Optimal Performance Podcast

Ariel Garten is one of the more interesting people I've met. She's a psychotherapist, Neuro-scientist, Meditator, Mother and co-founder of MUSE - brain sensing headband.    Click Here For 15% off  - Choose Muse   Here's what's in the episode: • How she became the co-creator of MUSE • I ask her if she’s an extraterrestrial. • How MUSE 2 tracks heart rate, breath body and brain • The Virtual Reality setups with MUSE - where your mood and mind-state direct a personalized Virtual Reality • How goals and motivation work to enhance the meditation learning process • How technology of the MIND increases our ability to extend brain, agency and what’s possible. your brain could reach out and you • Meditation to be able to shift your brainwave state and emotional state thus making you more resilient and in control

There's good reason why CBD products are so popular. THEY WORK.  But what we don't know about CBD products could hurt us.  There's SO MUCH confusion about CBD products and this episode tackles it thoroughly.  For some of the highest quality CBD products go to OMEGA CBD & DREAM CBD - LINK - www.naturalstacksplus.com In this episode we cover: • Why CBD is suddenly so popular • I share my love of Omega CBD and Dream CBD • How most people are overdosing on melatonin, why a micro-dosing it is key to the better sleep - under 1mg • The process of sourcing CBD from industrial hemp as well how it’s processed • What to look for in purchasing CBD Products - how to read test results of products to see about heavy metals, residual solvents, pesticides test, cannabinoid and terpene profile - 10 cannabinoids and 10 terpenes • What’s the difference between a full spectrum CBD and a CBD isolate • The strains used in NS CBD products are berry blossom and cherry wine - why did they choose these? • How some people over dose

This is a PACKED episode with a very fascinating guy.  Roger Drummer is Diplomat of Chinese Herbology and his company herbworks makes some really interesting products. The guy beat bladder cancer and has been helping others optimize their lives through the powers of herbs and adaptogens.  Herbworks LINK: http://herbworks.com/ USE Code: FREESHIP for free shipping.  In this episode we cover: • Brain injuries and the need for certain nutrients. • Roger’s mystical experience drinking reishi mushroom tea • Rogers bladder cancer diagnosis and how he disappeared his tumors naturally. Now he's cancer free for 3+ years. • How we just flat out do not and cannot consume the right nutrients for optimal performance without herbs and adaptogens • What is an adaptogen? • How adaptogens are often mislabeled. • How the HPA axis - hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal - effects your stress and everything in your body is regulated by the HPA. • How to think about how you react to adaptogens. If you get tired, that may be important t

This episode is one of my favorites.  Jonathan Levi knows how to know things. His recent book The Only Skill That Matters - teaches us all how.  Link - https://www.amazon.com/Only-Skill-that-Matters-SuperLearner-ebook/dp/B07WGR42TN Our conversation is packed with useful information, techniques and approaches to learning things quickly and remembering more.  What makes this one of my most favorite episodes is our conversation about life. Jonathan tells his story about how he first started super-learning and personal growth. We talk about what are the best things to learn when you become an efficient learner. Think about it, what would you learn if you could learn anything really fast, with incredible recall?  As a life and performance coach, I'm especially interested in how we can get better, faster.  For all the links to Jonathan: Superhuman Academy http://superhumanacademy.com The book: https://superhumanacademy.com/book The subscription program: https://superhumanacademy.com/squad On Instagram: http://insta

Tim Campos helped make Facebook the most productive company in the world. So how can it be that he calls himself LAZY? The good news is, may people who think of themselves as lazy, are actually the most productive professionals. How? They don't want to do boring stuff - so they find hacks and optimize their time. Do less boring stuff - have more time for the stuff that matters.  Tim and his co-founding parter have created Woven, which aims to optimize the process of scheduling and calendar use, so that you can spend less time on logistics, and more time on things that really matter to you.  In this episode we cover:  • The importance of productivity, regardless of your life and lifestyle • How Tim took the challenges he faced at facebook and made the perfect calendar app • How lazy people are often times the most productive people • In a future world with more remote workers, how the skill of productivity will help YOU • Knowing thyself, if you know what you want, you’ll figure out what’s most important and p

