DaveAsprey:
Manypeopleinthebio-hackingcommunityhavehadtroublewithhowmuch
theyoverpaytheirlifeinsuranceprovider,becausethesecompanieshaven't
caughtupwithnewscientificstudiesthathavechangedthewaydifferentdiet
typesandexerciseareviewedbythescientificcommunity.
Forexample,peoplewhoarecommittedtotheBulletproofdietmayhavean
increasedlevelofagoodkindofcholesterol,calledHDL,butsomelifeinsurance
companieslumpallcholesterolunderonenegativecategory,liketheywere
createdinthe1950s.Ohwait,that's'causetheywere.Adecisionlikethiscan
greatlyincreasewhatyouwouldpayforlifeinsurance.
Well,HealthIQisacompanythat'sdecidedtochangethat.HealthIQadvocates
forahealth-consciouslifestyle.They'veusedscienceanddatatofightforlower
ratesonlifeinsuranceforhealth-consciouspeople,includingcyclists,runners,
vegans,andvegetarians,weightliftersandotherpeoplewhoareondietsthat
actuallymakethemfeelbetter,performbetter,andlivelonger.
Infact,researchhasshownthatpeoplewithahighhealthIQare42%lesslikely
tobeobeseandhavea57%lowerriskofearlydeath.Manypeopledon'teven
knowtheirhealthIQ,letalonerealizetheycangetalowerrateduetohavinga
highhealthIQ.
HealthIQhasspecialratesonlifeinsuranceforthehealth-conscious,andright
now,Bulletprooflistenerscanlearnmoreandgetafreelifeinsurancequoteby
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Speaker2:
BulletproofRadio,astateofhighperformance.
DaveAsprey:
You'relisteningtoBulletproofRadio,withDaveAsprey.Today'scoolfactofthe
dayisaboutmitochondria.Manypeoplethinkthatwegetabout50%ofour
geneticsfromourmothersand50%fromourfathers,butyou'reactuallymore
relatedtoyourmomthantoyourdad.
That'sbecausewhenyou'reconceived,theeggandspermeachhave
mitochondria,butmitochondriaarethepartofthecell,whichtakesinnutrients
andbreaksthemdown,andcreatesenergy-richmoleculesforyourcells.
They'rebasicallythebatteriesorthepowerplantsforyourcells,andyour
mitochondriacomeexclusivelyfromyourmom.Ifyourmitochondriastop
working,evenforjustaboutsixseconds,youdie,becausethosemitochondria
arethatactive.They'reconstantlyrecyclingthisenergyforyou.It'skindoflike
whathappenswhenyouriPhoneisdownatyour1%charge.Assoonasyoulose
thatlastpercent,you'regone.
Sincewe'retalkingaboutthingslikemitochondriatoday,IwouldberemissifI
didn'tmentionHeadstrong,thenewbookthatI'vespentalongtimewriting.
Startedhackingmymitochondria,ohgee,17,18yearsago,whenIrealizedIwas
havingmajorbrainfog,Iwasfat,andhavingenergyissues,andeveryoneofthe
therapiesthat'sbeenmosteffective,everyoneofthebio-hacksthatincrease
thelevelofperformance,whenyoureallydigin,likeanonion,justpeeloffthe
layers,rightattheverycore,it'salwaysmitochondrial.
Sointhisnewbook,there'sstuffthatnoone'sseen,aboutwhat'scontrolling
yourmitochondria.We'velearned,thanksto40yearsofrelentlessresearch
fromauniversityresearcher,who'scoveredinthebook,that,prettymuch,your
mitochondriaarethegatewaytohowyourbodyinteractswiththeenvironment
aroundyou.
Epigenetics,theideathattheworldaroundyouchangesyourDNA.Itchanges
themthroughtheinfluenceofmitochondria.Sotheselittlethingsthatusedto
bebacteriasareactuallyincharge,andHeadstrong,whichyoucangetat
orderheadstrong.com,ifyouorderbeforeApril4thof2017,I'llactuallygiveyou
thefirstchapterforfree,andyoucangetacouponfortheBulletproofstore,
andabunchofotherfreebies.So,checkoutHeadstrong.
Thatwasacoolfactaboutmitochondria.Today'sguestissomeonethatyou
knowandlove,ifyou'realong-timelistener.ItisnoneotherthanDr.Mark,the
medicaldirectorforBulletproof,andtheheadofourcoachingprogram.Soif
yougoto...Mark,what'sourBulletproofcoachingURL?
Dr.Mark:
It'sbulletprooftraininginstitute.com.
DaveAsprey:
Thereyougo,bulletprooftraininginstitute.com,andassoonasyougothere,
you'reinstantlyupgradedtoaveryposhBritishaccent,justlikeDr.Mark.It'sa
freeupgradethathappens.Allright,maybenot.
DrMarkandIarefriends.We'vecollaboratedonthecreationoftheBulletproof
coachingprogram,whichnowhasabout500+students.
Dr.Mark:
That'sright.
DaveAsprey:
Andhundredsofgraduates,andthesearepeoplewhogooutandtakethese
Bulletproofideasthatsay,"Thehumanbodyisasystem,anditinteractswith
theworldaroundus.There'sthingsyoudoinsideyourhead,insideyourheart,
andthingsyoudobiologically,withwhatyouputonyourplate.Whenyoustack
allthattogetherinjusttherightway,youcandoamazingthings.Youcan
actuallyteachclientshowtodoit."
MarkalsoissomeonewhoI,whenwe'redoingQ&Afromlisteners,whereMark
andIjustchataboutthis,becausehehasamedicalperspectiveonthis,andI
haveabio-hackerperspective.Soyou'llalwayslearnreallycoolstuffonthe
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show.Thesearesomeofmyfavoriteepisodes,eventhoughwedon'thavea
traditionalguest.It'salwayssortoflike,IinterviewMark,heinterviewsme.So,
welcometotheshow.
Dr.Mark:
Thankyou.
DaveAsprey:
Allright,Mark.Howarewedoingthis?Areyoureadingthequestions?AmI
readingthequestions?Howdidwedecidetodothatthistime?
Dr.Mark:
I'llreadthequestions,ifyouwant.Shallwedothat?
DaveAsprey:
Allright.Yeah,okay.Whydon'tyoureadthequestionsandI'llanswer,thenyou
answer,andwe'lldowhatwealwaysdo.Peoplewholistentousregularlyknow
thesearekindofspecialshowswhereyoulearnalotaboutalotofstuff.All
right,let'sroll.
