This publish is about what I realized on the Biohacking Convention, hosted by Dave Asprey, in Dallas, TX. I’m grateful {that a} media cross was supplied to attend this wonderful expertise. You’ll be able to learn my first overview in regards to the Biohacking Convention right here.
(and sure, this consists of issues you are able to do at house!)
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!
At this time, I needed to share a recap of a few of the high issues I realized from the Biohacking Convention. As you possibly can think about, I realized a LOT, and felt like my mind was buzzing for days afterwards. I’ve lastly had an opportunity to let every thing simmer, and time to type by way of the 19 pages of notes. In fact, I can’t share EVERYTHING right here on the weblog – you could go in particular person!! – however listed below are a few of my favourite factors from a few of the talks I attended whereas I used to be there. (I might publish a lot extra however like I mentioned, you actually must go in particular person!)
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What I realized 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 truly take a look at the organ itself earlier than prescribing remedy. In case you have coronary heart points, they take a picture. In case you have kidney ache, they take a picture. Together with your mind, they take an informed guess, and prescribe remedy with out truly your mind.
At his clinic, they carry out SPECT scans that allow suppliers to have a look at the floor of the mind, blood move, and mind activitity. It’s fairly fascinating – they’ve a brand new clinic in Scottsdale! – and it was unimaginable to see photos of brains that have been healed after trauma, drug use, OCD, and many others. by way of life-style, dietary supplements, and drugs, if it was truly wanted.
The primary message of his speak was that you possibly can heal your mind, and also you’re not caught with the mind you presently have.
Components that HURT your mind:
– Altered blood move, by way of issues like hypertension, caffeine, sedentary lives, low choresterol, nicotine, caffeine
– Head trauma
– Retirement/ageing – not having a goal, 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 chubby or overweight
– Irritation- from processed meals, sugar, leaky intestine, gum illness
– Poor sleep
– Genetic components, 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 completely happy basically, so I skip them
Habits that may HEAL your mind:
– Take a look at and optimize neurohormones
– Safety from head trauma
– Enhance blood move by way of train and diet
– Detox – sauna, hydration, fiber
– Retirement/ageing: be taught one thing new, donate blood
– Scale 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 number 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 right here and right here), and has written many books. I added The Finish of Psychological Sickness and Elevating Mentally Sturdy Youngsters 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 form, real, and fantastic, even after signing books for about 2 hours.
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Dave Asprey on How you can Be Untriggerable
The daddy of Biohacking himself led us by way of a robust meditation on the right way to 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 can be glad about
– 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 publish the spoilers right here because it’s doubtless in his subsequent e book.
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Jim Kwik on being Limitless
It was my first time seeing Jim Kwik reside and he was AMAZING. He’s devoted to serving to others enhance their studying skill, together with studying pace. He additionally has a e book (including it to my assortment), and a high podcast with fast suggestions.
My favourite quote from him was “when you struggle to your limitations, you get to maintain them.”
He taght us the acronym ALPHA:
A- consciousness; understanding who you’re, having a transparent imaginative and prescient and ideas
L- studying
P- prioritize; thoughts and precedence managment
H- well being (meditation, train, weight loss plan, dietary supplements, sleep)
A- motion – “data itself isn’t energy)
He additionally talked about animal brains and the way our leanring types can correlate to numerous animals. This made SO a lot sense to me, and I took his quiz to search out out I’m a cheetah. I’m excited to be taught his methods to learn quicker… I got here house from the convention with 9 new books.
A number of the choice:
One other wonderful tip: While you get up, quick ahead to the tip of the day once 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 presently within the strategy of devouring her e book, however she has an unimaginable story of resilience after poisonous publicity throughout childhood and a breast most cancers analysis in her early 20s.
She talked lots about poisonous load, the right way to scale back poisonous load, promote detox, biotoxins, intestine and lymph help, and toxis stress.
Some takeaways that you are able to do at house:
– Eat at house as a lot as doable
– 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
– Apply gratitude
– Search sunshine
– Set boundaries
I like that so lots of the audio system gave actual world examples of issues you are able to do at house. Positive, a few of them may appear extra *on the market* than others, however I feel biohacking is absolutely about taking issues to the following stage once you’ve mastered the foundations. I’m at all times excited to be taught new methods and concepts to doubtlessly improve longevity and healthspan.
My subsequent Biohacking Convention publish might be on the devices I attempted, plus some simple issues you possibly can take a look at and do at house, in a spread of worth factors.
Have a beautiful weekend and I’ll see ya quickly!
xoxo
Gina
