Dave Asprey: Biohacking Your Way to Better Health and Business Success | Mental Health | E351

Young and Profiting with Hala Taha (Entrepreneurship, Sales, Marketing)

YAP Media Network

Education, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Business, Self-improvement

4.8 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 19 May 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Dave Asprey’s journey into biohacking began with a quest to improve his health. In his twenties, he was overweight and low on energy, but through cutting-edge science, Dave optimized his brain health, reduced his biological age, and transformed his life. As the father of biohacking, he believes he can live to 180 years and achieve what many consider impossible. In this episode, Dave discusses how entrepreneurs can leverage biohacking to boost health, wellness, and productivity. He also shares insights from his book, Smarter Not Harder, revealing efficient strategies for peak performance and longevity. In this episode, Hala and Dave will discuss: (00:00) Introduction (01:53) How Mindset Affects Biological Aging (05:56) Benefits of Biohacking in Health and Business (11:05) Why Biohacking Works: The Science Behind It (16:40) The Power of Laziness in Boosting Productivity (21:25) Managing Stress and Triggers in Business (31:52) The Importance of Health and Wellness Scans (34:30) ADHD as a Superpower in Entrepreneurship (39:32) Workout Tips for Busy Entrepreneurs (47:09) The Truth About Diet and Meat Consumption (01:00:03) Foods to Boost Brain Health and Performance Dave Asprey is an entrepreneur, author, biohacking pioneer, and the founder of Bulletproof 360, Inc., known for popularizing Bulletproof Coffee. A four-time New York Times bestselling author, his books include The Bulletproof Diet and Smarter Not Harder. He is also the host of The Human Upgrade podcast and has invested over $2 million in biohacking experiments, revolutionizing the fields of health, aging, and longevity. Sponsored By: Indeed - Get a $75 sponsored job credit at indeed.com/profitingIndeed Shopify - Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial period at youngandprofiting.co/shopify Microsoft Teams - Stop paying for tools. Get everything you need, for free at aka.ms/profiting Mercury - Streamline your banking and finances in one place. Learn more at mercury.com/profiting LinkedIn Marketing Solutions - Get a $100 credit on your next campaign at linkedin.com/profiting Bilt - Start paying rent through Bilt and take advantage of your Neighborhood Benefits™ by going to joinbilt.com/PROFITING. Airbnb - Find yourself a co-host at airbnb.com/host Resources Mentioned: Dave Asprey: The Business of Biohacking | E149: youngandprofiting.co/BusinessofBiohacking Dave’s Website: daveasprey.com Dave’s Book, Super Human: bit.ly/Super_Human Dave’s Book, Smarter Not Harder: bit.ly/Smarter-Not-Harder Dave’s Book, Bulletproof Diet: bit.ly/Bulletproof_Diet Dave’s Book, Heavily Meditated: bit.ly/Heavily_Meditated Active Deals - youngandprofiting.com/deals Key YAP Links Reviews - ratethispodcast.com/yap Youtube - youtube.com/c/YoungandProfiting LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/htaha/ Instagram - instagram.com/yapwithhala/ Social + Podcast Services: yapmedia.com Transcripts - youngandprofiting.com/episodes-new Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship Podcast, Business, Business Podcast, Self Improvement, Self-Improvement, Personal Development, Starting a Business, Strategy, Investing, Sales, Selling, Psychology, Productivity, Entrepreneurs, AI, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Marketing, Negotiation, Money, Finance, Side Hustle, Mental Health, Career, Leadership, Mindset, Health, Growth Mindset, Mental Health, Psychology, Motivation, Manifestation, Life Balance, Self Healing, Positivity, Happiness, Sleep.

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0:00.0	Today's episode is sponsored in part by Airbnb, Open Phone, Shopify, Mercury, Built, Indeed, and Microsoft Teams. As always, you can find all of our incredible deals in the show notes or at young and profiting.com slash deals.
0:13.6	I have the average response time in my brain of an 18-year-old.
0:17.4	Dave Asprey is an entrepreneur, the father of biohacking, and there's literally not a more qualified expert in the world on this topic. It's silly to run a business and not
0:26.0	manage your biology. Your body is lazy by design, and the flip side of laziness is efficiency.
0:32.3	You're just wasting time in the gym. Being fit is important, but it does not follow that spending
0:37.4	more time in the gym makes you more fit. If you it does not follow that spending more time in the gym
0:38.3	makes you more fit. If you can learn to recover faster than mother nature intended, you can do
0:43.1	way more in your life. And that's what biohacking really is about. Now I have the body I want without a lot of
0:48.3	work because if you do that, you're captain of your own ship and it changes everything. How would you approach going to the gym?
0:56.0	What you would do is you would, and then you make sure of animal protein right after you
1:00.0	work out.
1:01.0	What should we know about meats?
1:02.0	Grass-fed red meat is the healthiest meat that most people can eat.
1:06.0	What's the most unconventional thing that you're doing right now to achieve your age goal?
1:11.2	Wow. I do everything.
1:35.2	Yeah, fam, are you struggling to find the willpower and the energy you need to get things done?
1:38.4	How would you like to do less but get even better results?
1:44.0	Well, my guest today is going to tell us how, and it all starts with using your own laziness to your advantage.
1:50.4	Well, I'm so pumped to hear from the goat of biohacking himself, Dave Asprey. Dave Asprey is an entrepreneur, the father of biohacking, and the author of books like Bulletproof Diet, Superhuman,
1:55.1	and most recently smarter, not harder. I first talked of Dave back in episode 149 about his
2:00.4	biohacking journey and his advice on
2:02.5	diet and fasting. Today, he's going to share with us some of his latest and most innovative
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