Ben Greenfield Fitness: Diet, Fat Loss And Performance

bengreenfieldfitness.com/nadine     I recently read two excellent beauty, wellness and self-care books: one focused on overall beauty, and the other on oral care and holistic dentistry.         The author of these books is Nadine Artemis, who is also my guest on today's podcast.         Her first book that I read is titled "Holistic Dental Care: The Complete Guide to Healthy Teeth and Gums". A comprehensive guide to natural, do-it-yourself oral care, Holistic Dental Care introduces simple, at-home dental procedures that anyone can do. Highlighted with fifty-three full-color photos and illustrations, this book offers dental self-care strategies and practices that get to the core of the problems in our mouths--preventing issues from taking root and gently restoring dental health. Based on a "whole body approach" to oral care, Holistic Dental Care addresses the limits of the traditional approach that treats only the symptoms and not the source of body imbalances.         Taking readers on a tour of the ecology o

bengreenfieldfitness.com/milos     It's time to take a deep dive into all things pre-, post-, and during-workout nutrition to maximize recovery, anabolism, muscle hypertrophy and much more!         My guest on today's show, Miloš Šarčev, is one of the top bodybuilders of all time. He was born on January 17, 1964 in Novi Sad, Serbia (former Yugoslavia). He grew up in Bečej and since an early age got involved in numerous sporting activities participating in Judo, Karate, Swimming, Soccer and Basketball tournaments as a teenager.       At the age of 17, he got introduced to weightlifting and immediately fall in love with bodybuilding. Four years later he started competing, entered and won his province title (Mr. Vojvodina), his republic title (Mr. Serbia), and finally national title (Mr. Yugoslavia) before going on to compete on the International scene (Mr. Europe and Mr. Universe). He won 1989 Amateur Mr. Universe competition and started competing as a professional in the strongest world bodybuilding federation

bengreenfieldfitness.com/lucymailing         My guest on today's show, Lucy Mailing, PhD is a microbiome researcher, educator, and passionate scholar of integrative, evidence-based gut health. Lucy received her bachelor’s in Biology from Kalamazoo College in 2015 and her PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Illinois in 2019, where her graduate research focused on the impact of diet and exercise on the gut microbiota.         She has authored numerous peer-reviewed journal articles, regularly presents at national and international conferences, and was named an Emerging Leader in Nutritional Sciences by the American Society for Nutrition in 2017. Lucy is the founder and sole author of lucymailing.com, a website dedicated to integrative, evidence-based articles about the gut microbiome, health, and nutrition  science.       During our discussion, you'll discover: -Why Lucy usually skips breakfast in the morning...6:25           -How Lucy developed her interest in the workings of the gut...9:35    

bengreenfieldfitness.com/modafinil   Modafinil (also known as "Provigil").       It's the darling of the smart drug industry, and has been for quite some time.     With over 200 human clinical studies in the past 10 years, it is reported to have few to no side effects, to not be addictive and to not be excessively stimulating.     It's used by notable figures like Joe Rogan, Ray Kurzweil, Barack Obama, Hilary Clinton, Tim Ferriss and many others.     It's the entire inspiration behind the smart drug movie Limitless with Bradley Cooper.     It may increase resistance to fatigue and improve mood, reaction time and vigilance, while simultaneously reducing bad decision making.     Laboratory studies have even shown that it may have potent antioxidative and neuroprotective effects.     Modafinil is also of a high interest to the US military for enhancing alertness and reducing battle fatigue.     Acute modafinil ingestion significantly increases exercise time to exhaustion.     So what could go wrong? Is this stuf

The way we look and feel has very little to do with our chronological age, and my guest on today's podcast believes that positive thinking and changing your belief system are the most important factors in staying truly young.         In her book, You Can Be Younger, leading therapist Marisa Peer explains how you can arrest the ageing process by harnessing the power of your subconscious mind. By changing your thinking, you can change your body and become physically and mentally at least ten years younger. She also discusses how to retrain your mind so you can stay young and vibrant, how to implement cell regeneration therapy to counteract the ageing process, and how to boost energy and visibly improve your skin's appearance.         There are few speakers today that have the wide experience and stellar reputation of Marisa Peer. Named ‘Britain’s Best Therapist’ by Tatler magazine, Marisa has spent over three decades treating a client list that includes international superstars, CEOs, royalty, and Olympic athle

