interviews Dr. Mindy Pelz, a chiropractor, functional nutritionist, and women's health expert. Together, they explore the topic of glyphosate, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to various health issues and environmental concerns. Dr. Pelz breaks down what glyphosate is, how it affects our bodies, and what steps we can take to minimize our exposure.
The conversation then shifts to women's health, as Dr. Pelz emphasizes the importance of understanding women's hormones and the role they play in overall health and wellbeing. She shares her insights on women's diet, including the impact of processed foods, sugar, and gluten on hormone balance.
Throughout the episode, Dr. Pelz advocates for a holistic approach to health, which takes into account not just physical factors, but also emotional and environmental ones. She discusses the body's relationship with stress, and how chronic stress can impact our hormonal balance and overall health. If you're interested in learning more about glyphosate, women's health, and holistic health approaches, then this episode is a must-listen.
Join Latt Mansor and Dr. Mindy Pelz as they share their expertise and insights on these important topics.
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Welcome to this episode of the H.V.M.N Podcast, where we discuss blending traditional medicine and cellular biology with powerlifter Johnny Kaufman and physician Dr. Don Raden. We explore the limitations of conventional medicine, functional exercise for athletes, and the flaws with the healthcare system. We also discuss the rising popularity of peptides and how they differ from steroids, as well as the importance of mental health. Join us for this informative and entertaining discussion on health and wellness. Don't forget to like, share, and subscribe for more valuable content.
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Welcome to the H.V.M.N. podcast! This episode covers the intersection of mindfulness, meditation, and somatic practices! Join host Latt Mansor and guest Manoj Dias as they discuss the nuances of secular somatic mindfulness, Buddhist meditation, and the connections between breathwork, yoga, and meditation.
In this episode, Latt and Manoj will share their insights on how to get started with meditation, including tips on finding the right posture, focusing your attention, and dealing with distractions. They'll also explore the scientific evidence behind the benefits of mindfulness and meditation, and how these practices can improve your physical, mental, and emotional well-being. Whether you're a seasoned meditator or just starting out, this podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in the power of mindfulness and meditation.
So, sit back, relax, and join Latt and Manoj for a deep dive into the world of somatic practices and mindfulness! Keywords: mindfulness, meditation, somatic practices, secular somatic mindfulness, Buddhist meditation, breathwork, yoga, starting meditation, scientific evidence, physical well-being, mental well-being, emotional well-being.
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In this episode, Latt Mansor sits down with Dr. Daniel Pompa, a renowned health expert and author, to explore the fascinating topic of fasting and diet variation. Together, they dive into the benefits of fasting and autophagy, and debunk common myths and misconceptions around these topics.
Dr. Pompa explains the crucial role of diet variation in maintaining a healthy microbiome and optimizing metabolic regulation. He shares insights into the latest research on the benefits of feast and fasting cycles, and provides practical tips on how to incorporate these into your daily routine.
The conversation also covers the importance of mindset and discipline when it comes to fasting and diet variation, and how to overcome common challenges that may arise. Whether you're new to the concept of fasting or looking to take your health to the next level, this podcast is packed with valuable information and insights from two leading experts in the field.
Tune in now to discover the benefits of fasting and diet variation, and learn how to optimize your health and well-being through these powerful practices.
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In this episode, Dr. Latt Mansor interviews Dr. Ben Bikman, a renowned metabolic health expert and author of "Why We Get Sick." They delve into the topic of insulin resistance and explain how it develops in the body, as well as how different types of fats are stored in the body through hypertrophy and hyperplasia. Dr. Bikman also emphasizes the importance of looking at micronutrients and how they affect our health, specifically focusing on the role of carbs and fats. Additionally, they discuss the effects of insulin on body tissues and the brain, shedding light on the impact of metabolic dysfunction on overall health. This podcast is a must-listen for anyone interested in understanding the science of metabolic health and the role of insulin in the body.
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In this episode, Latt Mansor sits down with Dr. Terry Wahls to discuss the fascinating and complex topic of multiple sclerosis (MS). Dr. Wahls, a clinical professor of medicine and best-selling author of "The Wahls Protocol," shares her insights and experience in using functional medicine to treat MS, and how she successfully recovered from MS. Dr. Terry Wahls shares her personal journey and the lifestyle changes she made to manage her symptoms.
Together, they dive deep into the causes of MS, the importance of clinical care, and the benefits of adopting a functional medicine approach to treating chronic illnesses. They also share practical tips for managing MS symptoms, including dietary and lifestyle changes that can make a big difference.
Whether you're a healthcare professional, a patient, or simply interested in learning more about functional medicine and its potential to help treat chronic illnesses like MS, this podcast is a must-listen. Join us as we explore the cutting-edge science and real-world stories behind this fascinating topic.
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Cyrus Khambatta, Ph.D., and Robby Barbaro, MPH are the co-authors of the New York Times bestselling book Mastering Diabetes and the cofounders of Mastering Diabetes, a coaching program that teaches people how to reverse insulin resistance via low-fat, plant-based, whole-food nutrition. Cyrus has been living with type 1 diabetes since 2002 and has an undergraduate degree from Stanford University and a Ph.D. in Nutritional Biochemistry from UC Berkeley. Robby was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes in 2000 and has been living a plant-based lifestyle since 2006. He worked at Forks Over Knives for 6 years and earned a Master’s in Public Health in 2019.
Find out more about Cyrus and Robby at https://www.masteringdiabetes.org/
Key point topics and studies mentioned:
- Robby shared his story of living with type 1 diabetes and how insulin resistance could still occur even with the absence of insulin. In addition,
- Cyrus explained in detail how lipids might increase inflammation that could cause insulin resistance.
- We covered quite a lot of information, from energetics biochemistry and disease progression to tricks and tips to reverse diabetes.
- We debated the pathophysiology of diabetes and the pros and cons of low carb high fat diet vs. high carb low-fat diet against diabetes
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Michael Chernow is a Serial Entrepreneur, Restauranteur, Podcast Host, and expert in wellness, fitness, and nutrition. Most recently, Michael founded and launched Kreatures of Habit, an in-your-face lifestyle and wellness brand, reimagining how you establish healthy habits.
Partnering with his childhood best friend, Daniel Holzman, THE MEATBALL SHOP opened its doors in February 2010. Together they have grown THE MEATBALL SHOP to 8 locations in New York, Washington DC, and Connecticut published the highly acclaimed The Meatball Shop Cookbook, and have celebrated brand collabs with VANS, Carhartt, and Champion, to name a few.
Michael’s affinity for understanding human motivation and identifying gaps in the marketplace has quickly secured “Michael Chernow” as a household name, especially in entrepreneurial circles. Additionally, his commitment to openly sharing his experiences, lifestyle, and motivation on social media, speaking panels, and interviews, has solidified his place as a “go-to” resource for aspiring business owners + entrepreneurs.
Follow Michael @michaelchernow on all social media platforms and at www.michaelchernow.com.
Key point topics and studies mentioned:
Background of how and why he started Kreatures of Habit
Michael's sobriety journey and battle against addiction
Breathwork and meditation
Michael's daily routines for optimal health and fitness
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Based in Denver, Eric is an Endurance Athlete (5x Ironman), content creator, and social media influencer sponsored by dozens of consumer brands. Some of Eric's partners include Vital Proteins, GNC, Ten Thousand, Beam, Lane Eight, Chipotle, and Whole Foods.
Eric is also a health + wellness, tech, and hospitality entrepreneur/angel investor. Eric is the co-founder of Original Grain, a multi-unit, healthy-fast-casual restaurant, and XO Taco, a trendy-Mexican restaurant in Syracuse, NY.
Championing innovative disruptors in the fitness/wellness space, Eric's portfolio of angel investments includes brands such as Ten Thousand, WellWell, and Swerve Fitness.
Follow Eric @erichinman on all social media platforms and www.erichinman.com.
Key point topics and studies mentioned:
Eric's routines for exercise, diet, and nutrition
The different training regimes for competition vs. maintenance
Recovery strategies and exercise protocols for health span and longevity
Benefits of heat (sauna) and cold (ice bath) exposures
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In 2008, Ben Azadi underwent a personal health transformation by shredding 80 pounds of pure fat. Ever since, Ben Azadi, FDN-P, has been on a mission to help 1 billion people live a healthier lifestyle. Ben is the author of four best-selling books, Keto Flex, The Perfect Health Booklet, The Intermittent Fasting Cheat Sheet, and The Power of Sleep. Ben has been the go-to source for intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet. Ben hosts a top 15 podcast, The Keto Kamp Podcast, which won Keto Podcast of The Year (2022) by The Metabolic Health Summit. Ben has the fast-growing Keto Kamp YouTube channel with over 150,000 subscribers, and a TikTok channel with over 285,000 subscribers and over 46 million video downloads. Ben is a keynote speaker who most recently delivered a keynote lecture for Ketocon 2022, and he's been featured in Forbes, LA Weekly, Disrupt Magazine, NY Times Mag, LA Entertainment Weekly, and other publications.
Follow Ben @thebenazadi on all social media platforms and www.benazadi.com
Key point topics and studies mentioned:
Different pillars of keto and Ben's book, Keto Flex
Ketosis, mitochondria biogenesis and mitohormesis
Gratitude (Ben calls it Vitamin G) being the most powerful supplement
Feast and famine cycle to optimize microbiome and health
Tips to have the right mindset for your journey to health and fitness
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Chris Irvin is a nutrition researcher, writer, and educator specializing in low-carb dieting for metabolic health. Chris has his Master's in Nutrition Science from The University of Tampa, where he studied the ketogenic diet in human and animal models. Chris is the author of 'Keto Answers,' 'The Carnivore Diet for Beginners,' and 'Mommy, 'Do I Have to Eat This'? In addition, Chris is the Chief Marketing Officer of BioCoach; a company focused on improving metabolic health for the masses.
Follow Drew @theketologist on all social media platforms and https://chrisirvin.substack.com/.
Key point topics and studies mentioned:
Role of low carb/ketogenic diet in addressing today's high prevalence of chronic disease
Pathogenesis and disease progression to indicate metabolic dysfunction and inflexibility
BioCoach and its goal is to help people eat and live healthy lifestyles
Neurodegenerative diseases: Are we just living longer, and our brain degenerates over time, or is it a metabolic problem?
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Drew Manning is the NY Times Best Selling Author of the book Fit2Fat2Fit and creator of the hit TV show Fit To Fat to Fit. He created the fit2fat2fit idea back in 2011, where he intentionally gained 75 lbs to gain a better understanding of what his clients go through and was truly humbled through that journey. That experience taught him many valuable lessons that he now shares through his social media platforms, speaking engagements, and podcast. He has been featured on many TV shows such as The Tonight Show, Dr. Oz, GMA, The View, and many more!
Follow Drew @fit2fat2fit on all social media platforms and www.fit2fat2fit.com
Key point topics and studies mentioned:
Drew's first transformation when he gained 75 lbs and lost it all again in the following 6 months, and subsequently, his second transformation and his learnings from both
Drew's exercise regime, diet, and lifestyle changes to gain weight and lose it again
Importance of mental strength, emotional aspect, and well-being while on the transformation journey and how they can make or break the progress
Difference between conventional, cyclical, and targeted keto diet
Importance of self-love!
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Louisa Nicola is a Neurophysiologist and Brain coach to elite performers. She founded Neuro Athletics which helps high performers gain an extra advantage in their field. Neuro Athletics believes that the most significant insurance policy for humans is the brain. Louisa was a world champion triathlete and raced both nationally and internationally for Australia and competed in London, Beijing, and Auckland. After retiring in 2012 Louisa followed her dreams and went to Sydney Medical school and graduated with a particular interest in neurophysiology. Louisa is the head performance advisor and CEO of Neuro Athletics. Follow Louisa on:
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Key point topics and studies mentioned:
Strength vs. endurance exercise benefits
Mechanism of how exercise can benefit the hippocampus, a region in the brain that is responsible for learning and memory
Tips and advice to optimize aging brain health
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Dr. Dominic D’Agostino is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). Dr. Angela Poff is a Research Associate in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL, and Co-Founder of Metabolic Health Initiative. Dr. Latt Mansor and Geoff Woo met Dr. D’Agostino and Dr. Poff in person to talk about the state of the art of ketone research in 2022. Key point topics and studies mentioned:
Role of ketones and the future direction of ketone research in:
Athletic performance/ extreme environment
Mitochondrial protection in astronauts in space
Cancers
Metabolic psychiatry
Alzheimer’s and dementia
Optimal blood ketone levels for health benefits
Keto vs. carnivore vs. plant-based diets
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Did you know that our ancestors had better metabolic health than we do today?
It’s no secret: our metabolism is under attack. Caffeine is overstimulating us. Sugar and artificial junk are contributing to insulin spikes, energy crashes, and long-term health problems.
In the past, we used to eat less sugar, move around more, and enjoy the benefits of ketones, an ancient metabolic superfuel. When we’re out of sugar and pushed to our metabolic limits, we create ketones to fuel our brains and bodies.
Ketones take you to a place where everything flows: a calm, gentle, and clean boost of energy without the jitters or sugar crash. Elevated ketone levels are proven to support athletic performance, mental clarity, recovery, and more. And fun fact: ketones produce 28% more energy than sugar alone!
At H.V.M.N., our mission is to use the best of modern technology to help us return to our ancient roots and spend more time fueling with ketones. Because ketones are so promising, the Department of Defense awarded us a $6 million contract to continue our research.
After over a year of hard work, we are proud to introduce you to our latest innovation: Ketone-IQ™️. This new drink quickly elevates your ketone levels, helping you achieve next-level metabolic health and performance.
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With Ketone-IQ™️, everyone can experience the magic of ketones, whether you need an extra boost for your workout or a little more focus to power your workday. And you can achieve these benefits without fasting or restricting carbs, unlocking ancient energy on demand.
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In this week’s episode, Latt and I dissect another ketone and cardiovascular health paper. This paper is from Monzo et al and was published in November 2020 and was a study on human patients.
Do exogenous ketones have a potential therapeutic role for heart failure? Find out in this week's research round-up.
Paper discussed: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33248064/
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I'm sharing my secret of how to build an unstoppable mindset. I break down why the default fear response is the way it is and provide a roadmap to re-program your mind to conquer challenges, setbacks, and psychological insults.
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Today, we have Robert Bent, founder of Inward, a global community to improve mental health. This episode is a wide-ranging one talking about “dark retreats,” silent meditations, and psychedelics & flow. Robert has a fascinating backstory of hedge funds, Ethereum Foundation and cryptocurrencies, and biohacking.
Inward Breathwork: https://www.inwardbreathwork.com/
Dark Retreat: https://robbiebent.substack.com/p/building-the-othership-episode-1
The Case For Vipassana: https://medium.com/@robbiebent/the-case-for-vipassana-3307abe12b1f
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Geoff and Latt are back for another research roundup!
Today, we dissect the paper by Yurista et al published in January 2021 which determines the effect of ketone ester supplementation in heart failure.
We discuss the paper’s methods and results which combines two different research groups using two different exogenous ketone esters in mice and rats.
So what's the verdict? Are ketones good for the heart?
Paper discussed:
Ketone Ester Treatment Improves Cardiac Function and Reduces Pathologic Remodeling in Preclinical Models of Heart Failure
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33356362/
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Maintaining and optimizing brain and cognitive function is a key goal behind the H.V.M.N. community.
In this episode, Geoff brings on Dr. Dale Bredesen, a top researcher of neurodegenerative diseases to talk everything about cognitive health, cognitive decline, the fundamentals of Alzheimer’s disease, and a potential path to combat it.
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Geoff and Latt dissect the paper by McCarthy et al published in March 2021 which answers a key question from the previous research roundup: how to optimally dose ketone esters and is higher, always better?
They discuss the paper’s protocols, methods, results, and the athletes’ exogenous ketones dosing experience. What are the findings? Does it clarify the effect of dose-response effect of ketone supplementation on endurance performance and exercise responses?
Check out the previous research roundup here: Exogenous Ketone Oxidation Rates in Athletes - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A4B3Krxc3-g
Paper discussed:
Increased Cardiorespiratory Stress During Cycling After Ketone Monoester Ingestion Authors:
McCarthy, DG
Bostad, W
Powley, FJ
Little, JP
Richards, DL
Gibala, MJ
https://macsphere.mcmaster.ca/handle/11375/25548
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In this episode, Geoffrey Woo brings on Dr. Bret Scher the host of Diet Doctor podcast and a board-certified cardiologist and lipidologist in San Diego.
This is a wide-ranging conversation from Vegan vs. Keto diet, science research, advanced lipid testing, oxidized LDL, and the merits behind a “heart-healthy” seal.
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“True biohacking is not about gizmos and gadgets and the ability to spend money. It’s about a system and understanding of how to structure your sleep, your exercise, and your nutrition in a way that allows you to optimize toward your personal goals.”
-Geoffrey Woo
It’s really easy to make fun of Silicon Valley biohackers, so let’s do it.
In today’s Free Fatty Friday, Geoff pokes fun at biohackers as he breaks down the 3 core foundations in human performance and health:
- Exercise
- Nutrition
- Sleep
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Dr. Molly Maloof is back on the H.V.M.N. Podcast for Round 3.
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- Therapeutic potential and risks for psychedelics
- Types of meditation
- How meditation, flow state, and psychedelics are related
- Molly’s experience on state of samadhi
- Retrospective commentary on San Francisco / Silicon Valley community
- Nuances and application of fasting, especially for women
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In today’s Free Fatty Friday, Geoff breaks down the levels that people go through in their nutrition and diet journey. The whole point is to learn, understand, and master the rules, so you can ultimately make your diet work for you.
(0) Born defaults
(1) People who passively consume mainstream media about nutrition
(2) People who start going into food tribes
(3) Knowing and understanding the rules and principles so you can make diet work for you
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Geoff and Latt are back for another research roundup to unpack and discuss a new paper about the oxidation of exogenous ketones during exercise. How important are ketones as a fuel vs. a signaling molecule? How much ketones are enough for enhancing exercise performance? Is there such a thing as too much ketones?
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Dominic is an Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC).
And today, he’s back on the H.V.M.N. podcast to discuss the latest science on ketogenic diet and human metabolism.
Key point topics and studies mentioned:
- Ketogenic diets inhibit mitochondrial biogenesis and induce cardiac fibrosis -https://www.nature.com/articles/s41392-020-00411-4
- The falling heart utilizes 3-hydroxybutyrate as a metabolic stress defense - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30668551/
- Metabolic Health Summit
- Exogenous Ketones
- Oxidized LDL
- Metabolic flexibility for Covid
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What is age? What is longevity?
There's two dominant ways in which we measure age — (1) chronological age, and (2) biological or epigenetic age. But in today’s Free Fatty Friday, Geoff introduces a new way to think about and measure age: cognitive flexibility.
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In today's Free Fatty Friday, Geoff talks about hope, optimism, and how no one in politics is talking a key lesson of COVID19: modernizing nutrition.
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Dr. Paul Mason obtained his medical degree with honors from the University of Sydney, and also holds degrees in Physiotherapy and Occupational Health. He is currently a Specialist Registrar in the Australasian College of Sports and Exercise Medicine.
Today, he joins HVMN podcast to unpack his learnings and observations from his clinical practice vs. the medical textbooks.
Some topics discussed:
- Minnesota Coronary Experiment
- Statins for diabetes
- Vegan diets to be deleterious
- 2004 study about saturated fat would increase LDL Oxidation
- Methods for measuring low-density lipoproteins
- Spiking of blood sugar and how that drives oxidative stress
- America’s dietary guidelines and modern food system
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“I want to help as many people in my short lifetime as I can.”
-Greg Taylor
He quit his job and decided to bike across America to raise funds as USA Cancer Cycle.
Starting February 20, 2021, he is now riding solo from Jacksonville to San Diego; San Diego to Seattle; Seattle to Maine; and Maine back to Jacksonville. His journey will be approximately 11,500 miles, and it’ll require smart planning, nutrition, and endurance.
In this episode, we chat nutrition (and how H.V.M.N. Keto Food Bar is a critical part of his nutrition), training, and the planning / logistics for a challenge like this.
The USA Cancer Cycle: https://www.usacancercycle.com
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I have officially moved to Miami, Florida! It's great so far and I break down my initial positive impressions into three categories: (1) Autophagy, (2) Novelty, and (3) Serendipity.
(3:55) 1. Autophagy - how to recycle and re-underwrite our schedule and our productivity.
(15:13) 2. Novelty - how to inject new stimuli to keep our minds and our attitude young and childlike.
(22:16) 3. Serendipity - how to maximize the random luck that physical interactions enable.
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Geoff and Dr. Latt Mansor discuss their new publication on ketones and post-exercise recovery and the inspiration behind the scholarship.
The ketogenic diet has been introduced in therapeutic areas for more than a century, but the role of ketones in exercise performance has only been explored in the past decade.
Do exogenous ketones work for post-exercise recovery? What are the current best practices and what are the potential mechanisms that drive improved recovery?
Paper PDF: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fphys.2020.613648/full
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In this episode, we invite Cole Riley, the founder of Wellfare, a nonprofit food subscription service pioneering a modern approach to solve the nutrition crisis in America.
Geoff & Cole discuss:
- Wellfare’s background, vision and mission
- The hidden cost behind hyper-processed, shelf-stable consumer goods
- Healthy and bad snacking
- Food security for childhood development & poverty.
- How to solve the metabolic health crisis
We are super proud to be one of the earliest supporters and contributors to Wellfare!
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“We should understand and embrace that our lives are not static, we got to be dynamic to truly self-actualize in the limited time we have on this planet.”
-Geoffrey Woo
I am moving to Miami! How I made the decision and why it’s so important to intentionally choose your environment.
2:08 (1) The importance of setting the environment.
8:40 (2) Always be the underdog.
15:45 (3) What am I going to be up to in Miami?
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In this episode, Geoffrey Woo brings on Stewart Alsop III, the host of the “Crazy Wisdom Podcast” and a Silicon Valley native who’s decamped to Brazil for the pandemic.
We explore geopolitics, groupthink, Stewart’s Covid-19 experience, movement practices, and proprioception.
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Geoffrey Woo says “Life is too short to make all the mistakes yourself.” Geoff discusses best practices on (1) how to seek and receive advice, and (2) how to give advice.
3:30 - How to best seek and gain advice, how to qualify people before taking advice, and how to best implement advice.
17:27 - How to give advice, and considerations of high-signal, high-fidelity communication.
What is the best approach and framework to learn and take advice? Let’s discuss!
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H.V.M.N. Podcast welcomes back Gary Taubes to discuss his new book “The Case for Keto” which is a "manifesto for the twenty-first-century fight against obesity and diabetes."
In addition to the core findings of the book, Geoff and Gary talk about the evolution of the keto community, the debate, and personalities within the nutrition commentariat, and what are the characteristics of an experiment and study to better understand the predictive power of the two main models for obesity: the carbohydrate-insulin model vs. the calories in vs. calories out model.
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"Every time I feel like giving up, I think back to this mantra: Do something that makes you harder to kill every single day.”
He breaks down the attributes of making yourself harder to kill, and how this manifests in physical resilience, mental fortitude, and business success. It's easy to think negatively 2021!
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Dr. Jason Fung returns to the H.V.M.N. Podcast to talk about metabolic health and disease, his thoughts on the COVID19 pandemic, and his newest book The Cancer Code. This is the 3rd time we're having Dr. Jason Fung on the program, and it's always a fun time. Don't miss this one.
Get a copy of The Cancer Code here - https://www.amazon.com/Cancer-Code-Revolutionary-Understanding-Wellness/dp/006289400
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What should we eat? When and how should we eat it? These are questions that every single generation of humans spanning across hundreds of thousands of years have pondered and debated.
In modern times, it’s arguable that even with all the progression in metabolic biochemistry, physiology, and the culinary arts, we’re further from a practical application of human nutrition than ever. 3/4 of us are overweight or obese,1/3 of us are pre-diabetic or diabetic, and almost 9/10 of us have some form of metabolic syndrome. All the while, we spend more per capita on healthcare than ever. This is an indictment of our modern food system. This is an unacceptable failure.
In this week's Free Fatty Friday, Geoffrey Woo claims and defines the term "modern nutrition." He talks the history, the evolution, the application of nutrition, and how we move humanity forward with an enlightened approach to modern nutrition.
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“Always have an open and curious mind, and try new things”
-Justin Kan
Geoffrey Woo and Justin Kan talk mindset and wisdom gained from Justin's illustrious career in Silicon Valley cofounding some of the most iconic companies in tech like Justin.tv and Twitch and the hard lessons gained in resiliency and mental frameworks gained from painful start up struggles and failures. Geoff and Justin also nerd out about various biohacks and fitness protocols.
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This week we invite back one of the “OG” carnivores, L Amber O’Hearn back to share her new research about carnivore diet.
In this episode, Geoff and Amber discuss her recent paper: "Can a carnivore diet provide all essential nutrients?"; covid & metabolic syndrome; and different considerations between carnivore vs. plant-based, especially for developing brains.
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Metabolism regulates our sleep, our appetite, our weight, and our energy levels. One reason we’ve been so in the dark about metabolic health is because there are no good tools to measure how your diet affects you in a quantifiable way. Is metabolic disease the real pandemic? How can we maximize our metabolic health?
In this episode, Geoffrey Woo and Dr. Casey Means, Levels Co-founder and Chief Medical Officer, discuss a wide-ranging topic from the relationship between Covid-19 and our metabolic health, to what Levels’ approach to metabolic dysfunction, our diet, and how continuous glucose monitoring affects behavior change.
Levels helps you maximize your metabolic health so you can live a longer, fuller, healthier life. They currently have a waitlist of over 60,000 and is running a closed early access program. You can skip that line and get special access to Levels immediately with our special link: levels.link/hvmn
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New Year's Resolutions are lame... But this year, Geoff wants to bring them back. Let's set three new years resolutions: (1) physical goal, (2) mental / mission / livelihood goals, and (3) building out our tribe and community.
Happy new year, and let's make 2021 the best year yet.
8:55 - 1st goal: A goal that relates to our physical health.