Dr.Mark:
Okay,actually,beforewedoourfirstquestion,Dave,Iwanttotalkalittlebit
aboutmitochondria,becausesomethingthathardlyanyonerealizesisthatata
biologicallevel,wearefundamentallymitochondria.
DaveAsprey:
YouandIareinagreementthere.
Dr.Mark:
Itsoundslikeacrazything,right?It'slike,peoplego,"Well,aren'twehuman?
Don'twehavelike60trillionhumancells?"Well,actually,wehaveovera
quadrillionmitochondriawithinthosecells.Oneofthethemesthatwe'regonna
bringintothisquestionandanswertoday,istokeeprelatingitbackto
mitochondria.Because,whatwe'restartingtorealizeis,thatifyoureallycare
aboutyourperformance,ifyoucareaboutyourenergy,youcareaboutyour
health,thenyouneedtoknowaboutmitochondria.
DaveAsprey:
Infact,ifyouthinkaboutit,wehavethisgreatstory,andifyoufast-forward,
fast-reverse,whateveryoucallthat,backtohighschoolbiology,"ohyeah,many
hundredsofmillions,orbillions,ofyearsago,weharnessedsomelittlebacteria,
whichbecameourmitochondria."Theyactuallywerelittlereddish-colored
bacteriaatonepointinevolution."And,weusedthemforenergy."Now,the
flip-sideofthatwouldbe,"Manymillionsofyearsago,mitochondriasawour
cells,andwerelike,'Oh,petridishes!Let'scolonizethoseandtake'emover!'"
Andtothisday,whenpeoplereadtheBulletproofDiet,ortheyhearmetalking
aboutthethreebehaviorsthateveryonehas,theLabradorbrainbehaviors,
thesearebacteriabehaviors.Thisistheoperatingsystemforabacteriatobe
alive,andit'seasy.Eateverything,soyoudon'tstarve.Runawayfromorkill
everything,soitdoesn'teatyou,andsothatyoucanreproduce,andthethird
oneis,makesureyouhavesexwitheverythingelse,sothatyoucanreproduce
thespecies.That'sallyoudotobecomeabio-film.That'showstufffloatingin
theocean,orthestuffgrowing,frankly,inthebottomofyourtrashcan,it
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doesn'tmatter,that'swhatbacteriadotostayalive,andthat'swhatplantsdo.
That'swhateverythingalivedoes.
That'swhatyoudo,too.Allofthebehaviorsthatyoudon'tlikecomefromone
ofthosethreethings.Like,findsomethingthatyou'vedonethatyou're
ashamedof,thatdidn'tcomefromyourmitochondria.Italwayscomesfrom
thosecoreurges,andourjobashumansistobeabletobeawareofthoseurges
andtohavecontrolofthem.
Insomeofthemoreadvancedworkthatwedo,bothinthecoachingprogram
andthenewpersonaldevelopmentseriesthatwe'rerunning,aswellasevenat
40YearsofZen,it'slike,howdoyoureprogramthecorebehaviorsthatcome
frommitochondriasothatthey'relessreactive?That'swhyHeadstrongissuch
animportantbook,andthat'swhy,ineveryquestion,we'lltiethisrightbackto
mitochondria.
So,thanksforcueingituptherightway,'causeIwasblownaway.Ialwaysknew
mitochondriamattered.Ithoughttheywerepowerplants.Ididn'tknowthey
wereincharge.
Dr.Mark:
Yeah,andit'squitehumbling,yeah?Whenyourealizesomuchofour
unconsciousbehaviorandthewaywefeel,thewayweshowupinlife,theway
werelate,thethingswethink,areinfluencedbytheseprimitiveorganssituated
inourcell.Soit'stimewestartedpayingalittlebitmorerespectto
mitochondria.
DaveAsprey:
Justunderstandingthey'reabout10%ofyourbodyweight,whichisnotthat
much,buttheymake600poundsofATPeveryday,from50gramsofraw
material.Theyjustkeeprecyclingit.It'slikeyouhaveyouriPhone,andits
batteryisfundamental.Itdoesn'tworkwithoutthebattery.Well,thisisour
battery,andit'slookingallaround,like,"WhatcanIdonow?"eventhoughyou
don'tknowit'sdoingthat.It'sfascinating.
Dr.Mark:
Reallyfascinating.IlearnedalotfromreadingHeadstrongaswell.It'sa
significantcontributiontothefieldofperformanceandhealth,sothankyoufor
doingthat.
DaveAsprey:
Thanksforyourkindcomments,andImentionediPhonessincewe'regetting
going,andpeopleliketohearthelatestbio-hacks.Beforewegetintothisfirst
question,I'mgonnashowoffthebackofmyiPhone,'causeit'scool.Ifyou're
watchingonYouTube,yougotoBulletproof.com/youtube,we'llshowyouthe
channel.
But,checkthisthingout.It'sasensorfromacompanycalledCardia,anditgets
ahospital-gradeEKGontheiPhone,anytimeyouwant.Thefirstone'slookedat
byadoctor,butafterthat,itactuallyusesartificialintelligencetotellyouifyour
EKGoryourheart,basicallyifyourheart'sbeatingwell.Normallyit'sforpeople
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whohaveheartattacksandareatriskofthingslikethat.Idon'thaveanyrisk
likethat,Ijustlikecoolgadgetsthatmonitorthings.Plus,myiPhonelookskinda
likeaspaceshipnow,soit'skindacool.Butyouliterallyputtwofingersonthe
backofit,ittakes30secondsandthenitwilltakeyourEKG,sendituptothe
cloud.
In2003,Idesignedtheentirebackendinfrastructureforthefirststick-onheart
ratemonitor,tosolveexactlythisproblem.Sothatwecouldtellpeople,"You're
abouttohaveaheartattack.Gotothehospitalnow,becauseyouhave48
hoursbeforeyou'reprobablygonnadie."
Well,now,there'sasensor.I'mnotsurehowmuchitcosts,becauseIgotitat
thePeterDiamandisconference,butit'snotterriblyexpensive.Thisisthekind
ofstuffthat'scompletelycoolforbio-hacking,becausebefore,thiswashidden
data.Bytheway,guesswhat'spoweringyourheart.Ofcourse,it's
mitochondria.Youhaveamitochondrialproblem,yourheartisn'tgoingtobe
abletobeat,andyouactuallywillhaveaheartattack,ifyoudon'thaveenough
mitochondriaenergyintheheart.It'swheretheelectricitycomesfrom.Thisis
measuringelectricaloutputfrommitochondriathatisusedbytheheart.
So,it'sfascinating,butevenwhenwe'retalkingaboutiPhones,there'sa
mitochondrialconnection.
