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Announcement: Bulletproof Radio. A state of high performance. Dave Asprey: You definitely want to listen through to the end of today's show, because this is a fascinating conversation with a guy who does a lot of work with major celebrities on teaching their bodies to move. We're going to talk about things that cause pain in your body, and things that affect even things like traumatic brain injury. You're going to learn about how moving your head changes things. You're going to learn how to sit on an airplane, so you don't have pain after you've been there for a long time. You'll learn what to do while you're lying on your back, to increase lymphatic flow so that you have more energy all day long. And you're even going to learn a type of breathing called east-west breathing, which can make a huge difference in how your posture works. It's amazing what your feet and your hips have to do with your brain. We're going to go through all that for you with a guy who's trained some of the very top names in professional sports, as well as Tony (Robbins) and a bunch of other people. You'll find this just packed with info for you. You'll also hear a pretty fascinating story about how Bulletproof Coffee helped our guest have enough energy to start reading late in life. You're listening to Bulletproof Radio with Dave Asprey. Today's cool fact of the day is that a thin layer of DNA might end up being your new sunscreen. We know, and if you've read Headstrong you definitely know this, that ultraviolet light gets picked up by DNA, and it can cause damage, but it can also stimulate positive growth. German researchers realized that if they could use DNA as a sacrificial layer, given that it is light-sensitive, that you could put this on your skin, so they made an optically transparent crystalline DNA film and figured out that they could hit it with UV light, and instead of your DNA taking the hit, the layer of DNA on top of your skin takes the hit. It protects your skin, and the more this stuff they made was exposed to UV, the better it got at absorbing it. As an added bonus, this new stuff they're working on is hydroscopic, which means that when you put it on your skin, that it can store and hold water, which keeps your tissue extra hydrated. So maybe there's a way to allow you to go out into heavy sun and protect your skin, but still allow some of the ultraviolet light through. Because if you go out and you get no UV light, it's just as bad as getting way too much UV light. Just because something is good for you or bad for you, it doesn't matter, water is bad for you if you drown in it, and if you have no water you die of thirst, so there's always a comfortable medium even with sunlight, and it's kind of cool that maybe instead of estrogenic cancer causing chemicals in your sunscreen, how weird is that, it might be a little bit more appropriate to use a natural compound to block sunlight. Let's see if that becomes a real product, I sure hope so. Before we get into today's episode, if you don't know it, Bulletproof has coffee pods, so if you travel a lot, like I do, or maybe you're just lazy and you don't know how to make a good cup of coffee by grinding your beans, hopefully by

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Announcement: BulletproofRadio.Astateofhighperformance.

DaveAsprey: Youdefinitelywanttolistenthroughtotheendoftoday'sshow,becausethisisafascinatingconversationwithaguywhodoesalotofworkwithmajorcelebritiesonteachingtheirbodiestomove.We'regoingtotalkaboutthingsthatcausepaininyourbody,andthingsthataffecteventhingsliketraumaticbraininjury.You'regoingtolearnabouthowmovingyourheadchangesthings.You'regoingtolearnhowtositonanairplane,soyoudon'thavepainafteryou'vebeenthereforalongtime.You'lllearnwhattodowhileyou'relyingonyourback,toincreaselymphaticflowsothatyouhavemoreenergyalldaylong.Andyou'reevengoingtolearnatypeofbreathingcalledeast-westbreathing,whichcanmakeahugedifferenceinhowyourpostureworks.It'samazingwhatyourfeetandyourhipshavetodowithyourbrain.We'regoingtogothroughallthatforyouwithaguywho'strainedsomeoftheverytopnamesinprofessionalsports,aswellasTony(Robbins)andabunchofotherpeople.You'llfindthisjustpackedwithinfoforyou.You'llalsohearaprettyfascinatingstoryabouthowBulletproofCoffeehelpedourguesthaveenoughenergytostartreadinglateinlife.

You'relisteningtoBulletproofRadiowithDaveAsprey.

Today'scoolfactofthedayisthatathinlayerofDNAmightendupbeingyournewsunscreen.Weknow,andifyou'vereadHeadstrongyoudefinitelyknowthis,thatultravioletlightgetspickedupbyDNA,anditcancausedamage,butitcanalsostimulatepositivegrowth.GermanresearchersrealizedthatiftheycoulduseDNAasasacrificiallayer,giventhatitislight-sensitive,thatyoucouldputthisonyourskin,sotheymadeanopticallytransparentcrystallineDNAfilmandfiguredoutthattheycouldhititwithUVlight,andinsteadofyourDNAtakingthehit,thelayerofDNAontopofyourskintakesthehit.Itprotectsyourskin,andthemorethisstufftheymadewasexposedtoUV,thebetteritgotatabsorbingit.Asanaddedbonus,thisnewstuffthey'reworkingonishydroscopic,whichmeansthatwhenyouputitonyourskin,thatitcanstoreandholdwater,whichkeepsyourtissueextrahydrated.

Somaybethere'sawaytoallowyoutogooutintoheavysunandprotectyourskin,butstillallowsomeoftheultravioletlightthrough.BecauseifyougooutandyougetnoUVlight,it'sjustasbadasgettingwaytoomuchUVlight.Justbecausesomethingisgoodforyouorbadforyou,itdoesn'tmatter,waterisbadforyouifyoudrowninit,andifyouhavenowateryoudieofthirst,sothere'salwaysacomfortablemediumevenwithsunlight,andit'skindofcoolthatmaybeinsteadofestrogeniccancercausingchemicalsinyoursunscreen,howweirdisthat,itmightbealittlebitmoreappropriatetouseanaturalcompoundtoblocksunlight.Let'sseeifthatbecomesarealproduct,Isurehopeso.

Beforewegetintotoday'sepisode,ifyoudon'tknowit,Bulletproofhascoffeepods,soifyoutravelalot,likeIdo,ormaybeyou'rejustlazyandyoudon'tknowhowtomakeagoodcupofcoffeebygrindingyourbeans,hopefullyby

handinatinylittlegrindermademyelves...Okay,maybeyoujustdoitinanormalgrinderthewayIdo,butyoucanactuallygetacoffeepodthatwillworkinyourhotelroomorinyourofficeroom,thatarecompatiblewiththeKeurigK-cups,andjustasyou'dexpect,theBulletproofcoffeeineachoftheseisthird-partylabtestedfor27differenttoxinsjustlikeallthecoffeethatImake.Thebeansareobsessivelyselected,tested,andexoticallyprocessed,tobeasfreeofthesetoxinsthatrobyourperformanceasishumanlypossible.Ifyou'regoingtodrinkcoffee,whichisareallygoodidea,don'tgetthecrashthatcomesalongwithitwhenyougetaloadofmold-derivedneurotoxinalongwithit.Dowhatittakestogetyourcupofcoffee,andifapodisthewaytodoit,we'vegotyourback.JustgotoBulletproof.comandlookforthecoffeepods.

Ifyoulikethiskindofstuff,youliketoday'sepisode,makesuretogotoBulletproof.com/iTunes.It'lltakeyouliterallyonesecondtoforwardyoutotherightpageonAppleinordertoleaveapositivereviewfortheshow.Itmakesahugedifferencetomepersonally.Ilookatthereviewcounteverysingleday,andittellsmethatI'mdoingtherightthing,andittellsmethattheshow'shelpingyou.Dothat,itjusttakesasecond,it'sagreatwaytosaythanks.

Today'sguestisaguyI'vesharedastagewithatimeortwo,who'sincrediblyknowledgeableaboutthescienceofhumanmovement,pain,recovery,athleticperformance,andhe'sthevicepresidentoftherapyprotocolforEgoscue,andhe'sworkedsidebysidewith,theguy'sprettywellknownnow,namedPeteEgoscue,whodevelopedthismethodin1991.Thereasonthatwe'vesharedastagetogetheristhatwebothpresentattheTonyRobbinsUnleashthePowerWithinConferenceinfrontoftensofthousandsofpeople.Itwasreallyamazing,oneofthefirsttimesImethim,toseehimliterallyget15,000peoplealldoinghigh-speedrapidmovementallatthesametime.It'soneofthemostimpressivethingsyou'llsee,isastadiumfullofpeoplealldoingEgoscueexercisesatsuperhighspeed.It'slikewatchingamoleculevibrate.Oneoftheimpactfulthings,it'sstillstuckinmybrain.

Brianhasalsotreatedguys,youmayhaveheardofJackWelch,formerNFLgreatJohnLynch,golflegendJackNicklaus,andofcourseTonyRobbinshimself.BrianistheauthorofabookcalledEgoscuePostureSolutions,andhe'swrittenjustcountlessarticlesonthetopicofpostureandpain.IhavepersonallybenefitedfromEgoscuesessions.It'skindofshocking.IfyoulookatthewayNeoinTheMatrixlooksandseeszerosandonesfallingeverywherehelooks,Brianlooksateveryonemovingandheseesthezerosandonesintheirpostureandmovementpatterns,andhe'slike,"Can'twefixthat!"He'sjustgotagiftofvisionthatcomesfromdecadesofhardworkonthiskindofstuff.He'sonamissiontohackpain,andtoteachpeopletomovebetter,andhe'shereontheshowtodaytoteachyousomethingsthatyouneedtoknowabouthowyourbodyworks,thingsthatIcertainlydidn'tknowafewyearsago.

Brian,welcometotheshow.

BrianBradley: ThanksDave.Howareyoubuddy?

DaveAsprey: Iamdoingreally,reallywell.Ihopemyposture'sgoodenough.Isoneshoulderhigherthantheother?

BrianBradley: Shoulderslookgood.Yeah,youlookgreat.Youlookgreat.

DaveAsprey: Bytheway,wemightdoafewlittleexercises,nothingtooextreme,soifyouwanttowatchthevideohereoratBulletproof.com/YouTube,willtakeyoustraighttotheYouTubechannel,butyou'llbeabletogeteverythingyouneedtogetifyou'rejustlisteningontheaudioinyourcar,orintheoffice,orwhereverelse.

Allright,Ijusthavetosaythis.Egoscueisthehardestwordtopronounceorspell.Bytheway,E-G-O-S-C-U-Eifyou'rewonderingaboutthisandyouwanttoGoogleit.Egoscue.Howdidthiscometobe,andwhyisitnamedEgoscue?

