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Eben Britton is a truth teller. His article exposing the reality of prescription drug use in the NFL went viral He featured in a Netflix documentary called "Take Your Pills" He continues to advocate for cannabis via Athletes For Care AND he's the co-host of Hotboxin with Mike Tyson. On top of that - Eben is a gifted writer.... In this impactful, in-your-face episode of the OPP we cover: •The compartmentalization of our current world consciousness •From idolizing the warrior archetype and thriving in the NFL to seeing through the system that shape us •Adderall addiction, prescription drugs in the NFL •The price of playing in the NFL - Link to story •The importance of putting in self work to be prepared for hard times •Who you are, what your life is all about •Work with psychedelics showing you yourself. •The power of cannabis for the brain and the body •Perspectives of a free thinker and father •The Fear menachinsms around death and the virus •The serious problem with being told we can't touch each other!!! •The massive benefits of cannabis, and a short history of the importance of cannabis •Clarity on the individuals involved in the handling the covid situation •How Deep Are you Willing To Take Ownership Of Your Life

The most essential driving force of nature is to procreate. We need healthy babies. And Dr. David Adamson knows more about baby-making than nearly everyone on the planet. David Adamson is a consulting reproductive endocrinologist and surgeon, Medical Director of Equal3 Fertility, Clinical Professor ACF at Stanford University, and Associate Clinical Professor at UCSF. In this episode we cover: • The avergage age of first birth is 30 and getting older •Cultural differences in fertility •The importance of fertility insurance and support from employers •Why it's important to begin family planning conversations early •Intercourse 2-3 times a week when you're trying to get pregnant •Benchmarks for when you should consider seeing a fertility doctor •Trying to have a baby for a year, and under 30, go see a doctor •Dr. Adamson sets me straight on me thinking the pill is detrimental to hormones •Key fertility tips •Effects of covid on fertility •Current study shows that covid does not from pregnant mothers to babies

Mike Salemi is a BEAST. Kettlebell Champion, Movement Specialist, Performance Coach and mentee of Paul Chek His approaches to performance of the mind, body, emotions and spirit are next level. So it's no surprise he's a highly sought after speaker and teacher. His Kettlebell Lifestyle program is ROBUST! Kettlebelllifestyle.com/opp He's offering 15% off the pre-sale to the course. If it's anything like the content he shares on Youtube it's awesome. In this episode we cover: •Why you need to move •Specific exercises to re-start some movement during quarantine •Processing emotions through simple movement •The teachings of Paul Chek •Trusting your gut, and committing to learn. •Focusing on movement for clearing emotion and moving it through the body •Inner work, and how to do more working in so you can have higher output working out •Rituals around working out, going to the gym •Movement as medicine •How to specifically re-start some movement and exercise during quarantine •Start small if need be •How simply tracking your movement makes you connect to it and stay more consistent.

Erick Godsey is the thinker we all need. As a trusted confidant and advisor to people like Onnit Founder Aubrey Marcus, Erick has an uncanny way of breaking down our thinking and deconstructing layers of symbolism. Erick's Awesome Podcast - The Myths That Make Us Erick's Website - Erickgodsey.com In this podcast we cover: •Taking a look at symbolic psychology, what's going on in the brains of people around the world •What can we do to activate changes in behavior during this time of crisis •Covid era dreams •Using a dream journal to help you understand your self and your psyche during this crazy time •Breaking down Positive Psychology's acronym H.E.R.O. for dealing with crisis •Ways to become more Hopeful, Effective, Resilient and Optimistic •Psychological thought experiments to improve your mental state •Journaling exercises to assess your own psyche •The heroes journey and the the global shift in consciousness

