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The Random Show, Couch Edition! — Supplements, Hummingbirds, Cock Rings, Optimizing Mitochondria, Breathing and Balance Training, Cool Grip Strength Tools, and More (#858)

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Welcome to another wide-ranging “Random Show” episode that I recorded with my close friend Kevin Rose!

We cover our recent Zen meditation retreat with Henry Shukman at Mountain Cloud Zen Center in Santa Fe, the fascinating science of vagus nerve stimulation, my recent back pain breakthrough, balance training tools, tendon-strengthening protocols from Swedish rock climber Emil Abrahamsson, the emerging research on photobiomodulation, urolithin A supplementation, blood flow restriction training, the Norwegian 4×4 protocol for cognitive longevity, podcast recommendations, vintage Japanese finds on Etsy, Kevin’s hummingbird feeder obsession, and much more.

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TIMESTAMPS

  • [00:00:00] A meditative start.
  • [00:02:19] Reflecting on our second Zen retreat in Santa Fe with Henry Shukman.
  • [00:04:08] Ketone liver warnings and eggplant allergies: The perils of raiding Kevin’s fridge.
  • [00:08:06] “Just be still” — three simple words that miraculously shut down my OCD.
  • [00:13:54] Is meditation secretly vagus nerve stimulation?
  • [00:20:17] DIY vagus nerve stim for $25 vs. Kevin’s $900 ear clip.
  • [00:24:57] HeartMath and watching your HRV move in real time.
  • [00:27:57] Marching toward 50: balance boards and the end of jiu-jitsu.
  • [00:31:26] Tony Hawk snowboarding Hokkaido with screws in his hip.
  • [00:33:01] Slacklining and why your nervous system needs sleep cycles.
  • [00:35:19] Bertolotti’s Syndrome: My six-year back pain gets a name.
  • [00:37:09] The nerve block test: everything wrong, zero pain.
  • [00:44:10] Abrahangs tendon protocol: 10 seconds on, 50 off.
  • [00:46:24] The NUG: a pocket hangboard for travelers.
  • [00:48:31] Craig Mod’s Japanese toothbrush and Toaster’s cameo.
  • [00:50:45] Kevin’s $92 vintage fire jacket: Blue Heritage Japan.
  • [00:54:26] Podcast picks: The Power Broker and STEM Talk.
  • [00:56:20] Alzheimer’s: A plaque or mitochondrial problem?
  • [00:57:30] 10 grams of ketones turns one-word answers into sentences.
  • [00:58:40] Methylene blue on Amazon: 120 years of research, zero guardrails.
  • [01:02:36] Bredesen Protocol, APOE genotyping, and a cognitive comeback.
  • [01:05:32] Photobiomodulation: $30k laser to the forehead.
  • [01:07:55] Urolithin A and the high price of mitochondrial upkeep.
  • [01:14:56] Recipe for disaster pants: espresso + creatine + MCT oil.
  • [01:17:39] Norwegian 4×4 training and lactate as a brain lever.
  • [01:23:15] Blood flow restriction bands and schwantz ring koans.
  • [01:29:08] Hummingbirds named Sunset and squirrel obstacle courses.
  • [01:32:06] Parting thoughts.

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Want to hear a wide-ranging conversation that covers everything from AI to Alzheimer’s prevention? Listen to our last Random Show, in which Kevin and I discussed the 2-2-2 rule for alcohol, bioelectric medicine and accelerated TMS, the promises of DORAs for Alzheimer’s prevention, Kevin’s AI stack and investment thesis, aphantasia vs. hyperphantasia, surviving modern dating, wisdom from Anthony de Mello, and much more.

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