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Dave AspreyFounderandCEOofBulletproof

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Dave,peopleknowyouastheBulletproofCoffeeguy,biohackerextraordinaire,butyou'realsoaformerthyroidpatient.

DaveAsprey: Istilltakealittlebitofthyroidmedication,butalotlessthanIdid,becauseIhadHashimoto'sandIhadalltheantibodies.ItookactuallyagooddoseofthyroidandmyneedforithasdeclinedasIimprovedthewaymybodyworks.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Whataresomeofthethingsthatyoudidtohelpyourbody?

DaveAsprey: Hashimoto'sisanautoimmunething,soanythingIcoulddototurndownautoimmunityseemedtohelp.IlookedatallofthethingsinmyenvironmentaroundmeandallthethingsIwasdoingthatmighttriggerautoimmunity,anditcomesdowntostuffyoubreathe,stuffyougetonyourskin,andstuffyoueat.Thosearetheprimarythingsthatmodulateit,andalittlebitofthingslikewhitematteraswell,butthat'satinybit.

[00:01:00] IdecidedthatIwasgoingtodofewerofthethingsthatmakemeweakandmoreofthethingsthatmakemestrong,whichsoundskindofradical,excepttherearesomanylittlethings.It'skindoflikeadeathbyathousandcuts.It'snotjustonethingyoucanblame,butwhenIreallyzoomedinwhatwasaffectingme,IknewthatIlivedinseveralhouseswithtoxicmold.Ialsofoundresearchthatsaidtoxicmolddirectlytriggersautoimmunitytothethyroidandactuallytopartsoftheadrenalsaswellaspartsofthehypothalamus,partsofthebrain.Theseareallinvolvedinwhathappenswhenyourthyroidisn'tworkingverywell.

Isaidallright,I'mgoingtoaggressivelyremovefoodfrommydiet.Idevelopedadietthatreducedallthethingsthattriggeredautoimmunityincludingfoodsthatarelikelymoldy,andIquitexposingmyselftomoldyenvironments.WhenIdidthat,mythyroidfunctionimproved.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Wow.Whatweresomeofthesymptomsyouwerehaving?

DaveAsprey: [00:02:00]

IrememberwhenIfirstgotthyroidmedication.Iliterallywaslikeanaddict.I'mlikeIgotmylifeback.Iwasinmymidtwenties.IhadjustmadesixmilliondollarswhenIwastwenty-sixyearsold.IlostitwhenIwastwenty-eight.DuringthistimeIwaslike,whyamIsotiredallthetime?IwouldsleepanyamountandIwasstilltired.Iwascoldallthetime,andIjustfeltlikeIwaswalkingaroundinthismajorfog.ItturnsoutIreallywaswalkingaroundinafogandithadmultiplethingscausingit.ThefirsttimeItookthyroidmedicationIwaslike,wow,Icanthinkagain.IfeltlikesomeonehadjusttakentheshacklesoffandIcouldnowdowhatIwassupposedtodoagain.ItwasreallyagamechangerformeanditallowedmetohavemoreenergythatIcouldusetochangeotherthingsinwhatIdidtocontrolmyownbiology.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: You'vedonesomereallyimpressivethings.Oneofthefoundationalthingswaschangingyourdietaround,andthat'showyoucameupwiththeconceptfortheBulletproofDietwasfromyourownhealthjourney.Whataresomeofthefoodsthatcancontainmold?

[00:03:00] DaveAsprey: Inturnsoutthatsomeofthesefoodslikenutsthatarepaleoareverycontaminated,orthingslike

peanutsarewellknownforhavingaflatoxin,butitgoesdeeperthanthat.Coffeeisamajorproblem.Chocolateisamajorproblem.Beerisamajorproblem.Infact,anythingmadeoutofgrain,whetherornotitcontainsgluten,isaveryhighlikelihoodofhavingthesemoldtoxins.Whatwe'relearningisthatdifferentpeopleresponddifferentlytodifferentmoldtoxins,andthescarythingisthatifyouhave

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threedifferentmoldtoxinstheyamplifyeachother.Justbecauseyouhaveallegedlysafelimitsofonedoesn'tmeanthatyou'reactuallysafe,especiallyifyoutendtohaveautoimmunity.

