Jesse Lawler: Building A Bulletproof Brain
Wellness + Wisdom Podcast
Josh Trent
4.8 • 913 Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2016
⏱️ 57 minutes
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Summary
What are the things that actually make a difference for creating and maintaining a healthy bulletproof brain? Can nootropics and cognitive enhancers yield more drive and allow us to thrive in the busy world, or are they just a stimulant ride for a crash and burn?
Today on the show, we're lucky to have on an expert in the field of brain health and cognitive enhancers to unpack this rapidly growing part of the wellness industry, Jesse Lawler.
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Jesse is the host of the top rated iTunes Smart Drug Smarts Podcast, and the Founder of AXON LABS. Through his website, media, and radio personality, he powerfully shares his passion as stated on his site:
"Being fascinated with the idea of the self – of having a “self” at all, in the philosophical sense – is nothing to be ashamed of. It’s something to revel in."
He speaks regularly on podcasts and live radio (KCRW in Los Angeles, the Ben Greenfield Fitness Podcast), and at real world conferences and events (the Dynamite Circle conference in Bangkok; Oxford University, BioHackingCon 2016, etc.) on topics related to optimal cognition, smart drugs, bioethics, futurism, and more.
Smart Drugs: Are They Smart For You?
Jesse's podcast, Smart Drug Smarts, is for people who want to keep up on the latest breakthroughs in brain health and optimization and related areas of neuroscience.
On today's episode, Jesse explains the 7 types of cognitive enhancers, what and who nootropics are for, and shares a handful of fascinating stories about his own life and passion for optimizing the brain.
How To Build A Bulletproof Brain
Pronunciation aside, below are the 7 nootropics (cognitive enhancers) that we'll discuss on the show:
- Racetams
- speeds up chemical exchange between brain cells. Effects include increases in verbal learning, mental clarity, and general IQ.
- Stimulants
- psychostimulants, affects of caffeine and nicotine, and the more ill-reputed subclass of amphetamines.
- Adaptogens
- plant-derived chemicals whose activity helps the body maintain or regain homeostasis
- Cholinergics
- choline-based class of smart drugs play important cognitive roles in memory, attention, and mood regulation.
- Seratonegenics
- primary neurotransmitter and controls major features of the mental landscape including mood, sleep and appetite.
- Dopaminergics
- promotes attention and alertness by either increasing the efficacy of dopamine within the brain, or inhibiting the enzymes that break dopamine down
- Metabolic Function Smart Drugs
- provide mental benefits by generally facilitating the body's metabolic processes related to the production of new tissues and the release of energy from food and fat stores
The Three Must-Have Supplements For A Bulletproof Brain
In as difficult of an answer as it was with all the powerful and brain-boosting supplements out there, Jesse was kind enough to share the three supplements he never leaves home without (and two bonus)
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| 0:00.0 | Wellness Force Radio, |
| 0:02.0 | Episode 36 |
| 0:04.0 | Is just trying to learn what compounds I respond to |
| 0:08.0 | that are going to sort of lean my brain in a certain direction |
| 0:11.0 | and then if I know what I want to accomplish during the course of a day I can sort of pick the right compound from my medicine cabinet to make me better at that particular behavior. |
| 0:19.0 | Wellness Force radio, welcome back for another episode here on the podcast. |
| 0:25.0 | If you're new to Wellness Force, this show is where I track down the most inspiring and passionate |
| 0:30.3 | experts in behavior change and wellness technology. These are the and that drive real transformation in our physical and emotional wellness. |
| 0:44.8 | Today's show is proudly brought to you by Wellness Force.com, |
| 0:48.8 | where Wellness Force.com for the month of January, |
| 0:51.8 | we're taking applications for our brand new 120 day |
| 0:55.7 | wellness program starting on February 15th. If you're interested in some of the guests |
| 1:01.0 | that we've had on the show around wellness technology |
| 1:03.7 | applications fitness tracking devices and all the other things that encompass |
| 1:08.4 | how to quantify your health and fitness to sustain your behavior change. This might be a good fit for you. |
| 1:14.3 | Discover more at wellnessforce.com slash 120. Now let's talk about the man the myth |
| 1:21.8 | the legend Jesse Lawler coming on Wellness Force radio as a top iTunes |
| 1:27.8 | host with his popular show Smart Drug Smarts. |
| 1:31.3 | Today's show is number three of your six-part series for the first two weeks of January |
| 1:36.4 | entitled Wellness in the New Year, and as promised, today's show delivers education and tools around neuroscience and how to effectively supplement |
| 1:46.1 | Neutropics and cognitive enhancers to meet the demands of our hectic busy schedules. |
| 1:51.6 | Enjoy this episode with Jesse and stick around to the very end for a bonus clip of Jesse and I talking about |
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