Now is the best time in your life to experiment with how you eat and how you live. Fasting, intermittent fasting, fat adaptation, metabolic autophagy and more are Siim Land's wheelhouse. A content creator, author and public speaker on all things fasting he knows his stuff. Siim's Youtube channel In this episode we cover: •Insulin resistance and higher risk of Covid-19 •Building fat adaptation - usually takes about a month, start with a 3 day fast •Microsoing gluten and sugar •Targeted Intermittent Fasting - benefits of autophagy, but promotes muscle growth, timing fasting and fast breaking around exercise to get quick energy then quickly burning it off and slip back into ketosis •Why eating carbs later in the day make is preferable to earlier in the day •How long does is it typically take to reset your metabolism, and get into manageable ketotic state •The difference between being in ketosis while you're eating, and fasting •How to become keto adapted •How to gain metabolic flexibility •Choosing your food fuel, not combining carbs and fats. Insuling resistance and type 2 diabetes aka The Randal Cycle. •Nature doesn't care about your salary, your home. WE ARE UNDER-ADAPTED to stressors in the world. •What is hormesis

Shilajit (shil-uh-jeet) is unlike any other substance on the planet. It's formed from shifting tectonic plates. This densely packed mineral resin contains nearly all the elements from the periodic table. And your body thrives on it. Pedro DoAmmaral is an Integrative Health Coach and BioMed research student who understands Shialjit better than most. In this episode we cover: • Biomass of microorganisms, metals, minerals, elements into a tar-like resin, Utah, Andes, Himalayas - • 4 kinds - silver, copper, gold and iron • Cellular explanation of how shilajit works in the body • Enzymes absorbed intracellularly - fulvic acid for protein folding, copper, zinc, increase ATP • Perfectly balanced material for bodily optimization. • Why shilajit is more important than ever! • Shilajit and the liver, the gallbladder • Improves the bones through calcium transport as well as zinc The Shilajit I take is from Pure Himalayan Shilajit

Dr. Param Dedhia is a specialist's specialist - working at Johns Hopkins, Canyon Ranch and focusing on Sleep, Geriatrics, Health and Vitality. When you've studied as intensively as he has, you have a broad perspective about what it takes to have well rounded, robust health. In this episode we cover: •Sleep to reduce inflammation and boost immunity •Why sleep is more important than diet •Why stressing out about sleep hurts it •My evening pre-sleep routine •Preparing for sleep during the day, and at night by engaging your 5 senses •Why it takes 7-10 days to recover from a night or two of bad sleep •Why Monks think the best way to train your mind is to get good sleep •Demystifying sleep, how it changes through our life, how it will change in the future •How our production of melatonin reduces as we age, so it becomes harder to get to sleep, stay asleep and get quality sleep •How we can better prepare for sleep during the day •Thinking about splitting 8 hours of sleep into the first 4 and the second 4 •How sleep flushed lymphatic system, allowing your brain to stay sharper •Why it's harder to get rid of negative thoughts when you have poor sleep

Del Bigtree is a former producer of the award winning medical show The Doctors. He's the producer of "Vaxxed" a documentary about a CDC whistle-blower. And Del is a returning guest to The Optimal Performance Podcast. In this episode we cover: • Del Challenges scientists to show a single stat that shows that this is more deadly than the flu • A thorough analysis of the limited data we have • The vaccine development process and what is original antigenic sin - vaccines only attack part of a protein, but allows other viruses - which then causes people to have the virus, without symptoms. • Pharma insiders, are now working/leading the regulatory agencies we're paying to help keep us safe. • They're already admitting that they are going to rush it to market, without sufficient safety tests, no placebo groups, 45 people. Will be the most scrutinized safety test in history. Phase 1 trials are going to be very tricky to manage • We may never go back to where we were a month ago.

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Dr. Cate Shanahan is one of the worlds experts in burning fat...and we should all get better at burning fat. Less body fat is one of the more important indicators of longevity. But many of us are confused and frustrated by lack of effective techniques. You are unique, and so should your approach to burning. Customized Fat Burning Protocol Fat Burn Factor Based on Questionnaire - Key to longevity, and custom to you Questions like: When you're active, do you get excessively hot? = toxic fat in body fat = body doesn't want to burn, only heat When you're hungry, do you get a headache? = Your brain isn't getting enough energy from your body fat PUFA! TOP offenders foods that are damaging us - seed oils, refined carbohydrates What has Dr. Cate changed her mind on last year - Fresh food, organ meat, meat on the bone, fermented food Why Carnivore or Vegan work - getting away from toxic foods in the food supply How standard care doctors know only enough about nutrition to be dangerous Demystifying Statins - who should use them What does Deep Nutrition mean Fats that our bodies want