BrianBradley: That'sagreatquestion,andyou'reright,youwillbetested.Everyonewillbetestedonthepronunciationandthespelling.IfaileditthefirstdecadethatIworkedwithhim.PeteEgoscueisaformermarineinVietnam,endedupwithallthesedifferenthipinjuries,backinjuries,leginjuries.Iranintohimin1991.HehadthesebackinVietnam,andbasicallyafterthepsychiatristsaid,"Yourpainismoreonthepsycholevelversusthephysicallevel,"heflipstheguy'sdeskover,walksout,andproceedstopickupGray'sAnatomy.Idon'tknowifyou'veeverlookedatthatbook.It'snottheeasiestread,especiallywhenyoucangetonlinenowandstudyanatomy,andfindsome3Dmodelsandthingslikethat.Heopenedupthisbook,blackandwhitewriting,donewaybackintheday,andhe'slookingatitsaying,"That'sinteresting.Ifmypainishere,butmyhiphasaconnectionwiththespine,theribcage,thelegbone,letmestartpayingaroundwiththis."

HerewehaveapoliticalscienceMarineCorpmajorwithsevereinjuriesfromshrapnelonhishipandback,andIranintohimin'91comingfromtheathletictraining,universitytrained,exercisebiznutritionbackground,andgoing,"Waitasecond.Thisguy'sfiguredoutsomethinginregardstocauseversussymptom."Itreallywasthefirsttimeeverheardthat,thatsomebodywasactuallysaying,"Youmayhaveahipinjuryorarotatorcuffpain,orajawpain,orachronicneuralprobleminyourhand,butthat'sonlythetipoftheiceberg."Weallknowwhatthatpicturelookslikeonthatmotivationalposter;what'sdownbelowiswhatneedstobeaddressed.ItcompletelychangedmylifewhenIranintoPeteEgoscueinFloridaatourclinicthatwewereopeningupwithJackNicklaus,becauseitwasgoingafterthereasonswhyJackhadblownouthisbackandcouldn'tmove,andthenthenextdayshotlikeeightunder.Itwasalloverthegolfworld,"Howdidthishappen,"andallofasudden,themethodexplodedbecauseofthat.

Thatleadsustowherewearenow.Peoplearealwaystalkingabout,"WhenareyougoingtogetTigerWoodsin,"andthingslikethat.TheclientfindsEgoscueintheirowntime,andthatmakesitrightforuswhentheymakethedecision,andtheybelievetheycangetwell.

DaveAsprey: It'sfunny,aboutfouryearsagoafriendsaid,"Dave,youhavetogotrythisthing."I'mlike,"What?"Shesaid,"Here.Lookatthistower."Oneofthetools,Egoscue,isthiswoodentowerwhereyouhangyourfeetupanditkindofpullsononelegorbothlegs,justhasyourelaxfor20minutes.I'mlike,"Thisisridiculous,"butIwashavingsomelowbackpain.Ihaveascrewinmyknee.IwentandItrieditandIwaslike,"Wow."ThisreallydidmovetheneedlewiththingsthatwereentirelyinvisibletomeinthewayImove.IliketothinkI'mconscious,I'vedoneadvancedyoga,I'mIwouldsay,aboveaverageincertainthings,likeIputmyanklesbehindmyheadandIcanactivatecertainmuscles,butitwasawholeanotheruniverseofjustdeepknowledge.Thatwasfouryearsago,andcertainlyit'sjustbecomepartofwhatIdoandhowIperformbetter.Ifeltit,butIdidn'tfeelitlikeIwasgoingtogogolfeightoutof10orsomething.Ihaven'tgolfedin20years.Butwhatdidyoudoinasituationlikethattogofrom,"Ican'tmove,I'mlockedup,"to,"I'mperformingattheverytopofmysport,"inlessthan24hours?BecauseIdidn'tgetthatfrommyexperience.

BrianBradley: Remember,youcomingin,andthat'sprobablyamajorityofourcustomers,they'reactually...I'llsaymaybea20%minorityisattheirwit'send.Literallythey'vesoldtheirhouse,soldtheircar,doneallthisstuff,anymore.Theother80%aregoinginsaying,"Hey,Ijustwanttoperformatanotherlevel."Theywanttofunctionatalevelandtakethenextstep.Ourgoalistogetthemtofocusonthecause.Whensomebodycomesintousandsays,"Ihaveaherniateddisk,"wecongratulatethem."Goodjob.That'swhatthediskismeanttodo,it'smeanttoherniate.""HeyDave,youhaveascrewinyourknee."BrianBradleyhashisACLtieddowntothewrongplaceonthetibiabecauseofdownhillmountainbiking.Maybethedumbestsportknowntoman,becausetreesdon'tmoveandrockshurtwhenyouhitthemat50milesanhour.

DaveAsprey: It'ssofun!I'mwithyouthere.

BrianBradley: Itis,it'sablast.IshouldbedeadforthestuffthatIwasdoing.Ijustwasn'tthatgoodatit,soIswitchedovertoping-pong.It'smuchsafer.

DaveAsprey: Metoo.

BrianBradley: Ideallythisis...Therewego.Ifwecangetyoutostartthinkingthat,whensomebodyputsascrewinyourkneeormyknee,instantlythatsamesidehipgoestoaneurologicalplaceandsays,"Maybeweshouldshutdownthiship.Notturnitoffcompletely,butwe'vegottochangethepatientthatwe'redoing,sowe'regoingtoshutdownthehiptochangethewaythefoot'sstrikingthegroundtoprotecttheknee."Thenallofasudden,ourkneestartsfeelingbettersixmonthslater,butnobodyturnedtheswitchbackonatthehip.

Whatourathletesaredoing,they'redealingwith,"Ihavearotatorcuff,"or"Ihaveanelbow,"or,"Ihaveaherniateddisk,"andwestartsaying,"Ifwecangetyouhip-driveninsteadofknee-driven,ankle-driven,mid-backdriven,shoulder-driven,we'vegottofocusongettingyouaship-drivenaspossible."Theathlete

nowunleashesacompletelydifferentpotentialthatwasn'therebeforethey...Wellthepotentialwastherebuttheyneveropenedituppriortotheaccident.That'swhatwemeanby,theaccidentisagift,becausenowit'safocusthatyou'veneverfocusedonbefore.Soinsteadofyourbodywritingchecksthat,yourtalentiswritingchecksthatyourbodycan'tcash,we'reabletoallowthosecheckstobecashednowbecauseyourbody...

DaveAsprey: Howmuchofthechronicpain,andsomanypeoplelisteningtothishave,"That'sprobablywhymybackalwayshurts,thisthingalwayshurts,"it'sjustkindofpartofhowitis;howmuchofthatcomesfromposturalmisalignment,versusjuststuffthatmakesyouinflamed?

BrianBradley: That'skindofaloadedquestionnowthatIknowthatI'monBulletproof.Okay,inflammation,let'sseehere.ConsideringhowI'maddictedtoBulletproof,Iwillflatouttellyouthatit's,I'mnotjoking,andI'mnotjustsayingthisbecauseI'monyourpodcast,butpeopletellmetoshutupaboutit,Italkaboutitsomuch.

DaveAsprey: Thankyou.

BrianBradley: Itrulybelieve...Listen,thatwas,kudostoyoubrother.Theproducts,andjustthemessagethatyou'resending,totallycorrespondswiththemessagethatEgoscue'sputtingout,andabsolutelycorrespondswithmygoodfriendTonyRobbins'method,sothethreeofusareliterallychangingwhat'sgoingon.

DaveAsprey: Ohyeah.

BrianBradley: Sotoansweryourquestion,theinflammation,tome,canbecurtailed.FiveyearsagoIwould'vesaidit's100%duetoposture.NowIwillsaythere'sabsolutelyamixbetweenallofit,becausewhenyoucanchemicallychangeinternally,you'renowabletocalmyourselfalittlebitbecausethesymptomismoreadaptabletoyouroverallresponse,versusbeforewhenpeoplewereinsomuchpain,theireatingisoutofcontrol,theirdrinkingisoutofcontrol,theirsugarlevelsareoutofcontrol;I'mworkingwithmuscletissuethatremindsmeofbeefjerky,andnotgrassfedbeefjerky.We'retalkingaboutthatgarbagegrainfedstuff,whereyouliterallyteartheirmuscletissueandit'slike,they'renolongerpliable.They'redehydrated.Oncetheycanmakethesechangesinternally,itmentallymakesmyjobeasier.Iwilltellyou,everysinglepersonwhomakesajointpositionalignmentimprovement,meaningyourankle,yourknee,yourhip,andyourshoulder,oncethosearemoreinline,shoulderslevel,allthatkindofstuff,yourbodyisnowfullofanenvironmentthatallowsallthishealingtooccur.

Forexample,I'mcallingyoufromMaui,andtwodaysagoIwasonapaddleboardandI'moutthere,I'moutthere,I'moutthere,andthiswavecomesinandstartstoknockitover;Idropontomystomach,ontotheboard,fromthestandingposition,buttheboardwassideways.Myrightribs,rightabovemyliverhere,Ifracturedthecartilageinbetweenthere,whichiswhyyou

mightseemetakingadeepbreatheveryonceinawhile.WhatIdidis,thatnightIstartedthinking,"You'reinjured.It'stimetogetinthetower,it'stimetoputthelumbarandcervicalrole,andit'stimetorotateinacoupledays,tokeepthatmuscletissueandthosebonesrotatedtotherightplace."

Becausewhenyoudofracturethatcartilage,remember,thoseribsattachtoyourmid-back,andyourmid-backwillthenstarttomakeadjustments,andthenyourbodyjustsays,"I'lljustshuteverythingdown."Myrightshoulderstartstodroptwoinches,thingsjustgetoff.Egoscuefocuseson,yes,youbroketheribcartilage,that'safact,butlet'snotallowthattocreateapatternthatnowleadstoTMJandaherniateddisk,twoyearsdowntheroad.

DaveAsprey: It'sthatsystemsapproachthatmademereallyattractedtoEgoscue,inthatideathatsomethingthathappensnowhasrepercussionsdays,weeks,months,andhearslater.Becauseasaspecies,humanssuckatcorrelatingeventsthathappenalongtimeafterthetrigger.Evenifyouhavesomethingforbreakfastanditcausestheafternooncrash,thatsixhoursisenough,you'reprobablygoingtothinkitwaslunch,notbreakfast,thatcausedit.

