
How Cold Water Treats Anxiety, Depression and Chronic Pain – Mark Harper, M.D., Ph.D. : 956
IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™...…anesthetist and researcher, Mark Harper, M.D., Ph.D., shares how the power of cold-water practices can treat depression, anxiety, PTSD, arthritis, migraines and other health conditions you may be experiencing.Despite all the attention cold water swimming and immersion has gotten in recent years—thank you, Wim Hof—the scientific community hasn’t taken it very seriously. That’s changing now. Dr. Harper’s research goes beyond what we already know about the benefits of cold-water therapy and lays out best practices for you.In this episode you’ll learn: How to safely establish your own customized practice of cold-water swimmingThe ideal plunge frequency How to heat your body from the inside outWhy using saunas can optimize your plungesThe effects of putting your face in cold water vs. just your bodyWhy swimming “in the wild”—lakes, rivers, seas — benefits you even more How community plays a role in cold plunge practicesAnd moreYou’ll also learn about science and case studies found in Dr. Harper’s new book, “Chill: The Cold Water Swim Cure - A Transformative Guide to Renew Your Body and Mind.” He explains how cold water has the ability to impacts us physiologically and mentally.As Dr. Harper shares his long-awaited evidence on cold-water’s therapeutic power to strengthen the immune system, cell regeneration, and everyday vitality, you’ll come to understand how to harness the power of cold-water swimming. If you are looking to up your cold-water therapy game, you’ll get a lot of value from this episode. Dr. Harper says you can start simply, one small movement into cold water at a time: “Your rest, digest, chill out, and anti-inflammatory response comes from putting your face into the water,” he says. He then goes on to other cold-water swim tips. Enjoy!WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Experience the High Life with Infrared Therapy: https://higherdose.com and use code HUMAN10 for 10% off your entire purchase.Tasty Keto Bread & Chips: https://www.uprisingfood.com/DAVE, use code DAVE to get $10 off the starter bundleComplete Spectrum Hemp + Chinese Herbs: https://radicalrootsherbs.com/DAVE, use code DAVE to get 10% off. Learn more about Radical Roots on these podcasts!Your Get-Smart Guide to CBD & Chinese Herbs #938Body Out of Balance? Bring it Back to Harmony with Chinese Herbal Medicine #737See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
13 Jul 202250min

Adventure Upgrade: Going Deep Into Risk, Fear & Awe – Jill Heinerth & Bob Ballard : 955
IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™... …two of the most adventurous people on the planet share what they’ve uncovered, faced and learned through exploration of the planet’s deepest waters. From discovering the Titanic to cave diving in places untouched by any other human, Bob Ballard and Jill Heinerth took risks, dove into fear, and came up for air with tremendous new knowledge. Combined, they’ve spent over nine decades searching the seas and documenting their findings. Canadian Jill Heinerth explores the underwater world as one of the greatest cave divers on the planet. She’s considered this generation’s Jacques Cousteau. She’s completed more than 7,500 dives in her career so far and dived deeper into caves than any woman in history. She became the first person to dive the ice caves of Antarctica, going further into an underwater cave system than any woman ever. She’s gone into places in the world where no one had gone before.Considered a legend in the diving community, she’s spent more than 30 years in submerged caves around the world partnering with National Geographic, NOAA, and various educational institutions and television networks worldwide. She’s also a writer and award-winning photographer and filmmaker who takes a keen interest in the health of the Earth’s oceans.Learn more about Jill’s lifetime of underwater cave diving in her memoir, “Into the Planet: My Life as a Cave Diver.” “We are capable of so much more than we could possibly imagine," she says.Bob Ballard explores the vast depths of the oceans uncovering mysteries, proving theories, and revealing artifacts that tell a story about the history of humankind. An oceanographer and marine geologist, he’s led nearly 160 deep-sea expeditions and worked with the Navy on top-secret missions. His underwater career spanning more than 60 years began simply enough as a child with a love of California’s Mission Bay tide pools.He’s gone on to discover ships thought long lost (the RMS Titanic in 1985) and provide extraordinary new understandings and discoveries in marine geology, geophysics, biology, and chemistry. He’s discovered new life-forms, traced ancient trade routes, developed robots that roam the ocean floor, and opened the underwater world to kids through telepresence. Bob's recent memoir chronicles his underwater journeys “Into The Deep: A Memoir from the Man Who Found Titanic.” “Just lots of crazy things have happened, and I'm still at it and I'm not going to quit,” he says.If you liked this special episode with Jill and Bob, you’ll learn even more from listening to their full podcasts, directly below.Living a Life of Deep Adventure – Bob Ballard, Finder of the Titanic – #839A Lesson in Adventure Hacking: Step Toward Your Fear – Jill Heinerth – #663WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Repair Oxidative Stress Damage: https://eng3corp.com/DAVE/Kickstart Autophagy: https://timelinenutrition.com/DAVE, use code ASPREY10 to get 10% off any planControl Blood Glucose: https://pendulumlife.com, sign up for membership to get monthly supply delivery, use code DAVE20 to save $20 on your first shipmentSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
8 Jul 202227min