12:13 - 2nd goal: A goal for our mental health, life’s purpose, livelihood.
17:59 - 3rd goal: Building out a community for 2021.
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COVID-19 is an emerging, rapidly evolving situation and is causing millions of deaths worldwide. Scientific literature data shows that ketogenic diet can inhibit inflammation and lead to a clinical improvement of respiratory function.
In today’s episode, Geoffrey Woo sits down with Dr. Samir Sukkar chief of Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Unit in Scientific Institute San Martino University –Hospital, Genoa, Italy, discuss the randomized open controlled clinical trial evaluating the effectiveness of a ketogenic diet in comparison with standard nutrition in Covid-19 disease in reducing cytokine storm syndrome.
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“The outcome of linear improvement is not a linear reward. It's an exponential reward for linear improvement.” -Geoffrey Woo
Geoff focuses on the principle of "Do one good thing for yourself every single day", and shares from a general framework on how he thinks about time allocation, why doing one good thing a day for yourself is a good habit, and why doing that thing over a long period of time is so powerful.
4:56 - How Geoff thinks about time allocation
10:00 - Why doing 1 good thing a day for yourself is a good habit.
22:41 - Why doing that thing over a long period of time is so powerful.
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In this episode, Geoffrey Woo sits down with Dr. Dennis McKenna, a research pharmacognosist, lecturer, author and a founding board member and director of ethnopharmacology at the Heffter Research Institute concerned with the investigation of the potential therapeutic uses of psychedelic medicines.
Dr. McKenna discusses his own history in becoming interested in psychedelics, including his experiences in the Amazon with ayahuasca and plant medicine. We also discuss psychedelics as therapeutics, their traditions, and the historical and mechanistic overlap between psychedelics and fasting.
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Geoff and Brian Muraresku, the best-selling author of “The Immortality Key” discuss the provocative theory of psychedelics at the heart of the Ancient Greek and Roman mysteries, early Christianity, and Western Civilization.
This isn't a college dorm-room stoner talk. Brian spent over 12 years studying the ancient classics in their original form of Ancient Greek, exploring the Vatican's Secret Archives and underground catacombs, and tying the historical record with the latest analytical and spectral analysis techniques of archaeochemistry to demonstrate a rigorous look at the hypothesis that psychedelics was at the heart of both Greek & Roman mysteries and paleo-Christian eucharist.
If this is all true, what does this imply for the future of our civilization and culture?
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“You have to be smart about selecting the game you play”
-Geoffrey Woo
Geoff explores and reflects on the concept “Play stupid game, Win stupid prize” in 3 different perspectives; from a neurochemistry basis, life philosophical experience, and game theory perspective.
Play stupid games, win stupid prizes' means if you are going to willfully and knowingly do something stupid, it’s accompanied with a stupid prize. How can we relate this to our lives? Let’s reflect!
3 different perspectives:
3:43 - From a neurochemistry basis
9:41 - Game theory perspective
16:27 - Aesthetic or life philosophical experience
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Always trying to better himself and grow as a person.
Siim Land, spent years of training his body and mind in different formats - through physical training, mindfulness, creativity and with numerous biohacks.
In this episode, Geoffrey Woo sits down with Siim Land, a best-selling author, anthropologist, and a holistic health practitioner and discuss the role of vitamin D in our body, health benefits and pros and cons of hot sauna and cold plunges, the philosophy of mastering health and building psychological resilience. A wide-ranging discussion for you to enjoy!
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The response to H.V.M.N. Keto Food Bar has been amazing. Now here's the full behind-the-scenes story behind it.
Continuous glucose monitoring technology, fat vs. protein vs. net carb macros, flavor and texture profile development. Geoffrey Woo nerds out with Chrissy Ensley, H.V.M.N.'s VP, Product & Operations, on all the subtle details that made it into H.V.M.N. Keto Food Bar
This is a great episode to meet the people at H.V.M.N., the product development culture of the company, and detailed food considerations when adopting a ketogenic lifestyle.
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In this episode, Geoffrey Woo speaks with Mansal Denton, the founder of Sacred Hunting, an entrepreneur, author, and explorer of our relationship to life and death through hunting.
Mansal is on a fascinating journey — from making an early mistake that landed him in jail to paying his debts to society to being an early thought leader in the nootropics community to now defining "Sacred Hunting" which is his combination of hunting, ancestral tradition, a masculine rite of passage, plant medicine & psychedelics, and spirituality. Struggling with shame and confusion of what it meant to be a man, Mansal found his calling with the sacred art of hunting and desires to share this practice with more men to build confidence, and step into manhood in the path of our ancestors. This is a wide-ranging and interesting philosophical exploration. Enjoy!
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Geoff explores the concept of "compounding." Compounding is unintuitive to a lot of us because things move linearly. Compounding moves exponentially, and very few things in nature move exponentially. How do we apply this idea to our daily lives? Geoff talks about applying compounding to (1) health, (2) people, and (3) ideas.
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Geoffrey Woo and Professor Richard Johnson discuss the nuances of fructose and explore its relationship in the metabolism of obesity and other chronic diseases.
Dr. Johnson is a nephrologist who focused his research on a form of sugar called fructose. Fructose is the sugar found in soda and other highly processed and highly palatable foods. Is fructose the central mediator of metabolic syndrome and obesity? Is fructose the underlying culprit behind insulin resistance? Why does fructose have a unique impact on health compared to other sugars and carbohydrate?
We discuss all of this and more.
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Geoff sits down with Dr. Jake Kushner, a pediatric endocrinologist, Medical Director for McNair Interests, a private equity group focused on medicine x technology, and Associate Professor at Baylor College of Medicine.
This is a wide-ranging conversation from the metabolism and endocrinology of Type 1 diabetes and ketogenic diet, to exposing how it's like to work within the NIH (National Institutes of Health), to a commentary the pros and cons of the gamesmanship and politics of modern medical academia and the democratization of scientific literature.
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In October, I think Halloween, and in November, I think Thanksgiving. And these two holidays frame up the two poles across a mindset spectrum to contextualize and understand the challenging year of 2020. This week, we explore a proper mental framework to approach and engage the last two months of the year 2020.
I discuss history, natural selection, and a resilience mindset and encourage all of us to take a proactive, positive approach to not only persist these challenging times but come through stronger than ever. It's not enough to just survive; we're here to thrive and take over.
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Most people never have a human interaction with a police officer — meaning that we very rarely have the chance to sit down and have a real human-to-human, informal, relaxed conversation about the role of law enforcement and law enforcement professionals in our society.
This week, we are talking about cops and explore the role of law enforcement in our society and how to grow and evolve this pillar of our community. Geoffrey Woo sits down with a reserve police officer and CEO of SPIDR Tech, a policing technology company, Rahul Sidhu to discuss current police & community relations, common questions that we have for police, and ways to improve the existing model.
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This episode of Free Fatty Friday, we're going to focus on questions away from our typical fare on human performance, metabolism, diet, nutrition, etc. We're going a bit more philosophical and psychological on motivation, time management, and culture.
There's about 2 months left in 2020. What are you going to get accomplished in the remaining time. Let's hear what Geoff has to say:
Q1 1:18 : I saw you were in Montana recently. It looked beautiful out there. I know a lot of people are now working remotely. How do you imagine the future of the office and workplace to look like?
Q2 9:20 : You are so knowledgeable on a lot of topics. How do you manage your time and what do you spend your time on these days?
Q3 17:06 : It's been a tough year for everyone. What are you most excited about as we wrap up the year 2020?
Q4 23:56 : How do you motivate yourself? Any tips to help us get over the hump or when we're struggling.
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What is the proper human diet? Eating is something we do multiple times a day, every single day, but defining a 'proper' human diet from a scientific perspective is elusive as ever.
In this episode, Geoffrey Woo sits down with Dr. Ken Berry, the best-selling author of "Lies My Doctor Told Me", to discuss the proper human diet spectrum. They explore frameworks and parameters that may help us better understand the principles of human nutrition.
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We have a great lineup of questions this week. We cover topics ranging from lean mass changes in fasting; how glycogen, the storage form of carbohydrates, works in the body; various nuances and applications of the ketogenic diet for hypertrophy, and long-term longitudinal use; and target blood glucose fluctuations after a meal!
Free Fatty Friday (FFF) is a rapid-fire Q and A session with Geoffrey Woo, where he answers all your questions with a 5-minute cap on all answers.
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Q1: 02:49 Very nice critique of the IF study. Any comments on the Lean Mass changes? Does it really make any sense?
Q2: 11:01 I have been wondering about carbs in liver. It is in the form of glycogen. Do we have digestive enzymes that can let us even access this? Is it available as a nutrient? When is a carb not a carb? When you can't use it.
Q3: 17:21 What causes insulin resistance? Why would the body resist something that is useful and why do some have no resistance and others do? I know the answer seems to be genetics and poor health but what is the mechanistic aspect of the resistance?
Q4: 22:25 For a ketone ester, are they the same ketones our body produces naturally or what? What happens if you chug the whole bottle?
Q5: 28:59 What's your view with alternate day fasting and hypertrophy training on feeding days?
Q6: 34:45 How much should blood glucose fluctuate after a meal?
Q7: 38:45 Can keto help build muscle? Is keto diet recommended for longterm use?
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It all goes down to the food we eat!
After his mother was diagnosed with a mysterious form of dementia, Max Lugavere put his successful media career on hold to learn everything he could about brain health and performance and investigating the critical link between our brain and the food we eat.
In this episode, Geoffrey Woo brings on New York Times best-selling author, Max Lugavere to discuss out why he started keto diet, his diet protocols, and how the food you eat directly affects your ability to focus, learn, remember, create, analyze new ideas, and maintain a balanced mood.
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Heart disease is commonly associated with cholesterol and fat. What’s the science and data say, and is that an outdated and overly simplified model?
Geoffrey Woo sits down with interventional cardiologist, Dr. Nadir Ali to discuss how a cardiologist started applying a Low Carbohydrate High Fat (LCHF) diet in his practice, the nuances of LDL cholesterol, how to properly evaluate insulin, and how healthcare and medicine will evolve in the future.
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It’s Free Fatty Friday! Its been a couple weeks, and we missed you! We have a metabolism heavy line up of questions this week, especially with the publication of a new UCSF study that supposedly showed that “intermittent fasting” doesn’t work. Is that true? Let’s find out!
Q1: 2:32 Breakdown of UCSF fasting study. A Potential Downside of Intermittent Fasting?
Q2: 16:07 How long does it take to create cellular autophagy?
Q3: 21:37 If I am doing OMAD (keto or carnivore) what is the best strategy of timing the meal and workout? And could it be goal specific (e.g. gains, autophagy etc.) or type of workout specific (strength or cardio)?
Q4: 29:16 Can you use the G/K ratio such as 107/.6 to obtain an insulin level. Can a table be extrapolated?
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In this episode, Geoffrey Woo brings on New York Times best selling author and former research biochemist, Robb Wolf to discuss a wide ranging smorgasbord of human health and performance topics. They explore the nuances of the paleo and keto diet, the nature and tools of science, lifestyle & fitness considerations for optimal health, and the concept of resilience.
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"We often include things in our lives to improve it but what we exclude could be as important as what we include."
-Dr. Latt Mansor
There are health consequences if you smoke even if it is only once in a while. It causes lung cancer, emphysema, and heart disease. We created this segment to shed light on smoking cessation and to help you get on the wagon.
In this episode, Dr. Latt Mansor, Research Lead at H.V.M.N., shared his own experience of quitting smoking and also told a story of his mother who gave up smoking after 35 years of smoking.
How about you? What’s your story?
Dr. Mansor covered:
- Reasons to quit
- Plans to stop smoking
- Metabolic changes
- Staying off long term
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Travis Christofferson is a top science writer focused on metabolism. His latest book is “Ketones: The Fourth Fuel: Warburg to Krebs to Veech, the 250 Year Journey to Discover the Fountain of Youth.”
This book is a fascinating expedition behind the thinkers and experimentalists that were foundational to our modern understanding of how our bodies produce and utilize energy.
Geoff and Travis discuss the life and work of key scientists including Otto Warburg (Nobel Laureate), Hans Krebs (Nobel Laureate), and Richard Veech and how their work wove together to form our current understanding of ketosis and metabolism.
This is a great one to listen to learn about the foundational insights behind the Warburg Hypothesis, the Krebs Cycle, and the biochemical redox advantage of ketosis.
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This week, we're answering questions across a wide scope. Ranging from the air pollution we're seeing on the West Coast to "Is there a liberal agenda against meat?" to ideas on how to measure metabolic flexibility and efficiency.
Free Fatty Friday is a rapid-fire, weekly Q&A session with Geoffrey Woo, where he answers your questions with a 5-minute cap per answer.
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1:51 Q1: Air pollution. How are you handling it? And what can we do about the air?
7:52 Q2: In thinking about measuring metabolic efficiencies without access to much of the cool tech and measurements afforded to elite athletes, do you think analyzing ketone glucose index could be a useful way to monitor state?
14:25 Q3: Why have most of the liberals declared war on meat, cows, etc??
22:39 Q4: Will the baking soda neutralize the stomach acid cause slowed digestion of food Therefore less absorption?
28:42 Q5: What is the benefit of being in ketosis?
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Why do people get sick? Infectious diseases like COVID-19 are one thing that we should be concerned about, but what about chronic conditions and baseline metabolic health that is the foundation for our everyday life and resilience?
We bring back one of our favorite researchers in metabolism, Brigham Young University's Dr. Benjamin Bikman where we discuss insulin resistance, tissue specificity, ketosis, and low carbohydrate diets.
This episode is jam-packed with new research and some highlights include:
- Insulin response of protein vs carbohydrates
- Glucose spikes and why they can be problematic
- Tissue and organ specificity of insulin resistance
- Low carbohydrate diets and mTor activation / inhibition
- Exercise and autophagy
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Hey there! If you're just tuning in and missed the first installment, Free Fatty Friday is a new segment of the H.V.M.N. Podcast. This is a rapid-fire Q and A session with Geoffrey Woo, where he answers all your questions with a 5-minute cap on all answers.
In FFF1, Geoff answers questions about his diet and workout regimen, the science behind guzzling down raw egg yolks and cooking egg whites, and its benefits of preparing both separately. What are we going to talk about this week? Find out!
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2:13 Q1: What is the best way to increase testosterone? Asking for a friend.
8:32 Q2: What is your morning routine?
13:50 Q3: Q3: What exercises do you recommend to maintain muscle mass?
19:09 Q4: What would be the top lifestyle habit that would make the most difference in peak mental health, peak physical health?
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Welcome to the first installment of Free Fatty Friday! FFF is a new segment of the H.V.M.N. Podcast where Geoff answers your questions, and he gets to spend 5 minutes max per question.
Geoff gets a lot of questions about human performance, metabolism, ketosis, fasting, nutrition, and the very latest biohacks. FFF is going to cover all of those topics in a deep, science and data-driven way as you've come to know us for. We also hope to break new ground with FFF and comment on culture, philosophy, mindset, and the aesthetics of a life well-lived.
If you have any questions that you want us to cover, please email us at podcast@hvmn.com or post it on Twitter and tag me @geoffreywoo with hashtag #FFFGeoff
2:30 Q1: On Netflix UnWell, you eat raw egg yolks and cooked egg whites. What is the science behind guzzling down raw egg yolks and cooking egg whites? What benefits does this separation of preparation give you?
7:59 Q2: What’s your current diet regimen?
13:12 Q3: What’s your current workout regimen?
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Ketone esters. What's hype? What's real? What does the latest science say in 2020?
Join experts Geoffrey Woo and Dr. Latt Mansor as they discuss everything known about ketone esters circa September 2020, from the very latest in published literature to the most edgy tests from elite performers. This is a quickly evolving research area and the use cases and best protocols are rapidly updating.
Ketosis is a natural metabolic state described by elevated ketones in your body, commonly achieved via intermittent fasting or ketogenic diet. As more researchers are investigating the impact of ketones on physiology, metabolism and diseases, exogenous ketones like ketone esters provide a new avenue to achieve ketosis quickly and easily.
This area has implications for human performance, longevity, neuroscience, cardiovascular health, metabolic health and beyond. This is the one to listen to if you want to learn all things ketones as of September 2020.
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Geoff and Latt are back on the Podcast! Today, they discuss Prof. Peter Hespel's new paper "Bicarbonate Unlocks the Ergogenic Action of Ketone Monoester Intake in Endurance Exercise"
In Episode 163, we discussed the totality of data behind ketone esters. Some contexts show benefit, some contexts have shown no benefit for ketone esters. What are the deeper mechanisms behind these contradictory results?
Geoff and Latt break down Prof. Hespel's exciting new paper that shows that a combination of sodium bicarbonate (or baking soda) in combination with ketone esters enhance performance upwards of 5%, while each alone show no benefit as compared to a glucose control.
This one is a great one for athletes, coaches, and biohackers to learn the very latest recommendations and protocols of how to use ketone esters directly from Geoff and Latt. This one is also great for metabolism nerds who want to geek out about the subtle details relating to ketone esters including acidosis, pH buffering, how ion levels shift in muscles, and how these all interplay together.
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It's no secret that the H.V.M.N. Podcast regularly features interviews from some of the top carnivore diet proponents out there. To name a few, our episodes with Mikhaila Peterson, Dr. Paul Saladino, Dr. Shawn Baker, and Ironman World Champion Pete Jacobs have all clearly struck a chord with our community.
As an evidence-based podcast, we believe it is only fair to provide a platform that presents a different perspective in the "diet wars". Specifically, we have yet to have an in-depth discussion about plant-based diets and the science associated with a nutritional intervention many are increasingly adopting.
Dr. Joel Kahn, known as "America's Healthy Heart Doc", has been a plant-based cardiologist for many years and treated thousands of acute heart attacks during his career. If there is a single point both sides (whether you're a hardcore carnivore or vegetarian) can agree on, it's that poor nutrition is a core cause of a number of chronic diseases - which traditional standard of care is still slowly coming to grips with. Instead of treating sickness and symptoms, Dr. Kahn now actively works to prevent (and reverse) disease, through a holistic lifestyle that incorporates nutrition, exercise, and the application of cutting-edge therapies.
In Episode 165 of the H.V.M.N. Podcast, Geoff and Dr. Kahn discuss:
· How Dr. Kahn first got into cardiology and what led him to commit to a plant-based diet. History of the rise of highly-processed foods, nuances of corporate-funded research, and experimenting with a plant-based keto diet.
· The complicated ecosystem of fats, triglycerides, lipids, and lipoproteins in heart health. How should one think about cholesterol levels given all these factors?
· Dr. Valter Longo's "Fast Mimicking Diet" - Why go on a calorie-restricted diet that mimics fasting than actually intermittent fasting?
You can follow Dr. Kahn and his work below:
Website: https://www.drjoelkahn.com/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/drjkahn
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Studies Mentioned 🔍
- https://www.ornish.com/wp-content/uploads/Intensive-lifestyle-changes-for-reversal-of-coronary-heart-disease1.pdf
- https://www.amjmed.com/article/S0002-9343%2814%2900354-4/fulltext#:~:text=Heart%20disease%20was%20an%20uncommon,has%20persisted%20to%20the%20present.
- https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/91/3/502/4597078
- https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/110/1/24/5494812
- https://www.acc.org/latest-in-cardiology/articles/2019/07/02/08/05/lipoproteina-in-clinical-practice
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5670148/
- https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00807/full
- https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-020-16138-3
- https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/4/2/e003505
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Dr. Matthew Cook is a board-certified anesthesiologist, regenerative medicine specialist, and the president of BioReset Medical: A medical facility that specializes in progressive, natural, non-invasive treatments for a number of common and complex medical issues...often when traditional medicine falls short.
In Episode 164 of the Health Via Modern Nutrition Podcast, host Geoffrey Woo and Dr. Cook dive into the virology of the novel coronavirus, explore potential integrative medicine interventions specific for defending the human body against the virus, and discuss some interesting implications the global lockdowns caused in the fields of cutting-edge science & formal clinical research.
Perhaps, we'll begin seeing a merging of traditional gold-standard RCT's and cutting-edge data points from labs / hospitals around the world, providing a more nuanced and accelerated approach to the publishing of scientific literature. As always, we encourage you to do your own research according to your own goals & personal health state. Follow the data, not the dogma.
Where to follow Dr. Matthew Cook's work 👇
BioReset™ Medical: https://bioresetmedical.com
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"Exogenous ketosis impacts neither performance nor muscle glycogen breakdown in prolonged endurance exercise".
This is the title of a recent study on exogenous ketones impact on performance, and published by Professor Peter Hespel in The Journal of Applied Physiology.
However, previous seminal research, including a study from Prof. Hespel and published in the same journal, found results that were strikingly different.
"Ketone ester supplementation blunts overreaching symptoms during endurance training overload".
One of the key findings of that study was that ketone ester intake following exercise markedly blunts the development of physiological symptoms indicating overreaching, and at the same time significantly enhances endurance exercise performance.
A finding from this new study comes to the conclusion that ketone ester consumption during a simulated cycling race does not cause glycogen sparing, nor does it affect all-out performance.
How does one make sense of conflicting (or even neutral) data?
Geoffrey Woo and Dr. Latt Mansor (Research Lead at HVMN), are here in an episode of Research Roundup to break all this science down and provide clarity on when exogenous ketones work best, and where further research is needed (which seems to almost always be the case, right everyone? 😉).
References:
https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00092.2020#B33
https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1113/JP277831
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5556006/
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"That's how [Game Changers] made a whole film, they cherry-picked their data...I'd love to make a film that couldn't be debunked. That's my whole goal."
Nutrient density, millions of years of human evolution, and modern nutrition science is the framework for the "Sapien Diet". Not to be mistaken as a trendy "one size fits all" diet, but a set of guidelines and principles Brian Sanders believes how the modern human should eat.
Brian Sanders, who is the host of the Peak Human Podcast & filmmaker behind the upcoming Food Lies Film, has collated a variety of perspectives on optimal nutrition and performance throughout his health journey and research. Although Brian is of the mind that nutrition lies on a spectrum and should be personalized for an individual, his Sapien Diet framework largely revolves around eating a single constant: Animal-based foods, while avoiding the obvious: Highly-processed and refined foods.
The recent demonization of meat is somewhat of an oddity, given that it has historically been directly tied to the advance of human evolution. With plant-based diets on the rise, the opposite camp of the "diet wars" (carnivores) have been resistant to the mainstream popularization of plant-based nutrition.
Who is right? Who is wrong?
Geoffrey Woo & Brian Sanders have an informative discussion on the spectrum of nutrition, the dangers of falling too deep into microscopic research, and why the current science & historical nature of animal-based nutrition trumps a plant-based diet.
Where to find Brian 👇
Food Lies Film: https://www.foodlies.org/
Peak Human Podcast: https://www.peak-human.com/
Twitter, Youtube, & Instagram: @FoodLies
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13 days after publishing a paper on hydroxychloroquine (a potential drug for coronavirus treatment), The Lancet retracted the study due to faulty data.
In the midst of a global pandemic, the study (that have since been retracted) was used as a basis for the guidelines set by the WHO, the CDC, elected officials, and...well, let's hear how deep this rabbit hole leads us.
Our guest today, James Todaro, MD, played a significant role in this multi-layered scandal: By revealing the red flags of a study published by one of the world's oldest and best-known medical journals, causing The Lancet to retract it in just 13 days.
Buckle up and enjoy this episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast.
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Less than half a year into 2020, we've experienced global, tectonic shifts that are still being felt now. It's time for modern leadership.
Common attributes of leadership, such as assertiveness and charisma, are simply no longer enough in the current climate. As society becomes more connected and multi-faceted, our leaders must evolve as well.
Communication, transparency, and empathy. Geoffrey Woo, founder of H.V.M.N., strongly believes these are traits essential for effective leadership. A leader that listens, a leader that unites. This is an element that has largely been lacking during these times of crises...this is what must be fixed.
The H.V.M.N. Podcast will be donating all of the ad revenue we receive during the month of June to Talent x Opportunity (TxO) fund, a fund designed to invest in underrepresented and underserved founders. We hope that the leaders of the next generation will build a healthy future for all of humanity.
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Kara Collier, the Director of Nutrition at Nutrisense, is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and Certified Nutrition Support Clinician who specializes in glucose control and metabolism.
Kara, drawn to the power of continuous glucose monitors (CGM's), has meticulously experimented with various foods and the impact they would have on her blood glucose levels. By having real-time data tracked over years on a spreadsheet, CGM's have been indispensable tool that has helped (& continues to!) fine-tune her diet.
With her previous experience working in traditional hospital institutions and becoming fed up with the shortcomings of standard care (recalling regular instances where metabolically-impaired patients were given soda & highly processed foods), Kara knew that truly personalized nutrition was the future - and she is working tirelessly to spread the message.
For example, the effects of intermittent fasting between men and women seem to differ in substantial ways that are recently coming into light. Geoff & Kara dive into the nuances of that much-requested topic, low-carb and ketogenic diets, quality of food, and more in this podcast episode!
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PRODUCER NOTE: This episode was recorded on April 16th, 2020.
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With no stone left unturned from the past, Lance Armstrong pulls back the curtain on his cycling career, why he's thriving under quarantine (& decided to ditch alcohol), and how he's focusing on the path forward.
Averaging 400-500 watts over a 30-minute interval (something a typical 25-year-old could do for only 30 seconds) Lance had nearly superhuman-level abilities.
"It really wasn't [the doping]. At this point, I'm not here to fool or lie to anybody...but it wasn't. That was step 11 in a 10 step process. We put a lot of work into the team."
In this podcast interview, Geoff Woo and Lance discuss the current coronavirus epidemic, beating cancer, war stories from the Le Tour days, preserving a competitive spirit, and how the global sport of cycling should evolve.
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Multiple studies have shown that moderate exercise is beneficial for the immune system, especially for the elderly and those with chronic diseases. This is a fairly common and widely-accepted understanding.
However, there is another school of thought warning that too much exercise can actually decrease immune system function and increase risk of infections.
