Ben Greenfield Life

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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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Q&A 465: How Fast Do You Lo...

12.02.2023

News Flashes & Q&A;: -Was Ben wrong about vitamin C?...05:02 -How fast do you lose muscle after you stop training?...11:59 -The impact of exposure to artificial light for adults and kids...27:25 -The benefits of multivitamins...34:05 - Does airline travel age ...

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12.02.2023 Q&A 465: How Fast Do You Lose Muscle If You Stop Lifting, Should You Take A Multivitamin, Biohacks For Jetlag & Much More! News Flashes & Q&A;: -Was Ben wrong about vitamin C?...05:02 -How fast do you lose muscle after you stop training?...11:59 -The impact of exposure to artificial light for adults and kids...27:25 -The benefits of multivitamins...34:05 - Does airline travel age ...
11.30.2023 The Prescription For A Healthy House: How To Heat, Cool, Filter, Clean & Build A Biologically Friendly Home, With Paula Baker-Laporte In the world of modern construction, health often takes a backseat. Step into the realm of creating sanctuaries where every corner of your home supports your well-being. Today, I'm diving deep into building biology, a paradigm that transcends conventional construction ...
11.25.2023 Q&A 464: How Ben Greenfield Plans His Week, Shocking Weight Loss Revelations, Muscle Gain For Teen Boys, Can You Be Allergic To Meat & More! News Flashes and Q&A;'s Six Sunday habits to prepare for tackling the week ahead via @artofmanliness… I actually do most of these myself on Sundays: "6 Sunday Habits to Prepare for Tackling the Week Ahead"...05:38 New study “Beyond Appetite Regulation: ...
11.23.2023 Everything You Need To Know About Colon Cancer Early Detection, Preventive Remedies, Cutting-Edge Medical Treatments & More With Dr. Ahvie Herskowitz. In the wake of my father’s recent cancer diagnosis, my focus has sharpened on the critical realm of early cancer detection. This unexpected event injected a surge of urgency into my unyielding quest for preventive wellness, leading me back to ...
11.18.2023 QA 463: The Ben & Jessa Greenfield AMA: Top Relationship & Marriage Tips, How Jessa Deals With Ben’s Crazy Biohacks, Dealing With An Imperfect Day & Much More! Jessa and I went for a walk and answered your questions. Q: EAA Insights asks: “Jessa, what’s the most narcissistic thing Ben has done?” 07:42 Q: Chris Brands asks: "How do you overcome major differences and still leave the connection ...
11.16.2023 Alternative Cancer Remedies You've Never Heard Of, Animal Venom, Urine Therapy, Nicotine For Viruses & More With Jonathan Otto. Picture this: A seven-year-old boy, glued to the television, has his heart pierced by the plight of a starving child from a world away. His young eyes are the same that, years later, would peer through the lens of a ...
11.11.2023 How A Specially Engineered Bacterial Strain Can Allow You To Enjoy Drinking Alcohol Without Toxic Hangovers, With ZBiotics Zack Abbott. Imagine waking up to a morning with clear thoughts and a body that's ready to leap out of bed - even after a night that included a few glasses of your favorite Cabernet. Sound impossible? Not anymore. My curiosity always ...
11.09.2023 The Best Of Biohacking On A Budget: How To Massively Upgrade Your Health Without Breaking The Bank. In the vast digital ocean of cutting-edge health tech, it’s easy to feel like optimizing your life is synonymous with emptying your wallet. Yet, some of the most impactful health upgrades don't demand a billionaire's budget - or even spending ...
11.04.2023 The NAD Supersode: All Ben's Crazy Questions About NAD, Natural Ways To Increase NAD, Living To 120 With NAD & More With Matt Titlow & Michael Roberts Time and time again, I'm reminded that it's the microscopic intricacies of my body (and yours!) that have monumental effects on my performance, longevity, and well-being. And Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide (NAD+) status is one of the "biggest" smallest molecules to ...