Your Life, Stronger: 4 Basics, Brain Power and Belief – Legacy Upgrade ft. Paul Chek : 954
IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™...…a legacy upgrade conversation with Paul Chek delivers the goods on how to improve your physical, emotional and mental performance. He lays out what it takes to get into your optimal state—including a higher state of consciousness. For more than 30 years, he’s used a unique, integrated approach to treatment and education. Paul gets back to basics and formulates practical systems that work to help you help yourself to get well.“I look at happiness, movement, quiet, and diet,” Paul says. “I get a holistic picture of their life because you can’t reduce a living philosophy below those four factors.”Paul's an expert in the fields of corrective and high-performance exercise kinesiology, stress management and holistic wellness. By treating the body as a whole system and finding the root cause of a problem, he’s been successful where traditional approaches have consistently failed. And he goes even further into the metaphysical realm.“The world populace due to the destruction of the environment, due to the chemicals in the environment, due to the electromagnetic pollution, due to overstimulation, due to the lack of sleep, due to the manipulation of people’s biochemistry by medical drug use, … we’re going lower and lower into our levels of consciousness, which is putting us more and more in a fight or flight state, which is making us more and more reactive.”But you can make a difference within your own life, even going into higher levels of consciousness, Paul explains.“Every human being has genius within it,” Paul says. “We can use the same technology and the same level of brain power that got us in trouble to reverse it.”This legacy episode is the full version of a 2-part episode series. Now, you can listen to the entire conversation without interruption. Paul tells it like it is—no holds barred and no BS. You’re going to learn a lot and enjoy his style!About Paul Chek: Paul founded the CHEK Institute (Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiology) in 1995. He’s a certified neuromuscular therapist and clinical exercise specialist (ACE) who’s studied with experts worldwide from many disciplines. The Chek Institute offers a broad range of educational courses that include at-home study. WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Mattress Temperature Tech: https://www.eightsleep.com/dave, use code dave to save $250 on the Pod ProMust-Have Magnesium: https://magbreakthrough.com/DAVE, use code DAVE10 to get a 10% discountBusiness Growth With SEO: https://www.stephanspencer.com, get a FREE consultationSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
6 Jul 20221h 53min

Spirituality Upgrade: Exploring Energy, Experience & Reality – Deepak Chopra & Abdul Holdijk : 953
IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™...…two spiritual masters continue discovering new layers of and models for human experience. This combined episode covers aspects of consciousness, conscious agents, biodynamics, emotional body energy, the Enneagram, homeopathy and much more.Deepak Chopra, M.D., FACP, is a world-renowned pioneer in integrative medicine and personal transformation. TIME magazine described him as “one of the top 100 heroes and icons of the century.” He’s been exploring the intersection of science and spirituality for decades.Deepak’s 90th book: “Metahuman: Unleashing Your Infinite Potential,” gets into what it means to be “beyond human.” You’ll learn how to question reality, move past limitations constructed by your mind, and enter a new state of awareness. And when you realize a “reality without limits,” you’ll be able to realize your full human potential.Abdul Hayy Lammert Holdijk has followed a Sufi path for the past 40 years, studying religion and consciousness with a hefty dose of pragmatism. He lectures on topics such as Epigenetics, Neurobiology, the Enneagram, Shadow Work, Voice Dialogue, Love, Dream interpretation, Jekyll and Hyde, Hayy Ibn Yaqzan, and a wide range of other topics related to consciousness and personality development. Abdul taught at the American University in Beirut for several years, and then at the American University in Cairo for 35. His profound life story includes adventure, spirituality seeking, questioning tradition and teaching others. He also leads spiritual retreats in Lebanon, Egypt, Oman, and the surrounding region.If you liked this special episode with Deepak and Abdul, you’ll learn even more from listening to their full podcasts, directly below.Going Beyond the Human Mind to Discover Your Infinite Potential – Deepak Chopra – #683Who Am I? Finding Spirituality by Disrupting Tradition with Abdul Hayy L. Holdijk – #710WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Complete Brain Nutrition with Nootropics: https://neurohacker.com/dave, use code DAVE to score an extra 15% off Qualia MindHydrate with Electrolytes: https://DrinkLMNT.com/DAVE, get a FREE LMNT Sample Pack with 8 single-serving packets for the cost of shipping ($5 for U.S. customers) Business Growth With SEO: https://www.stephanspencer.com, get a FREE consultationSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
30 Jun 202231min