In a time where many of us are looking to boost our immune system, could too much (i.e. strenuous) exercise actually be doing more harm than good?
Dr. Latt Mansor (Research Lead at H.V.M.N.) dives into a recent paper that explores this very question, in which two groups of scientists debate the impact of exercise has on immunity.
Link to Article: "Can Exercise Affect Immune Function to Increase Susceptibility to Infection?" https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32139352/
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"Absolutely there are diets that can protect you against coronavirus. The health of an individual at a metabolic level is...everything."
Dr. Paul Saladino is the leading authority on the science and application of the carnivore diet. He has used this diet to reverse autoimmunity, chronic inflammation and mental health issues in hundreds of patients, many of whom had been told their conditions were untreatable.
Since the beginning of the global COVID-19 crisis, Dr. Saladino has been boldly voicing his opinions on how various countries implemented their lockdown policies and why the best, science-driven way to protect yourself begins with the root cause of so many diseases in the first place...
The state of your metabolic health.
According to this study (https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/met.2018.0105), only 12% of Americans are considered metabolically healthy. While there has not been formal random controlled trials published just yet, there is a strong case to be made with existing and emerging correlating data / science suggesting that the state of one's metabolic health is an essential factor when faced with the virus.
In this in-depth podcast interview, Geoff Woo & Dr. Paul Saladino discuss the timeline of the coronavirus, how skewed messaging is being pushed by the media, his evolved guidance for the carnivore diet and how insulin resistance is linked to immune system function, and even delve into some fascinating hypotheses that put the coronavirus' actual danger to human health into question.
Producer's Note: This episode was originally recorded on 05/05/2020.
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Apolo Anton Ohno has a remarkable track record as an athlete, becoming the most decorated American Olympian at the Winter Olympics and inducted into the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame. Post-sport career (& post "Dancing With the Stars" fame, as we're sure some are aware), Apolo continues to blaze new paths for himself and dedicates much of his time empowering others to reach their own goals.
In this podcast interview, Apolo firmly states that he was at a factual, physiological disadvantage during his short track speed skating competitions when compared to his competitors.
So, how did Apolo come out so frequently on top? What was he doing differently? How did he win 8 Olympic medals?
As much as he was training his body for peak physical performance, he was also training his mind...if not even harder than his body.
Pushing his mental game to the absolute limit, sharpening it, and continuously channeling it (all the way from training to race day) was his secret weapon. His mind was the key to success.
The mental resilience and competitive edge he built up during his athletic career were never lost. Apolo, with unwavering discipline, continually adapts that performance mindset to support ongoing personal and professional growth. From following a cyclical keto diet to intermittent fasting, Apolo stays on top of both his mental and physical game.
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Could intermittent fasting or time restricted eating help you stay safe from the coronavirus? Is it a good idea to put the human body under metabolic "stress", when many are already faced with a particularly stressful time?
It's not a simple "Yes" or "No" answer.
In this podcast, Geoffrey Woo & Dr. Latt Mansor explore the existing scientific literature behind intermittent fasting and dive deep into a recently published study, which showed that healthy participants actually boosted their immune system through 30 days of consecutive fasting. Extrapolating data from both this study and others, they come to their own conclusions and offer their best guidance to how one should think about intermittent fasting during the COVID-19 crisis.
Resources:
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1874391920300130?fbclid=IwAR1C-iB7gqrROP96m_BE-VKvfUbrK2ps7nZA-K1MWuHy8WcEvWwIxqLRwxM
- https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/08/180830113035.htm
- https://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/content/45/8/1003.short
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7144611/
DISCLAIMER: Any information in this podcast is for general information purposes only, and should not be construed as medical advice, medical opinion, diagnosis or treatment. Consult a licensed healthcare professional for medical advice and treatment.
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Strength vs. Cardio. That's a topic that's been discussed and argued over within many fitness schools of thought.
Is one approach truly better than the other?
In this podcast interview, we get interesting insights into this age-old question from Kris Gethin, who has competed as a lifetime natural pro bodybuilder and placed second place in the Natural World Championships.
His mindset for training and nutrition has evolved throughout the years, as evident by his more recent involvement in Ironman races & ultra-marathons. Kris currently follows the DTP (Dramatic Transformation Principle) for building strength & muscle, which is high volume and very high intensity. As previously mentioned, Kris incorporates cardio for his health and longevity, completing Ironman races, Spartan courses, & ultra-marathons.
Geoff digs into Kris' multi-faceted approach to building muscle, extending healthspan, learning to have a balanced mindset, eating a healthy diet, and much more!
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Lisa Tamati is a professional ultra endurance athlete who has crushed some of the toughest endurance events in the world, such as the grueling Badwater Ultramarathon held in Death Valley. Lisa became the first woman from New Zealand to complete this infamous race.
Lisa’s adventures have taken her far and wide, including a harrowing expedition through the Libyan Desert that nearly killed her. Despite having over 140 ultramarathons under her belt and achieving various accomplishments, Lisa has also struggled with her mental health - battling with her self esteem, body image, depression, fear, and anxiety.
Ultrarunning forced Lisa to learn how to sharpen her mental health and push her physical limits even through traumatic events.
In this interview, Lisa goes into great detail about how both her athletic & general life experiences (both positive & negative) made her become the woman she is today. When her mother had an aneurism and fell critically ill, she was unresponsive to the doctors’ standard of healthcare. Lisa then took matters into her own hands and saved her mother’s life through a self-researched protocol that incorporated hyperbaric oxygen therapy, targeted nutrition, nootropics, and more.
After 4 years, Lisa’s mother is now healthy - regaining her cognition, peripheral vision, and driver’s license. Lisa has ran through hell & back, and dedicates much of her time now motivating and training others become the best they can be.
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Brain aging is inevitable, but not uniform; every brain ages differently. Are there lifestyle and nutritional interventions we can follow to reduce the rate of decline?
A recent study found that those who followed a ketogenic and low-carb diet did indeed see positive results that we can attribute to preventing (perhaps even reversing) cognitive decline as they age. Fascinatingly, even those who followed a standard American diet found that simply ingesting an exogenous ketone ester (H.V.M.N. Ketone Ester) resulted in similar, positive neurological effects.
This study, led by Lilianne R. Mujica-Parodi, PhD, and published in PNAS, is titled "Diet modulates brain network stability, a biomarker for brain aging, in young adults". When interviewed about her findings, she is quoted:
"...as people get older, their brains start to lose the ability to metabolize glucose efficiently, causing neurons to slowly starve, and brain networks to destabilize. Thus, we tested whether giving the brain a more efficient fuel source, in the form of ketones, either by following a low-carb diet or drinking ketone supplements, could provide the brain with greater energy. Even in younger individuals, this added energy further stabilized brain networks.”
In this episode of Research Roundup: Dr. Latt Mansor, H.V.M.N. Research Lead, walks us through the methods, results, and analyses formulated from these experiments.
Resources:
Study: https://www.pnas.org/content/pnas/117/11/6170.full.pdfPress
Article: https://news.stonybrook.edu/newsroom/study-shows-low-carb-diet-may-prevent-reverse-age-related-effects-within-the-brain
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With over 100,000 patient interactions and two decades of experience as a board-certified Family Medicine physician, Dr. Ted Naiman continues to accumulate a wide spectrum of knowledge regarding nutrition, fitness, and the keys to optimal human health.
Most recently, Dr. Naiman collated his work into his book: 'The P:E Diet'. He makes it clear that he does not follow specific diet dogma (keto, paleo, carnivore, vegan, etc), but that his P:E Diet (protein vs. energy) explains the success of every successful diet out there.
In an excerpt in the book, Dr. Naiman states...
"What EXACTLY were the differences between the diet and exercise of these healthy elites versus those plagued by chronic disease? Gradually I came to the realization that the principles at work were unbelievably simple, and equally simple to implement. The rules for diet were so basic that I couldn’t believe I hadn’t realized them earlier. Target nutrient density—mostly just protein and minerals—while minimizing toxins, including the energy toxicity of exceeding your carbohydrate and fat storage."
Host Geoff Woo and Dr. Naiman discuss the delicate balance of metabolic substrates, why protein should be the building block for an energy-dense diet, the preferred intermittent fasting & time-restricted feeding schedule, the state of the carnivore community, the potential flaws of the popular 'carbohydrate insulin hypothesis', and accessible tips for bodyweight training / weight loss.
You can check out his book here: http://www.thepediet.com/
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Dr. Tamsin Lewis is a medical doctor, qualified with honours from King's College London and Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital, with a specific interest in targeted lifestyle and nutritional interventions for improving health-span.
Dr. Lewis was also a pro triathlete and became an Ironman Champion in 2014 – winning Ironman UK on her first attempt at the distance. Despite a clear and continuous passion for her health and wellness, Dr. Lewis fell ill to the novel COVID-19 virus on March 14th, 2020.
In this podcast episode, host Geoffrey Woo digs into Dr. Lewis' unfortunate experience battling the coronavirus.
Dr. Lewis shares helpful information she has gathered from her personal experience, including a time-table of the symptoms she recognized, how wearable biometric devices such as the Oura Ring were valuable, and how she responded taking the various pharmaceuticals (such as hydroxychloroquine) prescribed to her.
You can follow Dr. Lewis and her continuing recovery story on her Twitter (https://twitter.com/sportiedoc) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/sportiedoc/).
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In recent months, uncertainty has been at the forefront of many of our minds.
With the rapid developments regarding the ongoing COVID-19 virus and global lockdowns, it's only natural to feel uneasy and anxious about the current situation.
While much of this is out of our own control, Geoffrey Woo strongly advises that we'd be remiss to not take this time to take a step back and improve ourselves.
Of course, we must do our part to "flatten the curve" for the greater good, but we can also make our individual curves in self-development continue to move up in a positive direction.
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Establish, transition, and commit to new routines.
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Remain physically isolated, but not socially isolated.
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Be proactive when possible, not reactive.
p.s. Wash your hands :)
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To follow your "gut", it's essential to have a healthy gut in the first place. Most still shudder at the thought of bacteria flowing around in their body, but probiotics / prebiotics play a hugely important role in the health of your microbiome.
Kombucha is a fairly recent and accessible beverage that introduces healthy bacteria into your diet.
In this episode, we welcome Vanessa Dew, the co-founder of Health-Ade Kombucha.
Geoff & Vanessa discuss the following and much more:
- How is kombucha brewed and why exactly is it healthy
- Building the fast-growing kombucha brand from scratch
- The future of kombucha and why the category is growing so quickly...could it catch up to the likes of "big soda"?
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On an episode of the Netflix show "Goop Lab", Gwyneth Paltrow followed the 'fast mimicking diet' for five days.
According to the experiment featured in the episode, she lowered her biological age by 1.7 years.
Essentially a form of extreme calorie restriction, can a fast mimicking diet actually mimic...a true intermittent fast? Geoffrey Woo & Dr. Latt Mansor dive into a fun conversation and discuss the proposed science behind it.
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Dr. Hayley Teasdale is the new Lead Scientist over at Halo Neuroscience. Halo developed a headset (Halo Sport 2) that applies a small electric current (a method specifically known as transcranial direct current stimulation) to the part of the brain that controls movement, activating neurons so they fire more often when you train. The more neurons fire, together, the faster pathways are built in your brain.
Prior to joining Halo, Dr. Teasdale came from a research background focused on non-invasive brain stimulation and motor control in Parkinson's Disease, with a particular angle on training proprioception and balance in order to prevent falls.
In this episode, Geoff and Dr. Teasdale discuss...
- The importance of proprioception, which is the sense of self-movement and body position. It is sometimes described as the "sixth sense". As modern society evolved, have humans (at some level) lost their ability to truly tap into this sense?
- How does brain stimulation work mechanistically? What literature supports positive outcomes using transcranial direct stimulation? What are the pros and cons of TDCS, along with other forms of brain stimulation?
- The ever-evolving brain and how neuroplasticity evolves as we age, train, and learn.
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At this point, we've heard of many adults following the ketogenic diet to great success, but what about developing children?
When Danny Vega, an active athlete who received his M.S. in Human Performance from University of Florida, discovered the ketogenic diet in 2016...he never looked back. With so many years of pushing and stressing his body, experiencing the benefits of reduced inflammation, improved mental clarity, and overall well-being, Danny knew then that low-carb nutrition was a key pillar for his health.
His ketogenic lifestyle also made an influence on his family, including his young children. They all follow the keto diet, genuinely love it, and report similar yet varying benefits that help each member prosper in their own way. Maura Vega (@fatfueledmom), suffered from eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and postpartum depression...keto corrected all of that. Dean, the youngest, has had astounding improvements in his eczema and mood. Desmond, the eldest, felt an immediate increase in energy and improvement in his allergies and asthma.
In this episode, Geoff and Danny have a balanced chat about ketogenic nutrition, fitness & muscle-building, philosophy, public education, and much more.
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With over 88,000 confirmed cases, the coronavirus (COVID-19) is the latest global outbreak endangering human health. The outbreak has reached the "Highest level of alert", according to WHO (The World Health Organization), with the director-general warning it can go in "any direction."
As the virus continues to spread and health organizations respond accordingly, Geoff and Dr. Latt Mansor dive into the science behind COVID-19 and discuss some of the latest updates.
PRODUCER NOTE: The first half of this episode was taped on 2/20, and the second half was taped on 2/27 due to new developments about the outbreak.
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Paul Benigeri, VP of Engineering and Growth at H.V.M.N., graduated from Stanford University with a BS in Computer Science.
Paul, one of the first employees who joined the team, quickly went from an individual contributor to managing a world-class (& world-wide!) team of engineers, marketers, and designers.
A natural biohacker and optimizer at heart, Paul not only pushes the boundaries of what H.V.M.N. can accomplish, but also himself. From 7 day fasts, to rigorous blocks of eating only meat, to seemingly never-ending fitness challenges, Paul constantly optimizes his health & performance through a systemized approach.
Paul then applies the key learnings from his personal growth to the wider team at H.V.M.N.
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Dr. Richard Veech spent decades studying human metabolism, with his scientific contributions, (particularly in the keto field), being highly lauded among his colleagues.
"He has redefined our understanding of metabolism," said Dr. Thomas Seyfried of Boston College.
In an airplane crash of 48 passengers in 1968, only 10 survived...including Dr. Veech. He was named a Hero of New Hampshire for providing medical care to the survivors even though he had a broken back.
At age 84, Dr. Richard Veech passed away on Jan 30, 2020.
We dedicate this episode of "Geoff Talk" to Veech's memory & scientific legacy. Geoff starts off with Dr. Veech's biographical facts, dives into some of his most interesting contributions to science, and discusses how Dr. Veech's work inspires his thinking and gives an indication to where the future of ketone metabolism, human performance, and healthspan is headed.
We highly recommend watching the video version of this episode on our YouTube channel here: https://youtu.be/9ler8ksUAfE
References:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7...
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3...
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With over 250 documented fights in her professional career in Thailand, Sylvie von Duuglas-Ittu (105lbs) is truly a fighting machine. How can one fight at such an intense volume?
Along with discipline made of steel, Sylvie also follows the ketogenic diet to help further her performance both in the ring and aid in her recovery between fights.
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Sylvie's Youtube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/user/MasterKM...
Sylvie's Website - https://8limbsus.com/
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Ditch the flat treadmill. Hit the winding, mountainous, rocky trail instead.
In this podcast, we chat with Erwan Le Corre (founder of MovNat). He follows a primal lifestyle of "natural movement", one that reconnects himself to the natural, innate capabilities of the human body.
In modernity, most people only do a few movements each day, commonly finding themselves stuck in environments that limits their ability to move as freely as their ancestors could have.
Geoff and Erwan and dig into the benefits of engaging with natural movements, why it might even be more beneficial for your cognition vs. pumping iron in the gym, and much more.
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For Dr. Latt Mansor (our H.V.M.N. Research Lead), diabetes is a topic that hits close to home for him. His PhD thesis work from the University of Oxford focused on diabetes and cardiovascular risk.
Typically, Type 2 diabetes gradually develops through a poor lifestyle largely driven by nutrition and a sedentary lifestyle. Dr. Mansor breaks down exactly why one should seriously take into consideration their intake of carbohydrates, incorporate healthy movement-based routines, and regularly monitor your own body to minimize your risk for developing Type 2 diabetes.
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Fresh from the Metabolic Health Summit (#MHS2020), Geoffrey Woo and Dr. Latt Mansor sit down to chat about their experience interacting with the community and learning from all the fascinating presentations.
The Metabolic Health Summit was created to bring two worlds together: science and society. Over four immersive days, Geoff and Dr. Mansor were exposed to some of the most cutting edge research and applications of ketosis and metabolic therapies from leading physicians around the world. It's where research meets the real world.
In this episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast, Geoff and Dr. Mansor discuss...
- The presentations Dr. Mansor found especially interesting (Dr. John Newman, Dr. Mary Newport, & Dr. Benjamin Bikman to name a few), and sharing nuggets of the latest science he thought would be most valuable to our listeners.
- Meeting the community! Many of the guests we've had on the podcast were at MHS in-person, along with fans of the podcast. Geoff & Dr. Mansor express their gratitude and joy interacting with everyone. The movement is truly growing!
- Perhaps unsurprisingly, given recent popularity / controversy, one of the big topics underlying the summit was the #carnivore diet. Geoff and Dr. Mansor discuss the diet, shouting out Joe Rogan's instagram post on closing out #WorldCarnivoreMonth with truly amazing results on his physique and autoimmune condition.
We hope to see the event grow even more next year...look out for the H.V.M.N. Team at MHS 2021!
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What exactly is a "boundless" life?
With a supposed biological age of 9 years, Ben Greenfield's countless self-experiments and unconventional lifestyle just might have led him to be living one.
Ben describes his new book, "Boundless", as a complete guide for upgrading the mind, optimizing performance, and defying aging. With years of following ancestral practices and testing out the most cutting-edge biotechnology, did Ben find the keys needed to unlock full human potential?
In this episode of the H.V.M.N. Podcast, Geoff and Ben discuss...
· The evolution of biohacking, the portrayal of the stereotypical "biohacker", and what directions the space may go in the future.
· Combining ancestral wisdom and current science for optimal human health...how does one balance the past in modern society?
· Defining what a "boundless" life means, Ben's proposed framework for reaching one, and what specific biohacks seem to be the most promising.
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"Dopamine Fasting" is a recent hot trend for improving productivity, mental discipline, and essentially structuring your time with what matters most to you...without modern distractions.
Dopamine is neurotransmitter involved in our brain’s system for motivation, reward, and pleasure.
Even when encountering seemingly innocent actions such as scrolling through your social media feed and gawking a cute puppy picture..dopamine is getting released in the brain. Could periodically abstaining from constant dopamine releases result in a better version of yourself?
Dr. Cameron Sepah, a clinical professor of psychiatry at UC San Francisco and returning podcast guest, popularized dopamine fasting in August when he published a "Dopamine Fasting" guide and made the rounds in the press.
“Taking a break from behaviors that trigger strong amounts of dopamine release (especially in a repeated fashion) allows our brain to recover and restore itself,” Sepah wrote in a Vox article.
Without such breaks, we become habituated to high levels of the chemical, so we feel the need to seek out ever-higher doses of stimulation to achieve the same pleasurable effect.
With principles of abstinence not unlike intermittent fasting, it's not a hard reach to connect the parallels between intermittent fasting and dopamine fasting. Cutting-edge "biohacker-y" practices tend to be an easy target for attracting dismissive articles that fail to take into account the actual science.. Unfortunately, it is becoming increasingly apparent that optimizing articles for "clicks" and "virality" are becoming standard practice from even the most well-respected outlets.
In this no-holds barred podcast, we interview the man behind the "Dopamine Fasting" movement.
In this episode, Geoff & Dr. Sepah discuss:
· Dr. Sepha's evidence-based definition of 'dopamine fasting' vs what is being portrayed in popular media such as the NTY.
· The science behind brain addiction, specifically through the lens of modern technology driven by social media, self-validation thought the internet, & more. Cameron's approach derives from cognitive behavioral science, a well-studied field of science.
· The dissatisfaction Cameron felt when reading the the latest guidelines from the American Psychology Association: "Many characteristics commonly linked with masculinity — such as courage, strength, compassion, leadership, and assertiveness — are often associated with positive psychological and behavioral health. However, according to the psychological research cited in the guidelines, some masculine social norms can have negative consequences for the health of boys and men."
Without a doubt, it's a hefty & multi-faced topic. We hope you enjoy this honest conversation!
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Headaches, heart palpitations, cramps, fatigue, mood swings, brain fog, nausea...these are some of the issues people trying out the ketogenic diet for the first time could experience.
How and why does the infamous "keto flu" happen?
Many don't experience it all, some can power through in just a few days...while some studies show that the keto flu can persist for 14 days.
With all the positive benefits driven from the keto diet, why must some deal with these negative side-effects? We've even experienced a few of them firsthand.
Perhaps, from the wise words of Spiderman 's Uncle Ben: "With a great diet comes great responsibilities."
The main causes include:
- The natural metabolic shift from glucose to fatty acids.
- Inefficiency in metabolizing fat during the adaptation period, leaving you feeling lethargic.
- Electrolyte and water loss.
- Hormonal responses to the shift in metabolism.
Keep in mind that keto flu is not a traditional "flu", rather the symptom caused by the changes happening in your body as you go through the diet.
Dr. Latt Mansor, H.V.M.N. Research Lead, explains these causes and what you can do to make your transition to the keto lifestyle much easier. If you understand the mechanisms behind those less-than-deal moment of keto flu, you'll be in a much better position to solve it and go on your merry, ketosis-fueled day.
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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7332312
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7332312
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Minimalism can be applied to improve various aspects of one's life.
Jerry Teixeria, faced with the realities of raising children and attending to his family, going to the gym 6x a week quickly became unsustainable.
Shifting his focus to bodyweight training & progressive calisthenics in the comforts of his own sunny backyard, Jerry reached his goals of physique, healthspan, & more...all by dropping the weights.
This shift in his training approach even carried over to his nutrition protocol. Once a follower of the common "6 pre-prepped meals a day" advice preached by the traditional fitness community, Jerry simplified his eating habits and attained even greater results. From intermittent fasting (warrior diet) to eating a carnivore diet (correcting his autoimmune symptoms in the process), Jerry has run a wide gamut of self-experiments that he dives deep into on this week's podcast.
In this episode, Geoff & Jerry discuss:
- The benefits of progressive bodyweight training and how one can get started. Why could this more primal approach be more effective than the standard heavy squat lifts you see others pushing through at your local gym?
- The importance of continually overloading your workouts in order to avoid "plateauing". In the case of body-weight exercises such as handstands, pushups, and pull-ups, what does Jerry suggest one can do to ensure overloading is happening during a routine?
- Jerry's experience with the carnivore diet, and why he is now more "carnivore-ish".
- The effect of exercise on metabolism and longevity (mTor, IGF-1)
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With 2019 wrapping up, Geoffrey Woo takes the time to answer some of the questions and comments we've received throughout the year!
- Could intermittent fasting potentially help in the healing of a rotator cuff tear?
- Is red meat a real cause of uric acid build-up?
- What are the health consequences of insulin & glucose spikes and what is actually happening biologically?
- Is apple cider vinegar effective for glycemic control?
- Where can one get a continuous glucose monitor?
Geoff answers all these smart questions and more. Thank you all for an amazing 2019...see you all in 2020! 🎉
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Kevin Bass is unafraid to publicly call out those in the health & nutrition community he deems irresponsible...perhaps even dangerous.
Kevin states: “Bad science will hurt people”.
Passionate about truly helping people, his mission is to stop misinformation from spreading.
Albeit a controversial figure in the ketogenic diet community, we’ve found that Kevin isn’t as “anti-keto” as some would say. He’s an MD/PhD student whose thesis research actually focuses on the ketogenic diet and cancer. He’s acutely aware of the positive, neutral, & negative research, and does his best to bring a balanced perspective backed by published science.
In this episode, Geoff & Kevin discuss:
- What about keto is overhyped & what is actually exciting? For example, is it curing diabetes or just putting it into remission? Does it have the potential to treat cancer?
- Sensationalism vs. pragmatism: How can we create better science for the public? How can we determine who is a legitimate science-based health expert and who is not?
- Kevin’s own personal health journey, nutrition protocols, challenges faced in medical school, & what motivates him.
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Kevin’s Website: https://nutritionalrevolution.org/
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L. Amber O’Hearn grew up in a household that followed a mostly vegetarian diet.
In the subsequent years, Amber struggled with weight fluctuations & mental health disorders. After first experimenting with a low-carb diet, then a ketogenic diet, Amber finally discovered she only required one food that alleviated her from psychiatric medications and weight issues…
Meat.
For the past decade, Amber has been following the carnivore diet and meticulously researching nearly everything about ketogenic nutrition. An “OG” carnivore and data scientist by profession, Amber joins the H.V.M.N. Podcast to share her story.
In this episode, Geoff & Amber discuss:
- Theories for her neurological issues and the possible explanations for why avoiding plants and eating meat was best for her brain and overall health.
- The issues with modern veggies & fruit…could they be playing a role in the development of autoimmune disorders?
- Nuances of protein consumption, ketosis, mTor activation, and AMPK stimulation
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It's the holiday season, and that often means big, happy meals with friends and family. That apple pie (that you may or may not give in) would be a glucose challenge for your body to handle.
What if you can preemptively improve your body's metabolic ability to handle that serving of pie with exogenous ketones? A pair of studies from University of British Columbia by Prof. Jonathan Little and Oxford Prof. Kieran Clarke researched how H.V.M.N. Ketone impacts glycemic response in both normal and obese populations.
Before participants consumed a 75g glucose drink, they consumed a ketone monoester. The results?
Reduced glycemic response and markers of insulin sensitivity.
In this episode of Research Roundup, Geoffrey Woo explains the studies' design, analyzes the specific results, and finally, what one could take away from the science and apply it to their personal life.
On a keto "cheat meal" day, could you perhaps reduce the negative effects a carb-heavy meal would have on your metabolism? Let's find out.
