

Biohacking News by Zestology
Tony Wrighton
Biohacking news, reviews, and tech with journalist and author Tony Wrighton. Drawing on years of experience and a bulging contacts book, Tony brings you the biggest stories—and some downright crazy trends—from the world of biohacking.
With Dave Asprey, Esther Perel, Paul Saladino, JJ Virgin, Ben Greenfield, Dr. David Sinclair, Joe Wicks, and many more.
With Dave Asprey, Esther Perel, Paul Saladino, JJ Virgin, Ben Greenfield, Dr. David Sinclair, Joe Wicks, and many more.
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May 13, 2019 • 1h 2min
John Gray on relationships, grief, and 'the greatest gift you can give' #220
You know him as the author of "Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus", he's a regular on Oprah, he's renowned the world over for his advice on relationships. And the last 8 months have been the most challenging of his life. On this podcast: Grief, and how to approach it Gender freedom shouldn't mean gender blindness. The original story of men are from Mars John's work now, relationships, flow but also diet and lifestyle

May 6, 2019 • 34min
Get up! The art of perseverance - Adam Greenberg #219
When disaster strikes, what do you do? How do you deal with it? Amazing story. Seven years ago, Adam Greenberg was a baseball rookie, and in his very first at-bat he got hit in the head with the ball — knocked out, concussed, out of the league. Simply focusing on staying alive... He didn’t know it at the time, but that pitch was a gift. Now he offers his story of overcoming adversity and persevering through challenges in hopes of helping you pursue your dreams in life.

Apr 29, 2019 • 46min
Ayurveda for energy and vitality - Dr. Shijoe Mathew #218
What is Ayurveda, and how can it help us? Join me in an ayurvedic consultation, and I promise we will keep stool chat to a minimum. Dr. Shijoe Mathew is an Ayurvedic doctor and the founder of Ayurvedic Life With Dr. Mathew. He assisted Jasmine Hemsley with the ayurvedic section of her latest book, and is a renowned expert. He has been an Ayurvedic physician for almost a decade, most notably at Ananda in the Himalayas. If you like Zestology, you might want to sign up for the Zestology 3 Zesty Things newsletter here. You'll receive a short, concise email from me every Monday with all the latest gadgets, supplements, cutting-edge hacks, and observations for more energy and vitality.

Apr 22, 2019 • 45min
Sceptic or woo-woo, what’s the best approach? Victoria Loustalot #217
I thought psychics were full of crap! But do I still? While recording this podcast I come across a lot of wacky theories, beliefs and thoughts, and if I believed all of them where would I be? But if we are too sceptical, then do we close ourselves off to potentially some of the most amazing things that could help us? Victoria Loustalot was a self-proclaimed sceptic. And then she wrote a book about mystics, shamen, psychics, astrologers and more. What happened next? Find out in this podcast, and next time you hear a wacky theory on Zestology, you'll know exactly the right approach to take - spoiler alert, it's not sceptic, it's not woo-woo, it's somewhere in between. Check out Victoria's book - Future Perfect: A Skeptic’s Search for an Honest Mystic - available everywhere now. And if you like Zestology, you might want to sign up for the Zestology 3 Zesty Things newsletter here. You'll receive a short, concise email from me every Monday with all the latest gadgets, supplements, cutting-edge hacks, and observations for more energy and vitality.

Apr 15, 2019 • 42min
Everything you need to know about histamine intolerance - Dr Janice Joneja #216
What even is histamine intolerance? And why should you be concerned by it? Good questions! It's very common, and these questions are answered on this podcast. Dr. Joneja has written 7 books in the area of how we react to food, food allergies and intolerances, and digestive tract reactions to foods. Histamine, as you’ll hear, is important, but when the total body level of histamine gets too high, all sorts of odd, unpleasant symptoms can occur, and often, histamine sensitivity and histamine intolerance is not diagnosed, because people don’t know about this stuff. And that might be happening to you now. It certainly was happening to me. We cover these areas on the podcast What is it How is it diagnosed Is it bad for you if there’s too much. How do I know I’m histamine sensitive? Is coffee okay with histamine intolerance or histamine sensitivity? How to work out what’s okay to eat Dao supplements seem to have talc in them. Is this healthy? What about Grass-fed Kidney supplements for histamine intolerance. Please let me still eat chocolate! And lots more And if you like Zestology, you might want to sign up for the Zestology 3 Zesty Things newsletter here. You'll receive a short, concise email from me every Monday with all the latest gadgets, supplements, cutting-edge hacks, observations and general witterings for more energy and vitality.

