January 14, 2023

From the energy of the earth to the sustaining breath of air to the heat of fire and the nourishing force of water…

…the four elements are regarded as cornerstones that form the basis of different cultural, religious, and philosophical understandings.

The concept of those four fundamental forces dates back centuries to when the Ancient Greeks sought to explain the principles between visible phenomena and the natural world. The historical belief was that living things required all four elements to sustain a healthy life.

Last month, I had the pleasure of joining my friend Dr. John Lieurance for a full-day event in Sarasota, Florida for a unique health event centered around these four elements, called Elements of Vitality. The event gave participants the chance to hear from and connect with renowned professionals in the medical field, with presentations and breakout groups throughout the day.

Dr. Lieurance is a naturopathic physician, chiropractic neurologist, and all-around expert in medical biohacking who has been in private practice in Florida for 25 years. He's the chief scientific advisor of MitoZen Scientific and heads up Advanced Rejuvenation,  a multi-disciplinary clinic focused on treating chronic diseases, regenerative medicine, functional neurology, functional medicine, and stem cell research. He is also the founder of Out of Box Doc, an alternative and regenerative medical center that treats injuries and diseases.

Suffering from chronic Lyme and mold illness himself for many years, John has spent most of his career focused on finding solutions for hearing loss, balance disorders, tinnitus, degenerative neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s and Alzheimer's, autoimmune disease, chronic Lyme, CIRS, and mold illness, he has seen the same success and ability to recover and regain a normal life—free from the chronic inflammation and pain associated with those disorders—in himself and his patients.

A regular guest on my podcast, John has been on the following episodes:

• The Crazy Future Of Medical Biohacking: Skull Resets, Suppositories, Nasal Sprays, Nebulizers, Sound Therapy & More With Dr. John Lieurance. [Best of BGF]
• The “Dr. Strange” Of Medicine & Biohacking: Methylene Blue, Stem Cells, Lasers, Earth, Air, Water, Fire & More With Dr. John Lieurance.
• The Shocking Truth About High-Dose Melatonin, Does Melatonin Supplementation Shut Down Your Own Production, How To Use Melatonin To Enhance Fasting & Much More With Dr. John Lieurance.
• Natural & Free Ways To Alter Your State Of Mind, Biohacks & Smart Drugs For Mental Upgrades, Biohacking A Healthy Home, Ben’s Top Productivity Tips & Much More!

He's also contributed the following articles:

• Mito Fast: A Brand New Advanced Anti-Aging Protocol To Nurture Your Mitochondria, Boost Autophagy, & Rejuvenate Your Stem Cells.
• How To Upgrade Your “Third Eye”: A Physician’s Top Tips To Optimize Your Pineal Gland For Better Sleep, Meditation, Melatonin Balance, Plant Medicine Experiences & More.
• The “Miracle Molecule”: Melatonin Myths, Megadosing With Melatonin For Sleep, Melatonin As A Tech & Stress Protectant, & Much More.

The fantastic day at Elements of Vitality concluded with a Q&A Panel, during which I addressed a wide variety of element-related topics. That panel, with John as a panelist, is what you are about to hear (and if you tune in, you'll even get to hear John and I sing). Enjoy!

In this special episode, you'll discover:

-Elements of Vitality Panel Q&A…05:56

• Elements Of Vitality
• Panelists:
  • Ben Greenfield
  • Dr. John Lieurance
  • Dr. Jason Sonners
  • Dr. Alan Macy

-How are VSELs administered for the hearing loss treatment…07:43

• What are VSELs?
• VSEL therapy
• It's All In Your Head by John Lieurance
• Joe Dispenza
• Spontaneous healing with meditation
• Dr. Todd Ovokaitys
  • Qi laser
• How VSELs are harvested
• Source of stem cells

-Do you need eye protection when using near-infrared light?…13:03

• VSEL treatment – laser right into the eye
• Vielight Neuro Duo
• In general, LED lights are safe
  • Lasers are used in treating glaucoma

-Methylene blue – how much daily, cycle on and off, in what form…16:00

• Lumetol Blue (use code BEN to save 5%)
• Dosage is 0.5 up to 4 mg per kg of body weight
• Cycle is typically 10 days on, 3 days off
  • Avoid build-up in the mitochondria
• Benefits of Methylene blue (use code BEN to save 5%)
  • Focus, attention, happiness, optimism
• Mops up nitric oxide – excess nitric oxide is not good
• Overuse can lead to cleaning up the biomes too much
  • Healthy hygiene hypothesis
• Benefits of methylene blue with melanin and red light
• Melanin precursors that work well with methylene blue and red light
  • Shilajit (use code BEN20 to save 20%)
  • Chlorella
• Different forms of methylene blue
  • Troche
  • Suppository (use code BEN to save 5%)

-From a physical medicine and rehab perspective, what are the top 3 devices for acute pain relief and healing?…28:23

