The Do’s and Don'ts of Fasting with Dave Asprey - The Genius Life Podcast

Dave Asprey is the "Father of Biohacking" and CEO and founder of Bulletproof 360, Inc. He is a New York Times bestselling author, host of the Bulletproof Radio podcast, and the creator of the global phenomenon Bulletproof Coffee and the Bulletproof Diet. His new book, Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Eat Like the High-Performing Human You Were Meant to Be, is out now!
What you'll learn from this episode:
Where the idea for Bulletproof Coffee came from, what it entails, and why it makes us feel good.
How to fast sustainably instead of burning out on fad diets and fitness regimens that aren't meant to be followed for the long haul.
Fasting for metabolism and performance vs. (or in conjunction with) fasting for spiritual reflection.
How to turn off the desire for food and avoid other stumbling blocks that threaten to wreck your fasting plans before they even begin.
Why you should ignore the derision of self-righteously suffering purists who insist you're not really fasting if you use Dave's advice to break the rules.
And much more!
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[@ligiasommers]

Love Dave Asprey and follow all his interviews. Max, thank you for having him 🙏🏻💖🌷

[@barryminor616]

ENJOY the Dance'

[@samanthaporter6662]

I have been fasting and living this lifestyle for over three years... Finally to the point where I intuitively know what my body needs and when, weather it's vitamins, minerals, electrolytes, or if I need to eat some carbs to balance hormones....My parents just started IF and it's amazing to think back to three years ago when I started and how far I have come.....I can over fast if I'm not paying enough attention!!!

[@emh8861]

Yes ! It’s awesome to be able to feel what your body needs.

[@selamawitkassa45]

Burley prug

[@francesb-p2441]

God I love You tube....interesting people all day long!

[@albertomassari77]

¡You are right!Who needs real boring ignorant short sighted human friends, when you can watch interesting people.

[@99monicaaleman]

@@albertomassari77 oh... that's a tough one. Unless you have friend whom with you can listen to it together...

[@barryminor616]

Keep our eyes open scouring for the GOOD People like YOU Sleep RECOVERY well my FRIENDs assisting FRIENDs ⚡💖👣💤♾️😍😍😍💗

[@donnawoodward3163]

Soooo true!

[@jasonbeaver2778]

Tom cruise Videos

[@Lucida1818]

I absolutely love. Bulletproof coffee It’s been my saviour in my early stages of becoming experienced at fasting and I have now been drinking it on and off for 2 years ❤❤❤

[@Jatayu9]

This was very very helpful and taught me so much about how a flexible and informed attitude to health and fasting is a highly desirable approach

[@lynn9935]

Great interview. The book is interesting and Dave is fantastic. Thanks!

[@donaldmbamah4105]

Thanks for the bullet proof question

[@carolynnmathisen8754]

Happiest point in this whole thing is NO MORE KALE! I’ve been forcing this stuff down, hate it, ate it because I thought it was good for me, and it was awful. Loved the podcast and just bought the book. Started IF after hearing Dr Fung on KZbin and have been struggling with getting to 16 hours. I’m going to try these hacks. Thank you so very much 💐🎆

[@azombiestool]

Ate it at home in a salad one time. That was also the last time

[@94nolo]

Kale is pretty darn poisonous to us!

[@islaadele1212]

Tried it once, cuz you know "health" etc. Thought it might be like cabbage and I could stir fry it in sesame oil. Lolz. Was like trying to chew bark. Noxious bark at that. So I chucked it back in the wok, added water, covered and basically steamed it for 20 minutes. When that made no difference I moved on to boiling the shit out of it, and when it was still woody and gritty and awful, I made my hail Mary butter pass. Usually anything is edible if you add enough butter to it, right? Wrong. Had to chuck it all out, and here's the real kicker: there's a posse of wild badgers who show up at my back door every night after they're done digging up half my garden. They will eat anything, and I do mean anything. They stole one of my gardening boots for crying out loud. Never found it so I guess it was eaten. But the buttered kale? Nope. Was still sitting there untouched the next morning. I tell you, the stuff is uniquely unpalatable. Can't understand why people torture themselves with it.

