September 1, 2022
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News Flashes – Follow Ben on Twitter for more…
- I don't “fast” much, nor do I sit around much (high energy intake, high step count, etc.). I live what would be called a “high energy flux” lifestyle. Will visit this concept more on a podcast soon, but here are the basic reasons why: Eat Like an Athlete: High Flux Your Way to Apex Performance (And Get Jacked in the Process), Everything You Thought You Knew About Burning Fat Is Wrong, and Increasing Energy Flux to Maintain Diet-Induced Weight Loss….08:07
- This is why (especially if you are keto/low carb) it can feel like you're on steroids if you do a carb refeed the night before you hit the gym hard: The Ergogenic Effects of Acute Carbohydrate Feeding on Resistance Exercise Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis….19:18
- Helpful: The 8 Most Popular Ways to Do a Low-Carb Diet….29:40
- Pretty surprising how *little* you need to walk after a meal to lower blood sugar: Just 2 Minutes of Walking After a Meal Is Surprisingly Good for You (2 min!)….39:07
- Yogic practices suggest, and scientific evidence demonstrates, that right-nostril breathing is involved with relatively higher sympathetic activity (arousal states), while left-nostril breathing is associated with a relatively more parasympathetic activity (stress alleviating state): EEG signatures change during unilateral Yogi nasal breathing (e.g., Zen Spray – use code BEN to save 5%)….48:25
Resources mentioned:
- Podcast with Jay Feldman and Mike Fave on High Energy Flux Lifestyle:
- High Energy Flux Lifestyle – eat more, move more
- Body Weight Planner
- Honey
- Glucose disposal agents:
- The 8 most popular ways to do a low-carb diet:
- Typical Low-Carb Diet
- Ketogenic Diet
- Targeted ketogenic diet (TKD)
- Cyclical ketogenic diet (CKD)
- Cyclical ketogenic day diet
- Low-Carb, High-Fat (LCHF)
- Low-Carb Paleo Diet
- Atkins Diet
- Eco-Atkins
- Zero-Carb
- Low-Carb Mediterranean Diet
- Someday Is Today: 22 Simple, Actionable Ways to Propel Your Creative Life by Matthew Dicks
- Hapéh (use code BEN20 to save 20%)
- Hanu (use code BEN40 to save 40%)
- Zen Spray (use code BEN to save 5%)
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Listener Q&A:
Q: First-time Dad: How Can You Biohack For A Baby?…58:19
Ben and Jay Recommend:
- Lighting
- Electricity
- Water quality
- Make sure to use good, clean, pure filtered water
- Quality water for breastfeeding moms
- Nutrition
- The Nourishing Traditions Book of Baby & Child Care by Sally Fallon Morrel and Dr. Thomas Cowan
- Serenity Kids baby foods (use code BEN to save 15%)
- Grounding and earthing and going outside barefoot
- Cold exposure – builds a child's immune and cardiovascular system
- Regulate your emotional response to your child's physiological and psychological demands
Q: TB-500 and BPC-157 For Training Injuries?…1:06:13
Ben and Jay Recommend:
- Everything You Need To Know About Peptides Part 1: What Are Peptides, Where to Get Peptides, How To Reconstitute Peptides, Peptide Storage, Peptide Injections & More!
- How To Build New Blood Vessels, Regenerate Muscle Tissue Fibers, Increase New Cell Growth & More With Something Called “TB-500”.
- How To Use BPC-157: A Complete Dummies Guide To Healing The Body Like Wolverine.
- Where to get your peptides:
- CanLab Reasearch (use code BEN10 to save 10%)
- Matt Cook of BioReset Medical
- Dr. Craig Koniver of Koniver Wellness
- BPC-157 has even been shown to treat gastrointestinal issues
- TB-500 is good for tendons, reduction of inflammation and has an impact on the immune system and cardiovascular health
- GlobalDRO
- Prof. Vladimir Khavinson
- The Little-Known Russian Wonder Compound & The Fringe Future Of Anti-Aging Medicine
- Ancestral Supplements
- Keep in mind that there are no studies yet relating to the chronic use of these peptides
- Prevention is always better than dealing with injuries after workouts
Q: Tips For Finding Adrenaline (Not Faking It)?…1:13:07
Ben and Jay Recommend:
- Andro steroids double injection on both butt cheeks
- Boundless by Ben Greenfield
- The Mask of Masculinity by Lewis Howes
- The key factor is to find things that bring us happiness and fulfillment, besides exercise and competition
- Ben: “I think a lot of times, as athletes, we think more people are paying attention than they are. We think that more people are expecting stuff from us than they are. And that the harshest judge of ourselves is ourselves.”
- The Gap And The Game by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy
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