Ben Greenfield

Ben Greenfield is a biohacker and performance coach with a background in bodybuilding and Ironman triathlons. His work focuses on exercise, health, and moving away from extreme physical strain toward balanced workout approaches.

31 claims checked on air: 5 context 4 contradicted 4 overstated 15 supported 3 unverified

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0:29:30unverifiedvery lowWhy I Stopped 'Biohacking' and Started Living | Ben Greenfie

Backend flicker in lighting causes retinal irritation and can induce brain fog.

"Those are two companies that do like a flicker free, right? So there's no backend flicker... which is something that kind of causes a little bit of retinal irritation during the day and eventually can lead to kind of a brain foggy feeling." (said at 0:29:30)

No published record matching the claim that backend lighting flicker causes retinal irritation leading to a brain foggy feeling was located; this does not prove the claim false.

0:31:09unverifiedvery lowWhy I Stopped 'Biohacking' and Started Living | Ben Greenfie

Wearing bright bluish-green light therapy glasses can shift the circadian rhythm to adapt to a new time zone more rapidly.

"You can wear glasses like there's a pair called the AYA. There's another pair called the Re-Timers and these produce really bright bluish green light that shifts your body into your new time zone more rapidly." (said at 0:31:09)

No published record matching the specific claim that wearing bright bluish-green light therapy glasses (such as AYO or Re-Timer) shifts the circadian rhythm to adapt to a new time zone more rapidly was located; this does not prove the claim false.

1:10:53unverifiedvery lowWhy I Stopped 'Biohacking' and Started Living | Ben Greenfie

Therapeutic ketogenic diets typically restrict carbohydrate intake to 30 to 40 grams per day for conditions like traumatic brain injury, concussion, and Alzheimer's disease.

"traditionally a therapeutic ketogenic diet, right? Like 30 to 40 grams of carbs or whatever a day that you'd use, you know, in a situation of TBI, concussion, Alzheimer's, etc." (said at 1:10:53)

No published record matching the specific claim that therapeutic ketogenic diets restrict carbohydrate intake to 30 to 40 grams per day for traumatic brain injury, concussion, and Alzheimer's disease was located; this does not prove the claim false.

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