[@bluehydrangea6837]

I love how Dave's telling Max how handsome he is...all the while he has the most sparkling, friendly, filled with wonderful mischief eyes, that reel all the ladies in!

[@DonorFan]

It's his dimples. 🤣

[@KatieZeldin]

Dave has the best fasting hacks!

[@marcruymbeke1540]

Great stuff. Have been fasting for a couple of weeks now with stuff I had picked up here and there. Now it makes sense for me. Big fan

[@hettiesimpson]

I loved Dave's fasting challenge and now I look forward to my BP coffee and tuning my eating habits ❤️

[@hec_salgado_]

The book "Fast this way" is great. I have just finished it and loved it!! On day 2 of my 4 day fast ;-)

[@amanda.strutt]

🤯 on the kale... I was a little confused because on the fasting list kale was on there 🤔 but hearing it explained a bit helps. Just grabbed your audible version yesterday and have been happily diving in... the craving vs hunger kinda fascinates me too. Awesome episode and stoked for this new journey, thanks guys!!

[@trrealestatenycrealestate200]

30 hour fast is the way to go , drink green tea and water .. every other week or every other day to lose weight , I lost 20 pounds in one month ..worked out and exercised every day , I am 60 yo

[@natz8693]

Awesome interview, great info and explanations, lots of learning, cheers guys!

[@brendadouglas9833]

Great show.

[@fastingfrugivore]

Fabtastic chat this 😊 👍 Thank you max n dave . On On !!

[@Jerlemi2]

Dude is a genius no doubt. I must say though, if you’re trying to put on muscle, it’s extremely hard to pile in 3k calories of quality protein, fats, and carbs in an 8-6 hour window. That’s a lot of food. A whole lot!

[@patriciaisler1007]

Enjoy both of you great video

[@gramps5157]

You asked great questions.

[@maxlugavere]

Thank you!

[@Tobeon2]

Flexible fasting!! Awesome...

[@never2hard2startfresh]

Max Lugavere, you just need to switch from curly Kale to Dino Kale (also called Lacinato Kale) which is extremely low in Oxalic acid. Arugula and bok choy also have very low oxalates.

[@LoveAcrossAmerica]

Love a spiritual fast.

[@davidh6939]

Great stuff

[@pong4life]

Hi Max, I just saw this video. About kale, it has only 1.7 mg of oxalate which is very low compared to spinach (460 mg), chia seeds (227 mg), or cacao (379 mg). So, I wouldn't worry about the oxalate. Check where Dave got his numbers.

[@niyigenr]

Learnt about the Bill conference 🙌🏾

[@DhruvRajSharma]

Absolutely!

[@jadwigawalasiak7653]

Bardzo ciekawie o tym mówisz .

[@nomorebsplzbtrue9300]

After a year & half of IT fasting, clean keto, certain spices, supplements, minerals, teas etc. I now know me. What works & what doesnt. Variety is the spice of life. Looking to find out if I can consume oregano oil when doing a 3 day fast. Every 3 or 6 months ( I vary...I follow MY lead) . Gonna start my 3 day fast in a few days & would really like to know about oregano oil while the stretch in my fast.

[@michellegill2359]

Max... I get the kale thing! I actually enjoy it as well, but I definitely eat it cooked. What I have done in many instances where I used to use kale I now use arugula and the enjoyment is still there in the dishes or salads...just a thought 😊. Another great podcast! And as an aside coming from 1/2 of a cat couple who has 12 rescue and adopted cats, I appreciate so much how much you enjoy your cat 🐈

[@paulgallant539]

"12 rescue and adopted cats." Wow, that is awesome -- way to go!

[@michellegill2359]

@@paulgallant539 Thank you..sad to say we now have 11 after losing one of previous babies last week.😔

[@johnc.8298]

There are enough different foods around I can do without kale.