Watch this episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/I57B3nUyfqw
2018 Study (Healthy Participants): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29446830
2019 Study (Obese Participants): https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31599919
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Before keto, Crystal Reneau was overweight and fighting various health issues. From an overactive thyroid to hair loss, Crystal was forced on a journey to take back her health.
After dropping the carbohydrates and going keto, Crystal not only corrected many of her symptoms, but developed a deep passion for a fat-fueled lifestyle. With years of practical experience and self-experimentation (such as Crystal’s “10-day Steak & Eggs Challenge”), she joins our podcast for an accessible episode digging into the ins and outs of personal health.
Geoff & Crystal discuss:
- Adapting to the ketogenic diet: Staying ahead of dehydration, electrolyte imbalances, & carbohydrate withdrawal symptoms
- Personalized health: Defining your own goals, balancing intuition with tracking biomarkers, & doing food challenges to flex your metabolism
- Crystal's experience with intermittent fasting & the carnivore diet, along with her take on the Netflix vegan documentary “Gamechangers”
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Is there no limit to human longevity?
The latest & most cutting-edge research in aging paints a fascinating picture for the future.
Much of this work comes from Dr. David Sinclair, a Professor in the Department of Genetics at Harvard Medical School & the author of New York Times Bestseller "Lifespan: Why We Age - And Why We Don't Have To".
Dr. Sinclair's leading hypothesis for why we age and how we can manipulate our biological clock is dubbed the "Information Theory of Aging". He joins the H.V.M.N. Podcast to expand on the biological mechanisms behind his theory, the discoveries from his research, and what we can potentially do today to extend our lifespan.
Topics Discussed:
· Epigenetic reprogramming
· What the "Observer" could be (Dr. Sinclair proposes that each cell has an original dna ‘observer’ copy that can be activated and restored to a youthful state)
· Hormesis
· Horvath's clock
· Metabolic and cellular pathways for longevity
· Potential interventions for longevity: Nutrition, cold exposure, metformin, resveratrol, NAD+, ketones
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Fixing healthcare costs & health insurance is part of standard political speeches & debates for US presidential candidates today.
Everyone knows there’s a problem with the healthcare system. However, virtually all of the politician's discussions & proposals are based on bandaid solutions.
The real issue? The healthcare crisis begins with our widespread health crisis.
No politician is talking about how modern lifestyle and industrialized nutrition is destroying the health of millions of Americans.
No politician is going to talk about this because telling the masses that their comfortable lifestyle is unhealthy and dangerous is not what they want to hear.
Healthcare is primarily fixing people when they're broken. Our current society and culture are breaking too many people, too quickly.
In this video, Geoffrey Woo dives deep into the issues of healthcare, population health, and what he believes we can all do to steer society in a better direction.
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Sleep is known as a common "pillar of health", yet is increasingly neglected in our modern society. Although technology has constantly been advancing, our beds have remained largely the same.
Stanford Professor Craig Heller & Matteo Franceschetti from Eight Sleep joins the podcast to discuss the science of better sleep.
How can we translate the "gold standard" of a clinical sleep environment to our own sleeping routines...our own homes? What sleep biomarkers make up a good night's rest? How important is body temperature for optimal sleep?
In addition, we discuss:
- Sleep technology: The drawbacks of wearables, envisioning a future in which we can control and create our own optimal "sleep environment", & the power of thermoregulation.
- How measuring "quality" of sleep works in a home setting and in a clinical setting
- Importance of accessible & long-term health data: How did Matteo use his sleep data to predict oncoming illnesses?
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We all know intermittent fasting and exercise are healthy, practical ways we can improve our health & performance.
Is it possible to use them together?
Would you benefit more from a fasted workout vs. a "fed" workout?
In this episode of Research Roundup, Geoffrey Woo takes on this very question.
By analyzing a recent study that found fasted workouts improved the metabolic health of obese men, Geoff provides his framework for how you can utilize fasted workouts to meet your goals...or if you should at all.
Referenced Study: https://academic.oup.com/jcem/advance-article/doi/10.1210/clinem/dgz104/5599745
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Age brings wisdom, strength and growth. Time also wears us down.
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Dr. Carrie Diulus is a US board-certified orthopedic spine surgeon, endurance athlete, and thriving Type 1 diabetic.
Her choice of fuel for success?
A plant-based, vegan, ketogenic diet.
It's common to think that ketogenic diets need animal-based nutrition sources, yet Dr. Diulus is a shining example for how a ketogenic diet can successfully be adapted to suit the individual.
In this episode, Geoff & Dr. Diulus discuss:
- What led Carrie to choose a ketogenic diet to combat her Type 1 diabetes? Where does she get high sources of plant-based fat and protein from?
- With Dr. Diulus' holistic approach to patient-centered care, how is she seeing ketogenic / low-carb diets improving surgery outcomes in her own patients?
- Multi-day fasting, exogenous ketones, and other insulin-targeting interventions for improving metabolic health
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A new study, conducted by MIT, explored how a ketogenic diet and exogenous ketones govern signaling biological programs that maintain intestinal stem cell function.
We know ketone bodies like beta-hydroxybutyrate have signaling roles in the body and can help regulate things like appetite, metabolism, and neurotransmitter function.
This study provides evidence that BHB itself may play a key mediating role in maintaining intestinal health too.
Do ketones themselves (and not necessarily through fasting or a ketogenic diet) alone drive some of the metabolic and functional benefits? What were the exact findings?
Let's find out.
Study: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(19)30848-7
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Mikhaila Peterson has officially coined her version of the carnivore diet: The Lion Diet.
Strictly sticking to ruminant meat, salt, and water cured Mikhaila of her autoimmune issues back in 2018. Most recently, she's been experimenting with multi-day intermittent fasting as another lifestyle and nutritional intervention.
While Mikhaila initially targeted for fat loss, she also found that fasting was a profound tool for mental health and emotional stability.
What else happens when a carnivore embarks on a 7-day fast? Let's find out.
In this episode, Geoff and Mikhaila discuss:
- 7-Day Fasting: Experience, biomarker data, lessons learned, and tips & tricks
- The carnivore diet and how it may have affected Mikhaila's microbiome (resulting in C. Difficile infection)
- Evolution of the carnivore community
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Dr. Latt Mansor is the new Research Lead of H.V.M.N, and we're proud to share his fascinating research and upcoming work with our listeners!
In Dr. Mansor's thesis study, he found that the diabetic heart retains metabolic flexibility to adapt to hypoxia. Hypoxia is a condition when the body lacks adequate oxygen. Since diabetic hearts are more prone to hypoxia, getting closer to understanding if it could adapt to it was an important finding.
For context, diabetes and hypoxia have opposing effects on metabolic substrates in the heart. Diabetes promotes fatty acid oxidation and suppresses glycolysis, whereas adaptation to hypoxia suppresses fatty acid oxidation and promotes glycolysis.
The key result of Dr. Mansor's paper was that diabetic hearts did indeed adapt to chronic hypoxia, by increasing glycolysis and decreasing fatty acid oxidation.
In addition, Geoff & Dr. Mansor discuss:
- The implications of the study that was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize in Medicine, which discovered how cells sense and adapt to oxygen availability
- The complex relationship between diet, oxygen, and HIF (our oxygen-sensing pathway)
- The potential of ketones to improve metabolic inflexiblity
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Animal-based vs. plant-based nutrition - What's most optimal for human health & performance?
Frank Tufano, a follower of an animal-based, zero-carb diet for over 5 years, has garnered quite a unique reputation on Youtube. Along with his informative videos on the ins-and-outs of a carnivorous lifestyle, Frank doesn't shy away from scrutinizing the rapidly growing (and arguably more culturally accepted) plant-based diet.
In this podcast, Geoff and Frank discuss:
· The cultural impact of a recent study (published in Annals of Internal Medicine) that concluded that the current public-health recommendation to eat less red and processed meat isn’t backed by strong evidence
· Cooked meat vs. Raw meat: What are the proposed benefits for consuming raw meat or fermented foods?
· Analyzing the common arguments for veganism (i.e. reducing environmental impact) and how Frank debunks them
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|| Referenced Studies ||
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18326600
https://academic.oup.com/cdn/article/1/4/e000257/4555134/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19223595
https://ffhdj.com/index.php/ffhd/article/view/325
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3570285/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18466655
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435782/
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With the 100-Mile American Record already under his belt (for 5+ years), ultra endurance athlete Zach Bitter just outdid himself on August 25th, 2019.
He crushed the 100-Mile World Record, setting a 6:48-mile pace and besting the previous world record by nearly 10 minutes.
Zach is notable for his low-carb, high-fat, animal-based lifestyle as a professional endurance athlete. He first transitioned to the ketogenic diet during an off-season, and immediately felt his sleep, energy, and recovery improve.
By developing a flexible, fat-adapted metabolism, he's able to tactically use carbs to maximize racing performance.
In this episode, Geoff & Zack discuss:
· Zack's 100 Mile World Record, his mental game during racing, and why he got into ultra-endurance sport
· LCHF diets for therapeutic cases vs. performance cases...does an athlete have more "leeway" with eating carbohydrates?
· Carnivore diet for leaky gut & autoimmune issues
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When it comes to intermittent fasting, the most common question from beginners who struggle with the hunger is: “What can you drink during your fast?"
A fasting purist would answer with nothing but water. A more relaxed faster may point you to a cup of black coffee, tea, or bone broth.
Let's face it: Intermittent fasting can be tough...especially for a newbie!
What can one drink to help get them through a fast without "breaking" it?
In this podcast clip, Dr. Jason Fung details why he believes green tea & ketone esters could be an effective "fasting" hack.
Tune in to the full podcast with Dr. Jason Fung here: https://hvmn.com/podcast/episode-61-the-application-of-intermittent-fasting-in-medicine-ft-dr-jason-fung
|| Referenced Studies ||
https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/JP275709
https://www.nature.com/articles/ijo2009135.pdf
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26093535
"Aging is a disease, and that disease is treatable."
In his new book, "Lifespan", David Sinclair has proposed a radical new theory of aging, suggesting that the aging hallmarks are symptoms of epigenetic changes that occur over time, but that the original genetic code remains very much intact.
If we can reset the code, can we slow, stop or even reverse aging? Sinclair believes we can.
Geoffrey Woo, after digesting "Lifespan", has formulated some interesting thoughts based on the information given and hypotheses proposed in the book.
In this book review, Geoff details the core concepts of aging, the practical ways we can slow it, & his final verdict on Sinclair's bold theory for extending longevity.
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Dr. Andy Phung connects the latest low-carb science with his own clinical experience, treating the root cause of various metabolic conditions.
With a personal and lifestyle-focused approach, Dr. Phung has seen stellar results from his patient population by prescribing low-carb diets.
In this episode, we discuss:
- Metabolic health: Insulin resistance, CICO, autophagy, signs of metabolic dysfunction, & more
- The struggles of doctors working in the traditional health system
- Dr. Phung's own health journey: Losing 25lbs and reversing his pre-diabetes by adopting the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting
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Blue light blocking glasses. Do they work? If so, when should we use them?
You've probably seen health & wellness influencers promote various types of blue light blocking glasses. Geoffrey Woo has spent some time using them, digging into the science & research, and pondering over the mechanisms of why they could be useful.
Armed with n=1 data and relevant studies, Geoff presents his framework on how to get the most out of blue light blocking glasses.
In this episode of Geoff Talk, he also touches on:
· The curious omission of ketosis as a key player in longevity in David Sinclair's new book: "Lifespan"
· The "Pulsing" Framework and why it may be beneficial for your mental health
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|| Relevant Links ||
Blue Light Glasses Study - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29101797
"Lifespan" by David Sinclair, PhD - https://www.amazon.com/Lifespan-Why-Age_and-Dont-Have/dp/1501191977
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"You can say whatever you want about the keto diet, but what it did for my family and what it did for my wife, and what it did for keeping this together...you have no idea. Insult me all you want, but I go home at night knowing that this changed my life and it's changing other peoples' lives."
Thomas DeLauer has long been an advocate for the ketogenic diet. Although he now runs one of the largest health & fitness channels on Youtube, his journey started out just like anyone.
He wanted to become the best version of himself.
Just a few years ago, Thomas was overweight and carrying 280lbs on his body. By reducing his inflammation through nutrition & exercise, he was able to drop the weight and become featured on covers of popular fitness outlets like the Natural Muscle Magazine.
In this episode, we explore...
- The various diets Thomas has experimented with: Cyclical keto, vegan keto, & carnivore
- Why Thomas eats moderate fat in the morning, lean in the mid-day, and higher fat in the evening
- Using supplements like H.V.M.N. Ketone and why Thomas tends to avoid caffeine
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Our former Research Lead, Dr. Brianna Stubbs, played an essential role bringing ketone esters to the public for the very first time. Brianna is now helping further ketone research at the Buck Institute, and we couldn't be more excited to follow her future work.
We dedicate this special episode to her experience in the trenches here at H.V.M.N.
In this episode, we cover:
· Reminiscing about the exciting projects, tough obstacles, and amusing moments spanning Brianna's time on the team
· How Brianna reacted and dealt with the initial community perception of H.V.M.N. Ketone
· The balancing act of relentlessly working to become the best human one can be without losing touch with what it means to be human
· The future of ketones (whether endogenously or exogenously) for general health, medical, & sport application
p.s. This isn't a good-bye forever...rest assured Brianna will be returning every so often!
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“Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper."
Does this old saying have scientific merit?
Today, we take a look at how having an earlier intermittent fasting window (early time-restricted feeding) can boost fat burning capacity, reduce appetite, and even enhance metabolic flexibility.
Study: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/oby.22518
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We've all heard of hot saunas. We've all seen our favorite pro athletes plunge into an ice bath or step into a liquid nitrogen cryotherapy pod.
Geoffrey Woo has tried both, dug into the science, and collaborated with the best athletes and physiologists to get to the bottom of it. Which one is legit? Which one is not?
Resources:
https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-fasting-cure-is-no-fad-11564676512
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/06/190612093900.htm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/08/150811103654.htm
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2013/02/130213173127.htm
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Drew Manning is the New York Times best-selling author of "Fit2Fat2Fit: The Unexpected Lessons from Gaining and Losing 75 lbs on Purpose", in which he shares his experience purposefully gaining 75lbs and losing it all through the keto diet.
Why?
Drew, a natural athlete, has been in shape his whole life. To become more empathetic to the challenges his own clients were facing in their battles with weight & health, he decided he needed to experience these obstacles himself.
What started as a personal science experiment quickly turned into a profound experience that would change Drew's life forever.
In this episode, you'll discover:
· The unexpected challenges he faced during the experiment: Food addiction, social anxiety, & more
· The nutritional and physical interventions Drew employed to get back into shape
· The shortcomings of the health/keto industry and what Drew wants to change
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Dr. Paul Saladino is the leading authority on the science and application of the "nose-to-tail" carnivore diet. He has used this diet to reverse autoimmunity, chronic inflammation, and mental health issues in hundreds of patients, many of whom had been told their conditions were untreatable.
In this episode, you'll discover:
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What organs are most nutritious and important to consume on a nose-to-tail carnivore diet
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Nuances of the effects of red meat: Should we be worried about TMAO? Does red meat positively impact telomere length?
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Why Dr. Saladino still makes it his goal to be in ketosis
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Roxanne Vogel not only summited Everest, but she did so in world record-breaking time.
Her journey, timed from the moment she left and returned to her doorstep in Berkeley, took two weeks. Normally, it takes two months.
Geoffrey Woo explores her background and motivation, her training hacks & nutritional strategies (which included the use of H.V.M.N. Ketone) and what it was like to look down on the world from 29,000 feet above.
Learn more about Roxanne's expedition: https://hvmn.com/blog/training/how-roxanne-vogel-climbed-everest-in-two-weeks
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One particular dramatic point in the 2019 Tour de France was the emergence, public confirmation, and the subsequent controversy around the use of ketone esters.
Team Jumbo-Visma sparked everything off when they publicly came out to discuss the incorporation of ketone esters in their nutritional strategy. Deceuninck-Quickstep and Lotto-Soudal quickly followed suit.
Are ketone esters an unfair advantage? Or is this simply the next generation of sporting and performance food?
Let's break this down together, as there has been somewhat of a controversy with all this media attention. The co-inventor of ketone ester herself, Kieran Clarke, will also be adding color to the discussion.
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Dr. Lori Shemek is a pioneer in creating global awareness of low-level inflammation and how it is responsible for most illness, disease, faster aging and weight gain. She has been sending out the message about inflammation long before it was a buzz word.
Dr. Shemek has uncovered the pathway to the core cause of weight: inflamed fat cells that not only promote unwanted excess weight gain and belly fat, but poor health as well.
In this episode, Dr. Shemek and Geoff discuss:
- Markers of inflammation and the different types of inflammation (low level vs. high level)
- How insulin resistance and mitochondrial health relates to inflammation
- Pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory foods
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A classic, popular fitness goal is achieving 10% body fat.
What if you’re already sitting at an impressive 8% body fat...with the goal of getting to 4% for a contest or photo shoot? What else could one possibly do to get leaner?
This is the level of fitness our guest this week, Menno Henselmans, has expertise in. With a Huffington Post #1 ranked fitness and nutrition website, Menno is a popular bodybuilder, coach, model, and researcher. Similar to our host Geoffrey Woo, Menno is data-driven and applies his background in advanced data analytics to human performance.
In this episode, you'll discover: * Important nutritional and metabolic factors for fat burning and muscle building * How an athlete can incorporate intermittent fasting into training * The advantages of exercises that promote freedom of movement
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This week’s episode is truly the embodiment of the popular motto, “Taking your health into your own hands”.
The story of Dr. Terry Wahls is a fascinating, deeply personal dive into the tie between nutrition and disease management. Dr. Wahls, a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa, has struggled with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis for more than a decade. In the year 2000, Wahls was jogging every morning. Just three years later, she found herself confined to a wheelchair suffering from chronic pain and brain fog.
Despite having access to the latest drugs from reputable establishments like the Cleveland Clinic, it wasn’t until a radical change in her diet and additional interventions like neuromuscular stimulation that Dr. Wahls finally felt she was on the road to a form of recovery. Now, she can walk, work, and has since even completed an 18-miler bike race.
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Dr. Terry Wahls: https://terrywahls.com/
Episode Transcription: https://hvmn.com/podcast/episode-120-dr-terry-wahls
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Earlier this week, San Francisco Board of Supervisors unanimously voted to ban e-cigarettes in San Francisco. It will be the first city to do so.
In the game of "which one is unlike the others," it's really not obvious that amongst alcohol, chewing tobacco, marijuana, tobacco cigarettes, and e-cigarettes, that you'd pick e-cigarettes as the one with the highest danger and harm potential.
A blanket vape ban feels like a rash, politicized, and overly emotional policy making...and I'll be explaining why.
I also talk about the recent comments by the Pentagon eyeing the ketogenic diet, and the negative effects the popular anti-aging drug metformin has on exercise.
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Pentagon Article: https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2019/jun/10/pentagon-eyes-ketogenic-diet-bid-build-more-lethal/
JUUL Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/25/us/juul-ban.html
Metformin Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/well/move/an-anti-aging-pill-think-twice.html
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In the world of sports nutrition, a constantly evolving field, more and more athletes are adopting low-carbohydrate diets. Especially in the case of long distance endurance racing, an aerobic-heavy activity, wouldn't it make sense that athletes could benefit from being fueled by fat vs. carbohydrates?
This is a popular debate with conflicting evidence and anecdotes presented from both sides. In this podcast, we capture the personal story from a former Ironman Champion: Pete Jacobs. He's not a carbohydrate athlete, nor a traditionally ketogenic one...Pete is purely fueled by meat.
Pete has faced a life-long battle with his personal health. Ever since he found it nearly impossible to get his heart rate up during high school sports, along with rough bouts of fatigue and gut issues, he knew he was facing an uphill battle. Although he marched on to successfully pursue a sporting career, Pete has struggled in the health department as he pushed his bodily limits in the performance department.
With intuition that the core root cause was linked to his metabolic health, Pete gave the ketogenic diet a spin. He saw notable progress, but eventually found his nutritional calling to be one (or two) steps further...
The carnivore diet.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Why the carnivore diet worked for Pete and what health issues were corrected
- What Pete eats: Organ meats, seasons with salt but no pepper, what animals he's tried, and more
- Tips for endurance performance: Using ketone esters & caffeine, the power of positive mental reinforcement, and applying endurance ideals to normal life
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Pete Jacobs: http://petejacobs.com/
Full episode transcription: https://hvmn.com/podcast/episode-119-pete-jacobs
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Vegan replacement meats has been a huge trend in recent months.
There's a ton of press around Beyond Meat due to it's massive IPO and Impossible Burger getting high profile distribution deals with popular fast food chains. Here are my honest thoughts around the popular sentiment that these vegan replacement burger patties are healthier than meat patties...let's look at the actual ingredients.
In addition, I talk about the recent FDA study which found that the chemicals in sunscreen are being absorbed into the bloodstream at amounts above the limits set by the FDA, along with the rising trend of "sober curious". As an extra, I also respond to some of your comments & share an exciting HVMN Podcast update!
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Beyond Meat Article: https://ancestral-nutrition.com/beyond-meat-is-beyond-unhealthy/
Sunscreen Article: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/10/upshot/how-safe-is-sunscreen.html
"Sober Curious" Article: https://www.cnn.com/2019/06/08/tech/alcohol-alternative-sober-curious
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Feeling stressed out? Your metabolism may be sharing the burden.
This episode, featuring returning favorite Dr. Molly Maloof, revolves around stress.
An essential facet of human function, how we perceive and respond to the stressors in our lives is key for our well-being. It’s not all simply in your mind, and even if the source of a stress IS mental, there can be physical and metabolic downstream effects.
Intermittent fasting is an example of direct physical and metabolic stress. Yes, while we are huge advocates of fasting & its many benefits, it is important to understand this nuance.
That teases out a question...should you still fast if you’re under heavy stress?
Speaking from personal experience, Dr. Maloof provides interesting insight into when it may be time to take a stress break from fasting. In addition, Geoff & Dr. Maloof chat about nutritional periodization to train your metabolism, continuous glucose monitoring and how to interpret different glucose spikes, and the importance of mitochondrial function.
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Ketones are a brain fuel. They cross the blood brain barrier and can be used by brain cells. It's no surprise that many people in ketosis feel a boost of mental clarity and focus.
How and why?
Geoffrey Woo shares the current evidence and muses over potential mechanisms of action.
Potential Mechanisms of Action:
- Efficient ATP Production via "Mitochondrial Biogenesis"
- Support & Grow Brain Neurons via "BDNF Upregulation"
- Glutamate / GABA regulation
- Reducing Free Radicals in the Brain
Studies:
- Intermittent Running and Cognitive Performance after Ketone Ester Ingestion
- Novel Ketone Diet Enhances Physical and Cognitive Performance
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You've heard the popular saying, "You can do anything you set your mind to."
This mantra was key to Dylan Casey's success.
Dylan is a retired professional cyclist who rode alongside Lance Armstrong on the US Postal cycling team. After winning multiple championships, Dylan then switched career paths and began working up the Silicon Valley tech chain. From joining Google when they only had a few hundred employees to becoming a Senior Director of Consumer Platforms at Yahoo, Dylan not only built himself a storied career, but a varied one.
What was his secret?
Determination? Intelligence? Hustle? Privilege? Luck?
Join us as host Geoffrey Woo explores Dylan’s journey and learns about the characteristics that enabled him to reach the top of two completely different industries.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- How mental fortitude was key for Dylan to overcome career obstacles and switch industries
- The state of endurance sports science during the late 90's and how the US Postal Cycling Team was ahead of the curve
- Leadership, Purpose, & Diet: How to inspire a team (& yourself!) and what Dylan eats to stay on top of his mental game
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Dylan's Twitter: https://twitter.com/dylancasey?lang=en
Full Transcription: https://hvmn.com/podcast/dylan-casey-episode-117
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Meal replacements. It’s an arm of the food industry that has exploded in the last few years. As more & more of us are on-the-go or trying to maximize office productivity, quick & easy nutrition climb higher in demand. The problem is, most of these products are not exactly what we’d call “healthy”.
Connor Young is the founder and CEO of Ample, an up-and-coming leader in science-based meal replacement drinks. With formulations consisting of whole-food ingredients, Ample creates specific products targeting ketogenic, vegetarian, and standard diet lifestyles.
While incredibly convenient, a meal in a bottle is perhaps the poster child of "processed food". Processed food, often associated with unhealthy snacks, has almost become a hush word for the health-conscious. Connor surfaces the notion that there's a spectrum between unprocessed and processed, and that processing food isn't inherently a bad thing. An example of this is the pea protein in Ample: By processing the peas, they are able to remove problematic lectins.
As a long-time health & fitness proponent, Connor has fascinating insight into what constitutes an optimal meal replacement.
"To a certain degree, everything is processed. You cooking your steak is processed. You cutting up an apple is technically processed. So ultimately, it's figuring out for each individual ingredient, what is the ideal state? Then, how do we get close to that state?"
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Full Transcription: https://www.hvmn.com/podcast/episode-116
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One of the greatest challenges of training is successfully attaining "functional overreaching". Pushing your maximal capacity results in stress that leads to beneficial adaptations...making your body stronger, faster, & better.
What happens when you do it wrong? Aptly named, "non-functional overreaching" occurs.
Nothing will help besides rest and recovery. In the case of "overtraining", the more serious form of overreaching, it might take months for even the most elite athletes to bounce back.
A recent study found promising signs that ketone esters can alleviate overreaching symptoms. The researchers didn’t necessarily look at how ketones acutely influence exercise performance, but rather how consistent supplementation could affect recovery and training capacity.
The lead researcher, Professor Peter Hespel, described the potential effect of ketones in recovery as “unseen” and “many times greater” than what he’s seen with other nutritional supplements.
Geoffrey Woo breaks this study down, analyzes the experiment structure, and digs deep into the findings for every last nugget of applicable information.
|| Relevant Links ||
- Ketone ester supplementation blunts overreaching symptoms during endurance training overload
- HVMN Ketone Ester
- Full Episode Transcription
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On May 14th, 2019, close to two million people on the ketogenic diet found themselves without a support system, no new meal recipes to add to their week, and really...no home.
