The Fat You Didn’t Know You Needed : 1194

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

🗓️ 23 August 2024

⏱️ 86 minutes

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Summary

In this episode of The Human Upgrade, Dave Asprey is joined by Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson, a veterinary epidemiologist and co-founder of Seraphina Therapeutics, to explore the groundbreaking discovery of C15, also known as Pentadecanoic acid. This episode uncovers how Dr. Venn-Watson's work with aging dolphins in the U.S. Navy led to the surprising revelation that C15 is an essential fatty acid, marking the first discovery of its kind in nearly a century. Through extensive research, C15 has shown powerful benefits for longevity, reducing inflammation, and promoting cellular health, which can help prevent chronic conditions like metabolic syndrome and heart disease.

Dr. Venn-Watson explains the science behind C15, its natural sources—such as grass-fed dairy and certain types of fish—and why it’s often missing from modern low-fat diets. She also dives into the clinical studies that reveal how C15 can stabilize cell membranes, reduce oxidative stress, and improve metabolic function. The episode emphasizes the importance of this ‘new’ fat for anyone seeking to optimize their health, whether through diet or supplementation.

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Timestamps and Highlights:

00:00:01 — Introduction by Dave Asprey
00:01:02 — Dr. Stephanie Venn-Watson’s Introduction
00:03:15 — The Discovery of C15
00:05:56 — C15 in Fish and Dairy
00:08:03 — C15’s Role in Longevity and Cellular Health
00:12:35 — Clinical Studies and Health Benefits
00:20:12 — C15 and Vegan Diets

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0:00.0	You're listening to the human upgrade with Dave Asprey.
0:04.0	Today I want to talk about something that we all love.
0:12.0	Fat. Fat.
0:12.8	Okay, maybe you love it, made me down.
0:15.1	When I was really fat, like 300 pounds fat.
0:17.6	I didn't love it.
0:19.1	I thought it'd make me fat.
0:20.7	And over the years, it became abundantly clear that different fat do different things to different parts of your body.
0:28.0	And yes, I'm the guy who has, well, in 2014 there was a global shortage of grass-fed butter because of what we were doing with our coffee.
0:37.0	And someone was arrested trying to smuggle butter from Norway into Sweden for Christmas because of butter smuggling.
0:45.8	And I really can take credit in the history of humanity possibly for butter smuggling.
0:51.2	Also bringing grass with butter into Canada many times at a special
0:55.0	fest for that. But this is not a butter interview. This is about a kind of
0:59.8	fact that I want to say is new, except it's not not new we just didn't know about it.
1:04.8	It's newly discovered and is called C-15. It's an essential fatty acid that almost
1:11.1	no one knows about and something that I've been using for a couple
1:13.5	years with great results. It has a big impact on aging and long-term health.
1:19.3	And our expert today is Dr. Stephanie Van Watson, who is the CEO, the company who makes this stuff.
1:29.0	It's called Serafina Therapeutics.
1:32.0	And you might have seen her at the last bio-acking conference.
1:35.0	And Dr. Van Watson is a veterinary epidemiologist and public health scientist.
1:40.0	She worked for the US Navy and a formerly credible organization called the World Health Organization.
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