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The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance

Dave Asprey

Nutrition, Wellness, Lifestyle, Brain, Biohacking, Education, Fitness, Fasting, Science, Meditation, Self-improvement, Health & Fitness, Hacking, Diet, Fat

4.6 • 7.4K Ratings

🗓️ 19 April 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

I lost 100 pounds, dropped to 4.8% body fat, and my lab tests say I'm biologically in my 30s... at 50 years old. Here's everything I got wrong about weight loss for years, and what actually worked.

After 18 months of low-calorie dieting and 700+ hours in the gym with zero fat loss, I discovered the truth about saturated fat, intermittent fasting, and why putting butter in my coffee every morning changed everything. This is the foundation of the Bulletproof Diet... and it's helped people around the world lose over a million pounds.

In this video I break down 9 weight loss myths that are keeping you fat and tired:

Why saturated fat is NOT bad for you (and what the real science says)
The truth about low-fat diets and why they wreck your hormones
Why counting calories is the wrong tool for fat loss
How intermittent fasting and butter coffee keep you in fat-burning mode all day
The anti-nutrients hiding in "healthy" vegetables, whole grains, and fruit
Why 20 minutes of exercise per week beats 6 days in the gym

Whether you're struggling with stubborn belly fat, constant cravings, brain fog, or low energy... this video is for you. I cover grass-fed butter benefits, MCT oil, biohacking for weight loss, leptin resistance, insulin sensitivity, autophagy, and the real reason the low-fat movement made America sicker.

0:00 – Introduction

03:14 – Myth #1: Saturated Fat Is Bad for You

05:03 – Myth #2: Low-Fat Diets Are Healthy

07:01 – Myth #3: Cutting Calories Is the Key to Fat Loss

08:53 – Myth #4: Eating Small Meals Boosts Your Metabolism

10:24 – Myth #5: All Vegetables Are Good for You

12:10 – Myth #6: Whole Grains Are Healthy

13:26 – Myth #7: Fruit Is Always Healthy

14:42 – Myth #8: You Need to Eat Breakfast Right Away

15:56 – Myth #9: Exercise Is the Best Way to Lose Weight

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0:55.9	Your hair is a sign of how healthy you are. So what actually works if you want to grow new hair?
1:02.9	There are tons of products that sound good on paper, but they really don't do much in practice.
1:08.1	IRISE store is different because it is powerful and it's targeted and it's light therapy.
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1:18.1	and that means dormant hair follicles can wake back up. The elite delivers that through 300
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1:40.0	100% of participants grew more hair. In four months, their hair count increased an average of 43.2%.
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