Biohacking News Weekly Update : 1363

In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, Robert H. Lustig, M.D., M.S.L., the New York Times bestselling author of several books about the problems caused by sugar, processed food and the health conditions of obesity, shares his expertise and research about metabolic health.He addresses nutrition, food science, and global health, and explains how by focusing on real food we can reverse chronic disease and promote longevity. He also challenges the current healthcare paradigm and the influence of Big Food, Big Pharma, and Big Government. Dr. Lustig is a pediatric neuroendocrinologist who’s spent his 40-plus year career treating and finding ways to prevent obesity and diabetes. He’s emeritus professor of pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology and member of the Institute for Health Policy Studies at the University of California, San Francisco. He's authored 130 peer-reviewed articles, 80 academic chapters and reviews, and dozens of op-eds for the public. He now has a new book to explain the eight pathologies that underlie all chronic disease and document how processed food has impacted our health, economy, and environment over the past 50 years. “So all these medicines that we currently throw at these various chronic diseases, they are treating the symptoms of the disease but they are not treating the underlying pathology,” Dr. Lustig says. “The disease is still there.”The eight pathologies we discuss include glycation, oxidative stress, mitochondrial dysfunction, insulin resistance, membrane instability, inflammation, epigenetics, and autophagy. “It’s not about obesity, it never was,” Dr. Lustig says. “The key to the kingdom is that it is not about obesity, it is about metabolic dysfunction and anyone can get it, and that’s what makes it a public health crisis, because obesity is a result of the problem, not the cause. I never want to hear any of you talk about the obesity epidemic ever again, because that is the food industry’s mantra, that is what they use to obfuscate the truth, and you play right into it when you talk about it.” In his new book, “Metabolical: The Lure and the Lies of Processed Food, Nutrition, and Modern Medicine,” Dr. Lustig proposes a strategy to cure both us and the planet. Enjoy! And get more resources at Dave.Asprey/podcasts.Got a comment, idea or question for the podcast? Submit via this form.WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Muscle & Nerve Stimulation: https://www.neu.fit/dave for info and exclusive offer on NeuFit and NeubieKeto Bread: https://www.uprisingfood.com/DAVE, use code DAVE to purchase the $48 sample bundle + get FREE shipping if you’re one of the first to orderMinerals for Cellular Health: https://www.beamminerals.com, use code DAVE to get 20% offVIRTUAL BIOHACKING CONFERENCE MAY 8, 2021Recharge Your Cells & Upgrade Your Life at this one-day event! Register at https://www.biohackingconference.com DAVE ASPREY BOX This quarterly subscription box gives you access to biohacking resources that can support you in achieving your health goals and unlocking your potential. Go to https://daveaspreybox.com/; NEW subscribers use code VBC21 to get $10 off.The Limited Edition Dave Asprey Upgraded Box is worth more than three times its price! Got to https://upgrade.biohackingconference.com to purchase and use code BOXPLUS to get a free ticket to the Virtual Biohacking Conference. UPGRADE YOURSELF EVEN MORELearn directly from Dave Asprey in his new membership group https://ourupgradecollective.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

6 Maj 20211h 10min

This episode of Bulletproof Radio kicks off Better Sleep Month. Sleep hacking is core to what I do, so I wanted to invite someone on who’s dedicated to that practice. I’m talking with Dr. Peter Martone who is a chiropractor, exercise physiologist and inventor of the Neck Nest, a pillow specifically designed to improve your sleeping postures.Here's a challenge: try watching a two-hour movie in the position you normally sleep in. Peter bets you won’t last more than 30 minutes without needing to move. You spend eight hours a night (ideally) sleeping, and a third of your life in total, so the way you orient your body during sleep is incredibly important. What position should we try to move to? Our backs! As Peter says, we were designed to sleep in a position that distributes our weight over the greatest surface area. When you sleep on your side, you lose the cervical curve in your spine and overtime develop scoliosis in your lower back. “It’s no coincidence that your sleep center and your pain center are right next door to each other,” Peter says. You can't stay in an uncomfortable position during sleep, because your body will toss out of it. “Sleeping on your back, if you can do it without your back hurting, without snoring like a machine, that's ideal.”I had always felt pain every time I slept on my back, but ever since I started using this pillow, I’m a back sleeper. This pillow, once broken in, uses traction to support and restore your spine to that cervical curve. You only need to use it two to three hours a night to restore that curve.“Being on a computer all day, texting all day, our spines are getting destroyed,” Peter says. “Our sleep scores are getting destroyed because we're tossing and turning all night long. You can fix your spine while you sleep, get 30% better sleep scores by just changing your position, and you can virtually eliminate neck and back pain by doing it while you sleep. It's crazy to me that we're a side sleeping culture, and I am trying to do my part to create the happiest, healthiest, most well-rested people on earth by teaching them how to sleep in a different position.”The conversation also goes into heart rate variability, vagus nerve stimulation, deep sleep, energy spikes, circadian rhythms and other tips for getting great sleep. Enjoy! And get more resources at Dave.Asprey/podcasts.Got a comment, idea or question for the podcast? Submit via this form.SPECIAL OFFER FOR BULLETPROOF RADIO LISTENERSVisit https://necknest.com/DAVE; use code DAVE for a special discount WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Light Therapy: https://joovv.com/dave, use code DAVEMouth Probiotics: https://blisprobiotic.com; hit the “Buy on Amazon” button and use code DAVE2021 to save 10%Brain Power: https://www.cognibiotics.com/dave, use code DAVE10VIRTUAL BIOHACKING CONFERENCE MAY 8, 2021Recharge Your Cells & Upgrade Your Life at this one-day event! Register at https://www.biohackingconference.comDAVE ASPREY BOX This quarterly subscription box gives you access to biohacking resources that can support you in achieving your health goals and unlocking your potential. Go to https://daveaspreybox.com/; NEW subscribers use code VBC21 to get $10 off.The Limited Edition Dave Asprey Upgraded Box is worth more than three times its price! Got to https://upgrade.biohackingconference.com to purchase and use code BOXPLUS to get a free ticket to the Virtual Biohacking Conference. UPGRADE YOURSELF EVEN MORELearn directly from Dave Asprey in his new membership group https://ourupgradecollective.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Maj 20211h 4min

