Collective Insights

We all know that nutrients are important, but could a nutrient deficiency be affecting you in ways you’ve never thought of before? Dr. Heather Sandison joins the Collective Insights podcast to talk about the nutrient imbalance she sees with many of her patients. Coupled with the toxins people encounter in their lives, this can lead to adverse conditions which may affect their physical and mental health. Dr. Sandison discusses some of the latest work that’s being done in this area. She also looks at the bigger picture of why people need to get healthy — so they can have the motivation and time to improve the world. For the full show notes visit: https://neurohacker.com/improving-health-and-removing-toxins-through-naturopathic-medicine-with-dr-heather-sandison-nd (https://neurohacker.com/improving-health-and-removing-toxins-through-naturopathic-medicine-with-dr-heather-sandison-nd)

What is sovereignty, how have we lost it, and why do we need it? These are just a few of the questions discussed and answered on Collective Insights as Neurohacker cofounder Jordan Greenhall joins Daniel for an intriguing conversation. Greenhall sets the foundation for why incentives are the way they are today and why our society should make a transition from Game A to Game B. As a way to accomplish this and help people gain more sovereignty, Greenhall looks at the emergent cryptoeconomic systems being developed and how they might apply in different areas such as healthcare. He also discusses the history of U.S. education and why we need to rethink how people learn in order to promote a greater degree of sovereignty. For full show notes visit: https://neurohacker.com/how-we-lost-our-sovereignty-and-how-to-get-it-back-with-jordan-greenhall

Mark Sisson joins Daniel on Collective Insights to discuss his work helping people improve their health and nutrition. Sisson talks about how evolutionary sciences and biology should inform our modern day nutrition decisions. He goes into detail about how many of the food choices we make today don’t mesh well with what our bodies are designed to handle, leading to health problems. He also discusses the importance of taking supplements and not always relying on health data taken in the moment. The main point Sisson emphasizes is that our lifestyle choices ultimately have an impact on our wellbeing. Getting healthy shouldn’t be a grueling, painful process. For full show notes visit: https://neurohacker.com/ancestrally-informed-lifestyle-mark-sission (https://neurohacker.com/ancestrally-informed-lifestyle-mark-sission)

Ketamine therapy and its applications in integrative psychology are both at the leading edge and still in its infancy as to what is possible and what is being developed and tested.  Dr. Jeffrey Becker specializes in neuropsychiatry and functional medicine and joins Daniel on this episode to discuss what is currently being done in his practices and what new insights and applications are being discovered with this tool. For the full show notes visit: https://neurohacker.com/exploring-the-use-of-ketamine-in-integrative-medicine-with-dr-jeffrey-becker (https://neurohacker.com/exploring-the-use-of-ketamine-in-integrative-medicine-with-dr-jeffrey-becker)

Ken Wilber discusses “waking up” and “growing up,” the two major types of self-improvement practiced throughout human history. He covers states of consciousness as well as stages of human development, methodologies for arriving at higher stages, and how we can use integral approaches to heal individual physiology and psychology. For full show notes visit: https://neurohacker.com/can-integral-theory-transform-civilization-and-save-humanity-with-ken-wilber (https://neurohacker.com/can-integral-theory-transform-civilization-and-save-humanity-with-ken-wilber) In This Episode We Discussed:   stages of human growth and development states of consciousness methodologies for arriving at higher stages how to use integral approaches to heal your physiology and psychology

Due to some technical difficulties with this episode, we have re-recorded it and you can find the new full episode here: https://neurohacker.com/improving-health-and-removing-toxins-through-naturopathic-medicine-with-dr-heather-sandison-nd

For full show notes visit:  https://neurohacker.com/gut-health-microbiome-dr-zach-bush-m-d (https://neurohacker.com/gut-health-microbiome-dr-zach-bush-m-d) In This Episode We Discussed: The relationship between gut health & the microbiome 90% of serotonin produced in the gut lining Gut health & the immune system The danger of Roundup How to repopulate your gut The limitations of prebiotics and probiotics Bio: Zach Bush, MD is one of the few triple board-certified physicians in the country - with expertise in Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, and Hospice/Palliative care. The breakthrough science that Dr. Bush and his colleagues have delivered offer profound new insights into human health and longevity. His education efforts provide a grassroots foundation from which we can launch change in our legislative decisions, ultimately up- shifting consumer behavior to bring about radical change in the mega industries of big farming, big pharma, and Western Medicine at large.

For full show notes visit: https://neurohacker.com/meditation-as-a-technology-of-consciousness-with-dustin-diperna (https://neurohacker.com/meditation-as-a-technology-of-consciousness-with-dustin-diperna) In this episode, Dustin DiPerna discusses key stages of human development, and practices we can integrate into our lives to transform consciousness. He shares his framework for understanding the various areas of human growth - “wake up, grow up, clean up, show up.” In This Episode We Discussed: * Stages of human development * Relying on external authority vs having direct experience * 3 technologies of meditation * Esoteric practices that transform consciousness * Why our ethics needs to catch up to our technological power * 3 ways to begin evolving consciousness * 4 ways to understand human growth Collective Insights and the work we do at Neurohacker Collective is supported by our community and from the sales of our product Qualia.  Use coupon code COLLECTIVEINSIGHTS FOR $20 off your first order.

