Siim Land Podcast

What’s the most fundamental rule you should adopt in life? Here it is: Rule Number 1 Stand up straight with your shoulders back. It may sound comical and innocent but it actually has a profound impact on your overall experience of reality. This is not some self-help positive thinking bullsh#t but it’s programmed into your physiology and psyche. Jordan Peterson who’s a Canadian clinical psychologis...

95% of your decision making is based on how you feel at any given moment That's what the neuroscientist Antonio Damasio claims about human reasoning When you spend a bit of time thinking about it, then you can see that this is indeed so in the majority of cases. People tend to overeat when they're tired or emotionally stressed out. They do their work only when they're motivated and they rationaliz...

“You may fetter my leg, but Zeus himself cannot get the better of my free will.”  - Epictetus Do you have the free will to do whatever you want to do?  "Of Course! I'm an independent individual who can make any decision I desire..." you might say at first breath... But do you remember all those times You've skipped a workout just because you don't feel like it You opted for that piece of cake when...

Have you noticed yourself being forgetful, confused, anxious, inflamed or tired all the time? You've tried everything - diet, exercise, sleep, hypnosis, magic pills, and wizardry but nothing works. During his undergraduate studies, Jacob Gordon experienced just that as he was suffering from chronic brain fog and exhaustion The reason for his suffering was a condition called chronic inflammatory re...

Naturally with no entrepreneurial talent, starting off as a comedian and screenwriter in his adolescence, Tom Bilyeu co-founded the second fastest growing private company in North America Quest Nutrition and grew it by 57 000% in its first 3 years. In 2016 Tom and his wife Lisa started Impact Theory, a for-profit media company designed to "leverage the self-sustaining power of commerce to radicall...

Imagine having everything you'd ever want in the world - access to food, shelter, wealth, and entertainment -yet you're still suffering from poor health, anxiety, depression, and stress I think we're all familiar with the surging flashes of cortisol that tend to override rational thought and make us feel stressed out One of the most common health problems people have in modern society stems from c...

"It's gonna help you to burn fat and when you do eat it'll help you to build muscle - the Holy Grail of body composition" "Mindless eating...people eating just because they're bored...because they don't know what else to do" "You have to eat a ton of protein, whey shakes, and aim for at least 6 small meals a day. How many people would freak out if they had to fast for even as little as 20 hours pe...

Brandon Carter Professional personal trainer and fitness model Bestselling author on Amazon Social media influencer with millions of followers CEO of Brolaboratories Ripped and Built muscle machine Brandon's been training and coaching people since he was 17The majority of that time he followed a very generic nutritional approach However, on one fatal day, his doctor said to him that his cholestero...

I want you to take a look at your last year's progress and growthDid you actually get better or have you been doing the same ol' stuff all over again? The key to achieving your goals is continuous self-improvement and expansion of your comfort zone This is called 'Kaizen Improvement' in Japanese philosophy. The idea is to gradually improve in what you want to achieve every day and to actually take...

"The World is Changed... ...I feel it in the water. I feel it in the earth. I smell it in the air. Much that once was is lost, for none now live who remember it."- Galadriel, The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring Technology, globalization, the Internet, social media, virtual reality, blockchain, artificial intelligence, biohacking, decentralization – we're living at a time where the world...

We've all heard that carbs and sugar raise blood glucose and insulin. But the same applies to fat and ketones...what?!?   The thing is that any source of energy in excess is a signal for the body to utilize it efficiently. High amounts of any fuel, whether that be glucose, fatty acids, or ketones in the bloodstream increases your body's energy usage and consequently may promote storage hormones su...

"Now where did I put my keys? ....Do I need to be somewhere? ........Ummm..........Have we met before? ....." Ever been in those kinds of situations? You've probably experienced these moments of short-term memory loss and brain fog. It's as if someone hijacked your intelligence and replaced it with the mind of a fruit fly - just a blank stare   No matter the age, everyone is susceptible to cogniti...

