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Biohacking Your Best LifeExploring 360° Wellness with Holistic Health Enthusiast Cris NievesIn this 90 minutes episode, we share many exploratory insights and experiences that both Chris & I had with regards to our own well-being journey.
So come with us on this journey and get curious about the various pillars of health & well-being that we discussed, from Fermentation to Fasting, Nutrition & Hydration to Breathing and Meditation, Conscious Parenting to Community & Relationships.
Topic discussed include: Nutrition, Hydration, Sleep, Movement/ Exercise, Breathwork & Meditation, Relationships, Mindfulness & Conscious Parenting & more...Enjoy and then implement strategies in your own life to upgrade your total well-being of the Body, Mind & Soul!
2021-10-261h 30
Montreal holistic path"Biohacking your best life" Resumen en EspañolEn este episodio resumo lo mejor de la conversación emocionante y divertida que tuve con mi amigo Ameya Nagarkar, un entrenador de yoga certificado, sanador de sonido y biohacker natural. Se describe a sí mismo como un entusiasta que ama todo lo relacionado con la salud y el bienestar.
Espero que disfrutes este episodio.
Elegí nombrar este episodio "Biohacking your best life" ya que es el nombre del Podcast de Ameya.2021-10-2132 minMontreal holistic path"Biohacking your best life"In this episode I had a exiting and fun conversation with my friend Ameya Nagarkar a certified yoga trainer, sound healer and a natural biohacker. He describes himself as an enthusiast who loves all things health & wellness related.
Together we share our insights and practices about being a biohacker. I hope you enjoy this episode.
I chose to name this episode "Biohacking your best life" since is the name of Ameya's Podcast.
2021-10-211h 04
Biohacking Your Best LifeMaster Your Breath to Master Your Life!Your breathing matters!
Change your breathing … Change your life.
Breathing is the first thing we do in life and the last. It affects the function of all body systems. Yet many people get it wrong around 20,000 times a day. In fact less than 30% of people have physiologically normal breathing. They rarely know this because checking a person’s baseline (awake) breathing pattern is not part of standard medical diagnosis. Therefore a core cause of many symptoms and illnesses is overlooked and remains untreated.
Reduce anxiety, asthma and snoring, and improve sleep, health and performance throug...2021-09-2011 min
Biohacking Your Best LifeWater is Life is Water. Yes, Read That Again!“The quality of water we drink and use has the greatest impact on our health, performance, creativity and the environment than any other substance, yet it is often the last to be addressed... if at all”
- Maat Thor
I am deeply honored & profoundly humbled to have such a fascinating discussion on the science, art & mystery of water - what a fantastic journey into the wonderful world of water! So, grab a glass of yes, water (lol), relax and sit down to go on this magical journey with us in this 54 mins episode with Maat Thor...2021-09-0654 min
Biohacking Your Best LifeTotal Human Optimization through Holistic Health with Kristof NievesWelcome to another episode on Total Human Optimization and Holistic Health with a Brother from another Mother ;)!
In this approx. 1 hour episode, I am again on the hot seat as a Guest Speaker & together with Kristof from Montreal Holistic Path, we decode what it means to upgrade our total well-being so that we can thrive, not just survive, in these interesting times!
Some topics covered include: Yogic wisdom, Power of Music in healing & wellbeing, Biohacking the 10 Fundamental Pillars of Health & more...so grab your hot chocolate and sip in the nourishment you all :)
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Biohacking Your Best LifeBiohacking 101 & The Ten Fundamentals with Zabis Phatlip!For a change, in this podcast episode, I am the guest speaker and not the host, so a role reversal!
Anyhow, this under 40 mins episode is perfect for anybody who is new to the concept of Natural Biohacking and wants to briefly understand the importance of the 10 Fundamental Pillars of Health & Wellbeing for Total Human Optimization!
So grab your seat & listen, coz it may just begin the spark of a total conscious lifestyle optimization process in your life!2021-08-1836 min
Praguematic#7 Ameya Nagarkar - "Biohack your best life" (ENG)Ameya is a certified yoga trainer, sound healer and a natural biohacking enthusiast who loves all things health & wellness related.
