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Transcript – Sleep, Sex & Tech at the Bulletproof Conference - #327

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Announcer: BulletproofRadio.Astateofhighperformance.

Dave: You'relisteningtoBulletproofRadiowithDaveAsprey.Today'scoolfactofthedayisthatmostpeopledon'tknowhowagrenadeworks,andHollywooddoesn'treallyhelp.Thepinonagrenadepreventstheleverorspoonfromflippingoff,whicharmsthefuseonthegrenade.Thestandardgrenade,M67,canusuallygoabout30or35meters,orjustcallityards,becauseafterallit'sgovernment,atleastthat’sbyaman,Thefusedelaysdetonationforabout4to5secondsafterthespoonisreleasedwhichgivesthegrenadetimetotravelthatfar.It'salotlessdramaticthantheymakeitinHollywood.

YoumightaskwhytheheckisDavetalkingaboutgrenadestoday?It'sbecausetheBulletproofConferenceinSeptemberisgoingtototallyblowup,andI'mahugefanofreally,reallybadpuns,andthatwasoneforsure.YoucanactuallythankmybuddyBrockhere,whohelpedmecomeupwiththat,orIshouldsay,maybeforcedmetocomeupwithit.

Beforewegetgoingontoday'sepisode,there'ssomethingelsewaymoreinterestingthangrenades,althoughactuallyblowingstuffupiskindoffun.Ifyouhaven'theardaboutFreshBooksyet,listenup.Thesefolksareonaseriousmissiontohelpsmallbusinessownerssavetime,andavoidalotofthestressthatcomeswithrunningabusiness.Asabusinessowner,it'sreallyimportanttobeabletoseeeverything.Whichclientsthatoweyou,whichinvoicesthathavebeenpaid,andhowyourbusinessisdoingrightnowonthedashboard.YougetthatfromFreshBooks.

UsingFreshBooks,youcantakeabout30secondstocreateandsendaninvoice,andyougetpaidonlinebecauseFreshBooksgivesyourclientstonsofwaystheycanjustpayyou,withcreditcards,orotherways,whichcanseriouslyimprovehowquicklyyougetpaid.Infact,customersgetpaid5daysfasteronaverage.FreshBooksisoffering30daysofunrestrictedusetoallBulletprooflisteners,totallyfreerightnow,andyoudon'tneedacreditcardtosignup.Toclaimyour30dayfreetrialgotofreshbooks.com/Bulletproof,andenterBulletproofRadiointhehowyouheardaboutussection.

Iamsopleasedtoannounce2newroastsofBulletproofprocessedcoffeebeans.Thesearemoldfree,independentlylabtestedcoffees,andthey'remadeatourBulletproofplantations.Wejustchangedhowweroastthem.ThefirstnewroastiscalledtheMentalist.It'savailableinwholebeanandground,it'samediumtodarkroast,rightinthemiddlethere.It'sgotdarkcocoaandvanillaaromaticsthatopenuptoarichfullbodiedcoffeewithsomecherrysweetness,andnotesofalmondandcaramelinthereaswell.It'sprofoundlygood.I'vebeenputtingitinmyespressomachine,andman,it'scrazy.Youtakeit,andit'sengineeredtotasteamazingwithbutterandbrainoctaneoil.Alotofcoffeetastesbitterandweirdwhenyouputbutterinit.Notthisstuffbecause,well,webuiltitthatway.

Thenextoneisforyouifyoureallylikeyourdarkflavored,darkroastcoffee.It'scalledFrenchKick.It'sadarkroast,butit'snotcharcoal.It'ssmoothandsweet,it'spleasantly,almostalittle


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bitsmokey.It'sgotbakingchocolatenotes,butitfinishesreallyclean,andhasamediumbody.ThisisoneofthefewdarkroastcoffeesIlike.I'mnotafanofthoseburnedthingsthatyoumightfindatthecornercoffeeshop.Thisisn'toneofthose,butwepusheditasclosetodarkaswecouldget,andstillmaintainthatflavorforyou.Youwillbeamazedathowyoufeelwhenyouhavethiscoffee,justlikeyouarewithourexistingcoffee.Nowyou'vegotawholepalateofcoffeesyoucanplaywith,dependingifyoulikeespresso,Frenchpress,immersion,orjustdripbrewing.Howeveryoulikeyourcoffee,youcandoit,andyou'regoingtojustbeamazedattheflavors.I'mexcitedtosharethesewithyou.

Today'spodcastisaspecialeditionofBulletproofRadio,anditwasrecordedattheBulletproofconferencelastyear.It'swithEliBlockfromOneTaste.OneTasteisagroupofpeoplelookingattheeffectsoforgasmonhumanconsciousnessandhumanperformance.Incaseyou'rewondering,thecontenthereis,shallwesay,anticlimacticinthatit'snotinappropriateinanywayshape,orform.We'retalkingaboutscience,andwe'retalkingaboutemotions,butwe'renottalkingaboutgettingdown,ifyouknowwhatI'msaying.Toencourageyoutocheckthisout,headonovertothevideopageandI'llgiveyoutheURLinasecond,andattheendofthevideothere'sasubstantialspecialdiscountontheBulletproofConference.Ifyou'rethinkingaboutattendingtheBulletproofConference,youwanttoseewhatit'slike,thisisagoodvideoforyoutosee,andifyouwatchit,andlearn,andhearthesamethingsyou'regoingtohearifyou'rejustlisteningtotheiTunesversion,we'llgiveyouaprettysubstantialdiscountthere.

SoheadonovertoBulletproofexec.com/orgasmvideo.Yes,Bulletproofexec.com/orgasmvideo.

Eli: HiBulletproofaudience,thisisEliBlockfromOneTaste.www.onetaste.us.IhavesomefollowupquestionsfromthepodcastIdidwithDavetheotherdaythatI'dlovetoanswer.Herewego.Numberone.Caliloveontwitterwantstoknow,youmentioneditbrieflyinyourtalkwithDave,butIwonderwhatyou'reindepththoughtofthenewfemaleViagara,orFlibasaren,andhowitwilleffectwomen'ssexualexperiences,andforthatmatter,theirorgasms.WellKayla,thatisagreatquestion.

Ispoketoorgasmicmedicinespecialist,TheresaDiaz,MD,abouthertakeonthenewfemaleviagra,andhere'swhatshehadtosay.Shesaidthatitmustbetakenformorethanamonthincontinuously.It'seffectivenessrateisbetween8and13%whichisactuallyquitelow.Theimprovementinpleasurablesexwasfrom2.8eventspermonthto4.5eventspermonth.Therearesideeffectssuchasfainting,dizziness,andlowbloodpressure,manyofwhichwerefoundtobeexacerbatedbyalcoholandhormonalcontraceptions,soforgetyourbirthcontrol.Notyetonthemarket,andit'sonlyprescribablebyadoctorwho'stakenacertificationclass.

So,ontheonehanditsoundslikeareallygoodideathatforsomepeoplewhowanttopopapill,thiscouldactuallyleadtosomemoreenjoyment.Now,there'sawholebarrelofmonkeysinvolvedinactuallygettingoneofthesepills,andseeingeventuallydowntheline,aftertakingitforamonthandpossiblyfainting,andallthosethings,thatit'sactuallygoingtoworkforyou.Myperspectiveis,whydon'tyoutrysomethingwhichactuallygetsyouclosertoyourpartner,whichbuildsbothofyourintimacyandconnection,andisanaturalalternativetoapharmaceuticalhackwhichisactuallyrelativelyunprovenatthispoint?Thanksforyourquestion.