Sleep Apnea is Serious.  Dr. Madan Kandula - an Ear, Nose and Throat doctor from Advent Health sees patients from all over the country who's sleep and breathing is drastically effecting their health.  You can't have optimal performance without optimal sleep, and you can't have optimal sleep without optimal breathing.  We all know someone who snores - and you may be a snorer yourself. What you don't know - without the proper testing and diagnosis - can really hurt you.  In this episode we cover: If you have even mild sleep apnea, you’re not getting sufficient sleep…ever. Sleep apnea is directly related to your throat. You may be dying mini deaths multiple times each night ED, High Blood pressure, Headaches, all can be traced back to your airways  The massive dangers of mouth breathing in children. Narrow airway, narrow faces which we’re evolving into are not optimal nor how we’re designed NOW, you can do sleep studies at home to diagnose what’s going on for you Optimal performance requires optimal sleep, and

When you're working with actors and political pundits who NEED to shape dramatically transform their body fast, you learn how to optimize for body type.  Paul Catudal's book "Just Your Type: The Ultimate Guide To Eating And Training For Your Body Type." Is a how-to guide for living your best life with the body you were born with. But Phil is not just a wealth of knowledge for getting your body right, but his story is very inspiring. Phil is a childhood cancer survivor and lost his father to cancer when he was young. What's more, is that his brother also developed cancer which he later beat.  This life experience shaped his life and his purpose.  Now, Phil is a massive resource for hacking training and nutrition for the three body-types: Ectomorph, Mesomorph and Endomorph.  In this episode we cover: •Three body types we’re born into…goes even into our bone structure. •How veganism, keto, paleo, IF, OMAD technically could work for all three, but it’s going to be much much harder if your body type isn’t aligned

Rob Fried is the CEO of Chromadex which makes TRU NIAGEN. And when you hear why he's so excited for this game-changing product - it'll all make sense.  SERIOUSLY - YOU SHOULD CHECK IT OUT - LINK HERE I've been taking it for just over a month and here are the benefits I've noticed.  • More muscle mass • Increased energy, especially in the evening time • Motivated to get work done so I can enjoy the day • Stronger drive to to play with my kids The science is strong, the results are consistent and the formula is proven effective - so I'm excited to be releasing this conversation to you.  Here's the boiled down science. Nicotinamide Riboside (NR) when consumed, converts to NAD in the body. NAD is required for ATP production (energy).  Between the ages of 20 and 40, our NAD levels decrease by 50%, and another 50% from 40-60. Without sufficient NAD levels we simply cannot function at a high level of energy. When you supplement with NR, your body converts it, uses it, and makes you more efficient and more resilient

Dr. Anthony G. Beck calls himself a sever up-streamist What the hell does that mean? It means that the lapse in your health and mine has little to do with what you're experiencing. Our deficiencies in health and optimal performance are attributable to something more fundamental.  I like that logic.  Dr. Beck and I talk through the current paradigm of click-baity headlines, false promises and fad movements. I really enjoyed our conversation and I think you will too.  In this episode we cover: • The 2-3-5-8 Balanced Protocol • The most common issue people complain about - lack of energy • The problem with "name it blame it claim it tame it" approach to health • The problem with slick marketing and nitching… (anti-gluten, anti-lectin etc.) • The issue with health experts speaking in absolutes (Sith) • Nutrition is not just what you’re eating but what your individual body can attune to • Your mental state while you eat will determining how you use that food Enjoy

Dr. of Chiropractic Michael Pound from healbetterfast designed a pretty badass pillow THE PERFECT FIT PILLOW USE CODE: OPTIMAL50 for $50 off your pillow The Perfect Fit Pillow checks a lot of boxes for me. My bedding is all  organic latex, wool and cotton - but my old pillow was cheap memory foam that off-gassed for months.  Email the team at  info@healbetterfast.com for more information. It's adjustable - made without flame retardants or formaldehyde - low VOC Our conversation was very interesting - focusing on pain and sleep: Pain is in the mind - which is why opiates, pain pills are soooo overly prescribed and abused. Chronic pain is the most common cause of long-term disability in the US Almost 100 of our pain is mis-attributed. We think it’s one thing and it’s almost always something else. Sleeping and sitting postures are screwing everyone up. Accelerated arthritis, break down etcetera with a kinked neck  during sleep. US Pure Certified, Low Chem, Bamboo fiber pillow case Why you shouldn’t spend a ton

