December 28, 2012 by Abel James 15 Comments

Dave Asprey: Bulletproof Diet, Smart Drugs, and Guacamole

Dave Asprey Bulletproof Exec

Back again is the king of biohacking, Dave Asprey, the Bulletproof Executive. Since

" href="http://www.fatburningman.com/interview-with-dave-asprey-of-bulletproofexec-com-podcast-video/" target="_blank">Dave was last on my show, Bulletproof coffee has blown up, Dave’s churned out a few more books, been featured on CNN, and he’s put together a biohacking conference in San Francisco. Not too shabby for a few month’s work.

I’ll be presenting on how to improve mental performance with music (following-up on my first book, The Musical Brain). If you’d like to come biohack with the coolest toys nerds like us have ever seen, check out the biohacking conference here.

Dave and Abel at PaleoFX12

In today’s show, Dave and I cover:

How you can improve your mental performance with smart drugs (nootropics)
The surprising foods Abel’s immune system does not tolerate according to the Mediator Release Test
Why Bulletproof Coffee is brain food
How the Bulletproof Diet reduces exposure to inflammatory toxins
And why eating sushi – with the rice – dipped in a big tub of guacamole and covered in salt is a great idea

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Daniella Dayoub says:

December 29, 2012 at 1:21 am

Awesome show today. Living in the Bay Area, I have heard about Dave Asprey before, but the podcast today was amazing. What I would give to sit down and pick that man’s brain for an hour, and I kinda got to by listening to your podcast today. Thanks for the amazing work you do and all the inspirational guests and ideas you explore.

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Abel James says:

December 31, 2012 at 12:13 pm

Thanks Daniella, so glad you like the show. It’s our pleasure!

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Julie says:

January 3, 2013 at 3:50 pm

Hi Abel,

Had a quick question, any suggestions on where can I found out about where to have a Mediator Release Test done in my local area?

Thanks,
Julie

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- Abel James says:
  
  January 3, 2013 at 3:59 pm
  
  Hi Julie, I ordered my LEAP MRT test from here: http://www.truehealthlabs.com/leap-mrt-test-food-sensitivity/
  
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Julie says:

January 3, 2013 at 4:07 pm

Thanks Abel!

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Patrick Taylor says:

January 3, 2013 at 7:21 pm

Hi Abel! First, let me say I love your show and have listened to every one of them. I listen to a lot of podcasts and yours is at the top of my list.

I just listened to the latest show with Dave Asprey. Here’s the one thing I’d like to say about it. Perhaps you’re (both) placing too much faith in the accuracy and meaning of the food tolerance test. I’ve become very skeptical of those tests after hearing Chris Kresser’s take on them. Here’s a transcript of a show where he addresses this question (search for the paragraph starting with “As far as food intolerance testing goes”):

http://chriskresser.com/rhr-testing-for-sibo-graves-disease-and-all-about-anemia

I think Chris makes some excellent points there. I’d love to hear your thoughts on this if you get a chance.

Thanks, and please keep up the great work!
Patrick

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Chuck Hazzard says:

January 7, 2013 at 4:01 pm

I would not put a lot of stock in the LEAP test. You could get tests from their competitors and likely would see different results. I have read this over and over. The tests make sense, but I think you are better off using an elimination diet.

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- Abel James says:
  
  January 7, 2013 at 4:02 pm
  
  Thanks Chuck. I’d be interested in taking the competitors’ tests, as well. Which are the ones you’re aware of?
  
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Evelyn says:

January 7, 2013 at 11:11 pm

Hi Abel -

What was the name of the smart drug that Dave was talking about that made colors brighter…provita? Where can I buy it?

Thanks…Evelyn

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- Abel James says:
  
  January 7, 2013 at 11:47 pm
  
  Hi Evelyn, it’s called Provigil (generic: modafinil) and I believe it’s prescription only. You’ll have to ask Dave how he snagged it!
  
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- Nicole says:
  
  January 8, 2013 at 4:13 pm
  
  I took the ALCAT tests, which are quite similar. You can read about it on my blog.
  
  http://astrogirl.com/2012/07/10/elimination-diets/
  
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Sean says:

January 19, 2013 at 12:16 pm

I’ve thought of putting my earthing mat under my mouse and keyboard at the office so my palms are resting on it. Good Idea?

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Jennifer says:

January 28, 2013 at 3:03 pm

Hey where can one get the test to find out about food allergies you and dave were talking about? Thanks

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Rob Fulton says:

February 27, 2013 at 1:59 pm

Hi Abel,

I like the idea of doing a protein fast with Bulletproof Coffee. How much bulletproof coffee do you consume during a protein fast? How long is your fast? How many times a week or time period do you do these fasts?

Thanks,
-Rob

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- Abel James says:
  
  March 6, 2013 at 5:53 pm
  
  Hi Rob, I do keto fasts most days of the week. As for fat in my coffee, I typically do 2 TBS all told.
  
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