The Bacteria That Lets You Drink Alcohol Again – Zack Abbott, Ph.D. : 1000
The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & Performance
Dave Asprey
4.6 • 7.4K Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2022
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
(ZBiotics sponsored this episode.)
IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™… you'll find out how to counter the sometimes rough morning after you have alcohol. The key is a new genetically engineered pre-alcohol probiotic drink. Great timing as you head into the holiday season of celebrations.
Zack Abbott, CEO & co-founder of ZBiotics, joins this 1,000th episode of the podcast to talk about new discoveries in alcohol metabolism, genetic engineering and GMOs (used in a good way!), and the power of microbes.
Ever wondered why you feel like crap the morning after drinking alcohol? The cause is a byproduct called acetaldehyde that forms in your gut when you drink alcohol. The ZBiotics Pre-Alcohol Probiotic Drink breaks down acetaldehyde while you drink so you can feel better the morning after.
Prior to starting ZBiotics, Zack, who has a Ph.D. in microbiology and immunology, worked in clinical trial design, researched HIV vaccines, and pursued novel antibiotics in both academia and industry.
He invented the ZBiotics proprietary technology using genetic engineering to develop new probiotics—ones with specific, unique abilities to improve your daily life. He’s proving through science that incredible things can be done with GMOs and genetically engineered microbes.
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| 0:00.0 | You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey. |
| 0:04.2 | Formerly, Bulletproof Radio. |
| 0:09.0 | You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey. |
| 0:14.6 | This is the thousandth episode of the human upgrade. |
| 0:20.2 | And I wanted to do something special. |
| 0:22.2 | So it's also the first podcast that I've ever recorded |
| 0:27.5 | out of my new studios in Austin, Texas, where I am living for a while, |
| 0:35.2 | which is fantastic and fun. |
| 0:37.2 | And it's helping me to support our upgrade labs franchise |
| 0:42.1 | and lots of those going around. |
| 0:43.9 | You guys check out ownandupgradelabs.com |
| 0:46.3 | if you ever wanted to bring biohacking to your town. |
| 0:50.6 | And what else could I do that special? |
| 0:52.9 | How about we party? |
| 0:55.2 | What? |
| 0:55.7 | Well, we could have a party now. |
| 0:57.5 | But I'm going to take you back to the second, maybe third blog post |
| 1:03.8 | that I ever wrote back in late 2010 was, hey, I hate to say this, |
| 1:11.0 | but alcohol is bad for you. |
| 1:13.6 | I know that we enjoy it as humans for lots of reasons. |
| 1:17.2 | And you've heard me talk about alcohol replacements |
| 1:20.5 | that hit similar pathways in your brain, things |
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