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WheneverIseesomeonereadingTheBulletproofBlogwhosays,"Ihavethyroidproblems,"Isay,"Numberone,talktoIzabella.Numbertwo,haveyouconsideredwhethertheenvironmentaroundyouhasmoldinitandhaveyouconsideredwhethersomefoodsyoueatdothis?"There'sahintfromthesefoods.Ifyoueatafoodandafterthatmealyoureyesarerunning,you'recoughing,that'saprettygoodsignsomethingwasn'tright.What'smorenefariousisthatyouhavethistwohourslater,thisweirdlike,"I'mreallytired,"orjustareallystrongcravingfordessertattheendofthemealoracouplehoursafterthemeal.

WhatIfound,andthewholereasonImadeamold-freecoffee,isthatIgaveupcoffeeforfiveyearsbecauseIwoulddrinkitandthenIwouldcrash,andIwoulddrinkitandthenIwouldcrash.Iwouldfeelanxietyandjitter.Whatchangedthingsforme,though,isIdevelopedamold-freecoffeeandsuddenlyIcoulddrinkitandIfeltgood.IthoughtIwascrazyforawhilebecauseIwoulddrinkacupofcoffeeandIwouldsay,"I'mokay,"andthenthenextcupwasbad.

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ThereasonI'mtalkingaboutthisisthateverytimeyoueatafood,it'snotlikeyou'rejusteatingcashews.You'reeatingcashewsthatwereharvestedsomewhere.Theywerestoredacertainway.Theyweredriedacertainway.Theywerethenrefrigeratedornotrefrigerated.Theywerepackagedaway.Theywereinabulkbinwheretheywereexposedtospores.Theywereinahumidenvironmentbecausethat'swhereyoulive,oradryenvironmentbecausethat'swhereyoualsolive.Allofthosethingsmatter.It'snotokaytojustdowhatwethink.Coffeeiscoffee.Cashewsarecashews.Meatismeat.No.Whatdidthecoweat?Howwasthemeatprocessed?Isitdry-aged?Whenyoudry-agemeatitgrowsfungusonitanddry-agedmeatisoftentimesgoingtocauseproblemsforsomeonewhohasHashimoto's,whereasmeatthat'snotdry-agedmaynothavetheproblem,anditmaybeindividual.

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Thepointis,howdidIrespondtothatmealandwhy?That'sthequestion.Youcanmeasureit,andifthat'snotenoughthere'sanappcalledFoodDetectivethat'sfreeontheiPhone.Thisappactuallyletsyougoinandmeasureyourheartratebeforeandafterameal,soifyou'reeatingafootthatyou'reintolerantof,includingbecauseitcontainsmold,yourheartratewillchangepredictablyafterthemeal.Thisisnotasgoodasabloodtest,butit'sjustasimplewaytosaythereissomethinghappeningtomybiology.It'snotthatI'mweak.It'snotthatI'mtired.It'snotamoralfailing.It'smaybenotjustbecausemythyroidisn'tworkingrightnow.It'sbecauseI'mputtingthingsintomybodythatmakemeweakthatalsomakemythyroidweak,whichalsomakesmemoreweak.

It'sthisweirdthing.Eitheryou'reclimbingyourwayoutofthisoryou'repushingyourwayfurtherin,butit'shardtojustholdstill.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Youwereabletoclimbyourwayoutofit,andsoyouutilizenutritionaswellassomemoreadvancedbiohackingtechniques.

