🎥 How the Brain and Body Cope with Financial Stress

In this episode of Wisco Weekly, Dennis features Professor of Economics, biohacking enthusiast, and Substack writer, James Magnus-Johnston.

The effects of inflation are becoming more apparent and widespread with household debt rising to all-time highs. Dennis and James address a very specific financial scenario common to many and even experienced multiple times — being in debt, living paycheck to paycheck, and dealing with an upcoming major expense.

Chapters

03:31 — Cold immersion therapy
06:06 — Introduction to financial stress
09:05 — Who are biohackers?
10:55 — Financial stress scenario
13:51 — Identifying weak points in your brain and body
15:53 — Magnesium deficiency
18:04 — Toxic estrogen in the body
19:44 — Physical manifestation of stress
23:20 — Introduction to picamilon (WebMD explanation here)
27:04 — Who is James Magnus-Johnston
33:02 — Hormesis or positive stress
36:33 — When you are in a state of suffering
40:43 — Holding yourself accountable
45:56 — Detecting brain inflammation
48:55 — Practical advise on coping with stress
55:02 — Paying off debt vs investing
1:05:26 — Recommended books:

• Brain Energy by Christopher Palmer

• The Ghost in my Brian by Clark Elliott

• The Brain that Changes Itself by Norman Doidge

• Love Yourself Like Your Life Depends on It by Kamal Ravikant

• You Can Fix Your Brain by Tom O'Brien

• The End of Mental Illness by Daniel Amen

• The DNA Way by Kashif Khan

• Age of Scientific Wellness by Leroy Hood, Nathan Price

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