Biohacking with Brittany

Brittany Ford
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Jan 13, 2022 • 1h 9min

82. Alzheimer’s Disease: Is It Preventable? Christina Acevedo Explains

Today we have Christina Acevedo on the show, the author of Two Little F Words: Feasting and Fasting Your Way To Optimal Health. We talk about Alzheimer's, things you can do to prevent it, and why you should start early in preventing Alzheimer’s disease. Christina has become very passionate about teaching people, especially women, that our genes are not our destiny and that 2/3 of people with Alzheimer's are women. How to prevent Alzheimer's disease and how to take control of your own health is Christina's #1 service to her community.  We talk about: 01:00 - Win a consultation with me! 03:50 - My feeling when eating animals and meat 17:00 - Menopause and Alzheimer’s 19:00 - Why Alzheimer’s is more prevalent in women 26:00 - Why everyone wants to blame it on genetics 28:00 - Is Alzheimer’s now Type 3 Diabetes? 34:00 - What should you do if you find that you or a loved one has symptoms of Alzheimer’s? 53:00 - The mind-spirit connection to Alzheimer’s 57:00 - We are being fed a false narrative that does not take into account our biochemical individuality Resources: Christina’s book - Two Little F Words: Feasting and Fasting Your Way To Optimal Health Instagram Leave a review to win a nutrition consultation with me on Apple Podcasts Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for Sensate at https://www.getsensate.com/biohackingbrittany for $25 off today.
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Jan 6, 2022 • 42min

81. Thinking About Fitness Differently This Year With Sun Sachs of Rewire Fitness

Today we are talking about holistic health and fitness with the CEO of Rewire Fitness, Sun Sachs.   Sun Sachs brings 25 years of expertise in design, technology, product management and business strategy to create compelling concepts, meticulously build and innovate around the required technologies and inspire teams to actualize the vision. Boldly committed to creating the highest quality user experiences and keen awareness for every detail, Sun has built a reputation for creating flawless, award-winning work. We talk about: 03:00 - Regaining my confidence and self-love this year 06:00 - New Shop Page on my website 10:30 - The Rewire Fitness program 14:00 - How Rewire Fitness connects all of the data we’re collecting on ourselves and our health 19:30 - Moving towards holistic health 21:00 - How can you know if you suffer from chronic mental fatigue 26:00 - Professional athletes have more cognitive resilience 31:00 - Tips for reaching peak performance 39:00 - Women usually have a higher level of resilience   Resources: Rewire Fitness website Rewire Fitness Instagram Rewire Fitness Facebook Page Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Go to Kion to order your Lean supplement and use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off all supplements and 20% off all supplement subscriptions. Coast NAD+ supplements: Use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 20% off at coastdrink.com
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Dec 30, 2021 • 46min

80. Everyone’s Drinking Bone Broth and Here’s Why With Melissa Boloña

Today we have Melissa Boloña, the founder of Beauty and the Broth. We talk about entrepreneurship, and bone broth and its benefits. Melissa has worked with the world’s best makeup artists and sampled every top beauty product there is, yet still credits bone broth as her #1 beauty secret. After falling in love with broth and wishing there were more local spots to grab a mug of it, Melissa knew this was the business she had always wanted to create. We talk about: 01:00 - A recap of 2021 12:50 - How Melissa came up with her bone broth product 16:30 - Melissa’s bone broth recipe 18:30 - Bone broth benefits 26:30 - Melissa’s female entrepreneur journey 29:15 - Tips for female entrepreneurs and unexpected experiences in Melissa’s entrepreneur journey 36:00 - Taking time off as an entrepreneur 41:00 - What is next for Melissa’s business? 42:30 - Bone broth for dogs Resources: Beauty And The Broth Beauty And The Broth Instagram Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 25% off all health tests from InsideTracker
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Dec 23, 2021 • 51min

