The environment that we live in has a huge impact on our health, both from a materials standpoint of what the home is made out of and even the shape of the structure itself. When I began studying nutrition over a decade ago I meditated quite a bit on the thought that we are always inside of boxes and maybe thats what keeps our ability to think critically constrained inside a metaphorical box.

I slept and meditated underneath pyramids for several years and more recently began growing plants and spending time inside a geodesic growing dome. I've noticed that plants grow effortlessly in there, abundant and massive, and my mind always feels more still when I'm gardening inside it.

A few years ago I came across Geoship, a startup company that uses a material that took 12 years to develop, a ceramic composite. There is no metal to corrode and no wood to rot or get eaten by bugs, so it is a structure that will last for hundreds of years. Having lived in cabins for the past 5 years, I can say that those structures are inferior and will eventually become obsolete.

Geoship domes are mold resistant, energy efficient (70% reduction in heating and cooling costs), have grounded floors, the walls release far infrared light, they can be built in a few weeks interior included, and best of all, they are affordable. Earlier this year I invested in this company to secure the first Geoship in Idaho that will go on top of my subterranean bunker. I am confident that this company will explode in popularity over the next few years.

Geoship website: www.geoship.is

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Cordycepin is the main compound in the parasitic fungus cordyceps that exerts numerous effects on immune health, respiratory health, energy, stamina, libido, and more. It has been used for thousands of years in Chinese medicine and recently we've discovered the exact mechanisms of how it exerts its beneficial effects.

Dr Scott Sherr, COO of Troscriptions, returns to the show to talk about the various applications of supplementing cordycepin. He talks about how its an adenosine analog, high dosing it, its effects on improving sleep, its effect on decreasing inflammation, how it could help with infection, its effect on mTOR, how it can help counter negative effects from caffeine, and at the end I ask him some questions about methylene blue.

Order TroMune: https://www.troscriptions.com/?rfsn=3792577.b0695c

Discount code BLACKBURN to save 10%

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Carbon dioxide, CO2, is often referred to as a waste product of cellular metabolism, as well as an environmental problem as it relates to shifting the temperature of the earth with a greenhouse effect.

Oxygen therapy is, by far, the most promoted health therapy out there that utilizes gasses. Second place would go to ozone gas, and third would go to energized noble gasses like in the Paul Harris TheraPhi device. 

CO2 therapy for human health is way down the list and you would be hard pressed to find it at any health spa. This is very unfortunate because in my eyes it is near the very top of health therapies, largely for its affordability, to create the biggest shift. This is largely because of carbon dioxide's organizing effect on the water and proteins inside our cells.

In this episode Steve Scott, founder of Carbogenetics, talks about the many health benefits of this gas including its effects on exercise performance, wound healing, cancer prevention, energy production, protection from lipid peroxidation, bone health, the longevity connection, nutritional synergists, mood improvement, and more. He talks about his breathing apparatus and the body suit which is essentially a CO2 air bath.

You can save 10% on his two products with my discount code BLACKBURN

Carbogenetics: https://carbogenetics.com/mitolife

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Glutathione is one of the major endogenous antioxidants that is made in nearly every cell in our body. Oxidative stress occurs when the body is exposed to toxins whether its air pollution from cars, excessive heavy metals, mold, or disruptive types of EMF.

Dr Nayan Patel, inventor of a transdermal glutathione called Glutaryl, explains how it quenches free radicals and how people have used it to recover faster from injury, strength training, and infections. Most glutathione products are either encapsulated, liposomal, suppository or intravenous forms. I was really impressed with how much I felt the beneficial effects of Glutaryl when I applied it twice a day for a few months so I was inspired to have the founder on the show.

Order Glutaryl: https://aurowellness.com/product/glutaryl-plus/?ref=1121

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

We often hear about detoxifying our body and if we do hear about detoxifying our home it is only laser focused on mold or electromagnetic fields. We need hyper specialization to get to the root of problems but we also need big picture perspectives. In this episode Josh Kaye, author of "Toxic: A Comprehensive Guide to a Healthier Home", joins us to provide that zoomed-out view of all of the pitfalls in modern living and choices we can make to upgrade different areas.

