The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance

This episode of Bulletproof Radio includes a surprising amount of laughter that makes the topic of intelligence and genius a fun listen.Our guest is Dean Keith Simonton, Ph.D., a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Psychology at the University of California-Davis. He’s known as the “Maverick Psychologist” who has been defying the establishment all of his nearly half-century career in the areas of genius, creativity, aesthetics, and leadership.In this lively conversation, you’ll learn that intelligence needs a sprinkling of grit, creativity and imagination to flourish into genius. You’ll find out that taking risks matters: “In order to make discoveries, in order to invent new things, you have to be willing to try things out and fail.” You’ll discover, too, that creators (typically introverts) and leaders (typically extroverts) use their smarts in significantly different ways.“I think the problem is that when people think that they don't have a genius level IQ,” Dr. Dean says. “They may think they're doomed or they're not going to be able to achieve much.” But, “you can't let the IQ score determine who you are.” His most recent book gives a “genius checklist” of tips for anyone to follow.Dr. Dean studies the cognitive, personal, developmental, social, and cultural factors behind eminence, giftedness, and talent. He’s researched some of the greatest figures throughout history and examined why their achievements—in science, philosophy, literature, music, art, cinema, politics, and war—have stood the test of time.Be open to today’s experience (hint… it’s a personality predictor of outstanding achievement) and ...Enjoy the show!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this mini-episode of Bulletproof Radio, Dave Asprey and Martin Tobias, CEO of Upgrade Labs, give listeners a sneak peek into the coolest parts of the 6th Annual Biohacking Conference— Upgrade XP: Wake up Your Untold Potential. This event is happening April 5-7 at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California.This year’s conference has been curated to bring you a completely upgraded experience: smaller, more interactive workshops, master sessions and Upgrade U; new faces and voices in the biohacking world; conference speakers mingling with attendees all three days; and community building events.Get up close to the latest technologies in the amazing Tech Hall and talk directly to the creators and inventors. The newest Upgrade Labs facility lives right within the Beverly Hilton, so you’ll also be able to see first-hand why this facility is the leader in human performance.Ready for a personal transformation? There’s a special code mentioned in this episode that you can redeem when you register for Upgrade XP. Hope to see you there!Learn about the 6th Annual Biohacking Conference 2019Engage with Upgrade Labs on the web, Instagram, Twitter and Facebook.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, one of my favorite authors is back on the show.Robert Greene has written five New York Times bestsellers. One in particular, The 48 Laws of Power, changed the course of my professional life. His other books, including: The Art of Seduction, The 33 Strategies of War, The 50th Law, and Mastery, have gained a gained a broad following from war historians to hip-hop industry musicians.Robert takes a deep and searing look at the inner workings of human behavior based on social and biological science, as well as many of the most powerful people throughout history. In his sixth and most recent book, The Laws of Human Nature, he focuses on people’s drives and motivations, even when they are unconscious of them. “Basically, we’re a social animal,” Robert says. “It’s deeply ingrained in our nature. When we’re not being the social animal that we were born to be, we pay a terrible price.”This is a must-listen episode full of evocative human insights—you’ll learn the basis of envy and why it persists in social hierarchy. “Envy is complicated and it's slippery and it's hard to put your finger on it,” Robert says.We also discuss early childhood as an underestimated developmental force; how gender rigidity limits your full potential; and the ways in which mortality awareness can be both comforting and freeing.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, psychic psychologist Joy Martina demystifies the myths surrounding intuition. She explains how anyone can develop their psychic skills and fundamentally alter their life experience.Before you decide this isn’t the episode for you, stay with us. We talk about intuition as a form of intelligence that’s not gender-specific.Joy reminds us that Albert Einstein said intuition is a highest form of intelligence. He also says the intuitive mind is the sacred gift and the rational mind is the faithful servant. Joy believes that we've created a society that honors the servant and has forgotten the gift.Our conversation touches on “channeling,” as well as how to use your intuition to make better choices faster, starting with stepping out of the buzz and making time for solitude and silence. “When our brain is relaxed,” Joy says, “it's usually smarter. When our brain is able to focus, we have control over our mind rather than our mind having control over us. Then, we're actually able to train potential in ourselves.”Also in this episode, you’ll learn how to:Recognize the difference between emotions and intuitionSay no gracefullySync your left and right brain hemispheres using a simple technique called “the switch”Forgive and releaseTrain your brain while sleepingFire your head brain, heart brain and gut brain in the right sequence to become more intuitiveTake power naps to increase energy and efficiency“We can't be happy when we're not tuned into our intuition,” says Joy. “If we don't know what's right for us, if we don't feel that in us, if we're not connected to us, to our truth, then we'll never be truly happy. That's what intuition actually is—finding your truth.