[@stevemashford3700]

Dave try grounding my way 1st always face east west. 2nd always 10am - 2pm 3rd Always lie face down for 10 minutes and on your back for 10 minutes. 4th have a green drink b4 5th always drink bi carb soda and water afterwards. 6th Tell a friend especially if they have inflammation. Regards Steve

[@kalimat4018]

You are so lucky that he called you his friend 🌷

[@christinekrenos5117]

Love you both. When it got to the cake vs kale, I couldn’t stop laughing. We all love erewhon but I’m sure there’s something dressed on it that makes it amazing 😎😜😂🥰 🥬

[@gabriellejacobsen6203]

I love his humility

[@svenjiandreson3614]

I love to know the reason why hummus is not good for us. I can understand chickpeas (high amount of carbs) I would love to hear or read the explanation behind this, ty so much :)

[@azulposeido]

I think sesame seeds are high in oxalates or maybe another anti nutrient. You don’t need to use tahini. You can make it plain, with olive oil or a substitute for the tahini. I make hummus extremely infrequently because I can’t tolerate it if the chickpeas are not pealed and that takes a while.

[@motherearth1602]

Did he just hit on you??? 😂😂😂 Anyways…. Loved this interview! Lots of golden nuggets. Thank you both.

[@cheryllittle7578]

Max over time have u changed ur opinion on mct usage now that its cognitive benefits have become more spoken on vs "waste of empty calories" view ...fab interview . Luv to hear what aspreys been upto since learing about the bulletproof diet 4yrs ago,and implimenting many of his "hacks" to improve lifestyle&health

[@cheryllittle7578]

Highlighted comment but no replies ???

[@elinapetrosova2954]

Glad i found out about bulletproof coffee. Helps with fasting and boost energy.

[@mickeytollison]

You aren't fasting.

[@sgu02nsc66]

@@mickeytollison this guy explains why it meets the benefits of fasting. Genuinely interested in your opinion why that’s not the case?

[@wonderwomandiana6461]

Goodmorning gentlemen

[@juaneperezmonte8140]

What prebiotic fiber brand you recommend and where you obtained

[@Handsoflight7766]

A have a little white rice occasionally maybe 1/2 cup on Keto then I fast until the next day. I am Diabetic and off 3 meds of 5. But do nite that my macros still work out to less than 30 net carbs when I do and most days Îm under 10-20 net carbs

[@toddmazzitelli3159]

I love Kale! I love eating a big Kale salad! My garden has 3 beautiful Kale plants that are ready to harvest. Now I am thinking, "What the?" We have already offered some of it to our neighbor. She says she either cooks it or blends it in a smoothie. Gosh, what am I going to do?

[@menarussell]

What should a person add to it if they can't eat any dairy at all?

[@lisaboylan8460]

How much butter and the other thing do I put in each cup of coffee I'm 11stones over weight and came across bullet proof coffee

[@94nolo]

2-3 day fast at the beginning of each month for me, with like.. 3-5 intermittent fasts a week. Super flexible with it

[@lauralittle6899]

What do you break your 2 to 3 day fast with ? Just curious I'm about to finish my 1st 72 hour fast.🤔 Thank you in advance 🙏💙

[@1111111111202]

@@lauralittle6899 i think alot of ppl do a boiled egg. littlebit of insulin

[@lauralittle6899]

@@1111111111202 yeah. That seems ok .I fell WAY off the wagon after trying for 3 years. Was almost to my goal and just got tired of it all..so now I'm about 160 when I was going for 130 .😳🙄 so this sucks for me..my body wants to survive on barely any food and my mind gets bored S heck with it .😴💁‍♀️lol

[@1111111111202]

@@lauralittle6899 same lol. i think since the isolating pandemic, ive been eating to feel better. we need to go back to having communities and living a little. i think alot of this has to do with division and straying away from the connected and active natural way of life full of friends and laughter.

