An Unexpected Journey Through The Past & Future Of Supplements With Lucas Of Boost Your Biology
In Search of Insight
English - November 07, 2023 08:01 - 2 hours - 119 MB - ★★★★★ - 25 ratingsLife Sciences Science Health & Fitness Alternative Health Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
An Unexpected Journey Through The Past & Future Of Supplements With Lucas Of Boost Your Biology
This month on In Search of Insight, we welcome Lucas Aoun from Boost Your Biology and embark on an unexpected, stimulating journey through the past and future of supplements.
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Meet Lucas and learn about his background as a biohacker, Naturopath, and supplement enthusiast. In this episode, Emiel, Lucas, and Erika share the beginnings of their journeys with supplements. They discuss what products they’ve loved and hated, new frontiers in the supplement world, and why quality and safety are the most essential elements in supplementation.
Podcast Chapters
0:00 Introduction
1:15 Beta Testing Unreleased Cistanche Stack + Tribugen
5:00 Meet Lucas Aoun
6:45 Extraction Technique for Cognance - Producing a Non-Drowsy Bacopa Extract 14:00 Glycosides in Botanicals
17:21 Extraction Techniques of Cognance, Erinamax
21:47 Lucas’ Journey in Nootropics Begins
23:28 Acetyl L-Carnitine, an Early Adopted Nootropic
26:33 Emiel’s Journey in Nootropics Begins
28:41 Bioassaying Tribugen
31:59 Pre-Workout Formulations
34:15 Ginkgo Biloba
38:31 Clinical Trials vs. Empirical Evidence
39:49 Approaches to Research
42:18 Asking Questions, Asking the Right Questions
46:18 How Reddit Inspired Nootropics Depot 49:08 Benefits of Community Bioassaying
51:41 Staying Close to the Source When Researching
56:19 When Research Studies Can’t be Verified
59:02 The Origins of Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors
1:01:25 Plant Defence Systems
1:04:38 Beta Ecdysterone
1:06:39 Being Critical of Research
1:09:34 Erika’s Journey with Nootropics Begins
1:14:34 Safety Concerns of Fadogia Agrestis
1:17:21 Fadogia Agrestis Toxicology
1:20:45 The Future of Nootropic Supplements from Africa
1:21:20 Kanna and its Traditional Uses
1:38:00 Naturopathy and Nootropics
1:40:00 Criteria for Nootropics - Gurgia
1:47:40 How Traditional Chinese Medicine Informs Modern Nootropics
1:51:00 Shizandra Chinensis
1:52:20 Eria Jarensis
1:54:40 Dynamine
2:02:16 The Benefits of Progesterone
2:08:25 Enhancing Insulin Sensitivity
2:09:20 Conclusion