1. Meet The Man Behind Boost Your Biology - Lucas Aoun’s Story
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Hey everyone and welcome to the Boost Your Biology podcast. My name is Lucas and I am the founder of Ergogenic Health. Together in this podcast series, we will go underground to explore cutting edge health and human performance insights that you simply cannot search on Google to help you upgrade your existence. So without any further ado, let's jump into today's episode.

Hey everyone and welcome to episode number one of the Boost Your Biology podcast. I'm your host Lucas and I'm really excited to finally get a chance to launch my own podcast. Having been featured on many other podcasts leading up to this,

It's an honor now to have the chance to set my own stage and talk about the things that I would love to talk about. And so today I thought I'd start off with giving you guys a little bit of a background into my journey to where I am today, a little bit about how I think, how I

more insights into my personality and just the way I like to live my life. So I guess I'll start out by painting the picture as to how I started my health journey and where it all sort of stems from. So

At the age of about 15 or 16, I started experiencing reflux, heartburn. And back then, I was a little bit frustrated with it. And fortunately enough, well, back then, fortunately enough, my dad was a pharmacist. So what did he do? Well, he prescribed me a proton pump inhibitor, which is a

reflux medication, which is known to basically lower stomach acid production. And from there, I started using that. And whilst I thought I could use it to completely eliminate my symptoms, and it did, it also meant that I thought I could pretty much eat whatever I wanted. And I could get away with eating plenty of chocolates and Tim Tams and biscuits and things like that.

And then I knew I'd always have my reflux medication that I could call upon if I had reflux and it would do the trick. But then eventually over time, I noticed that my digestion was getting worse and worse. I was experiencing constipation and a few other nasty gut-related symptoms. So that's when I started researching into biohacking and

Trying to figure out more more about the root cause of why I was experiencing you know reflux and I eventually found a solution to it that was through copious amounts of experiments that's one thing you guys definitely need to know about me is that I am relentless with experimentation and

I will touch on that soon. So anyway, with the reflux, you know, I came to a solution. I figured out that I actually had low stomach acid and then started nurturing that, providing the tools that I needed to basically upregulate stomach acid production. And ever since then, ever since the age of, I think 17, I haven't needed that medication since, which has been amazing. So yeah,

Yeah, I guess from there, I started studying exercise science. So at a college here in Melbourne. And whilst I was loving that degree and really excelling and averaging HD throughout the entire course, I was spending a lot of time researching nootropics and researching...

herbs and things like that. And it wasn't really aligning to exercise science. And then at the time, I actually got involved in a startup here in Melbourne, which they were offering a nootropic stack. So it's like for those who are unfamiliar with what nootropics are, they're basically just cognitive enhancers. And

I got involved in that startup and just absolutely fell in love with learning about the brain, learning about neurotransmitters, learning about how we can manipulate the brain, how I can alter my personality. I know that sounds bizarre, but I was fascinated by how can I really sort of unlock weak areas, weaknesses. How can I use these as tools to...

propel me forward to make up for a deficit. So I guess that's how the interest in Neutropolis came about. And ever since then, I've just devoured PubMed articles and

experimented with I think over you know 180 different nootropic supplements and compounds over the years and I'll be exploring a lot of those experiments throughout future podcasts but yeah I guess and of course I've had my I've had my wins and I've had my losses I've had experiments that have gone terribly wrong in fact I

I might as well just share one now. So when I was 19, I was interested in experimenting with a compound to help with heavy metal chelation, as in like, you know, eliminating heavy metals from the body. It was called succinic acid. And I remember it arriving in the mail and I was so excited to try it.

And I stupidly took one tablet just before going out on a first date. And this was an absolute disaster because I remember when I first arrived at this... This is the very first date. I remember arriving and just having this incredibly bad brain fog and anxiety. And I remember just thinking...

What a time to pick, you know, what, what an absolute poor choice, you know, and I just remember feeling so bad, feeling so embarrassed and feeling just so average. Um, and you know, but we learned from that and I know it was a massive mistake, but you know, I've learned so much throughout, you know, experimenting and researching. And that's one thing that I always do is there's a particular pattern that I tend to follow. And that is like,

I'll begin to research something like a particular compound or whatever, see, you know, clinical studies, and then I would evaluate its effects on my own body. And that would involve me tracking my own performance or, you know, whatever aspect it is I'm trying to, uh, improve, you know, just keep notes on my iPhone and track the absolute, you know, I'll track it in its entirety, uh,

And then, yeah, I guess from that, I will give it feedback, rate it. And then the reason why I like to experiment is because it's one thing to read something in theory, but when you apply that to your everyday life and when you actually physically experience it, it's a very, very different ballgame. And...

