Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup: July 3

Welcome to Ben Greenfield’s Weekly Roundup!

On this weekly submit, I share with you my most fascinating discoveries of the week, together with the most recent information on the fronts of health, vitamin, well being, wellness, biohacking, and anti-aging analysis. I additionally recap my upcoming occasions and particular bulletins so you’ll be able to sustain with alternatives to be taught, giveaways, reductions, and extra!

New Discoveries

Uncover How Quick You are Ageing with ONE Rating (& The way to Increase It With the Agentis x Boundless Protocol) 🧬

I just lately had Jimmy St. Louis on the podcast: a former NFL participant, US Olympic rowing trials competitor, and four-time CrossFit regionals athlete who’s now redefining the usual of care in longevity medication. (You possibly can try the present and be taught extra about my journey to Arete Wellness in Nashville right here.)

We talked by means of his path from a three-sport younger athlete, by means of three ACL tears, right into a backbone surgical procedure enterprise that carried out 100,000 procedures, and ultimately into Agentis Longevity, the corporate he constructed by buying a few of the greatest longevity clinics within the nation and unifying them below one constant set of protocols.

We additionally obtained into the Longevity Quotient, the five-test battery Agentis makes use of to attain each new affected person, and the way we constructed a customized Agentis x Boundless protocol collectively.

A number of of you reached out after the episode asking for extra particulars in regards to the protocol and the best way to get began, so this is the complete breakdown:

• Getting Began: Take the Longevity Quotient (LQ) evaluation, a $149 blood panel measuring 60+ biomarkers, and a few week later, get your 0–99 rating exhibiting how your physique is growing older relative to your friends, plus a full biomarker breakdown and a personalised plan from Agentis’s scientific group.
• Basis (Weeks 1–4): Reset irritation, rebuild sleep structure, and prime mitochondrial operate.
• Optimization (Weeks 5–8): Layer in physician-guided interventions based mostly in your labs, together with peptides and focused dietary supplements the place applicable, to help restoration, cognition, hormones, and metabolism.
• Personalization (Weeks 9–12): Flip these adjustments into your new baseline, then retest to see precisely how your biomarkers moved.

Alongside the best way, you get academic video modules, ongoing entry to clinicians who can alter your protocol as your information adjustments, and the choice to finish your labs from residence by means of concierge telemedicine or in particular person at Arete in Nashville.

There isn’t a dedication to begin, and this system is HSA/FSA eligible.

Prepared to start optimizing your longevity?

You should utilize code AGENTIS15 to save lots of 15% off right here.

🎬 Watch the Official Boundless Trailer + Get Your Tickets for the LIVE Tour

For 20+ years, I’ve documented all the things I’ve explored on the best way to optimize the human physique to its best potential. Naturally, you would possibly assume a documentary about my life could be about biohacking, however Boundless: The Man Who Turned Human tells a really completely different story.

This movie is about what occurs when the optimization framework I spent 20 years establishing ran headlong into the issues it might by no means measure. My marriage. My boys. My religion.

That includes never-before-seen archive footage I debated even together with, this movie exhibits what it really prices to chase the ceiling on human efficiency.

The official trailer is reside now, and tickets for the Boundless Stay tour are on sale for LA, Moscow (Idaho), NYC, and Austin, with extra tour stops coming quickly.

At Boundless Stay, you will be part of me and my household within the theater for the world premiere of the movie, adopted by a reside recording of the Boundless Life podcast and an open viewers Q&A. And should you select the VIP expertise, you will additionally be part of us for the unique afterparty at an extra location, that includes upscale meals and drinks (you should definitely choose “Add Occasion Extras” throughout checkout).

Tour Dates:

You possibly can watch the trailer and reserve your seats right here. 🎟️

This Week in Well being & Efficiency: What the Newest Analysis Says

💥🏋️ Therapeutic massage Gun Or Foam Curler? New analysis suggests each can enhance your warm-up, however percussive therapeutic massage remedy (your therapeutic massage gun) seems to have a slight edge. Whereas each improved steadiness and energy, therapeutic massage weapons additionally enhanced power, making them a more sensible choice earlier than coaching or competitors. Earlier analysis additionally suggests therapeutic massage weapons are perfect for pre-workout neuromuscular activation, whereas foam rolling could also be higher after train to cut back stiffness and velocity restoration (full research right here).

🏋️📏 Physique Fats Proportion Beats BMI For Predicting Lengthy-Time period Well being: A brand new research found that probably the most engaging physique fats proportion for males is between 12–15%. It additionally discovered that physique fats proportion is a greater predictor of 15-year mortality danger in younger adults than BMI. A transfer to utilizing BF% relatively than BMI might change how we measure physique composition for danger stratification (learn the complete research right here).

☕⚡ The Caffeine Candy Spot Could Be Decrease Than You Assume: How a lot caffeine do you really want to spice up efficiency with out sabotaging your sleep or rising anxiousness? A brand new meta-analysis of 38 research means that as much as 3 mg/kg of physique weight seems to ship most of caffeine’s performance-enhancing advantages whereas minimizing undesirable unintended effects like sleep disturbances, jitters, complications, and anxiousness (learn the research).

🏃‍♂️🌅 Afternoon & Night Exercises Could Have A Slight Edge: One of the best time to train is the time you will do it constantly. That mentioned, a brand new meta-analysis means that recurrently exercising within the afternoon or night would possibly present modestly larger enhancements in blood strain and blood glucose in comparison with morning exercises. The variations weren’t dramatic, however should you’re trying to optimize cardiovascular and metabolic well being, timing might present a small extra benefit (full research right here).

Key Takeaway: The most important features typically come from optimizing the main points. Select the fitting restoration device for the job, pay extra consideration to physique composition than BMI alone, do not assume extra caffeine equals higher efficiency, and keep in mind that small changes—like coaching later within the day—can present an additional edge for long-term well being and efficiency.

Need to dive deeper? Click on the hyperlinks above to discover the analysis, and click on right here to comply with me on X for all the most recent well being and efficiency information scorching off the press!

Product Of The Week

::: 🐶🌙 Assist Your Pet Sleep Deeper (& Save $50) :::

Similar to you, your pet advantages from a correct night wind-down routine, particularly after a high-output day, or throughout journey, in new environments, and even when there is a disruption to their regular routine.

That is one purpose I have been attempting the Hapbee Pets Pad. It is the identical frequency-based expertise I take advantage of in my HarmonIQ Neckband, solely tailored particularly for pets. 

As a substitute of counting on treats, oils, or dietary supplements that need to be digested and metabolized, the Hapbee Pets Pad makes use of ultra-low-frequency alerts designed to help a calmer, extra relaxed state.

I run a twin digital protocol for my canine proper on their sleep pad. 

Early within the night, I take advantage of the app’s Drift setting, which delivers the digital adenosine sign to assist their our bodies start stress-free for the night time.  Then, at lights out, I swap it to Sleep, which delivers the digital melatonin frequency to assist them sleep longer and get well extra deeply.

As a result of it is frequency-based (and never a capsule), there isn’t any intestine disruption or morning grogginess. In testing, it has been proven to assist animals stand up to twice as a lot deep sleep. 

Give it a attempt with your individual pets, and use my hyperlink to save lots of $50.

Podcasts I Recorded This Week:

What Occurs When A *Pharmacist* Decides To Begin A *Dietary supplements* Firm (WARNING: Be Cautious With Your Creatine Gummies!)

How To Keep Muscle On A GLP-1, Why Protein Stops Working As You Get Older, The Reality About Consuming “Earlier than Bedtime” & Extra! Solosode #502