[@lauralittle6899]

@@1111111111202 yes! It kinda seems like a lot of things are not the same anymore. I've been reading about how some people's personalities have even changed after the pandemic. 😥😳

[@Kooshad1]

stir fried kale, corn, and cumin together are quite tasty together by the way. 36:00

[@ironmom9023]

Hunger = I need to eat anything will fix it Cravings = I need to eat (sweet) (salty) or something and something else wont touch it.

[@superswagnootropics]

the question I am wondering is could I mix bulletproof coffee with prebiotic fibre and collagen protein or is the protein pointless

[@melissa48]

No protein. He said during fasting you want to keep autophagy high, if you dont eat protein autophagy stays on.

[@batgirlp5561]

The thumbnail...I thought it was a before and after photo of the effects of fasting! I clicked so fast!

[@hrhz6237]

😆😆me too

[@barryminor616]

You're funny

[@One-jz6sl]

I've never once woken up and wanted to eat breakfast, not for three hours. Just have zero hunger the first thing in the morning, is this normal? I can eat, if someone makes breakfast, but I won't make it for myself, not hungry enough.

[@FM-nk1zh]

Yea, my young adult kids are like this too. Sometimes even if I make breakfast they don't feel to eat. Quite normal and a blessing too. They never gain weight.

[@GS-uy4xo]

Is tea (black or green) also effective instead of coffee?

[@maryortiz9711]

Can you used lard

[@winbalingit8502]

Andrew Huberman has a podcast now!!! Check it out!!!🤩👍🏽👍🏽 It will change your life for the better!! If you listen carefully, you can hear his funny dog Costello snoring in the background!!😂✌🏽

[@zen-xb7xq]

Does anyone know if Serrapeptase is any use to take?

[@hettiesimpson]

Dave takes it, I believe he said he takes five at a time

[@kscommentary9710]

What about avocado oil?

[@jealously9340]

Max you look so cute today 💛😭

[@barryminor616]

Isn't that everyday... Get some Max

[@courvilleg1]

Sad lots of haters. Clear your minds.

[@jan-olofharnvall8760]

Hate, what hate?

[@TheSigmaDadLife]

Do you have any plans to cover Medical Marijuana? I ask because I know the perfect guest if you are! I feel like it might be a need for your line up. 🤓

[@nomorebsplzbtrue9300]

Loves my weed!

[@ehitaykirta811]

What about people with BP, drinking coffee?

[@gracemarsh9707]

I agree with most if what Dave says but I think a varied diet with lots of veg and fruit plus protein and fats are important low carb mediteranian is good If you can afford organic its great but if you can't its still OK. Also get out and walk every day and run, gym, hit 3 or 4 times a week. # although I don't eat kale give me cabbage any day.

[@babyqueen2030]

Right. A natural whole foods diet with all healthy food groups in moderation is the way to go along with excercise. I'm so over every other guru saying what not to eat, getting everyone confused. 🙄

[@rickspalding3047]

I got into fasting for ulcerative colitis, I don't know if I'm keto or not, was never that interested into it, i do eat oats. I mainly focus on prebiotic foods, there is a ton of prebiotic foods. Just eat whole foods, grind up flax seed, or chia or the bevy of other options. I get why people buy things for a quick fix like bullet proof coffee, but to me it's a waste of money, just do it in your own kitchen

[@devilslide01]

Jesus , I was eating a salad with kale, cranberries, sunflower seeds , carrots and broccoli every day for a few years. I had what I thought was plantar fasciitis- any chance it was related to what Dave said about the crystals?

[@tumblingrosesstudio]

Pls interview Dr Jason Fung

[@nelliedoyle6922]

whats wrong with hummus?

[@susan6437]

Thanks. I have been vegan for 7 years. Whole food. Not raw vegan like you mentioned you did. It saved my life and the lives of hundreds of animals at the same time. Just started intermittent fasting a month ago and wow this is next level health. Finally the body has time to heal.

[@RetirementEducating]

Can I use vegan butter or just mct oil for the same effect ? Thanks

[@acj514]

Why nutritional yeast is the new MSG?

[@Lynn.B.Fowler]

I love kale!

