Healthy relationships are so important to your energy and wellbeing. Dr. Ramani Durvasula is a licensed clinical psychologist, professor of psychology and author specialising in narcissistic personality disorder.   And this is a must listen!   She is one of the wisest people you'll ever hear talk about this issue. 

“Narcissist” has become a buzzword we often hear. But do you really know how to spot them in your life? As this article says ' If you lean in too closely, a narcissist becomes an energy vampire, making a circus of your life—the kind that causes you to perform acrobatics in order to please them.

Here's how to look out for 'the charm, the gaslighting, the seduction, the injury, and the twisted truth'.

Today we are finding foodie joy.

Eve Turow-Paul is the author of a new book called Hungry, and she's a brilliant guest. Here are some of her areas of expertise that you will love. 

• The connection between the “death” of the cereal industry and access to work email on our smartphones
• How posting images of our dinners on social media both fulfills and feeds our hunger for human connection in an increasingly isolated world
• The ways “diet tribes” and boutique fitness gyms substitute for organized religion 
• How access to round-the-clock news relates to the blowback against GMO foods
• Wellness retreats, astrology, plant parenthood, and other methods of easing modern anxiety
• Why “eating local” might be the key to solving not just climate change, but our current global sense of disconnection

Troscriptions is the nootropic company started by Dr Ted Achacoso, and they make Blue Cannatine. 

It helps you with focus and energy, and... turns your tongue blue!

It's pretty powerful and contains a number of strong performance enhancers including nicotine, caffeine, and methylene blue. So what's it like, is it safe, and what can it do for us?

Dr Ted is the founder of a practice called health optimization medicine that focuses on personalized medicine based on genetics, lifestyle, and more. And he's big on nootropics which enhance cognitive function, increase oxygen flow to the brain, and improve all sorts of areas like focus.

The intro to this podcast is recorded in the blue zone - that's where I am now, in the heart of longevity land. 

We then move to mastering the art of long-term thinking. We are addicted to the latest tweet and the ‘buy now’ button. How can we overcome this frenetic short-termism and extend our time horizons to tackle long-term challenges from the climate crisis to the threats of artificial intelligence?

Leading public philosopher Roman Krznaric is a brilliant Zestology guest, prepare to think, be challenged and inspired.

We are optimising sleep and circadian rhythms in today's podcast.

Greg Potter's PhD work on sleep, diet, and metabolic health has been featured all over the world, and Greg really knows his stuff. He’s big into looking at fasting, diet and using the rhythms of the day to enhance your health.

You may be surprised at the absolute best time to eat dinner, the research behind it, and how it might improve your heart rate, heart rate variability and sleep.

I've called this podcast Biohacking a Type A Personality, as I love talking to Angela, and we are both definitely... Type A personalities. Sometimes the most effective stuff for us lot is simply slowing down and doing less, but it's easier said than done. 

Angela is the Founder and CEO of My DNA Edge and we started by talking about one of the least affordable, but most enjoyable and effective hacks out there. The infrared sauna. Angela and I both love the Sunlighten Sauna, and remember if you mention Zestology to the guys at Sunlighten in the UK you’ll get 200 quid off. They’d also love to chat and they’ll explain exactly what’s going on with it all.

If you are new to Zestology, here's our latest trailer featuring some titans of the health space. 

 

He had the Number 1 book in the world for 2 days, surpassing Hillary and Oprah. He's an NYT bestseller… and I love his work.

The end of Alzheimer's was groundbreaking, and Dr. Dale Bredesen has a new one out which may well change the way we think about Alzheimer's and cognitive decline forever. 

In this podcast we talk about the Apoe4 gene quite a bit. This is the gene that makes you more disposed to Alzheimers and I've got one variant of that gene, as do about a quarter of the population.

• Fasting: 14 to 16 hours? What's good?  Do you allow coffee in that time?
• Saturated fats, and my unhealthy breakfast.
• Good fats and histamine intolerance.
• Omega 3s.
• What supplements?
• Resveratrol. Is it really that good?
• Heart Rate Variability
• Oxygen saturation
• And the wonders of chia seed pudding

Finally, we talk about a fascinating study.... it shows that where you live is a key determinant of whether you’ll reach age 100. A recent study indicates that neighborhood walkability, socioeconomic status, and a high percentage of working age population positively correspond with longevity.

CEO Mark Scott ate like a dog for one month. The results will surprise you!

He runs a healthy dog food company, and wanted to see what would happen when he ate human processed food for one month, then test to see what happened when he switched back to a healthy diet (that he feeds his dogs at Bella And Duke). His company is wildly successful and this is a fun experiment, although I would not be able to eat rubbish for a month for any experiment!

Use the special Zestology code pczest50 at Bella And Duke for 50% off first box.

Another solo episode. Interested in biohacking? Listen on. The hacks that have been working for me recently. Including;

• Oura Ring (and the latest research re coronavirus)
• The Instant Pot (call me the yoghurt maker)
• Vegetable oils and something to look out for
• Antibody testing
• L-Theanine in the evening (and with coffee

And loads more. 

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