

Siim Land Podcast
Siim Land
Siim Land is an author, speaker, and consultant. He talks about optimizing health, performance, and longevity with different techniques and biohacking.
Episodes
Mentioned books

Apr 7, 2018 • 52min
#43 The Complete Guide to Extended Fasting for 5 Days and Beyond
When someone was to ask you: “When are you going to have your next 5-day fast?” then you probably don’t have an immediate answer to give – “Ummm...Yea…Let’s do it right now!”
One day I was about to face 4 days of traveling to Finland and I thought why not practice some hardcore fasting during that trip? Alright, I haven’t had a longer fast in a few months so let’s take advantage of this opportunity. Sold!
Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I’m your host Siim Land and this episode is going to be about my 5 day fast which lasted for 120 hours. I’m going to walk you through my experience and give you some of the core principles of fasting for such a long time.
Topics Discussed:
Why I Fast for 5 Days Every Few Months 02:02
Why You Need to Get Into Ketosis While Fasting 05:05
Day One: Electrolytes 07:46
Day Two: Exercise 14:25
Day Three: Hydration 20:35
Day Four: Psychology 22:35
Day Five: Breaking the Fast 26:55
How Much Food Should You Eat After a Fast 40:50
Frequently Asked Questions About Fasting 47:50
And Much More...
Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms
Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher
Download mp3
Watch the podcast on YouTube
Read the Full Blog Post
Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!
Show Notes
Keto Fit Program
Blog Post: How to Eat Organ Meats Without Disgust
Blog Post: Everything About Electrolytes While Fasting
Blog Post: Guide to Supplements While Fasting
Blog Post: Can I Chew Gum While Fasting
Ancestral Supplements Organ Meat Supplements
Podcast episode #5 The 3 Stages of the Ketogenic Diet
Keto // IF Program
Perfect Keto Exogenous Ketones (Use the code SIIMLAND)
Coaching
P.S. The OURA Ring is coming out with their 2nd generation ring in a few weeks. If you want to get a -$75 discountUse the code SIIMLAND at www.ouraring.com
Stay Empowered
Siim
#health #mitochondria #fitness

Apr 3, 2018 • 58min
#42 All About the Mitochondria, Aging, Disease, and Energy with Dr. Lee Know
"All that surrounds us is the foundation of life, the birthplace of what your science calls midi-chlorians, the foundation of what connects the Living Force and the Cosmic Force."― Grandmaster Yoda, Star Wars
What are these midi-chlorians? Well, they're your good-ol' mitochondria the powerhouse of the cells that you learned about in biology class.
"Midi-chlorians are a microscopic life form that resides within all living cells. Without the midi-chlorians, life could not exist, and we would have no knowledge of the Force. They continually speak to us, telling us the will of the Force. When you learn to quiet your mind, you'll hear them speaking to you."―Qui-Gon Jinn, to Anakin Skywalker
That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and our guest is Dr. Lee Know from Canada. He's a naturopathic doctor who specializes in the research of the mitochondria. His latest book Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine looks at the theory of aging and disease from a revolutionary perspective.
Topics discussed:
What are the Mitochondria - 02:50
How do the Mitochondria produce Energy - 07:25
What fuel do the mitochondria prefer - 12:00
The Mitochondrial Theory of Aging - 18:05
Can the Mitochondria repair themselves - 28:40
What nutrients benefit the mitochondria - 31:20
Exercise and Mitochondria - 42:00
How Lee keeps his mitochondria fit - 52:00
And much more...
Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms
Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher
Download mp3
Watch the podcast on YouTube
Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!
Show Notes
Dr. Lee's Book Mitochondria and the Future of Medicine
Keto Fit Program
Blog Post: How to Eat Organ Meats Without Disgust
Ancestral Supplements Organ Meat Supplements
Podcast episode #5 The 3 Stages of the Ketogenic Diet
Keto // IF Program
Coaching
P.S. The OURA Ring is coming out with their 2nd generation ring in a few weeks. If you want to get a -$75 discountUse the code SIIMLAND at www.ouraring.com
Stay Empowered
Siim
#health #mitochondria #fitness

