November 19, 2020
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Ireland's Supreme Court has ruled that bread sold by the fast-food chain Subway contains so much sugar that it cannot be legally defined as bread: Read the article…05:15
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(Oh, and Subway chicken isn’t meat.)
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Coldwater swimming may protect your brain from degenerative diseases like dementia, researchers from Cambridge University have discovered…09:05
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Cool! Ketones actually increase conversion of fat to metabolically active tissue…13:50
Resources mentioned:
- Liver jerky ingredients: (Click here for the full recipe)
- Lamb liver, soaked in kefir for 24 hours to break down the proteins, tenderizing the meat
- Primal Kitchen BBQ Sauce (use code BEN to save 10%)
- Dr. Cowan's Beet Powder (use code BEN to save 15%)
- Organifi Red Juice
- Sea salt
- Kefir ingredients: (Click here for the full recipe)
- Excalibur food dehydrator
- How You Can Use Cold Thermogenesis To Perform Like Lance Armstrong And Michael Phelps with Dr. Jack Kruse.
- Supplements & Ingredients To Enhance Fat Burning From Cold Thermogenesis
- Kion Omega (use code BEN10 to save 10%)
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Listener Q&A:
When To Do Blood Flow Restriction Training…24:05
I've listened to a lot of your talks on using blood flow restriction bands, which I purchased when the gyms were closed to use for kettlebell training and bodywork. Now, with gyms are reopened, I'm using heavier weights with barbells, dumbbells, and cable machines. Do you see any benefits to incorporating BFR with hard sets of strength training inside of a gym or not so much?
In my response, I recommend:
- KAATSU bands (use code BEN to save 5%)
- X3 Bar (use code BEN to save $50)
- BFR Bands (use code BEN10 to save 10%)
- Podcasts and articles on Kaatsu and BFR bands:
- Everything You Need To Know About Whole Body Vibration For Fat Loss, Strength Gains, Cardiovascular Fitness, Stem Cell Production, Growth Hormone, Testosterone & Much More With Dr. Jason Conviser.
- Biohacking Muscle Growth: How To Maximize Anabolism & Muscle Hypertrophy Using Targeted Delivery Of Nutrients To Muscle Tissue During Exercise, With Professional Bodybuilder Milos Sarcev.
- Everything You Need To Know About “KAATSU Training”: An All-In-One Exercise, Rehabilitation, & Recovery Blood-Flow Restriction Modality From Japan.
- The Official KAATSU Episode: Everything You Need To Know About How To Use Blood Flow Restriction For Muscle Gain, Injury Recovery, Testosterone, Growth Hormone & Much More With John Doolittle And Steven Munatones.
- Is 5G Really That Dangerous, Plant-Based Diet Difficulties, Reversing Biological Age & Much More With Jag Chima And Kris Gethin At The Mumbai Boundless Q&A.
- The Ultimate Biohacked Workout & The Future Of Fitness: Minimal Effective Doses, Cold, Blood Flow Restriction, Electrical Muscle Stimulation, Ozone & More At Systimfit In New York City.
- Q&A 409: Biohacking Immunity, The Latest Muscle Building & Fat Loss Research, Should You Ditch Your Smart Meter & Much More!
- Ben Greenfield’s 10 Favorite Biohacks, How To Drink Without Damaging The Body, Dangers Of Ayurvedic Herbs & Supplements & Much More With Jag Chima And Kris Gethin At The New Delhi Boundless Q&A.
- Q&A 408: The Awesome History Of Fad Diets, How To Upgrade Your Protein Shake, Blood Flow Restriction & Super Slow Training & Much More!
- 1 Cheap & Easy Underground Training Method For Growth Hormone Release, 5 Biohacks to Increase Strength in 60 Seconds, 7 Exercises for the Eyes to Radically Enhance Stamina & Speed With Kusha Karvandi
How To Reduce The Effects Of Radiation…31:45
Jim asks: I recently had surgery for neck cancer and need to do six weeks of radiation. I was just wondering your thoughts on the top three things to do to reduce side effects.
In my response, I recommend:
- Q&A 419: A New Way To “Spot Reduce” Fat, Are Plant Anti-Nutrients Really That Bad, The Dark Side Of Daylight Savings Time & Much More.
- The Plant Paradox by Dr. Stephen Gundry
- Panax Ginseng
- Ginkgo Biloba
- Black Pepper
- Curcumin
- Ginger
- Resveratrol
- Aloe Vera
- Glutamine
- Deglycyrrhizinated Licorice extract
- Probiotics
- Manuka Honey
- Calendula
- Melatonin
- Acupuncture
- Articles:
If you listen to my podcast with Dr. Mercola or read his excellent book EMF*D, then you'll know there are three basic mechanisms of action via which 5G (and any other form of man-made EMFs) can damage your cells and mitochondria:
- Direct DNA damage via radiation
- Steep influx of calcium into the cell
- Upregulation of oxidative stress via your body’s inflammatory Nrf2 pathway
After interviewing him and hearing his take on how to control the damage, I decided to put together a 5G Protection Cocktail using simple ingredients you can find on Amazon, specifically:
- Pterostilbene paired with NAD/Sirtuins to repair the DNA
- Magnesium to offset the calcium influx (use code GREENFIELD10 to save 10%)
- Ketones to downregulate the Nrf2 pathway
I found everything on Amazon and made a handy list for you here: BenGreenfieldFitness.com/5GPackage
So, whenever I’m exposed to large amounts of EMFs in airplanes, airports, offices, or co-working spaces, hefty use of a cell phone, walking through a neighborhood plastered with 5G panels, etc., I’ve been using this cocktail, and it’s very simple.
