The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… you’ll learn how Functional Medicine expert Jill Carnahan, M.D., who is board certified in Family Medicine and Integrative Holistic Medicine, survived breast cancer, Crohn’s disease, and toxic mold. Her unique healing approach looks to science for answers while also using methods that outright challenge conventional medicine.  During the discussion, Dr....

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… you’ll learn why many professional athletes, especially fighters, are some of the top biohackers in the world. They hack their bodies, minds, and environments to achieve an incredibly high level of performance. Every hack they do has to be effective—and means the difference between winning and losing.  Professional MMA (mixed martial arts) fighter ...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… Will Cole, IFMCP, DNM, DC , teaches you how your body directly affects your mood. Hint: the gut plays a role, but there are other factors too. Through treating thousands of patients, Dr. Cole developed new ideas involving both psychology and biology that you can use in your daily life. He’s an expert in finding the underlying factors of chronic disease and ch...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™…   Daniel Amen, M.D.,  shares the most effective daily habits you can do to improve the way your brain works, based on his 40 years of clinical practice.  In this discussion and in his new book, “ Change Your Brain Every Day: Simple Daily Practices to Strengthen Your Mind, Memory, Moods, Focus, Energy, Habits, and Relationships ,” he delive...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… you’ll learn how much control you can actually have over your brain. There’s a new way of accessing your meat operating system that adds an important element that’s been missing from the brain training conversation. Moha Bensofia joins the show to explain a new piece of neurotech called Mendi . He shares the benefits of getting more blood to the front of your...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… you’ll learn  Luke Storey ’s definition of addiction and his strategies for healing, happiness, and high performance. He’s known for his irreverent, passionate, and humorous delivery, and it shows through in this conversation. He overcame tremendous adversity from childhood trauma, adolescent criminality, and years of chronic alcohol and d...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… Amy Shah, M.D., teaches you all you need to know about the second F word: food. That’s right, you are going to learn all about hunger from the author of the book, “ I'm So Effing Hungry: Why We Crave What We Crave – and What to Do About It .” You’ll also find out why focusing on your hunger is more important and effective than going on yet anot...

Mute  sponsored this episode. In this "Upgrade Spotlight" Episode of The Human Upgrade™... you’re getting the latest knowledge about innovative biohacking tools and technologies that allow you to change your biology and the environment around you.  CEO Michael Johnson joins the show from the Rhinomed headquarters near Melbourne, Australia. Rhinomed, the company behind Mute , pioneers the...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™... a look into the story of the human mind wonders if you’re just a machine made of meat. Guest Paul Bloom, a researcher, teacher and author, studies adult and child development in terms of how people make sense of the world. It turns out that there are all kinds of automated systems in your body that are making sense of the...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™... you will learn about the beliefs that kick in as normal humans age and most importantly, you will learn what you can do about those limiting beliefs. And who better to discuss this than the author of the book, " Gnar Country: Growing Old, Staying Rad ," Steven Kotler.  Steven is a friend of the show, executive director of the Flow Research Collective,...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… the guest is one of the founders of Wired Magazine and someone who has been a continuous source of interest, news and data for decades, Jane Metcalfe. Having basically dissected nerds for her entire life, Jane now runs a fantastic newsletter and news site called NEO.LIFE where she writes about biohacking and the future. If you were to combine someone who real...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™... to celebrate the imminent release of the new book, we’re doing something different than what you're used to. Dave is getting interviewed on his own podcast to give you a preview of his book, Smarter Not Harder . In the interviewer's seat is retired Navy SEAL commander, author, expert in leadership and human performance, Rich Diviney. When Rich was a guest o...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™... Dave talks with Cindy Fraley, who has a young daughter, works in upper-level management at a large pharmaceutical company, and is a former physical therapist who overcame RA, MRSA, Hashimoto’s and emotional stress.  Cindy says, “Dave’s guidance, the Upgraded Collective, and biohacking have been pivotal in my journey back to the great health, sports, an...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™... Dave talks with Bryan Gardner (a self proclaimed “super-dad”) who wants to take his current hacking to the next level. Bryan has questions specifically about his brain & neurology, his fitness, and spirituality.  Bryan is an aerospace engineer who built a small hedge fund business more than a decade ago. So he doesn’t sound like someone who would b...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™... Dave talks with Mandy Pennington, a longtime Upgrade Collective member and dedicated hacker who has used biohacking techniques successfully to upgrade her body and mind. Mandy is a sharp and curious person who wants to learn more about how to apply the topics in Smarter Not Harder to her spirituality, quantum energy, spirit guides, and leading a purpose-dri...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™... I am honored and grateful to bring you a conversation that I recorded in person with Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at the Art of Living Center in Los Angeles.  Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar is a leader of an international movement with more than 50 million followers who do breathwork every single morning. He has worked for 40 years as a global ambassador...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™... I do something different. Over the past 1000+ episodes, I have spent a lot of time talking and learning from my guests, but I have heard over and over that you would like to hear more from me about what I am doing, trying and thinking. Well, that can be awkward to do sitting alone in front of a microphone.  A while ago, Danica Patrick interviewed me an...

H.V.M.N.  sponsored this episode. IN THIS “UPGRADE SPOTLIGHT” EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE ™…Metabolic biochemist Latt Mansor, Ph. D., joins the show from H.V.M.N . (Health Via Modern Nutrition), where he leads research for the company. He’s an expert in metabolism who consults with elite sport, military, clinical and research organizations.  As a key biomarker of metabolic health, keton...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™ …  Dr. Kelly Brogan  shares why her views often go against conventional thinking—on topics from pharmaceuticals to sex to pole dancing to relationship compatibility.  She's a psychiatrist who specializes in psychosomatic medicine and integrative holistic medicine. Her root-cause resolution approach to psychiatric syndromes and symptoms coup...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… you’re going to learn how to work with your own biology, adapt to adversity, and get resilient AF. Doctor, educator and entrepreneur Dr. Molly Maloof joins the show in person in Austin, Texas, to talk about her debut book, “ The Spark Factor: The Secret to Supercharging Energy, Becoming Resilient, and Feeling Better Than Ever .”  For women biohacker...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… board-certified OB/GYN and “menopause warrior”  Mary Claire Haver, M.D. , joins the show to give women a toolkit to manage what comes before, during and after menopause. She explains the science of women’s hormones, physiology and brain during the menopausal transition. She breaks down the studies, risks, and age timing of Hormone Replacement T...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… Susanna Soeberg, Ph. D., a Danish researcher, international scientist and expert in cold and heat therapy for health and performance, explains how you can harness the massive benefits of cold water immersion (winter swimming), sauna, breathing, and your metabolism. When it comes to biohacking, a few things rise to the top and make a pretty big difference...

Leela Quantum Tech  sponsored this episode. IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… you’ll learn why energy frequencies have such a powerful influence on human physiology. Skeptics take note: science backs this up. Philipp Samor Von Holtzendorff-Fehling introduced quantum energy on episode  #809  and its benefits on body function, cellular voltage and chakra energy. He returns t...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… Harvard psychiatrist, researcher and assistant professor Christopher Palmer, M.D., introduces a bold new premise about the root cause of mental illness based on decades of research. Dr. Palmer integrated existing theories and research into one  unifying  theory—the brain energy theory of mental illness that’s rooted in your metabolism. Through his r...

IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… you’ll meet Gloria Mark, Ph. D., who studies how digital media impacts people's lives. Her research specifically covers how attention is affected by, and has changed, with the rise of the digital age. She’s found that attention span now averages 47 seconds on a screen—and even that’s shrinking. As a Chancellor’s Professor of Informatics at the University of C...