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Numbertwo:Sojimfromtheforumwrites,Taoismlaysitsspiritualbeliefonamysteriousforce

orchithatissupposedtoinhabitmatterinanyform,livingornonliving.AccordingtotheTaoists,chiorsemenwasresponsibleforsound,bodyandmind.Practitionersofthisconvictionavoidejaculatingtoomuchoftheirsemenduringsex.Well,Sojim,tous,orgasmisalsochi,notjustwhatamanwouldejaculate.There'sactuallyafewdifferentquestionsrolledintothisonewhichI'lladdress.OneofthemisthatIthinktoomuch,andyourquestionwas,avoidejaculatingtoomuch.Iagreewithyou,Ithinktoomuchisdefinitelysomethingthateachpersonhastoassessforthemselves.IloveDave'stakeonthis.Ilovetheexperimentthathedidaroundejaculation.Ithinkthatisbrilliant,andIlearnedsomethingmyselffromthatexperiment.

WhatIwillsay,I'vegottwootherthingsforyou.OneisthatI'veheardtheviewpointthatyoushouldbasicallysaveallofyoursemen,andsaveit,andsaveit,andsaveit,andsaveit,andpotentiallydiewithallofit.ItmakesmethinkofthisguyIknewwhenIwasalittlekid.Hewasrich.Thisguyhadsomuchmoney,hedidn'tknowwhattodowithit.Hewouldn'tspendanyonhimself.Hehadtheserattyoldjeans,andbeatuppairoftennisshoes,andkindofthesameoutfiteveryday,droveanoldbeatupcar,andlivedinacrappyhouse,andhiswholelifewasjustdevotedtotheacquisitionofwealth.Heneverreallygottoenjoyanyofit.Mytakeonclimaxis,Ithinkit'sactuallytheretobeenjoyed.Ithinkthere'ssomethingreallyawesomeaboutenjoyingalloftherichesthatyoubuildup.That'sthefirstthing.

Thesecondthingis,I'llgiveyoumyownpersonalviewpoint.I'mmarried,andIthinkthat,well,I'mthekindofguywhohonestlyhasahardtimegoingoutofcontrol.OneofthethingsthatIfindwomenfindreallyfrustratinginsex,inmyexperience,mywifeincluded,iswhenI'mintoomuchcontrol.Ithinkthewholepointofconnectionistotakeusoutofcontrol.Ifwe'reconcentratedoncontrollingthisexperience,andcontrollingthisexperience,andcontrollingthisexperience,andmakingsurethisthingwasgoingtohappen,whoopsweclimaxeverynowandthen,that'snotverymuchfuntosomeonewho'sactuallyinterestedintakingyououtofcontrol.Ifyou'veevernoticed,womenhaveareallyfineknackfordoingthat.That'smyviewpoint,youreaditouthoweveryouwantto.

Okay,OGManhasagreatquestionfromonline.Heasks,canpsychedelicshelpaperson'somingperson,whataboutsexandpot?Well,OGMan,here'swhatIthink.Omingisactuallyaconsciousnesspractice.It'sameditativepracticewhereyou'redoingyourbesttobeaspresentaspossiblewithoutaddinganythingextra.Tothatpoint,Omisanothingextrapractice,sowedon'tplaymusicduringOm,wedon'taddreallyintensespiritualoverlaytothepracticesothatyouhavetolearnsomeotherGodandGoddessformsthingjusttohaveaconnectexperiencewithyourpartner.Wedon'tOminexoticlocations,attemptingtoaffectourexperience.

Wedoeverythingwecantocontroltheconditionsthatthepracticetakesplacebecausehere'swhatwe'vefound.Changingtheconditionsoutsideofyourselfdoesn'treallyhelpyougetfree.There'snofreedominhopingthatthatperson,orthatperson,doessomethingdifferentsothatyoucanhaveamorepeaceful,moreamazinglife.Changeactuallyhappensfromwithin.That'swhywedon'taugmentourOmpracticewithdrugs,oragainmusic,oranyoftheotherthingslikecandles,oranyoftheotherthingsthatwewoulddototrytocreateconditionsthatwouldgiveusamoreintense,ormoremeaningful,ormorepsychedelicexperience.Omisapracticeof


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youlearningtouseyourattention,andgrowyourconsciousnesstoexperiencemoreandmoreandmoreofyourpartner.Iwouldhavetohaveitbethatyou'vegotanOmpracticedependent,thatyourawarenessinthisworldisdependentonyourpsychedelics.

Yougetinthenextgreatfightwithyourpartner,andyoubothhavetodoacidinordertoactuallygettotheimportantpartoftheargumentwhereyouguyskissandmakeup,comeon,doesanybodyreallywantthat?Omingisapracticewhereyoucanactuallygointotheseexpandedstates,andgointotheseintenseexperiences,andactuallyusethesamemusclesintherestofyourlife,whetheritbeinyoursexlife,oryourbusinesslife,oranywhereelseyoucanuseit.Wesayalwaysdo15minutes,alwaysdoittheexactsamewaysothatyou'renotchangingtheconditionstogetmorefreedom.

Trish,TrishfromCaliforniawrites,dosextoysbenefitordeterfromanOmingpractice?It'sagreatquestionTrish.IthinkthatItalkaboutthisalittlebitintheBulletproofpodcastwithDave,butthethingaboutvibratorsisthattheyvibrate.You'vegotasetofverydelicatenerveendingsontheclitoris,between8and80,000nerveendingsdependingonwhoyoutalktointhemedicalprofession,they'llsaybetween8and80,000,okay.Atthesurfaceoftheskintheygetverytendrillikeandveryveryfine.Whatendsuphappeningwithvibratoruseisthatyouhavetogetbigger,andbiggerones.

IrememberIhadagirlfriendonce,whoshowedmetheevolutionofhervibrators.Itwaslike,oh,Istartedwiththecutelittlerabbitone,andthengoingfasterandharderwiththat,shelostsomesensitivitysoshehadtogettheotheronewiththeslightlybigger,100morehorsepowerversion,right?Thenafterthat,hadtogettheMitsubishi,likeplugsintothewall.Thethingaboutusingvibratorsthatyou'vegottogoharder,andyou'vegottogofasterforthemostpart.You'vegottaincreasepressure,andinordertogetthesameresultsyouwereoncegetting.

Whatyou'redoingisyou'regoingintothosenervesasopposedtodrawingthenervesouttofullextensionandincreasingyoursensitivity.That'sthebenefitofactuallyhavingapracticewhichincreasesyoursensitivity.Alotofwomendon'trealizewhytheyfeelliketheydon'thavetheorgasmtheywant,theydon'thavethepowerintheirsexthattheywant,inalotofcasesofusingvibratorsit'sbecauseovertimethey'veactuallydeadenedtheirresponsetryingtogetmoreandmoreoutofit.Forthatreason,Omtendstobearehabilitativeprocessforawoman'snerveendings,andforhersensitivityinhergenitals.

ThomasfromFacebookwrites,youdiscussOmingashelpingpeoplewithintimacy,notdesire.Couldn'tsexualdesirebeconsideredintimateifsharedbetween2people?Theshortansweris,yes.I'msorrythatitdidn'tcomeacrossallthewayinthevideoandthepodcast,butIthinkwhatIwasprobablygettingat,andthismaybeanswersyourquestion,isthatsexualactivity,desire,allofit,itcaneitherbeconnected,ordisconnected.Ithinkallofushaveanexperienceofhavingsomeoneapproachuswiththedesirethatdoesn'treallyfeelconnected.

