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Gary believes that soil depletion and processed diets have left the majority of people mineral and amino acid deficient, even those consuming adequate protein. This cocktail is designed as a one-step solution: the hydrogen creates a low-inflammation environment, the salt and aminos directly supply missing nutrients, and the vitamins ensure cellular reactions run efficiently. He notes that many 'complete' proteins in the standard American diet are actually incomplete, and that common supplements like collagen are useless for building tissue because they lack essential aminos. By mixing everything with hydrogen water, he feels sharper and cleaner. This is his daily non-negotiable.

Gary contrasts this tablet with the popular rechargeable hydrogen water bottles, which use proton exchange membrane electrolysis. He has personally measured the output of those bottles and found that they degrade rapidly, producing high hydrogen initially but dropping to near zero within months. The H2 Tab ensures consistent ppm every time and is far more portable and cost-effective (under a dollar per day). He calls it his favorite biohack and never travels without it. The technology was developed by his son, who patented a method to compress elemental magnesium safely.

Gary references the book 'Dead Doctors Don't Lie' which documents how farmers routinely supplement livestock with minerals to keep them healthy, yet humans rarely do the same. He sees mineral deficiency as a root cause of many health issues. Baja Gold is his preferred salt because it tastes great, is cheap, and works both as a daily drink and on food (he demonstrated using it on a grass-fed steak). A $15-20 bag might last five years, making it one of the cheapest biohacks available.

Gary differentiates between eating protein and getting sufficient amino acids. Processed and even some whole proteins (like collagen) lack one or more EAAs. He uses the analogy that eating collagen to build collagen is like eating nails to grow nails—it doesn’t work. The Perfect Aminos formulation is designed to cover the full EAA profile, turning any meal into a complete protein source. He ties this into his overall morning protocol where hydrogen improves absorption of these aminos.

Colossal sequenced DNA from two dire wolf skulls separated by thousands of years and a tooth, stitching together a genome with some proteins no longer existing. They inserted this reconstructed DNA into a modern wolf species surrogate and produced three healthy pups that are stocky, all-white, and have lion-like manes — a phenotype nobody predicted. Gary, who sits on the scientific advisory board, saw the wolves on video while bound by an NDA. The New Yorker broke the embargo, forcing the podcast episode to drop early. The company is also reviving red wolves with greater genetic diversity than the wild population, and Ben Lamm has discussed the theoretical possibility of “designer dinosaurs” by combining bird and reptile DNA. Ethical concerns about bringing back species and what happens if this technology is misused were raised, including the prospect of resurrecting Neanderthals or other hominins.

Gary quantifies the drop: brand-new bottles he measured produced high ppm hydrogen, but the same bottles five or six months later made ‘barely any’. He attributes the degradation to pressure-induced wear on the proton exchange membrane. By contrast, his son’s H2 Tab uses compressed elemental magnesium that effervesces in water, reliably generating 12 ppm every time. This ensures users get the advertised anti-inflammatory dose, eliminating the false sense of security that bottle users may experience. His finding implies that many hydrogen water consumers are unknowingly drinking plain water.

Gary draws a vivid analogy: expecting dietary collagen to become collagen in your body is like eating your own nails to grow nails, or eating cartilage to grow cartilage. All proteins, including collagen, are broken down into amino acids in the gut, and the body reassembles those amino acids according to its own blueprint. Because collagen lacks the full spectrum of essential amino acids, it is an incomplete protein that cannot support muscle building or targeted tissue repair. He emphasizes that a complete essential amino acid supplement provides the actual building blocks the body needs, without the false promise of direct incorporation.