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Free fitness, nutrition, biohacking, fat loss, anti-aging and cutting-edge health advice from BenGreenfieldLife.com! Tune in to the latest research, interviews with exercise, diet and medical professionals, and an entertaining mash-up of ancestral wisdom and modern science, along with Q&A's and mind-body-spirit optimizing content from America's top personal trainer.

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Ayahuasca Myths & Truths, S...

01.28.2023

I first became aware of this episode's podcast guest, Hamilton Souther, when I heard him interviewed by Aubrey Marcus in a fascinating discussion about "sorcery vs. medicine." As the guide and founder at Blue Morpho, Hamilton is no ordinary "shaman." ...

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01.28.2023 Ayahuasca Myths & Truths, Shamanic Battles, Union With God, The Future Of Plant Medicines & More I first became aware of this episode's podcast guest, Hamilton Souther, when I heard him interviewed by Aubrey Marcus in a fascinating discussion about "sorcery vs. medicine." As the guide and founder at Blue Morpho, Hamilton is no ordinary "shaman." ...
01.26.2023 The Superhuman Protocol That Declumps Cells, Hyperoxygenates The Body, Restores Cellular Wellness & Much More, With Gary Brecka. We took a deep dive into Gary Brecka's protocols and modalities. Prepare for a wild ride into the mind of Gary Brecka on this show! Gary Brecka is the Co-Founder and Chief Biologist of 10X Health. He has over 20 ...
01.21.2023 Fertility Secrets You've Never Heard Of, Overcoming Painkiller Addiction, & Meditation Tips With Adam Wenguer the Founder of Element Health In today's show, we dive into why you should consider training in martial arts (especially jiu-jitsu), optimizing your endocannabinoid system to improve longevity and recovery for hard training, little-known ways to increase fertility, overcoming addictions to painkillers, and other drugs. ...
01.19.2023 Regenerating Your Thymus Gland, BPC-157, The Liver King Controversy & More Your body doesn't know what it doesn't know. What I mean by that is that if you introduce a foreign substance, your body's immune system will mount a response – and often, that response can have negative health consequences. From ...
01.14.2023 How To Biohack With The Elements of Air, Fire, Water & Earth: VSELs, Dosing Methylene Blue, Melatonin For Inflammation & Much More From the energy of the earth to the sustaining breath of air, from the heat of fire to the nourishing force of water... ...the four elements are regarded as cornerstones that form the basis of different understandings, from religious traditions ...
01.12.2023 The Most Efficient Exercise Machine Known To Humankind - Massive Strength Building Results In Just 15-20 Minutes Per Week You may have heard me talking lately about the "giant robot" in my gym - an advanced piece of exercise equipment built with a powerful two horsepower engine. It is the primary means by which I have been becoming "strong ...
01.07.2023 Training Your Spirit, Resisting Sexual Temptation, What Makes Ben Smile & More Today I'm being interviewed by the great Marc Champagne, he's graciously allowed us to share this episode with you too! By now you know how much I love the idea of creating a legacy to pass on to the family, ...
01.05.2023 Q&A 452: Does NR or NAD Really Cause Cancer, The Latest On THC & Your Brain, "Super-Ager" Brains, Artery Unclogging & Much More. News Flashes – Follow Ben on Twitter for more… Great breakdown of that whole recent “NR Causes Cancer” scare: Does Nicotinamide Riboside Fuel Cancer Growth? THC exposure alters brain maximal oxidative capacity. It mainly impairs complexes I, II, and III ...
12.31.2022 Anti-Aging Hacks, Conquering Knee Pain, Vegetables Vs. Viruses, Grittiness Tips, New Sound Apps For Relaxation, Free-Range Kids & More: The Most Listened To Podcast Episodes Of 2022. I've been podcasting twice a week now for many years. The result is several hundred episodes of content that, taken together, are a virtual library of in-depth information on topics ranging from those as specific as the best mattresses to ...
12.29.2022 Is Kava Bad For Your Liver, The Best Kava Stacks, Psychedelics Role In “Knowing God” & Much More Cameron George knows more about kava - including the confusing myths and truths surrounding this somewhat controversial plant - more than anyone I know. On this podcast, I had a chance to go on a walk with Cameron and talk ...
12.24.2022 The "Fat Fueled Family", Unschooling How-To's, Montessori Education, Does Spanking Damage The Brain, Rites Of Passage With Danny Vega (Boundless Parenting Book Series) Danny and Maura Vega are two of the superstar parents featured in my upcoming Boundless Parenting book. They are the founders of Fat Fueled Family LLC, a blog, podcast, and YouTube channel dedicated to leading a movement that empowers families ...