BrianBradley: Correct.

DaveAsprey: Orifit'sfourdaysafteryoueatsomething,youstartgettingjointpain,you'renevergoingtoknowthatunlessyou'reareallycrazybiohackeroryoureadsomething.Iwashappyyouansweredthequestion,whichwasaloadedquestion.Myexperienceisthat,ifmypostureisoutofalignmentbecauseofamovementpatternthatI'munawareof,it'sgoingtotriggerinflammatorycytokines.Theseareinflammatorymoleculesinthebody,andit'sgoingtoincreasesystemicinflammation.Sametime,ifIeatstuffthat'sonmylistofsuspectfoodsthatIknowareguiltyforme,or,Iwouldn'tdothisonpurpose,butifsomebodysneakssomefriedoilintomysushi,youknowtheysometimespourthatleftoverfriedgreaseinthesushi,it'sdisgusting...

BrianBradley: Oh,yeah.

DaveAsprey: IfsomethinglikethathappensI'mlike,"Okay,Ijustdidsomethingbad,"that'sgoingtotriggerinflammation,andthentheplaceswhereIhavealackofalignment,orI'mmovingimproperly,that'swhereI'mgoingtofeelitfirst.

MyexperienceofEgoscuewasthatIusedtogetcripplingupperbackpainsbetweenmyshoulderblades,andthishasbeensomethingwithmeformyentirelife.Itwasalwayskneepain,alwaysupperbackpain.Somedaysitwasbetter,somedaysitwasworse.Ispentalotofmoneyonchiropractors,Icouldgetsomerelief,andIcoulddodetoxing,andallthesedifferentthingswouldmovetheneedlealittlebit.WhereIeventuallygottowas,IfiguredoutformethatIhaveamoreextremenightshadesensitivitythanIevenrealizedwhenIwroteTheBulletproofDiet.Iwouldstilleatsomeoccasionalcayennepepper

becauseIlikethestuff,I'mlike,"Eh,it’sjustalittlebit,"butwhenIwentreallycoldturkeyonit,mybackpainreduced.

ButIstilldoEgoscue,becauseif,ohlook,Isleptwrong,orImovedwrong,orIover-exertedoneside,ifmyalignmentisn'tright,I'mgoingtohavepain.Ifmyfoodisn'tright,I'mgoingtohavepain.Icouldn'ttellyouwhichoneisthetrigger,butifyoudon'tdoboth,you'renotdoingitright,andthenyou'regoingtospendsomepercentageofyourpreciousenergydealingwiththechronicpaininsteadofusingitonanythingelseinyourlifethatmatters.

BrianBradley: Andyou'renotasmalldude.YouandIstandingtogether,Ihavetostandonasix-inchrisersowe'reeye-to-eye.Igetit.Therearenoairplaneseatsmadeforyou.

DaveAsprey: Yeah,andwhenwestandnexttoTonyRobbins,thewayyoufeelnexttome,IfeelnexttoTony,becausehe'slikesixinchestallerthanmeorsomething.I'mlike,"Whoa!"Yeah,itisworsewhenyou'retall,andwhat'smeanttobeaheadrestformeisashoulderrest,soIhunchalotwhenIfly,whichisjusthorrible.

Let'sstartthere.Everyonewholistenstothisshowflies,somemorethanothers.It'sablessingandacurse.Yougettogetsomewherefast,butyou'regoingtobedoingthesebizarreyogapositionsandtheykeepshrinkingtheseats.Whatwouldyourecommend,giventhese20-plusyearsofworkingwithEgoscue?Whatshouldsomeonedowhenthey'reflyingtominimizethedamagetotheiralignmentwhentheydothis.Givemesometipshere.

BrianBradley: That'seasy.Let'sassumethateverybodylisteningtothis,let'sassumethey'redrivingrightnow.There'sthingsyoucando.IgetalotofpeoplewhocommutefromLAtoSanDiego,SanDiegoto[inaudible00:19:00]SaltLake,placeslikethat.You'regoingtobe6'2'',eighthoursinthecar,twohoursinthecar,whateveritmightbe.I'mgoingouttoBusinessMasteryI'mgoingtodrivefromSanDiegotoLasVegasinaweek.That'sfivehoursinmycar.

DaveAsprey: Oh,I'llseeyouthere.I'llbetheretoo.Cool.

BrianBradley: I'llseeyouthere,good.WhatIdois,Iwouldsay,listen,weknowyou'redriving,sopleasebecareful.Youwanttotakeyourlumbarsupportoutofyourseat.Flattenitout.Almostwhereyou'resittinginbadposture.ButwhatIwantyoutodoistakeyourtipofyourtailbone,rightatthetopofthebuttcrackarea,andreallykindofpushyourselfbackintothecornerwedgeofthatseat.Thenyoucanpumpupyourlumbarcontrolandsitupalittlebit.Ifwe'reonanairplane,wemighttakeasmallpilloworoneofourjackets,andputourtailboneallthewaybackagainstit,andthenputthatlittleroll,orsweaterorsomething,behindourlowback,rightinfrontofthebellybuttonarea,andscootingyourtailboneallthewaybackinstantly,withthatlittlerollthere,forcesyourupperbacktositmorein-linewiththechair.Andbecauseyou'renotslumpinglikethat...

Iknowthere'sabunchofpractitionersthatIspeakwitharoundtheworldwhoarenowcombatingthesittingposition,wellDave,Igottoputthisstatementouttherebecauseit'sveryimportantforpeopletounderstand:sittingisnottheenemy.It'sareality,we'renotgoingtostopsitting.Sittingisasport;weneedtostarttrainingforit.Weneedtogetourbodieswellenoughtositfunctionally,sothatwhenwedositforthreehours...MyflighthereforsixhoursfromLAX,Igotupofftheplanelikeitwasnothing,butIshould'vebeenhandingoutbusinesscardsthewholetimewatchingotherpeoplegetoutoftheirchairs.Becausethatsixhoursofnotmovingwascompletelyadysfunctionalbreakdowntotheirbody,andyoucanseethemsquirmingintheirseats.

Justbysittingwithyourtailboneallthewayback,puttingsomethingbehindyourlowerbackasyoupumpitupinyourcarnow,andthenjustrelaxyourshoulders.Consciouslysaytoyourself,relaxthemdownandback.Don'tsqueezethem,butthey'reback.Therearesomepeoplewhoseshouldersareupintheirearsalldaylong,andtheyrealize,wellI'mholding,likeyousaidbefore,Ididn'tevenknowIwasholdingthatmuchtension.Fromtheeasternmedicinestandpoint,alotofthatemotionalstressorshowsupasthatmid-back,shoulderdemand.

So,simplechangeslikethat,gettingupandwalkingaroundtheplanetoopenupyourlymphchannelsinyourhip,becausesittinginflectiondoesn'tallowthattomovethewayitshould.Idon'tthinkjustpumpingyourlegslikethatonanairplanewhilesittingisthatbigofadealifyourhipchannelsareshut,soyou'vegottogetupandmovearound,possiblydosomeoftheexercisesthatI'llgiveyoualinktoonYouTube,thatpeoplecandothoseexercisesthatwedoonstageattheTonyRobbinsUPWstuff.Idothoseinthebackoftheairplaneallthetime,andIdefinitelydothemwhenIgettotheairport.Yeah,I'malittlebitofakook,butyouknowhowthatis.You'retryingtogodownaroadthat,youjustdon'tcarewhatpeoplethink.

DaveAsprey: I'lldohandstandsagainstthewallattheairportbeforeIgetonanairplane,andpeoplethinkI'mnuts.

BrianBradley: Iloveit.

DaveAsprey: ButIam,soit'scool.

BrianBradley: Yeah.Nutsisagoodthing.

DaveAsprey: Oneofthethingsthatdrivesmenutsaboutairplanesis,thearmrestsarereallyhigh,andmaybeifyou'resmallenoughtotuckyourelbowsinandsitinsidethemthat'sfine,butforme,thearmrestsforcemyshouldersup,becausetherejustisn'tenoughroom.Thentheyputpressureontheulnarnerveforhoursandhours.WhatIfindIdois,Iactuallytakeapilloworajacketorwhatever,andIsitonit,toraisemeupabouttwoinches,sonowIhavetwomoreinchesofarmroom,andmyarmscanbeinanaturalposture.Butit'susuallynotafull-size

seatcushion.AmIdoingabenefitifIgetitundermyhipbones,oramIdoingbadthingsformyposturewhenIdothat?

BrianBradley: No,you'reactuallydoingagoodthing,becauseyou'reergonomicallycorrectingaseat,whichwasbuilt,honestly,bythelowestbidder.Thatchairwasbuiltbythelowestbidder,soforyou,remember,evenanormal18-inchchairthatIhaveinthiscondo,it'snotbuiltforyouat6'4''.It'sbuiltforme,orit'sbuiltforsomebodysmallerthanIam.Whenyouhavetosit...Ialwaysdothat.InmyAudi,IhavethelittlearmrestoverhereandIjustmoveitupanddownwhereI'mcomfortable.Sometimeswhenit'stoohighI'llgo,"Youknowwhat,myshoulderdoesn'tfeellikeit,becauseI'mdrivingfordistance."Iwillautomaticallyforcemyself,sitback,andI'lljustdropmyhandsatnineandthreeasifI'montheracetrack.Youdon'tridewithyourhandsouthere,yourhandsatyourelbowsordroppeddown.Ifyouhavetoergonomicallycorrectsomethinglikethat,aslongasyoucanpelvicallybecomfortable,dowhatyouneedtodo.

DaveAsprey: Youalsotalk,andit'skindofbuiltintotheentireEgoscueperspective,abouthavingyourheadforward15degrees,andhavingyourheadforward45degrees,howitbasicallychangestheperceivedstressonyourspine.Walkpeoplelisteningthroughthatwholeconversation,andwhyitmatterssomuch.

BrianBradley: You'llseealotofpeopleonYouTubenowattackingforwardheadposition.Idon'tlaughatthat,becauseit'snotajoke.It'sforreal.WhatIreallywanttodoismakesomecommentsonthereandsay,youcanonlyattackthatforwardheadpositionbygoingrightatthebaseofthewidth,whichisthepelvis.You'vegottogetthefemurhead,thelegbone,andthepelvis,tospeaktoeachother,andthenyou'vegottogetthepelvis,thespine,andthesacrumtospeaktogether.Onceyoucanrepositionthepelvisandgetapersonmorehip-driven,thenthatheadwillautomaticallypositionthemselves.

