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Dave: Heyeveryone,it'sDaveAsprey.Beforewegettotoday'sQ&Aepisodes,withalltheappsouttheretodaythatIusetomonitormysleep,improvemybrain,ormonitorfoodsensitivities,cellphoneshavebecomeanincrediblyusefulbiohackingtool,butwhenitcomestoyourphoneyoucanhavesomerestrictionsthataren'tcool.Thingslikeacontractorhavingtochoosefromalonglistofdauntingphoneplansgetinthewayofhavingfunwithyourphone.Tingisakick-asscompanyworkingtodisruptaverybrokenmobileindustrywhereconsumersdon'thavechoice,freedomortransparencyfromthebigcorporateplayers.Wouldn'titbesimplertojustpayforwhatyouuseonyourphone?WithTingyouuseless1monthandyoupayless,youusemoreandyou'llpayabitmore.It'sassimpleasthat.There'snocontracts.Youcanleaveanytimewithoutapenaltyandyoucankeepyourcurrentnumber,too.

MyproduceronBulletproofRadiousesTingandlovesit.Sheravesabouttheircustomerserviceandthatherbillshaveneverbeencheaper.I'veusedTinginordertoletmehaveanAmericannumberandaCanadanumberwhereIliveandthat'smadeadifferenceformeaswell.TingissupportingBulletproofRadioandIsupportTingbecausethey'reacoolcompany.JustgotoBulletproof.Ting.comandget$25inservicecreditifyoubringyourphonetoTingor$25offselectphonesonTing'sshoppage.Here'ssomethingelse.Tingnowhastwonationwidenetworkstochoosefrom,SprintandT-MobileandGSMservice,whichmeansifyouhaveagreatSprintorT-Mobilecoveragethatyoulikealready,youhavetheexactsamecoveragewithTingbutyousavesomemoney.Ifyou'renotsurewhatit'llactuallycost,youcangrabyourexistingbillandtestoutthesavingscalculatorlocatedatBulletproof.Ting.com.Nocontracts,leaveatanytimewithoutapenalty.GotoBulletproof.Ting.comandsavesomemoney.(music)

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Dave: Hey,it'sDaveAspreywithBulletproofRadio.Today'scoolfactofthedayisthatthereasonpeoplefindteasorelaxingmightbetheL-theanineinit.L-theanineisanaminoacidthatyoucantakeasacommonsupplementthatmakesyourelaxwithoutmakingyouwanttosleep.Itcanalsoincreaseyourmemoryandfocusanditcanactuallyincreasealphabrainwaves.Youmightevengetmoreluciddreamsfromit.Incaseyou'rewonderingandyou'rewatchingthisonourYouTubechannel,I'mwearingaslightlyunusuallookingmaskwhichisilluminatingmyentirefaceingreenlight.Icouldalsodoredorblueandyou'llfindoutwhyinaminute,butnowI'mtakingthemaskoffbecauseitjustlookstooridiculous.

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Speaker2: LoansmadebyWebBank.FundsaregenerallydepositedbyACHfordeliverynextbusinessdayifapprovedby4:30pmCentraltimeMondaythroughFriday.FICOisaregisteredtrademarkofFairIsaacCorporation.Amazonisnotasponsorofthispromotion.Otherrestrictionsapply.Seewebsitefordetails.

Dave: Today'sepisodeisoneofthosevery,veryfunoneswherewegettotalkaboutQ&AandsittingherenexttomeisDr.Mark

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Atkinson.We'regoingtoanswerquestionsthatyou'vesentinviatheblogorviaFacebookorviathenewvoicemailservicethatwe'vegotpluggedinonBulletproofExec.com.Youcanactuallygothereandclickandleaveusavoicemailandwe'llactuallyplayyourquestionasyou'vereadit.IgetatonofthesequestionseverydayandIreallyappreciatethatyoutakethetimetosendthemintome.It'snotreallypossibleformetoanswereveryquestion.IfIdon'tansweryourquestionsonhere,whatyoucandoisyoucanjustgoonovertoForum.BulletproofExec.comandtherearetensofthousandsofpeoplesittingtherereadytolistentoit.

Ournumberoflistenershasgrownrapidly.Thechancesofamillionpeoplelisteningtothisepisodeareprettygoodovertime.Iguaranteeyouthatthenumberofpeoplewhohearthis,togetheryouallknowmorethanIdo.IfyougotoForum.BulletproofExec.comandaskjustaboutanyquestion,you'llgetabunchofinformedopinionsfrompeoplewho'vethoughtaboutitandyou'llprobablygetabunchofuninformedopinions,butwe'regoingtosetyourightdirectionallyintheforums.Forthebigquestions,I'mgoingtotakethoseherewithDr.Mark.BeforeMarkandIgetstarted,though,Ishouldintroducehimincaseyouhaven'tmethimyet.ThisisIthinkyourthirdorfourthtimeonBulletproofRadio?

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah,fourthIthink.

Dave: Allright.Dr.MarkisapioneerofintegrativemedicinefromtheUK.He'salsoapersonaldevelopmentteacherandhe'stheBulletproofMedicalDirector.WhenyousignupfortheBulletproofCoachTrainingProgramhe'sthecourseleader.MarkandIhavedevelopedtheBulletprooftrainingcoursetogetherandhe'stheprimaryteacher.I'mpartofthetrainingaswell,butIdon'tleadallofthetrainingsessions.Markdoes.HeandIhaveworkedtogetheronthisquiteabit.SpeakingofBulletproofCoachTraining,youcanheadovertoBulletproofExec.com/CoachingandlearnabouthowyoucanbeaBulletproofCertifiedExecutiveCoach.It'sasetofknowledgethatincludessomenutrition,some

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otherbiohackslikethat.Theideaisifyouwantedtolearnhowtopersonallyhaveabiggerpresence,howtobehigherperformingandhowtohelpothersdothatnomatterwhattheirprofessionis.

Whetherit'ssomeonewhowantstobereallymoreeffective,sayasateacherversusasaCEO,theideaisifyou'reacoachyoucanhelppeopleunderstandtheirareasofgrowth,theirareasofstrength,andthenhowtobiologicallysupportthatusingbiohackingtechniquessotheygetmoreprogressinlesstime.We'regoingtoteachyouhowtodothat.Thisisaninemonthseriousprogram.ItrequirestwodaysinpersonwithMarkandme,andthenitrequiresninemonthsofregularonlinetraining.Thisisarealdealandit'ssoldoutitsfirstthings.YoucanattendontheWestCoast,ontheEastCoastorinEurope.We'vegotseveralvarieties.Weactuallyflyaroundtodothistraining.It'soneofthemostimportantthingsIknowhowtodoinordertoscalethisknowledgesothatmorepeoplewhoarejusthungryforhowdowemakethingseasier?

Theycangetaccesstothat.It'snotpossibleforMarkandIevenifwe'reonthephone24hoursadaytoreachallthepeoplewecouldreach.We'releveragingourknowledgeandtimevery,veryeffectivelythroughthisamazingcommunityofcoachesthathavealreadybeenbuilt.There'salreadymorethan100coachesintheprogramandit'sgrowingrapidly.Checkitout.It'swellworthit.Wehaveamixofmedicalprofessionals,existingcoaches,certifiednutritionistsandpeoplefromallwalksoflifewho'vejustdecidedIwanttostepupmygame,Iwanttobecomeacoach.It'sareallycoolmixofpeople,agreatcommunityandaplacetogrowyourselfaswellasifyouwanthowtohelpothersdoit.Mark,thanksforcominguptoBulletproofLabs.It'scoolthatyouliveonly45minutesaway.Nottoolongofacommute.

Dr.Atkinson: It'sgreat.

Dave: IwaswearingthisridiculouslookingmaskwhichIfoundoneBay.It'snotanamazingpieceofbiohackingtech,butitdoesifpeoplearelookingatithavethesecolorchangingLEDs,thisred,green,

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andblueandtheyshineprettybrightlyonyourface.Theideathereisyouwearthismaskanditdoessomethings.Whatwasourfirstquestion?That'swhyIdecidedtobreakthisout.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah,okay.OurfirstquestioncomesfromBenandthequestionis,"Dave,what'syourfavoritecoloroflight?"

Dave: Itdependsonwhatyou'retryingtodo.Lightisadrugandifweacknowledgethatlightisadrugandrealizethatjustlikeyoucouldeatjunkfoodwithoutknowingit,youcanalsoexposeyourselftojunklightwithoutknowingit.Myfavoritecoloroflightthat'smissingorunderrepresentedisred.That'sbecauseredlightcausesyoutogrownewcollagen.Itactuallyacceleratesthegrowthofcollagenandnotjustanyredlight.Specificfrequenciesofredlightcanhavedifferenteffects.Thereareseveraldifferentstudiespointingatdifferentfrequencies,butmostoftheneweitherdeepredorredLEDsthatareatafixedfrequency,thehigherqualitymorerecentlymanufacturedoneshitthosewavelengths.

