Shocking New Research on Smartphone Addiction (& How To COPE!), Is Aspirin A Wonder Drug?, Ben’s Thoughts On “Life Advice” & More! Solosode 490
Ben Greenfield Life
Ben Greenfield
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 21 June 2025
⏱️ 64 minutes
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Summary
In this fascinating episode, you’ll get to explore some eye-opening insights that can transform your approach to health and daily living. You’ll discover how I unexpectedly gained nearly 20 pounds of muscle—without major changes to my training—just by increasing my intake of collagen and essential amino acids, and how you can apply this strategy yourself. You’ll also dive into shocking new research on smartphone addiction and brain activity, learning about both the risks and surprising cognitive benefits of tech use, plus how music therapy and analog habits like memorization and family games can help keep your mind sharp.
Whether you’re a biohacker, a health enthusiast, or simply someone looking to live a more boundless and fulfilling life, this episode will give you actionable tips, science-backed insights, and real-world strategies you can start applying today.
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| 0:00.0 | In this episode of The Boundless Life podcast, shocking new research on smartphone addiction and how to cope is aspirin the new wonder drug? |
| 0:08.3 | My thoughts on life advice and a whole lot more. |
| 0:12.2 | Welcome to The Boundless Life with me, your host, Ben Greenfield. |
| 0:16.7 | I'm a personal trainer, exercise physiologist, and nutritionist, and I'm passionate about helping you discover unparalleled levels of health, fitness, longevity, and beyond. |
| 0:32.9 | All right, it's official. I'm coming to Melbourne, Australia. I'll be there for a couple of weeks, but as a part of this tour, |
| 0:39.5 | I will be hosting a fantastic public event, one epic night at Luminar in South Melbourne, |
| 0:46.3 | with the team from St. Haven Private Club. |
| 0:49.6 | Whether you're into health, performance, longevity, fitness, |
| 0:53.3 | or any other element of life optimization, I will |
| 0:56.2 | teach you how to become boundless. It's going to be an incredible evening. Here's what you need to know. |
| 1:02.7 | It will be June 26th, 630 to 8.30 p.m. And there will be an option for a VIP experience with me |
| 1:09.8 | that includes a meet and greet |
| 1:11.2 | and the book signing. |
| 1:12.7 | You can get all the details and get your limited seat now at Ben GreenfieldLife.com |
| 1:19.5 | slash Australia 2025. |
| 1:22.0 | That's Ben GreenfieldLife.com slash Australia 2025. |
| 1:25.8 | You've heard of the vagus nerve. |
| 1:27.7 | There's all sorts of ways to stimulate it, chanting and singing and humming and gargling and yoga |
| 1:32.3 | and dipping your head in cold water. |
| 1:35.3 | But you can actually trigger your vagus nerve very quickly and very effectively using the latest |
| 1:41.1 | biohacking technology of vagal nerve stimulation. |
| 1:45.5 | There is this device that's called the true Vega, total drug-free solution to balance your |
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