Dr.Mark:
Okay,let'sstartwithourfirstquestion.ThisisfromRodney,aged42,fromthe
UnitedStatesofAmerica."DearDaveandDr.Mark,overthelastfewyears,I've
hadanincreasinglyhardtimewithkeepingfocusedandclear-headed.Iget
brainfog,andmyshort-termmemoryisn'tgreat.Caffeinehelps,butitmakes
meanxiousandjittery.WhatelsecanIdotohelp?"
So,whenIreadthatquestion,whatcomesupimmediately,isinflammationand
mitochondrialdysfunction.Now,weneedtoexplainwhatImeanbyallofthose.
IfweactuallyhadRodneywithus,we'dbeaskinghimawholebunchof
questions.I'dwanttoknowthis,andwhat'shappenedtoyourenergylevels?Do
yougetforgetfulness?Doyougetcravings?What'schangedinyour
environmentoverthelastcoupleofyears?Whatareyousurroundedby?
Inareallysimple,systematicway,totakealookatanyhealthissueorany
performanceissueistotakealookattheenvironmentaroundyouandtheway
it'sinfluencingyou.Thenyourinternalenvironment,yourbiologyand
psychology,andsystematicallygoroundit.So,forRodney,Isuspectwhat's
goingtobegoingonisthathe'sgotinflammation.I'dlovetoknowhowhisgut
healthis.Areyougettinganybloating,anyflatulence?Anykindofwind?That
kindofstuff.
Now,I'vegotawholebunchofideas,astohowtogowiththis,butIjustwant
togetyourinitialthoughtsonthis,Dave,fromyourperspective.
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DaveAsprey:
Iwouldalsolookathisage,becauseoneofthevariablesthereistime.42isan
interestingperiod.Mostpeopleunderage,well,notmost,well,slightlymost,
52%ofpeopleunderage40havenormalmitochondrialfunction.48%ofpeople
haveearly-onsetmitochondrialdysfunction,accordingtoresearchin
Headstrong.
So,hejustcrossedover40,andprettymucheveryoneoverage40has
mitochondrialdysfunction.Wecallitaging,andoneofthefivetheoriesofaging
isthatyourmitochondrialfunctiongoesdown.Whenyoutalkabout
inflammation,youalwaysgetinflammationwhenyourmitochondriastart
leaking.
Theideais,atight-runningmotordoesn'tleakoil.Allofthepressurefroman
explosioninthemotorgoesintopoweringthecarforward,andthenyouget
leakyvalveseals.Eventually,someofthepressuregoesintotheengine,it
doesn'tgointothetires.Anoldcarjustdoesn'tdrivelikeanewcar.Itdoesn't
havethesamepowercurve.Everytimeyourmitochondrialeakthesehighenergyelectrons,insteadofputtingthemintothesystem,itcreates
inflammationdirectly.It'scalledreactiveoxygenspecies,orfreeradicals.
Sincethebrainhasthehighestdensityofmitochondria,alongwiththeeyes,
whichareanextensionofthebrain,thebrainitself,andtheheart,that'swhere
themostenergypercelllives.Whensomeonesays,"Igetbrainfogandshorttermmemoryproblems"likethat,I'mlike,"Whatarethemitochondriainyour
braindoing?"Andbyextension,sincemitochondriaalltalktoeachother,what
arethemitochondriaintherestofyourbodydoing?
Theansweris,youjustcrossedoverfromprobablyfunctioningmitochondria
intotherealmof,mymitochondriahavestartedleaking.You'regettingolder.So
whatdowedotoreversethat?
Dr.Mark:
Yeah,sowhatweneedtodo.Toanyonewho'slisteningtothis,whatI'mgonna
sharewithyouarethebasicprinciplesfortacklinganyissuelikethis.Applyitto
yourownlifeaswell.
WewanttobasicallystartworkingoutwhereRodney'skryptoniteis.Kryptonite
isessentiallyanythingthatunderminesyourenergy,yourperformance,the
functioningofyourmitochondria,thefunctioningofyourbrain.Wehaveto
takeontheroleofadetectivetodothat.We'vegottobesystematicaboutit.
Sowecanlooktotheenvironmentsurroundingourselves.Whatkindoflight
arewebeingexposedto?Isitfluorescentlight?IsitLEDlight?Arewegetting
enoughsunlight?Theairaroundus,isitfullofnegativeions?Isthereair
pollutioninthere?Istheremoldinthere?WhatkindofpeopleamIsurrounded
by?AmIneartonature?WhatkindofwateramIdrinking?Isitchemically
contaminated?WhatfoodamIbringingin?
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OnethingIseeoftenwithpeoplewhohavebrainfog,andmanyofmypatients
havebrainfogissues,itcorrelatesreallycloselytofoodsensitivities.Iknowthat
ifI,personally,eatglutenordairyorrefinedsugar,I'llhavebrainfogwithina
coupleofhours,period.Somepeoplehavelectinsensitivity.Lectinsare-
DaveAsprey:
Whatarethose?
Dr.Mark:
Thereyougo.Whathappenswhenyouhavelectins?Lectinisfoundinbeans,
andlegumes,andgrains,andnuts,andseeds.Itcreatesthisinflammationinside
ofyourbody.Lectinsarejustproteinsthatbindtocarbohydrates.They'rethe
immunedefensesystemforplants.Butwecan'tdigestthem,andwhenyou're
sensitive,they'recreatingsomeinflammatorycascadeinthebody.Youcanbe
gettingalongfeelingfine,youhavesomelectins,andthen,beforeyouknowit,
youcan'tthinkproperly.You'remakingbaddecisionsandyou'vebecomea
prettymiserablepersontobearound.Thenyou'reaging,andyou'remoody,
andallthiskindofstuff,andlike,anhourortwopreviously,youwere
absolutelyfine.
DaveAsprey:
It'sinteresting,too,inthatsensitivityisgenetic.Itcomesdowntothewayyour
immunesystemisputtogether.It'snotaboutallergyatall.Thisisaboutthose
plantsdevelopedasystemtokeepanimalsfromeatingthem,andthatsystem
worksagainstyou,butyourspouse,ortheguestsittingacrossfromyoumaybe
perfectlyfineeatingthatplant.It'snotthattheplantisgoodorbad,it'sthatit's
kryptoniteforyou.Mostpeopleeatthehigh-lectinfoodseverysingleday.Your
normalstateisnotthesame.There'satleastthreestudiesthatI'vecitedin
Headstrong,thattalkabouthowlectinsdirectlypoisonmitochondria,ifyou're
sensitivetothatkindoflectin.
