April 24, 2020
Welcome to Ben Greenfield's Weekly Roundup and Cool New Discoveries!
Ben Greenfield's discoveries, from the latest news on the fronts of fitness, nutrition, health, wellness, biohacking and anti-aging research. I also recap my upcoming events and special announcements so you can keep up with giveaways, discounts, and more!
New Discoveries Of The Week: Cool New Things I'm Trying, Books I'm Reading, And More!
Cheesecake Recipe That Will Send Your Tastebuds To Heaven
I have never before in my life tried my hand at making cheesecake, but after interviewing superfood hunter Darin Olien, I decided to put my own spin on his famous “Baruka Nuts Cheesecake” recipe and – holy hell – this thing is absolutely mind-blowing, if I don’t say so myself. The blueberry powder gives you a huge punch of sirtuins, it’s pretty much got next to no carbohydrates in it, and despite the “cheesecake” moniker, no dairy. I am super proud to say that I am now an official cheesecake chef. (OK, OK, the boys from the Go Greenfields Show gave me a few tips along the way.)
Filling:
- 1 1/2 cups of soaked, peeled barukas
- 1 1/2 cups of soaked cashews
- Squeeze of 2 organic lemons
- 1/4 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 cup of blueberry powder
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil
- Stevia or monkfruit to taste
- Sea salt to taste
Crust:
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup shredded coconut
- 1 cup coconut flour
- 1/2 cup ground flax seeds
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- Stevia or monk fruit to taste
- Sea salt to taste
Topping:
- 3 Tbsp cashew or other nut butter
- 1 tsp MCT oil
- 1tsp almond or coconut milk
- 1tsp organic blueberry powder
- Stevia or monk fruit to taste
- Goji berries and coconut flakes for “texture”
Directions:
- Soak peeled barukas and cashews for at least an hour.
- Mix all crust ingredients in a mixing bowl and massage with your hands, until thoroughly mixed.
- In a pie mold place the crust mixture and using your hands mold it into the dish, pressing firmly on all edges. Once it’s nicely molded place in freezer for about 10 minutes until it hardens.
- In a high-speed blender, place all ingredients for the filling. Blend at low speed and increase it to high until it becomes a soft mixture. Taste it, and if you want more acidity, you can add more lemon.
- Place the filling mixture on top of your hardened crust and spread it evenly with a spatula. Place in freezer for 20 minutes.
- Mix all topping ingredients together in a bowl, distribute evenly on top of filling, then place in refrigerator.
- Once the filling is hardened with the consistency of cheesecake, and it’s nice and cold, then it’s ready to devour!
Ready to try it? You can get your Barukas here (supply is extremely limited!), and use code BEN to save 15%.
How To Kick Stress’s Ass & Increase HRV Instantly With A New Biofeedback Tool
Recently my podcast sidekick Dr. Jay T. Wiles recorded an amazing HRV episode in which he described something called “Lief,” which is a realtime biofeedback device that measures your heart and breath to track your stress levels in real-time, using HRV. Jay and I geeked out on this thing again in the intro to Q&A podcast 408.
Basically, Lief teaches you how, when you're under stress, to learn to control your body's natural stress response through simple biofeedback exercises. You just practice when you need it by following the vibrations the device emits, via a highly accurate ECG monitoring system on your chest (like a heart rate strap, kinda). Some of the features of Lief include:
- Stress Zones – Body analysis simplified into 5 distinct stress zones, updating in realtime.
- HRV and Breath Monitoring – Continuous ECG monitoring with medical-grade accuracy.
- Lifestyle Trends – Notice larger trends over time related to stress, activity, sleep, and more.
- Personalized Program – Learn self-regulation techniques to improve your relationship with stress.
- Haptic Engine – The Lief uses discreet vibrations on the body for biofeedback. No screens needed.
- Support – Connect with your coach or doctor to support your journey into improved self-regulation.
Anyways, I’ve been messing around with it, and so far really like it as a way to “outsource” the identification of when you’re under stress, then take immediate steps to fix it.
If you want one for yourself, you can click here, and use code GREENFIELD to save 20% off the first month of a subscription.
Podcasts I Recorded This Week:
This episode was brought to you by Kion (code BEN10), Organifi Green Juice (code BENG20), Seed Daily Synbiotic (code BEN15), and CAR.O.L (code GREENFIELD200).
This episode was brought to you by Kion (code BEN10), Paleo Valley Beef Sticks (Receive a 15% discount off your order when you go to paleovalley.com/ben), JOOVV (Order using my link and receive my brand new book, Boundless absolutely free!), and Comrad Socks (code BEN20).
Articles I Was Featured In This Week:
Five Steps To Reducing Stress And Increasing Alpha Brainwaves
Start Eating These Two Fruits for a Better Night's Sleep
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This Week's Most Popular Instagram Post:
https://www.instagram.com/p/B_Ofs4hjBPG/
This Week's Most Popular Tweet:
I was WRONG. After thoroughly reviewing these two papers – https://t.co/Ftvly0TCne and https://t.co/lrUFT0SJF2 I am no longer convinced exercise – even heavy exercise – is immunosuppressive UNLESS in a very carb depleted state. So proceed with the indoor treadmill marathons. ;)
— Ben Greenfield (@bengreenfield) April 18, 2020
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Leave your comments and any news or discoveries that you think I missed below!
Cheers,
Ben
Hi Ben-
I just started listening and I am very interested in the intermittent fasting lifestyle. I am very active and usually like some kind of an energy drink before hitting the gym. What kind of energy drink would not break my fast?
-Charlotte
Pretty sure, consuming any calories would break a traditional fast, so the easiest choice is to drink something containing caffeine as green tea, mate, coffee
Cant wait to read it, you need to give discount for Canada! Quarantine is long without boundless!!