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Ben Greenfield

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Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

Oh, we'll get there. I know. It's going to be a long way. I won't forget.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

Oh, we'll get there. I know. It's going to be a long way. I won't forget.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

Oh, we'll get there. I know. It's going to be a long way. I won't forget.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

There is what's called a compensatory mechanism that kicks in post-exercise. That compensatory mechanism is of exercise and I'm hungrier. And there's two reasons that that could happen. So there's two different things we need to consider here. The first is pretty straightforward. I've burnt more calories.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

There is what's called a compensatory mechanism that kicks in post-exercise. That compensatory mechanism is of exercise and I'm hungrier. And there's two reasons that that could happen. So there's two different things we need to consider here. The first is pretty straightforward. I've burnt more calories.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

There is what's called a compensatory mechanism that kicks in post-exercise. That compensatory mechanism is of exercise and I'm hungrier. And there's two reasons that that could happen. So there's two different things we need to consider here. The first is pretty straightforward. I've burnt more calories.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

I've been more glycolytic because I'm doing high intensity interval training or weight training, not just a walk on the beach. So I've subtracted more carbohydrates from my muscles or my liver. So my body's naturally going to tell me that those need to be refilled because carbohydrates are good for brain fuel and for thyroid activity and for the joints and for the endocrine system.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

I've been more glycolytic because I'm doing high intensity interval training or weight training, not just a walk on the beach. So I've subtracted more carbohydrates from my muscles or my liver. So my body's naturally going to tell me that those need to be refilled because carbohydrates are good for brain fuel and for thyroid activity and for the joints and for the endocrine system.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

I've been more glycolytic because I'm doing high intensity interval training or weight training, not just a walk on the beach. So I've subtracted more carbohydrates from my muscles or my liver. So my body's naturally going to tell me that those need to be refilled because carbohydrates are good for brain fuel and for thyroid activity and for the joints and for the endocrine system.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

There's all sorts of messages your body begins to tell you that are crave-like messages when you've depleted a bunch of carbohydrates from your body for a good reason.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

There's all sorts of messages your body begins to tell you that are crave-like messages when you've depleted a bunch of carbohydrates from your body for a good reason.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

There's all sorts of messages your body begins to tell you that are crave-like messages when you've depleted a bunch of carbohydrates from your body for a good reason.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

This is why a strict ketogenic diet could be good for managing epilepsy or Alzheimer's, but long-term can cause some issues to your testosterone, your estrogen, your thyroid, your joints, et cetera, because there's just not enough glucose to go around. And you can't make glucose out of fats.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

This is why a strict ketogenic diet could be good for managing epilepsy or Alzheimer's, but long-term can cause some issues to your testosterone, your estrogen, your thyroid, your joints, et cetera, because there's just not enough glucose to go around. And you can't make glucose out of fats.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

This is why a strict ketogenic diet could be good for managing epilepsy or Alzheimer's, but long-term can cause some issues to your testosterone, your estrogen, your thyroid, your joints, et cetera, because there's just not enough glucose to go around. And you can't make glucose out of fats.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

So when you finish a hard workout and you're getting these cravings to eat because A, you've burnt through a lot of calories and your body needs more calories, or you've burnt through a lot of carbohydrates and your body needs to refill those, or both, that's a natural urge and you shouldn't necessarily resist that urge.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

So when you finish a hard workout and you're getting these cravings to eat because A, you've burnt through a lot of calories and your body needs more calories, or you've burnt through a lot of carbohydrates and your body needs to refill those, or both, that's a natural urge and you shouldn't necessarily resist that urge.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

So when you finish a hard workout and you're getting these cravings to eat because A, you've burnt through a lot of calories and your body needs more calories, or you've burnt through a lot of carbohydrates and your body needs to refill those, or both, that's a natural urge and you shouldn't necessarily resist that urge.

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

Because in my opinion, it's healthier to be strong and fast and have a high VO2 max and good grip strength and good lactic acid tolerance and lots of mitochondria and be eating more food to fuel all that goodness versus doing the same thing day in, day out because it doesn't make you hungry and eating less food, right?

Habits and Hustle
Episode 399: Ben Greenfield on Biohacking vs. Simplicity: The Future of Longevity for Body, Mind and Spirit

Because in my opinion, it's healthier to be strong and fast and have a high VO2 max and good grip strength and good lactic acid tolerance and lots of mitochondria and be eating more food to fuel all that goodness versus doing the same thing day in, day out because it doesn't make you hungry and eating less food, right?