
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

May 10, 2017 • 58min
Olympian Tony Jeffries on Success in Sports, Business, and Life
2008 Olympic medalist Tony Jeffries never lost as a pro boxer, and now runs 2 successful gyms in LA. Tony gives us an unparalleled view of what it takes to win an Olympic medal and how we can apply those skills - training, visualization, mental toughness - for growth and success in business and life.

May 7, 2017 • 48min
Food Intolerances: Pinner Test for Gut Health, Inflammation, and Auto-Immune Responses
2 months ago I stopped eating 1 of my favorite foods and I've never felt better. The food? Whole eggs. Turns out, I have a food Intolerances - the #1 cause of inflammation in the gut. We talk to the folks at Pinner Test to explain the difference between food allergies and intolerances, how to ID your intolerances and how gut health impacts Serotonin.

May 3, 2017 • 44min
Tait Fletcher on The Ego, Self-Esteem and The 6 Human Needs [Part 2]
Episode #101: Part 2 of 2 with Tait Fletcher. Part 1 has been called ''the best podcast ever'' & this is the rest of the conversation on building self-esteem, contemplating the ego & the self, and the 6 human needs we're all chasing. Tait delivers big time on this episode of the OPP.

Apr 30, 2017 • 42min
Tait Fletcher on Depression, Balancing Highs & Lows, & Living a Meaningful Life [Part 1]
The OPP is going to 2 shows a week! This is Part 1 of 2 with the one and only Tait Fletcher who joins me for a special in-person episode (#100) of the OPP to openly discuss feelings of depression, self-worth, balancing the highs and lows of life.

Apr 26, 2017 • 54min
Boosting Mitochondria: CVAC for Recovery, Longevity, and Performance Enhancement
Are CVAC pods the future of recovery, longevity and mitochondrial health? Learn how these machines use rapid changes in temperature, pressure, and oxygen levels to stimulate, train and detoxify mitochondria for increased recovery, health, and performance.

Apr 19, 2017 • 1h 4min
Biohack Your Bed: How To Create The World's Healthiest Bed with Claus Pummer of Samina
Everyone talks about sleep hacks, but never the BED itself. This ultimate guide explains everything the world's healthiest bed SHOULD and should NOT have - from magnetic pads, metal springs, & inclines to the 4.5 gallons of chemicals in foam mattresses.

Apr 12, 2017 • 1h 11min
How Artificial Estrogens Are Making You Fat, Sick, and Infertile with Dr. Anthony Jay
We cover birth control, research ''spin'' & rules of storing fat when immunology expert Dr. Anthony Jay reveals the Top 10 synthetic estrogens that harm estrogen receptors in our brains, muscles, and reproductive organs - plus how we can limit our exposure.

Apr 5, 2017 • 1h 14min
Gut-Brain Connection: Poop Testing to Quantify Your Microbiome
Gut health expert Christine Rosche analyzes my Poop Test results on the podcast. A leader in the Gut-Brain connection, Christine shows how these tests help us quantify our gut bacteria, boost cancer prevention, protect brain function & more on gut health.

Mar 29, 2017 • 1h 14min
Biohacker Summit: Memory Upgrades, Wild Foods, Thermogenesis with Mattias Ribbing & Teemu Arina
The Biohacker Summit is May 19 in Sweden. Teemu Arena and Mattias Ribbing on the pursuit of better living through science and nature. We talk behavior change, wild foods, foraging, memory upgrades, thermogenesis, & US vs. Europe biohacking.

Mar 22, 2017 • 1h 6min
How to Use Nature, Sunlight, and Any Climate to Improve Health & Wellness
Founder of VIGR Health, David Limacher on why you should eat and live according to your latitude, how to use sunlight, magnetism, and water to improve health, the ancient tradition of Elk Antler Velvet, & more biohacks that you've never heard