Optimal Performance
Sean McCormick
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.
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Jan 25, 2017 • 47min
Natural Stacks Hot Seat: Team NS Shares Top Books, Advice and Secrets for Success
Team Natural Stacks is on the Hot Seat this week. Meet the team and get our favorite books of 2016, best advice, top new biohacks and more tools for Optimal Performance - like new coffee recipes, food logging tips, and mushroom teas with our Myco Stacks.
Jan 18, 2017 • 1h
Sleep Stages, Brain Waves and PEMF for Improved Sleep
Sleep hacking with Michael Lares. We discuss the 5 stages of sleep, physical & mental recovery during sleep, the brain waves involved with each stage and how PEMF can help you get better sleep, heal tissue, migraines and more.
Jan 4, 2017 • 1h 2min
Deep Nutrition: 4 Pillars of the Perfect Human Diet with Dr. Cate Shanahan
Dr. Cate Shanahan is the author of Deep Nutrition and the Director of the LA Laker's PRO Nutrition Program. Dr. Cate explains the 4 components that all healthy diets share, how the low-fat craze began, & why vegetable oil is ''liquid age''.
Dec 28, 2016 • 1h 10min
Cell Phones, Brain Cancer, and Public Health with Katie Singer
Katie Singer, author of An Electronic Silent Spring, educates us on legislative policy that has paved the way for cell phone and electronics usage that has been proven to uncouple DNA, linked to brain cancer, and most importantly - how we can limit exposure and damage to our health.
Dec 14, 2016 • 59min
Alheimer's Prevention and Reversal with Steve Fowkes
Biohacking legend Steve Fowkes: We talk Alzheimer's prevention and reversal, including the role - and importance - of pH, redox reactions, grounding, glutathione and the ''browning out'' of our metabolisms. Plus the dangers of living ''wired to the max''.
Oct 26, 2016 • 43min
Blue Blocking Glasses, Overcoming Fear & Mediocrity To Live Awesome with James Swanwick
James Swanwick is best known for his blue-light blocking sleep glasses. Yes, we talk about hacking light, sleep, and habits, but James also lays out the exact strategy he used to overcome his fears of mediocrity to create his dream life.
Oct 19, 2016 • 58min
Brain Waves, Sugar and Alzheimer's with Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Hill
Peak Brain Institute founder and lead neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Hill on brain optimization. We talk about sugar & brain dysfunction, the link between insulin resistance & Alzheimer's (likely a lifestyle disease) and brain waves for focus & attention.
Sep 21, 2016 • 1h 9min
Psychedelic Researcher Rick Doblin on Treating PTSD with MDMA
MAPS Founder Rick Doblin founded MAPS in 1986. For 30 years, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies has advanced psychedelic research, consciousness exploration and is using MDMA to help heal PTSD.
Sep 14, 2016 • 1h 33min
The Gut Health Episode: How To Fix Your Gut
Your Ultimate Guide to Gut Health: The downside of PRObiotics, the best (and worst) foods for optimal gut health, the science of digestion, immunity, leaky gut, SIBO why Splenda is bad and why you should avoid Soylent like the plague.
Aug 24, 2016 • 43min
Alkaline Water, Cancer, Antioxidants, and Artificial Sweeteners with VeJohn Heinemann
Get the details on alkaline water from Kangen water's VeJohn Heinemann who also talks about the science of healing with hydrogen ions, killing cancer, antioxidants, and alkaline diets. Plus artificial sweeteners link to formaldehyde in the brain.