In his journey & quest towards thriving & living his best life - he has tried different diets, fitness/ exercise regimens, he has experienced Yoga, Ayurveda, energy healing, sound healing, emotional release, guided meditation, brainwave entrainment, mantra meditation, breath work, ecstatic dancing, wearable technologies & AI inspired music & various other modalities and has a personal and experiential understanding of these tools & techniques.
Most recently, Ameya has experienced the power of these 10 Fundamental...2021-08-0236 minBiohacking Your Best LifePassion, Purpose, Peace & Well-being with Taale Laafi!In this fabulous episode, we have an interesting discussion on music, film making, meditation, nutrition, supplementation & more with a very wise elder Taale Laafi, Founder/ Director of the African Family Film Foundation.
The episode is filled with interesting stories and anecdotes from the life and times of Taale Laafi, make sure you listen till the end where he shares the interesting story of the road less travelled, leading to wonders you may have never imagined!
Also stay tuned for listening to his mothers 'secret sauce' for longevity and also his personal life experiences & almost miraculous...2021-08-011h 20Biohacking Your Best LifeLifestyle & Functional Medicine with Dr. Amy CarmichaelDr Amy is a medical doctor who helps visionaries go from burnout to purpose driven and highly productive. Dr Amy has worked throughout the world in internal general medicine. As an enthusiastic advocate for holistic health care, she has a passion for sharing with people preventive health measures through nutrition and lifestyle. Qualified in lifestyle medicine, functional medicine, integrative medicine, a nutritionist, personal trainer, yoga teacher and reiki master she leads with the heart.
In this podcast, Dr Amy motivates us as much as she educates and blends eastern and western medicine to put you back in t...2021-07-2338 minBiohacking Your Best LifeHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy with Dr. Masha MakeevaHyperbaric oxygen therapy involves increasing your exposure to pure oxygen in a pressurized room or tube. When you breath inside the hyperbaric chamber, your lungs are able to gather up to three times more oxygen than it would normally, allowing it to enter your blood and promote healing.
In this podcast, we discuss the multiple benefits and applications of Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) with Dr. Masha Makeeva.
Dr. Masha is a board-certified naturopathic doctor. She has supported thousands of people to loose weight, decrease inflammation, balance their hormones and heal their relationship with food. She i...2021-07-2334 minBiohacking Your Best LifeFundamental Pillars of Health - MENTAL & EMOTIONAL WELLBEINGMental & Emotional Wellbeing are core factors in terms of embodying our full potential as human beings.
In this mini episode, I share with you my experiences so far with optimizing mental & emotional wellbeing.
Again, simple practices such as meditation (sitting or active), singing, sound healing, ecstatic dancing, music, nature walks/ being in nature, emotional release through artistic expression, journaling, shaking and focusing on other fundamental pillars of health described in other mini episodes have helped me in my journey!2021-07-1714 minBiohacking Your Best LifeFundamental Pillar of Health - PURPOSEIn this mini episode, I talk about the concepts of Ikigai, Follow Your Bliss and more...
Ikigai is a Japanese concept referring to having a direction or purpose in life, providing a sense of fulfillment and towards which the person may take actions, giving them satisfaction and a sense of meaning.
Follow your bliss: If you do follow your bliss, you put yourself on a kind of track that has been there all the while waiting for you, and the life you ought to be living is the one you are living. When you can...2021-07-1708 minBiohacking Your Best LifeFundamental Pillar of Health - RELATIONSHIPYour relationship with yourself is the most important one you will ever foster in your life.
I don’t mean to underscore other relationships, yet it all starts and ends with you. On that note, none of us exists in isolation. We are discovering that everything around us has an influence on our state of health. Our relationships are no different.
Unconditionally love your self, Compassion is the key.
