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.

  1. 1日前

    Bite: What a 2x National Champion Actually Takes to Run 100 Miles

    Ultramarathon champion Anthony Kunkel gets candid about the performance aids he actually uses, and why he cycles them seasonally. Full episode: https://outliyr.com/183

  2. 2日前

    #271 How She Walked Off 3 Seizure Medications With Food and Stayed Seizure-Free for 40 Years | Karen "Zuzu" Armes

    What if the condition you've been managing for years is actually a deficiency nobody tested you for? Karen "Zuzu" Armes had her first seizure around age five. By 21 she was on three medications and carrying a bell to warn people when the next one was coming. Then she got pregnant, refused to expose her daughter to those drugs, and used food to taper off all three. She has been seizure-free for close to 40 years, and she now teaches what she learned to more than 45,000 people worldwide. Meet our guest Karen "ZuZu" Ziemer Armes is a holistic health educator, author, and speaker who co-founded Holistic Health Educators and Lilly Fields Retreat Center. She reversed her own epilepsy, scoliosis, and arthritis through holistic strategies, has delivered more than 2,500 seminars, and written four health books. Her work focuses on gut and cellular healing, sustainable energy, and integrative longevity. She describes herself as a kitchen hacker rather than a biohacker. 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 Most seizure activity traces back to a GABA deficiency, not an unexplained neurological disorder GABA is made primarily in the digestive system, and requires both an adequate pH and a diverse microbiome You carry 70 to 90 trillion bacteria, and Armes puts the beneficial share above 95% Your body cannot break down fiber at all, so the diversity of plant fibers matters more than the total amount Amino acids build proteins and proteins build enzymes, meaning one missing amino acid halts everything downstream Minerals are the single category the body cannot manufacture, which is why she covers them first Biofeedback units range from about $149 a month to $30,000, but the practitioner reading them matters more than the hardware Dietary change shows in the bloodstream within three days, though clearing dairy and gluten from the cells takes about three months Episode highlights 02:21 The GABA discovery that ended 3 medications 05:53 The hand sanitizer problem nobody talks about 14:17 Your body's pharmaceutical factory 20:21 Why "fortified" on a label is a red flag 29:16 What biofeedback actually is 42:07 The 4 changes that cost nothing 59:04 The food and emotion frequency chart Links Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/V-MgexRjb5c Full episode show notes: https://outliyr.com/271  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

  3. 7月23日

    #270 Light Is Information, Not Just Illumination: How Your Light Environment Controls Energy, Sleep & Longevity | Roudy Nassif @Vivarays

    What if the reason you feel tired, foggy, and wired, despite eating clean and training hard, is the light you're sitting under right now? Engineer and VivaRays founder Roudy Nassif explains why light is information, not just illumination, and how your light environment quietly controls energy, sleep, mood, and longevity. He shares the science of human photosynthesis, melatonin as the body's strongest antioxidant, why blue light isn't the villain, and the exact protocol he used to reverse his own ADHD, depression, and chronic fatigue. Meet our guest Roudy Nassif is an engineer, light expert, and founder of VivaRays, the company behind the world's first circadian glasses. He has taught thousands of practitioners and doctors how light shapes health, on a mission to help more than one million people live in rhythm with nature's light and dark cycles. After clawing out of rock bottom by changing his light environment, he spent eight years studying the science of light and darkness. 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 Roughly 90% of chronic disease starts in mitochondria degraded by artificial light (Dr. Douglas Wallace) Only about a third of your energy comes from food; sunlight drives another large share Certain light frequencies make digestive enzymes up to 500% more effective at nutrient absorption Melanin splits water with UV to produce molecular hydrogen, a powerful antioxidant New melanin takes four to five weeks to build, so start UV at two minutes and go slow Chemical sunscreens are phototoxic; shade, hats, and clothing protect better Blue light is not bad; harmonize the 455 nm LED spike by day and block it only at night A narrow-band red light panel is a grain of sand next to the sunlight ocean Episode highlights 01:48 Light is information, not illumination 06:07 One third food, one third sunlight 10:29 Roudy's rock bottom and the Quebec farm 24:17 Melanin, water splitting, and molecular hydrogen 39:34 The truth about chemical sunscreen 1:03:29 The blue-blocking glasses scam 1:11:37 Building the ideal evening light environment   Links Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/azx0nbCr2rM  Full episode show notes: https://outliyr.com/270  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