Forexample,ifsomebodyjusthas,theirhusbandorwifeistherewiththem,andtheystandsidewaysinapairofshortsonlyinthecomfortoftheirhouse,andtheytakeasideviewpictureoftheirposturewithouttryingtostandupstraight,theywillbeblownawayatwheretheankleboneis,thatlittlebonethatsticksoutonthesideofyourankle.Ifyoudrewaplumblinestraightupandseehowfarforwardtheearis,it'sprobablyanywherefromthreetosixinchesforward.Buthere'sthetest.Pigeontoeyourfeet,touchthetoestogether,tightenupyourthighmuscles,whichit'llfeellikeyou'restickingyourbuttout,standthereforoneminute,justlikethat,withyourshouldersrelaxed,havethemtakeapictureofyoustandinginthisposition,andnoticehowyourheadpositionhasnowbecomeinlinewithyourankle.

Nowyoucan'twalkaroundLAorNewYorkwithyourfeetpigeontoedlikethat,andsoplease,let'sputthatdisclaimeroutthere,Idonotwantyouwalkingpigeontoed.Butjustbecauseofthestandingposition,itchangedwherethelegbonearticulatesatthehipjoint,andthathaschangedthepelvistilt,andthathaschangedthelumbarspinereactiontotheupperback,totheshoulders.You

canactuallysimplyhacktheheadpositionbeingforwardbygettingthelegsandthepelvistodrivethis.That'swheretheseexercisesaregoing.

Themoreyoutrainfromthehipout...Yourlistenersprobablyknowthis.Whenthey'rethrowingaballorswingingagolfclub,theydon'tdoitwiththeirarms.Granted,mostofthemdo,becausetheirposturaldysfunctiontookover.ButJackNicklaus,forexample,whenheblewouthisback,wasanupperbodymover,andwehadtogethimtobecomeahipmoveragain.Mymajorleaguebaseballplayers,theNFLguysthatwe'reworkingwithnow,areabsolutely...Thisforwardheadposition,andthechronictraumaticencephalitisstuffwiththeirhead,isahugeissuewithintheNFL.Ourjobnowisto,we'reliterallyjustchoppingthattopiecesandsaying,ifyougetyourbodymorehip-driven,moresuppleormovableinyourshouldersandmidback,thenthatheadwillrepositionitself,andyoucankissthatCTEsymptomgood-bye.

DaveAsprey: Doesthishavetodowithmorecerebrospinalfluidcirculatingthroughthebrain,andbathingthebrain?Isthatthemechanismofactionhere?What'sgoingon?

BrianBradley: That'sexactlyit.Therewasaspecialon,Idon'tknowifitwasBryantGumbelorsomebody,wheretheyweretakinganolderNFLquarterbackwho'dbeeninforyears,andtheytookthescanofhisbrain,andthewholefrontallobewasjustwhite,clouded.Youknowwhatit'ssupposedtolooklike,it'ssupposedtohavethatwalnut-lookingidea,theripplesinthebrain.Anadjustmenttohiscervicaloneandtwo,usingtheNUCCAtechnique,theybasicallyfiveminuteslatershowedthathisentirebrainwasmuchmoreclear,andthatmoreimportantly,subjectively,tohim,hesaid,"Ifeellikemybrainflushed."Thepressurethathe'sfeelingonthefrontallobeisnotnecessarilythebrainitself;it'sthepressureofthefluidthatcannotleavethebrainandcomebackdownthroughthespine,andthenbackupandforth.It'salmostlikethepulseisgone,becausethere'sakinkinthehose,intheneck.

DaveAsprey: Thisisfascinatingstuff,becausealotofpeopledon'trealizethatthatcerebrospinalfluidthatrunsupanddownyourspine,yourbrainsitsinabathofthestuff,andifyouhaveabiggerbrainthanaverage,yourhippocampalvolumeishigher,youactuallyhavelessofthisfluid,andthencirculationmattersevenmore.Ifyou'rekinkingthehoseyouhaveaproblem,andifyouhavealotoftoxinstheycangointothat.I'veactuallyhadmystemcellsinjectedintomycerebrospinalfluidsothey'dgointomybrain.Thatfluidinthereissomethingcalledexclusion-zonewater.Thisiswaterthat'sbeenchangedbymitochondriainyourbodytobecomemoreliquidsothatyourbraincandowhatit'ssupposedtodo.Ifyoudon'thavesunlightyoudon'thavemovement,whichhelpedtochangethewater.Youhaveinadequatenutrition,oryouhaveakinkinthehose.Allofthesearegoingtoloweryourcognitiveperformance.ThosearesomeofthethoughtsthatgointothatHeadstrongbook,whichis,whatareallthelittlevariables?Thekinkinthehoseisamajorthing.

Ihadachance,aboutthreeyearsago,todosomeelectricalstimulationwork,soIhavesomeveryunusualRussian-derivedelectricalstimulationgearthatyou

canusetoturnonmusclesthatareturnedoff.Iwasworkingwithavery,veryadvancedpractitionerof[inaudible],whichisaFilipino-derivedknifefightingtechnique,sowe'llcallhimagrandmasterofhismartialart.Martialartists,asyouknow,aresupremelyawareofbodypositioningandthingslikethat,soreallygoodposture,reallysolid,greatmovement,andwhathappenedthoughwas,whenI'dturnupstimulationoncertainpartsofhisbody,immediatelyhisheadwouldscrunchforwardandallthat.Ilookedathim,Isaid,"Youhaveapatternhere.Whenyou'redealingwithstressyoudothat."Hegoes,"OhmyGod!I'vebeenpracticingfor20yearsandInevernoticedthatunderintenseconditionsmyheadisnaturallymovingforward."Assoonashebecameawareofthepattern,hethenworkedonre-correctingitsothatthenexttimehe'sinamartialartscombatsituation,hewouldn'tunconsciouslymakethatmovement,whichwasrestrictingflowtohisbrainandcausinghimtobeunbalancedsohemightbedefeatedbyanopponent.

Howmuchofthisforwardheadmovementisjusthabitualfromlookingatourphones,versus,I'mfeelingstressed,soI'mtucking,I'mturtlingalittlebithere?Doyouhaveasense?IsthatpartoftheEgoscueteachings?

BrianBradley: Itis,becauseIhaveabunchofMMAguysandsomehigh-endmartialartsguysoverthelast26yearsdoingthis,thatmyboxers,theyputtheirhandsupbytheirfacelikethisthey'droundtheirshouldersoverbecausethisisnowinaball.They'reprotectingthemselves,justasifweweresick,orjustasifananimalisinjured.Theygoandcurlupinthecorner,anddon'ttouchthem,you'llloseyourhand.Thisguyyou'retalkingabout,honestly,hewasaknifefighter,butlet'ssayhewasdoinghandtohandcombat.Theminuteyourheaddropsforwardtwoincheslikethis,you'venow,thinkoftheNFLplayer,you'venowdroppedyourfrontallobetwoinchesclosertome,theguywho'stryingtodestroyyou.You'venowgivenmeanunfairadvantagethatIcannowstartthrowing,boom-boom-boom,andletaloneI'mdrinkingBulletproofwhichgivesmetheunfairadvantage.

DaveAsprey: Geez!

BrianBradley: Iknow.ButideallyDave,honestly,theseguysaresounaware,sothinkabouthowyou,inhisexpertiseinthefield,changethewaythathenowviewsthebody.Honestly,forever,hewillneverbeabletogobackintohisfieldandlookatitthewayheusedtobecauseofthecurtainsthatyoupulledawayfromhim.

DaveAsprey: Justfortherecord,hisbodyawarenesswaslike10,000timesmine.Thiswasjustwheretherewasnostimulationthatitbecamevisible.HewasdefinitelyinthepositionofteachingmealotmorethanIwasteachinghim.Butthemindsetthereis,onceyouseeityouknowit,butwhenyoulookatsomeone,everyoneyousee,youseelike10thingslikethat,right?Howdoyoumakesomeoneaware?Inmycase,they'llrunabigcurrentuntilitdoesit,butthat'snotnormal.Youhaveaclientwalkinthedoor,doyoujusttellthemthis,this,andthis?Itfeelslikerationallyknowingdoesn'treallychangebehavior.

BrianBradley: No,youhavetofigureoutthewaythat,thisgoesbacktotheNLPstuff,youhavetorealizethatapersoniseithervisual,auditory,orkinestheticintheirlearningpattern.Forexample,whenI'mtalkingtomygoodfriendTony(Robbins),right,I'msaying,"Okay,hereyougo,bla-bla-bla.Here'swhat'sgoingon."Hemighthaveathousandthingsgoingthroughhishead,becausehe'schangingtheworldonepersonatatime,ortensofthousandsatatime...

DaveAsprey: Yeah,I'llsay.

BrianBradley: SoIknowthathe'sverykinesthetic.Igorightathimandsay,"Youknowwhat,we'redonetalking,getonthefloor.Dothis,this,this."Hestandsupandhecomesupandgoes,"Ihaven'tbeenabletotakeabreathlikethatintwoweeks,areyoukiddingmedude?Itcould'vebeenthatmuchfaster?"Isaid,"Yeah,youshould'vepickedupthephonetwoweeksearlier.Youdon'thavetosufferfromthisstuff."That'swhyhedoesthisstuffeveryday.

YouknowhimaswellasIdo.He'sflatoutcrazyasitrelatestowhathedoestohisbody.He'sallovertheplace,andtriesallkindsofthings,andhe'sonairplanes,andit'sourjobtobasicallykeephimashealthyaspossible.Hehaspeoplearoundhimthatdothatto,becauseheissobusyat,I'mnotjoking,changingtheworldforthebetter,becauseofthechangingtheirmindsetandtheirbeliefstructures.Wellsomebody'sgottokeepthisjuggernautgoing,andthat'swhytheEgoscue'sdoneeveryday.EvenifIhavetojustsendhim,"Trythisexercisebeforeyougoonstage..."YouandIwilltalkinFlorida,"HeyDave,trythisbeforeyoudosomethinggoingonstageandjustseewhatitdoestoyourfeet."IthinkthelasttimeyouwereonstageyouhadtheFiveFingersVibramshoeson.

