Dave Asprey
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People who have had mold, they walk into a moldy building and their nervous system gets dysregulated.
It's a cell danger response.
So I gave up coffee because I noticed after I drank coffee, I would get jittery and anxious and then tired and I'd want more coffee.
And I thought I was allergic.
Well, I came back from that trip to Tibet, and I went to a place in Mountain View, and I had a really high-end cup of single-state coffee.
And it was like the lights turned on, the angels are singing.
I'm like, oh, God, I love coffee.
Oh, I barely remember them.
I love local coffee shops, and so I don't want to pick on anyone in particular.
I will say that in the US, there are no laws protecting us from mold toxins in coffee.
But in Japan, China, Europe, and most of South America, there are government limits on mold toxins in coffee.
And most people who don't think there's mold in coffee heard me on one of the three times I was on the Joe Rogan Show.
He decided to say there wasn't mold in coffee after a company he owns started directly competing with Bulletproof.
So there was a financial motive for that, and the evidence is very abundant.
And here's how you can tell if you're getting mold in your coffee.
So some of the studies say 80%, some say 90% of coffee is moldy.
It might be 70%, and the degree and type of mold are also something that matters.
So when you drink a cup of coffee...
And you have to pee right away afterwards.
Is your bladder full or not full?