Boundless Life

While on assignment in Greece, journalist James Nestor witnessed something that confounded him: a man diving 300 feet below the ocean’s surface on a single breath of air and returning four minutes later, totally unharmed... ...and smiling. This man was a "freediver", and his superhuman abilities inspired James to seek out the secrets of the little-known discipline of free diving, and to write the new book, Deep: Freediving, Renegade Science, and What the Ocean Tells Us about Ourselves. In the book, he embeds with a gang of extreme athletes and renegade researchers who are transforming not only our knowledge of the planet and its creatures, but also our understanding of the human body and mind. He finds whales that communicate with other whales hundreds of miles away through sonar, sharks that swim in straight lines through pitch-black waters using built-in, natural electromagnetic sensors, and seals who dive to depths below 2,400 feet for up to eighty minutes. From each of these strange phenomena are, James s

http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/299 Nov 19, 2014 Podcast: The Best Place to Live For An Active Lifestyle, How To Naturally Increase HCL Production, What Is A Good HRV Number, Meat Broth vs. Bone Broth, and Breath Ketones vs. Blood Ketones. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right, use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, Skype “pacificfit” or use the “Ask Ben” form... but be prepared to wait - we prioritize audio questions over text questions. ----------------------------------------------------- News Flashes: You can receive these News Flashes (and more) every single day, if you follow Ben on Twitter.com/BenGreenfield, Facebook.com/BGFitness and Google+. The olive oil video Ben mentions (News Flash: You Really CAN Cook At High Temperatures With Extra Virgin Olive Oil!) News flash that cell phones can give you cancer? Not really. I’ve been saying this for years. New study shows that a vegetarian diet does something terrible to men. Do YOU warmup your breathing muscles?

A couple weeks ago, I caught a lot of online flak for publishing a controversial article about how professional basketball player Lebron James' constant use of a cell phone held up to his head probably contributed heavily to his recent development of mouth cancer. And then, just yesterday, here on my wellness visit to Israel, I visited the home of another professional basketball player - Doron Sheffer (the photo above is of me and Doron in his backyard garden as I interview him). Doron was an amazing basketball player. He was an achiever. A hard-charger. A professional person. As a guard for the dominant college basketball team UConn, he fed the ball to star teammates like Ray Allen (recently with the NBA’s Miami Heat) and played for legendary coach Jim Calhoun. Sheffer averaged five assists and thirteen points per game, he hit 40 percent of his three-point attempts and he led the Uconn Huskies to a brilliant 89-13 record, along with NCAA tournament appearances in each of his three seasons. He was the first I

Welcome to the official report from Israel, where my wife Jessa and I are touring with Vibe Israel, who have brought international on- and offline opinion leaders in health and nutrition on a weeklong personalized experience of the burgeoning wellness scene Israel, including us,Lee from FitFoodieFinds.com, Emily from ThisRawesomVeganLife.com and Kate from CookieAndKate.com. If you haven't yet discovered Israel as a country to add to your "must-visit" bucket list, you need to do it. Just check out Part 1: The Israman Triathlon and Ben Greenfield’s Fifteen Fun Facts About Israel, Part 2: Ben Greenfield Engages In Potent Anti-Aging Mediterranean Cuisine Face-Stuffing, and Part 3: Top 10 Tips For Racing Israman Triathlon for my reports from last year, during which I toured the fitness and exercise scene in Israel. As you read, you'll definitely want to click here tune in to the audio podcast episode that accompanies this episode, which has includes an audio version of the article you're about to read, along with

The following is a guest post by Dr. Andrew Hill, Lead Neuroscientist at truBrain. Click here for a fascinating audio podcast that accompanies this article. featuring Ben Greenfield and Dr. Hill. Dr. Hill received his PhD in Cognitive Neuroscience from UCLA in 2012, studying how attention operates in the brain. He has been employed as a Lecturer at UCLA over the past few years, teaching multidisciplinary courses on both Healthy Brain Aging and courses in Neuroscience and Psychology. Dr. Hill has published chapters on measuring and modulating human attention, and continues to research self regulation. Prior to UCLA, Dr. Hill obtained extensive experience working with both psychiatric and developmental populations as well as gaining experience in high technology areas. He received his B.S. in Psychology/Neuroscience from UMass Amherst, and is a key adviser in the formulation of the truBrain’s cognitive blend (get 20% off on your purchase with the code BEN20). --------------------------------- The Limitless Pil

