The founder of Bulletproof Coffee plans to live to be 180 years old

Dave Asprey wants to hack death.The Silicon Valley entrepreneur has spent over $300,000on researchtrying to do so, using data to optimize his mind and body.Aspreyis the founder of themultimillion-dollar company sellingBulletproof Coffee, a blended drink with grass-fed unsalted butter and "Brain Octane,"a trademarked oil extracted from coconuts.As a guest onWNYC's podcast Note to Self on April 6, he explainedthathe aimsto reach a high-performing state by any means necessary."The goal is to die when I want," he told host Manoush Zomorodi. "I'm planning to hit at least 180."He believes the world isn't so far away. Just look at Lance Armstrong, he says."The only thing wrong that Lance Armstrong did is he didn't tell everyone he was doing it,"Asprey says."Do you know how much precious knowledge we would have as a species if Lance had published what he was doing'" If athletes want to experiment with enhancers,hecontinues, they should publish the data. "We are wired to evolve,' he says. A photo posted by Bulletproof (@bulletproofcoffee)on Jan 6, 2016 at 12:11pm PST Asprey is part of the biohacking movement, which is made up of people (mostly men) who use data science tobecome "super-human." He practices intenseworkout regimens, tracks his sleep, and follows a strict diet without sugar, gluten, legumes, and dairy.More extremebiohackers have implanted microchips and magnets under their skin to link themselves with computers.He says that Bulletproof Coffee, paired with his Bulletproof Diet, canboost energy, lead to weight loss, and evenraise your IQ.Asprey's claims have garnered skepticism. Earlier this year, Gizmodo's Brent Rose debunked most of the promises of Bulletproof Coffee, including that it will instantly burn fat and eliminate hunger.Asprey'sresearch has likely operated on confirmation bias, Rose writes. The majority of studies Asprey sites were also done on rats and mice, which usually doesn't alwaysapplyto humans.Still, he's optimistic."If we created a world where everyone is running at their optimum, it would be a really amazing world," Aspreysays. "That's what I'm working to create."Join the conversation about this storyNOW WATCH: There's a terrifying reason why people are warned to stay inside at 5:45 p.m. in parts of Mexico
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