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Once again… if you have gut issues with grains, it’s usually more about “FODMAPs” than it is about gluten: "Gluten restriction in irritable bowel syndrome, yes or no?: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis"...06:01
Guess what? That expensive parasite cleansing system that you are using might have something called Mimosa pudica in it. Basically, this ingredient makes a bunch of long mucus threads wind up in the toilet (which look like rope worms, but aren’t): What Are Rope Worms? Are They Even Real?...14:47
How cardio might actually help you grow muscle: "Can cardio (eventually) make you bigger?"...22:24
There is "compelling theoretical evidence to suggest prolonged and repeated microdosing may cause valvular heart disease (VHD), and only weak survey evidence that it provides the benefits microdosers typically seek, such as enhanced cognition, or relief from depression and anxiety": "Safety First: Potential Heart Health Risks of Microdosing" — risk is particularly associated with repeated microdosing over several years, attributed to the strong binding affinity of microdoses like LSD or psilocybin to the serotonin 2B receptor (5-HT2B)...29:55
Why you're waking up at 3 am (and how to sleep through the night more consistently): "Why Do I Wake Up at 3 am?" — or, for a less scientific approach, here are all the “spiritual” reasons you might wake up at certain times during the night: "Spiritual Meaning of Waking Up at 1 AM, 2 AM, 3 AM, 4 AM, and 5 AM"...38:35

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<li>Once again… if you have gut issues with grains, it’s usually more about “FODMAPs” than it is about gluten: <a href="https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2023.1273629/full">"Gluten restriction in irritable bowel syndrome, yes or no?: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis"</a>...06:01</li>
<li>Guess what? That expensive parasite cleansing system that you are using might have something called <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3459453/">Mimosa pudica </a>in it. Basically, this ingredient makes a bunch of long mucus threads wind up in the toilet (which look like rope worms, but aren’t): <a href="https://www.healthline.com/health/rope-worm#parasite-myth">What Are Rope Worms? Are They Even Real?</a>...14:47</li>
<li>How cardio might actually help you grow muscle: <a href="https://www.strongerbyscience.com/research-spotlight-cardio-bigger/">"Can cardio (eventually) make you bigger?"</a>...22:24</li>
<li>There is "compelling theoretical evidence to suggest prolonged and repeated microdosing may cause valvular heart disease (VHD), and only weak survey evidence that it provides the benefits microdosers typically seek, such as enhanced cognition, or relief from depression and anxiety": <a href="https://blog.petrieflom.law.harvard.edu/2022/04/13/safety-first-potential-heart-health-risks-of-microdosing/">"Safety First: Potential Heart Health Risks of Microdosing"</a> — risk is particularly associated with repeated microdosing over several years, attributed to the strong binding affinity of microdoses like LSD or psilocybin to the serotonin 2B receptor (5-HT2B)...29:55</li>
<li>Why you're waking up at 3 am (and how to sleep through the night more consistently): <a href="https://www.sleepfoundation.org/sleep-faqs/why-do-i-wake-up-at-3am">"Why Do I Wake Up at 3 am?"</a> — or, for a less scientific approach, here are all the “spiritual” reasons you might wake up at certain times during the night: <a href="https://www.insightstate.com/spirituality/spiritual-meaning-of-waking-up-at-1am-2am-3am-4am-5am/">"Spiritual Meaning of Waking Up at 1 AM, 2 AM, 3 AM, 4 AM, and 5 AM"</a>...38:35</li>
</ul>
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Q&A 468: Can Cardio Grow Muscle, The Dark Side Of Microdosing Psychedelics, Gluten Free Vs. Low-FODMAP & More!

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In this episode, you'll hear repeat guest Jim Kwik talk about cognitive offloading and where the line sits between using your phone as a second brain and letting your own memory go slack. We dig into the MIT study that scanned essay writers' brains and found the ChatGPT group remembered the least of what they wrote, what London cabbies' brains looked like before satellite navigation, why movement drives brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and why racket sports and dance sit at the top of the longevity list. You'll also learn Jim's BUILD framework for using AI as a critic rather than an answer machine, how to write an affirmation your brain will not immediately reject, the white bear effect that makes "don't check your phone" the least useful instruction you can give yourself, why the 15 to 45 minutes of sleep inertia after you wake carries more weight than any other window in your day, and the four daily basics Jim ranks above every device in his house. We close with the 40 Hz gamma protocol I now use in the early afternoon, and the surprising effect it's had on how quickly I fall asleep at night. All of this comes straight out of Jim's new book, Limitless Daily, designed to give you one simple, actionable lesson each day for an entire year.