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Bulletproof Radio welcomes scientist Dr. Stephen Porges back to the show. He's known for his deep and profound understanding of the human nervous system and its application to real-life clinical settings.Dr. Porges created the Polyvagal Theory, which explains the workings of the vagal nerve and links the evolution of the mammalian autonomic nervous system to social behavior. He has authored and co-authored several books on the subject. For 25 years, his Polyvagal Theory has been leading to innovative treatments based on insights into the mechanisms mediating symptoms observed in behavioral, psychiatric, and physical disorders.One of my favorite episodes of Bulletproof Radio was #264 when he and I talked about this theory. I encourage you to listen to that episode and check out the two Bulletproof Blog articles. I was so impressed with his research that I included it in my new book Game Changers, specifically Law #44, which is “Gratitude is Stronger than Fear.”Dr. Porges also is the creator of a music-based intervention, the Safe and Sound Protocol™, which currently is used by more than 1200 therapists to improve spontaneous social engagement, to reduce hearing sensitivities, and to improve language processing, state regulation, and spontaneous social engagement.In this new episode, we explore how sound, safety, environment and gratitude are all intimately connected to our nervous system circuitry.“Your body, in safe environments, will start to spontaneously optimize those circuits,” explains Dr. Porges. “We need to structure narratives that have a degree of positivity, so that our nervous system doesn't feel too scared to evaluate it.”We’ll be making links between Dr. Stephen’s work and fascinating brain-body interactions, often deeply rooted in our ancient biology. We introduce “neuroception,” find out how to structure environments for those who struggle with sensory processing issues, better understand how hearing frequencies affect adults and kids differently, and learn how to control our own heart rate variability.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, we talk about how you can increase cognitive capacity by leveraging your stress; how the brain is wired for fear; advances in virtual reality; and why a daily dose of real brain science on Instagram is good for just about everyone.My guest is neuroscientist Andrew Huberman, Ph.D. He studies comparative neurology to better understand the human brain and human brain evolution. He’s also working to make neuroscience more accessible and relevant to people’s everyday life. And he’s in a particularly good position to do just that at Stanford School of Medicine where he’s an associate professor in the Department of Neurobiology and the Department of Ophthalmology. His own Huberman Lab performs clinical trials using molecular, genetic, physiological and virtual reality tools.His work includes developing ways to regenerate the brain after injury and in neurodegenerative disorders, mainly those causing blindness. Another aspect of his research parses the mechanisms for stress, "courage" (adaptive action toward potential threats), and testing treatments and protocols for anxiety disorders and trauma. Dr. Huberman has made numerous—and award-winning-- contributions to the fields of brain development, brain plasticity, and neural regeneration and repair.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

I care a lot about food, and I fundamentally think food is the single biggest tool you have to increase your performance, to change how you look, and to change how your brain works.In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, I talk with Dr. Izabella Wentz, PharmD, an internationally acclaimed thyroid specialist and licensed pharmacist who has dedicated her career to addressing the root causes of autoimmune thyroid disease after being diagnosed with Hashimoto’s Thyroiditis in 2009. She also cares about food in the same way that I do. She developed the term “food pharmacology” to explain the profound effect that food has on our physiology and biology.From her self-described “nerdy pharmacist” perspective, food works in ways similar to medication in the human body. She wants people to become their own food gurus and ask: “If I have this symptom, what do I need to modify? Is there a digestive enzyme that I need to take? Or is there a nutrient that can really up-level my response to nutrition?” Our conversation also touches on adaptive physiology, food sensitivities, mold and essential self-care.She believes food can be a powerful ally in your healing journey. “My goal is to establish a communication pathway for people between their bodies and the things that they're ingesting,” she says.As a patient advocate, researcher, clinician, educator and also a best-selling author of two previous books and a new one publishing in March, she is committed to raising awareness on how to overcome autoimmune thyroid disease, how to use food as medicine, and how to manage the stresses and toxins in our everyday environments.Enjoy the show!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

One of my favorite authors is back on the show! Neil Strauss is an award-winning, 10-time New York Times best-selling author. He was a music critic, cultural reporter, investigative journalist and columnist at The New York Times for a decade and has been a contributing editor at Rolling Stone for more than 20 years. He's well-known for earning the trust of some of the most guarded and secretive celebrities in the world.His life has been enthralling and complex: Remarkably insightful interviews with celebrities and musicians, award-winning journalism, successful authorship and ghostwriting, becoming a pick-up artist, reforming himself and his relationships, becoming a parent and hosting programs focused on healing trauma and transforming lives.In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, we talk about facing fears, discomfort and anxieties—how to tell the difference among them and what we get wrong about them. That leads us to a cognitive bias called the neglect of probability. As you may know, running from failure versus moving towards success is a very different mindset.Neil shares his fascination with how beliefs get implanted and reinforced, and offers up a theory as to why so many people go off track when they're working on finding their passion and purpose. He says, “Do something you love enough that you care about each detail of it.” And that’s our cue to share some highlights of his intriguing new podcast—will it be called “’Gonzo?!”