Mar 30, 2018 • 1h 17min
#41 How to Live a Primal Edge Health Lifestyle with Tristan Haggard
What are the most fundamental necessities for the development and sustenance of a species?
From a Darwinian perspective, the first and foremost priorities of an organism are food and reproduction. It's true that our society is built around pursuing those ends and man is constantly trying to ensure their thrival.
Where do you as an individual fit into this? How can you as a person find your place in this grand scheme of things?
That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host of Siim Land and our guest is Tristan Haggard the founder of PrimalEdgeHealth.com
In search of the most primal and essential things in life, Tristan and his wife Jessica decided to wipe the dust of California and move to the mountainous and forested hills of Equador in South America. There they started their online business Primal Edge Health and are growing their 2 children in a loving way.
Topics Discussed:
Why did Tristan and his wife decide to move to Ecuador
How the American agriculture has been monopolized by a single company
What kind of social engineering tools are being used to control the masses
Is overpopulation a myth or another tool of population control
Where should civilization and mankind head in terms of their food utilization
What are the most common mistakes people make on a low carb ketogenic diet
Are you eating the most nutritious foods
Why you should never become dogmatic and put yourself in a box
The importance of community and social interactions
And much more...
Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms
Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher
Download mp3
Watch the podcast on YouTube
Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!
Show Notes
PrimalEdgeHealth.com
Tristan's and Jessica's YouTube
Tristan's Keto Collective Group Coaching
Keto Fit Program
Blog Post: How to Eat Organ Meats Without Disgust
Ancestral Supplements Organ Meat Supplements
Podcast episode #5 The 3 Stages of the Ketogenic Diet
Keto // IF Program
Coaching
P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain
There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ
Stay Empowered
Siim
#health #nutrition #keto

Mar 26, 2018 • 59min
#40 What's the Difference Between Men and Women When Fasting with Dr Nadia Pateguana
Can women do intermittent fasting? What's the difference between women and men while fasting?
That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast with Siim Land. Our guest is Dr. Nadia Pateguana. She's a naturopathic doctor from Canada and she works with Dr. Jason Fung who's written many best-selling books on fasting and the ketogenic diet.
Topics discussed:
What made Nadia want to become a naturopathic doctor 01:29
What's the cause of obesity in Canada as well as Mozambique 06:00
How does Dr. Fung's Diet program look like 13:40
What's the difference between men and women when fasting 17:20
Can pregnant women fast 30:30
How does Nadia break her fast 36:29
Is it a good idea to cycle on and off ketosis 39:25
And much more...
Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms
Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher
Download mp3
Watch the podcast on YouTube
Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!
Show Notes
Dr. Nadia's website and program
Dr. Jason Fung's best-selling book The Obesity Code
Dr. Fung's book The Complete Guide to Fasting
Podcast episode #31 on Intermittent Fasting Myths with Philip Ghezelbash
Keto // IF Program
Coaching
P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain
There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ
Stay Empowered
Siim
#health #nutrition #fasting #keto

Mar 22, 2018 • 1h 27min
#39 Dangers of Blue Light Exposure and Chronic Sleep Deprivation at the Biohacker's Live Show
Did you know that even just a few nights of poor sleep gives you the blood sugar levels of a diabetic?
Getting less than ideal amounts of sleep decreases your alertness, memory, intelligence, and mood...
The craziest thing about it is that you'll get used to sleep deprivation and after a while, you think that your cognitive haze and sleepiness are normal, whereas your brain is simply compensating for lack of sleep
When it comes to health and wellness, then sleep is the most important thing. Your brain literally heals itself only during deep sleep and most diseases of modern life can get traced back to poor sleep patterns
That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land but this episode isn't actually going to be on the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. Instead, I hopped onto the Biohacker's Live Show hosted by my friends from the Biohacker's Center in Finland. We're going to be doing weekly live streams on their YouTube and Facebook page where we talk with interesting people in the field of biohacking, human optimization, and overall awesomeness.
In this episode, I made a short video about the dangers of blue light exposure at night and hopped onto the live stream for a few minutes in the end because I had other stuff to do. In future episodes, you can expect me to stay on for the full time.
This show is hosted by Teemu Arina and Olli Sovijärvi who are talking to Daniel Pardi. Dan is the CEO of Human.OS and he's a sleep expert and human optimizer.
Topics discussed:
Why sleep is the foundation to health and wellness
What are the biggest sleep-related issues Olli sees in his patients
What different sleep patterns do hunter-gatherer societies have
What are chronotypes and how does it affect your sleep
What are circadian rhythms and how to avoid a circadian mismatch
Dangers of blue light exposure at night
How to protect yourself against poor sleep and artificial light sources
And much more...
Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms
Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher
Download mp3
Watch the podcast on YouTube
Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!
Show Notes
Biohacker's Live Show YouTube Channel
Nobel Foundation. (2017, October 2). 2017 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine: Molecular mechanisms controlling the circadian rhythm
Daniel Pardi's Human.OS website - Upgrade to PRO for 1 USD/month with the code BLS
This show's show notes on Biohacker's Handbook website
Episode #19 with the CEO of OURA Ring Petteri Lahtela on circadian rhythm optimization
Truedark Blue-blocking Glasses
Swannies Blue-Blocking Glasses
Natural Stacks Serotonin Brain Food
Coaching
P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain
There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ
Stay Empowered
Siim
#sleep #biohacking #health #wellness

