This submit is about what I discovered on the Biohacking Conference, hosted by Dave Asprey, in Dallas, TX. I’m grateful {that a} media cross was offered to attend this wonderful expertise. You may learn my first review about the Biohacking Conference right here.
(and sure, this consists of issues you are able to do at dwelling!)
Hello pals! How is the weekend going? We’re in full dance recital mode over right here. Don’t overlook to go over to this week’s giveaway!
Right this moment, I needed to share a recap of a number of the high 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 every part simmer, and time to type by way of the 19 pages of notes. After all, I can’t share EVERYTHING right here on the weblog – it’s essential to go in particular person!! – however listed below are a few of my favourite factors from a number of the talks I attended whereas I used to be there. (I may submit a lot extra however like I stated, you actually need to go in particular person!)
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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 be taught from him in particular person. Throughout his speak, he shared that psychiatry is the one medical trade that doesn’t really have a look at the organ itself earlier than prescribing remedy. If in case you have coronary heart points, they take a picture. If in case you have kidney ache, they take a picture. Together with your mind, they take an informed guess, and prescribe remedy with out really taking a look at your mind.
At his clinic, they carry out SPECT scans that allow suppliers to take a look at the floor of the mind, blood movement, 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. by way of way of life, dietary supplements, and medicine, 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 movement, by way of issues like hypertension, caffeine, sedentary lives, low choresterol, nicotine, caffeine
– Head trauma
– Retirement/growing older – not having a function, 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 joyful on the whole, so I skip them
Habits that may HEAL your mind:
– Take a look at and optimize neurohormones
– Safety from head trauma
– Enhance blood movement by way of train and vitamin
– Detox – sauna, hydration, fiber
– Retirement/growing older: be taught one thing new, donate blood
– Cut 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 perform
*A few of 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 here and here), and has written many books. I added The End of Mental Illness and Raising Mentally Strong Kids to my assortment.
I additionally had the opporuunity to fulfill him! It’s price mentioning right here that I used to be on the END of a line that was about 2 hours lengthy, and he was nonetheless variety, real, and great, even after signing books for about 2 hours.
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Dave Asprey on Tips on how to Be Untriggerable
The father of Biohacking himself led us by way of a robust meditation on how you can let go of triggers. The components 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 grateful for
– FORGIVING the opposite particular person. “It’s a them drawback, not a you drawback.”
– Breathe into your coronary heart as you forgive them. Let it go, and share this calm, forgiving vitality.
He additionally went by way of a full rundown of his present routine, however I don’t wish to submit the spoilers right here because it’s doubtless in his subsequent guide.
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Jim Kwik on being Limitless
It was my first time seeing Jim Kwik stay and he was AMAZING. He’s devoted to serving to others enhance their studying capability, together with studying velocity. He additionally has a guide (including it to my assortment), and a high podcast with fast suggestions.
My favourite quote from him was “when you battle to your limitations, you get to maintain them.”
He taght us the acronym ALPHA:
A- consciousness; figuring out 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, eating 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 numerous animals. This made SO a lot sense to me, and I took his quiz to seek out out I’m a cheetah. I’m excited to be taught his methods to learn sooner… I got here dwelling from the convention with 9 new books.
A few of the choice:
One other wonderful tip: If you get up, quick ahead to the top of the day while you’re going again to mattress. What are three issues that you simply 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 book, however she has an unbelievable story of resilience after toxic exposure during childhood and a breast cancer diagnosis in her early 20s.
She talked so much 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 dwelling:
– Eat at dwelling as a lot as potential
– Filter your water and air
– Intention for meals that’s natural, chemical-free, and pesticide-free
– Do away with 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
– Observe gratitude
– Search sunshine
– Set boundaries
I like that so most of the audio system gave actual world examples of issues you are able to do at dwelling. Certain, a few of them might sound extra *on the market* than others, however I believe biohacking is actually about taking issues to the following degree while you’ve mastered the foundations. I’m at all times excited to be taught new methods and concepts to doubtlessly enhance longevity and healthspan.
My subsequent Biohacking Convention submit will likely be on the devices I attempted, plus some simple issues you possibly can check and do at dwelling, in a variety of worth factors.
Have a beautiful weekend and I’ll see ya quickly!
xoxo
Gina
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