Thedysfunctionofmitochondriahappensbecauseyouatebellpeppers,oryou
atepotatoes,andyou'resensitivetothelectininthatfood,eventhoughthey're
notbadfoodsforsomepeople.So,forRodneyhere,Iwouldreallywanthimto
lookat,whatareyoudoinginthemealsfor24to48hoursbeforeyougetthe
worstbrainfogandshort-termmemoryproblems?
Ialsothinkthatwewouldwanttoaddressbloodflowinthebrain.He'sgotto
begetting,whatIrecommendinHeadstrong,andwhatthedatashowsis,look,
ifyoumovefor20minutesaday,andmoving,goforjustanormalwalk.You
don'thavetotakethestairseveryday,althoughthatmightbegood.You'renot
gonnabeabetterpersonifyoutakethestairs.IusetheBulletproofVibe,
usuallythat'smyprimaryformofmovement,especiallywhenI'vegottwofeet
ofsnowonthegroundlikeIdorightnow.It'snotthatconvenienttogofora
walkinit.
Theotherthingthatcouldmakeareallybigdifferenceis,inthelastthreeyears,
mostpeoplehaveaddedLEDlightstotheirhouse,andthebrightnessofTVs,
andthebrightnessofphonesandall,it'sgonecrazy.IrememberIgotmyfirst
Mac,thefirsttimeIgotajobataventurecapitalistfirm.Thiswasalmost10
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yearsago.I'dwantedtoworkataVCsinceIwas12yearsold.Iwaslike,"A
venturecapitalist?Howfun,yougettoseeallthesecompanies,andyougetto
helpthesepeoplewhoaredoingallthesethings."
IboughtanewMac,andIwouldsitinthisfluorescent-litroom,staringata
super-bright,whitescreen,andby11inthemorning,Ifeltlikesuchazombie,
andIcouldn'tfigureitout.I'dgooutsideforalittlewhile,andI'dletmyeyes
relax.I'dlookattheSun,andI'dgobackin.Itwasdrainingtome.WhatIfigured
out,afteracoupleofyearsofthis,wasthatthenewbrightLEDilluminationin
laptopscreensthatthey'djustaddedtotheMacs,itwasaffectingmybrain.
Theeyeshavemitochondriathatgetsstressed.Anewstudyjustfounda23%
reductioninmitochondrialfunctioninthemacula,afterexposuretothese
brightwhitescreens.That'salot.You'regonnagetmaculardegenerationifyou
stareatafullyilluminated,anykindofmodernthing.
EventheTV,IhaveanewSonybig-screenTV,andit'ssobrightthatthekidsand
Dr.LanaandI,welookatthat,especiallyevening,anditknocksusout.We
actuallyhavetoturnthebrightnessdown,andchangethecolortemperature,
andit'sbecausethemitochondriatalktoeachother.
Wethinkweknowhowtheytalktoeachother.Weknowtheydotalk.Wedon't
knowifit'schemicalor,myguessisthattheytalkbyshiningphotonsateach
other.Thesearelittlelightmolecules,they'recalledbio-photons.Weknow
mitochondriaareverylight-sensitive,andweknowtheymakelight.Sotheidea
thattheymakeitandthentheyhearitisnotthatuncommon.Wealsoknow
that,withoutcompletedarkness,thatdoesn'twork.
SoforRodney,atnight,whenyougotosleep,youneedtocovereveryLEDin
yourbedroom,andyouneedtoduct-tapeyourcurtainstothewindow,or
betteryet,getaproperroll-downshadeandcurtainsthatcoverit,sothatwhen
youopenyoureyesatnight,thereisnostreetlightcomingin.Becausewe've
changedthespectrumoflight,wehavelikethecorn-syrupoflightingin
streetlights,andyourneighbors'lights,andoutdoorlights,andifyoudon'tget
absolutedarkness,you'regoingtogetbrainfog,andyou'regoingtogetshorttermmemoryproblemsovertime.
Justcontrollingthat,lesssugar,andmoreketones,Ithinkwouldmakeahuge
difference.There'snothingwrongwithlookingatthewritingI'vedoneabout
nootropicsandsmartdrugs,because,forme,for20yearsI'vebeentakingsmart
drugsthatsupportmybrain.Aniracetamismyfavoriteone,whichactuallylets
yougetyourshort-termmemory,theycallitmemoryIO,theabilitytogetthings
inandoutofmemory.
Idon'tforgetwordsever,whereasbefore,eventhoughIwasaverysuccessful
executiveinSiliconValley,thereweretimeswhenIjustcouldn'tremember
words,anditwoulddrivemenuts.Atthispointinmylife,eventhoughIhavea
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veryintenseschedule,I'mbacktoback,I'maNewYorkTimesbest-selling
author,IrunaWebbyAward-winningradioshow,I'mCEOofarapidly-growing
venture-backedcompany,andI'madadwhospendsalotoftimewithhiskids,
I'mallin,Idon'tforgetwords.Theycomeeffortlessly,andifIevenforgetone
wordinaday,it'saredflagandIsay,"WhatdidIjustdo?Whatchanged?"
becausethatisnotanormaloccurrence.Whereasbefore,dozensoftimesa
day,itwasanormaloccurrence.
Soforyou,that'sasignandyou'vepickeditup,Rodney,thatsomethingisn't
right.You'vegottofigureout,whatdoyoudosoyouhavelessofthat,and
moreofthat.That'syourradarmap,totellyouwhenyou'redoingbetteror
doingworse.
Dr.Mark:
Ijustwanttozoomoutthere,soforanyonelisteningtothis,justbearthisin
mindaswell.It'sthat,ifyouforgetsomething,ifyoufeeltired,oryouget
moody,oryouinexplicablygetangry,ifyoucan'tfindtherightword,ifyoucan't
holdyourfocusandgeteasilydistracted,thatisasymptomofanunderlying
disorderedbiologyandpsychology,andpossiblyenvironmentaswell.Sowhat
happensinsocietyis,wejustnormalizeit.Wejustsay,"Okay,thisisjustme.
Justkindacreepson,right?"We'resurroundedbyotherswhoaredistracted
andtiredaswell.
Onethingyoumentioninyourbook,is"normalisyournemesis."That'sa
phrasethatkindastuckwithme.Maybewecantalkabitaboutthat,because
there'sgonnabealotofpeoplelisteningtothis,whohavebeentolerating
essentiallyintolerablesymptomsforalongtime,thinkingnothingofit.Yet,by
makingsomeadjustmentstotheirinternalenvironment,theirexternal
environment,notonlycantheyresolvethesymptoms,buttheycanactuallyfeel
reallygood.
