Dave Asprey - “Laziness has driven all of human progress… embrace your inner laziness”
03/27/23 • 53 min
Dave Asprey is a pioneer of the biohacking movement, elevating human performance through scientific research combined with ancient healing traditions. He has educated and changed millions of peoples lives, through his podcast- ‘The Human Upgrade’ and his 4 New York Times Bestselling Science books. In this episode we discuss his new book “Smarter Not Harder: A Guide to Reclaiming and Optimising Your Health” (an absolute must read!)
He exposes the surprising secrets of our body’s operating system, or its “MeatOS, a system that is naturally designed to be lazy. Dave tells us how to hack the MeatOS and make it do what we want it to do, turning it from obstacle, to ally. The key to achieving optimum wellness, he reveals, isn’t about doing more, it’s about doing less—exercising and eating smarter, not harder, and making the body’s built in laziness work for you.
Intrigued? Listen on!
Davinia x
Topics
Dave’s ‘laziness’ principle from his new book- “Smarter Not Harder”
Why are we ashamed of being lazy?
What is your ‘MeatOS'?
What is ‘energy’?
What is ‘rapid on, rapid off response” and how can we benefit from it?
Dave’s journey with weight loss.
The problem with ‘calories in, calories out’ ethos.
The five big categories that can help define your health goals, including more muscle, better cardiovascular function, more energy/fat loss, stress management, brain function.
How to turn disorders such as ADHD, ODD, OCD into a superpower.
Which foods exacerbate behavioural disorders?
Matching meditation style to the brain.
The importance of building a habit, but also recognising when the habit no longer benefits you.
The reset process- teaching people how to ‘turn off’.
Hard fast rules about sleep- www.sleepwithdave.com
Order my book- It's Not a Diet
Pre-order my new book- Hack Your Hormones
Follow us on instagram @daviniataylor @dave.asprey
Title music
"This Feeling"
Performed by Skinny Beats
Written by Jessica Charlotte Vaughn, Andrew Dixon, Daniel Johnson
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Dave Asprey is a pioneer of the biohacking movement, elevating human performance through scientific research combined with ancient healing traditions. He has educated and changed millions of peoples lives, through his podcast- ‘The Human Upgrade’ and his 4 New York Times Bestselling Science books. In this episode we discuss his new book “Smarter Not Harder: A Guide to Reclaiming and Optimising Your Health” (an absolute must read!)
He exposes the surprising secrets of our body’s operating system, or its “MeatOS, a system that is naturally designed to be lazy. Dave tells us how to hack the MeatOS and make it do what we want it to do, turning it from obstacle, to ally. The key to achieving optimum wellness, he reveals, isn’t about doing more, it’s about doing less—exercising and eating smarter, not harder, and making the body’s built in laziness work for you.
Intrigued? Listen on!
Davinia x
Topics
Dave’s ‘laziness’ principle from his new book- “Smarter Not Harder”
Why are we ashamed of being lazy?
What is your ‘MeatOS'?
What is ‘energy’?
What is ‘rapid on, rapid off response” and how can we benefit from it?
Dave’s journey with weight loss.
The problem with ‘calories in, calories out’ ethos.
The five big categories that can help define your health goals, including more muscle, better cardiovascular function, more energy/fat loss, stress management, brain function.
How to turn disorders such as ADHD, ODD, OCD into a superpower.
Which foods exacerbate behavioural disorders?
Matching meditation style to the brain.
The importance of building a habit, but also recognising when the habit no longer benefits you.
The reset process- teaching people how to ‘turn off’.
Hard fast rules about sleep- www.sleepwithdave.com
Order my book- It's Not a Diet
Pre-order my new book- Hack Your Hormones
Follow us on instagram @daviniataylor @dave.asprey
Title music
"This Feeling"
Performed by Skinny Beats
Written by Jessica Charlotte Vaughn, Andrew Dixon, Daniel Johnson
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Topics
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The process of making seed oils
The toxicity of seed oils.
Where does the misinformation come from about seed oils?
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The use of seed oils in pesticides and manufacturing.
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The connection to seed oils and sun damage/ skin cancer and heart disease.
What oils SHOULD we eat?
The four pillars of the human diet.
How to train your palette to like more foods.
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The misinformation from sports nutrition.
Cate’s experience working with the LA Lakers on their nutrition.
How do these inflammatory oils affect menopause?
How Dr Cate grew in height after changing her diet.
The most common products the hateful eight feature in.
Order my book- It's Not a Diet
Pre-order my new book- Hack Your Hormones
Connect with us on instagram @daviniataylor @drcateshanahan
Title music
"This Feeling"
Performed by Skinny Beats
Written by Jessica Charlotte Vaughn, Andrew Dixon, Daniel Johnson
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Negative side effects to taking steroids.
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Order my book- It's Not a Diet
Pre-order my new book- Hack Your Hormones
Follow us on instagram @daviniataylor @drtam
Title music
"This Feeling"
Performed by Skinny Beats
Written by Jessica Charlotte Vaughn, Andrew Dixon, Daniel Johnson
Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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