Welcome to Part 2 of this special podcast series, in which you get to sit in and listen to Tai Lopez coach Ben Greenfield (and you!) using the strategies from Tai's online video series "67 Steps to Getting Anything You Want Out of Life Health, Wealth, Love, & Happiness". You can listen to Part 1 here. In this episode, Ben and Tai talk about how to know when you're actually making enough money, and when you can stop focusing on income, start focusing more on life, love and happiness, and how to strike the ideal balance between being overambitious and underambitious. Books and resources Tai and Ben discuss in this podcast: -The Meyers-Briggs personality analysis -Joel Salatin's books and resources -Book: The Snowball: Warren Buffet and The Business Of Life -Book: A Few Lessons for Investors and Managers From Warren Buffett -Book: The Five Love Languages -Book: Strengths Finder 2.0 -Tai's online video series: 67 Steps to Getting Anything You Want Out of Life Health, Wealth, Love, & Happiness Do you have

As you may know from reading my article on "How To Detox Your Home", if I can't eat something without it killing me, I don't smear it on my body either. From liquid soaps, to my bar soap, to lip balms to lotions, I've been using products from Dr. Bronner's as one of my main personal care products sources to follow this simple rule. Unlike most commercial soapmakers, who distill the glycerin out of their soaps to sell separately, Dr. Bronner's retain it in their soaps for its superb moisturizing qualities. They use natural vitamin E from sunflower seeds and citric acid from fermented tapioca to protect freshness. They don't add any chelating agents, dyes, whiteners or synthetic fragrances, and instead use pure and powerful high-quality certified organic essential oils. All their soaps are biodegradable and nature-friendly and their bottles are made from 100% post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastic. In today's podcast, I interview David Bronner, the president of Dr. Bronners, and a guy who has been arrested for he

http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/298 Oct 29, 2014 Podcast: The Best Remedies For Hot Flashes, Does N-Acetyl Cysteine Increase Glutathione, How To Increase Shoulder Mobility, and Getting Rid of Scar Tissue. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right, use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, Skype “pacificfit” or use the “Ask Ben” form... but be prepared to wait - we prioritize audio questions over text questions. ----------------------------------------------------- News Flashes: You can receive these News Flashes (and more) every single day, if you follow Ben on Twitter.com/BenGreenfield, Facebook.com/BGFitness and Google+. Would YOU do any of these crazy endurance quests? Which one? Do olympic athletes train like a caveman? The answer may surprise you. Wow. Cold water and chocolate as nootropics, and drinking water before a meal as a fat loss strategy. Good article. ----------------------------------------------------- Special Announcements: Need to fix your gut,

Ever wished you knew if you had plants in your backyard that you could actually eat - plants that might even be good for you, save you money grocery shopping, heal you, provide you with nutrient density and more? Or maybe you just want to know how to survive in the wilderness for a few days on your own. The fact is, if you know what to look for, you can find a wealth of edible and medicinal plants all around you. You just need to know where to look, and which plants to avoid so that you don't poison yourself. Not only that, but you can also survive in the wilderness with just a few primitive skills - fewer than you'd think. In this podcast, I interview Tim Corcoran, an expert on wilderness survival, permaculture, edible wild plants and more. Tim is co-director of Twin Eagles Wilderness School · Nature & Wilderness Survival School, an organization he co-founded with his wife, Jeannine Tidwell in Sandpoint, Idaho (located about an hour from my house. Tim is a certified Wilderness First Responder, a graduate

http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/297 Oct 22, 2014 Podcast: How Does Warrior Breathing Work, The Best Way To Use DHEA, Should Kids Drink MCT Oil, Natural Remedies for Ingrown Hairs, and Applied Movement Neurology. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right, use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, Skype “pacificfit” or use the “Ask Ben” form... but be prepared to wait - we prioritize audio questions over text questions. ----------------------------------------------------- News Flashes: You can receive these News Flashes (and more) every single day, if you follow Ben on Twitter.com/BenGreenfield, Facebook.com/BGFitness and Google+. The anti-aging benefits of a 5-minute run match those of a 15-minute walk. Would YOU take a red wine bath? I think this is a great idea to spray plants with a pesticide sprayer…only to put something different in the sprayer. (and how to use seaweed to mulch your garden and organic trace minerals for your garden). -------------------------------

