Biohacking & HealthSpan

With the silly season upon us, it’s important to take care not only of ourselves but also of our family, friends and colleagues. So let’s enjoy the festive cheer this year with a few simple tips for how to stay healthy, happy and safe:

Staying Healthy: A recipe to avoid hangovers and kick start your day if you are feeling a bit fatigued from so many late nights and over indulgences. (Note: this is not a prescription that allows you to go out and overindulge and drink to excess, but simply suggestions to enable you to keep a fully functional mind, body and soul over the next few weeks and a healthy kick start into the new year.)

The reason why I am writing this is to help others wake up to the fact you have been conned. We are
sicker in this country more than ever…if you don’t believe me, you just need to take a walk through
an intensive care unit. People who have eaten what they have been lead to believe is good for them
are getting sick.

I am not a researcher. I haven’t done any randomised, double blind trials. I haven’t written books
or stood on podiums to talk to thousands of people. I am an intensive care nurse and a nurse
educator. That is it. I am seeing this with my own two eyes. I first heard of Dave Asprey about a year
ago. Initially I was like most people. I was unconscious to the damage sugar and a high carbohydrate,
low fat diet was doing to my body. But Dave actually made sense….and other people were talking
the same language. I teach anatomy and physiology. How could I have been so blind? As an obedient
nurse, I learned all about the food pyramid and the benefits of a low fat diet. I have been teaching
nurses and patients this for about 30 years! But that stopped a year ago. Now, having experienced
the changes aBulletproof diet can give me, I am convinced. And I am attempting to help others wake
up in order for them to take more responsibility for their health. Before they end up in intensive
care!

You may already be familiar with the Bulletproof Exec’s recommendation of a teaspoon of mineral rich salt with water first thing every morning. We’ve learned there’s an even better way; the premise is that a solution is much like atincture , where for example taking Echinacea in a tincture/solution would be much stronger than having a cup of tea with echinacea in it. The saltsolution therefore, which is saturated with salt contains a higher therapeutic value than simply a glass of water with salt mixed in.

If you have been following the Bulletproof diet for quite a while, including all the sleep hacks, brainhacks and exercise hacks to get the most effective results, with the least amount of effort there is a good chance that you are feeling great. Everyone is at different stages of their health journey and some people may have just started their Bulletproof health journey, or find it difficult to commit 100% and there are many reasons for this including hormonal and nutritional imbalances.

 

While going by how your body "feels" can be a great indicator of your health, we can sometimes not realize the effects that underlying inflammation, nutritional deficiencies, gut infections and hormonal imbalance have on our health until more serious problems arise. Or you might be doing everything right but due to adrenal stress from the past, this is affecting your thyroid and sex hormones, which leaves you with that feeling that you should be feeling a lot better than you do, especially with the great lifestyle that you are leading.

Turmeric is a spice widely used in cooking that has a variety of health benefits.  It is commonly used in a variety of Indian dishes and curries for its colour and aromatic properties but also as a medicinal plant with healing properties.

Turmeric is also used in some spiritual and religious practice as it is associated with purity, fertility and auspicious beginnings in Hindu culture.

I’ve fasted before.  I’ve water fasted.  I’ve fat fasted.  I’ve juice fasted.  I once subsisted entirely on cold pressed vegetable juice and coconut water for 14 days.... and wanted to go longer. 

So yes, I’ve fasted before.  And these are some of the things I learnt.

 

Nutritionist, whole foods chef and founder of Stirring Change, Georgia
Lienemann, brings us this unique educational program about food and 
nutrition. ‘What to Eat’ ties together the best information from all the different 
dietary theories whilst presenting it in a simplified, actionable format. 

Ben and Nick, the brothers behind Beyond Rest in Perth, have a great startup story: Nick initially discovered floating during an entrepreneur's conference in America, after meeting a man whose razor sharp mind, energy and confidence impressed him so much that he felt compelled to ask him for his secret.  The answer turned out to be simple: "I don't eat gluten, and I float every day."  The rest is history... floating has proven so popular that Beyond Rest is currently in the process of setting up franchises elsewhere in WA, with an eye towards international expansion.

 

Neurofeedback was first utilised in the 1970s as a treatment for epilepsy: a neurological disorder characterised by seizures, wherein neurons exhibit abnormal activity by grouping together and firing excessively with synchronicity. Due to positive results, the scope of treatment began to expand. However the system was created before we had the computer power to utilize it to its full potential… and only recently have those technological advances occurred to the extent that we can now bring this treatment to the mass market. You can even purchase a system yourself, for home use. The only specialised education you require is in learning how the software works, and where to place the electrodes.