
Optimal Performance
Optimal Performance is the podcast all about taking your mental and physical performance to the next level. Whether it's through nootropics, cutting-edge biohacking techniques, or adjusting your approach to nutrition and fitness, we'll have the best minds in the industry on to talk about how you can achieve optimal performance in all areas of your life.
Latest episodes

Oct 28, 2019 • 1h 11min
232 Before You Get Surgery - Exosomes, Stem Cells, Peptides and Regenerative Medicine With Dr. Payson Flattery
Dr. Payson Flattery has been injecting himself with all sorts of awesome bio-hacking concoctions for almost 20 years. Dr. Flattery runs a Regenerative Medicine clinic called Bend Regenerative Medicine where people from all over the world come to receive cutting edge recovery and pain management treatment. Plus, the dude is a beast of an outdoorsman. In this episode we dive deep into the early treatments and how regenerative medicine is now looking to exosomes and peptides to treat many many maladies. We cover: •What sorts of physical issues are best treated with Regenerative Medicine? •The evolution of Regenerative techniques from pummace to dextrose to PRP, testosterone, GH, mixed with dextrose, Stem Cells, Exosomes •How to Stem Cells work? •What are Exosomes? •What are peptides? How are they useful? What does the research say? BPC157 •Is it a good idea to do full-body stem cell treatments? •Contrasts between standard surgical treatments versus regenerative medicine •Where are the stem cells and exosomes coming from? What’s the process of getting pre-natal stem cells? Do they test those stem cells? •Dr. Flattery's predictions that exosomes may be effective for cancer treatments in the future.

Oct 21, 2019 • 1h 15min
231 Increasing Lifespan By 90 Percent!? The Miracle Molecule C60 With Chris Burres
What do Buckminster Fuller, Nobel Prizes, Biodomes and Really Old Rats have in common? In this episode we're joined by Chris Burres and scientist and founder of My Vital C. If you’ve ever wanted to live longer, and FEEL better, then do we have the C60 show for you! SPECIAL OFFER FOR OPP LISTENERS: LINK - myvitalc.com/opp - USE CODE OPP for over 20% off In this episode we cover: •ESS60 with olive oil RAT STUDY - rats lived 90% longer than the other two groups - longest longevity study for mammals to date. • 1985 researchers discovered the third form of carbon in the form of fullerenes Nobel Prize award 10 years later - sort of a 3d version of benzene • Chris' origin as a supplement provider - process of people taking this and requesting more - after originally stating (don’t ingest this substance). • How does (C60 or more specially with ESS60) work in the cell. • How Nano-material, 10engstroms across, are able to enter cell walls and absorb free radicals and passes through then excreted (probably) • Anecdotal evidence for sleep improvement, arthritic symptoms and inflammation.

Oct 14, 2019 • 56min
230 How To Reset Your Mind, Body and Behaviors With Sean McCormick
The simple truth is that we are constantly acquiring useless mental and physical habits that don’t actually serve our best interest. In this solo podcast episode, I outline a protocol that I've been using with my coaching clients for years to help them get back in touch with who they are. LINK HERE: https://www.fullmoonreset.com/ The Full Moon Reset is a 16-day multi-pronged protocol for resetting your mind, body, spirit and life - utilizing powerful personal development approaches and simple-to-follow fasting protocols while harnessing the natural power of the lunar cycle. The goal of the Full Moon Reset is to intentionally simplify your mental and physical habits to better know thyself. In this episode, I lay out step-by-step a protocol for truly resetting the aspects of your life that have become detrimental to you. LINK TO SEAN MCCORMICK COACHING: http://seanmccormick.com/ • Step-by-step plans for getting in touch with your true essence • How fasting and abstinence protocols can reset your systems • The four areas of your life that need auditing • "The List" we can generate to better understand our pitfalls • Why incorporating the power of the Lunar Cycle works • Stories from my coaching clients who have had massive success • What to do instead of watching Netflix • The importance of down time • How the Full Moon Reset mimics a vacation • Protocols for how success within the Full Moon Reset Challenge

