High Performance Health

Dave Asprey: How Your Biology Controls Your Mind & Mood

Oct 10, 2025
In this engaging conversation, Dave Asprey, a four-time New York Times bestselling author and the founder of the Bulletproof movement, explores how our mitochondria shape our emotions and decisions. He introduces the concept of a 'censorship window' where our bodies react before we consciously process stimuli. Dave reveals the 'Five F-Words'—Fear, Food, Fertility, Friend, and Forgiveness—driving our primal instincts. He discusses the power of forgiveness as a physiological process and how true peace can emerge from transforming fear.
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INSIGHT

Body's One-Third Second Censorship

  • Your body processes sensory input for ~0.33s before the brain, creating a "censorship window."
  • Mitochondria act as pre-conscious sensors that decide initial emotional and energy responses.
INSIGHT

Five F‑Words Run Your Primal OS

  • Dave Asprey describes five ordered F-words that run the body's original OS: Fear, Food, Fertility, Friend, Forgiveness.
  • These priorities shape immediate feelings and energy allocation before conscious thought arrives.
ADVICE

Use Curiosity To Disarm Triggers

  • When triggered, pause and ask, "That's interesting — why did I get triggered?"
  • Use curiosity to step out of fear so you can choose rather than react.
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