Banting 7-Day Meal Plans, a popular Facebook low-carb group with over 1.6 million members, was banned by the platform without warning.
Many were in uproar and disbelief. Heated discussions around censorship, targeted attacks, and even anti-low-carb conspiracies ran amuck.
Notable figures such as Professor Tim Noakes, Dr. Shawn Baker, Marika Sboros, and Crossfit founder Greg Glassman chimed in with their own two cents. Clashing opinions, ranging from blaming silent but powerful anti-fat industry heads to supporting Facebook’s decision because they believe the diet is unscientific, caused quite the schism. Or rather...widened the schism that’s been building as more and more adopt ketogenic/low-carb/banting lifestyles.
After all was said and done, Facebook reinstated the group 2 days later.
What could have caused the banning of millions in the first place?
The creator of "Banting 7-Day Meal Plans", Rita Venter, joins this episode to walk us through the entire debacle.
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Even as the fear of fat declines within the public eye, you've still probably experienced disbelief & bewilderment from co-workers, friends, or family when talking about your ketogenic lifestyle. Imagine being a high-fat, low-carbohydrate proponent as an esteemed scientist nearly two decades ago.
With more than 750 published scientific articles & 70 marathons under his belt, Prof Tim Noakes is well-known for his many contributions to nutrition & exercise science. At the beginning of his research career, he was an advocate for a high-carb diet, which is no surprise given the medical dogma at the time, yet Noakes completely changed his mind when he learned about the value of the high-fat diet.
Not only was he an early leader in the ketogenic movement, a stance that temporarily costed him his medical license, but Noakes actually reversed his own Type 2 diabetes through a low-carb, high-fat diet. Perhaps one of the reasons he has upheld a high reputation is his continued desire to question current scientific theory, even conclusions he first helped define. Rather than turning a blind eye and staying with his preconceived notions, Noakes follows the evidence...a model we should all aspire to have.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Central governor theory: How does the brain directly influence physical performance output?
- Ketogenic diet: Fat-fueled athleticism, improving insulin resistance, & becoming metabolically flexible
- Noakes' commentary on the history, present, & future of nutrition science
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How do you know if you’re following the ketogenic diet or intermittent fasting properly?
You might feel the subjective benefits of ketosis, but quantitatively measuring ketone levels is always the most accurate (via breath, blood, or urine). Blood testing has been the standard for academic literature.
However, practically speaking, many people aren’t going to be pricking their finger for blood to check if they’re in ketosis.
Keyto is aiming to make the ketogenic diet more accessible through a breath meter device & phone app. Dr. Ethan Weiss, the founder of Keyto, hopes to fill that gap with the right balance of accessibility and science. Dr. Weiss, who is also a cardiologist and professor at the UCSF, is our guest this week.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- The ketogenic diet as a viable option for improving metabolic and cardiovascular health
- Best practices to determine risk-factor for developing cardiovascular disease
- The Keyto device & overall mission: Consideration of tracking ketones via acetone & how they aim to drive positive behavioral change
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Before an important talk or a podcast, Dr. Rhonda Patrick drinks exogenous ketone esters. Why?
With Dr. Patrick describing the benefit as feeling "less anxious and more in the present", there's something worth unpacking here.
Can ketones help with anxiety? What's the state of current research & potential mechanisms of action?
HVMN co-founder, Geoffrey Woo, details it all in this video.
References:
- Inflammation study: https://www.nature.com/articles/nm.3804?foxtrotcallback=true
- Glutmate & GABA study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9778572
- Adenosine study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2769009/
- Hyperglycemia study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2752923/
- Reduced anxiety in rats study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5138218/
- Reduced stress in rats study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28794421
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Fat is fuel. It’s a common saying within the keto community. Let’s focus on this in regards to the brain.
Fat cannot directly be used by the brain, but the ketones that become converted from a fat source can. If a brain can no longer effectively use glucose, which is an observation of many neurodegenerative diseases, can we look at ketones as an alternative fuel source?
This is the genesis of Dr. Mary Newport’s story.
Dr. Newport’s husband, Steve Newport, battled with Alzheimer’s disease until 2016, the time of his passing. During Steve’s battle, his condition responded dramatically upon the consumption of exogenous ketones - particularly from coconut oils & ketone esters. Dr. Newport often described this response as “seeing the light coming back on in his eyes”.
Host Geoffrey Woo & Dr. Newport discuss the proposed mechanisms of action behind her husband’s treatment with exogenous ketones, what to look for in coconut & MCT oils, & what the root causes of the rise of Alzheimer’s might be.
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The broad field of nutrition and health is rife with myths, misconceptions and frequently posed yet seemingly fundamental questions that we intuitively feel should have simple answers. Is a calorie a calorie? Is obesity due to eating too much or doing too little?
Is breakfast actually the most important meal of the day?
When looking through the lens of insulin resistance, breakfast has often been seen as a "problem" meal that leads to the largest blood sugar spikes...especially for Type 2 diabetics. This is largely due to the typical "healthy" Western breakfast foods that are high in carbohydrates: Cereal, oatmeal, toast and fruit.
A recent study aimed to explore if eating a low-carb and high-fat meal first thing in the morning is a simple way to prevent this large insulin spike, improve glycemic control throughout the day, and reduce other diabetes complications.
This is the paper Dr. Brianna Stubbs will be diving into in this episode of the Research Roundup.
Referenced Study: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/ajcn/nqy261/5435774?redirectedFrom=fulltext
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Dr. Brad Schoenfeld is a natural bodybuilder turned researcher whose work focuses on the mechanisms of muscle hypertrophy. Simply put...muscle growth!
Unlike most of our other guests, he’s more cautious on the applications of the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting, which we wholeheartedly welcomed. This is an evidence-based conversation that unpacks various nuances around the interconnected network of metabolism and physicality.
In this discussion, you'll discover... * The ketogenic diet & intermittent fasting on muscle growth and what considerations there are * Resistance training vs. ketogenic diet - What has the most effect on insulin resistance? * Discussion on protein leverage hypothesis, anabolic window, & fasted cardio
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Michael Brandt, who co-founded HVMN along with our main host Geoffrey Woo, just came back from running the 2019 Boston Marathon. Especially with Boston being Michael’s second ever marathon, everyone on the HVMN team was impressed & extremely happy to hear of his 2:48 finish time. A sub 3-hour marathon is not an easy feat. On average, Michael was completing each mile in 6 minutes and 24 minutes...for 26 miles straight.
Dr. Brianna Stubbs sits down with Michael to delve into his training structure and the running tips he’s picked up, his experience running the mother of marathons, and what motivates him to run nearly every day.
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mTor…mechanistic target of rapamycin. What is it?
We reference mTor frequently on our podcast, particularly when we discuss fasting or keto and their potential for extending health & lifespan.
mTor is a pathway that helps controls cell growth. In the most simplest terms: When you have high mTor activation, you promote growth in the body. When you have low mTor activation, you promote repair and maintenance.
mTor is sensitive to the nutrients we consume (especially protein and carbohydrate), so by controlling our diet, we can control mTor. This is an exciting area because a lot of people think mTor plays a role for longevity & metabolism. The ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting are natural ways to target & regulate your mTor.
Dr. Keith Baar, a professor of Physiology at the UC Davis Medical School, is an expert on mTor and muscle growth. This is a valuable conversation for anyone interested in mTor and strategies to control it, and why non-tissue specific approaches like rapamycin might have problems.
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Wait...hasn't ketones been shown to reduce inflammation in prior studies?
When a new study researched the effects ketones have on inflammation, the results were opposite to what everyone expected...including the researchers themselves.
The paper was published in the Journal of Molecular Nutrition and Food Research, and the research group that carried out the work were led by Dr Jonathan Little at the University of British Columbia.
Rather than inhibiting the inflammatory response through BHB’s (a ketone body) actions on the NLRP3 inflammasome, the researchers found that activity of several immune markers was higher when people had consumed ketones.
It can be easy to jump to conclusions and state that "Exogenous Ketones = Increased Inflammation"...as the title of the paper acutely suggests.
Dr. Brianna Stubbs tackles this study and provides further, necessary nuance on how the experiment was conducted, why the results may actually be more positive than negative, and why this development warrants future research.
Referenced Studies:
1. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/mnfr.201801171
2. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30239561
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Metabolic syndrome. It’s a term we throw out all the time on this podcast. It’s about time we have an episode to specifically define metabolic syndrome, why we should care, and what we can do about it.
To help do this, we have none other than Ivor Cummins, aka The Fat Emperor, on the podcast today. Cut from a similar cloth as folks like Dave Feldman and host Geoffrey Woo, Ivor comes from a professional background in engineering, therefore applying an engineers mindset and problem solving to the field of nutrition and metabolic health.
After spending 30 years in corporate technical leadership positions, Ivor is now the Chief Program Officer for Irish Heart Disease Awareness (IHDA). Ivor regularly speaks at well-known health and medical conferences around the world on the same stage as professors and doctors.
In this episode, you'll discover:
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What the criteria is for diagnosing metabolic syndrome, what the root causes are, and how to reverse it through lifestyle changes.
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What a CAC (Coronary artery calcium) scan is and how calcium is a good direct marker for cardiovascular disease
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The nuances of different types of fats (saturated, unsaturated, polyunsaturated, and trans fats).
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On this Research Roundup, Dr. Brianna Stubbs discusses the culprit behind a news story that generated a health controversy recently.
What do you think the media touted as the next food ready to knock years off your life? This time it’s not cakes and soda, it's not red meat, it's not alcohol...it’s the humble egg.
Dr. Brianna Stubbs unpacks the study behind the batch of fear-mongering headlines. The study in question was published in a well respected journal called JAMA. The study is titled: Associations of Dietary Cholesterol or Egg Consumption With Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality.
After discussing the controversial JAMA study, Dr. Brianna references two additional papers to help paint a more balanced picture around egg consumption:
- Egg consumption and risk of coronary heart disease and stroke: dose-response meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies.
- Eggs enriched in omega-3 fatty acids and alterations in lipid concentrations in plasma and lipoproteins and in blood pressure.
What's the truth about eggs? Tune in and find out!
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In modern life, most of us do most everything under artificial light - at the office, at the gym, at the store. The light bulb allows us to not be beholden to the sun and clearly a huge technological step forward for human life.
But have we gone too far? What if we’re missing something valuable to our health and performance from sunlight, especially the parts of the light spectrum that are missing from artificial light?
Scott Nelson, the co-founder of Joovv, is working to help us better understand this question. Scott has spent much of his career in leadership positions at some of the largest medicine technology companies, Medtronic and Boston Scientific to name two. Now with Joovv, he is commercializing full-body red light therapy and photobiomodulation devices designed for consumer use.
What is red light therapy and its benefits? Users report improved skin, accelerated muscle recovery, enhanced cognitive ability...even increased testosterone production.
These are sweeping claims. Is it too good to be true?
Host Geoffrey Woo raises up this exact question and more to Scott, and we learned a ton about Joovv's approach to red light therapy and how we can all benefit from being more thoughtful of the light we're around.
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Raise your glasses!
This is a fun episode for our 21+ listeners. We welcome Todd White, CEO of Dry Farm Wines, to the program. Dry Farm Wines is known as a keto-friendly "biohacked" wine.
Todd is quite a biohacker himself, diving deep into a ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting. We start off our conversation by first diving into the cognitive benefits of the ketogenic diet and Todd’s other biohacks, and then move on to the meat of the episode: Wine.
Let’s get real: Alcohol is a neurotoxin and is not great for performance. Why would a self-proclaimed biohacker and health-conscious person like Todd make a company around it? More broadly, what are some of the dirty secrets and production loopholes of the wine industry? How can a wine become sugar-free?
Host Geoffrey Woo and Todd explore all these topics and much more.
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Whether it's through diet, exercise, nootropics, or cutting-edge biotechnology, there’s tons of levers we can pull to improve our health and performance. Siim Land, a biohacker and high-performance coach, has been experimenting with these levers much of his life, recently sharing his knowledge and experiments through his Youtube channel. While he has dabbled in many biohacks, his bread and butter interventions (or should we say just butter) are following the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting.
What do keto and IF have in common? One of the main end goals of the two interventions is ketosis - a physiological state in which ketones are being burned as fuel.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- The intuitive “feeling” of ketosis and how you may not need to rely on ketone monitors all the time as you become more experienced
- What changes in biomarkers like IGF-1 might mean when eating high-fat
- What is okay to consume when following keto or intermittent fasting
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Hello listeners, and welcome to the HVMN Podcast. It’s Dr. Brianna Stubbs. We’re switching things up here this week, as I’ll be your host...giving Geoff a bit of time off!
This week, we are going to look at the topic of Science communication. If you’ve tuned in to my Research Roundup series, which can get quite science-heavy at times, you may find that it can be tough to follow along with the medical terms and jargon. And honestly, it can be challenging for me to break down these complicated topics and make them interesting and accessible for people who have different levels of background science knowledge.
When thinking about the ‘art and science’ of communication, with science you might need to go even more towards the art - to try and bridge the gap between research and public understanding. This has always been a pain point. With the inescapable rise of social media and the big uptick in numbers of scientists and influencers in health and performance who are taking to Twitter to share their findings and thoughts, science communication has changed a lot in the last few years. It will surely continue to evolve.
I explore this hefty topic with Dr. Paige Jarreau, whose research focuses on the intersection of science communication, journalism, and new media. Along with teaching at LSU, she works at LifeOmic, a telemedicine app we touch upon in this episode. Page also practices some of Team HVMN’s favorite interventions, such as intermittent fasting and meditation. We chat about science on social media, tips for beginners on reading research papers, and some of the challenges women face in academia.
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Welcome to the HVMN Research Round Up, hosted by Dr. Brianna Stubbs. Today, we’ll be going down one of Brianna's personal favorite rabbit holes: The way that ketones from the ketogenic diet and exogenous ketone affect inflammation.
Is the ketogenic diet as a whole responsible for the reduction of inflammation? Or is it the specific ketone body BHB (beta hydroxybutyrate) that has the most impact? This is a major question that Brianna brings up and explores in this episode.
We’ll go through three studies on this topic, where Brianna will walk you through the research process, discuss and analyze the results, and muse over the potential implications.
Referenced Studies:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18046594
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25686106
- https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0211005
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HVMN's Geoffrey Woo (CEO) & Dr. Brianna Stubbs (Research Lead) watch respond to a recent video posted by Marc Lobliner (Tiger Fitness). The video was titled "Intermittent Fasting is a HOAX - Studies Are In!".
Obviously, we had some thoughts on Tiger Fitness' aggressive statements. Intermittent fasting is not an end all be all that will work perfectly for everyone, but the body of evidence supporting the positive outcomes of fasting is extensive. We break down why intermittent fasting is NOT a hoax.
Tiger Fitness Referenced Study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM197003192821209?url_ver=Z39.88-2003𝔯_id=ori:rid:crossref.org𝔯_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed
Dr. Brianna Stubbs Referenced Study: https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJM197003192821209?url_ver=Z39.88-2003𝔯_id=ori:rid:crossref.org𝔯_dat=cr_pub%3dpubmed
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Learning never ends. It's fundamental to how we improve our respective crafts, expand our understanding of the world, and grow as individuals.
An emerging technique aimed to accelerate learning is transcranial direct current stimulation, which stimulates brain cells via tiny doses of electricity. Enter Halo Neuroscience, a company that’s built a TDCS headset called Halo Sport. Dr. Daniel Chao, Halo’s CEO, joins the podcast to discuss the technology powering Halo Sport and the evidence supporting it.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- How TDCS aids in movement-based learning & beyond
- The neural network: What different regions of the brain are responsible for, how neurons work together, action potential, & more
- The true mission of human performance companies like HVMN and Halo
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When we attempted to promote our podcast episode featuring Dave Feldman on Facebook, they denied the ad for "false, misleading, or deceptive claims".
The ad copy is as follows:
"Cholesterol just became a little more complicated. We challenge traditional cholesterol guidelines with Dave Feldman, who has years of rigorous self-experiments surrounding low-carb and ketogenic diets. This is a fatty episode that you won't want to miss!"
In our eyes, the post was not making bold claims. We were merely challenging traditional medicinal dogma. Why the censorship?
The rest of the low-carb/keto community seemed to feel the same when we shared the situation. It spurred confusion and outrage that spanned the top of r/ketogains, r/zerocarb, and "nutrition Twitter".
Here's the story.
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The concept of physical periodization - the intentional cycling of a training pattern - is well understood and practiced by top athletes. What about applying periodization to nutrition? This has been explored less, yet the health and performance benefits of accelerating metabolic adaptation through cycles of diet are promising.
Bob Seebohar, who served as a dietician for the US Olympic committee and holds a number of degrees relating to sports science, joins the podcast to dive into a term he coined: “Metabolic Efficiency Training”.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Applying intermittent fasting in training and what considerations there may be
- The crossover point between anaerobic and aerobic exercise (i.e. crossover concept)
- Timing macronutrients for maximum performance
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Dave Feldman, known as Dave Keto around the internet, is one of our favorite researchers today. Like our host, Geoff, he’s actually a computer engineer by training. With a systems engineering approach to the human body, Dave has one of the most interesting and nuanced ideas around metabolism, lipidology, and cholesterol.
With years of rigorous n=1 self-experiments around low-carb and ketogenic diets, Dave is helping drive a new conversation around cholesterol and challenging the traditional lipid hypothesis.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- What a ketogenic diet “hyper-responder” is
- The role of cholesterol in the body and how risky high cholesterol really is in context of other biomarkers
- The good and bad of modern scientific research culture, and how Dave's experiments are a strong model to strive for
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Hey everyone, Geoffrey Woo here. I started studying the science behind intermittent fasting in 2015 and experimenting with it. Now in 2019, I've been intermittent fasting for over 3 years and it's been an integral part of my lifestyle. I know many of our long-time subscribers can say the same.
By strategically not eating for set periods of time, fasting has improved my body composition (I'm much more cut), it's trained my mind to intimately understand what it feels like to be truly hungry, and improved my overall mood and focus.
I eat in 4-6 hour eating windows mostly every day, so I fast 18-20 hours every day. Every quarter year, I do longer fasts usually around 3 days. When I did less physical training, I would do regular weekly 36 hour fasts and actually did a 7 day fast.
When I started intermittent fasting in 2015 and started talking publicly about it in 2016, everyone thought I was nuts. Which was not exactly comfortable, because I consider myself a natural skeptic and a trained engineer and scientist. But the data was so good that I felt compelled to share, especially in the world we live in today. 1/3 of Americans are diabetic or prediabetic. So many of us are trying so hard to lose weight, and we've been taught outdated science that just doesn't work.
Could I create a change in culture? Where would I even start?
I would make intermittent fasting a part of my company: HVMN.
Intermittent fasting has benefited HVMN in 5 ways:
- Discipline
- Quantitative Approach to Business
- Shared Camaraderie
- No Afternoon Slump
- Changing Culture in the Community
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Tick-tock, it's our biological clock. Like many people, this phrase might make you think about aging or reproductive age; so clocks on something of a macro-scale over our lifespan. Actually, many processes inside our bodies are regulated on more of a micro-scale by our biological clock.
Once thought of as being just inside our brain, countless genetically controlled clocks tick inside different parts of our bodies, such as the liver, kidneys, and heart. Among other things, they initiate many metabolic processes, ensuring that these occur at the optimal time of day. Internal processes that are triggered on a daily cycle are referred to as ‘circadian,’ and these are traditionally linked to the light/dark cycle.
Today, we will look at some classic research on gene variations in the PER gene and how that affects if you are a ‘morning lark’ or ‘night owl’ and fast forward to research that has come out in the last few months that has shown that PER variants can even alter disease risk and response to medical treatments.
- A Length Polymorphism in the Circadian Clock Gene PER3 is Linked to Delayed Sleep Phase and Extreme Diurnal Preference
- Genetic Variants Predict Optimal Timing of Radiotherapy to Reduce Side-effects in Breast Cancer Patients
- Female C57BL/6J in Mice Lacking the Circadian Clock Protein PER1 are Protected from Non-dipping Hypertension
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I turned 30 a few weeks ago on Dec 27. Two weeks before, I decided to do something pro-active to celebrate. I decided to run 30 miles.
It was an aggressive goal given that the longest I’ve ever run was a half-marathon (just 13.1 miles). I was going to do more than double with less than two weeks to train.
But..was it truly insane? I’ve interviewed world record-breaking athletes, Olympians, former Navy SEALS, and ultra marathon champions on this program. I’ve seen numerous examples of people achieving the impossible. The arbitrary milestone of 30 years of not dying seemed like a good excuse to see how far I could push myself.
I’m proud to say I did it, and I believe all our listeners can accomplish their own version of my 30-mile challenge. This time around, our co-host Dr. Brianna Stubbs sits in the interviewer chair, diving into my two-week “training”, what was going through my mind as the miles passed by, and what I’ve learned from the experience.
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Jillian Michaels is a fitness trainer and a TV personality who is most known for her work on NBC's The Biggest Loser show.
Recently, she was interviewed by Big Think about the ketogenic diet, where she was highly combative and dismissive about the increasingly popular diet.
Eating lots of healthy fat, moderate protein, and very low carbs has helped many people reverse obesity, diabetes, & other chronic diseases in a manner that is sustainable for life. Here's why Jillian is wrong & misguided about her opinions on the ketogenic diet.
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Time. It’s our only limited & non-renewable resource.
If you’re an entrepreneur or engineer, it can be tough to set aside time for exercise when there’s always an email to respond to or a feature to write. If you’re an athlete, recovery can often fall by the wayside when your mind is fixed on seeing results.
We speak with Matt Dixon, founder of Purple Patch Fitness, a top endurance performance coaching company based in San Francisco. He is an expert in optimizing the lives of both time-starved athletes and knowledge workers. He was one of the first coaches to prioritize recovery and nutrition for elite athletes during a time when they were an afterthought.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- The symptoms of underperformance
- Which biohacks (i.e cryotherapy) are legit or overhyped
- The difference in mindset between training and just working out
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You’ve felt the crash after a sugar rush. You’ve felt the boost of energy from coffee. If you listen to this podcast, you’ve hopefully felt the steady focus and clarity from being in ketosis. Point is, we all know that food and what we ingest affects our brain function.
Amy Berger is the author of the Alzheimer’s Antidote, is passionate about the link between diet and brain health. Her research focuses on how a low-carb, high-fat diet can improve neurological brain conditions like Alzheimer’s, and why the wrong diet can worsen and even cause it. There’s a reason it is increasingly being called “Type 3 Diabetes”, and Amy is here to shed some light on why.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Exploring potential root causes of Alzheimer’s
- The protein APOE4 and how it may affect brain health
- Should cholesterol truly be feared?
Check out Amy's book "The Alzheimer's Antidote" here.
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Our Research Lead, Dr. Brianna Stubbs, tends to read a lot of scientific literature...a lot.
In this episode of Research Roundup, Dr. Stubbs dives into three papers studying the effects of diet (plant-based, animal-based, & ketogenic) & intermittent fasting on the gut microbiome.
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Diet rapidly and reproducibly alters the human gut microbiome
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The Gut Microbiota Mediates the Anti-Seizure Effects of the Ketogenic Diet
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Intermittent Fasting Promotes White Adipose Browning and Decreases Obesity by Shaping the Gut Microbiota
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Adaptability is key for so many aspects of life, from running an efficient business to maximizing your own personal talents and growth as an individual.
To explore how malleable humans can be and the limits we can push ourselves, we speak with retired Navy SEAL John Allen. He’s the founder and CEO of Elite Meet, a non-profit that assists elite members in our special operations community transition to the civilian world.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- How to succeed being in an environment when you’re out of your element
- The imposter syndrome and identity crises many veterans deal with when transitioning back to society
- Actionable tips for improving your work presence and confidence
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One topic that’s come up often on the HVMN Podcast is insulin resistance. Growing evidence suggests that insulin is an important metabolic driver behind diseases like diabetes, neurological conditions like Alzheimer's, and even some forms of cancer.
Today, we speak with Dr. Benjamin Bikman, a professor at BYU who’s an expert in insulin resistance and the interventions in which we can control it. He also personally practices a low-carb lifestyle complete with fasting and functional fitness routines.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- What Dr. Bikman believes the role of scientists & researchers should be on social media
- What true physiological insulin resistance actually means & the nuances of ketosis and how ketones are metabolized
- The calorie in calorie out vs. carbohydrate-insulin model for obesity
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Orthopedic surgeon, world record holding masters athlete, US Air Force veteran, hardcore carnivore...it’s none other than Dr. Shawn Baker.
Largely viewed as today’s de facto spokesperson for the carnivore diet, Shawn is an interesting n=1 case study of someone not only following the diet to resolve health issues, but also experience athletic performance gains.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- How carnivore impacted Shawn's biomarkers & what athletic PR's he has broken since eating only meat
- The effects of meat and fat on gut permeability and microbiome
- If there is a true difference between grain and grass-fed beef upon consumption
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Welcome to an Unfiltered episode of the HVMN Podcast. This is a raw conversation centered on a hot and recent topic...breaking news style.
In what will probably be known as the most controversial & groundbreaking scientific advancement this year, Chinese scientist Dr. He Jiankui announced last week at the end of November 2018 that he created the world’s first genetically edited babies. Specifically, he used CRISPR to create immunity to HIV in twins, which were born earlier this year.
The blowback was immediate, with virtually the entire scientific community criticizing Dr. He as unethical. China’s vice minister of science and technology called the experiment unacceptable and said Dr. He’s scientific activities would be suspended.
Geoff chats with Dr. Josiah Zayner, a biohacker & CEO of the Odin - a genetic engineering company. Dr. Zayner was one of the first people to inject CRISPR to genetically edit his arm muscle tissue.
We discuss this scientific milestone of CRISPR babies, the ethical and moral questions surrounding the research and the subsequent birth of these babies, and what this may mean for the future now that the Pandora’s box of has been opened.
