Military Tech Goes Public: Think 30% Faster with This Brain Hack | Geoffrey Woo : 1282

The Human Upgrade with Dave Asprey

Dave Asprey

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

4.6 • 7.3K Ratings

🗓️ 16 May 2025

⏱️ 88 minutes

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Summary

Your brain runs slow when it’s running on the wrong fuel.

In this episode of The Human Upgrade, Dave Asprey sits down with Geoffrey Woo, Stanford-trained computer scientist and founder of Ketone-IQ, to reveal the high-performance brain fuel once reserved for Special Forces and elite athletes.

Discover how ketones helped operators in combat zones sharpen focus, recover faster, and boost reaction speed by up to 30%. Learn why glucose falls short, how to hack your mitochondria for better cognition, and what it takes to unlock rapid-fire thinking on demand.

This is brain energy for people who want to win, at life, work, and everything in between. Whether you’re fasting, flying, or facing real pressure, ketones flip the switch.

You’ll Learn:

• Why ketones beat glucose for focus, speed, and mental clarity

• How Special Forces use ketones to recover brain function under stress

• The truth about esters, salts, and the new wave of ketone diols

• How ketones support faster thinking, emotional control, and clean energy

• What makes Ketone-IQ different, and how Dave stacks it for peak performance

• The best ways to combine ketones with fasting, workouts, and meditation

• Why your metabolism controls your mood, reaction time, and resilience

Resources:

• Dave Asprey’s New Book - Heavily Meditated: https://daveasprey.com/heavily-meditated/

• Ketone-IQ Website – https://ketone.com/pages/dave-asprey?utm_source=partners&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=DAVE

• Geoffrey's Website: https://www.geoffreywoo.com/

• 2025 Biohacking Conference: https://biohackingconference.com/2025

• Danger Coffee: https://dangercoffee.com

• Dave Asprey’s Website: https://daveasprey.com

• Dave Asprey’s Linktree: https://linktr.ee/daveasprey

• Upgrade Collective – Join The Human Upgrade Podcast Live: https://www.ourupgradecollective.com

• Own an Upgrade Labs: https://ownanupgradelabs.com

• Upgrade Labs: https://upgradelabs.com

• 40 Years of Zen – Neurofeedback Training for Advanced Cognitive Enhancement: https://40yearsofzen.com

Timestamps:

• 00:00 – Trailer

• 02:00 – Intro

• 02:12 – Ketosis & brain performance

• 02:53 – Geoffrey’s background

• 03:52 – Ketone supplement evolution

• 04:41 – What makes Ketone-IQ different

• 07:18 – Manufacturing breakthroughs

• 13:53 – Entrepreneur mindset

• 18:58 – Future of biohacking

• 45:59 – Why classics still matter

• 46:23 – Cultural decline

• 47:04 – Decentralization

• 48:25 – Info overload & mental clarity

• 49:38 – Ketones & consciousness

• 57:49 – Religion & belief systems

• 01:03:32 – Key biohacking biomarkers

• 01:12:47 – Brain data & future upgrades

• 01:26:34 – Listener offer

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Transcript

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0:00.0	When you have lower oxygen, your reaction time increases, meaning that when you respond to a threat, you trigger pull.
0:05.4	You lose about 30% of your reaction time or it increases 30%.
0:09.3	You know Jake Paul, controversial, viral, unstoppable.
0:12.9	You're not even a fighter.
0:14.1	Like, you do exhibitions and lost like four years ago.
0:16.4	But what if the guy helping engineer his rise isn't a boxing coach or a PR rep?
0:21.3	It's this man, Jeffrey Wu, founder of Ketone IQ, Stanford-trained computer scientist,
0:27.4	and the brains behind the biohacking elite.
0:30.4	He doesn't coach influencers.
0:31.8	He programs performance.
0:33.5	Don't lose that childlike curiosity of spirit.
0:36.3	A core operating hypothesis I have is that there's two scarce assets in the world of business.
0:41.6	One is capital.
0:42.8	But I think what's arguably more scarce is actually attention.
0:45.5	He fuels cyborgs, the ones launching billion-dollar companies, breaking records and outthinking everyone in the world.
0:52.2	Because today's flex isn't followers, it's focus.
0:55.7	It's glucose that never crashes.
0:58.0	It's willpower on command.
0:59.9	You've heard of ketosis.
1:01.3	But this, this is performance engineering.
1:03.8	This is nutrition as code.
1:05.5	This is what happens when you stop eating like a caveman and start fueling like a machine.
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