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349 Kambo, Salvia, Rappe and more indigenous plant medicines at home with Travis Bodick Nov 11, 2021

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Are you ready to have your mind blown?

Most of our western medicines are based on plants found in the Amazon rain forest. So why don't we know more about them?

Enter Travis Bodick, who is about to unpack and explain a number of the most powerful indigenous plant medicines that you can use at home.

Find his books here: https://www.soulremedy.org/shop

In this episode we cover:

•The experiences of psychedelic medicines

•Which plant medicines for which ailments?

•The power of rappe, San Pedro, psilocybin, amanita muscaria, ayahuasca and other traditional plant medicines

•Snorting tired tobacco and tree ash

•How plant medicines change effect over time of use

•How Travis's psychedelic use helped his crippling depression

•What is Kambo, and why people use it

•Why pharmaceutical companies are researching Kambo

•Kambo for a cold, improved respiration, depression, energy enhancement, long covid, psoriasis

•Demystifying tobacco use in healing applications

•Which of these compounds can be used alone at home

•Travis's resources for using these compounds at home by yourself

•Thinking through the range of experiences with these indigenous medicines

•Combining psychedelic therapy with talk therapy for addiction

348 How to develop a powerful adaptable mindset with Robert Overweg Nov 05, 2021

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Charles Darwin said "It is not the strongest of the species that survives but the most adaptable."

The reason you're alive now is because your ancestors were able to adapt the environment around them. Now is no different.

Robert Overweg has been developing frameworks and systems for individuals and Fortune 50 companies for a long time.

Adaptable Mindset lays out tools and systems to help you develop a mindset that will help you thrive. With a focus on technology, creativity and expression...these models work.

In this episode we cover:

•Embrace, Play and be Critical in order to stay adaptable

•Opening up the minds of individuals and organization and increasing flexibility to flourish creatively

•When you feel out of control, find a way to spark your energy

•Start with a list of what inspires you

•The connection between Nobel Laureates and creative expression/hobbies

•How can you stay ahead in a tech-driven world.

•The importance of understanding emerging technology

347 The best collagen powder and powdered MCT oil in your coffee with Sean Lake of BUBS Naturals Nov 03, 2021

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If you're not taking collagen powder daily...where have you BEEN?!

Protein, joint support, gut health, lean muscle mass support.. but in your coffee? Whole 30 approved and and NSF For Sport Certified. Yep!

Sean Lake is the co-founder of BUBS Naturals which gives 10% of all proceeds to support retired special opps veterans. Win Win.

Get 20% off your entire first online order here: https://shop.bubsnaturals.com/discount/OPP

In this ep

346 Food and supplement guide for COVID with Chris Masterjohn PhD Oct 27, 2021

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Chris Masterjohn PhD a leading researcher in the world of nutrition and health has released his Covid Guide: The food and supplement guide for the Coronavirus.

You can find him here: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/

Find The Covid Guide here:

In this poignant and timely interview we cover:

•There is more than one solution for staying healthy and resilient during covid.

•Nutrients play a key part in the strength of your immune system.

•Vit D, Arginine, Vit C, Zinc lozenges

•Essential nutrients for early covid.

•Clarity on optimal Vitamin D levels 50-60 ng/ml

•Trials that support arginine for covid…as covid depletes arginine levels.

•Understanding Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome with Covid

•Questions about Ziverdo kits…

•Chris Masterjohn has been translating and sharing important nutrition literature for years •Chris clarifies some hard to understand narratives of the pandemic •Thinking deeply about ivermectin

•Freedom and fear

345 Ketamine therapy at home, legally and effectively with Dylan Beynon of Mindbloom Oct 18, 2021

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Dylan Beynon, Founder and CEO at Mindbloom is helping to pave the way for psychedelic medicine.

In-home ketamine therapy is effective for treating depression and anxiety. Mindbloom is helping to pave the way for transforming lives.

Find them HERE: https://www.mindbloom.com/

In this episode we cover:

•Personal at-home ketamine therapy is helping people deal with anxiety and depression

•Ketamine compared to anti-depressants or SSRIs

•60-75% effective for treating anti-depressants when used as a stand alone injection

•How to describe the feeling of Ketamine

•Ketamine therapy to get back to clearer first principles, deeper insights,

•How Mindbloom ketamine therapy process works more effectively than talk therapy

•Why is psychedelic therapy becoming so popular?

•How Mindbloom founder experienced Ketamine therapy for himself and built a business to help others

•The importance of preparation prior to using ketamine and also integration afterward

•How coaching and macrodosing protocols work best

•What does the future of psychedelic therapy looks like.

344 Your best fitness in 12 minutes a week with ARX - Mike Pullano Oct 12, 2021

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ARX is cutting edge.

Flat out. ARX is among the most technologically advanced workout systems in the world.

