February 13, 2021
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News Flashes – Follow Ben on Twitter for more…11:30
- New drug reverses age-related mental decline *within days*! Read about it.
- Am I the only one who thinks this is CRAZY?… a proposal to give us patches that make us allergic to meat and smart drugs that make us want to have fewer babies, all for “climate change” management.
- Fascinating how they're engineering our food these days.
- 115-year-old “oldest living man” says: “I always stayed in the fresh air and went barefoot everywhere. I slept out of doors in the summer. And I would drink milk and eat cheese and potatoes.”
- Oh, hooray – more sex makes you live longer! (at least, if you're a naked mole rat) (see conclusions)
- In the most recent longevity biomarker study, HIGHER LDL-P levels were protective against death and myocardial infarction
- Want to build muscle? Get STRONG first
- Researchers find how to stop muscle mass loss as you age (kind of interesting because bodybuilders have been using post-workout arachidonic acid for years to do this same thing!)
- This study backs up what I've been saying for a long time: One of the best ways to build muscle is to maintain high blood levels of essential amino acids (EAAs), particularly during training sessions
- That charcuterie plate and glass of wine just might be extending your life.
Resources mentioned:
- Farmers Juice (use code BEN to save $5 off any order)
- Is Juicing Healthy, The World’s First Keto-Friendly Juice, Everything You Need To Know About Cold Pressed Juices, Juice Fasts & More With Farmers Juice Founder Junaid Kalmadi.
- Kion Aminos
- Ketone Ester
- ISRIB
- Drug Reverses Age-Related Mental Decline Within Days – UCSF study
- Sigma Aldrich
- Arachidonic Acid Supplement on Amazon
- Biohacking Muscle Growth: How To Maximize Anabolism & Muscle Hypertrophy Using Targeted Delivery Of Nutrients To Muscle Tissue During Exercise, With Professional Bodybuilder Milos Sarcev.
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Listener Q&A:
Is Ritalin Healthy? (And Natural Alternatives To Ritalin)…59:06
Elle asks: I am a triathlete, I'm a Yogi, and I also have ADHD. I was prescribed Ritalin recently, which has helped me a lot, except that it's compromised the quality of my deep sleep. I have a very excitable parasympathetic nervous system. I do a lot of different yoga and different breathing exercises, transcendental meditation, and prayer to help reactivate my parasympathetic nervous system to balance it. However, I still have issues with my deep sleep. Aside from supplements, biohacks, breathing, yoga, and exercises, I was wondering if you could help me with this one. Thanks so much for taking the time.
In my response, I recommend:
- Adrenaline Dominance: A Revolutionary Approach to Wellness by Michael Platt
- Platt Pro 5% Progesterone Cream. All-natural and bio-identical. Paraben-free, Soy-free, MSM-free, and EDTA-free
- Finally Focused: The Breakthrough Natural Treatment Plan for ADHD That Restores Attention, Minimizes Hyperactivity, and Helps Eliminate Drug Side Effects by James Greenblatt
- Psychiatryredefined.org (~20 practitioners that have been through training by James Greenblatt, author of Finally Focused)
- Peak Brain Institute
- BGF podcasts with Peak Brain Institute:
- Ben Got COVID (& What He Did About It), How To Fix Issues With Your Brain, The “God Cap” For Neurofeedback, Do Home Neurofeedback Devices Work & More With Dr. Andrew Hill.
- How To Rewire Your Brain For Better Sleep, Reset Your Brain’s Tolerance To Marijuana & Alcohol, Fly Spaceships With Your Mind & Much More, At The Peak Brain Institute.
- Alternative treatments for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
- Muse Headband
- Myndlift
What Your Pee Can Tell You About Your Body…1:10:30
Ben Pollack asks: Hey, Ben Pollack here from Pemberton, British Columbia. Thanks for all the hard work and the amazing information that you bring for us so that we can live an amazing life. My burning question is about pee. Sometimes when I pee it's foamy. Sometimes it's not foamy, and sometimes it's in-between. Is there something that pee tells us? And if so, what? Thanks very much.
In my response, I recommend:
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Regarding alternative treatments for ADD/ADHD, there is an evolving school thought in psychology that broad-spectrum micronutrient supplementation can have profound therapeutic benefits for the symptoms of ADD/ADHD. Leading researchers in the field are:
https://bonniejkaplan.com/multinutrient-research-… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3dqXHHCc5lA&a…
What do you get in a muscle loss contest? Atrophy
I couldn’t listen to the podcast because you guys keep cursing, but isn’t PUFA’s immunosuppresive effect a bad thing? I read the article itself but was trying to find how it linked to buidling muscle.
In case I’m blind, (possible!) I do not see where we can find out about the podcast “Reader’s Digest” consolidation of the best facts being currently presented through different podcasts. Please let us know what that link is.
Thanks.
AGREE
https://podcastnotes.org/members-only/the-top-takeaways-from-2020-health-edition/
I don’t see the link for your juice cleanse? Checked out their website as well and couldn’t find it. Good luck, sounds a little tough but I want to try it!
Aversion to eating sentient beings? Yes, of course.
Less humans being born? Yes, of course – we are overcrowded, there is no work for them to do and people have children with no regard for their future. if you cannot afford to educate children properly, you shouldn’t have them because they are destined for a miserable life. To educate costs a fortune, either in fees or (preferably, in my view), a fortune in lost earnings if you have a house full of books educate them at home.
Fewer.
I can be critical of Ben’s podcast and have been. Then he comes out with this one, which I’d have to say is pretty darn good. Lot’s of interesting information you can use and check out.
Get the good stuff and forget or ignore the stuff that common sense tells you is loony tunes. . The take-home message is separate the “wheat from the chaff.” It’s well worth listening to the Podcast. There is good info to be had.
LOL. Thanks, I think. ;)
You pussy. Scared to address your inability to stay committed to your aversion of vaccines? Scared to address the way you flip flop on issues like virus theory and terrain theory? Must be bad for business, hu, Ben? You are what is wrong with this country. At a time when we need you to speak up the most, you cower in fear of losing customers.
wow! That’s harsh and does not take into account the fluidity of learning and the human capability to change opinions as new data, new information comes forth. It is said that medical discoveries and studies change medical trajectory every five years. So political waffling ought not be confused with learning and Ben’s resultant change of opinions. We don’t know what we don’t know. You Joe, seem to think Ben’s opinions ought to be set in stone.
Science should always be questioned. This doesn’t seem to be the podcast for you, please take your negativity somewhere else.
Is there any EAA supplements you recommend
Kion Aminos.