Mar 19, 2018 • 38min
#38 How to Increase Serotonin and Dopamine Levels (Of Lobsters and Men VOL 2)
Are you a sad lobster?!?
Let me explain...
In the previous episode, we talked about one of the most fundamental principles of your embodied experience of reality. Namely, that the way you hold your posture and in what physiological state you’re in has a profound impact on your psychological state of mind and vice versa.
Jordan Peterson wrote in his book The 12 Rules of Life: An Antidote to Chaos how male lobsters engage in brutal dominance fights between each other.
Winning once is going to predict the future successes of a lobster because of experiencing a boost in the neurotransmitter serotonin
Serotonin plays an important role in decision making, cognitive performance, risk-seeking behavior, and social affiliations. Low serotonin will lead to low serotonin-producing behavior and depression.
Therefore, if you ever want to get yourself back on the right track of health, wealth, love, and happiness, you need to know how to manage and optimize your neurotransmitters even after having suffered from detrimental defeat.
That's what we'll discuss in today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast with Siim Land, some lobsters, and your brain's neurochemistry.
Topics Discussed:
Identifying syndromes of being a sad lobster
How to know if you're depressed and serotonin deficient
Why dopamine has become the bad-boy of your brain chemistry
The basis for emotional addiction and apathy
What causes low serotonin and dopamine
How to get back to baseline and out of depression
What activities and foods boost serotonin
How to reignite your joy for life and happiness
What supplements to take for balancing your neurotransmitters
And much more...
Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms
Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher
Download mp3
Watch the podcast on YouTube
Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!
Show Notes
Jordan Peterson's book The 12 Rules of Life
Listen to the first episode on RULE #1
Blog post on Optimizing Your Serotonin and Brain Chemistry
Truedark Blue-blocking Glasses
Swannies Blue-Blocking Glasses
Keto Carb Cycle
Natural Stacks Serotonin Brain Food
Coaching
P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain
There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ
Stay Empowered
Siim
#decisionmaking #emotions #feelings

Mar 18, 2018 • 16min
#37 RULE NUMBER 1: Stand Up Straight With Your Shoulders Back (Of Lobsters and Men VOL 1)
What’s the most fundamental rule you should adopt in life?
Here it is: Rule Number 1 Stand up straight with your shoulders back.
It may sound comical and innocent but it actually has a profound impact on your overall experience of reality.This is not some self-help positive thinking bullsh#t but it’s programmed into your physiology and psyche.
Jordan Peterson who’s a Canadian clinical psychologist at the University of Toronto talks about this in his latest book The 12 Rules of Life: An Antidote to Chaos.
Rule Number 1 Stand Up Straight With Your Shoulders Back is a meditation on the habits and dominance hierarchies of lobsters that can apply to humans as well.
That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm Siim Land and our guest is the human psyche...and some lobsters...
Topics discussed:
How the dominance hierarchy of lobsters reflects in the nervous system of humans
Why you never want to be a sad losing lobster
What happens if you give antidepressants to a depressed lobster
How to improve your neurochemical state of mind
What's so profound about standing in a confident position
And much more...
Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms
Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher
Download mp3
Watch the podcast on YouTube
Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!
Show Notes
Jordan Peterson's book The 12 Rules of Life
Read the Blog Post
Part 2 on Optimizing Your Serotonin and Brain Chemistry
Keto // IF Program
Coaching
P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain
There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ
Stay Empowered
Siim
#decisionmaking #emotions #feelings

Mar 11, 2018 • 1h 8min
#36 Optimizing Neurotransmitters and Your Emotional Bandwidth for Better Decision Making with Ryan Munsey
95% of your decision making is based on how you feel at any given moment
That's what the neuroscientist Antonio Damasio claims about human reasoning
When you spend a bit of time thinking about it, then you can see that this is indeed so in the majority of cases. People tend to overeat when they're tired or emotionally stressed out. They do their work only when they're motivated and they rationalize everything with their gut feeling
Don't get this the wrong way - success and mastery require you to show up day in and day out no matter how you feel...but you wouldn't want to live in such a state for too long
So, making better decisions should crucially begin with optimizing how you feel and what emotions you're feeling as to make it easier for yourself.
That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and our guest is Ryan Munsey from The Better Human Project. He’s a podcaster, an author, speaker and a high-performance coach who helps entrepreneurs, Navy SEALS, and athletes win medals, stay healthy and function at their peak.
We're going to talk about:
How Ryan and his co-host travel the States in a van and talk to fascinating people 06:00
What message is Ryan trying to give to people with his book F*ck Your Feelings 12:10
Neuroscience shows how 95% of your decisions are based on your feelings 13:00
Does your brain have competing systems that fight against each other 17:05
What’s the emotional bandwidth and how it affects your decision making 22:22
How the lobsters’ dominance hierarchy can teach you an important lesson about balancing your neurotransmitters and nervous system 30:56
What strategies can help you to get out of chronic stress and depression 32:37
The difference between optimizing states and traits 45:00
Are you dependent of supplements and limitless pills? 47:20
And much more...
Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms
Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher
Download mp3
Watch the podcast on YouTube
Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!
Show Notes
Ryan's Book F*ck Your Feelings
Ryan's Podcast The Better Human Project
Episode #11 How to Stay Disciplined and Consistent With Your Goals
Keto // IF Program
Coaching
P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain
There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ
Stay Empowered
Siim
#decisionmaking #emotions #feelings

