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High Performance Longevity

Nick Urban | Longevity, Biohacking, & Performance

High Performance Longevity is the show for folks dedicated to maximizing their overall quality of life. I am your host Nick Urban and I’m bringing you the best minds handpicked from cognitive enhancement, BioHarmonization (biohacking 3.0), fitness, ancestral health, herbal medicine, spirituality, personal development, longevity, supplementation, and meditation.

Each episode deconstructs their world-class work into tangible steps for you to look, feel, and perform your best. We’ll leave no stone unturned whether modern topics like peptides and nootropics, or ancient systems like Ayurveda and Traditional Chinese Medicine. You’ll learn how to re-sculpt your body, boost energy levels, improve athletic performance, and gain mental clarity.

Nick Urban is a certified Chek Practitioner, biohacker, performance coach, and has spent a decade studying high performance. Health nut or not, HPL will fill your toolbox with products, tactics, knowledge, and resources needed to live at your maximum potential.

Previously, this show was called Mind Body Peak Performance.
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  • #268
    June 11 · 1 hr 16 min

    #265 How 5 Days With No Food OR Water Triggers a 100% Natural Stem Cell Release | Theo Lucier @Forgotten Health

    Here's how the hardest reset on the planet actually works, and how to do it safely. Theo Lucier has spent over a decade studying dry fasting through his project Forgotten Health and his guided program Dry Fast with Friends. He breaks down why a true dry fast is different from a water fast, how the body burns fat for its own water, the endogenous stem cell release on day 5 and 7, and why the way you exit matters more than the fast itself. Meet our guest Theo Lucier is a natural health researcher and supplement formulator, founder of Forgotten Health, and co-creator of the Dry Fast with Friends community program with Sean McCormick. After overcoming severe chronic fatigue and 16 years of one-meal-a-day eating, he now focuses on dry fasting for stem cell release, cellular detox, and energy. Thank you to our partners Outliyr Biohacker’s Peak Performance Shop: get exclusive discounts on cutting-edge health, wellness, & performance gear Ultimate Health Optimization Deals: a database of of all the current best biohacking deals on technology, supplements, systems and more Latest Summits, Conferences, Masterclasses, and Health Optimization Events: join me at the top events around the world FREE Outliyr Nootropics Mini-Course: gain mental clarity, energy, motivation, and focus Key takeaways A dry fast turns 100 grams of fat into 115 grams of metabolic water from within A water fast breaks down muscle and organ tissue; a dry fast spares lean mass A 5-day dry fast triggers one wave of stem cell release, a 7-day triggers two The Russian fat-loss method: a 24-hour dry fast plus a 6.2 mile walk, twice a week Day 3 is the hardest, when the body switches from glucose to ketone metabolism A soft dry fast with hydrogen peroxide baths supports detox better than a hard one Dry fasting is one of the few ways to quickly eject deuterium from the mitochondria Pre-tox for months first if you carry heavy toxic load How you refeed matters more than the fast: no sugar, sip water slowly to avoid edema Episode highlights 00:00 Important safety disclaimer 02:42 Introduction 04:21 What dry fasting is & what it feels like 06:06 Dry vs wet fasting (gluconeogenesis) 07:49 How 100g of fat becomes 115g of water 12:26 Endogenous stem cell release explained 16:48 The Russian "AK47" fat-loss method 22:44 Cortisol, stress & why day 3 is hardest 28:23 Changing your fat set point vs GLP-1s 40:02 How to pre-tox before a dry fast 47:19 Exiting safely: the most important part 58:32 Why dry fast "with friends" 1:02:16 Community results: mood, injuries, parasites 1:09:06 The program & how to join Links Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/69msEGyAXFQ Full episode show notes: https://outliyr.com/265 Connect with Nick on social media Instagram Twitter (X) YouTube LinkedIn Easy ways to support Subscribe Leave an Apple Podcast review Suggest a guest Do you have questions, thoughts, or feedback for us? Let me know in the show notes above and one of us will get back to you! Be an Outliyr, Nick

