I recently had the pleasure to speak at the fabulous and intriguing "Kentucky Castle", a unique destination hotspot with a full biohacking facility, sauna, farm-to-table restaurant, precision medicine arm, hemp farm, horse facilities and much more. The castle is owned by one of the physicians who hosts the "Wild Health" podcast, on which I was recently a guest.
This is part one of a two part series that addresses the oft-confusing world of "taking your health into your own hands" via genetic testing, blood and biomarker tracking, sleep measurements and other forms of self-quantification. In part two, you'll get to sit in on a very interesting post-talk Q&A with myself and several of the physicians in attendance at the conference. Enjoy!
**Editor's Note: Forgive the extraneous background noises. All effort was made to ensure the clearest possible sound in spite of it :)
In this episode, you'll discover... -Ben's history as a bodybuilder, triathlete and his transition to his current message...9:00
- Bodybuilding is a bit of a biohacking sport
- Ben began to take lab tests and was shocked at the results
- Pre-type 2 diabetes; inflammation
- Healthy on the outside but dying on the inside
- Inspired his first book Beyond Training
- Doesn't work primarily with athletes anymore; mainly people who want to feel good and live a long time
-Some guidelines when examining your lab results...16:15
- Lab results indicate an absence of disease, not necessarily one's potential for health and longevity
The 11 Blood Biomarkers -RBC (red blood cell) Magnesium...26:10
-Estradiol...29:23
- Men need to be concerned with estrogen, not just women
- Dutch Test
-Testosterone...32:08
- Women should be concerned, not just men
- Hormones can be bound up by proteins
- You want 2% of your testosterone to be free
-High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP)...40:22
- Link between inflammation and heart attack risk
- Numbers will vary depending on your workout regimen
-Triglyceride HGL Ratio...43:25
- Is more important in determining your risk for C/V disease than total cholesterol or LDL cholesterol
- HGL to total cholesterol level: lower is better
-Full lipid panel, and an Omega 3 index...48:15
- Tells you the size of your cholesterol particles
- You want the particles to be "large and fluffy"; count should be low
- You want the Omega 3 index to be higher
- Highest risk zone (4% and below) = 90% chance of C/V disease
-Insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1)...52:10
- Good for getting bulked up; not so much for longevity
- View life as a set of press/pull cycles
- You want to live long, and live an enjoyable life too
- Work hard, eat red meat one day; fast and yoga the next
- Sweet spot: 80-150
-Insulin...54:37
-Iron...1:00:11
- Lipid peroxides result when interact with iron in the production of hydrogen peroxide (rust effect in the body)
- High iron levels contribute to a number of diseases and conditions
-Food allergies and sensitivities...1:02:41
- Ben's big beef with food allergy tests; you get a bunch of false positives
- Inaccuracies
- No double tests for each protein
- Cyrex Array 10 C: Ben's gold standard food allergy test
- Must be ordered by a doctor
- Viome
- Onegevity
- Mold toxins
- See Cyrex Array 10 C above
- Micronutrients
- Gut
- Genes
-And much more... Resources from this episode:
-Book: Biochemical Individuality by Roger Williams -Oura Ring
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