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’ Bio2:16 Welcome James!2:54 Swannies Blue Light Blockers5:15 The problem with blue light at night7:29 Lauren’s experience with stage lights on Broadway8:20 How light has changed our health10:24 Candlelight & Melatonin11:33 The impact of social conditioning12:35 Renee’s sleep schedule13:04 Lauren’s sleep chronotype & hacks13:46 James’ sleep chronotype & routine16:15 His journey to becoming alcohol-free20:11 “You don’t need to be an alcoholic”20:35 The sneaky ways in which alcohol affects you23:56 Renee’s experience going alcohol-free25:06 The success of the 30-Day Program25:25 “Project 90” for Business Entrepreneurs28:38 Quantifying alcohol & sleep with the OURA Ring29:13 The health benefits of going alcohol-free29:53 James’ goal to touch his toes!31:03 The importance of tracking & quantifying31:58 What you’re not generating (lost revenue)33:28 The expense of getting sick36:05 Doing the math on productivity gained38:20 Social conditioning for alcohol & drinking40:17 "Smiling Assassins"43:17 How you can socialize without alcohol45:07 The only drug you need to justify49:22 Celebrities that don’t drink54:52 Why AA doesn’t work57:52 "Energy goes where money flows"1:02:14 His one piece of advice for takeaway1:03:36 Where to find James1:05:38 Thanks for tuning in!RESOURCES:3-Day Challenge30-Day No Alcohol ChallengeProject 90Swanwick GlassesAlcohol-Free Lifestyle PodcastOura RingRCVR Sleep Tincture - use code BIOHACKERBABE for 20% offConnect with James:FacebookTwitterInstagramYouTubeLinkedInSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/biohacker-babes-podcast/donations