Boundless Life

According to today's podcast guests and the authors of the book - Dr. Simon Marshall and Lesley Paterson - you can indeed take control of your brain so you can train harder, race faster, and better enjoy your sport.

Full show notes for this episode can be found at http://bengreenfieldfitness.com/braveathlete

Dr. Dan Pompa is one of my favorite guys to hang with.

Hailing from Park City, Utah, he is considered to be an icon in the alternative health and wellness industry, traveling across the country educating practitioners, chiropractic docs and the general public on the root causes of inflammation driven diseases such as Weight Loss Resistance, Hypothyroid, Diabetes, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Autoimmune Disorders and other chronic conditions. He's especially smart and well-educated when it comes to fasting, ketosis and detoxification: three topics we tackle on today's show (Pompa was also a guest on one of my most comprehensive episodes on cellular toxicity).

He received his Bachelor of Science from the University of Pittsburgh and his Doctor of Chiropractic degree at Life University, graduating second in his class. His authority today, however, is rooted in his own personal battle, having overcome serious neurotoxic illness and heavy metal poisoning using the cellular detoxification strategies learned in his journey back to health.

During our discussion, you'll discover:

-What Dan experienced after the exosome and stem cell treatment in Park City, Utah...11:00

-Dan's best tips for achieving a multi-day fast, and why he fasted for six days prior to his own stem cell injections...14:15

-Which supplements to take while fasting...17:00

-What kind of water to drink while you are fasting, and why dry-fasting burns more fat...34:00

-The best way to filter the water in your house...39:00

-The insider deep dive into diet variation and the "feast/famine" cycle...44:00

-How to follow the 5-1-1 rule for knowing which days to eat carbs, which days to eat fat and which days to fast...59:30

-Why you shouldn't follow a ketogenic diet year round...1:12:15

-Why Dan's children fast and how he gets kids to fast (his son fasted for 12 days)...1:15:00

-The fasting challenge with 100,000 people that Dan will be overseeing in October...1:22:30

-And much more!

Resources from this episode:

-Dr. Pompa's complete CytoDetox program with all Ben's biohacks included

-The November seminar with Dr. Dan Pompa and Ben Greenfield - use code BG50 at checkout

-Dan's fasting challenge in October

-Full body stem cell treatment video #1

-Full body stem cell treatment video #2

-Ben's hilarious post stem cell surgery video from Facebook  

-Valter Longo's new book on fasting

-My podcast with Naomi Whittel on cellular autophagy

-The supplement "Bind" that Dan uses while fasting 

-The supplement "Cytodetox" for cellular detoxification 

-The supplement "Fasttonic" for cellular detoxification 

-The organic, biodynamic FitVineWine that Ben drinks - use code BEN10 for 10% discount

-KDF Whole House Water filtration -Under sink reverse osmosis system

-My interview with Dr. Michael Smith on "Returning To An Ancestral Diet"

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Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Dan or me? Leave your comments at http://bengreenfieldfitness.com/feastfamine and one of us will reply!

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Hailing from Park City, Utah, Dr. Dan Pompa is considered to be an icon in the alternative health and wellness industry, traveling across the country educating practitioners, chiropractic docs and the general public on the root causes of inflammation driven diseases such as Weight Loss Resistance, Hypothyroid, Diabetes, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Autoimmune Disorders and other chronic conditions.

Show notes for this episode can be found at http://bengreenfieldfitness.com/feastfamine

Sami Inkinen is the CEO & Founder of San Francisco based Virta Health. Virta is an online specialty medical clinic that reverses type 2 diabetes safely and sustainably, without the risks, costs, or side effects of medications or surgery. Sami is also an active investor in companies advancing human health and performance as an angel investor and Venture Partner at Obvious Ventures.

Previously, Sami was a co-founder, COO and President of Trulia until it’s IPO and eventual sale for $3.6B. Sami, an avid athlete, is a triathlon world champion in his age group, and recently rowed across the Pacific Ocean from California to Hawaii unsupported with his wife at a record speed to raise awareness about healthy nutrition.

Sami received his Masters in Physics from the Helsinki University of Technology and MBA from Stanford University. The last time Sami and I spoke in the podcast How To Maximize Triathlon Success With Minimal Training Time, we discussed how Sami has a busy work life that only allows him a maximum of about 12 hours per week to train, and in that interview, he revealed his secrets, including:

-What 99% of Ironman triathletes do wrong…

-How a typical week of Sami’s triathlon training goes…

-Sami’s top swim sessions and strategies (including the use of a swimming snorkel)…

-How the combination of indoor cycling and a Computrainer can save you tons of time...