Compassion – Total acceptance and allowing of what is; including unconditional love for self, and absolute honor for the paths and choices of others.2021-07-1704 minBiohacking Your Best LifeFundamental Pillar of Health - EXERCISEIn this mini episode, we explore the importance of movement and exercise and dispel some common myths around the need to workout (gym sessions) daily.
I have experimented with all kinds of fitness/ exercise regimens – from Cardio to Strength training, HIIT to Tabata and Zumba & more. Based on my current understanding, you don't need to spend endless hours in the gym to build your ideal body.
Even a weekly super slow strength workout and resting for the rest of the week is more than enough. Of course, on that note, make sure to get a dai...2021-07-1708 minBiohacking Your Best LifeFundamental Pillar of Health - HYDRATIONWater is Life! & Hydration is definitely important when it comes to our overall wellbeing.
I have learnt a great deal about optimum Hydration (& much more) from the free Hydration Week Series, courtesy of Dr. Zach Bush.
Website Link is: https://zachbushmd.com/
Hydration is not just simply about drinking enough water it’s about getting water inside your cells. About two-thirds of your body is composed of water, and a majority of that water — about 66 to 70 percent — is within your cells and lymph system. If we could stay perfectly hydrated in the intracellular environ...2021-07-1705 minBiohacking Your Best LifeFundamental Pillar of Health - NUTRITION“You are what you eat. What would YOU like to be?”
Nourishing our body mind spirit with healthy wholesome foods is important for total human optimization!
I have explored the topic of nutrition for several years and although there are different diets from vegetarian to vegan, keto to carnivore as well as diets can be unique based on individual requirements, my understanding is any diet which is LOCAL, SEASONAL, FRESH, includes FERMENTED FOODS & includes, if you are ok with consuming non-vegetarian, NUTRIENT DENSE TRADITIONAL FOODS FROM LAND & SEA (Including Raw Whole Dairy Products and Pasture Rais...2021-07-1711 minBiohacking Your Best LifeFundamental Pillar of Health - SLEEPSleep in indeed your Super Power! So prioritize your sleep and give it the attention it deserves!
In late 2020 and early 2021, I was personally having sleep issues and my quality of sleep was not that great, so I experimented with sleep supplements and teas, aromatherapy, hot and cold showers, massages, acupressure mats, yoga nidra, nutrition, blue light filters and glasses, aligning my circadian rhythms, sleep stories & apps, grounding/ earthing & more and in the past few months, I am proud to say that my sleep quality & quantity has been great!
This is my personal exploration on t...2021-07-1714 minBiohacking Your Best LifeMusic is Medicine of the Mind with Dr. Jolanta GallagherSometimes, music is the only medicine the heart & soul needs!
With that inspirational statement, this podcast is all about exploring the power of music and specifically music therapy to upgrade our physical, mental, emotional and spiritual wellbeing.
Topics covered include music therapy, applications of music therapy, importance of music in early childhood, music and dance, yoga, meditation & mindfulness, laughter & more! Dr. Jolanta also shares the importance of creating a sense of safety, community, connection, creativity and compassion to ensure Music therapy is positively impactful!2021-07-1039 min
Sleep Well Around the WorldCan you Bio-hack your life? - Interview with Ameya NagarkarSleep Spotlight - Anguilla. This episode takes us to the sandy stretches of beautiful beaches in the Eastern Caribbean.
I chat with a yoga trainer, sound healer and bio-hacking enthusiast Ameya Nagarcar who tells us what bio-hacking is all about.
What is it and does it work? Listen in to find out if it can help you live your best life. Stay till the end to get Ameya's top tips for sleeping and to find out his version of a digital sunset.2021-07-0931 minBiohacking Your Best LifeFundamental Pillar of Health - EMFIn this mini episode, we discuss the second fundamental pillar of health - EMF/ EMR (Electric and Magnetic Fields often referred to as Radiation).
We discuss the benefits of grounding/ earthing (earths natural EMF/ EMR) and also tips on reducing exposure to non natural (man made) EMF/ EMR.2021-07-0604 minBiohacking Your Best LifeFundamental Pillar of Health - LIGHTIn this 6 minutes mini episode (solo cast), I discuss the first fundamental pillar of health - Light.
