Summary
Ben Greenfield features Gary Brecka, a leading expert in human biology and longevity, in this Best of LIFE Network episode. Brecka, the former Chief Human Biologist and co-founder of 10X Health System, discusses his SUPERHUMAN Protocol, a structured approach that combines magnetism (PEMF), oxygen therapy (EWOT), and red light therapy to optimize cellular function. He explains how this three-step sequence works to declump red blood cells, hyperoxygenate the body, and restore cellular wellness.
Brecka describes his personalized approach to health optimization, which relies on serum blood and genetic biomarkers to guide nutrition, supplementation, and movement protocols. He works with a clinical team of board-certified physicians, Ph.D. researchers, and functional medicine experts to deliver what he calls the safest and fastest ways to optimize mind, body, and spirit through modern science. The conversation covers the mechanisms behind each modality and how they synergize in a daily protocol.
Key Points
- The SUPERHUMAN Protocol combines PEMF, EWOT (exercise with oxygen therapy), and red light therapy in a specific sequence
- PEMF therapy helps declump red blood cells, improving circulation and oxygen delivery
- EWOT hyperoxygenates the body by breathing high-concentration oxygen during exercise
- Red light therapy restores cellular wellness by supporting mitochondrial function
- Personalized protocols based on blood and genetic biomarkers can identify individual optimization opportunities
- Stacking these three modalities in sequence is claimed to produce synergistic benefits beyond using any single therapy
- Brecka emphasizes measurable, science-based methods for tracking health improvements
Key Moments
Ben's red light morning ritual: headlamp, neck wrap, and travel panels before sunrise
Before sunrise, Ben uses red light headlamp, carotid neck wrap, and portable panel to mimic sunrise for the first hour.
"Or during the morning, right? So it's all red light. Plus, my red light glasses, right? So my body's just basically bathed in sunrise. Even if at a hotel or I got to walk down to the lobby to get a coffee or whatever, it's all red light for like the first hour of the day before I hit the big lights. You know, because typically I'm up around five or so. So my reasoning is until the sun actually comes up, I want to keep fooling my body that we're in no sun or sunrise."
The Superhuman Protocol: PEMF + oxygen therapy + red light in sequence
Gary Brecca's superhuman protocol stacks PEMF (or earthing), exercise with oxygen therapy (or breathwork), then finishes with red light or sunlight.
"I'm going to repeat that one more time for people. That is basically, if you take nothing else from this interview, this is Gary's superhuman protocol: PMF. And if you don't have access to that, earthing or grounding. And then let's say you don't have exercise or oxygen therapy, you could at least do breath work. Yes. Anything that's going to introduce more oxygen to the body. We'll talk about EWAT a little bit more here briefly. And then you finish that up with red light or sunlight. Take your shirt off and get out. And if you're totally free, if you like, you don't have the money or you don't have all the fancy biohack equipment in your lab."
810nm red light kicks nitric oxide out of mitochondria, forcing 16x more energy production
810nm wavelength passes through mitochondrial walls, displacing nitric oxide so oxygen can dock, producing up to 16-fold increase in cellular energy.
"But what that wavelength does that's astounding is it passes through the mitochondrial wall, it kicks out a gas called mitochondrial nitric oxide and forces oxygen to dock. And you know what happens in the mitochondria when you allow oxygen to enter that cycle, you have a 16-fold increase in cellular energy."
