All protocols
4,984 protocols across every category, most recommended first.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsUse Candlelight While Reading in the Evening
Use a safe candle at the desk or nightstand while reading in the evening to add some long-wavelength light.
- ▶ 1ToolsHalogen Lamp
Use a halogen lamp as a low-cost indoor source of more balanced, full-spectrum light. Keep one in a kitchen or other morning-use area for early-day light exposure.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsUse a Halogen Lamp in the Morning
Turn on a halogen lamp during the morning, especially during the first 45 minutes after getting up, to provide balanced light at a critical time of day.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsDeadlifts
Highlighted as a marker of impressive strength and capability in later life; example given was deadlifting more than 200 pounds, over twice body weight.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsBench Press Body Weight for Three Reps
Specific strength standard mentioned: bench press your body weight for three clean repetitions; framed as a meaningful benchmark in serious weight training.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsBoxing
Presented as a way to keep movement and reflexes sharp; also described as excellent training for coordination, stamina, punch power, grounding, and willingness to absorb challenge.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsClassical Ballet Training
Recommended as foundational movement training before other forms; framed as the best way to learn how the body moves in space and build a reference system for movement.
- ▶ 1DietEat Three Hard-Boiled Eggs After Training
Post-workout meal example tied to a 5 a.m. gym routine; specifically three hard-boiled eggs after training.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsRun Stairs Backward
Recommended from boxing training; described as a very good training method.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsSpeed Bag Work
Recommended for visual coordination; involves near-far vision and switching from peripheral to central vision.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsDo Gymnastics-Like Movement Training
Raised as a broad educational movement model and valued for courage, center, and willingness to throw oneself through space.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsPractice Group Social Dance
Examples given include ballroom or square dance; valued because it teaches rules, traffic patterns, and social coordination.
- ▶ 1DietEat Raw Meat
Personal dietary practice mentioned in the context of minimal cooking: eating meat raw.
- ▶ 1DietEat Raw Vegetables
Personal dietary practice mentioned in the context of minimal cooking: eating vegetables raw.
- ▶ 1DietWhole Foods Staples: Meat, Fish, Fruit, and Vegetables
Staple foods in the discussed dietary pattern; these foods are presented as the core whole-food categories rather than separate standalone recommendations.
- ▶ 1DietAvoid Deli Meats
Deli meats are described as probably not great for health and characterized as terrible.
- ▶ 1ToolsUse Incandescent Light Instead of White LEDs
Prefer candles or incandescent lighting over white LED light; host specifically states incandescents are better than LEDs.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsMove More
Repeated emphatically as a takeaway for preserving nervous system function and aging better; also includes resisting the tendency with age to recede, reach out less, pull up short of boundaries, or avoid pushback.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsReduce Stress to Help Prevent or Potentially Reverse Hair Graying
Increasing stress may accelerate hair graying, and reducing stress may temporarily reverse it.
- ▶ 1DietHydration and Electrolytes During Illness
Maintain hydration and keep electrolytes up during illness; also follow appetite.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsFollow Your Appetite When Sick
When ill, do not force food if you have no appetite; stay hydrated and keep electrolytes up, as digestion costs energy and the body may be reallocating energy toward immune function.
- ▶ 1DietDo Not Eat Too Much
Avoid overeating, as it can be damaging to the body. Occasionally allowing yourself to feel hungry, including through fasting, may help relieve energetic stress signals.
- ▶ 1ToolsContinuous Ketone Monitor
Continuously test ketones to confirm ketosis. Wearing a ketone monitor for a month can provide useful insights into how the body responds.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsTest Blood Ketones
Recommended in the context of ketogenic dieting to make sure you remain in ketosis.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsSelf-Experiment Safely With Diet
Safe self-experimentation is the only way to determine which diet works best for an individual.
- ▶ 1SupplementsAvoid Methylene Blue
Avoid methylene blue because it may intercalate into DNA and potentially cause mutations, and in generally healthy people it may create more problems than benefits.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsPositive Visualization at the Start of Goal Pursuit
Use visualization of the big win only at the outset of a goal pursuit, and perhaps intermittently thereafter, rather than as the main ongoing strategy.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsSit with yourself
Instead of constantly staying busy, practice being still enough to sit with yourself.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsGet into recovery
Enter recovery from addiction; in context this includes stopping gambling and changing lifestyle patterns.
- ▶ 1BehaviorsMen's group
Participate in a men's group for support and accountability.