DaveAsprey: IhadanunfairadvantagebecauseI'vebeenrunningananti-agingnonprofitgroupwhereeverymonthwebringinworldclassexpertstotalkaboutthelatestresearch.I'vebeenabletointerviewthesepeopleandhundredsofothersonmyshow.Havingaccesstotheworld'sbestpeoplehelpsmealotaswellasjustbeingabiohacker.Ispentalotofmoneyandalotoftimeonstuffthatdidn'tnecessarilyworkbecausewedidn'tunderstandthescience.

[00:07:00] IrememberIwassomadwhenIgotmythyroidresults.Thiswasbeforepeopleunderstandaswidelyastheydonow.Iwenttoananti-agingdoctorwhoiswidelyconsideredalittlebitcrazy.He'sapioneerinhisfield.Allthepioneersareconsideredcrazyuntilthey'reconsideredluminaries.Hesaid,"Dave,Ithinkyouhaveathyroidproblembecauseyou'resotired."Isaid,"Here'smyresults.MyTSHisnormal."Hejustrolledhiseyesandsaid,"Yeah,that'swhattheyalwayssay."Hedidanadvancedthyroidpanelandlowandbehold,waytoomuchreverseT3.MyT3waslow.MyT4washigh.Allthe

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thingsthatyoutalkaboutinyourwork,Izabella.Nooneknewaboutitbackthen.

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Iwasstartedtothinkingit'sjustbecauseI'mweak.IfIcouldonlytryharder.MaybeifIexercisedevenmore.MaybeifIeatlesscaloriesIwouldn'tbesofat,becauseIalsoweighedthreehundredpounds.Allofthatstuff,mostpeopleblamethemselves,likeit'sawillpowerproblem.It'sanenergyproblemandyourthyroidcontrolsyourenergy,andyourenvironment,thestuffyouputinyourbody,stuffyouputonyourbody,stuffyouputaroundyourbody,that'swhatactuallycontrolsyourthyroid.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Howdiditfeelforyoutobeabletosay,"Okay,well,it'snotme.TherearethesethingsthataremyKryptoniteandI'mactuallyverypowerful."?

DaveAsprey: It'sactuallyalittlebitscarytorealizethatyouhavefullcontrolofyourbiology,butyoudo.Everytimeyouhaveafoodcravingit'syourfault.Everytimeyou'retiredyourfault.You'renotavictim.Wearetaughtthatitjusthappensandthatisbecausethepeoplewhotaughtusthatdidn'tknowwhyitjusthappens,sotheythoughtmaybeitwasunicornsorfairies.Ihavenoideawhattheywerethinking,butnothingjusthappens.

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EverytimeIhaveahardtimethinkingofaword.Itusedtohappentomefiftytimesaday.I'mlikewhatwasIdoingtosay?Whatwasthewordforthat?Iwouldsay"um"andIwouldthink.Iwashavingbrainfog.Itwasmyfault.Iwasdoingthewrongthings.IfIhaveevenonetimeperdaywhereIcan'tfindaword,I'mlikewhatdidIdo?Becausemybrainalwaysworks.Ihaveenoughenergy.Mythyroidiswhereitshouldbe.Therestofmybody,mymitochondriaworkthewaytheyshould.

It'scompletelyliberating,butyoualsohavetojuststepupandtakethepowerandsayifIamincontrol,it'sokaytoacknowledgethatIdon'tknowwhysomethinghappened,butit'snotokaytosayitjusthappenedandIdon'thaveanycontroloranyresponsibilityforit.Itmaybetheplaceyou'reliving.Itmaybetoxicrelationships.Itcouldbewhatever.Ifyou'refeelingweak,it'snotbecauseyouareweak,it'sbecausesomethingmadeyouweak.Itcouldhavebeenyou,itcouldhavebeensomethingelse,butitwasprobablysomethingelse.Gotherefirstandyou'llknowifyou'remakingyourselfweak.That'sthatangryvoiceinyourhead.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: [00:10:00]

Ifeelwhatyousaidwassoimportantbecausealotofpeople,one,theyeitherjustsayit'sgenetic,there'snothingIcandoabout.Thenwehavepeoplethatwillbeatthemselvesup.They'llgotoadoctorandthedoctorwillsay,"Youhavefork-to-mouthdisease.Youneedtoexercisemoreandyouneedtoeatfewercalories."That'stheirsolution.Youwereactuallygoingtothegymforanhourortwoadayandyouwereonaverylow-caloriedietbutyouweren'tmakinganyprogress.