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September 13th, 2018.
That was the day Italian cyclist Vittoria Bussi set a new record for one of cycling's oldest and most prestigious challenges: The UCI Hour.
Unlike outdoor cycling, the Hour is uniquely absent of variables. It's just you, a bicycle, a time clock, and the velodrome - a circular indoor track. For one hour straight, the rider must power through laps and attempt to cover the most distance possible. Boosted from the fuel of HVMN Ketone, Vittoria is now the fastest women's time trial cyclist in the world.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- What motivates someone to truly want to be the best of the best
- The subtleties of velodrome cycling, training, & fueling
- The power of an introspective & self-aware mind
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To stay up to date on the cutting-edge of health and performance, HVMN Research Lead Dr. Brianna Stubbs tends to read a lot of scientific literature...a lot. Every month, she will dive into the latest and most exciting research papers by walking us through the experiment process, dissecting the results and implications, and candidly share her own thoughts on the study and subject as a whole.
This month, Dr. Stubbs dives into three studies relating to the topic of intermittent fasting. Featured researchers include Dr. Jason Fung, Dr. Valter Longo, Dr. Courtney Peterson.
- Therapeutic use of intermittent fasting for people with type 2 diabetes as an alternative to insulin
- Fasting-mimicking diet and markers/risk factors for aging, diabetes, cancer, and cardiovascular disease
- Early time-restricted feeding improves insulin sensitivity, blood pressure, and oxidative stress even without weight loss in men with prediabetes
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James Hewitt is the Head of Science & Innovation at Hinsta Performance. His work and research focus on the holistic wellbeing of knowledge workers, specifically searching for methods to sustain acute cognitive performance without compromising health in the process. From Formula 1 racers to Fortune 500 c-suite executives, James helps high-performers reach and maintain their full human potential.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Approaching knowledge work as an endurance sport for your mind...the notion of cognitive "gears"
- The challenges of research studies on cognition and how to interpret cognitive performance data
- The potential impact of technology on learning and attention-span
Check out James here: https://jameshewitt.net/
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After years of failed diets & medications, Mikhaila Peterson found the answer to her life-long issues: Meat.
"Meat heals" is a popular tagline within the carnivore community. This rings true for Mikhaila, who has suffered from autoimmune disorders & depression for the majority of her life. Simply eating an organic olive could trigger a waterfall of symptoms that could cause the next few weeks to be an ordeal.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- Discussing the common critique that the carnivore diet works purely because it's an elimination diet
- How to incorporate a meat-only diet into a sustainable lifestyle
- Fitness vs. Nutrition...what should come first?
Check out Mikhaila here: http://mikhailapeterson.com/
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The most commonly asked questions about ketone esters, answered.
From inquiries directly from our community, Geoff and Dr. Brianna Stubbs clear the misconceptions, talk data, and explore both proven and potential applications of HVMN Ketone.
In this episode, we answer:
- How can a non-athlete use ketone esters? Would it be beneficial for someone who is fasting or following the ketogenic diet?
- Why not just eat more carbs for athletic performance? Why add ketones?
- Can ketone esters be helpful for diseases such as Alzheimer's and Diabetes?
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The average human reaction time is 284 milliseconds. A professional baseball player, on average, reacts to a 95mph fastball in 150ms.
Vince Mancinni, a professional gamer who goes by Noted, has a speedy reaction time going all the way down to 97ms. In Vince's effort to get to the next level, he has recently embarked on a holistic biohacking journey: Experimenting with intermittent fasting, diet, nootropics, hydrotherapy, & more.
In this episode, you'll discover:
- What nootropics and other biohacking interventions have been most effective for Vince
- The nuances of reaction time and how Vince's compares to other elite athletes
- How Vince trains his brain & tracks progress via daily cognitive measures
Check out Vince's Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ4dS_JStXcK3A30isduBbg
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The carnivore diet. Eat meat, drink water.
With no vegetables, fruits, or carbs, the carnivore diet is reaching fad/cult status as a nutritional strategy that some swear by...while many wave off as unscientific and unsafe. While it may be easy to glance at the headlines and think "Now, that's just crazy", we remember when intermittent fasting received the same mixed reactions in its infancy. In true HVMN fashion, we will look at the available data, anecdotes, and theories before closing the book on the carnivore diet.
Travis Statham, our carnivorous guest today, moderates well-known carnivore communities including World Carnivore Tribe & r/zerocarb. Before going carnivore, Travis ate keto for more than 5 years.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- Why carnivores believe the fiber from vegetables aren't essential for human health
- The nutrient density of red meat & misconceptions of saturated fat
- Theories on human evolution and how these theories inspire the carnivorous philosophy
Check out the World Carnivore Tribe group on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/worldcarnivoretribe/
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What's 9 + 10?
Hopefully, 21 wasn't your answer wink. We always say here at the company that we take a systems approach to the human platform, and mental math achieves exactly that: A systems approach within the brain.
Yusnier Viera is a real-life math wizard, known around the world as the “The Human Calendar”. Born and raised in Cuba, Yusnier holds the world record calculating calendar dates, using a mixture of flash math & trained memorization. Along with demonstrating this unique skill within the episode, Yusnier and Geoff discuss the following:
- The importance of math for daily life and how Yusnier trains his brain
- The future of education & what the best approach to learning is
- What it was like growing up under the Cuban government and how his upbringing pushed him to become one of the best mental sports athletes today
Check out Yusnier's education academy: https://viera.academy/
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Here at HVMN, we take a systems engineering approach to human performance. This ethos, rooted in following the latest science and research, has played a role in how we develop our products.
Introducing HVMN Performance Supplements.
A culmination of over a year and a half of research and development across the company, HVMN Performance Supplements marks an evolution of our existing nootropics line complete with improved formulations and new ingredients. In this special episode, Geoffrey Woo (CEO) and Dr. Brianna Stubbs (Research Lead) dive deep into the research, thought-process, and nuances behind formulating nootropics from the ground up.
In this discussion, you’ll discover:
- What separates HVMN Performance Supplements from other nootropic products and why we strongly believe in carefully crafted, simple stacks vs. a hodgepodge of ingredients
- The literature we explored when choosing new ingredients and why we specifically searched for research that studied young adults
- The specific updates to the formulations of Rise, Kado, Sprint, & Yawn
Check out the upgrades here: https://hvmn.com/nootrobox
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Metabolic health, a favorite topic here on the HVMN Podcast, is about much more than just how we metabolize our food. Our metabolic biomarkers can act as a signal to how we perform...perhaps even in the bedroom.
This week, we discuss sex health and the links to metabolic health with a listener favorite and returning guest: Dr. Priyanka Wali. She is a San Francisco-based doctor with expertise in applying low-carb, ketogenic diets to combat the root cause of many metabolic diseases.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
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How and why does insulin resistance affect your sex life?
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Sexual dysfunction for both men and women as a symptom of a deeper root cause related to metabolism
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Changing sex education for a safer, more accepting society
Check out Dr. Priyanka Wali here: https://www.drpriyankawali.com/
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Welcome to the first episode of our brand-new monthly series: Research Round-up.
To stay up to date on the cutting-edge of health and performance, our HVMN Research Lead Dr. Brianna Stubbs tends to read a lot of scientific literature...A LOT.
In fact, she wants to share all this stored up knowledge with you: Our podcast listeners. Every month, she will dive into the latest, most relevant, and exciting research papers. It's tough to get through a written study, and that's why Dr. Stubbs is here to walk us through the experiment process, dissect the results and implications, and candidly share her own thoughts on the paper and subject as a whole.
This month, Dr. Stubbs dives into three papers, all relating to the topic of aging and longevity:
- BHB Prevents Vascular Senescence Through hnRNP A1-Mediated Upregulation of Oct4
- Quantitative Analysis of NAD Synthesis-Breakdown Fluxes
- Young Blood Reverses Age-Related Impairments in Cognitive Function and Synaptic Plasticity in Mice
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The Boston Marathon is seen as the ultimate marathon that many runners aspire to achieve and conquer. In 1967, history was made as Kathrine Switzer became the first official woman to run the Boston Marathon.
During the race, she was attacked by an angry race official who was so distraught that a woman was running “his” race. Shaken by the incident, she nevertheless went on to not only finishing but also become a historical figure around the world for sports equality. She also later played a driving role in making the Women’s Marathon an Olympic event.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- Her experience and thought-process of when she ran the Boston Marathon
- What role models are made of and what it takes
- How sport will evolve and take advantage of the different physiology and strengths of both men and women.
You can check out Kathrine, his story, and what she's up to now here: https://kathrineswitzer.com/
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Anthony Bourdain. Kate Spade. Robin Williams.
The news of a celebrity suicide is always shocking & brings mental health to the forefront of discussion. More than a few of us wonder how someone who seemingly "has it all" can reach such a low point where they decide to end their own life. It's a sad reminder that shows how little we know about mental health issues & the prevalence it has within society.
Josh Macin, our guest this week, was at the top of his world: He was a recently minted Brazilian Ji Jitsu world champion and had a stable sales career with a healthy family life. He was, on the surface, completely healthy. Over a two week period, he mentally broke down and began to lose his sanity: Depression ensued, panic attacks became a regular occurrence, & suicidal thoughts were not uncommon. When his doctors and traditional pharmaceuticals couldn’t help him, Josh went on a three- year journey to figure out what he could do to cure himself and essentially save his own life. It became a fight for survival.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- Behind Josh's Ji-Jitsu sporting career: How he approached fights, using marijuana to improve performance, & more
- Josh's story for survival: How his mental health issues manifested, the various interventions he experimented with (fasting, nutrition, psychedelics, etc), & what ultimately solved his issues and saved his life
- Behind ayahuasca ceremonies: The traditions, experience of the trip, and what it's like to go through the process of becoming a shaman
You can check out Josh, his story, and what he's up to now here: https://thedetoxdudes.com/
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Rowing as a sport is incredibly nuanced. While not perhaps as popular as other sports, the technique, teamwork, training, nutrition, the combination of aerobic and anaerobic exertion requires a high-level skill set.
This week, we have on Mike DiSanto to really dive into the life of an active Olympian rower and learn more about the sport. Mike has unique insight: He represented America at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, balances a full-time job with a full-time athletic career, and was an early user of our ketone ester when it was being researched at the University of Oxford.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- The various coaching philosophies Mike trained under and how he structures his training now
- How he overcame his nontraditional rowing physique and used it to his advantage
- The experience of competing in the Rio Olympics
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Hydration is more than just drinking "enough" water. There's room to optimize according to your own biology, needs, and goals.
Andy Blow, a triathlete and sports scientist, suffered from serious cramps throughout his athletic career. There are many reasons why people cramp, and a key mechanism is through dehydration and poor electrolyte replenishment. All athletes sweat, yet there's a huge variance in sweat and sodium losses, which can lead to sub-optimal performance and a terrible feeling we've all experienced: Cramps. To combat this, Andy founded Precision Hydration to help endurance athletes and a number of teams in the NFL, NBA, and MLB meet their personalized hydration and electrolyte needs.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- The misconceptions of hydration and electrolytes, and how there is a huge variance in how much sodium each individual loses when sweating
- How and why endurance athletes tend to lean more into the quantified-self philosophy than other types of athletes
- The physiology behind cramping
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Many of our conversations center around actionable interventions for peak physical performance, but something we’ve been wanting to dive into is the more philosophical side of fitness and how it ties in with our society.
We explore these topics with Samuel Robinson, who holds a Ph.D. in history and is a centerpiece in the endurance community here in the Bay Area. His writing, published on outlets such as Outside Magazine, focuses on the culture, experience, and inner lives of endurance athletes and uses sport as a lens that provides otherwise unseen perspectives around us.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- How do we as a society and culture play a better role in promoting health?
- What exactly has been attracting everyday people to competing in marathons and triathlons vs. other sports?
- Running motivation...what drives us to keep pushing even when it hurts?
Check out Sam's work here: https://www.robinsonsamuel.com/
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Tennis is commonly dubbed the “sport of a lifetime”.
This is true for none other than Pat Cash, a legend of the sport who is a Wimbledon Men’s Champion and 5x Grand Slam Finalist. A force to be reckoned with throughout the 80’s, Pat dominated the court by seeking out the cutting-edge of training, nutrition, and recovery…even when no one else was. Pat’s philosophy of following the science extends into his coaching career, in which he is currently coaching top players like Coco Vandeweghe.
In this discussion, you’ll discover:
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The evolution of tennis, how modern players are pushing the envelope more than ever before, & current controversies regarding the double standard between men and women players
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The mental aspect of the game and the discipline required to wear down opponents set after set
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Pat’s explorations in optimizing human performance throughout the years, including his recent experiments with HVMN Ketone
Pat's Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheRealPatCash
Pat's Website: https://www.patcash.co.uk/
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With data as the backbone, athletes are looking for new ways to train, fuel, recover and even think. After years of research on these topics, Alex Hutchinson has become an authority on the limits of human endurance. His newest book, Endure, is a New York Times bestseller; his Sweat Science column in Outside magazine is wildly popular; he received a National Magazine Award for his technology coverage in Popular Science.
With an unbiased, balanced outlook, Alex has been especially interested in analyzing groundbreaking research that suggests physical barriers are as much a product of our mind as our body.
In this discussion, you’ll discover:
- The different philosophies of the brain’s impact on physical performance through research by Professors Tim Noakes and Samuele Marcora
- How Alex’s thinking around sports nutrition has evolved
- Alex’s approach to retaining journalistic integrity while exploring new theories, research, and products in endurance sport
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The heart of all life is DNA. What possibilities open up when one can directly manipulate and alter this fundamental building block…in humans? Josiah Zayner, who holds a PhD in Molecular Biophysics and previously worked with NASA on engineering bacteria to terraform Mars, was drawn to explore the applications genetic engineering could bring to humanity. So much so, in fact, that Josiah performed multiple self-experiments, attempting to genetically engineer the color of his skin and becoming the first known person to directly edit his genes with CRISPR-Cas9.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
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The nuances of genetic engineering: What it means, how it's done, and why it's currently largely inaccessible
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Increasing creativity and divergent thinking by thought expansion by reading atypical books
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How the biohacking space can mature and evolve alongside established regulation agencies like the FDA.
Check out Josiah's company The ODIN: http://www.the-odin.com/
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As a new runner, it can be daunting to look at the miles ahead and know the only way to get there is with your own two feet.
You hear about runners who are completely enamored with the sport... they run every day, they run fast, and they run far. But really, they’re not that different from you. Let’s talk about how you can achieve your own personal running success.
Michael Brandt (HVMN co-founder) will be going through 10 valuable tips that have helped him and other runners get started, stay motivated, and continue to improve their running game.
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As a new runner, it can be daunting to look at the miles ahead and know the only way to get there is with your own two feet.
You hear about runners who are completely enamored with the sport... they run every day, they run fast, and they run far.
But really, they’re not that different from you. Let’s talk about how you can achieve your own personal running success. Michael Brandt (HVMN co-founder) will be going through 10 valuable tips that have helped him and other runners get started, stay motivated, and continue to improve their running game.
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Who are you calling old?
When you look at the world's greatest athletes, past and increasingly present, you'll notice that many of them are past what we would consider "prime age" for peak sports performance. One example is NFL quarterback Tom Brady, who is over 40 years old. Despite already winning multiple Super Bowl championships and being the fifth-oldest player in the League, Tom shows no signs of slowing down and proves he can still improve his performance.
How can one maintain or achieve such elite performance in the face of natural aging?
This was the question that drove Jeff Bercovici, the San Francisco bureau chief of Inc and an athlete in his own right, on a quest to find the answer. After talking to top players, coaches, and sports scientists, such as the aforementioned Tom Brady, Serena Williams, and Carli Lloyd, he laid out all his learnings in his book "Play On: The New Science of Elite Performance At Any Age".
In this discussion, you'll discover:
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The common misconceptions of famous athletes and their training
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The most valuable tips & advice Jeff learned from his research and then implemented to reach his physical prime
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Musing over the concept of immortality...would you choose to live forever?
You can read a full transcription for this episode here:
Check out Jeff's book "The New Science of Elite Performance At Any Age".
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Angel investing, which is backing and investing in companies at the earliest stages, is a high-risk, high-reward game.
Jason Calacanis, who was one of the first investors for billion dollar startups Uber and Robinhood, came from a difficult beginning. As a scrappy kid from Brooklyn who lost out on a $20 million buyout offer for Silicon Alley Reporter when the dotcom bubble burst, Jason refused to give up and made his fortune as an angel investor. Still not satisfied, Jason is setting his sights even higher to impact the world at scale. Within the episode, he tells host Geoffrey Woo that he is aiming to become the greatest investor in the history of Silicon Valley.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- How and why Jason plans to become the greatest investor in Silicon Valley
- The impact of social media and identity politics on conversation and discourse
- Techniques for developing a self-aware, self-improving mindset
Check out a full transcription and highlights for the episode.
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How does one perform at peak capacity in life or death situations on an ongoing basis? This is the life of a special operator in the military, where an unbreakable mind and body is imperative for survival and success.
In his podcast debut, we sit down with the person responsible for founding Seal Team 7: Ret. Navy Seal Admiral Alexander Krongard. Between reaching one of the highest ranks achievable in the Navy, serving in President Barack Obama’s National Security Council Staff, and now doing business in Silicon Valley, Alex has deep insight in human performance from a very special angle.
In this episode, you’ll discover:
- What it takes to excel at senior-level leadership in the military and beyond
- The mindset and mental resilience of those in service
- Strategies and approaches to tackle the psychological burden of combat and deployment
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The Tour de France is a tense, three-week long cycling race between a total of 176 riders covering more than 2,000 miles. It truly is one of the greatest athletic tests in all of sports.
There’s a great deal of history here, with this year being the 105th race. With any world-class competition that spans decades, you end up seeing continued innovation to not only keep up with the times, but also to push the limits of competitors. The Tour de France is a textbook example of this.
In this episode of the HVMN podcast, Dr. Brianna Stubbs will be giving you all a glimpse of the physical, software, and nutritional innovations that transformed the race into what it is today.
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Can psychedelic therapy transform the way we approach mental health issues?
The discussion around psychedelic therapy has started to move from the niche and hippy into the mainstream in recent months with people like writer Michael Pollan opening up the conversation around the potential of psychedelics through the lens of scientific potential. One interesting psychedelic is ayahuasca, a South American tea that contains the chemical DMT.
This week, we have on Jesse Gould and Yuriy Blokhin, the leaders behind Heroic Hearts Project, a foundation for veterans to help them learn about and access psychedelic therapy. Jesse is a former Army Airborne Ranger and Yuriy was the first employee of the popular messenger app Kik.
These two gentleman, as you can tell, come from very different backgrounds, but were brought together with their own experiences with ayahuasca and the mission of changing the culture and dialogue around the value of psychedelics.
In this discussion, you’ll discover:
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The research around psychotherapy...such as how we discovered the true role of serotonin through studying the effects of LSD
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What differentiates ayahuasca from other psychedelics, and why Heroic Hearts Project is focused on using it specifically for therapy
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How thoughtful messaging plays a critical role in the societal acceptance of psychedelics
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How does a doctor approach intermittent fasting for the first time?
Dr. Molly Maloof is the Head of Medical Science at Sano Intelligence, a continuous glucose monitoring startup. But she also runs a private practice serving the Silicon Valley. We last spoke with Dr. Maloof about a year ago and since, she has started experimenting with intermittent fasting.
In this discussion, you’ll discover:
- Dr. Maloof’s experience with fasting and how she tracks her progress, and how it’s different for men and women
- Its effect on the gut microbiome and larger health implications
- Empowerment over food after the body adapts to fasting
You can follow Dr. Maloof's work on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drmolly.co/?hl=en
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You’ve heard of Spartan Races, Tough Mudder, and the popular TV series Ninja Warrior. They all fall under the umbrella of obstacle course racing, which originates from military training.
The sport gained such a following that, in 2014, the World Obstacle Course Racing Federation was formed as the international governing body.
The goal? Supervise, sanction and hopefully bring obstacle course training to the Olympics.
In this episode, we speak to the President of the World OCR Federation, Ian Adamson. He’s a world record-breaking adventure racer with two decades experience navigating unmarked wilderness courses for weeks-long races.
In this discussion, you’ll discover:
- The history of obstacle training, its roots in the military and why it’s growing so explosively
- Ian’s most interesting stories as an adventure and obstacle course racer
- Ian’s nutrition recovery and training strategies
You can check out World OCR here: https://worldocr.org/
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Football is part of the fabric of American culture. We know the game; we know the athletes; but do we know about the hours of training that went into a victorious touchdown?
Undeniable is the training NFL athletes dedicate to making themselves elite performers. It’s not all physical; the mental aspect is equally important. NFL players are some of the best athletes on the planet, but they’re also some of the smartest humans around.
Connor Barwin, an outside linebacker (who has played for the Texans, Eagles and Rams), joins the HVMN podcast to discuss what it’s like to be a professional football player. Between quarterback sacks, Conner also helps build better communities through his non-profit organization Make The World Better.
In this episode, we explore:
- The environment of an NFL locker room moments before stepping on the field
- How sports science has evolved and what it’s like to play for different coaches
- Why it’s important to get involved in the community as a professional athlete
- Insight into the controversies surrounding NFL safety and recent protests
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Imagine yourself breathing through a straw as you run a marathon.
Would you be able to finish?
That’s an experience Russell Winwood, an athlete who has been diagnosed with COPD (an obstructive chronic lung disease), has dealt with for years. Instead of being at the mercy of his condition, Russell used his diagnosis to turn his life around and continue pushing himself to the next level.
Russell incorporates many strategies, such as following a ketogenic diet, supplementing with ketone esters, and fostering a healthy mental state to help him retain an active lifestyle...even with his lungs operating at 25% capacity.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- Russell’s experience with the ketogenic diet and ketone esters to help his lung function.
- His mindset during the tough times his lungs are straining during a race.
- What COPD is, and what the future holds for COPD research and medicine.
Check out Russell here: https://copdathlete.com/
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You've heard us talk about heart rate variability before.
What exactly can we learn from it and how can we utilize the information to improve physical training, recovery, and overall health?
Jason Moore, CEO of EliteHRV, joins us today to discuss the basics and nuances of HRV.
Elite HRV is a free app used by hundreds of thousands of health and performance seekers to get dedicated HRV insight - Olympians, pro athletes, doctors, first responders, biohackers, and more.
Get 10% off EliteHRV's CorSense Heart Rate Variability Sensor and their special training courses! Enter code "hvmn" at checkout.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- Why HRV is important and how it is inherently tied to many important biological processes
- Reasons we should utilize tech in conjunction with natural intuition...no reason to be dogmatic about one or the other!
- How to determine "good" and "bad" HRV
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It is easier than ever to measure your biometrics. Ketone levels, heart rate variability, step count, quality of sleep...but how do we translate raw numbers into meaning?
Gyroscope, a quantified-self app that presents your data in a cohesive dashboard, aims to not only give users an easy way to know their biometrics, but craft a narrative from it. What do the frequent locations you visit tell you about yourself? If you're not getting quality sleep, what measurable factors could be causing it that you can isolate and correct?
Founder Anand Sharma joins us this week to share how his company is transforming human data into more than just numbers.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- How can data be visualized beautifully to users?
- The pros and cons of being a digital nomad and having a team that works remotely around the world.
- Best practices for tracking certain biometrics.
Get one free month of Gyroscope Pro! (https://gyrosco.pe/redeem/)
Enter the code "freemonthpodcast". You can also download the free version of the app...we highly recommend it!
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In 2018, the Major League Baseball Organization employed a record number of mental coaches.
A former MLB player himself, John Baker has been involved with mental training in professional sports for the last few years, guiding the minds of the Chicago Cubs as they championed the 2016 World Series.
John joins us this week to discuss how invaluable mental skills, healthiness, and happiness are for elite athletes to stay on top of their game. Being away from home for months, living in an environment that requires constant focus, and facing the publicity that comes with fame, professional athletes struggle with a unique set of challenges and circumstances.
How does John help these players keep their mental game as sharp as their physical performance?
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- The evolution of mental training in baseball...why is there more interest now?
- Mindfulness techniques that help players develop a healthy mindset that combats common problems in professional sports: Staying focused, dealing with fame, & finding happiness beyond the job
- John's personal experience with the ketogenic diet, along with how keto is openly discussed with the Chicago Cubs
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A day before the Hawaii Ironman World Championship, Tim Don was hit by a vehicle, breaking his C2 vertebrae...an injury known as the hangman's fracture.
His only option for continuing his athletic career was to wear a halo, something he compares to a "medieval torture device". One look at it and you'd agree. 5 titanium screws were forced into his skull, severely limiting his movement so his neck could heal.
Six months later, he completed the 2018 Boston Marathon in under 2:50.
After such a traumatic injury, how did Tim manage to get back on his feet so quickly? We dive into the determined, strong-willed, and astute mindset of one of the world's greatest triathletes.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- The physical and nutritional interventions Tim followed in order to heal faster so he could get back to racing
- The science component of triathlon training - How should athletes think about the growing set of data available to them?
- As "amateur" sports gain in popularity with the culture shift of people wanting to become more healthy and active, how will that affect professional sports?
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Before there was HVMN Ketone, there was the "Metabolic Dominance" program.
This program, initiated by DARPA (Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency), was spear-headed by Joe Bielitzki.
The goal?
To enable superior physical and physiological warfighter performance by controlling energy metabolism on demand.
The result?
15+ years of research that led to the creation of the world's first ketone ester.
Joe, who was also NASA's Chief Veterinary Officer, joins us this week to share a special, behind-the-scenes view of the ketone ester's deep history.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- Why the other compounds Joe tested was not reaching the bar, and how he ended up with going with the ketone ester
- How DARPA executes on programs to improve soldier performance
- Ponder over how primal humans utilized ketosis, and why modern humans can benefit from this "ancient" fuel
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Welcome to a Dr. Scott Sherr's Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber Lab, a cutting-edge technology that uses high-pressure oxygen to help treat a variety of health conditions and diseases. Join Geoffrey Woo as he undergoes a treatment in the chamber.
