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Dr. Leland Stillman is one interesting doctor and a man after my own heart - meaning he's interested in everything from how polar bears use cold thermogenesis and hibernation to enhance longevity to how your environment drastically shapes your health no matter how hard you exercise or how perfect you eat.

He became interested in natural and integrative medicine at an early age. After majoring in environmental health at Connecticut College and earning his medical doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Dr. Stillman completed his training in internal medicine at Maine Medical Center.

Board-certified in internal medicine and specializing in integrative medicine, he has a passion for doing whatever it takes to discover the root cause of his patients' medical problems through advanced laboratory testing and then addressing those imbalances with dietary or lifestyle interventions.

Dr. Stillman focuses not only on the patient but on all aspects of the environment they live in. Some of Dr. Stillman's professional interests include phototherapy (photobiomodulation), nutrition, toxicology, and the immune system. In this podcast, we talk light, EMF, air, water, sound, metabolic typing, COVID vaccines, and a whole lot more!

During this discussion, you'll also discover: -Leland's family history...6:30

• His ancestor was a physician to Gov. Stanford of California in the 1800s
• Son died of a bacterial infection and was named after Gov. Stanford
• Practice is in Richmond, VA; however, 99% of his practice is virtual
• Pretty Healthy practice in NYC
• Dr. Anthony Beck's BGF podcasts:
  • The Physician Who Personally Advises The World’s Leading Health Authorities, And His Tiny Invention That Pro Athletes Swear By.
  • The Danger Of ‘Shrooms, Eating & Supplementing “Seasonally”, Whether Lectins Are Really Bad For You & Much More With Dr. Anthony G. Beck.
• Leland's videos on COVID went viral (video is now not available)
• Life Site News

-Why Leland is not planning on getting vaccinated for COVID...10:30

• Ben is not 100% opposed to the idea of vaccinations
• Many ethical concerns with the current COVID vaccine
• FDA has often approved drugs that were later taken off the market
• Fundamental ethics of medicine is to not force anything on a patient
• Why Viruses Are Crucial To Life On This Planet, The Link Between Air Pollution, Glyphosate & Pandemics, Loss Of Biodiversity (& What We Can Do About It) & More With Dr. Zach Bush.
• The Invisible Rainbow by Arthur Firstenberg
• Video on non-native EMF (by Leland) was later taken down
• Evidence for a Connection Between COVID-19 and Exposure to Radiofrequency Radiation from Wireless Telecommunications Including Microwaves and Millimeter Waves - COVID-19 paper by Beverly Rubik and Robert Brown mentioned in the video
• BioGeometry Protection Of Your Home, Plant Medicine, Parenting, Stacking Rocks, Stages Of Human Consciousness & More With Paul Chek
• Faraday materials and EMF blocking/shielding gear
  • Clothing/Underwear
  • Grounding bags/Bags for phones
  • Canopy/Tent
• BGF podcasts with Brian Hoyer:
  • Hunting Down EMF In Your Office, Bedroom, Gym & Beyond: Is Your Home’s “Dirty Electricity” Wrecking Your Sleep, Your Recovery, Your Health & More? The Official Ben Greenfield & Brian Hoyer Low-EMF Home How-To, With Brian Hoyer.
  • The Intriguing Science Of Building Biology (Along With A Complete Analysis & Surprising Results From Ben Greenfield’s So-Called “Biohacked Home”), With Brian Hoyer.

-How to mitigate the effects of, and how to avoid contracting, COVID...16:35

• It's difficult to expose everyone to a virus
• There's no element of the environment that won't have an effect on human health
• How To Biohack The Ultimate Healthy Home: Part 1, with Dr. Jack Kruse
• Light and biochemistry
• Optimizing internal and external environments

-How to optimize light for your own biology...23:10

• Quantify the light in your environment via a smartphone app
• Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) - Sunlight deficiency
• Sunglasses may be contributing to SAD, affecting emotions deleteriously
• Paper: Melatonin and the Optics of the Human Body
• Bright light during the day is essential for proper melatonin production at night
• Re-Timer light therapy glasses
• Antioxidant benefits of light are lost
• Supplementation of melatonin should copy nature
• Red and near-infrared light (Joovv)
• Naturally lit environment at night
• Vaping, ozone generators hurt melatonin production
• Tryptophan and vitamin B6 are necessary to produce melatonin

-How to use melatonin as a "circadian reset"...35:15

• Dr. John Lieurance melatonin reset
  • The Crazy Future Of Medical Biohacking: Skull Resets, Suppositories, Nasal Sprays, Nebulizers, Sound Therapy & More With Dr. John Lieurance.
• The Man Who Is Curing Blindness And Alzheimer's, Growing New Brain Cells & Elegantly Fabricating Some Of The Most Powerful Nootropics Known To Humankind with Dr. Andrew Huberman
• Exposure to light at a temperature minimum to reset circadian rhythm
• Don't reinvent nature; tools can become liabilities
• Lux light meter app for smartphone
• Article: Indoor Lighting Causes More Cancer than the Sun by Leland Stillman
• D Minder app
• Clearlight Sauna
• Joovv

-How to determine the proper lighting for your home...39:50

• First determine your goal
• Red lamp during the night when waking up in the night
• HugoAi lamps
• Dimmable lights tend to produce higher amounts of EMF
• Dirty EMF filter
• Turn off dimmers during sleep

-The Polar Bear program for optimizing health...43:50

• Dr. Jack Kruse: "Eat like a shark, live like a polar bear"
  • Jack Kruse Tells You How To Live Like A Polar Bear And Eat Like A Great White Shark
• Humans in high artificial light eat lots of food, gain weight, don't sleep well, etc.
• Polar bears have many of the same metabolic abnormalities as humans with the poor diets
• Adaptations that allow them to survive the winter
• Leland had many of these symptoms
• Repleted levels of nutrients and health improved dramatically
• Balance Protocol by Dr. Anthony Beck

-Breathwork protocols Leland uses...50:50

• Vladimir Buteyko
  • The Ultimate Breathwork Ninja Guide: How To Banish Stress & Kiss High Cortisol Goodbye
• The sickest patients breathe quickly and rapidly
• Animals that live the shortest take more rapid and shallow breaths
• Low rate of oxygen exposure = longer lifespan
• Nasal, diaphragmatic breathing for the vagus nerve
• Box breathing
• Respiratory systems back to optimal breathing mechanics
• BGF podcasts on breathing and breathwork:
  • Biohack Your Breath With Nose “Boners,” Carbon Dioxide Inhalation, Tibetan Longevity Stretches & Much More: How To Unlock The New Science Of A Lost Art, with James Nestor
  • The Renegade Pharmacist: How To Increase The Effects Of Psilocybin, The Secrets Of Colostrum, Fixing Constipation With Breathwork & More, with Niraj Naik
  • The Ultimate Guide To Freediving, Legal Blood Doping, Wim Hof Breathing, Increasing Your Breathhold Time, Underwater Ear Equalizing, Spearfishing & Much More! With Ted Harty
  • Maximize Oxygen Utilization Efficiency, Simulate High Altitude Training, Get The Cardiovascular Capacity of a Navy SEAL & More With “The Oxygen Advantage” Author Patrick McKeown.
• Breath Belt
• Relaxator, developed by Anders Olsson
  • Biohack Your Breath With Nose “Boners,” Carbon Dioxide Inhalation, Tibetan Longevity Stretches & Much More: How To Unlock The New Science Of A Lost Art, With Anders Olsson

-What kind of dietary approach Leland utilizes for himself and his patients...57:00

• Figure out what you absolutely cannot eat (elimination diet)
• Food allergy tests have many false positives
• Immune system has reactions we can't explain
• Chia and flax seeds are rich in arginine and Omega 3 fatty acids
• Soak and blend chia and flax seeds
• We all need our diet tailored to our allergies, insensitivities, etc.
• Nutrition and the Autonomic Nervous System by Nick Gonzalez
• Measure sympathetic vs. parasympathetic nervous systems
• Article on the 5-day juice fast (Stay tuned to my feed for this article next week)
• Nature Beat app
• Driven: Understanding and Harnessing the Genetic Gifts Shared by Entrepreneurs, Navy SEALs, Pro Athletes (& Maybe You), with Doug Brackmann
  • Driven by Doug Brackmann

