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Ryan Holiday is a fantastic author who has helped to reinvigorate an almost extinct philosophy. That philosophy is called Stoicism which is, as you will find out, more than simply enduring pain or hardship without complaining.There have been many authors on Bulletproof Radio and Ryan deserves to be among them - he is seriously good. You might have read including The Obstacle Is the Way, Ego Is the Enemy, The Daily Stoic plus the one that you really should read, Perennial Seller.Ryan's company, Brass Check, has advised companies such as Google, TASER, and Complex, as well as multiplatinum musicians and some of the biggest authors in the world. He lives in Austin, Texas and in this podcast episode he discusses some complex ideas and makes them very, very approachable.

Imagine building something like a cell phone, a car, or a house and then imagine that thing went on to reproduce itself. Well, that is what Andrew Hessel, the guest on this episode of Bulletproof Radio, and the people at the human Genome Project-Write intend to do. Starting by helping people better understand and use living systems to meet the needs of society.Andrew Hessel is the CEO of Humane Genomics Inc., a seed-stage company developing virus-based therapies for cancer, starting with dogs. He is also a co-founder of the Genome Project-write, the international scientific effort working to engineer large genomes, including the human genome. Andrew does things that sound like science fiction and even the way he describes himself, as a synthetic biologist, contains a set of words that did not exist until very recently. In the interview, we get into what exactly that is, what can be done through DNA splicing, and why they use viruses to get the job done. 

Dr. Mike Dow is a psychotherapist, a neurotherapist, and a New York Times best-selling author of several books. He is also a well-known expert in relationships, brain health, addiction, and mental illness which is why he is a part of Dr. Oz's core team of experts.You might have seen him on TV shows on VH1, TLC, The Today Show, and on top of that, he's got a second doctorate in clinical sexology and a post-doctorate in psychopharmacology. Dr. Dow is a full time, licensed psychotherapist and sex therapist plus all sorts of other crazy stuff.In other words, Mike Dow is a total badass at multiple parts of what it takes to be a high performance, highly functional, happy human being.

The guest on this episode of Bulletproof Radio is a doctor who was referenced heavily in Headstrong, my book about cognitive function and mitochondrial hacking. His name is Dr. Frank Shallenberger (or Dr. Ozone) and he has been practicing as a physician for more than four decades in both conventional and alternative medicine.He started as a western doctor, earlier in his career but he decided that he wanted to know more about health than what happens in a hospital. This happened after he realized that the human body is a self-healing mechanism and that it is our lifestyle, belief system, bad exercise, and toxins that cause it to break.Dr. Shallenberger is one of the guys who has revolutionized the practice of anti-aging and preventative medicine since the very early days of those fields. He has also patented a method to measure mitochondrial function, metabolism, oxygen utilization and in this episode, we talk about that method, his most recent book, Bursting With Energy, and much more.

Ryan Cummins has had an amazing path working with influential people through Live Earth, talking with 120 Nobel Prize and Fields Medal winners, MacArthur Genius Grant recipients, and Pulitzer Prize winners. His work culminated in him having a new understanding of what he could do to allow us all to have life-changing, amazing, celebrity experiences, while also supporting massive charity efforts. This all gave birth to a company called Omaze.Omaze is an experience-driven fundraising platform that uses the power of storytelling and technology to radically change charitable giving. Through his work at Omaze, Ryan has engaged with top performers, influencers, and franchises including Bono, Robert Downey Jr., Serena Williams, George Clooney, Cristiano Ronaldo, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and more.The work Ryan has done with 150 charities in 175 countries, is something that has disrupted the entire philanthropic space. Along with his partner Matt at Omaze, Ryan is breaking the traditional model of charity and

Dr. Dale Bredesen has spent over 30 years researching the treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s disease and has recently published the first paper on the Reversal Of Cognitive Decline in patients with early onset Alzheimer’s. He truly is a pioneer in the science of Alzheimer's and other neurodegenerative diseases of the brain. He is also an internationally recognized expert on how Alzheimer's happens, and his lab, the Bredesen Laboratory, studies the mechanisms behind neurodegeneration.Even if you don't have Alzheimer's, or don't know anyone with Alzheimer's, you have a greater chance of getting Alzheimer's disease than you think ... assuming you don't get hit by a car when you're young.The information that you will learn in this podcast episode, will not only help protect you against neurodegenerative diseases but it has led to the publication of 220 research papers, and Dr. Bredesen just wrote an entire book called, The End of Alzheimer's, that frankly, everyone should read.

