Dave Asprey || Fast This Way

The Psychology Podcast

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Science, Social Sciences

4.4 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2021

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

Today it’s great to chat with Dave Asprey, Founder & Chairman of Bulletproof. Dave is a three-time New York Times bestselling science author, host of the Webby award-winning podcast Bulletproof Radio, and has been featured on the Today Show, CNN, The New York Times, Dr. Oz, and more. His latest book is called Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Eat Like the High-Performing Human You Were Mean to Be.

Topics

[2:13] Dave shares his vision quest experience

[9:50] Why Dave started Bulletproof

[15:12] Dave explains the science behind MCT

[18:10] Dave’s rules for fasting

[21:09] Working fast vs. spiritual fast

[23:01] Cravings vs. hunger

[27:51] The science of the keto diet

[32:30] The science and mentality behind cravings

[36:16] How to develop sustainable food habits

[40:39] Dave shares the impact of fasting on his body and mind

[44:25] Why Dave thinks he can live to 180

[51:32] Dave explains the “16:8 Fast”

[56:42] Dave discusses the dangers of over-fasting

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0:00.0	Today, it's great to chat with Dave Asprey, founder and chairman of Bulletproof.
0:18.4	Dave is a three-time New York Times bestselling science author, host of the Webby award-winning
0:22.7	podcast Bulletproof Radio, and has been featured on the today's show, CNN, The New York Times,
0:27.9	Dr. Oz, and more.
0:29.2	His latest book, among many great books, is called Fast This Way, Burn Fat, Heal
0:34.5	Inflammation, and eat like the high-performing human you are meant to be.
0:39.4	Dave, so great to chat with you today.
0:42.2	Scott, it's always a pleasure.
0:43.6	I'm a big fan of your work.
0:46.4	I've mentioned you multiple times when I talk about the four F words in Fast This Way,
0:52.7	things that drive human behavior, but there's another one around transcendence and being
0:57.7	more connected to more than just yourself and all of that, so thanks for the inspiration.
1:01.8	Well, thank you.
1:02.8	The Felix Mutual, after I was on your gracious enough to have me on your podcast, I was left
1:08.0	with this feeling of, this is a cool cat.
1:12.4	It was such an effortless conversation we had, there was no effort there, so I love when
1:17.8	that happens.
1:18.8	Yeah, that's the best podcast for conversations you want to have anyway, and you just have
1:22.8	a few hundred thousand people listening in because they wanted to hear, and then everybody
1:26.0	wins.
1:27.6	Well, so we've a lot to talk about.
1:29.1	I hope I got your bio right.
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