The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance

Bestselling author and renowned NYC journalist, AJ Jacobs is a living, breathing experiment. On this episode of Bulletproof Radio, AJ reveals his methods behind hacking into (what he calls) the three domains of self-improvement. Jacobs talks about his quest to become the smartest person, what happened when he lived (quite literally) according to the Bible, and his humble quest for bodily perfection. Also catch tips on how to act your way into a new way of thinking. Enjoy!     A.J. Jacobs is an author, journalist, lecturer and human guinea pig. He has written four New York Times bestsellers that combine memoir, science, humor and a dash of self-help. He is also editor at large at Esquire magazine, a commentator on NPR and a columnist for Mental Floss magazine. His first book is called The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World (Simon & Schuster, 2004). The memoir — which spent two months on the New York Times bestseller list — chronicles the 18 months Jacobs spent reading the entire Encyclopedia Britannica in a quest to learn everything in the world. It was praised by Time magazine, Newsweek, Vanity Fair, USA Today, Janet Maslin in the New York Times and AJ’s uncle Henry on Amazon.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajjacobs! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

11 Apr 201448min

Olympian turned NBC analyst, Bree Schaaf talks staying Bulletproof while at the Sochi Olympics last month. Bree has been competing in sliding sports for the past 12 years. Just now back from Russia, Bree’s on Bulletproof Radio to discuss skeleton bobsled racing, her kickass routine for high performance, how she recovered from hip surgery, selenium toxicity, and more. Hear about how she didn’t let even the TSA keep her from eating a Bulletproof Diet during the games.     The former Portland State University Volleyball player spent her first five years on ice as a skeleton athlete before becoming a bobsled pilot.  Schaaf has earned 13 top-10 finishes on the World Cup circuit and finished fifth with brakeman Emily Azevedo at the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games. Schaaf is the first American female to compete in both a Skeleton World Championships as well as Bobsled World Championships.   Coming up just short at Olympic Trials this year, Schaaf not only be attended the Sochi 2014 Olympics as alternate, but made her NBC Olympics broadcast debut as a skeleton analyst and sliding sports correspondent.     ·           0:10 – Cool Fact of the Day! ·           0:30 – Welcome Bree Schaff ·           1:01 – What is skeleton? ·           3:57 – Traveling to Russia with butter and MCT ·           8:25 – Bree’s routine for high performance ·         10:50 – Hip surgery recovery and Bulletproof ·         14:05 – Finding glutes under the “lady fat” ·         14:35 – Bio-hacking menstrual cycle ·         18:00 – Testosterone envy ·         19:10 – Competitive drive ·         23:30 – Karaoke flow state ·         26:30 – Cholesterol ·         27:00 – Selenium toxicity ·         29:40 – Mental training and meditation   ·         39:05 – Top three recommendations for kicking more ass and being Bulletproof! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

8 Apr 201445min

One of the 50 fittest women in the world comes on Bulletproof Radio to talk about how strong is the new skinny and how she became a major player in the CrossFit community. On this episode of Bulletproof Radio you’ll get a look inside the mind of a real CrossFit master and she’s sassy too. Alverson talks about her strict adherence to a Paleo diet, her thoughts on women and ketosis, and if she thinks it’s okay to do CrossFit while pregnant. Get the show below!     Shana Alvesrson owns Crossfit East Decatur in Georgia. She is a level 1 Certified CrossFit trainer as well as a Level I CrossFit Running & Endurance Certified. Shana also trains in CrossFit Olympic lifting, movement & mobility, gymnastics, and Crossfit kids. Her passion for the gym began at 15 after discovering how nutrition and exercise elevated her mood. She has been teaching people how to exercise since 1995, and in 2007 began her CrossFit training career. Catch her kicking ass a CrossFit East Decatur and on Twitter @ShanaAlverson. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

4 Apr 201441min

Have you ever experienced a flow state? It’s the superhuman state of high performance when everything is in-sync and you’re kicking ass at life? Bestselling author of The Rise of Superman, Steven Kotler, will teach you how to find your flow state and stay there. In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, Kotler breaks down the 3 psychological conditions for flow state, the 4 stages of flow, and how to turn it on and off. Steven also tells a great story about his own flow state experiences as a writer, his battle with Lyme disease, and discusses, The Flow Genome Project.     Steven Kotler is a New York Times bestselling author, award-winning journalist, and co-founder and director of research for the Flow Genome Project. His books include The Rise of Superman, Abundance, A Small, Furry Prayer, West of Jesus, and The Angle Quickest for Flight. His work has been translated into thirty languages and his articles have appeared in more than seventy publications, including the New York Times Magazine, Atlantic Monthly, Wired, and Forbes. You can find him online at stevenkotler.com or writing Far Frontiers, a blog for Forbes.com: www.forbes.com/sites/stevenkotler. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