DaveAsprey: Yep.

BrianBradley: Ilovethem.They'reunbelievable.

DaveAsprey: Thegirlsdon't.

BrianBradley: Youknowwhat,whocares.That'swhywe'remarried.

DaveAsprey: Exactly.

BrianBradley: Ideally,it's,theoldertheyare,thebettertheyare,becausetheybecomemorebarefoot10yearsintoit.Everybody'slike,"Howlonghaveyouhadthose?"I'mlike,"10years."Justdon'twearthembarefootortheywon'tlast10years,becausetheystarttostinkalittlebit.

DaveAsprey: Yep,gottohavesocks.

BrianBradley: Soideally,we'vegottogetpeopletorealizethatjustasmallchangeintheirbelief,justlikewhatyou'redoingwiththebutter...Dave,Ihitsomanypeople

withyourdeliveryoftheBulletproofcoffeealone,andletalonetheBulletproofDiet.I'mnotheretopromoteyourproduct,becauseyouguysdosowellatthat,butjusthearmeout.

DaveAsprey: Allright.

BrianBradley: Irunintopeoplewhoflatouttellme,"No,that'swrong."Becausethey'renursesorthey'redoctorsorthey'rethis.Ijusttellthem,Isaid,"Listen.You'retalkingtoaguywho,I'mnotjoking,myADHDwouldnotallowmetogothroughtheyearsofuniversitythatIdid.Iwouldreadabooktomemorizeit,takeatest,andforgetaboutthestuff.I'mnotjoking."Itellpeople,attheageof50,Ilearnedhowtofinallyread,becausethebrainfinallycleared.Mixingthatwiththetower,andkeepingmyheadintherightposition,it'sanabsolutegame-changer.ThethingsthatI'mabletodoat50rightnowarejust,probablydoublewhatIwasdoingat30.

DaveAsprey: You'rethesecondguytosaythat.Anotherone'saWorldSeriesofPokerwinningchampionwhoIdidsomecoachingwith.He'slike,"IstarteddrinkingBulletproofCoffee,Iturnedmybrainalltheway,andnowIcanread."He'slike,"Ireadtwobooksaweek.Ineverreadanythingbefore."Thanksfortellingmethat.Themetabolicenergy,youalwayshadyourkinestheticsenseitsoundslike,yourabilitytodowhatyoucoulddo-

BrianBradley: Always.

DaveAsprey: Andthat'swhatdrivesyoursuccesswithEgoscue.Butnowyou'reabletogetmoreenergysoyoucanreadmorebooksaboutitandthingslikethat,whichiskindofcool.

BrianBradley: Idon'teventhinkit's...Letmeclarifythat.I'vebeenlabeled,"Don'tputBrianonstageifyoudon'twantpeopleupandrunninganddoingcrazyshitallthetime."I'mjustcrazy,Igetit.I'veneverbeenshortonenergy.YoutakemetoVegas,there'sagoodchancewe'llbeinprisonbeforetheweekend'sout.Okay,that'snottrue,butstill...

DaveAsprey: Yeah,you'reahigh-energyguy.

BrianBradley: That'swhyIdon'treallywanttocallthisenergy.I'mtellingyou,it'sbeenclarity.Somebodypulledthecurtainsawayandsaid,"That'swherethesunis."Iwasgoing,"Wow,I'vebeensearchingthatforalongtime."ItcameacrossasIwas...I'mtryingthis,mygoodfriendMark'sgomeonthis,andI'mgoing,"Letmetrythis,letmetrythis."AllofasuddenI'mlike,"Waitasecond.Whoa,whoa,whoa.Iactuallywanttogetupinthemorningandread?You'vegottobekiddingme."TheguysIworkwithPeteEgoscuesaid,"WaitasecondBradley.Areyouactuallyreadingabook?"Isaid,"Yeah,buddy."Hesaid,"Youknowwhat,goodforyou.Andhigh-fiveDavewhenIseehim,becauseyouknow

what,I'vealwayswantedyoutodothiskindofstuff."It'sbeenahugemessage,sothankyou.

DaveAsprey: Ihadnoidea.Thanksfortellingmethat.Justforpeoplelistening,wedidn'tplanthis.I'mhumbled.Thanksman,Iappreciateit.

BrianBradley: Noproblem.

DaveAsprey: That'ssocool.Allright.Youtalkaboutgettingbigger,faster,andstrongerbylyingonyourbackandworkingyourposture.That'skindofabigclaim,andIadmititwouldworkbetteronBulletproofCoffee,toyourpreviouspoint...Justkidding.Buthowisit...There'salotofpeoplelisteningtothiswho,maybetheydon'twanttogetbigger,butcertainlyeveryonecouldusealittlebitmorespeed,somepeoplewantmoresize,everyonecouldusealittlebitmorestrength,especiallyifyoudon'thavetogobeatyourselfupwithweights.Sowhatdoeslyingonyourbackworkingonyourpostureactuallymean?

BrianBradley: That'sagreatpoint.Ireallypushthisideabecausebackinthe90swewereataStrengthandConditioningAssociationmeetinginFlorida,andoneofthemajorstrengthandconditioningguysraisedhishandinthesecondrow.Pete'sstandingabout10feetawayfromme,andwe'rejustonstagetalkingaboutthistogether,andheraiseshishandandsays,"Youguysaretheguysthatsaythatyoucanjustlayonyourbackandgetbigger,faster,stronger,"waitingtostumpus.Helookedatmeandhegoes,"Youwanttoanswerthat?"Isaid,"Pleaseletmeanswerthat."Isaid,"Absolutely."Ijustwaited.AndIwaited,andIwaited,andIsawtheguy'slookonhisface,andhewantstoargue.Isaid,"Listen.I'mnottellingyouthatI'mdiscountingyourfield.Strengthandconditioning,I'mahugefanofit."

DaveAsprey: It'simportant.

BrianBradley: Butifyou'reoutofalignmentinyourthoracicspineandshoulders,thenthere'snowayyouarehip-driveninanyofthosemoves.Youaregettingbiggerandstrongerandlarger,butyou'redoingitinacocoonofdysfunction,versus,let'sgetyoubigger,faster,strongerintherightalignment,andnowputyouonthelacrossefield,thehorseracing,let'sputyouinthefootball,onadefensivelinemanposition,wherepeopleareslappingyouandtryingtogetaroundyousoyoucangettothequarterback.They'retryingtocontrolyouandthrowyoudown;ourpositionbehindthatis,getyourselfinalignment.Youwillgetdingedbecauseyou'replayingasport,butifyouwanttoprotectyourselfasmuchaspossible,buildasetofarmoraroundyourbodywhileyou'reactuallystandingintherightpositionandnothavingtothinkaboutit.

Again,Ilookatyou,youlookatme.Youknowmystorywith,chemically,whatI'mdoingnow,andfocus-wiseandallthat,withBulletproof,butIlookateverybodywhenIseethem,you'reright,it'slikeTheMatrix.Icannotgoanywherewithoutsaying,"IwonderifthatpersonwouldgetupsetatmeifI

walkedupandsaid,'Letmehelpyououtwiththatrightshoulder,it'lltotallyfreeupyourhips.'"Especiallywhenyou'retalkingtowomen,whenthey'resaying,"IwishIcouldloseweight."I'mlosingweightinmystomacharea,atthetoppartofit,mybreastarea,mytriceparea,andmychin,andItellthem,"Aren'tyouluckythatallthemirrorsinyourbathroomarewaste-up,becauseyou'renothappyfromthewaistdown."Theypause,whethertheythinktheywanttopunchmeornot.

Iflatouttellthem,toloseweight,tothisfemale,istowakeupthelymphsystem.Togainweight,tothismaleorfemaleprofessionalathleteoverhere,ifyouwanttobuildmoremuscletissue,yes,cleanyourselfupchemically,butideally,gettingyourselfonyourbacktoallowthefloortocreateyourpushupagainstyourbody,lettingitorganicallychange,versussomebodygettinginthereandadjustingyouuntodoalltheworkforyou,willabsolutelygiveyouanadvantagethatyouhadnoideathatyouneeded.

DaveAsprey: Nowyou'vegoteveryone'sattentionbecauseyoutalkedaboutlosingweight,especiallyfromthewaistdown.Howdoeslayingonyourbackandworkingonyourposture,howdoesitactuallymanifest?Ifsomeonewaslisteningtothisrightnowsaying,"Iwanttogetmylymphactivated,Iwanttobehip-drivenaslongasit'sgoingtomakemeloseweightmorequickly,"orforwhateverotherreasons,"HowdoIdoit?Walkmethroughthesteps."

BrianBradley: ThenI'llletyoutiethattotheimmunesystemwhenwe'redone,becauseyou'regoingtoknowalotmoreaboutthatthanI.

DaveAsprey: Soundslikeadeal.

BrianBradley: Thelittletoejoints,themid-footjoints,theanklejoints,tothekneejoint,tothehipjoint,allofthoseactaspumps,tobeabletomove.Here'showapersonwillknowthis.Theyjusttakeofftheirshoeswhilethey'relisteningtothis.Granted,theycan'tbedriving,butwhentheygethome,theygetontheirtileortheirwoodenfloorbarefoot,preferablynosocks,toallowthosemetatarsalheadstospreadout,andtheywalkacrossthefloorandjustlisten.Eveniftheyhavetoclosetheireyes,"Where'smyanklehittingthefloor?Where'sthatheelhitting?Isitontheoutside,isitonthecenter,isitontheinside?"Whentheirfootgoesandtransversestothetoes,aretheypushingoffjustthebigtoearea?Especiallyyourlistenerswhohavebunions:thosebunionsarenotgenetic.Theyareactuallyalearnedmechanismonhowyou'rewalking.Really,weshouldbecongratulatingyourbunion,"Heythanksforforming,becauseallyou'rethereforistoprotectthedamagethatIwasdoingtothegreattoejointfromwalkingincorrectly."Whenweusethis,wepayattentiontohowtheirfootisstrikingthefloor.Thenputtingtheirhandsbehindtheirheadwiththeirelbowspulledbackandtheirshoulderspulleddown,nowhavethemwalkagain,andinstantlytheirfootstrikechanges.