http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/296 Oct 18, 2014 Podcast: Does Food Combining Really Work, How To Exercise With A Knee Injury, Why Do You Put Fat In Bulletproof Coffee, How To Jump Farther And Higher, and How To Handle More Alcohol. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right, use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, Skype “pacificfit” or use the “Ask Ben” form... but be prepared to wait - we prioritize audio questions over text questions. ----------------------------------------------------- News Flashes: You can receive these News Flashes (and more) every single day, if you follow Ben on Twitter.com/BenGreenfield, Facebook.com/BGFitness and Google+. I met this guy last month at a conference. He has injected himself with ancestral poop. No joke. What do you think? Vegan or vegetarian? You need to read this, then go find you some nori (e.g. SeaSnax nori) Great article on how to increase your heart rate variability. ----------------------------------------------------- Sp

Two years ago, I got a nasty staph infection. It exploded into the flesh-eating bacteria MRSA, it took over both my arms and legs, it ate a golf-ball sized hole into my right thigh and I nearly lost my left arm. The entire nasty story, along with shocking photos, is here. After trying every natural remedy and topical creme on the face of the planet, I eventually got rid of the entire thing and healed myself with essential oils. Over the past two years, I went from knowing nothing about essential oils to discovering an entire wealth of knowledge about these amazing natural remedies, and in today's podcast episode with Dr. Sarah Lobisco, you're going to learn everything you need to know about essential oils for fat loss, performance, cognitive enhancement, scar healing, detoxing and more, including: What exactly an essential oil is and how an essential oil is actually made... How essential oils work chemically within your body... The three different ways you can apply and use essential oils... The best essentia

Ben just raced the Ironman Hawaii World Championships with just 14 days of preparation. In this post-race podcast straight from the Big Island just hours after the race, you'll find out: -How Ben prepared (including why he wasn't able to stick to his original plan, and had to biohack instead)... -Why Ben did yoga during the actual race... -Ben's top mental tactics for achieving things that seem like they should be impossible... -The crazy illegal drugs Ben was offered during the race... -What you can learn from Ben's foray into extremely minimalist Ironman training, and whether you should try this too... This episode was brought to you by Training Mask. Visit TrainingMask.com and use code "KONA" to save 25% on this essential training tool that Ben uses to grow himself a third lung. During this episode, Ben and Brock also fill you in on the brand new "Defying Sports Nutrition Paradigms" episode that was just released inside the BenGreenfieldFitness Premium channel. Leave your questions at BenGreenfieldFitness.

Here are your resources from Ben Greenfield’s presentation at the Ironman Medical Conference 2014 – enjoy! Book: “Beyond Training“ Article: “How Much Fat Can You Burn?” Parts 1 and 2 Article: “The Real Truth About What To Eat Before, During And After Your Workouts & Races.“ Article: “Fat Based Energy Gels“ Book: “Feed Zone Portables“ “Real food” powder for on the go: LivingFuel Meal Replacement Easy to digest fats: MCT / Coconut Oil / Bone Broth Easy to digest proteins: Master Amino Pattern Capsules / Thorne Amino Powder Easy to digest carbs: UCAN Superstarch / Infinit-E (use 50% discount code MSTBG09 at http://www.millenniumsport.net) Getting body into fat burning mode: X2Performance Pack of fats/proteins/carbs: Greenfield Fitness Systems Endurance Pack Pre-race meal: Upgraded Coffee Extra electrolytes: Real Good Aztecan sea salt Real food: Organic USWellness meats for pemmican, jerky, etc. Need more resources? Visit Greenfield Fitness Systems for instant access to everything Ben recommends!See omnystu

For two years, since nearly breaking the 4 hour mark in a Half-Ironman in Japan, I've had an "anchor". Not that heavy piece of metal you drop off the back of a boat. I'm talking about a mental anchor. Basically, it goes like this: when I'm in the middle of a race, I squeeze my thumb up against the inside of my hand, and this triggers my mind to shout this phrase "never gonna catch me". Then I seem to just take off like a shot. I'm totally not kidding. It shuts down the pain, let's me focus, and causes me to tap into a quick burst of hidden energy. I developed this anchor during something called a neurolingustic programming session (also known as "NLP") that I recorded for a podcast just a few days before that race in Japan, and I released the podcast a few days later. You can listen to it at "How To Rewire Your Brain and Body With Neurolinguistic Programming". But this simple programming technique still didn't tackle another important issue - the trouble that many athletes have getting to sleep at night befor