11.02.2023 The Surprising Truth About Coffee & Heart Attacks, How Sulfur Can Rescue Your Arteries, Better Erections Naturally & More With The Natural Heart Doctor Jack Wolfson. After a recent cardiovascular wake-up call, my quest for optimal heart health led me straight to Dr. Jack Wolfson. You might recognize him as the board-certified cardiologist who’s been transforming the world of heart health with a natural approach, and ...
10.28.2023 Everything You Need To Know About How To Use Music For Exercise, Stress, Anxiety, Pain, Sleep, Immunity, Intelligence-Building & More! I have finally fulfilled my “bucket list” dream of recording an album in Nashville! See, I grew up in a very musical family, played the violin for many years, sang in a rock band in high school, sang in the ...
10.26.2023 Why Your Multivitamin Probably Has The Wrong Ingredients In It, Statin Confusion, The Best Kind Of Weight Training For Longevity & More. Picture yourself in your mid-70s, feeling as though you're at the prime of your life. Yes, it's possible. Meet Warren Matthews, a 76-year-old researcher, a pioneer in the field of natural health, and a living testament to the age-defying benefits ...
10.21.2023 Demystifying The Ultimate Biohacked Skin Care Routine, Why You May Want To Think Twice About Skin Lasers, Fringe Skin Ingredients You’ve Never Heard Of & More In a world obsessed with quick fixes, there's often profound value in taking the long road—and this certainly applies when it comes to skincare. Through his skincare brand Young Goose, Amitay Eshel is sending out a clarion call: lasting beauty ...
10.19.2023 Staying Fit With Sunshine & Blood Flow Restriction, The Superiority Of Goose Eggs, The Latest On EMF Protection, Is Vegetable Oil The Root Cause Of Most Modern Diseases? Health and wellness are vast arenas, but a few figures cut through the noise with their pioneering insights and transformative impacts. Dr. Joseph Mercola is undeniably one of them. Hailing from Chicago, Dr. Mercola's multifaceted journey encompasses marathon feats and ...
10.14.2023 The New Probiotic Strain That Allows You To Eat Carbs Again, How GLP-1 Peptide Actually Works And Why It's Not Intended For Everyone You might've heard me say it before: "The gut is the second brain." With over two decades of leadership in biotech, pharma, and academia, my guest on today's show, Colleen Cutliffe, is gut-deep :) in microbiome knowledge. Her path, spanning ...
10.12.2023 Biohacking Endurance, Running On LSD, Crazy Smart Drugs, Burning Massive Amounts Of Fat Vs. Carbs & Much More With Ultrarunner Anthony Kunkel Today, I invite you on a journey – not through the physical terrains that typically beckon a runner, but through the untrodden trails of the mind and soul of an extraordinary athlete. Picture an elite runner – what comes to ...
10.07.2023 A Near-Death Ecstasy Experience, Passing Up The UFC, Plant Medicine In Christianity & Much More From the screen glow of an 80's television showcasing Chinese Kung Fu theater to the vibrant arenas of "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" and "Mortal Kombat," Jeff Durbin's life reads like a reel of adrenaline-packed sequences. But it wasn't all triumphant ...
10.05.2023 Why You Should Try Sleeping On The Floor, The "Furniture-Free" Home, Building A Better Butt, Smartphone Solutions & More With Katy Bowman. Ah, the intrigue of human movement! Think back to that fleeting moment when you watched a dancer glide effortlessly through a routine or marveled at the precision of an Olympic gymnast. Movement, in its many forms, has the uncanny ability ...
09.30.2023 What Doctors Won't Tell You About Your Thyroid, Little-Known Hacks To Improve Thyroid Function, The Best Thyroid Supplements & Much More With Dr. Amie Hornaman Every once in a while, a personal story serves as a stark reminder that your body, while resilient, isn't infallible. Sometimes, it sends signs—like unexpected weight gain before a major event or constant fatigue—that something's off. But what if those ...
