Thrive State Podcast

83. The Brain Biohack to Upgrade Human Performance with Dr. Patrick Porter


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The Cognitive State of the World

 

In psychoimmunology, cortisol and adrenaline are the two killers. Stress, fear, and anxiety are the biggest factors in neurological and immune functions.

 

We're all gonna get sick at some point, so it's about taking care of the body. Supplementation is not an option, it's essential now.

 

Modern life and Covid19 response made us disconnected too much from natural things. 

 

We are nutritionally depleted, socially disconnected, stressed out. The best therapy is live interaction—getting yourself around friends, doing things you love to do, laughing. 

 

What Digital Devices and Social Media Do to Our Brains

 

Our eyes and ears get tens of thousands of pieces of information every second but our brain cannot process it all—our biggest problem is how we filter that (our bias).

 

Everyone has bias—it's called mindset. And that's why it's very important.

 

Default Mode Network and Digital Dementia

 

95% of our life is controlled by our subconscious. Most people try to make changes at the conscious level. But we go on default mode all the time.

 

19:38 Digital Dementia and Sleep

 

When people with digital dementia sleeps, instead of being in delta, they flip and became high beta (the wide awake state) while sleeping. This causes a dysregulated brain which can lead to dementia and Alzheimer's if not fixed. While high delta while awake can help lessen brain fog, anxiety, memory loss, stress.

 

If we don't sleep well, we don't detox our brain. During the day, the body shuts down mainly because there's a lot of inflammation from the we eat to the toxin exposure.

 

Brain Tap Technology

 

Applying different frequencies on each ear with matching lights to prompt the brain to synchronize

Dr. Porter's Best Medicine: Getting the brain right each day.

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