Cool Facts are quick hits of new human and world science curated into short bursts of information just for you. This fun compilation publishes one Friday a month. Enjoy!Here’s the current lineup for episode #10:How a tiny brain-manipulating machine helps understand neurological disease and neurotrauma..How to simplify your life.Why you're struggling to maintain a healthy weight.Why your body replaces cells at incredible speed.How to identify "hot spots" of aging and disease in DNA.How zombie genes come to life after you die.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

30 Apr 202110min

In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, I’m talking with Amy Shah, M.D., a double board-certified medical doctor specializing in allergy and immunology, hormones and gut health. After a car accident and personal energy crisis she searched for a complete mental, hormonal, and inflammatory reset. And while she uses an integrative and holistic approach to wellness in her medical practice, what she learned about energy and fatigue connected a lot of dots.Regulating the “energy trifecta­,” made up of balanced hormones, a well-functioning gut, and a healthy immune system, makes all the difference. (She’s also an expert in circadian rhythm fasting.) “These three areas communicate, and they talk to the brain constantly,” says Dr. Amy. “And if any of those are broken, then you're going to be tired. And so things like short fasting, circadian fasting, sinking with nature and circadian rhythms, which is our internal clock and eating the right foods really can make a difference. And of course, there's this whole component of mind, body health, which we sorely miss in Western culture.”What you eat, when you eat and mind-body health rule your energy patterns and likely could be the root cause of your fatigue.“For far too long, all of our concerns about why we're so tired just get brushed off,” Dr. Amy says. “If you don't show up as visibly sick and failing on a lab test, you're basically pushed aside and said, "Okay, it must be, you are getting older, you have a busy life." For women, it's like, you're a mom, you're trying to do too many things. And nobody really gives us any direction, we're left to our own defenses.”We’re going to talk about how she lays out solutions in her new book, "I'M SO EFFING TIRED: A Proven Plan to Beat Burnout, Boost Your Energy, and Reclaim Your Life."Enjoy! And get more resources at Dave.Asprey/podcasts.Got a comment, idea or question for the podcast? Submit via this form.*You can learn more from episode guest Dr. Amy Shah at the Virtual Biohacking Conference on May 8! Details and discounts below.**Don’t miss Dr. Amy Shah’s IG Live on the Dave Asprey YouTube page.” WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Cooling Mattress: https://www.eightsleep.com/dave, use code DAVE to save $250 on the Pod ProGet Salty AF: https://drinklmnt.com/dave; try the new watermelon flavor VIRTUAL BIOHACKING CONFERENCE MAY 8, 2021Recharge Your Cells & Upgrade Your Life at this one-day event! Register at https://www.biohackingconference.com DAVE ASPREY BOX This quarterly subscription box gives you access to biohacking resources that can support you in achieving your health goals and unlocking your potential. Go to https://daveaspreybox.com/; NEW subscribers use code VBC21 to get $10 off.The Limited Edition Dave Asprey Upgraded Box is worth more than three times its price! Got to https://upgrade.biohackingconference.com to purchase and use code BOXPLUS to get a free ticket to the Virtual Biohacking Conference. UPGRADE YOURSELF EVEN MORELearn directly from Dave Asprey in his new membership group https://ourupgradecollective.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

