What I discovered at Dave Asprey’s Biohacking Convention

This put up is about what I discovered on the Biohacking Convention, hosted by Dave Asprey, in Dallas, TX. I’m grateful {that a} media go was supplied to attend this wonderful expertise. You may learn my first assessment concerning the Biohacking Convention right here.

(and sure, this consists of issues you are able to do at dwelling!)

Hello pals! How is the weekend going? We’re in full dance recital mode over right here. Don’t overlook to move over to this week’s giveaway!

At this time, I wished to share a recap of a number of the prime issues I discovered from the Biohacking Convention. As you may think about, I discovered a LOT, and felt like my mind was buzzing for days afterwards. I’ve lastly had an opportunity to let every part simmer, and time to type via the 19 pages of notes. After all, I can’t share EVERYTHING right here on the weblog – you’ll want to go in particular person!! – however listed below are a few of my favourite factors from a number of the talks I attended whereas I used to be there. (I might put up a lot extra however like I stated, you actually need to go in particular person!)

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What I discovered at Dave Asprey’s Biohacking Convention

The Finish of Psychological Sickness with Dr. Daniel Amen

I’ve been an enormous fan of Dr. Amen for years and years, so I used to be thrilled for the chance to study from him in particular person. Throughout his speak, he shared that psychiatry is the one medical trade that doesn’t truly have a look at the organ itself earlier than prescribing remedy. If in case you have coronary heart points, they take a picture. If in case you have kidney ache, they take a picture. Along with your mind, they take an informed guess, and prescribe remedy with out truly your mind.

At his clinic, they carry out SPECT scans that allow suppliers to have a look at the floor of the mind, blood circulation, and mind activitity. It’s fairly fascinating – they’ve a brand new clinic in Scottsdale! – and it was unbelievable to see pictures of brains that had been healed after trauma, drug use, OCD, and many others. via way of life, dietary supplements, and medicine, if it was truly wanted.

The principle message of his speak was that you may heal your mind, and also you’re not caught with the mind you at the moment have.

Elements that HURT your mind:

– Altered blood circulation, via issues like hypertension, caffeine, sedentary lives, low choresterol, nicotine, caffeine

– Head trauma

– Retirement/getting older – now not having a objective, or affected by lonliness

– Toxicity – alcohol, mildew, heavy metals, THC, medicine, merchandise

– What he refers to as “diabesity”: excessive blood sugar, pre-diabetes, diabetes, being obese or overweight

– Irritation- from processed meals, sugar, leaky intestine, gum illness

– Poor sleep

– Genetic components, like methylation points

– Infections/immunity

– Gluten and dairy had been additionally talked about right here with a query mark. I do know that for me, these meals are inflammtory and don’t make my physique completely happy typically, so I skip them

Habits that may HEAL your mind:

– Take a look at and optimize neurohormones

– Safety from head trauma

– Enhance blood circulation via train and diet

– Detox – sauna, hydration, fiber

– Retirement/getting older: study one thing new, donate blood

– Cut back irritation

– Stress discount and psychological well being

– Good high quality sleep, 7-8 hours per evening

– Know your genetic threat

– Promote wholesome immune system perform

*Among the dietary supplements and meals he talked about included B nutritional vitamins, vitamin D, lion’s mane, Omega-3s, ginko, beets, cacao, garlic, and onion

He’s been on a ton of podcasts (linking my faves right here and right here), and has written many books. I added The Finish of Psychological Sickness and Elevating Mentally Sturdy Youngsters to my assortment.

I additionally had the chance to fulfill him! It’s price mentioning right here that I used to be on the END of a line that was about 2 hours lengthy, and he was nonetheless form, real, and great, even after signing books for about 2 hours.

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Dave Asprey on Be Untriggerable

The daddy of Biohacking himself led us via a strong meditation on methods to let go of triggers. The elements of the meditation included:

– Remembering the final time you had been triggered and the way you felt inside

– Discovering a small second of gratitude in that second – something you might be glad about

– FORGIVING the opposite particular person. “It’s a them downside, not a you downside.”

– Breathe into your coronary heart as you forgive them. Let it go, and share this calm, forgiving power.

He additionally went via a full rundown of his present routine, however I don’t wish to put up the spoilers right here because it’s probably in his subsequent e book.

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Jim Kwik on being Limitless

It was my first time seeing Jim Kwik reside and he was AMAZING. He’s devoted to serving to others enhance their studying capacity, together with studying pace. He additionally has a e book (including it to my assortment), and a prime podcast with fast suggestions.

My favourite quote from him was “in case you combat in your limitations, you get to maintain them.”

He taght us the acronym ALPHA:

A- consciousness; understanding who you’re, having a transparent imaginative and prescient and ideas

L- studying

P- prioritize; thoughts and precedence managment

H- well being (meditation, train, weight loss plan, dietary supplements, sleep)

A- motion – “data itself isn’t energy)

He additionally talked about animal brains and the way our leanring kinds can correlate to varied animals. This made SO a lot sense to me, and I took his quiz to seek out out I’m a cheetah. I’m excited to study his methods to learn sooner… I got here dwelling from the convention with 9 new books.

Among the choice:

One other glorious tip: While you get up, quick ahead to the top of the day while you’re going again to mattress. What are three issues that you just wish to accomplish personally and professionally earlier than that occurs?

Dr. Jill Carnahan talked about Constructing Resilience in a Poisonous World

I’m at the moment within the means of devouring her e book, however she has an unbelievable story of resilience after poisonous publicity throughout childhood and a breast most cancers prognosis in her early 20s. 

She talked lots about poisonous load, methods to cut back poisonous load, promote detox, biotoxins, intestine and lymph help, and toxis stress.

Some takeaways that you are able to do at dwelling:

– Eat at dwelling as a lot as doable

– Filter your water and air

– Purpose for meals that’s natural, chemical-free, and pesticide-free

– Eliminate nonstick pots and pans. Use stainless-steel or forged iron.

– Keep away from microwaveable popcorn and pop common corn on the stovetop

– Transfer your physique

– Observe gratitude

– Search sunshine

– Set boundaries

I like that so lots of the audio system gave actual world examples of issues you are able to do at dwelling. Positive, a few of them may appear extra *on the market* than others, however I believe biohacking is admittedly about taking issues to the subsequent degree while you’ve mastered the foundations. I’m at all times excited to study new methods and concepts to probably enhance longevity and healthspan.

My subsequent Biohacking Convention put up might be on the devices I attempted, plus some straightforward issues you may check and do at dwelling, in a variety of value factors.

Have a beautiful weekend and I’ll see ya quickly!

xoxo

Gina