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The School of Greatness

863 The Science of Biohacking for Optimal Health

The School of Greatness

Lewis Howes

Inspiration, Education, Greatness, Celebrity, Money, Relationships, Mindset, Health, Business, Self-improvement, Self Care, Health & Fitness, Fitness, Entrepreneurship, Mental Health, Success, Celebrity Interview

4.822K Ratings

🗓️ 16 October 2019

⏱️ 47 minutes

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Summary

CRACK THE HEALTH CODE. These days there are a million ways to live a healthy lifestyle. Every day we hear about a new diet or strategy. How do we know what works and what doesn’t work? Information is the key, and with the right information, we can vastly improve our lives. What if you were able to put some of the best health and science experts in one room. Fortunately, that’s what we were able to do. It’s a biohacking breach! On today’s episode of The School of Greatness, I’ve combined key lessons from a few nutrition all-stars: Dr. Mark Hyman, Aubrey Marcus, Kelly Leveque, Dr. Steven Gundry, and Dave Asprey. Dr. Mark Hyman, Aubrey Marcus, Kelly Leveque, Dr. Steven Gundry, and Dave Asprey are all health care professionals and biohacking experts. Dr. Mark Hyman, M.D., is the founder and medical director of the UltraWellness Center, Director of the Cleveland Clinical Center for Functional Medicine, and the Chairman of the Board of the Institute for Functional Medicine. Kelly Leveque is a holistic nutritionist, wellness expert, and celebrity health coach based in Los Angeles, California. Her consulting business, Be Well By Kelly, grew out of her lifelong passion for health, the science of nutrition, and overall wellness. Aubrey Marcus is the founder and CEO of Onnit, a lifestyle brand based on a holistic health philosophy he calls Total Human Optimization. Dr. Steven Gundry has worked in medicine for over 40 years. He is the Director and Founder of the International Heart & Lung Institute as well as the Center for Restorative Medicine in Palm Springs and Santa Barbara, CA. Dave Asprey is the creator of the widely-popular Bulletproof Coffee, host of the podcast Bulletproof Radio, and author of the New York Times bestselling book, The Bulletproof Diet. So get ready to learn how to master your health on Episode 863. Some Questions I Ask: What are some of the things we can do with our bodies to improve our health? (20:00) Why is mindset crucial to your overall health? (10:45) How can you turn off hunger hormones? (17:30) Why aren’t most people at the fitness level they desire? (25:00) Does it matter whether our food is served hot or cold? (30:22) How can someone be positive when they’re broke and unhealthy? (22:00) In This Episode You Will Learn: About the five causes of all disease. (6:55) How to have a champion mindset with your body. (10:00) How bacteria from animal guts can make you younger and healthier. (22:11) Why plants had to adapt to animals. (37:30) About the feedback loop between your brain and your body. (41:23) If you enjoyed this episode, check out the videos, show notes and more at http://www.lewishowes.com/863 and follow at instagram.com/lewishowes

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0:00.0

This is episode number 863, the science of biohacking for optimal health.

0:07.3

Welcome to the School of Greatness. My name is Louis Howes, a former pro athlete

0:13.2

turned lifestyle entrepreneur. In each week we bring you an inspiring person or

0:17.9

message to help you discover how to unlock your inner greatness. Thanks for spending

0:23.8

some time with me today. Now let the class begin.

0:30.0

Jim Rohn said, take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live. And

0:37.5

Gandhi said, it is health that is real wealth and not pieces of gold and silver.

0:44.5

I'm so excited about this because there are so many days where I forget to

0:50.0

take care of my health. I'll eat a lot of bad foods, I'll stay up late, I'll have bad

0:56.2

thoughts, I'll have bad emotions. And I don't take care of my body in the ways that

1:01.6

I know I should be doing it. And we all know what we should be doing. We know we should

1:06.5

get to write a minute of sleep. We know we should be drinking more water. We know we should

1:10.1

be eating better. We know these things. We know we should be working out and moving our

1:13.7

body and stretching and all these different things. But for whatever reason we choose not

1:19.1

to because it's easier not to. It's easier to just eat a box of donuts like sometimes

1:25.1

I do. It's easier to have the candy bars easier to stay up late and watch TV all night

1:29.4

as opposed to getting into optimal routines and really optimizing your health so that you

1:34.8

can feel better, live better, live longer, all these things that we want. But it's the

1:39.8

energy and the effort and the consistency that holds us back. Now in this episode, I've

1:45.4

had some incredible guests on really biohacking for optimal health. People who have done years

1:52.7

and years of studies on themselves who've tested these things to really figure out what

1:57.3

works for their health and they've helped millions of people around the world on their

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