The Random Show, Couch Edition! — Supplements, Breathing and Balance Training, and Much More!
In a Nutshell
**Tim Ferriss and guest discuss Zen retreats, meditation techniques (e.g., labeling thoughts, "just be still"), vagus nerve stimulation via breathing or devices like HeartMath HRV for calm and pain relief, and ketone esters cautiously due to liver risks.** **Prioritize balance training (5 min/day on boards/slacklines) to prevent falls in aging, nerve blocks/RFA for back pain like Bertolotti's syndrome, Abra Hangs for tendon strength, and mitochondrial support against Alzheimer's (low-dose methylene blue, photobiomodulation, Urolithin A, Norwegian 4x4 HIIT for lactate/klotho).** **Additional tips: BFR training for travel muscle maintenance, vintage Japanese gear from Etsy, and Bird Buddy feeders for wildlife viewing.**
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Feels actually really good. My bowl is a little smaller than yours. That's always been the case. Welcome to Random Show, Couch Edition! ADU back of my place edition. These are meditation balls with script, presumably Tibetan or Sanskrit. This is the Zen corner, not the bad corner. In school, got sent to the bad table in kindergarten and left there for the entire year, explaining psychological issues.
This is the meditation area with bowls used for their sound at the beginning and end of meditation. A well-rung bowl sets the tone. Nice to be in person in Southern California with high bowls per capita and crystal shops.
Just came back from retreat at Mountain Cloud Zen Center in New Mexico with Henry Shukman and Valerie. Second small-group retreat for deeper Zen exploration. Henry's app is The Way. Proper Zen retreat is 5:30 AM cushion to 7:00 PM, no talking, shitty food. This was good chef (local, former James Beard award winner living simply with local ingredients, normally at the center), questions allowed between sits, max 25-minute sits with walking meditation.
Chugged ketones from fridge: Delta G brand ketone monoester, BHB bound with 1,3-butanediol. Treat like shot of tequila, use in moderation. Mounting evidence it's unhealthy for liver from animal models giving equivalent of fatty liver disease. Pre-publication data from researchers. Treat like moonshine, not every day. Tastes like moonshine or cough syrup. Time and place for it; experimenting with ketone salts. Dr. Rhonda Patrick notes full 30g shot spikes anxiety due to rapid rise and trough. Took 15g before podcast.
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