Siim Land Podcast

Time... Your most valuable resource in life that's constantly running down on you. Which is why you don't want to waste it. What's more, time is relative - your experience of how fast time goes by is subjective to you and your daily activities. Albert Einstein said: "When a pretty girl sits on your lap for an hour, it seems like a minute. When you sit on a hot stove for a minute it seems like an h...

Ever seen these famous actors with great physiques and bodies? Well, they do work hard for their roles but at the same time they're kinda putting in more effort than is necessary. William Shewfelt starred the Red Ranger in the Power Rangers Ninja Steel TV series and he's in an amazing shape. Guess what, he's not enslaving himself at the gym for hours doing cardio or eating dry chicken breast and b...

Are you feeling stressed out, taxed to the max, too busy, slightly brain fogged, fatigued, or even depressed? Chances are you're under-recovered and suffering from mild adrenal exhaustion. I like to think of myself as a high performer - I get a lot of things done and I'm very productive with my day. However, I also like to think of myself as a high performing recoverer - I value recovery and relax...

When we know one thing, then it is that we know almost nothing at all about autophagy... However, we do know something. So, this is what we know about autophagy so far... Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and in this episode I'm going to delve deep into the science of autophagy and explain to you what it is and how it can help you to live a longer and happier li...

What happens if you eat the ketogenic diet for 18 years? Maybe you become a jacked and strong PowerBuilder who lifts weights, builds muscle, and inspires people to become more fit with keto. Meet Luis Villasenor aka Darthluiggi who really is one of the living legends of the ketogenic diet. He's been doing keto for over 18 years consistently and has built an amazing physique with it. He's also the...

Does intermittent fasting slow down your metabolism and turn it into a snail? What about getting brain cancer from consuming artificial sweeteners?  OR do you want to know the top 3 biohacks that make all other biohacks obsolete? This and much more in today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and this is another Q&A episode polled from you.  Timestamps: Are artificial sweetene...

Can you start a successful business around your passion? What about earning a living at home in your pajamas?  That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and our guests are Matt and Megha from KetoConnect.net. After quitting his job as a corporate computer engineer, Matt decided to do something more fulfilling and enjoyable, which led him and Megha to start...

Are you getting enough deep sleep throughout the night? How many times do you wake up while you think you're sleeping? What's your average HRV score after exercising? Don't know? Most people don't...yet those are one of the most important questions for knowing how you're actually sleeping at night Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and our guest is Chuck Hazzard...

What happens if you eat a high protein diet? Will you get diabetes, or build lean muscle while burning fat? Why are most doctors fat and they're giving bad advice to people about nutrition and health? Given how many people are already diabetic and how many more are soon to become one, it's safe to say that modern mainstream medicine needs to go through some serious paradigm shifts and changes in t...

What are the most effective brain-boosting biohacks? #superintelligence Can you gain the life-extension benefits of autophagy without fasting for several days in a row? Sooo hungryy How to break a dry fast? Does lemon juice break a fast? How to overcome addictions? This and so much more in today's special episode of the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and I'm going to go thr...

Since the 1960s it was thought that a high carbohydrate diet maintained physical performance and muscle glycogen by preventing muscle glycogen depletion induced fatigue. I.E. You need carbs before the workout to give yourself energy, during the workout to not bonk, after the workout to recover from the exertion, and at any other time of the day as well because otherwise you’ll hit the wall and go...

What’s the secret to these people like Leonardo, Elon Musk, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, and Arnold Schwarzenegger who seem to accomplish a lot more with their time? Are they superhuman? #ElonMuskIlluminatiTheory anyone? Most of this superhuman productivity results from these people having higher priorities and standards for their goals but they also have more productive routines and systems...

"Growing stronger is about accumulating wisdom, learning from your mistakes, and inspiring others to become the strongest version of themselves" - Elliott Hulse Elliott Hulse is an ex-strongman, professional athlete, strength coach, entrepreneur, YouTuber, public speaker, warrior poet, and a self-empowered being He started his coaching business and gym Strength Camp over a decade ago by training p...