Oct 7, 2019 • 1h 1min
229 How To Be IN YOUR BODY with Maori Trained Body Worker Dr. Harold Turk
Dr. Harold Turk is a very successful healer based in Los Angeles - treating many high performing people. As a chiropractor, coach and Maori trained body worker, Dr. Turk has seen what damage people do to themselves by not taking the time to treat their bodies or process their trauma. Find the work that Dr. Turk does HERE: https://www.haroldturk.com/ ALSO - As mentioned in the pre-read on October 26th-28th, we’re bringing together the world’s TOP Burnout and Chronic Stress experts for a three day online summit. IT'S FREE - CHECK IT OUT HERE - BURNOUT SUMMIT In this episode we cover: •Healing trauma through the body •What it means to be IN YOUR BODY •The fact that we store trauma in the body •Often the unresolved trauma we carry eventually limits us in our lives •How important it is to dump or purge the build up of emotional and physical trauma through body work •How to choose which body work modalities will be most effective for you •The difference between being merely interested in doing self work and committed. •How can you heal yourself if you're not vulnerable

Sep 26, 2019 • 1h 3min
228 It's OK To Fight - With Former UFC Fighter/Author Eliot Marshall
If you're sensitive to cussing and in-your-face straight talk, this episode may not be for you. Eliot Marshall knows about adversity The grandchild of holocaust survivors, bullied because of his multi-racial background, and bouts of debilitating anxiety has forged a man full of resolve and...elite performance. Author of Gospel Of Fire - Eliot talks about his transformational story about how crippling anxiety drove him both to achieve and nearly breakdown. In this episode we cover: • How to think of and deal with anxiety….which has been a massive issue for Eliot • Commentary on western victimhood culture • Life skills • The importance of doing hard physical things, BJJ, • Embracing conflict - learning how to fight • Parenting, and shaping young people, especially fostering their competitive natures • It’s ok to want to win The need for support in groups, in person. Accepting the help and support of people in your life. The real need for personal connection

Sep 23, 2019 • 60min
227 Brain Superpowers On Demand With Muse Co-Founder Ariel Garten
Ariel Garten is one of the more interesting people I've met. She's a psychotherapist, Neuro-scientist, Meditator, Mother and co-founder of MUSE - brain sensing headband. Click Here For 15% off - Choose Muse Here's what's in the episode: • How she became the co-creator of MUSE • I ask her if she’s an extraterrestrial. • How MUSE 2 tracks heart rate, breath body and brain • The Virtual Reality setups with MUSE - where your mood and mind-state direct a personalized Virtual Reality • How goals and motivation work to enhance the meditation learning process • How technology of the MIND increases our ability to extend brain, agency and what’s possible. your brain could reach out and you • Meditation to be able to shift your brainwave state and emotional state thus making you more resilient and in control

Sep 16, 2019 • 1h 13min
226 What You MUST Know About CBD Products With Roy Krebs
There's good reason why CBD products are so popular. THEY WORK. But what we don't know about CBD products could hurt us. There's SO MUCH confusion about CBD products and this episode tackles it thoroughly. For some of the highest quality CBD products go to OMEGA CBD & DREAM CBD - LINK - www.naturalstacksplus.com In this episode we cover: • Why CBD is suddenly so popular • I share my love of Omega CBD and Dream CBD • How most people are overdosing on melatonin, why a micro-dosing it is key to the better sleep - under 1mg • The process of sourcing CBD from industrial hemp as well how it’s processed • What to look for in purchasing CBD Products - how to read test results of products to see about heavy metals, residual solvents, pesticides test, cannabinoid and terpene profile - 10 cannabinoids and 10 terpenes • What’s the difference between a full spectrum CBD and a CBD isolate • The strains used in NS CBD products are berry blossom and cherry wine - why did they choose these? • How some people over dose and are overwhelming their end cannabinoid system with an • How the carrier oil is infused and added • CBD brands that Roy likes