-Sami’s top run workout on the track…

-How Sami uses something called Restwise to track recovery, and what he really thinks about other training recovery tools…

-What Sami eats and what he avoids eating…

-And much more!

Now Sami's back, and during our discussion, you'll discover:

-The story of Sami's crazy low-carb rowing adventure to Hawaii, fueled by dehydrated vegetables, jerky and nuts...8:30

-What Sami's been up to with the creation of Virta Health...18:15

-How Virta Health works in a shockingly effective way to reverse Type II diabetes...26:45

-How Sami is quantifying his health, his sleep, his fitness and other lifestyle parameters...34:00

-What Sami's diet looks like now...42:30

-Dr. Steven Phinney's thoughts on the dangers of fasting...48:00

-The supplements Sami takes or does not take for maintaining a low-carb lifestyle, anti-aging and beyond...52:00

-And much more!

Resources from this episode:

-How To Maximize Triathlon Success With Minimal Training Time

-Sami Inkinen

-The Virta Health Website

-USWellnessMeats

-Dr. Steven Phinney's thoughts on the dangers of fasting

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Sami Inkinen is the CEO & Founder of San Francisco based Virta Health. Virta is an online specialty medical clinic that reverses type 2 diabetes safely and sustainably, without the risks, costs, or side effects of medications or surgery. Sami is also an active investor in companies advancing human health and performance as an angel investor and Venture Partner at Obvious Ventures.

Show notes for this episode can be found at http://bengreenfieldfitness.com/sami2

A couple months ago, in Sedona, Arizona, I laid on a "sound-healing table", where a guy named Poranguí proceeded to blast my body with everything from a didgeridoo to a gong to a flute, all blended with deep tissue massage work and an immersive musical and sound healing experience unlike any I've ever experienced.

So who is this guy? Coming from a lineage of traditional healers in his family, Poranguí's cross-cultural background and study in both indigenous and occidental settings around the world inform his rich therapeutic bodywork practice. His technique - called "Myorhythmic Release" - combines the healing properties of sound, movement and breath as integral parts of our physical, emotional and energetic well-being.

Experienced in a wide variety of therapeutic modalities as a Licensed Massage Therapist, his education includes over 15 years of study and practice with an interdisciplinary degree from Duke University in Integrative Health. Also an accomplished musician, Poranguí has performed, recorded and toured internationally. He combines his intimate understanding of bodywork and sound to engage the physical and energetic bodies and promote transformative healing.

Poranguí intuits where you need release and healing by drawing on ancient and modern wisdom including:

-Sonic Healing Tools

-Indigenous medicine practices from Brasil, Mexico and the Southwestern US

-Traditional Chinese Medicine

-Thai Bodywork

-Vedic Energy Centers

-Reflexology

-Myofascial Therapy

-Trigger-point -Cranio-sacral Integration

-Cymatic Sound Therapy

In addition to his hands, Poranguí may use several sonic tools as needed to facilitate the healing process during the session: crystal & metal tuning forks, Tibetan prayer bowls, crystal bowls, didgeridoo, voice and a variety of other indigenous percussion.

During our discussion, you'll discover:

-How Poranguí developed his unique healing methods and indigenous medicine practices he learned from Brazil, Mexico and the Southwestern USA...15:00

-Why Poranguí begins with the breath, and why Ben found the style of breathing that Poranguí taught him to be so difficult...20:15

-How Poranguí uses a giant sound massage table to blast the body with sound during the massage...46:00

-The science behind a Swiss researcher named Hans Jenny and cymatic sound therapy...50:45

-How Poranguí uses sonic healing tools and instruments, including crystal & metal tuning forks, Tibetan prayer bowls, crystal bowls, didgeridoo, voice and a variety of other indigenous percussion...

-And much more...

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Resources from this episode:

-Porangui's website

-Magic Chocolate, Holotropic Breathwork, Grounding, Earthing, Vortexes, Crystals & More With Shamangelic Healer Anahata Ananda.

-How Sound Healing Works, Why Most Music Is At The Wrong Frequency, The Best Music For Sleep & Much More With Wholetones Composer Michael Tyrrell.