—that debuts this month. Enjoy the show!More about Neil StraussIn addition to being an author of The Game, The Truth, Emergency and other books about his own personal experiences, he’s a respected and sought-after ghostwriter. He has co-authored numerous books, such as Jenna Jameson's How to Make Love Like a Porn Star; Mötley Crue’s, The Dirt (currently being produced by Netflix as a theatrical film); Marilyn Manson's The Long Hard Road; and Dave Navarro's Don't Try This at Home. Kevin Hart's I Can't Make This Up: Life Lessons, entered The New York Times bestseller list at No. 1 while topping the best-selling audiobook list at the same time.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Biohacking is the art and science of changing the environment around you, and inside of you, so you have full control of your own biology. In this Episode, Dave tackles everything from scientists discovering a new way to grow neural stem cells from blood to hacking your brown fat to feel better, to the impacts of sleep on heart disease, to a claim that carbs are good for you, to diagnosing genetic orders with a selfie. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

James Peyer is the founder and managing partner of Apollo Ventures, an early stage life science investment fund investing in Europe and the U.S. focused exclusively on breakthrough therapeutics arising from the study of the biology of aging. Apollo founds companies with scientists, invests in early stage therapeutics projects, and works with scientific teams to build biotech companies. The company invests in core technologies that show promise in reversing aging and extending human lifespan.“My whole group thinks of ourselves as scientists first and investors second, and so we really get super, super excited about a specific mechanism of action or a cool new way to develop a drug or a way to target aging,” James says. “That's kind of the hook that brings us into a project much more than some of the traditional financial metrics.”He also gives talks all over the world on the topic of aging, discussing how our newfound knowledge of what makes us age will enable the greatest medical breakthroughs of the 21st century.In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, we talk about what venture capital has to do with aging and why it matters that deep investments are being made in the arena of longevity. We touch on bio-freedom, as well as how working intentionally within a system can persuade skeptics and change the world. We cover a lot of ground, including the population effects of longevity, genomic instability, telomere attrition, epigenetic alterations, loss of proteostasis, altered intercellular communication, mitochondrial dysfunction and more.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Emily Fletcher is the founder of Ziva Meditation, the creator of The Ziva Technique that focuses on mindfulness, meditation and manifesting. She’s also created the world’s first online meditation training. Her work has been featured in national newspapers and magazines, as well as on television. She is regarded as a leading expert in meditation for high performance.Her meditation journey began on Broadway and led her to India. Over the past decade, she has been named one of the top 100 women in wellness to watch, has taught more than 15,000 students around the world, and has spoken on meditation for performance at Google, Harvard Business School, Viacom and Wanderlust.She’s taught Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Tony award-winners, as well as NBA players, CEOs, entrepreneurs, and busy parents that meditation is a performance tool. The Ziva style is entertaining, accessible and easy to adopt.In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, we talk about how releasing the stress from your past is essential and controlling your way through your life just doesn’t work. Meditation encompasses “the art and the beauty and the power of surrender.” And by manifesting—getting intentional about what you want your life to look like—you can consciously create a life you love.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Bill Walsh is an international speaker on topics related to brain chemistry and behavior, learning, and mental health disorders. Over more than three decades as a research scientist and engineer, Dr. Walsh developed a science-based nutrient system that has helped thousands of people challenged by these disorders and is used by doctors throughout the world.His approach recognizes that nutrient imbalances can alter brain levels of key neurotransmitters, disrupt gene expression of proteins and enzymes, and cripple the body’s protection against environmental toxins.In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, we talk about Dr. Walsh’s exciting new research that includes significant developments in the areas of nutrient therapy and nutritional psychiatry, particularly Bipolar disorder. You’ll also learn the importance of the NMDA receptor and why antioxidant therapy is on its way to becoming mainstream.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lieutenant Colonel Dave Grossman is a retired US Army Ranger and paratrooper, and a former West Point Psychology Professor. He is also the director of the Killology Research Group and actually developed the term “killology,” considered the study of the psychological and physiological effects of killing and combat on the human psyche.Dave is an accomplished author who has published four novels, two children’s’ books, and six non-fiction books, which include his perennial bestseller On Killing.Since his retirement from the US Army in 1998, he has been on the road almost 300 days a year for two decades as one of our nation’s leading trainers for military, law enforcement, mental health providers, and school safety organizations.In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, we talk about developing a “bulletproof mind,” the effect that violent visual entertainment has on children, as well as ways to bulletproof your marriage and your kids.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Martin Picard, Ph.D. is an Assistant Professor of Behavioral Medicine in Psychiatry and Neurology at Columbia University. For over a decade, Martin has been studying mitochondria and has worked closely with leading experts in the field of mitochondrial research.In 2015, he joined the faculty at Columbia University where he established the Mitochondrial Signaling Laboratory. He’s currently investigating mechanisms of mind-body interactions, specifically regarding novel principles that underlie mitochondrial responses to stressors, the maintenance of human health, and the influence of mitochondrial defects on complex cellular and physiological processes including aging.In this episode, we talk about the exciting research happening in his lab and what mitochondria tell us about our health.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

