The Hacked Mind Podcast

Summary: Welcome to The Hacked Mind show! This week, I interview Madelyn Moon who is a health coach and blogger at Moon Fitness.net. Trying to win a NPC Competition, Madelyn embarked upon an even more radical diet and fitness plan than she had ever done before. Biohacking to this level created physical and psychological problems that Madelyn recognized and fixed. This episode is a warning against this type of extreme biohacking. This episode we will cover: 1. NPC Competition lifestyle: diet + fitness 2. Taking biohacking too far 3. Psychological impacts of over-optimizing 4. Recovering from the lifestyle 5. Intuitive eating Click here to download the mp3 file By the way, you can enter your best email address in the panel on the side or below and get a FREE ebook Brain Hacking 101: 12 Tangible Ways to Correct Your Neurotransmitter and Hormonal Balance Now. Discussion Topics [3:10] NPC Competition Lifestyle [5:50] Extreme caloric deficit [7:30] Meal plan for extreme body fat loss/muscle gain [9:15] Cooking for the entire month [10:45] Exercise regimen for competition [12:00] When she realized she was taking things too far [12:30] Frailty due to improper nutrients [13:00] Psychological impacts of lifestyle [14:45] More physical damage [16:50] Body by Science and long-term wellbeing [17:25] Cognitive decline with caloric deficit / HIIT [18:37] Doing "reverse dieting" to recover [21:06] Integrating a Paleo-style into the new diet [21:00] Different types of Paleo; high carb, high fat, intuitive eating [22:33] Allergy to sweet potatoes [23:00] Anxiety resolved with food [25:55] Intuitive eating [28:55] Eggs producing serotonin in the morning [29:59] Advice to clients about over optimization External Mentions MoonFitness.net Body by Science book Body by Science website Thank You Thank you for listening and supporting The Hacked Mind show! Please consider leaving a review on iTunes if you liked what you heard. Also, you can get my free ebook just by entering your email address on the right of your screen or below this post. Once again, thanks for listening and see you next week!

Summary: Welcome to The Hacked Mind show! This week I interview James Altucher, who is one of my personal heroes. He is a serial entrepreneur, hedge fund manager, and author. He is also an avid blogger with an out-of-the-box philosophy and honesty that few people have. James has also just published a new book entitled "Choose Yourself". It is one of his best works yet (and I've read the previous three). Even better, James has decided to pay you the money back after you read the book. It's evident he just wants to spread his message and it is a great (free) opportunity for you! Keep in mind that I receive nothing by mentioning his book - it's just really good. In this episode we will cover: 1. Ashtanga yoga as a physical practice 2. Mental, emotional, and spiritual benefits of Ashtanga yoga 3. Going to India to train 4. James' "Negativity diet" 5. Exercising your "idea muscle" 6. Benefits of daily writing on creativity By the way, you can enter your best email address in the panel on the side or below and get a FREE ebook Brain Hacking 101: 12 Tangible Ways to Correct Your Neurotransmitter and Hormonal Balance Now. Discussion Topics [2:45] Physical benefits of Ashtanga yoga or any physical practice. Breathing improvement [4:45] Mental and emotional benefits of Ashtanga yoga [7:30] James' theory about oxygen reaching important parts of your body [8:39] Ashtanga as the most intense physical yoga practice. Muscle building exercises and length [9:52] Going to India to train with Ashtanga yoga. Most intense instruction [11:34] Humiliation of yoga that improved James' perspective [13:25] Spirituality in India [14:29] The "Negativity diet" - getting negative people out of your life intuitively [18:40] Internal reflection - is someone really being negative? [20:45] "Idea muscle" is a brain muscle, which can atrophy like any other. Connections in the brain are slower etc. [22:19] 12-year old practice of writing out ideas or writing blog posts - pushing himself [22:56] "Brain dumping" daily with his blog [24:33] Giving birth to ideas and pushing them out of the nest [26:29] Key for producing cool ideas - what comes next? [27:00] Knowing which ideas to pursue and which to not pursue External Mentions Yoga Sutras James' Blog James' Blog - I'm Completely Humiliated by Yoga James' Blog - How I Deal with Crappy People James' Blog - The Daily Practice Claudia's Blog The Street.com Stephen King - On Writing Thank You Thank you for listening and supporting The Hacked Mind show! Please consider leaving a review on iTunes if you liked what you heard. Also, you can get my free ebook just by entering your email address on the right of your screen or below this post. Once again, thanks for listening and see you next week!

