Biohacker News - April 2019 : 583

The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey

Dave Asprey

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🗓️ 15 April 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Biohacking is the art and science of changing the environment around you, and inside of you, so you have full control of your own biology.

In this episode, Dave covers a story about glyphosate pesticide found in beer and wine, the importance of sleep in fighting heart disease, molecules and memory loss, fungus' crippling effects on your immune system, the link between your gut and your mental health, the importance of outside time and mental health, brain scans and your circadian rhythm.

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0:00.0	I'm Dave Asprey, and this is Biohacker News, a segmentable proof radio.
0:08.4	Biohacking is the art and science of changing the environment around you and inside of you
0:12.4	so that you have full control of your own biology.
0:17.1	First Biohacker News.
0:18.4	Traces of glyphosate pesticide have been found in beer and wine.
0:23.1	If you like the occasional glass of wine, this new report from the US Public Research Group
0:27.0	Education Fund might spoil your next happy hour.
0:30.4	Researchers found trace, but I would say meaningful amounts of glyphosate, which is
0:34.3	the active ingredient and roundup weed killer in popular wines and beers, even organic
0:39.7	varieties.
0:40.7	Traces of glyphosate were found in all but one brand, which was peak organic, IPA.
0:45.9	Even though glyphosate isn't allowed in organic farming, studies show that the chemical
0:49.3	can linger in the soil for more than 20 years.
0:52.8	And it also moves around with water.
0:55.1	So your fancy organic wine might still contain trace amounts of toxic weed killer if it was
0:59.3	grown on vineyards that were exposed to roundup in the past or next to farms where it's
1:03.7	used.
1:04.7	The levels of glyphosate in the report are below IPA risk tolerances for beverages, but
1:08.7	even small amounts of glyphosate can be problematic.
1:11.6	It increases your risk of cancer, it's toxic to your cells, and it disrupts endocrine
1:15.7	function, which interferes with your hormones.
1:17.6	Unfortunately, glyphosate's pretty common in food and water, including booze, which means
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