Dave Asprey - Fast This Way to Burn Fat and Heal Inflammation (#389)

Dave Asprey (IG: @dave.asprey) is the Founder & Chairman of Bulletproof. He is a three-time New York Times bestselling science author, host of the Webby award-winning podcast Bulletproof Radio, and has been featured on the Today Show, CNN, The New York Times, Dr. Oz, and more.

Today Dave is on the show for this 4th time to discuss his new book, Fast This Way: Burn Fat, Heal Inflammation, and Eat Like the High-Performing Human You Were Meant to Be.

Watch the full video version of this conversation below.

In this episode, we discuss:

Why Dave wrote Fast This Way
The biggest fasting hacks
What is grehlin?
Drinking coffee that makes you hungry? (it might be toxic)
The benefits of adding prebiotic fiber to your Bulletproof Coffee
Why Dave’s not a fan of exogenous ketones
How to achieve metabolic flexibility
Don’t fall into the fasting trap
Women can start out fasting 3-4 days a week
The process of autophagy
The core definition of resilience
Intermittent fasting is a sustainable practice for helping prevent disease
The Four “F words” – Focus, Food, Fertility, & Friend
Fasting provides a sense of peace and power
The definition of biohacking in relation to intermittent fasting
The great debate – water vs. Bulletproof Coffee fasts
Coffee will give you better results during a fast
Dave’s profound experience with a Shaman
The difference between spiritual fasting and ayahuasca
Holotropic breathing can induce altered states
Why intermittent fasting matters
Dave’s experience coming back into society after water fasting
Is it safe for kids to fast?
Fasting for women
Activated charcoal is a magic supplement to add in while fasting
Taking serrapeptase during a fast

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Related episodes:

Gary Taubes – Are Carbs Making You Fat? (#387)
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353: Dr. Satchin Panda – Time-Restricted Eating (TRE) & Managing Your Light Exposure
311: Leanne Vogel – Keto For Women, Loving Your Body, Sailing Through Life
294: Dr. Sara Gottfried – Brain Body Diet, Start To Surrender, Reset With Intermittent Fasting

Dave Asprey photo credit: Joshua Lawrence

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