WhenIweighedthreehundredpoundsI'dhadtwokneesurgeries.Isaid,alright,I'mdonewiththis.I'mgoingtogetintoshape.I'mgoingtolosethisweight.It'sthemostimportantthingIcoulddo.Iworkedoutreligiously.NomatterhowmuchsleepIgot,itdidn'tmatter.Ialwayswenttothegymsixdaysaweek,anhourandahalfaday.Ididhalfweightsandhalfcardio.AttheendofayearIcouldmaxouteveryoneofthosemachinesatthegymandIwasdoingfifteen-degreeinclineonthetreadmill.Ididn'trun,butIwouldwalkwithabackpack.IwasdoingitandIwaseatingthisvegetarianlow-fatthings.MyfriendswhowereeatingFrenchfries,IcouldbenchpressthemwhentheyateFrenchfries,theywereallthinnerthanIwas.IlookedaroundonedayandI'mlike,theyalleatmorethanIdo!What'sgoingon?NooneworksoutlikeIdo.IjustthoughtitwasbecauseIwasn'ttryinghardenough.

That'sthething.Whenyouhaveathyroidproblemyoufeellikeit'sbecauseyouaren'ttryinghardenough.Tryingdoesn'tchangeyourthyroid.What'sreallyhappeningthere,andwhatIdidn'tknow,isthatwhenyouhaveadequatethyroiditactuallychangestheshapeofthemitochondria,thepowerplantsinyourcells.Whenyourpowerplantsareshapedproperlytheycanactuallymakeenergymoreeffectively.Whenyoubeatyourselfdownthroughexercisingtoomuch,whenyourbodyisn'tmakingtherawenergyyouneedtotoit,whathappensisinflammation,tiredness,yourthyroidconditiongetsworse,yourautoimmunitygetsworse,andyoubasicallyfeellikecrapallthetime.

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YoutalkedaboutKryptonite.Imagineifyou'reSuperman.You'reactuallySuperman,themanofsteel.You'redatingsomeoneandshe'snotfromanotherplanetanddoesn'thaveallthesemagicpowersandshecomeshomewithaKryptonitering.It'spretty,right?You'relike,"Ohmygod,Ifeelsocrappy!Ugh!"Who'sthestrongpersoninthatrelationship?Neitheroneofthem.Theenvironmentistunedtoyou.EvenifyouareSuperman,therearestillthingsthatmakeyouweak,anddifferentthingsmakedifferentpeopleweak.

Thefactthatabout25%ofthepopulation,maybeevenmore,hasgeneticthingsthatpredisposethemtohavingautoimmunitydoesn'tmeanthattheyarestrongerorweaker,itsimplymeansthattheyneedtoprogramtheirenvironmenttosupportthem.Bytheway,thethingsthatmakesomeonewithautoimmunitylikemestronger,makeeveryoneelsehavelesscanceranditmakesthemalllivelongerandfeelbetterandhavelessoftheotherchronicneurodegenerativediseasesthatareallfunctionsofhowtheirbodiesmakeenergy.

