Episode 414: Ben Greenfield: Biohacking Sleep Deprivation with NAD and Creatine

Habits and Hustle

Jen Cohen

Entrepreneurship, Education, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Business

4.5 • 818 Ratings

🗓️ 10 January 2025

⏱️ 11 minutes

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Listen to the full episode here: https://youtu.be/rktAGm4liB0?si=FJXfqN4pzyeouVW3 Sleep deprivation can wreak havoc on your brain, but what if there was a way to mitigate the effects? In this Habits and Hustle bonus episode, I am joined by fitness expert Ben Greenfield, who reveals his go-to stack for combating the cognitive consequences of too little shut-eye. We also dive into using a continuous glucose monitor to optimize diets and discuss the potential pros and cons of dairy milk alternatives. We even discuss the role of dietary fructose and how it impacts metabolic health, particularly for inactive individuals. Ben Greenfield is a renowned health consultant, speaker, and New York Times bestselling author specializing in fitness, nutrition, and wellness. As a former athlete and current biohacker, he has been recognized as one of America's top Personal Trainers and among the most influential people in health and fitness. Ben hosts a popular website and podcast, speaks globally on longevity and biohacking, and is the co-founder of KION, a nutritional supplements company. What We Discuss: Ben Greenfield's supplement stack for sleep deprivation: NAD and creatine NAD for cellular repair, creatine for restoring brain ATP Why NAD + creatine beat stimulants for sleep-deprived people Greenfield's personal CGM use for blood sugar tracking and accountability Dairy milk alternatives: A2 milk, goat/camel milk, nut milks Role of dietary fructose (e.g. from agave): concerns and caveats …and more! Thank you to our sponsors: AquaTru: Get 20% off any purifier at aquatru.com with code HUSTLE Therasage: Head over to therasage.com and use code Be Bold for 15% off TruNiagen: Head over to truniagen.com and use code HUSTLE20 to get $20 off any purchase over $100. Magic Mind: Head over to www.magicmind.com/jen and use code Jen at checkout. Air Doctor: Go to airdoctorpro.com and use promo code HUSTLE for up to $300 off and a 3-year warranty on air purifiers. Find more from Jen: Website: https://www.jennifercohen.com/ Instagram: @therealjencohen Books: https://www.jennifercohen.com/books Speaking: https://www.jennifercohen.com/speaking-engagement Find more from Ben Greenfield: Website: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/ Instagram: @bengreenfieldfitness

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0:00.0	Hi guys, it's Tony Robbins. You're listening to Habits and Hustle. Crush it.
0:07.2	Hey friends, you're listening to Fitness Friday on the Habits and Hustle podcast, where myself and my friends share quick and very actionable advice for you becoming your healthiest self. So stay tuned and let me know how you leveled up.
0:28.3	Aren't these IVs really good for brain, like cognition and focus and brain fog? And our ones?
0:37.3	Yeah. Yeah. And also for the mitochondrial health. Yeah. As a matter of fact, my favorite stack for sleep deprivation is NR, NAD, or NMN, which are all just like NAD precursors and creatine. Because when you're sleep deprived, two things happen. You get less ATP in the brain and the creatine. The phosphagen and creatine can help to replenish that. And then the NAD assists with the cellular repair mechanisms that should have occurred when you're sleep deprived. And so, yeah, I mean, coffee and energy drinks and all that stuff and kind of band-aided sleep deprivation. Right. Using about 10, higher than what you use for strength and power, like 10 to 20 grams of creatine a day. And that will give you disaster pants if you take it all at once. So you can you do like four or five gram portions spread throughout the day if you're sleep deprived. I wouldn't, you don't need to do this every day. And then NAD, IV patch, oral capsule, whatever. Okay, so that's a good, that's actually a good clip. fantastic for sleep deprivation. Okay, so say that one more time because I want to make sure people get that.
1:30.3	So if you are sleep deprived, here is a cocktail that you should do that's very effective.
1:36.0	Go ahead.
1:36.2	Yeah.
1:36.6	Say it against the NR.
1:39.2	If you're sleep deprived, then coffee, five-hour energy, green tea, like all these central nervous system
1:46.2	stimulants can kind of like short-term jack you up, but NAD combined with creatine, that stack
1:51.8	is incredible because it helps to simulate a lot of what you would have gotten during sleep,
1:57.0	ATP restoration in the brain and cellular repair mechanisms.
2:00.5	Okay, this is my question. Can you take
2:02.6	NAD, if I just took like a trunyogen supplement and a creatine, creatine scoop, that would work?
2:10.6	A couple capsules, although I recommend more than you'd usually take. So you take like four capsules of
2:15.0	like the true niogen and then then you do 20 grams of the
2:17.7	creatine, but you split that into four or five gram portions throughout the day. Get that bloat you take that much creatine. Mm-hmm. That's why you wouldn't want to do it every day. But you also shouldn't be sleep deprived every day. That's true. Deeper issues to address. Are you not wearing any trackers anymore because of all the EMF? I wear this ring.
2:34.5	Oh, you do.
2:35.4	Yeah.
2:36.0	I wear a ring.
2:36.7	Rings don't produce an appreciable amount of EM. wearing any trackers anymore because of all the EMF. I wear this ring.
2:34.5	Oh, you do.
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