Dave Asprey: Biohacking Your Body AND Mind | Finding Mastery

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This week’s conversation is with Dave Asprey, an entrepreneur & tech innovator, four-time New York Times bestselling author, award-winning podcast host, and pioneer of the Biohacking movement.
For those of you who have listened for a while, you know I’ve had issues with the term “hacking” - and at the same time, I’m fascinated by folks who create and disrupt. Having devoted decades of his life to elevating human performance and creating significant brands like Bulletproof and Upgrade Labs, I wanted to dig beneath the surface to better understand Dave, the human.
In this conversation, we not only dive into his insights about performance and longevity, but also how he’s disrupted an industry, what “biohacking” means to him, and what’s behind his quest to live to 180 years old.
We go to some opinionated places -- it's always fun to hear from different perspectives - and as with any episode, I encourage you to listen with an open mind, and make informed decisions that are best for you.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro to Dave
02:02 - Upgrading humanity
04:56 - Why he started biohacking
13:12 - Not living in reality
19:13 - Feedback and criticism
20:23 - Veganism and nutrition
31:52 - What are emotions?
39:06 - Trauma and trauma responses
47:08 - Will you live until 180 years old?
1:00:13 - Is biohacking available to everyone?
1:08:35 - Are you happy?
1:11:22 - Childhood bullying
1:19:11 - Optimizing your day and business
1:22:36 - Training your mind AND brain
1:27:22 - Wrap Up and his book
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Enjoy this convo with Dr. Mike and dave Asprey! If you haven't yet, please make sure to subscribe to our channel and hit the notification bell beneath the video so you can get our next podcast episode and podcast clips right when they're released! Here are the timestamps: 00:00 - Intro to Dave 02:02 - Upgrading humanity 04:56 - Why he started biohacking 13:12 - Not living in reality 19:13 - Feedback and criticism 20:23 - Veganism and nutrition 31:52 - What are emotions? 39:06 - Trauma and trauma responses 47:08 - Will you live until 180 years old? 1:00:13 - Is biohacking available to everyone? 1:08:35 - Are you happy? 1:11:22 - Childhood bullying 1:19:11 - Optimizing your day and business 1:22:36 - Training your mind AND brain 1:27:22 - Wrap Up and his book

[@dianaj3139]

I love Dave Asprey! I was in a foreign country for a few months and had some serious physical setbacks adjusting to the food and climate... that's when I found him on a video talking about intermittent fasting... I immediately started doing it and walking everyday briskly . I dropped over 20 lbs of excess weight and my energy increased along with my happiness level. THANK YOU for bringing Dave on to encourage us once again.

[@kelliefreedman4788]

I am a fan. I’m 65 and love the jacks and have used them and refer to your podcast. I was surprised when you stated the audience was aged 25 to 35! My age group should be following you. Keep going my friend. You educate me and I am grateful. Kellie

[@mikehome9548]

Tom Cruise vibes are strong here! Great podcast

[@chiojam]

Yeah :) Kinda like he's Tom's Brother :)

[@purplefunkything7514]

FANTASTIC!!!! Hands down the BEST interview ever! Love how Dave challenges his belief system around the 50 min mark! Also love how Dave is totally solid and unshakeable I’m his knowing. I’m like this when people say it can’t be done or cured - in which reality are you operating hahahaha

[@ginagabarini737]

Lovely you two! I deeply enjoyed listening to you both 💫 Thanks 🌻

[@lelaanderson5640]

I love this dance, movement, music,energy, AND the guy!! I dance with him everyday!! I’m getting better everyday. Oh! I’m over 75😂!!

[@phoenixrising4031]

Omg! This is a really great interview. Why haven't more people watched this and liked it? I'm totally amazed!!! Keep up the great work and awesome interviews.

[@94nolo]

Dave is always great.

[@yjfang22]

Great job Mike! Thanks for all the times that we went surfing in high school!

