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Today's guest is none other than Dave Asprey, back for his third appearance. A true pioneer of the biohacking movement, Dave has devoted his life to elevating human performance using the latest scientific research combined with ancient healing traditions. His mission here today, and in his life, is to share with the world the latest discoveries in health and wellness to help people break through mental and physical barriers, to accomplish the unimaginable, and to be superhuman.

I assure you this is not your run of the mill Dave Asprey interview. We talk about his move to Austin on the heels of his recent divorce, the perils of living on an island in Canada during a three-year period of tyranny, the rarely discussed and unglamorous challenges of having your own farm, how a vegan diet wrecked his health and his teeth, and why he doesn't recommend it – among many, many more hot-button issues.

We also spend time exploring his new book, Smarter Not Harder, which is essentially about embracing laziness as a way to cultivate more energy. If nothing else, Dave is a free thinker and world-class innovator; and we get a full download in this one.

He shares why he's no longer repping Bulletproof, the company he founded. And finally, we get the nitty gritty on moldy coffee and why he infused trace minerals into his new Danger Coffee to make it even more potent. If you want to check out Danger Coffee for yourself with a 10% discount, go to dangercoffee.com/luke and use the code LUKE.

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00:04:36 — Dave’s Move From Canada to Texas

• Why Dave moved from Canada to Texas

• The reality of living on a small remote farm

• Effects of poor leadership in Canada and California

• Warnings Dave received from the government from his posts during the pandemic

• Dave’s POV on vaccines and the pandemic business model

• Supporting the right for people to disagree with you 

00:23:21 — Achieve Optimal Wellness by Working Smarter Not Harder

• The improvement of biohacking tech over the last couple decades 

• How the moon really affects things

• Dave’s reason for writing Smarter Not Harder

• Upgrade Labs – upgradelabs.com

• What being lazy really means

• Blind spots in our body’s biology

• The fallacy of calories in and calories out

• The science behind how suffering can increase resilience

• Slope of the curve: The most efficient way to exercise

01:02:33 — Tools for Longevity & Cognitive Function & Essential Minerals You’re Missing

• Building recovery into your wellness routine

• The recipe for longevity

• Cognitive function techniques

• How to get the results from meditation faster

• 40 Years of Zen

• Benefits of Vitamin DAKE and the dangers and side effects of mineral deficiencies

• How to identify quality coffee and chocolate 

• Toxins in coffee products

• Taking a step back from Bulletproof

• Starting a new coffee company – dangercoffee.com/luke

• Use code LUKE to get 10% off

• Deep dive on trace minerals

01:37:00 — Exploring the Intersection of Ethics, Spirituality & Biohacking

• The “deaths per calorie” concept, factory farming, and militant veganism

• Our sacred, spiritual contract with animals

• Animal Power by Alyson Charles

• Biohacking’s necessary spiritual component

• Overcoming resistance to uncomfortable experiences

01:43:59 —  EMFs, Smart Drugs & the Future of Biohacking

• Daves’s take on EMFs

• Conspiracy theories and analysis

• Smart drugs 101

• Increase Your IQ & Your Lifespan For A Dime A Day | Steven Fowkes, Biohacker #456

• Hacking Your pH, LED lighting & Smart Drugs Part 1 #94

• Use cases for Modafinil, Fenibut, Deprinil, and anti aging drugs

• Dave’s current perspective on microdosing

• Secret sauce for brain optimization

• Head Strong by Dave Asprey

• The latest and greatest smart drug and hacks

• Better brain health with Mendi – use code LUKE15 for 15% off

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Resources:

• Website: daveasprey.com

• Instagram: @dave.asprey

• Podcast: The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey

• Shop: upgradelabs.com

• Upgrade Labs: @upgradelabs

• 40 Years of Zen: @40yearsofzen

• Danger Coffee: dangercoffee.com/luke (use code LUKE to get 10% OFF)

• Danger Coffee: @dangercoffeeofficial

• Bulletproof: bulletproof.com

• YouTube: Dave Asprey

• Read: Smarter Not Harder by Dave Asprey

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• Becoming Bulletproof with Dave Asprey #26

• Mindset & Emotional Freedom: The Inner Work Of Biohacking w/ Dave Asprey #237