  4. 7月16日

    #269 How to Choose Supplements Like a Pro: Tiers, Jobs, Label Red Flags & the One Phrase That Changes How You Buy | Nick Urban @Outliyr

    What if your "normal" blood test is hiding a real deficiency? In this solo episode, Nick Urban reveals how your body defends its blood first, so the reserves behind it can quietly drain while the number looks perfect. Nick Urban, founder of Outliyr, bioharmonizer, and performance coach, breaks down the exact filters he uses to decide what earns a spot in his supplement stack: reading a label like a manufacturer, sorting every supplement by tier and job, and testing what actually works for you. Meet the host Nick is the founder of Outliyr and host of the High Performance Longevity podcast. A bioharmonizer and performance coach, he blends modern science with ancestral wisdom to decode what actually moves the needle on energy, healthspan, and performance. 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 Blood is the last place most deficiencies show because the body defends it first Only 0.33% of your body's magnesium sits in blood serum Iron absorbs about twice as well every other day because one dose blunts the next by ~40% Magnesium oxide is about 4% absorbed; look for glycinate, malate, taurate, or citrate In a proprietary blend, the ingredient printed last is the smallest amount The FDA tested 46 supplements from Amazon and eBay and all 46 had undeclared drugs A one-time genetic test can show how you'll respond to supplements and peptides Episode highlights 02:01 Why "normal" bloodwork can mislead you 03:52 Magnesium: you measured a puddle, not the reservoir 06:53 Goodhart's Law for your health 08:36 The 3 tiers: essential, conditionally essential, non-essential 10:07 The 4 jobs every supplement does 14:25 Reading a label like a manufacturer 17:19 Proprietary blends & pixie dusting 22:25 The 7-question context lens 25:10 Build your stack for free with Outliyr   Links Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/8UC1VSAtzjg Full episode show notes: https://outliyr.com/269  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

  5. 7月9日

    #268 Herbal Medicine vs Pharmaceuticals: What Actually Works? | Dr. Robert Beltran @recomnd Nutrition

    What if the pills in your medicine cabinet are the problem, not the fix? Dr. Robert Beltran was a triple board-certified surgeon and pharmacist for 30 years. Then a 2014 accident left him dependent on OxyContin. A five-herb blend from an Asian market cleared his brain fog in three weeks and got him off opioids, launching a decade of formulating plant-based supplements at recomnd Nutrition. Meet our guest Dr. Robert Beltran (MD, PharmD, FACS) is a retired ENT and cosmetic surgeon and the CEO and Chief Formulator of recomnd Nutrition. At 73, he blends a pharmacist's rigor with a decade of clinical work on herbal formulas for cognition, stress, and sexual wellness. 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 2024 DNA barcoding study found 60% of shelf supplements don't match their label At least half of market supplements show no measurable benefit No clinical study has shown an obvious anti-aging benefit from NAD, per Beltran Herbs like tongkat ali and maca raise the body's own testosterone without replacing it 70% of men on testosterone therapy over 12-18 months develop side effects Antidepressants, sedatives, and sleep aids account for 60,000 deaths a year Fix exercise, diet, and stress before reaching for any supplement Episode highlights 01:53 The accident and the opioid trap 04:43 The five-herb blend that changed everything 07:01 What extract ratios really mean 18:31 The case against NAD 28:26 Herbs that raise testosterone naturally 30:55 The testosterone therapy risks clinics bury 49:15 The 60,000-death problem 53:26 Three desert-island ingredients 01:01:22 What to fix before any supplement   Links Watch it on YouTube: Full episode show notes: https://outliyr.com/268  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

  6. 7月2日

    #267 Low Testosterone Isn’t Always the Problem: Root Causes You Should Know | Ollie Matthews @Ojay Health

