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The episode features an interview with Dave Asprey, known as the 'Father of Biohacking,' discussing his approach to improving health and longevity through biohacking techniques. He shares how he overcame health issues like being overweight, having arthritis, and chronic fatigue through self-experimentation and learning from elders. Asprey advocates for taking control of one's biology through lifestyle changes, supplements, and technologies.
Asprey emphasizes that biohacking is accessible to people from various backgrounds and financial situations, as many techniques like breathwork and meditation are free. He also discusses an upcoming AI tool that will provide personalized health recommendations based on an individual's goals and data. The episode explores the potential of biohacking to extend human lifespan and achieve optimal wellness.
Key topics include the definition of biohacking, Asprey's personal health journey, the role of elders in the biohacking community, the importance of self-experimentation, and the accessibility of biohacking techniques. The discussion highlights the growing interest in biohacking and its potential to revolutionize healthcare and wellness.
Key Episodes Takeaways
- Biohacking is the art and science of changing the environment around you and inside you to gain control over your biology.
- Biohacking techniques can potentially extend human lifespan and improve overall health and wellness.
- Many biohacking techniques, such as breathwork and meditation, are accessible and free.
- Self-experimentation and learning from elders are crucial aspects of biohacking.
- Emerging technologies like AI can personalize health recommendations based on individual goals and data.
- Biohacking is not just about health but about creating the life, body, mind, and spirit you desire.
- The energy gained through biohacking should be used to positively impact the world, not just accumulate power.
- Biohacking challenges conventional medical approaches and encourages taking control of one's health.
Top Episodes Quotes
- “So biohacking has emerged in this way where it's answering the needs of kind of both this dichotomy we live in. So I would say today I'm watching from, like, a little bit of the outside with, like, a little dipping my toe in the water, so to speak. But I'm really curious.“ by Kavita Patel
- “Biohacking is something introduced about twelve years ago, and it was this idea I thought really hard. What do I name it? It needs to be a little bit disruptive, and it's not about health. And the definition I came up with is the art and science of changing the environment around you and then inside of you. So you have full control of your own biology.“ by Dave Asprey
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Well, Now
Slate Podcasts
5/15/24
For many Americans, wellness is about mitigating and navigating disease. They’re looking for reliable ways to live healthier, longer lives.
But some are thinking even bigger than that and looking beyond what doctors view as the standard lifespan: 10, 20, 30, even 40 years beyond it. These people are often called “biohackers.”
On this week’s episode of Well, Now we talk to someone who’s considered the “Father of Biohacking” Dave Asprey on what exactly this movement is, and whether is it feasible for people who aren’t ridiculously rich.
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Well, Now is hosted by Kavita Patel and Maya Feller.
Podcast production by Ahyiana Angel and Vic Whitley-Berry with editorial oversight by Alicia Montgomery.
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