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Dave Asprey

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Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

So most small farmers in the US have a day job.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

And I will tell you running even a 30 acre farm is backbreaking work.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

I could not be the CEO of multiple companies and have a small farm unless I could afford to hire someone to run the farm.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

We didn't make money, we just ate good food.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

Vani texted me, Food Babe Vani, and said, can you come?

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

So I'm working on my calendar right now to see if I can be there.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

It's really funny because, you know, Bayer and Monsanto.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

Do you know the history of Bayer?

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

Tell us.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

So Bayer was part of AG Farben, which was a German chemical company, the company that made the gas used in the gas chambers in World War II.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

Like, great genetics.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

And after the war, they split into five big companies, and Bayer was one of them.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

So it's only natural that Bayer would want to own...

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

Monsanto because Monsanto is doing horrible things both from a chemical perspective, but also from a legal perspective There's tens of thousands of farmers who have committed suicide because the legal approach that's going on from Bayer so Bayer is just an evil company and It's no wonder that Bayer would want Monsanto because they're both doing the same thing and it was poetic justice that right after the acquisition a ten billion dollar fine and

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

Was at least being considered.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

I don't know where it ended up.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

So bottom line is these companies are harming the planet.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

They're harming humans and they're holding governments hostage to try and prevent what should be the breakup of the companies.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

So biohacking is this idea that you can change the environment around you and inside of you to have control of your state.

Culture Apothecary with Alex Clark
The Biohacker’s Guide To Sleep, Nicotine, & Weight Loss | Dave Asprey

That means if you're like me, you want to lose 100 pounds, but maybe you want to get rid of the brain fog that, OK, that's your goal.