Let'srelatethattothelymphsystem.Thebodypumpsnorthbound,orupward,sothesepeoplethataregettingallthislymphbuildupintheirhipsdown,and

theycan'tloseit,especiallyaroundthesideoftheirpelvicgirdleandtheirhipjoints.Allthatis,isfluidcaughtupatthecellularlevel.Thisiswherewehavetocomeintoplay.Becausewhathappenstothesepeople,notonlyaretheychemicallydysfunctional,butit'salmostliketheirfilterisclogged.Becausethedoorhasbeenclosed.

It'sliketiltingapelvisduringchildbirth."Let'spullyourkneesbacktowardyourhead,andyou'regoingtopushthisbabyoutyourbirthcanal."Noyou'renot,becauseyou'venowtiltedadysfunctionalpelvisintoa...It'slikethrowingawaterballoonatthefairthroughtheperfectlyroundhole,butwe'regoingtotilttheholedownward20degrees,andyoucannevergetthatballoontogothroughthere.Ijustusedananalogythatababy'sheadislikeawaterballoon,soI'llgetyelledatforthatone,butideally,it'sthatsimple.Ifyourepositionthepelvisthenthelymphsystemwilldoitsjob,orthebabycannowdropintothatbirthcanal.YouknowaswellasIdohowmuchbacteria,goodbacteria,isinthatbirthcanal,thatshouldbebathingthatbabyasit'spassingthroughtheretoallowitsimmunesystemtodoitsjob.Allofthisisrelatedtooverallhealthinimmunesystem,butitcanonlyhappenwithnormalheelstrikeandnormaltoe-off,whichhappensartificiallywhenyourhandsarebehindyourhead,butwouldn'titbeniceifyoudidn'thavetothinkaboutit.

DaveAsprey: You'resayingthatevensomethingascomplexaschildbirthmaybemademuchmorecomplexbecauseyourpostureiswrong,orbecausethewayyouwalkiswrong.MaybewomenwhoarepregnantwhodoEgoscue,orjustlearntobemoremindfulofhowthey'restepping,howthey'reholdingtheirpelvis,couldhaveaneasierdelivery?That'skindofcool.

BrianBradley: Howabout,don'tworryabouthowyou'resteppingorholdingyourpelvisinaway;let'sgiveyouthreeorfourexercisesthatwecansay,justchangeyourshoulderposition,whichthenfreesupyourpelvicposition,andyourfootstrikewillchangeonitsown.Now,insteadofschedulingyourC-section,let'sgiveyourbabyachancetogothroughthenormalbirthingprocess,whichwillstimulateallthebrainstimulationforthem.

DaveAsprey: Thatwasmyveryfirstbook,wascalledTheBetterBabyBook,abouthowtohaveabetterpregnancyandhealthyoutcome.There'sgreatevidenceyouwantthebabytogothroughthebirthcanalifyoucanswingit.

Whataretheseexercises,anddotheseworkformewhoaren'tplanningtohavechildrenanytimesoon?

BrianBradley: Yes,absolutely.Iwilltellyouthis,ifyourlisteners,iftheyjustgotoYouTubeandtheysearchEgoscueAnywhere,E-G-O-S-C-U-E,anywhere,thefirstlinkwillbeoutatUPWLondon,itlookslikeI'minabigairplanehangar,IhaveablackEgoscueshirton,andIrunyouthroughthearmcircles,theelbowcurls,theoverheadextension,andthenofcoursethegreatestabdominalexerciseever,sotheycanlookatthemselvesdoingthatcrazyoneinthemirror.Itakethem

throughabalancetestfirst.Closeyoureyes,where'syourbalance,lefttoright,fronttoback.

That'sagoodwayforapersontogetintouchwiththeirkinestheticawareness.Alotofpeoplego,"Idon'treallyfeelit."I'dbecrazyifIaskedtheperson"Howdoyoufeelagain,"becausethey'renotintouchwiththatsenseyet.Butthemorefunctionaltheyget,themoreintouchtheywillbewiththatsense.TheycanrunthroughtheseEgoscueAnywhereexercises,andremember,theonlythingthatcanbewrongwiththisisthatI'mwrong,whichisn'tgoingtohappen.They'regoingtoexperiencethisandcomebackandsay,"Youknowwhat,Brianmakesalotofclaims,buttheseexercisescanbackitup."

I'veseenthisfor25,26yearsnowDave,it'sbeenagamechangerforme,andI'llbetalkingaboutBulletproofin26yearssayingthesamething.It'sbeenagamechanger,thatbigofagamechanger.Ittaughtmehowtoreadagain.WellEgoscuetaughtmehowtomove,andIluckilyranintothatearlyinmycareer,workingforHealthSelfPhysicalTherapy,andthenfinallystartedlookingatthisfromacausestandpointinsteadofsaying,"She'sgoingtohaveaC-sectionbecauseshejustcan'tmoveherbodytherightdirection."I'msorry,thesewomenaresomuchstrongerthanweareasmen,let'sadmitit.Imeanhonestly,theygivebirth.Wegetpainwhenwe'reconstipated.We'rejustweakcomparedtothem.We'vegottogivethemasmuchofanadvantagetohavethatbabydropintothatbirthcanalbywalkingcorrectly,butbydoingtheexercises,becausetheyhaveenoughontheirplate.Theydon'tneedtobethinkingabouthowthey'restanding,moving,orwalking.

DaveAsprey: Theseexercisesaremostly,Iremembersomeofmyarmsbehindtheheadwalking,andthere'svariousmovementsoftheshoulders...

BrianBradley: Yeah,thisone.

DaveAsprey: Yeah,bringingyourelbowstogetherinfrontofyou.Thesearerelativelysimple.What'stheaverageamountoftimeperdaythatitwouldtakesomeonetodothese?

BrianBradley: Aboutfourminutes.

DaveAsprey: Fourminutes.Hugeinvestment.Doyouneedtodothemeveryday?

BrianBradley: I'msorryDave,let'sclarify.Setatimerforfourminutes.

Speaker4: Okay.Fourminutesandcounting.

BrianBradley: Whathappensis,that'smyFrenchpressmakingmybeansright,andallofasudden,Icango,armcircles,elbowcurls,overheadextension,thetimergoesoff,andallofasudden,everything'sdoneatthatpoint.

DaveAsprey: That'shilarious.

BrianBradley: Andthentheenjoytheircoffee.

DaveAsprey: Becauseitactuallyis,fourminutesistheamountofsteeptimeforaproperFrenchpress.Thereyougo,soyourcoffee'sbrewing,andyou'reliterallydoingyourbasicfour-minuteexerciseinthemorning.That'scool.

BrianBradley: Igottoshutthistimeroffbeforeitgoesoff.Therewego.

DaveAsprey: That'sareallyneatidea.OfcoursethenyoustillhavetohavesometimetoputyourbutterandyourBrainOctaneintheblender,butthatdoesn'ttaketoolong.IthinkIcouldmakethatwork.MaybeI'llgetmykidstodoitinthemorning.Theyhelpmemakemycoffee,soyou'reinspiringmetodomyexercisesmoreregularly.

OneoftheproblemsofbeingtheBulletproofexecutiveisthatIhavemoreexercisesandpiecesofequipmentthatIcoulddoeverydaythantherearehoursinaday,muchlessthatI'madadandaCEOandallthat,soit'slike,okay,whichonesamIgoingtodotoday.Fourminutesisavery,verysmallamountoftime,andIwouldencouragepeoplelistening,Ihavedonetheseexercises,Idon'tknow,hundredsoftimesoverthelastfewyears.Idon'tdothemeveryday,buttherereallyisvalueincheckingtheseout.

BrianBradley: Iwilltellyouthis.You'remotivatedbyyourchildren,asamI.

DaveAsprey: Yeah.

BrianBradley: Ialwaysjokewithpeople,thepeoplethatdoEgoscuetogetherstaytogether.SothefamilythatdoesEgoscuestaystogether.Ideal,ifyoucouldsay"Hey,herearemychildren,let'sputtheminfrontofamirror,"andyousawmeatthelasteventwhereIpulledsomekidsonstageanddidsomestuffwiththem,Ilovetheinnocenceofthesekidsbecausethere'snojudgmentthere.They'reuptheredoingcrazystuff,whereasadults,wetrytojudgeourselvesandgo,"Isthisgoingtomakemelookstupid,"orthis,wealwayshavetohaveareasonorarule.Iftheycouldjusttaketheirmindsetbacktobeingakidandsay,"Youknowwhat,I'mgoingtocoachmychildrenthroughthis,"andthey'regoingtodothearmcircles,theelbow...Ihaveteacherswhotellmethisallthetime.Theycan'tstopthekidsfromdoingthatRunningman,thegreatestabdominalexercisesever.Who,IgotaholdofTonyHorton,theguyfromP90X...

DaveAsprey: Ohyeah,Tony'sawesome.

BrianBradley: Ohyeah,andI'myellingathim,I'myellingatthecomputersaying...I'myellingathimforthisrunninginplacekindofthing.Ideallyitisnoequipmentneeded,andtheyaresomething.Ifyourealwrapyourhandsaroundtheirabdominalmuscle,youcanevensaytoyourkid,"Wrapyourhandsaroundthereandyou'll

feelthatDaddy'skindofrelaxed,"buttheminuteyoustartperturbingwiththatmovementofyourarm,cheektocheek,ithastobestabilizedatthebasewhereitmeetsthepelvis.Yourlittlekidwillgo,"HeyDaddy,itgotrealtoughorrealstronginthere."Nowforthem,you'releadingthemdownaroadof,"Waitasecond,Idon'thavetodoabstohaveabs."FirstofallIneedtoeatright,andmuffintopgoesaway,andsecondly,thesemusclescanfirejustbymovingmyshoulders.Nowthey'remotivatedtodoitwithyou.

DaveAsprey: That'saprettycoolsetup.Thisexerciseyou'retalkingabout,literally,you'resortofstandinginplace,andyou'rerunninginplaceasfastasyoucan,movingyourhandsupalmostbyyourcheeks,soyou'rejustmovingquickly.It'seasiertoseeonvideo.YousaidpeoplecansearchforEgoscueAnywhere?Oreverywhere?