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In this episode, you'll hear repeat guest<a href="https://www.instagram.com/jimkwik/"> Jim Kwik</a> talk about cognitive offloading and where the line sits between using your phone as a second brain and letting your own memory go slack. We dig into the<a href="https://arxiv.org/abs/2506.08872"> MIT study</a> that scanned essay writers' brains and found the ChatGPT group remembered the least of what they wrote, what<a href="https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.070039597"> London cabbies' brains</a> looked like before satellite navigation, why movement drives brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), and why<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30193744/"> racket sports and dance</a> sit at the top of the longevity list. You'll also learn Jim's BUILD framework for using AI as a critic rather than an answer machine, how to write an affirmation your brain will not immediately reject, the<a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3612492/"> white bear effect</a> that makes "don't check your phone" the least useful instruction you can give yourself, why the 15 to 45 minutes of<a href="https://www.sleepfoundation.org/how-sleep-works/sleep-inertia"> sleep inertia</a> after you wake carries more weight than any other window in your day, and the four daily basics Jim ranks above every device in his house. We close with the<a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41422-023-00920-1"> 40 Hz gamma protocol</a> I now use in the early afternoon, and the surprising effect it's had on how quickly I fall asleep at night. All of this comes straight out of Jim's new book,<a href="https://amzn.to/4ysbiAF"> Limitless Daily</a>, designed to give you one simple, actionable lesson each day for an entire year.
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ULTRA: A clean, nicotine-free, caffeine-free pouch that delivers smooth energy and focus from clinically backed nootropics and adaptogens, with no jitters or crashes. Visit<a href="https://takeultra.com"> takeultra.com</a> and use code BENGREENFIELD for 15% off.
Forkful: Chef-cooked, ready-to-eat meals made with grass-fed bison, wild-caught salmon, and fresh vegetables, zero seed oils, no prep and no cleanup, ready in under 3 minutes. Visit<a href="https://forkfulmeals.com"> ForkfulMeals.com</a> and use code BEN50 for 50% off your first order.
Just Thrive: The Gut Essentials Bundle pairs a probiotic clinically proven to arrive 100% alive in your gut with Digestive Bitters, 12 science-backed herbs that support digestion and GLP-1 production. Visit<a href="https://justthrivehealth.com/BEN"> justthrivehealth.com/BEN</a> and save 20% with promo code BEN.

A Memory & Learning Expert Reveals His Secrets To Training Your Brain & MASTERING Your Mind, With Jim Kwik

Full show notes: BenGreenfieldLife.com/jubilee

In this episode, John Jubilee makes the case that almost everything you have been told about hydration is beside the point. His argument is that the water is not the problem, the cell is: that a membrane gets progressively harder to penetrate as you age, that your water and your supplements simply bounce off it, and that until you change the membrane itself, nothing else you do gets in. He arrived at that after a decade of doing everything right, a gallon of water a day and a thousand dollars a month in supplements, and still having high blood pressure and no cartilage left in either knee. 

You'll hear the question he asked every one of his doctors that none of them could answer, the $11,000 machine he bought in 1997 to answer it himself, and the Energized Health protocol he built out of it. You'll also get the practical layer that costs nothing: the three steps he tells everyone to start with, the balls-of-your-feet walking trick and the soleus study behind it, his case for MSM, and why he refuses to recommend alkaline, structured, or reverse osmosis water. Then it turns personal, into cellular trauma, the ACE study, and why he believes a flawless diet still leaves something unaddressed.