Apr 8, 2019 • 40min
Livin' La Vida Low Carb and Keto science - Jimmy Moore and Christine Moore #215
Are you ready to join the low-carb revolution? Or do you think it's a load of old carblers? Today's guests can help. Jimmy Moore presents the Number 1 low-carb podcast in the world. Christine Moore is an expert in Nutritional Science. And together they've written the book Real Food Keto: Applying Nutritional Therapy to Your Low-Carb, High-Fat Diet. As you know I've been following (a Tony version of) the keto diet for a while now, so enjoy and Jimmy and Christine are a super couple and great podcast company. And if you like Zestology, you might want to sign up for the Zestology 3 Zesty Things newsletter here. You'll receive a short, concise email from me every Monday with all the latest gadgets, supplements, cutting-edge hacks, observations and general witterings for more energy and vitality.

Apr 1, 2019 • 44min
A podcast about smart people and smart children- Dr Ronald Ferguson and Tatsha Robertson #214
A slightly different format this week. Two authors of the same book, interviewed one after the other. Exciting, eh? It's a podcast about smart people and smart children. How do you define success? What are some of the basic theories behind creating successful people? How do you cultivate resilience? What role do screens play (or not play) in success? In The Formula: Unlocking the Secrets to Raising Highly Successful Children, Harvard economist Ronald Ferguson, named in a New York Times profile as the foremost expert on the US educational "achievement gap," along with award-winning journalist Tatsha Robertson, reveal an intriguing blueprint for helping children from all types of backgrounds become successful adults. Ronald is first, and advance warning you'll hear his fax machine go off a couple of times! I didn't know people still used faxes but they do and why not. Ronald is fantastic and so is Tatsha who comes after. It's not all baby-related now I’m having a baby. But some things transcend parenthood, and this subject is relevant for all. But there is some parenthood stuff in there so if that's not your bag I won't be offended if you quietly wait for next week. And if you like Zestology, you might want to sign up for the Zestology 3 Zesty Things newsletter here. You'll receive a short, concise email from me every Monday with all the latest gadgets, supplements, cutting-edge hacks, observations and general witterings for more energy and vitality.

Mar 25, 2019 • 44min
Meditation - stress less and accomplish more. Emily Fletcher #213
Emily Fletcher is one of the world’s leading experts in Meditation. She's been on this podcast before, but since then has had lots go on in her life, which you'll hear about. Her new book, just reached number 7 on all of Amazon, which is nothing short of phenomenal. Emily began her ten years of training in meditation in Rishikesh, India under world-renowned instructors. She now runs her own meditation school in New York. And if you like Zestology, you might want to sign up for the Zestology 3 Zesty Things newsletter here. You'll receive a short, concise email from me every Monday with all the latest gadgets, supplements, cutting-edge hacks, observations and general witterings for more energy and vitality.

Mar 18, 2019 • 50min
In the lab - improving mental and physical performance and recovery - Martin Tobias #212
Martin is CEO of Upgrade Labs, the world's first dedicated biohacking faciliity. I've been there in LA and it is fantastic. A playground for health, wellness and you get a damn good workout in the process. Their data-driven technology uses measurable and trackable results that can help optimize one’s overall health by lowering levels of inflammation, improving cognitive function, quickening muscle growth, and optimizing hormone levels. He was in London and so we caught up and recorded a podcast. After this I"m pretty sure you might want to try; Cryotherapy The Cheat Machine Redcharger Valspar Virtual Float Tank Pemf Cold Hiit and many more. Listen on to find out more about all of the above and loads more. And if you like Zestology, you might want to sign up for the Zestology 3 Zesty Things newsletter here. You'll receive a short, concise email from me every Monday with all the latest gadgets, supplements, cutting-edge hacks, observations and general witterings for more energy and vitality.

Mar 11, 2019 • 44min
"Never check email in the morning" and other productivity hacks - NYT bestselling author Julie Morgenstern #211
Best-selling time management and productivity expert Julie Morgenstern has been helping people save time for years. Now she's turned out attention to productivity and parenting in her latest book Time To Parent. And I think the productivity hacks are relevant whether you are a parent or not, I think… So we talk a bit about making more time, about making more time when a parent, and then plenty on productivity, and never checking email in the morning, which was the theme of Julie's New York Times bestselling book… Tips include Never check email in the morning. Lay out your home to be more present. Do the dishes together. Be a media mentor to your child. Synchronise screen time in the house. And loads more. And if you like Zestology, you might want to sign up for the Zestology 3 Zesty Things newsletter here. You'll receive a short, concise email from me every Monday with all the latest gadgets, supplements, cutting-edge hacks, and observations for more energy and vitality.