bengreenfieldfitness.com/trudiagnostic       The ability to track, measure and optimize your biological age is a field rife with confusion and a dizzying variety of testing methods such as telomere analysis and methylation clocks, transcriptomic-based, proteomic-based, metabolomic-based, composite Biomarkers         But a new biological age test developed by a company called TruDiagnostic claims that it will change how we measure health and ultimately, how we can improve it using epigenetics testing. In this episode, my guests from Tru Diagnostic talk about why this new development in epigenetics testing promises to be so revolutionary.         My first guest on this show, Ryan Smith, is part of the team that developed the biological age test and is working to bring it to market. My other guest is Dr. Daniel L. Stickler, who is the Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer at Apeiron ZOH Inc. A physician to high-performing executives and entrepreneurs who want to upgrade their current state, he’s also an author, s

bengreenfieldfitness.com/shieldedhealingpodcast       Sit back and prepare for a wild ride, because it's finally here: The official, fully updated, EMF-shielding "building biology" analysis of my biohacked home in the forest.       Are your sleep-enhancing devices potentially hurting your brain and sleep patterns due to the dirty electricity they emit during a night of sleep?     Is a "low-EMF" office really low EMF?     Do "healthy" saunas produce EMFs or dirty electricity?     Is it OK to use popular grounding or earthing devices?     Do any of those fancy EMF personal protection devices actually work?     How big a deal are cell phone towers or 5G panels, even if you don't live directly nearby one?           We'll tackle these questions and plenty more as you get to listen in (and watch, using the video here on this page) during an entire building biology analysis of the Greenfield home.           My guest on today's show, Brian Hoyer, first joined me on the show "The Intriguing Science Of Building Biology

bengreenfieldfitness.com/416     News Flashes – Follow Ben on Twitter for more…5:00           [5:40] Those who want to lose weight but don’t want to give up their beer will find this study quite compelling: alcohol (especially beer) seems to be OK if you’re doing HIIT training:          [9:05] Alcohol consumption following a workout doesn’t seem to affect the majority of the biological and physical benefits, but cortisol increased, and testosterone and muscle protein synthesis decreased, so long term muscular adaptations could be impaired if alcohol consumption during recovery is consistent: (Alcohol is a well known HGH acting at the GHRH level inhibitor/supressor and it also leads to IGF-1 decrease. Surprising it's not mentioned in the study.)              [13:00] Chalk another one up to the life-extending benefits of low-to-moderate alcohol consumption, at least in tiny cocktail swigging rodents         [20:45] Israeli firm says Medical marijuana best taken in ‘micro-doses’  (500mcg!) with no high          

"You can sin with food in many ways -- by not sharing it, by eating way too much of it, by throwing it across the restaurant table... But you do not sin with food by bowing your head over it, saying grace with true gratitude in your heart, and tucking in." These words come from a book written by today's guest - Doug Wilson. His sharp-edged but humorous title Confessions of a Food Catholic addresses the unscriptural approach to food that many Christians have developed in recent years (by the way, a "food catholic" is somebody who accepts all eaters of all foods, even if he or she doesn't actually eat quinoa).     Specifically, the book addresses divisive threats to Christian table fellowship, the know-it-all pride of newfangled "health food" rules, and the dislocated moralism that makes "organic" and "natural" the signs of righteousness while disdaining the brethren who buy their beef at Stuffmart.       In today's podcast, Doug and I get into his approach to how Christianity mingles with food choices, and muc

bengreenfieldfitness.com/carnivorecodebook       I recently got my hands on Dr. Paul Saladino's new book "The Carnivore Code".  Now, if you don't know who Paul is, then you must listen to my previous episodes with him, including: The Truth About The Carnivore Diet: Everything You Need To Know About Dangers, Benefits, Mistakes & Hacks For Eating Only Meat. Carnivore Diet, Cleaning Out Your Colon, Eating Brains, Hunting Zebras & Much More With Paul Saladino. The Toxicity Of Plants, Carnivore For Athletes, Does Meat Cause Acidity, The “Game Changers” Debate & Much More With Dr. Paul Saladino. Since I've interviewed Paul, he has published this new book, and after reading it, I had plenty of tough questions for him, including:       -How do we *know* the reason our stomachs became 1000x more acidic than a chimp is because of animal food consumption?       -Is the decline in height and health fully attributable to plant/agriculture, or could it be due to industrialization, crowded cities, etc?       -