-Light shapes life: How the human body creates light within itself...1:09:00

• Ra Optics blue light blocking glasses
• BGF podcasts with Matt Maruca:
  • Ben Accidentally Gets A Bit High On Ketamine & Talks About His Journey Of Biohacking, Ancestral Health, Spirituality, Fitness & Much More With Light Expert Matt Maruca.
  • What Time Of Day Can You Eat A “Cheat Meal,” How Cold Can Make You Unstoppable, Lies We’ve Been Led To Believe About Sunlight & Much More!, With Matt Maruca
• Our bodies are built to retain light via the mitochondria
• Hot mitochondria? Paper by Nick Lane mentioned by Leland
• Light is a form of energy
• Mitochondria emit large amounts of infrared light
• Lack of magnesium affects the ability to produce internal light

-The two elements of health Leland views as non-negotiable...1:16:55

• Mindset and psychology
• Those around us sabotage our efforts to get well because of toxic negativity
• The best results are those patients with the most hope, faith, most positive mindset
• Placebo effect is a thing
• Anatomy of An Illness by Norman Cousins
• Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton

-And much more! Resources from this episode:

- Dr. Leland Stillman:

• Pretty Healthy
• Dr. Leland Stillman's YouTube Channel
• Indoor Lighting Causes More Cancer Than The Sun

- Podcasts And Articles:

• The Physician Who Personally Advises The World’s Leading Health Authorities, And His Tiny Invention That Pro Athletes Swear By.
• The Danger Of ‘Shrooms, Eating & Supplementing “Seasonally”, Whether Lectins Are Really Bad For You & Much More With Dr. Anthony G. Beck!
• Why Viruses Are Crucial To Life On This Planet, The Link Between Air Pollution, Glyphosate & Pandemics, Loss Of Biodiversity (& What We Can Do About It) & More With Dr. Zach Bush.
• Hunting Down EMF In Your Office, Bedroom, Gym & Beyond: Is Your Home’s “Dirty Electricity” Wrecking Your Sleep, Your Recovery, Your Health & More? The Official Ben Greenfield & Brian Hoyer Low-EMF Home How-To, With Brian Hoyer.
• The Intriguing Science Of Building Biology (Along With A Complete Analysis & Surprising Results From Ben Greenfield’s So-Called “Biohacked Home”), With Brian Hoyer.
• The Crazy Future Of Medical Biohacking: Skull Resets, Suppositories, Nasal Sprays, Nebulizers, Sound Therapy & More With Dr. John Lieurance.
• The Man Who Is Curing Blindness And Alzheimer's, Growing New Brain Cells & Elegantly Fabricating Some Of The Most Powerful Nootropics Known To Humankind with Dr. Andrew Huberman
• Jack Kruse Tells You How To Live Like A Polar Bear And Eat Like A Great White Shark
• Biohack Your Breath With Nose “Boners,” Carbon Dioxide Inhalation, Tibetan Longevity Stretches & Much More: How To Unlock The New Science Of A Lost Art, With James Nestor
• The Renegade Pharmacist: How To Increase The Effects Of Psilocybin, The Secrets Of Colostrum, Fixing Constipation With Breathwork & More, With Niraj Naik
• The Ultimate Guide To Freediving, Legal Blood Doping, Wim Hof Breathing, Increasing Your Breathhold Time, Underwater Ear Equalizing, Spearfishing & Much More! With Ted Harty
• Maximize Oxygen Utilization Efficiency, Simulate High Altitude Training, Get The Cardiovascular Capacity of a Navy SEAL & More With “The Oxygen Advantage” Author Patrick McKeown.
• Biohack Your Breath With Nose “Boners,” Carbon Dioxide Inhalation, Tibetan Longevity Stretches & Much More: How To Unlock The New Science Of A Lost Art, With Anders Olsson
• Driven: Understanding and Harnessing the Genetic Gifts Shared by Entrepreneurs, Navy SEALs, Pro Athletes (& Maybe You), With Doug Brackmann
• Ben Accidentally Gets A Bit High On Ketamine & Talks About His Journey Of Biohacking, Ancestral Health, Spirituality, Fitness & Much More With Light Expert Matt Maruca.
• What Time Of Day Can You Eat A “Cheat Meal,” How Cold Can Make You Unstoppable, Lies We’ve Been Led To Believe About Sunlight & Much More!, With Matt Maruca
• The Ultimate Breathwork Ninja Guide: How To Banish Stress & Kiss High Cortisol Goodbye

- Books:

• The Invisible Rainbow By Arthur Firstenberg
• Driven By Doug Brackmann
• Anatomy Of An Illness By Norman Cousins
• Biology Of Belief By Bruce Lipton

- Gear and Supplements:

• Re-Timer Light Therapy Glasses
• Joovv
• Clearlight Sauna
• Red Lamp
• HugoAi Lamps
• Dirty EMF Filter
• Breath Belt
• Relaxator
• Ra Optics
• No Choice Grounding Garments
• Lambs Underwear
• Grounding Bags
• Bags For Phones
• Canopy
• Silvershield EMF Shielding Tent
• Melatonin Patch
• Melatonin Reset
• Thorne 5-Hydroxytryptophan (Tryptophan With Vitamin B6)
• Chia Seeds
• Flax Seeds
• Kion Omega

- Other Resources:

• Life Site News
• Lux Light Meter App
• D Minder App
• Nature Beat App
• Balance Protocol by Dr. Anthony Beck
• Box Breathing
• Vladimir Buteyko
• Melatonin And The Optics Of The Human Body
• Hot Mitochondria?
• 10 Dangerous Drugs Recalled By The FDA
• The Therapeutic Potential Of Melatonin: A Review Of The Science
• Comparing The Best Light Meter Apps That Actually Work
• Evidence for a Connection Between COVID-19 and Exposure to Radiofrequency Radiation from Wireless Telecommunications Including Microwaves and Millimeter Waves

Episode sponsors:

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Do you have questions, thoughts, or feedback for Dr. Leland Stillman or me? Leave your comments below and one of us will reply!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

I thought I knew everything there was to know about essential oils. I've been using them ever since my father, Gary Greenfield, introduced me to the incredibly powerful oil of oregano nearly 18 years ago. I quickly adopted oil of oregano as part of my health regimen—using it for everything from supporting my immune system to balancing my gut microbiome to cleaning my teeth.  I've also done tons of podcasts about essential oils, including:

• The Wizard Of Essential Oils Strikes Again: The Hidden & Magical World Of Little-Known Plant Extracts For Digestion, Relaxation, Libido, Immunity & Much More! with Dr. Nick Berry.
• Everything You Need To Know About Essential Oils For Fat Loss, Performance, Smart Drugs, Scar Healing, Detoxing And More, With Dr. Sarah Lobisco.
• The Best Book That Exists For Learning About The Healing Power of Essential Oils And How To Use Them: Soothe Inflammation, Boost Mood, Prevent Autoimmunity & Much More, With Dr. Eric Zielinski.
• Psychoactive Sleep Edibles, Essential Oil Wizardry, Cosmic Orgasms & More With Dr. Nick Berry

I am constantly diffusing essential oils in my bedroom and office; sniff oils like peppermint, rosemary, and cinnamon pre-workout; rub oils into the feet of my children before they go to bed at night; and basically check every box of being a full-on, card-carrying essential oil hippie.

But, after recently reading the book Essential Oils to Boost the Brain and Heal the Body: 5 Steps to Calm Anxiety, Sleep Better, and Reduce Inflammation to Regain Control of Your Health by my friend Jodi Cohen, I wound up learning a host of new information and uses for essential oils I had previously been unfamiliar with. So naturally, I just had to get Jodi on my podcast.

Jodi is a bestselling author, award-winning journalist, functional practitioner, and founder of Vibrant Blue Oils, where she has combined her training in nutritional therapy and aromatherapy to create unique proprietary blends of organic and wild-crafted essential oils. She has helped over 70,000 clients heal from brain-related challenges, including anxiety, insomnia, and autoimmunity.

Her website, vibrantblueoils.com, is visited by over 500,000 natural health seekers every year, and she has rapidly become a top resource for essential oils education on the Internet today. Jodi believes that just as your cell phone or laptop slows down and drains the battery when too many tabs are left open, your brain fatigues when poorly functioning systems or ailments drain its energy.

Complaints of brain fog, fatigue, and ADD/ADHD are on the rise and growing every year. All of these factors can block your brain's ability to detoxify and heal. If toxins are not eliminated, they recirculate in the brain, leading to inflammation, which further compromises your brain. What's more, formal diagnoses of brain-related health challenges like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and ALS are increasing exponentially.