  • #267
    June 4 · 1 hr 8 min

    #264 How Toxic Burden Impacts Hormones, Brain Health & Longevity | Kyle Hulbert

    Heavy metal detox is the most overlooked driver of fatigue, brain fog, anxiety, and low testosterone — and most standard lab panels miss it entirely. In this episode, toxic burden specialist Kyle Hulbert explains why "normal" blood work can leave you feeling terrible and what actually works to reverse hidden toxicity. Meet our guest Kyle Hulbert is a wellness and integrative nutrition coach specializing in detoxification, hormones, and root-cause health. After his own decade-long struggle with anxiety, brain fog, fatigue, and a testosterone level of 159 at age 21, Kyle discovered that hidden heavy metal toxicity was driving his symptoms. He now runs a clinic model that has helped over 1,500 people in its first year reverse toxic burden, balance hormones, and recover their energy. Thank you to our partners Outliyr Biohacker’s Peak Performance Shop: get exclusive discounts on cutting-edge health, wellness, & performance gear Ultimate Health Optimization Deals: a database of of all the current best biohacking deals on technology, supplements, systems and more Latest Summits, Conferences, Masterclasses, and Health Optimization Events: join me at the top events around the world FREE Outliyr Nootropics Mini-Course: gain mental clarity, energy, motivation, and focus Key takeaways 25 to 30% of the population is dealing with heavy metal toxicity. 60 to 70% with toxins more broadly. Standard blood tests are unreliable for heavy metals because metals live in tissues, not blood. A negative blood test does not rule out a burden. The provocation test (DMPS or EDTA IV plus an 8-hour urine collection) is the gold standard for measuring heavy metal load. Cilantro and most "natural" detoxes cannot bind mercury. Mercury needs a chelator with two thiol bonds: DMPS, DMSA, or alpha lipoic acid. 90 percent of people with mold symptoms see those symptoms resolve when their heavy metals come down. Metals form the scaffolding for mold biofilms. EBOO filters glyphosate, mold toxins, microplastics, bacteria, and viruses. It increases blood oxygenation by about 35 percent and the effect lasts roughly a week. 8,000 daily steps is the research-supported target for lymphatic drainage. 10,000 was a pedometer-marketing number. Start at home with water, then food (EWG Clean 15 and Dirty Dozen), then swap household products as you run out. Selenium can displace mercury from the brain but only do this while you are actively chelating from the body. Episode highlights 04:04 The hormone replacement breakthrough that changed everything 13:26 What percent of the population is dealing with toxic burden 16:49 The provocation test: gold standard heavy metal testing 21:12 Mercury, mold, parasites, glyphosate: what to test for 27:00 Why most "mold problems" are actually heavy metal problems 34:34 TPE vs EBOO: comparing two longevity therapies 43:01 What an EBOO session actually costs 48:14 The mold test that actually works (MyMyco antibody test) 55:23 Why mental health symptoms may be a toxic burden story 01:03:39 Procaine therapy: the underrated nervous system reset 01:06:23 Final takeaways Links Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/UkOmi7Ox0Qg Full episode show notes: https://outliyr.com/264 Connect with Nick on social media Instagram Twitter (X) YouTube LinkedIn Easy ways to support Subscribe Leave an Apple Podcast review Suggest a guest Do you have questions, thoughts, or feedback for us? Let me know in the show notes above and one of us will get back to you! Be an Outliyr, Nick

  • #266
    May 28 · 1 hr 11 min

    #263 Ayahuasca, Trauma Healing & Plant Medicine Science | Jeff McNairy @Rythmia

    Imagine throwing away your antidepressants and never needing them again. For about 85% of the people who sit with Dr. Jeff McNairy, that is exactly what happens. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Rythmia, the world's only medically licensed ayahuasca retreat, and he looks at the most stigmatized corner of mental health through a clinical lens: the chemistry, the screening, the data, and the integration work that decides whether change lasts. Meet our guest Dr. Jeff McNairy holds a doctorate in psychology and a master's in public health from UCLA. He ran locked psychiatric units in Pasadena and was administrative director of Passages Malibu before trying plant medicine himself in 2014. For 25+ years he has worked at the intersection of Western psychology and indigenous medicine, and today he runs the medical operation and Costa Rican licensing for Rythmia. Thank you to our partners Outliyr Biohacker’s Peak Performance Shop: get exclusive discounts on cutting-edge health, wellness, & performance gear Ultimate Health Optimization Deals: a database of of all the current best biohacking deals on technology, supplements, systems and more Latest Summits, Conferences, Masterclasses, and Health Optimization Events: join me at the top events around the world FREE Outliyr Nootropics Mini-Course: gain mental clarity, energy, motivation, and focus Key takeaways Ayahuasca pairs DMT with an MAOI vine so the compound survives digestion and reaches the brain It activates a gene that links the amygdala to the prefrontal cortex, letting stored trauma surface and release About 85% of guests who came off antidepressants to attend never go back on them Rythmia turns away ~22 people a day for SSRIs, benzodiazepines, heart conditions, bipolar 1, schizophrenia, or type 1 diabetes The ceremony is the start, not the finish: every guest gets a free 13-week integration program A "psychosomatic" purge (vomiting, yawning, sweating) is how the body lets go of held emotion Intention plus meditation may drive a real epigenetic effect, per emerging UK research The biggest red flag in plant medicine is a retreat without firm staff-guest boundaries Episode highlights 00:00 Intro 02:25 What ayahuasca actually is (DMT + MAOI) 05:22 What a week at Rythmia looks like 10:22 How emotions get stored in the body 12:31 85% come off antidepressants and don't go back 17:19 The free 13-week aftercare program 38:41 Foods that pull you out of the medicine 48:51 Testing biological age before and after 51:31 How Rythmia measures success (98%) 53:42 Breaking the hippie stereotype 57:59 When NOT to do ayahuasca 1:05:57 What he's building next Links Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N6SdiFFKFTY Full episode show notes: https://outliyr.com/263 Connect with Nick on social media Instagram Twitter (X) YouTube LinkedIn Easy ways to support Subscribe Leave an Apple Podcast review Suggest a guest Do you have questions, thoughts, or feedback for us? Let me know in the show notes above and one of us will get back to you! Be an Outliyr, Nick

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