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The Human Upgrade: Biohacking for Longevity & PerformanceShow Notes
The 3 "Longevity Drugs" That Fail the Data, and 4 Repurposed Ones Worth Considering
Back with another solo episode, this one on Big Pharma! Metformin, rapamycin, and statins are three of the most trusted names in longevity, and none of them hold up the way you've been told. This episode breaks down the human data behind the drugs everyone assumes are safe, and reveals four lesser-known repurposed pharmaceuticals that might do more for your metabolism, mitochondria, and lifespan.
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Dave walks through why metformin blunts the muscle-building signal your body needs from exercise, why rapamycin's stunning mouse studies fell apart in the 2025 PEARL trial, and why statins help one person in a hundred while draining the CoQ10 your mitochondria depend on. Then he lays out the yes list: tadalafil for vascular and brain health, SGLT2 inhibitors for metabolic and kidney protection, acarbose for gut and longevity markers, and low dose naltrexone for calming an overactive immune system.
Host Dave Asprey is the father of biohacking, founder of Danger Coffee and Smarter Not Harder, and a New York Times bestselling author who has spent decades studying human performance, functional medicine, and the science of not aging. As co-founder of Unlimited.Life, a concierge longevity practice that runs over $50,000 in lab work per client, he pulls back the curtain on what the data actually shows once you strip away the marketing.
This is essential listening for anyone serious about biohacking, longevity, anti-aging, human performance, brain optimization, and hacking their own biology with real supplements and functional medicine tools instead of guesswork.
You'll Learn: Why metformin can cancel out the muscle gains from resistance training and drain your B12 for years What the 2025 PEARL trial actually found when rapamycin was tested in healthy adults Why statins carry a 100-to-1 harm-to-benefit ratio and quietly starve your mitochondria of CoQ10 How tadalafil supports nitric oxide, vascular health, and neuroplasticity at low daily doses Why SGLT2 inhibitors trigger ketosis-like metabolic effects and protect kidney function How acarbose changes gut bacteria and shows some of the strongest longevity data in mouse studies How low dose naltrexone modulates the immune system and reduces neuroinflammation How to talk to your doctor about using these drugs off-label for longevity instead of disease treatment
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Dave Asprey is a four-time New York Times bestselling author, founder of Bulletproof Coffee, and the father of biohacking. With over 1,000 interviews and 1 million monthly listeners, The Human Upgrade brings you the knowledge to take control of your biology, extend your longevity, and optimize every system in your body and mind. Each episode delivers cutting-edge insights inhealth, performance, neuroscience, supplements, nutrition, biohacking, emotional intelligence, and conscious living.
New episodes are released every Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday (BONUS). Dave asks the questions no one else will and gives you real tools to become stronger, smarter, and more resilient.
Keywords: Metformin, Rapamycin, Statins, Tadalafil, Cialis, SGLT2 inhibitors, Jardiance, Acarbose, low dose naltrexone, longevity drugs, anti-aging medication, repurposed pharmaceuticals, off-label drugs, mTOR inhibitor, AMPK, autophagy, endothelial dysfunction, CoQ10, insulin resistance, mitochondrial efficiency, senescent cells, nit
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