Here's her good news: Plant-based essential oils are a powerful self-care tool for transforming your life and healing on many levels, even when prescription drugs have failed. In Jodi Cohen’s five-step protocol outlined in her book, the body's natural systems are jump-started with essential oil recipe blends that can:

• Alleviate stress, anxiety, and depression
• Improve sleep
• Calm pain and inflammation
• Increase energy, sharpen focus, and improve memory
• Improve digestion and promote weight loss
• Strengthen the immune system

Armed with Cohen’s five steps in her book, and this podcast, you’ll be able to start your own essential oils regimen immediately and be on your way to a healthier body and brain.

During this discussion, you'll discover: -The Vibrant Blue Oils blend Jodi used during the interview that improves body circulation...09:05

• Circulation blend
  • Black pepper to a circulatory blend enhances synergy of the blend
  • Helps with oxygen flow, thought, reactivity, etc.
• Datis Kharrazian
• Master Cleanse fast
• BioGeometry Protection Of Your Home, Plant Medicine, Parenting, Stacking Rocks, Stages Of Human Consciousness & More With Paul Chek.
• FUM pen

-Stressful experiences that led to Jodi getting interested in essential oils...13:10

• Jodi's daughter was diagnosed with bipolar disorder and her son was diagnosed with depression
• Collapsed emotionally after her son was under proper care
• Ingesting what she thought was the proper nutrition (trained as a nutritionist)
• A friend gave her a gift of essential oils; said her gut was damaged to not ingest the nutrition she was taking in
• Muscle testing technique to narrow into the most effective remedy
• Suffering from insomnia
• Pineal gland doesn't secrete melatonin when cortisol is released in excess
• Researched essential oils and realized two things
  1. Very little was researched on how essential oils balance physiology
  2. Existing research was too complicated
• Oils can be used for preventative medicine

-How topical administration of essential oils affects the vagus nerve and the organ system...21:06

• Clinical practice inconsistent with the research
• Topical application does not have a systemic benefit
  • Behind the ears for vagal nerve stimulation
  • Above the kidneys on the lower back for the adrenals
• Clinical practice was inconsistent with what the research said
• Research on topical application says it is not very effective
  • Applying topical application on a sore knee after a workout has an almost immediate effect but a topical application on the knee does not relieve soreness on your neck
• Kevin Tracey, surgically implementing devices behind the ear to activate vagus nerve
• FDA has approved this for epilepsy, migraines, and such
• Stimulatory oils to trigger the parasympathetic nervous system (experiment with blends)
  • Parasympathetic blend for the vagus nerve; trigger a systemic response by stimulating the vagus nerve
  • Adrenal blend for the adrenals
• Acupuncture and oils alleviate stagnation and congestion with the energy
• Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto

-What phenylpropanoids are...27:01

• Plant constituents involved in flavonoid synthesis
• Terry Wahls wrote foreword to Jodi's book
• Advocates plant diversity and essential oils
• Good for the digestive process, act as prebiotics
• Chemistry of Essential Oils Made Simple by David Stewart
• Breast cancer treatments target hormone receptors and prevent cancer cells from metastasizing
• Endocrine-disrupting chemicals
• Essential oils are fat-soluble, can access the cell and clean cell receptors

-Application points on the body that can elicit a certain response with essential oils...30:30

• Reflex points are on the bottom of the feet and ears
• Big toe correlated with the brain
• Err on the side of caution with a carrier oil
• Parasympathetic blend has clove and lime for the vagus nerve; use as an acupuncture needle
• Only pressed citrus blends may have potential for harm to the skin in the sun (distilled isn't as harmful)
• Vagus nerve infection hypothesis
• Mouth is a hotbed for most infections
• The jaw drains near the earlobe where it intersects with the vagus nerve
• Dr. Christine Schaffer of Immanence Health in Seattle
• Topically applying oils on the neck has many benefits
• Lymph is like a one-way street

-The best carrier oils for different situations...41:18

• Different oils work differently as carrier oils
• Fractionated coconut oils for the vagus nerve
• Jojoba oil for slower, yoga-type effect
• Most essential oil research looks at blends, not single oils

-How essential oils can be used to stimulate pineal gland function...43:18

• Circadian Rhythm blend, with rose geranium, grapefruit, melaleuca, myrtle, lavender, myrrh, balsam of Peru, with fractionated coconut oil as carrier
• Pineal gland releases melatonin in response to darkness
  • Melatonin is great for detoxifying
• Blood-brain barrier doesn't protect the pineal gland; blood flow is very high in that area
• Glyphosate, aluminum, and fluoride from the water hits the pineal gland harder than other parts of the brain (impedes ability to release melatonin)
• Most remedies can't get into the brain due to the blood-brain barrier
• They remove calcification, congestion
• Remove chelation in the brain area
• Skin above the ears is very thin, ideal place to apply oils
• Things imbalanced in most people (as discussed in the book):
  • Stuck in the parasympathetic fight or flight state of the nervous system so they can't heal
  • Lack of sleep; sleep is when the brain detoxifies; the brain cleans house during sleep
  • Energy
  • Immune modulation
• People report better recall of dreams and even erotic dreams using the Circadian Rhythm blend

-Using essential oils as anesthetics...49:13

• Essential oils improve blood and lymph flow, relieve inflammation
• Peppermint is efficacious for pain relief
• Parasympathetic blend, with clove and lime, calms pain signals
• Smelling as a general anesthetic - takes priority over all your senses
• Nose cells are actually brain cells; calms your nervous system that way
• Topically apply peppermint, basil, lavender, and frankincense for immediate relief

-How cinnamon oil is used for blood sugar regulation...51:51

• Different types of cinnamon oil depending on where on the plant it comes from
• Cinnamon bark for appetite suppression
  • Topically apply in inner cheek, diluted with coconut oil
• Oil pulling is a great strategy
• Jodi's oil pulling strategy:
  • 1/2 cup coconut oil
  • 30 drops of either peppermint or cinnamon
• Cinnamon oil is also a great mosquito repellant
• Thieves oil
• BGF oral health podcasts:
  • It’s All In Your Mouth: How Your Teeth Are Impacting Your Immune System, Sleep, Performance, Inflammation & Much More (& What You Can Do About It With Holistic Dentistry), With Dr. Dominik Nischwitz
  • Is Charcoal Toothpaste OK, 8 Crucial Mouth Beauty & Oral Health Tips, Peptides For Oral Care, The Invisible Dental Flow In Your Mouth & Much More With Nadine Artemis.
  • 403: Teeth Care Tactics, How To Time Your Protein For Muscle Gain, Biohacking Night Shift Work & Much More!

-The 5 keys to health Jodi systematizes in her book...56:15

1. Shifting the nervous system into parasympathetic
2. Improving sleep and detoxifying the brain
3. Fueling the brain with energy; lymphatic flow
4. Reducing stress, improving mood, weight loss, and increasing energy
5. Modulating the immune system

• Inhale through the left nostril as an antidote to anxiety attacks
• The Healing Code by Alexander Loyd
• Apply on the forehead for hypothalamus to "reboot to factory settings"
  • The adrenals and the thyroid are controlled by the hypothalamus
  • The hypothalamus is the "CEO of the endocrine system"
• Brain inflammation is responsible for fatigue, memory loss, pain
• Immune cells in the brain are different from immune cells in the body
• Frankincense can turn off inflammatory cascade in the brain (similar to CBD)
• The most efficient way to apply oils is at the base of the brain

-A day in the life of an essential oils expert...1:04:19

• Morning exercise, oil pulling - peppermint with coconut oil
• Enhance circulation with Circulation blend mentioned above
• Combine with Lymph oil
• Parasympathetic state optimizes digestion
  • Parasympathetic blend before meals
• Circadian rhythm blend before bed (in an Epsom salt bath)
• Your skin is your largest organ
• For relaxation before bed, combine in a bath (mix in the tub so the oil doesn't float on top):
  • 2 cups of baking soda
  • 1 cup of Epsom salt
  • 3 drops of lavender
• Any essential oil diffuser will work fine; be sure to clean regularly with vinegar so you're not diffusing mold, and avoid overuse

-Compelling research Jodi has discovered since writing her book...1:09:08

• Linda Buck research on effects of rose oil on olfactory receptors
• Stay in the parasympathetic state as much as possible
• Jodi's free gift "Boost the Brain"  (an entire chapter from her book on the vagus nerve)
• Ensure the oils you use are organic

-And much more! Resources from this episode:

- Jodi Cohen:

• Essential Oils To Boost The Brain And Heal The Body
• Healing With Essential Oils
• Vibrant Blue Oils
  • Circulation Blend
  • Parasympathetic Blend
  • Adrenal Blend
  • Circadian Rhythm Blend
  • Peppermint
  • Lavender
  • Frankincense
  • Lymph Oil
• Free Chapter "Boost the Brain"