[@Justice.Obsession]

Dave Biohacker. ❤

[@chrisg8995]

Great interview. Thank you!

[@erwinrogers9470]

Great interview

[@felicisimomalinao1981]

Dave is my professor in biohacking.

[@CliffMcLarnon]

Awesomeness, thank you 😊 ✌️

[@stvinney]

Im in the "calories in, calories out" crowd, depending on what he means. He doesn't elaborate on a lot of things. I track calories, protein, make sure i have adequate fiber based on what i eat that day etc. Lost 130 pounds over 3 years. Went to 10% body fat which was my goal. And now that it's winter im focusing on building more muscle, upping calories. And i gained 15 pounds which was calculated. Blood work came back. Im healthy and btw about to turn 49. This guy is pretty smug. Do i need to be like him?

[@erwinrogers9470]

Love it 🔥

[@jeffreywhite7064]

Will your book have an audible version?

[@druelleb9620]

Vegan for 14 years and not easy to trigger at all despite all the constant negative comments Dave makes. It does get a little tiring hearing it constantly because it's like every single book and podcast.. ugh.. But otherwise, great podcast! I really need to work on my past traumas.. The emotions chapter was super interesting! I had a traumatic birth so perhaps this is where I need to start..

[@supportadmin7735]

Well, I disagree with him about plant-based diets. There are also plenty of cruelty free animal protiens like eggs and whey. Vegans dont eat kale smoothies so stop using that as an example. I do trust and agree with a lot of what he has to say however, he is ignoring the energetic factor of food. Some people including myself do not want to put dead animals in our mouth it is plain and simple. I do not eat soy, TVP, and any of those junk plant proteins and I am pescotarian-plant-based. I stick with cruelty free animal proteins and have benefitted from eggs for their nutrition and immune-boosting qualities. The way I see it the chicken would lay the egg no matter what, and it would never live therefor no pain was involved. I disagree with factory farming, however, if someone wants to eat free-range animals on small family farms that is their business. I think killing animals for food is a sick cruel and twisted practice and is not needed to balance the ecosystem as he opines. There are plenty of cruelty-free cow farms all over the world, you can use the milk cheese butter etc without killing them. To me it is cruel to do so and wrong karmically. We can use the manure for hundreds of different things.

[@youceftobi8336]

@@supportadmin7735 whey proein will mess up you gallbladder

[@TheGeneticHouse]

57:48 amazing!! If my immune system was turned back 20 years I wouldn't be blind and I wouldn't have MS it's time for me to get my shit right!

[@GlynTaylor]

When he said about bunnies being chopped up by tractors and being eaten by vegans in their cereal I died 😂

[@amorfati4867]

DOPE SHIT MAN THANK YOU....

[@juliastantic3033]

It has to spoken more often and on more channels about pollution with vegan fake food. Great interview.

[@JeffEmmersonSocialWork]

*YES!! This.*

[@jodyjackson5475]

Tried to listen to this but the ads are beyond acceptable

[@eduardoguizarperez8417]

I live in Guadalajara, Mexico. What blood tests would you recommend me taking?

[@kundi13]

Where can i get those glasses from ?

[@mohddec]

Tom Cruise Doppelganger😮

[@monicalatvenas1348]

Wow Dave looks different. He lost weight and changed his hair and glasses. Much improved!

[@leiladasha]

he looks same

[@sOdEeP406mUsIc]

How do you feel biohacking interacts with our divinity?

[@kimfroman2023]

Yes I want to learn about longevity from a 49 year old who looks 70.

[@MoPoppins]

My thoughts exactly-he looks much older than his age! 😂 I’d talk to old folks who look 20- 30 years younger than their age,who don’t spend extra time or money obsessing about staying young. There are no “secrets” that we don’t already know from history/legacy. Let’s find out what people were doing right (given how humans are still the same, biologically), and go BACK to those basic habits!

