The Gut Health Gurus Podcast
Ben Greenfield on Optimising Sleep, Gut Health & Top Health trends for 2020
Dec 27, 2019
54:30
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Quick takeaways
- Optimizing sleep involves managing blue light exposure and incorporating cold thermogenesis for better rest.
- Improving gut health can be achieved through probiotics like kefir and addressing gut infections and stressors.
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Benefits of Kefir and Gut Health
Kefir, a fermented product rich in probiotics, offers numerous advantages like enhancing gut health and potentially reducing anxiety and depression. Drinking organic kefir made at home, free from sugar, can provide a beneficial source of beneficial bacteria.
Ben Greenfield's Health Practice
Ben Greenfield, an exercise physiologist and bio-mechanist, focuses on optimizing physiology through various aspects like digestion, hormones, sleep, and performance. He combines modern technology and ancestral wisdom in his practice, emphasizing on living naturally and incorporates biohacks.
Struggles with Health Challenges
Ben Greenfield's personal health struggles revolve around infections like MRSA and gut issues due to factors such as a high carbohydrate diet and stress. He emphasizes addressing issues like gut health, sleep optimization, and dealing with a mold overgrowth.
Key Health Trends for the Future
The future health trends expected include increased utilization of photobiomodulation therapy, emphasizing the significance of light therapy on mitochondrial function. Additionally, cold thermogenesis and grounding practices are predicted to gain popularity for their benefits on the nervous system and inflammation. Focus on mitochondrial health is also anticipated as a key area of research for the next decade.
A mind-blowing conversation with health optimisation maven, Ben Greenfield on how to get the best sleep, optimising gut health and the top health trends for 2020. We cover Ben’s own health challenges, optimising sleep, blue light, tackling jet lag, optimising gut health, deuterium depletion, red light therapy, grounding, cold thermogenesis, intermittent fasting, electromagnetic fields, peptide therapy and so much more. Bio: Ben Greenfield is a Coach, Author, Speaker, ex-Bodybuilder and Ironman Triathlete. His science-based approach to discovering a potent balance between health and performance has revolutionised the way thousands of athletes and exercise enthusiasts around the world live, train and eat. Ben was named as one of the world’s top 100 most influential people in health and fitness and America’s Top Personal trainer. By 2015, Ben was coaching the world’s top CEO’s, chefs, biohackers, poker players, tennis, motocross and endurance competitors, and professional athletes from the UFC, the NHL, the NBA, the NFL and beyond. Topics discussed:
- Ben’s philosophies
- Ben’s health crises as inspiration
- Sleep and Gut health
- Jet lag
- Gut Infections and stressors
- Top tips for optimising sleep
- Meal timing
- Sleep temperature- Chillipad, Intellibed
- Sleep hygiene when travelling
- Hot/ Cold contrast shower
- Smart wool socks
- Exercise and meal timing
- Sleep and blue light
- Sunlight exposure during the day for sleep
- Red incandescent light in the bedroom
- Tackling sound pollution- Sleep Phones and Sleep Stream App
- Mindfold sleep mask
- Sublingual Melatonin Supplementation- QuickSilver Scientific
- Melatonin Suppository
- CBD Dosage and Sleep Optimisation
- Wifi, EMFs and Dirty Electricity
- Digital Wall Timers and Wifi
- Devices to minimise Wifi when travelling- Somavedic, BluShield
- Wifi and growth of bacterial pathogens
- Grounding, Earthing, Sunlight, and Red Light Therapy for Gut Health
- Top Gut Health Tips
- Coffee Enemas for improving liver and gall bladder function
- Pure Colostrum powder to reduce leaky gut
- Bone Broth for gut health
- Gut Discomfort/ Gut Dysbiosis- Low FODMAP Diet
- Supplement for bacterial overgrowth
- Peptide Therapy- BPC157, LL37
- Collagen Peptides
- Milk Kefir and Fermented Foods
- Milk Kefir Recipe and info
- Deuterium Depleted Water
- Why is deuterium an issue?
- The Ultimate Guide to Deuterium
- How to Deplete Deuterium?
- Breathing for Deuterium Depletion
- The Oxygen Advantage Book
- Ben’s Interview with The Deuterium Depletion Centre
- Past Podcasts on Deuterium Depletion
- Deuterium Depletion via Probiotics
- The Deuterium Crisis in Australia
- Bens Top 3 Health Trends for 2020
- Michael Hamblin
- Ben’s top health tip
Microbiome Stool Testing, Deuterium Testing and Nutritional Consulting
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