bengreenfieldfitness.com/wildhealthbrain     Dr. Matt Dawson and Dr. Mike Mallin are the head honcho docs at Wild Health, with locations in Versailles, KY and Bend, OR. I first interviewed these guys in the episode "How To Use Precision Medicine To Enhance Athletic Performance, Defy Aging, Balance Hormones, Fix The Heart & Much More." then again in "Why Your DNA Is Worthless (& What You Need To Focus On Instead)", and in this episode, they're back to talk all things brain optimization, brain biohacking and a medical-based precision genomics approach to upgrading the brain.     Dr. Matt Dawson is a precision medicine physician in Lexington, KY, co-host of the Wild Health Podcast, and has been obsessed with performance optimization as long as he can remember. He received scholarships to play two sports in college even with “minimal talent” because of his voracious reading and implementation of any fitness or nutritional techniques that would give him an edge. Dr. Dawson continued that obsession in medic

What does it take to command a team of elite individuals? It requires a commitment to seven key principles: Courage, Trust, Respect, Growth, Excellence, Resiliency, and Alignment. All of these are present in an elite team which commits to them deeply in order to forge the character worthy of uncommon success. In his new book, Staring Down the Wolf: 7 Leadership Commitments That Forge Elite Teams, Retired Navy SEAL Commander, entrepreneur and New York Times bestselling author Mark Divine (founder of SEALFIT, NavySeal.com, and Unbeatable Mind) who first joined me on the episode "Secrets Of The Navy Seals: How To Train, Eat & Think Like The World’s Toughest Fighters") reveals what makes the culture of an elite team, and how to get your own team to commit to serve at an elite level. Using principles he learned on the battlefield, training SEALs, and in his own entrepreneurial and growth company ventures, Mark knows what it is to lead elite teams, and how easily the team can fail by breaching these commitments

It's time for a serious geek out on all things ketones, ketosis, ketone esters and more!         My guest on today's show, Geoffrey Woo, is co-founder and CEO of H.V.M.N. — Health via Modern Nutrition. He is also the host of the Health Via Modern Nutrition Podcast, a health & performance podcast that recently broke 4 million downloads. H.V.M.N. helped popularize ketones as a food group beyond fats, proteins, and carbohydrates and makes foods & supplements for metabolic performance and health.       H.V.M.N. fuels some of the world's top performers, athletes, and military service members. Geoff is an avid self-experimenter who’s done a 7 day water-only fast, inspired thousands under the COVID-19 lockdown to push themselves with positive challenges by completing the Crossfit Murph workout for 45 days in a row, and studies the optimization of human performance — at the individual scale, the team scale, the organization scale, and at the civilizational scale. He holds a BS with Honors and Distinction in C

bengreenfieldfitness.com/415 News Flashes…3:40 -13 Body Hacks, Evaluated: What Science Says About Shortcuts To Health And Wellness           -Flies aren’t little people I know… But it’s interesting that in sleep deprived flies, melatonin, NAD and alpha lipoic acid protect against the oxidation induced damage in the gut from sleep deprivation. Read about it here.             -What would make your high cholesterol a BAD THING? Four articles I read recently give us some clues.       What To Do About Caffeine Sensitivities & Alternatives To Coffee...38:25       What Is Ben Greenfield's Current Daily Routine?...57:05         Episode sponsors: Kion, Joovv, Four Sigmatic, Seed Daily Synbiotic           bengreenfieldfitness.com/415See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

bengreenfieldfitness.com/zachbush Zach Bush, MD is a physician specializing in internal medicine, endocrinology and hospice care.         He is an internationally recognized educator and thought leader on the microbiome as it relates to health, disease, and food systems. Dr. Zach founded *Seraphic Group and the non-profit Farmer’s Footprint to develop root-cause solutions for human and ecological health. His passion for education reaches across many disciplines, including topics such as the role of soil and water ecosystems in human genomics, immunity, and gut/brain health. His education has highlighted the need for a radical departure from chemical farming and pharmacy, and his ongoing efforts are providing a path for consumers, farmers, and mega-industries to work together for a healthy future for people and planet.       During this show, we get into the viral pandemic, the George Floyd crisis, how we can save our planet, your microbiome and how to treat it properly, and much, much more.       During our d