Ifyouhavered,youcanactuallyincreasemitochondrialfunctionandyoucanincreasehealinginthecellsandyoucancauseafasterrateofcollagen.IusethismaskandafewotherredLEDtechnologieswhenI'msayinahyperbaricchamber,whenI'mdoinginfraredsaunaorsometimesjustwhenI'mworking.Infact,evenaswe'rerecordingthisrightnow,IhavesomeredLEDtapeupintheceiling.Whenyoujusttiltthelighttobealittlebitmorewarmitreallydoesgoodthingsforyourbrain.Inthemorningandatnightredisveryimportantandduringthedaythere'sanargumentformorebluelightfromoverhead.DuringthedayI'dsaythat'sagoodcolor.Theproblemisbluelightwithouttheinfraredheatthatcomesfrombeingoutsideinthesunwithblueskiesoverheadhasadifferenteffectonthebody.

Bluelightbyitselforwhenit'soverrepresentedisactuallyasourceofoxidativestressforyourcellmembranes.Itdoesn'tgetthesignaltohealthatyouwouldgetwhenyou'reoutsideundernaturalsunlightwhereyouhaveablueskyandthermalwarmth.

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Warmthplusbluelightequalsdaytime.ColdbluelightlikeyougetformfluorescentlightsorjustblueLEDlightsislesseffective,butthereisacaseforblueLEDlightbothforhealingacne,there'sacaseforitwithbabiesandthere'sacaseforitmaybeevenforresettingyourcircadianrhythm,althoughlightintensityismoreimportantthancolorforcircadianrhythm.SuperbrighthalogenlightsinthemorningmightworkbetterthanablueLEDwithlessoxidativestressontheeyes.Longanswer,butcool.

Dr.Atkinson: Okay,yeah.Justtowrapthatupalittlebit,ourenvironmenthasaprofoundinfluenceonthewaywefeel,thewayweperform.Justasanexperimentasyougothroughoutthedaystarttonoticethedifferentcolorsandwhenyoulookatthosecolorshowthatimpacts.Whenyoulookattheclearblueskyorlookatthegrayskynoticehowitimmediatelyimpactsyou.Westarttorealizethatmomentbymoment,unlesswe'reconsciouslytakingchargeofitourenvironmentisofteninfluencinganddetermininghowwefeel.That'swhyyou'vegottotakechargeofit.

Dave: It'soneofthosethingsIneverwouldhavenoticed,butIfeltalongtimeagoI'dgointothesebig-boxstoreslikeBestBuyorBed,BathandBeyondorCostco,anyofthoseplacesandIfeeldruggedafter10minutes.Myabilitytomakedecisionsreallygoesdown.I'mputtingcrapinmycartthatIdon'tneed.DidIreallyneed95rollsofpapertowels?Idon'tknow.MaybeI'lltaketwo.Iusedtothinkitwasbecausetherewasbadair.There'snoairinhere.You'rejustlikeoh,butIrealizedit'sactuallythelighting.Thelightingdullsmybrainafterawhile.Idohavesensitiveeyestothis.We'vehadHelenIrlenontheshow.Infact,Helen'sgoingtocomeup.Shemakescustomtintstoprotectyoureyesfromdifferentspectrumsthatmakeyourbrainspecificallyweak.

She'sgoingtocomeupandtrainyouandme.We'llactuallybecertifiedpractitionersofherspecificsetofknowledge.We'llhaveherontheshow.What'sreallyinteresting,ifIwearmyIrlenlensesorjustregularsunglassesandIputahatonIdon'tgetdruggedwhenI'minthestoresanymore.What'sgoingonthereisthebluelightsoverrepresentedinthoseuncoveredfluorescent

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lightsandthestoresareoverilluminated.There'snoshadowsanywhereandwe'resupposedtohaveshadows.Shadowstellourbrainswherethegroundis.Itstartstoincreasethemetabolicrequirementsinthebrain.Eventually,IjusthitawallandI'mdroolingonmyselfandthenI'mjustmindlesslyspendingmoney.OhmyGod,lightscandothat?Yeah,lightmatters.

Dr.Atkinson: Lightandcolorisasourceofstress,aswellasasourceofnourishmentaswell,andthencomparedontopofthatisofcoursethennoisepollution.Yougointoanoisyplacewiththewronglightingsurroundedbynoisethenwhathappensisthebodygoesintoastressreaction.Thenwhenyou'restressed,stresscreatesstupidity.Baddecisionsflarefromstress.Thisallhappensunconsciously.That'swhatwe'resaying.Wesharethesethingsnotjusttogiveyouinformation.It'sforyoutothentakethatinformationandexperimentandnoticewhenyou'reindifferentenvironmentssurroundedbydifferentpeople,howthatimpacts.Then,youcanchoosewhereyougooryoucanchoosehowlongyou'regoingtobeinacertainsituationforbeforeyouextractyourself.

Dave: OneofthethingsthatIusethat'sreallyimportantisIliveinarelativelyquietpartoftheworld.I'mnottoofarfromtheairport,butit'sreallyquiet.Ihavethisproblem,though,becausescreechingbaldeaglesandhootingowlstheytotallyinterruptmyflow.YouknowwhatImean?Okay.

Dr.Atkinson: Achallenginglife,needsympathy.

Dave: It'soneofthereasonsthatIchosetolivewhereIliveisbecausehavingsilenceandpeaceitincreasesmyperformanceandmyabilitytogivebackandtojustgivebacktomykids,justtobepresentintheworld.It'sbetterwhenI'mnotactivelyfilteringcrapoutfromtheauditoryandvisualsystems.Thisisaboutmakingaconsciouschoice,notaboutaninabilitytodothat.Theotherthingthat'scompletelycoolandnotinthisquestion,butit'sworthtalkingabout,isifyouwanttofeelamazingwhenyougetoffanairplanewearthebaseballhat,wearthesunglasses,the

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darkglasses,lookabitlikeaterrorist.It'sokay,youjustlooklikeone,you'renotactuallyoneandgetnoisecancellinginearheadphones.Youcancarrytheseheavyover-earonesthatsmashyourhead.Formostpeoplethesmashingoftheearactuallytriggersthetrigeminalnerveafterawhile,butBosemakesanin-earone.They'reverysmall.They'relightweightandthestewardesscancomeuptoofferyousomethingtodrinkandallyouhearisnothing.

Itcutsallthatbackgroundairplanenoiseout.Allthesuddenyou'resittinginanairplane,youdon'tgetbrightbeamsofsunlightfromthesidewhichareactuallystressfulbecausewearemeanttohavesunlightfromaboveanditactivateshalfyourbrain,nottheotherhalf.Youcutglare.Youcutnoisepollutionandthendon'teatthecrapontheairplane.Drinkalotofwaterandwhenyoulandyou'relikeokay,Ifeellikemyself.Ithoughtokay,maybeit'sjustme,butafriendofminesaid,"Dave,myeightyearoldjustfreaksout.Healwaysgetsamigrainewhenhefliesandjusthe'sterrifiedofflying."I'mlike,"Trythesetricks."Theydidexactlythat.She'slike,"Ican'tbelieveit.Hegotofftheairplane.It'sthefirsttimehe'severhadacomfortableflight."There'slotsofpeople.They'renotgettingmigraines.They'rejustgettingweak.

Dr.Atkinson: It'sempoweringisn'tit,toknowthatwecancreatethismicroenvironmentwithinwhichweexistmostofthetimethatissupportiveofus?Wecanbeinchallengingsituations,buttherearecertainthingswecandototakecareofourselves.That'swhatyou'redescribingthere.Also,justbecausewe'regettingonnoisepollutionandthingslikethat.Justalsowhatyoulistento,TVyouwatch,allthosethings.SittinginfrontofaTVyou'rebeingexposedtoawholebunchofdisruptivewavelengthsthatarealsoscramblingyourbrainaswell.

Dave: You'retalkingaboutfromlight?

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah,fromlightandfromnoiseaswell.Justbemindfulofthisandhowitimpactsyou,andthenmakeadecisionaboutifit

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empowersyou.Youfeelgreatafteritanddomoreofit.Ifnot,dosomethingaboutit.

Dave: Now,we'respeakingabouttechnology.OneofthethingsthatyoucandoisyoucansetthecolortemperatureofyourTVifit'saneweronetonotbesobrightwhitewhichwillaffectyouatnight.Youcanlowerthecolortemperature.YoucangettheZenTechScreenProtector.I'vegotoneonmyphonerightnowandweallevenmakethatforyourcomputer.YoushouldrunF.lux,Fdotluxonyourcomputertoturndownthelightandthingslikethat.Fromanoiseperspectivethisisjustabitoftrivia,butit'sreallycoolbecauseyou'readoctor.Doyouremember24,thatreallypopularserieswhereyoujustcouldn'tstopwatchingwithJackBauer?Youmaynot.

Dr.Atkinson: No.

Dave: Anyway,betweeneachcuttheyhavethislittlesound.Itwasabeepingsoundandthensomestrangesound.Itwasreallyarrestingandthereasonitwassoarrestingisitwasactuallytherecordedsoundofahumanheartbeatwithadysfunctionalheartbeat.Theybasicallyhadfoundasoundclipofsomeonewithadamagedheartandthey'replayingadamagedheartbeatbetweenthemandyoucannothelpbuthearthatandbejangled.It'soneofthereasonstheshowisreallyaddictiveisthecameraangles,thecutsandjustthisconstantstress.It'sanaddictiveshow.Itwasareallygoodshow,butquiteviolent.Theyweredoinglittletrickslikethat,thataffectedyouneurologicallythatyoudidn'tknowabout.

