#447 How to Reduce Liver Fat and Improve Your Liver Health - Andy de Santis RD, MPH

Did you know that even just a few nights of poor sleep gives you the blood sugar levels of a diabetic? Getting less than ideal amounts of sleep decreases your alertness, memory, intelligence, and mood... The craziest thing about it is that you'll get used to sleep deprivation and after a while, you think that your cognitive haze and sleepiness are normal, whereas your brain is simply compensating for lack of sleep When it comes to health and wellness, then sleep is the most important thing. Your brain literally heals itself only during deep sleep and most diseases of modern life can get traced back to poor sleep patterns That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land but this episode isn't actually going to be on the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. Instead, I hopped onto the Biohacker's Live Show hosted by my friends from the Biohacker's Center in Finland. We're going to be doing weekly live streams on their YouTube and Facebook page where we talk with interesting people in the field of biohacking, human optimization, and overall awesomeness. In this episode, I made a short video about the dangers of blue light exposure at night and hopped onto the live stream for a few minutes in the end because I had other stuff to do. In future episodes, you can expect me to stay on for the full time. This show is hosted by Teemu Arina and Olli Sovijärvi who are talking to Daniel Pardi. Dan is the CEO of Human.OS and he's a sleep expert and human optimizer. Topics discussed: Why sleep is the foundation to health and wellness What are the biggest sleep-related issues Olli sees in his patients What different sleep patterns do hunter-gatherer societies have What are chronotypes and how does it affect your sleep What are circadian rhythms and how to avoid a circadian mismatch Dangers of blue light exposure at night How to protect yourself against poor sleep and artificial light sources And much more...   Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Download mp3  Watch the podcast on YouTube   Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!   Show Notes Biohacker's Live Show YouTube Channel Nobel Foundation. (2017, October 2). 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm Daniel Pardi's Human.OS website - Upgrade to PRO for 1 USD/month with the code BLS This show's show notes on Biohacker's Handbook website Episode #19 with the CEO of OURA Ring Petteri Lahtela on circadian rhythm optimization Truedark Blue-blocking Glasses Swannies Blue-Blocking Glasses Natural Stacks Serotonin Brain Food Coaching     P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ   Stay Empowered Siim   #sleep #biohacking #health #wellness

22 Maalis 20181h 27min

Are you a sad lobster?!? Let me explain... In the previous episode, we talked about one of the most fundamental principles of your embodied experience of reality. Namely, that the way you hold your posture and in what physiological state you’re in has a profound impact on your psychological state of mind and vice versa. Jordan Peterson wrote in his book The 12 Rules of Life: An Antidote to Chaos how male lobsters engage in brutal dominance fights between each other.  Winning once is going to predict the future successes of a lobster because of experiencing a boost in the neurotransmitter serotonin Serotonin plays an important role in decision making, cognitive performance, risk-seeking behavior, and social affiliations. Low serotonin will lead to low serotonin-producing behavior and depression. Therefore, if you ever want to get yourself back on the right track of health, wealth, love, and happiness, you need to know how to manage and optimize your neurotransmitters even after having suffered from detrimental defeat. That's what we'll discuss in today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast with Siim Land, some lobsters, and your brain's neurochemistry. Topics Discussed: Identifying syndromes of being a sad lobster How to know if you're depressed and serotonin deficient Why dopamine has become the bad-boy of your brain chemistry The basis for emotional addiction and apathy What causes low serotonin and dopamine How to get back to baseline and out of depression What activities and foods boost serotonin How to reignite your joy for life and happiness What supplements to take for balancing your neurotransmitters And much more...   Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Download mp3  Watch the podcast on YouTube   Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!   Show Notes Jordan Peterson's book The 12 Rules of Life Listen to the first episode on RULE #1 Blog post on Optimizing Your Serotonin and Brain Chemistry Truedark Blue-blocking Glasses Swannies Blue-Blocking Glasses Keto Carb Cycle Natural Stacks Serotonin Brain Food Coaching   P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ   Stay Empowered Siim   #decisionmaking #emotions #feelings

