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A Biohacking Clinic Straight From The Deck Of Star Trek, The Minimum Effective Dose Of Exercise, How Ben Greenfield Fasts, Increasing Mitochondrial Density & Much More!
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...a magnitude of information related to health and wellness, including: diets, exercise regimens, herbs, music, CBD, lab tests and much more, recorded straight from the NextHealth Clinic in LA, which is like the deck of a Star Trek spaceship and a complete playground for biohackers and health or longevity enthusiasts!
This particular episode will teach you how to become the best version of yourself by taking advantage of the information that’s out there in the health, science, wellness and fitness sectors. The barrier to entry to biohacking and self-optimization is becoming far more cost effective and there’s a plethora of information, supplements, tests and programs out there that are becoming more mainstream.
Finally, if you like what you hear, you can click here for $500 savings on a full body MRI and full genome sequencing package from NextHealth. Please also note that I will be speaking at NextHealth in Century City on January 30 at 7pm, and the event is completely free to the public to attend! More details below.
In this conversation, you'll discover:
-How to increase longevity using ancestral wisdom and biohacking through telomere analysis...8:05- Telomere analysis is not an ironclad measurement but is efficacious in conjunction with other analyses.
- Longevity markers:
- Grip strength
- Walking speed
- Ability to sit and stand
- Face
- Inflammatory markers
- Track your chronological age, and your health while you're on this earth
- Humans crave variety, improvement
- We've been led to believe the top of the totem pole is our workouts, strength, etc.
- Look for ways to "scratch the itch" for self-improvement other than your workout
- Find the "minimum effective dose" vs. an all or nothing approach
- Sitting around waiting to see the chiropractor; at airports
- Find ways to be active throughout your day to day activities; get creative!
- Walking Desk changed Dr. Shah's life
- Also check out the Hex Bar
- Lift occasionally, sprint occasionally, move all day long.
- Two ways to increase your mitochondrial density. Both are effective
- Long, slow aerobic training
- Higher intensity, brief spurts of exercise
- 1-2x/week, do 4 extremely hard efforts for 30 seconds; rest (or low-intensity exercise) 4 minutes between.
- Tabata set: 4 Minutes; 20 seconds hard, 10 seconds easy.
- VO2 max
- Varies widely due to extensive international travel schedule
- I love to eat whatever local food is available
- While at home, my diet most resembles the Weston A. Price diet
- There's not a single "perfect" human diet
- Eating healthy goes in phases; maybe depending on a certain conditi