Dr.Atkinson: Thisisfascinating.Okay.It'sprobablyaquestionweshouldcomebacktosomeothertimebecauseit'sfascinating.Anyway,secondquestionfromJeremiah,age15."HiDave,I'mayoungentrepreneurandIwasjustcurioushowyougotstartedinthehealthindustry.Iwantedtoknowhowyoustartedandifyoucoulddoitallagainwhatwouldyoudo?Wouldyoudoanythingdifferently?Thankyouandhaveaniceday."

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Dave: Jeremiah,thanksfortakingthetimetowriteyourquestionin.Ilovethatyou'reayoungentrepreneur.Iwasayoungentrepreneur,too.Infact,Iwasalwayslookingatstartingcompanies.IthappenedwhenIwas22ish.Oneofmyearlycompaniesthatmadet-shirtssoldthefirstproductonlineever.I'mahugefanofthat.However,themostimportantthingthatIcouldhavedoneasayoungentrepreneurwouldhavebeentoworkforotherentrepreneursratherthanjustdowhatInaturallydid,whichwasI'llgoitalone.Icandothis.Iwanttobeincharge.Ispent20yearsworkingforstartupsinSiliconValleystartedbypeople20yearsolderthanmewhotaughtmesomesense.ThenumberoftimesIwasmentoredbypeoplewhohadjustwalkedintowallsandsteppedonsharpthingsandjustlearnedwherethepitfallslied,whotooktheirtimetoteachmethosethingssoIcouldfunctionlikeIdonowat43.

It'suh,it’shardtostate.ThebestthingthatIwouldrecommendtogetstartedinthehealthindustryisfindawaytogetworkingwithsomeonewhoisalreadywellestablished.Volunteertodocontentorsocialmediaortoworkwithsomeonewhoisalreadyinthehealthindustry,evenalocalphysician.Onewithaproduct.Putinthetimeinordertounderstandwhat'sgoingonthatyoudon'tsee,becauseasanentrepreneuryoupresentthisstufftotheworld,butthestuffthathappensinthebackiswhatyou'resausagemaking.Right?You'regrindingalltheseingredientsandallofthesethings.It'snotalwayspretty.Attheendoftheday,youputittogetherintoexecution.Ifyouwanttolearnhowtobuildaneffectiveteam,findsomeonewho'sanamazingteamleaderandwhojusthasasenseofleadershipthat'stangibletoyou.Then,becomeapartoftheirteamandthenaskthemhowtheybuildtheteamandwatchhowtheybuildtheteam.

Watchhowtheyfirepeoplewhodon'tperformandlearnfromthat.It'sthatlearningformefromfailingmanytimesthathelpedmetobecomeagoodentrepreneur.Intermsofgettingstartedinthehealthindustry,workingwiththosewhoarealreadydoingitisagreatwaytogetstartedtobuildyournetworkinit.For10years,Irananonprofitinthisspace.Igottoknowtheleadersin

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theanti-agingfield.It'scalledtheSiliconValleyHealthInstitute,SVHI.com.I'vegot10yearsworthofvideouponlineforfree.It'sameaningfulthingthat'sbeenrunningfor23years.It'sthat,thathelpedmeunderstandwhatwasgoingoninthehealthindustry.Puttinginthetime,becominganexpertandrecognizingthatat15oreven20or25,you'recapableofexecutingandyou'rewillingtotakerisksthatsomeonewhois40andwithafamilyandamortgageprobablyneverwill.Youhaveauniquetimetogooutthereandchangetheworld.

Ifyouaregoingtodoitatayoungage,youcouldalsohavepeoplewhohelpyou.Evenifyoulookat,say,MarcAndreessen,who'savery,verysuccessfulventurecapitalistandinvestorwhowasoutthereandgotstartedIthinkaboutayearbeforeIdidinSiliconValley.He'stheguywhowrotethefirstwebbrowserwaybackintheday.ThiswasNCSAMosaicandthingslikethat.Whatyou'llfindwithMarcisthatworkingwithhimsincehisveryearlyentrepreneurialdebutswasaguynamedJimsomeoneoranotherwhocameoutofSunMicrosystems.Whatyou'llfindisthatyoungentrepreneursoftentimeshavevery,veryexperiencedadvisorsandtheyhaveenoughcontroloftheirego.They'rewillingtoacceptadvicefrompeoplewho'vebeentherebefore.Youputtogetherastrongboardofdirectors,astrongboardofadvisors.Youlistenandexecuteonthatadvice.IwishIhadbeenlessstubbornthanIusedtobebecauseIprobablywouldhavedoneevenmorethanIhavesofar.

Dr.Atkinson: Okay.Ithinkthatabilitytolistenandsometimesbehumble,sometimesnotbehumble,sometimestobeabsolutelyfirminyourconvictionthatthisistherightthingandwewilldothis,buthavingtheflexibilitytoknowwhentobehumble,whentoberigidisabigpartofit.Also,I'mjustspeakingfromsomeonewhothoughtIwasanentrepreneurforawhile,butactuallyI'mnotentrepreneurial.Sometimesyouhavetoadmitthat,whichissomepeoplearenaturallyorientedtowardsbeinganentrepreneur.Theyhavetheattitudeandothersaren't.Sometimesthey'llgetouttherewhofeeltheywanttobeentrepreneurs,butactuallythat'snotthatsuitedtotheircharactermakeup.Sometimes

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partneringupwithothersinthesamespacewhohavedifferentskillsetscanbeagreatwayofmakingadifferencetogether.

Dave: Yeah.There'salotofweirdmessagingthatgoesin.There'sstuffyoushoulddoorstuffyoushouldwanttodo.Thesearemessagesthatareimplantedbysocietyoryourparentsoryourpeersorwhoever.Right?Ifit'snotactuallywhatyoulovedoing...Therearepeoplewholikebeingpartofateamandtheydon'tneedtobealeaderbecausetheylikeexecuting,theylikeresearching,theylikeexperimenting,theylikecreating.Iftheyareinanenvironmentthatallowsthemtodothattothebestoftheirability,they'repartofanentrepreneurialteam,butthey'renottheentrepreneur.Recognizewhetheryouwanttobeanentrepreneurbecausethat'syourcoremotivationorbecausethat'swhat'scool.Ifyouwanttodoitbecausethat'swhat'scool,figureoutifthere'ssomethingthat'sevencooleranddothat.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah,gotit.Okay.Now,we'regoingtotakeaquestionfromMolly.

Molly: Hi,Dave.MynameisMollyPonkevitch.I'mfromPortland,Oregon.Myquestionwasregardinghealthyfats.IwasdiagnosedwithLymediseaseaboutayearago.I'venoticedonthedietIgetquitenauseousaftereatingalotofthefatslikethecoconutoilandwhatnotinmycoffee.MydigestivesystemisprettymuchshotfromtheLyme.IwaswonderingifyourBrainOctaneOilwouldbe...ifyouthinkitwouldyieldadifferentresultsinceapparentlyit'sdigestedmorerapidlyandwhatyourrecommendationsareforthis.I'msureyou'vehadthisinquirybefore.Anyhow,Iloveyourpodcast.Iloveeverythingthatyoushare.IhopetocontinueontheBulletproofDietregardlessoftheobstacles.Haveagoodday.Bye.

Dave: Thanks,Molly.DefinitelytryBrainOctaneversuscoconutoil.ItactuallygivesmeindigestiontowriteintheBulletproofDietorusecoconutoil.BrainOctaneOilisabout5%ofwhat'sincoconutoil.It'sjustveryhardtogetthatoilfromnature.BrainOctaneOilisnotdigestedviatheotherpathwaysthatcoconutoilispredominantlydigestedby.Ifyouhavefatabsorptionproblems

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andahistoryofLyme,whichalsoalmostbydefinitionmeansyouprobablyhavesomemoldexposureaswell,myexperienceisthat90%ofLymepeoplealsohaveneurotoxinsfrommoldpresentandthatmighthaveevenprecipitatedLymedisease.Myotherexperienceasbeingaco-founderofamedicaltestingcompanythatcouldtestforactiveLymediseasewasthat98%ofpeoplehaveLymeDNApresentintheirurine.YoualreadyhaveLymespirochetepresent.

You'rejustnotsick.Whatgetsyousickwhensomethingelsetakesyoudown.Quiteoftenit's,"Oh.ImovedintothatmoldybedroomfortwomonthsandthenIgotLymedisease,butIalsohadmoldpoisoningatthesametime."ThenumberofLymepeoplewhohaverespondedtomoldstreatmentsisprettyremarkable.Then,yourimmunesystemcomesbackonlineandcleansuptheLyme.YoumayalsoneedtotreattheLymedirectlywithantibioticsandthingslikethat.There'salotofvariabilityoutthere,butdobeawareofthat.Thatsaid,yourdigestionisshot.BetaineHCL.Certainlyintheforumsthere'sgoingtobeinstructionsaboutthis,butthere'ssomethingcalledtitration.Inotherwords,youtakebetaineHCLwhichisstomachacid.Takeonecapsulewithameal.Ifyoudon'tgetheartburn,nextmealtaketwo.

