This put up is about what I discovered on the Biohacking Convention, hosted by Dave Asprey, in Dallas, TX. I’m grateful {that a} media cross was supplied to attend this wonderful expertise. You may learn my first evaluation in regards to the Biohacking Convention right here.
(and sure, this contains issues you are able to do at residence!)
Hello pals! How is the weekend going? We’re in full dance recital mode over right here. Don’t overlook to move over to this week’s giveaway!
In the present day, I wished to share a recap of a few of the prime issues I discovered from the Biohacking Convention. As you possibly can think about, I discovered a LOT, and felt like my mind was buzzing for days afterwards. I’ve lastly had an opportunity to let the whole lot simmer, and time to type via the 19 pages of notes. In fact, I can’t share EVERYTHING right here on the weblog – you have to go in individual!! – however listed below are a few of my favourite factors from a few of the talks I attended whereas I used to be there. (I may put up a lot extra however like I mentioned, you actually need to go in individual!)
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What I discovered at Dave Asprey’s Biohacking Convention
The Finish of Psychological Sickness with Dr. Daniel Amen
I’ve been an enormous fan of Dr. Amen for years and years, so I used to be thrilled for the chance to study from him in individual. Throughout his speak, he shared that psychiatry is the one medical trade that doesn’t really take a look at the organ itself earlier than prescribing remedy. When you’ve got coronary heart points, they take a picture. When you’ve got kidney ache, they take a picture. Together with your mind, they take an informed guess, and prescribe remedy with out really your mind.
At his clinic, they carry out SPECT scans that allow suppliers to take a look at the floor of the mind, blood circulate, and mind activitity. It’s fairly fascinating – they’ve a brand new clinic in Scottsdale! – and it was unbelievable to see pictures of brains that have been healed after trauma, drug use, OCD, and so forth. via life-style, dietary supplements, and drugs, if it was really wanted.
The principle message of his speak was that you possibly can heal your mind, and also you’re not caught with the mind you at the moment have.
Elements that HURT your mind:
– Altered blood circulate, via issues like hypertension, caffeine, sedentary lives, low choresterol, nicotine, caffeine
– Head trauma
– Retirement/growing old – not having a objective, or affected by lonliness
– Toxicity – alcohol, mildew, heavy metals, THC, medication, merchandise
– What he refers to as “diabesity”: excessive blood sugar, pre-diabetes, diabetes, being obese or overweight
– Irritation- from processed meals, sugar, leaky intestine, gum illness
– Poor sleep
– Genetic elements, like methylation points
– Infections/immunity
– Gluten and dairy have been additionally talked about right here with a query mark. I do know that for me, these meals are inflammtory and don’t make my physique completely happy normally, so I skip them
Habits that may HEAL your mind:
– Take a look at and optimize neurohormones
– Safety from head trauma
– Improve blood circulate via train and diet
– Detox – sauna, hydration, fiber
– Retirement/growing old: study one thing new, donate blood
– Scale back irritation
– Stress discount and psychological well being
– Good high quality sleep, 7-8 hours per evening
– Know your genetic danger
– Promote wholesome immune system operate
*Among the dietary supplements and meals he talked about included B nutritional vitamins, vitamin D, lion’s mane, Omega-3s, ginko, beets, cacao, garlic, and onion
He’s been on a ton of podcasts (linking my faves right here and right here), and has written many books. I added The Finish of Psychological Sickness and Elevating Mentally Robust Youngsters to my assortment.
I additionally had the chance to satisfy him! It’s value mentioning right here that I used to be on the END of a line that was about 2 hours lengthy, and he was nonetheless sort, real, and great, even after signing books for about 2 hours.
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Dave Asprey on Methods to Be Untriggerable
The daddy of Biohacking himself led us via a robust meditation on how you can let go of triggers. The elements of the meditation included:
– Remembering the final time you have been triggered and the way you felt inside
– Discovering a small second of gratitude in that second – something you could possibly be pleased about
– FORGIVING the opposite individual. “It’s a them downside, not a you downside.”
– Breathe into your coronary heart as you forgive them. Let it go, and share this calm, forgiving power.
He additionally went via a full rundown of his present routine, however I don’t wish to put up the spoilers right here because it’s probably in his subsequent guide.
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Jim Kwik on being Limitless
It was my first time seeing Jim Kwik dwell and he was AMAZING. He’s devoted to serving to others enhance their studying capacity, together with studying velocity. He additionally has a guide (including it to my assortment), and a prime podcast with fast suggestions.
My favourite quote from him was “should you struggle to your limitations, you get to maintain them.”
He taght us the acronym ALPHA:
A- consciousness; understanding who you might be, having a transparent imaginative and prescient and ideas
L- studying
P- prioritize; thoughts and precedence managment
H- well being (meditation, train, food regimen, dietary supplements, sleep)
A- motion – “information itself isn’t energy)
He additionally talked about animal brains and the way our leanring kinds can correlate to varied animals. This made SO a lot sense to me, and I took his quiz to search out out I’m a cheetah. I’m excited to study his methods to learn quicker… I got here residence from the convention with 9 new books.
Among the choice:
One other glorious tip: Once you get up, quick ahead to the tip of the day if you’re going again to mattress. What are three issues that you just wish to accomplish personally and professionally earlier than that occurs?
Dr. Jill Carnahan talked about Constructing Resilience in a Poisonous World
I’m at the moment within the technique of devouring her guide, however she has an unbelievable story of resilience after poisonous publicity throughout childhood and a breast most cancers prognosis in her early 20s.
She talked loads about poisonous load, how you can scale back poisonous load, promote detox, biotoxins, intestine and lymph help, and toxis stress.
Some takeaways that you are able to do at residence:
– Eat at residence as a lot as potential
– Filter your water and air
– Purpose for meals that’s natural, chemical-free, and pesticide-free
– Eliminate nonstick pots and pans. Use stainless-steel or forged iron.
– Keep away from microwaveable popcorn and pop common corn on the stovetop
– Transfer your physique
– Follow gratitude
– Search sunshine
– Set boundaries
I really like that so lots of the audio system gave actual world examples of issues you are able to do at residence. Certain, a few of them may appear extra *on the market* than others, however I feel biohacking is actually about taking issues to the subsequent degree if you’ve mastered the foundations. I’m all the time excited to study new methods and concepts to doubtlessly improve longevity and healthspan.
My subsequent Biohacking Convention put up can be on the devices I attempted, plus some simple issues you possibly can check and do at residence, in a variety of value factors.
Have a beautiful weekend and I’ll see ya quickly!
xoxo
Gina