Disclaimer: I’m not a doctor, so please don’t take this as medical advice. Nor am I a tin-foil hat wearing freak, so please don’t assume you have to drop everything and suck this stuff down three times a day. But I think it’s prudent to have these items on hand should you be exposed to hefty amounts of 5G or EMF.
Effects Of Nicotine On HRV…40:15
Caitlyn asks: I have recently started chewing the Lucy nicotine gum. I'm not a smoker, and I've never smoked before. I'm loving it and loving how it makes my brain feel. But I've noticed on my Oura Ring that my readiness score has been dropping for the last month or so. I usually get between 90 and 93 daily for my readiness, but it's now a significant loss to around 75 to 82. I don't eat late, usually by 6:00 PM. I rarely have a drink, and I'm usually in bed by 9:00 PM. So I feel like I'm doing everything right, but I'm wondering if nicotine might be having adverse effects on overall recovery.
In my response, I recommend:
- Lucy gum (use code BEN20 to save 20%)
- John Lieurance's ZEN Spray
- Dirty Genes by Dr. Ben Lynch
- Q&A 419: A New Way To “Spot Reduce” Fat, Are Plant Anti-Nutrients Really That Bad, The Dark Side Of Daylight Savings Time & Much More.
- Articles:
- Combinatorial effect of nicotine and black tea on heart rate variability: Useful or harmful? – used lower dosage
- A single 4 mg dose of nicotine decreases heart rate variability in healthy nonsmokers: implications for smoking cessation programs
- Effects of nicotine on automaticity of sinoatrial node in rabbit heart
Stimulants That Won't Disrupt Sleep Or Keep You Up At Night…48:45
Steve asks: I recently started taking night classes for my graduate degree. The classes are typically from 8:00 PM to 10:00 PM, which is really late. I was wondering if you had any tips for maintaining mental acuity, making sure that I'm nice and sharp for those classes without keeping me up too late afterwards. Things like caffeine are great, but they do tend to disrupt my sleep. I want to get to sleep as soon as possible after those classes, so any advice you have would be great.
In my response, I recommend:
- Lucy gum (use code BEN20 to save 20%)
- Zen nasal spray and Zen EO spray by Dr. John Lieurance
- Lion's Mane
- L-Theanine
- Qualia Mind Caffeine-free (use code GREENFIELD2019 to save 15%)
- B.Powered by Beekeeper's Naturals (use code BEN to save 15%)
- The Crazy Future Of Medical Biohacking: Skull Resets, Suppositories, Nasal Sprays, Nebulizers, Sound Therapy & More With Dr. John Lieurance.
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I am afraid the link you put in at the end of the introduction when you talked about Supplements enhancing fat burning from cold thermogenesis you only linked to the ketones and not the whole list of what you mentioned on the podcast (red pepper, green tea, etc). I was looking for that list, but only found it on the podcast itself. Maybe it doesn‘t work on my device or maybe you want to change the link. Great stuff, keep it coming!
Check again!
Re BFR not likely to cause thrombosis clots during intense weight training due to bodybuilders doing it all the time, hopefully enough natural bodybuilders were observed since assisted Pros often on blood thinning meds which would artificially prevent clots. Andreas Munzer comes to mind, he died in 96 from internal abdominal bleeding – he bled to death because his blood couldn’t clot due to blood thinning meds (to counter thickening effect of PEDs he was taking).
To get the brain benefits of cold therapy, does the head need to submerged in cold? Or can cryotherapy provide same benefits? Also could you immerse your head/face in cold water? Don’t have access to cold water swimming.
I believe its pronounced Kuh-Fear. lol
“Brain Cooling” reverses or halts brain damage in newborns. https://utswmed.org/medblog/total-body-cooling-saving-babies-lives-after-emergency-delivery/
My grandbaby, who’s now 18 months old, was called the “poster child” of this therapy.
I wear BFR bands to my CrossFit workouts when we have weight training and I definitely get snickers and called strap on but I also get results and one girl said I listen to Ben Greenfield I know what those are! Also coincidentally just started Qualia Mind and is unbelievable but definitely not something I am going to do daily.
BFR bands are game-changing. Powerful way to upgrade workouts while on the move, recover faster, and get more out of low-intensity activities. Can’t imagine crushing a CrossFit WOD with them on though. At least not at a 7/10 tightness.
I have a VASPER machine… would you say that it’s superior to the bands for bfr training?
Vasper is nothing more than Kaatsu bands , 110 degree compression ice cold wraps and a elliptical machine.