Justkeepaddingoneuntilyougetheartburn,andthenyoubackoffonefromthere.Formanyyears,IhadtotakesixgramsofbetaineHCLwhichisahugedose.That'ssixlargecapsulestodigestmymeals.Idon'thavetotakeanynow.Imighttakeoneortwoifit'sareallyfattymeal,butthat'sjustbecauseyourstomachacidproductiondeclineswithage.Thisisonethingthat'sgoingtohelpyourightnow.ThefeelingyougetwhenyouhaveLymediseaseormoldtoxicitywhenyougetketonesisprettyamazing.ThemostrapidwayyoucangetketonesinyourdietistoactuallytakeBrainOctaneOil.PourthatstuffinandhaveBrainOctaneOil.Itwillgoviasomethingcalledbeta-hydroxybutyrateandthenthecoenzymeAandthenATP.It'sonly3stepscomparedto26stepstogetenergyfromglucose.TryBrainOctane.Ithasnoflavor.

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Itdoesn'tchangethetasteofanythingotherthanmakeittastebetter,becauseitactivatesfatreceptorswithoutcontainingafattyflavor.It'sculinarilyveryinteresting.IactuallyputBrainOctaneinmycoffee,obviously,butIputitonallofmyfood.Ijustsprinklealittlebitoneverymeal.Idon'thaveenergydipseverbecauseIhaveabackgroundlevelofketones.Thisisn'taboutbeingfullblownnutritionalketosis.It'sabouthavingenoughketonesthatmyenergyisalwaysstable.WhenyouhaveLymeormold,yourenergyisneverstable.Thisisawaytofillinthosevalleysthatcomefromswingingbloodsugarandtoletyourgutcomebackonline.IfyoulistentothepodcastwithDonnaGates,whoisthefounderofTheBodyEcologyDiet,whichisessentiallywheretheGAPSDietoriginated,you'llfindthatshe'stalkingabouthowshelovesBrainOctaneforguthealthbecauseitreallycanhelpwiththataswell.

Dr.Atkinson: Okay.That'sprettycomprehensive.Ithinkwe'regood.Okay.NextquestionisfromEvan,age31."Whydoes300milligramsofalphalipoicacidleavemeextremelydehydrated?Takenforatleasttwodays,myolddiscinjuriesflareup."ShouldItakethisone?

Dave: Yeah,thisisinteresting.Ihavesometheories.Iwanttohearyours.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah.Justtobackupalittlebit.Alphalipoicacidisafatandwatersolubleantioxidant.Thecellsofourbodyactuallynaturallyproducevery,verysmallamounts.It'ssuperimportantbecauseithelpstorecycleotherantioxidantssuchasvitaminC,E,glutathione.Ithelpsglutathioneproductionwhichsupportsdetoxification.It'salsoreallyimportantinenergyproductionaswell.Wedoneedalphalipoicacid.Actually,inGermanydoctorsusealphalipoicacidtotreatperipheralneuropathycausedbydiabetes.Isawthisquestion.Ithoughtokay,I'mgoingtoresearchitbecauseI'veneverheardofdehydration.Classically,ifsomeone'salittlebitsensitivetoalphalipoicacid,yougetnausea,sometimesaskinrash.Iresearcheddehydration.There'sonereportofdehydrationtotheFDAaboutalphalipoicacid.Thisisanunusualreaction.Foralotofpeople,alphalipoicacidisactually

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anti-inflammatory.Thefirstquestioniswhatsourceisthisalphalipoicacid?Isithighquality?IsittheRformofalphalipoicacid?

Dave: Iwasgoingtogothere.Okay,yougotthat.

Dr.Atkinson: Okay.There'stwoformsofalphalipoicacid,RandL.Risthenaturalone.Therearetheisomers.Itmeanstheyhaveexactlythesamelechtins,butthey'reconfiguredindifferentways.WeknowthatthebodyutilizesandpreferentiallyusesRformalphalipoicacid.Makesureyou'retakingthatrightform.Also,alphalipoicacidgoesverywellwithinositolcysteine,thesynergistics.YoucouldtryitwithNACaswell.Theypackaprettypowerfulpunchtogether.Yourthoughts?

Dave: DefinitelyIlovethatyoumentionedtheR-ALA.There'salsosomethingcalledK-R-ALA,potassiumR-alphalipoicacid,whichisthemostnoticeablyeffective.Theinventorofthatmaybealmost15yearsagoIwaschattingwithhimaboutit.Hekeptsaying,"Theseunlabeledvials."Iwouldtakeitlike,"Whoa.Thisstuffkindoflightsyouup."Youcanbuythatstufftodaystill.I'mnotcertainthatyou'reactuallydehydrated,Evan.Youhaven'ttolduswhyyouthinkyou'redehydrated,butoneofthethingsthatcanhappenwhenyoutakesomethinglikethisifitcausesanytypeofHerxheimerreaction.AHerxheimerreactioniswhathappenswhenyoutakesomethingthatincreasesyourhealth,butitcausesashort-termhealingcrisis.Inotherwords,itliberatedtoxins.IwouldlookformetaltoxinsbecausewhatIthinkisgoingonisalphalipoicacid,whichisachelatorofmetals,isprobablyliberatingsomemercuryorsomeothermetalsfromyourtissues.

Whenthathappensthenthebodyislikeoh,myGod.Ineedtodilutethistoexcreteit.Whenyougettoxins,whetherthey'refrommoldycoffeeandyes,moldycoffeemakesyouhavetopeemorerapidlywithlessvolumethannormalcoffeeandthingslikethat.Anytoxintherethatisaffectingthekidneysspecificallyorthebladderwilltriggeryourbodytopullliquidoutofyourplasma.Itdoesthatbecausethesolutiontopollutionisdilution.Now,it'sdehydratedyourtissuestogetliquidtomakeyoupee,

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andthenjusttogetthisoutbecauseifitdoesn'ttakethatpollutantanddiluteit,it'sactuallygoingtocausemoredamage.WhatIthinkisgoingonhereisyou'reactuallyhavingahealingcrisisbroughtaboutbythis.Iwouldrecommendyoudoa24hoururinechallengetolookatwhatmetalsyouhaveinyourbody.Isuspectyou'regoingtofindmercury.IfIwastojustbet,Iwouldsaysomeleadandsomecadmiumtoo,buthey,I'mjustbetting.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah,particularlyifyouhavemercuryamalgamfillings,youeatalotoftuna.Obviously,ifyousmokeoryou'reapassivesmoker,there'llalmostcertainlyhavemetalsthere.Ithinkyou'reabsolutelyright.Theextremedehydrationisprobablyadrymouth.Thedrymouthisaconsequenceofthetoxinscomingout.

Dave: Theolddiscinjuriesflaringup,youliberatetoxinsthatweresayheldsomewhereelseinthebody.Allofasudden,you'regoingtogetinflammation.Also,ifyouhaveolddiscinjuries,forGod'ssake,godosomeProlozone.It'soneofthesimplestthingsyoucando.Whattheydothereit'snotterriblyexpensive.Itusuallyrunsabout75to150bucks.Theyinjectozonegasintothejointcapsule.I'veseenprofoundgrowthofcollagen.Ifyouhavesomecollagenleftinthere,youcantotallyfixit.It'sveryeffectiveonkneesandspine.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah.You'llalsoprobablyneedsomeliposomeorglutathioneaswellbecauseyourbodyisdetoxingandneedssomeextrasupport.Takesomeliposomeorglutathione.

Dave: Infact,taketheGlutathioneForcewhichisthestuffwemake.It'saliposomewhichistheonlywayyoucanreallyabsorbglutathionebecausenormalglutathioneisnotadjusted.WetakealiposomeandweputalactoferrinontopofitsothatliposomesabsorbinthefiveandahalfinchesofyourGItract.Youhavetoholdthemunderyourtongue,buttheformthatweusewhichcomesoutofthepharmaceuticalindustryit'sadrugdeliverysystemthatwe'reapplyingnottodrugs,butapplyingtoahealthymoleculethat'susuallydigested.Itcanactuallyabsorbinthegutwhichgivesyoumuchbetterabsorption.That'ssomethingItake

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mostdaysbecauseitreallyhelpsjusttokeepthebodyliberatingthetoxinswhichletsthebrainworkbetter.

Dr.Atkinson: It'stheanti-glutathioneproductthatI'vecomeacrossit.Ittastesgoodaswell.

Dave: They'regood.Theorange-cinnamonisalotbetterthantheoldonewhichwastrulyawfulactuallythename.

Dr.Atkinson: Okay.NextquestionisfromAudrey."WouldyouconsidermakingDVDsoronlinevideosavailabletopurchaseoftheBulletproofConferenceforthoseofuswhoareunabletoattendthisyear?Lastyear'sconferencewasgreat,reallydon'twanttomissout.