-The Flexound HUMU sound pillow 

-3M mouth tape

-Nasal strips to keep nasal passages open

-Hans Jenny

-My podcast interview with Dr. Zach Bush

-The Hoover Didgeridoo vacuum cleaner track

-Compact travel didgeridoo

-Porangui's music

-The track featuring didgeridoo

Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Porangui or me? Leave your comments at http://bengreenfieldfitness.com/soundhealing and one of us will reply!

See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Coming from a lineage of traditional healers in his family, Poranguí's cross-cultural background and study in both indigenous and occidental settings around the world inform his rich therapeutic bodywork practice. His technique - called "Myorhythmic Release" - combines the healing properties of sound, movement and breath as integral parts of our physical, emotional and energetic well-being.

Show notes for this episode can be found at http://bengreenfieldfitness.com/soundhealing.

After I published the podcast Should Christians Do Yoga? How To Combine Energy Medicine & Religion, Flat Earth Christianity, Transcendental Meditation, Anti-Aging & More With Pastor Toby Sumpter, one of my Jewish friends reached out to me and said:  "The Christians and Yoga podcast was interesting, if you are interested in the Jewish take on that - I have summarized it below as succinctly as possible:

1. Jews believe in 5 levels of the soul. Nefesh is the lowest level and is as the Bible says resides in the blood - which while meridians don't travel exactly along with the blood, this is clearly described as an energy in the body and is consistent with chi. The second level is Ruach and means wind - there are different aspects of chi that are consistent with both of these descriptions. Above this level is when you talk about breath of life stuff in the interview, be aware that the 3rd level is called Neshama which means breath and is higher in the cause and effect ladder extending to the Divine. We believe the highest level actually resides in God.

2. Many Jews including myself believe that many of the traditions of the east originated with Abraham, it says in Genesis that he gave gifts to the sons of his concubines and sent them to the east. Most mystics believe those became the teachings of the east. Those teachings were occult in nature and some of course have degenerated into idolatry.

3. The prophets were adept meditators with remarkable meditative techniques. What many don't know is that there were schools of the prophets, most didn't just wake up and start prophesying, they studied in academy's where complex techniques using music, chanting, and certain postures were employed.

4. Hatha yoga as is commonly known is so far removed from its origins that it has essentially become sanitized in its reference to religion and so for Jews it would be ok. Chanting one needs to be careful of and the words meaning should be investigated carefully. "Om" is problematic if it is chanted in its traditional form in Hinduism which would violate the 2nd commandment. IMHO, kundalini separated from its own spiritual teachings without a qualified teacher of the tradition is dangerous and with them while deep and holding many truths are not consistent with the Bible.

5. There is debate in Jewish circles about Reiki since symbols are used but most who know the origin of those symbols say there is nothing that would contradict the Bible.

6. Masters of qi for example can help heal people of various things, this isn't spiritual though, most see it as a valid branch of medicine and so it's not uncommon for TCM doctors to have nice practices in orthodox jewish communities.

7. All the above being said - each treatment, technique, workout, and meal should be linked to God if we are to be biblical minded people. It is why Jew's say a blessing before everything - to make sure we do so with the proper intention.

8. One needs to be conscious of Matthew's saying about not serving 2 masters. Most don't realize that it echoes the 7th commandment as we believe that along with the common belief of what adultery is, it also means dilution, weakening, or mixing of any pure relationship. As my teacher Gerald Epstein, MD reminds me often health, healing, and holiness come from the same root. If it is all about tangible physical healing one can usually make the distinction fairly easily but all of these paths can, if you wish, lead to more ethereal and spiritual experiences, it is at these levels, one needs to honor the spiritual path you are on, be discerning, and not to have another Master."

He then went on to introduce me to Dr. Gerald Epstein, his teacher and said that he had used Dr. Epstein's teachings and techniques in his medical practice, where he has seen it shrink metastatic tumors that should have killed his patients years ago. He then proceeded to connect me with Dr. Epstein, who is the guest on today's podcast. Gerald Epstein, M.D., has been a pioneer in the use of mental imagery for treating physical and emotional problems. With more that 40 years of training in the mind, he is a leading proponent of the Western spiritual tradition and its application to healing and therapeutics.

Dr. Epstein maintains a private practice in New York City and is a clinical professor of psychiatry at New York's Mt. Sinai Medical Center. He has lectured and taught worldwide. He founded and directs the American Institute for Mental Imagery (AIMI). As a NYS Regents Chartered School, AIMI offers courses to the general public in healing and the western spiritual path as well certificate programs for licensed mental health professionals.

