Trent Navran

Strategist, storyteller, meditator, musician. 12+ years building & launching digital health & AI products. Neuroscience + Global Health @RiceUniversity

[Nicholas Fabiano, MD @NTFabiano]

The benefits of weightlifting on cognitive health.

[Mark Hyman, M.D. @drmarkhyman]

I’m honored to be named to the TIME100 Health list for 2025.

But what this really signals is the shift you’re driving in the future of health. A future where you have game-changing tools to help take control—and no longer settling for a system that manages symptoms.

That’s why I co-founded @function. By measuring over 100 biomarkers, from heart and metabolic health to nutrient levels and toxic exposures, Function empowers you with— - access to your health data - insights you can act on - the power to stay proactive

Thank you for believing in this future and for helping build it with us.
Read the full @TIME 100 Health feature here: https://t.co/zKzTMvEU3U #TIME100Health #FunctionHealth

[Andrew D. Huberman, Ph.D. @hubermanlab]

Doing hard stuff requires distress tolerance. Building distress tolerance requires doing hard stuff. There is no easy entry point. It gets easier by way of recognition. You think “I’ve been here before”. Pretty soon you’re seeking that state. That’s how you make hard stuff easy.

[GREG ISENBERG @gregisenberg]

OpenAI published their official GPT-4.1 prompting guide, and I summarized it into these 13 practical tips to help you get the most out of the new model.

[Dr. Jon Slotkin @slotkinjr]

The debate around how evening exercise timing and intensity affect sleep has been around for years. This new @Nature study from @MonashUni, @willahmed, and the @WHOOP team is genuinely groundbreaking. It’s one of those papers you immediately wish you'd written. Here’s a short breakdown:

Analyzing 4.08 million person-nights across 14,689 individuals, two main findings emerge: First, exercise completed ≥4 hours before sleep doesn't disrupt sleep regardless of intensity. Second, within that 4-hour pre-sleep window, exercise intensity becomes the critical variable in a dose-dependent manner.

The data is striking: maximal vs light intensity exercise ending 2 hours before sleep resulted in 36-minute later sleep onset and 5.4% shorter sleep duration. For those who need to exercise closer to bedtime, the practical takeaway is clear: lighter intensity workouts preserve sleep quality. High-intensity sessions should be scheduled earlier than four hours whenever possible.

This is exactly the type of nuanced, real-world evidence that wearable technology can uniquely provide. Data across natural behaviors as people actually live that traditional research simply cannot capture.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

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[Trent Navran @TrentNavran]

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[Will Ahmed @willahmed]

NEW WHOOP RESEARCH ON EXERCISE & SLEEP

I am proud to share that @WHOOP research has just been published in @Nature. Our study analyzed 4.3 million nights of sleep across ~15k WHOOP members to answer a simple but important question: does working out at night hurt your sleep?

[Trent Navran @TrentNavran]

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[Chris Williamson @ChrisWillx]

“Simple heuristic: If you’re evenly split on a difficult decision, take the path more painful in the short term.” — @naval

[Mark Hyman, M.D. @drmarkhyman]

Big Ag’s playbook: Sell a product linked to cancer. Get sued 177,000 times. Set aside $16 billion for settlements. Then lobby lawmakers to make it illegal to hold them accountable.

Bayer wants immunity, but cancer patients get none. This is corporate greed at its worst.

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[U.S. Surgeon General @Surgeon_General]

NEW: Today, I’m releasing a Surgeon General’s Advisory on the causal link between alcohol consumption and increased cancer risk. Alcohol is the 3rd leading preventable cause of cancer in the U.S., contributing to about 100,000 cancer cases and 20,000 cancer deaths each year.

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

Climate finance should move towards supporting farmers to revitalize agricultural soils as soil degradation is causing exponential increases in global warming. 84% of the world’s farmers are smallholders; they produce a third of the world’s food. Channeling climate finance towards this segment will make it less cost prohibitive, fetch the highest economic and ecological returns on investment & ensure food security for the planet. -Sg #COP29 #SaveSoil
@UNFCCC @FAO @cpsavesoil

[Dr. Bala Subramaniam @balachundhar]

Inner Engineering study in Frontiers shows improved relationships, reduced stress, & greater compassion in participants.

