
Gary Brecka: 5 Ways Sitting is Shortening Your Lifespan & 2 Changes to Transform Your Daily Routine
About this episode
Do you want to know why sitting for a long time shortens your lifespan?
Do you want to know how to transform your daily routine?
Today, Jay is joined by Gary Brecka, the Co-Founder and Chief Biologist of 10X Health and the founder of The Ultimate Human. With more than 20 years of Bio-Hacking and functional medicine experience, Gary has worked with and everyone from CEOs to professional athletes from the UFC, NFL, Professional Boxing, and entertainment industries.
What will you do when there is a possibility to predict how many more years you have left? Jay and Gary ponder on how our daily habits and emotional states impact our overall health and longevity, the dangers of a sedentary lifestyle and emphasizing on the need for regular movement, the benefits of deep, intentional breathing to enhance physical and mental well-being, and the complexities of mental health disorders, shedding light on common misunderstandings and the reasons why some supplements may not deliver their promised benefits.
In this interview, you'll learn:
How to boost your emotional health with simple daily practices
How to reduce health risks by moving more throughout the day
How to deepen and lengthen your breaths for better health
How to clear your mind by understanding and addressing brain fog
This conversation is focused on empowering listeners with knowledge to make healthier lifestyle choices.
With Love and Gratitude,
Jay Shetty
What We Discuss:
00:00 Intro
01:13 Predicting Your Lifespan
09:17 What Is An Emotional State?
12:54 Sedentary Lifestyle Is a Health Hazard
15:37 Why You Need to Breath Deeper and Longer
22:44 Why Mental Health Disorders are Often Misunderstood
32:20 The Some Supplements Don’t Work
36:54 The Science Behind Brain Fog
44:30 Pre and Postpartum Care
48:55 Folic Acid Mutation
50:36 Deficiencies Are Passed Down, Not Diseases
56:01 What’s Wrong with Tap Water?
01:03:02 How Much Chlorine is in Your Water?
01:06:41 Gary on Final Five
Episode Resources:
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Gary Brecka | LinkedIn
Gary Brecka | YouTube
Gary Brecka | Website
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