A quick, honest note: some links below are affiliate links or my personal discount codes. I only recommend things I actually use — they cost you nothing extra, and my codes often save you money. The genuinely free options are labelled.

Body & vitality

Oura Ring — tracks your sleep, HRV and readiness so you stop guessing. Shop Oura →

Hume Health — a smart scale that tracks body composition, metabolic age and trends, so you can see what's actually changing. Shop → · $20 off

Hostage Tape — mouth tape for nasal breathing and deeper sleep. Shop → · code RICHARD65159 (10% off)

Vivobarefoot — barefoot shoes that get you moving the way you're built to. (link coming soon)

Alive Spring Water — living spring water delivered. Shop → · code BLAKE (15% off)

Berkey Water Filters — filter what's coming out of your tap. Shop →

SiPhox Health — at-home blood testing (vitamin D, B12, thyroid, inflammation). Shop → · code RICHAR355464 ($50 off)

BonCharge — sauna, cold, red light and blue-light glasses. Shop →

Ice Barrel — a proper cold plunge for deliberate cold exposure (alertness, mood and resilience). Shop → · code RICHARD08132 (8% off)

HigherDose — infrared sauna blanket, red light and PEMF. (link coming soon)

Food & drink

Momentous Omega-3 — EPA-rich omega-3, the form with the evidence. Shop → · code BLAKE

ZBiotics — a probiotic for the nights you do choose to drink. (link coming soon)

Environment & light

BluBlox Glasses — blue-light-blocking glasses to protect evening melatonin. Shop → · code BLAKE (15% off)

Iris — software that warms and dims your screens after dark. Get Iris → · 10% off

AirDoctor — a serious HEPA air purifier. (link coming soon)

GotMold — test your home for the damp and mould that quietly drag mood down. Shop GotMold → · code BLAKE10

HAVN (by LAMBS) — apparel designed to reduce your everyday EMF exposure. Shop → · 15% off

Get outsidefree. Nature needs no purchase; 120+ minutes a week is the target.

Mind & habits

My breathwork — five minutes to down-regulate your nervous system. Start breathing →

MoonBird — a handheld breathing trainer that guides your pace. Shop →

Oxygen Advantage & SOMA Breath — go deeper with functional-breathing methods. Oxygen Advantage → (code RICHARDBLAKE, 5%) · SOMA Breath →

Brick — a physical lock for the apps that hijack your attention. Get Brick →

Connection & meaning

Brick — same tool, bigger point: lock the phone and be present with the people you love. Get Brick →

Give your timefree. Find somewhere to contribute: Do-it.org (UK) or VolunteerMatch (US).

Circumstances

SelfDecode — map your genetic mental-health risks (the COMT and family-history piece) from a simple at-home DNA test. Shop SelfDecode →

Not sure which of these you need? Take the free Mental Health Audit → — it scores you on 26 factors and shows your 3 biggest gaps.

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