Maybewe'vehadsex,oramakeout,orsomethingwhichhasn'treallyfeltthatconnectedtous.Omhelpspeopleconnect.It'sreallythatsimple.Thatconnectioncanbeinthesexualrealmofcourse,itcanbeinthedesirerealmofcourse.Iputallthosethings,andintimacy,Iputallthosethingsinthesamebox.DoesOmhelpwithconnection,andhavingtheconnectedversionsofall


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ofthosethings?Absolutely.Arethereartificialversionsofallthosethings?Absolutely.That'swhatIwastalkingaboutwithDaveonthepodcastwhenImentionedthere'ssomanyalternativestohavinganactuallifehumanbeing,likevibrators,likeporn,whichwecanconsumeandconsumeandconsume,andneveractuallyfillusup,orneveractuallysatiateourappetites.It'sbeginningtoshiftfromadisconnectedmodalityofallofthosethings,everythingunderthatcategory,toamoreconnectedreality,firstbringinganactualhumanbeingintothepicture,andsecond,learninghowtoactuallyconnect.Learninghowthephysicsofconnectionactuallyworkbetweenpeople.

JdogonFacebookwrites,youandDavetalkaboutOmingwhensingle,andDaveevensaid,"sexstartswhen2peopleareintheroom."Butwhatifyoudon'twantapartner?HowcanyouuseOmingtogetclosertoyourselfbychoice?Well,Jdog,here'stherubaboutOming.Omisapartneredpracticebecauseyoucannottakeyourselfoutofcontrol.Youcannottakeyourselfanywherenewthatyouhavenotbeenbefore.Youcan'ttickleyourself,youcan'tspontaneouslyhighfiveyourself,there'sallofthesethingsthatconnectionasabiologicalimperativeisgoingtodemandthatyoudo,orelsewewouldalljuststayathome,isolatedwatchingrerunsofwhateveryourfavoriteTVshowis,Scrubs,andsoOmisapracticewhichgivesyouabiologicalimperativetoconnect,andgrowsyouasahumanbeingintheprocess.

Thanksforyourquestions,andthanksforhavingme.Ifyou'reinterestedinknowingmoreaboutorgasm,orgasmicmeditation,ormyself,youcanfindusonlineatwww.OneTaste.us.Mytwitterhandleis@[email protected]'malsoonFacebook,andyoucanfindmeatEliBlock.com.

Announcer: PleasewelcometothestageMr.DaveAsprey.

Dave: I'vebeentrackingmysleepforalongtime,including,actuallyit'sbeenalittlemorethan900nightsofsleepdata.That'sjustusinganiPhoneapp.IusedtousetheZeo,andafewotherthings.IhadabeditsensorwhichIreallylikeduntilitquitworkingbecausetheychangedtheirsoftwarebackend,andIguessyouhavetohavetheBluetoothversion,butIhadtheprofessionalversion,soIwishIstillhadaworkingBedit,butallofthattimeIalsousedmyiPhonebecauseit'sthesimplestmonitor,andIwouldencourageallofyouwhenyou'relookingattrackingdata,theeasieritis,orevenifit'scompletelyinvisibletogatherdata,thenyou'vegotsomethingreallyinteresting.Butifyouhavetoapplyalotofefforttogetyourdata,youprobablyaregoingtoquitdoingit,becauseapplyingeffortrequireswillpower,andhonestly,youcouldusewillpowertotracksomething,ortochangesomethingbig,usethewillpowerforthebigstuff,anddon'twasteitontrackingdataunlessit'sintheserviceofsomethingyou'respecificallyhackingthat'sgoingtobebig.

I'mgoingtosharewithyousomethingsthathappenedatBulletproofLabs,thelocationuponVancouverIslandwhereIdoallsortsofcrazystuff,andaddresssomeofyourtopquestions,sowegetsomeanswersforyouguys.

WhathappenswhenyoutakeGaba?Ifyoulookatthisslide,zeropercentis,well,it'szeropercent,itmeansnothinghappened.Ifthebar'sgreen,itmeanstherewasaslightimprovement,andifthebarisreditmeansyoudidn'tgetaslightimprovement.EverynightwhenIgotobed,Ipulloutmyphone,whichhasazentechscreenprotectoronit,whichmeans


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I'mnotkillingmymelatoninfor4hours,andit'salsodimmedalltheway,soIdon'tminddoingthis,andtheappthatI'mrunningactuallyhasablackbackgroundbecauseit'swelldesigned.I'vefilledoutabout30orsovariablesthatItrack.IfIdiditthatday,Itickabox.

Thatwayovertime,Icangetapicturethatsays,allright,didIdothis,diditmakeadifference.ItakealittlebitofGababeforeIgotosleepmostnights.ProbablyenoughnightsthatI'velostthesignalfromit,becauseItakeitmostnights.Idon'ttrackthatItake500mg,or2andahalfgrams.Therearestudiesofgrowthhormonethatsayyoushouldtake2andahalfgramsofGaba,butifyoutaketoomuchGabaitmakesyoupant,somaybeyoudon'twanttotaketoomuchGaba.SomeamountofGabamightbehelpful.Gaba'sanaminoacidthatenhancescalmness.It'salsoaneurotransmitter.It'saninhibitory,orcalmingneurotransmitter.

WhatIfoundisthatIdon'tgetthatbigofadifferenceinmysleepquality.Itcouldbeinthedata,itcouldbenotmuchelse,butIdofeellikeit'sworthtakingsomeGababecausethere'slotsofsciencearoundthat.Gabawave,whichwejusthadthistopmanufacturing,wasnoticeablymoreeffective,andI'msorryaboutthat,notmydecision.Butwhenyoucan'tgetthegoodstuff,youdon'tmakeitanymore.

WithGabaWaveIamworking,though,onareplacementthatIcangetonaregularbasisthatIthinkisgoingtohaveaverysimilareffect,we'lltellyouafterI'mdonetestingit.It'sinteresting,though,thatthedifferencebetweenaddingaphenalringtosomethingmakesanoticeablechangetosleepquality.Butit'sstilljustalittlebitofachange.Thatsaid,whenyou'redealingwithlookingatdatathatyou'retracking,thequalityofthedataisimportantaswell,andthemetricforsleepqualityincludeslengthofsleep.DoesthisdatasaythatIjustsleptmore,orthatIsleptbetter?Theproblemwitheverysleeptrackingsystemoutthereisthatitincludeslengthoftimeasasubstantialvariablewhichmaybeitshouldn't,unlessyougettopicktheamountoftime.

If6hoursisyourtargetgoal,andyouslept6hours,andyougotalotofreallygoodqualitysleepinthere,that'sdifferentthanifyourgoalis8hoursandyougotalotoflowqualitysleepinthere.Thisideaofsleepqualityversussleepquantityisnotwellrepresentedyetinoursleeptrackingsoftware.Butinthemeantime,thisisacombinationofnumberoftimesyou'vebeeninacycle,aswellaslength.MaybeIsleepalittlebitmoreonGabaWave.

IfIdohyperbaricoxygen,that'sgettingtobeasubstantialdifference.OnthedayswhereIdohypebaric,Isleepbetter.That'skindofcool.IthelpstohavehyperbaricinBulletproofLabsversushavingtogooutsomewhereandgiveitashot.Ifyougooutsomewhereanddoemail,orwatchNetflixforanhourinsideahyperbaricchamber,itwasn'ttooexpensive,you'dprobablydoitsometimes,especiallyafteralongflightifitmadeyousleepbetter.

