The Weekly Roundup: Your Go-To Guide For Everything You May Have Missed This Week & More! 6/19-6/25

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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!

The Mouth-Watering Creation I've Been Cooking Up At The Crack Of Dawn

One of my guilty pleasures in life is to watch two different YouTube channels, often while I'm eating lunch. They are, drumroll, please…

Sous Vide Everything” and “Guga Foods BBQ Channel.” Both are incredibly entertaining and the mad food and cooking scientists showcase crazy recipes, from dry-aged steak in honey to Coca-Cola and Sprite marinades to slow-smoking eggs, and plenty more.

Anyways, one hair-brained idea I got from digesting (ha!) a few of these videos was to try my hand at a 1-2 Sous Vide/Smoker combo. While my new Boundless Cookbook has a few variations of both Sous Vide and Smoking recipes, particularly for rendering meat incredibly tender and flavorful, I've never actually combined the two with much effectiveness.

Until now.

Enter a plateful of beef baby back ribs from my friends at US Wellness Meats (save 15% with code BEN), a Joule Sous Vide wand, and my trusty Traeger smoking grill.

At the ungodly hour of 4:30 am (that's when I get up anyways these days, actually), after rubbing down the baby back ribs with paprika, garlic, onion, sea salt, black pepper, and cayenne, then stuffing them into low-plastic “Stasher” bags with a healthy dose of Joey's Hot Sauce, organic apple cider vinegar, maple syrup, dijon mustard, and avocado oil, I then set them into the Sous Vide water bath at 165°F and walked away for 12 hours.

At 12 hours, I came back, removed the ribs from the bags, brushed them with the sauces from the bags, and transferred them to the smoker at 165°F for another 2 hours, brushing again every 30 minutes as they smoked.

The results were astounding and mouth-watering. Tender, fall-off-the-bone meat? Check. A beautiful smoky flavor with the sweetness of maple and the tangy spice of hot sauce? Check. A very happy family with sticky BBQ fingers? Check. Add this recipe to your line-up and you won't be sorry, guaranteed.

How about YOU? What's the craziest mash-up of cooking and kitchen tools you've combined with success (or, I suppose, embarrassing but entertaining food failure)? For more recipes just like this, grab my new cookbook at Boundless Cookboom.com.

My Zen Ramping, Blue Tongue Magic Trick

If you heard my podcast with Dr. Ted Achacoso, or have seen me popping a tiny blue “troche” on my morning sunshine walks, then you might be familiar with Troscriptions, a cool new methylene blue “nootropic.”

A troche (pronounced troh-key) is simply a small lozenge designed to slowly dissolve between a person’s cheek and gum. As the troche dissolves, the ingredients are gradually absorbed through the cheek mucosa into the bloodstream.

The nicotine in these troches is fast-acting, and a safer alternative to smoking or vaping, both of which contain volatile and carcinogenic (cancer-causing) compounds. They have no fillers, no preservatives, and no carcinogenic ingredients. You simply let one of these things dissolve slowly between your cheek and your gums (do not chew it!).

The immediate effects of the combo of methylene blue, nicotine, and CBD cause near-instant focus, clarity, verbal fluidity, mitochondrial enhancement, and much more. The zen ramping happens over 15 to 30 minutes and lasts between 3 to 4 hours. I call it blue tongue magic (and btw, baking soda in water swished in your mouth gets the blue off).

This is also perfect for the summertime sun since both methylene blue and CHAGA (another good tea to drink in summer) interact with photons of light to amp up mitochondrial ATP production.

You can get Troscriptions by clicking here and use code BEN for a special discount. Enjoy your smurf-mouth!


Podcasts I Recorded This Week:

Q&A 430: How To Fix Bad Knees (Without Surgery), What *Really* Works For Weight Loss, Minimal Effective Dose Of Exercise, Carrot Cake Smoothies & Much More!

This episode was brought to you by Kion Dark Coffee, Paleo Valley Beef Sticks (Get a 15% discount on your order when you go to paleovalley.com/ben), Ra Optics (Get 10% off your order when you order through my link), and Butcher Box.

 

Microdosing Psychedelics, How To Use LSD, Shrooms, Iboga & Other Plant Medicines, Legal Psilocybin Retreats, Truffles & Much More With Third Wave’s Paul Austin.

This episode was brought to you by The Boundless Cookbook, Kion Dark Coffee, JOOVV (code BEN), Therabody, and Organifi Gold (code BENG20). 

 

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Articles I Published This Week:

Hair Loss Lies & Myths, How To Stop Hair Loss and Regrow Your Natural Hair Forever, Part 1: Disproving the DHT Inhibition Theory.