DaveAsprey:
Youcanfeelreallygood.Theproblemis,youdon'tknowwhatreallygoodfeels
like.Unlessyou'rehospitalizedordisabled,youprobablythinkyou'redoingall
right.Thisisourownabilitytodeceiveourselves.
Ididn'tknowyouweresupposedtobeabletowalkwithoutpain,becauseIwas
bornduck-footed,believeitornot,andIlearnedtostraightenthatout.Ihad
arthritisdiagnosedinmykneeswhenIwas14yearsold.Ihaveascrewinmy
rightknee.WhenIwasabout20-ish,somewhereinthere,Ifinallygotorthotics
thatworked.IwalkedacrosscampusattheUniversityofCaliforniainSanta
Barbara,andI'mlike,"OhmyGod,Ijustwalkedacrosscampuswithoutpain!"I
hadnoideathatwaspossible.
Iplayedsocceratahighlevelfor13years,andI'mlike,"It'sjustsupposedto
hurt,soyoujustpowerthroughit."Soforme,normalwas,"Thisisjustastate.
It'snotevenabigdeal."Butitwascompletelyabnormal.
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Sowhatourgoalis,asbio-hackers,is"Donotbenormal."Averageisnotwhat
youwanttobe.Youwanttobewayaboveaverage.Youwanttobeabnormal.
Whatthatmeansis,istheresomethingyoudon'tlike,evenifyouconsideritto
benormal?AndinRodney'scase,hefiguredout,"Idon'tlikeitthatI'm
forgettingwords.Idon'tlikeitthatI'mgettingtired."That'sbecomingnormal
foryou,andnowyou'regonnareversethat,andyou'regonnamakeitabnormal
again.
Dr.Mark:
That'sit.Onthemedicalfront,forpeopleouttherewithbrainfog,medications
areaverycommoncauseofbrainfog.Ifyou'retakingbeta-blockers,antidepressants,sleepingtablets.Ifyou'reonany-
DaveAsprey:
Bloodpressuremeds.
Dr.Mark:
Bloodpressuremeds.Ifyou'reonanymedicationsandyou'reexperiencingany
symptoms,lookatthesideeffectsofthemedicationsandstartthere.Because
I'veworkedwithquiteafewpeopleinthepast,whohavetriedeverythingto
improvetheirbrainfogandattention,anditturnsout,it'sasideeffectoftheir
medication.So,that'sreallyimportant.
Ifyou'rehavingalotofalcohol,aswell,you'retakingillicitdrugs,allthatcan
affectyourfocusandattention.Ialwaysaskaboutguthealth,becauseifyou
havesmallintestinalbacterialovergrowth,soyou'vegotbadbacteriainthe
smallintestine,you'vegotcandidaovergrowth,you'vegotanychronicinfection
orchronicviruses,you'vegotdentalinfections,gingivitis,inflammationofthe
gums,allofthatgeneratesinflammation,whichshutsdownmitochondrial
energyproductionaswell.
So,there'salottothinkaboutbutbasicallyyougothroughitsystematically.
Youstartwithyourexternalenvironment,thenyoulookatyourinternal
environment,andinHeadstrong,Dave,youofferthisfour-stepprocess,whichI
reallylike.Numberoneis,youstopdoingthestuffthatmakesyouweak.
DaveAsprey:
It'seasierthatway.
Dr.Mark:
It'seasierthatway,right?Wealwayssay,"Startwithyourkryptonite,"because
kryptonitetrumpseverything.Youcanbetryingtodoalltherightthings,take
alltherightsupplementsandstuff,butyoustartwithyourkryptonite.That's
whereyourgreatestgainandrewardis.Thenyoutalkaboutaddinginenergy,
andmaybewecanexplainthisalittlebitmore.Increasingefficiencyofenergy
productionandsupply,andthenstrengtheningmitochondria.That'sareally
niceframeworkforworkingwithsomeonelikeRodney.
Ithinkwe'vetouchedonthekryptonitestuff,butwhatcanwebedoingabout
supportingenergyandmitochondrialfunction?
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DaveAsprey:
Wetalkedaboutmovingalready,whichisoneofthethingsthatcausesyouto
grownewmitochondria.There'stwotypesof,quote,exercise.Oneofthemisn't
reallyexercise,it'sjustmoving.That'sgoingforawalk.Itdoesn'tdoanythingin
termsofbuildingmuscle.Itdoesn'treallycreatewhatwecallhormeticchange.
So,onceaweek,youneedtoliftheavystuff,andyouneedtodoitreally
intensely,for10or15minutes.It'snotthatmuchwork;it'sveryefficientin
termsoftime.Youwanttomoveeveryday,that'sgoingtohelp.
Then,intheBulletproofDiet,andcertainlyinHeadstrongwiththeeating
recommendation,gettingenoughpolyphenolsintoyourbodyreallymatters.
Polyphenolsareplant-basedcompoundsthatinteractwithlight.They'reantioxidants.They'refromfamoussources.Thingslikeblueberries,anybrightlycoloredvegetable.Blue,purple,red,yellow,thingslikethat.
ThenumberonesourceofpolyphenolsintheAmericandietiscoffee.Inthediet
intheUK,it'sprobablystillcoffee,butitmaybetea.Teaisamuchweaker
source,butit'sadifferentkindofpolyphenol.
So,whatIstarteddoing,afterIbecamemoreawareofthis,was,mygoalwasto
gettwogramsofpolyphenolsaday.Ifyoueatanormal,high-vegetablediet,
whichactuallyisn'tthatnormal,you'regettingaboutagramaday.I
supplementmypolyphenols,andIalsodrinktwocupsofBulletproof,
Bulletproofcoffee,withthemold-freebeans,'causeitturnsoutthesemold
toxinsI'vebeentalkingabout,they'remito-toxins,theyharmyour
mitochondrialfunctionviaseveraldifferentpathways,soyoudon'twanttodo
that.
ButIalsodothreecupsofBulletproofDecaf,withoutthebutterandthebrain
octane,becauseIhavethosewithmeals.Thestudiesoncoffeeshowthat
peoplewhodrinkfivecupsaday,decafornot,havelowerall-causemortality,
andIbelievethelikelyreasonforthatisthesepolyphenols.
SoI'veincreasedmyconsumptionofcoffeeortea.Yourjob,ifyouuseeither
oneofthose,isdon'tputmilkinyourcoffeeoryourtea.Thereasonisthatmilk
stickstothepolyphenolssoyoucan'tusethem.Ittakesawaythebenefits.