WhataboutdoingthatthingI'vebeenrecommendingeversinceIstartedwritingBulletproof,whichisheartratevariabilitytraining.IfIdoheartratevariabilitytraining,there'sasubstantialimprovementinmysleepquality.Icandothatinoneoftwoways.Icandoitwithasensor,orIcanclosemyeyesanddoitwithoutthesensor,andIhaveaboutthesameeffect.Inthiscase,ItrackitonthedayswhenIactuallydoheartratevariability,which,bytheway,isn'teveryday.Honestly,mysympatheticnervesystemisgenerallyinreasonableshape.


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WhataboutwhenIstickalaseronmyhead?Youguysdon'tdothat?Therearemedicallasers

thatincreasemitochondrialfunction,causeyoutogrownewmitochondria,increasemetricoxide,andincreasebloodflowinthebrain.Theycanhaveaprettyprofoundeffect,actually,butnot,itturnsout,onsleepverymuch.Iusuallydomylaserinsidehyperbaricoxygenbecausewhattheheck,you'vegotmoreoxygen,mightaswelluseit.

Docarbsatnightreallymakeadifference?Forsomepeopletheyreallydo,butnotthatmuchforme.Italsodependsonthetypeofcarbs.

Hmm.Turnsoutthatorgasmsdonotimprovesleepqualityeveniftheyknockyouout,atleastforguys.No,I'mnottalkingaboutfrequency,thatwasatalkIgaveatQuantifiedSelfin2012,Ithink.

Pulseelectromagneticfrequencydevices.IhaveavarietyofthemthatIuse,andwhenIuseoneofthose,itdoesimprovesleepquality,whichiskindofinteresting,right?Thisisalmost3yearsworthoftestingthisstuffonwhateverIfeltlikedoingthatday.

IfItryresistantstarchitworksbetterthanjustrandomcarbsatnight,howeverIdon'treallyfindthatitmakesthatbigofadifference.Idon'tuseresistantstarchrightnow.Ithinkthere'sbeenareallybigwaronlineaboutresistantstarch.It'sthecomingoftheLord.There'sprobablysomeusefulforcertainkindsofstructuredstarch,butjustgenerallysayingmoreresistantstarchisbetter,I'mgoingtoeatabagofgreenbananaflourbecausethenI'llhavemoregutbacteria,Ithinkyoumightbemissingafewthingsinthatoverallequation,howeverhavingtherightkindsofstuffgrowinginyourgut,ateventherighttimes,there'sgoodbenefitforthat.Intelligentuseofprebioticsisagoodidea,buttherewasachangeinsleepwhenIdidsomeresistantstarchatnight.Ionlydidthatforabout3or4monthsbecauseitjustwasn'tworththetrouble,andIdidn'tseeanyotheroftheamazingbenefitchangesthatyou'resupposedtoseefromit.

Hmmm.Sexandorgasm,whywouldthisbedifferent?Becauseyoucanhavesexwithouthavinganorgasm,butitturnsoutthatit'salmostexactlythesamehere.IwassortofthinkingthatwhenIlookedatthedatabeforethatorgasmmademesleepalittlebitlessbetterthanjustplainsex,butitturnsoutthat'snotexactlythecase,theylookalmostidentical.I'dhavetolookatthepercentagedifferenceforyouguystotellyouiftherewasone.I'mprettyintriguedattheideathatifyouhavelotsandlotsoforgasms,asaman,itdefinitelylowersyourenergy.Whatitdoestoyoursleep,I'mnotquitesure.Icantellyouwhenitdoeshappen,itdoesn'tseemtohelp.

Whataboutjusthavingastressfulday.Likeallright,didIfeellikeitwasastressfulday?Actuallyitseemslikeyousleepbettertorecoverfromstress.Isn'tthatagoodthing?Itcouldalsobethatyousleepworse.It'saquestionofhowgoodyouareatmanagingstress.Acknowledgingthattherewasstressandrecoveringfromitisaskillversus,IwasstressedthereforeIdidn'tsleep.

Howmanypeopleherehaveahardtimegettingtosleeponastressfulday?Only4ofyou?It'sroughly,itlookslikemaybeathirdtoahalf.That'snotuncommon.Alotoftimesit'sthatracingmind.Breathingexercisescanmakeahugedifference.Heartratevariabilitytechniquescan


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makeabigdifference.IhavenothadanightwhereI'vehadthoughtskeepmeasleep,inatleast7or8years.Itdoesn'thappenanymore.Itusedtohappenallthetime.Justcan'tgettosleep.Butwhenyoutrainyourbrain,andwhenyoubasicallygoinandrepatternthepartsofyourbrainthatareseeingsomethingoutthereasanexistentialthreatthat'sactuallynotathreat,whenyougetthatdone,youreallycangotosleepwhenyouneedtogotosleep,andthenyouhavethiseffect,stressfulday,bettersleep.

Theanineisacalmingaminoacidfoundingreentea.It'sgreatforrelaxation,andjustamoderateimprovementinsleep.It'spossible,ItakeTheanineinthemorningandatnight,particularlybecauseTheanineraisesalphainthebrain.It'saverycommonsupplementoutthere.Becauseitraisesalphawavesbyupto20%dependingondose,anddependingonyourbrain,Ithinkit'sgenerallyagoodideatohaveit.ItcouldbejustbecauseItakeitalmostallthetimethatitgoesdownjustaverage.IsupposeIshouldquittakingitforacouplemonthsandquitthedata,butIkindoflikethewayIfeelonit,soI'mnotgoingtodothat.Iamlazy.

RememberwhenIsaydon'tdrinkcoffeeafter2?Wait,doesn'titsaycoffeeafter4?SometimesIhavecoffeeat2:30ifI'mrecordinganextraepisodeofBulletproofRadio,andIpaythepricejustlikeIsaidIwould.Right?Soreally,Ihadcoffeerightbeforethis,ugh,crap,Ididitagain.

Whataboutcryotherapy?WhenI,insteadofspendinganhourincoldthewayWimwould,Iviolatethelawsofnatureandgetwaycolderthanmothernaturewouldletmedoitfor3minutesbecauseI'mlazy,justkidding.Ithinkone'sideaofbeingincoldoceanwaterisagoodone,too.Theyactivatedifferentcoldreceptorsaswell.Cryotherapydoesimprovesleepquality,andwheneverI'mhopeIdocryotherapyatleastonceaday,andsometimestwiceaday.UnlessIrunoutofliquidnitrogenwhichisaproblemthatweallface.

Ialsohaveacustommadesoftwarethatallowsmetomovemybrainintoadeltastateusingsounds.Thisshowsthatitdecreasessleepquality,butwhatactuallyhappens,IonlyrunthatonnightswhenI'mreallynotgoingtogetenoughsleep.I'mforcingmyselftogomoreintoadeltastateratherthanintoaREMstate.Ibelievewhat'sgoingonhereisthatwhenIusethatstuff,thatdoesmakemefeelmorerefreshedwhenIwake,I'mprobablydoingitonnightswhenIonlygot3or4hoursofsleep.

IfIdrinkcoffeeatallduringtheday,whichismostdays,there'saverytinyimprovementinsleep,butit'sprobablynotstatisticallysignificant.Doescoffeemakeyounotsleepatnight?Notforme.Butforyou,it'sentirelypossibleifyouhaveaproblemmetabolismcaffeine,itdoes,inwhichcasethere'ssomethingcalleddecaf.Forthemostpart,acupofcoffeeinthemorning,ormaybeoneinthemorningandoneatlunch,whichisthemostIeverreallyhave,youarenotgoingtohaveahardtimewithsleep.Doingitafter2?Notsogood.Atleastthesenumbersareprettyuseful.

