Dr. Leland Stillman is one interesting doctor and a man after my own heart - meaning he's interested in everything from how polar bears use cold thermogenesis and hibernation to enhance longevity to how your environment drastically shapes your health no matter how hard you exercise or how perfect you eat.

He became interested in natural and integrative medicine at an early age. After majoring in environmental health at Connecticut College and earning his medical doctorate from the University of Virginia School of Medicine, Dr. Stillman completed his training in internal medicine at Maine Medical Center.

Board-certified in internal medicine and specializing in integrative medicine, he has a passion for doing whatever it takes to discover the root cause of his patients' medical problems through advanced laboratory testing and then addressing those imbalances with dietary or lifestyle interventions.

Dr. Stillman focuses not only on the patient but on all aspects of the environment they live in. Some of Dr. Stillman's professional interests include phototherapy (photobiomodulation), nutrition, toxicology, and the immune system. In this podcast, we talk light, EMF, air, water, sound, metabolic typing, COVID vaccines, and a whole lot more!

During this discussion, you'll also discover: -Leland's family history...6:30

His ancestor was a physician to Gov. Stanford of California in the 1800s
Son died of a bacterial infection and was named after Gov. Stanford
Practice is in Richmond, VA; however, 99% of his practice is virtual
Pretty Healthy practice in NYC
Dr. Anthony Beck's BGF podcasts:
- The Physician Who Personally Advises The World’s Leading Health Authorities, And His Tiny Invention That Pro Athletes Swear By.
- The Danger Of ‘Shrooms, Eating & Supplementing “Seasonally”, Whether Lectins Are Really Bad For You & Much More With Dr. Anthony G. Beck.
Leland's videos on COVID went viral (video is now not available)
Life Site News

-Why Leland is not planning on getting vaccinated for COVID...10:30

-How to mitigate the effects of, and how to avoid contracting, COVID...16:35

It's difficult to expose everyone to a virus
There's no element of the environment that won't have an effect on human health
How To Biohack The Ultimate Healthy Home: Part 1, with Dr. Jack Kruse
Light and biochemistry
Optimizing internal and external environments

-How to optimize light for your own biology...23:10

Quantify the light in your environment via a smartphone app
Seasonal affective disorder (SAD) - Sunlight deficiency
Sunglasses may be contributing to SAD, affecting emotions deleteriously
Paper: Melatonin and the Optics of the Human Body
Bright light during the day is essential for proper melatonin production at night
Re-Timer light therapy glasses
Antioxidant benefits of light are lost
Supplementation of melatonin should copy nature
Red and near-infrared light (Joovv)
Naturally lit environment at night
Vaping, ozone generators hurt melatonin production
Tryptophan and vitamin B6 are necessary to produce melatonin

-How to use melatonin as a "circadian reset"...35:15

-How to determine the proper lighting for your home...39:50

First determine your goal
Red lamp during the night when waking up in the night
HugoAi lamps
Dimmable lights tend to produce higher amounts of EMF
Dirty EMF filter
Turn off dimmers during sleep

-The Polar Bear program for optimizing health...43:50

Dr. Jack Kruse: "Eat like a shark, live like a polar bear"
- Jack Kruse Tells You How To Live Like A Polar Bear And Eat Like A Great White Shark
Humans in high artificial light eat lots of food, gain weight, don't sleep well, etc.
Polar bears have many of the same metabolic abnormalities as humans with the poor diets
Adaptations that allow them to survive the winter
Leland had many of these symptoms
Repleted levels of nutrients and health improved dramatically
Balance Protocol by Dr. Anthony Beck

-Breathwork protocols Leland uses...50:50

Vladimir Buteyko
- The Ultimate Breathwork Ninja Guide: How To Banish Stress & Kiss High Cortisol Goodbye
The sickest patients breathe quickly and rapidly
Animals that live the shortest take more rapid and shallow breaths
Low rate of oxygen exposure = longer lifespan
Nasal, diaphragmatic breathing for the vagus nerve
Box breathing
Respiratory systems back to optimal breathing mechanics
BGF podcasts on breathing and breathwork:
Breath Belt
Relaxator, developed by Anders Olsson
- Biohack Your Breath With Nose “Boners,” Carbon Dioxide Inhalation, Tibetan Longevity Stretches & Much More: How To Unlock The New Science Of A Lost Art, With Anders Olsson

-What kind of dietary approach Leland utilizes for himself and his patients...57:00

Figure out what you absolutely cannot eat (elimination diet)
Food allergy tests have many false positives
Immune system has reactions we can't explain
Chia and flax seeds are rich in arginine and Omega 3 fatty acids
Soak and blend chia and flax seeds
We all need our diet tailored to our allergies, insensitivities, etc.
Nutrition and the Autonomic Nervous System by Nick Gonzalez
Measure sympathetic vs. parasympathetic nervous systems
Article on the 5-day juice fast (Stay tuned to my feed for this article next week)
Nature Beat app
Driven: Understanding and Harnessing the Genetic Gifts Shared by Entrepreneurs, Navy SEALs, Pro Athletes (& Maybe You), with Doug Brackmann
- Driven by Doug Brackmann

-Light shapes life: How the human body creates light within itself...1:09:00

Ra Optics blue light blocking glasses
BGF podcasts with Matt Maruca:
- Ben Accidentally Gets A Bit High On Ketamine & Talks About His Journey Of Biohacking, Ancestral Health, Spirituality, Fitness & Much More With Light Expert Matt Maruca.
- What Time Of Day Can You Eat A “Cheat Meal,” How Cold Can Make You Unstoppable, Lies We’ve Been Led To Believe About Sunlight & Much More!, With Matt Maruca
Our bodies are built to retain light via the mitochondria
Hot mitochondria? Paper by Nick Lane mentioned by Leland
Light is a form of energy
Mitochondria emit large amounts of infrared light
Lack of magnesium affects the ability to produce internal light

-The two elements of health Leland views as non-negotiable...1:16:55

Mindset and psychology
Those around us sabotage our efforts to get well because of toxic negativity
The best results are those patients with the most hope, faith, most positive mindset
Placebo effect is a thing
Anatomy of An Illness by Norman Cousins
Biology of Belief by Bruce Lipton

-And much more! Resources from this episode:

- Dr. Leland Stillman:

- Podcasts And Articles:

- Books:

The Invisible Rainbow By Arthur Firstenberg
Driven By Doug Brackmann
Anatomy Of An Illness By Norman Cousins
Biology Of Belief By Bruce Lipton

- Gear and Supplements:

- Other Resources:

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