We talk about water filtration for drinking and bathing, mold prevention, his favorite laundry detergent, polyester clothing and alternatives, why he like stainless steel cookware, how to test the health of your light bulbs using your iPhone, EMFs, electric cars, bedding, and more.

Josh's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthyhomejosh/

Josh's book: 

https://www.amazon.com/Toxic-Comprehensive-Guide-Healthier-Home/dp/B0D8GFNC79

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Israel "Raven" Ruiz was introduced to the ancient art of alchemy in Taos, New Mexico. In this episode he shares stories of animals showing up in front of him dying as if they were asking to be transmuted into spagyrics. He talks about how we can learn powerful life lessons from taking them in, how this differs from homeopathy, the difference between plant, mineral, and animal spagyrics, the lessons that we can learn from the red fox, the cicada, and the tarantula. This is a very esoteric show so if you enjoy that sort of thing you will love this conversation!

Raven's spagyrics: https://materiaartium.com

Raven's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/materia_artium_labs/

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

In 2019 I designed a health protocol that was based on my previous 10 years of research and experience with nutrition, supplements and health technology. I recorded one show summarizing my CLF Protocol several years ago but I figured it is time to do a deep dive into each of its three parts, starting with lipofuscin.

In this solo show I share information that i've never talked about nor seen anyone else talk about regarding lipofuscin and specifically its relationship to polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) intake and vitamin E. I talk about what lipofuscin is, who I learned about it from, what light it emits when it gets hit with ultraviolet light, why its harmful to our health, and the solutions i've found to slow its accumulation and even stimulate its removal.

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Biological Effects of Frying Oils: https://tinyurl.com/zjye9t64

Vitamin E targets 5-lipooxygenase: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-018-06158-5

Ray Peat's vitamin E article: https://raypeat.com/articles/articles/vitamin-e.shtml

Atom Bergstrom's Lipofuscin information: http://www.solartiming.com/yellow-fat-disease-from-fish-oil-warning.php

Melatonin decreases lipofuscin: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10517-015-3061-z

Higher dietary antioxidant intake lowers lipofuscin: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0022098101003884

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

John the Savage returns to the show for a coffee chat. We cover a range of topics including how homesteading has been romantasized on social media, why I don't think being completely off the grid is ideal, our trials and tribulations with gardening, John's current favorite supplements, what two things helped him get out of a funk, why he adds gelatin to his apple juice, why liposomal and rectal delivery supplements are overkill, why we both love to supplement antioxidants, and John's favorite underground Russian nootropics. 

John's website: www.johnthesavage.com

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

What role does genetics and the health of the parents play in a child's risk of developing a skin condition like eczema? Why is it a myth that only the mother's health matters and not the fathers in healthy child development? What causes "leaky skin"? Which foods should be limited initially when healing from eczema? Why can sunlight exposure exacerbate eczema? 

Abbie Bradford answers all of these questions and much more in this chat all about the skin condition called eczema specifically as it relates to children. I grew up with itching the inside of my arms until they bled and when my eczema went away acne cropped up... so I am passionate about this topic and providing resources for parents to avoid a childhood of tarnished self esteem which really affects relationship and career development. Eczema and skin conditions in general are a big deal that can really impair one's ability to live a full life.

Abbie's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_abbiebradford/

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co

Music by George Henner: https://georgehenner.bandcamp.com

Jon Gamble has been studying the root cause of chronic disease for over 30 years. In this interview I cover three major areas with him: Toxicity, deficiency and infection which is the subtitle of his book Mastering Chronic Disease. He uses the oligoscan along with the GI stool map and other tests to help guide people back to vibrant health. 

He talks about why he doesn't ever recommend copper supplementation, why zinc deficiency is such a big deal, the difference between oligoscan and other tests, what the zinc blockade entails, why magnesium is more important to supplement than calcium, which nutrient type O blood types tend to be deficient in, which mineral alcoholics are usually low in, the negative health effects of too much copper in males and females, his thoughts on mercury detox, how he uses homeopathy, and more.

Jon's website: https://shop.karunahealthcare.com.au

My website: www.matt-blackburn.com

Mitolife products: www.mitolife.co