Dave: Audrey,shortanswer.Absolutely.Thisyear'sconferencewas1,300peopleversus500lastyear.Thepresentationswereoverthetopamazing.Icouldn'thavebeenmorepleasedandamazedwithhowtheconferencecameout.Infact,itjustgotamajorpiecewritteninTheNewYorkTimesMagazinecoveringtheBulletproofConference.Itwasanhonortobetheretobehonestandjusttoseealltheenergythere.Wecapturedthatinvideosandyou'llabsolutelyhaveaccesstothoseassoonastheeditorisdone.Ipromise.

Dr.Atkinson: Okay,nextquestionfromPaul."IcommutedailytoworkinLondoneightmileseachway.IwanttosayIgenerallyavoidmajorroadsandwheremassairofpollutioniscycling.I'venoticedeverynowandthenI'marrivingtoworkwithachestcoughandphlegm.Sometimesthatheavyfeelinginthelunglastsforacoupleofdays.IwashopingforadviceonwhatyoufeelIshouldtakethatwouldhelpdetoxmylungs,body,specificallyforairpollutionparticularlyfromcars."I'dliketospeaktothis.I'mfromLondon.Iknowthatpollutionwell.Hundredsofthousandsofpeoplehavetheirhealthcompromisedcompletelyunnecessarilyfromairpollution.

Dave: Or,gotoBeijingwhereit'sworse.

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Dr.Atkinson: It'sinsane.We'renowstartingtorealizeairpollutioncreatesalotofprematuredeath,hasanegativeimpactonqualityoflife.

Dave: LowersIQ.

Dr.Atkinson: LowersIQ.There'sactuallyastudythatcameoutthisyearrelatingtopollutioninLondonthatestimatednineandahalfthousandLondonersdieeachyearbecauseofairpollution.IntheentireofUK,thatfigurescloserto80,000peopleeachyearjustfromairpollution.Thereweretwomainculprits.There'sthetoxicgas,nitrogendioxide.Thatgetsreleasedfromcarsandlorriesandbusesthatusediesel.You'vegotparticulatematter.

Dave: Yeah,that'sreallybad.

Dr.Atkinson: There'saveryspecifictypeofparticulatemattercalled2.5.Thatmeansparticulatematterthatislessthan2.5micrometers.It's100,000timessmallerthanhair.It'sminutestuff.

Dave: Itcanenterthecells.Right?

Dr.Atkinson: Itcanenterthecells.What'shappeningisthatwhenyou'rebreathingthisisinandifyou'recyclingyou'rehavingtoworkhard.You'retakingtheseconsiderablebreathsin.

Dave: Moreair.Yeah.

Dr.Atkinson: It'scompromisinghealth.Whatyou'redescribingthereisabigredflagwarning.It'ssayingthatalreadythepollutionisstartingtoaffectyou.There'sawholebunchofthingsyoucandoaboutit.Firstofall,youcanmakeadecisiontomove.Youcanactuallymakeadecisiontosay,"Youknowwhat?Thisisaffectingmyhealth.It'saffectingmyfamilyhealth.Inolongerwanttoexposemyselftothisgiventhecompellingdatathatthisaffectspeople'shealth."Youalwayshavethatdecision.ItmaybenotpracticalorrealisticandIunderstandthat.Thenextthingisaparticulartypeofairfiltermask.It'scalledN99.Itfiltersout99%oftheparticulatematter.Then,you'vegottobehavingyourantioxidants,theliposomalglutathione,theNAC,theALA.Vitamin

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Disreallyimportantaswell.I'mreallypleasedyouwroteinwiththisquestionbecauseit'ssomethingthatveryfewpeopleknowabout.It'shugelyimportant.

Dave: IusedtobeanavidcyclistyearsagowhenIwas300pounds.IactuallyhadwheelsonmybikewithextraspokessoIwouldquitbendingwheels.At200poundsyouhavetodothat.It'sembarrassing.36spokesifIrememberright.Iwouldrideeven15,20milesadaytolosetheweight,butIbreathedalotofbadair.Iwoulddefinitelyexperiencethedifferenceaswell.Ican'timaginedecidingtocycleinabigcityrightnow.It'snotaboutcarshittingyouwhichmayormaynothappen,butyou'llprobablylive.It'smoreaboutjustconstantexposuretothatstuff.IputmycaronrecirculatewhenIdriveinthecity.It'sanairconditioningsetting.Mostmoderngoodcarshaveanairfiltrationsystemanyway.Breathingdieselexhaustissowellestablishedtojustbebadforyouoneverylevel.

Then,wehavetheVWswhichmaybedon'tevenhavethesamedieselenvironmentalhazardwethought.Although,thatmightnothavebeenexhaustrelated.Thatwasjustfuelconsumption.Onethingthatmightbeeffectiveforyouisactuallynebulizedglutathione.YoucannotnebulizeGlutathioneForce,whichisthebulkofglutathioneproduct.Youwanttobepullingsystemicstufffromyourtissues.ThiswouldbeareallyusefulthingforyouIthinkbecauseitactuallygetsintothelungsdirectly.YoualsoshouldbetakingalotmorevitaminCthantheaverageperson,severalgramsaday.Unfortunately,intheEUthankstothisveryimpressivesetoflegislationcalledtheCodex,theupperdoseofvitaminCyoucanbuythereis500milligramspercapsuleversusonegramintherestofthefreeworld.Numberone,youshouldbecomplainingtoyourgovernmentaboutthefactthatthey'retellingyouexactlyhowmuchvitaminCyoucantake.

It'snoneoftheirbusiness,frankly.Youshouldbetakingseveralgramsaday.You'llknowwhenyou'vehadtoomuchvitaminCbecauseitcangiveyoudisasterpants.Notetoself.Don'ttryhighdosesofvitaminCbeforegoingonyoureightmilebikeride

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becausedisasterpantsonabike.Don'tevengothere.Whatyou'llalsofindisthathyperbaricoxygencandowondersforbringingthatdetoxofyourlungsandyourbodybackonline.Ifyouhaveanopportunitytospendalittlewhileinahyperbaricchamberevenacoupletimesamonth,itcanhelptobringoxygenbacktothosepartsofyouthathavebeenexposedtothecarbondioxide,andspecificallycarbonmonoxidethatyou'rebreathingwhenyou'reridinginapollutedenvironmentlikethat.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah.Anyonelisteningtothis,doyourselfafavorandevenjustGoogleairpollution.It'sprettymindblowingwhenyoustartreadingaboutit.

Dave: Infact,IusedanN99maskatBurningMan.Ievenfoundonethatlookedlikeastormtrooper.Itwasprettycool.

Dr.Atkinson: Oh,yeah.Youcangetdesignermasksnow.Youcanlookprettycoolwithit.Okay,nextquestionwe'regoingtolistenisfromMitchell.

Mitchell: Hi,Dave.Whatbiohackcanyoudotobringaboutondemandcreativityonabudget?I'vebeendoingDualN-Backtrainingforsyntheticintelligence.However,Iwanttofocusoncreativeintelligence.You'verecommendedthefocusedcreativeattentiontrainingappbefore.Anychanceofbringingitback?Thanks.

Dave: Forawhiletherewehadthisreallycooldevicethatwouldallowyoutobringbloodflowtothefrontofyourbrainviabiofeedback.Unfortunately,theinventorofitjuststoppedansweringemails,stoppedshippingdevices.There'snowaythatI'mgoingtobeshippingthingsthatIcan'tsupportorIcan'tshipoutjustifsomeonebuysthem.WithregretItookitoffline.IhaveseveralversionsofithereatBulletproofLabsthatIuse,butit'snotsomethingthatIcanoffercommercially,sadly.Thatwasaverydifficulttraining.Youdoaboutfiveminutes.Itjustmakesyoutired.It'sreallycoolbecauseitdidmovebloodinsidethehead.

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Iexpectthatwe'regoingtoseeawholerenaissanceofthesetechnologiesbecauseit'sveryeasytomeasurebloodunderthescalp,andeveninthebrainjustusinginfraredlightsandopticalsensorsthatarenowveryinexpensive.Whathappensifyoumovemorebloodhereversusmorebloodhere?Youcandoitveryquickly.It'soneoftheeasiertypesofbiofeedbackyoucoulddo.Theproofcaseisyouwanttolearnhowtomakeyourfingerwarmer.Youcanbuya$10thermometer.Itgoestotheendofyourfinger,adigitalone.Youcanchangeyourfingertemperatureusuallywithinanhourofjustplayingaroundlike,"Oh,myGod.Iconsciouslyhavecontrolofbloodflowinmyfingers."Thebrainisnotthatdifferent.

Thequestionishowdoyoutrainit?Iexpectthatwe'llseeabunchofkick-starterthingslikethatbecausethistechnologyisjustawesome.Ifyou'resomeoneoutthereworkingonsomethinglikethis,dropusanoteonthesupportline,Support@Bulletproof.com.It'salwaysinterestingtoknowwhat'shappening.Maybethere'sawaytodothis.I'mahugefanofjustmovingbloodaroundinthebrainbecausethebraindoesn'talwaysknowhowtodothatitself.Ifyouwantondemandcreativity,there'sacoupleofsubstancesthathavebeenusedforondemandcreativityforavery,verylongtime.Specifically,ifyoulookatthehistoryofgreatwriters,theyusecoffeeandtheyusecigarettes.I'mnotafanofcigarettesbecausewejusttalkedaboutairpollution.Right?