In recent podcasts, I've talked a lot lately about alcohol, and what it does to the body, both good and bad. My friend James Swanwick, who wrote the article below and is the host of the Alpha Male Club podcast, has a very interesting take on alcohol. So in today's podcast, you're going to learn how quitting alcohol helped James lose 30 pounds of fat, make more money, attract better friends and lovers, and got him a job hosting SportsCenter on ESPN - and get a formula for reducing or quitting alcohol. You'll learn: -Why James quit alcohol... -What happens to your body when you stop drinking, physically and mentally... -The biggest challenges that happen when you stop or reduce drinking... -What to do when you’re at a party or bar if you're not going to order a drink... -If James turned to any other vices as a replacement... -Why James doesn't just use a “one glass of wine a day” approach... -And much more! ----------------------------------- "I am four years alcohol-free today. What started as a 30-day challe

I've just returned from the 2014 Bulletproof Biohacking Conference, where I spoke on "5 Potent Biohacks For Beastlike Performance", tested the latest and greatest biohacking gear, and grabbed 13 educational and entertaining interviews for you with some of the best biohackers and biohacking tool companies on the planet. The slides for my presentation, along with each and all of these insider interviews are now available (along with our vault of over 300+ other secret BenGreenfieldFitness shows, interviews, videos and pdf's) over on the BenGreenfieldFitness Premium channel. Click here to go Premium for ten bucks a year (yeah, $10 for the entire year - you heard right), and listen in or download now! Here's what's included in the 2014 Bulletproof Biohacking Conference show (WARNING: some of these audios are funny, but also slightly edgy and inappropriate): 1) An "injectables" interview with the amazing Dr. Lo - who sings me a beautiful song as she injects a 100% legal recovery and performance cocktail into my bu

http://www.bengreenfieldfitness.com/295 Oct 1, 2014 Podcast: Ben's Ultimate Guide To Stretching, Should You Stop Taking Supplements Before A Blood Test, Can Coffee Raise Cholesterol, How To Reset Your Sleep Cycle, and an excerpt of "How To Fix Insomnia" from Chapter 10 of Ben Greenfield's Beyond Training book. Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right, use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, Skype “pacificfit” or use the “Ask Ben” form... but be prepared to wait - we prioritize audio questions over text questions. ----------------------------------------------------- News Flashes: You can receive these News Flashes (and more) every single day, if you follow Ben on Twitter.com/BenGreenfield, Facebook.com/BGFitness and Google+. Good reason to use those cool little sunrise alarm clocks. Here’s a good reason to consider only having “red light waves” in your bedroom/master bathroom Lighting Science Awake & Alert bulbs Lighting Science Good Night Sleep bulbs Curious about

I've got one problem with the whole "sitting is the new smoking" movement. There's a lack of practical solutions for how to fix what happens to your body when you sit, how to structure your workday to minimize the damage of sitting, and how to make your body bulletproof to the issues with sitting. So in today's podcast, I interview physical therapists Chad Walding and Brenda Walding, authors of the new book "The Sitting Solution: How To Save Your Spine, Body & Life." During the interview, Chad and Brenda discuss what happens to your body when you sit, why standing may not be the best solution, how to fix the issues that happen to your body when you sit, and the unique set of problems facing athletes who sit. Below is a sample screenshot from The Sitting Solution that shows how you could easily structure your workday using the techniques we talk about in this episode: This podcast is brought to you by Rebel Desk. At RebelDesk.com, you can use code “BEN” to get $40 off their Rebel Crank-Up desk and you can

A few months ago, we had an amazingly popular podcast episode with Steven Kotler, author of "Decoding The Science of Ultimate Human Performance". During that podcast, Steven mentioned another book he co-wrote with Peter Diamandis (famous founder of the X-Prize Foundation) called "Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think". Frankly, I thought this other book sounded like a bit of an airy-fairy, positive thinking, Everything Is Awesome (cue Lego movie soundtrack here) type of a book. But then, over the course of just one week, three more people recommended this book to me, including SEALFit commander Mark Divine. So I figured I should probably read it. And I did. Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think is based on a contrarian view that exponentially growing technologies and other powerful forces are conspiring to better the lives of billions on our planet, that the gap between the privileged few and hardscrabble majority is closing fast, and that this is drastically affecting human access to everyt