On this episode, the guests are filmmakers Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein who, through their new movie "Weed the People" hope to help people make an informed choice. "Expanding people’s knowledge of something; having them be able to make a judgment and decision that’s best for them and their bodies.”Ricki is someone you will likely know. She is a beloved pop-culture actress, had her own talk show for a dozen years, and now is a documentary filmmaker.Abby is an award-winning director and producer of documentary films. The two have teamed up creatively for more than a decade to make films that inform, educate and portray incredible humanity.I talk with them both about cannabis—and specifically about the use of it to help treat children’s cancer, which is the topic of their current documentary, “Weed the People.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Stella Grizont is a three-peat on the show who makes us all happier each time she is on. She is a speaker, executive coach, founder of WOOPAAH, and creator of The Work Happiness Method. She works with overachievers who are seeking deeper career fulfillment and with organizations who are dedicated to engaging their employees.Stella is also one of the first 150 people to earn a master’s degree in Applied Positive Psychology (aka the science of happiness) from the University of Pennsylvania.In this episode, you will find out how to fall in love with your work—whether it is where you are at right now or striking off in a new direction.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode of Bulletproof Radio is with a true kindred biohacker, Luke Storey, who is a lifestyle design expert who has spent the past 22 years developing and refining the ultimate lifestyle, based on the most powerful principles of health and spirituality, while at the same time embracing the technology and modern conveniences of urban living.Using himself as a human research lab, Luke has explored a broad and sometimes extreme variety of measures to obtain optimal health, performance, and well-being.He’s also a motivational speaker, Kundalini yoga and meditation teacher, and host of The Life Stylist Podcast.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

As a high-performance psychologist, Michael Gervais, Ph.D. works in the trenches of high-stakes environments, where there is no luxury for mistakes, hesitation or failure to respond. He works individually and with groups of high-profile people from every major sport, Olympians, Fortune 100 CEOs, as well as internationally acclaimed artists and musicians.He’s also a revered speaker on optimal human performance and has been featured in many national print and television media outlets.Michael is the co-founder of Compete to Create, a joint venture with Seattle Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, which has built a framework to enhance high-performance cultures by focusing on mindset training for individuals.Ultimately, Mike’s goal is to unpack, then decode how the greatest performers in the world use their minds to pursue the boundaries of human potential. To accelerate that aim, he has curated conversations with those who have dedicated their lives to becoming the best in his podcast Finding Mastery.In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, we talk about how mindset influences performance, why Mike considers himself a “curious Adventurepreneur” and why he disagrees with “hacking.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Satchin Panda, Ph.D., is a leading expert in the field of circadian rhythm research. As a professor at the Salk Institute in San Diego, California, his research focuses on circadian rhythm in health and disease.Research in his lab has shown the profound impact of ambient light and daily eating-fasting on the prevention and prognosis of a wide range of diseases including diabetes, depression, metabolic syndrome, heart diseases, and cancer.He also discovered time-restricted eating in which individuals who eat everything within an 8- to 12-hour period can boost circadian rhythm and prevent or reverse many chronic diseases.Dr. Panda published a new book titled: The Circadian Code: Lose Weight, Supercharge Your Energy, and Transform Your Health from Morning to Midnight.In this episode we talk about the impact of Dr. Panda’s research and discoveries on my Game Changers Law #19: Waking Up Early Does Not Make You a Good Person, his new book and why circadian rhythm is so closely linked to productivity and performance.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Joseph Maroon is a 78-year-old world-renowned neurosurgeon with extensive experience in neurosurgery. He specializes in minimally invasive surgery to speed recovery for his patients. He is a sports medicine expert and innovator in concussion management, personal fitness and nutrition. As an Ironman triathlete, he lives and breathes his own advice.Dr. Maroon has been the team neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers since 1981, and is Medical Director of the World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). He has successfully performed surgery on numerous professional football players and other elite athletes with potentially career-ending neck and spine injuries.Dr. Maroon is also very well-known because he created a test that 13 million people have taken to understand the impact of impacts on your brain. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fairfax “Hack” Hackley has spent a lifetime in the field of fitness. He spent over 20 years in the sport of bodybuilding – winning 12 class titles - while working as the director of the Mr. America contest, winning both the IFBB Silver, and Gold awards for excellence in administration.If you think having someone like Hack on the podcast is odd, well bodybuilders are some of the original biohackers. They said, "Look, I want to look a certain way and it is not the way that Mother Nature wanted me to look. So I'm going to take control of my own biology. I'm going to weigh what I eat. I'm going to measure. I'm going to write it down."Hack has been featured in USA Today, Muscle & Fitness, People Magazine, Washingtonian Magazine, Washington Post, Flex and has appeared in over 200 television and radio segments. He currently gives a weekly fitness tip on WTOP radio – the Nation’s #1 radio station. Since its inception, he has worked closely with the Arnold Sports Festival (in Columbus OH – Director of Armwrestling, MMA Workshop) and is a member of the International Sport Hall of Fame serving on its advisory board.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, our guest is Dr Andy Heyman, who is the Director of Academic Affairs for A4M. Andy is also the Medical Director of Integrative Medicine at George Washington University and is someone who has been studying, at a crazy deep level, Lyme disease and toxic mold and what they do to our genes - and he's come up with some fantastic treatments.Dr. Heyman is a guy with impeccable credentials who has been studying mold for years. He studies what it does your hormones, your genes, your brain, and why it is making you so tired. We've had other people on the show who talk about toxic mold (also check out the Moldy Movie) and how it is one of the big things contributing to Alzheimer's disease, cancer, heart disease and many other conditions.Mold can be a big factor in your life, whether you are specifically dealing with fibromyalgia, chronic fatigue or Lyme disease and we are going to find out what to do about it in the interview today with Dr. Andy Heyman.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This is a special live Bulletproof Radio interview that was conducted at the American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine with Dr. Robert Goldman who is the man that started this illustrious group 26 years ago. Dr. Goldman is the world chairman from the International Medical Commission and President Emeritus of the National Academy of Sports Medicine.A4M is a group of thousands of physicians working on solving the world's ageing problems. And their work has profoundly affected me as a biohacker. Dr. Goldman has spent decades figuring out how to get doctors to line up to do stuff that matters instead of doing stuff the way it's always been done. And we're really fortunate to get to spend an hour with him on this podcast because he's a very busy and sought-after guy. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Brendon Burchard has been on Bulletproof Radio before but because the previous interviews with him ended up being the basis of the second law in the book, Game Changers, it seemed appropriate to have him on the podcast again.For those of you who may not have heard Brendon’s previous two podcast episodes: He’s the founder of the High-Performance Academy, host of “The Brendon Show,” and is the author of the No. 1 New York Times bestsellers The Motivation Manifesto: 9 Declarations to Claim Your Personal Power, The Charge: Activating the 10 Human Drives That Make You Feel Alive, and The Millionaire Messenger: Make a Difference and a Fortune Sharing Your Advice.Brendon Burchard's educational work has helped people around the globe achieve the results they are looking for in the areas of business, marketing, and personal development. His programs, such as Experts Academy and World’s Greatest Speaker Training, have helped thousands of people.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jay Abraham (business executive, conference speaker, and author) has spent his entire career helping executives solve problems and fix businesses. In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, Jay turns the tables and interviews Dave about the 46 laws in his new book "Game Changers."Jay also asks Dave how having access to some of the world's most brilliant minds, entrepreneurs, doctors, and super-high performers has allowed him to hack an incredible amount of information from these interviews and conversations.Years of passion and curiosity has led to this latest book, and "Game Changers" gives you the shortest distance between you and your superhero self and makes accessing your superhero self easier than you realize.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. David Perlmutter is an established and innovative neurologist who focuses on the relationship between lifestyle and the brain. You may be familiar with Grain Brain, his landmark book that made the connection between grains and brain health five years ago.Dr. Perlmutter has now revised Grain Brain, with the new edition (released on Dec. 18). In it, he puts forth the most compelling evidence to date that a non-GMO, gluten-free, and low-carb diet is crucial for cognitive function and long-term health.In this episode, we talk about David’s influence on my Game Changers Law #27: Feed the Little Bastards in Your Gut, and the exciting new research he’s drawn upon to update Grain Brain.Dr. David has been a guest on Bulletproof Radio twice before. You can listen to our conversations about connecting your gut and your brain, and the links between autism, Alzheimer’s and the gut microbiome.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Peter Diamandis knows a thing or two about community and space, because he is the man who conceived of and launched the XPRIZE. That community is truly the reason why we have private companies visiting space and some of the greatest minds in the world working on some of the largest issues facing the world today. Aside from being the Founder & Executive Chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation, Peter is also the Executive Founder of Singularity University, a graduate-level Silicon Valley institution that counsels the world's leaders on exponentially growing technologies.As an entrepreneur, Peter Diamandis has started over 20 companies in the areas of longevity, space, venture capital and education. He is also co-Founder BOLD Capital Partners, a venture fund with $250M investing in exponential technologies.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Jack Canfield, a psychotherapist, educational consultant, award-winning speaker and internationally recognized leader in personal development and transformation, as well as an internationally renowned corporate trainer and keynote speaker.He’s also the originator and co-creator of the worldwide phenomenon Chicken Soup for the Soul® book series. The first book published 25 years ago in 1993; there now are over 500 million copies in print worldwide. 