[@nicolasalpuin5175]

@@MoPoppinschoose your parents wisely 😅 genetics play a big role.

[@MoPoppins]

@@nicolasalpuin5175 True…like Bobcat Goldthwait, for example. He was talking about how when he was at his healthiest (lean, eating well), people thought that he was sick. 😂 I personally wouldn’t want to be the mascot/ambassador of “aging well,” if I didn’t look it. Maybe he feels AMAZING, but some/many are inspired by people who either look young for their age, or just look great at the age they are-when you’re NEITHER, it’s just ummm…..STRANGE to feel that that’s one’s calling. Obviously, there’s a subset of people who are fanboys of him, so good for them! 👍

[@nicolasalpuin5175]

@@MoPoppins and he never lost a fight? he chose well his opponents 😅 gotta give him that. maybe feeling great and having good health is worth listening to. its not all about looks. i am the man of my display pic, i am 34 😅 who knows maybe he's healthier than me and can defeat me in a fight? i have only trained some grappling here and there.

[@mvers6671]

​@@MoPoppins he was very obese before, so he has some excess skin. His skin texture looks very young.

[@AviationPilot91]

To the haters - you're silly. Africans look 20x younger than most folks but have a life expectancy in the 50s. When he talks about aging, he's talking about your genes. Genetics...biological aging. Not no mf skincare.

[@naturalprinciples8520]

they don't look 20 years younger than most folks cmon..that's extreme hyperbole. You can say the same about many asian people

[@AviationPilot91]

@naturalprinciples8520 A lot of Asians look great when they're young but in old age they look horrible. Fair skin will take more visible damage than darker skin. The sun makes us age. Black ppl have melanin to fight that.

[@charles-henrynoah9518]

All techies needs to creatre a philosophy that’s approach reality with a software engeneering perspective.

[@korniszon68]

this guy is crazy

[@tracyl.8497]

I agree and disagree with both, but I do enjoy people just not being cookiecutter type and think outside the boxes .

[@DJSTOEK]

💕😷😷

[@IP.1]

Oh wise one, why do you use sunflower/ safflower oil in your products? It is not an approved biohacker oil…

[@lindaward8267]

You are correct!

[@muttleyinlove8648]

Which products are you referring to? Thanks.

[@IP.1]

Bulletproof collagen bars. Of course, to save money, one has to cut corners where that person can, if the person values that. However, I’m not sure about other products, because I don’t use a lot of Bulletproof. I just started trying his stuff. But you can be sure, this isn’t an isolated incident. If it shows up once, it’s probably somewhat widespread. And if there’s one bad ingredient, there’s others…

[@muttleyinlove8648]

@@IP.1 I've only used the Brain Octane MCT; don't know about any other stuff. Thanks for letting me know!

[@IP.1]

You’re welcome friend. As a side note, look up KION supplements. The company is owned by Ben Greenfield and Andrew Keely. They have less products but they are higher quality.

[@patstefkovich5474]

Way too many and long commercials

[@michael7v6]

The gym works.

[@94nolo]

Jimmy Graham was indeed injured a lot, if my young fantasy football memory serves me correctly.

[@aznstride4325]

Not to be mean, but Dave is 49 but looks 60. Whatever he’s doing to be healthy and stay young maybe it works from a health stand point but it doesn’t reflect the current physical traits

[@supportadmin7735]

no he doesn't and you don't even listen it has to do cellular aging and biomarkers

[@leiladasha]

he looks older then 60

[@modelsupplies]

Tip from someone who’s 60 - whenever you say “not to be mean” whatever follows is mean.

[@aznstride4325]

@@modelsupplies Dave maybe healthier than most, but he looks older than most. Maybe the two are separate and should not be tied together

[@modelsupplies]

@@aznstride4325but he looks much younger than he used to. Self improvement is what he’s after.