There are 3 kind of things in the world Fragile things break under pressure and stress Resilient things resist the shock and stay the same Antifragile things adapt to the stressor and get better Our human body is incredibly adaptable to all kinds of stimuli both physical and mental. This ability is inherent to the success of our species.   Stress adaptation is a key characteristic to evolution and...

I can't stop procrastinating...Why do I procrastinate???  Sounds familiar? Of course, it does. We've all experienced it...this impending feeling of Resistance and Procrastination You're putting things off... Doing them tomorrow - some day... And you don't take action. What's worse, you can feel procrastination eating you alive. That's how you know you're procrastinating in the first place - you ha...

Could you imagine a feeling nothingness – just complete stillness and emptiness? You don’t feel anything particular that can be described as having an experience. You’re not sad, not happy, not resentful, not motivated or inspired. You’re simply there in the present moment with no thoughts running through your head, no future plans you’re going to do, no anxieties, no attachments – just it What is...

They say the moment you stop learning you start dying. That's why I think it's incredibly important to remain as a life-long learner of life no matter what you've accomplished or who you are. 2017 was a blast and 2018 is looking to be even more awesome. I've learned a lot about myself and the world. This Body Mind Empowerment Podcast episode is about the life lessons I learned this year. To be hon...

Fat...Cholesterol...Eggs...Bacon...and now COCONUTS They're delicious foods, but they'll give you heart disease, right? Well...that's what we've been told for decades now and turns out it has ALL BEEN A LIE In fact, it's not even a lie, some would say that it's been a deliberate manipulation and conspiracy done by the sugar industry. That's the topic of today's Body Mind Empowerment Podcast with S...

Another year, another milestone, another opportunity to reflect back on our growth and prepare for the next run for greatness. Realize This: It doesn’t matter what day of the year it is. You still have to show up to the greatest version of yourself day in and day out. To keep making quality decisions in any situation and to continuously improve yourself. Realize this as well: Do. Or do not. There...

"Sleep is for the weak and wicked! I'll sleep when I'm dead." Well...with that kind of a mentality you're guaranteed to make it happen sooner than you think Of course, building business, being an entrepreneur and hustling hard requires you to put in the effort and more often than not you have to sacrifice some sleep time However, it's a huge misconception about sleep and being successful. Sleep is...

It's that time of the year again - the holidays - phenomenal.  And with that come a lot of dinner parties, celebrations, and feasting. Happy times! Merry Christmas! I love it... It's the perfect opportunity to take advantage of a brief downtime to recollect yourself and reflect back on the year. This is the time of the year when most people take a step back from work and they focus more on compres...

Life is a process of stress adaptation. Living organisms adapt to the conditions of their environment and those of natural selection. Being able to adapt to stress has been one of the main driving forces of our success as a species. We can eat a wide variety of foods, we can live in many different landscapes and we can become more resilient to these harsh conditions Unfortunately, the modern world...

Decisions, Decisions...So many decisions to make, so little time to make them... Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment podcast. I’m your host Siim Land. Today I want to talk about making quality decisions because the quality of your decisions determine the results you’re going to get and how successful you’re going to be. The most important thing I want you to remember right now and I’m going to re...

How are you dealing with the challenges and impediments of your life? Do you crumble after reaching the wall or will you climb over it, making your failures but mere stepping stones for your successes?   That’s the theme of Ryan Holiday’s book The Obstacle is the Way The Timeless Art of Turning Trials Into Triumph. The main idea of the book [Ryan Holiday's] is that obstacles don’t stop success but...

When most people think about discipline, then they think about restriction, punishment and maintaining this self-confinement.   But this is a HUGE misinterpretation about discipline. You see, discipline is freedom as opposed to bondage.   Discipline is the freedom to live     Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast with Siim Land. This is a short episode of one of the videos I made on my YouT...

To be honest, I think the ketogenic diet is showing to be the optimal human diet for health and performance. Because you have more energy, you burn more fat, you feel amazing and the science is backing it up as well What's the latest research on the ketogenic diet? How can you use keto to enhance human performance and health? Do we need a Ketogenic Bible? That's the topics of today's Body Mind Emp...