12.22.2022 The Electrolyte & Mineral Replenishment Strategy Closest To Human Plasma, How To “Bathe In Hydrogen”, and Nasty Water Industry Myths & Truths Whenever I have a question or want to learn more about the latest advances in water technology, I turn to my friend, international water expert Robert Slovak. I've had Robert on the podcast three times in the past, on the ...
12.17.2022 The Latest News About the Feel Free Energy Drink, The Problem With Dosing, How To Use Feel Free Properly & New Feel Free Capsules That Solve Any Problems You May Have Had With The Tonic The latest "Feel Free" craze is just a bit controversial. In a previous podcast I described why you've seen me throwing back a small blue bottle of absolutely euphoric, energizing goodness that is one of my favorite discoveries of late ...
12.15.2022 The Ultimate "Body Weight Only" System For Building Athletic & Resilient Bodies I describe how I have sprinkled into my daily movement snacks a very effective way to “turn on” my butt, decompress my spine, activate deep diaphragmatic breathing and much more. It all starts with gravity. Gravity has the ability to ...
12.10.2022 The Best Breathing App Anyone Can Use To Auto-Regulate Emotions & Nervous System Through Easy, Guided Breathwork: Othership Right now, it seems everyone is talking about breathwork. And at this point, you probably know you should be doing it. You’ve heard about the seemingly endless amounts of the neuroscience behind it, you’ve read the articles about the countless ...
12.08.2022 Q&A 451: How To Build Muscle & Lose Fat At The Same Time, The Truth About "Natural Flavors", Are Antioxidants Really Bad Post-Exercise & Much More! News Flashes – Follow Ben on Twitter for more… Can you build muscle and lose fat at the same time? Yes, BUT it requires a crapola of protein intake (1.2-1.6g/lb) and lots of good sleep: Body Recomposition: Can Trained Individuals ...
12.03.2022 Get A Complete, Full-Body Biohacking Workout in 20 Minutes with No External Loads or Joint Impact, Using The Electrical Modality That Is Taking The World By Storm In a past episode, I revealed my discovery of what I consider to be the next frontier of electrical muscle stimulation. …but with all other forms of EMS I've used in the past, although getting great results for injury rehab, ...
12.01.2022 The #1 Exercise For Low Back Pain, 4 Must-Do Exercises, Biohacking Late Night & Shift Work, Keto To Carnivore Transition & Much More Last year, my sons and I watched the first season TV series called "The Chosen." It's basically the story of Jesus and his "chosen" disciples told in a very, very compelling manner. While speaking with a friend about "The Chosen," ...
11.26.2022 The Wake-Up Lounge, Italian Dinner Feasts, Travel As Education, "FU" University & Other Massively Important Parenting Principles (Boundless Parenting Book Series) Patrick and Laurie Gentempo are dear friends of mine, superstar parents, world-changers, philosophers, entrepreneurs and a featured couple in my upcoming Boundless Parenting book. Their parenting habits were incredibly unique, including a "Wakeup Lounge", during which their kids would get ...
11.24.2022 Q&A 450: Cannabis & Testosterone, The Foods That Fill You Up Fastest, "Non-Responders" To Exercise, Tom Brady's Workout & Much More! News Flashes – Follow Ben on Twitter for more… Recreational use of cannabis can cause lower levels of testosterone and poorer levels of sperm morphology: Effects of recreational cannabis on testicular function in primary infertile men. …9:11 Recreational cannabis users ...
11.19.2022 Plant Medicines In Religion, "Journeying" Without Drugs, A Medical Use For Entheogens & Much More With "The Christian Psychedelic" Paul Risse. Plant medicine, psychedelics, Christianity, spirituality. For the past year, I've been engrossed in how those topics fit together, if and how I want to incorporate those practices and concepts into my life, and what I want to share with you ...
11.17.2022 Pharmakia, Plant Medicines, Addiction, Escapism, Ayahuasca, Shamanism & The Problem With The "Noble" Use of DrugS You probably already know that I've become increasingly disillusioned with the use of plant medicines. A key book I read that significantly informed my decisions on this topic was titled Pharmakia: The Biblical View of Drug Use, by Robert Orem. ...
11.12.2022 The Official Pickleball Podcast: Everything You Need To Know About How To Train, Eat, Recover, Play & Practice The Fastest Growing Sport In The World I recently got into the sport of pickleball. Coming from a competitive tennis background, I wasn't quite sure I was going to love it, especially since my only experience with pickleball until about four months ago was that it is ...
11.10.2022 The Intersection Of Energy Medicine, Spirituality & Shocking Medical, Performance, & Recovery Results I've had plenty of crazy biohacking experiences… …and what I did recently with my friend Dr. Jeremy Stich is at the top of the crazy list. A former ER physician, Dr. Stich began his healthcare journey in emergency medicine before ...
