This is a rebroadcast of an important episode of Bio Alchemy: The Daily Biohacking Podcast from earlier this year that I wanted to re-share with you all. An all-new episode is coming tomorrow.

Taking a vow of silence: biohacking the mind and relationships by shutting my mouth.

Taking a vow of silence is something that monks and religious figures usually are seen doing, though I decided to take on the challenge by not speaking for 7 days.

I was first introduced to the concept of not speaking for long periods of time via my partner Sorelle, who has to date completed two Vipassana silent 10-day meditations. I haven't as yet taken the plunge, though the idea of not speaking for a prolonged period of time had always interested me.

Recently in Los Angeles, my friend Sunny gave me some insight into his own Vipassana experience, and I was inspired by him to see what would come out of my own journey of not speaking for a while. So within days, I'd shut my mouth, and decided to keep it closed for an entire week.

Although I can't scientifically quantify any data points or quantifiable benefits, I am sharing in this episode some insights into what I learned during my interactions with humans as I took this biohacker's vow of silence, how it's changed me since, and lessons I've taken into my own life.

Do I recommend you take your own vow of silence? Well, not necessarily, as you'll learn in this episode.

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Want to take your biohacking skills to the next level? Wake up feeling better each and every day? Or as Dr Aubrey De Grey has suggested, see if you can implement some of the longevity biohacks that may see you living to 1,000 years or more with advancements in technology? Then my intensive biohacking course The Alchemist's Guide to Biohacking (http://bio.ax/) is something you should consider becoming a student of.

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Bio Alchemy: The Spiritual Biohacking Podcast is your daily dose of biohacking information related to spiritual and physical optimisation, advanced and beginner tactics for biohackers. Your guide is Leon The Alchemist, biohacker, master herbalist, and weird Australian living in Iceland.

A while ago, I heard a quick online soundbite about how different the food we eat today is nutritionally, when compared to the food our grandparents ate. Although there were no sources, the soundbite suggested that if you ate an orange today, you’d need to eat eight of them to get the same nutrition as an orange your grandmother or grandfather ate.

I figured there would be a lot of truth in this. Due to the fact that food today is grown so much faster, and generally picked when not completely ripe, as well as in many cases eaten several weeks after picking, it makes sense that we’re probably not getting as much nutrient value as the food we ate a few generations ago.

However, I wanted to know for sure exactly how much less vitamins, minerals, and nutrient value I’m getting today, when compared to a carrot or lettuce that my Oma may have eaten when she was a girl. And so, for my benefit and that of your ears as well, I decided to dig up some stats.

In this episode of Bio Alchemy: The Daily Biohacking Podcast, I go into some statistics of how deficient our modern food supply is when compared to a generation or two ago. And trust me, the data ain’t good.

You don’t have to be a biohacker to care about the nutrient content in your food. After all, we all eat food, and so we should all care about how nourishing it is to the human body.

Despite all the doom-and-gloom you may hear about in this episode, it’s not all bad news. Fortunately, I’m also sharing three simple tactics on how we can all boost the nutrient content of our food for better overall health.

I hope you enjoyed this episode. Even if it was only to hear how many times I blabbed about the fact that I live in Iceland.

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CONNECT

Connect with Leon The Alchemist online for more intensive biohacking, longevity, and performance advice daily, with exclusive content you won't find anywhere else:

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TWITTER: @AlchemistLeon | https://twitter.com/alchemistleon

LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/leonthealchemist

WEBSITE: http://bioalchemy.co

PODCASTING COURSE: http://pod.ax/

BIOHACKING COURSE: http://bio.ax/ 

LEARN

Want to take your biohacking skills to the next level? Wake up feeling better each and every day? Or as Dr Aubrey De Grey has suggested, see if you can implement some of the longevity biohacks that may see you living to 1,000 years or more with advancements in technology? Then my intensive biohacking course The Alchemist's Guide to Biohacking (http://bio.ax/) is something you should consider becoming a student of.

SUPPORT

I spend a ton of time putting together this podcast, and would love your support. Whether as simple as reviewing this podcast, to checking out the products I recommend, or even becoming a student of my intensive biohacking course "The Alchemist's Guide To Biohacking", I appreciate every human who supports me, however large or small the action.

ITUNES: https://apple.co/2GQnXH2 

SUB ON GOOGLE: https://bit.ly/2SbvJ05 

PODCASTING COURSE: http://pod.ax/

BIOHACKING COURSE: http://bio.ax/ 

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Bio Alchemy: The Spiritual Biohacking Podcast is your daily dose of biohacking information related to spiritual and physical optimisation, advanced and beginner tactics for biohackers. Your guide is Leon The Alchemist, biohacker, master herbalist, and weird Australian living in Iceland.

We’ve all heard about juicing for health. But let’s face it, most of the time the health claims around juicing are more often than not seriously inflated.

But not in the case of the biohacking juice that I’m talking about in today’s episode. The topic of which, is beetroot juice.

I’ve been taking a shot or two of beet juice almost every day for a while now, and sometimes as a pre-workout. It’s all down to the way that beet juice has been shown to scientifically boost our body’s production of nitric oxide, which can massively help our brain, muscles, and lungs perform.

For me, it’s usually taken in the morning. The biggest parts of my routine in a day as a biohacker are the things I do in the morning, and beet juice fits in here as a way of getting my brain firing as best it can.

But, on today’s episode of Bio Alchemy: The Spiritual Biohacking Podcast, I’m also covering how it may help with our sexual performance. And although boners are one thing it can help guys with, the ladies among us aren’t being left out either.

I will admit that some of the information discussed in this episode is purely anecdotal, but at this point there’s so much evidence around beet juice as a biohacking tool, that it’s hard to ignore. But in saying that, there’s also a lot in the way of beet juice that’s backed by science, which I’ll talk about also.

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CONNECT

Connect with Leon The Alchemist online for more intensive biohacking, longevity, and performance advice daily, with exclusive content you won't find anywhere else:

INSTAGRAM: @LeonTheAlchemist | https://www.instagram.com/leonthealchemist 

TWITTER: @AlchemistLeon | https://twitter.com/alchemistleon

LINKTREE: https://linktr.ee/leonthealchemist

WEBSITE: http://bioalchemy.co

PODCASTING COURSE: http://pod.ax/

BIOHACKING COURSE: http://bio.ax/ 

LEARN

Want to take your biohacking skills to the next level? Wake up feeling better each and every day? Or as Dr Aubrey De Grey has suggested, see if you can implement some of the longevity biohacks that may see you living to 1,000 years or more with advancements in technology? Then my intensive biohacking course The Alchemist's Guide to Biohacking (http://bio.ax/) is something you should consider becoming a student of.

SUPPORT

I spend a ton of time putting together this podcast, and would love your support. Whether as simple as reviewing this podcast, to checking out the products I recommend, or even becoming a student of my intensive biohacking course "The Alchemist's Guide To Biohacking", I appreciate every human who supports me, however large or small the action.

ITUNES: https://apple.co/2GQnXH2 

SUB ON GOOGLE: https://bit.ly/2SbvJ05 

PODCASTING COURSE: http://pod.ax/

BIOHACKING COURSE: http://bio.ax/ 

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Bio Alchemy: The Spiritual Biohacking Podcast is your daily dose of biohacking information related to spiritual and physical optimisation, advanced and beginner tactics for biohackers. Your guide is Leon The Alchemist, biohacker, master herbalist, and weird Australian living in Iceland.