Discover Your Capacity to Create, Connect & Love – Susan Cain : 952
IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™......you'll learn some surprising lessons sorrow and longing can teach you about creativity, connection and love. You’ll find out why longing isn’t passive—as most people think—but actually “momentum in disguise.”Author Susan Cain combines research, the stories of others, and memoir to explain how sadness can be your superpower. “Bittersweetness is the hidden source of our moon shots, masterpieces, and love stories,” she says in her newest book, “Bittersweet: "How Sorrow And Longing Make Us Whole”.Longing can improve your creativity and fuel a drive to express yourself. Longing coupled with pain can help you to connect to others and provide a common ground that enhances compassion and helps you feel less alone in your troubles. Instead of hiding or shying away from feelings like sadness and longing, Susan encourages you to embrace them as part of who you are, and part of what it means to be human. This conversation gets into:How bittersweet differs from melancholyHow Acceptance Commitment Therapy helps you manage the “bitter of life” How sadness is the ultimate bonding agentHow the concept of “winners” and “losers” changed over timeHow to live and work authentically in an environment of enforced positivityHow to embrace deep reflection and ask yourself: "What. Are. You. Longing. For?"Special offer for The Human Upgrade listeners: Go deeper into the topics of Bittersweet and Quiet with Susan’s 30-day interactive online courses. Go to https://www.susancain.net/ and use code ASPREY15 to save 15%. More about Susan Cain: She’s the author of “QUIET: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking,” which spent seven years on The New York Times bestseller list and has been translated into 40 languages. Her record-smashing TED Talk, “The Power of Introverts,” has been viewed over 30 million times. She’s spoken at Microsoft, Google, the U.S. Treasury, the S.E.C., Harvard, Yale, West Point and the US Naval Academy. She’s an honors graduate of Princeton and Harvard Law School.WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!A New Peptide Builds Healthier Skin: https://www.oneskin.co, use code DAVE15 to get 15% offTrigger Autophagy: https://spermidinelife.us/dave, use code DAVE25 for 25% off your first month’s order8th Annual Biohacking Conference: https://biohackingconference.comSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
28 Jun 202257min

Mini-Episode: Cool Facts Friday #24
In this Episode of The Human Upgrade™...Cool Facts are quick hits of new human and world science curated into short bursts of information just for you. This fun compilation publishes one Friday a month. How a gene interferes with memory linking in the brain.How fearful memories are seared into your brain.How a new device stimulates the vagus nerve to help people learn a new language.How global warming impacts your sleep quality.How and why people age, according to a new theory.EPISODE SPONSOR: Infrared Sauna Benefits: https://www.sunlighten.com/dave. Save up to $600 on your sauna purchase! Mention code "DaveAsprey" for discount.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
24 Jun 202210min

