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James Swanwick joins us to share the incredible health and lifestyle benefits from living an alcohol-free lifestyle, along with his favorite biohacks for optimizing sleep and circadian rhythm. Fact: you don't need to be an alcoholic in order for alcohol to negatively impact your life! James explains how to calculate the true financial loss from drinking, and how you can socialize without alcohol, and why your party host doesn't care if you drink or not. *SHOW NOTES:* 1:20 Welcome to the show! 1:31 James’ Bio 2:16 Welcome James! 2:54 Swannies Blue Light Blockers 5:15 The problem with blue light at night 7:29 Lauren’s experience with stage lights on Broadway 8:20 How light has changed our health 10:24 Candlelight & Melatonin 11:33 The impact of social conditioning 12:35 Renee’s sleep schedule 13:04 Lauren’s sleep chronotype & hacks 13:46 James’ sleep chronotype & routine 16:15 His journey to becoming alcohol-free 20:11 “You don’t need to be an alcoholic” 20:35 The sneaky ways in which alcohol affects you 23:56 Renee’s experience going alcohol-free 25:06 The success of the 30-Day Program 25:25 “Project 90” for Business Entrepreneurs 28:38 Quantifying alcohol & sleep with the OURA Ring 29:13 The health benefits of going alcohol-free 29:53 James’ goal to touch his toes! 31:03 The importance of tracking & quantifying 31:58 What you’re not generating (lost revenue) 33:28 The expense of getting sick 36:05 Doing the math on productivity gained 38:20 Social conditioning for alcohol & drinking 40:17 "Smiling Assassins" 43:17 How you can socialize without alcohol 45:07 The only drug you need to justify 49:22 Celebrities that don’t drink 54:52 Why AA doesn’t work 57:52 "Energy goes where money flows" 1:02:14 His one piece of advice for takeaway 1:03:36 Where to find James 1:05:38 Thanks for tuning in! *RESOURCES:* 3-Day Challenge ( https://www.jamesswanwick.com/3daychallenge ) 30-Day No Alcohol Challenge ( https://30daynoalcoholchallenge.com ) Project 90 ( https://www.jamesswanwick.com/project90 ) Swanwick Glasses ( https://www.swanwicksleep.com/?rfsn=693000.7ebdf&utm_expid=.GZBSn3DTQPyRkN4opKWxdg.1&utm_referrer=https%3A%2F%2Flinktr.ee%2F&view=alt ) Alcohol-Free Lifestyle Podcast ( https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/alcohol-free-lifestyle/id1518416850 ) Oura Ring ( https://ouraring.com ) RCVR Sleep Tincture ( https://www.rcvr.com ) - use code BIOHACKERBABE for 20% off *Connect with James:* Facebook ( https://www.facebook.com/JamesSwanwickOfficial/ ) Twitter ( https://twitter.com/jamesswanwick ) Instagram ( https://www.instagram.com/jamesswanwick/ ) YouTube ( https://www.youtube.com/user/jamesswanwick1 ) LinkedIn ( https://www.linkedin.com/in/jamesswanwick/ ) Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donations