Electricalstimulation.IsleepnotaswellwhenIdoelectricalstimulation,butitisanincredibleburdenthewayIdoit.IreallyworkmyselfoutbeyondwhatIcouldreallydowithoutelectricalstimulation,sothatcouldbeanexhaustioneffect.

Flotationtank?Whichisareallyinterestingtechnology.Floattanksallowyoutoturnoffalotof


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thestuffintheenvironmentaroundyou.I'llshowyouwhatminelookslikeinalittlebit.Theflotationtankalsoallowsyoutoresetyouramygdala,thesereallycoreflightorfightfearpartsofthebrain.IfIlaythereforanhourinamagnesiumsolution,I'mgettingmagnesiumwhichimprovessleepquality,throughmyskin,andI'malsogettingthisdeepcalmingofthebrainwhichhasasmalleffectonimprovingsleepquality.

Taking5HTP,smallimprovementinsleepquality,whichisacommonsleepthing.

Now,hypoxia.Intermittenthypoxia.Ifyouweretobreathereallyheavytogetwaytoomuchoxygentothebody,togethyperoxicandthensayholdyourbreathanddopushupsuntilyouhadnoneleftandyoudumpedallthatoxygenoutofyourbody.Ididn'tdoitthatway,IactuallyusedanoxygenscrubberthatIwasbreathingthroughtoachievehypoxia,butonthedaysIdidthat,Ididsleepbetter,whichisprobablybecauseIwasrecoveringmoreaggressively.

Ifyoueatalatedinner,formeitdoesn'tmakeabigdifference,andInoticedthatthere'slotsofmythsabout,oh,ifyoueatatnightyou'llgetfat,orit'llruinyoursleep.It'strueifyouhavealotofprotein,especiallytheproteinthatraisesyourinsulinlevelsatnight,itcanchangethelevelofasubstanceinthebraincalledOrexinwhichisstimulating,andyoudon'tsleepaswell.Guesswhatdrugaffectsorexinlevels?Modafinil.Oneofmyfavorites.Eatingasteakatnight,turnsoutthere'sareasonIrecommendcollagenifyou'regoingtohaveproteinbeforebed,becauseit'snotoneofthoseproteinslikewheyprotein,whichIalsomake.Dothatoneinthemorning,justdoitonceaday,doitintheafternoon,butnotrightbeforebed.Idon'tthinkwhey'sgreatformostpeople.Therearefewpeoplethatbenefitfromwhey,butIrecommendtakingthemseparately.

Cerebralelectricalstimulation.TheRussiansleepmachinedesignedtogiveyoumoresleepinlesstime.Wait,lesstime.Thatdamndatacomesupagain.WhenamIgoingtoberunningmyRussiansleepmachinerunningelectriccurrentbetweenmyears?I'mgoingtobedoingitonthenightswhenI'monlygetting3hoursofsleep,sothedataisnotgoingtobegoodhere.Icantellyouflatout,ifyouwanttosleepalmostnothingandwakeupfeelinghuman,thereasontheRussiansinventedthecerebralelectricalstimulationwasthisreallycoolthought.It'sRussianengineeringatitsfinest,bytheway,Russianengineerskickass.

Whattheythoughtwas,it'sexpensivetosendastronautstospace.Let'smakethemnotsleep,andwecansend1/3less.It'sbrilliant.Theyapplied,insteadofallthesedollarstobuyingrocketpropellantandbuildingbiggerrocketships,theyappliedittoresearchonsleep.Theymadealittledevicethatrunsacurrentacrossyourbrain,andletsyoufeelrefreshedafterlesssleep.Isitasgoodasafullnight'ssleep,probablynot.Ifyou'reonaspaceshipisyourcircadianrhythmkindofjackedanyway?Iwouldthinkso,butIneverreallytriedlivingonaspaceshipsoIwouldn'treallyknowforsure.

Whatifyouhavecarbsreallylateatnight?Justthemidnightsnack?Well,itturnsoutslightdecreaseinsleepquality,butit'snottheendoftheworld.

Whatifyourefrigerateyourmattress?Okay.Runsomeicewaterthroughyourmattress.Youguysdon'tdothis?Ihadadevicethatdidthat.Unfortunatelyitkeptleakingwateronthefloor,


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whichwasaproblemgiventhatwholemoldthing,soIdecidedthatIwasgoingtostopthat,butIreallylikedhavingacoldmattresswhenIhadit.Plusitkeptbeepingandwakingmeup,whichIdidn'tlike.Otherthanthat,acoldmattressisreallycool.It'sjusthardtopulloffinreallife.

WhydoIhavethetaonheretwotimes?Interesting.Delta,thankyou.Deltaandtheta.Deltaisthevery,verydeep,almostdreamlesssleepwhereyou'regettinggrowthhormonerelease,andthetaisthedreamingstate,soifyouwanttoincreasedreaming,youcandothis.Itypicallydon'tdothisveryoften.Iusedtodoitquiteabit.I'vetriedcommercialthetasoftware,I'vewrittenmyowntones,thisshowsaslightdecreaseinsleepquality,andIdon'texactlyknowwhy,butIwouldimagineit'sprobablybecauseinsteadofdoingthecyclesthatmybrainwouldhavedone,thatI'm[inaudible00:33:39]moredreams,moredreams,moredreams,soit'snotgoingthroughthealphacycles.It'sinterestingthatyoucanmanipulatethisatall.

What'stheeffectoftravelonsleep?IusemymonitorwhenItravelallthetime,andItickthatboxthatsaystraveling.Travelingscrewsupyoursleep.You'dexpectitto,right?Timezones,airplanes,hotels,horriblelightinginhotelrooms,youcan'tclosethewindowsalltheway,youhavetotapeoverthemwithaluminumfoil,andthenthestaffgetsallmadatyou.Thishappenstoyouguys,right?Idon'treallybringfoil,butIwillofferanamazingtraveltip.Youlookinthecloset,andtheyhavethosehangerswithlittlehangerstoholdyourpants.Doyoureallyneedclippiestoholdyourpants?Probablynot,butthoseclippieswillholdthecurtainstogetherreally,reallywell.That'swhatIusethemfor.

OnthedayswhenIdotheBulletproofVibewhichincreaseslymphaticcirculationIdosleepbetter.Mytheoryforthereasonbehindthis,thatisentirelynotbornoutbyastudy,isthatoneofthefunctionsofsleepistopumpouttoxicproteinsthatbuildupinthebrain,soyouhaveyourglymphaticsystemthatpumpscerebralspinalfluidintothebrain,washesit,andpumpsitbackoutagain.Ifyou'vealreadydonesomeoxygenation,andyou'vedonesomelymphaticdrainage,Ithinkthatyourdetoxingsystemsthatworkatnightprobablyhaveaneasiertimeofit,soyoumaygetbetterqualitysleep.Itcouldalsobeaneurologicaleffect,Idon'treallyknow,butIdolikehowIfeel.I'vedonetheBulletproofVibetoday.WhenIwasdoingoneoftheinterviewsthatwasn'tonvideo,justalittlewhileago,IstoodontheBulletproofVibe.ThereporterthoughtIwasweird.

Doesaworkoutmakeyousleepbetter?Inmycasemarginallybetterbecauseyouwanttorecoverbetterfromaworkout.

Thatwas900daysofsleepdataandwhatIlearnedstraightfromthehorsesmouth.Howcanyouapplythat?Actuallythethingsthatwerebiggeronthere,maybeyoucantrythosethingsahead,butthemoreinterestingthingis,howmuchtimedidittakemetogetthisdata?Here'swhatIdo.

