Dave Asprey: Biohacking is a "real thing" now

The Annual Biohacking Conference, hosted by Upgrade Labs, is a mind-boggling, mind-enhancing gathering of people, from all walks of life, who want to live better and longer.  LLAMA’s Peter Bowes attended this year’s event, in Beverly Hills, California, to meet Dave Asprey, the movement’s poster boy for self-improvement, along with some of the conference’s key speakers and exhibitors. In this episode we explore everything from cryotherapy to enhancing neuroplasticity, flow meditation, mitochondrial health and infrared saunas. Dave explains how biohacking has come of age, why he believes he will live to be at least 180 and how he says everyone - not just the rich and famous - could benefit from being in better control of their bodies and biology.  

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Dave Asprey
Founder, Bulletproof

Dave, the original biohacker, explains how and why the practice has come of age and how we can all benefit from it.

"Biohacking is largely the art and science of changing the environment around you, so that you have more control of your biology.”

Also check out: LLAMA episode 65, with Peter’s tour of Upgrade Labs in Santa Monica. 

Martin Tobias: Biohacking to upgrade the human mind and body

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Dr. Barry Morguelan

Chinese energy grandmaster, double board certified gastroenterologist and internal medicine doctor trained at UCLA and currently practicing in Los Angeles. Dr. B, as he is affectionately known, is a force of nature with a mind-blowing story of personal discovery and experience. 

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Dr. Charles Brenner

Head of Biochemistry at the University of Iowa & chief scientific adviser to the Chromadex, a California-based nutraceutical company behind the Nicotinamide riboside (NR) supplement, Tru Niagen. Dr. Brenner updates us on his work understanding NAD and cell metabolism.

Also check out our previous interview: LLAMA episode 53

Charles Brenner: Explaining the science behind “age better” vitamin B3 supplement

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Lauren Hansen, Cryo Science

Learn about the Cryotherapy craze.  Lauren explains the science of exposing the body to subzero temperatures in order to stimulate physical and mental health benefits.

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Dr. Patrick Porter, BrainTap

Dr. Porter hacks the power nap with "brainwave entrainment" technology. T

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