11.05.2022 Natural & Free Ways To Alter Your State Of Mind, Biohacks & Smart Drugs For Mental Upgrades, Biohacking A Healthy Home, Ben's Top Productivity Tips & Much More! I feel fortunate to be invited to many, many events in the health and wellness industry... ...but honestly, lately, I haven't felt all that motivated to go to most of them. There is one event, though, that is well, well ...
11.03.2022 Using AI To Interpret Bloodwork, Creating Genetic Freak Of Nature Athletes, The Most Fancy & Comprehensive Executive Health Program Ever Created, Reversing Disease With Precision Medicine & Much More Wild Health is, in my opinion, the most cutting-edge medical network in America, with trained precision medicine practitioners in all 50 states delivering the most advanced and customized medical care I've ever experienced. They have been up to plenty of ...
10.29.2022 Hormonally-Optimized Couples, The Gift Of Forgiveness, Outrunning Donuts & Much More With The "OG" Of Fitness Talk Radio I don't normally get worried or overthink when I'm about to interview a podcast guest. After all, I've been doing the show for a while now. But I have to admit, before my talk with fitness and nutrition (and now ...
10.27.2022 Q&A 449: The Best Caffeine Alternatives (& Things That Make Coffee Work Even Better), Why You Need A "Skin Callus", Flawed Red Meat Study, 4 Keys To Happiness & Much More! News Flashes – Follow Ben on Twitter for more… Caffeine to the rescue for endurance, and how it works: How Caffeine Boosts Endurance...11:45 Three things to add to your coffee, things that will help caffeine work better: Paraxanthine, Theobromine, L-theanine ...
10.22.2022 Guys Who Are Crappy At Making Friends, Why Spanking Can Suck, The Pain & Lessons Of Divorce, Deer Hunting Camps With Boys & Much More (Boundless Parenting Book Series) Seth Spears is an adventure-loving entrepreneur, business connector, product designer, podcaster, marketing strategist, and angel investor who loves the great outdoors, world travel, live music, sports, healthy food, strong drinks, intimate conversation, deep connections, and conscious self-improvement. Also, he's one ...
10.20.2022 The Future Of Biohacking Fitness, Longevity, Recovery & More That's what Beth McDougall, MD, has to say about biohacking practices and protocols like peptide therapy, bioresonance, and pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy. An early pioneer in orthomolecular nutritional medicine and European biological medicine, Beth McDougall was among the first ...
10.15.2022 How To Finally Fix Your Gut, Decode Your Embarrassing, Frustrating Digestive Issues & Fix Crohns & Colitis Recently, at a nutrition conference, I met Dane Johnson, the owner and founder of CrohnsColitisLifestyle. His passion, transformative healing story, and the uniqueness of his holistic approach were so fascinating that I knew I had to get him on the ...
10.13.2022 The Secret Sauce Of Brain-Stimulating Supplements - The Most Advanced Smart Drug Formulas Known To Humankind My inspiring, intriguing, and mad scientist-esque smart drugs and nootropics expert guest on today's show is Mark Effinger, AKA "Mr. Noots." Together, Mark and my buddy Matt Gallant (CEO of biOptimizers) masterminded Nootopia, the first-ever company to offer 100% personalized, ...
10.08.2022 Everything You've Ever Wanted to Know About Blood Sugar & Glucose Monitoring, But Were Afraid To Ask Or Didn't Realize If I asked you to make a list of foods that you predict would spike your blood sugar, what would be on your list? Coca-Cola? Twinkies? Frappuccinos? Probably not steak and green beans, right? Well, as it turns out, steak ...
10.06.2022 Q&A 448: Hot Tub vs. Cold Pool For Recovery, Shocking News On Thyroid Misdiagnosis, Bad Sleep Mitigation, The Latest Science On Creatine & Much More! News Flashes – Follow Ben on Twitter for more… Hot tub vs. cold pool for recovery? Here's the answer: Short-term effects of two different recovery strategies on muscle contractile properties in healthy active men: A randomised cross-over study...12:41 Easy aerobic ...
10.01.2022 Ben and Jessa Greenfield Go On A Walk & Talk About Education, Legacy, Finances, Daily Habits & More (Boundless Parenting Book Series). Throughout my career, I've been known as a health and fitness icon. I have to admit that I sometimes find this kind of silly. It's not that I don't think that taking care of my body is important. Far from ...
