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The Model Health Show

TMHS 770 - Eat These 5 Foods to Live Longer! - With Dave Asprey

The Model Health Show

Shawn Stevenson

Fitness, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.87.3K Ratings

🗓️ 4 March 2024

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

One important tenet of living a longer, healthier life is eating a variety of nutrient-dense foods. In the landscape of diet wars, nutritional dogma, and predatory marketing tactics, it can be hard to cut through the noise. So what exactly should you be eating to increase your lifespan and healthspan?  Today’s guest, Dave Asprey, is a longtime health science entrepreneur, a four-time New York Times bestselling author, and the father of biohacking. He’s back on The Model Health Show to share his top five foods that are correlated with a longer lifespan, including animal-based protein, blueberries, grass-fed butter, and more.  You’re going to hear the real science behind dietary cholesterol, some of the nuances with consuming olive oil and fish oil, and how to upgrade your cup of coffee. We’re discussing how alcohol impacts longevity, the benefits of dairy fat, and how your nutrition can make your brain and hormones work better. As always, Dave is bringing the science and entertainment. I hope you enjoy this interview with the one and only, Dave Asprey!  In this episode you’ll discover: Why saturated fats are critical for building your hormones. (6:45) What you need to know about fake avocado oil. (7:12) The relationship between testosterone and dopamine. (8:39) Why most people have low testosterone levels. (8:54) The last place in your budget to cut costs. (10:52) How canola oil was infiltrated into our food system. (11:38) Why 80% of vegans quit their diet. (13:24) The environmental implications of a plant-based diet. (20:39) How our regulatory agencies have been lying to us. (24:24) The evidence behind consuming olive oil. (26:03) Two theories behind how olive oil impacts longevity. (27:11) The health benefits of blueberries. (29:06) Which animal proteins have the most minerals and nutrients. (31:07) Why a pescatarian diet can backfire. (31:59) The truth about plant-based omega 3s. (32:38) Which food is the best source of EPA & DHA. (33:10) The drawbacks of consuming too much fish oil. (33:50) How coffee influences your longevity. (38:59) The surprising truth about mold in coffee. (39:20) How to choose between fair-trade and organic coffee. (49:00) What happens in your body when you drink alcohol. (59:39) The connection between longevity and ejaculation. (1:07:01) Items mentioned in this episode include: PaleoValley.com/model - Use code MODEL for 15% off! DrinkLMNT.com/model - Get a FREE sample pack with any order!  Biohacking Conference - Register for the conference in Dallas!  How Your Beliefs Control Your Biology with Dr. Bruce Lipton – Episode 590 The Biology of Belief by Dr. Bruce Lipton The Bulletproof Diet by Dave Asprey  Change Your Brain, Change Your Life by Dr. Daniel Amen  Danger Coffee  - Get your mold-free, remineralized coffee!  Connect with Dave Asprey Website / Podcast / Instagram  Be sure you are subscribed to this podcast to automatically receive your episodes:  Apple Podcasts Stitcher Spotify Soundcloud Join TMHS Facebook community - Model Nation  This episode of The Model Health Show is brought to you by Paleo Valley & LMNT.  Use my code MODEL at PaleoValley.com/model to save 15% sitewide on nutrient dense snacks, superfood supplements, and more.   Head to DrinkLMNT.com/model to claim a FREE sample pack of electrolytes with any purchase.

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You are now listening to the model health show with Sean Stevenson.

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For more visit the model health show.

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com.

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Welcome to the model health show. This is fitness and nutrition expert Sean

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Stevenson and I'm so grateful for you tuning in with me today. Living to

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a hundred years old, that's easy according to our special guest. His team of scientists

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and longevity experts have him projected to live decades beyond that and

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most importantly live functional and healthy decades beyond that

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because there's a big difference between lifespan and health span we don't just

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want to live a long time we're going to live a long healthy life where we have functionality and able to do the things that we love.

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Yes, there are cutting edge technologies that our special guests is using and has been

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educating millions of people on for years.

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But there are few things that matter for how long you're going to live, then what you choose

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to eat.

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On this episode, he's going to be sharing with you his top five foods for extending your lifespan.

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Keep in mind these are his top five foods and he shares that he has colleagues that abide by different diet frameworks

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that have successfully reversed their biological age and slow their rate of

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aging as much as he has. And the thing about our special guests, he is neurotic about tracking. So all these

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different biomarkers, looking at telomere length, looking at all these different biomarkers

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of aging, he's been on top of this stuff and has the facts to back it up that he has in fact reversed his biological age.

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Chronological age is one thing. That's the calendar time.

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Biological age is the age of your cells,

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