Optimal Performance

When paradigms need shifting, we look to great research and coherent social observations...and a plan. In their book Hardwired - How Our Instincts To Stay Healthy Are Making Us Sick - Drs Robert Barrett and Louis Hugo Francescutti explain why we do what we do. In this fascinating episode we cover: •Why are we lacking the ability to adapt? •What are the constraints of evolutionary adaptation that what we're experiencing in modern day? •The importance of genuine caring to improve your life. •Smoking, Inactivity, Poor Nutrition effect accounts for 50% of the disease burden in North America •3rd leading cause of preventable deaths in North America is medical errors. Some of these are due to outdated evolutionary hardwiring in communication. •How we are all running on out-dated software •One of the most powerful drives is social connection and that is HIGHLY manipulatable. •How blinded we are in our own manipulation - especially when it comes to our own health and performance •How does caring help us grow resilience from an evolutionary perspective. •How social media allows us to hide from real life consequences of being a schmuck online •We've evolved to fight, seek and search for things; food, sex, acceptance and it's all readily available for us and it's causing us real harm. •What is the cookie and radish experiment? •List of lifestyle HACKS or patches like increasing joy, tips for managing your children's screen time etc. •Baby boomers are nearing end of life…and we need their stories and wisdom. Get more information here: https://seanmccormick.com/episodes/298-hardwired-for-poor-health-with-drs-robert-barrett-and-louis-hugo-francescutti/

Anya Fernald is the co-founder and CEO of Belcampo. She is an entrepreneur, chef, and agriculture expert. She has important wisdom to share about farming while providing Meat You Can Trust. Use Code OPTIMAL20 for 20% off incredible meat products. •Debunking the criticisms about animal based food production •Belcampo meats growth along side the paleo, keto, carnivore popularity •The importance of protecting and recovering soil. •The importance of regenerative farming to the planet. •How important is the integrity of soil to a healthy civilization. •Whats the process of sequestering carbon? •Pastured eggs have three times the protein as a battery egg. •How does Belcampo pull off sustainable meat at a competitive price and still stay open •10-25 companies have been involved in mass produced meat from the grocery store. •Is there a place in the world for meat alternatives? Impossible burger, Beyond meat etc? •Cricket protein, maggots and more. •Everyone would benefit from knowing how to tap into their intuition around food, eating and satisfying your cravings. Get more information here: https://seanmccormick.com/episodes/297-we-need-meat-regenerative-farms-with-anya-fernald-of-belcampo/

REVIEW SHOW!!!! In this episode of the Optimal Performance Podcast I review some of the most impactful episodes. SPECIAL OFFERS from the recap: 1. 15% off blue blocking glasses from Blu Blox CODE: OPP 2. 15% off EMF Blocking Clothing from Lambs: CODE optimalperformance 3. $50 off X3 Bar - my favorite biohacking equipment: CODE OPP 4. $65 off Blood Flow Restriction Band from B Strong: CODE OPP 5. Free STOP Method Tutorial - to stop negative emotions 6. Free package of organic Vitamin C - Pure Vitamin C Flush 244 - 15 Best Light Hacks for Optimal Health With Andy Mant from Blublox 247 - EMF Blocking Clothes Are The Future Now With Arthur Menard from Lambs 248 - Live Longer With Less Fat On Your Body With Dr. Cate Shanahan 250 - A Very Different Take On The Virus With Del Bigtree (250) - How To Stop Negative Emotions Forever With Sean McCormick 267 - Blood Flow Restriction Will Supercharge Your Fitness With Dr. Jim Stray Gunderson from B Strong 270 - 1000 Nuggets Of Wisdom With Paul Chek 271 - Weightlifting Is A Waste Of Time With Dr. John Jaquish 272 - Megadosing Vitamin C A True Panacea With Theo Lucier 281 - How To Reverse Aging With The Smartest Doctor In The World - Dr. Ted Achicoso 282 - How To Grow Your Consciousness With The Smartest Doctor In The World - Dr. Ted Achicoso 294 - Tips Beyond Mars And Venus With Dr. John Gray 295 - Boost Testosterone, Have Better Sex and Relationships With Dr. John Gray

Part two of my interview with John Gray THIS EPISODE PROVIDES ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE WISDOM You can follow up with all of the referenced courses and supplements HERE SO MUCH GREAT INFORMATION!!! In this episode we cover: •We need mental flexibility •GMOs, plastic, bus exhaust…are all stimulating estrogen •Tongat Ali, Myomin to cut estrogen out of your gut. Cho-wa Tea boots your brain and energy •In order to honor our feelings and let them go, men need more dopamine and women need more serotonin •John started with a question of how can I balance my brain chemistry •He created a stack of super minerals for men and women •Lithium is critical to balanced brain chemistry •How important digestion is for healthy hormone balance •Pre-digested proteins helped John manage his Parkinson's symptoms •Burbuering and bcaba for •Vit C and grapeseed extract for receding ADD type symptoms •MARS VENUS IN THE BEDROOM •MORE TIPS •Genie in the Bottle for better relationships: 20 min game doing EVERYTHING for the woman. •Status doubles a man's testosterone •Why men have more estrogen these days. More than ever before. •Estrogen makes you ejaculate •The point of changing sexual positions