[@anniehopem9782]

Would you mind elaborating a little bit about leftovers and how leftovers trigger cravings and why???? What??????

[@ketonewbie263]

Following...

[@azulposeido]

Leftovers are can be high in histamines and the body can only deal with so much histamine a day + there are people that respond badly to even small amounts of histamines. I don’t know how they trigger cravings but maybe is related to the histamines.

[@haveheartwilltravel2338]

HE IS THE FASTMASTER, THERE I GAVE YOU A GIFT, SORRY 4 CAPS PEACE

[@giancassini8390]

Two of the three hacks require eating 100's of calories. (1 serving of his prebiotics is 35 calories, bullet proof coffee can be hundreds depending on how you make it). May be effective but just does not "sit right". Daily fasting: I think the optimal eating window is somewhere between 3 and 6 hours. Completely sustainable 4evah (skip breakfast, and have a late lunch/early dinner) and easy to get daily calories in that amount of time. I can see how true OMAD would not be sustainable or have negative impacts because it's hard to get daily calories in one meal so you go in to a deficit which may have near-term weight loss benefits but is probably not sustainable long term. However most folks doing OMAD are actually doing 1+ hours a day. Long fasts: At least one weekly 48+ hours is sustainable 4evah. Absolutely no issue with this and it's a great weekly "reset". Interesting info on exercise and kale. I'll stop feeling guilty about not eating kale and give the exercise recommendations a try. Thanks! YMMV everyone is different so it's all probably true (for someone) but love all the fasting publicity/discussion.... keep it coming, "liked and subscribed"!

[@crand20033]

With my acid reflux, coffee is pure poison for me.

[@Kelly_Grey]

I like green smoothies with kale. There I said it.

[@ParkerThwips]

So should I stop eating nutritional yeast?! Way to just squeak past that, Dave. lol

[@notwoke1993]

Man Dave Asprey is really getting younger!

[@matthewdelisle7678]

I hope you are joking. He looks so old here

[@jlove1331]

Bro your fucking high

[@gabriellejacobsen6203]

I know!!!! I'm getting older...

[@gabriellejacobsen6203]

He looks great!!

[@Siveth-ff3jy]

Agreed he looks his age! But I’ll cut him a break last 4 years have aged everyone! Just look at the late night show host Also the man was not handsome to begin with, he looks like he has put on a few pounds

[@drgenevaricano3286]

Even pigs spit out the kale 😂

[@Starfish12345]

8:08 🥰

[@AggBaddie]

that was a beautiful moment

[@mirellaluttikhuis]

I tried a bullet coffee a while ago but it made me nauseous and I felt like I would vomit. My stomach can't stand the fat in my coffee. Normally I drink plain black coffee.

[@Siveth-ff3jy]

Dave it’s ok to have a little work done, eyes are looking a bit tired, it’s age aprópiate, I don’t mean surgery Try tight eye, might work (not pushing it)also rf and ulthera your perfect candidate, you got to look as good outside as you are healthy👍 just imho

[@TimeIsNot]

He looks like my grandma

[@TV-fu1ec]

I kind of like normal aging.

[@SundayCovers69]

After eating garlic I always crave chocolate. I’ve noticed it all my life and never understood why.

[@catherineboland8736]

The best way to eat the salad is to talk to the store you buy it from and educate them on the hazards of kale

[@94nolo]

I sprinkle sea salt + potassium powder into my bulletproof coffee w/ inner fuel fiber ect, and ☕🤌🏼 it's divine

[@MrGeorgewf]

I wake up hungry all I need is a cup of coffee and I’m fine until noon. I then have two hard boiled eggs for lunch and I’m good to dinner. Low carb no sugar. Meat fish and chicken all grilled or broiled.

[@angisme99]

Dave: "Kale doesn't want you to eat it..." Uhhh I don't think any plants want you to eat them lol

[@jenjen836]

I have bullet proof coffee with hot oat milk. It's the only fresh coffee I can drink which does not give me gastritis pain

[@suzannahjames526]

Thanks for the idea of oat milk. The gastritis tum is not good.