Joe Cohen hacks.  Joe is the founder or Selfhacked a world-class resource for all things personal optimization including PhD reviewed articles on topics from mitochondria optimization to N-Acetylcisteine. At Selfdecode - The world’s most comprehensive DNA-based health hacking tool to improve brain health, sleep, and reduce inflammation - Joe and his team take your 23andme data as well as your recent blood work to create custom protocols to help you live optimal.  In this episode however, we dig into a couple of fascinating topics very deeply. Microdosing LSD and how the new Google medic updates have made it very hard to find alternative (biohacking) information on the web.  For context, Google's latest updates have crushed alternative health companies through lumping alternative health resources together and ranking them lower - regardless of their scientific support, review or validity. It's a travesty. In this episode we cover: • The case for consuming nutritional yeast (brewers yeast) • Microdosing LSD and

Anthony literally wrote the book about Biohacking Secrets.  This is the type of podcast episode where you feel like you're a part of the conversation - I really enjoyed this episode.  He knows his stuff and his coaching testimonials on his site tell the whole story. Anthony has given you a special offer through the coaching service he provides: BIOHACKING SECRETS COACHING here.  In this episode we cover:   Anthony’s definition of biohacking How can we look, feel and think the way we want to?  4 ROOT CAUSES driving health deficiency and lack of performance: Stress - Toxins, Infections  Importance of knowing your baselines. Dr Mercola, NAD suppositories STEP 1 for biohacking your health is to increase energy and motivate people to make more changes His heavy metal detox protocol - quicksilver push catch, DMSA, ETDA suppositories, coffee enemas Plant medicines for battling depression The importance of proiritizing personal happiness. Types of breath work for cardio and sauna  Sun gazing upside down The importa

Alanna Collen Wrote "10% Human" in 2015 and it sent shockwaves across the globe.  Her path of discovery and personal healing came after a devastating reaction from a cycle of antibiotics - ultimately leading her to discover the strange world of microbes and our relationship with them.  In this episode we cover:  • Microbes have been evolving with us since before we were human • 10% human refers to the statistic that there are 10x more microbes in and on the body that human cells. That number has shifted closer to 50% recently, but it says a lot about our relationship to microbes   • Skepticism of the assumption that diversity of microbiome in the gut is the answer for optimal health (some developing nations eat 1 thing Inuit) • Koala moms feed their joey’s poop because eucalyptus is hard to digest • Tips for keeping a healthy microbe balance in and on your body. Like - not using antibacterial soap for body or home. The importance of vaginal bacteria in birth and the problems with C-sections and more. • Her ne

If you're listening to this you're interested in being your best self - and Tim Gray has a ton of ideas for you. So many ideas in fact, that he's hosting the largest biohacking conference in Europe.   Tim is hosting The Health Optimisation Summit in London, UK September 14th and 15th - where he's compiled a staggering lineup of speakers:  Dave Asprey, Marek Doyle, Matt Maruca, Harry Adelson, Quantified Bob, Siim Land, Gerald Pollack, Christopher Shade, Shaman Durek, John Gray and MORE! I love the way Tim and his team are positioning The Health Optimisation Summit: Biohacking, Nutrition, Fitness and Medical Worlds.  In this episode we talk a lot about some new supplements, tonics and approaches for optimal health. Here's a few. Quinton Hypertonic, Nuzest Protein, Grounding Bedsheet Tim also shares how he thinks and activates on his own health optimization - which I love.  Enjoy!  

Dr. Bruce Lipton has done a ton of fascinating work in stem cell research, epigenetics and consciousness.  Author of "Biology of Belief," a one-of-a-kind book which tackles epigenetics and a consciousness based understanding of biology.  In this episode we cover: The difference between our conscious and subconscious mind 3 powerful, practical techniques for re-programming the subconscious mind (which is limiting each of us) The power and effectiveness of positive, present-tense belief statements How energy psychology modalities can provide you an opportunity to engage super learning for new skills and behaviors like speed reading . Magneto Encephalogram test prove that our thoughts emirate out side of our body. Science can read your thoughts without Electro Encephalogram requiring touch… Our thoughts come out of us and into the environment around us.

