January 6, 2018 Your body is a network, when that network is disturbed it might not be able to tell exactly which node in the network is gonna go first. But I can definitely tell you that you’re at risk of breaking your network much more than somebody who is letting it line up nicely. About the guest: Dr. Benjamin Smarr Right before presenting on sleep genetics at the 2017 Quantified Self Conference in Amsterdam, I met Dr. Benjamin Smarr. We exchanged words and Dr. Smarr mentioned he studied sleep at the University of California at Berkeley. Needless to say, it was a bit nerve-wrackin ..read more

November 28, 2017 Do you need a health consultant? Yes, I’m biased. I ask you to read anyway. Why? If you want to reach new levels of health and human potential, our health consulting services are for you. A few questions to ask yourself: How much is eliminating brain fog worth to you? Would a nutrition plan tailored to your genetics be beneficial? When you are under pressure, would you like to have the tools to deal with the stress? This is what Decoding Superhuman can offer. Why do you need a health consultant? You are unique. Decoding Superhuman custom-tailors health plans to wha ..read more

September 21, 2017 Human health is complex and requires complex systems thinking to optimize performance. Systems health is the answer. Why do we treat it otherwise? Do you have issues with sleeping? Go to the doctor. Do you want to lose weight? Go to a personal trainer. Or a nutritionist? Or both? The current system favors specialization. It is outdated and needs correction. The current health system needs to be changed What are Systems? Donella Meadows, Dartmouth College professor and author of Thinking in Systems (also from Illinois!), described a system as: “A set of elements or ..read more

September 15, 2017 You wake up from the red-eye from Los Angeles to New York. You do not know exactly, but believe you got 3 hours of wine-induced sleep. Another night. After landing, you shower and head to the office. You pray the liter of black coffee wakes up the other half of your brain. You are wrecked. You feel horrible. How is this “high performance” life sustainable? What if you knew one poor night’s sleep changed the expression of your genes? Expression? What is that and why is it important? It comes down to epigenetics. What is Epigenetics? Epigenetics is the study of the me ..read more