I share with you important tips & hacks on exposure to sun light, reducing artificial light (blue light) at night and aligning our circadian rhythms.
Circadian rhythms are physical, mental, and behavioral changes that follow a 24-hour cycle. These natural processes respond primarily to light and dark and affect most living things, including animals, plants, and microbes.2021-07-0606 minBiohacking Your Best LifeExploring Total Human Optimization with Guido NeumannHello Biohackers!
In this podcast, we have a casual conversation with Guido Neumann, an IT professional & Engineer who is deeply passionate about optimizing human performance and living to our full potential!
We explore Biohacking and Frequency - Frequency is a basic system used by our Body to do pretty much everything, from moving a muscle to Thinking. Yet there is not much widespread awareness or understanding about it.
Join us on an interesting journey of exploration into this subject!2021-07-0649 minBiohacking Your Best LifeHolistic Health To Thrive and Not Just Survive with Ram ChatterjeeIn this podcast, we have a casual conversation with Ram Chatterjee, an established Hospitality Spa and Wellness Director and founder of Vrksha Wellness in India.
He believes, through wellness practice, our world can be a better place to live in harmony. Many internal conflicts, stress, anxiety could be eliminated/ reduced by developing consciousness through regular practice. Well-being is achieving a state of health, happiness and harmony (within and the world outside) such that an individual can live the best version of himself or herself.
He kept close to his motto, 'Knowledge is power, which he f...2021-07-0649 minBiohacking Your Best LifeSleep is Your Super Power with Sleep Stylist Mel AzulIn this episode, we take a deep dive into the art and science of quality sleep.
Our sleep expert is Mel Azul, also known as the Sleepstylist on Instagram.
Mel is a certified sleep science coach, NLP and CBTI practitioner. Her mission is to help you sleep better so you can wake up healthier & happier to enjoy a vibrant & abundant life!
Topics covered include why we sleep, sleep science, hormones, circadian rhythms, sleep stages/ cycles, sleep and aromatherapy, sleep and chromotherapy, natural sleep solutions, evening unwinding rituals/ routines, gratitude journaling & more!
W...2021-06-2850 minBiohacking Your Best LifeWhy the 10 Fundamental Pillars of Health?Hello Biohackers,
In this Solo cast, I just want to let you know the importance of why the focus on 10 Fundamental Pillars of Health.
If our aim is to create a new paradigm of total human optimization (one of Thriving & not just surviving), it's essential for us to look at health & wellbeing in a holistic way!
See you on the inside!2021-06-2805 minBiohacking Your Best LifeCould Yoga be the 'Mother' of all Biohacking with Manish PoleCould Yoga indeed be referred to as the ‘Mother of all Biohacking’?!
In this 45 minutes heart talk with Manish Pole, one of India's leading voice on Yoga, modern day mystic and yogi, founder of Total Yoga and 21st Century Yoga, we discuss the art and science of Yoga covering subjects like The 8 limbs of Classical Yoga, Asana, Pranayama, Chakras, Yoga Nidra and Meditation.
Buckle up as we decode the mystery of optimizing our lives through the lens of Yoga, which has stood the test of time for over 5000 years!2021-06-1945 minBiohacking Your Best LifeWelcome & Introductory NoteThis is an introductory episode where I take you on my personal journey of how and why I came to launch this Podcast series on Biohacking Your Best Life.
We explore the true meaning of biohacking, my life adventures, inspirations and discoveries in the quest towards towards total human optimization.
We also mention the ten fundamental pillars of health which will be covered through this podcast series, all in an effort so that listeners can shave years off their learning curve and start living their best lives in as little as 90 days!2021-06-0907 minBiohacking Your Best LifeBiohacking Your Best Life TrailerJoin me on my quest towards total human optimization by hosting a conscious community of global subject matters and bio hackers to dive deep into the 10 fundamental pillars of health so that you can live your best life!2021-06-0900 min