29 Apr 202158min

When your kids are calmer and learning how to work with their thoughts and emotions, your quality of life as a parent goes way up. In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, Ziva meditation creator Emily Fletcher joins me to talk about helping kids learn to meditate and her new zivaKIDS program that gives kids new superpowers.*Catch episode guest Emily Fletcher at the Virtual Biohacking Conference on May 8! Details and discounts below.*For over a decade Emily has been teaching her own ZIVA meditation technique. She’s reached more than 40,000 students so far, including Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Tony award winners, Navy SEALS, NBA players, entrepreneurs and anyone looking to make their life better. Busy parents, too.“I wanted to take the pressure off of parents,” Emily says. “Especially right now, parents are being asked to do an extraordinary amount of things: homeschool their kids, learn to become science teachers, deal with the emotional and psychological ramifications of isolation,” she says. “The last thing I wanted parents to do was have to become a meditation salesperson or a meditation police officer.”She’s worked with Sesame Street, leading child psychologists and professors from Harvard, to create zivaKIDS. Emily knows that getting your kid to meditate is no easy feat, so we talk a lot about how to encourage them to take that next step in an open, honest and age-appropriate way. She has a practice for 4-to 8-year-olds and 9-to 14-year-olds. She also offers training for parents or other adults in the child’s life on how to be a good sidekick. The Ziva technique de-excites the nervous system to induce deep rest, so much so that it can heal stresses from both the present and the past. These stresses apply to humans of all ages, and that’s why Emily is so passionate about her practice. “If you learn these tools at [a young] age, your resilience and your ability to metabolize high demand situations for the rest of your life will be better,” she says.She says meditation is not a magic pill to bury your emotions. When you’re sad or angry you can’t fix it by just counting your breaths, but instead meditation can teach us how to change our state when we’re ready. Emily’s view of meditation, for both kids and adults, is practical and flexible. On this episode you’ll learn how your practice (and your kids’!) will ebb and flow, but how you will always carry the power of the practice within you and have the tools you need to feel safe with your body, your emotions and yourself.Enjoy! And get more resources at Dave.Asprey/podcasts.Got a comment, idea or question for the podcast? Submit via this form.SPECIAL OFFER FOR BULLLETPROOF RADIO LISTENERS!Visit https://zivameditation.com and use code DAVE to get 15% off zivaONLINE and zivaKIDSWE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Breathe More, Snore Less: https://mutesnoring.com/DAVE; use promo code DAVE10 to save 10% and get free shippingInfrared Benefits: https://www.sunlighten.com/DAVE. Call the number on the website and mention “Dave Asprey” too get $200 off a cabin sauna, $100 off a Solo system, and free shipping.Cooler Sleep: https://www.chilitechnology.com/ASPREY for special discountsVIRTUAL BIOHACKING CONFERENCE MAY 8, 2021Recharge Your Cells & Upgrade Your Life at this one-day event! Register at https://www.biohackingconference.comDAVE ASPREY BOX This quarterly subscription box gives you access to biohacking resources that can support you in achieving your health goals and unlocking your potential. Go to https://daveaspreybox.com/; NEW subscribers use code VBC21 to get $10 off.The Limited Edition Dave Asprey Upgraded Box is worth more than three times its price! Got to https://upgrade.biohackingconference.com to purchase and use code BOXPLUS to get a free ticket to the Virtual Biohacking Conference. UPGRADE YOURSELF EVEN MORELearn directly from Dave Asprey in his new membership group https://ourupgradecollective.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

27 Apr 202155min

In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, Dr. Joe Mercola returns to talk about the topic that’s been on everyone’s mind, for better or worse, for over a year. That would be Covid-19. Dr. Joe’s been on the show multiple times because he’s been on the cutting-edge of health for the last 25 years and isn’t afraid to question the status quo in healthcare. He’s a best-selling author, an expert in the field of natural health and the founder of the health website Mercola.com. This is the calm place where you can hear this episode and be like, “I don't really believe all of that,” or, “I believe all that,” or, “There's a lot more. They didn't talk about the aliens.” All of the above is okay, right? So, peace, community, joy, love, and disagreement all at the same time. Here's some of what we cover:Dr. Joe’s newest book: “The Truth About COVID-19: Exposing the Great Reset, Lockdowns, Vaccine Passports, and the New Normal” and his global-mission oriented writing/research processHow censorship, on several levels by several giant companies, has impacted what we believe about the virus (and the censorship of Dr. Joe’s work itself)The vaccine: its origins, the research behind it and why it might not be your best treatment optionAlternative therapies for preventing and abating the symptoms of long-COVIDVaccine Passports, their roll-out through private companies and their consequencesDisrupting and investigating the echo chamber of disinformation, and how Joe plans to share more information in the face of censorship Maybe Dr. Joe has a different opinion than you, but I don’t want that to get in the way of you getting information from all backgrounds.Enjoy!Got a comment, idea or question for the podcast? Submit via this form.WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Discover Kratom: Go to GetSuperLeaf.com/DVE for 20% off your entire order. DAVE ASPREY BOX This quarterly subscription box gives you access to biohacking resources that can support you in achieving your health goals and unlocking your potential. Go to https://daveaspreybox.com/; NEW subscribers use code VBC21 to get $10 off.The Limited Edition Dave Asprey Upgraded Box is worth more than three times its price! Got to https://upgrade.biohackingconference.com to purchase and use code BOXPLUS to get a free ticket to the Virtual Biohacking Conference.VIRTUAL BIOHACKING CONFERENCE MAY 8, 2021Recharge Your Cells & Upgrade Your Life at this one-day event! Register at https://www.biohackingconference.comdcastUPGRADE YOURSELF EVEN MORELearn directly from Dave Asprey in his new membership group https://ourupgradecollective.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

