#002: Teemu Arina on Successful Behavior Change, the Power of Medical Mushrooms, and Transhumanism

Teemu Arina is one of Europe's forefront thinkers and and leading influencers of the digital society and the intersection of the human and the machine, biohacking, quantified self and the future of work and online learning. From the age of 16, the Finnish biohacker has started several companies including meetin.gs, a cloud software for organizing business meetings. Teemu also co-organizes the Biohacking Summit in Helsinki and is one of the authors of the ambitious project „The Biohacker’s Handbook“, an encyclopaedia on nutrition, sleep, fitness and other areas of self-improvement.   In this episode of the Flowgrade Show, Teemu Arina will tell you how he overcome a chronic ulcer, why he believes in medical mushrooms and how you can become a true biohacker. Teemu also talks about how Bruce Lee can be considered one of the first biohackers, why he uses a gold filter to brew his coffee and at the end, he shares his fascinating vision of a transhumanist future for mankind.   In this episode, we will cover: Bruce Lee, electrical stimulation and raw meat smoothies (6:32) meditation and effective feedback loops (10:40) a universal meal replacement called Ambronite (13:25) preparing coffee with a gold filter and medical mushrooms (17:28) on the beneficial properties of medical mushrooms (19:10) coffee as a transportation agent and an advanced version of Bulletproof Coffee (24:45) Vitamin D being the most important supplement and the importance of sunlight (25:50) Overcoming chronic health problems by hacking the human body (29:45) arguing with medical professionals about taking health risks (39:50) the definition of biohacking and how to become a real biohacker (45:30) the comprehensive contents of the "Biohacker’s Handbook“ (51:00) his transhumanist vision of the future (58:20) the best advice for future biohackers (1:07:05) Enjoy! All show notes, links, and resources from this episode can be found at www.flowgrade.com/show   This podcast is brought to you by Flowgrade with show host Maximilian Gotzler. With Flowgrade, we offer you a platform for physical and mental performance enhancement. We provide high quality content and the most effective foods and supplements to help you upgrade your body, mind, and life. Check us out and subscribe to our weekly newsletter with healthy recipes and the newest trends in Biohacking and Self-Improvement.    Thank you for listening!