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Biohacking with Brittany

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Jul 14, 2022 • 43min

106. Microdosing With THCV and Advanced Biohacking Supplements NMN and Spermidine with Valhalla Vitality

Today we have Philip D’Agostino with us from Valhalla Vitality and we are digging into a new era of supplements with ingredients that are so hard to find.  Valhalla Vitality strives to create and provide easy access to the tools people need to achieve peak wellness.   We talk about:  02:00 - Holistic weightloss 07:50 - Why Philip started Valhalla Vitality 10:30 - Valhalla Vitality’s best-selling product and why 11:10 - What is THCV and its effects 13:00 - THCV and fasting 14:40 - How Philip found out about THCV 17:00 - THCV vs microdosing with Psilocybin or LSD 18:45 - NMN and what it does 25:10 - Methyl B12 and Methyl Folate 26:30 - Taking NMN everyday 29:30 - Autophagy and spermidine, and their benefits to your cells 31:45 - Reversing aging by lengthening telomeres 40:20 - The supplement you should start with from Valhalla Vitality   Resources: Valhalla Vitality Valhalla Vitality Instagram   Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook My Amazon Storefront Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play   Sponsors:  Try silver for all your healing needs from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off. Get 20% off InsideTracker plans, including testing your biological age, with my code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.
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Jul 8, 2022 • 46min

105. Q&A: Holistic Weight Loss, Difference Between Ancestral Eating and Paleo, Morning Routine, Enemas and More

In this question and answer, I answer some of the frequently asked questions I receive from Instagram. Message me your health questions, and I’ll answer them next!   I talk about:  00:30 - Topping all the charts for podcasts in Brazil! 05:00 - What is ancestral nutrition and the difference between ancestral nutrition and paleo 08:20 - The book - Wheat Belly 12:20 - My morning routine 15:00 - The history of tracking your cycle for women 17:00 - Tongue scraping 25:10 - Holistic weight loss  29:00 - The effect of fasting in my body 32:00 - Using a Lumen device 35:50 - Enemas and why I recommend you do it   Resources: Six Benefits Of Raw Milk freebie Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook My Amazon Storefront Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play   Sponsors:  Use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY at Sensate for $25 off today.  
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Jun 30, 2022 • 1h 1min

104. Truly Healthy Living in the 21st Century with Dr. Russell Jaffe

The 21st century has given us many comforts and toxins that are now affecting our health. Today’s podcast with Dr. Russell Jaffe talks about holistic care, raw milk, our dietary choices, and much more. Dr. Jaffe is the author of Thriving In The 21st Century: Your Guide To Adding Years To Life And Life To Years.  In the book, Dr. Jaffe explains what biomarkers to measure, what the measurements mean functionally, and what actions to take to achieve thriving health.   We talk about:  05:00 - Having your blood sugar tested 09:00 - My new free guide on raw milk!! 10:40 - Combining Eastern and Western principles and values 13:00 - From a skeptic to an advocate 16:00 - Transitioning from sick care to healthful care and looking for progressive MDs 17:50 - The main inspiration behind Dr. Russell Jaffe’s book 21:30 - Good physicians for comprehensive care in Canada 23:00 - Raw milk and its legalities 26:30 - Hypertrophy and hyperplasia 32:20 - The consequences of our dietary choices 33:00 - Planting your own food and the water you should be drinking 37:00 - Spring water delivery in Canada and the VItamin C cleanse 43:00 - Functional age vs. biological age vs. chronological age 46:00 - HBA1C and glucose monitoring 41:00 - Fructosamine and an alternative to fasting 42:50 - For women who have fertility issues 45:00 - Bringing your Vitamin D up 46:30 - Losing weight effectively, what to do after the pandemic, and eating without immune burden   Resources: Dr. Russell Jaffe’s website Eckhart Tolle Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play   Sponsors:  Try silver for all your healing needs from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off. Get 20% off InsideTracker plans, including testing your biological age, with my code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.
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Jun 23, 2022 • 46min

