Biohacker, blogger, and health podcaster Mansal Denton is our guest today in Episode 949 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”
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Everyone is trying to get an edge when it comes to improving their cognitive function and it has spawned a whole new area of interest you may not have heard about before. It’s known as nootropics and the community of people engaging in this is growing fast. One of the huge proponents of nootropics is a biohacker, blogger and health podcaster named Mansal “Mans” Denton from “The Hacked Mind” blog. Listen in as Jimmy and Mans discuss how he was always interested in fitness and health, how life events (hip surgery, getting arrested and put in jail) shifted his thinking about various aspects of his health, why pain is necessary to find inspiration, what nootropics is all about and why it’s important, how being in a state of ketosis can improve brain health, how creatine can be used with a ketogenic diet to maximize cognitive function, the idea of using creatine without sugar hasn’t been studied, how Dave Asprey has used some of the more fringe areas of nootropics, why vegans and vegetarians are especially susceptible to impaired brain function, how creatine can help non-meat eaters prevent damaging their brain health, the choline, tryptophan, and B12 deficiency that can be problematic for vegans and vegetarians, the inflammatory harm that vegetable oils are putting on the brain, how the lack of fat in a vegetarian and vegan diet impacts their ability to communicate (especially online), the superiority of animal-based foods for optimal cognitive improvements, and the role that insulin plays in brain health and function.
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– Mansal Denton bio
– TheHackedMind.com
– The Hacked Mind podcast (UPDATE: discontinued, episodes no longer available as of July 2018)
– Hyperion Strength Creatine
– Nootropics on Wikipedia
Shout out toJimmy from Australia. I hear Jimmy struggling a bit lately with stress. Just want to tell him how much we loved his books and what an inspiration he is. I regularly take inspiration from his podcasts. Take a holiday and come back refreshed. We need you to keep on fighting the good fight for us. We met Jimmy and Christine at Low Carb Down Under in Brisbane 2014. Being the figure head for such a big change takes a lot of courage. So take heart Jimmy we are all behind you. You have been an agent of change for so many people.
THANK YOU! It’ll all work out.