He is a recipient of a National Institutes of Health Grant in Alternative Medicine to research the effects of mental imagery in the treatment of bronchial asthma. He has authored several mental imagery classic books and cds including: Healing Visualizations: Creating Health Through Imagery, Healing Into Immortality, The Phoenix Process, Kabbalah For Inner Peace and The Natural Laws of Self-Healing. In 2012, he was awarded "Imagery Person of the Year" by Imagery International. Most recently, he completed the "Encyclopedia of Mental Imagery: Colette Aboulker-Muscat's 2100 Visualization Exercises for Personal Development, Healing and Self-Knowledge" Dr. Gerald Epstein's focus is using the power of imagination for healing and he has studied this in Christian and Jewish and even Sufi perspectives.

His main teacher was a remarkable woman who lived in Jerusalem - she had people come from all over the world to see her and she would lead them through mental imagery exercises that would heal them (there are some amazing stories there we delve into in today's podcast). He left traditional psychiatry to study with this woman and learn her path, and he also has written some interesting things about how Freudian psychoanalysis is an anti-biblical approach. In Judaism, death is a perversion. One of his main focuses is on immortality - and his upcoming book is entitled We Are Not Meant to Die.

During our discussion, you'll discover:

-The fascinating story of the teacher Dr. Epstein met in Jerusalem and the fringe mental imagery exercises he learned from her...9:15

-How some people sleep less than an hour a night, eat barely anything at all, and still function just fine...32:00

-How Dr. Epstein practically uses the power of imagination for healing...45:15

-Why Dr. Epstein believes every physical malady is related to a social or a spiritual disturbance...53:00

-How to detox the liver through visualization...59:30

-What Dr. Epstein means when he says "We Are Not Meant To Die" and his current studies on immortality...1:08:00

-And much more...

Resources from this episode:

-Dr. Gerald Epstein's books on Amazon

-The Healing Field: Exploring Energy & Consciousness

-Miracle Noodles by Dr. Jonathan Carp

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Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Dr. Epstein or me? Leave your comments at http://bengreenfieldfitness.com/epstein and one of us will reply!

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Dr. Gerald Epstein maintains a private practice in New York City and is a clinical professor of psychiatry at New York's Mt. Sinai Medical Center. He has lectured and taught worldwide. As a NYS Regents Chartered School, AIMI offers courses to the general public in healing and the western spiritual path as well certificate programs for licensed mental health professionals.

For full show notes on this episode, visit http://bengreenfieldfitness.com/epstein.

I recently hired certified building biologist Brian Hoyer to do a full day "dirty electricity" and biological health analysis of my entire "biohacked home" in Spokane, WA (the same home I write about in this book), and he found some pretty shocking and surprising issues.

For example...

...when I'm inside my low EMF infrared sauna (which we tested and found was indeed low EMF), my body is getting exposed to cell tower transmissions and radio waves and being "as an antenna" to propagate those waves (we discuss solutions in the episode)...

...the master bedroom of my house is actually located over a geothermal stressor area (which causes large amounts of magnetic field exposure) and the mattress itself is propagating and magnifying this electromagnetic signal, and there are hefty amounts of radio and cell phone tower signals pouring in through the bedroom walls...

...my twin boys are being exposed to nearly twice this amount of electrical stress in their bedroom due in part to their pet dragon lizard lighting and elaborate "Christmas tree" lighting they've decorated their room with...

...my office is mostly protected - thanks in part to the dirty electricity filters I have spread throughout the office - but my so-called "biologically friendly" LED lighting is producing a heavy amount of flicker that is nothing like that of the sun...

...my Molekule air filter had an intense WiFi/Bluetooth signal emitting from it even in sleep mode. Brian disabled it. He actually owns one of these filters too and didn't realize I had one until he investigated and located the WiFi/Bluetooth source with his RF meter.

...my home security system gives off 12 RF/WiFi pulses every time the doors shut or open...

...the dish on the east side of my house is broadcasting WiFi (despite my home not having a WiFi router enabled), leading Brian to recommend putting the dish further from the house and running the cable underground and up through the wall at the same location, or mounting a metal box around it to block the signal from coming toward your home...

...there are four cell phone antennas located within a mile from me...