19 Maalis 201838min

What’s the most fundamental rule you should adopt in life? Here it is: Rule Number 1 Stand up straight with your shoulders back. It may sound comical and innocent but it actually has a profound impact on your overall experience of reality.This is not some self-help positive thinking bullsh#t but it’s programmed into your physiology and psyche. Jordan Peterson who’s a Canadian clinical psychologist at the University of Toronto talks about this in his latest book The 12 Rules of Life: An Antidote to Chaos.  Rule Number 1 Stand Up Straight With Your Shoulders Back is a meditation on the habits and dominance hierarchies of lobsters that can apply to humans as well. That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm Siim Land and our guest is the human psyche...and some lobsters... Topics discussed: How the dominance hierarchy of lobsters reflects in the nervous system of humans Why you never want to be a sad losing lobster What happens if you give antidepressants to a depressed lobster How to improve your neurochemical state of mind What's so profound about standing in a confident position And much more...   Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Download mp3  Watch the podcast on YouTube   Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!   Show Notes Jordan Peterson's book The 12 Rules of Life Read the Blog Post Part 2 on Optimizing Your Serotonin and Brain Chemistry Keto // IF Program Coaching   P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ   Stay Empowered Siim   #decisionmaking #emotions #feelings

18 Maalis 201815min

95% of your decision making is based on how you feel at any given moment That's what the neuroscientist Antonio Damasio claims about human reasoning When you spend a bit of time thinking about it, then you can see that this is indeed so in the majority of cases. People tend to overeat when they're tired or emotionally stressed out. They do their work only when they're motivated and they rationalize everything with their gut feeling Don't get this the wrong way - success and mastery require you to show up day in and day out no matter how you feel...but you wouldn't want to live in such a state for too long So, making better decisions should crucially begin with optimizing how you feel and what emotions you're feeling as to make it easier for yourself. That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and our guest is Ryan Munsey from The Better Human Project. He’s a podcaster, an author, speaker and a high-performance coach who helps entrepreneurs, Navy SEALS, and athletes win medals, stay healthy and function at their peak.  We're going to talk about:  How Ryan and his co-host travel the States in a van and talk to fascinating people 06:00 What message is Ryan trying to give to people with his book F*ck Your Feelings 12:10 Neuroscience shows how 95% of your decisions are based on your feelings 13:00 Does your brain have competing systems that fight against each other 17:05 What’s the emotional bandwidth and how it affects your decision making 22:22 How the lobsters’ dominance hierarchy can teach you an important lesson about balancing your neurotransmitters and nervous system 30:56 What strategies can help you to get out of chronic stress and depression 32:37 The difference between optimizing states and traits 45:00 Are you dependent of supplements and limitless pills? 47:20 And much more...   Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Download mp3  Watch the podcast on YouTube   Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!   Show Notes Ryan's Book F*ck Your Feelings Ryan's Podcast The Better Human Project Episode #11 How to Stay Disciplined and Consistent With Your Goals Keto // IF Program Coaching   P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ   Stay Empowered Siim   #decisionmaking #emotions #feelings

11 Maalis 20181h 7min

“You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will.”  - Epictetus Do you have the free will to do whatever you want to do?  "Of Course! I'm an independent individual who can make any decision I desire..." you might say at first breath... But do you remember all those times You've skipped a workout just because you don't feel like it You opted for that piece of cake when at a dinner party You spazzed out in anger at that asshole who cut in front of you You can't stay focused on reading because your monkey mind keeps distracting you And my favorite... You make life-determining decisions based on how it affects your position in the dominance hierarchy of your social group and peers Do you still have FREE WILL?  In the midst of heated emotions, chaotic situations, ego depletion, willpower fatigue, genetic predispositions, and a world full of distractions it's difficult to say whether or not we have free will or not Viktor Frankl, an Auschwitz camp survivalist and a psychologist, said: "Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way." That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm Siim Land and my guest is my friend Isaac Chanakira from the YouTube channel TheRealizedMan.   We're going to talk about: How Isaac and built up our YouTube channels Why you need to have faith that things can get better 03:30 What qualities are the most admirable in a person 12:12 How practicing self-control turns into a game 17:15 Does FREE WILL exist 23:01 How to build your willpower 32:30 Avoid ALL Absolutes 41:55 The Ketogenic Brain and Willpower Fatigue 48:10   And Much More...   Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Download mp3  Watch the podcast on YouTube   Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!   Show Notes Isaac's YouTube Channel Body Mind Empowerment Handbook Episode #11 How to Stay Disciplined and Consistent With Your Goals Keto // IF Program Coaching   P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ   Stay Empowered Siim   #willpower #discipline #freewill