09.29.2022 Dirt Cheap Performance Enhancing Hacks You've Never Heard Of, The Best Bottled Waters, Cold Thermogenesis Pre-Post Exercise Tips, & Much More My friend Dr. James DiNicolantonio's new book, WIN: Achieve Peak Athletic Performance, Optimize Recovery and Become a Champion, is undoubtedly one of the most evidence-based books I've seen on athletic performance. The book teaches the underlying pillars of physical development ...
09.25.2022 Endure - Conclusion My new book, Endure, is now available! I’ll gift you the first three chapters of Endure as an instantly downloadable e-book and I'll also give you a sweet discount on the exact journal my family and I developed and use ...
09.24.2022 The "Dr. Strange" Of Medicine & Biohacking: Methylene Blue, Stem Cells, Lasers, Earth, Air, Water, Fire & More My inspiring and intriguing guest on today's show - the great Dr. John Lieurance of Mitozen - is someone I consider to be the "Dr. Strange" of the medical and biohacking world. A naturopath and chiropractic neurologist at Advanced Rejuvenation ...
09.22.2022 Q&A 447: Is “Feel Free” Energy Drink Bad For You, 25 Life-Changing Health Tips, “Clarogenic” Plant Medicines & Much More! Solosode Q&A; and News Flashes – Follow Ben on Twitter for more… I. Questions about Feel Free Tonic -The safety and proper usage of Feel Free Tonic...7:21 -What is Feel Free Tonic made of?...09:44 -Ben Greenfield’s review of Feel Free...13:02 ...
09.18.2022 Endure Chapter 22: Forever My new book, Endure, is now available! I’ll gift you the first three chapters of Endure as an instantly downloadable e-book and I'll also give you a sweet discount on the exact journal my family and I developed and use ...
09.17.2022 The Gift Of Failure, The Addiction Inoculation, Making Your Life Your Argument & More If you have teenagers like I do, or have kids that will become teenagers, or are considering having kids that will become teenagers, or even know anyone with a teenager… …you've probably thought about kids and substance abuse. Of course, ...
09.15.2022 Psychedelics, Finding God, Plant Medicine, Entheogens, Spiritual Awakening & Drugs Q&A Earlier this summer, as you probably heard if you've been following me, I declared that plant medicines were a "big problem"... …and that after a great deal of study, contemplation, and prayer, I decided to put up some big ol' ...
09.11.2022 Endure Chapter 21: Laugh My new book, Endure, is now available! I’ll gift you the first three chapters of Endure as an instantly downloadable e-book and I'll also give you a sweet discount on the exact journal my family and I developed and use ...
09.10.2022 How & Why To Change Your Name, Why You Should Meditate Right After You Get Out Of Bed, Principles Of Healthy Flourishing & More My friend Joseph Anew is the mastermind behind one of my all-time favorite immersive VIP wellness experiences on the face of the planet: RUNGA, happening again this year, October 13th-15th (click here to join me and my family there in ...
09.08.2022 "America's Worst Mom" Explains Why We Need More Free-Range Parenting & Less Helicopter Parenting: Let Them Grow Lenore Skenazy has been known by the nickname “America’s Worst Mom.” And yet I'm featuring her as a parenting expert in my upcoming Boundless Parenting book. Hear me out... Lenore graduated from Yale in 1981, and earned her master’s degree ...
09.04.2022 Endure Chapter 20: Simplicity My new book, Endure, is now available! I’ll gift you the first three chapters of Endure as an instantly downloadable e-book and I'll also give you a sweet discount on the exact journal my family and I developed and use ...
09.03.2022 The Pros And Cons Of Plant Medicines, The Truth About Pharmakia, Spiritual Growth & Much More Back in June of this year, I made one of the most important decisions of my life. I announced, after much contemplation and prayer, to stop using plant medicines. In a comprehensive two-part article series that provoked a wide range ...
09.01.2022 Q&A 446: Living A "High Energy Flux" Lifestyle, The Best Way To Do A Low Carb Diet, Left Nose Vs. Right Nose Breathing, Peptide Safety & Much More! News Flashes – Follow Ben on Twitter for more… I don't "fast" very much nor do I sit around much (high energy intake, high step count, etc.). I live what would be called a "high energy flux" lifestyle. Will visit ...
08.28.2022 Endure Chapter 19: Hell My new book, Endure, is now available! I’ll gift you the first three chapters of Endure as an instantly downloadable e-book and I'll also give you a sweet discount on the exact journal my family and I developed and use ...
08.27.2022 Orgasm Enhancement, Blood Flow, Nitric Oxide, Red Light Therapy, Yoni Steaming, Prostate Massage & Much More With Sex Expert Sex is a subject I can't (and don't want to) ignore... ...because sexual health is just as important for your physical, mental, and spiritual fitness as lifting weights, meditating, or praying. This is why I devoted an extensive chapter to ...

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