Puttingburningcrapinyourlungsisnotgoodforyou.Youwon'tlivealongtime.They'retiedtocancer.However,nicotine,specificallyjustthatactiveingredientintobacco,it'sactuallyoneoftheactiveingredients,isasmartdruginandofitsownrightusingverysmalldoseslikeonemilligramatatimeofnicotine,whichishalfofthesmallestlozengeyoucouldbuyforsmokingcessationincombinationwithyoumeltoneoftheseunderyourtongue.Youdothatrightafteryou'vehadaBulletproofCoffee.WhenIwrotetheBulletproofDietandIwasworkingonBulletprooftheCookbookthat'sjustcomingoutatBulletproofCookbook.com,that’saplugrightthere,Iabsolutelyusethatbecausewhenyouwanttogointothatflowstate,there's

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somethingthathappenswhenyouactivatethenicotinicacidreceptorsinyourbrain,aswellasgettheenergyfromBrainOctaneandgetallofthenormalthingsthatcoffeedoeswithcaffeine.

Youcanjustmoreeasilygointothatstate.Theotherthingthatreallyradicallyhelpsisheartratevariabilitytraining.That'ssomethingintheBulletproofCoachingProgram.We'reteachingourcoachestousewithclients.It'ssomethingthatIusewithclientsaswell.WehaveStressDetective,theBulletproofappthatlet'syoumonitoryourstressalldaylong.WealsocarrytheInnerBalancesensorontheBulletproofwebsite.Itflipsontoyourear.Itteachesyouhowtoturnoffyoursympatheticmode.Youwanttobeinondemandcreativitymode,youbetterbeoutoffightorflightmode,becauseyouwillnotbecreativeifyourbodyisworryingaboutatigereatingyou,whichiswhatitworriesaboutmostofthetimewhenyou'renotontopofit.That'saneatstack,somestuffthatincreaseswhatyourbrainisdoing.

Ifyouwanttobealittlebitmorefloaty,tryaddingmaybesomeL-theanineorjusttakingafewminutesoffgoingforawalktakingdeepbreaths,alittlebitofmeditation.Then,goinginandrechargewiththesecognitiveenhancingsubstances.Ontopofthat,I'dliketolayerinsomecalledAniracetamwhichisafatsolublepharmaceuticalsortofthing.It'snotapharmaceuticalintheU.S.,butinEuropeit'sconsideredapharmaceutical.ThatstuffincreasesmemoryI/Owhichisyourabilitytogetthingsinandoutofyourmemory.I'vebeenonAniracetam,oneoftheotherAniracetamsmostofthetimefor15years.I'monAniracetamrightnowwhichisoneofreasonsIhaven'tsaid,"Um"probablymorethanonceinthisepisode.That'salonganswer,butboom.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah.Ilovethesubjectofcreativity.I'mgoingtogivemytalk,creativityhacks.Creativityoftencomestouswhenwe'renotlookingforit.Sometimesit'saboutpayingattentionandfocusandthenallowingyourselftodaydream.Inthatdaydreamyougetthecreativeinsights.Learninghowtofluctuatebetweenthatstateoffocusanddaydreamarereallyimportant.ThebigerrorthatI'm

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workingonrightnowisactuallyluciddreaminghackingdreams.That'saprofoundwaytoaccesscreativeinsight.Thewholeideaofluciddreamingisyoubecomeawakewhilewithinthedreamandyourealizeyou'reawake.WhatyoucandowhenyoustarttoluciddreamisyoucanactuallyaskforcreativeinsightsintochallengesandproblemsorinsightsintoevenasIdiditformyselfwritingabookorhowyoudealwithachallengeanditliterallywillcometoyouinthatdreamandthenyoubringitintowakinglife.There'ssomereallycoolwaysofbeingcreative.

Dave: Whenyougetintotheluciddreamingthingit'sprettyincredible.Someofthemoreadvanced40yearsofZentrainingitcanteachyoutobeinmoreofathetastateandtohavemorecontrolofwhatyoudowhenyou'reinthatdreamworld.Thissoundsalittleweird,stuffI'vecomeacrossgoingbackatleast15yearsisalittledevicethatyoucarryorawatchorathingthatyouputonyourbelt.Sometimeswhenyoufirststartluciddreamingyoucanbelike,"AmIactuallyinadream?"It'ssorealandyou'renotsure.Theideaisyou'resupposedtolookatthedeviceandthelightwillbeonifyou'reintherealworldoroffwhenyou'reinadreamorviceversa.

Here'stheinterestingthing.Youcarrythedevicetomakeyouthinkaboutwhetheryou'redreamingornot.Thedevicecannotworkinthedream,butyourmindknowsthedeviceworks.Inthedreamitsendsyouasignal.Youcanbecomeawarethatit'sadreaminsteadofwhyistheworldsointeresting?Thewayweoftenthingwhenwe'reinadream.We'relike,"Oh,that'skindofcool.Thisdoesn'tseemreal."Then,wehavethedesireswewouldnormallyhaveinadream,butifthere'salittlesignalsomewhereinthedreamthatgoeswait,thisisadream.Now,Icanmakeitraincatsorwhateveryoualwayswantedittodo.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah.Luciddreamingisgreat.Luciddreamingactuallyisthefoundationforlucidliving.LuciddreamingtheonethatIdoisIumtellmyselfattheendofthedayforthedaywhenIseemyhandsinmydreamingsleep.ThatmeansI'mdreaming.WhatwillhappenisI'llbedreamingandIwillnoticemyhandlikethisismy

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handsandthenbang.It'slike,I'mawake.Then,thekeyisnottogettoooverexcitedbecausethenyoupopoutofitaswell.

Dave: Thatwasmychallenge.

Dr.Atkinson: Thefirsttimeyoudidit,youcan'thelpbutbeexcited.It'slike,wow.

Dave: Woo-hooandthenyou'reout.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah,andthenit'sout.There'slayersofresourcesoutthereonluciddreaming.Ifyou'reintocreativity,takealookatit.Okay.NextquestionfromAdrian,age39."Dave,IregularlylistentoyourpodcastandIappreciatewhatyouandyourguestshavetosay.Ihavechronicmouthulcersthatrecurandcycleinapproximatelytwoweekperiods,leavingmeinastateofbothchronicpainandstress.There'sanothersymptomofherpesvirusorthatvirusmayplayaroleintheauto-immuneattack.IfIamlucky,Igettwodaysinthatcyclepain-free.Doyouhaveanytipsonhowtohackthisproblemoratleastsettlethepainwhentheyoccur?"

Dave: QuestionslikethismakemeincrediblygratefultobedoingBulletproofRadioandjustallofBulletproof.IhadthesedamnedmouthulcerstheentiretimeIwasateenagerupuntilmymid20s.Ifinallyhackedtheproblem.Theyweren'tapparentlyherpesrelated.I'dgetthemalongtheedgesofmylips,notontheoutsideedgewhichistypicallyherpes,butontheinsideedges.Littlewhitethings.WhenIwas16IrememberIusedtotakealighterandasharpknife.IwouldgettheendofitredhotandIwouldburnthemwhichhurtlikehell.Right?IwoulddothisbecauseIwasconvinceditwassomeinfectiousthing.Ittorturedme.Youknowwhat?Foodsensitivities.

Numberone,Adrian,gooutthereandspendacouplehundredbucksandgetafoodallergypanelandfindoutifyou'reallergictosomething.Wheat,dairy,potentiallyeggsarethemostlikelytriggers.It'sprobablyoneofthosethings.Itcouldbesoy.Itcould

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becorn.Youeliminatethat,theymaygoaway.Thesecondthingthatwilltriggerthosethingsismold.Ifyou'regettingenvironmentalmoldwhichIwasgettingasakid.Ilivedinamoldybedroomanddidn'tknowit.Or,ifyou'reeatingcertainfoodswithmoldsthatyou'resensitivetointhem,theycancausethosethingsaswell.What'sinterestingaboutyou,though,isit'sapproximatelyeverytwoweeksandyournameisAdrianandyou'rerightattheageofperimenopause.

You're39.Youprobablyareeitherinperimenopauseoryou'reabouttogointoitbecauseofthetwoweekcycle.Theremaybeahormonerelatedthing.Itcouldbethatyourcortisollevelsgettoodepressiveatacertainpoint.You'renotsuppressingthesethings.Youcouldlookatwhetheryourcortisolisdiregulated,youhaveadrenaldysfunction.Adrenaldysfunctiondoesn'tcausethese.Eitherfoodallergiesormoldallergiesorpotentiallythedirecteffectofmoldtoxinswhicharecorrelatedwithbothvaginalandrectalororallesionsinanimals.Thisisahackableproblem.Youdonothavetolivewiththis.Ilivedwithitforsolong.Ihavenothadoneofthoseinsomanyyears.I'mgrateful.Ifonecomesback,Iknowexactlywhyitwasmyfaultandwhattodoaboutit.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah.Nooneshouldeverhavetolivewithmouthulcers.They'resopainful.Theycausesomuchmisery.Acouplethingscametomind.Thismaynotbeapplicabletoyou,butforsomepeoplelisteningtothisitwillbeeasterncontraceptivepillisbeinglinkedtomouthulcers.Itcandepletezincandcauseproblemswiththeimmunesystem.Ifyou'relowinironasmanywomenare,thatcanpredisposeyoutomouthulcersaswell,ascandeficienciesoffolateandvitaminB-12.Glutensensitivity,wheat,dairy.Iusedtogetmouthulcersallthetime.Thatwasglutensensitivity.