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MybookHeadstrongisallabouthowourbodiesmakeenergy.Thewayyoumakeenergystartsinthecellsanditismediatedbyyourthyroid.Nowonderifyourthyroidbreaksyougetautoimmunity,andnowonderifyoucan'tmakeenoughenergyyougetautoimmunity.It'sasystemwhereyoucan'tjustchangeonevariablewithouttheotheronechanging.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: I'mreallypassionateaboutthisprojectbecausewetalkedabouthowpeoplewilldoallthesethingstotrymakethemselvesbetter.Theygofromignoringtheproblemandknowingthattheyhavesomeresponsibilitytoit,butthenthey'llswitchthingsaroundandthey'llstartdoinginterventionsthatactuallydon'tmakethemfeelbetterbecausethat'stheinformationoutthere,likelowfatandlowcalorie,andtheyactuallygetsickerthroughtheprocessofit.Ilovethatyou'respreadinginformationabouttheinterventionsthatactuallywork.


I'mlaughingbecauseI'mguiltyofdoingexactlywhatyousaid.Youfindthelatestfad,you'relike,alrightI'mgoingtotrythat.Let'stalkaboutrawkale.Noonelikeskale.Ifyoutryandgiverawkaletoahorse,thehorsewillspititout,becauseit'snotactuallyverygoodforyou.Wehavethistechnologycalledcooking.Cookingremovesalotofthetoxinsthatharmyourthyroidfunctioninit.Iwasarawveganforawhile.I'mtakingmythyroidmedicationandI'meatingsaladsthatarethisbigandI'mhungryallthetime,nomatterhowmuchIeat,andthey'refullofrawkaleandthingsthatareinhibitingmythyroidfunction.

Justjumpingonabandwagon,okay,butyouneedtodowhatmakesyoufeelgoodandmakesyoukeepfeelinggood.That'swhyIdevelopedBulletproofCoffee,becausethetypeofoilthat'sinchangesthenumberofelectronsyouhaveinyourmitochondria,thesepowerplants.WhatIfoundwiththatstuffisthatIcouldgetmyenergythefirstdayItriedit,andnowthatmillionsofpeoplehavetriedit,it'sprettydarnrepeatable.Peoplewhoaretiredtakeitandit'snotacaffeineeffect.It'sanenergyeffectinthebody.

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That'simportanttomebecauseIwantpeople,includingpeoplewiththyroiddiseaseandalltheotherpeoplewhohaveitanddon'tevenknowit,Ijustwantthemtogo,"I'vehadthebestdayI'vehadinayearandIdon'tknowwhy,butIdrankthisstuffandIhadallthisenergy,"andthenthekeywords,"IwanttofeellikethatallthetimeandI'lldowhateverittakes."Ifyoudon'tknowyoucanfeellikethatallthetime,thenyou'restuckandyoujustthinkthisiswhatlifeis.

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WhenIwasyoungIdevelopedthisthyroidproblem,wethink.IlivedinabasementthathadtoxicmoldsinceIwasprobablyfiveyearsold.Ihadallsortsofweirdsymptomsandinflammationsasakid,andnosebleeds,andarthritisinmyknees,aswellassymptomsofthyroidproblems.Dealingwithallthisstuffmywholelife,Ididn'tknowwhatbeingfullofenergyactuallyfeltlike.OfcourseI'mhealthy.Everyonesaysthatthey'rehealthy,butunlessthey'remeasuringthingstheyhavenoidea.Evenworse,I'mhealthy,it'sjustthatI'mnottryinghard,it'sthatI'mweak.Thatkindofstuff,it'sjustalie.You'recapableofhavingfullhealth,butitrequiresdoingtherightthingsattherighttimes.Ifyourthyroidisbrokenyouwillneverachievethethingsyou'recapableofachieving.It'soneofthemostimportant

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thingsyoucandoinyourbody.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Glutathioneissomethingthat'sdeficientinalotofpeoplewiththyroiddisease.Canyoutalkabouttheconnectionandalltheroleofglutathione?