[@hognip]

Oat milk raises insulin

[@ktermalkut8332]

I have done and do all the things he suggests, and that is being led by the HOLY SPIRIT as a BORN AGAIN believer in the LORD Jesus with the evidence of speaking in other Tongues. I grew up in the occult and left it to follow The LORD. Coming from that background, what he said about shamans and spending a nights in that cave where occult practices were conducted in ALARMING. The reason he looked like the "indian guru" when he returned to the US is because those same demons possessed him when he yielded to them. The dark side is VERY intelligent, cunning and patient - something the so called churches do not understand. I don't identify with any religion including christianity. The LORD Jesus is TRUTH and He did not come to establish any religion.

[@maxlugavere]

Sir, this is a Wendy's.

[@jhonjhonjhonson7773]

That’s great

[@valeriepierre7297]

Have butter during your fast to make it easier? Nothing worthwhile is ever easy. Fasting means giving your digestive system a break. If you just keep hydrated you should be fine.

[@mickeytollison]

If this guy wasn't selling a product I wonder if he would actually understand the use of a fast.

[@JD-rc6lq]

Maybe you are not listening. The point is if it allows you to extend your fast then it is good. All the fasting experts acknowledge this...stop being obtuse.

[@johnp7739]

Yeah, not sure I want to listen to Asprey on fasting. He's gone too far on his "bulletproof coffee" and supplements. I do think "snake juice" (salt + pottasium in water) is a good idea for electrolytes, but once you add calories it's no longer a fast.

[@johnp7739]

@@JD-rc6lq No, adding any form of macronutrients (fat, carbs or protein) breaks your fast. Almost all experts besides Dave with his silly Bulletproof Coffee agree with that--even keto ones.

[@ioodyssey3740]

@Terrance Williams GFY! :)

[@plejaren1]

CAN fasting for days tighten skin completely?

[@FizaKhan-zx5rq]

Dry fasting does a great job but its got its own limitations, but u can have great results by intermittent dry fasting not on a regular basis but cycling in nd out of it on how u feel, hope it helps.Have a nyc day mate!

[@gingernightmare9152]

Lot of hot air!

[@meditationandhealingwithse1827]

👍

[@PedroRaposo91]

I think your body can't absorb more than x protein in one time so that's why bodybuilders eat throughout the day . David said you can just eat a big lunch and still put on muscle...

[@kevinjack5184]

You can, check out Mark Bell

[@slobodankaarambasic4961]

“Look how cute he is… the dimples…” 😅😅 He is, though.

[@sharitate7591]

Can anyone tell me if sugar free cough drops will break my fast? I have a very dry mouth and have one in my mouth while I walk or run.

[@Alcas012]

Yes it will,anything has crap in it will break your fast.what I use if I get dry mouth is fresh ginger or ginseng root.works for me.

[@caprice6825]

Look to why it's dry. Are you taking prescriptions? Is there a deficiency (minerals, electrolytes/salts)? Cough drops mask the symptoms. Good luck 🍀

[@niyigenr]

Is organic heavy cream okay as a ghee substitute? I love brain octane oil 😋

[@darrenwalshe8513]

Dave is morphing into Tom Jones!!!!!!

[@kalimat4018]

🌷❤️

[@theresageiger584]

CHELATION KILLED ME

[@lauras4472]

Why does BPC make me so hungry ?

[@kevinjack5184]

Every individual is different.... Just saying, in you didn't know. I'm an addict. I'll always have cravings

[@charitysmith5245]

I’m so sad about nutritional yeast...I love it on my avacadoes

[@Starfish12345]

Me too & kale /:

[@charitysmith5245]

@@Starfish12345 oh man, I used to make some amazing kale chips back when I was raw vegan and nooch was the key ingredient!

[@NeuralCatch]

Mmmmmmm butter.

[@ralph9987]

Shame you didn't ask what alternatives that would be better than Kale.