    Most men over 40 who feel tired, foggy, and flat get told the same thing: your testosterone is low, here's a prescription. Functional medicine practitioner Ollie Matthews makes the case for the opposite order of operations. In this episode, men's hormone coach Ollie Matthews (OJ Health) explains why your hormones are a readout of how you live, why the gut quietly runs your hormones, and why he treats testosterone replacement as the last step, not the first. He shares his own story of crashing his hormones during a bodybuilding phase, rebuilding them as a new dad, and the framework he now uses with clients. Meet our guest Ollie Matthews is a functional medicine practitioner and men's hormone coach, and one of the first UK practitioners accredited under Harvard-affiliated Dr. Datis Kharrazian. He's the creator of The ONE Method and works with dads who want their energy and confidence back. After losing his own father young and later rebuilding his health from a deep low, his mission is to help a million dads not die before seeing their children grow up. 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 Low testosterone is often a signal of sleep, alcohol, training, and stress, not just a number to medicate High SHBG can leave total testosterone "normal" while usable free testosterone sits at the bottom Replacement therapy works best as a last step, after the basics are genuinely handled The gut supplies the raw materials your body uses to build hormones, and helps clear them too Fiber tolerance is a quick window into gut health Stress perception, not just the amount of stress, drives much of the damage Build foundations like Everest base camp, because people fall off fastest right after hitting a goal The deepest, most durable motivation is usually personal, in Ollie's case, being there for his daughter Episode highlights 00:00 Why "your testosterone is low" is usually the wrong starting point 01:48 What functional medicine actually means 02:54 The lifestyle factors that quietly suppress testosterone 05:54 Why blood work only tells part of the story 11:17 The marker most doctors skip (free testosterone vs total) 13:43 Ollie's story: losing his dad, burnout, and bodybuilding 19:11 Hitting rock bottom and the road back as a new dad 24:49 The ONE Method: Own it, Nourish it, Elevate it 27:50 The Mount Everest model of building health 33:19 Aesthetics vs health, and why psychology matters most 45:11 Why fixing your gut helps fix your hormones 50:23 Stress perception vs stress level 59:00 The question about men's health nobody asks   Links Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/u6H_hn8Gx1k Full episode show notes: https://outliyr.com/267  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

  7. 6月18日

    #266 Unlock Consistent Peak Energy by Fixing the 7 Hidden Gaps in Modern Nutrition | Nick Urban @Outliyr

    How to get the nutrients modern food misses, even when you eat clean. In this episode Nick walks the full chain from seed to cell and shows the simple fix. He makes the surprising, hopeful case that closing your nutrient gap is one of the easiest health upgrades in 2026. Meet the host Nick is the founder of Outliyr and host of the High Performance Longevity podcast. A bioharmonizer and performance coach, he blends modern science with ancestral wisdom to decode what actually moves the needle on energy, healthspan, and performance. 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 The "balanced diet means no supplements" model is decades out of date North America once grew 17,000+ apple varieties; stores now carry ~10 Across 43 crops (1950-1999), zinc fell 27-59% and calcium 16-46% Milling white flour strips 70-90% of B vitamins; ~80% of magnesium is lost in processing Glyphosate was patented as a mineral chelator and an antibiotic Organ-meat intake dropped ~90% since the 1970s, cutting choline and B12 Modern water and modern life raise your nutrient demand The fix is simple: eat the most nutrient-dense food you can, then close the gap with a smart stack Episode highlights 00:46 The "supplements are a waste" myth 02:24 Seeds & the varietal collapse 04:21 What 50 years did to the soil 06:32 How produce is grown today 10:01 What processing strips out 12:11 Glyphosate & farm chemicals 15:00 The foods that left the modern plate 16:46 Why your water lost its minerals 17:37 Why your body needs more now 24:28 How to close the gap   Links Watch it on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lMW85dc6W7o Full episode show notes: https://outliyr.com/266  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

  8. 6月11日

    #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

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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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  • 創作者
    Nick Urban | Longevity, Biohacking, & Performance
  • 活躍年份
    2021年 - 2026年
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    275
  • 分級
    兒童不宜
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    © Outliyr LLC
  • 節目網站
    High Performance Longevity

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