Keep in mind this holiday season that intentional practices can deepen connections, belonging, & enrich time spent with others.

Read: https://t.co/voyxAX7KGp

[Conscious Planet #SaveSoil @cpsavesoil]

UNCCD 16th session of the Conference of the Parties (COP16), focused on addressing soil degradation, is underway in Riyadh!

Save Soil attended the opening plenary session and remains committed to advancing solutions for a sustainable future.

@UNCCD @Cop16Riyadh

#SaveSoil #COP16 #SaveSoilSecureFuture #COP16Riyadh

[Trent Navran @TrentNavran]

RT @cpsavesoil: #throwback

In May 2022, global leaders and scientists caught up with @SadhguruJV at the UNCCD #COP15. Here's a small selec…

[Conscious Planet #SaveSoil @cpsavesoil]

What do children’s handprints have to do with a global climate conference? 🖐️🌍

Meet Sousan, a 63-year-old Earth Buddy with a powerful mission: Save Soil at #COP29. Traveling all the way from the Netherlands to Azerbaijan, Sousan wasn’t just there to listen – she was there to inspire.

Her tool? A beautifully simple idea: Handprints for Soil. Through art, Sousan invited people to ‘raise their hands’ for soil restoration, turning a symbolic gesture into a global movement.

At COP, Sousan went from a solo traveler to a catalyst for action. With boundless passion, she connected with thousands of children, parents, and world leaders, sparking conversations and creativity in equal measure.

Sousan proves that no matter your age or where you’re from, one person’s passion can leave a mark – on hearts, on minds, and on the planet. 🌍💚

#SaveSoilSecureFuture #COP29Azerbaijan #SaveSoil

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

#SadhguruAtCOP29 #Glimpses

#COP29Azerbaijan #SaveSoil @COP29_AZ @cpsavesoil

[Sadhguru @SadhguruJV]

Every extra green leaf on the planet will contribute towards cooling the planet. Exposed land will radiate heat and lead to a drop in atmospheric pressure- the hotter the land, the more dramatic the drop resulting in extreme weather events that have the potential to set us back by decades - ecologically, economically, socially. Imperative that we work with urgency to place soil under green shade & restore soil health on a war footing. #SaveSoil. Let’s make it happen. -Sg

[Conscious Planet #SaveSoil @cpsavesoil]

🌱 Can soil restoration save lives? Anand Ethirajalu, Director, Cauvery Calling, thinks so.

Featured in IPS News, this inspiring story from #COP29 delves into the journey of a regenerative farmer turned advocate.

🌊 Once-thriving rivers like the Cauvery now run dry for eight months a year
🌾 Farmers who once harvested four crops annually struggle with just one
💔 Desperation is rising, with farmer suicides surpassing war casualties in India

But there is hope: regenerative agriculture.
🔸 Boosts soil carbon, restoring its ability to store water
🔸 Improves yields by 300–800%
🔸 Empowers farmers to thrive again

👉 Read more: https://t.co/HxJu1JK1r5

#SaveSoil #SaveSoilSecureFuture #COP29Azerbaijan 🌍

[Conscious Planet #SaveSoil @cpsavesoil]

Full house discussions, media spotlights, and a powerful message of hope. 🌍 Day 6 at #COP29 was nothing short of inspiring! 🌱✨

From empowering farmers through carbon farming to exploring carbon credit access for smallholders, the day was packed with impactful moments. Media coverage brought attention to the possibility of reversing soil depletion—a hopeful reminder that change is within reach.

Stay tuned as soil revitalization as a solution continues to gain momentum. 🌿

#SaveSoilSecureFuture #COP29Azerbaijan #SaveSoil

[Conscious Planet #SaveSoil @cpsavesoil]

🌟 “Closing the gap in climate finance is key to building resilience.”

🌍Jason Spensley, Senior Climate Change Specialist at the Global Environment Facility, joined Save Soil’s panel on “Unlocking Agricultural Climate Finance” at #COP29.

He shared powerful insights on the urgent need to address funding gaps to create resilience locally and globally.🌱

Let us make resilience a reality—starting with soil!

@theGEF

#SaveSoil #SaveSoilSecureFuture #COP29Azerbaijan