077: Matt Gallant Makes Us Smarter, Happier, and More Ripped

Matt Gallant is a serial entrepreneur, life optimizer, and one of Brandon’s biggest mentors. He took Brandon to the next level of his own business and is like a Yoda of information on biohacking and productivity. He joins the show today to talk about how we can get to the next level of optimizing our diet, making sure we have the right supplements, and what sleep hacks we need to get on right away. Matt is the CEO of BiOptimizers and the straight up ‘G’ of helping others get biologically optimized, smarter and sharper.   Key Takeaways: [3:09] Connor has been doing ketogenic cyclic five days a week and then two high carb days on Sunday and Wednesday at the end of the day. Matt is also a cyclical carb dude and takes enzymes Gluten Guardian so he doesn’t get bloated or gassy during his carb days. [12:44] Gluten will cause some level of inflammation for even those that don’t have celiac disease. Brandon avoids the food altogether, or Matt also suggests taking enzymes. [16:10] There are three stages of keto that really show you just how much progress you are making: 14 days, 3 months in, and around a year. [18:15] Not only will you have some pretty amazing bowel movements using KApex, but it also helps break down fats into digestible useable fatty acids. [18:35] Some of the benefits of sticking to a keto diet include more energy and better focus. Brandon also takes some ketone esters for an energy booster. [20:32] Matt does pretty intense brain training every year to keep himself in peak condition. It’s like meditation but also with audio rewards to signal to your brain what it should keep doing. [28:06] Lions Mane and Coffeeberry extract can help with memory. [31:21] Brandon is Bipolar 2 which is the manic kind… super energetic, acting out sexually (he’s heard) and often gets a small amount of sleep. [37:34] One of the biggest parts of optimizing your diet is looking at what you ate as a kid, and how it affects your digestion now. The other is understanding your genetics and how they play into what you can and cannot easily absorb. [38:50] One of the biggest uplevelers of them all — good sleep. Matt has invested a lot of money in sleep, including blackout curtains, a great mattress without springs, and an EMF protection cage. [51:02] 75 minutes of deep sleep and 90 minutes of REM is where you want to be. Sleep builds all the good stuff like neurotransmitters and healthy hormones. [55:33] A perfect nap is about 20–23 minutes. [59:14] Two things will reset your clock in the morning. Get light in your eyes and eat a big meal. [63:46] Matt’s Sleep stack: CBD with no THC, L-Theanine, lavender oil, and magnesium.   Mentioned in This Episode: Connor Murphy Talks YouTube page: @ConnorMurphyTalks Brandon’s YouTube page: @HighLifeWorkOut @KingKeto — Brandon Carter on Instagram @ConnorMurphyOfficial The Anabolic Diet LessEMF Dreem Braverman Test The Power of When: Discover Your Chronotype — and the Best Time to Eat Lunch, Ask for a Raise, Have Sex, Write a Novel, Take Your Meds, and More, by Michael Breus The Genie in Your Genes: Epigenetic Medicine and the New Biology of Intention, by Dawson Church “Scientists Have Observed Epigenetic Memories Being Passed Down For 14 Generations” Viome ChiliPad @mattgallant Essentia Kenergize — Carter20 for 20% off Bioptimers Mattgallant.tv