201: Max More - Eventually, Your Body Will Quit on You

**Summary:** In Episode #201 Ari shares the Less Doing Podcast with Max More of [Alcor](http://www.alcor.org/), a company that will put you into cold-storage—literally—through cryogenic freezing. Listen as Ari and Max talk about the scientific and philosophical challenges of cryogenics, as well as how Alcor operates as a _truly_ “long-term” business. **Time Stamped Show Notes:** - 11:06 – Introduction of Max More of [Alcor](http://www.alcor.org/) - 11:19 – What Alcor does - 12:40 – The process for preservation - 12:54 – The two main parts of the Cryonic procedure—freezing and reanimation - 13:42 – There is evidence that the brain is being preserved under reasonable conditions - 14:01 – Electron microscopes used to analyze the health of frozen animal brains - 14:29 – Medical grade anti-freeze - 14:38 – Ice Crystals damage cells but do not destroy them - 15:36 – Eventually, we will have a cure for aging…it’s not a question of IF but WHEN - 16:52 – There are two different ways to cryo-freeze someone—the head or the whole body. - 17:28 – If you want to survive and come back, most of the essentials are contained within the brain - 18:35 – The gut-brain connection and Cryo-Freezing - 19:30 – Creating the custom body - 19:55 – Why have a brain?—Why not download the brain onto a thumb drive - 21:14 – The business side of Alcor—they’re operating on a 100+ year timeline - 22:01 – Already 43 years old and is a registered 501c(3) - 22:22 – Given a long-enough timeline, things WILL go wrong - 22:40 – There is no electricity for Alcor’s cold storage, they just need fresh liquid nitrogen - 23:51 – Max’s _Top 3 Tips to be More Effective_ - 24:07 – Maintain a good diet - 24:34 – Practice regular exercise - 25:02 – Keep stress to an absolute minimum—learn how to relax - 25:45 – [www.alcor.org](http://www.alcor.org/) **5 Key Points:** 1. Eventually—your body will quit on you, no matter the treatment—cryogenics is the only “live-forever” option we currently have. 2. Good Diet + Regular Exercise – Stress = A long, Happy Life. 3. Freezing is the easy part of cryogenics—it’s reanimation that’s proving exceedingly difficult. 4. Are you your body, or just your brain?—it’s a highly challenging philosophical question. 5. The way biotechnology is progressing, there will undoubtedly be cures for aging in the future. **Resources Mentioned:** - [How to Eat Healthy](http://www.bakadesuyo.com/2014/12/how-to-eat-healthy/) – Article from Barking Up the Wrong Tree featuring strategies to help people make better dietary decisions - [Good Doctors Bad for Health?](https://t.co/4AR23YqbfY) – Why having an excellent healthcare professional might be counter productive - [16 Excel Formulas to Change Your Life](https://t.co/dkX7MZC3l5) – Excel formulas that will change your life for the better - [Teleport](https://t.co/whYxhWDZZ1) – Bring your friends and family to you - [Evernote for Creativity](https://t.co/FdIbX3eNpP) – 9 ways you can use Evernote to boost your creativity - [Hire Peter](https://t.co/OLF9JPospc) – AI based legal services - [Skulpt](https://t.co/k924GUj0l8) – Measure Body Fat and Muscle Quality - [Virtual Interview Platform](https://t.co/sLgX4aS3Fu) – Built to test talented coders - [Retracted Papers](http://retractionwatch.com/the-retraction-watch-leaderboard/top-10-most-highly-cited-retracted-papers/) – A publishing of some oft-cited sources that have since been retracted - [Better Time Management](https://t.co/NusV4RoDQQ) – From Barking Up the Wrong Tree, 5 secrets to better time management - Call 1-844-i-do-less – Toll-Free number, Press “0” to speak with a Less Doing Certified Coach - Text DOLESS – Text DOLESS to 33733 **Special Announcements:** [Leave Us a Review!](https://geo.itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ari-meisel-less-doing/id605938952?mt=2&uo=6) Hey Less Doing Podcast Listeners, we want to hear from YOU! Visit us on iTunes and leave a review or subscribe to the podcast if you’re not already a