What's The Blood Of Very Healthy Old People Look Like?, Time-Hacking Exercise, The Best Way To "Filter Your Blood" & More—Q&A 485
Ben Greenfield
Feb 8, 2025
Episode description
In this episode, you’ll get to discover groundbreaking insights and practical strategies to optimize your health, longevity, and performance. You’ll explore a fascinating study on centenarians, revealing how specific blood biomarkers—like higher cholesterol and iron levels, along with lower glucose and liver enzymes—can serve as powerful predictors of longevity and help you personalize your health approach.
Ready to dig into a treasure trove of actionable advice and intriguing science, aimed at helping you become the most complete, boundless version of yourself?
Full show notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/485
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Mindsip insights from this episode:
Utilize ozone headphones to combat upper respiratory infections
You can use ozone ear headphones to direct ozone into the sinus cavities and eustachian tubes to help fight upper respiratory tract infections.
Inject thymosin alpha 1 to support immune system during illness
The peptide Thymusin Alpha 1 can be injected at about 1 milligram per day to support the immune system and potentially shorten the duration of sickness.
Investigate cholesterol and iron levels in centenarians for longevity insights
A 35-year study found that people who lived past 100 tended to have higher total cholesterol and iron levels, along with lower glucose and uric acid.
Incorporate sesame oil to lower blood glucose, pressure, and weight
Contrary to the general fear of seed oils, a meta-analysis found regular consumption of sesame oil significantly reduced blood glucose, blood pressure, and body weight.
Achieve efficiency by going to muscular failure in workouts
For time-efficient workouts, muscle fiber activation is unaffected by the weight or number of reps as long as you perform a single set to complete muscular failure.
Flush IV tubing to minimize microplastics exposure
To reduce exposure to microplastics from IV tubing, ask the practitioner to first flush at least 12 milliliters of fluid through the tube before connecting it to your vein.
Filter pathogens from blood with Seraph 100 in Tijuana
An advanced procedure available in Tijuana uses a special device called a Seraph 100 to filter pathogens like spike proteins directly from the whole blood.
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