32 takeaways from the BIGGEST biohacking book

I write this with a sense of accomplishment, having just finished Ben Greenfield’s +1000-page magnum opus, Boundless. I’m something of a superfan of Ben’s - I read and listen to nearly everything he puts out - and I do recommend this book enthusiastically, but I’ll begin my review with some criticisms...
The book begins with a grandstanding introduction to Ben. He lets you know just how AWESOME he is - how amazingly athletic he is, how successful he’s been in business, how happy his family is, etc. Apparently, he finds time to read “a book every day” while maintaining the physique of a Greek god, being a CEO, and a devoted family man. The implication is “do what I’ve done, and you’ll be like me,” which is not totally misleading: the more you invest in your health, the better your life will get. Biohacking really does broaden your horizons; it’s the most surefire way to wield true free will, rise above mundanity, plot your own course, and take your destiny into your own hands.
But I read the introduction, not thinking Ben was wildly exaggerating, but that he has won the genetic lottery in a major way and then stacked on a bunch of hacks, resulting in his awesome life.If you’re red-pilled on genetics, you know that religion encourages evolutionary fitness; in general, more religious people are more evolutionarily fit. You would expect a tall, good-looking, fervently religious guy descended from American pioneer stock, like Ben, to have a good life because of the special evolutionary pressures put on his ancestors. People often compliment me on my intelligence and intellect, and that’s NOT something I take full credit for; my grandfather was one of the top NASA engineers responsible for getting men to the moon and back. I too have been gifted some by the genetic lottery - which I think Ben should have given some more credit to.
I have to deduct a star for the relentless pitching throughout the book, a criticism that many other reviewers make. Obviously, biohackers need to spend some money on products and supplements to optimize health, but product and brand recommendations are made so frequently that it’s clear that Ben Greenfield & Co did a lot of sponsorship sales pre-publication. There are a couple of issues with this other than the obvious one - a book should NOT be an advertising platform (especially a $55 one!)
* The book will not age well because health companies and brands go out of business, rebrand, discontinue products, and sometimes even sell out to multinational chemical corporations. Napoleon Hill’s iconic Think and Grow Rich would not be such a timeless book if it were urging readers to mail-order Cocaine Tooth Drops from the Sears Roebuck catalog!
* Some of the products are only available to the American market, and (NEWSFLASH) not everyone lives in America.
* It makes it seem like biohacking and healthy living are only for rich people who can afford to spend hundreds of dollars a month on supplements and thousands on fancy…