If you care about longevity, mitochondria, cardiovascular health, or feeling sharper every day, this episode gives you a clear look at the breakthrough technology that could reshape how supplements are made. Host Dave Asprey talks with Ilan Sobel, CEO of BioHarvest Sciences, about a new way to produce plant compounds at industrial scale without ever growing the plant. Their Botanical Synthesis platform creates highly pure, clinically validated molecules that support blood flow, brain function, metabolic health, and cellular energy with remarkable consistency and no environmental waste.
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Ilan brings more than two decades of experience in global biotech and consumer health, and under his leadership BioHarvest has grown its flagship product VINIA into one of the fastest growing plant-based supplements in North America. He explains how the company uses plant cell biology and AI guided cultivation to deliver resveratrol, polyphenols, and other high value compounds with superior bioavailability, purity, and measurable clinical effects on arterial dilation, driven by increasing nitric oxide and resulting in improving physical energy, mental alertness and reducing oxidative stress
You will learn:
• Why traditional extraction wastes most of the plant and creates inconsistent supplement quality
• How Botanical Synthesis produces highly bioavailable polyphenols without insecticides, herbacides, fungicides, solvents, or worrying about heavy metal levels.
• Why VINIA increases arterial dilation, improves blood flow, and supports healthy nitric oxide levels
• How reducing ET1 strengthens vascular health in ways typical nitric oxide supplements cannot
• Why better blood flow supports brain performance, mental alertness, and daily physical energy
• What clinical studies show about resveratrol absorption, bioavailability, and 12 hour activity in the bloodstream
• How piceid resveratrol crosses the blood brain barrier to support cognitive function
• Why BioHarvest is developing olive cell compounds like verbascoside for liver fat reduction and cognitive aging
• How future saffron cell technology may influence mood, stress, and cognitive health
• Why this approach offers major advantages for longevity, anti-aging strategies, and high-performance biology
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 in health, 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.
Timestamps:
0:00 – Trailer
1:30 – How BioHarvest Works
5:23 – Piceid Resveratrol & Clinical Studies
13:37 – Blood Flow & Cardiovascular Benefits
17:08 – Brain Health & Cognitive Effects
20:07 – Vinia Product Line & Pricing
22:33 – Nitric Oxide Mechanism & ET1
26:39 – Chews & Hydration Mix
36:35 – Vinia Heroes Program
41:19 – Olive Cell Technology & Verbascoside
45:13 – Pharmaceutical Implications
51:30 – Saffron Development
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