Youguyssetyouralarmtoknowwhattimeyou'regoingtowakeupthenextdayunlessyou'reoneofthoseamazingpeoplethatdoesn'thavekidsanddoesn'thavetogetthematschoolatacertaintime,ordoesn'thaveajobwhereyouhavetogetthereontime,soassumingyousetanalarm,bytheway,howmanyofyouwakeupwithoutanalarmeverymorning?Holycrap,youguysareweird.Justkidding.Roughly20,25%.


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Therestofyouwhosetalarms,oratleastthefewwhohavebackupalarms,whatIdoisIfireup

thealarmapp,SleepCycle,it'safreeor$2inexpensiveapp.IjustgoinandIsay,here'sallthethingsI'minterested,thethingsIthinkmightmatter,orthingsIjustwantarecordofdidIdothat.Icheckcheckcheck,itliterallytakesme10seconds.ThenIpickwhattimeIwanttowakeup.Myalarmalso,Igiveita20minutewindow.IfIwanttowakeupat7amitwillwakemeupbetween6:40and7amwhenI'malreadyatthetopofasleepcycle,whichmeansIhaveneverbeenjoltedawakeunlessit'sbyachildscreamingandrunningatmeorsomething,andthatwillviolatethealarm.

ThereallycoolthingthereisthatI'mgettingabetteralarmthanIwouldhavehadfromanyotherkindofalarmsystem,andIgotallthisdata,andittookmealmostnotimemorethanjustsettingthealarminordertohavealmost3yearsofsleepdatathat'sthere.Andit'snotjustsleepdata.It'sbehaviordata.DoIreallycarehowmanytimesIorgasminthelast3years.IfI'meverinadebatewithLanaaboutthatsubject,Idon'tknowhowvaluablethatdataistobehonest,butit'soneofthosethingswhereitwasalmostfreetogetit,thatdatamaybeuseful,maybeinteresting.

Iwouldencourageyouthough,inyourselftracking,donotoverobsessondatathatyou'renotgoingtouseforanything.Forme,Ijustwanttoknowwhatmakesmesleepbetter.Thishasbeenkindofenlightening.Thethingsyouthinkwouldhelp,ifyouread,issupposedtobethecomingofJesus,atleastitwasn'tformysleep.Itwasaroundingerrorjustabout.

Let'sswitchgears,andlet'stalkaboutwhat'sactuallyinBulletprooflabs.I'mworkingtomakethesetechnologiesnotlike,lookatweirdpeopledo,butmorelikewhyarethesenotinhighschoolgyms,whyarethesenotwidelyaccessiblebecausethesearewaysthateveryonecangetmoreoutoftheamountoftimeandtheamountofefforttheyputintowhattheydo.

Here'soneofthethingsyou'dseethere.You'dseecryotherapy.Thatwouldbemeat256belowzero.I'dbeatdoctorLanaby3degreesandIlookmorehappythanshedoes,it'sprettyclear.Thisseems,howmanyofyouhavetriedliquidnitrogenbasedcryo?Onlymaybe10%ofyou.Here'sthedeal.Coldshowers,good.Sittinginanicebathwillgetyourperipheral,yourskinreceptors,andyourcorecoldreceptorsandthatisuncomfortable.Thisonlygetstheperipheralcoldreceptors.It'skindoflikeyou'reinasweatyhotplace,andyouwalkoutsideandthere'sablizzard,andyou'rewearingshorts,butyou'reonlywalkingtoyourcarthat'salreadywarmedup.Nobigdeal.Youjustwalkthroughcoldair.Howcanyoudothat?Becauseifaswimmingpoolwasthatcoldyou'dbefrozensolid?Becauseairisn'tagoodconductor.

Whatyou'redoingisyourtellingabouttheouterfewmillimetersofyourskin,ohmygod,it'saniceage,you'regoingtodie.Therestofyourbodyislikehaha.Thatpartofyournervoussystemislike,okay,getready.Activatebrownfat,growmorebrownfat,burnwhitefatburnhundredsmorecalories,turnoffinflammation,sleepbetter.Healfaster.Allofthosethingshappeninwe'retalkingupto3minutesoftime.Plusanothermaybe1minutetotakeyourclothesoffexceptyourunderwear,andifyouhavelotsofpiercingsyouhavetotakethoseouttoo.Ifthere'sanymetalonyourbodybelowyourneck,themetalwillabsorbcoldmuchmorequicklythanyourskin,andthenthemetalwillbecomesocoldthatitwillactuallybrandyou,sothat'sa


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bitofaproblem.

Youbasicallygointherewearingunderwear,socks,andgloves,andyoujustchill.Thenyou'redone.Intermsofbenefit,perminutespent,itissuchanamazingtechnology,I'veneverfoundanythingelselikeitforchangingyourinflammationlevels,andforburningfat.It'sprettyinteresting.Theotherthingthatthiskindofcolddoesis,ittriggerscollagensynthesis,soifyou'reeatingcollagen,sayI'vecreatedcollageninyourcoffee,andyou'retellingyourskinmakenewcollagenreallyquickly,youcanseesomeprettyfastchangesinitwhichisaremarkablething.I'mveryfortunatetohaveoneoftheseatBulletprooflabs,it'spartoftheresearchthatIdo.Asyouguysknow,IworktomakealloftheunusualtechnologiesthatI'mworkingonmuch,muchmoreaccessible.

Ononeofthedaysherewehadcryoavailable.Icouldn'tgetthetrailerthatdiditforallthedays.Mygoalistogeteveryoneheretogiveitatry.Maybenextyearwecandothat.Makethissomethingwhereyou'relike,"whyamIgoingouttoplacesthataresupposedtobehelpingme,likemydoctor'soffice,whyistherenotacryotherapyinthefrontwheretheymakemewaitforahalfhour,Icouldhavetotallytakenmyclothesoff,frozenmyassoff,putthembackon,andthenIwouldn'thavehadtoseethedoctor?"

Butthesearequestionsweshouldbeaskingourselves,andquestionsthatourhealthcareprovidersshouldbeaskingourselves.Thingslikeourschools,yes,AlanandAnadocryotherapy.They're5and6yearsold,andtheyknowitmakesthemripped.

Ialso,thanksJackeeforbeingourmodel,Jackee'sourpodcastproducerforBulletproofRadio.Seethosewirescomingoffofher,andseethatlookofgleeasI'mmakingherscream?Whatwedohereiselectricalstimulation.WhatIdidisIbasicallywaslike,thisiswhatitfeelslikewhenyouturnonwhichiswhyyougetthatlook,andthenIhelpedherdosquats.Here.What'sgoingoniswe'recausingherquadsandherglutestocontract,inthiscaseabout250timesasecondwhileshedoesamotion.Youcannotdothismotion250timesasecond,evenifyou'relikearealstud.Howdoyougetsuchrapidprogress,andwhathappens?Whathappensisyougetneurologicaldevelopmentaswellasmuscledevelopmentandoxygenation.Ibelieveifyou'regoingtodoamovement,andyoudothatmovementwiththerightelectoralcurrentoverit,you'llalwaysgetmoreresultsfromdoingitwiththeelectoralcurrent.

Whetheryou'retrainingspeed,ortrainingstrengthyoucandothat.There'ssomethingsthatyouwanttodowithoutelectricitylikeARXorsomeoftheothertechnologiesthatareoutthere.Let'stalkaboutARX,thenextone.

Infact,here'sAndyHnilofromAlitura,Andy'southere,andI'vehelpedAndystarthiscompany,he'stheguywhohastheincrediblehulkfacemask.Alituramask.Iusethatstuff.Itbasicallypullsalotoftoxinsoutofyourface.Youcanseeitchangewhenyouuseitevenonetime,andIjustcomeoutwithsomeotherreallycoolstuff.