Becauseyourthyroiddirectlyinfluencesenergyproductioninthemitochondria,thesepowerplantsinyourcells,whenyouhaveproblemswithenergyproduction,yourmitochondriamakealotoffreeradicals.Thesethingsthatarecalledreactiveoxidationspecies,ROSwecallthem.Whenyougetbasicallyallthisinflammationaroundyourenergyproductionprocessyouneedsomethingtocleanitup.Yourcellsaresupposedtomakeglutathioneinsidethecellstocleanupallofthisreactiveoxygen,buttheydon't.Theyjustcan'tmakeenoughglutathionebecauseyouhavetoomuchoxidation,andyouhavetoomuchoxidationbecauseyourthyroidwasbroken.Whenyouallowthisoxidationtostaypresentyougetinflammation.Yougetbraininflammation.Yougettiredandyoucan'tmakeenoughelectronstopoweryourbodythroughtheday.Thenyougetfoodcravings,thenyougettired,thenyougetcranky.It'spredictable.It'sscience!

Youcantakeglutathione.ImakeaglutathionecalledGlutathioneForcethatisdesignedtobeorallyabsorbable.Thegoldstandardisintravenousglutathione.It'sexpensive,butIhadsomeyesterday.It'sverynice.Whenyougetglutathioneintoyoursystemyoufeeldifferent.Yourbrainislike,oh,that'showI'msupposedtofeel,becauseyou'reactuallyturningoffinflammation.Yourgoalthough,istofixyourthyroidtothepointthatyoumakesomuchglutathioneinyourcellsthatthesupplementisabonusforwhenyoufly.Alotofpeopletakeglutathioneprettyfrequentlybecauseitchangesthequalityofhowtheycanthinkandhowtheyfeelandtheamountofenergytheyhave.That'swhyIstartedmakingone.

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TheproblemwithmostglutathionethatyoucanorallyisitonlyabsorbsintheupperpartoftheGItract.WechangedthedeliverysystemintheBulletproofglutathionesothatitabsorbsthroughouttheGItract.Youcangetmoreabsorption,becausegettingbloodlevelshigheristhemeasureofwhetherit'sworking.

Forpeoplewhoarewatchingthisandarefeelingreally,really,reallybad,it'sworthfindingafunctionalmedicinepractitionerwhooffersintravenousglutathione.Itshouldrunaboutahundredtoahundredandfiftydollars.They'llgiveittorightinyourvein.Ittakestwominutesanditwilltotallygiveyoulikethreedaysoffeelinglikeyourselfagain.

ThisissomethingattheBulletproofCoffeeShop.WehavetheBulletproofLabsnextdoor.Withinthelabsthere'samedicalclinicthatoffersthistopeoplewhoaretheretoupgradetheirbiology.Ibelieveit'ssoimportantformyownperformanceandwellbeing,forthepeoplewhoworkforBulletproof,andforallofmycustomersthateventhoughitwasalotofworktoopentheclinicthereinsidethefacility,Iwasreallyhappentopartnerandopentheclinic.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Yournextbookisaboutmitochondria,andmitochondrialdysfunctioncanbeacommoncauseoffatigue.Whataresomeofthethingswecandotosupportourmitochondriaandgetthemtoworkbetter?

DaveAsprey: SomeofthebigbiohacksthatI'mtalkingaboutinHeadstrong,thenewbookaboutmitochondria,areaboutgettingmoreenergyintothesystemormakingthesystemmoreeffectiveandmoreefficient.Togetmoreenergyintothesystem,thesinglebiggesthackiscalledketosis.Ketosisisnormallysomethingthathappensafterthreetofourdaysoffastingorifyougoonaveryhighfat,verylowcarbdiet.Mostpeoplewiththyroiddysfunctiongetverytiredwhentheygoonaveryhighfat,verylowcarbdiet.

