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The LLVLC Show (Episode 569): There’s So Much More To Dave Asprey Than His Famous ‘Bulletproof Coffee’ « Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb Blog

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  Dave Asprey is a Silicon Valley investor, computer security expert, and entrepreneur who spent 15 years and $250,000 to hack his own biology. He upgraded his brain by >20 IQ points, lowered his biological age, and lost 100 lbs without using calories or exercise. The Financial Times calls him a "bio-hacker who takes self-quantification to the extreme of self-experimentation." His writing has been published by the New York Times and Fortune, and he's presented at Wharton, Kellogg, the University of California, and Singularity University.

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The LLVLC Show (Episode 569): There’s So Much More To Dave Asprey Than His Famous ‘Bulletproof Coffee’ « Jimmy Moore's Livin' La Vida Low Carb Blog

The LLVLC Show (Episode 569): There’s So Much More To Dave Asprey Than His Famous ‘Bulletproof Coffee’

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In Episode 569 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show with Jimmy Moore,” we are pleased to welcome one of the most unique health bloggers I’ve ever come across. Much in the same vein as some of my previous podcast guests such as Tim Ferriss, Seth Roberts and Richard Nikoley, self-experimentation is taken to a whole new level with entrepreneur and personal biohacker Dave Asprey from “The Bulletproof Executive.” You’ve probably already heard about Dave but you know him better as the man behind “Bulletproof Coffee” which uses Kerrygold grass-fed butter to create a powerful morning cup of joe. But there’s so much more to this man of mystery than meets the eye.

Dave could have just as easily called his web site “The Counterintuitive Executive” because virtually everything he has seen happening to his own body through $250,000 worth of experiments and tests over a 15-year period have trumped what conventional wisdom says is supposed to happen. He lost over 100 pounds consuming 4500 calories a day and no exercise. He increased his IQ by more than 20 points. He conditioned his body to thrive on less than four hours of sleep at night. He discovered what it takes to be focused and ready for any situation in just one week. All of this sounds like a late-night informercial ad for some new supplement product, but it’s just Dave Aspry sharing what he does best–the lessons he has learned along the way (which includes healthy low-carb Paleo living, by the way!) to help others discover more about themselves as well. He shares about what he has learned in his popular new health podcast entitled Upgraded Self-Radio along with his intelligent co-host Armi Legge. ENJOY this enlightening interview!

Listen to Dave Asprey share about his many experiments to “upgrade” his body:

How he was “kind of an obese kid” and sick growing up

He noticed in his mid-20s how he couldn’t concentrate eating low-calorie

Why he fired his doctor and then spent $250,000 on various tests on himself

He slept less than 4 hours per night for two years straight

How he got a six-pack without doing any exercise

He attempted a raw vegan diet and “it works for a while”

There’s maybe an excess of fiber and the wrong kind of oils with veganism

He added back in meat with his raw diet and ate raw beef, chicken, etc.

Meat is healthier if it is fresh and raw, but it’s “a lot of work”

His current diet is full of a variety of fresh foods

Our bodies should run on a diet that helps our “engine” run well

Former podcast guest Marshall Deutsch on the “fat nocebo” effect

A third of his content is on stress-management and cognitive performance

Gut problems can solve themselves when you use a $200 device

Train yourself in a month to control your heart rate with M-Wave 2

It gives you more alpha brain waves when you breathe correctly

How he’d never heard of Paleo or primal when he created his Bulletproof Diet

Why the Bulletproof Diet really isn’t Paleo (and yet it is!)

The major differences between the Bulletproof Diet and Paleo

Why he embraces sugar alcohols and “the flavor sweet”

His love for the use of xylitol and erythritol in cooking

Raw honey is a great way to get “higher quality sleep in less time”

Consume 3-4 teaspoons of raw honey just prior to going to bed

If you eat low-carb, this will not kick you out of ketosis

How he spent $99 using an at-home sleep machine to monitor his sleep

Why raw honey is better for glycogen through the liver than white potato

A reader sent him an fascinating book called The Honey Revolution

Using raw honey “medicinally” three nights a week for better sleep

How he performed getting only five hours of sleep nightly

He finished a book and got a promotion at his work during this time

Sleeping less “enabled” him to be able to get more done

If someone sleeps 9 hours a night then “there’s a problem” going on

Sleeping 6 1/2 hours nightly have better longevity than 8 hours a night

How his young children were his homemade “alarm” clock to get him up

He didn’t walk around “like a zombie” all day although he was tired at times

His job performance was good and he found his cortisol levels dropped

He consumed a “very high-fat, 4500-calorie diet” and lost 100 pounds

How he still only gets an average of five hours of sleep nightly

His desire to “put a nail in the calorie thing” with his high-calorie intake

Gary Taubes’ book called “bull****” on calories in, calories out

Why people still believe in the calorie hypothesis

His kids are “so healthy” and enjoy gnawing on a stick of Kerrygold butter

His Better Baby Book project set to release

The “utter chaos” going on inside of his head before hacking himself

The foods that you need to consume to heal and function well

How he “put an upgrade” into place with him and his wife to get pregnant

The genesis of his Bulletproof Coffee concept

His visit to Tibet where they drank fresh yak butter in their hot tea

He felt “awesome” consuming that and decided to try it in coffee instead

He’s long been a coffee guy but gave it up because he “felt like crap”

Modern coffee is produced in such high volume that it contains “toxins”

Coffee people know about flavor, but they don’t know about toxins

He launched Upgraded Coffee to produce toxin-free coffee

The many testimonials of people who consumed Bulletproof Coffee on Twitter

A high-fat, caffeinated drink that keeps you satisfied for hours

Why Kerrygold grassfed butter and not coconut oil in the Bulletproof Coffee

Grassfed, cultured butter gives “a phenomenal effect on your body”

Getting butyrate in your body is the key health benefit of the butter

The things that are “bordering on magic” with Bulletproof Coffee

How he grew a six-pack without exercise because of inhibiting mTOR

Your body thinks it is intermittent fasting when drinking Bulletproof Coffee

Eliminating mycotoxins is a key part of optimizing your health

91.7% of coffee from South America contains mycotoxins in it

How he might have 1000 calories with his Bulletproof Coffee in the morning

When he has protein with his Bulletproof Coffee he gets hungrier faster

Taking an international flight, he deliberately doesn’t eat on the flight

To turn on your prefrontal cortex, you have to eat animal fat and flesh

Don’t eat animals that were tortured or fed crap–but eat the meat!

Add creatine to your supplements if you are over the age of 30

The “Bulletproof Mindware” software that improves your mind

If you show your brain how to work better, it will work better to spite you

Increasing your creativity and intuition through training your brain

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