Mar 19, 2020
On my recent whirlwind media and Boundless book tour of India, I hosted,
along with my friends Jag Chima and Kris Gethin, a massive biohacking Q&A
and panel in New Delhi. We covered an enormously wide range of
topics, including:
- How to have energy at your beck and call, all day
long...
- Hidden environmental killers and how to hack your
environment to remove them...
- Ben and Kris' latest updated sleep and jet lag
tips...
- Eating for anti-aging and longevity...
- How to lose fat faster...
- And much more!
Jag Chima, born in England UK, is an entrepreneur, investor,
visionary, health and fitness enthusiast and philanthropist with
business interests that include Real Estate, Construction, Finance,
Lifestyle, Health & Fitness.
Jag is the founder of The London Group, a diversified
conglomerate with extensive operations in UK, India and other parts
of the world. The London Group is comprised of companies in
Property Consultancy, Property development, Estate Agents,
Lifestyle brands, Fitness Education, Talent Management and Health
Clubs. Jag has carved a niche for himself as a passionate and
astute professional, with experience which started in 1998. He has
also been featured on many media platforms which include BBC News
Asia, BBC Asian Network, MATV.
Jag is a sought after speaker and strategic advisor on business
affairs. Jag believes in facing fears and taking on challenges for
growth and personal development. Jag recently completed a triathlon
and also a 1450 km Cycle ride from Delhi to Mumbai.
He is a proud supporter of The Unique Home for Girls in
Jalandhar India. The Unique Home for Girls is a home for unwanted,
abandoned girls in Punjab, India. Originally from Wales, Kris
Gethin has established himself as one of the most versatile fitness
entrepreneurs in the industry. Before founding Kaged Muscle, Kris
competed as a lifetime natural pro bodybuilder, placing as high as
second place in the Natural World Championships.
As a personal trainer, his clients have included Bollywood
celebrities, billionaire businessmen, and champion athletes. In
between training clients, he has certified more than 800 personal
trainers. Somehow, this tireless innovator found time to co-found a
health club franchise called Kris Gethin Gyms. He has shared his
extensive knowledge through books, newsletters, videos, and
podcasts. Now, he’s moved into the nutrition sector with Kaged Muscle, a company dedicated to
creating cutting-edge, ultra-premium sports nutrition supplements
for athletes of all types. All of Kris’s pursuits are consistent
with his mission of helping others reach their health and fitness
goals.
In this episode, you'll discover:
-Ben discusses the motivation behind writing Boundless...8:30
- It's about energy; it's what's lacking in most people
- Combine ancestral medicine w/ modern science
- We can tap into more energy than we're capable of
currently
- 3 angles: Optimize the mind, body, spirit
- Book: Blue Zones by Dan
Buettner
- Have a personal mission statement
- Click here for
international delivery of Boundless
-Kris Gethin's thoughts on being "boundless"...15:38
- We all struggle to work our "soul" muscles
- A long-term investment to gain a long-term return
- Blue Zone in South India until 1950's; westernized culture has
changed it
- DNA hasn't changed; surroundings have changed
- Eat the cake before the icing; optimize your environment before
pursuing biohacks
-The missing link in optimizing sleep...19:02
- Basic concepts: Light, Temperature, Silence
- Light:
- Temperature:
- Cold shower before going to bed
- Wearing socks help regulate
body temperature in bed
- Silence:
- Put phone in airplane mode
- Sleep Stream app
- Pink noise while falling asleep
- Sleep Phones -
headphones for sleeping on your side (code: GREENFIELD)
- Safety:
- Don't associate the bed w/ work
- Gravity blanket
- Be aware of evolutionary mismatches
- Dopamine fix while scrolling through social media
- Cortisol levels increase, affects sleep
- Morning and evening routines:
- No devices before bed, nor first thing in the morning
- Meditation - helps w/ falling asleep indirectly
- Make the phone as boring as possible in the evening
- iPhone red light
trick (youtube video)
- Diet considerations:
- Fast for one hour before bed, and in the morning
- Kris advocates for increasing fats and reducing complex carbs
throughout the day
- Ben recommends restricts carbs throughout the day and a carb
refeed in the evening
- Nut butter mixed w/ raw honey and sea salt helps sleep
quality while fasting
- Ben's homemade jello (rich in glycine)
- Other hacks and tips:
-Why sitting for long periods of time is the death-knell to a
healthy life...59:15
- Sitting is associated w/ shortened hip flexors
- Poor glute activation contributes to lower back pain
- Non Exercise Activity
Thermogenesis (NEAT)
- Number of calories burned doing small movements
- Far outweighs calories burned w/ exercise
- Ben does 15k steps in addition to working out
- Drop in bone density related to sitting vs. squatting while
eating, defecating, etc.
-Chronological vs. biological ages and extending your
longevity...1:02:30
- Kris' chronological age is 45; biological age is 38
- Optimized sleep has reduced biological age
- Low level activity:
- Spectra Cell telomere
analysis
- DNA methylation
clock
- Ben's 3 longevity tips:
- Fasting
- Intermittent fasting (12-16 hours each night and morning)
- 24 hour dinner to dinner fast 1-2x per month
- Eat 40% of normal calorie consumption for 5 days (Valter Longo)
- Peptides
- DNA and cellular repair mechanisms
- NAD supplement
- Sirtuins must be present
- Major causes of aging faster than the actual age
- Loss of purpose or meaning for one's life
- Working out too much
- Not present with the activities in your daily life
-Food choices and anti-aging...1:20:30
- Glycemic variability and inflammation are the two biggest
factors
- Ceylon cinnamon
- Apple cider vinegar
- Cocktail w/ bitters, spices affects glucose response
- Rancid, processed vegetable oils are the biggest culprits
- You can burn off sugar, not so w/ vegetable oils
- Dr. James DiNicolantonio
- Glycine can protect
cells from vegetable oils
- Spirulina (code:
BEN)
- Lactose intolerance can be confused w/ a damaged gut
- BGF podcast with Dr. Zach
Bush
- Ion Biome supplement
- SEED probiotic (code: BEN15)
- Slow vs. fast food preparation (fermentation)
- Be wary of things like kombucha which may raise blood sugar
levels
- 5 minutes of cold therapy in the morning is Ben's best tactic
for regulating glycemic variability
- Kion Lean
-The benefits of fasting...1:39:54
- Enhances cellular autophagy
- Glycemic variability lower
- Fasting is not the same as calorie restriction (intermittent
fasting)
- Fasting is a spiritual and personal discipline
- Autophagy: The cleanup of metabolic waste products in the
cell
- Grazing throughout the day isn't efficacious
- Countdown app
- You breathe through the diaphragm
- Increased Co2
- Release of cortisol
- Mouth taping
-Where to start with health optimization...1:56:22
-Core bracing while lifting...2:03:15
-Reversing damage from blue light...2:05:00
-Stopping autoimmune disease...2:06:45
- Gut and inflammation are the most common factors
- Breathwork, limit vegetable oils, etc.
- Heal the gut
- Kion Colostrum
- Bone broth (code:
GREENFIELD)
-Ben's thoughts on veganism and vegetarianism...2:10:15
- Source of the animal is often problematic; proper
preparation
- Excess consumption of meat products
- The human body needs omega 3 fatty acids,
creatine, taurine, Vitamin B12, that are
difficult to obtain on plant-based diet
- Eat in a parasympathetic state, with gratitude, spiritual
discipline
Resources mentioned:
- Boundless book - Health Kik
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