For decades, weight loss outcomes have been equated to effort, where you succeed only by burning more than you consume and moving more than you rest.
But Biohacker and author of Head Strong, Dave Asprey, found challenges while testing this approach on himself.
He credits biohacking techniques with helping him lose 7st 2lb, has attracted the attention of millions who share his conviction that human biology should be optimised.
Despite committing to 90-minute workout sessions six days a week, his waist remained fixed at 46 inches. It appeared his body was refusing to cooperate despite strenuous efforts.
Dave failed to lose weight for years
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“Nutrition is more important than exercise when it comes to fat loss,” he told GB News.
During the 2000s, Asprey followed a strict raw vegan regime, widely regarded as among the healthiest approaches available at the time.
Yet his teeth began to fracture – perhaps due to a mineral deficiency driven by compounds found abundantly in plant foods, known as oxalates.
Oxalid acid, found in almonds, spinach, sweet potato, kale, beetroot, and raspberries, binds with calcium inside the body to form crystalline structures that Dave argues accumulate in the joints and soft tissue.
By eliminating these foods from his diet entirely, Dave is adamant he got rid of systemic inflammation he’d been carrying for years.
What he added back to his diet proved counterintuitive; butter, grass-fed beef, and bacome – foods that have been villainised for decades.
Rather than driving weight gain, he argues that the right dietary fats produce satiety and reduce cravings, allowing the body to regulate itself more efficiently.
“The right types of fat don’t make you fat,” he said. “They make you satiated, strong, powerful and lean.”
Dave eventually parted ways with his physician, frustrated that no one would explain why he felt so unwell despite doing everything right.
‘Nutrition is more important than exercise when it comes to fat loss’
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DAVE ASPREY
But the very questions he’s asking about anti-nutrients and dietary fats are becoming increasingly prevalent in orthodox circles, too.
Today, he truly believes transformation requires not transformation but asking better questions about what the body actually needs.