From Michelin Stars to Mental Clarity: The Nootropic Revolution - Dan Freed : 1114
The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey
Dave Asprey
4.6 • 7.3K Ratings
🗓️ 12 December 2023
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
Coming to you live from Austin, Texas, I can’t wait for you to meet Dan Freed—a man who’s journeyed from the hot kitchen of high-end cooking to the frontier of brain improvement. Dan’s the founder and CEO of Thesis, a company that's revolutionizing the way we think about our brain's potential, and his journey is one of resilience and innovation.
Picture this… A kid struggling with focus throughout childhood, he drops out of high school and claws his way up in the ruthless restaurant industry to become a saucier in a three-star Michelin kitchen. But the real twist comes when Dan, grappling with burnout, stumbles upon cognitive performance supplements. This discovery didn't just change his mental game, it transformed his entire life.
Fast forward through degrees from Yale and INSEAD, and you have the Dan that sits down for this interview—committed to helping others harness their brainpower to the fullest.
We get into the nitty gritty of nootropics and the supplement industry, talking about how Dan's fight with burnout and learning challenges led to the birth of Thesis Nootropics. We share tips on adapting human biology to our modern world, discuss the thorny issues of regulation and quality in the supplement industry, and explain how Thesis uses a unique combined approach of customizing nootropics and expert support for their customers.
We round it all off with a look at the remarkable, results-driven formulas that Thesis offers, and how focus is the key to unlocking our greatest potential. Dan's story is a living proof that sometimes, a couple of stumbles can lead to an incredible leap forward, thanks to some conscious action. That’s the kind of journey we all can learn something from.
(00:02:14) How Burnout & Learning Challenges Inspired Thesis Nootropics
(00:19:15) Is Using Nootropics Cheating?
(00:25:37) Tips for Adapting Human Biology to the Modern World
(00:32:33) How Thesis Is Customizing Nootropics
(00:40:59) Tips for Supporting Your Body’s Homeostasis While Taking a Stimulant
(00:46:33) Dave Rings the Alarm on Formulating With Vitamin B6
(00:50:53) Regulation & Quality Concerns in the Supplement Industry
(00:57:41) Key Ingredients in Thesis’ Clarity & Logic Formulas That Drive Real Results
(01:04:28) Unlocking Your Potential Through the Power of Focus
Resources
Dave Asprey’s NEW Book ‘Smarter Not Harder’ is out now: https://daveasprey.com/books
Website: takethesis.com and use code “Asprey” for a 10% off all Thesis products.
Instagram: @takethesis
Facebook: Take Thesis
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| 0:00.0 | You already know that sleep is important, but not just any sleep will do. |
| 0:05.0 | In fact, there's one particular sleep phase that's responsible for most of your body's daily repair, |
| 0:11.0 | for hunger and for weight loss hormones hormones even how you manage your energy and |
| 0:14.8 | a lot of other things and if you don't get enough of that phase of sleep you'll |
| 0:18.6 | probably always struggle with cravings slow metabolism, premature aging, or even worse, all the stuff that I dealt with as a |
| 0:26.3 | young man before I figured out biohacking. That phase of sleep is called deep sleep, |
| 0:31.6 | and barely any of us are getting the amount that you really want. |
| 0:36.3 | One big reason for that is because 80% of human beings today are magnesium deficient. |
| 0:41.7 | That's a big problem because magnesium cranks up gaba in your body. |
| 0:45.4 | It helps you relax at a cellular level and it enables deeper sleep. Plus it keeps stress and |
| 0:51.1 | anxiety in check and those are things that can ruin your sleep. |
| 0:54.3 | Now before you grab just any magnesium supplement here's a tip you need all seven forms of |
| 0:59.6 | magnesium most supplements out there will give you one or maybe two forms. |
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| 1:25.8 | difference is massive. So check it out for yourself. Go to mag breakthrough.com |
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| 1:34.0 | You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey. |
| 1:38.0 | Formerly, Bulletproof radio. You're listening to the human upgrade. |
| 1:50.0 | You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey. |
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