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Sep 10, 2021 • 4min

341 Prolon Fasting Mimicking Diet Day 4

Fasting while eating for 5 days in a row.  Already losing weight, and digestion resetting.  What a fascinating process.  Find out more about Prolon here. 
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Sep 9, 2021 • 6min

340 Day 3 Fasting mimicking diet from Prolon

Fasting while eating for 5 days in a row.  Already losing weight, and digestion resetting.  What a fascinating process.  Find out more about Prolon here. 
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Sep 8, 2021 • 7min

339 Day 2 Fasting mimicking diet from Prolon

Day 2 report on my experience with Prolon's fasting mimicking diet.  How am I doing?  https://prolonfmd.com/
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Sep 7, 2021 • 6min

338 Day 1 Fasting mimicking diet from Prolon

My 5-day report of the Fasting Mimicking Diet from Prolon Weight on day 1 - 208 https://prolonfmd.com/
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Sep 6, 2021 • 1h 7min

337 5-Day Fasting Mimicking Diet - Dr. Joseph Antoun L Nutra

The 5-Day Fasting Mimicking Diet is the most researched, most effective fasting protocol in the world. And you can eat the whole time.  It blows the top off of the ideas I had about fasting.  Dr. Joseph Antoun is the CEO and chairman at L-Nutra. Founded by Valter Longo - L-Ntura is largely thought of as the most science based approach to fasting in the world.  Learn more HERE In this totally eye-opening episode we cover:  •What is a fasting mimicking diet specifically •The cells stays fasted while you’re still eating plant based •Why intermittent fasting may not be ideal •Currently 16 clinical trials studying the fasting mimicking diet •1 prolon per month for three months •20s or 30s for weight loss, do it 2-3 times per year •For older populations, with health goals do prolon once a month for three months, then quarterly. •Fast bar is equivalent to water when it comes metabolic response - IN A CLINICAL TRIAL. •65-70% of customers are women •12-14 hours  is the best fasting period for healthy people according to the studies •Full ethical transparency and they donate 50% of proceeds to the Create Cures Foundation  
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Aug 30, 2021 • 4min

336 Be Your Own Doctor - A Sean Short

Don't be a fool. 
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Aug 23, 2021 • 1h 10min

335 Holy sh*t - a $45 at home hormone test - TRT with Hone Health with Saad Alam

We're half the men our grandfathers were, and now you can do something about it.  GET A $45 mail in hormone test and virtual dr. visit here. honehealth.com/opp Saad Alam found out he had the testosterone of an 80 year old when he was in his 30s. So he created what is now the fastest growing men's health company in the US.  The future of health optimization is here. And we cover it in this awesome episode of Optimal Performance. •Why Saad NEEDED to create a testosterone improvement company •The jarring psychological effects of low T •40% of men over 35 suffer from low T •Our fathers generation had 26% more T and 50% more •More testosterone = fewer cardiac events, generally happier •Primary care physicians aren’t trained to help you with hormone optimization •How Hone Health works - Get the test in the mail, send in blood sample, talk to a doc, determine best action to take, receive medication. Re-consult with doc, and retest… •Most medications have noticeable results in 3-6 weeks •The benefits of Clomid •How to feel like yourself again •The importance of connecting with other guys who have gone through TRT •Sleep, stress management, nutrition are essential to a quality life.
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Aug 16, 2021 • 1h 13min

334 Preventing and Reversing Alzheimer's With Dr. Dale Bredesen

Dr. Bredesen is beating Alzheimer's... And now, he's telling the stories of those who have reversed Alzheimer's in his new book - The First Survivor of Alzheimer's. The Alzheimer's statistics are staggering and dwarf all but two causes of death in the U.S.  In this relevant, and fascinating episode we cover: •Results of clinical trial of unprecedented medial improvement •4 Groups: Inflammation - mouth, mold, leaky gut etc,, Toxicity - air pollution, glyphosate, biotoxins Energetics - blood flow, oxygenation, mitochondria, ketosis Trophic factors - hormones, thyroids, nutrients •Alzheimers as the third leading cause of death in USA •84% of people in the trial got better brain scores, not just a slowing of decline •4 Groups: Inflammation - mouth, mold, leaky gut etc,, Toxicity - air pollution, glyphosate, biotoxins Energetics - blood flow, oxygenation, mitochondria, ketosis Trophic factors - hormones, thyroids, nutrients •The Alzhiemer’s pandemic dwarfs covid •The connection between improvements in cognition and improvements in Parkinson’s •Dr. Bredesen and his cognoscapy •Brain training supplementation and detox are essential •Brain training specifically speed of processing is very helpful… •The power of brainhq •What it’s like to have Alzheimers •The importance of knowing whether you have the gene APOE4…2 copies means greater than 50% change of developing Alzheimer’s •How wearables and social networking are two of the most important influencers in preventing cognitive decline  
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Aug 9, 2021 • 1h 36min

333 The one and only Ra Of Earth

Some people are on a whole other level. Ra definitely is.  Ra is wildly successful working with super food line purium health.  He hosts a weekly Kriya yoga practice - kriyaoftheweek. He also drinks his own urine from time to time.  HIs Instagram is a treasure trove of off-the-wall and incredibly insightful practices for human optimization.  In this fun and interesting episode we cover: •The power of leveraging online avatars •From Elite Crossfit competitor to Elite Human Potential •How to become an interesting person •The power of choosing to be someone new. •Key resources: Seth Speaks, The Nature of Personal Reality •The power of Kriya kriyaoftheweek.com •Thinking of your body as a technology •Plant Intelligence and the Imaginal Realm: Into the dreaming of earth •Ra’s impressive morning routine •Why Ra consumes his own urine •The importance of staying connected with nature and observing the information  it has for us. •How we can and should fall in love with nature •Skin, color of skin, sunlight, hair color •Ra runs a team of superfood sellers for purium.
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Aug 5, 2021 • 55min

332 The Ultimate Cold Plunge Episode With Ryan Duey From Plunge

Why would anyone want to immerse themselves in icy cold water?  Listen up and we'll tell you.  GET $100 off Plunge plus free shipping HERE - USE CODE OPP  Plunging into cold water for just a few minutes a day has a long list of health benefits. In this episode we cover it all! •The most advanced cold plunge device in the world •A cold plunge that also acts as a hot tub •Origin story of the most advanced cold plunge unit on the market •How even 60 degree temperature shows therapeutic benefits •Customizing your plunge practice •Benefits of cold plunge: mood improvement, lower inflammation, ho rmetic stress optimization, discipline, weight loss, energy enhancement, nervous system override, resilience building, longevity benefits •Why 2-4 minutes is enough •Collaborations with Dr. Andrew Huberman •Optimal temperatures for plunging  •Plunge protocols for loss protocols for •Difference between the four models •Who shouldn’t be experimenting with cold plunging •Why you shouldn’t OVERDO cold therapy

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