09.28.2023 Q&A 462: Ben's Latest Smoothie Recipe, How To Get Your Body To Sleep In Later, Should You Ice Sore Muscles, Do Lifewave Patches Really Work & More. News Flashes Cheap baking soda hack for exercise performance: Sodium bicarbonate acts by attenuating the suppressive effects of acidosis on muscle contractility and elicits an ergogenic effect on muscular endurance, power, and velocity: Ergogenic Effects of Sodium Bicarbonate on Resistance ...
09.23.2023 Walking Towards Change: Michael Gillespie and Randy Haacke of World Vision On Making A Global Impact. During your time listening to these two change makers, you’ll learn more about: World Vision Foundation’s Core Philosophy: Discover the guiding principles and actions that define this global humanitarian organization. The Walk for Water Initiative: Dive deep into this inspirational ...
09.21.2023 A Field Trip To A Cutting-Edge Biohacking Facility That Treats Your Body As An Electrical Machine In a previous podcast episode with Dr. Beth McDougall entitled "The Future Of Biohacking Fitness, Longevity, Recovery & More With Beth McDougall.", Beth and I discussed a fascinating Bay area biohacking facility that she co-founded called "JYZEN." JYZEN is a ...
09.16.2023 Ancient Aliens, Fallen Angels, Hidden Secrets Of The Vatican, The Coming Superhuman Race & Much More With Tim Alberino. Timothy Alberino isn't your everyday explorer. With a title like "the modern-day Indiana Jones," he goes beyond the tales of cinematic adventure to seek out the world's deepest secrets. From lost cities and civilizations to legendary creatures, Timothy's expeditions delve ...
09.14.2023 Rapamycin For Age Reversal: Everything You Need To Know (& Why Most People Are Wrong About True Gut Health!) Lately, I've been venturing down the rabbit hole of longevity and the marvels of anti-aging science... ...and there's a compound that keeps leaping out at me from every corner, fascinating me: Rapamycin. With its potent claims in enhancing life and ...
09.09.2023 Q&A 461: Spicy Stuff For Fat Loss, The Power Of "Micro-Workouts", Growing A Bigger Penis, Are Bluetooth Headphones Bad For You & Much More! Spicy stuff for fat loss? The effects of capsaicin intake on weight loss among overweight and obese subjects: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials - also seems to help with performance! Effects of different phenylcapsaicin doses on ...
09.07.2023 Royal Jelly For Fertility, Propolis For Boobs, The Little-Known Benefits Of "Superfood Honey" & Much More From the bustling corridors of Goldman Sachs to the humming fields of bee apiaries, my guest today, Carly Stein Kremer, took a path that defies convention. The link is a chance discovery of propolis (the "immune system" of a beehive) ...
09.02.2023 Fringe Minerals From Dirt & Why You Need Them: The Full Story Behind Fulvic & Humic Acid, With BEAM Mineral's Caroline Alan. In today's episode, you'll delve into the fascinating world of minerals – those seemingly tiny elements that play such a gargantuan role in the functioning of your body. Enter Caroline Alan, a mineral enthusiast who transformed her life and health ...
08.31.2023 Why You Worry About Stuff, Wake Up Earlier Than You Want To & Get Bored Easily: Unlock The Secrets Of Your Genes To Reverse Disease, Slow Aging & Achieve Optimal Wellness On today's episode, Kashif Khan is back to discuss his new book The DNA Way: Unlock the Secrets of Your Genes to Reverse Disease, Slow Aging, and Achieve Optimal Wellness - which I've just finished reading - along with some ...
08.26.2023 Stack Cold Thermogenesis, Blood Flow Restriction & Grounding With High Intensity Interval Training For Massive Cardiovascular & Hormonal Gains For years, I’ve been talking about how if I could choose one single method of cardiovascular training to do the rest of my life, it would be the use of this strange “VASPER" machine that holds a hollowed place in ...
08.24.2023 Q&A 460: Sex & Fertility, Smart Drugs, Can Cholesterol Increase Testosterone, The Truth About "Natural Flavors", Is Nitric Oxide Bad? & Much More. Latest study shows all of these are good for male fertility (this systematic review included 50 studies that used the following supplements as fertility interventions): vitamin E, vitamin C, carnitines, coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), N-acetylcysteine (NAC), zinc, folic acid, selenium, and ...