Sabbath Ramblings: Bored.

My full article feed and all past archives of my articles are here if you want to check out past articles.


Special Announcements:

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These guys have made an incredible product. They've taken out the crap (aspartame, sugar, artificial color, and flavors) and added in vitamins, zinc, elderberry, ashwagandha, and reishi. I totally dig this stuff.

Click here to pick up a few packs for yourself. Mighty Gum is vegan, non-GMO, and gluten-, allergen-, and sugar-free.


::: An Entirely New Cooking Experience: The Boundless Cookbook :::

You've discovered a new diet, so you tinker with a few Paleo, Carnivore, or Keto recipes for a bit, then you get bored, frustrated, or just tired of the food and give up and watch all of your progress disappear.

Sound familiar?

Today, I’m putting all of that to an end as I finally unveil my top-secret project I've been working on: the Boundless Cookbook. Yes, I’ve been holed away in my secret Batman lab kitchen testing all manner of superfoods, fringe ingredients, recipe twists, molecular gastronomy, and a whole lot more to bring you this new and unique culinary guide.

Here’s what you’ll discover inside:

  • Never-seen-before biohacking recipes that will invigorate your body.
  • How to prepare nutrient-dense wild game, fish, and organ meats that taste like heaven.
  • My secret mouthwatering rubs, salts, and marinades that give your muscles and nervous system the building blocks they need to operate at peak performance.
  • My best tips on preparing smoothies and cocktails that will boost your muscle cell growth, help you eliminate brain fog, and reduce inflammation in your body.
  • My drive and energy-stimulating superfood concoctions, which will boost your sex drive and take intimacy with your partner to a new high.
  • Guilt-free, healthy desserts from my wife and twin boys that actually taste good and don’t take your blood glucose and insulin on a rollercoaster ride.
  • All of that, and much, much more!

The Boundless Cookbook is now available! Click here to order your copy.


Congratulations To My Transformation Challenge Female Grand Prize Winner, Ashley Garcia!

Ashley Garcia was on a roller coaster trying to eat healthily and move her body while indulging in too much alcohol, rich food, and TV. She lacked a solid routine and was craving consistency in her life. Over the course of the six weeks of my Transformation Challenge, Ashley noticed improved energy, sleep, and happiness.

Ashley's Transformation Breakdown:

  • Body results—8 pounds of fat loss
  • Mind results—Improved gut health leading to increased focus, mental clarity, and happiness
  • Spirit results—Inspiring her husband to join in when building her new wellness routine and realizing the impact her actions can have on loved ones around her

Favorite module: Fitness, because it made Ashley realize she was pushing her body too hard and balanced recovery allowed her to achieve greater results by doing less.

Goals achieved: Ashley achieved her goal of incorporating daily movement into her life and now consistently walks over 5 miles per day. Her new favorite habit is cold exposure which was the hardest, but most rewarding, for her.

Will you be the next Grand Prize winner in the Transformation Challenge?

The next round runs from July 5thAugust 15th. Registration closes on June 30th. Due to high demand, we have increased the space available and expect spots to sell out quickly.

Join me today at BenGreenfieldCoaching.com/TransformationChallenge!


Upcoming Events:

Ancestral Health Symposium (August 12-14, 2021)

I'll be joining other researchers, clinicians, health enthusiasts, fitness professionals, and entrepreneurs at the 2021 Ancestral Health Symposium, a scientific conference that provides a forum for learning and discussion on all areas of human health.

Keep up on all of my LIVE appearances by following bengreenfieldfitness.com/calendar!

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Say hello to our boldest, darkest coffee yet: Kion Dark Roast.

If you’ve ever felt dark roast coffee was too “bitter,” “dark,” or just not for you, Kion Dark Roast will change the way you think about dark roast coffees forever.

Kion Dark Roast delivers a smooth, bold flavor—without bitterness. You'll enjoy notes of caramelized sugar, dark chocolate, and toasted nuts.

Each batch of Kion Dark Roast is sourced from 100% organic Arabica beans that are grown and harvested on sustainable, fair-trade coffee cooperatives. We regularly test our coffee for things you’d rather not drink like mold, mycotoxins, and pesticides.

Then, we carefully package the beans in nitrogen-flushed bags so your coffee arrives at your doorstep as fresh and delicious as the day it was roasted.

Finally, a smooth, incredibly delicious dark roast for bold flavor and bold energy.

Click here to give Kion Dark Roast a try, and use code BEN10 for 10% off your purchase.

*The FDA hasn't evaluated these statements. Kion products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.


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Ben

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