40 of the books have been New York Times bestsellers. He’s credited with ushering in the genre of inspirational anthologies.Jack was a guest on Bulletproof Radio back in episode #471 “Go Beyond Chicken Soup & Confront Your Fears.” Our conversation during that episode became the focal point of Law #3 in my new book, “Game Changers.” And that is what we talk about in this episode. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Garrett Gee is dad of “The Bucket List Family.” More than three years ago, Garrett and his wife, Jessica, sold nearly all of their belongings and set off to travel the world with their two small children. Originally, it was a trip planned for a few months or until they ran out of their $45K garage sale money.Instead, they turned into a family of travel journalists, visiting nearly 70 countries and capturing loyal followers along their journey: 1.5 million on Instagram and almost 600K on YouTube. To date, their travel adventure videos have garnered nearly 44 million views. They also added another child to their family during their travels, with all three, Dorothy, Manilla and Calihan, each having featured Instagram accounts and YouTube video series.Oh - and Garrett happens to be the co-founder of Scan, an app that Shark Tank passed on, but Snapchat bought for $54 million. Jus' sayin'.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Rohan Oza is a global pioneer in celebrity equity deals and is known for transforming groundbreaking consumer products into household names. His revolutionary expertise has led him to appear on numerous national television shows, including as a Guest Shark on Shark Tank.Rohan's unique philosophy, ideas and strategy have earned billions for corporations, brands and celebrities alike. His strong track record and consistent success have enabled him to identify key trends and leverage those insights to build iconic brands.On this episode of Bulletproof Radio, Rohan shares with us how they can be their own “brand messiah” and also gets into what makes me (Dave) a good and bad founder.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After hosting The Art of Charm podcast for 11 years—regularly in the iTunes top 50 and downloaded over four million times a month—critically acclaimed Jordan Harbinger began a new adventure called The Jordan Harbinger Show.On his new podcast, he gets deep into the untapped wisdom of the world's top performers. His interviews feature legendary musicians to intelligence operatives to iconoclastic writers to visionary change-makers.On this episode of Bulletproof radio, we dive deep into networking and maintaining relationships, and we throw in how “junk light” affects your relationship with sleep. Trust me, it will all make sense.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Divya Chander is a physician, neuroscientist, and (a total badass) futurist who trained at Harvard, UCSD, UCSF, and the Salk Institute. In the operating room, Dr. Chander applies EEG technology to understand what human brains look like when they lose and regain consciousness, and has recently developed a precision medicine initiative at Stanford aimed at understanding genetic variability in responses to anesthetic drugs.Her postdoctoral training in optogenetic technology was conducted at Stanford, where she used light-activated ion channels inserted in DNA to study sleep and consciousness switches in brains. Her goal is to understand the neural mechanisms of consciousness, as well as the evolution of human consciousness secondary to human augmentation.She is currently working on applications of neural wearable devices to crossover consumer and medical markets. She also works in the field of space life sciences and is involved with a consortium that elaborated a road-map for studying the effect of microgravity and radiation on the nervous system, cardiovascular system, cognition and sleep.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. William Davis (of Wheat Belly fame) is a graduate of the St. Louis University School of Medicine, with training in internal medicine and cardiovascular disease, and advanced training in angioplasty at the Case Western Reserve University Hospitals where he also served as Director of the Cardiovascular Fellowship and Assistant Professor of Medicine.Dr. William Davis has built a substantial online presence on his Wheat Belly Blog with more than 28 million views since launch in September 2011. There are also substantial followings on social media, including 300,000 followers on Facebook.More than a book, more than social media, the Wheat Belly phenomenon has proven to be a movement, growing over time and creating an audience eager for food solutions that are healthy, delicious, convenient and consistent with the Wheat Belly message.Dr. Davis now focuses on preventive care and providing self-empowering strategies to the public through his books and projects.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode of Bulletproof Radio was recorded live in Los Angeles with Andrew Steele and Avi Lasarow from the award-winning personalized health & wellbeing company called DNAFit. Andrew is a retired Olympic track & field athlete who represented Great Britain. Avi is an entrepreneur working in the field of genetics.Now at the personal genetics company DNAFit, Andrew and Avi specialize in the use of genetic technology for personalization in fitness and nutrition, providing the gateway that allows individuals to make better, more informed, and personalized exercise and nutrition choices.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Caspar Szulc is the co-founder and president of Innovative Medicine—a company that has been dreaming big for over a decade, making a positive change in people’s lives by going against conventional health-care industry thinking.The mission of Innovative Medicine is to go beyond the mainstream approach to incremental change and take a vertical leap toward exponential progress by leading the way in unifying and personalizing the field of medicine.In this episode, Caspar dives into some interesting ideas and products including Nadovim, which is the first physician-formulated and comprehensive NAD+ supplement for focus, concentration and cognitive function.