08.19.2023 Integrative Medicine: Stem Cell Myths, Hydrodissection, Vagus Nerve Stimulation Devices, & Much More With Dr. Ahvie Herskowitz(Part 2). If you tuned into Part 1 of this two-part podcast series with the exceptional Dr. Ahvie Herskowitz of Anatara Medicine, you’ve already been afforded a glimpse into the future of healthcare. During that episode, Ahvie and I touched upon revolutionary ...
08.17.2023 East Meets West Medicine: Blood Oxygenation & Ozonation, Early Cancer Detection, Mold Eradication & Much More Dr. Ahvie Herskowitz is back! A former Clinical Professor of Medicine at UC San Francisco (UCSF) and founder of Anatara Medicine, a multidisciplinary integrative center in San Francisco. Anatara Medicine is one of the most comprehensive IV treatment centers in ...
08.12.2023 Can You Really Bombard Your Home With Invisible, Healing Energy Frequencies? A Skeptical Interview I recently outfitted my house with some kind of weird, invisible energy called Quantum Upgrade. What's crazy is that as soon as I "flipped the switch" to turn it on (you'll hear more about how and why I did that ...
08.10.2023 Q&A 459: Ben's Take On The New Fat Loss Drug Craze, Foods That Look Like The Organ They Heal, Lung Health Hacks, Toilet Pooping Tips & Much More. Ben discusses News Flashes, Book Reviews, and Answers Audience Questions. Fascinating: 3 Foods That Look Like the Organ They Heal ...7:40 The Doctrine of Signatures The dark side of semaglutide weight loss drugs ...14:07 GLP-1 agonists Can mitigate lean mass ...
08.05.2023 A Chemical-Free Way To Tweak Your Physiology, Find Focus, Sleep Better, Enhance Creativity & Much More With Apollo Neuroscience's Dave Rabin. What if I told you you could put on this little vibrating thing, and it could shift your focus, your mood, your sleep, and your recovery near instantaneously, without taking any drugs or supplements? It exists, and I've been strapping ...
08.03.2023 7 Minute Breathhold Instruction, Multi-Orgasmic Breathwork, DMT Activation, How He Rescued The Homeless With Breathing & Much More With Travis Steffens Of "The Breath Source" App. I’m a big fan of breathwork as a free and highly effective method to control your nervous system, performance, sleep, and much more. The problem is (and perhaps you’ve noticed this) most breathwork apps are heavily secular, a touch “New ...
07.29.2023 Dubai's Cutting-Edge Biohacking Scene, The Right Way To Combine Cold, Hot, PEMF, HBOT, Red Light, Minimal Effective Dose Of Exercise, Smart Drugs & Much More. My guest on today's show, Mario Nawfal, started with nothing. Yet, this self-starter's relentless drive and ingenious mind transformed that 'nothing' into an entrepreneurial empire, impacting several industries and promoting healthier lifestyles on a global scale. When Mario launched Froothie, ...
07.27.2023 Fearproof Your Brain, Stress-Inoculation Tips, The Marriage Of Meditation & Technology, Digital Sleeping Pills & Much More During my discussion with Ariel Garten today, we'll dive deep into the world of meditation, dissecting how it can bring serenity to an active mind, and exploring its tangible effects on your overall wellbeing. Ariel will help me unravel the ...
07.22.2023 The Surprising Benefits of Learning to Freedive, Natural Remedies for ADD, Self-quantification for Athletes and Billionaires and Much More On a recent trip to the beach, I dove into the ocean depths with Andrés Preschel, a Miami-based fitness wizard and friend of mine who's just as nuts about exercise physiology as I am. Andrés and I chatted about everything ...
07.20.2023 Unveiling the Molecule That Supercharges Your Mitochondria, Turns Back the Clock on Aging, and Battles Sleep Deprivation, With Dr. Anurag Singh from Timeline Nutrition. You may have picked up on this if you're a regular listener, but there's this molecule that I've been pretty jazzed about over the past year: Urolithin A. It's found in tons of the best superfoods, like pomegranates, walnuts, and ...
