Student Summary 11

Student Summary 11

Goal: How can I create and sustain optimal health with activities, behaviours and attitudes other than diet.

Pursuit: Biohacking is a wonderful summary of our pursuit here, which is taking control of our environment within and around us to ultimately control our biology which in turn gives us control on our health, happiness, relationships and longevity.

Evaluation: All emotions, bodily sensations, feeling states are powerful signals of the body mind homeostatic position. A useful acronym for pain is pay attention inward now. Use this principle to bring daily curiosity to energy levels, emotions, mood, focus etc to evaluate how you are, listen to all signals and act upon this to get more hydrated, get more sleep, get more movement, get more touch, more connection, more expression etc according to the lifestyle aspects in this module and module 12.

Topics to Discussion:

  • Predictors of happiness by Dan Buetner
  • Psychoneuroimmunology
  • Radiation
  • Reticular activation system – Visualisation
  • Autoimmune – Body attacking itself
  • The Warburg Effect – Keto Diet – Cancer as a metabolic Disease
  • Biohacking is the art and science of changing the environment around you and inside you so you have more control over yout own biology
  • Go evomed.com
  • Air quality – plants + filters + salt lamps
  • Parasites – zapper + (clove, wormwood and black walnut)
  • Colon cleansing – colonic + enema
  • Rebounding – mini trampoline
  • Singing – activate vagus nerve
  • Lymphatic stimulation – sauna + cold water
  • Touch – massage + nervous system regulation
  • Mindfullness meditation + gratitude
  • Relationship – ultimate relationship program
  • Earthing – grounding
  • Forrest bathing + ocean + nature – negative ions
  • Dance – movement + regulation + safety + play + destress
  • Emotional expression – psychotherapy
  • Happiness – Positive affect – 6 hours/day face to face interaction

Lifestyle Medicine Branches:

  • Sleep
  • Diet
  • Movement
  • Relationships
  • Stress management
  • Lifestyle choices

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The Blue zone study by Dan Buettner 2005:

  • Loma Linda in California
  • Nicoyo Peninsula in Costa Rica
  • Okinawa in Japan
  • Sardinia highlands in Italy
  • Ikaria – an isolated Greek island

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Predictors of Longevity in Blue zone study

  • 1. Natural movement
  • 2. Mostly plant based
  • 3. Sense of purpose
  • 4. Social affiliation
  • 5. Belong to a faith
  • 6. Family connection
  • 7. High polyphenols
  • 8. Right outlook
  • 9. Eat to 80% full

Predictors of happiness by Dan Buetner

1. Natural movement + own a dog
2. Sleep at least 7,5 hours every night
3. Social interaction face to face 6 hours/day
4. Make at least 75 k/year + have a home
5. Take 6 weeks vacation/year
6. Laugh daily
7. Access to nature
8. Volunteer (giving back)
9. Have sex twice/week + love
10. Have faith / meditate / try new things