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mike Salguero is CEO and founder of ButcherBox, the first delivery service dedicated to providing 100 percent natural, grass-fed beef, organic chicken and heritage pork to consumers.ButcherBox began in 2015 and today, delivers natural, organic meats directly to consumers’ doors nationwide through a simple monthly subscription service. All ButcherBox products align perfectly with a Bulletproof diet because they are humanely raised and free of antibiotics, hormones, and GMOs.Mike is on this episode of Bulletproof radio to discuss the mission of the company and how they plan to make natural, organic meats available to everyone.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Tom Watson is a British politician and deputy leader of the Labour party who recently lost an impressive amount of weight, which he chalks up to giving up on tea with sugar and switching to butter in coffee. That's right, he went Bulletproof. While Tom is predominantly known for his vast political career, this Member of Parliament has recently been put into the spotlight for his weight loss and policies around health.In September 2018, Watson revealed on British television that he had been diagnosed with type-2 diabetes but had "reversed" the condition through the Bulletproof Diet and exercise. He also revealed that he had "battled weight since my early 20s" which means that he and many Bulletproof followers have a lot in common. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Naveen Jain is an entrepreneur driven to solve the world’s biggest challenges through unique innovation. He is the founder of several successful companies including Moon Express, Viome, Bluedot, TalentWise, Intelius and InfoSpace.Naveen is a trustee of the board at the XPRIZE Foundation where he is focused on using incentive prizes to find solutions to many of the societal challenges. He recently launched a million-dollar Women Safety XPRIZE to empower the women around the world. We recorded this episode of Bulletproof Radio, live and in person, at the XPRIZE event.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Andrew Herr is a science, technology and strategy consultant. In 2012, he founded a company that develops timed and tuned performance enhancement products to solve jet lag, diving fatigue, and a variety of other performance needs.For a decade, Andrew led the Department Of Defence's efforts on human enhancement envisioning the good, the bad, and the ugly of future warfighter enhancement and developing strategies for the military to capitalize on opportunities.These efforts included research and development strategy, warfighter bioethics, developing a systems approach to the physiology of leadership under stress, and working with generals and elite operators on unique challenges.This episode is recorded live at XPRIZE and we talk about the revolutionary ways Andrew's work is influencing human performance. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode of Bulletproof Radio is recorded in person at the XPRIZE event (which Bulletproof is sponsoring) with the neurosurgeon, Dr. Bob Hariri.Dr. Hariri is an amazing human being with 30 years of experience as a neurosurgeon and a medical entrepreneur. He has created a huge number of startups that have been innovating at the very forefront of how we can gain control of our own biology.Dr. Hariri's work has now expanded to include anti-ageing, longevity and stem cell treatments particularly with a company called Celularity which is pioneering some of the most innovative ways we can live longer than we ever thought we could.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s guest is an Austrian-American who emigrated from Vienna to Brooklyn in 1939 at the age of 9, Dr. Eric Kandel will celebrate nearly nine decades of curiosity, study and incredible scientific discovery at his upcoming 89th birthday on November 7 (about the time this podcast will air).Dr. Kandel is a renowned neuroscientist with a psychiatric background who is considered one of the pioneers of modern brain science. His work continues to shape our understanding of how learning and memory work and to break down age-old barriers between the sciences and the arts.Dr. Kandel has been described by a colleague as: "one of the truly great intellects, ... one of the greatest scientists and greatest neuroscientists of the last 100 years.” “…[He has] this wonderful far-reaching mind that is not afraid ... to ask questions, to be integrative, to take a bold leap of imagination.”Today, Dr. Kandel tells us about his research on the biological foundations of memory and his newest book, “The Disordered Mind: What Unusual Brains Tell us About Ourselves.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This episode is a special edition of Bulletproof Radio because a good friend and mentor, Charles Poliquin, a man who has helped elite professional athletes and Olympians win hundreds of medals, passed away unexpectedly.Charles was a knowledgeable biohacker, and a wealth of knowledge and was always eager and willing to share it. We lost an amazing biohacker when he passed but I am grateful to be able to share his amazing knowledge one more time in this episode.During this episode, we discuss how too much aerobic exercise may be destroying your body, but weightlifting can save it! World-renowned strength and conditioning educator, Charles Poliquin, reveals what he's learned to tune the human body to its optimal working state using his decades of experience and knowledge training elite professional athletes and Olympians who have won hundreds of medals. Everything you think you know about exercise and its effects on the human body is wrong and Charles is here dispel those commonly believed myths that have been breaking down your body on the cellular level and making you susceptible to degenerative brain diseases later on life.