HecameuptoBulletprooflabs.He'salsoacovermodelforOakley,whichiswhyhelookslikethat.Ijustwanttosay,Iam10yearsolderthanAndy,butontheARXmachinehere,onaquantitativebasis,Ididbenchpressmorethanhim.


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TruthbetoldbeforethatIranelectoralcurrentoverhimandhadhimdopushupsonthe

BulletproofVibe,soIcheated,butstill,itwasfunny.Andy'satotalstud.

Whatthismachinedoes,andthereare2ARXmachinesoutherethatyoushouldtryinthetechhall,it'sbasicallytheideathatifyou'regoingtopickupheavystuff,thewaywe'vealwaysdoneit,thewayourcavemenancestors,theonesthatwearemakingextinct,thewaytheywoulddoitispickupheavy,nothingwrongwithdoingthat.Butwhenyoupickupsomethingheavy,like,okay,atthispoint,howmuchcanyoulift.Atthispointhowmuchcanyoulift,andatthispointhowmuchcanyoulift?They'redifferentnumbers.

ThefirstcompanytotryandsolvethisproblemwasactuallyNautilus.Ifyou'reasoldasIam,youremember.Theyusedtohavethesemachineswithroundgearsonthem.Thennautilushadanellipticalgearsoyou'dhavemoreweightonthemuscleatthepartswhereyouwerestronger.Theproblemisthatifyou'redoingabenchpressandyou'reallthewaybackhere,andyouhavealmostnostrength,howdoyoumakemaximumcontractionshere,andalsomaximumcontractionshere?

Well,it'sreally,reallydifficulttosolvethatproblem.Whatyoudothereis,youuseacomputersoyou'relookingathowmuchpressureyou'reputtingusingyourbraintodothat,butyou'realsousingawenchtomovetheforcesothereisnogravityinvolvedinthesystem,yourbodyfeelsthere'snogravity.There'snoriskoflettinggoofsomethingandhurtingyourselforcausingdamage.Thepropreatereceptorsinyourarms,andallofyourjointsdon'tfiretodefendyouthesameway.

Whatyouendupdoingisthisincrediblyhardthing,andI'mserious,everyoneshouldtrythis,andwhenyoudothis,you'relike,ohmyGod,howdidthishappen.Butwhatyoudidwas,youhadahundredpercenteffortthroughouttheentirepowercurvewhichyoucouldneverdobeforethis,andthatcausesrapidmuscleadaptation,likemuchfasterthanyouwouldgetfromdoingheavyweights.

DidIjustsaymorebenefitinlesstime?Yes.Arethereplacesonearthwheregravitydoesn'treallyplayaroleinthewaythingsworknormally?No.Ifyou'repickinguplogsintheforest,yes,youcangetstrongthatwaybutwhatwe'redoingiswe'reintentionallyusingtechnologytotakegravityoutoftheequationsotheforceyou'refightingagainstisnotgravityandit'slinearandit'salwaysmaximum.

Whenyoudothat,yourbodygetsasignalthat'sstrongerthanMotherNaturecanprovide.Thesamewaythatcryoprovidesacoldstrongerthanmothernaturecanprovide.It'sthatabilitytomanipulateyourenvironmentthatallowsustogetmorechangesinlesstime.

Idon'thaveaslideforit,butIhavealsoabiodensitymachinewhichyoucanseeatthefrontoftheexhibithall.Biodensityalsousesacomputertoshowyouyourforce,butyourpushingatsomethingthatdoesn'tmove.Whatyou'redoingwithbiodensityisyou'recreatingboneflection.You'reactuallybendingyourbones,andyoucanseeithappen,andit'skindofcreepybecauseyoufeellikeyourbonesshouldn'tbend.


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Whywouldyouevertrainyourbones?Well,bonedensityiskindofimportantforallsortsof

things,butthewaywenormallytrainourbonesis,wejump,wemove,wehaveimpact.Impactisgood.Butimpactisfleeting.Youhavelotsofimpact,yourkneesprobablyaren'tgoingtolikethat,likelongdistancerunners.That'sabitofaconundrum.Itturnsoutbyflexingheboneyou'recausingapiseoelectroeffectinthebone.Piesoelectricitybasicallymeansthatwhenyoumovesomethingitgenerateselectricity,andyourbonesgenerateamicrocurrent.

Thishasallbeenproven,IthinkRobertBackwroteaboutthatalongtimeago,inthe80'sor90's.Ifyou'repushingreallyhardonsomething,enoughtobendtheboneattherightangle,thebonewillactuallygetstronger.ThereasonthatIbecameinterestedinthebiodensityisthatifyou'relookingtomakestrongerbones,ifyoudonormalexercise,1%improvementinHBA1C,thisisyourbloodmarkerforhowwellyouprocessbloodsugar.Theymeasureitindiabetics,andinnondiabeticstoseehowwellweprocesscarbs.

Ifyoutakemedformin,themostcommondiabetesdrug,yougetanother1%improvementinthismarker.Or10minutesonceaweekyouflexyourbonesabitonthebiodensity,andyougetan8.2%improvement.10minutesonceaweek,nodrugsrequired,allyouneedisaccesstooneofthesemachines.Shouldthisbeatyourdoctor'soffice?Yeah,itshouldbeatyourdoctor'soffice.Oratyourgym.Orsomewherewhereyoucandothis.SowhydoItalkaboutthisstuffwithallofyou?Youshouldknowthatyoucanbeatdrugsandexercisetogetherby4timesin10minutesonceaweek.Thefactthateveryonedoesn'tknowthiskindofpissesmeoff.

That'sanotherpictureoftheair,Iactuallyhaveanoldghettolookingprototype,thelastonethattheymade.Theonesherelooklikespaceagealiensorsomething.Ialsohaveahyperbaricoxygenchamber,andwe'vetalkedabouthyperbaricoxygenalready,aboutsomeofthebenefits,soI'mnotgoingtodwellonthatasmuch.IdothatespeciallyafterIfly,orwhenI'mdoingreallyintensebraintraining,Ispendextratimedoingthatbecauseyoucandomore,youcanrecoverfaster,youcangrowyourbrainmore.

Havingtheabilitytoalsodosomethingyou'reunlikelytofindinnaturereallyunstablesurfacetotrainyourselftohaveabettervistibularfunctionthanyou'relikelytohavefromevenplayingintheforestthewaymyfriendsatMoveNetworldrecommend,andthewayIalsorecommend.Tobeabletostandonaslackline,andfindyoursenseofbalancetomakeyoureyesandyourbrainworkreallyhard,andtobeabletoevendosomethinglikejuggle,whichIhaven'tlearnedhowtodoyet,Icanjugglealittlebit,butonthisthingIjustfalloff.Stillworkingonthatone.

Infraredsauna,yousawwhatitdidformysleep.Ihaveasunlightandinfraredsaunawhichisareallyamazingthingtodofordetox.Peoplewhohavehadtoxicmold,orLyme,orifyou'retiredafteralongflight,something'swrong,yousitinthere.Ithasabuiltinlittlescreen,youcanwatchNetflixwhileyou'reinthesauna,youcandoemail,yourlaptopwon'toverheatin45minutes,mostlikely.Itgetsalittlehot.It'sprobablynotgoodforit,butyourphonewilldefinitelywork.Thepointis,you'renotlosingthistime.Youcanalso,thisisbigenoughfor5people,butLanaandIcangointhesaunatogether,andifweweregoingtositonthecouchandtalk,wecansitinthesaunaandtalk.You'renotlosinganythingbydoingsomethingthatalsoincreasesthecaloriesyouburn,makesyousweat,makesyoudetox.Youcanseea


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differenceinyourabsthenextday.

