This podcast is brought to you by BiOptimizers our digestion expert sponsors upgrade your digestion for optimal recovery and better nutrient uptake with MassZymes.  Get 23-45% off plus an additional 10% off and 1 free bottle of HCL Breakthrough when you checkout the MassZymes here. This podcast is brought to you by Gasp! Top notch quality training wear, Muscle Expert approved training gear! Get 10% off when you use the discount code BEN10 at checkout at Gasp Online Today! Subscribe on iTunes, Tunein, or Stitcher Radio! Love the podcast? Leave a review in iTunes! Who would you like Ben to interview? Tell us here! Intro: A true thought leader and man who's leading the way towards unlocking true human potential, Dr Daniel Stickler joins Ben on the Muscle Expert Podcast today to cover epigenetics, testosterone replacement therapy, the perfect human diet, shifting the paradigm of the health industry and tons more.  About Daniel Stickler, MD Co-founder, Apeiron Center for Human Potential Co-founder, Apeiron Academy Medical Director, Neurohacker Collective Vascular Surgeon for 10 years Full bio here. Topics Discussed: The perfect human diet. Holy Basil for better neuroplasticity. Drinking ½ to 1 liter of olive oil per week. Nutragenetics, eating according to your genetics. Sleep hygiene best practices and fitting your sleep around you genetics. Which epigenetic marks you can and cannot you influence through lifestyle.   Time Stamps: 4:20 The Apeiron Model for the optimized life. 5:08 The two biggest problems we face as humans 11:05 Treating the body as a whole system. What to biometrics to look for. 12:20 Chronic social jetlag. Optimizing sleep using biometric data. 14:55 Learned helpless and epigenetics 16:16 What a healthy resting breath rate is? 19:20 Shifting the health paradigm. 24:10 Epigenetic mark written in pen vs epigenetic marks written in pencil. Which epigenetic marks you can you influence through life style? 30:40 The difficulty of testing neurotransmitter receptors. 38:10 Formulating Qualia, 90 -95% positive reports from clients.   43:00 Holy Basil and better neuroplasticity? 43:40 modafinil, phenylpiracetam positive and potential negative effects. 46:25 Brining the brain into homeostasis. Qualia’s greatest benefit. 48:40 Aging, not a natural process? The new direction of aging research. 49:44 Hormonal deterioration. Optimizing genetic expression. 51:40 Is hormone replacement the right choice? 52:18 Low testosterone in teenage boys and men in their 20’s. 53:45 Free testosterone….what's an optimal range? 55:45 Are we too aggressive with estrogen reduction? The epigenetic response from estrogen reduction. 57:14 What to go BEFORE turning to testosterone replacement therapy. What can influence SHBG the most? 57:30 The testosterone to cortisol ratio of the best leaders.Effects of cortisol on testosterone. 58:43 Expert lift extension strategies. Dr. Stickler’s personal diet. 59:13 The perfect human diet? The Mediterranean Diet? 1:00:18 Drinking ½ to 1 liter of olive oil per week. The nectar of the gods. 1:01:40 Nutragenetics, eating according to your genetics. Sleep hygiene best practices and more. 1:05:30 The Apeiron Academy and becoming a certified coach. Resources Mentioned neurohacker.com apeironcenter.com Apeiron.academy Ironman Executive Podcast Follow Dr. Stickler   Facebook Instagram (Neurohacker) Twitter Twitter (Neurohacker) Drstickler@neurohacker.com