What Everyone Should Know about Age-Related Memory Loss and Sleep

Dec 27, 2017

Filed under: brain, brain health, Cognitive function, memory loss, News, science, sleep, sleep quality

What Everyone Should Know about Age-Related Memory Loss and Sleep

New study shows that synchronization of 2 types of brain waves during sleep is absolutely vital to the brain’s ability to turn short term memories into long term memories.

5 Reasons Why Krill Oil Is The #1 Omega-3 Supplement For Brain Health

Nov 09, 2017

Filed under: astaxanthin, brain, brain health, DHA, EPA, Fish Oil, krill oil, longevity, mental performance, nutrition, omega-3, science

5 Reasons Why Krill Oil Is The #1 Omega-3 Supplement For Brain Health

If you already take your daily dose of fish oil like clockwork, congratulations, you're ahead of the curve. But if you really want to support your body and mind with the most powerful and beneficial impact, you might want to...

Amy Berger on Sodium Intake, Blood Pressure, Insulin and Alzheimer's

Sep 25, 2017

Filed under: Alzheimer's, brain, carnivore diet, health, insulin, keto, low carb, nutrition, paleo, sodium, The Salt Fix

Amy Berger on Sodium Intake, Blood Pressure, Insulin and Alzheimer's

Is it possible to eat too much fat on a low carb or keto plan? How much protein and sodium do we really need each day? Do insulin levels impact blood pressure more than sodium intake? Do we really understand...

63 Lessons For Life, Health, Business and Success

Sep 18, 2017

Filed under: 5 Second Rule, brain, Brendon Burchard, Dr. Daniel Amen, health, Jocko Willinck, Les Brown, Mel Robbins, memory, mindset, motivation, podcast, success

63 Lessons For Life, Health, Business and Success

There's a saying that "success leaves footprints." Other times, successful people actually press pause on their high performance lives long enough to actually share some of the practices that fuel their success. Last weekend was one of those instances. Success...

Why You Need to Rewire Your Morning Routine

Aug 10, 2017

Filed under: Andy Murphy, brain, mindset, neurology, neurons, NLP, science

Why You Need to Rewire Your Morning Routine

Why Your Morning Routine Isn't Working "When we sleep, we switch off. Logically, our waking up routine should be designed to switch us on." - Andy Murphy Andy points out that most morning routines do a terrific job of wiping...

Mind Pump Media on Optimal Performance Podcast

Jul 13, 2017

Filed under: biohacking, brain, fitness, health, Mind Pump Media, nutrition, podcast, science

Mind Pump Media on Optimal Performance Podcast

Mind Pump Media meets Optimal Performance Podcast for an epic slice of "podcasting magic". Who is Mind Pump Media? MindPump is an online radio show/podcast that has been described as Howard Stern meets fitness. It is sometimes raw, sometimes shocking...

Sweden Biohacker Summit Hot Seat Podcast

May 25, 2017

Filed under: Ariel Poler, Biohacker Summit, biohacking, brain, Chris Dancy, health, Jonas Bergqvist, Max Lugavere, Olli Sojivari, optimization, Paleo, podcast, Science

Sweden Biohacker Summit Hot Seat Podcast

I attended (and spoke at) the Biohacker Summit in Stockholm, Sweden last week. As we previewed in a recent episode of the OPP, these Biohacker Summits are among the premier events in the world for people passionate about self-improvement and...

How Functional Cranial Release Improves Frontal Lobe Activity in our Brain

May 22, 2017

Filed under: anti-aging, biohacking, brain, breath, chiropractor, Dr. John Lieurance, endo-nasal, FCR, frontal lobe, functional cranial release, longevity, naturopath, oxygen, podcast

How Functional Cranial Release Improves Frontal Lobe Activity in our Brain

Over the last 100-150 years, our facial structures have collapsed. Yes, you read that correctly, our craniums are getting smaller. Need proof? We'll get there...but for now, ponder the lack of room for our wisdom teeth and the evolutionary need...

Total Brain Health Smoothie

Apr 25, 2017

Filed under: Brain, Brain health, Cognition, Food, Health, Micronutrients, Recipe, Smoothie

I love coffee. And I don't know about you, but what used to be one cup of coffee soon became two, and what is now two might turn into three before the end of the week. This incremental process of...

The Future of Brain Injury Treatment, TBI and Concussions

Apr 11, 2017

Filed under: Ahead 300, biohacking, brain, brain health, Concussions, health, TBI, traumatic brain injury

The Future of Brain Injury Treatment, TBI and Concussions

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) occurs every 23 seconds. Over 2.5 million people show up in emergency rooms every year with suspected brain injuries. It's not just the TBI that are causing harm. 90% of these cases are false alarms...

Research Says Brain Begins To Decline At 24

Mar 24, 2017

Filed under: aging, brain, cognition, cognitive decline, health, longevity

Research Says Brain Begins To Decline At 24

Our brain starts aging at 24 A new study at Simon Fraser University shows that cognitive-motor decline in reaction times begins in early adulthood, as early as age 24. [1] This means that your reaction and reflexes begin to slow...

GABA: The Brain's Downer

Mar 07, 2017

Filed under: brain, dopamine, GABA, health, mental performance, neurotransmitters, serotonin

Gamma aminobutyric acid, or GABA as it is widely known, is our body's inhibitory neurotransmitter. That's a fancy way of saying it's the brakes for our constantly "on-the-go" minds. It's role is to counter the excitatory compounds in our brain,...