Ryan Estis has spent 15 years in the ad agency business helping companies connect with their employees and consumers. Which means that he understands the challenges business leaders and top performers face because he has been in their shoes. His clients include AT&T, Motorola, MasterCard, Adobe, the NBA, the Mayo Clinic, and many more very recognizable names.Now, before you say "what the heck is someone like that doing on Bulletproof Radio?" you should know that Ryan started his own research and learning organization right at the height of the last recession because he felt something was missing. He has now spent almost 10 years looking at what the world's best companies do differently and has started sharing that knowledge.Whether you are an entrepreneur or you simply work at a company, the topics we cover in this episode are really important because we discuss the reason to having a mission, knowing why you do what you do, and why your company does what it does. These ideas can seriously impac

Our guest on this episode is Dan Levendowski. Dan is the President and Co-founder of Advanced Brain Monitoring which is a neurodiagnostic device company that has been working on the science of human sleep for about 20 years.Dan is returning to Bulletproof Radio for the second time. His first appearance was alongside Phillip Westbrook back in 2014. Back then, Dan's company had a new sleep apnea device called Night Shift, but in this episode, we dive into the topic of why so many people do not get good quality sleep, why that is such a problem, and also what we can do about it.

For almost four decades, Dr. Frank Lipman has been a pioneer in integrative and functional medicine. He is also a well-known international speaker in the health and wellness industry, has made many popular TV and magazines appearances, so you have probably have heard him if you're interested in taking care of yourself.He is the founder and director of the Eleven Eleven Wellness Center in New York City, a New York Times bestselling author, and the creator of the Be Well lifestyle brand.On this episode, we talk about his fifth book, How to Be Well, and what he learned while writing it. We also talk about his good medicine mandala, and why good health comes from the ordinary things we do every day.

Today's guest is one of those people who is definitely changing the world for the better, but he's not a scientist, shaman, guru or inventor, he is Gary Vaynerchuk.Gary's a serial entrepreneur who best known as Gary Vee. He is a chairman of Vayner X, and he runs Vayner Media and Vayner Sports. He has built businesses starting with his family's wine company when he got out of college, established one of the first eCommerce wine sites in the late 90s, produced 1000 episodes of his YouTube vlog, is on the Fortune 40 under 40 list, and has written four New York Times bestsellers.If you're alive and you have a phone or web browser, you've probably seen at least one thing from Gary Vee because he's uniquely positive, extremely interesting, and rather outspoken person. In this episode, he lets us look inside his head and talk about how he thinks about success, gratitude, legacy, and what really matters in life.

Close your eyes, sit back, and let healer and spiritual guide Shaman Durek create a bridge between your spiritual and physical self with this guided meditation brought to you by Bulletproof Radio.If you want to know more about Shaman Durek download his Bulletproof Radio podcast with Dave Asprey on iTunes and Google Podcasts. You're welcome.

Today's guest is known as Shaman Durek and is a third generation shaman who has devoted decades to the study and practice of becoming a thought leader and spiritual enthusiast for people all over the globe.Durek acts as a bridge between the spiritual and physical planes (which he demonstrates during the podcast), and applies ancient spiritual wisdom to help bring success, happiness and healing into clients’ lives.In this podcast episode, we talk about visiting hospitals around the world, communicating with the organs in the body, why he calls himself a spirit hacker, and much more.

In this episode of Bulletproof Radio, our guests are Justin Strahan and Scott Nelson, the co-founders of a company called Joovv. Joovv is a company that is taking the clinical research behind the healing benefits of red light therapy and turning that into practical devices that you can use at home.Scott and Justin have a combination of expertise that is truly unique. Scott focuses on the biology of how this stuff works and Justin has spent years doing design and engineering. So, in this episode, we talk about the clinical studies, how we can apply that knowledge, and what light actually does to our biology.If you have read Head Strong or listened to other podcast episodes that I've done about light, you'll know that light is one of the big signals that your body is listening to all of the time. It is like any another nutrient that comes in so you need to be choosy.