Nutrition Upgrade: How To Be Food Flexible and Wild – Teri Cochrane & Mareya Ibrahim : 951
IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™...…two food experts explain the many ways your food choices influence your body systems—and what you can do differently to improve your gut function, energy and performance. Here’s a look at how essential amino acids and the right proteins can keep inflammation at bay and keep your metabolism humming.Teri Cochrane, CN, CCP, went down the research rabbit hole when both her son and daughter (at different ages and for different reasons) experienced severe health problems. She not only examined nutrition in-depth, but she also investigated epigenetics and nutrigenomics “Disruptors such as pathogens, mycotoxins, stress, amyloids and inflammatory foods work together to impair body balance,” Teri says. “We have found a direct link between amyloids, mycotoxins and these health disruptors in the acceleration of disease.”She’s developed her own methodology that integrates a multi-level nutritional approach—including biochemistry, nutrition, genetic tendencies, herbology, supplementation and counseling. As the author of the “The Wildatarian Diet: Living as Nature Intended,” Teri lays out how the malabsorption of protein, fat, and sulfur, tamper with gene expression. Mareya Ibrahim believes in food flexibility while still focusing on a core system that works. She’s a holistic nutritionist, TV chef, podcast host, and award-winning entrepreneur and inventor with more than 25 years of experience in the food industry. She also founded Grow Green Industries and co-invented the patented eatCleaner line of products.In her book, “Eat Like You Give a Fork: The Real Dish on Eating to Thrive,” she explains the nuances of clean eating, how to reset your taste buds, and all the ways essential amino acids keep your body functioning.“Essential amino acids are what fuel us and allow us to regulate our hormones, and flex our metabolisms, and build muscle, and all of the things that we need to be functioning human beings,” Mareya says. If you liked this special episode with Teri and Mareya, you’ll learn even more from listening to their full podcasts,:What You Eat is Turning Your Genes On and Off – Teri Cochrane – #646Just Give a Fork: Eat the Freakin’ Pasta – Mareya Ibrahim – #661WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Meat Sticks! All the Good Stuff-No BS: https://paleovalley.com/DAVE, use code DAVE to get 15% off your first orderFitness Center of the Future: Check out franchise opportunities for biohackers at https://ownanupgradelabs.comNAD+ for Brain Health: https://innovativemedicine.com/DAVE and save 20%See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
24 Jun 202227min

Meat Myths: Truth, Lies and Flawed Science – Autumn Smith : 950
TWO SPECIAL OFFERS FOR LISTENERS OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE! Visit https://paleovalley.com/humanupgrade to get your first 10-pack of meat sticks for only $4.99 + shipping.Visit https://wildpastures.com/dave to get a special discount for a limited time on regenerative meat delivery.IN THIS EPISODE OF THE HUMAN UPGRADE™...…you’ll learn how eating meat benefits human health, including protein specifics and the clear advantages of regenerative agriculture.Today’s guest suffered from debilitating digestive issues and crippling anxiety for most of her life. Specialist after specialist told Autumn Smith nothing could be done to alleviate her physical and mental health distress.As a last-ditch effort, she turned to the power of whole foods. She cleaned up her diet with Paleo-inspired eating and improved her gut in just 30 days. The changes also decreased her anxiety, increased her mental sharpness, and discovered her inner vibrancy. That experience propelled Autumn to help others capture the power of whole foods through quality food products produced by regenerative agricultural practices.In 2013, she and her husband, Chas, along with another family member and friend, launched Paleovalley. They built a company dedicated to helping people get essential nutrients without added sugars, grains, and other harmful ingredients. With meat being the central focus of their business, they set out to learn all they could about production and regenerative farming.In 2018, they launched Wild Pastures, a regenerative meat delivery service, and recently opened Wild Pastures Burger Company, their flagship fast casual burger restaurant in Boulder, Colorado.This conservation gets into the problems with current methods of animal agriculture and possible solutions. You’ll find out more about the nutritional differences of animal products depending on how they’re raised. Autumn says meat labels can be tricky, too, so she breaks down the jargon and tells you what to look for and what to avoid.Autumn advocates for meat’s many advantages and works to dispel the myths that continue to persist about meat consumption. From soil to farming to raising animals humanely, building community and managing economies, Autumn talks about how to make choices that are right for you and everything around you.More about Autumn Smith: Autumn holds a master’s in Holistic Nutrition and currently is a doctoral candidate in Holistic Nutrition. She’s a Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, an Eating Psychology Coach certified by the Institute for the Psychology of Eating, and received Soil Advocacy Training by Kiss The Ground. She hosts the popular Optimize Paleo podcast.WE APPRECIATE OUR PARTNERS. CHECK THEM OUT!Control Blood Glucose: https://pendulumlife.com, sign up for membership to get monthly supply delivery, use code DAVE20 to save $20 on your first shipmentFitness Center of the Future: Check out franchise opportunities for biohackers at https://ownanupgradelabs.comMust-Have Magnesium: https://magbreakthrough.com/DAVE, use code DAVE10 to get a 10% discountSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.
21 Jun 20221h 1min






