103. Q&A: Fasting, Micro Dosing, Raw Milk, Red Light Therapy and More

This week I pull common questions from my Instagram account and answer them for you. Everything from raw milk to plant medicine to red light therapy.  If you have any questions you’d like answered, message me on social media or email me through my website, and I will be more than happy to answer them.   We talk about:  03:00 - What my routine is with red light therapy 06:00 - My PRP (Platelet Rich Plasma) results 11:50 - Where I get my Psilocybin from and the safety of it 17:00 - Microdosing with LSD 23:10 - My results from my red light therapy mask 27:00 - How to do cold immersion and its benefits 30:00 - Why I drink raw milk and its benefits 35:00 - How to make fasting work for women   Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play   Sponsors:  Use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY at Sensate for $25 off today.
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Jun 16, 2022 • 51min

102. How Your Human Design Impacts Your Health with Hope Pedraza

Hope Pedraza is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, and host of Hopeful and Wholesome Podcast. Hope helps career-driven women to heal their gut, balance their minds, and feel good in their bodies again. Hope also is a mom, serial entrepreneur, and founder of a Pilates-based franchise - inBalance studio.  We dive into Human Design this week and how your type can really impact what nutrition and wellness practices suit you best.    We talk about:  07:20 - Hope’s health journey 12:10 - How Hope got started with Human Design 14:35 - How Human Design connects to wellness 16:25 - The five types of Human Design - Generators 17:50 - Manifestors 20:40 - Manifesting Generators 21:50 - Projectors 23:30 - Reflectors 28:40 - How to figure out your Human Design type 34:00 - Specific Human Design types that go well together 43:00 - The most important chakra to focus on if you are female 44:30 - Signs that you are out of alignment 47:10 - What chakra should men focus on more   Resources: Find Hope Pedraza on Instagram   Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play   Sponsors:  Try silver for all your healing needs from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off. Get 20% off InsideTracker plans, including testing your biological age, with my code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.
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Jun 10, 2022 • 54min

101. It's Time to Set the Record Straight About Nootropics with Greg Gostincar

Curious about nootropics? This week we are driving into brain health and nootropics with Greg Gostincar. Greg is a certified brain health coach and the creator of Your Inception. His mission is to help people optimize their brain performance to live an extraordinary life.  We talk about:  02:00 - How micro doing with psilocybin helps me be more creative 11:10 - How Greg got started in the nootropic brain health world 12:40 - We’re not using our brain efficiently 14:15 - What are nootropics 15:30 - Why there is so much interest in nootropics 17:30 - How the way we live affects our health and brain function 18:30 - Recommended nootropic supplements and different nootropics for men and women 21:30 - Nootropics almost everyone can try 24:30 - Optimizing your lifestyle first before taking nootropics 26:00 - Nootropic formulas Greg recommends 28:30 - Things you should be cautious about in nootropics 32:00 - Kids and nootropics 36:00 - Are mushrooms nootropic 39:30 - Micro dosing with LS D 43:30 - Who nootropics are really for   Resources: Connect with Greg Gostincar  Microcybin micro doses (code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY) Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play   Sponsors:  Try silver for all your healing needs from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off
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Jun 2, 2022 • 40min

100. How Using Silver Can Support Your Health With SilverBiotics

Welcome to our 100th episode! Today we dive into the world of silver for biohacking.  By combining the healing properties of nature and the power of science, SilverBiotics® develops products in an affordable way so that everyone has the ability to live life to its fullest. We have Kelli Gray and Steve Ravely from the SilverBiotics team to talk about silver and how it benefits your body, what to look out for, and why silver is so controversial.   We talk about:  06:00 - Red tape on health products 14:00 - How SilverBiotics started 16:00 - Why silver is supportive and not gold 17:30 - Benefits of silver for your body 20:00 - Effects of using silver products for a period of time 21:00 - Benefits of silver for pets 23:00 - Taking silver and its effect on different pathogens in the body 24:00 - Silver and mineral imbalances in the body 25:30 - Skin color changes and silver 28:00 - Why silver is controversial 38:00 - Silver-based cleaners         Resources: Try silver for all your healing needs from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off   Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Get 20% off InsideTracker plans, including testing your biological age, with my code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY. Use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY at Sensate for $25 off today.
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May 26, 2022 • 60min

