Mansal Denton: Plants, Nootropics, & The Circle of Life
Wellness + Wisdom Podcast
Josh Trent
4.8 • 913 Ratings
🗓️ 10 July 2018
⏱️ 74 minutes
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Summary
If you starting taking nootropics but you don't know what you want out of them, it's really easy to go down the wrong rabbit hole. I really want to encourage anybody who's thinking about nootropics to find out what their motivations and goals are because that'll help eliminate many nootropics and put you on a helpful path to actually get something down. - Mansal Denton
How can hunting be a spiritual practice that connects you more with nature, life, and death?
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In Wellness Force Radio episode 214, Founder and Manager of Nootropedia, Author of A Head Above, Creator of the upcoming documentary, Below The Drop, Mansal Denton, discusses why society is too disconnected with death, how hunting allows you to honor the cycle of life, and both the history and benefits of nootropics when it comes to reducing anxiety, decision fatigue, and lack of motivation.
As you listen, this episode will be an excellent stepping stone to help you make the decision as to whether not nootropics are right for you and which ones could give you the best results.
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Do nootropics really work? Can they help us become smarter, more focused, and creative individuals? Mansal Denton explores cognitive enhancement and nootropics by writing a book in 30 days while interviewing experts across the United States.
Hundreds of years ago, our ancestors found coffee could increase their mental capabilities. Today we have nootropics and powerful technologies to help us solve the world's greatest challenges. But how far can we really go?
In the documentary A Head Above, Mansal undergoes a personal journey to document writing a book in 30 days while using nootropics. While traveling through the American southwest to California, he interviews industry experts including:
- Dave Asprey (Bulletproof Exec)
- Jamie Wheal (author Stealing Fire) Neur
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| 0:00.0 | You know I went from using Neutropics to run an SEO agency that I didn't want to do but that was getting me through it to make money etc. |
| 0:11.0 | To now using Neutropics to further this mission because I'm so passionate about |
| 0:16.3 | you know having people re-understand the life death cycle and what it means to feel like truly connected to the food that you eat. |
| 0:28.0 | That's filmmaker and entrepreneur Monceldenton and this is episode 214 of Wellness Force Radio. |
| 0:35.0 | What's up my friend? It's your host Josh Trent and welcome back to another episode for your |
| 0:40.2 | weekly access to global experts in all things wellness as we discover the physical |
| 0:44.8 | and emotional intelligence we need to live life well. In this podcast we talk with my |
| 0:50.2 | friend Monsal Denton well known in the health, Fitness, and Paleo world as the founder of |
| 0:55.1 | Neutropedia, a go-to resource for everything Neutropics and Cognitive Enhancement. |
| 1:00.1 | But what's most interesting about this interview, live and in person recorded in Austin, Texas, |
| 1:05.0 | is that Moncalf's focus on productivity and neutropics actually brought him to a deeper exploration of an intersection that not too many people have ever connected, the contrast of hunting |
| 1:14.0 | consciously harvesting animals in an ethical way and the use of plant medicines. |
| 1:19.1 | How combining these two can shape a different narrative around a cycle of life that is pretty uncomfortable |
| 1:24.1 | for most people to talk about and that is death. |
| 1:26.6 | We know that we're all going to leave the planet someday and until we do we're exploring the |
| 1:30.5 | physical and emotional intelligence to live our life well but when it comes to these |
| 1:34.4 | subjects in our conversation today you'll learn why they're all interrelated and connected why |
| 1:39.0 | when you have a more cognitively enhanced mind you can start to explore different states of awareness and consciousness |
| 1:44.5 | that will uncover some of the biggest blind spots for all of us that may be holding us back in life. |
| 1:49.2 | Now as you listen to the podcast today, keep an open mind. |
| 1:52.1 | We talked about Neutropics on the show before but never |
| 1:54.3 | the combination of plants, the cycle of life and cognitive enhancement. All of these things are tools |
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