About Siim Metsla

Zürich-based polymath optimising longevity and real estate through proven systems.

I share my journey from a restless childhood and years of moving and freelancing through kidney failure, fatherhood, burnout, and rheumatoid arthritis to rebuilding my life in Zurich — and the simple 80/20 systems I now use to stay healthy, focused, and present as an entrepreneur and parent.

Read more: My Personal Journey (short version)

Past Achievements

Helsinki Marathon (2013) 5:30/06:00  + 2 Olympic-distance triathlons (2013, 2014) 2:30/2:40 range—peak fitness at 93kg (too much from empty carbs diet back then) before RA setback. Now 77kg.

Goals
Find a business idea & scale it with AI + complete an Half Ironman. Create a bucket list and do things in that list with constancy.

FYI
In this blog, I use AI only to help me to generate more structured and helpful articles from my personal notes.

Freelancer Journey
Always freelancing—ran 3 businesses that didn’t scale. Now studying AI to finally crack that code. Fascinating tools ahead!

Daily Routine(06:45 wake-up → 21:30 bed routine)
• Stretching + red light panel + 5+5 breathing (20 min)
• Hydration with Noordcode salt, total about 2.5 L a day of water.
• 1h morning forest walk toward 10k steps/day
• Move at least every 12h + 10-20 min post-meal

Diet & Health Wins
Skip late dinners, occasional meat only, no gluten/sugar (10+ years clean—beat 18mo addiction :D). No coffee & no alcohol.
Fixed: High blood pressure, restless legs, apnea, chronic stuffy nose.
Current: Pulse ~60 bpm (target: slower), HRV ~60 (target: higher). Using free Elite HRV app for morning reading with Polar H10 HR strap.
Breathing: 5s in/5s out (iBreath app) 20 min morning + evening—game changer for anxiety and panic attacks! Occasional Wim Hof Method breathing.

Sleep first—most important, treating it like a job! 😀

Weekly Longevity
Gym 3-5 times a week: Weightlifting 2x, rowing, cycling, inclined walks, pool/lake swimming
Recovery: Weekly acupuncture, biweekly CO2 bath, occasional lymphatic massage, Sunday saunas
Social life: Biweekly events (startups, AI, longevity, philosophy)
Daily Supplements: Sunday.de + Aavalabs base stack (article coming). Taking them 1h before breakfast and after breakfast and after dinner.

Professional Focus

Zürich Real Estate: Independent serviced apartment ops—from toilet unclogging to renter visits.

EV: Tesla Model 3 FWD daily driver (~150 Wh/km Swiss roads).

AI: Studying AI tools for automation – very fascinating!

Recovering from RA (2014 gut damage post-antibiotics + 2018/2019 divorce stress). Leaky gut origin—now managed with medication (plan to taper off thanks to MyRAcoach.com Program + Longevity Center Zurich – Seegarten Clinic alternative therapies).

Weekly actionable insights + stats.
No theory—systems that work for me.

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