#002: Teemu Arina on Successful Behavior Change, the Power of Medical Mushrooms, and Transhumanism

Teemu Arina is one of Europe's forefront thinkers and
and leading influencers of the digital society and the
intersection of the human and the machine, biohacking, quantified
self and the future of work and online learning. From the age of
16, the Finnish biohacker has started several
companies including meetin.gs, a cloud software for
organizing business meetings. Teemu also co-organizes the
Biohacking Summit in Helsinki and is one of the authors of
the ambitious project „The Biohacker’s Handbook“, an
encyclopaedia on nutrition, sleep, fitness and other areas of
self-improvement.



 


In this episode of the Flowgrade Show, Teemu Arina will
tell you how he overcome a chronic ulcer, why he believes
in medical mushrooms and how you can become a true biohacker.
Teemu also talks about how Bruce Lee can be considered one of
the first biohackers, why he uses a gold filter to brew his
coffee and at the end, he shares his fascinating vision of a
transhumanist future for mankind.


 


In this episode, we will cover:






Bruce Lee, electrical stimulation and raw meat
smoothies (6:32)

meditation and effective feedback loops (10:40)

a universal meal replacement called Ambronite (13:25)

preparing coffee with a gold filter and medical
mushrooms (17:28)

on the beneficial properties of medical mushrooms
(19:10)

coffee as a transportation agent and an advanced
version of Bulletproof Coffee (24:45)

Vitamin D being the most important supplement and the
importance of sunlight (25:50)

Overcoming chronic health problems by hacking the human
body (29:45)

arguing with medical professionals about taking health
risks (39:50)

the definition of biohacking and how to become a real
biohacker (45:30)

the comprehensive contents of the "Biohacker’s
Handbook“ (51:00)

his transhumanist vision of the future (58:20)

the best advice for future biohackers (1:07:05)






Enjoy! All show notes, links, and resources from this
episode can be found at www.flowgrade.com/show


 



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