Health Optimisation Podcast

⚡️ How to replace the toxic products lurking in your home, and what to eat in a polluted world.

💬 “If it's in the air, it's in our lungs. If it's in the water, we're drinking it. And if it's in the soil, it's in the crops, it's on your plate, it's in your body.” -Dr Jenny Goodman

➡︎ Toxic products lurk in every corner of your home and the environment we live in is more polluted than ever. Why do you think so many health issues are on the rise - from respiratory illnesses to chronic fatigue and even cancer? 

➡︎ Identifying exactly what’s causing all of these issues is critical. That’s why we’re bringing you an actionable guide on how to heal yourself of the toxicity, complete with a list of the products causing the most damage and what to replace them with.

➡︎ Dr Jenny Goodman is an OG biohacker, qualified medical doctor, world-leading expert in ecological medicine and author of two books on the subject: ‘Staying Alive in Toxic Times’ and ‘Getting Healthy in Toxic Times’.

➡︎ In this episode, Tim and Jenny discuss the most common toxins and chemicals we come into contact every day. The normal, day-to-day objects that are the most dangerous. The signs, symptoms and health implications of living in a polluted environment. And the foods and supplements we should be eating to minimise the impacts of toxins.

💡 Highlights

(3:09) How Jenny got started

(9:41) Polluted planet polluted people

(16:08) What’s lurking in your house

(21:31) The most dangerous products

(31:29) Signs and symptoms of a toxic environment

(35:02) Detoxing mercury and heavy metals

(37:13) Go organic

(42:17) Food and supplements for health

(46:20) Toxic products and how to replace them

🔎 Visit: https://www.drjennygoodman.com/ 

This Episode is Sponsored by Kineon!

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• The first is Heal+, featuring advanced red light and laser therapy that reaches deep into tissues and gut lining to reduce inflammation and accelerate recovery.
• The second is Calm +, which uses electrical vagus nerve stimulation to combat stress and anxiety, lift your mood, and improve your sleep.

Learn more about the new devices at https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/kineon-heal-your-gut-calm-your-mind#/ (Note, the TIMGRAY discount does not apply to the Heal+ and Calm+ currently in BETA testing.)

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⚡️ From relationships to health and wealth, find success across all elements of your life.

💬 “What happens when you awaken is you start to realise, wait a minute, I am the creator of my life.”

➡︎ Having a life of abundance doesn’t mean constantly grinding, working more and ignoring your health and relationships. Abundance is about getting the balance of your life right.

➡︎ So how do you find financial freedom, discover your purpose and protect and nurture yourself and your relationships? That’s what you’ll learn today.

➡︎ Danny Morel is a world-leading life coach and spiritual leader has helped millions of people heal and transform their lives–to awaken their highest purpose, potential and power.

➡︎ Alongside a variety of huge events and epic courses that he leads, he’s also the host of two podcasts “The Higher Self Podcast” and “Finding the One.”.

➡︎ In this episode, Tim and Danny discuss the process of “awakening” and the exact steps you need to take in order to live a life of abundance. They explore the concept of manifestation and how the energy and frequency you put out to the universe impacts your life. They explain why mistakes don’t exist, how pain can become a gift, and the biggest barriers holding us back. And they discuss the power of plant medicine in finding inner awareness.

💡 Highlights

(3:39) Who is Danny Morel?

(6:55) Abundance and awakening

(16:02) Lessons from an affair

(20:15) Finding the One

(25:34) Plant medicine journeys

(34:45) Manifestation

(42:33) Biggest barriers to the life you want

(50:06) Aligning your masculine and feminine energies

(52:59) Healing old wounds

(56:04) The key to financial freedom

🔎 Visit: https://www.dannymorel.com/

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⚡️ How to age powerfully with top exercise, diet, and supplement tips from a celebrity nutritionist

💬 “Your body is a bank account, it's a chemistry lab and it's a history book. Meaning calories count, but where they come from counts more.” ~ JJ Virgin

➡︎ It’s never too late to start fighting for your health. The human body is incredibly adaptable, and it just takes a few, simple steps to reverse age-related decline. 

➡︎ As the rest of the world slips into obesity, find out how to fix your crappy diet, get stronger, improve your metabolism and immune function, and keep on improving at ANY age.

➡︎ Celebrity nutritionist JJ Virgin specialises in helping people aged 40+ lose weight, keep it off, and look and feel better than ever. Her mantra: Ageing Powerfully!