Dave: Areyouaceliac?

Dr.Atkinson: No,I'mnot.

Dave: Then,canyouhaveaglutensensitivitywithoutbeingceliac?Ofcourseyoucan.

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Dr.Atkinson: Welcometonon-celiacglutensensitivity.Youabsolutelycan.Comeoffgluten,dairy,eggsfortwoweeks,evennightshadevegetablesaswell.

Dave: Oh.Thatcouldactuallybeabigtrigger.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah,thatcouldbe.

Dave: Potatoes,tomatoes.

Dr.Atkinson: Exactly.Allofthose.Takealookatthat.Whenyoudohavemouthulcers,hopefullyyou'regoingtohackitanditwon'tbeaproblemanymore.Youcanusetopicallyappliedpropolis,whichisahoneyextractwhichisanaturalantiseptic.

Dave: P-r-o-p-o-l-i-s.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah.Propolisisjustgreat.Itspeedsupthehealingprocess.Slipperyelmlozenges.Slipperyelmcreateswhat'scalledmucilage.Itcoatsthemouthulcers.Youcanbuytheminanyhealthfoodstore.Thathelpsaswell.Takeahighpotency,highqualityBvitamincomplex.Ifyou'reirondeficientreplaceitwithanabsorbableformofiron,butparticular,lookatthemoldproblem,thefoodsensitivityproblem.Wewishyouwellwiththat.Greatquestionbecauseitaffectsalotofpeople.

Dave: There'safinallittlethingonthere.TheU.S.hasthisparticularlymeanperspectiveonpainmanagementwhereifyouusesomethingthattakesawaypainotherthananoverthecounterTylenoloraspirinoranNSAID,thensomehowit'sbad.Medicalgrade5%XylocaineorLidocaineliquidisbadass.Youcangetitfromyourdoctor.Theysellitinointment,buttheyalsosellitinaliquid.Ifyougettheliquid,itblowsawayOrajelandstufflikethat.Ifyou'rehavingahardtimegoingtosleep,they'rereallyhurting,youtakealittlebitonaQ-Tiporjustthetipofyourfinger.Alittlebitgoesaverylongway.Youpullyourlipbackandyoujustdabthosethings.PutaKleenexoveritoracottonballsoyoudon'tgetthatandnumbyourwholetonguewhichfeelsweirdforawhile.

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Letitsitthereformaybeoneminuteandthenjustwipeitoff.Youwillabsolutelyfeelnothingonyourlipandyou'llbeabletogotosleep.Thisisshort-termpainmanagement.It'snothinglikeOrajelortheoverthecounterstuff.Gotoadoctorandbelike,"No.Iwantthegoodstuff."

Dr.Atkinson: Great.Okay,thisnextonesaidDaniel,age39."Ihavemercuryamalgamfillingsinmyteeth.IwillremovethemassoonasIcan.Inthemeantime,howbadisthisstuffhavingitinyourteethandwhatshouldI,couldIdointhemeanwhilebeforeremovingit?"I'dliketospeaktothis.

Dave: Whydon'tyoustart?I'vehadmercurytoxicitytoo,butyou'vetreateditmorethanIhave.

Dr.Atkinson: I'mgoingtogetmyhighhorsehere.

Dave: Getonit.Makeitbig.

Dr.Atkinson: Thisisit.Let'sputitthisway.Mercuryisthemostpoisonousnon-radioactivesubstanceontheplanet.Ithasnoplaceinthehumanmouth.It'sbeenusedforovera100years.Thereiscompellingevidencethatmercuryisneurotoxic,nephrotoxic.Itdamagesyourheart,yournervoussystem.ThevastmajorityofpeoplewhohavemercuryamalgamfillingsactuallyhaveaconstantreleaseofmercuryvaporfromthemouthwhichgetsabsorbedthroughtheGItractandgetsconvertedintoatoxicformofmercurythatabsolutelycompromisesyourenergy,yourhealthandyourperformance.I'mreallypleasedyouareobviouslyawarethatthisisanissue.Iamreallypleasedaboutthat,buthere'sacaveatherewhichisthatmoredamagecanbedoneifthosemercuryamalgamsareremovedinaninappropriateway.

Dave: Ihadthatdone.Seriousproblems.Yes.Listentothis.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah.Thisissoimportanttoget.Atonelevel,you'rebetteroffkeepingtheminuntilyoufindadentistwhoisskilledinthesaferemovalofmercuryamalgamfillings.Thereisanorganization

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calledtheInternationalAcademyofOralMedicineandToxicology.Itconsistsofdentistsanddoctorsthroughouttheworldwhounderstandtheproblemofmercurytoxicityandhowtosafelyandresponsiblyremovemercuryamalgamfillingsanddosoonceonaprogramofdetoxificationandantioxidants.Whenyouhavethosemercuryfillingsremoved,theycanreleaseawholebunchofmercuryvapor.Ithastobedoneproperly.Youhavetohaveconstantwater.Youhavetohavehighevacuationsuctionsoitliterallysucksoutallofthemercuryvapor.Youhavetobefullyclothed,fullyprotected.Makesureyourdentistissigneduptothisprotocol.You'vegottosay,"Whatsafetyprecautionscanyouensureme?Youneedtobetakingantioxidantswaybeforehand.Youneedtobepreparingyourself.

Dave: GlutathioneForce.I'dtakeawholesyringebeforeIwentin.orIVglutathioneifyoucan.

Dr.Atkinson: Yeah,exactly.IVglutathioneisgreat.Liposomalglutathione,N-acetyl-cysteine,alphalipoicacidareallveryimportant.Activatedcharcoalsuperimportant.Whatyoucandoisactuallyonceyouhavethosemercuryamalgamfillingsremoved,washyourmouthoutwithsomewaterwithactivatedcharcoalinit.Thatactuallychelatesit.Actually,thenputinsomeliposomalglutathioneaswell.Iamsopleasedthatyouhavewritteninaboutthisbecauseitissuchanimportantsubject.

Dave: Whentheydothisright,you'regoingtoactuallylooklikesomethingfromtheMatrix.There'slightshininginyoureyes.You'vegotarubberdamsurroundingallbutthetooththey'reworkingonbecauseyougetaerosolizedmercury.Iftheydon'tdothisright,youactuallygetsomethingcalledanamalgamtattoo.Asthehighspeeddrillhitsthemercuryandthesilverandwhateverelseisinthefilling,itscattersanditstickstothetissuesinyourmouth.Youdon'twanttoabsorballthat.That'stheproblem.Yougetchroniclowdoseoryougetitdrilledoutbythewaydentistsalwaysdidintothishugewaveofthishappening.There'salsosometalkaboutseleniumbeingsomewhatprotective.Youmightwanttotakealittlebitofextraseleniumwhenyou'redoingit.The

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dentistyou'reworkingwithshouldaddressthebiologicalprotectionfromthis.

Ifit'swithinyourmeanswhenyou'redonewiththis,Ithinkthatthere'sagreatcasefordoingafewroundsofintravenouschelationoratleastoralchelationusingsomethinglikeDMPSorDMSA.Thesearethingsthatyoucouldchatwithyourphysicianabout.Theremaybesomethingtobedonewithzeoliteclay.Although,theresearchonthatinhumansatleastisit'sstilloutstanding.Bottomlineisit'snotdoinganyfavorsnow.It'scertainlyreleasingthevaporgasyoutalkedabout.Ifyouhavemismatchedtypesoffillingsbecausetheyweredonebydifferentdoctorsatdifferenttimes,whatyouhavethat'sreallyweirdisyouhaveabatterybecauseyoursalivaisslightlyacidic.Then,youhaveonemetalhereandanothermetalhereandit'llgenerateacurrentflowbetweenthemandyouhaveallthesenervesthatrunthroughyourjawandthroughyourmouth.Yougetsubtleperturbationsofyournervoussystem.Getthemetalout.Absolutely.Iunderstandit'sexpensive.It'simportantandit'sreallyimportanttodoitright.

Dr.Atkinson: Therewillcomeatimewhentheuseofmercuryamalgamfillingswillbebannedworldwide.Ifyou'relisteningtothispodcastandyoucantastemetalinyourmouththat'sabigsign.IfyouhaveproblemswithbrainfogandunexplainednervoussystemproblemsandI'vecomeacrossmanypatientslikethis,considermercuryamalgamfillingsbeingaproblem.Okay.OurnextquestionisJosh,age28."Hi,Dave.IabsolutelyloveyourcoffeeandI'vealwayswantedtotryandroastbeansmyself.IwaswonderingifyouknewhowIcouldgetyourbeansgreenorunroastedfromthesource.Ifthat'snotanoption,thenwouldyoubewillingtosuggestanyspecificregionswherebuyinggreenbeanswouldbeawisechoice?"