There'salsothehumancloningtank.Thisisactuallyaflotationtank.Thisisasensorydeprivationtank,andIhadtoputsomestickersonthere,andthesearetheonesthatcametomind.MyneighborsreallythinkI'mweird.TheotherthingthatmakesthemthinkI'mweirdisthatoutsideallofthelightingisredatnightbecauseIliveinaforest,theonlylightsthatIcanseethataremanmadefrommyhouseare3redlightsonaradiotower,eventhoughI'mahalfhourfromtheairport.Ihaveowls,2differentspecies,tonsofnightlife,andlotsandlotsofbugsIcan'tevenidentify.Ididn'tseetheneedtomesswiththeircircadianbiology,soIhaveredlightsthatletmeseejustfineoutside,butitlookslikeCountDracula'scastle.

Whentheycomein,theyseethat,they'relike,ohmyGod,he'sgoingtoeatme.Buttheeffectsofdoingthis,thistypeofflotationareprettyprofound,especiallypeoplewithalotoftrauma.Ifyoudothisonaregularbasisforeverynightforamonth,youreallyfeellikeanervoussystemresetthathappens.Aresetintheamygdala.Evenyoursensitivitytotheworldaroundyoubecomessmaller.It'sexpensivetorunoneoftheseathome,it'sannoyingtohavetomaintainitjustlikeahottub,soI'mnotsurethatthisisthethingthatyoureallywanttohaveathome.It'sthesortofthingthatyouwanttogousesomewhere.WhenI'mexperimentingwiththis,plusIliveonVancouverIsland,soit'snotlikethere'soneofthesenextdoor.Therearesomeabout45minutes,FloatLabs,inVictoria,actually,helpmesetthisup.It'sreallyneattobeabletoputthekidsinthere,andplaywithit.

Alan,myson,whenhewas5hadhisfirstfloat.Itwasreallyneat.Hewasalittleafraid,andwedidn'tclosethelid,hewasjustlayinginabout8or9inchesinEpsomsaltsoakedwater.You'refloatingontopofit,youcan'tsink.Youhavethelightsonoroff,yourchoice,andIgothimtoflipthelidopen,justlaydownandrelax.Isaid,okay,Alan,whenhegotout,rinseoff,Isaidyoudidagreatjob,thatwasyourfirsttimefloating,yourockedthat,youdidsowell.Hegoes,“Daddy,thatwasn'tmyfirsttimefloating.”I'mlike,ohreally?I'mprettysureIknow.Hegoes,nope,Ifloatedfor80hourswhenIwasinsidemommy'stummy.

Younoticethisiskindofaroundthingthat'sdarkandfullofwarmwater,likemighttriggerafewmemoriesofthewomb,right?Didwetalkabouthowyournervoussystemgetsset,andgetsprogrammed?Yeah,itdoesgetprogrammed.Itgetsprogrammedwhenyou'reinthewomb,itgetsprogrammedwhenyou'revery,veryyoung.Hepickeduponthatrightawaybecausewhenyou'relittleyoustillareconnectedwiththatmorethanwhenadultsare.Whenyouthrowanadultinthere,itisawomblikeexperience,anditcausesyournervoussystemtoactalittlebitmoreflexibly.It'saprettyneattechnology.

Thefinalthingthat'shereisneurofeedback.It'skindofhardtotellwhat'sgoingonhere.Ihavean8channelamplifier,ordistributoranyway.Anelectroboxonmychest,andelectrodesgluedallinmyhairwhichiswhyIlooksodorky.Theabilitytomonitormybrain,andtotrainmybrain,bothatBulletproofLabs,andatotherplaces,hasbeenreallytransformativeforme.YoucangetasimplethinglikeMewsfor$200,$300.YoucangetsystemsliketheNeuroptimalthatIcarryonBulletproofLabs,thatcostsabout$18/session.Thelowest,effectivesafeoneIcouldfind.MostcosteffectivesafeoneIcouldfindafteralotofresearch.Thenyoucangototherapistswhouseit,youcangotothingslike40yearsofZen,whichisstilloneofourprizes.


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Anyoftheseoptionscanhaveprofoundeffects,butthesearethingsthatIdoatBulletprooflabs

athome.Thisisnotacalltoallofyoutogooutandbuildacrazybiohackinglabunlessthat'syourcalling.WhatI'msayingisthatthesearetechnologiesthatradicallychangedmylifeandhumanperformance,andIamactivelyupsetthatneurofeedbackisn'tateveryschoolbecauseifyouwanttoteachkidstolearn,maybeyoucouldteachthemtojustregulatetheirownbrainsalittlebitsothattheycanpayattentionbetter.Thatkindofthingisworthsomuchmorethanmemorizingthecapitalofeverystate.

Bytheway,Idon'tknowthecapitalofeverystate.Iactuallyjustdon'tcare.Doesthatmakemeabadperson,Idon'tknow.

Thankyouguys.

CometotheBulletproofConferencetolistenandlearnandplay.It'stheimmerseexperienceoftheBulletproofConferencethatsetsitapart.Youactuallygettotouchthetoys.Yougettofeelthesethings.Yougettoactuallychangeyourbiologywhileyou'rethere,andofcourseyougettolearnfromtheworld'stopexperts,butmoreimportantlyyougettoplay.Iwantasmanypeopleaspossibletobeabletolearnandexperienceandplay.Thisisactuallyfun.It'snotaboringconference.It'sanamazingchancetohangoutwiththerightpeople,andalsotodoallthosethingsthatyoureadabout,orthatyouheardmetalkabout,orthingsthatareinBulletproofLabs.Yougettoplay.Ifeelaresponsibilitytobringthiskindofexperiencetoasmanypeopleaspossible,andthat'swhywe'regrowingtheconference.

Dave: Ipromiseyou,you'regoingtohaveagoodtime.

You'lllearnaboutwhathighperformancehumansactuallydointheirdailylives.We'regoingtofocusalotonbrainperformance,andevensomeofthemedicalaspectsofthat.You'lllearnaboutrelationships,andhowyoucanchangeyourrelationshipstochangehowyouperform,andhowyoufeeleverysingleday.Eventochangetheneurochemicalsinyourmind.Andyou'lllearnaboutaffagenetics,whichisthestudyofhowyoucanchangetheenvironmentaroundyousothatitchangesyourgenesforyou,puttingyoufirmlyinthedriversseat.We'llhavethefullretailstorewithdiscountswhereyoucangeteverythingthatyouwouldexpecttogetattheBulletproofCoffeeShop.Youwillalsolearnmoreaboutlife,andflowstates.Meditation.Trainingyourmemory.Gratitude.Andthelistgoesonandon.

Therewillevenbespecificspeakerbreakoutsandhandsonworkshops.Youcanactuallygettimewiththepeoplewhospeakattheconference.TheBulletproofConferencespeakersaregoingtospeakontopicsthatarereally,reallycuttingedge.ThisisthestuffthatIliveandbreathe,thethingsthathavemadethebiggestdifferenceinmyownlife.Iwanttobringthosetoyou,andsharethemwithyou,andletyoutalktotheguynexttoyou,talktothewomanontheothersideofyou,andsitdownandsay,youknowwhat,Ijustmadenewfriends,andImadenewfriendsdoingsomeofthemostimpressive,mostfun,mostamazingthingsI'vedoneinmyentirelife.That'swhattheBulletproofConferenceisallabout.Pleasejoinmethere,I'lllookforwardtohangingoutwithyou.


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