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The James Altucher Show

The Science of Age-Defying Focus: Strategies for Rekindling Cognitive Performance | Ben Greenfield

The James Altucher Show

James Altucher

Society & Culture, Talk Radio, Writer, Philosophy, Comedy, Chess, How To, Entrepreneurship, Jay, James, The James Altucher Show, Altucher, Author, Jay Yow, Education, Jay The Engineer, Business, James Altucher

4.62.7K Ratings

🗓️ 20 June 2023

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

Join James and biohacker Ben Greenfield as they explore mind-blowing strategies to propel James back to master-level chess rankings in his 50s, covering stem cells, nootropics, micro-dosing LSD, sleep hacks, and cutting-edge biohacking devices. Get ready for an awe-inspiring podcast episode where mind meets body, and the limits of human potential are shattered.

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0:00.0

I need to get healthier in every possible way because, A, I want my brain to be healthier.

0:14.4

I've sort of recognized that, you know, I'm going through this experience right now,

0:20.2

this adventure, this quest where I'm trying to obtain the ranking I had in chest ornaments

0:26.8

that I now that I had 25 years ago.

0:29.9

And it's an incredible adventure.

0:32.5

It's really difficult.

0:34.0

I'm trying to prove that essentially just because somebody is 25 years older or just older

0:39.9

in general, you can't pursue your passions and be just as successful at them and return

0:44.9

to the things you love and still get better no matter what age you are.

0:48.9

But I do see specifically what's different about my brain now as opposed to 25 years ago.

0:55.6

And a lot of it is not just, you know, I need to take some pillow whatever.

0:58.7

I need to just be healthier in general.

1:01.6

And Ben Greenfield is the expert on all aspects of health that I know.

1:07.8

He wrote the book, boundless.

1:09.2

He also wrote boundless parenting.

1:11.5

Also, he has boundlesscookbook.com.

1:14.2

Check that out on the site.

1:15.5

But boundless, I recommend that book to everyone.

1:17.5

There's so much detailed information and very specific and technical information about

1:22.1

your health.

1:23.1

More than any book I've ever seen.

1:25.9

And I called Ben because I said, he's always experimenting on himself to try out the latest

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