➡︎ She’s worked with celebrities and athletes Gene Simmons of KISS, Ben Stiller, and tennis legend Serena Williams. She’s the author of four New York Times bestselling health and fitness books, and hosts the Well Beyond 40 podcast.

➡︎ In this episode, Tim and JJ explore the importance of maintaining muscle and strength past 30 and how to get the fundamentals of your health dialled in before you consider anything else. They also cover the supplements they use to keep their physical and mental fitness in check, the best anti-ageing foods, and the dangers of fake “health” foods.

💡 Highlights

(2:35) JJ’s journey through health and fitness

(6:08) Calories in, calories out

(8:54) Meal timing, glucose spikes and consistency

(11:11) Ageing powerfully

(15:10) JJ’s husband, Tim

(20:21) The plague of sarcopenic obesity

(24:15) Getting better as you age

(29:38) The fundamentals of health

(35:59) The benefits of creatine

(43:46) Best anti-ageing supplements

(47:49) Best anti-ageing foods

(56:46) Are somatotypes a myth?

(53:35) Best anti-ageing nutrients

(59:24) The Virgin diet

(1:07:56) Mindshare collaborative

🔎 Visit: https://jjvirgin.com/ 

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Train your brain to do anything, supercharge your productivity, and improve your motivation and focus

“You change your brain, you change your life, you change your brain, you change your world.” ~ Jim Kwik

If your memory constantly fails you, you struggle to get motivated or learn new things, you want to learn to read faster, or be more productive - there’s good news. The solution is within your control. You can train your brain to get better at anything.

Whatever limitations you think you have can be overcome to unlock your brain’s full potential. You just need to know how to keep yourself mentally fit, and today’s guest has the answer.

Jim Kwik, once known as “the boy with the broken brain”, overcame severe learning challenges to become a world-leading expert in brain fitness.

He’s the author of the best-selling brain-training book “Limitless” and has recently released an expanded edition to explore the future of work, brain nutrition, AI, and more. He’s also the host of the No. 1 brain performance podcast, Kwik Brain.

In this episode, Tim and Jim explore the three M’s of his book – mindset, motivation, and methods – and how tackling each will give you mastery over your brain. They explain how to deal with limiting beliefs and change your behaviours to suit your goals. And they discuss the 10 things you need to change to improve your memory and sharpen your mind.

Highlights

(1:05) “The boy with the broken brain”

(9:14) The 3 M’s for brain mastery

(19:33) Age is no barrier

(25:52) Impact of stress on the brain

(29:44) The fundamentals of brain health

(47:38) Limitless: Expanded edition

(53:21) 4 supervillains of the mental apocalypse

Visit: https://www.jimkwik.com/

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How to fix eating patterns, optimise sleep, exercise at the right time and get proper light exposure

“The circadian rhythms are 24 hour rhythms. So that means our biology, physiology, metabolism, hormone function - everything changes with 24 hours” -Dr Satchin Panda

We need to stop fighting our bodies and start getting in sync with them. Ignoring our circadian rhythms is leading to more depression and anxiety, worse sleep, low energy, increased risk of obesity and diabetes, and even cancer and dementia.

The good news is, getting in line with your body clock is easier than you might think. This is a comprehensive guide on when to eat, when to workout, proper light exposure, and even when to have surgery.

Dr Satchin Panda is the the world’s leading expert on circadian rhythms and author of The Circadian Code and The Circadian Diabetes Code.

In this episode Tim and Satchin explore how circadian clocks regulate various bodily functions, the health benefits of time-restricted eating, the advantages of blue-blocking glasses, effective lighting strategies for your home and advice for shift workers - and much more.

Highlights

(2:27) The power of timing

(7:21) Insulin response: the impact of when you eat

(16:17) Morning coffee mistake

(22:24) How timing impacts surgery outcomes

(28:49) Fixing your eating routine

(36:43) The link with gut health problems

(34:42) What can shift workers do?

(47:31) Optimising your lighting environment

(59:21) When should we exercise?

Visit: https://www.salk.edu/scientist/satchidananda-panda/ 

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Diet and lifestyle hacks for building muscle, improving health and living longer.

“Only 12 percent of Americans are considered metabolically healthy. In actual peak health, the percentage is probably 5 or 6%.” -Siim Land

We might be living longer, but those extra years aren’t spent in good health - we’re sicker than ever. Longevity is meant to be about quantity AND quality. So how do you get both?

Siim Land is a biohacker and bestselling author of eight books on health and longevity, including Stronger By Stress and Metabolic Authophagy.