There have been times when I would think that on paper, this would elicit this sort of response. Whereas when I actually tried it, it had the complete opposite effect. So that's just another example of why I think we need to merge theory with application and then accounting for that individuality. Because again, one thing that I love to stress to people that I work with is that...

everyone's body is so unique and if a particular supplement affects somebody a certain way, then it's very rare that that same supplement is going to have the exact same effect on another person. And that's something that I think people tend to overlook is that

with these interventions and experiments, it's all about what happens to you. It does not matter what happens to Bob or Jack. You know, it doesn't matter about that. Uh, it really matters about how it affects you. And only, you know, that I will never be able to dictate how something is going, you know, how you're feeling. I can, um,

make an assumption, but the only person who really truly knows is you. So that's something I always encourage. And that's something I've learned over the years. And I think that's really what I've come to learn is, you know, I've developed such a high level of self-awareness and, you know, we'll have people say, Oh yeah, you're just orthorexic. But I believe that

that high level of self-awareness has really helped me to where I am today because I've been so paranoid about keeping my performance in such an, you know, locked in. Like when I'm feeling good, I'm like, right, how can I lock this in and keep it this way? And then how can I take advantage of these experiments and practices and lifestyle strategies and then, you know, lock that in to keep my progression on path? Because...

One thing about me and my closest friends will know this is that I am someone who, if I'm not progressing in business or athletic performance or anything like that, I am pretty miserable. I mean, not miserable. I just get irritable and frustrated. That's just, I think that's just how I am. Like I've always been someone who wants to propel forward, who always wants to grow and

who always wants to see progression in life, whether that be socially, emotionally, spiritually, physically, mentally, academically, it doesn't matter. I just want to see that at the end of the day, I really want to make sure that I can look back on the day and say, wow, that was a really good day.

because I made progression or I made progress. So that's one thing that I really, really value. But yeah, ultimately, the point of this podcast is to give you guys more insights into how I plan on presenting the information. So

Ultimately, this podcast will be looking at a range of topics, but specifically looking at brain health, physiology, supplements, herbal research, nutritional research, and things like that. Because they're the things that I love looking into. And I feel like I can provide a lot of value in that way. So I will jump back to...

me as a person and how I got to where I am today. And some of the thoughts, you know, some of the, um, I would say false limiting beliefs that I've had that I think have actually helped me to where I am today. And the core one is the fact that I sort of felt like I didn't excel in my soccer career. Um,

I didn't make it professionally as a soccer player. And my closest friends will know this, that it was literally my life. From grade one, prep, kindergarten, all the way up until first year university, soccer was my life. I was incredibly disciplined. I would miss out on so many things just to put soccer first. And

Having said that, I do believe a lot of that discipline that I learned through soccer and some of the really hardcore coaches that I had actually benefited me. And I still carry on those qualities into what I do today with my business and ergogenic health. So I guess that's the positive side to it. The negative side to it is that I feel like...

There was a particular coach that I had who was incredibly critical on our performance. And the one thing that I always felt like at the end of training and even matches was that I'm just not good enough. And that still... That still...

runs through my head like today and it's something that I'm still working through and I hope that, you know, eventually I think I'll be able to work through that. Okay. You know, provided that I have people around me and, you know, I have worked through that and that feeling of not feeling good enough is I think something that

a lot of people can relate to. But that really did occupy my mind a lot. And at the early stages of ergogenic health, the reason why I would stay back at uni after class to construct content was because I just didn't feel good enough. And I really had to prove a point that when I...

left my soccer career behind, I had to make it up somewhere else. I felt like I owed it to my dad, to my family, to people that supported me. And I thought, well, if you're not going to make it as a professional footballer, then whatever else you decide to do, you better make sure you excel at it. That was my mindset. It still is. And

That's why I think it has propelled me. It has been a motivating factor. Whether or not it's been a healthy one, I'm not sure. I doubt it. There's other healthier methods of motivation. But I do think that that really has shaped my behavior. And I feel like over time, I've just become so disciplined and focused. I've always been...