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Harpreet Rai is the San Francisco-based CEO of Oura Health, a company in Finland that developed the Oura Ring five years ago.Oura is the world's first wellness ring and app that shows how your body responds to your lifestyle by analyzing your sleep, activity levels, daily rhythms and the physiological responses in your body.This podcast was recorded live at Bulletproof Alpha Labs (on Vancouver Island) and we talk about sleep, circadian rhythms and why Harpreet believes that “sleep is the foundation of your body and your mind.”See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Dr. Kogan earned her medical degree from SUNY Downstate Medical School in Brooklyn, New York, where she studied Dermatology and completed a Pediatric Dermatology fellowship.Her interests in holistic and integrative medicine led her to study and lead research on the effects of herbs, nutrition, and stress management on overall wellness, and particularly how they manifest in the health of hair and skin.She also has a personal investment in this work, as she suffered hair loss due to an eating disorder and stress during her medical training. Now, as the chief medical officer of Nutrafol, she continues scientific research into drug-free solutions that help stimulate healthy hair growth.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Drew Manning is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Fit2Fat2Fit: The Unexpected Lessons From Gaining And Losing 75 Lbs On Purpose. In this episode, we talk about Drew’s winding journey of fitness, faith, failure and feats of self-awareness. He’s best known for his year-long Fit2Fat2Fit.com experiment that went viral, garnered national attention, and led to appearances on Dr. Oz, Good Morning America, The View and more. His experiment also became a hit TV show called “Fit to Fat to Fit,” and aired on the A&E and Lifetime channels.In the 7 years since that experiment, Drew has helped thousands of people learn to live a healthy lifestyle and transform their lives.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

After decades of innovative work in the health and wellness field, Dr. Mark Hyman is broadening his focus and hosting disruptive conversations about our food and food systems in this episode of Bulletproof Radio as well as in his compelling new podcast. Dr. Hyman is a practicing family physician, an 11-time New York Times bestselling author, and an internationally recognized leader, speaker, educator, and advocate in the field of Functional Medicine.He is the Pritzker Foundation chair in Functional Medicine at the Cleveland Clinic Lerner College of Medicine and director of the Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine.He also is the founder and director of The UltraWellness Center, chairman of the Institute for Functional Medicine, medical editor of The Huffington Post, and a regular medical contributor for national media outlets.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You may know Byron Katie as the bestselling author of “Loving What Is.” She is an inspirational guide who offers people a different way to think their thoughts so they can change their mindsets and, ultimately, their lives.In 1986, at the bottom of a 10-year spiral into depression, rage, and self-loathing, 43-year-old Byron Katie literally woke up one morning to a state of constant joy that has never left her.She realized that when she believed her stressful thoughts, she suffered, but that when she questioned them, she didn't suffer, and that this is true for every human being. Her simple yet powerful process of inquiry is called “The Work.”Katie has been bringing The Work to millions of people around the world for more than 30 years through public events, workshops, intensives, retreats and a Turnaround House.In this episode, we talk about the powerful ways your spirit can move you to change your mindset and change your life.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

You have undoubtedly heard of Tony Robbins. He is a No. 1 New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur and philanthropist. For more than four decades, millions of people have enjoyed the warmth, humor and transformational power of Tony’s business and personal development retreats.He also is the nation’s No. 1 life and business strategist who consults and coaches some of the world’s finest athletes, entertainers, Fortune 500 CEOs and even presidents of nations.He is the founder or partner in more than 30 companies, 12 of which he actively manages in industries as diverse as virtual reality, major league soccer, and the No. 1 rated resort and spa in the Fijian islands. These companies have combined annual sales of more than $5 billion.In this episode we talk about his most recent book, “Unshakeable: Your Financial Freedom Playbook: Creating Peace of Mind in a World of Volatility,” and how it can impact your life.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today’s guest is a dual writer, both a literary journalist and a novelist. He is also a dual citizen of the United States and Germany and his name is Michael Scott Moore. In 2011, Michael covered the trial of 10 Somali pirates in Germany for Spiegel Online, part of Der Spiegel (The Mirror), a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. After the trial, he travelled to Somalia in January 2012 to research a book about piracy and ways to end it. While there, he was kidnapped and held hostage, spending 32 months in captivity.He was freed in September 2014 after his mother’s ceaseless efforts to gain his release. His memoir about his ordeal just came out in July. It is called “THE DESERT AND THE SEA: 977 Days Captive on the Somali Pirate Coast” is a story like no other.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Today's podcast guest, Anousheh Ansari, has a very unique story. She grew up in Iran and lived through the Iranian Revolution of the late 1970s and the Iran-Iraq war of the 1980s. In 1984, she immigrated to America at the age of 16.She went on to become a successful serial entrepreneur and active proponent of world-changing technologies. She currently is the co-founder and CEO of Prodea Systems, a leading Internet of Things (IoT) technology firm.On September 18, 2006, the day her company, Prodea Systems, launched, she—literally—launched into space.Anousheh’s 11-day space expedition was the accomplishment of a childhood dream. She became the first female private space explorer, the first astronaut of Iranian descent, the first Muslim woman in space, and the fourth private explorer to visit space.Going into space gave her a unique perspective on the interconnectedness of humanity in our world—a perspective she has been sharing as a “space ambassador” ever since.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.