4. Protect and Optimize Your Brainpower with Shaahin Cheyene

  Shaahin Cheyene is an Iran-born American businessman, writer and filmmaker. He wrote and directed the award-winning 2008 documentary film Serpent and the Sun: Tales of an Aztec Apprentice. He is currently the founder and current CEO of the companies Accelerated Intelligence, a maker of nutritional supplements, and Victory Films, a documentary film production company. He was the founder of the now-defunct company Global World Media, a maker of legal intoxicants. Cheyene developed several alternative medicine products, including "Herbal Ecstacy," an ephedra-based alternative to the drug MDMA, commonly known as "ecstasy."   Episode: We've done several shows on The Optimized Geek about enhancing your body, your career, and your lifestyle, but now we investigate how to get the best brain response and the best work out of your brain. Shaahin Cheyenne has worked in nootropics, aka "smart drugs" since he was 15, and believes that people aren't paying enough attention to how they are treating their brain. He gives some massive insight into small hacks that we can do in our daily routines to achieve better focus and protect our brain from future degradation and harm.   We discuss: •the optimal time to have caffeine for the best benefits •how and why to get your genes tested •preventing Alzheimer’s now •forming your routine to get into the flow state •how to avoid adrenal fatigue   For complete shownotes and more, please head over to www.optimizedgeek.com/shaahincheyene Get Optimized! Research the best nootropic for you, and take advantage of Excelerol’s one month free by mentioning The Optimized Geek   Create a solid fitness regime and stick to it daily Test the different times of days you take caffeined to figure out when is most optimal   LINKS & RESOURCES MENTIONED: Excelerol  *go on the site and mention Optimized Geek and get a free 1 month trial of Excelerol, risk and obligation free!* BulletProof VitaGene The Brain that Changes Everything by Shaahin Cheyene (get it for $1 on Amazon) The Brain that Changes Itself by Martin Dodge Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain  by John Ratey Matcha Green Tea Superfood by Shaahin Cheyene (get it free on Amazon!) Brain Maker: The Power of Gut Microbes to Heal and Protect Your Brain–for Lifeby David Perlmutter THANK YOU FOR LISTENING! As always, thank you for tuning in. Please feel free to drop by the website to contact me or leave a comment. If you enjoyed this episode, please share it! -Stephan   STAY CONNECTED: Reboot and Improve Your Life - Free Guide | Twitter | Facebook