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There'sahackforthatandit'scalledBrainOctaneOil.Youputthatonyourfood.Idothiseverymealofeveryday.Iputitinmykids'foodandIputitinBulletproofCoffee.It'spartoftherecipe.Thisstuffmetabolizesunlikeanyotherfatanditraisesketonesmeasurablyintheblood.Whenyouhave

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ketonespresenttheymakehundredandforty-sevenelectronspermoleculeversusthirty-sixelectronsforsugar.Thatmeansthatmybrainhasadualsourceofpower.Icangetenergyfromfatandenergyfromsugaratthesametimeandit'stotallychangedmylife.That'swhyBulletproofCoffeeissopowerful.Doingthis,themitochondria,theirjobistomakeelectrons.It'slikeputtinghigheroctanegasinthecar.That'swhyit'scalledBrainOctane.That'snumberone.

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Numbertwoissomethingyouwouldn'texpectandthishastodowithveryrecentscienceonwaterstructure.GeraldPollack,whoisaprofessorattheUniversityofWashingtonandchiefeditorofWater,that'sthenameofthemedicaljournalthathewrites,oractuallyit'saresearchjournal.Verywell-credentialedguy.He'sactuallyspeakingattheBulletproofConferencethisyear.Whathediscovered,isthatwaterhasafourthphase.It'scalledexclusionzonewater.Wealwaysthinkthatwaterislikeeitherliquidorsolidorgas.Wecanhavesteam,weknowice,andweknowwhatwedrink.Itturnsoutthatwaterinsideplantsandwaterinsideanimalsisnotanyofthose.WhatwehaveissomethingcalledEZwater.Thisiswaterwhenitgetsnearfat,waterchangesandbecomesalittlebitthicker.Itturnsoutthattheviscosityofwater...that'sameasureofthethicknessofthewaterandhowstickyitis...changesthislittlemolecularmachineinsideyourcells,theselittlemitochondriaturnaround.

Byexposingyourselftolightyouchangethestructureofthewaterinyourbody.Byexposingyourselftovibrationyoualsochangethestructureofthewaterthat'sinyourcells.Yourmitochondriaworkbetterwhenyougetactualsunlightwithoutsunscreen.Mitochondriainthebraingetinfluencedbytheeyes,soyougooutinthesunwithoutsunglassesfortwentyminutes.Takeoffyourshirtorwearshortsandgointhesun,justforafewminutes,andthatcanactuallychangehowyoumakeenergyinyourcells.It'sphenomenal,butit'sareallybigthing.

[00:22:00] Reducingyourexposuretobluelightatnight,orangeglassesyoucanwear,ImakesomethingcalledtheZenTechscreenprotectorthatgoesontheiPhoneanditblocksthepartofbluelightthatweakensyourmitochondria.Thecoolthingis,ifyourmitochondriagetstronger,yourautoimmunitywillgodownandyourthyroidconditioncanactuallyimprove,oryouimproveyourthyroidconditionandyourmitochondriagetstronger.Eitheroneworks.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Ilovethat.Throughyourworkyou'vebeenabletohelpsomanypeople.Iknowthatyou'llhavepeoplecominguptoyouatconferencesandstrangerswillcomeuptoyoutogiveyouhugs.


Yeah,ithappens.WhenIstartedwritingBulletproof,Iwroteitformyselftwentyyearsago.Ispentnowalmostamilliondollarsonupgradingmybiology,onlosingahundredpounds,onraisingmyIQ,andreallyjustfeelinggoodallthetime.ThatwasareallybigthingformebecauseIneverfeltgoodallthetime.IfeltlikeIwasalwayspushingharderthaneveryoneelse.Iwassuccessful,butmanitwaseveryounceofwillpowerallthetime.Now,Ihavefreewillpowerleftoverattheendoftheday.IcanplaywithmykidsandI'mnotlike,I'mjustsotired.Allthatstuffhaschanged.