• Ben Greenfield’s experience
  • PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy)
  • Cold therapy
  • BrainTap light-sound stimulation machine
• Dr. Alan Macy’s experience – knee injury as an example
  • Temperature cycling (hot and cold)
  • Photonic therapy
  • Vibrational therapy
  • Stretching and relaxing
• Dr. Jason Sonners
  • For pain:
    • PEMF therapy
    • Cold therapy
    • Mechanoreceptor stimulation
  • For regeneration:
    • Hyperbaric oxygen therapy
    • Red light therapy
    • Methylene blue or hydrogen (use code GREENFIELD to save 10%)
• Dr. John Lieurance:
  • Cold therapy
  • Photonic therapy
  • Sandman melatonin
  • At the clinic:
    • Laser treatment
    • Sound wave device
    • Chiropractic adjustment
• Ben’s toe inflammation
  • Lidocaine patches
  • Magnesium lotion, CBD lotion or Traumeel
  • Marc Pro electronic muscle stimulation device
  • Injectable BPC-157 or TB-500
• Dr. John Lieurance:
  • CBG for pain (use code BEN to save 5%)
  • Corydalis Yanhusuo – a Chinese herb very good for pain, even severe, throbbing pain

-How to activate pathways to balance circadian rhythm?…40:10

• Sunlight
• Agnihotra ayurvedic ritual
• Yoga rituals
• Circadian rhythm is driven hormonally
• Reduce stress to become more resilient
  • Get healthier to become more resilient
• Sunlight in the morning and melatonin in the evening
• Melatonin supplementation is recommended after 40
• Sun gazing in the morning
• We’re exposed to light pollution
• BenQ or Eizo computer monitors
• Household lights should be
  • Incandescent bulbs
  • Halogen for low flicker – like OLED lights
  • Red incandescent bulbs in the bedrooms

-Oral hygiene…51:28

• Oral hygiene is an important part of health and healing
• What Dr. John calls the Ganesh protocol – protecting the 3 primary doorways that create inflammation in the body
• Microbial growths release endotoxins that are very inflammatory
• GlutaStat is recommended for nasal hygiene to start a 30-day sinus protocol
• Boca Zen essential oil blend
• Dr. John tests patients for MACRoNS (Multiple Antibiotic Resistant Coagulase Negative Staphylococci)
• 70% of patients tested have MACRoNS
• Human Universal Health Institute – Dr. John Augspurger's 20,000 sqft facility in Denver
• Dr. John Augspurger, founder of BioDentist
  • Seeing the mouth in a way coherent with the rest of the body
  • Acidity has a calcification effect not only in the mouth but all over the body (cataracts, gallstones, kidney stones, breast cancer, etc.)
  • Getting the body in harmony with the mouth
  • Root canals, dead teeth
• Oil pulling

-Post-COVID bleeding gums…1:02:05

• Gap junctions – leaky gut, leaky gums, leaky teeth, leaky brain, leaky everything
• The microbiome needs to be diverse
• Stop using alcohol mouthwashes
• Ozone generator
• Dead teeth need to be removed
• Bleeding gums drive inflammation
• Colostrum as a mouth rinse

-Melatonin – how much to take, cycle, what form…1:06:07

• Sandman
• Rectal delivery is the best
• Dr. Russel Reiter
• Taking very high doses has no toxicity and can even be taken during the day
• Looking at the sun or blue light
• Melatonin for inflammation
• Oura Ring

Resources mentioned in this episode:

– Elements Of Vitality

• Panelists:
  • Ben Greenfield
  • Dr. John Lieurance
  • Dr. Jason Sonners
  • Dr. Alan Macy

– Podcasts And Articles:

• The Crazy Future Of Medical Biohacking: Skull Resets, Suppositories, Nasal Sprays, Nebulizers, Sound Therapy & More With Dr. John Lieurance. [Best of BGF]
• The “Dr. Strange” Of Medicine & Biohacking: Methylene Blue, Stem Cells, Lasers, Earth, Air, Water, Fire & More With Dr. John Lieurance.
• The Crazy Future Of Medical Biohacking: Skull Resets, Suppositories, Nasal Sprays, Nebulizers, Sound Therapy & More With Dr. John Lieurance.
• The Shocking Truth About High-Dose Melatonin, Does Melatonin Supplementation Shut Down Your Own Production, How To Use Melatonin To Enhance Fasting & Much More With Dr. John Lieurance.
• Natural & Free Ways To Alter Your State Of Mind, Biohacks & Smart Drugs For Mental Upgrades, Biohacking A Healthy Home, Ben’s Top Productivity Tips & Much More!
• Sunlight Makes You Skinny & Blue Light Makes You Fat: 11 Ways To Biohack Light To Optimize Your Body & Brain.

– Other Resources:

• It's All In Your Head by John Lieurance
• Vielight
• Lumetol Blue (use code BEN to save 5%)
• Methylene blue (use code BEN to save 5%)
• Shilajit (use code BEN20 to save 20%)
• Chlorella
• Methylene Blue Troche
• PEMF (Pulsed Electromagnetic Field therapy)
• Morozko Forge
• BrainTap
• Sauna
• Photonic therapy
• Vibrational therapy
• HBOT
• JOOVV
• Hydrogen Tablets (use code GREENFIELD to save 10%)
• Sandman (use code BEN to save 5%)
• Lidocaine Patch
• Magnesium Lotion
• CBD Lotion
• Traumeel
• Marc Pro 
• BenQ
• Eizo
• Incandescent Bulbs
• Halogen Light Bulbs
• OLED Light Bulbs 
• Red Incandescent Bulbs 
• GlutaStat (use code BEN to save 5%)
• Boca Zen (use code BEN to save 5%)
• Oil Pulling
• Ozone Generator
• Oura Ring
• Dr. Todd Ovokaitys
• Agnihotra Ayurvedic Ritual
• Human Universal Health Institute
• BioDentist
• Dr. Russel Reiter

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Got a question about anything discussed in today's episode? Leave a comment below, and I'll reply!