Each cell in the body needs oxygen to preserve, repair, and enhance cellular function. Breathing 100% oxygen at pressures greater than sea level can help various medical conditions, along with preliminary data showing positive effects on cognitive and physical performance.
This was recorded offsite, so audio quality may be a bit poorer than usual. Please send any feedback to podcast@hvmn.com!
Check out Dr. Sherr's hyperbaric oxygen facilities here: https://www.hyperbaricmedicalsolutions.com/
If you had one hour to teach a friend all about ketosis, press the play button and sit back.
In previous conversations, host Geoffrey Woo has touched on many aspects of ketosis: The research that has been done, the metabolic pathways that are activated, how burning fat for energy affects physical performance, and the different interventions used to reach a state of ketosis.
This episode acts as the source of truth. Geoff and Dr. Brianna Stubbs sit down to lay down the fundamentals, look back at the history, and ponder over what the future will bring.
In this discussion, you will discover:
- The difference between being in a state of "ketosis" and being "ketogenic"
- How to properly implement a ketogenic diet and the common mistakes many make
- The specific metabolic processes your body undergoes to use ketones for the body and mind
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We all have a passion for self-improvement.
For Andy Hnilo, a former athlete and actor, it nearly meant life or death.
After a car accident that left Andy unconscious with 7 broken ribs, a collapsed lung, a broken jaw, and multiple gashes across the body, his life changed. His ER doctor told him, You have the worst facial injury I have ever seen."
For a year, Andy became obsessed with accelerating his recovery. Through self-research, Andy made radical changes to his nutrition, exercise routine (he would do hill sprints while his jaw was wired shut), and, most notably, created his own skincare concoctions to heal his scarring. 7 weeks after the accident, he was back at work acting.
That was the genesis of Alitura Naturals. Andy firmly believes that we should treat our skin (our largest organ) as a second mouth. What gets applied on our skin gets absorbed in less than 30 seconds, so Andy only puts natural ingredients that he would eat into his products.
In this discussion, you'll discover:
- How Andy's experimentation with skincare for his own personal healing evolved into a successful business.
- What ingredients we should put on our skin vs. what we should avoid.
- Digging into the layers of what makes us ‘tick’ as humans and the driving forces that build our internal motivation.
Check out Alitura Naturals! Get 20% off the entire website by typing the code "HVMN" at check-out.
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Focus, relaxation, sleep...what if we can scientifically use music to achieve these mental states in 15 minutes?
This is the ambition of Brain.fm, a service that uses A.I. music to get your brain in a cognitive state that you want at any given time. Different from binaural beats, Brain.fm's music utilizes the technology of neural phase-locking, which keeps your brain waves synchronized for long periods of time.
We discuss the technology and potential of enhancing performance through the auditory system with Brain.fm CEO Daniel Clark.
In this discussion, you'll discover...
- How music with certain frequencies can potentially enhance brain states - neural phase locking
- The research trials and scientific data that support Brain.fm's technology
- The differing philosophies and goals of the music coming from the mainstream music industry vs. Brain.fm
Do you want to try Brain.fm? Many employees of HVMN regularly tune in when working, and there's a free trial waiting for everyone.
Visit https://www.brain.fm/hvmn for more info!
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Dr. Jason McKeown, CEO of Modius, joins us this week to discuss an interesting area of neurology: How the hypothalamus influences metabolism. He believes that the hypothalamus plays a crucial role in how lean you are, your ability to train harder, your hunger levels, and, ultimately, weight loss.
This is why he created the Modius, a headset that sends a low-level electrical pulse to the vestibular nerve, tricking your brain into believing your body is moving. He lost 19 pounds and gained 5 pounds of muscle utilizing the device. Dr. McKeown provides a transparent view of how the cutting-edge technology works within the brain and body, citing specific studies and trials (with NASA-associated data that goes back 50 years), making for an engaging and thoughtful conversation.
Here are three discussion points from the conversation:
- How the vestibular nerve connects with the brain, what it controls, and the methods of stimulating it.
- How does mimicking movement and tricking the brain result in genuine weight loss?
- The human studies that have been and is being done on the technology
Want to try the Modius Headset for 10% off with a 90-day money back guarantee? Enter the code "HVMN" at check-out on https://www.modiushealth.com/.
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Change your life, fast.
In our last episode, we had Dr. Jason Fung dive into the deep science of the effect intermittent fasting has on metabolism and its potential to reverse diabetes. This week, Sumaya Kazi joins us to provide another perspective. With her recent appearance on the Today Show with Megyn Kelly and her Medium article reaching over 600,000 views, Sumaya is the face of the everyday person who has fallen in love with intermittent fasting. After losing 55 pounds in 7 months, all without setting a foot in the gym, people around the world looked up to Sumaya as a resource to successfully turn intermittent fasting into a lifestyle.
Here are three discussion topics from Geoff and Sumaya’s conversation:
- How to get through the challenges of a fast…it’s a mind over stomach battle!
- The story of Sumaya’s initial weight loss journey through intermittent fasting, and how it soon became much more than a simple tool for just weight loss.
- Tips on viably incorporating fasting into the life of the everyday person who has work, family, friends, and travel.
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Intermittent fasting activates many biological pathways in the human body, namely autophagy, ketosis, and cellular repair. These effects could be just what many patients need to reverse diabetes and overcome obesity, and forward-thinking doctors have taken note.
One such doctor is Dr. Jason Fung, who is a pioneer of intermittent fasting in the clinical setting. He returns to the program after first appearing 2 years ago, and we both agree that we have seen the practice soar to popularity, in both culture and medicine, during that time.
We discuss the similarities of the end goals of intermittent fasting and the ketogenic diet, the hacks one can use during a fast and when they should use them, and how fasting can be the cure for the underlying root cause of Type 2 diabetes.
Want to try Dr. Fung's new fasting tea, launching this summer? Follow this link.
Also check out Dr. Fung's IDM Program Website.
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An author of a New York Times bestseller, a Top 100 "Most Influential People In Health And Fitness" member, an experienced Ironman Triathlete, and a stem cell penis enhancement advocate.
It's Ben Greenfield.
Ben's science-based approach to discovering a potent balance between health and performance has revolutionized the way thousands of people around the world live, train, and eat. Two worlds collide in this episode as HVMN CEO Geoffrey Woo and Ben Greenfield discuss the broad spectrum of human performance.
Talking Points:
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The procedures and outcomes of Ben's experiment with injecting his penis with stem cells
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How did Ben Greenfield become Ben Greenfield?
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Ketosis for endurance running and race performance
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“That was my initial foray into experimenting with ketosis. I found it to be increasingly effective, the longer I stayed on the diet, the more I felt good because I was getting fat-adapted.”
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The optimal lifestyle for human longevity
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Actionable tidbits for healthy exercise
You can check out Ben's supplements and solutions for superhuman health and performance at the following link: https://go.hvmn.com/bengreenfieldkion
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It's time to switch things around! In this special episode, HVMN Research Lead Dr. Brianna Stubbs is put on the hot seat as Peter Bowes interviews her about biohacking, ketone supplementation, and moving to another country to work at a growing start-up.
Original episode description below:
Brianna Stubbs has been a competitive athlete all her life. At the age of 12, in 2004, she became the youngest person to row across the English Channel. She went on to win a gold medal with the GB Rowing Team at the 2016 World Rowing Championships and twice rowed for Oxford in the Women’s Boat Race against Cambridge. Alongside her athletic endeavors, Brianna pursued an academic career, completing her PhD in metabolic biochemistry at Oxford. She is particularly interested in the effects of exogenous ketones on human performance. In this in-depth interview Brianna breaks down the theory and shares her understanding of ketone supplementation to promote physical performance. She also describes a day in the life of a semi-retired British athlete, discovering a new life and occasionally fasting in sunny California.
Disclaimer: This interview is from the LLAMA Podcast by Peter Bowes. The podcast explores the science and stories behind human longevity. Check it out at http://www.llamapodcast.com/ and follow @llamapodcast!
Chris Bair, founder of Ketochow, recently completed a month-long experiment in which he survived on only the liquid food he produces and sells (ala popular meal replacement Soylent). Every week he would switch out the source of fat, utilizing coconut oil, macadamia nut oil, and heavy whipping cream to see how different fats affected biomarkers such as his LDL, HDL, triglycerides, and ketone levels. Out of sheer curiosity, during the last week of his experiment, he swapped in a copious amount of sugar. We're sure you can guess how staggeringly terrible the end result was. Join us this week to listen to one biohacker's interesting and entertaining N=1 experiment!
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As wearables increasingly rise in popularity (the market is expected to double in 2021), users will have to choose carefully what they decide to invest in and for what reason. You only have enough human "real estate" for one smartwatch, for one pair of smart glasses, and for one set of smart earphones. The Oura Ring, in contrast, takes up only one finger and is capable of continuously tracking your heart rate, breathing variance, and body temperature in order to bring you longitudinal data that will enable you to gain restorative, impactful sleep.
Petteri Lahtela, the CEO of Oura Ring, joins us this week to share the cutting-edge technology behind the ring and its implications beyond sleep. Is one finger really a better sensor point than the entire wrist (ala Apple Watch)? What else can heart rate variability tell us about the performance and state of our bodies? How can we use information from multiple biosignals to optimize sleep? We discuss and ponder over it all in this hour-long episode.
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Omega fatty acids, such as Omega-3 and Omega-6, has been well-known to play a crucial part in the human ecosystem. In fact, the human body can't make Omega-3's internally and must rely on foods to get it. The problem is...the majority of us aren't getting enough. Nearly 100,000 American deaths are caused by this key nutritional deficiency.
There's more to getting enough Omega fatty acids than ensuring you aren't deficient. What are the studies behind its benefits on human health, how does it travel through the system, and why does Omega-3 (rather than 6 or 9) get all the attention? Geoffrey Woo and Dr. Brianna Stubbs dive in and reveal all!
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Optimizing the gut microbiome (the system of microorganisms living largely in our intestines) is increasingly being thought of as a crucial lever for many aspects of our health: Preventing metabolic disorders, reducing negative heart conditions, and even improving brain health. This novel area of the human platform is gaining a robust body of research, and Sun Genomics CEO Sunny Jain joins us this week to demystify the importance of gut health.
Sunny believes microbiome science has evolved to a place where consumers can realize actual health solutions and improve their diet, lifestyle, and nutrition by implementing behavioral change. Sun Genomics allows you to test your microbiome and take precision probiotics allowing you to experience the change in your microbiome and, in turn, your body.
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It's time to switch things around! In this special episode, Geoff is put on the hot seat as Peter Bowes interviews him about biohacking, fasting, and nootropics. Original episode description below:
The enhancement of the human body is the main goal of Geoffrey Woo, a biohacker and entrepreneur based in San Francisco. He sees the human body as a quantifiable and manipulable system, and the next platform for innovation and growth. The evolving science behind nootropics, which are legal compounds designed to improve cognitive function, has become big business in Silicon Valley. Along with his employees, he is also an enthusiastic proponent of fasting, Together, they have built a vibrant community of like-minded followers, known as WeFast. They regularly deprive themselves of food, in the pursuit of good health and longevity. In this in-depth interview, Geoffrey shares his enthusiasm for biohacking and explains why he believes everyone will be fasting within the next two years.
Disclaimer: This interview is from the LLAMA Podcast by Peter Bowes. The podcast explores the science and stories behind human longevity. Check it out at http://www.llamapodcast.com/ and follow @llamapodcast!
We had a full house join our recent panel on elite human performance with Navy SEAL Admiral (ret.) Alex Krongard, Dr. Brianna Stubbs, and Michael Brandt.
Thank you all for those who came! It's always humbling seeing the faces of our tight community. The variety of people at the event, from athletes to doctors to techies, all bonded over one common goal: To improve human performance in tangible and quantifiable ways.
Dr. Molly Maloof is on a mission to radically extend healthspan and maximize human potential using scientific wellness, technology, educational media, & lifestyle medicine. Her iterative programs take the quantified self to the extreme through comprehensive testing of clinical chemistry, metabolomics, microbiome, genetics, & biometrics (e.g. heart rate variability & continuous glucose monitoring).
A well-known private doctor in Silicon Valley, Dr. Maloof now works for Sanos, a biotech company dedicated to creating technology that uncovers unique biometric information that’s vital to understanding your health.
“The system isn’t designed to do what I do. That’s why I believe the tech space is so important, because we’re creating a second system of consumerization of medicine and a market of health.”
Will the future of human enhancement include the ability to naturally modify the state of human tissues and organs in order to cure degenerative diseases and affect complex regeneration?
We discuss this controversial field with Ira Pastor, the CEO of Bioqark, a biotech company that develops combinatorial biologics that aim to reverse underlying disease, degeneration, and the aging process.
How did Geoffrey Woo get to the forefront of a massive revolution at the intersection of digital health, genomics, and things we consume by building HVMN? This is a great look at how a formally trained computer scientist grew to become one of the best-known biohackers in the span of a few years.
Disclaimer: This interview is from "The Brains Behind It" by Dave Farrow. You can find the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj_rR0tCKQg&t=728s
Nelson Dellis, a 4x USA Memory Champion, was inspired by the passing of his grandmother from Alzheimer's disease to start training his memory so that he could keep his mind strong and healthy throughout his lifespan. Not only does Nelson share some tactical tips to improve memory, but he also provides live examples of his deep and impressive memory recall. Nelson also urges people to live a lifestyle that combines fitness, both mental and physical, with proper diet and social involvement.
Dr. Felice Gersh is a rare combination of a Board Certified OB/GYN who is also fellowship trained in Integrative Medicine. Her career has evolved over the years into one which utilizes the most cutting-edge and high-tech diagnostic testing, while incorporating science-based therapies – from the herbal to the surgical – to assist in the healing process.
"I don’t do things that aren’t tried and true and evidence-based. Part of the difference from me and the other natural paths, is the way I researched and learned cell biology and biochemistry…I take a lot of what they do and find the science to really explain it.”
“That’s what it takes, right? If we really want to change how health care is thought about, we have to target the people who are actively practicing medicine and educating the everyday patient how to be more self aware and armed about their own performance and health.”
Fitness, much like nutrition, has been shown to have a direct effect on your cognition, mood, and overall mental state. How can we hack it?
Over the last few months, HVMN co-founder Michael Brandt has doubled down on his fitness regimen to become an improved, enhanced version of himself. In this episode, he shares his story of endurance running and drops key fitness tips and hacks.
“Talking about human enhancement…if you’re going to be putting hours into the gym anyways, and having maintenance…why not putting 100% effort into optimizing performance during that time?"
One of our core philosophies is that humans are a system. We should think and approach the human system in a systematic, holistic manner in order to fully optimize our outputs. Tom Bilyeu, co-founder of Quest Nutrition, which was ranked #2 on the Inc 500 fastest growing companies, has his own experience realizing and pursuing this philosophy.
Episode 49 features Dr. Scott Sherr, the Director of Integrative Hyperbaric Medicine and Health Optimization at Hyperbaric Medical Solutions. He believes that Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy (HBOT) -- the administration of 100% oxygen at greater than atmospheric pressure -- is one of the most powerful ways to decreasing inflammation, accelerate wound healing, and optimize both physical and mental performance. Let's dig into the science and implications of this intervention.
Episode 48 features Dr. Kieran Clarke, the professor of physiological biochemistry at the University of Oxford and creator of ▵G, the raw ketone ester compound inside HVMN Ketone. A ketone metabolism pioneer, Kieran's research throughout the years focused on the effects of diet on energy metabolism in heart, brain and skeletal muscle, and thereby on physical performance and cognitive function. As a key partner and collaborator with HVMN, the launch of the world's first ketone ester wouldn't have been possible without her years of work, research, and input. An essential and educational piece for anyone interested in the space, this is one of our favorite conversations on the podcast thus far.
Today, Geoffrey Woo sits down with Dr. Dominic D'Agostino, one of the leading researchers in the field of ketosis. Dominic shares his thoughts on the implications of ketone esters and what HVMN Ketone (our new product) unlocks.
Here are a couple of key talking points from the interview:
- Two exciting moments Dominic experienced in his years of research with exogenous ketones (adding ketones to the standard diet extended survival time and suppressed tumor growth in his mice study)
- What are some of the most promising directions for ketones moving forward?
- Of the many benefits stemming from the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting, which ones can be ascribed to the ketones themselves?
- “We’ve done a lot of work with metformin, and the exogenous ketones can blow away metformin when it comes to reducing blood glucose levels and insulin levels.”
- The biggest misconceptions of ketone esters (can it directly cause weight loss?)
- Dominic's own intermittent fasting routine and his applications of the practice
- “We’ve done a lot of work with metformin, and the exogenous ketones can blow away metformin when it comes to reducing blood glucose levels and insulin levels.”
- Why the concern of ketoacidosis caused by exogenous ketones is not valid
- “I see [HVMN Ketone] as the next creatine, but with broader ranging implications that could even be incorporated into our food supply.”
Episode 47 features Serge Faguet, an accomplished entrepreneur who founded the leading online hotel booking company in Russia. His successful journey in entrepreneurship was paralleled by his desire to become the best he can possibly be in order to gain an edge in the cutthroat business world, leading him to invest $200,000 in biohacking (you can read about his experience here). Since diving into human enhancement, Serge dropped his body fat from 26% to 10%, reached a VO2 Max of 70 (akin to professional athletes), reduced his blood mercury to nearly 0, and can constantly be on top of his mental game.
Here are a couple of key talking points from Geoff and Serge's conversation:
- Discussed the nootropics Serge experimented with and their use-cases: Metformin, Lithium, Modafinil, SSRI Anti-Depressants, Bacopa Monnieri, etc
- How controlling hormone levels should be explored more
- Hacking exercise: HIIT vs. Endurance
- "I would say that upgrading the body and healing the body are one of the same."
- Wishlist of future biohacking technologies (tech that improves our emotional intelligence?)
- Fasting for mental clarity and overall productivity
- How Serge's experience with MDMA (normally a club-drug) changed his life for the better.
- "After the experience, the feeling of openness and genuine
human connection stayed with me for many months." - The potential of the rise of continual monitoring for various biometrics. It's incredibly more useful than getting a snapshot of data a few times a year...too much noise there.
- How the three major types of diseases (cancer, neurodegenerative, atherosclerosis) are lifelong processes...so why aren't we doing a better job at trying to catch them earlier?
- "Human enhancement is not in the distant future, it's here now."
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There comes a moment in many of our lives when we realize health is truly in our own hands. We have been conditioned to only go to the doctor when there is an obvious symptom, and once it is corrected we are good to go. It's rare that you ever find out why you had said symptom, and therein lies the gap between healthy and unhealthy. To be healthy, you need to dive into the root causes of your issues and fix them. To be healthy, you need to take a step back and read research from multiple sources. To be healthy, you need to implement the solutions and track your progress. To be healthy, you must embody the biohacking ethos.
Episode 46 features Christopher Kelly, an athletic biohacker and host of the Nourish Balance Thrive podcast. Coming from a computer science background (similar to Geoffrey Woo himself), Chris was forced to use his engineering perspective to fix the countless health issues he was struggling with. Even though he looked completely normal to any passing bystander, Chris had constant brain fog, uncontrollable food cravings, non-existent libido, allergies, nagging injuries with no known cause, chronic fatigue, caffeine dependency, and was nearly diabetic. His doctor prescribed drugs to fix some of his symptoms, but Chris knew he had to attack his problems at its core. By completely altering his diet, cleansing his gut microbiome, taking multiple lab tests (& discovering underlying metabolic sensitivities), Chris began to understand what was having a toll on his health. From there, he implemented the right practices to reverse his diabetes, achieve an optimal cognitive state, and improve his overall lifestyle.
Geoff and Chris discuss the strenuous journey achieving a healthy state Chris was proud of, the importance of starting from the basics and being aware of any nutritional and hormonal deficiencies, and ponder whether the ketogenic diet is truly the "holy grail" of diets.
Biohacking, a phenomenon with roots all over the country, has fiercely taken over the competitive tech world of Silicon Valley. Executives are taking nootropics to gain the extra edge they need over their competitors, entrepreneurs are fasting to stay clear-headed as they accelerate company growth, and even everyday joggers are tracking their footsteps and making micro-adjustments to their diet and training to beat their PR. Thanks to dedicated media reporters, everyone around the world can learn about this pivotal time of human improvement and join in.
Episode 45 features Melia Robinson, a senior reporter at Business Insider. Melia's forte of covering the advancements of the 21st century led her to become intertwined with the biohacking community in Silicon Valley. She's been around the block by interviewing countless biohackers and sharing their regimes, experimenting with the ketogenic diet for 2 months and publishing a popular feature about the experience, and falling in love with Soylent (a meal replacement)...which led her to realize that biohacking can be for everyone.
Geoff and Melia discuss her history reporting on the biohacking culture in San Francisco, the challenges and triumphs she had following the ketogenic diet, the rise of hospitality businesses in the marijuana industry, and answer questions from the community.
We all know a healthy diet is essential for all aspects of health, but what if we can further hack our lifespans by controlling our feeding windows? You can...it's called intermittent fasting! If the direction current science is heading is any indication, taking charge of when to eat means taking charge of many levers in your biology that can lead to a long, healthy life.
Episode 44 features Peter Bowes, a BBC reporter and host of the LLAMA Podcast. One of the earliest supporters of HVMN's foray into intermittent fasting, Peter shares our core value of creating an open forum for the community to support and become educated. Peter has always had a foundational interest in longevity, spurring him to experiment with various practices and connect with thought-leaders around the world. The experimentation will never end, but it's safe to say that Peter, like many biohackers, found intermittent fasting to be a biohack he will implement for the rest of his life.
Geoffrey Woo and Peter discuss the biological mechanisms of fasting (such as lowering IGF-1 levels, a hormone that has been linked to cancer when it reaches higher levels), the difference between working towards a long health-span vs. a long life-span, ponder how to keep that "spark" in you alive as you age, and answer questions from the community.
Biohacking is an umbrella term for the passion and mission to enhance and improve upon the human body, often with a hacker-like ethos. One arm of this comes in the form of "grinders", a growing collective of biohackers whose expertise lies in functional body modification (usually with electronic hardware) that extends their human capabilities.
Episode 43 features Tim Cannon, a human host of multiple implants including RFID's (radio-frequency identification devices) and magnets. His interest in being open to the idea of human enhancement stems from adolescence, when playing role-playing video games (where you are free to build up your character to your own liking and continually level up to become more powerful) made him wonder "Why can't we do this to ourselves?"
Some years later, and Tim is in the midst of a movement that pushes citizen science forward and in the process of creating an implant (named Northstar 2) that has a variety of functions such as a built-in glucose monitor and gesture recognition. All arms of biohacking share one commonality: Bringing the power of personal health into your hands through open education and science-based experimentation.
Geoffrey Woo and Tim discuss his experiences with implants and the challenges and risks attached to being a grinder, the differences between the medical field and biohacking, and a host of community questions! Listeners asked Tim what he believes the most popular consumer augmentations will be in the near future, why he chose to invest in implants than wearables, and what measures are taken to ensure safety when implanting a device with a battery into a fellow grinder.
Meal replacement drinks, shakes, and powders (like the popular Soylent) have taken the tech world by a storm. There's a huge and proven market for people who just don't have the time to have a well-balanced meal and would rather rely on a packaged drink that provides them the nutrition of a complete meal. Although largely supported by its users, there has recently been an increased demand for a meal replacement that makes its macros even more healthy...a keto-friendly version.
Episode 42 features Dr. Cameron Sepah, the creator of the world's first nutritionally complete ketogenic meal replacement Actualize. A practicing clinician and contributing academic, Cameron has a unique background where he has dipped his toes in many areas of medicine, science, and tech. He was a founding team member of Omada Health, a behavioral change program that used the power of technology to help a large number of people overcome diabetes and obesity. Cameron's new pursuit, a keto-friendly version of the many meal replacements you see on the market, is aiming to change the view of processed food as being wholly unhealthy.
Geoffrey Woo and Cameron discuss the relationship between mental health and metabolic disease, how modern mainstream culture is pushing unhealthy practices, and the recent PURE study that detailed the mortality rates of people who ingested either more carbs or fats.
Have you ever tried memorizing and recalling the exact order of 59 decks of cards randomly shuffled together? Our guest this week not only attempted this incredible feat of brain power but succeeded in doing it, breaking the World Guinness Record for "Greatest Memory".
Episode 41 features Dave Farrow, a master of memory and PR strategies. Due to a difficult and formidable childhood filled with health problems and near-death experiences, Dave began to fall behind on his academia and had little help from outside resources. Forced to take matters into his own hands, Dave explored behavior modification approaches, such as creating specific memory techniques that were tailored to combat his ADHD and dyslexia. His determination for self-learning and cognitive improvement expanded to becoming a two-time Guinness World Record holder for memorizing and reciting 59 decks of playing cards all randomly shuffled together. Get this, he was allowed to only see each card once with zero repetition.
Geoffrey Woo and Dave discuss various memory tips and tricks (one is a HIIT version of mental training), the importance of PR and its impact on a business' success, and the rise of mental games as a serious sport.
Biohacking comes in many forms, from those wanting to hack their work productivity, those aiming to optimize long-term health, and those wanting to correct their bodily shortcomings and deficiencies. This week, we talk to one biohacker whose mission might sound like something straight out of science fiction...adding additional sensors to the human body.
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Episode 40 features Neil Harbisson, the world's first cyborg. Growing up color-blind, Neil sought to experience color without altering his existing gray-scale vision. His solution? Implanting an antenna in his head that allows him to perceive visible and invisible colors such as infrareds and ultraviolets via sound waves. This initial modification to his body spurred his current passion for cybernetics. He is a co-founder of the Cyborg Foundation, an international organization that aims to help humans become cyborgs, defend cyborg rights and promote cyborgism as a social and artistic movement.
Geoffrey Woo and Neil dive into his experiences with his antenna (did you know Neil can detect active/false alarms in stores?), discuss the ethical and practical appliances of cybernetics, and why adding additional sensors found in other species (antenna = bug) has made Neil actually feel closer to nature than, say, a machine.
