You wouldn’t settle for the second-best partner in your life or for a job that you dislike, so why would you settle when it comes to your health? Thaddeus Owen, a personal trainer with a Masters in Holistic Nutrition and a B.S. in Chemical Engineering, explains today how to reach optimal vitality by making the most of our surroundings. Thaddeus is a biohacker, an individual who incorporates ancestral practices with modern science to boost the body’s health and natural functions. Today, he gives us the tools to overcome our indoor, sedentary, and oftentimes toxic lifestyle with a new focus on diet, light and temperature. In short, he describes how reacquainting ourselves with nature, by spending time outside, can reset our circadian rhythm, boost our mood, and help heal our mitochondria. He offers us tools that are simple, inexpensive and practical as we “biohack” our health to new levels.
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Highlights from the conversation include:
- the three tenets, when properly aligned, that produce optimal health
- how ancestral ancient traditions can meld with modern technology and science to keep you happy and healthy
- why it’s so important that your body have the nutrients it specifically needs for you to prosper
- how biohacking can help solve health issues as they relate to diet, nutrition, and movement
- how biohacking can overcome an indoor, sedentary, toxic modern lifestyle
- the basic things you can do to biohack your system for optimal health and why expensive gadgets and supplements aren’t needed
- why fixing your external environment is the first step you should take toward better health
- how morning sunlight plays a huge role in setting the body’s circadian rhythm for the entire day
- the devastating effects of blue light on our health
- how to limit exposure to blue light
- why humans are designed to experience temperature fluctuations
- how to cold adapt
- how experiencing cold temperatures helps lower the body’s stress triggers, improving performance and decreasing inflammation in the process
Resources:
Thaddeus’ blog post on cold thermogenesis – https://primalhacker.com/blog/primalhacker-cold-thermogenesis
Thaddeus’ blog post on how to use heat to lose fat and build muscle
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