Squatting In A California Backyard & Talking Family, Movement Mechanics, Ice Baths & More With Aaron Alexander.

You may recall the amazing, eccentric, crazy cool Aaron Alexander if you listened to my episode "Exogenous Ketones, Deuterium-Depleted Water, Near Vs. Far Infrared, Scorpion Stings & More! A Special Episode Recorded Live In Panama"...

...well today Aaron's back. I recorded live with him at his pad in Southern California and after chilling in an ice bath, doing nitty-gritty breathwork and getting up to all the other crazy tom-foolery biohacks at Aaron's place, we recorded for you a nice little podcast, and even discussed Aaron's new book "The Align Method: 5 Movement Principles for a Stronger Body, Sharper Mind, and Stress-Proof Life", which shows readers how posture and body alignment are powerful tools for building strength, achieving peak performance, reducing pain, and approaching the world with a new sense of confidence, and teaches you how to optimize activities such as:

-Floor Sitting

-Hanging

-Hip-Hinging

-Walking

-Nose Breathing

-And much more...

Blending Eastern philosophy with Western mechanics, The Align Method outlines the necessary tools to leverage the power of your own senses and body language to feel more flexible and confident, and details exactly how to reshape your environment for enhanced creativity and longevity. So check out the book and...

In this discussion with Aaron, you'll discover... -What makes green tea special...4:58

• EGCG is the primary antioxidant
• Regularly consume schisandra for fertility potency
• Great Salt Lake trace minerals

-Natural biohacks that can be implemented for low or no cost...6:36

• Cold thermogenesis
  • Activates the parasympathetic nervous system
  • Nitric oxide release
  • Humming/chanting increases nitric oxide production
    • Activates the vagus nerve
    • Inducing stress resilience prior to the stress of the cold treatment
• Sunlight exposure
  • Metabolic flexibility is increased w/ sunlight exposure
  • Increased HRV and good vagal nerve tone
  • Vitamin D activation
  • Cellular resistance
• When to choose tech over nature
  • JOOVV lights can provide adequate infrared light in 10 minutes vs. 2 hours of sunlight
  • PEMF tables can shortcut what can be derived from nature
• Bottom line: Nature is preferable, but there’s nothing wrong with choosing better living through science

-Ben Greenfield’s morning meditation routine…15:37

• Ecomeditation designed by Dawson Church
  • Tapping
  • Gratitude - into the universe, and into the body
• Transcendental meditation (BGF podcast w/ Philip Land)
• Deep breathing in the morning
• Read devotional or scripture
• Gratitude journaling
• Exercise is moving meditation
  • Lead w/ prana
  • No music/podcasts in the ears
• Book: The Oxygen Advantage by Patrick McKeown