March 16, 2024
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News Flashes
- Here is a four-part research “gold mine” on everything you need to know about why twitching, calf raises, frequent activity and other “non-exercise” forms of daily movement are a gamechanger when it comes to glucose and lipid regulation, lowered risk of type 2 diabetes, fat loss, and general physiological health…08:10
- This is an absolutely fantastic list of things that can help with opiate, kratom, or substance withdrawal. Worth a check…21:43
- Related to yesterday’s tweet about getting off kratom, opioids, etc., here’s another excellent resource for anti-depressant withdrawal…34:31
- Quelling tobacco/nicotine addiction with black pepper, lime rinds, St. John’s Wort, lavender, and more…39:34
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Listener Q&A:
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Q: Bob Beede asks: Dealing with arthritis in both knees and right arm. Have any suggestions? Thanks!…44:00
- Q&A 384: The Best Biohacks For Joint Health, Best Warm-Ups & Cool-Downs, How To Increase Your Body Symmetry, Healing Nerve Damage & More!
- Dr. Matt Cook’s BioReset Medical
- Podcast with Dr. Matt Cook:
- Podcast with Dr. Harry Adelson and Dr. Amy Killen:
- Platelet Rich Plasma (PRP) reduces osteoarthritic pain
- Rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune condition, is better addressed through diet
- The Autoimmune Paleo Cookbook by Mickey Trescott
- A great book for the rheumatoid arthritis component
- 40g of collagen a day for joint pain — Mark Sisson
- Essential amino acids are even better
- Ben’s rule — 40g of collagen and/or essential amino acids every day
- Stem cells:
- Embryonic stem cells
- Pluripotent stem cells
- Adult stem cells
- Your own stem cells are taken from fat or bone marrow
- For treatment of osteoarthritis, heart failure, or neurological disease
- Shinya Yamanaka — IPSC (Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells)
- Found adult stem cells from almost any part of the body can be genetically reprogrammed back to embryonic state
- VSELS — Very Small Embryonic-Like Stem Cells
- BioReset Medical in San Jose, California
- Podcast with Dr. Ahvie Herskowitz:
- Autologous Micro-Fragmented Adipose Tissue (AMAT or MFAT)
- Fat-based platelet-rich plasma (PRP), usually from the belly or the butt via liposuction — a minimally invasive procedure
- Can significantly improve osteoarthritis pain and function
- Compared with PRP, combined with hyaluronic acid, MFAT was just as effective
- Osteochondral Autograft Transplantation Surgery (OATS)
- Articular cartilage is taken from a healthy part of the knee that doesn’t bear weight and used to repair a small area of damaged knee cartilage
- More predictable and long-lasting than allografts, which use donor tissue to target larger lesions
- Matrix-Induced Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (MACI)
- One of the most common techniques for repairing knee cartilage
- 80% to 90% success rate over time
- 2-step procedure
- Remove a small sample of healthy knee tissue, cells are grown in a lab on a collagen matrix or scaffold for about a month.
- When ready, the implant is trimmed to fit the cartilage defect and secured in place with fibrin glue
- Uses 3D printing for cartilage in bone reconstruction
- Turmeric — Kion Flex
- Making turmeric more bioavailable by a water extraction method to get turmerosaccharides
- For injuries, Ben takes 3 Flex capsules in the evening before bed, on an empty stomach
- Ben helped to formulate Flex along with Angelo Keely, friend and co-founder of Kion
- Has AyuFlex, an organic extract blend from Haritake to manage osteoarthritis and reduce discomfort
- Podcast with Angelo Keely:
- Studies found
- Biohacking Recovery: The Big Problem With Curcumin, What To Use Instead, & A Brand New Formula For Blasting Your Recovery Through The Roof.
Q: Donna asks: Could you recommend a “dirty” electricity filter to plug my grounding mat into?…57:03
- Dirty electricity in most homes is the highest source of EMF radiation
- Causes things like brain fog and irritability
- Nervous system issues during the day
- Causes depolarization of cells, putting you into a state where you aren’t very relaxed
- Unusable dirty electricity “sits” in the wiring, and it radiates EMF
- Some ordinary household devices that emit “dirty electricity”:
- Laptop charger
- Fluorescent light bulbs
- Laptops
- Dimmer switches
- A cheap way to measure dirty electricity is with an AM radio
- Dirty electricity meters
- Dirty electricity filters
- Grounding mat plugged into dirty electricity filter
Q: Martin asks: Hello Ben, I just found the old episode from 2021 with Andreas Wecker, and I’m intrigued by his seed oil products. But given that almost all biohackers/functional medicine practitioners I’ve read or listened to say to stay away from seed oils, will you please provide an update?…1:04:38
- Podcast with Andreas Wecker:
- Andreas Seed Oils
- Intake of sunflower oil or canola oil, heated and pressurized and stored in plastic is not great for your cells
- It’s almost worse than sugar
- Andreas developed an extraction method using certified organic non-GMO seeds and a cold pressing technology that’s different than cold expeller pressing
- Seals up all these oils in Miron glass bottles that are light-protective
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