Why Athletes Get Sick, How To Biohack Survival, How Often Do You Need To Workout & More!

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March 30, 2016 Podcast: 349: Why Athletes Get Sick, How To Biohack Survival, How Often Do You Need To Workout & More! Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right (or go to SpeakPipe), use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, or use the “Ask Ben” form at the bottom of this page.

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• Why athletes get sick.
• Good reason NOT to quantify every step, calorie and heartbeat...
• And this, my friends, is why ANY football player or MMA athlete needs to be “megadosing” on at least 6g of DHA from fish oil or algae/ day.
• Cold thermogenesis + CHILI PEPPERS for fat loss? Cool.

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