99. Why Female Self Care Is Unique With Dana Frost

Why is wellness different for women? I am joined by Dana Frost, a wellness expert, functional nutrition and lifestyle practitioner, and Heartmath certified trainer.  In Dana’s twelve years as a life coach, she has accrued a rare combination of certifications and specialties that she is proud to hold and serve her clients with. We talk about why women feel the need to focus on self-care more, how to reduce stress, allot time for self-care, and more! We talk about:  00:30 - I went camping, and my surprising HRV results 14:00 - Dana Frost’s health journey and in educating women in reaching optimal health 19:30 - What to do to reduce your stress starting today 25:00 - Self-care does not need to include complex practices 27:00 - The Heartmath inner balance device for tracking your heart rate 30:00 - Tips for women who are experiencing fatigue all the time 34:00 - Adaptogens 36:00 - Allotting time for self-care 43:00 - Difference between male and female self-care 47:00 - We are exposed to thousands of chemicals every day 51:00 - Start with your breath 53:00 - Light therapy 55:00 - Vibration plates and brain tap 57:00 - Saunas and steamed rooms   Resources: Visit Dana Frost’s website Dana Frost’s podcast Vitally You Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Try silver for all your healing needs from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off
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May 19, 2022 • 51min

98. Why 85% Of People Don’t Feel Healthy with Faraaz Jamal of Mikra

Faraaz Jamal, the CEO of Mikra, joins me as we talk about using cutting-edge supplements to increase healthspan. CELLF, the first product by Mikra, is a novel cellular therapeutic compound that targets consumers who are beginning to notice their biological age is affecting their everyday performance. We talk about preventative medicine, increasing your healthspan versus lifespan, longevity, and much more. We talk about:  11:00 - Faraaz’s journey in developing Mikra 16:00 - Getting toxins out of your body and chemo-brain 18:00 - Preventative medicine 20:30 - Defining healthspan vs. lifespan vs. longevity 25:00 - Our health is degrading over time 28:00 - Feeling your best no matter what your age 30:00 - The ingredients in Mikra and their benefits 34:00 - What supplements and nutraceuticals work and what don’t 37:00 - Role of supplements in our healthspan vs. diet and lifestyle practices 39:00 - Typical benefits you get when you take CellF supplements 44:00 - Prioritizing function over form in supplements   Resources: You can find CellF and Faraaz Jamal on Mikra     Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Get 20% off InsideTracker plans, including testing your biological age, with my code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.
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May 12, 2022 • 50min

97. Molecular Hydrogen Water: What You Should Know with Alex Tarnava from Drink HRW

Alex Tarnava, the founder of Drink HRW, joins me to explain his focus on therapeutic hydrogen water technology.  Drink HRW’s goal is to ensure that everyone can experience the tremendous benefits of daily use of molecular hydrogen safely and effectively. We talk about hydrogen water, what it is, its benefits, and how hydrogen water can help in optimizing your health and hormones. We talk about:  00:40 - Biohacks I did this morning 05:30 - Microdosing 09:50 - Learning so much from the biohacking world 15:50 - How and why Alex got started with developing hydrogen water 21:50 - Doing the right thing with clinical trials and open research 24:00 - What hydrogen water is and how it is useful 27:10 - Benefits of hydrogen in our bodies 32:00 - Hydrogen’s effect on gut health and hormones 38:50 - Hydrogen compared to other antioxidants 42:00 - Overloading on antioxidants 44:00 - History of hydrogen therapy 47:30 - How to start with trying molecular hydrogen   Resources: Find Alex Tarnava on Drink HRW   Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY at Sensate for $25 off today.

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