We always stress that tracking and measuring your biometrics is essential to successful biohacking, but sometimes you need to remember one simple thing: Listen to your body.
Episode 39 features Ben Coomber, host of UK's #1 health & fitness podcast (Ben Coomber Radio) and writer for major publications such as Men's Fitness and The Daily Telegraph. A regular rugby player, Ben spends much of his time maximizing his athletic performance through the use of high-fidelity fitness, nutrition, and supplementation. As someone who dealt with childhood obesity and a multitude of other issues, Ben understands the difficulties of changing one's lifestyle even if they know it is for the better. While Ben has tinkered with various regimens and diets, he has concluded that his natural intuition is key to his own personalized health goals. Through educating and sharing his personal experiences to the world, Ben continues to push his audience to become a better, healthier version of themselves.
Geoffrey Woo and Ben discuss the ins and outs of Ben's fitness and nutritional routine, the importance of recovery after training or working out, and the potential for exogenous ketones as a pathway to treat brain injuries.
If you begin thinking about the human body as a system, where inputs directly cause outputs, you'd become more mindful of the one input we put into our bodies every single day: Food.
Episode 38 features James Colquhoun, the filmmaker of some of the most internationally acclaimed food documentaries (Food Matters, Hungry for Change). After being driven to explore nutrition in order to save his father's life and seeing the results of a changed diet, James became inspired to spread the knowledge and change the lives of many others. An early contributor to the biohacking ethos by pushing people to be more thoughtful of the food they put into their bodies, James has devoted himself to arming people with the knowledge they deserve to live a healthy and prosperous life.
Geoffrey Woo and James discuss the importance of not being dogmatic about diets, how certain practices from the past are making a comeback to modern society (i.e. feast and famine periods), and the influence nutrigenomics (as well as nature-based philosophies) have on each individual.
Episode 37 features Dr. Priyanka Wali, a forward-thinking doctor who is experienced with guiding patients through a prescribed ketogenic diet. Originally a vegetarian, Dr. Wali is now an advocate of the ketogenic diet. She's helped those with diabetes to those simply curious about the diet for health optimization purposes. One such biohacker Dr. Wali personally guided was Business Insider's own Melia Robinson, who recently wrote about her experience being keto.
Geoffrey Woo and Dr. Wali discuss the rapidly growing interest in the ketogenic diet, why more doctors should view nutrition as an integral part in health and medicine, and Geoff's experience fasting for seven straight days!
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Episode 36 features Dr. Ted Achacoso, an exceptional polymath who has professionally trained in interventional neuroradiology, pharmacology, neurology, medical informatics, neuro-interventional radiology interventional endocrinology, nutritional medicine, and more. After spending years absorbing knowledge from different areas of medicine, Dr. Achacoso current mission now revolves around HOMe: "Health Optimization Medicine".
Health Optimization Medicine just does that: Optimize health. Sounds a lot like biohacking, right? Instead of waiting for a patient to develop a reason for medicine, Dr. Achacoso is aiming to swing the pendulum towards optimizing health by detecting and correcting imbalances in your body (hormones, nutrients, toxins, etc). By doing this and taking precautionary measures, this practice has the potential to not only prevent future disease but also bring you to your most optimal shape.
Geoffrey Woo and Dr. Achacoso discuss the reasoning and science behind the HOMe framework, the problem with the "incentive structure" the current health care system seems to have, and Dr. Achacoso's own hardcore biohacking regime!
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Episode 35 features Jasmina Aganovic, president of Mother Dirt, a product that flips the switch on the normal school of thought of modern hygiene. Instead of cleaning bacteria from your skin, Mother Dirt aims to restore & maintain the good bacteria. What's the rationale behind this, you ask?
The microbiome.
The microbiome is a community of microorganisms (such as bacteria, fungi, and viruses) that inhabit a particular environment. The particular environment we're talking about here is your human body, which is home to 100 trillion microbes. Before you jump out of your skin, it's known that these microbes play an essential part in our bodily function and survival. The popular frenzy surrounding probiotics is fueled in large part by surging scientific and public interest in the human microbiome. Mother Dirt is playing a huge part in leading this new space in the dermatology industry by bringing microbiome-friendly products to consumers that are backed by their own clinical research.
Geoffrey Woo and Jasmina discuss the nuances of bringing a potentially controversial product to market, the theory behind why modern society is too clean for our good, and the role of the microbiome beyond cosmetics/dermatology (recent studies have shown that lower blood pressure is associated with a healthy microbiome).
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Episode 34 features Geoffrey Woo returning to the mic with Brianna Stubbs, who is now formally a member of the growing HVMN team. Dr. Stubbs, coming from an impressive academic and athletic background, is leading our Research and Development team in our efforts to contribute to the space of human enhancement.
Geoff and Dr. Stubbs discuss the differences between industry-funded research and government-funded research, not shying away from the uncomfortable truths and nature of any funded study. Dr. Stubbs dives into the difficulties scientists have including women into a study, in which standardizing is a challenging process due to constantly changing variables (i.e hormones) that are present in women. Geoff also ponders about the role of science and research development in the world of top-tier athletics, in which Brianna reveals that it is tough to convince elite athletes to partake in any experiment, likening them to a well-oiled machine in which any outside variable can throw them off their track.
Needless to say, the research world is a complicated beast. Luckily, we have one of the best researchers to make certain that HVMN has integrity around searching for the truth, while also having a sustainable business model that will continue to serve you all with the products you've come to know and love (plus more in the future)!
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Episode 33 features Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt, who are some of the most prolific thought leaders in the space of human enhancement. They've made a name for themselves (featured on NYT, WSJ, and BI) by building up Nootrobox as one of the leading nootropic companies. Now, they are taking the next step in their mission to make better humans by launching an all-encompassing human enhancement company: HVMN.
This episode dives into the long-term vision Geoff and Michael have with HVMN and why now is the perfect time for human enhancement. Plus, nuggets of backstory regarding the origin of Nootrobox!
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Episode 32 features Nathaniel Krasnoff, a successful venture capitalist who started from humble beginnings and continues to prosper thanks to the various biohacks he's experimented with over the years. An avid polyphasic sleep practitioner, Nathaniel works around the clock to help start-up founders realize their company vision.
Geoff and Nathaniel discuss productivity hacks, Nathaniel's journey to the top of the largest mountain in Africa (and how HVMN product SPRINT made it possible), and the culture of Silicon Valley.
This week, Geoff sits down with Dan Doty, the founder of Evryman and a recurring guest on the Joe Rogan show. Dan leads various "men's communities", groups of men who come together to find their true selves and get in touch with their emotions...often retreating in nature to block the distractions of the modern world. Dan makes it crystal clear that these groups harbor no anti-feminist sentiments, and in fact stresses that these retreats are less about finding what it means to be a man...but what it means to be human.
Geoff and Dan discuss the importance of self-reflection, the problem with social constructions regarding what it means to be a "man", and the techniques Dan has learned over the years mentoring young troubled men and getting them on the right path.
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This week, Geoff sits down with Dan Doty, the founder of Evryman and a recurring guest on the Joe Rogan show. Dan leads various "men's communities", groups of men who come together to find their true selves and get in touch with their emotions...often retreating in nature to block the distractions of the modern world. Dan makes it crystal clear that these groups harbor no anti-feminist sentiments, and in fact stresses that these retreats are less about finding what it means to be a man...but what it means to be human.
Geoff and Dan discuss the importance of self-reflection, the problem with social constructions regarding what it means to be a "man", and the techniques Dan has learned over the years mentoring young troubled men and getting them on the right path.
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Joel Stanley, the CEO of CW Hemp, joins us on the THINKING Podcast to discuss the origins of his family-run CBD company, the state of the rapidly growing industry, and how his CBD product can be used for biohacking. The inception of his company is especially interesting. CW Hemp breeds high CBD plants, the cannabinoid substance in cannabis and hemp that is non-psychoactive (by having very little THC) but maintains documented medicinal benefits, known for its anti-anxiety and anticonvulsant effects. Their flagship product was used to stop Charlotte's epileptic seizures, a little girl who had gone through every other medical procedure to no avail. Her usage of the product was featured in a CNN documentary and garnered national media coverage, and the product was then named after her. Since then, CW Hemp not only provides biohackers with a product that can protect the brain but also continues to be a beacon of hope for parents with children in similar situations.
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Joel Stanley, the CEO of CW Hemp, joins us on the THINKING Podcast to discuss the origins of his family-run CBD company, the state of the rapidly growing industry, and how his CBD product can be used for biohacking. The inception of his company is especially interesting. CW Hemp breeds high CBD plants, the cannabinoid substance in cannabis and hemp that is non-psychoactive (by having very little THC) but maintains documented medicinal benefits, known for its anti-anxiety and anticonvulsant effects. Their flagship product was used to stop Charlotte's epileptic seizures, a little girl who had gone through every other medical procedure to no avail. Her usage of the product was featured in a CNN documentary and garnered national media coverage, and the product was then named after her. Since then, CW Hemp not only provides biohackers with a product that can protect the brain but also continues to be a beacon of hope for parents with children in similar situations.
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If you've been keeping up with the recent emergence of more biohackers and athletes looking to optimize their performance and health by utilizing ketones, you know that the research behind this fuel source has been increasing steadily. As the data grows thanks to the hard work of talented and intelligent researchers, so does the proof of the benefits brought by being in ketosis.
One such talented researcher in the space is Dominic D'Agostino, who's primary focus is developing and testing metabolic-based therapies, including ketogenic diets, ketone esters, ketone supplements and metabolic-based drugs. Dominic, in true biohacker form, often performs various n=1 tests on himself with ketone supplements, namely ketone salts and esters. As Geoff digs into Dominic's lifestyle as a ketone researcher and his scientific findings, Dominic drops countless nuggets of knowledge regarding the science and research behind ketones. Not only has ketones showed improvements in cognitive and physical performance, but Dominic is also on the cutting-edge of researching the potential anti-anxiety properties of the fuel source! Listen to the full podcast to learn more 💡
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If you've been keeping up with the recent emergence of more biohackers and athletes looking to optimize their performance and health by utilizing ketones, you know that the research behind this fuel source has been increasing steadily. As the data grows thanks to the hard work of talented and intelligent researchers, so does the proof of the benefits brought by being in ketosis.
One such talented researcher in the space is Dominic D'Agostino, who's primary focus is developing and testing metabolic-based therapies, including ketogenic diets, ketone esters, ketone supplements and metabolic-based drugs. Dominic, in true biohacker form, often performs various n=1 tests on himself with ketone supplements, namely ketone salts and esters. As Geoff digs into Dominic's lifestyle as a ketone researcher and his scientific findings, Dominic drops countless nuggets of knowledge regarding the science and research behind ketones. Not only has ketones showed improvements in cognitive and physical performance, but Dominic is also on the cutting-edge of researching the potential anti-anxiety properties of the fuel source! Listen to the full podcast to learn more 💡
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We've spoken with multiple guests on the podcast who have had strong opinions on the current U.S health care system. Most of these guests have been on the side of the patient, feeling as if doctors have been failing them and refusing to evolve with the times.
Enter Kevin Pho, a physician who gives us a refreshing reminder that there are doctors who are proud to be forward-thinking and are doing what they can to get their voices heard. After being in the "system" for years and experiencing the countless institutionalized obstacles doctors must overcome to simply focus on actual patient care, Dr. Pho built one of the most read medicine blogs and has been crowned "Social media's leading physician voice".
Geoff and Dr. Pho discuss the dysfunctional health care system, where Dr. Pho lends us his insight as a primary care doctor. He shares how important it is to recognize the evolution of the doctor-patient relationship, and stresses that instead of the doctor filling in a wholly authoritative role to the patient it should be thought of more as a partnership. This evolution has given the rise to more ways of receiving medical care outside the norm, including "direct pay primary care" and "patient-centered medical homes". The issue of the health care system is multi-layered and has been a source of debate for years, with seemingly no one able to crack the code. Dr. Pho gives us the valuable perspective of a doctor tired of the health care system and reminds us that at the end of the day, everyone is a human and wants to help make the world a better place.
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Geoff sits down and has a 1:1 conversation with Professor Thomas Seyfried, a renowned and controversial researcher who authored "Cancer as a Metabolic Disease".
Cancer has generally been considered a genetic disease since its inception, but Professor Seyfried fights against that view and argues that it is a metabolic disease. Encouraging doctors to look into metabolic treatments as the first method to combat cancer cells, Seyfried may have a point. Metabolic treatments include caloric restriction, fasting, and ketogenic diets...all of which Seyfried speculates have the ability to help the body and kill off cancer cells. There are certain bodies of research showing that cancer cells thrive on sugars and amino acids, which metabolic therapies have the potential to control. Could cancer truly be a metabolic disease?
Geoff sits down and has a 1:1 conversation with Professor Thomas Seyfried, a renowned and controversial researcher who authored "Cancer as a Metabolic Disease".
Cancer has generally been considered a genetic disease since its inception, but Professor Seyfried fights against that view and argues that it is a metabolic disease. Encouraging doctors to look into metabolic treatments as the first method to combat cancer cells, Seyfried may have a point. Metabolic treatments include caloric restriction, fasting, and ketogenic diets...all of which Seyfried speculates have the ability to help the body and kill off cancer cells. There are certain bodies of research showing that cancer cells thrive on sugars and amino acids, which metabolic therapies have the potential to control. Could cancer truly be a metabolic disease?
Welcome to Part 2 of Episode 26 of the THINKING Podcast! Geoff and Michael sit down with ultra-runner and endurance coach Jeff Browning, who is better known in the community as Go Bronco Billy. Jeff ran thousands of miles through the world’s untamed lands and completed over 100 ultra-marathons...with some races ranging over 100 miles! How can the human body persist through such a taxing athletic event? Jeff reveals how and why he can continually push himself to complete ultra-marathons, year after year. After 17 years of competitive running and experiencing various failures and successes, Jeff developed a methodical and scientific approach to nutrition and training that has allowed him to bring the best out of his athletic performance.
Welcome to Part 1 of Episode 26 of the THINKING Podcast!
Geoff and Michael sit down with ultra-runner and endurance coach Jeff Browning, who is better known in the community as Go Bronco Billy. Jeff ran thousands of miles through the world’s untamed lands and completed over 100 ultra-marathons...with some races ranging over 100 miles! How can the human body persist through such a taxing athletic event?
Jeff reveals how and why he can continually push himself to complete ultra-marathons, year after year. After 17 years of competitive running and experiencing various failures and successes, Jeff developed a methodical and scientific approach to nutrition and training that has allowed him to bring the best out of his athletic performance.
Welcome to a THINKING Podcast Special! Geoffrey Woo presents a thought-provoking talk based upon the future of human enhancement to a large audience at the popular World's Fair Nano, laying out the four broad concepts around the space. He stresses that human progress doesn't and won't stop, so why not do it safely and responsibly? Geoff also dives into why Nootrobox is leading the movement with cognitive enhancers such as the flagship nootropic set THE FULL STACK.
Welcome to Part 2 of Episode 25 of the THINKING Podcast! Geoff sits down with Brianna Stubbs, a British rower who has achieved numerous accomplishments, including being the youngest person ever to cross the English Channel in a rowing boat...at age 12. Not only is Brianna a full-time athlete who won Great Britain a gold medal at the 2016 World Rowing Championships, but she also studied rigorously at the prestigious Oxford University. She went on to become a respected researcher in the space of ketones, an alternate energy source for our bodies that burns fat instead of glucose. Geoff and Brianna discuss her athletic and academic background, where Brianna shares how she managed her formidable lifestyle. She once was finishing up a science lab at school when she remembered it was the time she was supposed to be at the gym. Instead of giving up and standing by idly, she started doing squats in the middle of the class whilst monitoring a rat heart. Now that's dedication!
Welcome to Part 1 of Episode 25 of the THINKING Podcast!
Geoff sits down with Brianna Stubbs, a British rower who has achieved numerous accomplishments, including being the youngest person ever to cross the English Channel in a rowing boat...at age 12. Not only is Brianna a full-time athlete who won Great Britain a gold medal at the 2016 World Rowing Championships, but she also studied rigorously at the prestigious Oxford University. She went on to become a respected researcher in the space of ketones, an alternate energy source for our bodies that burns fat instead of glucose.
Geoff and Brianna discuss her athletic and academic background, where Brianna shares how she managed her formidable lifestyle. She once was finishing up a science lab at school when she remembered it was the time she was supposed to be at the gym. Instead of giving up and standing by idly, she started doing squats in the middle of the class whilst monitoring a rat heart. Now that's dedication!
Welcome to Part 2 of Episode 24 of the THINKING Podcast!
Geoff sits down with Niv Dror, the writer and social editor for Product Hunt, a website that surfaces the hottest products in start-up world every day. Niv, famous for his community skills in the Silicon Valley (check out his Twitter for all the trending news/memes) and for appearing on TIME because of his "shruggie" tattoo, shares his story of how he got to where he is today.
They dive deeper into the nooks and crannies of social media, discussing how Niv continues to get high engagement from the lively community he's built. He offers advice not only on that front, but about how to be productive with your time as well. Niv also curiously asks Geoff about intermittent fasting and other biohacking methods he follows, and Geoff happily shares his insights with him.
At the end of the episode, Niv urges any students (and other first-time product creators) to email him personally so he can help launch their product on Product Hunt. Shoot him an email over at niv@producthunt.com if you're interested!
Geoff sits down with Niv Dror, the writer and social editor for Product Hunt, a website that surfaces the hottest products in start-up world every day.
Niv, famous for his community skills in the Silicon Valley (check out his Twitter for all the trending news/memes) and for appearing on TIME because of his "shruggie" tattoo, shares his story of how he got to where he is today. While many know Niv as that person on Twitter who will make them laugh and chuckle, there is much more to him under the surface. Starting from humble beginnings, Niv grinded and hustled his way to becoming a social media guru. As he climbed the ranks of Silicon Valley, Niv never let formal qualifications get in his way and instead created "value" for himself that others could not ignore.
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK.
Episode 23 features Gary Taubes, an American author (The Case Against Sugar) who regularly takes a stand against modern nutrition conceptions.
This episode not only details the science of modern nutrition and its faults, but also the dives deep into the history and root of the nutritional values the majority follow today. What events lead to the misconception that a high fat diet is unhealthy? Digging into the past gives us context into what is outdated and what needs to be changed for modern nutrition.
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Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 23 features Gary Taubes, an American author (The Case Against Sugar) who regularly takes a stand against modern nutrition conceptions. This episode not only details the science of modern nutrition and its faults, but also the dives deep into the history and root of the nutritional values the majority follow today. What events lead to the misconception that a high fat diet is unhealthy? Digging into the past gives us context into what is outdated and what needs to be changed for modern nutrition. Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 22 features Dr. Manuel Lam (or as the Nootrobox team endearingly calls him: Dr. Manny) the new Nootrobox Science and Medicine Lead. Geoff and Dr. Manny sit down to talk about a wide variety of topics, from Dr. Manny's prolific medicinal background to Geoff's thoughts about the current health care system to how Dr. Manny is curing people of their diabetes by coaching them as they fast. Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 21 features Elle Russ, a health coach and host of the Primal Blueprint Podcast (http://www.elleruss.com/category/podcast/primal-blueprint/). Elle shares her personal journey of fighting with two severe bouts of hypothyroidism, in which she was forced to take matters into her own hands after being failed by the public health care system. This experience transformed Elle into a biohacker, as she continually tinkers with her body to be the best and healthiest version of herself. Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 21 features Elle Russ, a health coach and host of the Primal Blueprint Podcast (http://www.elleruss.com/category/podcast/primal-blueprint/). Elle shares her personal journey of fighting with two severe bouts of hypothyroidism, in which she was forced to take matters into her own hands after being failed by the public health care system. This experience transformed Elle into a biohacker, as she continually tinkers with her body to be the best and healthiest version of herself. Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Episode 19 features Ranidu Lankage, a Sinhalese R&B and hip hop artist who played a pivotal role in raising the international profile of Sinhalese RnB/pop. He is now the CEO of the hot new app Whale and joins the THINKING Podcast to share the story of how his initial music startup transformed into a revolutionary video Q&A app that provides a social platform for anyone and everyone to become educated on various topics. Our very own Geoffrey Woo is an avid user of the app, so if you want to learn more about biohacking and entrepreneurship give him a follow! In Part 2 Geoff and Ranidu go more in-depth on Whale and its future, along with discussing biohacks that helped them live a better and more productive lifestyle.
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 19 features Ranidu Lankage, a Sinhalese R&B and hip hop artist who played a pivotal role in raising the international profile of Sinhalese RnB/pop. He is now the CEO of the hot new app Whale (https://askwhale.com/), and joins the THINKING Podcast to share the story of how his initial music startup transformed into a revolutionary video Q&A app that provides a social platform for anyone and everyone to become educated on various topics. Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Part 2 of Episode 18 features Evan Clayton, a founder of Teespring. Geoff, Michael, and Evan discuss the nuances of start-up struggles, entrepreneurship ideals, and biohacks that keep them on top of the game! Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Part 1 of Episode 18 features Evan Clayton, a founder of Teespring. Geoff, Michael, and Evan discuss the nuances of start-up struggles, entrepreneurship ideals, and biohacks that keep them on top of the game! Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Part 2 of Episode 17 features Dr. Jason Fung, author of The Obesity Code. Geoff, Michael, and Dr. Fung discuss the nuances of health, diet, and fasting! Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Part 1 of Episode 17 features Dr. Jason Fung, author of The Obesity Code. Geoff, Michael, and Dr. Fung discuss the nuances of health, diet, and fasting! Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 16 is an update to the 90-Day Biohacker Challenge as featured in Episode 10! Nootrobox co-founder and THINKING Podcast host Geoffrey Woo has been undergoing multiple tests and trials in this challenge, with the goal to spark and motivate our community to be more thoughtful about the inputs into their bodies and their daily regimens. Learn about the challenge in greater depth here: https://medium.com/@geoffreywoo/f0009e45c741#.lw3bvblay Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 15 features Michael Wood Jr., a Baltimore ex-cop who is now a social activist in the fight against systematic injustice in the United States. Geoff and Michael discuss the nuances of racial bias, drug laws, and more in this special episode! Follow Michael Wood Jr. on Twitter! https://twitter.com/MichaelAWoodJr Nootrobox Twitter: https://twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 15 features Michael Wood Jr., a Baltimore ex-cop who is now a social activist in the fight against systematic injustice in the United States. Geoff and Michael discuss the nuances of racial bias, drug laws, and more in this special episode! Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 14 features Tim Brown, founder of the game-changing shoe company Allbirds (https://www.allbirds.com/). Michael and Tim discuss the nuances of entrepreneurship, innovation, and all things start-up! Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 12 features Megan Klimen, founder of 3Scan (http://www.3scan.com/) and fellow biohacker. Geoff, Michael, and Megan discuss the nuances of quantitative biotechnology and the growing space of biohacking. Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 11 features Sumaya Kazi, founder of Sumazi (http://www.sumazi.com/) and face of our WeFast group (https://wefa.st/), losing 50 pounds in 6 months through intermittent fasting alone! Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 10 is a special one, as Nootrobox is launching an open-sourced Biohacker Challenge! Nootrobox co-founders and THINKING Podcast hosts Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt will be leading and participating in the three-month challenge. The goal here is to spark and motivate our community to be more thoughtful about the inputs into their bodies, their daily regimens, and how these factors may affect performance outputs and outcomes. Learn about the challenge in greater depth here: https://medium.com/@geoffreywoo/f0009e45c741#.lw3bvblay Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 9 features Aubrey de Grey, the Chief Scientist Officer of the SENS Research Foundation. In this episode, Geoff, Michael, and Aubrey discuss the nuances of aging and health and their differing opinions and tactics of how to fully optimize these notions. Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 9 features Aubrey de Grey, the Chief Scientist Officer of the SENS Research Foundation. In this episode, Geoff, Michael, and Aubrey discuss the nuances of aging and health and their differing opinions and tactics of how to fully optimize these notions. Nootrobox Twitter: twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 8 features Con Stough, the Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience and Psychology at Swinburne University of Technology in Australia. Stough's main interest lies in the area of intelligence, primarily the assessment of intelligence, theories of intelligence, the biological basis of intelligence and how to improve intelligence. He is a member of the editorial board of the Intelligence journal. Nootrobox Twitter: https://twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 7 features Josh Whiton, a man of biohacking, philosophy, and entrepreneurship. Josh is the founder of TransLoc (http://transloc.com/), a company that aims to change the future of mobility. Nootrobox Twitter: https://twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they are here to have intellectual conversations that will make you THINK. Episode 6 features the THINKING Podcast's very first special guest: A biohacker with RFID implants who goes by the name of Amal Graafstra. Amal is the founder of Dangerous Things (https://dangerousthings.com/), a website where you can purchase human implant kits. Michael and Amal discuss the nuances of human implants and the many reasons why it should be normalized in the future. Nootrobox Twitter: https://twitter.com/nootrobox Nootrobox Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nootrobox/ SUBSCRIBE for updates on the latest Nootrobox content! ⚡️
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they've proposed 5 Axioms that predicate biohacking and the framework driving Nootrobox. The fifth and final axiom discussed in Episode 5 is "A Smart Society is a Better Society".
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they've proposed 5 Axioms that predicate biohacking and the framework driving Nootrobox. The fourth axiom discussed in Episode 4 is "Human Enhancement is Inevitable".
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they've proposed 5 Axioms that predicate biohacking and the framework driving Nootrobox. The third axiom discussed in Episode 3 is "Hard Work as the Means to Self-Actualization".
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they've proposed 5 Axioms that predicate biohacking and the framework driving Nootrobox. The second axiom discussed in Episode 2 is "Intellect as the Driving Force in Modern Civilization".
Biohacking, nootropics, and the notion of optimizing one's human performance are on a rapid rise. Nootrobox founders Geoffrey Woo and Michael Brandt are some of the foremost thinkers in this space, and they've proposed 5 Axioms that predicate biohacking and the framework driving Nootrobox. The first axiom discussed in Episode 1 is "The Human as a System."