1 Apr 20141h

Owning your hormonal health is crucial to performance, and this goes for all the sexes. M.D. and bestselling author of “The Hormone Cure,” Dr. Sara Gottfried joins Bulletproof Radio to underscore the importance of leveraging hormones and how to uncover the velvet vulva. Dr. Sara relies on results-based data and her own practice as a physician to define her theory on why women often struggle on high-fat diets and often take a dive off a hormonal cliff. On this show you’ll learn about monitoring your brain chemical three-some, feeding the gut bacteria you want, and how birth control pills can affect sexual attraction.     Dr. Sara Gottfried M.D. is a Harvard-educated physician, speaker, yoga teacher, wife, mom of two daughters, and author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Hormone Cure: Reclaim Balance, Sleep, Sex Drive, and Vitality with The Gottfried Protocol (Simon & Schuster, 2014). She’s also a board-certified gynecologist and the creator of an awesome new online program called Mission Ignition: The Energy Cure. For the past 20 years, Dr. Gottfried has been dedicated to helping women feel back home in their bodies. Like Sara on Facebook! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

28 Mars 201452min

“Follow the bread crumbs...”   Many people would say that the human race is entering an era of awakening. Whether that be in mind, body, spirit, or all three there is a good chance that if you’re reading this, you’d agree – or at least you’re interested. Talented physician and documentary filmmaker, Pedram Shojai, is on the show to discuss the concepts behind his two films, Vitality and Origins, and why he’s in the business of waking up zombies. On the show you’ll discover Pedram’s take on what we should be eating, how to make everything you do count the most, and why he’s trying to win the war against healthcare propaganda. Pedram is a great example of how to balance science and mysticism. After all, any good science warrants investigation. Please enjoy!     Pedram Shojai is former Taoist monk and an accomplished physician of Chinese medicine. He is the founder of Well.org, an author, and most recently a documentary filmmaker. After studying biology at UCLA he had a series of profound mystical experiences that drew him to the Eastern esoteric arts. He received a Master’s in Oriental Medicine from Emperor’s College and then his own OMD from the Pan-American University. Pedram has studied Kung Fu, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Yoga, Meditation, and medicine diligently for the past 20 years, and aims to help people wake up from their zombie haze and live their lives fully. Follow him on Twitter @taoistpath!  See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

25 Mars 201445min

Knowing your individual vitamin deficiencies is a key part of hacking into high performance. With Vitamin C and D getting so much playtime, it’s easy to overlook other major players like Vitamin K2. The impressive Dr. Kate Rhéaume-Bleue comes on Bulletproof Radio to talk about the powers of Vitamin K2, how you can get more of it in your diet and why you should start today. Ever wondered why you have better dental hygiene, but more cavities than a friend? It turns out that Vitamin K2 plays a major role in dental health, among many other things. This episode will also show you why you may want to start cooking your kale, what gives with the Calcium Paradox, and what exactly is Activator X? Dr. Kate really breaks it down, so you can start hacking into your Vitamin K2 health today.     Kate Rhéaume-Bleue, N.D. graduated from McMaster University with an honors BSc in Biology and completed her professional training at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine in Toronto, class of 2002. She followed with a two-year residency during which she taught classes and supervised at various teaching clinics. As an educator, she regularly appears on television and radio teaching about many health topics. Dr. Kate is a Canadian expert in natural medicine and a contributing editor to several health-related publications. Born and raised on Montreal’s West Island, Kate now makes her home in Ancaster, Ontario (just west of Hamilton) with her husband, sons and Chloe, the Great Dane. Are you taking calcium or vitamin D? This book could save your life!  Learn the secret to avoiding osteoporosis and heart disease with her book, Vitamin K2 and the Calcium Paradox. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

21 Mars 201451min

Do you own your biology or not? Crossfit Masters Champion, Amanda Allen, certainly does, but it took her a while to get there. On this episode of Bulletproof Radio Amanda talks about her 40-year journey to becoming a mega-athlete and finding her flow state in human performance. Allen talks candidly about her struggles to harness her addictive personality into something positive and what it takes to be a successful female athlete of all types including: her diet regimen, the menstruation effect, and why she has four coaches. Amanda is a true Bulletproof badass. Take a listen!     Amanda Allen is the 2013 Crossfit Games Masters Champion (40-44) and an all around mega-athlete. She found Crossfit when trying to make Worlds in canoeing and after someone told her it would help supplement her abs workout! Before kicking ass at Crossfit, Amanda was a professional Triathlete and Track Cyclist with state, national and world titles in both and even tried her hand at firefighting. She is a Personal Trainer and Lifestyle Coach in Adelaide, Australia, and her dog’s name is Pep. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

18 Mars 201446min