- Podcasts:

• The Wizard Of Essential Oils Strikes Again: The Hidden & Magical World Of Little-Known Plant Extracts For Digestion, Relaxation, Libido, Immunity & Much More! with Dr. Nick Berry.
• Everything You Need To Know About Essential Oils For Fat Loss, Performance, Smart Drugs, Scar Healing, Detoxing And More, With Dr. Sarah Lobisco.
• The Best Book That Exists For Learning About The Healing Power of Essential Oils And How To Use Them: Soothe Inflammation, Boost Mood, Prevent Autoimmunity & Much More, With Dr. Eric Zielinski.
• Psychoactive Sleep Edibles, Essential Oil Wizardry, Cosmic Orgasms & More With Dr. Nick Berry
• BioGeometry Protection Of Your Home, Plant Medicine, Parenting, Stacking Rocks, Stages Of Human Consciousness & More With Paul Chek.
• It’s All In Your Mouth: How Your Teeth Are Impacting Your Immune System, Sleep, Performance, Inflammation & Much More (& What You Can Do About It With Holistic Dentistry), With Dr. Dominik Nischwitz
• Is Charcoal Toothpaste OK, 8 Crucial Mouth Beauty & Oral Health Tips, Peptides For Oral Care, The Invisible Dental Flow In Your Mouth & Much More With Nadine Artemis.
• 403: Teeth Care Tactics, How To Time Your Protein For Muscle Gain, Biohacking Night Shift Work & Much More!

- Books:

• The Cure In the Cupboard By Cass Ingram
• Hidden Messages In Water By Masaru Emoto
• Chemistry Of Essential Oils Made Simple By David Stewart
• The Healing Code By Alexander Loyd

- Other resources:

• FUM Pen
• Essential Oil Diffuser
• Oil Of Oregano
• Master Cleanse
• Fractionated Coconut Oils
• Oil Pulling
• Coconut Oil
• Thieves Oil
• Magnesium Bath Salt
• Baking Soda
• Datis Kharrazian
• Kevin Tracey
• Terry Wahls
• Dr. Christine Schaffer Of Immanence Health
• Linda Buck Research On Olfactory Receptors
• Vagus Nerve Infection Hypothesis
• How Essential Oils Detoxify The Pineal Gland
• 3 Essential Oil Blends To Mend Cell Receptors

Episode sponsors:

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Do you have questions, thoughts, or feedback for Jodi or me? Leave your comments below and one of us will reply!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hey, what's up. It's Ben Greenfield. You may have heard that I wrote a new book. It's free at fitsoulbook.com as a digital download. You can also get the physical version for next to nothing. I'm not making any money off this book. I'm just covering my shipping and handling and printing costs. I just want you to experience some of the things I've written within the pages.

Now, because of that, I'm also recording the audio book version, and I want to give you a bit of a taste of that audio book version. 

If you like it all the resources and everything for what you're about to hear are at fitsoulbook.com/chapter3.

So I hope you enjoy this chapter and you can always find me on social media at Ben Greenfield Fitness on most social media platforms. And perhaps there you can just let me know what you think. 

So without further ado, here we go.

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Meet Tracy Duhs. I've been a guest on Tracy's podcast in the past. You can listen to that episode here.  T

racy, like me, was homeschooled K-12, so she's a bit...well...weird, like me. Like me, she also believes that optimal health is a fundamental right for all humanity, not just a privilege for a select few. Helping people activate their vitality and feel alive has been Tracy’s life long mission.

Growing up in a missionary home cultivated her profound sense of compassion and her desire to educate on the simple foundations needed to look and feel our best.

Also like me, by the time she was 15, Tracy had already begun her undergraduate education in medicine. At 16, Tracy shadowed a missionary doctor working in an indigenous village in Guatemala, where she gained hands-on surgical and medical training. The time she spent there opened her eyes and enlarged her heart, to the need for wholistic wellness education and foundations.

After her experience in Guatemala, Tracy decided to forgo a traditional allopathic medical career in favor of one that focused on regenerative care and education. When Tracy became a mother, her professional  path took a personal turn.

Her first child, Grace, was diagnosed with Hashimoto’s thyroid and alopecia universalis at the age of two. Emboldened by her daughter’s struggle, Tracy began her journey into into hydration education by pursuing a PhD in the field of biogenetics as well as shadowing doctors from all around the globe to learn their different approaches to disease.

It was through these experiences that Tracy became passionate about hydration as she learned the power hydration has to transform overall health and wellness in all people.

Today, Tracy works as a modern wellness advocate specializing in the restorative powers of intelligent hydration. She has parlayed her wealth of experience and knowledge into a multi-dimensional career in wellness advocacy and education, starting with her podcast, HYDRATE.

Tracy frequently consults large corporations and hotels to help build and facilitate wellness experiences. She also serves as the Director of the International Brain Summit.

Tracy is the founder the Sanctuary Wellness Experience in San Diego and co-founder of Hydrate at the Sanctuary.

During this discussion, you'll discover: -About the elixir Tracy gave Ben for the recording...3:45

• Elixir ingredients:
  • Chaga
  • Tocos powder (rice bran extracts for vitamin E)
  • Monk fruit for sweetener
• Blend with Vitamix
• Tracy is publishing an elixir book soon, Hydrate: A Foundation For Life
• Tracy's podcast Hydrate
• Proper nutrients improves neurochemistry, which in turn improves your person
• Kin Euphorics

-Tracy's journey to becoming an influencer in health and hydration...11:00

• Sanctuary Wellness Center - Tracy's crib in San Diego
• Why Water, Sunlight, Grounding & Relationships Are The Keys To Your Health & How To Feed, Clean & Protect Your Body Forever: An Interview With Ben Greenfield’s Father Gary Greenfield
• Tracy grew up in Salinas, CA
• Her mom's chronic illness inspired compassion and a desire to learn about human physiology
• First pregnancy at age 24 she was always craving water
• She had to do an emergency caesarian due to a dry sac - baby could have died if she didn't
• The water she was drinking could not effectively hydrate - it was simply passing through her system
• Excelled in science in school and college
• Traveled to Guatamela with her missionary father to work in medical missions
• Considered medical school but didn't connect with the reality of being a MD
• Moved to San Diego at age 17 with her parents and switched to a business focus in college
• Paid for school by modeling, took an interest in the wellness of fellow models
• She eventually began a modeling agency that taught health and wellness to models to help their careers

-How Tracy took an interest in the lymphatic system...27:13

• Her daughter suffered from autoimmune deficiency
• Lymphatic cleanse was the missing component that resulted in Tracy's daughter's issue
• Dr. Perry Nickelston, lymphatic system expert
• Went back to school to learn more about her daughter's problem
• Blood, bioenergetic testing to gauge detox
• Electro Acupuncture (EAV) device that measures cell's vibratory frequency
• German and Chinese meridian points

-How detoxing is undervalued in the health community...41:10

• There are things we need to do in the modern world people didn't need to do previously
• Trampoline
• Magnetic clay bath
• Water & Water Filtration: Everything You Need To Know About Water Filters, Alkaline Water, Structured Water, Hydrogen-Rich Water, Deuterium-Depleted Water & Much More with Robert Slovak
• Water and Wellness hydrogen tablets
• Mud packing and baths helped with swollen joints Tracy suffered as a child
• Walking on wet sand for 45 minutes is a miracle worker
• The ocean is the Earth's amniotic fluid
• The Cure Is In the Cupboard by Cass Ingram
• Hyssop was used for cleansing in biblical times

-How Tracy changed her approach to hydration which led to better health...46:30

• Was doing reverse osmosis (chemically clean, but no minerals, dead water)
• A medicine woman gave her nettle horse tail hibiscus tea; the life slowly came back to her body
• Realized the issue was a lack of minerals in the water she was drinking
• Dr. Thomas Cowan's writings on water
• H3O2 - Dr. Gerald Pollack
• Structured water
• Photobiomodulation (Joovv)
• First and last 15 minutes of sunlight are packed with essential nutrition
• Grounding, magnetism from the Earth allow cells to maintain their charge
• Non-native EMF's harm cells, depolarization
• Cancer cells are depolarized cells
• Unplug wifi to shift body into parasympathetic state
• Tracy has 800 pounds of magnets under her bed
• The cells in our body hold more information than our cell phones