It'sinteresting.PeopleintheUKdrinksomuchtea,theyshouldhavea
reductioninstomachcancer,buttheydon'tgetareductioninstomachcancer
becausetheyhavethehabitofputtingmilkintheirtea.Ifyouchangethathabit,
youcanputbutterinyourteathewaytheTibetansdo,oryoucouldjustdrinkit
black,andyou'llactuallygetmorebenefitsfromitthatway.
Yourgoalisabigplateofvegetables,moderateamountoffruit,because
fructoseisbadforyourmitochondriatoo,butsomefruit'sokay,anditdoes
havepolyphenolsinit.Fruitfordessertisabetterplan.Whenyouputfatin
yourvegetables,saygrass-fedbutter,avocados,coconutoil,oliveoil,thingslike
that,thefatallowsyourbodytoabsorbthepolyphenolsevenbetter.Soyou
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endupwithamuchmorepowerfulyou,tobeperfectlyhonest,whenyoudo
this,andthisovertimewillhelpwithbrainfog.
Dr.Mark:
That'sgreat,andasyou'resayingthat,Dave,otherthingsarecomingtomind
now,andRodney,ifyou'relisteningtothis,justcheckintoseeifthisistruefor
you.Sameforanyonewho'sgotbrainfog,focusissues,Iwanttoknowwhat's
happening,stress-wise.Areyouunderalotofstress?Ifyouare,whatyoucan
bedoingtoattendtothat,andobviouslyreduceit,manageitbetter.
Iwonderwhatyourhormonesaredoing,aswell.You'reaged42,Iwanttoknow
whatyourDHEA,yourtestosteroneis.Formyfemaleclients,I'malwaysgoingto
beinterestedinwhat'shappeningwithprogesterone,estrogen,pregnenolone.
Thyroidhormoneismassive.Ifyouhavealow-functioningthyroid,andyour
thyroidlevelsarelow,thyroiddrivestheATPproductionprocess.Itisessential;
it'sapowerfulregulatorofmitochondrialfunction.So,ifyou'vegotalowfunctioningthyroid,andmillionsofAmericanshave,notonlyareyougoingto
feeltiredanddepressed,notonlyareyougonnaputweighton,butyou're
gonnahaveahellofaproblemtryingtokeepyourfocus,andyou'regoingto
experiencebrainfog.
Allofthesethingswehavetoconsider.That'swhyideally,youworkalongsidea
functionalmedicine-trainedpractitioner,whocandothetestingforyou.Ifyou
dothebasics,andyoudon'tgetasubstantialimprovement,andyoufeelyou're
doingalltherightthings,thenyou'vegottaworkwithahealthprofessionalwho
candothetestingaswell.
DaveAsprey:
There'salsosomethingcalledMILI-brainfog,whichstandsforMother-In-LawInduced,andthat'snotreallyamedicalterm.Bottomlineis,ifyouhavefamily
stress,whetherit'syourmother-in-lawornot,orifit'sanyothersortof
emotionalstress,mitochondriapickuponemotionalstress.
So,ifyouhaveavaguesensethatyou'regoingtodie,orthattheworld'sabad,
nastyplace,mitochondriaactuallystopdoingtheirrepaircycles,andtheystart
doing,"HowdoIhaveenoughenergytorunaway,andkillthingsrightnow?"If
youdothatpersistentlyandconsistentlyovertime,youdostarttolosefunction
inthosethings.Soifyoudohavealotofemotionalstressinyourlife,that
works.
AnditactuallyleadsusnicelytothequestionfromBelinda,fromAustralia,
who's34.She'saskingus,shesays,"DaveandMark,I'vebeenanxiousallmy
life.Mymomisthesame.IhadsomeCBTafewyearsago,whichhelpedalittle,
butI'mkeentoberidofthis,onceandforall.Pleasehelp."Whatdoyouthink
there,Dr.Mark?I'vegotsomeideasthere,butyoustart.
Dr.Mark:
Loadsofideas,andmostofmyclinicalexperienceisworkingwithpeoplewith
anxietyanddepression,soalotofsuggestionshere.FirstthingIwanttoinvite
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foryou,Belinda,istoreframethisalittlebit.Icompletelygetyouwanttobe
freefromitandridofit,butthatkindofgoing-to-warstance,actuallywhatit
doesinthelongerterm,itcreatesalotmorestressandtension,becauseyou're
atwarwithyourexperience.
WhatIwanttodoisreframeitto,"nottryingtogetridofthis,buttryingto
identifywhat'sgoneawryinmybiology,andpsychology,andenvironment,to
createthisexperience?"Soweshiftourenergyfrom"I'matwarwiththis"to
actually"well,we'vegotourdetectivehaton."Now,forsomeonewhohaslongstandinganxiety,normallywethinkGeneralizedAnxietyDisorder,andthat's
disabling,itreducesqualityoflife.
Onethingwehavetocheck,andit'sprobablynotrelevant,isinsomepeople
withanxiety,itcouldbePost-TraumaticStressDisorder.So,youdon'tgiveany
informationthatsuggeststhatisthecaseforyou,butjustforanyonelistening
tothis,ifyouranxietystartedafteratraumaticevent,yougetflashbacks,you
feelonedgeallthetime,youoverreactemotionally,youavoidcertain
situations,thenyouthink,PTSD.You'vegottogodowntheworkingwitha
psychotherapistroute,usingMDR,brain-spotting.
DaveAsprey:
Andremember,that'sgonnafeelnormal.Ifyou'vehadPTSDformostofyour
life,you'renotgoingtoseethoseresponses,butthepeoplearoundyouwillsee
them.
Isaythisfrompersonalexperience.IhadPTSD,Iwasbornwiththeumbilical
cordwrappedaroundmyneck.Ihadbirth-relatedPTSD.IhadnocluethatIhad
it,orthatithadanybearingonmybehaviorsormypersonality,butIhadvery
low-levelbeliefs,subconsciousbeliefs,thattherewasalwayssomethingtrying
tokillme,becauseIwasbornintoaworldwheremybiology,mynervous
system,waslike,"Wow,thereissomethingchokingyou,Iguessthisisn'tavery
niceplace."
Andifyoucarrythatwithyou,itwillbeveryhardtosee,foryou,buteasyfor
thepeoplearoundyou,whocareaboutyou,tosee.
Dr.Mark:
Absolutely,andI'malsogonnaassumethere'snomedicalcause,aswell?So,
yourthyroid'sbeenchecked,there'snohyperthyroidism,you'renotonany
medications,soassumingallofthat,thenwhatcanyoudo?Well,westartwith
yourbiology.Now,weknowthatifsomeoneishypoglycemic,theywillbecome
anxious,soweneedtoworkonyourdiet.Maybe,Dave,youcanspeaktothat,
inaminute.Butthere'ssomeverybasicthingsyoucando.