The perfect weight in the perfect range of motion with optimal results every time. Incredible study results support the benefits to classic weight training.

You can go to arxfit.com to learn more. If you want to receive $500 off, tell them you heard this episode.

In this incredible podcast we cover:

•Review of the Biohacking Conference

•How adaptive resistance works

•The keys to becoming the strongest lazy person.

•The foundations of slow, controlled, intense workouts ala Body By Science

•Why haven't gyms evolved in the last 30 years?

•Static weight and range of motion.

•Strength, V02Max, Fat loss, Lean muscle mass,

•Weight lifting helps cardiovascular fitness

343 Transhumanism and biohealth with Wade Lightheart of biOptimizers Oct 04, 2021

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We're all wondering humanity is heading. At the core of the conversation we have to consider transhumanism, technology and the power of our biology.

We talk through it all, including my favorite product for gut health - you can get 10% off with a money back guarantee HERE - https://leakygutguardian.com/optimalperformance

In this awesome conversation we cover:

•An inability of a large portion of the population to apply basic critical thinking to what's happening right now in the world.

•The importance of critical thinking in health

•What can we look out for in Transhumanism

•Why is health optimization important?

•Historical origin stories of humanity

•The goal of ending human suffering and activate biologically optimal health. Taking people from sick to super human.

•How our division as people is keeping us from progress.

•We're still stuck in the Platonic world view…and haven't evolved past it.

•The specific formulation of Leaky Gut Guardian and it's lab

•The simplified explanation of how to repair leaky gut. •Wade explains the new custom nootropic they've developed

342 International Podcast Day + Podcasts I love Sep 30, 2021

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Do me a solid, and leave a me a review on your favorite podcast player. Cheers.

Here are the podcasts I love!

Healthy Rebellion Radio:

Robb and Nicki breakdown listener's health questions

Huberman Lab:

Dr. Huberman breaks down complicated scientific issues in an understandable and accessible way

Ben Greenfield Fitness Podcast:

The OG for Optimal Performance

Awesome Health from biOptimizers

Great guest, inquisitive questions and informative health tips

High Intensity Health

Mike Mutzel breaks down data, trends and nutrition science

Bulletproof Radio

Dave Asprey the king of biohacking covers the gamut

Rune Soup

Gordon White on Magic, The Paranormal, Culture and Integrated living

Jordan B. Peterson Podcast

Psychology, Culture, Humanity, Philosophy and more

The Lifestylist Podcast

Luke Storey bring the best of health and spirituality under one roof

Wellness Force

Josh Trent shares the best ways to think about living at high vibration

Tim Ferriss Show

Titans of commerce, art and philosophy... so many great guests

Living 4D

Paul Chek goes deeep with each guest into spirituality, and optimal living in our bizarre times

Against Everyone with Conner Habib

Conner blends metaphysics, culture and modern philosophy

The Higherside Chats

The quintessential conspiracy podcast for all!

341 The first device to hack your metabolism with Daniel Tal of Lumen Sep 20, 2021

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With one breath you can determine what food to eat.

With one breath you'll know whether you're in fat burning mode or not. WOW.

LUMEN...is a metabolic game changer. Imagine losing weight and improving your metabolic flexibility (which we know now is critical for health).

You can get 15% off LUMEN HERE.

Or go use the code "Sean" for 15% off.

In this super interesting episode we cover:

•How do you know which macro is best for you throughout the day?

•How important is flexibility in your food choices?

•Your breath can tell you what's best to eat for the day

•Knowing precisely when you can eat carbs for activity.

•How the first two weeks of LUMEN set you up for long-term success - based on the studies.

•How LUMEN can lead to better food choices and intuitive eating

•The importance of carb cycling in order to preserve the enzymes needed to break them down

•You're going to always celebrate with food, so plan accordingly

340 Digital Therapeutics and health tech that will blow your mind with Lyle Maxson Sep 13, 2021

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I thought I couldn't be surprised by emerging health tech.

I was wrong!

Envision a future where people get healing from Virtual Reality, Technology induced psychedelics states.

Find out more about all of Lyle's amazing projects at

Geniusx.com entheo.digital enterandromeda.com/blog @luminouslyle on IG

In this very futuristic episode we cover:

•Replacing pharmaecuticals with digital therapeutics

•Defining digital therapeutics - neurohacking and creating different brainwave states using technology: wellness technology

•Technodelics: Creating psychedelic states through digital therapeutics - Entheodigital makes Sound Self which creates a similar effect as a psilocybin within 15-20min

•How Lyle thinks about the balance of our default reality and virtual/online reality

•Highlighting some of the emerging technoglo

•A VR game for kids to help with ADD/ADHD

•The future includes learning in VR open world. Waking around in a VR campus, attending classes from a wide array of instructors

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