How To Legally Dope Your Blood (Without Actually Taking Illegal Drugs).

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Channel: Ben Greenfield Life · 2017 · Sports

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 In the podcast episode "Shattering World Swim Records On 25-Piece Fried Chicken Buckets, Climbing Mountains While Eating Defatted, Vegan, Grass-Fed, Argentinian Liver Anhydrate & Much More" I interviewed athlete and supplement designer Craig Dinkel about a special blood oxygenating formula called "Biotropic".

 After that interview, I received an onslaught of questions about everything from grass fed liver anhydrate to cordyceps senesis to hidden benefits of beetroots, the detoxification properties of algae, whether it's really true you can get all the benefits of blood doping without actually blood doping and more. So today,

 Craig is back to answer those questions, and during our discussion, you'll discover:

 -The one compound that research has shown to cause a 58% chance of a decrease in catching the common cold and the duration of a cold by 1 to 4 days...[9:20]

 -The mechanism of action via which algae can detoxify your blood...[14:55]

 -How algae can convert nitrates to nitric oxide...[19:05]

 -Why chlorella could be the perfect pre-sex supplement...[20:50]

 -How the polysaccharides in cordyceps contribute oxygen molecules to the blood...[22:10]

 -The mechanism of action for corydceps to increase endurance or oxygenation...[28:15]

 -How echinacea increases red blood cells in four different ways...[30:30]

 -What it means for grass fed liver to be "anhydrated" or "dessicated"...[35:25]

 -What it means for the iron in the liver to be "heme"...[38:40]

 -The surprising way that beets support muscle stem cell repair...[44:00]

 -And much more...

 Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Craig or me? Leave your comments at https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/bloodpodcast and one of us will reply!

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