YoucantakesupplementslikeL-Theanine.Itincreasesthebrain
neurotransmitterGABA,whichrelaxesthebrain,putsusintoalpha-state.Add
tothatthingslike,passionflower,lemonbalm,thosekindofcalmingherbs,and
addinmagnesium.Sowhatyoudois,you'restartingtotakecontrolofyour
hyper-arousedsympatheticnervoussystem.You'restartingtocalmitdown.
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Dave,inthebookyoutalkabout,andIwastryingtosayittheothernight,the
box-breathasawayofcalmingthenervoussystem,soIdon'tknowifyouwant
tomentionalittlebitmoreaboutthat,andwhattheideabehinditis.
DaveAsprey:
Ohsure,andinfact,whenpeopleorderHeadstrongatorderheadstrong.com,
there'safewvideoswhereIteachbreathing,andIjustrecordedthevideotwo
daysago,onhowtodobox-breath,butI'llofferitherereallyquick.
Box-breathissomethingthat'susedbymilitaryspecialforces,inordertocalm
thenervoussystem,sowhenBelinda'sfeelingaspecificanxiety,like,"Wow,I'm
reallyfeelingitrightnow,"youstop,takeadeepbreath,andyoubreatheinfor
fiveseconds,throughthenose,holdyourbreathforfiveseconds,breatheout
slowlyforfiveseconds,andthenholdorjuststopatthebottom,andleavethe
lungsemptyforfiveseconds.
Formostpeople,thatfivesecondsofemptylungsisgonnatriggeranxietyat
first,andthat'sthebodygoing"Idon'thaveair,I'mgonnadie!"Andwhenyou
justsitwiththat,andthenyoutakeanotherslowbreath,andyoujustkeep
repeatingthisfivesecondsoneachsideofthebox,whathappensis,thebody
learnsit'snotgonnadie,anditbecomescalm.
It'sareallypowerfulwaytoturnoffthestate.Thereisacluehere,Mark,from
Belinda.Shesaysshe'sanxiousherwholelife,andhermomisthesame.What
thatmeansisthatyou'velearnedtobeanxiousfromyourparent.Wehandthis
offtoourkidswithoutmeaningto.You'realittlekid,learninghowtorespond
totheworld,andwhenyouseeanxietyinanadult,astheirresponsetothe
world,youwillfeelthatandyou'lllearntomodelit.
There'ssomeinterestingstuffthathappens,too.Ididn'twriteaboutitinthis
book,butit'scalledmetaanxiety.Whenyou'reanxiousaboutbeinganxious,
everytimeyoufeelanxious,it'slike,"Ohno,I'mfeelinganxiousagain!I'm
gonnadie!"Anditactuallydoublesdown.It'slikeanexponentialworseningof
this.
Wealsoseethisinpeoplewhohavesleepdeprivation.Ifyou'renotgonnageta
goodnight'ssleep,youcouldwakeupandtellyourself,"OhGod,Ididn'tsleep
welllastnight,I'mgonnadie,it'sgonnabeaterribleday,"andthenyourstress
overnothavingenoughsleepisworsethanthebiologicaleffectsofjustnot
sleeping.
Sowhenyourealize,andyoushiftyourthinking,thisisverydifferentthan
cognitivebehavioraltherapy,whichiswhatworkedalittlebitforher.In
cognitivebehavioraltherapy,youlearntofeeltheemotionandthenthinkyour
wayoutofit,right?Andsortoftalktoyourselfaboutthat.
Theproblemwiththatisthatthinkingyourwayoutofyouremotionsis
biologicalintensive.Itusesalotofelectronsmadebymitochondria.Soyoutake
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Xpercentofyourwaking,focusedeffortandyoustartusingthattoputsystems
inplacetomanagetheanxiety.
WhatMarkandIaretalkingabouthere,wheneverpossible,istoaddresscore
causesoftheanxiety,andtoreprogramthat,withthingslikeEMDRorbrainspotting,orneurofeedback,orheart-ratevariabilitytraining,whichit'sonly100
bucksforaheart-ratevariabilitydevice,inAustralianbucksthatmaybelike107
orsomething,butstill,it'srelativelycheap.
IliketheheartmathdevicecalledInnerBalance,andallyoudo,20minutesa
day,youbreatheandmakethelightturngreen.Whenyoumakethelightturn
green,youjustownedyouranxietyresponse.Insteadofthinkingyourway
outsideofit,youfeltyourwayoutofit.Feelingshappenbeforethoughts,so
whenyoucanchangethewaythatyoufeelaboutthesethings,you'llfindthatit
freesthingsup.
Bytheway,you'renotalone,Belinda.Ihadanxietylikethat.Alotofthevery
successfulexecsI'veworkedwith,samething.I'mlike,"Youhavetodoheart
ratevariabilitybreathing,anditfreesuphugeamountsofenergy."'Causeall
thecyclesyouwentinto,totryandcounteryouremotionswithrationality,if
theemotionsjustcalmdown,allthatextraenergythatyouwereusingtotry
andcontrolyourselfisnowfreeforyoutodowhateveryouwant.That'sthat
changingtheenvironmentinsideyourself.
Andofcourse,there'samitochondrialangletothistoo.Whenyou'reless
anxious,yourmitochondriagointorepairmodemorethantheygointofight-orflightmode.
Dr.Mark:
I'malsogonnagiveyouacoupleoftoolsyoucanuseaswell.So,Dave,you
mentionedaboutthealmost,atonelevel,thefutility,eventually,ofjust
focusingonthecognitivelevel,todealwithsomethingthatisfundamentally
experiencedinthebody,andisrootedintheemotions.
Sohere'saprocessIteachtoallmypatients.It'sreallysimple.Allyoudoisthat,
anytimeyou'restressedorcaughtupinanxiety,youtakeyourattentionoffthis
story.There'sanarrativethataccompaniesit.Youturnyourattentioninside
yourbody,andyoulocatewherethestuckemotionis,orthetensionor
heavinessinsideyourbody.Itwillbeinyoursolarplexus,yourchest,orinyour
throatthemajorityofthetime.
Thenhere'swhatyoudo.Yousilentlysaytoit,"I'mpleasedyou'rehere,"and
youbreathe.Andwhathappens,youshiftfromfightingthisemotion,goinginto
yourheadtoescapeit,toturningtowardsit,andopeninguptoit,andfacingit.