-Ptera antenna 1 3.650 GHZ

-Ptera antenna 2 3.650 GHZ

-Ptera antenna 3 3.650 GHZ

-Ptera antenna 4 3.650 GHZ

...and another four with higher frequencies within three miles from me...

-Ptera 18 antennas transmitting at 11 GHZ to 19 GHZ

-Ptera 29 antennas transmitting at 11 GHZ to 18 GHZ

-T-mobile 8 antennas at 21.8 GHZ and 1 at 19 GHZ

-T-mobile 10 antennas at 19 GHZ

...and there are hundreds more transmitting all around my "isolated" home in the forest. Just imagine what it's like in a city or more urban area!

Brian's meter only detects up to 8 GHZ, and he doesn't know for sure where those higher frequency cell phone signals are aimed. 5G technology is going to use frequencies up to 100 GHZ, which sounds horrible but, in reality, after about 30 GHZ the waves have a much hard time penetrating solid objects. Up to 30 GHZ, however, can penetrate if there is enough power behind it, and cell phone companies have to ramp up the power going up to 30 GHZ in order to push through solid objects. This is why 5G networks will have to use the higher frequencies in conjunction with the lower ones.

When it comes to shielding effectiveness against these issues, Brian highly recommended this article In the podcast, Brian also speaks about another 5G test study. See, the Telecom industry has done many tests to see what the barriers are to the networks working well that they plan to install. These are perfect to look at because technically you'd want to build or outfit your home from these materials.

It also gives a good idea on how well the shielding paint will hold up against the higher 5G frequencies. Brian is convinced that the layers of T98 shield paint we discuss in this show will 5G proof my home since the third party test reports on the paint show this - as do the Telecom industry's own studies on materials that attenuate the higher 5G transmissions.

During our discussion, you'll discover:

-The background behind the ancestral health movement and how it inspired Brian's work... 9:00

-The equipment Brian is using to examine my house... 11:00

• Goss Meter. Gigahertz Solutions NFA 30M. 
• HF Digit Meter by Geovital
• Protect 1207-I 
• NFEM Digit Meter Field Probe

-Why we should avoid exposure to both dirty and clean electricity... 18:30 -Inside my gym, mostly the sauna... 22:00

• Measuring radio frequencies. My body was being used as a radio antenna!!!
• Measuring electric fields being generated.

-My Office...41:00

• Measuring the magnetic fields with a NFA 30M
• Lights are producing a lot of "flicker." Incandescent bulbs don't have "flicker."
• Looking for devices with Bluetooth capabilities and wifi (spy meter).
• Stetserizer Micro Search meter is measuring "dirty electricity" in my office.

-The Bedroom... 1:01:00

• Electricity is very high on my bed.
• Measuring "geopathic stressors." Radiation that's coming up from the earth. Often associated with "sacred places" around the world.
• We realize that the springs in my bed are magnetized.
• Mapping out the lines on the bed.

-Solar Panels... 1:23:45

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A few weeks after Brian inspected my home, we caught up on a Skype call to discuss his results and how I can do a better job of minimizing our exposure to electrical and magnetic currents in our home.

-What were the biggest problems, and some of the easiest fixes we can do right now?...1:32:00

-What were Brian's concerns with the mattress I use?... 1:39:00

-Can I use the special faraday paint in my bedroom and eliminate the effects of the magnetic forces in my mattress?...1:45:00

-What rooms in my house should I use the faraday paint to shield from electric currents, and what rooms should I not worry about?... 1:53:30

-Brian discusses one possibly problematic area of my home with a parabolic microwave antenna to give us internet...

-1:58:00 The dirty electricity filter Brian recommends... 2:07:00

-Brian's advice for those who get overwhelmed with the information and disinformation related to building biology... 2:09:30  

Resources from this episode:

Brian Hoyer, NTP, Geovital Geobiologist, Shielded Healing LLC

-The Geovital website

-The non-spring, low EMF mattress Brian recommends

-The incandescent, low EMF bulbs that Brian recommends - ChromaLux 100 watt - 150-watt incandescent bulbs or Aerotech Incandescent 100-150 Watts

-The Satellite Daytime Mats which can be used for the office

-The Greenwave dirty electricity filters Ben uses

-Dr. Satchin Panda, expert in circadian biology

-T98A Paint by Geo Vital (used by Dr. Mercola to shield your home from electricity.)

Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Brian or me? Leave your comments at http://bengreenfieldfitness.com/buildingbiology and one of us will reply!

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