#27 – Farbood Nivi: Follistatin Gene Therapy, E/Acc, and Following Your Heart

Farbood Nivi is the founder of Grockit (acquired by Kaplan in 2013). He has been biohacking for 25 years. Recently, he became one of the first 200 people in the world to receive Follistatin gene therapy.Topics we discuss are well captured by the timestamps below.Watch on YouTube or X. Listen on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast platform. Follow me on X for updates on future episodes.Click here to support my work.Timestamps0:39 - Biohacking for 25 years7:23 - Follistatin gene therapy11:15 - Farbood’s protocol and results after taking follistatin15:38 - The FDA’s job is not to keep you alive and healthy20:58 - Próspera and other startup cities24:13 - Effective accelerationism29:27 - On living forever33:40 - The nine most terrifying words in the English language are “I’m an effective altruist and I’m here to help”44:40 - Action is always selfish50:53 - Tips for the average person to get started with biohacking57:00 - The importance of mobility and flexibility1:02:14 - Steve Jobs and following your heartFollow Farbood on X: http://x.com/farbood This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.arjunkhemani.com