John Gray is a speaker, teacher, coach and author of Men Are From Mars, Women Are For Venus. Updated for current relationships and trends, John Gray shares a ton of great advice for bringing men and women together. ACCESS his FREE 4-Day Online Course Here. Fascinating, Practical and Actionable - in this interview we cover: •Dr. Gray has totally updated the content from the paradigm shifting book. •Tips for relationships and intimacy during covid times. •Specific tips for interaction with your lover/partner •Really awesome basic ideas from Mars Venus for men and women. •The most important thing in relationships are hormones. •When you have low testosterone you whine and complain •Straightforward sex tips •Is there any room for porn in a healthy sexual reality? •Techniques for tracking emotions in your relationship. •4-day Free Online Course. HOW TO GET EVERYTHING YOU WANT IN YOUR RELATIONSHIP •Considering Dopamine and Serotonin in men and women

Analyzing the process of mastery is fascinating work. A typical day at the home office of my guests: Investing in innovative medical technology or managing many millions. Neal Mody - Managing Director for Zoic Capital and Chris Haydel Founder of a Pasadena based wealth management firm make big decisions every day. They're also co-hosts of Market Meditations a podcast on philosophy and finance. In this ode to Tim Ferriss-esque podcast we cover: •Performance through the lens of financial mastery •Performance through ease and grace •Performance through intense focus •The concept of widening your aperture in order to analyze situations and make great decisions. •How meditation empowers the path of mastery •The power of "let me get back to you on that" •The importance of the teachings of Tich Nat Han and Charlie Munger

Gwella is upleveling mushrooms to 2.0 with a truly innovative mushrooms products. Learn MORE here Peter Reitano and Daniel Sanders CEO AND CSO of Gwella In this fascinating episode we cover: •Gwella makes products combining botanicals and ingredients with powerful mushrooms •Microdosing thresholds vary for people •Peter and Daniel and I share their first experiences with mushrooms •We share our first experiences with mushrooms for performance •How do mushrooms work as adaptogens •Clarity of thought, increased energy, stress management. •Can you have too many mushrooms in your system? •Functional Mushrooms, Medicinal Mushrooms and Transformational Mushrooms, Recreational •Taking just enough is the key •What's the difference between a drink mix and a capsulation for uses. •The difference between using mycelium versus a fruity body in mushroom supplements (Example - some cordycept variations in mycelium and fruity body. •The potential of growing your own food and medicine via a mushroom kit. •The importance of N of 1 personal discovery to find what works for you as an individual •Using mushrooms as an alternative to adderal

Dustin Wolfe owns and operates the largest sexual health clinic in North America - Novus. Now, he's bringing the same technology he uses in clinics - Acoustic Wave Therapy - to men for home use. YOU CAN GET $50 OFF THIS INCREDIBLE TECH HERE. Yes, I've tried it...and yes it works like he says it does. In this fascinating and inspiring episode we cover: •Backed by 100s of clinical studies by doctors groups including urology groups from around the world. •Shockwave and acoustic wave therapy are the same thing •Standard price is $3k for 6 20-min treatments •How this works for scar tissue all over the body •Can this work for ladies too? •Totally safe to use •The shame and anxiety around addressing ED •The testimonials are astounding •The research that backs acoustic wave therapy. •The process of developing the specific protocols to improve performance and get results without down time •Clears plaque and grows new tissue. •This is like taking your penis to the gym. •How important intimacy is for relationships. Especially now. •How this works with Peyronin's (crookedness)

This is part 2 of my investigation to Levels Health - the continuous glucose monitor system to correct your metabolic dysfunction. Josh Clemente is the co-founder and former mechanical engineer for life support systems at Space X. Now, he's designing a way to help the world with metabolic issues. In this fascinating episode of the optimal performance cover: •Follow up from Levels Health Preview •Mechanical Engineer for life support systems at Space X •Became fed up from lacks in mental and physical energy despite working out. •Inspired by Robb Wolf referencing CGM in "Wired to Eat" •What's the difference between normal, pre-diabetic and diabetic metabolic range •We are seeing the effects of a metabolically dysfunctional society •Levels for physical performance •Ultramarathon runners using levels to optimize fat oxidation •Fluctuations in REM causing blood sugar to rise. EARLY studies! •The potential that CGM may help predict cardiac events in the future

Alec Zeck is a holistic health coach and consumer health advocate. He's a voracious researcher and online truth teller. His story of how he became such an outspoken champion for health freedom is both harrowing and inspiring. In this hard hitting podcast we cover: •Medical system failures and fighting against a broken system •How research, personal power and the a thirst for the truth can revolutionize health •Alec's origin story of becoming an advocate for holistic health - Trauma, •Family working with Dr. Kelly Brogan: these pills are what's causing this issue for you. Clean up your diet, create a process of introspection, heal trauma, and use techniques like Emotional Freedom Technique •Helping his wife work through lupus…by getting off rheumatoid arthritis drugs now symptom free •What is Health Freedoms For Humanity? Medical and health freedom for all. •Coronavirus time lines broken down: •2017 Fauci predicts that this president with deal with a surprise pandemic •2018 Event 201 occurs with John's Hopkins, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation run a mock even to run tests on what would happen with a coronavirus outbreak •2019 Moderna applies for a patent having never been in the patent business before •94% of covid deaths may have been able to be prevented if they had better health. •Is the coronavirus manipulation all about gaining money and power? •The problems around ostracizing people who ask deep questions