August 14, 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!
How To Upgrade Your Dreams
A few weeks ago, I filled you in on the Aztec Dream Herb. Here are some other “dream hacks” that I've been experimenting with lately:
- Ultrasonic Mugwort Tincture – 1-5 drops is standard, 5-10 will get you pretty lit up, “blissy,” and euphoric. Above 10 has a higher potential for neurotoxicity and will result in feelings similar to an electrolyte imbalance.
- Ultrasonic Damiana / Mugwort – A credible amount of the Damiana (approximately one 15 mL bottle) + a small amount of Mugwort (2 drops) can lead to some pretty intense lucid dreaming. Adding some Aztec Dream Herb into the mix has the potential to be a powerful synergent (new word).
- DreamScape – Powerful on its own for crafting a lucid dreamscape. Apply to your feet, wrist, and below your nose right before bed.
Interestingly enough, I've noticed (in my physiology) higher amounts of C60 sublingually seem to really potentiate my dream space when used RIGHT before bed. IE. (10-20 mL).
You can pick these up at Essential Oil Wizardry, and save 10% with code BEN.
Weightlifting Is A Waste Of Time?
That’s the title of a new book I’m reading by my former podcast guest John Jaquish, inventor of the X3 Bar.
Actually, the full title of the book is Weight Lifting Is a Waste of Time: So Is Cardio, and There’s a Better Way to Have the Body You Want.
This one actually turned out to be a surprisingly good book, chock full of info on everything from pre-loading prior to workouts with strange substances such as glycerol and Viagra (yes, Viagra), how to induce massive amounts of muscle hypertrophy and hyperplasia with minimal training, the shocking effects of so-called “variable resistance training” and much more. Dr. Jaquish lays out a superior strength training approach that has been seen to put 20 pounds of muscle on drug-free, experienced lifters (i.e., not beginners) in six months.
So, if you’re short on time, and desire more muscle with a minimalist approach, grab the book here and also get his X3 Bar here (use code BEN to save $50), which you’ll definitely need for the program in the book.
Podcasts I Recorded This Week:
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Special Announcements:
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This Week's Most Popular Instagram Post
https://www.instagram.com/p/CDziI87lYTM/
This Week's Most Popular Tweet:
Wait…you are telling me that a low-carb, high-fat diet combined with fasting is actually GOOD for your heart? Shocking. 😉 https://t.co/QyDDKZkiop
— Ben Greenfield (@bengreenfield) August 12, 2020
My Most Popular Facebook Post This Week:
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Leave your comments and any news or discoveries that you think I missed below!
Cheers,
Ben
Is there a plan to get Kion available in Australia? Or any coffee beans you recommend from companies you know of, for someone in Australia?
We ship to Australia! https://getkion.com
Hi Ben,
Absolutely love your page and the gains I’ve made in mind, body and soul have been literally life changing, thank you!!
I have a quick question, I currently follow the low carb diet and eat all my carbs post workout in the evening, I’m about to start a month of night shifts, in this scenario would I just carry on the nutrition es usual except Id be awake from 4pm until 8am (so post workout meal would be 6am and last meal of the day?
Any tips for night shift nutrition and workouts would be great!!
Thanks
What are the ingredients in the Aztec Dream Herb? It is not listed on their website.