79. EMF Is Not the Problem, so What Is? Beth Sturdivant Explains.

Are you concerned about EMF radiation and 5G? In this episode, we chat about how to protect ourselves from this radiation and uncover what may be the root cause behind this sensitivity with Beth Sturdivant. Beth is the author of “Backyard Secret Exposed: A Journal Of My Healing Path Back To Life”. She helps others overcome what she also has - environmental sensitivities. Having consulted with many doctors and individuals, she created an online business to offer clean and organic products that helped her live much more peacefully in this environment today. We talk about: 04:00 - Staying healthy in the holidays 16:00 - We are in a health crisis 18:10 - The EMF symptoms Beth felt 27:10 - Getting poisoned with Sahara 31:00 - What Beth does now to protect herself from EMF 35:40 - How Beth teaches her kids about EMF and 5G 38:10 - It’s not the EMF that is the true problem 39:30 - Living in an electromagnetic world as the average person 43:00 - Going back to basics   Resources: Beth’s phone number: 704-458-1010 Beth’s Book: Backyard Secret Exposed: A Journal Of My Healing Path Back To Life Practical Nutrition   Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play   Sponsors:  Use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 25% off all health tests from InsideTracker Go to Kion to order your Lean supplement and use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off all supplements and 20% off all supplement subscriptions
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Dec 16, 2021 • 1h 7min

78. How Your Oral Health Impacts Your Body: What to Use and Avoid With Trina Felber of Primal Life Organics

Trina Felber, the CEO of Primal Life Organics, joins me as we talk about oral health, the truth about toothpaste, ingredients to avoid, and what you should look for in your dental products. Trina is a speaker and writer and her food-based skincare and oral products have been featured on TV stations all over the country including ABC, NBC, CBS, and Fox. She is dedicated to helping others realize the dangers in everyday products, and spreading awareness for the importance of using plant-based, natural products instead. We talk about: 08:00 - My biological age got younger 11:00 - My new website is up! 17:00 - How Trina got started with her Primal Life Organics journey 21:00 - The tooth meridians 24:00 - The root cause of cavities 27:00 - Inflammatory diseases and oral health 31:00 - Ingredients to avoid 35:00 - Tongue scraping 39:00 - Flossing 47:00 - Wearing a mask and your oral health 49:00 - Red light therapy for teeth whitening 54:00 - Hydrogen peroxide and mercury fillings Resources: Use my code at Primal Life Organics to get up to a 60% discount Primal Life Organics Instagram Primal Life Organics Facebook Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 25% off all health tests from InsideTracker Coffee Boost Immunity By HANAH, use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 15% off
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Dec 9, 2021 • 54min

77. Fasting in a Supplement: Spermidine Turns Back the Clock With Don Moxley from spermidineLIFE

Have you heard of Spermidine yet? Today I have Don Moxley of spermidineLIFE on the show to discuss this new "wonder supplement".  Don is Director of Applied Science and Brand Development at Longevity Labs Inc. Dedicated to helping people live vibrant, fulfilling lives at all ages, Don draws upon his career as an athlete, a sports scientist, and an instructor to lead and educate on the science of autophagy and longevity. Focusing his work on the cell renewal benefits of spermidine supplementation, Don is a regarded longevity science leader known for making the complex simple. We talk about: 00:30 - Day Two of wearing my new Oura ring with the daytime heart rate tracker 10:00 - My new website is out! 15:30 - What is spermidine? 17:00 - What are the benefits of spermidine? 21:00 - Autophagy and inflammation 24:00 - Autophagy without keto and intermittent fasting 30:00 - Where does spermidine come from? 33:00 - Is there gluten in Spermidine Life? 38:00 - Can you get spermidine from other foods? 49:00 - Look at your environment and make appropriate changes for biohacking your life Resources: Check out spermidineLIFE here and use my coupon code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY to get a discount.  Spermidine Life on Facebook Spermidine Life on Instagram Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 25% off all health tests from InsideTracker Go to Kion to order your Lean supplement and use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off all supplements and 20% off all supplement subscriptions
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Dec 2, 2021 • 41min

