Arjun Khemani Podcast

#27 – Farbood Nivi: Follistatin Gene Therapy, E/Acc, and Following Your Heart

Mar 23, 2024

Farbood Nivi, biohacker for 25 years, discusses Follistatin gene therapy, FDA's role in health, startup cities, and following your heart. Talks about effective accelerationism, tips for biohacking, and importance of mobility. Shares insights on living forever and the power of taking action.

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Farbood Nivi

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Biohacking for 25 years can lead to groundbreaking advancements in gene therapy.

Following your heart can help you achieve your true desires and shape your destiny.

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Follow Your Heart and Avoid Betrayal

Your greatest sin is betraying yourself for nothing. By following your heart, you can become who you truly want to be.

Introduction

6min

Exploring Peptides and Learning from Health Experts

2min

Exploring Follistatin Gene Therapy and Personal Health Regime

14min

Exploring Networks States and Longevity in Special Economic Zones

13min

Questioning Effective Altruism and Promoting Proactivity

17min

Optimizing Longevity Through Biohacking and Personalized Health Choices

12min

Embracing Authenticity and Following One's Heart

8min

Farbood Nivi is the founder of Grockit (acquired by Kaplan in 2013). He has been biohacking for 25 years. Recently, he became one of the first 200 people in the world to receive Follistatin gene therapy.

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Timestamps

0:39 - Biohacking for 25 years

7:23 - Follistatin gene therapy

11:15 - Farbood’s protocol and results after taking follistatin

15:38 - The FDA’s job is not to keep you alive and healthy

20:58 - Próspera and other startup cities

24:13 - Effective accelerationism

29:27 - On living forever

33:40 - The nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m an effective altruist and I’m here to help”

44:40 - Action is always selfish

50:53 - Tips for the average person to get started with biohacking

57:00 - The importance of mobility and flexibility

1:02:14 - Steve Jobs and following your heart

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Arjun Khemani Podcast

#27 – Farbood Nivi: Follistatin Gene Therapy, E/Acc, and Following Your Heart

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Podcast summary created with Snipd AI

Quick takeaways

Deep dives

Follow Your Heart and Avoid Betrayal

Influence of Steve Jobs' Secrets of Life

Key Lessons and Insights from Steve Jobs

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