26 Apr 20211h 20min

I hope this preview about gene therapy discoveries inspires you to join me and thousands of others at the Virtual Biohacking Conference on May 8, 2021, to Recharge Your Cells & Upgrade Your Life. You’ll hear brand new information from this amazing guest and much more from all the guests who will be presenting.Liz Parrish is a humanitarian, entrepreneur, innovator, and a leading voice for genetic cures. She founded BioViva, a bioinformatics company actively working to extend healthy lifespans using cell technologies, and serves as CEO. She believes in progress and education for the advancement of regenerative medicine modalities and is actively involved in international educational media outreach. She strongly supports your right and your ability to hack your own DNA.VIRTUAL BIOHACKING CONFERENCE MAY 8, 2021“Recharge Your Cells & Upgrade Your Life” as you join me for a day of learning with expert guests, biohacking tips from beginner to advanced, access to a virtual tech hall, and more. Register at https://www.biohackingconference.com.DAVE ASPREY BOXThis quarterly subscription box gives you access to biohacking resources that can support you in achieving your health goals and unlocking your potential. Go to https://daveaspreybox.com/; NEW subscribers use code VBC21 to get $10 offUPGRADE YOURSELF EVEN MORELearn directly from Dave Asprey in the new membership group https://ourupgradecollective.com. DAVE ASPREY’S NEW BOOK“Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Become the High-Performing Human You Were Meant to Be”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

23 Apr 202131min

In recognition of Earth Day, this incredible episode replay with Dr. Mark Hyman gets into the dark realities of the global food system and the policies that make it possible. He says his 2020 book, “Food Fix: How to Save Our Health, Our Economy, Our Communities, and Our Planet—One Bite at a Time” is the most important one he’s ever written."Our food system end to end is the No. 1 cause of climate change, which is a big shock for me when I started writing this book," Dr. Hyman says. "I was like, "Oh, yeah, greenhouse gases, cow farts, cow burps, methane," and all that. I got that 14%, whatever the estimate is, but when you add it all up, the deforestation, the soil erosion, the factory farming, the processing, distributing, transport, refrigeration, food waste. You add it all up, it's almost 50% of our climate change contribution, more than oil. We need to think about multiple types of solutions."A frequent – and popular – guest on Bulletproof Radio, Dr. Hyman always innovates and pushes boundaries of what’s possible for human wellness. He's a practicing family physician and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, and educator in the field of Functional Medicine. He’s also a New York Times best-selling author more than a dozen times over.In "Food Fix," you'll learn why it's critical to become aware of the health and economic impact of our food system andtake action. Dr. Hyman offers ways to take on the many inequalities and injustices of our modern food industry and solutions to save our food environment. It's going to take everyone getting involved to make radical change happen – from small farms to food policies."I'm building a whole Food Fix campaign to drive policy change," Dr. Hyman says. "If we keep the status quo in policy, it's going to be very difficult."Enjoy! And get more resources at Dave.Asprey/podcasts. Got a comment, idea or question for the podcast? Submit via this form.WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Discover Kratom: Go to GetSuperLeaf.com/DAVE for 20% off your entire order.Nicotine Gum: https://lucy.co, use code DAVE20 to get 20% off all productsCooler Sleep: https://www.chilitechnology.com/ASPREY for special discountsVIRTUAL BIOHACKING CONFERENCE MAY 8, 2021Recharge Your Cells & Upgrade Your Life at this one-day event! Register at https://www.biohackingconference.comUPGRADE YOURSELF EVEN MORELearn directly from Dave Asprey in his new membership group https://ourupgradecollective.comDAVE ASPREY’S NEW BOOK“Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Become the High-Performing Human You Were Meant to Be”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

22 Apr 202151min