76. Q&A: Insomnia Hacks, Body Rashes, How to Start Biohacking, Forming Positive Habits and Much More

This week I answered your submitted questions on a variety of health and personal topics. I dive into the root cause behind skin issues, how our environment impacts our sleep patterns, how to increase body awareness, and how to increase our productivity. We talk about: 03:00 - How to heal your sleep problems 19:00 - The first thing you need to do to start biohacking today 25:30 - The reason behind mysterious skin rashes and how to treat them 32:30 - Best advice on forming positive habits 34:30 - Increasing productivity in a healthy manner Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 25% off all health tests from InsideTracker Coffee Boost Immunity By HANAH, use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 15% off
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Nov 25, 2021 • 1h 6min

75. Fringe Russian Longevity Compounds With Nathalie Niddam

Nathalie Niddam joins me to talk about peptides and peptide bioregulators, what they are, where you can find them, and how they can help you. Nathalie is a self-proclaimed science geek with a passion for human health. She is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Apeiron Academy Epigenetic Coach and a member of the first graduating class of Bulletproof Training Institute. In her teens, she fought with ongoing health and digestive issues. She learned many years later to tap into her body’s own healing and repair mechanisms and now wants to share her knowledge to help others take control of their health. We talk about: 03:30 - I accidentally took my dogs pain killer and became sedated 14:00 - The Bulletproof Human Potential Institute 19:00 - What pushed Natalie to have a career in nutrition? 25:30 - How to start with preventative medicine 31:00 - How do you know if you are under chronic stress? 37:30 - EMF’s 42:30 - What are peptides? 45:00 - Common peptide bioregulators 49:00 - Bioregulators to support your menstrual cycle and sex hormones 55:00 - Where can you purchase bioregulators in Canada? Resources: Nathalie Niddam’s website Optimizing Superhuman Performance Facebook Group Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Save $200 on Inside Tracker’s Ultimate Plan, receive a free InnerAge test, and enjoy 25% off sitewide through Inside Tracker’s Black Friday sale. Use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANYGIFT at checkout. Go to Kion to order your Lean supplement and use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off all supplements and 20% off all supplement subscriptions
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Nov 18, 2021 • 59min

74. What You Should Know About Magnesium With Wade Lightheart

I chatted with Wade Lightheart about all things magnesium! We talk about how magnesium improves your health, when you should take it, and why Wade sought out to create his own magnesium supplement. Wade Lightheart is Co-Founder and President of BiOptimizers, a nutritional supplement company with one mission to help humans shift from a sick, unhealthy condition into a peak biologically optimized state. We talk about: 01:00 - Nose-to-tail eating 03:00 - Drinking bone broth every day 04:30 - I ordered my new Oura Ring! 15:00 - Why Wade’s company decided to come up with a magnesium supplement 27:50 - How you know you need a magnesium supplement 35:30 - Taking magnesium regularly 44:00 - Making strategic changes in your life so you can improve your health 55:00 - Overcoming deficiencies that our ancestors didn’t face Resources: BiOptimizers Facebook BiOptimizers Instagram Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 25% off all health tests from InsideTracker Coffee Boost Immunity By HANAH, use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 15% off
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Nov 11, 2021 • 55min

73. Is Collagen the Missing Macronutrient? Charlie Bailes Explains.

Today we talk about all things collagen with Charlie Bailes. We talk about the different types of collagen and how they can help you in different ways. Charlie Bailes is the CEO & founder of CB Supplements, a company specializing in helping people thrive with multi-collagen protein products. Charlie talks about how collagen can help people solve various health issues, from joint recovery and productivity to sleeping better at night. We talk about: 00:30 - My new Peloton and my initial impression 03:30 - I bought raw goat milk! 07:00 - The difference between Costco organic eggs and REAL pastured eggs from a local farm 15:20 - How did Charlie Bailes get into collagen? 21:20 - What type of diet and nutrition plan does Charlie and his family follow right now? 23:40 - What is collagen and what are the benefits? 35:00 - Does Charlie consume protein powder other than collagen powder? What’s the difference between protein powders and collagen? 42:00 - All the different types of collagen 50:00 - Collagen from plant sources Resources: CB Supplements Use my code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for $5 off CB Supplements on Instagram CB Supplements on Facebook   Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Oasis Adaptogens: 10% off with discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY Use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 25% off all health tests from InsideTracker Go to Kion to order your Lean supplement and use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off all supplements and 20% off all supplement subscriptions. 

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