BrianBradley: EgoscueAnywhere,it'sthefourthexercise,yourlegsaren'tmoving,butyetthere'ssomuchlegdemand.Becauseifyouaddsometimetoit,30secondstoaminute,yourhipswillactuallystarttofatigue,becauseit'slikebeingaboxer.You'rekindofbouncingaroundlikethis,andallofasudden,thosedeepstructuresaroundyourpelvishavetostabilizethatperturbanceupabove.

DaveAsprey: Yeah,especiallytheupperhalfofrunninginplace.

BrianBradley: That'scorrect.

DaveAsprey: Icantellyou,watching15,000peopledothisallatonceasfastastheycanisoneofthemoreincrediblethingsyouwouldeverimagine,becauseyou'rejustlikewow,onegiantpulsatingorganismmovingasfastasitcan.It'sprettycoolstuff.

BrianBradley: FromnowonI'mgoingtolookatthatcrowdthinkingthatinmind,becauseyou'reright,Ididn'tthinkaboutitashowmuchenergy,becauseeverybody...15,000peopleatoncedoingthesamething,anditdoeslooklikethisamoeba-likethingthat'smovingandcreatingitsownstuff.That'sfun.

DaveAsprey: Youtalkaboutsomethingelse,whichisaroundeast-westversusnorth-southbreathing.Whatisthat?

BrianBradley: Whenyoucanseesomeoneonanairplaneespecially,whentheygototakeabreath,theirdiaphragmsitsatthebaseoftheirribcage.Thenervethatinnervatesthediaphragmcomesfromtheneck.Whenyouthinkaboutforwardhead,andjawbeingoffsetlikethis,peoplearealreadykinkingthehosethatfeedstheneurologicalmessagetothediaphragm.Thediaphragmisamajorbreathingmuscle.Thinkingofitasasuctionmechanism.Whenthatdiaphragmcanengage,itdropsdowntoengage,increasesallthepressureinthestomacharea,whichbytheway,pushesontheintestine,andallowsustohavebetterperistalsis,but22,000breathsaday,ifyoucancreatethatmovement,itsucksmoreairdeeperintothelungs.You'reactuallybreathingbetterby35to40%.Theunlockingmechanismforeast-westbreathingistoputyourhandsaround

yourwaistline,andyoushouldfeelthatitgoeseast-westwhenyoubreathein,insteadofthis,shouldersup,shouldersdown.Shoulders-up,shoulders-downisthatparadoxicalnorth-south.Whenapersoncan'tcatchtheirbreaththey'relike,"Ican'tfireit."Butifyoucangetthemtofirethatdiaphragm,almostbreathingintotheirback/kidneyarea,thateast-westbreathing...

YouknowwhatI'mgoingtodo?Whenwe'redoneI'mgoingtogiveyoualink,oranemail,thatpeoplecancontactus,andIhaveafullcourseonthis,thatwe'lljustgiveittothemforfreesotheycanstudythis,andtheexercisesaretiedrighttoit.

DaveAsprey: That'scool.Thanksforthat.Ithinkalotofpeoplewouldappreciatethat.Whatyou'reremindingmeof,thewayyoudescribedthat,isthere'satypeofbreathingcalledArtofLiving,whichabout30millionorsopeople,mostlyfromIndia,dothiskindofbreathing.IlearneditinSiliconValleyworkingfortechstartupsthatwerefoundedbypeoplefromIndia,andIactuallymetaNobelPrizelaureate,IbelieveitwasMr.BlackoftheBlack-Scholesmodel,wonaNobeleconomicprize,whenIwasmeetingthefounderofthisbreathingtechnique.OneofthefirstthingsyoudoinArtofLivingis,youputyourhandsrightkindofoveryourkidneys,likerightonyourhips,andyoubreathein,andyou'resupposedtosay,"Sohum".Iliterally,everymorningforfiveyears,didthiskindofbreathingtechnique,andeverySaturdaymorningwe'dgettogetherwiththisgroupofjusthypersuccessfulentrepreneursinSaratoga,anddothesebreathingexercises.Itwasreallyremarkablehowitclearedyourbraintodothiskindofbreathing.Itwasreallyaboutputtingthebreathinthediaphragm,andfeelingthethreedifferentlobesofthelungsandlearninghowtomoveintothem.Itdoesstuffforyourbrainthatisnotrational,butyoucanfeelthedifference.

BrianBradley: You'refocusingonitforhowlongperdaywhenyouweredoingthis?

DaveAsprey: Youdoabout,Ithinkitwasabout10to15minutes,andtherewastimingofbreaths.Idon'tknowthatIrememberitall.Itwasinforfour,holdforfour,outforfour,holdfortwo,Ibelieve.

BrianBradley: Gotyou.

DaveAsprey: Itwasprobablysomesortofboxbreaththing.

BrianBradley: Ithinkyouhaveit.IjustreaditagainintheHeadstrongbook.It'sactuallyinoneofthemiddlechapters.

DaveAsprey: That'saboxbreaththat'sinthere,butthiswasveryspecific.It'scalledArtofLiving,andtheyhaveawholecourseforexecutivesonhowtodoit.IactuallylearneditatthehouseofoneofthoseveryseniorIntelexecutives.Itwasthisroomfulofpeoplekindofgoing,"What?"Itdoesn'tmakeanysense,butit

doesn'thavetomakesense.You'retalkingaboutlungs.Lungsdon'tmakesense.Lungshavetheirown[crosstalk00:53:48],theirjobistobreathe.

BrianBradley: Exactly.

DaveAsprey: Doingthisweirdstuffmadeadifference,butyourdescriptionthereof,whenyou'rebreathing,andyourhandsareonyourhips,youfeelyourhandsmoveoutwhenyoudoitright.Mostpeoplelisteningtotheshowrightnowdon'tbreathethatway,andwhenyoulearn[crosstalk]itchangesthings.

BrianBradley: Yeah,theystudyitinfrontofamirror,they'lljustseeitgoingupanddown.Dave,onemorething.Youdidthatfor,let'scallit15minutesto30minutesadaywhenyouwerefocusedonthis.Thatstillleavesus23andahalfhoursleftperdaythatwe'redoingthatnorth-southbreathing.Youcouldliterallybreatheyourselfwell,22,000-plusbreathsperday,ifyoucangetyourshoulderstoquitdictatingyourbreathing,andgetyourdiaphragmtodictateyourbreathing.

Bytheway,youhaveabigmuscleinyourbody,Icallitthefiletmignon,andifyouhavevegetarianslisteningI'llcomeupwithanotheranalogy.Ifwehavethefiletmignon,thepsoas,ifwecangettheiliacusandpsoasmuscles,quitblamingthemforallyourdysfunction,ifwecangetthose,whichthefasciaisdirectlyrelatedtothediaphragm,thelinkbetweenthosetwomusclesiscritical,buttheunlockingmechanismisthepositionoftheshoulder.Whensomebodycanfinallygetoutofthatnorthbreathing,andthensouthdrop,andwegetthemintothateast-west,whereyouhaveyourhandsoutthere,withouthavingtothinkaboutitfor23andahalfhoursaday,andthenmaybeuseafocusedbreathingfor30minutes,theresultsaregoingtobeunbelievable.

DaveAsprey: There'ssomereallyneatstuffthathappens,sincewe'retalkingaboutfascia.Fascia'sthatlayerofconnectivetissuethattieseverythingtogether.It'sprimarilymadeoutofcollagen,whichfunnyenough,Bulletproofcollagen,there'sareasonwhyIputthatstuffinmycoffeeandinmyfoodandthings.Becauseyouneedagoodfascialayer.Butwhatwehavenowprovenbeyondanyreasonabledoubtisthatyourfasciacommunicateselectrically.Itisoneoftheplanesofinformationtransferinsidethebody,specificallyaroundwherejointsare,wheremusclesare,inspace.There'sawholelayerofcommunicationthatdoesn'tgotoyourbrainbetweensystemsofyourbodyoverthefascia,whichisoneofthereasonsthatmovementaffectsyousodramatically.

Theotherthingthatfasciadoes,andthatallcollageninthebodydoes,isthatit'ssomethingcalledpiezoelectric.Piezoelectricsimplymeansthatwhenyoumoveit,itmakeselectricity.Oneofthethingsthathappensis,literally,whenyoudothesemovements,you'rechargingyourselfinaveryspecificway,andweightbuildingexercise,yourbonesarealsopiezoelectric,yourbonescontaincollagen.Alotoftimeswejustdon'trecognizethatfasciaisaninformationplaneinthebodyaswellasaconnectiveplane.Ibelievethat'soneofthereasonsEgoscuecandothingsthatdefylogic:Becausewehaven'tincorporatedthatintoourlogicparadigm.Hesaysholdon,there'sachangeinthe

informationstatusofthebodywhenyoumoveyourhead,orwhenyoualignsomethingproperly.Nowwhatwould'vebeennoiseinthesystemgoesaway,thesystemworksbetter,lessnoise,moreefficiency.Moreefficiency,moreenergy,morefocus,moreabilitytomove,lesschanceofbeinginjured.

It'safascinatingsystem,andit'swhyIthinkthere'salotofroomforhackingin.Youseenetworkchiropractic,youseesomevariousmovementdisciplinesthataresortofallcirclingaroundthisidea,butcertainlyEgoscuehasbeenverytargeted,andjustalmostrelentlessinlookingatthesystemofallthisstuff,andhavingresultsthatfranklykindofdefylogic.ButyoutalkaboutJackNicklaus,andI'vegottentoknowTony,notaswellasyouI'dsay,TonyRobbins,butman,hedoesnotmessaround.Hehastheworld'sbestofeverythingintermsofexpertshelpinghimoneverythinghecanfind.There'sareasonthatyou'rethereworkingwithhim,becausethisstuffworksinwaysthatarenon-linearandjustkindofcool.

BrianBradley: Youtoo,bro.

DaveAsprey: Thanks.

BrianBradley: I'lltellyoualittlestory.ImadehimwhatIcallthewhitedrinkoneday.It'sthewaterandthecollagenprotein,andIputsomelocalorganicSanDiegohoneyinthere,andsomevanilla,Madagascarvanilla.

DaveAsprey: Somebrainoctane.