IjustrealizedifsomeonehadtoldmethisstuffwhenIwassixteenortwentyortwenty-five,theamountofmoneyandtimeandenergythatIwastedwouldnothavehappened.It'snotexpensivetodothisstuff.Infact,it'sthemostimportantthingyoucandoandit'spriceless.It'swortheverythingyouhave,andIwaswillingtoputeverythingIhadintoitbecauseIdidn'twanttolivelikethatanymore.

Iwasletdownbythesystemofmedicinethatdidnottakethisknowledgeoutthere.Ihaveacopyofabookfrom1970,twoyearsbeforeIwasborn,thattalkedaboutketosisandwhatitdoesforalltheseconditions.Theknowledgewastherebutitwasn'tgiventomebytheprofessionalsItrusted.Thepracticeofmedicinehasshifted.

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Wehavefunctionalmedicinepractitionerswhoactuallyknowthisstuff.I'mactuallyworkingwithawholebunchofthemoncertifyingthemtoknowsomeoftheveryunusualthingsthathaveworked.Ijustgo,whatwouldhavehappenedifIhadthisknowledgetwentyyearsago?Itwouldhavebeensotransformative.Ifiguredmaybefivepeoplewouldreadmybook.Thatwouldbeenough.Itwould

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changetheirlifesodramatically.ThefactthattherearefiftymilliondownloadsofBulletproofRadio...lastmonthwereachedtenmillionpeopleonline...I'mprofoundlygratefulforthatbecauseitwasmorethanIeverexpected.Iknowthateachofthosepeoplereallydid,whentheytryjustacouplethings,theyexperiencedadifferentleveloflivingandonethatIdidn'tevenknowwasthere.

It'snotfairthatIhadamilliondollarstoblowonstuff,andsohowcouldInotpayitbackbysharingtheknowledge.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: [00:25:00]

Thankyousomuchfortheworkthatyou'redoing.I’msoproudofyourworkandsogratefulforwhatyou'redoing.

DaveAsprey: Izabella,I'mreallyhappytobeinyourfilmbecausethisissomeofthemostimportantknowledgeoutthere.Ifwecouldjustfixthyroidproblemsingeneral,justincreaseawarenessofthemsopeopleknowitmightmatter.Theyknowthatwhentheirdoctorsays,"Ohno,yourthyroidisfine,"buttheyhaveallthesymptoms,noit'snotfine.Peoplearenicertoeachothertheirthyroidswork.Youactuallyhavebettercontrolofyouremotionswhenyourmitochondriawork.Takeyourthyroidmedicineandyou'llbenicetoyourspouse.You'llbenicetoyouremployeesandtoyourcoworkersandyourkids.Iwanttomaketheworldanicerplaceandwhenpeoplehaveenoughenergythey'renicetoeachother.That'showwework.Whenwe'retiredandstressedallthetime,we'remeantoeachother.Idon'tlikemeanpeople.

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Wecanalsofollowourdreams,too.You'vebeenabletodosomuchbecauseyougotyourlifeback.Didyoueverpicturethingswouldbelikethisforyou?


I'vealwaysbeenprettyrelentless.IjustthoughtitwasgoingtotakeallofmyenergyallofthetimeandIwouldfeelanxious,tired,andexhaustedallthetime,butIwasgoingtodowhatIwasgoingtodoanyway.Ididn'tknowIwasgoingtodothis.Ijustwantedtochangetheworldinameaningfulway.Iwasabletodothatinthetechnologyfield.Inthetechnologyfield,theveryfirstproducteversoldovertheinternetwasacaffeineT-shirtoutofmydormroom.I'veparticipatedinbigchanges,butIdidn'texpectIwoulddothisone.Thiswasjustbornoutofreallyapersonalneedtofeelgoodandtorealizethatwait,IcouldsharethiswithpeopleandeverytimeIshareitwithsomeonetheyalsofeelgood.That'sreallyimportantbecauseitspreadsandthenIdon'thavetodoit.They'lltelltheirfriends,right?

Dr.IzabellaWentz: Amazing.Yay!

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