Mar 4, 2018 • 1h 4min
#35 Winning Willpower Fatigue and Avoiding Ego Depletion with Isaac Chanakira
“You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will.” - Epictetus
Do you have the free will to do whatever you want to do?
"Of Course! I'm an independent individual who can make any decision I desire..." you might say at first breath...
But do you remember all those times
You've skipped a workout just because you don't feel like it
You opted for that piece of cake when at a dinner party
You spazzed out in anger at that asshole who cut in front of you
You can't stay focused on reading because your monkey mind keeps distracting you
And my favorite...
You make life-determining decisions based on how it affects your position in the dominance hierarchy of your social group and peers
Do you still have FREE WILL?
In the midst of heated emotions, chaotic situations, ego depletion, willpower fatigue, genetic predispositions, and a world full of distractions it's difficult to say whether or not we have free will or not
Viktor Frankl, an Auschwitz camp survivalist and a psychologist, said: "Everything can be taken from a man but one thing: the last of human freedoms - to choose one's attitude in any given set of circumstances, to choose one's own way."
That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm Siim Land and my guest is my friend Isaac Chanakira from the YouTube channel TheRealizedMan.
We're going to talk about:
How Isaac and built up our YouTube channels
Why you need to have faith that things can get better 03:30
What qualities are the most admirable in a person 12:12
How practicing self-control turns into a game 17:15
Does FREE WILL exist 23:01
How to build your willpower 32:30
Avoid ALL Absolutes 41:55
The Ketogenic Brain and Willpower Fatigue 48:10
And Much More...
Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms
Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher
Download mp3
Watch the podcast on YouTube
Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!
Show Notes
Isaac's YouTube Channel
Body Mind Empowerment Handbook
Episode #11 How to Stay Disciplined and Consistent With Your Goals
Keto // IF Program
Coaching
P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain
There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ
Stay Empowered
Siim
#willpower #discipline #freewill

Feb 26, 2018 • 58min
#34 Toxic Mold Exposure Shrinks Your Brain, Biohacking Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome and Ice Packing Your Crotch with Jacob Gordon
Have you noticed yourself being forgetful, confused, anxious, inflamed or tired all the time? You've tried everything - diet, exercise, sleep, hypnosis, magic pills, and wizardry but nothing works.
During his undergraduate studies, Jacob Gordon experienced just that as he was suffering from chronic brain fog and exhaustion
The reason for his suffering was a condition called chronic inflammatory response syndrome caused by exposure to mold growing in his living quarters
After years of torment and not seeing any results from the best doctors in the world, he decided to take his health into his own hands
Jacob delved into the world of epigenetics and Psycho-Neuro-Immunology (that's a mouthful), and he fixed his gut dysbiosis, lowered his chronically high histamine levels, overcame insomnia, corrected his faulty dopamine pathways and transformed his previous “unmotivated/lazy” self into a highly motivated and persuasive individual.
That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm Siim Land and our guest is Jacob Gordon from MyBiohack.com
His brain literally shrunk from exposure to the mold and inflammation yet today he's running a website about cutting-edge biohacking and functional health
Topics discussed:
- How Jacob started biohacking his chronic inflammatory response syndrome 01:25- Why mold exposure made him sick - 05:35- What tests you can take to know if you have problems with mold 12:50- Can exercise make mold toxicity worse 20:01- Can antioxidants be bad for you 31:25- How can you prevent yourself against mold toxicity 41:30- Why Jacob is using a cold pack to freeze his crotch 49:25
And much more...
Here are the links to the podcast on all platforms
Link to the Audio Podcast on iTunes and Stitcher
Download mp3
Watch the podcast on YouTube
Click Here to Watch the Conversation on Video!
Show Notes
Jacob's blog MyBiohack
Jacob's YouTube channel
Keto // IF Program
Coaching
P.S. The OURA ring is having a pre-sale with a -$75 discount. You can get the new OURA ring 2.0 at a huge bargain
There I only have 10 codes leftUse this CODE at ouraring.com TNELDDPXRDJ
Stay Empowered
Siim
#health #biohacking #wellness