BrianBradley: Yeah,brainoctaneforsure,whichwasthekey.Thefirststatementwas,"There'snostimulantinhere,right?I'mTonyRobbins,Idon'tneedastimulant."I'mlike,"Heybuddy,you'vegottotrustme."Hetookonedrinkofitandwasgoing,"Okay,waitasecond.Thisisunbelievable."There'sthebutter,wewentthroughallthestuff,andIsaid,"Ifit'stoosweet,youtakethisoutcompletely.Ifit'snotsweetenough,youknowwhat,you'vegottodrinkit.You'vegottofindwhereyourpalateishappyandthenyoucanhackwiththatalittlebit."Thatwasthekindofa-hamomentthatwehad,whetheritwasayearagoorsixmonthsagoorwhateveritmighthavebeen.Becauseinhismind,coffee,it'sabigdeal.Somepeople,Ihadmyfirstcupofcoffeeinmylate40sbecauseofyou.I'mnotjoking.

DaveAsprey: Wow.

BrianBradley: Icouldn'tstandit.Icouldnotstandit.NowIlookatitandsay,"Thepolyphenolsaredoingthis;what'sthatdoing?"Tomybraintissuealone,butinthegym...Ihavethesepersonaltrainerscomingupgoing,"Dude,whatareyoutrainingfor?"Isaid,"I'mtrainingforlife,bro."

DaveAsprey: That'shilarious.

BrianBradley: Sorry.Irefereesomesoccer,Iplaysomeping-pong,andIhangoutwithmyteenager.Ican'tletmyteenagerbeatme.I'vegottowin,I'mthedad.

DaveAsprey: That'sawesome.It'sfunny,thatdrinkthat,wecallitthevanillano-coffeelatte.Becausesomepeople,coffee'snotrightforthem,andfranklyIdidn'trealizetheamountofpureenergythatTonybringsout.Youcouldjustseehiminstage,justdoingthingsthatareliterallysuperhuman,tomovethementalstateofthatmanypeopleatonetime.It'sdamnedimpressive.Icannotimaginethatmanoncoffee.He'salreadyaballofglowingenergy.Idon'tthinkthecoffeeisnecessary,orevenadvisableforTony,andIwouldn'tsaythatforalotofpeople.Havingthecellsinyourbodyhavewhattheyneedtobeabletodotheirworkisbeneficialforeveryone,andthat'soneofthebrainoctaneangles.Ithinkit'sfascinating,youtalkaboutyourfocusforreading,andcertainlymyabilitytofocusandjustremaincalmischangedfromthatstuff.

Ifyou'redoinganysortofmovement-basedpracticewhereyou'reworkingtorealignyournervoussystem,oryou'redoingsomethingthat'srealigningpatternsofyournervoussystem,whichisreallywhatUnleashthePowerWithin,alotofwhatTonyisdoing,isbasicallylookingatpatternsthatyourbrainhasfortheworldaroundyou,andhelpingyoutorestructurethem,itjusttakesmassesofenergytodophysicalmovementwork,oremotionalmovementwork.Justhavingmorecoreenergythere,forme,hasallowedmetoprogressmylifeforwardmorequickly.Ithinkthat'sacorepartofanyoveralldevelopmentprogram,whetheryouwanttobeabetterathleteorabettermeditator,isjust,wheredoestheelectricitycomefromforthat?

BrianBradley: That'sexactlyright.Justtotouchuponthat,youhaveTonyRobbinsspectrumoverhere,whicharethepeoplethatarejustreallyhyperfocusedonliterallynext-levelthinking,next-levelthinking.Thenyouhaveyourmedicalcommunityoverherewho,they'reonnext-levelthinking,butit'sbeeninteresting,we'rerunningastudy,aco-study,withStanfordandHarvard,$10milliondollarstudy,onchronicbackpain.Ourpreliminarystudythathappenedmaybefor90days,withaverysmallamount,alreadysaw,withminimaleffort,fromoneortwoofourclinics,atwo-pointdropontheperceivedpainscale.

You'retakingpeoplewhoareinthismindsetofstressgoing,"Chronicpain,chronicpain,chronicpain,"andyou'reunlockingtheirbeliefsystembysaying,"Whatifyoujustmadethischange?""Well,itcan'tbethatsimple.I'mspecial."No,youreallyarespecial,butyourpainisnotspecial.Let'sgotothecause.Togettheseinstitutionalizedplacestomedicallyrealizethis,withthisIwasjustwatchingthenewsalittlebit,whichofcoursethatjustpissesmeoffwhenIwatchthenews,butwhenyoustartthinkingaboutit,fromtheopioidcrisis,whatyou'redoingchemically-andagainthisisn'tBrianBradleytalkingabouthowgreatyourstuffis,butItrulybelievethis.Whatyou'redoingchemicallyfortheopioidcrisescouldliterallystopit.WhatEgoscueisgoingtodoisattackthereasonwhythesepeoplehavethepaininthefirstplace.

DaveAsprey: Right.

BrianBradley: Iknowthat'sacrazystatement,I'llprobablygetyelledatforthatone,frompeoplesendingmeemails,butIwelcomethose.Ideallyitcomesdowntoeducatingpeopleastodealwithcause,notsymptom.Symptomisboring,causeissomethingthat'sveryexciting.Whatwe'regoingtodois,we'regoingtochangethismindset.OneofourPetridishesisanNFLteamthatwe'reworkingverycloselywith.Wedroppedaguyonsite,andnowwe'reevengoingafterthetotaldysfunctionasitrelatestoinjuries.Youhave,let'ssayit'smewithmyseparatedfracturedrib.Thatshouldbeoutforokay,thatmaytakesixtoeightweekstoputyoubackinthefield.Thenwhenthepersongetsbacktheirshoulderishereandtheirheadsupherelikethis,andallofasudden,theytweaktheirneck.No,ourjobistogetthatfootballplayerbackonthefieldaswellaspossibleandasfastaspossible,likeaFerrarithat'sinaracecarat24HoursofLeMans,putnewtiresonit,alignthebody,getthembackoutthere,andnotallowthatinjurytohaveitsownmindset,andcreateandwreakhavoc.Thesamethingyou'redoingchemically.

DaveAsprey: Verypowerfulanalogy.We'recomingupontheendoftheshow,andI'mreallycuriouswhatyou'regoingtosayhere.I'veaskedeveryguestformorethan400episodeshere,ifsomeonecametoyoutomorrowBrian,andsaid,"Basedoneverythingyouknowinyourlife,notjustyourcareerwithEgoscue,whatpiecesofadvicewouldyouhaveformeifIjustwanttoperformbetterateverythingIdoasahumanbeing?"Threemostimportantthings,whatarethey?

BrianBradley: Numberone,this'llsoundharsh,butshutup.Openyourearstoopenyourheart.Iknowthatsoundsalittlefoofy,andI'mfromtheeastcoast,somyfriendsarejustrollingtheireyesrightnow,buthonestlyifwecangetpeopleoutoftheirheadandintotheirheart,trustyourinstincts,notDr.Google,whenyougotosearchforsomethingwhensomething'swrongwithyou,becauseyou'lljustgetscared.Trustyourinstincts.DoIfeellikethatisrightorwrong?Inaconversation,thepersoninchargeoftheconversationistheonelistening.BecausewhatI'mdoingwithmyclients,I'mgoing,"Whereismylittleavenuein?What'simportanttothem?What'smissing?Oh,theyhaven'tbeenabletopickuptheirgrandkidintwoyears.YoucanbetI'mwritingthatonedown,andwe'regoingtomoveforwardwiththat.Oh,they'veneverknownlovelikethisbecauseoftheirpartner,buttheycan'tgiveitbackbecausetheirstresslevelsaresohigh.Thesearebigdealsinavenuesin.

Numberone,getoutofyourheadandintoyourheart.Numbertwo,shutitdownalittlebitasitrelatestotalking,whichofcourseIhavenoproblemdoing,talking,butI'vealso,Ithink,masteredlistening,becauseI'mlookingforwaysintohelpapersondiscover,asI'vedoneonmyown...IhadtoopenmymindandmyhearttoBulletproof.Forme,asanon-coffeedrinker,tosayIcomefromanutritionalbackground,youwantmetoeatwhat?NowI'muptoalmostastickofbutteraday.Iknowpeoplewillgocrazywiththat,butthewayIprepmyfood,I'minbetterconditionnowthanI'veeverbeen,asitrelatesto50.

Thenthethirdone,honestly,theamountofwaterpeopledrink,Ithink,issounderrated,wehavetoreallypushthehydration.They'resodehydrated,and

again,thatmakesmyjobharder.Itallowsmetoworkwithbeefjerkyinsteadofanicegrass-fedfilet.

DaveAsprey: Mm-hmm(affirmative).Ilikethatone.Beautiful.That'sagreatsetofadvice,andIdon'tknowthathydratehasevermadethelistbefore.I'llhavetocheck.

BrianBradley: It'dbetterwith400people.

DaveAsprey: It'sagreatpieceofadvice.Justthewholething,listening...Thanksforsharing,Brian.Yousaidthatyouhadanemail,orsortofawayforpeopletogettheexercisesthatwetalkedabout?Becauseit'sreallyhard,ifyou'redriving,totranslatewhatwesay,it'snotgoingtoworkright,soyouwanttoseeavideo.YousaidtheycouldgotoYouTubeandGoogleforEgoscueAnywhere,andthatyou'dsendthemanotherprogram.Howdotheygetit?

BrianBradley: Iftheywanttoemail,Ihaveacoupleemails,butthisemail'seasytoremember.It'[email protected]'[email protected]'lldois,youjustletusknowwhetheryouliked...You'rejustgoingtogo,"HeyBrian,Ilistenedtoyouonthepodcast;canIgetthoseeast-westbreathingcourses?"We'lljustpopulateitandgiveittoyou.

DaveAsprey: East-westbreathingcourse.Allright,gooddeal.Justsoyouguysknow,there'snofinancialarrangementoraffiliateoranyofthatstuff.

BrianBradley: Zero.

DaveAsprey: Thisisalljustsharinggoodknowledgeforyou.OnthatnoteBrian,thanksforbeingonBulletproofradio,andthanksforallyourwork,andIlovewhatyoudoinfrontof50,000peopleandTonyRobbins.It'sfascinatingtowatch,andI'musuallyoutthereintheaudiencedoingallthosecrazyexercisesalongwitheveryoneelse.Ilookforwardtoseeingyouinalittlewhile.Ithinkwe'llbeinFloridatogetheratanotheroneofTony'sUnleashthePowerWithinevents.Untilthen,peace.

BrianBradley: Thanksagain.Iappreciateyourtime.