[@thomashugus5686]

He may make it to 180 if he is now150

[@monicageorgson4870]

😂😂😂

[@korniszon68]

Wow, this guy is not only crazy, but as well quite arrogant! :O

[@serizer9]

Did he list “cognitive function” as number 2 and 5 ? 😂

[@monicageorgson4870]

I thought it was Marilyn Manson

[@erikafigueroaguevara862]

How come he has to hold on the railings of the stairs to go up? What we need to upgrade now is our capacity to love other s including the natural world. If we continue destroying our planet we will never be able to have a long live.

[@korniszon68]

This dude is not only crazy and arrogant, but also careless and rationalizes a lot about his own behaviour. The part of "I drive a heavy truck to not die in accident" is pretty much saing "I prefer other to die instead of myself".

[@madiganday127]

Are you a socialist

[@korniszon68]

@@madiganday127 are you a crazy and arrogant individual like the one I was describing above?

[@leiladasha]

he is a typical selfish male and his product is gross

[@jamesdurham6548]

Dave rules! Upgrade or Die

[@leiladasha]

He has to reverse his aging first

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[@avacharlotte3058]

Investing and trading are more than just having TA skills. there is a big component of discipline and emotional maturity, that one has to work on! Time in the market vs. timing the market. If you keep that mentality as an investor, you will stay calm during the storm! Within a few months I was making a lot more money and have continued on that same path

[@michaelhawke9036]

Being professional has earned her a good name, she's obviously the best broker have seen when it comes to trading Bitcoin. Made over 1.2BTC with her signal.

[@chad9455]

Why waste your time investing in living longer on this earth when you can invest in living in eternity with Jesus? Repent of your sins, turn to Christ, and he will save you from this prison

[@edmunddonnelly3881]

Why do these anti-aging guys always look exactly their age, or older?

[@leiladasha]

because they aging agressivelly and want to fix that with money

[@stephanmartin5030]

Love what he says but I wonder why he doesn't look healthy.

[@naturalprinciples8520]

because biohacking and the anti-aging industry is nonsense. And I'm in the field of health and natural medicine, it's not really possible and more about money than anything. Yes, it's also about learning and man's desire to stay younger for longer, but there are factors we have no idea about, that's why almost all the main biohackers honestly don't look young for their age..

[@stephanmartin5030]

​@naturalprinciples8520 makes sense to me sir. Thank you for your input

[@dannick1299]

He is only 50 years old but looks 60. I have friend who are 50 but look in there 30's not 60. Whatever he is doing is clearly not working for him.

[@witoldnowak9327]

Upgrade to Pascal vs. Degrade to Buddha Mr Asprey, in the enclosed interview, implicitly substituted Blaise Pascal’s wager with a Buddhist reincarnation wager, but without acknowledging that great French thinker. The difference is, however, radical: Buddha was just passively sitting on his fat, princely bum, that latter became skinny, and attracted compassionate disciples. Pascal, to the contrary, was never afluent and quite active, and contributed significantly to the societal cultural and civilisational development. Mr Asprey implicitly follows Pascal’s methodology without due acknowledgement, and instead praises a passive slacker - Buddha - sitting under a tree. Such methodology lacks integrity and requires a significant upgrade.

[@_7.8.6]

Lol 280 yrs old? Much of it is out your hands.

[@obmitty1]

Man looks in his late 50s, not doing well.

[@AmandaAmanda-sh8lx]

He shouldn't be giving anyone advice when he is in his 40's and looks like he's in his 60's. Look at him from just a year ago. He has rapidly aged. His hair is so thin and unhealthy, and his facial skin is sagging badly for a man in his 40's. I will be doing the opposite of whatever this man suggests.

[@supportadmin7735]

you are full of nonsense and not intelligent enough to understand what he talking about obviously

[@dinomiles7999]

He looks like a junkie . Sad . He looks 100 . Yrs.

[@hamidaabdenour9092]

Balding with sagging face 😂😂 talking about upgrading humans