so focused. We can get into the neuro-biological mechanisms behind that, but I don't want to bore you in today's episode. But I've always been someone who can really focus for hours. I've got this innate ability where I feel like you give me a task and I can sit down and really hone in on it. It's like I get into this particular headspace where I

I can block out pretty much everything around me and I can just focus on that one thing. But the other aspect to that is that I always feel like I've got that, um, that sheer willpower and that real, the grit, the real hustle. It's, I've always had that ability to just, just push through it. Just that chase, that particular, that desire. I've just always had that relentless desire and, um,

Yeah, I guess that's definitely helped me to be where I am today. So I guess I might segue into some of my key values. So ultimately, my number one principle is that I feel like if I know something that's going to benefit someone else, then it is absolutely...

paramount that I share that. I always want to give because I know that giving from the heart, it feels better than receiving. It's a weird phenomenon where you think that receiving gifts and rewards and things like that is actually what makes you happy. But it's actually what I've come to learn for me, the other way around is giving from the heart, giving...

to people who are less fortunate and to people who need your help, that feels way more nourishing, way more rewarding than, you know, external rewards coming in. And it's a really... I only just made that connection in probably the last year or so. You know, when people...

would message me on social media or people, clients that I'd help out, you know, they'd come back to me and say, you know, thank you so much for your help. And that's really what I seek out. I seek out feedback from people. That's basically what I'm always, that's what I'm striving to achieve is like positive feedback from people saying how much I've improved their life. That's ultimately what my purpose is. I know that for sure because I,

That particular feeling is so enriching and it's so powerful that nothing else really matches that. So if I can get that as much as I can, which this is why I'm developing what I'm developing here, then...

That will improve my own mental health, my own happiness and wellness. And then it's going to have a ricochet, a positive effect on someone else. So honestly, it's like a win-win. You can't lose in that manner. It's just the way I go about life. And I don't see that ever changing because that's just who I am at the core. So...

Yeah, that's pretty much my background and things that I value. I could talk all day about other things. But yeah, ultimately, you guys can sort of see that I come at health from a very performance-oriented perspective. As in like I am someone who...

looks at things from a very competitive or like performance-based, you know, approach. Whereas, you know, what I call sick care, which is healthcare, that's a different sort of ballgame and something that I don't necessarily... I mean, I understand that without eliminating disease, you cannot be healthy and you cannot perform well. But I really love to work with...

people that are already quite healthy, already feeling good or already have a good baseline. And then I love to basically see how much I can boost their baseline through so many methods and hacks and biohacks and things like that that I know about. And there is absolutely no shortage of...

you know, experiments and compounds, you know, I've got an Excel sheet on my computer, which has about, you know, 1800 different post ideas. And, you know, I've got, I've got underground compounds that, you know, have barely been spoken about in the sports performance arena. I've got ergogenic aids that, so ergogenic just simply means anything that can enhance or, or improve performance.

I've got ergogenic aids that are very keep an eye out is all I'm saying. And I might actually finish up on one last topic and that is I've always had this sense of discovery and

I truly do believe that I will discover something absolutely grand, absolutely phenomenal for mankind. Whether that be I discover a new ingredient, a new compound, a new lifestyle hack, I don't know, but I've got that calling and it's right in the center there. Every day when I wake up, there's a particular flame, this like...

It's like a belief. It's like a belief that I will discover something that will benefit millions of people worldwide. And that motivates me. That really, really motivates me. Knowing that deep down, there's something there to be discovered. Yeah, it's a really enriching thought. So...

I don't know exactly what that thing is going to be. I don't know when it's going to happen. If it's five years, 10 years, I don't know, but it's on the podcast. You heard it here right now. This is, this is like, you know, hopefully we can look back on this and say, Oh, he mentioned, you know, Lucas mentioned this in his very first episode. So that's pretty much it for me today. Uh,

I'm looking forward to presenting some really cutting-edge biohacks and health content throughout these podcasts. And I would really appreciate your support along the way to help get my podcast out there and reach millions of people. So if you can leave a five-star review and help to spread the word, that would be greatly appreciated.

So yeah, I guess that wraps up today's episode and I am super excited to be beginning this podcast series journey with everyone. So yeah, thanks. Thanks for joining in and we'll touch base soon.

Thank you everyone for joining in to today's episode. For in-depth show notes and lessons learned, visit nofilter.media forward slash boost your biology. This has been a No Filter Media production. Say what you want.

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