-What makes Tracy so excited about hydration...58:30

• We're made of 98.9% water molecules
• Water is the source receiver of all information we come into contact with
• Studying physics and quantum mechanics caused everything to come together intellectually, spiritually, emotionally
• Realized the thoughts she was thinking affected how the cells in her body charged or were not charged
• Positive thoughts, belief in a higher power, healthy family life circumventing less than ideal health habits

-When and why Tracy began drinking deuterium-depleted water (DDW)...1:04:15

• Water & Water Filtration: Everything You Need To Know About Water Filters, Alkaline Water, Structured Water, Hydrogen-Rich Water, Deuterium-Depleted Water & Much More!, with Robert Slovak of Water and Wellness
• Beta-oxidation results in naturally deuterium-depleted water
• DDW Center in Los Angeles
• Tracy's podcast on DDW
• The body makes its own metabolic water - the purest water possible
• Sunlight, grounding, minerals is how our body makes this water

-How dehydration is causing major health issues in modern society...1:13:45

• Quench by Dana Cohen
• Quench: The Big “8 Glasses A Day” Water Myth, Why Water Isn’t The Best Way To Fully Hydrate & Much More!, with Dana Cohen
• Quinton minerals
• Cucumbers, chia seeds slurries, avocados (especially organic) have naturally structured water
• Jerky, so-called healthy foods that are dehydrated lose many of the really healthy qualities in their natural form

-How to quench the thirst that no amount of earthly water will appease...1:16:30 -And much more! Resources from this episode:

- Tracy Duhs:

• Hydrate Podcast
• The Sanctuary Wellness Experience
• Going Deeper With Ben Greenfield Podcast
• Prolonging Human Life By Examining The Effects Of Deuterium With Dr. Laszlo G. Boros
• Comin Out Soon: Tracy's Book Hydrate: A Foundation For Life

- Podcasts:

• Why Water, Sunlight, Grounding & Relationships Are The Keys To Your Health & How To Feed, Clean & Protect Your Body Forever: An Interview With Ben Greenfield’s Father Gary Greenfield
• Water & Water Filtration: Everything You Need To Know About Water Filters, Alkaline Water, Structured Water, Hydrogen-Rich Water, Deuterium-Depleted Water & Much More With Robert Slovak
• Quench: The Big “8 Glasses A Day” Water Myth, Why Water Isn’t The Best Way To Fully Hydrate & Much More!, With Dana Cohen
• My New #1 Hack For Zapping Inflammation, Increasing Deep Sleep & Recovering Faster – Earthing (The Most Important Health Discovery Ever?), With Clint Ober

- Books:

• The Cure Is In the Cupboard By Cass Ingram
• Quench By Dana Cohen

- Gear and supplements:

• Trampoline
• Magnetic Clay Bath
• Joovv
• Structured Water
• Vitamix Blender
• Kin Euphorics
• Chaga
• Tocos Powder
• Monk Fruit Sweetener
• Water and Wellness Hydrogen Tablets
• Quinton Minerals

- Other resources:

• Center For Deuterium Depletion In Los Angeles
• Dr. Tom Cowan On Why Cells Depend On Structured Water For Form & Function
• H3O2: The 4th Phase Of Water

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No trip to San Diego would be complete without interviewing at least one Navy SEAL, which is exactly what I got up to on a recent trip to San Diego.

Nick Norris (@nick_norris1981) is a graduate of both the United States Naval Academy and Basic Underwater Demolition / SEAL (BUD/S) Class 247. Upon completion of SEAL training in 2004, Nick assumed progressively higher positions of leadership within Naval Special Warfare. His deployed roles included combat advisor to Iraqi and Afghan military units, Cross Functional Team Leader, and Ground Force Commander during combat operation in both Iraq and Afghanistan.   Nick was most recently assigned to Naval Special Warfare Basic Training Command — SEAL Qualification Training (SQT) as Officer in Charge prior to transitioning off Active Duty. Originally from Chicago, Nick received his Bachelor in Science from the United States Naval Academy in 2003 and his Masters of Science in Real Estate from The University of San Diego in 2013. He is the Executive Director of the C4 Foundation, which provides support and resources through science-based programs to active duty Navy SEALs and their families and is a Board Member of Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions, a non profit focused on ending the veteran suicide epidemic via resources, research, and advocacy related to psychedelic assisted therapy.   Nick is also the Co-Founder and CEO of Protekt Products, a wellness company that is committed to positively impacting customer health via both personal care products and nutritional supplements. Both Protekt and the C4 Foundation value the power of time spent in the outdoors and the positive impact it has on overall well-being. During this discussion, you'll discover: -Nick's history with the Navy SEALs...7:15

• Nick's interview with Tim Ferriss
• Graduated SEAL training in 2004
• Served in Iraq in the mid 2000's alongside multi services
• BGF podcasts with Mark Divine
  • Potent Breathwork Tactics From A Navy SEAL Commander, Staring Down Your Wolf, Operating Calmly Under Stress & More With Mark Divine.
  • Secrets Of The Navy Seals: How To Train, Eat & Think Like The World’s Toughest Fighters With Mark Divine.
• Mark Divine's Kokoro program (Ben says this is one of the more difficult things he's done)

-Developing a mindset to overcome uncertainty and the unknown...11:00

• COMT gene (shared by serial killers)
• Means you clear dopamine slower than others
• Driven by Dr. Doug Brackmann
• Driven: Understanding and Harnessing the Genetic Gifts Shared by Entrepreneurs, Navy SEALs, Pro Athletes (& Maybe You), With Dr. Doug Brackmann.
• What separates SEALs from the rest of their peers; it's also a barrier to civilian life when they leave the service
• High stress environment in SEAL training enables those not genetically endowed to operate under extreme stress

-The most important quality of a SEAL leader in Nick's view...14:37

• Nick was part of a drill carrying a very heavy object
• People were falling out, quitting left and right
• This led to Nick being extremely frustrated, nearly losing control of his emotions
• He realized that being in control of his emotions was the most important quality of being an officer in the SEALs
• Dr. Andrew Huberman of Stanford U.
  • The Man Who Is Curing Blindness And Alzheimers, Growing New Brain Cells & Elegantly Fabricating Some Of The Most Powerful Nootropics Known To Humankind, With Dr. Andrew Huberman.
• Sometimes the best thing you can do is something to make you feel like you're making forward progress
• Lattice climbing group in the UK

-Ibogaine used as treatment for PTSD...21:45

• Oura Ring
• Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions org Nick mentions
• Blake Mycoskie and Pat Dossett of Madefor
• Studying Ibogaine as a treatment for PTSD/micro TBI
• Chris Bell documentary on Ibogaine
• Typical dose is around 800 mg; smaller than when used for opioid addiction
• Risk of cardiac arrhythmia, EKG is needed prior to treatment
• Ibogaine microdose for energy prior to workout

-How Nick has treated neural inflammation and PTSD...27:15

• Nick struggled with shame associated with PTSD (was reluctant to open up on Ferriss' podcast)
• SEALs are great at "compartmentalizing"; great for their job, not so much in civilian life
• Felt "flat" after leaving the SEALs
• Initially approached it from an endocrine standpoint
• Docs labeled it as a clinical depression
• Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)
• Eventually led to Ibogaine on the recommendation (and social proof) of fellow SEALs
• Approach Ibogaine with much caution
• Hot/cold contrast therapy
• Morozko Forge (use code BENFORGE to save $150)

-Dealing with unhealthy habits Nick took from the military to civilian life...43:30

• Compartmentalization
• Fear of judgment; you're either "in" or "out" as a SEAL
• Overcoming "messiah" complex
• Relate love for our children with the love God has for us
• Unconditional love from a greater power

-Nick's approach to sleep in and out of the military...49:50

• Sleep was messed up for most of his military career (REM sleep was non-existent)
• Psychedelic assisted therapy
• Multi-modal approach
• Meditation to prepare for experience of ibogaine
  • Sam Harris' Waking Up app
  • Developed his own meditation practice (mindfulness and breathwork)
  • Intuition
• Driven by Doug Brackmann
• Staying vigilant and operating between green and yellow is a good thing

-Nick's fitness regimen post-military...56:00

• Bouldering keeps him outdoors
• Ambulating under load (walking for extended period of time with weight)

-Why drinking water is not the best way to hydrate...1:00:30

• Protekt Products
• "Keep it simple" is the mantra for the brand
• Book on hydration - Quench by Dana Cohen (drinking water is inefficient for hydrating)
• Consume foods that are naturally plenteous in water (not dehydrated variants)
• What's in the water and water content of the food you eat is the most important factor
• Exercise and a good meal in the afternoon and evening often contradict conventional wisdom

