How Ancestral Habits, Biohacks & Smart Movement Can Fix Your Energy, Focus & Hormones (Even In a Toxic Modern World) With Jimmy Rex

Ben Greenfield

5 abr 2025

Episode description

In this episode, you'll get to explore what it really takes to optimize your body, mind, and environment for peak performance and longevity with special guest Jimmy Rex, founder of We Are the They, a global men’s coaching movement. Jimmy is a leader in personal development, a top real estate expert, and host of The Jimmy Rex Show, where he dives deep into success, mindset, and leadership. His passion for adventure, humanitarian efforts, and redefining healthy masculinity have made him a transformative figure in the space.

This episode is packed with actionable insights, real-world strategies, and deep conversations that will challenge you to think differently about your health, relationships, and purpose. Whether you're looking to optimize your body, level up your mindset, or create stronger connections, you’ll walk away with the tools to live a more complete, fulfilled, and boundless life.

Full show notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/jimmyrex

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Full show notes: https://bengreenfieldlife.com/jimmyrex

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Mindsip insights from this episode:

Incorporate hydrogen water for selective antioxidant benefits

Adding hydrogen to your water provides a powerful, selective antioxidant that can quell inflammation without blunting the positive response from exercise.

#hydrogen

#oxidative-stress

Apply testosterone cream scrotally for natural rhythm

Applying a small amount of testosterone cream scrotally in the morning and evening better mimics the body's natural rhythm than weekly injections.

#supplement

#testosterone

Approach high-dose psychedelics with caution to avoid vulnerability

High-dose psychedelics can rip open a portal to a spiritual world, leaving you in a very vulnerable and dangerous state.

#psychedelics

#spirituality

Avoid fried foods to reduce long-term health risks

Oxidized compounds from vegetable oil in fried foods can stick around in your body for months or years, making them worse than pure sugar like cotton candy.

#nutrition

#oxidation

Diversify your diet to prevent 'princess gut' syndrome

Strictly limiting your diet to avoid foods that cause gas or bloating can paradoxically make your gut microbiome less diverse and more sensitive over time.

#gut

#microbiome

Prepare plant foods through soaking, sprouting, or fermenting for better digestion

Many 'healthy' plant foods like quinoa, oats, and beans contain natural defense mechanisms and should be soaked, sprouted, or fermented to improve digestion.

#digestion

#nutrition

Select wines from France, Italy, or New Zealand for fewer pesticides

When ordering wine at a restaurant, choose from France, Italy, or New Zealand, as they generally use fewer pesticides and herbicides than US wines.

#pesticide

#wine

Install HEPA air filter in kitchen to improve air quality

Cooking, even just baking, can dramatically decrease indoor air quality, so placing a standalone HEPA air filter like a Jasper in the kitchen is a beneficial hack.

#air-quality

#HEPA

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