December 7, 2018
Welcome to Ben Greenfield's Weekly Roundup and Cool New Discoveries!
Ben Greenfield's discoveries from the latest news from 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!
– A Crazy New Essential Oil I'm Using For Sex/Dreams/Euphoria
Ultrasonic Damiana: My friend Dr. Nick Berry (previous and fascinating podcast guest here) occasionally sends me crazy brews and blends from his secret lab in Oregon, and the latest is quite intriguing. It's called “damiana”. The ingredients of his so-called “Ultrasonic Damiana Tincture” include organic honey spirits, filtered water and organic damiana extract. It is described as slightly euphoric, uplifting and warming to the digestive system and also stimulates the abdomen, sexual organs and solar plexus.
I've definitely gotten pretty euphoric, and quite horny, several times when using this tincture. There's a more thorough description of the product and if you wish to dive into Dr. Berry's thoughts/feelings on his Ultrasonic Damiana Tincture here (where you can also read about the synergy of high dosage damiana and mugwort if a night of really pleasant vivid dreaming is your thing).
– Sensory Deprivation/Sleep Biohack
David Delight MindAlive PRO: Even though I've owned a David Delight for over a year, I've recently been breaking it out for long airplane rides, naps on the most stressful days of the week, or to initiate sleep/beat insomnia and…holy hell. I'd forgotten about the potency of this thing (and am kicking myself for forgetting I had it tucked underneath my couch with a few other biohacks I'd forgotten about). It is a small, phone-sized device that uses pulses of auditory and visual stimuli to alter your brainwaves, and it does so quite dramatically. It also contains a built-in cranial electrical stimulation feature that plummets your cortisol and puts you into relaxation very quickly.
I consider it, from a sensory standpoint, to be the technological equivalent of a float tank. You simply put on the glasses, attach a clip to each earlobe, place headphones in each ear and you're “dead to the world”. It also comes with a handy connection that lets you pipe in sounds from your iPhone if you want to combine it with binaural beats, white noise, music, etc. Well worth owning, in my opinion. You can get the exact model I own on Amazon here. It's a bit of a trip too when combined with psilocybin, LSD, the damiana oil above, or marijuana (for those of you who are more hedonistic).
Podcasts I Recorded This Week:
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What Should I Eat? The Ultimate Podcast Guide To Choosing The Perfect Diet For You: Part 2
Articles I Published This Week:
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Articles & Podcasts I Was Featured In This Week:
– No Proof Energy Drinks Harm Blood Vessels, Unhealthy for Other Reasons
– MindBodyGreen podcast: Daily Biohacks ANYONE should try that are minimal effort and affordable
– Why I Started Training with Ben Greenfield
– Keys For Brain Health and Cognitive Function with Ben Greenfield
Special Announcements:
::: My Mindvalley Quest Course for Optimizing Beauty and Longevity is Finally Live! :::
My obsession with longevity started when I recently took a telomere test, which gives you a measure of your biological age by analyzing your DNA found in your white blood cells. I took the test when I was 34, and discovered despite my best intentions that my body was actually aging faster.
My motivation to reverse the clock was fired. Research, self-experimentation, analyzing my fitness and nutrition, I was delighted upon retesting my telomeres again earlier this year to discover that I managed to shave 17 years off my biological age.
What surprised me most was that I was able to achieve this through protocols and biohacks that were EASY. No fancy equipment. No wildly complex or long workout sessions. No expensive pills or creams.
So here it is. In my first Mindvalley Masterclass, I disclose the most powerful protocols you can apply in your life now to elevate key pillars in your wellbeing (namely your health, fitness, beauty and longevity). Sign up, free, today, here.
::: Take Your Productivity and Focus to the Next Level in 2019 :::
Join me in this free masterclass for enhancing your cognition, focus, and memory where you'll learn the proprietary Superhuman Brain Methodology: simple checklists, step-by-step solutions and little-known protocols that invite healing, brain upgrades and next-level performance.
Whether you're in need of healing or simply enhancing your brainpower, you are going to learn practical wisdom and next-level hacks to enhance your brain function. These tips are priceless and will last you a lifetime. The Superhuman Brain Masterclass is online and begins Monday! Register here today.
::: Save $30 on the WHOOP Self Quantification Wristband :::
Know someone who's ready to start tracking their health insights in 2019 so they can make informed choices about their diet, supplementation, exercise and recovery routine? WHOOP could be the perfect gift…
Monitoring recovery is, in my opinion, the main thing that sets WHOOP apart from other wearables, aside from the simple, personal preference of wearing a wristband, waistband, ring or other. “Recovery” is basically how well-prepared WHOOP predicts your body is for taking on more ‘strain.' It also gives you a very accurate heart rate variability (HRV) measurement that is taken during the last 5 minutes of your slow wave sleep (aka deep sleep) each night, unlike other wearables. Get more information on WHOOP and take a deep dive into their fascinating patented, technology, here.
Upcoming Events:
– December 2 – 8, 2018: RUNGA Retreat, Dominican Republic. You're invited to join me at RUNGA in December 2018. Join me in the Dominican Republic, one of the most beautiful places in the Caribbean, for this retreat. In all RUNGA activities, RUNGA invites you to come home to yourself. To see everything you'll be getting into, just click here. Use code BEN when you register so you get your gift when you arrive! I'll be there, too. Join the waitlist here.
– December 14 – 16, 2018: World Congress 2018 Hosted by the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine, Las Vegas, Nevada. If you attend any conference this year, make it the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine’s 26th Annual World Congress. The fact is, in an era of andropause, low libido and deteriorating men's health, it's shocking that both practitioners and the public aren't aware of ancestral wisdom and modern scientific and medical tactics that can be used to optimize male physiology. It's time that changed, and I'll be teaching exactly how to make men, men again. Join me!
– Jan 20 – 21, 2019: Serious Business Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana. This conference is going invoke thought and insight and expose you to new ideas and thinking on self-development and business in the beauty industry. Register here.
– April 6 – 7, 2019: FitCon Summit, Salt Lake City, Utah. FitCon® encourages everyone to Find Their Fit. It does not matter whether it is powerlifting, Crossfit, bodybuilding, roller derby, or even axe throwing. Be sure to visit the Kion booth in the expo!
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Ben