GABA White Paper

Feb 01, 2017

Filed under: Abelard Lindsay, brain, GABA, health, nuerotransmitter

GABA, the inhibitory neurotransmitter By Abelard Lindsay (@ciltep on twitter) GABA is one of the major neurotransmitters in the brain. Most people are familiar with stimulation of the GABA system as they have experienced the relaxation and easing of social interaction provided by the alcohol...

Top 10 Podcasts of 2016

Dec 22, 2016

Filed under: best of 2016, brain, Caveman Coffee, grass-fed, Joe Defranco, Joel Salatin, Keith Jardine, Mark Sisson, neuroscience, OPP, Optimal Performance Podcast, organic, Tait Fletcher

Choosing the Top 10 episodes of the Optimal Performance Podcast for 2016 is a lot like choosing your favorite child. So I took the easy way out. The Top 10 that follows are not MY favorites - they're YOUR favorites, decided...

Inside Alzheimer's: Hacking Alzheimer's with Steve Fowkes

Dec 15, 2016

Filed under: aging, Alzheimer's, anti-aging, balance, brain, glutathione, grounding, health, longevity, metabolism, neurons, Optimal Performance Podcast, pH, redox, science, Steve Fowkes

Inside Alzheimer's: Hacking Alzheimer's with Steve Fowkes

Alzheimer's, the cruel disease that destroys mental function, steals dignity, and frustrates families...may be preventable - even reversible. The startling statistics (from the Alzheimer's Association): 5.4 million people suffer from Alzheimers' 1 in 3 seniors will die with some form of cognitive...

Why Learning Is The Only Skill That Matters

Dec 08, 2016

Filed under: become a superhuman, brain, Jonathan Levi, learning, memory, neurons, podcast, science, self improvement, speed reading, super learner, superhuman

Why Learning Is The Only Skill That Matters

If we develop our ability learn, there is no new skill, trait or ability that is outside our grasp. Developing this ability to learn - especially at an accelerated rate - literally makes us limitless. With a little dedication and...

How Neurofeedback Technology Can Make You Smarter and Happier

Dec 01, 2016

Filed under: awareness, biohacking, brain, Dr. Andrew Hill, happiness, meditation, mind, neurofeedback, neuroscience, nootropics, Peak Brain Institute, QEEG

How Neurofeedback Technology Can Make You Smarter and Happier

Our brainwave profile and our daily experience of the world are inseparable. Fortunately for folks like us who wish vibrate at higher levels, there is a combination of ancient practices and new technology, through which we can train our brains...

The Truth About Medicinal Mushroom Supplements: Jeff Chilton of NAMMEX

Nov 18, 2016

Filed under: beta-glucans, biohacking, boost, brain, Chaga, cordyceps, health, immune, immunity, Lion's Mane, mind, mushrooms, Reishi, supplements, Turkey Tail, watchdog, wellness

The Truth About Medicinal Mushroom Supplements: Jeff Chilton of NAMMEX

The medicinal mushroom industry is lying to you. Medicinal mushrooms are one of the biggest and fastest growing trends in natural health and wellness today. With good reason. Mushrooms have been shown to boost immunity, increase Nerve Growth Factor, and...

The Ketone Episode with Dominic D'Agostino and Dr. Mike T Nelson

Nov 10, 2016

Filed under: brain, diet, Dominic D'Agostino, keto, Ketogenic Diet, Ketones, Ketosis, metabolic flexibility, metabolism, Mike T Nelson, neuroscience, nutrition, research

The Ketone Episode with Dominic D'Agostino and Dr. Mike T Nelson

Dominic D'Agostino is THE authority when it comes to ketone knowledge and research. Metabolic Flexibility champion Dr. Mike T Nelson literally wrote the nutrition textbook. Put them together on the Optimal Performance Podcast, and you're in for one of the...

Get Peak Brain Performance with Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Hill

Oct 20, 2016

Filed under: biohacking, brain, Dr. Andrew Hill, focus, memory, neuroscience, peak brain institute, podcast

Get Peak Brain Performance with Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Hill

How does a neuroscientist increase attention, improve cognition and optimize his brain? That's exactly what Dr. Andrew Hill is about to share with us on the OPP... Meet Dr. Andrew Hill Dr. Hill is the founder, Director and lead neuroscientist...

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What Everyone Should Know about Age-Related Memory Loss and Sleep

5 Reasons Why Krill Oil Is The #1 Omega-3 Supplement For Brain Health

Amy Berger on Sodium Intake, Blood Pressure, Insulin and Alzheimer's

63 Lessons For Life, Health, Business and Success

Why You Need to Rewire Your Morning Routine

Mind Pump Media on Optimal Performance Podcast

Sweden Biohacker Summit Hot Seat Podcast

How Functional Cranial Release Improves Frontal Lobe Activity in our Brain

Total Brain Health Smoothie

The Future of Brain Injury Treatment, TBI and Concussions

Research Says Brain Begins To Decline At 24

GABA: The Brain's Downer

GABA White Paper

Top 10 Podcasts of 2016

Inside Alzheimer's: Hacking Alzheimer's with Steve Fowkes

Why Learning Is The Only Skill That Matters

How Neurofeedback Technology Can Make You Smarter and Happier

The Truth About Medicinal Mushroom Supplements: Jeff Chilton of NAMMEX

The Ketone Episode with Dominic D'Agostino and Dr. Mike T Nelson

Get Peak Brain Performance with Neuroscientist Dr. Andrew Hill

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