-Why Nick feels like he's living on borrowed time...1:09:00

• Nearly drowned while cliff jumping on the Big Island of Hawai'i
• Belief in eternal life as a panacea to FOMO
• Heaven by Randy Alcorn

-Life advice Nick shares with his children...1:14:00 -And much more! Resources from this episode:

- Nick Norris:

• Protekt Products
• C4 Foundation
• Veterans Exploring Treatment Solutions
• Nick's Interview with Tim Ferriss

- Podcasts and articles:

• Potent Breathwork Tactics From a Navy SEAL Commander, Staring Down Your Wolf, Operating Calmly Under Stress & More With Mark Divine.
• Secrets of the Navy Seals: How to Train, Eat & Think Like the World’s Toughest Fighters With Mark Divine.
• Driven: Understanding and Harnessing the Genetic Gifts Shared by Entrepreneurs, Navy SEALs, Pro Athletes (& Maybe You), With Dr. Doug Brackmann.
• The Man Who is Curing Blindness and Alzheimers, Growing New Brain Cells & Elegantly Fabricating Some of The Most Powerful Nootropics Known to Humankind, With Dr. Andrew Huberman.
• Why You Can’t Afford Not to Meditate (& One Simple Mindfulness Exercise You Can Do Today)
• The Ultimate Breathwork Ninja Guide: How to Banish Stress & Kiss High Cortisol Goodbye

- Books:

• Driven by Dr. Doug Brackmann
• Quench by Dana Cohen
• Heaven by Randy Alcorn

- Other resources:

• Oura Ring
• Morozko Forge (use code BENFORGE to save $150)
• Mark Divine's Kokoro Program
• Waking Up App
• Dr. Andrew Huberman of Stanford University
• Chris Bell Documentary on Ibogaine
• Psychedelic Assisted Therapy
• Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS)
• Intuition Meditation
• COMT Gene
• Lattice Climbing
• Bouldering

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Hey, what's up. It's Ben Greenfield. You may have heard that I wrote a new book. It's free at fitsoulbook.com as a digital download. You can also get the physical version for next to nothing. I'm not making any money off this book. I'm just covering my shipping and handling and printing costs. I just want you to experience some of the things I've written within the pages.

Now, because of that, I'm also recording the audio book version, and I want to give you a bit of a taste of that audio book version. 

If you like it all the resources and everything for what you're about to hear are at fitsoulbook.com/chapter2.

So I hope you enjoy this chapter and you can always find me on social media at Ben Greenfield Fitness on most social media platforms. And perhaps there you can just let me know what you think. 

So without further ado, here we go.

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I've talked in the past about the use of inaudible sound waves to elicit specific brain wave and neurotransmitter responses, specifically with a device called the "Apollo," which I discuss in this podcast.

I've also been exploring the use of magnetic waves to elicit certain neurotransmitter responses, via a device called a "Hapbee," which can simulate chemicals such as caffeine, nicotine, melatonin, MDMA, etc. to elicit a physiological response without the actual intake of supplements, pharmaceuticals, or any other compounds or medicines. I'll be doing a podcast on this device soon.

And finally, I've now been experimenting with a so-called "Infopathy" device (use code BENG10 for 10% off any of their devices), which "imprints" water, or your body, with frequencies of everything from St. John's Wort to coffee to Viagra to anything else you want from their literal hundreds of "infoceutical" options. It's so fascinating that I just had to get the inventor on the show!

Anton Fedorenko, the creator of the Infopathy devices, received his BASc in applied physics and mathematics and MASc in innovation and high technologies from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology in Russia. For 10 years, Anton has been involved with several water-related projects wherein he not only conducted fundamental research but also developed water-related products and web-based platforms.

From 2013 to 2017, he was a member of the organizing committee for the annual Water Conference on the Physics, Chemistry, and Biology of Water.

In 2018, Anton founded Ash•Nu Technologies Inc. and is currently developing two platforms: Infopathy and AquaPsy. Infopathy allows users to transfer infoceuticals (ICs) for health, cosmetic, veterinary, and gardening purposes anytime, anywhere.

AquaPsy takes consciousness research to a whole new level. Through AquaPsy, people from around the world can be connected remotely to water-based sensors, which can detect and evaluate influences caused by non-local mind effects. Both these platforms help one rediscover themselves from the quantum view.

During this discussion, you'll discover: -Infopathy defined...9:05

• An online platform where people can download signals recorded from various substances
• Use properties for medications without actual substances
• Naturopaths have used this practice for years
• First publication on the topic was in 1922 (how metals affect blood vessels in rabbits)
• Memory of water is a term associated with infopathy
• Why Water, Sunlight, Grounding & Relationships Are The Keys To Your Health & How To Feed, Clean & Protect Your Body Forever: An Interview With Ben Greenfield’s Father Gary Greenfield.
• Similar, but not the same as homeopathy
• Article: What Are Infoceuticals?
• Infoceutical FAQs

-Quantum Electro Dynamic (QED) theory applied to everyday life...13:30

• Video on the QED theory
• Should water be consumed immediately after being treated?
  • Consume within 3 days
  • Avoid exposure to WiFi or cell phones
• Miron glass to protect herbs and nutrients from radiation
• 1 tsp of salt added into the water to increases the efficacy of infopathy (mineralized water is more stable)
• IC Pad for charging water (use code BENG10 to save 10%)

-Mixing many ingredients into treated water...18:30

• A "complex" is a mix of several ingredients into one water
• Suggestions for complexes in order to get the desired result
• Public complexes are created by practitioners via a peer-reviewed process
• Running a new infoceutical on top of an existing one will override the old one

-The wearable that allows you to transmit infoceuticals...22:30

• IC Hummer wearable device, that can also be used on water (use code BENG10 to save 10%)
• If you don't have the IC Pad, wrap the Hummer around the water and get the same effect
• IC Pad is slightly faster than the Hummer and also contains herbs
• The IC Hummer can be attached to the body and absorbed while you do stuff
• Get a better effect if you wear two IC Hummers at once
• You can be up to 30 feet away from the device and get the effect
• A wired device will be more effective than a bluetooth device

-PEMF used to transfer infoceuticals into the body...29:45

• Files are stored in audio format
• The PEMF absorbs the electromagnetic waves that are present in the audio
• Some infoceuticals are PEMF only: must be plugged in, no Bluetooth
• PEMF infoceuticals are best applied directly to the body, not by drinking imprinted water
• Three types of infoceuticals:
  • Imprint - signals created from substances; physical products (with any device or via water)
  • PEMF - use them with Glowing IC Pad or IC Hummer to emit PEM waves (wearable and wireless)
  • Audible - does not require a device are used with headphones or with the IC Hummer (also emits acoustic waves)
• PEMFs are directly applied to the body

-Liquids other than water that can be used to transfer infoceuticals to the body...34:05

• Liquid should not be hotter than 30°C (around 90°F)
• Molecules move too fast for it to be effective
• Ben did a liver and gallbladder transfer via a chilled cocktail

-Legitimate research that has been conducted on infoceuticals...37:00

• Publications listed on Infopathy website
• Study on Metformin's effects on Type 2 diabetes is forthcoming

-Ben and Anton's favorite infoceuticals and best practices...41:35

• Imprint into water
• Treat pain behind eyes
• Prep 1.5 liter and use throughout the day
• Trauma complex
• Testosterone
• Sildenafil
• Complex for adrenal fatigue
• Multiple imprint infoceuticals transfer simultaneously
• PEMF is best transferred one by one via a playlist
• BioCharger

-Infoceuticals that are appropriate for plants and animals...48:05

• Miracle Gro plant booster, which includes minerals
• Quinton sea minerals
• Hypertonic seawater

-Appropriate frequency of use for infoceuticals...49:20

• Imprinted and PEMF require regular use to maintain the effects
• IC Pad can be made wireless with an inexpensive adapter
• Occasional Bluetooth exposure is not as problematic as constant exposure

-Tips on creating infoceutical complexes...52:22

• Miron glass water-dropper bottles

Resources from this episode:

- Anton Fedorenko:

• Infopathy (use code BENG10 to save 10%)
  • Glowing IC Pad
  • IC Hummer
  • Circuit IC Pad
  • M.I.N.D.
  • For eyes
  • Liver and gallbladder support
  • Trauma complex
  • Testosterone
  • Sildenafil
  • Complex for adrenal fatigue
  • Hypertonic seawater
  • Miracle Gro
• Ash•Nu Technologies Inc.
• AquaPsy

- Podcast:

• Why Water, Sunlight, Grounding & Relationships Are The Keys To Your Health & How To Feed, Clean & Protect Your Body Forever: An Interview With Ben Greenfield’s Father Gary Greenfield.