4 Maalis 20181h 4min

Have you noticed yourself being forgetful, confused, anxious, inflamed or tired all the time? You've tried everything - diet, exercise, sleep, hypnosis, magic pills, and wizardry but nothing works. During his undergraduate studies, Jacob Gordon experienced just that as he was suffering from chronic brain fog and exhaustion The reason for his suffering was a condition called chronic inflammatory response syndrome caused by exposure to mold growing in his living quarters After years of torment and not seeing any results from the best doctors in the world, he decided to take his health into his own hands Jacob delved into the world of epigenetics and Psycho-Neuro-Immunology (that's a mouthful), and he fixed his gut dysbiosis, lowered his chronically high histamine levels, overcame insomnia, corrected his faulty dopamine pathways and transformed his previous “unmotivated/lazy” self into a highly motivated and persuasive individual. That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm Siim Land and our guest is Jacob Gordon from MyBiohack.com His brain literally shrunk from exposure to the mold and inflammation yet today he's running a website about cutting-edge biohacking and functional health Topics discussed: - How Jacob started biohacking his chronic inflammatory response syndrome 01:25- Why mold exposure made him sick - 05:35- What tests you can take to know if you have problems with mold 12:50- Can exercise make mold toxicity worse 20:01- Can antioxidants be bad for you 31:25- How can you prevent yourself against mold toxicity 41:30- Why Jacob is using a cold pack to freeze his crotch 49:25 And much more... Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Download mp3  Watch the podcast on YouTube   Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!   Show Notes Jacob's blog MyBiohack Jacob's YouTube channel Keto // IF Program Coaching   P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ   Stay Empowered Siim   #health #biohacking #wellness

26 Helmi 201857min

Naturally with no entrepreneurial talent, starting off as a comedian and screenwriter in his adolescence, Tom Bilyeu co-founded the second fastest growing private company in North America Quest Nutrition and grew it by 57 000% in its first 3 years. In 2016 Tom and his wife Lisa started Impact Theory, a for-profit media company designed to "leverage the self-sustaining power of commerce to radically influence global culture." Currently, Impact Theory is in its community building phase and they're interviewing some of the most successful people in the world on their YouTube channel In this episode of the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast, I'm going to be hopping on Tom's live stream on Instagram in his house in Beverly Hills We're going to talk about - What's the personality trait Tom's most proud of 01:40- What habit he wished he had adopted earlier 05:37- Can staying too humble backfire at your success 08:28- How Tom Bilyeu built Quest Nutrition 13:30- Tom's favorite books 14:50- Should you focus on your strengths or weaknesses 15:45- What should every person do every day 20:00- How to decide what's your most important thing for your goals 25:24- What to do when you feel stuck and lost 28:28- How do you know what to do when you don't know what to do 32:20   And much more...   Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Download mp3  Watch the podcast on YouTube   Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!   Show Notes Tom's YouTube channel Impact Theory Keto // IF Program Coaching   P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ   Stay Empowered Siim   #success #motivation #entrepreneurship

20 Helmi 201837min

Imagine having everything you'd ever want in the world - access to food, shelter, wealth, and entertainment -yet you're still suffering from poor health, anxiety, depression, and stress I think we're all familiar with the surging flashes of cortisol that tend to override rational thought and make us feel stressed out One of the most common health problems people have in modern society stems from chronic stress and an inflammatory lifestyle not just in nutrition but in their mindset as well People have felt out of alignment with their environment, their physiology, and their body-mind connection, which is degrading the quality of their life How do you pull yourself out of that vicious cycle of being triggered into a perpetual 'fight of flight' state? And how do you prevent from falling into that kind of darkness again? That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm Siim Land and our guest is Teemu Arina. He's an entrepreneur, a distinguished speaker from Finland and one of the authors of the Biohacker's Handbook. We're going to talk about Why are people so damn stressed out? Difference between biohacking for high performance and wellness What apps does Teemu use to optimize his environment and health How the news is keeping your mind caught up with negativity How your thoughts can literally make you addicted to stress Should you take cold showers and exercise for stress management How to instantly ground yourself and reclaim your awareness during the day And much more...   To support this podcast, then I'd appreciate if you could leave us a review on iTunes and follow me on social media.   Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher Download mp3  Watch the podcast on YouTube   Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!   Show Notes Teemu's book Biohacker's Handbook Keto // IF Program Coaching   P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ   Stay Empowered Siim   #health #stress #biohacking

18 Helmi 201844min