Dave: Thisisatoughquestion.It'snoteconomicallyfeasibletosellthegreencoffee.There'snowayyoucangetourbeansgreenorunroastedfromthesource,exceptfromusbecauseweareworkingdirectlywiththeBulletproofplantationandBulletproof

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processingtogetthem.I'velookedatjustdemandforgreenBulletproofcoffeebeansandit'svery,verylow.Itwouldcostjusttensofthousandsofdollarstorolloutaproductlikethatanditwouldmostlynotbeused.Unfortunately,I'dliketoaccommodatethatrequest,buttherejustisn'tenoughneedforunroastedcoffeebeansforthattomakesense.You'llalsofindthatwhenyouroastthemthatyoulosealotofthebean.Theybecomelighterwhenthey'reroasted.Apoundofgreencoffeebeansdoesnotyieldapoundofroastedcoffeebeans.Theyactuallybecomemoreexpensivethatway.

However,thecostofroastingthemisdeducted.Whenyoubuygreencoffeebeans,they'reusuallylessexpensivethanroastedcoffeebeans,butthey'relessexpensivebecauseyougetlessfinishedcoffeefromthem.Ittakesworktogetthatcoffeeoutofthem.Wherewouldyougotogetasaregiontobuygreenbeans?ThesecondblogpostIeverwrotehasbeenusedbyeveryoneinthecoffeeindustrynowtopromotethesupposedlysafecoffeebeans.I'mtheonewhopublishedtheresearchforthat.Here'sthedeal.Ifyouwanttoreducethelikelihood,butnotthetotalamountofgettingmoldorspecificallysecondarymetabolitesofmoldcalledmycotoxinsinyourcoffee,whatyoudoisyoulookforcoffeethatcomesfromaCentralAmericanregionwhichjusttendstohavebetterquality.Thatsaid,youcanfindsomecleancoffeesfromotherpartsoftheworldaswell.

We'rejustflippingacoin.We'rejustplayingtheoddshere.BackbeforeIdevelopedthelabtestingandspecificallytheprocessthatwechangeatthegreencoffeeprocessingfacility,beforeallofthat,IwouldgoinandIwouldfollowthisalgorithmthatisnowpublished.Yousay,"IwantaCentralAmericancoffee,"andyousay,"Iwantwashedcoffee."Studiesshowthatwashedcoffee,whichisfermentedanddoeshavemoldtoxins,butithaslessmoldtoxinsonaveragethannaturalprocessedcoffee.ByeliminatingnaturalprocessedcoffeeandbygoingforapartoftheworldinCentralAmericathattypicallyhaslessofthebadmolds,youcanstatisticallyreducethelikelihoodofgettingmold.However,IfoundIwasstillthrowingoutsomewherearoundtwo-

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thirdsofthecoffeethatIwasspending$20apoundon,thehigh-endcoffees,becauseIdrinkthemandI'dfeelthesympatheticactivation.

IcanactuallysensethemoldsinthesethingsbecauseI'vehadthemisfortuneoflivinginmoldyhousesseveraltimesandI'mprimedtobesensitivetothisstuff.ThatwasthegenesisofBulletproofCoffee.Actually,that'sthegenesisofBulletproofCoffeebeans.BulletproofCoffeehadsomeotherstuffinit.IjustwantedcoffeethatwouldnotcausethejitteringandcrankinessandjustthereallystrongresultIget.Thatsameresultinotherpeoplecausestheafternoonbrainfogthatcamefromdrinkingcoffeeinthemorningthathadmoldtoxinsinit.Why?Thebodyneedsmoreglucoseinordertodealwithtoxinsthanitdoesn'tandyoucangetbloodsugarcrashes.There'sallsortsofthingsthathappenwhenyouconsumetheseallegedlysafelevelsoftoxinsinyourcoffee.

Wait,excepttherearenoregulationsintheU.S.Youdon'tknowwhatthelevelsare,unlikeEurope,whereeventhereprobably5%ofthecoffeeexceedstheirregulatorylimitsaccordingtoarecentstudyinSpain.TheshortansweriswashcoffeefromCentralAmerica,butyoustillhaveatwo-thirdschanceofgettingmoldycoffee.Themoldformsasthecoffeeisfermentinginthesebigopenwashbasins.They'reusuallymadeofcementortilewithwildstrainsofyeastandmoldandbacteria.Youletthefruitspoilandgetmushysoyoucanwashitoffmoreeasily.TheBulletproofprocessisacontinuousflowprocess.I'veactuallygotsomevideofootagecomingoutforyouwherethere'sthesethreebigwhitepipesthatweinstalledthatcarryourcoffeebeansacrossthefermentationvesselswithoutevergoingintothem.

Wecandocontinuecontinuouscoffeeflowprocessingthatneverstops.Wedon'tallowfermentation.Thatdifferenceisprofound.Thereyougo.Ifyou'regoingtogotoacoffeeshop,you'regoingtotakearisk.YourbestbetiswashedcoffeefromCentralAmerica.Ifsomeonesellingcoffeetellsyouthatmeansthecoffeeismoldfreeandthatmoldisanon-issueincoffee,respectfullymostworldgovernmentsdisagree,whichiswhytheyprotecttheir

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populationsandoursdon't.Assomeonewhorunslabtestsoncoffeeandreallylooksatthis,checkouttheBulletproofOneUglyMugpostwhereIwriteaboutjustthemostcommonmoldtoxinincoffeewherethere's34studieslookingatmoldandcoffee.Ifsomeoneistellingyouthatmoldisanon-issueincoffee,they'retryingtosellyousomethingandit'scalledcoffeewithmoldinit.

Dr.Atkinson: Okay.Ithinkwe'reprettymuchdone.

Dave: Wasthattheendofit?

Dr.Atkinson: That'stheend.

Dave: Allright.Beforeweend,gratitude.Thankyouforlisteningtothisshowandthankyouforputtingthesequestionsin.Whenyouaskthesequestions,itgivesgreatthingsforMarkandmejusttochatabout.Wehaveagreattimeonthisend.Ifeellikethisisaddingvalue.Thequestionaboutthoselittleoralcankersoresthatarenotrelatedtoherpes,theamountofsufferinginmylifefromthat,oh,myGod.Ijustimaginethatthere'sthousandsofpeoplelisteningtothisgoing,"Oh,Icoulddosomethingaboutthat."Ithoughtofoneotherthingforthat.I'mgoingtothrowitinthere.IfyoutrytheBulletproofUpgradedCharcoal,UpgradedCharcoalcanbindjustgeneraltoxinsinthegut.Mydaughterhashadthoseoralmouthsoresacoupletimes.

IalwaysgivehertheBulletproofUpgradedCharcoalbecauseifitistoxinmediated,thisisoneofthethingsthatI'mhopefulcanhelp.Idon'thavealabstudytosaythat,butIfoundinmyowncasewhenIusedtogetthosethings,loweringmytoxinlevelwashelpful.Thisissomethingthatyoumightconsidertoseeifithasanyeffectforyou.Finally,everythingwejusttalkedabouthere,thereareveryvaluablesnippetsofadvice,thingsthataregoingtobereallyhelpful.Ifyougototheshownotes,thetranscriptonBulletproofExec.com,wewillmakeitsoyoucanjustclickanywhereandwe'lltakeyoutojustthatpartofYouTube,justalittle30secondclipthatyoucanthensharewithyourfriends.You

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don'thavetoshowthewholeepisode,butifyoujustshowthewholeepisodeItotallyappreciateit.

Youalsocanseeourconversation.We'reactuallysittinghereliveatBulletproofStudiosshowingoffcoolgadgetsandthingslikethat.Youcanwatchthat.It'sreallyworthyourtimetogotoBulletproof.com/YouTube.GothereonceandsubscribetoourYouTubechannel.Whenyoudothat,you'llgetabunchofothervideosthatarenotonBulletproofRadio.It'sallfreestuff.It'snotsalesystuffatall.It'sjustthereforyoutolearnandforyoutogetmoreknowledgesoyoucanbecomeevenmorebulletproof.That'sBulletproof.com/YouTube.Youjustdoitonce.Gothereandyou'lljustgetnotifiedautomaticallywhenevertheseepisodesgoonlineandwhenotherstuffgoesonlinethatyou'regoingtowanttosee.Haveanawesomeday.(music)

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Arvid: Hello,mynameisArvidEkenberg.I'mfromSonoma,California.Iarrivedenthusiasticandostensiblyveryopen.Itdidn'ttakelongforvariousprejudicesandbeliefssoassertthemselvesandIfoundmyselfdiscouraged.Ican'tdothis,butthenit'sremarkablethatinjustthesetwodaysIrealizedthatit'snotunattainable.Infact,it'snoteventhatdifficult.

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Christian: Hello,mynameisChristianTucker.I'mfromCleveland,Ohio.Iwasn'tsureexactlywhattoexpectwhenIcamehere,buttrulytheselasttwodayshavebeentransformativeandIamreally,reallylookingforwardtomoretrainingandeventuallyimplementingintothisandhelpingpeople.

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palpable.Ifyou'rethinkingaboutcomingtoBulletproofandbecomingacoach,Iwouldhighly,highlyrecommendit.You'regoingtoenjoyyourself.You'regoingtohaveagreattime.Iamjustsothankfultobehere.

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