07.15.2023 The Difference Between Getting Stem Cells Internationally Vs. The USA, Peptides, Testosterone & Hormones, Tissue Engineering, DNA Editing, Truths & Myths Of Regenerative Medicine & More Are you intrigued by the power of stem cells and regenerative medicine but left with questions every time you try to learn more? Questions like: What's better: your own stem cells or a different source? Is it true stem cells ...
07.13.2023 Cutting Through The Confusion Of Blood, Urine, & Stool Testing To Measure Gut Health, Toxins, Amino Acids, Fatty Acids, & Much More With The Genova Diagnostics Team Welcome to today's episode, where we plunge into the cutting-edge world of precision health testing with Genova Diagnostics. Join me as I share my personal experience and results from the Metabolomix+ and GI Effects tests, both renowned for their insights ...
07.08.2023 Biohacking With The King Of Cannabis: Ozone Injections, Fringe Stem Cell Treatments You've Never Heard Of, The Magic Of NAD & More With Matthew Morgan. In today's episode, I'm inviting you to explore the riveting intersections of health, business, and pioneering technologies with a truly unique guest, Matthew Morgan. I was first introduced to Matt by former podcast guest Dr. De at a dinner he'd ...
07.06.2023 Protecting Against The Damaging Effects Of Travel, Ozone Treatments For Longevity, Stacking Stem Cells With NAD & Exosomes, & More With Darshan Shah, MD. Darshan Shah, MD is a renowned surgeon, published author, tech entrepreneur, wellness specialist, and founder and CEO of Next Health. A graduate of esteemed institutions such as Mayo Clinic, Harvard Business School, and Singularity University, Dr. Shah has an expansive ...
07.01.2023 The 3 Critical Elements Of Parenting, How Ben Greenfield Nearly Got Divorced, Why Families Need Love Languages Dr. Isaac and Erica have built their family over years of working together in business, curating their parenting practices, and navigating some of the most difficult and rewarding adventures possible for any parent. This wisdom has been hard-earned and deeply ...
06.29.2023 The Complete Podcast Guide To Parasites & Parasite Eradication Did you know there's a good chance you're unknowingly sharing your body with parasites? Sorry to break it to you, but most people play host to those nasty little critters. Parasites can cause a range of symptoms beyond gastrointestinal distress. ...
06.25.2023 "The Fart Of War": A New, Hilarious, Skill-Building, Family-Bonding Card Game Designed by Ben Greenfield & Sons (Now Available!). It's time for a big announcement: I and my 15-year-old twin sons River and Terran have been up to a very special, top-secret, behind-the-scenes project that we are now officially unveiling. This one is guaranteed to get your fart rate ...
06.24.2023 Q&A 458: The Official Guide To Fructose, Triglycerides, Heart Health, Heart Testing, Keto Risks, Statins, Why You Should "Eat Like A Pig" & More. Ben discusses News Flashes, Book Reviews, and Answers Audience Questions. AI and heart health: AI Evaluation of Stenosis on Coronary CTA ...6:56 If you're concerned about heart health, a blood measurement called "plasma viscosity" is a good one to ask ...
06.22.2023 The Feel Free Lawsuit, Kratom Controversies, Kava Vs. Weed, New Botanic Tonic Formulations & More This is the third appearance on my podcast for today's intriguing but controversial guest: JW Ross. JW is the founder of the company Botanic Tonics, which makes an energy drink shot/alcohol alternative called "Feel Free", which has come under criticism ...
06.17.2023 Q&A 457: The Truth About Whether Alcohol Is Actually Bad For You, Health Benefits Of Ice Cream, Are Wearables Accurate, What Is Brown's Gas & Much More! Ben discusses News Flashes, Book Reviews and Answers Audience Questions. The latest study shows that moderate drinking is really not as bad as you probably think: Moderate Drinking is Still Okay. ...05:49 Studies show a mysterious health benefit to ice ...

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