Recommendation for Ben Greenfield's book "Boundless"

In our previous blog post, we mentioned that customers sometimes ask for us to recommend resources to help them learn more about science, health, aging, and approaches to increasing healthspan.

For another worthwhile book, I recommend “Boundless” by Ben Greenfield (Greenfield 2020). However knowledgeable one already is regarding healthy aging strategies, I think that almost everyone is likely to learn something new and useful from Boundless – it is very comprehensive. To help make it approachable and actionable, Greenfield ends his book with detailed routines and rituals that can be followed by his readers.

Some of the various approaches covered by Greenfield to the brain and body and defy aging are not ones that I will likely use myself, but I nevertheless greatly appreciated his curiosity, his willingness to try everything, and his openness to sharing his experiences after doing his own experimentation.

Looking especially for sections in his books most relevant to Pathways Bioscience, I noticed these quotes:

Page 303: “…Nrf2 is the master controller in your body for making, utilizing, and recycling glutathione, an antioxidant that’s necessary to help remove toxins!...”

Page 83: “Rosemary extract, found in fresh rosemary or rosemary essential oil, possesses potent antioxidant properties. In particular, the antioxidant carnosic acid occurs in high levels in rosemary leaves and helps prevent chronic neurodegenerative diseases…”

Page 90: He discusses the use of “…Ashwagandha, also called winter cherry, is another well-known Ayurvedic nootropic…” to help support cognitive function in aging.

I particularly appreciated Greenfield’s conversational tone in the book, and the way he incorporated his own personal experiences. On top of his goal to be “Boundless” through optimizing body, spirit, and mind, I would also describe Greenfield as “Dauntless” with his uninhibited openness about sharing his personal experimentation and outcomes. That is a very useful thing for many of us to read as we decide how to pursue our own fitness, wellness, and longevity.

Reference:

Greenfield, Ben. 2020. Boundless: Upgrade your Brain, Optimize your Body & Defy Aging (Victory Belt Publishing, Inc.: Las Vegas).