Biohacks For Dramatically Increasing Your Lifespan, How To Live Like Your Ancestors, Why Yellow Glasses and Daily Alcohol Intake Improve Health & More With Mukesh Bansal.

Ben Greenfield

Mar 2, 2024

Episode description

The transformative power of biohacking extends beyond the physical realm...

In my 20+ years as a human performance enthusiast, I've found that biohacking is more than just a tool for optimizing health; it's been instrumental in unlocking my life's mission, discovering profound purpose, and living with genuine meaning. This is why I share my bold experiments and transformative hacks — to guide you toward optimal health and a life rich in purpose and connection.

During my recent trip to India, I got the chance to sit down and reflect on my journey as a biohacker and explore the depths of increasing human performance, vitality, longevity, and life fulfillment with one of India's top businessmen, Mukesh Bansal.

As a leading authority in the sphere of health and wellness in India, Mukesh is the author of two influential books, No Limits and Hacking Health. No Limits distills his findings on talent, deliberate practice, mindset, habit, willpower, and learning to optimize performance. Hacking Health takes on the mammoth task of demystifying the science, simplifying the research, and tracing the story of your relationship with your body. Mukesh Bansal also hosts the podcast SparX, a gateway to the latest research, tested strategies, and actionable insights for maximizing your human potential.

If you're seeking practical insights into creating daily routines for optimal health and vitality, you won't want to miss out on this episode that supports your biohacking journey and helps you pursue a more meaningful life.

For the full show notes, visit: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/mukesh

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Charge your body with grounding, sunlight, and minerals

Think of your body as a battery that gets charged by grounding, sunlight, and minerals, and drained by EMFs like Wi-Fi and Bluetooth.

#grounding

#sunlight

Establish a family mission statement to create a lasting legacy

Extend your legacy beyond personal health by creating a formal family mission statement, crest, and a book of traditions to instill purpose in future generations.

#family

Combat jet lag with NAD and creatine combination

To combat jet lag or sleep deprivation, the most effective supplement combination is taking NAD along with creatine.

#sleep

#supplement

Use rapamycin on recovery days to maximize muscle growth

If you take the longevity drug rapamycin, only use it on a recovery day, as it inhibits the mTOR pathway necessary for building muscle after a workout.

#muscle

#rapamycin

Utilize cold exposure for better blood glucose management than metformin

A daily cold shower or hot-cold contrast therapy can be more effective for managing blood glucose than the popular longevity drug metformin, without the side effects.

#cold-therapy

#glucose

Microdose clean alcohol daily with supplements for balance

Instead of complete abstinence, consider 'microdosing' small amounts of clean alcohol daily, supported by supplements like DHM and binders like charcoal to mitigate negative effects.

#alcohol

#supplement

Biohack your iPhone to eliminate blue light with red light trick

You can biohack your iPhone to remove all blue light by setting up the 'red light trick,' which is activated by triple-clicking the side button.

#biohacking

#red-light

Utilize light and movement to reset travel and combat jet lag

To overcome jet lag, use powerful timekeepers or 'zeitgebers' like bright light, a protein-rich breakfast, movement, and cold exposure upon waking in your new time zone.

#jet-lag

#sunlight

Replicate ancestral stressors with modern biohacking techniques

Many popular biohacking technologies like saunas and cold plunges are simply modern attempts to replicate the natural environmental stressors our ancestors experienced.

#biohacking

#cold-therapy

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