Can you eat carbs and stay keto-adapted? Whaaat?!?Is it possible to eat your steak, eat your cake, your bacon, and eggs, and still be running on a fat burning metabolism? That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and we're going to be talking about how to stay keto-adapted while eating carbs. Everything about being in ketosis, becoming keto-adapted, improvi...

Fruit and vegetables are the healthiest foods there are and eggs and meat give you heart disease...That's what you've probably heard from nutritionists, medical doctors, or vegan activists. Of course, plant-based foods are incredibly nourishing and rejuvenating... However, one man's food is another man's poison, and some people's metabolism tends to suffer from consuming certain vegetables or othe...

How little protein can you eat and build muscle? That's not what you hear very often in the protein-obsessed fitness conversations... You need to take amino acids before a workout, a whey protein post-workout, eat only egg whites and get at least 3x grams of protein per pound of body weight, otherwise, you'll become catabolic and lose your gains... Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast I'm...

Did you know that 90% of your body is made of non-human bacterial life-forms? The microbiome, microbe species, the mitochondria, and who knows what else... YES! You're made of only 10% human cells! There is no "just you".You're a massive superorganism - a vessel for an abundance of life and thriving. Most of the health disorders have to do with an imbalance in the microbiome and the digestive syst...

"I ate over 450 grams of fat and I watched my cholesterol levels DROP!"... Not something you'd expect to hear someone say, not to mention actually happen in a healthy body. For decades we've been told that saturated fat and cholesterol are dangerous for you, causing heart disease, clogging the arteries, and making you diabetic. However, new research over the past few years has disputed this notion...

They say all disease begins in the gut, however, what ends up in your gut starts with what you put into your mouth... Some may even say that the state of your mouth and the microbiome in it is the overarching predictive factor to your overall health as tooth decay and gum disorders are all linked to many other metabolic diseases and conditions That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podc...

When someone was to ask you: “When are you going to have your next 5-day fast?” then you probably don’t have an immediate answer to give – “Ummm...Yea…Let’s do it right now!” One day I was about to face 4 days of traveling to Finland and I thought why not practice some hardcore fasting during that trip? Alright, I haven’t had a longer fast in a few months so let’s take advantage of this opportunit...

"All that surrounds us is the foundation of life, the birthplace of what your science calls midi-chlorians, the foundation of what connects the Living Force and the Cosmic Force."― Grandmaster Yoda, Star Wars What are these midi-chlorians? Well, they're your good-ol' mitochondria the powerhouse of the cells that you learned about in biology class. "Midi-chlorians are a microscopic life form that r...

What are the most fundamental necessities for the development and sustenance of a species?  From a Darwinian perspective, the first and foremost priorities of an organism are food and reproduction. It's true that our society is built around pursuing those ends and man is constantly trying to ensure their thrival. Where do you as an individual fit into this? How can you as a person find your place...

Can women do intermittent fasting? What's the difference between women and men while fasting? That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast with Siim Land. Our guest is Dr. Nadia Pateguana. She's a naturopathic doctor from Canada and she works with Dr. Jason Fung who's written many best-selling books on fasting and the ketogenic diet. Topics discussed: What made Nadia want to become a...

Did you know that even just a few nights of poor sleep gives you the blood sugar levels of a diabetic? Getting less than ideal amounts of sleep decreases your alertness, memory, intelligence, and mood... The craziest thing about it is that you'll get used to sleep deprivation and after a while, you think that your cognitive haze and sleepiness are normal, whereas your brain is simply compensating...

Are you a sad lobster?!? Let me explain... In the previous episode, we talked about one of the most fundamental principles of your embodied experience of reality. Namely, that the way you hold your posture and in what physiological state you’re in has a profound impact on your psychological state of mind and vice versa. Jordan Peterson wrote in his book The 12 Rules of Life: An Antidote to Chaos h...