Where does Biohacking come from? Silicon valley entrepreneurs didn't invent it in the last decade. Its actually thousands of years old and many of the coolest "new" ideas are in fact very old and based on East Asian methods of nourishing life (Yang sheng). We go strait to the source by looking at the life of Pengzu, the Grandfather of biohacking to see what he and his contemporaries can teach us about living a wonderful life.

Eucommia ulmoides known in Chinese as Du Zhong 杜仲. It is a powerful herb said to help with back pain and is even used to guide the effects of other herbs directly to the lower back. To find out more we traveled to Sichuan province to see it growing wild. Join us as we explore the traditional folktales and pharmacology of this powerful plant.

Want to beat jet lag, side step culture shock, and travel effortlessly? After ten years and over twenty flights I got it down to an art. 

What does Taoist acupuncture look like in a back alley in Chengdu? How does it compare with western fantasies of the Orient? 

Pulse diagnosis has been credited with helping clinicians discover incredible details about patient physiology for the past two thousand years. Can advances in science and technology help us better understand this diagnostic art?

Discover what sublingual veins and creepy skin tag tentacles may be telling you about your body as a whole.

Can recent developments in hedgehog signaling help us better understand the five neurotransmitters, five flavors, and five phases of Chinese medicine?

Tongues get cracked, peeled, and geographic. Can this tell us something about the body as a whole?

What can you learn about yourself from your tongue's shape, color, and coating? Lets go down the rabbit hole to further unravel the mystery of this ancient diagnostic system.

Variations in oral microbiota have been observed with obesity, auto immune disorders, and even various types of cancer. In this 5 part podcast series you will discover its history, embryology, microbiology, and gastro neurology immunology.