A Spy's SECRETS To Sleep, Recovery, Fitness, Nutrition & Relationships, With Former *Covert* CIA Officer Andrew Bustamante, "The EverdaySpy"
Ben Greenfield Life
Ben Greenfield
4.6 • 5.2K Ratings
🗓️ 15 August 2024
⏱️ 70 minutes
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Summary
In today’s episode, you'll get to dive into a world few ever get to see...
I'm joined by Andrew Bustamante, a former CIA intelligence officer and the founder of EverydaySpy.com. Andrew’s journey from the Air Force to the CIA is a story of transformation, grit, and adapting elite skills to everyday life. In our conversation, you'll uncover the intricacies of the CIA recruitment process, Andrew’s transition into this high-stakes world, and how his experiences have shaped the way he approaches life and business today.
Andrew Bustamante is a former covert CIA intelligence officer, decorated military combat veteran, successful Fortune 10 corporate advisor, and a proud husband and father. After 20 years running human and technical intelligence operations for private and government clients worldwide, Andrew founded EverydaySpy.com—the first-ever digital spy training platform. Headlining both US and international media, Andrew’s training events have been praised for their innovative, authentic, and life-changing impact. When he isn’t giving interviews, running spy exercises, or supporting private intelligence contracts, Andrew lives with his wife (also an ex-CIA officer) and his two children in western Colorado.
Now, while Andrew can’t reveal the specifics of his covert operations due to a lifetime secrecy agreement, he’s got a treasure trove of general CIA skills and tactics that he shares through his platform, EverydaySpy.com. In our episode together, you’ll discover how these espionage techniques can enhance your personal and professional life. We even delve into the fascinating topic of polygraphs—did you know it's possible to beat one by focusing on the polygrapher rather than the machine itself?
Andrew will also reveal why biohacking is a necessity for those in high-stress fields like espionage. He discusses the practical recovery routines he developed while on operations, focusing on sleep, nutrition, and tailored exercise. He also shares some of his go-to practices for managing stress and maintaining peak health, like the use of L-theanine for anxiety and magnesium supplements. His pre-sleep and morning routines are meticulously designed to optimize recovery and performance, providing you with actionable tips to incorporate into your own life.
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| 0:00.0 | My name is Ben Greenfield Life Podcast. |
| 0:04.0 | CIA Officers, the big challenge for us happens immediately after we come back from an operation. |
| 0:11.0 | Our version of biohacking really comes into play when we return from the operation |
| 0:14.8 | and we have to recover. Because that recovery time is critical to our operational utility, |
| 0:20.7 | if we take too long to recover, we become less operationally viable. |
| 0:24.3 | And what does optimal recovery look like? |
| 0:27.2 | A lot of sleep. We have exercise scientists so we get balanced diets balanced supplements along with tailored exercise routines that are |
| 0:38.1 | aligned with our biology, our age, our hormone levels, they know us very well so they create these tailored programs for us to get us back up to operational utility. |
| 0:50.0 | Fitness, nutrition, biohacking, longevity, life optimization, spirituality, and a whole lot more. |
| 0:59.0 | Welcome to the Ben Greenfield Life Show. |
| 1:01.6 | Are you ready to hack your life? Let's do this. All right now I'm stoked. I've got the brand new LM&T sparkling drinks out in my |
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| 1:58.6 | Kiss goodbye to sugary nasty |
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