If you want a complete rundown of the food, the exercise and the lifestyle changes you need to live longer and happier, Siim’s your man.

In this episode, he explores the impact of muscle strength, VO2 max and sprinting on ageing. He explains what metabolic autophagy is, why it’s considered the “new hallmark of ageing”, and what you can do to manipulate it. And he explores the hidden dangers of overtraining, why diet choices are more important than specific foods, and why sprinting is a superpower for longevity.

Highlights

(1:56) Sparking Siim’s interest in longevity

(6:25) How to lift weights for a longer life

(15:22) Siim’s elite level VO2 max

(22:46) Why sprinting is powerful for longevity

(27:24) Siim’s 8 bestsellers

(31:29) What is metabolic autophagy?

(34:33) Supplements and exercises that increase autophagy

(38:35) A metabolically unhealthy world

(39:50) Fasting for longevity

(47:49) Diet choices for longevity

(54:36) 5 diet hacks for weight loss

Visit: https://www.siimland.co/

Check out: Siim’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/siimland

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Detox the right way for skin health - how to support your liver and optimise your gut.

“By addressing the gut microbiome and slowly reducing the inflammatory components there, we start to see this distance being created between each skin infection.” -Jennifer Fugo

Does it feel like you’ve tried EVERYTHING to clear up your skin? If skin creams haven’t worked and detoxes are failing you, you’re not alone. 

Whether you have acne, rashes, rosacea, or more severe forms of eczema and psoriasis, skin care products and medications alone aren’t enough to help you. You’ve got to look at your gut health, your liver function, your nutrition, and your lifestyle. 

Jennifer Fugo is a clinical nutritionist helping her patients to beat chronic skin issues and unending gut challenges. She’s also got her own line of skincare and supplements and hosts the Healthy Skin Show podcast.

In this episode, Jennifer explains which supplements and foods you should be using for great skin health. The link between cytokines, inflammation, and “leaky skin”. How nutrition, environmental toxins and genetics can cause imbalances in the skin microbiome. And why a diet-only approach sometimes fails - and what to do instead.

Highlights

(2:42) Jennifer’s skin health story

(9:23) What is leaky skin?

(13:41) The problem with conventional skin creams

(19:19) Skin microbiome and gut flora

(25:08) Pay attention to the itch

(28:42) The problem with symptom management

(35:42) Stop with the detoxes

(41:07) Going vegan

(45:45) Practical food guide

(48:39) Alternative to detoxing

(51:22) How to support your liver

(57:28) Where to start

Visit: https://www.jenniferfugo.com/

Check out: Jennifer Fugo’s podcast The Healthy Skin Show: https://www.skinterrupt.com/listen/

Big thanks to this episode’s sponsor, Nuzest! Their Good Green Vitality multi-nutrient drink mix supports your nervous system, immunity, cognition, energy production, and digestion. Go to https://nuzest.com and be sure to use code TIMBIOHACKER at checkout to get 25% off your first purchase of Good Green Vitality

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Hormones out of whack? Get to the root causes of PMS, PCOS, and endometriosis.

“Birth control is one form of dismissing a woman, of getting her out of your office as soon as possible and not doing your work and actually digging deeper to understand what is going on.” – Dr. Jolene Brighten 

Many women are prescribed birth control to manage a wide range of symptoms like migraines, painful or irregular periods, or acne – and the list goes on. But these are problems that need to be addressed at the root, not covered up by the pill.  

Whether you suffer from PMS symptoms, endometriosis, PCOS, anxiety, or mood swings, your hormones are probably out of whack. It might be time to ditch the pill and make some big changes in your life. And today’s guest explains how you can do this safely and effectively.

Dr. Jolene Brighten is a best-selling author and leading expert in women’s health. Her book, “Beyond the Pill,” explores how to balance your hormones, reclaim your body, and reverse the dangerous side effects of the birth control pill. 

In this episode, Dr. Brighten explains why nutrition and exercise need to be the first-line defence against hormonal imbalance. She explores the connection between PCOS and gut health. She explains how PMS is NOT normal, even if it is common. And she discusses the virtues of tracking your cycle.

Highlights

(3:13) Why women should ditch the pill

(12:11) Methylation and endometriosis

(19:11) Veganism and methylation

(27:05) Most common hormonal issues affecting women 1:27

(32:22) Why is PMS so common?

(38:07) Can you stop PMS?

