Meditation, Darkness Retreats and Rites of Passage #684

Ed Stafford is a British explorer,  renowned as the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River, a 4,000-mile, 860-day journey completed in 2010. He is famous for his Discovery Channel survival series, including Naked and Marooned, Marooned, and First Man Out, and his new one... Rite of Passage.  But what's his daily biohacker routine.  Follow Ed Stafford on Instagram.   

The man who famously walked the length of the Amazon and survived naked on a deserted island is back, and on Biohacking News today.  In his groundbreaking new series, "Ed Stafford's Rite of Passage", the world-renowned adventurer pivots from solo survival to deep cultural immersion. From the plains of Ethiopia to the dense jungles of Brazil, Stafford isn't just filming indigenous rituals; he's participating in them. And I'm a huge fan of Ed's... watch the whole series on Discovery. Follow Ed Stafford on Instagram. 

Filmmaker David Donnelly was on the main podcast a few days ago.  In this short midweek routines podcast, he told me what he saw behind the scenes while making Forever Young completely changed his focus on his own health.  https://www.foreveryoung.film/ Follow David Donnelly: Substack  Instagram  X  FB  YT   

Longevity science has moved from the fringe to serious labs around the world. Today, filmmaker David Donnelly joins me to talk about what he saw behind the scenes while making Forever Young - and what we're getting right and wrong about living longer. Check out the film here https://www.foreveryoung.film/ Follow David Donnelly: Substack  Instagram  X  FB  YT       

Dr John La Puma, two-time New York Times bestselling physician, calls it the "Indoor Epidemic." His new book on how much time we spend outdoors is out in the next couple of days, so how much time does HE spend outdoors?  Follow Dr John La Puma on Instagram.

It's official: We now spend 93% of life indoors. That's not normal. Dr John La Puma, two-time New York Times bestselling author and doctor, calls it the "Indoor Epidemic." Sleep, focus, metabolism and mood are taking a hit.  Is the fix really as simple as going outside? Follow Dr John La Puma on Instagram.  

Valerie Orsoni is the author of 55 books (written by her, not chatGPT!), published in 5 languages and bestsellers in the USA, France, UK, Serbia, Portugal, and Italy. But what about her daily biohacker's day routine, especially when she's not at home?  Follow Valerie Orsoni on Instagram.

hear about it constantly. Some swear it cures "incurable" conditions. Others dismiss it entirely: "Just a useless grandma's remedy." Some even warn about serious allergic risks. So — who should we believe? Today the journalist who's done a deep dive on propolis.  Plus more Attia/Epstein updates  Valerie Orsoni is an OG biohacker and the author 55 books + keynote speaker. Follow her here.                Welcome inside the hive. Full breakdown.

Dr. Jordan Glenn found something incredible when his company tested supplements They purchased 44 top-selling supplements. 💊 22 out of 44 (50%) failed their active ingredient claim 💊 20 products had between 0–3% of what the label promised 💊 6 out of 8 gummies failed He was our main guest on the podcast a few weeks ago.  And today in our A Biohacker's Day short midweek podcast, we hear what supplements he himself takes after doing all that research.  Follow Dr. Jordan Glenn on LinkedIn. 

One story involves a sauna, an ice plunge, and whole milk. The other involves $1 million, AI health tracking, and an ongoing attempt to cheat death (guess who that's about?). This week on Biohacking News, we unpack what it all means. After the news, we revisit a Must-Listen Classic from the vault with Esther Perel, one of the most important conversations I've ever had on this podcast. Follow Esther Perel on Instagram.