Today's guests are the founders of BiOptimizers, Wade Lightheart and Matt Gallant. Both of these guys are high performers, they look amazing, and they both have deep knowledge of human performance.Wade is a former three-time Canadian natural body-building champion, and Matt is an experienced strength and conditioning coach for pro athletes who is in ketosis most of the time. Matt has also been working on supplements for more than a decade - so he really knows his stuff.In this episode, we talk about processes that go on in your gut (that you probably don't know about), probiotics, healthy gut bacteria, and something that is often overlooked in health and nutrition, the role that enzymes can play.

This podcast episode is all about the brain because the guest is master clinician, certified neuropsychiatrist, and brain scientist, Dr. David Feifel.Feifel founded the Kadima Neuropsychiatry Institute in San Diego after having been a professor of psychiatry at UC San Diego for more than 20 years. Nearly a decade ago, he developed the world's first ketamine infusion program for psychiatric disorders and integrated that practice into the UCSD's Center for Advanced Treatments.In this episode, we talk about how the brain actually works, using ketamine in psychiatry, transcranial magnetic stimulation, and much more.You wanted more brain hackers, you got more brain hackers. Enjoy the show!

Today's guest was an anesthesiologist at the top of his game before he changed his focus to become a leader in Regenerative Medicine. His name is Dr. Matt Cook and he has repaired injuries for many top-tier athletes, enabling their bodies to heal in ways that are not normally possible.In addition, Dr. Cook sits on the scientific advisory board of several high profile medical companies and is a true a leader in the emerging fields of Musculoskeletal Ultrasound imaging, nerve hydrodissection, and stem cell medicine.Dr. Cook also runs BioReset Medical and this episode of Bulletproof Radio was recorded live in his offices in Los Gatos California.Enjoy the show!

Today's Bulletproof Radio guest is Dr. Michelle Perro who is a 37 year veteran of pediatrics in acute care and integrative medicine, which means that she has truly been on the front line of caring for children.Over the past couple of decades, she has personally witnessed the decline in kids' health and also the increase in the environmental load our children are experiencing. In fact, this issue affected her so much that she wrote a book about it, What's Making our Children Sick. In this podcast episode, we help you understand what's going on inside the children of today and how we can potentially lower their environmental burden.Dr. Perro is also the Executive Director of the non-profit website, gmoscience.org, which explores the links between genetically modified food, the pesticides that come with them, and how that impacts food, health and agriculture.Enjoy the show!

Today's special edition of Bulletproof Radio was recorded at Nike's "Just Do It" headquarters in Los Angeles. And who better to chat with, in that location, than the star of E!'s hit series Total Bellas and Total Divas, WWE superstar and entrepreneur Nikki Bella.Aside from being a kickass WWE star, Nikki owns and runs the businesses BirdieBee.com and BelleRadici.com. She was also ranked No. 2 in Pro Wrestling Illustrated's Female 50, and was named 2015's Diva of the Year by Rolling Stone magazine.Bella is the longest reigning Divas Champion in the history of the sport (301 days); let's see how she handles 60 minutes on Bulletproof Radio.

All about the ages and stages of your brain! You are passionate before you are wise!Dr. John Medina, a developmental molecular biologist, has a lifelong fascination with how the mind reacts to and organizes information. He is the author of the New York Times bestseller Brain Rules—a provocative book that takes on the way our schools and work environments are designed.Medina is an affiliate Professor of Bioengineering at the University of Washington School of Medicine. He lives in Seattle, Washington. Enjoy the show!

Today's guest is what Dave calls a "belligerent researcher." T.S. Wiley is a member of the New York Academy of Sciences, and the American Anthropological Association. She also is an author, medical theorist, and researcher based out of Santa Fe New Mexico.Wiley is the author of the books Lights Out: Sleep, Sugar and Survival, and Sex, Lies & Menopause, which explains the hypothesis of how women have accelerated the ageing process and put themselves in the bull's eye for breast cancer by postponing marriage and motherhood. So, yeah... it is controversial, to say the least.This podcast episode discusses the Wiley Protocol, how humans are a system that moves through time, and why the body you will have at the end of listening to this podcast is not the body you have right now.