Hi everyone, Drupalard. Today we're talking about a simple challenge that anybody can do to radically improve their focus and their energy levels.

And just their brains overall ability to perform in the day, if you're interested in this topic, stay tuned for today's solo episode.

But first, a quick word from today's sponsor, Pendulum.

I want to talk to you about a groundbreaking flagship bacterial strain that's been linked in thousands of scientific publications from everything from weight loss and better blood sugar control to lowering overall levels of inflammation.

So what's this strain called? It's called acrimansia and it's made by the company Pendulum. So why the heck do you want acrimansia and what does it do for overall gut health and microbiome?

So acrimansia feeds on our intestinal mucosal layer and modulates its thickness. That's a good thing. In exchange for providing acrimansia with the house and food, it pays us back by producing short-chain fatty acids like propyleneite and enabling other strains to produce puterate, which is super important for healing a leaky gut, supporting the immune system and maintaining overall health.

I first heard about acrimansia for my business partner, Dr. Mark Hyman, when he got really sick a few years ago and his gut health took a turn for the worse.

He said that building up his acrimansia was critical for helping him heal and support his overall gut restoration and getting his health back on track.

Because acrimansia can only survive in an oxygen-free environment like your gut, it has been difficult for scientists to formulate it into a probiotic until now.

Penjulum is the first company to figure out how to harness the amazing benefits of acrimansia in a probiotic capsule, which is why I've been taking the probiotic daily ever since I got introduced to the company.

Right now, if you're interested in acrimansia, this flagship bacterial strain, Penjulum is offering my community 20% off your first purchase of their Penjulum Acrimansia Probiotic Supplement.

All you have to do is go to their website, PenjulumLife.com, that's Penjulum, P-E-N-D-U-L-U-M, Life, L-I-F-E, dot com, and use the code Drew20 spelled D-H-R-U 20 for 20% off your first purchase.

I want Drew here, one of the most valuable, affordable, and overlooked brain-boosting biohacks out there is, drumroll please, proper hydration.

In fact, water is so essential for our brains that a loss of just 1 to 2% can significantly impact our cognitive function, making it harder to focus, concentrate, make decisions, or even connect with others.

When we aren't getting enough water, or the correct type of water, more on that in a little bit, we starve every cell in our bodies, and prevent them from working optimally.

And worst of all, so many people have no clue that the reason they're in a funk, or feel like garbage, plain and simple, is directly tied to lack of hydration, especially in the morning.

That's why today's podcast is focused on something that I created with my team called the Morning Hydration Challenge, a simple thing that anybody can do, over the course of 7 days to radically improve their brains' ability to focus and their energy throughout the day.

Now, before we jump into the hydration challenge and how it works, let's cover some basics.

People are always wondering, how much water do I actually need to drink?

Now, we've all heard the 8x8 rule to drink 8 ounce glasses of water daily, or to drink half your body weight and ounces of water.

But the truth is, there's no magic number or formula that works best for everyone because we're all different.

Your age, size, sex, the climate you live in, the physical activity level, and how much you sweat all impact how much water your body uniquely needs.

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