bengreenfieldfitness.com/joelgreene2  It's time for Part 2 of my monster podcast with Joel Greene. If you missed part 1 - in which we discuss rebooting your gut and sparking fat loss using some very unique biohacks and strategies - you can click here to listen to it now. bengreenfieldfitness.com/joelgreene       So who is Joel Greene, exactly? He had his 10,000 hours already in before I was even born. In the 1970’s he was interval training. In 1979 he was doing olympic lifts 3 hours every night. In the 80’s he began studying MCT’s. In 1990 he began studying the Keto diet. In the early 90’s he was doing what would be called intermittent fasting today. In the mid 90’s he experienced the rebound from chronic starvation. You read this today for this reason. In the late 90’s he went through his clean eating phase, his macro phase, his ancestral diet phase. By 2001 he had his first nutrition website publishing the cutting edge research. By 2006 he came to the end of all the above and discovered none of it worked ov

bengreenfieldfitness.com/joelgreene     My guest on today's podcast, Joel Greene, had his 10,000 hours already in before I was even born.       In the 1970’s he was interval training.         In 1979 he was doing olympic lifts 3 hours every night.         In the 80’s he began studying MCT’s.         In 1990 he began studying the Keto diet.         In the early 90’s he was doing what would be called intermittent fasting today.         In the mid 90’s he experienced the rebound from chronic starvation. You read this today for this reason.         In the late 90’s he went through his clean eating phase, his macro phase, his ancestral diet phase.         By 2001 he had his first nutrition website publishing the cutting edge research.         By 2006 he came to the end of all the above and discovered none of it worked over time under real life pressure.         In 2007 he authored the first article to the health and fitness community based on the new science linking gut bacteria and obesity.       in 2008 his webs

bengreenfieldfitness.com/olga         Dr. Olga Stevko is an expert at helping people achieve rapid transformation for professional and personal growth, and a Medical Doctor from Russia. Dr. Stevko’s clients include over 1,000 entrepreneurs, CEOs, executives, celebrities, doctors, and other professionals and their family members. She helps her clients to identify and transform unconscious programs that create issues in various areas of their life, including health, relationships and business.       Dr. Olga Stevko's unique methodology allows her to see patterns how nervous system reacts to everything around with flight, fight and freeze responses. These patterns affect both the mind and body, and how people look, think, feel, react, communicate and behave. These patterns also affect client's aging and longevity.       Through observation (of clients face, posture, quality of voice, verbal  non-verbal communication), Dr. Stevko can rapidly assess people's patterns in life and what unconscious programs cause the

bengreenfieldfitness.com/414             Have a question you'd like Ben to answer on the podcast?       Just use the 'contact' button in the free Ben Greenfield Fitness app.           News Flashes – Follow Ben on Twitter for more…7:20         Listener Q&A: What To Do About Very Tight Muscles...51:30             Do Face Masks Cause Oxygen Deprivation?...1:07:25           Why You Feel The Weather In Your Body...1:15:30         Should You Put A JOOVV Light In An Infrared Sauna?...1:18:50   bengreenfieldfitness.com/414  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

bengreenfieldfitness.com/daniel Meet 15 year-old prodigy Daniel Bissonnette. This kid first turned my head when he tagged me on Instagram sitting cross-legged and meditating in his shorts on what appeared to be a giant frozen glacier.              I looked into Daniel, and it turns out he's a pretty impressive young man. Daniel currently listed as one of the World’s top 100 most influential Vegans, the most in demand Health/Nutrition Youth Keynote in the world, an Award-Winning Activist, Best-Selling Author, developer of the “GENIUS Mode” program and host of the weekly YouTube “Daniel Bissonnette Show.”                Daniel has delivered 100’s of presentations since the age of 9 at conferences, expos, consumer shows, community groups, food companies, schools, institutes, non-profit organizations and continues to make headlines. But, it all started out as a bullied elementary school kid who wanted to help a few friends eat healthier.               In third grade, Daniel was approached by his teacher and decid