Recommendations – Alexander Cortes

Lets be smart, and look at products that deliver real, beneficial outcomes to our health and wellness, not just things that are cool to have.

I want you to buy and invest in things that save you time, that are good for your metabolic function, and have enduring benefits to overall wellness.

NEUROVOLT NOOTROPIC

I started my own supplement company this month, Salutogenic Labs.

I just got the first product into production, which is a non stimulating, pro-neurotransmitter production nooptropic designed for deep work and cognitive flow. It can be paired with caffeine, or without, and is designed specifically for supporting acetylcholine and dopamine production.

I designed on the basis of supporting brain metabolism, NOT on producing fake energy through over stimulation.

It wont be released until next year on March 1st, but you can pre-order it today.

#1 - A High Tech Health Sauna

I first got my Sauna in 2021, and I unabashedly love it. I dont think I need to write an essay right now on why using a Sauna is good for you. Outside of the big rocks of light, sleep, diet, exercise, its an extremely powerful health intervention.

My sauna is an infrared sauna, and Ive been transparent that it was the FIRST sauna experience I ever had. Ive used dry saunas since (and they are great too), but I prefer the Infrared.

Every time I recommend this sauna, I always get hit with the question of ”but its not as hot!?

There exists a pervasive dogma and belief that its an inferior option to a dry sauna, because the temperature does not go as high..

This is WRONG. Its an equally and arguably MORE efficient version of Hyperthermia therapy

The biological truth is that health benefits of the sauna are not solely based on the temperature in the sauna box, but the core temperature of the body.

If you analyze the physics of heat transfer and the biochemistry of the heat shock response, you realize that the Infrared (IR) Sauna achieve an equally effective rise in core body temperature and delivers the identical cascade of health benefits found in traditional dry saunas.

It does this by DIRECTLY heating the bodys tissues using penetrative wavelength infrared light.

By bypassing the air and heating the body directly, it achieves the necessary hyperthermia, the HSP upregulation, and the cardiovascular demand required for health optimization.

Do not mistake the lack of scorching air for a lack of potency. The fire within burns just as hot.

To order a High tech health sauna, call on the phone, mention AJAC, and they will give you a deal. Prices can be seen on the website, just scroll down. I have a TR-2 seater

#2 - Fitness Genes Genetic Testing

I recently ran my first-ever genetic test through FitnessGenes, and it ended up being the most valuable health test I’ve ever taken, far beyond bloodwork, wearables, or anything else.

Why?

Because it gave me a breakdown of my whole genome as it relates to exercise adaptations, innate organ system health, and long term markers for various diseases and your predisposition towards them, like dementia, alzheimers, autoimmune disorders, heart disease, and much more

It told me more about my health than I ever could have imagined, and I realized what has been missing from the entire longevity and optimization conversation is your genetic blueprint.

We talk endlessly about habits, diet, training, and supplements…but all of that sits on top of one foundational layer, your genes. They dictate how your body responds to food, training, stress, sleep, recovery…everything.

Optimization is pointless if you overlook genetics

You’re not “genetically doomed,” but you are genetically biased in specific directions, and ignoring that is why most people waste years trying diets and programs and supplements and everything is trial and error.

Genetics influence fat loss, insulin sensitivity, carb tolerance, cognitive function, inflammation, endurance, hypertrophy potential, fiber type, vitamin metabolism, you name it.

Biochemical and genetic individuality is real Historically, you could only learn this through painful trial and error.

Today, FitnessGenes gives you a direct read on 180+ genetic markers organized into 14 categories.

And unlike most DNA tests, they don’t just hand you generic reports, they do a great job of contextualizing everything into actionable recommendations that are evidence.

The genetic data tied together my lab results over the years, my training response, my recovery patterns, and my long-term health priorities with clarity. I wish I’d had something like this a decade ago

What if I already did a genetic test though, like 23andMe?

Thats awesome, you can upload that data to Fitness Genes and they’ll codify it and turn it into a full report for you

If you care about longevity or peak performance, it has my full recommendation

Use code AJAC20 if you decide to run your own test, it gives you a BIG discount

#3 - Function Labs

After genetic testing (which you only need to do once) comes routine lab testing.

Ive been promoting Function for awhile now. Their lab panel analysis and user experience are the best by far of any company in the market.

No more getting pdfs back and “what do these numbers mean?”. Their explanation and contextualizing of your data is supreme.

AND they dropped the price of their standard panel as well, to only $365

#4 - Peptides from Elite Research USA

Ive become very keen on the salutogenic (health promoting) benefits of peptides this past year and research potential. Elite Research is the company I partnered with and they do a fantastic job with research compound offerings and quality control.

Use code AJAC10 for an extra 10% their already low black friday prices.