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The Man Studying Your Blood Sugar #686

Biohackers have been using CGMs (Continuous Glucose Monitors) for years. Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer is the co-founder of Signos, the first ever FDA-cleared CGM for weight management. So how has running a company (and looking at all the data from their 35k person clinical trial) changed his own routine? Follow Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharamfm/] on LinkedIn.

Ozempic Vs. Glucose Monitors (feat. Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer) #685

Yet more GLP1 news this week. People regain on average 60% of their lost weight within a year of stopping GLP-1 drugs — and the regained weight may be disproportionately fat rather than muscle. So are a tool that biohackers have known about for years - CGMs - the answer? Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer is the co-founder of Signos, the first ever FDA-cleared glucose system for weight management. Follow Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer [https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharamfm/] on LinkedIn.

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 [https://www.instagram.com/ed_stafford/?hl=en] on Instagram.

Biohacking and Rites of Passage (feat. Ed Stafford) #683

The man who famously walked the length of the Amazon [https://iol.co.za/travel/2010-08-24-conquering-the-amazon/] and survived naked on a deserted island is back, and on Biohacking News today. In his groundbreaking new series, "Ed Stafford [https://iol.co.za/mercury/world/2010-08-10-amazon-explorer-completes-landmark-journey/]'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 [https://www.instagram.com/ed_stafford/?hl=en] on Instagram.

Health Wake-Up Calls and the Power of Testing #682

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/ [https://www.foreveryoung.film/] Follow David Donnelly: Substack [https://foreveryoungfilm.substack.com/] Instagram [https://www.instagram.com/foreveryoungdoc] X [https://x.com/theagingdoc] FB [https://www.facebook.com/people/Forever-Young-Film/61572955294447/] YT [https://www.youtube.com/@ForeverYoung-Film]