Quantified Bob is one of the most well-known bio-hackers in the world. His site https://www.quantifiedbob.com/ is PACKED with N of 1 experiments, results, tips, and strategies to help you live an optimal life.  BODY - Sauna and Niacin to detox, Air Quality, Water Quality etc.  MIND - Personality Types, Brain Health, Ketones etc.  LIFESTYLE - Travel, HRV, Quantifying His Gambling Tendencies etc.  Bob is a pretty ideal guest for OPP. He's such a treasure trove of wisdom, experience and experiments. I picked his brain on some of the same experiments that you can also do at home to learn more about how you can quantify yourself and live optimal.  In this episode we cover:  • Simple ideas for minimizing your exposure to frequencies • The difference between high and low emf versus radio frequencies • The issue of keeping your phone in your pocket, constantly pinging for updates and data processing and how your genitals are exposed • Minimizing humidity to avoid mold growth especially in your bedroom • The Foobot ai

I've struggled with how to present the write up for this episode, simply because I know it's so controversial. But I'll say this:   We're not being given the facts about the science (or lack thereof) behind vaccine safety. We've been told vaccine injuries are 1 in 1-million. We've been told that they're safe an effective in protecting us from scary diseases. We've also been lead to believe that anyone who questions vaccines is diluted. But you're different. You ask questions. You're curious. You listen to eye-opening podcasts which present a broad spectrum of data and resources. SO, I present to you a fact-based conversation about the vaccine debate.  Del Bigtree - Founder of the Informed Action Consent Network (ICAN) is one of the most outspoken advocates for consumer safety on the planet, and he has the credentials to back it up. He's produced award-winning television shows including CBS "Doctors," "Dr. Phil," and has produced one of the most controversial documentary films ever released called "Vaxxed." "V

Chris Masterjohn PhD knows more about neurotransmitters than anyone I've ever met. And in this episode, you'll find out exactly what I mean. Chris is offering all listeners of the OPP 20% off his Testing Nurtitional Status - The Ultimate Cheat Sheet - A massively powerful tool for understanding your own nutritional needs.  Testing Nurtitional Status - The Ultimate Cheat Sheet  Link - https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/sean PROMO CODE: SEAN In this episode we cover: •The best foods for neurotransmitter support •Which nutrients are most critical to a healthy brain •The importance of testing nutritional approaches for optimal results. • A comprehensive breakdown for understanding key neurotransmitters. • Serotonin not a feel good chemical, but a stress coping chemical • 3 grams of glycine before bed to lower core temp and  get to sleep faster and get deeper sleep • Biogenic amines • Dopamine • Acetylcholine • Gaba • Glutamate • Glycine - eating nose to tail, • Keto as a fasting-mimicking diet • Choline for sustained

What happens when you nearly break your ankle half-way through your first of 7 ultramarathons? You keep running. You talk to yourself. You ask the race to bring it on. You will yourself to transcend...you, and do the IMPOSSIBLE.  Joel Runyon's The Impossible List - tracks 100+ goals like "swim in every ocean," "bike across America," and "give $100,000 dollars away. So far he's raised nearly $200,000 for Pencils of Promise, which builds schools in communities that need them - through Impossible.org Joel went from living in his parent's basement to living an adventurous life with purpose in no time. Now, he's inspiring thousands of other people from around the world tackle their impossible list, and live an inspired life.   In this episode we cover: • The mentality it takes to do the IMPOSSIBLE • Mental tips for running Ultramarathons • Building Businesses like The Ultimate Paleo Guide - Ultimate Meal Plans and Move Well • How to create your own Impossible List • Goal setting and goal execution • Transcending s

We touch our phones over 2,600 times per day. It can be a major time suck and it also contributing to our society's growing anxiety.  Luckily Robert Plotkin has a plan for us. Robert is an expert in mindful uses of technology. Good thing too, since he's uniquely qualified to help. He's a MIT grad in Computer Science, a patent attorney for emerging technology and founder of Technology For Mindfulness.  We're all guilty of over-using our phone: when we're not even thinking about it, when waiting in a line, as a reaction to ordinary down-time.  Thing is, there are simple techniques we can drill in order to break the bad habits we've developed.  In this episode we cover: • Techniques to manage our cellphone use like setting limits on apps • Simplifying the way we use computers to be more productive • The psychology of using pen and paper for creative brainstorming • Optimal Email techniques like time-blocking, batching and categories • A simple technique to prepare yourself before using social media • A real-time