Ben Greenfield: Stem Cells, Botox, and Biohacking Blunders

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Abel James Bascom

Mental Health, Business, Entrepreneurship, Health & Fitness, Alternative Health, Nutrition

4.6 • 2.6K Ratings

🗓️ 25 August 2025

⏱️ 62 minutes

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Summary

What if the key to an extraordinary life is becoming radically, unapologetically yourself?

Today, we’re here with the one-and-only Ben Greenfield, a man who has been pushing the boundaries of human performance for decades. In the ever-evolving world of biohacking, he’s tried just about everything so that you don’t have to.

But we’ve known each other and collaborated as fellow fitness nerds and OG Podcasters for many moons and through many stages of life, celebrating wins together, and even throwing each other a couple of alley-oops.

Ben's not just some fitness guru and ninja warrior, he's a devoted father and renaissance man who writes fiction, play guitar, snowboards, and knows how to survive in the wilderness in style.

There’s no one quite like Ben Greenfield, and I’m grateful to call him a friend.

On this show with Ben, you’ll discover:

Ben’s latest adventures with botox and biohacking blunders
Tips for raising a healthy family in the age of tech overload
Ben’s strategy for reversing arterial calcification and plaque deposition
The dangers of overtraining and how to find your sweet spot
The art of being weird
And much more…

I also want give a quick thank you to all of you who have reached out with well-wishes.

(In case you missed the previous episode, early this summer I was seriously injured in an a high-speed hit-and-run. I’m still recovering from a gnarly concussion, herniated discs, and ligament damage. The other driver fled, but I’m grateful to have a team of Docs and Pros helping me recover. I’m making good progress with physical and balance therapy and I’ll keep you all updated.)

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0:00.0	Hey folks, this is Abel James, and thanks so much for joining us on the show.
0:05.0	What if the key to an extraordinary life is becoming radically unapologetically yourself?
0:11.0	Today we're here with the one and only Ben Greenfield, a man who's been pushing the boundaries of human performance for decades.
0:18.0	It's hard to believe it's been nearly 14 years since I first got a call out of the blue from a young Ben Greenfield,
0:24.3	and I still to this day have no idea how he got my number, but we've known each other as fellow fitness nerds through many stages of life,
0:32.1	celebrating wins together, and we've even thrown each other a couple of alley-oops. But Ben is not just another fitness guru and ninja warrior.
0:40.1	He's a devoted father and Renaissance man who writes fiction, plays guitar, snowboards,
0:45.7	and knows how to survive in the wilderness in style.
0:48.6	There's no one quite like Ben Greenfields, and I'm grateful to call him a friend.
0:52.5	Before we get to the interview, please subscribe wherever you get your podcasts and sign up for my newsletter at ablejames.com. That's
1:00.0	A-B-E-L-James.com for updates about upcoming live events and more. And for an ad-free version of
1:06.2	this show and more behind-the-scenes goodies, check out my substack at abeljames.substack.com.
1:13.2	Also, I really appreciate all of you who have reached out over the past couple of months with the well wishes.
1:18.5	Long story short, I was injured in a freak hit-and-run car wreck.
1:22.4	They still haven't found the guy as far as I know.
1:24.4	But I'm a tough old bird, and I'm recovering well with lots of stories to
1:28.5	share as I write my new book about longevity at the same time. So it'll be interesting and thanks once
1:34.2	again for reaching out. I appreciate all of you. All right, on to the show with Ben. You're about to
1:38.8	discover Ben's latest adventures with Botox, Blood Boys, and Biohacking blunders.
1:47.9	Tips for raising a healthy family in the age of tech overload.
1:53.9	Ben's strategy for reversing arterial calcification and plaque deposition, the advantage of being weird, and much more.
1:56.0	Let's go hang with Ben.
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