- Gear:

• Hapbee
• Apollo
• Headphones
• BioCharger

- Other resources:

• Quinton Sea Minerals
• Sea Salt
• Miron Glass
• Water Conference on the Physics, Chemistry, and Biology of Water
• Nikolai P. Kravkov: Informational Influence of Pharmacological Agents on Biological Tissues
• Video on the QED theory

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If there's anything people say they want more of these days...it's energy.

The world around us continually requires more from us while we give less and less thought to our long-term health. This distracted and overwhelmed mindset has landed us squarely in survival mode, depriving us of the necessary steps to create lasting, sustained energy. The truth is most of us are so exhausted and don't know how to find the energy to live our best lives.

My friend Shawn Wells just put the finishing touches on his new book The ENERGY Formula: Six Life Changing Ingredients to Unleash Your Limitless Potential... ...which covers keto, Paleo, biohacking, stoicism, supplements, CBD, nootropics, MCTs, infrared saunas, cold plunges, how to create a sleep fortress, circadian rhythm, and much more.

With about 60 full-color diagrams and over 100 scientific citations, Shawn gives you the knowledge you will not find anywhere else, including "Formulator's Corners" in every chapter that cover doses, brands, and forms of supplements you need to be taking as well as "Resource Hacks" that tell you the products, devices, apps, and more to use. Developed by biochemist, dietitian, sports nutritionist, and formulation scientist Shawn Wells after surviving a series of torturous health battles, this pivotal and groundbreaking book is the product of meticulous and persistent research to find solutions to his personal and painful experiences—paired with two decades of legitimate clinical and scientific expertise.

Shawn previously joined me on the podcast episode "The Nitty-Gritty Underground World of Supplement Ingredients, Sports Nutrition Frankenfuels, Illegally Laced Compounds & More.," and he's been studying up on plenty more since that show, so prepare for a wild ride on today's podcast. Shawn, who is an MPH, LDN, RD, CISSN, FISSN, is a leading nutritional biochemist and expert on health optimization. He has formulated over 500 supplements, foods, beverages, and cosmeceuticals, has patented 10 novel ingredients, and is now known as the Ingredientologist—the scientist of ingredients. Formerly a chief clinical dietitian with over a decade of clinical experience, he has counseled thousands of people on natural health solutions such as keto, paleo, fasting, and supplements.

He has also personally overcome various health issues including Epstein-Barr virus, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, depression, insomnia, obesity, and a pituitary tumor. As a world-renowned thought leader on mitochondrial health, he has been paid to speak on five different continents. His insights have been prominently featured in documentaries, nationally syndicated radio programs, and regularly on morning television. Shawn's expertise can help any health-conscious individual to better manage stress and experience higher performance and more energy through utilizing his practical research-backed solutions.

During this discussion, you'll discover: -What Shawn had for breakfast the day of the interview...7:11

• He was 40 hours into a 72-hour fast
  • 36 to 48 hours into the fast is when he starts to feel amazing
• Pique fasting tea
• Redmond Real Sea Salt
• Redmond Re-Lyte Electrolyte Drink Mix
• Hypernatremia, and why slight dehydration isn't a bad thing for performance...9:40
• Hypernatremia: not enough sodium in the blood
  • Athletes are not only more hypernatremic than dehydrated, but usually both
• Electrolyte formulas are fine, but more salt is lost while sweating
• Keto dieters tend to be hypernatremic
• Hunger and headaches may be a sign of hypernatremia rather than a lack of water
• Redmond Real Salt (contains trace minerals, family-oriented company)
• Real salt tested low in contamination (no anti-humectant added to dry out the salt)
• Celtic Sea Salt (recommended by Robert Slovak)
• Ben's morning hydration regimen:
  • Adds Quinton Hypertonic Minerals to well water from his property
  • Vitamin C 2:1 ratio to baking soda
  • Water and Wellness hydrogen tablets
• BGF podcasts on deuterium depleted water
  • • Deuterium Demystified: Everything You Need To Know About Deuterium Depleted Water (DDW), How To Lower Deuterium & Much More, With Dr. Ann Cooper And Dr. Que Collins.
    • Water & Water Filtration: Everything You Need To Know About Water Filters, Alkaline Water, Structured Water, Hydrogen-Rich Water, Deuterium-Depleted Water & Much More, With Robert Slovak.
    • Why The War On Cancer Has Failed & What You Can Do About It: Mistletoe, NAD, Deuterium Depleted Water, Melatonin, Gerson Therapy & Beyond, With Dr. Thomas Cowan
    • Vape Pens, Hair Growth Serums, Fixing The Pineal Gland & C60 (The Next Great Longevity Molecule), With Ian Mitchell.
• H2Bev hydrogen water in a can (use code BEN to save 10%)
• Avoid glyphosate like the plague (Roundup)

-Optimizing glutathione levels for optimal mitochondria...21:35

• Mitochondrial glutathione is the main line of defense against cell death; prevents impairment of the electron transport chain
• N-Acetylcysteine (NAC) is one of the best ways to boost glutathione
• AlmsBio Mitotherapy, with PQQ and COQ10 (use code BENGREENFIELD10 to save 10%)
• Bioadvantex's PharmaNAC
• Thorne NAC (what Shawn uses)

-The criteria by which Shawn evaluates a supplement brand...25:30

• Contract manufacturing is in some ways better than in-house
• Thorne, Standard Process, Pure Encapsulations invest heavily in quality control
• BioTrust spent 2 years working on a formula with Shawn
• The Nitty-Gritty Underground World of Supplement Ingredients, Sports Nutrition Frankenfuels, Illegally Laced Compounds & More, With Shawn Wells.
• You get what's on the label, and you don't get what's not on the label
• A little bit more pricey, but you're paying for that quality
• Beware of vegetable oils or "proprietary blends"
• Companies use the leaf or stem in their product when they should be using the root
  • Gingko has to be the leaf; ginseng has to be the root

-How Shawn discovered two substances and made them into supplement form...35:45

• Theacrine and Dynamine™
  • Worked with Dr. Hector Lopez and Dr. Tim Ziegenfuss
• Methylliberine (Dynamine™)
• In the methylxanthine family (of which caffeine is a part)
  • Enhanced energy and focus
  • Pain reduction
  • Stimulated NAD production
  • No habituation effect as you find in caffeine
  • Less adaptation effect
• Biggest difference is the half-life
• Infopathy generator (use code BENG10 for 10% off) (Ben's podcast with Anton Federenko will be published on February 27)
• Hapbee wearable
• Theacrine and Dynamine™ are full synthetic (GMP and informed-choice tested for sports - tested athletes can use it); natural extraction is cost-prohibitive, but it does occur naturally in tea leaves and cacao
• Shawn's energy stack:
  • Creatine
  • Dynamine™
  • Alpha GPC

-The exercise augmenter that has been called "exercise in a bottle"...44:15

• Advanced Smart Drugs & Nootropics You’ve Never Heard Of, Rare Japanese Seaweed For Sleep Enhancement, The Most Powerful Form Of Vitamin B1 That Exists & Much More! With Lucas Aoun.
  • Ergogenic Health
• β-aminoisobutyric Acid - L-Baiba is an exercise mimetic (exercise augmenter)
  • Intense exercise breaks down BCAA muscle pool to use those amino acids for fuel for the workout
  • L-Valine ends up converting into L-Baiba
  • Mitoburn (L-Baiba)
• Positive things associated with exercise are enhanced when L-Baiba levels are increased in plasma
• Brown adipose tissue is brown because of the amount of iron; it's more mitochondrially dense (only 2% or so in your body); burns fat like nothing else
  • Babies can't shiver until about 6-9 months to create heat thermogenesis; we have brown adipose tissue for that reason
  • It is around your collarbone because that's your core; it's important to keep heat near your core
• More brown adipose tissue may be a factor in one's metabolism

-Grains of paradise...49:55

• Grains of paradise is a type of pepper, gingery taste; similar to capsaicin and ginger
• Enhances metabolism without a stimulant effect
  • 40mg increased thermogenesis and caloric expenditure of around 100 calories a day