Summary: Welcome to The Hacked Mind show! This week, I interview Jason Nunnelley, who is a good friend and the CEO of dosIQ, which is app to make self-tracking easier for anyone. Jason is an avid biohacker, which started as a quest to improve his own health. From 250 lbs. on a 5'9" frame, Jason has experimented with a wide variety of methods in order to get his health under control. This episode we will cover: 1. Testing blood glucose levels 2. Interesting foods that spike blood glucose 3. 12 Eggs + 1 quart of butter per day experiment (!) 4. Testosterone supplementation 5. Intermittent fasting 6. Ice baths 7. Teaser about ultra-special diet protocol By the way, you can enter your best email address in the panel on the side or below and get a FREE ebook Brain Hacking 101: 12 Tangible Ways to Correct Your Neurotransmitter and Hormonal Balance Now. Discussion Topics [3:40] How unhealthy Jason was before testing [5:12] Testing blood glucose levels. Cheap tools to start [8:16] Low level exercise routine to reduce blood glucose levels [10:13] Shocking revelation: single food that spiked blood glucose levels [13:10] 12 eggs + 1 quart butter / day experiment [15:59] Results from eggs + butter experiment [19:30] Testosterone supplementation test (30 days) [23:24] Intermittent Fasting [32:00] Biohacking with ice baths [32:33] Ray Cronise - hypothermic protocols [34:34] Joel Runyon - cold showers [35:00] Special shower protocol instructions [36:30] Protection with ice baths [39:30] Teaser about new protocol with Ray Cronise; ongoing and finished in 40-50 days External Mentions dosIQ App Tim Ferriss Relion glucose meter Dave Asprey - How to Make Bulletproof Coffee Lipid hypothesis Jolly Ray Cronise @ Hypothermics.com Ray Cronise TED Med Talk Joel Runyon @ ImpossibleHQ.com Slow Carb Diet post (with 6000+ comments!) Thank You Thank you for listening and supporting The Hacked Mind show! Also, you can get my free ebook just by entering your email address on the right of your screen or below this post. Once again, thanks for listening and see you next week!

Summary: Welcome to The Hacked Mind show episode 1! This week, I interview Rob Rhinehart, who is the CEO of Soylent Corporation. Originally searching for a more efficient way to consume the required daily nutrients, Rob developed a nutrient dense formula that saves time, money, and optimizes health. As of publication, Rob Rhinehart and his Soylent team have raised over $800,000 through their crowd-funding campaign. The first batch of Soylent that is for sale will be available in August for American-based buyers. This episode we will cover: 1. Rob's method of formulating Soylent 2. Blood work and results after 30 days and 3 months 3. Cognitive/mental improvement with Soylent 4. Tracking sleep after using Soylent 5. Using Nootropics in addition to Soylent 6. Overcoming deficiencies in Iron 7. Joint pain with sulfur deficiencies 8. Intentional mineral overdose 9. Tweaking the Soylent recipe with anti-oxidants,fiber, and probiotics 10. Poop!(as it pertains to Soylent) By the way, you can enter your best email address in the panel on the side or below and get a FREE ebook Brain Hacking 101: 12 Tangible Ways to Correct Your Neurotransmitter and Hormonal Balance Now. Discussion Topics [2:42] How Rob got started creating Soylent [3:59] How Rob researched and purchased initial products [5:07] Blood work results at the 30 day and 3 month mark [6:00] Change between 30 days and 3 months. Dropped calcium etc. [6:57] How Soylent improved cognitive abilities. Using tests to determine brain function [7:25] Tracking sleep while using Soylent [7:52] Using Nootropics with Soylent to improve brain function. Piracetam, extra choline, and L-Theanine [9:20] Fixing iron deficiency [10:42] Dealing with deficiencies in sulfur. Joint pain in the neck and knees while running [12:44] Intentional overdose of potassium, magnesium, and phosphorus. Results [14:11] Tweaking the Soylent recipe with anti-oxidants like licopene. Probiotics etc. [15:16] Adding extra protein to build muscle mass with Soylent [16:12] Athletes version of Soylent in the works (NEW!) [16:50] Meal replacement with Soylent [18:28] Changing fiber from 1.2 g/day to 40 g/day with oat powder [19:54] Poop! How has fecal matter and digestion been affected by Soylent External Mentions Quantified-Mind.com Soylent Campaign Rob's Blog-How I Stopped Eating Rob's Blog-What's in Soylent? Rob's Blog-Two Months of Soylent Rob's Blog-Soylent Month Three Piracetam Choline L-Theanine Thank You Thank you for listening and supporting The Hacked Mind show! You can get my free ebook just by entering your email address on the right of your screen or below this post. Once again, thanks for listening and see you next week!