Thenthisistherealkeybit.Youthengetasenseofwherethattrappedenergy,
'causethat'sjustwhatanxietyis,isjusttrappedenergy,yougetasenseof
whereitwantstoexityourbody.
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'Causeallenergywantstoflowthroughyourbody.Doesitwanttocomeout
yourmouth?Downyourarmsorlegs?Outofyourhead?Andallyoudois,you
justpatientlystaywithit,getasenseofwhereitwantstoexit,andyou're
gonnabeblownaway,'causewhat'sgonnahappenis,it'sgonnastartmoving.
It'llprobablymoveupandoutofyourmouth.
Andwhathappensis,youstartallowingthisenergytopouroutofyou.Thenas
theenergypoursout,theanxietycomesout,thattrappedenergynolonger
fuelstheoverthinkingthatperpetuatestheanxiety.You'vegonetosomeofthe
rootsource.
Now,here'sanothertoolaswell.It'scalledtensionreleasingexercise.Wehave
builtintoourphysiology,aninnateprocessforshakingoffstressandtrauma.
It'scalledneurogenictremoring.Now,ifyouseeawildanimalthathasescaped
beingattacked,whatwillhappenautomaticallyisitwillnaturallyand
involuntarilystartshaking.Then,aboutaminutelater,itwillcontinueitslifeas
thoughnothinghappened.Itbasicallyshakesitoff.Weallhavethatwithinus.
Nowthisprocess,tensionreleasingexercise,youcanlookupthatonthe
internet.There'sloadsofvideosonit.
DaveAsprey:
I'llshootavideoaboutthat.That'sagoodidea.
Dr.Mark:
Yeah,itwouldbe.Ithinkthatwouldbeareallygreatservice.Itteachesyouhow
toactivatethisnaturaltremoring,andIteachalittlebittomyclients,aversion
ofit.Itjustdischargesallofthisenergy,allowingyournervoussystemtocalm
itselfdown,becauserightnow,yournervoussystemisonhighalert.
Everythingwe'resuggestinghere,calmingthebiology,restoringmitochondrial
function,providingrelaxingmineralsandherbs,anddischargingthetrapped
energy,comingoutofunhelpfulstory,allofthatwillmoveyouintheright
direction,buthere'sthekey.Sometimes,whenwefeelsoanxious,itfeelstoo
muchtodo.Wegetoverwhelmed,sostartwithoneortwothingsfirst.Takeit
onedayatatime.Chartyourprogress,intermsofyourmood,yourenergy,
yourfocus,andwhatpeoplethinkaboutyou,andyou'llfindyou'llstartheading
intherightdirection.You'llfeelempowered,'causeyou'regoingtocometo
realizelike,"Wow,IcanmassivelyinfluencethewayIfeel,accordingtohowI
workwithmybiologyandmypsychology.I'mincharge."
DaveAsprey:
It'sapowerfulthing,andIbelievethefirsttimeIcameacrossthisneurogenic
tremoringthingwasinthebookcalled,OnCombat,orOnKilling,whichisavery
preciselookatfirstresponders.SWATteams,firemen,peopleinthemilitary,
lookingatwhathappens,measurably,inthenervoussystemwhenpeoplearein
theseextremesituations.
Thosebookshavechangedthelivesofliterallytensofthousandsoffirst
responders,becausetheymapoutwhathappens.Strangething,someonewet
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themselvesinfear,that'sactuallyabiologicalresponse,andsoldiers,before
theygoin,iftheydon'tpeebeforecombat,there'sagoodchanceit'llhappen.It
happensforbiologicalreasons.
Oneofthethingsthattheauthorofthatbook,whosenameIbelieveis...Isit
Grossman?Isthat?I99%rememberthat.Italkedaboutnotforgettingthings,
but,rememberingthenamesofauthorsofbooksisn'toneofmystrongspots.I
believeit'slike,LieutenantColonelGrossman,ifIrememberright.Anyhow,On
Combat,andOnKillingarethenamesofthosebooks.
Hewritesabouthowwildanimalsdothis,andhow,whenmembersofthe
militarygointoareallyhigh-stresssituation,thatafterwards,theyhavetogo
exercise,orjusttheshakingthingcanwork,butsometimestheyneedtogeton
atreadmillforalittlewhile,justtodumpalloftheadrenalhormones,andto
justallowtheirbodytocalmdown.Andthatiftheydon'tdothat,they'restuck
intheseextremesituations.
ThekindofanxietythatBelinda'sfeelingisprobablynotthatextreme,and
probablyisn'tgoingtorequireaworkout,justthatshaking-it-offthingcanbea
reallypowerfulreleasingtechnique.
Dr.Mark:
Great!Well,wehopethathelpsyou,Belinda,andanyoneelsewhoalso
experiencesanxiety.Alotofpeopleexperienceanxiety,butthere'ssomuchyou
cando.
DaveAsprey:
Well,Dr.Mark,Ithinkweansweredsomereallygoodquestions.Wecovereda
tonofthings,bothfrommitochondriaallthewayto,howdoyoureprogram
what'sgoingoninyourhead,whichwillhaveaneffectonthestresslevelsof
themitochondria.
Let'sendthisshowhere,and,forpeoplelistening,ifyouhaven'thadachance
topre-orderthebook,Headstrong,youcanpickituponline,youcangotoyour
favoritebookseller,andifyougetitbeforeApril4th,yougetaccesstoabunch
ofbonuses,includingareallyvaluablecoupon,ontheBulletproofstore,which
almostpaysforthebook,inanofitself.
SoI'dinviteyoutocheckitout.Ifthisshow'sbeenhelpfulforyou,andalso,if
youleavea5-starrating,I'dreallyappreciateit.Itjusttakesaboutmaybe10
secondstogotoiTunes,whereyoumayalreadybelisteningtothis.Giveusa
thumbs-up,andthathelpsotherpeoplefindit.
Already1,500peoplehavegivenBulletproofRadioathumbs-up.We'vewona
WebbyAward,andhavesomewherearound50milliondownloads.Thisisan
amazingthingforme,justbecauseit'sasigntomethattheshowisdoingwhat
it'smeanttodo,whichistohelppeopleandtodogood.
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It'sconsumedmorethan100lifetimesofhumanlife,ifyoujustlookatthe
numberofhoursofpeoplelisteningtotheshow,whichmeans,Ihope,thatit's
reallydoinggoodforyou.Becauseifnot,thenI'mkindofamass-murdererand
thatwouldbebad.
So,ifyoulikeit,tellafriend,leaveagoodrating,andpickupacopyof
Headstrong.Thankyou.
Dr.Mark:
Thankyou.
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