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The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance

Dave Asprey

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

4.6 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 30 October 2025

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Heart rate variability isn’t just a fitness metric, it’s the master signal of human performance, emotional regulation, and longevity. This episode reveals how you can use HRV to hack your nervous system, regulate stress in real time, and build true resilience from the inside out.

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Host Dave Asprey sits down with Rollin McCraty, Ph.D., Director of Research at the HeartMath Institute and a leading psychophysiologist exploring how the heart, brain and human consciousness are interconnected. For more than three decades his pioneering research into heart-brain communication and geomagnetic field interactions has supported the development of HRV/coherence-training tools and coherence biofeedback technology. His work has been featured in documentaries such as I Am, The Power of the Heart and The Living Matrix.

Together, Dave and Dr. McCraty uncover how heart-brain coherence can improve neuroplasticity, optimize sleep, strengthen mitochondria, and create emotional stability even under extreme stress. You’ll discover how five minutes a day of coherence training can elevate focus, resilience, and connection, helping every other biohack, from fasting and ketosis to supplements and nootropics, work more effectively.

You’ll Learn:

• What HRV really measures and why it predicts performance and longevity

• How coherence breathing balances your nervous system and sharpens cognition

• Why emotional regulation begins in the heart, not the mind

• How environmental and solar energy affect your physiology, and how to stay stable

• The Navy-proven HRV method for better sleep and stress recovery

• How coherence training outperforms traditional meditation for daily resilience

• The measurable science behind “radiating love” and creating heart-based connection

This is essential listening for anyone serious about biohacking, brain optimization, functional medicine, and anti-aging. Whether you’re optimizing metabolism, fine-tuning sleep, or upgrading your energy with Danger Coffee, coherence training helps you live smarter, not harder, by syncing your biology with the rhythm of life itself.

Dave Asprey is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, founder of Bulletproof Coffee, and the father of biohacking. With over 1,000 interviews and 1 million monthly listeners, The Human Upgrade brings you the knowledge to take control of your biology, extend your longevity, and optimize every system in your body and mind. Each episode delivers cutting-edge insights in health, performance, neuroscience, supplements, nutrition, biohacking, emotional intelligence, and conscious living.

New episodes are released every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday (BONUS). Dave asks the questions no one else will and gives you real tools to become stronger, smarter, and more resilient.

Keywords: heart rate variability, HRV training, HeartMath, Rollin McCraty, heart-brain coherence, biohacking, emotional regulation, nervous system, stress resilience, neuroplasticity, longevity, sleep optimization, mitochondria, functional medicine, anti-aging, coherence breathing, vagus nerve, HRV recovery, brain optimization

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Timestamps:

0:00 — Trailer

1:25 — OG Biohacker

3:21 — What Is Heart Rate Variability?

7:10 — The Four Drummers: Understanding HRV Rhythms

11:50 — Real-Time Training vs Sleep Tracking

18:45 — The Science of Coherence and Consciousness

21:25 — Heart Synchronization in Groups

26:40 — Space Weather and Planetary Rhythms

31:40 — Solar Flares and Human Behavior

38:45 — The Emotional System Runs the Show

49:15 — Getting Started: Training Protocol

57:55 — Advanced Applications: Dating to Performance

1:01:46 — The Frequency Spectrum of Love

1:05:15 — The Heart’s Magnetic Field and Congruence

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Transcript

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0:00.0	Hundreds of times a day, my body, without any awareness for me, was going into fight or flight mode, over and over.
0:07.0	That's when we tend to have foggy thinking, poor performance, rapid aging.
0:11.0	Once I learned...
0:12.0	Honestly, say, Dave, I made more personal gain and progress in three to four months than I did in years of meditation.
0:20.0	Dr. Rollin McCready is Director of Research at the Heart Math Institute and a pioneer of
0:24.9	heart brain coherent science. His team built a worldwide system that tracks how changes in the
0:29.9	Earth's energy affect our bodies and his research proves you can train your heart in minutes
0:34.5	a day to stay calm, think sharper, and handle stress better.
0:39.2	The God Helmet.
0:40.1	Five minutes a day, brains were becoming younger.
0:42.7	Resting metabolic rate goes down.
0:44.4	Okay.
0:44.8	When we have higher resonant frequency, it's really about stealing the mind that enough that they could finally hear the voice of the heart.
0:51.7	When you only had to do it, you can hug someone and it'll change them.
0:56.1	Oh, and this is, it's incredible work.
0:58.3	God, you've taken this field so far.
1:01.2	You're listening to The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey.
1:08.6	Living longer than you're supposed to isn't about luck anymore.
1:11.9	It's about who gets the right data first.
1:14.7	That's why I built inside track.
1:16.4	It's my new private weekly newsletter that gives you the science before everyone else.
1:21.1	Mostly the advice you find online creates confusion, not clarity, because it's just echoing stuff that's been around for a long time.
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