-Ben's super easy goals for his upcoming 40th birthday...52:15

• Humans are the easiest to kill in all of history
• Goldilocks zone - just the right amount of hormetic stressors
• Polyphenols are xenohormetics to plants
• "Strong people are harder to kill than weak people—and more useful in general."
  • Why Strong People Are Harder To Kill (And How To Get Strong), With Keith Norris.
• Ben's 40th birthday activity: complete in a 40 hour fasted state:
  • 2-3 rounds of Wim Hof breathing leading up to a 4-minute static breath-hold
  • 1 40 kg kettlebell Turkish get-up per side
  • 4-minute dead hang from a bar 
  • 400-meter farmer's walk with a kettlebell in each hand (40kg)
  • 4-minute ice bath at 32°F (use code BENFORGE to save $150 off any Forge)

-A different form of berberine that is used to control blood glucose levels...56:30

• A Rocket Scientist Homeschooler’s Insider Blood Glucose Monitoring Secrets, The Best Way To Use A Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), Blood Sugar Biohacking Tips & Much More, with Josh Clemente of Levels Health
• Dihydroberberine
  • Consuming berberine at the gut level converts it to dihydroberberine; at the plasma level it is converted back to berberine
  • Berberine is a glucose disposal agent
• Dihydroberberine is Shawn's number 1 recommended anti-aging ingredient
  • 5x more bioavailable than berberine, and lasts around twice as long
  • Doesn't give you GI distress that you get berberine
• Mitochondrial hormetic

-Shawn's new formula for BHB and thoughts on exogenous ketones...1:03:30

• HVMN ketone ester
• Ketone Aid
• Patent on active isomer RBHB (aka DBHB)
• Exogenous ketones can carry excess minerals; causes some GI distress
• All in powder form, very salty in taste

-Preferred medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs) to go with ketones...1:07:00

• Caprylic acid (C8) is best for increasing ketones
• Lauric acid is great as a virucidal and anti-bacterial; monolaurin for the immune system
• Dom D'Agostino has a patent pending (ketone + C8)
  • Which Ketone Supplement Works Best: Ketone Salts vs. Ketone Esters With Dr. Dominic D’Agostino.

-The best way to raise NAD levels...1:09:20

• NMN (use code GREENFIELD10 to save 10%) is better than NR
• Ben Greenfield Interviews Dr. David Sinclair About Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don’t Have To.
• Intranasal supplements (use code BEN to save 5%) are often administered incorrectly
• Getting a quality NMN and the correct amount
• Fisetin, NMN, apigenin the ultimate stack
• Add in COQ10 and PQQ for the ultimate mitochondrial stack
• Article by John Lieurance: Mito Fast: A Brand New Advanced Anti-Aging Protocol To Nurture Your Mitochondria, Boost Autophagy, & Rejuvenate Your Stem Cells. 
• Iontophoresis NAD patches

-And much more! Resources from this episode:

- Shawn Wells:

• The ENERGY Formula: Six Life Changing Ingredients to Unleash Your Limitless Potential
• The Nitty-Gritty Underground World of Supplement Ingredients, Sports Nutrition Frankenfuels, Illegally Laced Compounds & More.

- Podcasts and article:

• Deuterium Demystified: Everything You Need To Know About Deuterium Depleted Water (DDW), How To Lower Deuterium & Much More, With Dr. Ann Cooper And Dr. Que Collins.
• Water & Water Filtration: Everything You Need To Know About Water Filters, Alkaline Water, Structured Water, Hydrogen-Rich Water, Deuterium-Depleted Water & Much More, With Robert Slovak.
• Why The War On Cancer Has Failed & What You Can Do About It: Mistletoe, NAD, Deuterium Depleted Water, Melatonin, Gerson Therapy & Beyond, With Dr. Thomas Cowan
• Vape Pens, Hair Growth Serums, Fixing The Pineal Gland & C60 (The Next Great Longevity Molecule), With Ian Mitchell.
• Advanced Smart Drugs & Nootropics You’ve Never Heard Of, Rare Japanese Seaweed For Sleep Enhancement, The Most Powerful Form Of Vitamin B1 That Exists & Much More! With Lucas Aoun.
• A Rocket Scientist Homeschooler’s Insider Blood Glucose Monitoring Secrets, The Best Way To Use A Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM), Blood Sugar Biohacking Tips & Much More, with Josh Clemente
• Which Ketone Supplement Works Best: Ketone Salts vs. Ketone Esters With Dr. Dominic D’Agostino.
• Ben Greenfield Interviews Dr. David Sinclair About Lifespan: Why We Age―and Why We Don’t Have To.
• Why Strong People Are Harder To Kill (And How To Get Strong), With Keith Norris.Mito Fast: A Brand New Advanced Anti-Aging Protocol To Nurture Your Mitochondria, Boost Autophagy, & Rejuvenate Your Stem Cells.

- Food and supplements:

• Pique Tea
• Redmond Real Sea Salt
• Redmond Re-Lyte
• Celtic Sea Salt
• Quinton Hypertonic
• Vitamin C
• Baking Soda
• Water and Wellness Hydrogen Tablets
• H2Bev (use code BEN to save 10%)
• NAC
• AlmsBio Mitotherapy (use code BENGREENFIELD10 to save 10%)
• Bioadvantex's PharmaNAC
• Theacrine
• Dynamine™
• Infopathy (use code BENG10 for 10% off)
• Creatine
• Alpha GPC
• L-Valine
• Mitoburn (L-Baiba)
• Grains of Paradise
• Dihydroberberine
• Berberine
• HVMN
• Ketone Aid
• Caprylic Acid (C8)
• Monolaurin
• NMN (use code GREENFIELD10 to save 10%)
• Nicotinamide Riboside
• NeuroNAD Intranasal Spray (use code BEN to save 5%)
• Fisetin
• Apigenin
• COQ10
• PQQ
• NAD Patches

- Other resources:

• Hapbee Wearable
• Kettlebell
• Morozko Forge (use code BENFORGE to save $150)
• Wim Hof Breathing
• Methylxanthine
• Turkish Get-up Video
• Dead Hang Video
• Farmer's Walk with a Kettlebell Video

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Hey, what's up. It's Ben Greenfield. You may have heard that I wrote a new book. It's free at fitsoulbook.com as a digital download. You can also get the physical version for next to nothing. I'm not making any money off this book. I'm just covering my shipping and handling and printing costs. I just want you to experience some of the things I've written within the pages.

Now, because of that, I'm also recording the audio book version, and I want to give you a bit of a taste of that audio book version. 

If you like it all the resources and everything for what you're about to hear are at fitsoulbook.com/chapter1.

So I hope you enjoy this first chapter and you can always find me on social media at Ben Greenfield Fitness on most social media platforms. And perhaps there you can just let me know what you think. 

So without further ado, here we go.

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bengreenfieldfitness.com/benandpaul

For over 20 years, Paul Chek’s unique, holistic health approach to treatment and education has transformed the lives of countless men and women through programs like the P~P~S Success Mastery Program. He is a world-renowned expert at developing practical and effective methods for addressing all aspects of well-being, both physical and mental.

 

 

Paul has been a podcast guest of mine on many previous episodes and I on his. 

 

 

In 1995, he founded the C.H.E.K Institute to accommodate an ever-growing clientele and to train and certify future CHEK Practitioners. Not surprisingly, Paul is sought after as an international presenter and consultant for successful organizations like the Chicago Bulls, Australia’s Canberra Raiders, and the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has produced more than 50 videos, 6 books, and 16 advanced-level home study courses while regularly contributing to several publications and web sites, such as Mercola.com and Personal Training on the Net.

 

 

As a walking, talking definition of success, Paul has become above all an educator: teaching and applying his methods to benefit others through lectures, multimedia, and, most recently, in the areas of personal, professional, and spiritual development through the PPS Success Mastery Program.

During our discussion, you'll discover: -Biogeometry and why Paul calls his house the "Rainbow House"...5:30

 

 

 

-Second sight and how we can "see" what is happening in the spiritual realm around us...15:55

 

 

 

-How to use biogeometry in your own home...22:05

 

 

 

-How paramagnetism, the sun's energy and "thought forms" were used to build the pyramids...33:35

 

 

 

-Tobacco, volcanic and herb blends to enhance your life...48:10

 

 

 

-About Paul's upcoming book...58:05

 

 

 

-Why simply listening is the best way to learn anything...1:05:40

 

 

 

-Paul's thoughts on raising young children as an older man...1:11:20

 

 

 

-How Paul learned the "backstory" of his two children and the impact they'll make in the world...1:15:20

 

 

-Paul's habit for digesting books and keeping track of what he learns...1:26:30

 

 

-Advice for health professionals to make a lasting and meaningful impact...1:43:30

 

 

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