For full show notes visit: neurohacker.com/complex-systems-science-applied-to-the-study-of-brain-and-mind (https://neurohacker.com/complex-systems-science-applied-to-the-study-of-brain-and-mind) Michael Mannino discusses ‘embodied cognition,’ the idea that the mind is not only connected to the body, but that the body influences the mind. His work explores the notion that who you are (your cognitive processes like perception, attention, memory, decision making, reason) has a lot to do with the body and how you move it. In This Episode We Discussed: Why studying the brain is different than studying a computer How brain and mind affect each other The relationship between movement and cognition

For full show notes visit: Neurohacker.com/the-journey-through-medicine-of-one-of-the-worlds-top-alternative-health-educators (Neurohacker.com/the-journey-through-medicine-of-one-of-the-worlds-top-alternative-health-educators) Dr. Mercola tells his story on how he got his start in medicine, and the limitations he discovered in the conventional paradigm. Instead of focusing on treating symptoms, he became interested in discovering how to optimize health. He shares a number of simple strategies and lifestyle choices to help you take more control of your health and wellbeing. In This Episode We Discussed: * The limitations of the conventional medical paradigm * How to educate yourself to make better health choices * Good lifestyle choices to prevent illness * Strategies for cognitive function * A free technique to combat challenging emotions  

Giovanni Santosi discusses the relationship between slow-wave sleep and memory consolidation. His team has developed a technology that uses sound during sleep to amplify brain waves. Their research has demonstrated a 400% increase in memory consolidation during sleep using this sleep tech. For full show notes visit: neurohacker.com/sleep-memory-how-cutting-edge-darpa-research-is-transforming-our-understanding-of-both (neurohacker.com/sleep-memory-how-cutting-edge-darpa-research-is-transforming-our-understanding-of-both)

Dr. Andrew Huberman joins Daniel Schmachtenberger to discuss the neuroscience behind courage and fear, what is really going on inside your brain, and what tools and techniques you can use to control and respond to fear.  Dr. Andrew Huberman Ph.D.  is a neuroscientist and Professor in the Department of Neurobiology (http://neurobiology.stanford.edu/) at the Stanford University School of Medicine and runs Huberman Labs (http://www.hubermanlab.com). He has made numerous important contributions to the fields of brain development, brain plasticity, and neural regeneration and repair. In This Episode We Discuss: * Changing our behavioral response to fear * Brain areas associated with the fear response * How to increase the body’s adaptive capacity with hormesis * Almost dying while swimming with great white sharks * The positive rewards of confronting fears For full show notes visit: http://neurohacker.com/the-neuroscience-of-courage-and-fear/

At the age of 25, with lots of questions and very few satisfying answers, Joe Cohen decided to embark on a journey of self-experimentation – something that has since become known as “bio-hacking”.  Thousands of experiments later, he is now a thriving writer/author, entrepreneur, investor and founder of SelfHacked (https://selfhacked.com/) & SelfDecode (https://www.selfdecode.com/). His published works include “SelfHacked Secrets” and “Biohacking Insomnia” where he shares some of the most powerful insights from his research. In this episode we discuss: * Joe’s journey from chronic health issues to self-empowerment * Taking responsibility for your health through self-experimentation * How to do your own scientific research * How to fix fatigue after meals * Understanding your genetics with SelfDecode Full show notes visit: http://neurohacker.com/hacking-health-joe-cohen/

Ben Greenfield is a self-experimenter and biohacker, Spartan racer, Ironman triathlete, and New York Times best-selling author of Beyond Training. In 2013 and 2014, Ben was named as one of the world’s top 100 most influential people in health and fitness, and by 2015, Ben was coaching the world’s top CEO’s, chefs, biohackers, poker players, tennis, motocross and endurance competitors, and professional athletes from the UFC, the NHL, the NBA, the NFL and beyond – all while advising and investing in top companies in the health, fitness and nutrition industry. He blogs and podcasts at Ben Greenfield Fitness (https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/). For full show notes visit: http://neurohacker.com/front-lines-state-art-biohacking-peptides-sarms-lasers-nootropics-experiments/ (http://neurohacker.com/front-lines-state-art-biohacking-peptides-sarms-lasers-nootropics-experiments/)  

Dr. Nafysa Parpia is a naturopathic integrative doctor working on treating complex chronic illness. She focuses biochemical imbalances, epigenetic expression, toxin exposure, microbial exposure and emotional imbalance to create treatment plans. Dr. Parpia discusses the role chronic illness plays on mental and emotional wellbeing, how to diagnose infection, detoxification protocols, and preventative health tips. For full show notes visit: http://neurohacker.com/role-dysbiosis-chronic-infections-cognitive-psychological-health-nafysa-parpia/ (http://neurohacker.com/role-dysbiosis-chronic-infections-cognitive-psychological-health-nafysa-parpia/)