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In this episode, John Jubilee makes the case that almost everything you have been told about hydration is beside the point. His argument is that the water is not the problem, the cell is: that a membrane gets progressively harder to penetrate as you age, that your water and your supplements simply bounce off it, and that until you change the membrane itself, nothing else you do gets in. He arrived at that after a decade of doing everything right, a gallon of water a day and a thousand dollars a month in supplements, and still having high blood pressure and no cartilage left in either knee.&nbsp;
You'll hear the question he asked every one of his doctors that none of them could answer, the $11,000 machine he bought in 1997 to answer it himself, and the<a href="https://www.energizedhealth.com/"> Energized Health</a> protocol he built out of it. You'll also get the practical layer that costs nothing: the three steps he tells everyone to start with, the balls-of-your-feet walking trick and the<a href="https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2022.104869"> soleus study</a> behind it, his case for<a href="https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/drugs/20454-methylsulfonylmethane-msm-oral-dosage-forms"> MSM</a>, and why he refuses to recommend alkaline, structured, or reverse osmosis water. Then it turns personal, into cellular trauma, the<a href="https://www.cdc.gov/aces/about/index.html"> ACE study</a>, and why he believes a flawless diet still leaves something unaddressed.
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Dr. Murray ThymoQuin&reg;: Black seed oil has been used for thousands of years, and ThymoQuin&reg; is the most concentrated, highest-quality form of it available. It supports your immune system, your metabolism, and healthy inflammation levels. Visit<a href="https://doctormurray.com/ben"> doctormurray.com/ben</a> and use code BEN25 for 25% off.
ULTRA: A clean, functional performance drink with no artificial sweeteners, no seed oils, and no junk. Get it at<a href="https://bengreenfieldlife.com/ultra"> bengreenfieldlife.com/ultra</a> or<a href="https://takeultra.com"> takeultra.com</a> and use code BENGREENFIELD for 15% off.
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This Guy Healed Knee Arthritis *Without* Surgery (& Chest-Pressed 555lbs For 14 Reps) - Cellular Hydration Secrets With John Jubilee

Full show notes: bengreenfieldlife.com/bolt

In this episode, Chandler Bolt and I talk about how we've each landed on almost identical daily systems for running a company, and the one place we still disagree. Chandler makes the case that a book is a business asset rather than an income stream, explains what it actually costs to buy your way onto the New York Times list, and then walks through the routine underneath all of it: a nap he hasn't skipped in years, a morning he refuses to let anyone schedule over, and a phone that geofences itself into work mode the moment he arrives at the office.
 
You'll also hear why he self-experiments relentlessly yet refuses to wear a tracker. We get into the two metrics worth watching if you track nothing else, why the 30-minute nap ceiling is weaker science than you've been told, why a hot tub is harder on fertility than a sauna, what overhead LED lighting does to your afternoon and the BlockBlueLight bulbs I use instead, and why a manual WALKOLUTION treadmill desk beats a motorized one. Chandler also shares the airplane movement trick that got him mistaken for a lunatic by a stranger who later became a friend. Then we close on communication: being a default no, replacing calls with voice memos, and using SocialSweep to surface the connections already sitting in your phone.

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In this episode, Chandler Bolt and I talk about how we've each landed on almost identical daily systems for running a company, and the one place we still disagree. Chandler makes the case that a book is a business asset rather than an income stream, explains what it actually costs to buy your way onto the New York Times list, and then walks through the routine underneath all of it: a nap he hasn't skipped in years, a morning he refuses to let anyone schedule over, and a phone that geofences itself into work mode the moment he arrives at the office. &nbsp; You'll also hear why he self-experiments relentlessly yet refuses to wear a tracker. We get into the two metrics worth watching if you track nothing else, why the 30-minute nap ceiling is weaker science than you've been told, why a hot tub is harder on fertility than a <a href="https://bengreenfieldlife.com/sunlighten">sauna</a>, what overhead LED lighting does to your afternoon and the <a href="https://bengreenfieldlife.com/blockbluelight">BlockBlueLight</a> bulbs I use instead, and why a manual <a href="https://bengreenfieldlife.com/walkolution">WALKOLUTION</a> treadmill desk beats a motorized one. Chandler also shares the airplane movement trick that got him mistaken for a lunatic by a stranger who later became a friend. Then we close on communication: being a default no, replacing calls with voice memos, and using <a href="https://socialsweep.ai/">SocialSweep</a> to surface the connections already sitting in your phone.
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