Sep 7, 2019 • 1h 43min
225 Treating Cancer With Chinese Herbs With Roger Drummer
This is a PACKED episode with a very fascinating guy. Roger Drummer is Diplomat of Chinese Herbology and his company herbworks makes some really interesting products. The guy beat bladder cancer and has been helping others optimize their lives through the powers of herbs and adaptogens. Herbworks LINK: http://herbworks.com/ USE Code: FREESHIP for free shipping. In this episode we cover: • Brain injuries and the need for certain nutrients. • Roger’s mystical experience drinking reishi mushroom tea • Rogers bladder cancer diagnosis and how he disappeared his tumors naturally. Now he's cancer free for 3+ years. • How we just flat out do not and cannot consume the right nutrients for optimal performance without herbs and adaptogens • What is an adaptogen? • How adaptogens are often mislabeled. • How the HPA axis - hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal - effects your stress and everything in your body is regulated by the HPA. • How to think about how you react to adaptogens. If you get tired, that may be important to pay attention to. • The whole point of herbs and adaptogens is to empower the body Roger’s patented formula for growing mushrooms on a purple substrate (specific purple corn cob) to create novel compounds that are used for his mushroom complex Psychedelics, Entheogens and plant medicines…

Sep 2, 2019 • 1h 23min
225 The Only Skill That Matters with Jonathan Levi of Superhuman Academy
This episode is one of my favorites. Jonathan Levi knows how to know things. His recent book The Only Skill That Matters - teaches us all how. Link - https://www.amazon.com/Only-Skill-that-Matters-SuperLearner-ebook/dp/B07WGR42TN Our conversation is packed with useful information, techniques and approaches to learning things quickly and remembering more. What makes this one of my most favorite episodes is our conversation about life. Jonathan tells his story about how he first started super-learning and personal growth. We talk about what are the best things to learn when you become an efficient learner. Think about it, what would you learn if you could learn anything really fast, with incredible recall? As a life and performance coach, I'm especially interested in how we can get better, faster. For all the links to Jonathan: Superhuman Academy http://superhumanacademy.com The book: https://superhumanacademy.com/book The subscription program: https://superhumanacademy.com/squad On Instagram: http://instagram.com/entreprenewer/ On YouTube: http://jle.vi/youtube On Twitter: http://instagram.com/entreprenewer/ On Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/jonathanleviofficial/ Pretty awesome stuff. In this episode we cover: How important it is - learning how to learn How Jonathan hacked the learning process through accelerated learning, speed reading and memory. If you want to get to X - doing the steps to get to X will not be sufficient. You have to be the type of person who Saying people’s name when talking to them, public speaking What is pre-reading, and how to you prepare to understand content you’re absorbing. Using conversion methods and associations How the Major Method works to memorize anything. The importance of realizing our own personal biases (sort of like google’s page rank) when we’re learning something, reading, or absorbing any info. ] Walk through a skill to use to hack language acquisition How to remember your parking lot stall number Ideas about hacking the neurochemistry around learning Memory tricks that don’t work How can better decyfer what’s important and what’s not

Aug 26, 2019 • 1h 1min
224 Being Lazy Is Actually An Asset With Former Facebook CIO Tim Campos
Tim Campos helped make Facebook the most productive company in the world. So how can it be that he calls himself LAZY? The good news is, may people who think of themselves as lazy, are actually the most productive professionals. How? They don't want to do boring stuff - so they find hacks and optimize their time. Do less boring stuff - have more time for the stuff that matters. Tim and his co-founding parter have created Woven, which aims to optimize the process of scheduling and calendar use, so that you can spend less time on logistics, and more time on things that really matter to you. In this episode we cover: • The importance of productivity, regardless of your life and lifestyle • How Tim took the challenges he faced at facebook and made the perfect calendar app • How lazy people are often times the most productive people • In a future world with more remote workers, how the skill of productivity will help YOU • Knowing thyself, if you know what you want, you’ll figure out what’s most important and prioritize for it. • The usefulness of using a life coach to live the sort of life you want