(42:42) How to manage PCOS

(48:05) Why you should track your cycle

(56:03) How to transition off birth control

Visit: https://drbrighten.com/

Check out: Dr Brighten’s latest book, “Is This Normal?: Judgment Free Straight Talk about Women's Health and Hormones” at https://drbrighten.com/is-this-normal/

Don’t miss: The 2024 Health Optimisation Summit. It’s coming up in June! Buy your ticket here: https://summit.healthoptimisation.com/

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“Our conversation is just a tiny taste of what people are going to get over there. I freaking love it. I'm like a kid in a candy store over there every year” -Ben Greenfield

In the lead up to the Health Optimisation Summit, two powerhouse biohackers – U.S.-based Ben Greenfield and U.K.-based Tim Gray – sit down together to share the secrets of their biohacking routines. They also describe the new tech, supplements, and not-so-routine practices they’re most excited about right now. 

From peptides to methylene blue (injected WHERE?!) to ketamine therapy to breathwork and mindfulness tech, you’ll find out what they’re doing for total body health optimisation. And, they give you tips on how you can try these biohacks yourself, whether you just want to dip your toe or dive all in.

Here’s a sampling of what you’ll learn about in this wide-ranging conversation:

• A brain-boosting headset that’s been a game-changer for both Tim and Ben. 
• What their beauty routines look like and why they involve colostrum.
• How to get the most out of methylene blue using hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
• The spiritual and mindfulness practices that help them deal with stress and solve problems.

If you’re looking to shake up your routine and explore more about biohacking’s newest frontiers, take a listen to Tim and Ben’s favorite biohacks.

Highlights

(3:17) Methylene blue prostate injections

(09:25) BrainTap at the Health Optimisation Summit

(14:16) Breathwork

(17:23) Benefits of methylene blue

(29:23) Microbiome and the gut

(38:02) Beauty routines including colostrum

(45:09) Peptides

(50:24) Health Optimisation Summit line-up

(52:37) Tim’s #1 personal upgrade

(59:25) Microdosing alcohol benefits

Visit:

https://bengreenfieldlife.com/

https://prostabluezone.com/ (Methylene blue prostate injections)

Don’t miss Ben Greenfield as a featured speaker at the 2024 Health Optimisation Summit. It’s coming up in June! Buy your ticket here.

About Ben Greenfield: He’s a human performance consultant, speaker, podcast host, and New York Times bestselling author of 13 books, including the popular title, Boundless. He’s also a former collegiate tennis; water polo, and volleyball player; bodybuilder; 13-time Ironman triathlete; and professional obstacle course racer who was voted America’s Top Personal Trainer by the U.S. National Strength and Conditioning Association.

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“There are some individual needs that every human being has. And if you can find that deficiency and put that raw material back into the human body, those people thrive in ways they never thought possible.” –Gary Brecka

You’re not just getting old. It’s not because your job is stressful or your kids are tiring you out. Your brain fog, weight gain, poor sleep, poor focus… They’re a sign that you're nutrient deficient.

Gary Brecka says nutrient deficiencies are impacting our genetic function and our body’s ability to heal itself. The good news? This can be easily fixed.

Gary is a leading biohacker, professional human biologist, podcast host, co-founder of 10X Health, and the founder of The Ultimate Human.

Gary was a mortality expert for insurance companies for years, and could accurately predict the exact date of your death. But now he’s on a mission to uncover the safest and fastest way to optimise the mind, body, and spirit through modern science.

In this episode, Gary reveals the secrets of his $120,000 superhuman protocol, FOR FREE. He explains how we’re microdosing ourselves to death with environmental poisons we assume are safe, and why we need to get back to the basics. And he shares his three favourite biohacks for health and longevity, and how to put them into action.

Highlights

(2:35) Predicting when people die

(10:07) A different kind of biohacker

(14:54) Cold water immersion

(19:11) Oxygen, nutrient deficiencies and disease

(24:25) How to cut life expectancy in half

(33:02) 10x Health and The Ultimate Human

(41:02) Genetic methylation tests

(42:29) The Superhuman protocol

(46:45) Environmental toxins and sun exposure

(53:03) Pick your poison

(55:04) Methylation explained

(1:04:08) Trimethylglycine

(1:08:12) Becoming the ultimate human

Watch: Tim’s IG Reel on the 5 things you should do to be healthy: https://www.instagram.com/reel/C1_22EUANND/ 

Visit: https://www.garybrecka.com/ 

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If you’ve tried everything to soothe and heal your gut troubles, learn about the REZCUE solution at https://theranordic.com/timbiohacker. You’ll get 20% off your first purchase.

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