Knowledge from biohacking experts.
OptimOZ caught up with Dave Asprey, the Bulletproof Executive himself to talk about his thoughts on leading the Bulletproof lifestyle in Australia. Dave is a man who likely needs no introduction to our audience but you can read more about him here. In this podcast we talk kangaroo meat, vegemite, the bbq, bone broth (make some fast with great lakes gelatine) and also some sneak peaks at whats in the product pipeline for the BP guys (including Upgraded Collagen!)
Did you know that antibiotics can compromise your hormonal system for up to 2 years even after you've stopped taking them?
Lara Briden is a naturopathic doctor originally from Canada. She has been practising for 17 years and over 2000 patients have been under her care. She now practices in Australia as a registered Naturopath. She runs the Healthy Hormone Blog at larabriden.com and runs here practice from the Sensible-Alternative Hormone Clinic in Sydney. Her specialty is working with women’s hormones and thyroid issues.
The focus of our podcast is how antibiotics have long lasting effects on your hormonal health. Valuable intel for women and men alike!
Organic Turmeric is an Australian owned and operated manufacturer of the highest quality turmeric supplement we have been able to find locally.
In this interview with founder Garuda Nicolle, we learn some surprising facts about the power of turmeric as wide-spectrum wellness nutrient. Interestingly, Garuda does not advocate the habitual consumption of supplements. In this 40 minute podcast, Garuda shares some great insights, but his one key takeaway message for us is to have an awareness of our physical and mental well-being and how whole foods like turmeric can help us maintain and improve wellness.
Here's a quick summary of The Bulletproof Executive's first appearance on Joe Rogan's podcast. The podcast itself is over 2 hours long if you're game.
The problem is fluorescent (and LED - think about your computer/tablet/phone screen) lamps and the light that they generate.
Blue blocker glasses will provide the best protection for you while you are at work, and you can also put a filament task lamp on your desk to slightly improve the visual environment.
Jay Schroeder & Charles Maka from EvoUltraFit took the lead for days 1 and 2 of the Bulletproof Biohacking conference. We're going to continue on from our first bulletproof conference post and give you guys the lowdown on our experience there.
EmWave, Heart Rate Variability (HRV), Vagal Tone. These are all terms that bio-hackers have heard and know about to some degree. One of the leaders in this space is the HeartMath institute and Rollin McCraty from HeartMath was one of the presenters at the third day of the Bulletproof Conference 2013. We want to share some of the lessons we learnt from his presentation.
Talking20 offered a citizen science/QS type service looking at various blood testing bio-markers via convenient at-home test kits.
Australian Home blood screening kit services include Prixtexting and i-screen.com.au.
On our Biohack Your Life Conference visit to San Francisco we were lucky enough to come across a very innovative company called uBiome who are sequencing the human microbiome (bacteria). What 23&me did for DNA, uBiome are doing for the microbiome. Essentially, uBiome will enable you to see what bacteria are living on and in various parts of your body including the gut, nose, mouth and genitals. I caught up with one of the founders / CEO Jessica Richman for a 20 minute discussion to learn more about the service and how we can access it in Australia.
Across each day of the BPExec 2013 conference the man himself Dave Asprey gave some time for Q & A about issues that may or may not have been explicitly covered in the conference. It was a really great way to air any specific issues or questions that people had about the diet and the approach in general.
We’ve compiled a list of the tidbits that stood out to us as being particularly interesting and put them into categories below. We hope you’ll find them interesting.
An important health consideration is the issue of grass (pasture) vs grain fed meat (lamb and beef). It’s widely promoted in the various paleo communities that ruminant (grass-fed) meat is a superior choice nutritionally, we’re going to run through:
