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0:00 – Intro
1:52 – Stimulus Before Protein
2:58 – The Problem With “Biohacking”
3:53 – The Protein Sink – 4-5 Day Averages
6:03 – Resensitizing Muscle Protein Synthesis
7:17 – Mark’s Fasting Routine at 73
8:13 – $20 off your first 3 orders + free gift
9:22 – Protein & Mental Clarity
10:28 – Fractal Eating & Listening to Hunger
15:15 – Ghrelin, Orexin & Habituated Hunger
16:59 – Sunlight Over Red Light Panels
19:15 – The Cold Plunge Contradiction
22:36 – Biohacking Is the Day Trading of Health
25:33 – VO2 Max Genetics & the Longevity Decathlon
32:44 – Fascia & Movement as We Age
36:32 – The Lowest-Hanging Fruit in Longevity
41:33 – Hokas, Carbon Plates & Who Should Run
48:08 – Bounding, Pogo Jumps & Rebounders
50:40 – Lymph Flow & Five 10-Minute Walks
52:37 – Sleep Environments & Habituation
56:33 – The 8-Hour Sleep Myth & Trackers
1:02:00 – GLP-1s, Libido & Lost Drive
1:06:18 – AI & Holding Onto Humanity
1:12:02 – Earn Your Day – Do Something Hard
1:18:58 – Where to Find More of Mark

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