The Strangest Thing I Do Every Morning for 15 Minutes | Brad Pitzele

Dave Asprey

Apr 30, 2026

Episode description

Your cells are starving for oxygen, and it's silently driving inflammation, fatigue, brain fog, and accelerated aging. This episode reveals how pairing Exercise with Oxygen Therapy (EWOT) and red light therapy supercharges your mitochondria, reverses pseudo-hypoxia, and unlocks a level of human performance most people never experience. 

 

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Host Dave Asprey sits down with Brad Pitzele, founder of One Thousand Roads and one of the most credible voices in oxygen therapy and red light therapy. Brad didn't come to this work through a lab. He came to it through desperation. After battling autoimmune arthritis, melanoma, and Lyme disease, he rebuilt his health from the ground up starting in 2016 by targeting mitochondrial function when he could barely walk. Eighteen months later, he founded One Thousand Roads to bring these tools to everyone still searching for a way out. 



Together, Dave and Brad break down the unified theory behind oxygen therapy and red light therapy, two of the most powerful and underrated tools in biohacking. They go deep on pseudo-hypoxia, the condition where your blood oxygen looks fine but your tissues are starving, and explain why this hidden dysfunction sits at the root of chronic fatigue, inflammaging, fibromyalgia, long COVID, and poor sleep optimization. They also cover the endothelium, nitric oxide, arterial stiffness, pulse wave velocity, and why your morning biology might be the most honest readout of your metabolic health. 



This is essential listening for anyone serious about longevity, anti-aging, brain optimization, functional medicine, mitochondria, metabolism, and smarter not harder approaches to human performance. 



You'll Learn: 

  • What EWOT is and why elite athletes and biohackers use it to flood tissues with oxygen in 15 minutes 

  • How pseudo-hypoxia silently blocks energy production and drives chronic illness 

  • Why stacking red light therapy immediately after EWOT multiplies results for both 

  • How mitochondrial dysfunction connects to endothelial aging, microcirculation failure, and systemic inflammation 

  • The role of nitric oxide in arterial flexibility, vasodilation, and real anti-aging markers like pulse wave velocity 

  • Why your lungs are your biggest detox organ and how oxygen therapy supports that process 

  • How ketosis, fasting, and cellular energy interact with EWOT and red light for maximum benefit 

Mindsip insights from this episode:

Avoid junk light: choose lighting that supports mitochondrial health

Modern LED lighting is like the 'high fructose corn syrup of lighting' because it strips out the essential red and infrared wavelengths your body needs for mitochondrial health.

Combine 15-minute EWAT with red light therapy for optimal results

For best results, perform a 15-minute EWAT session and then immediately use red light therapy to capitalize on the elevated circulation and oxygen levels.

Understand oxygen-starved cells' energy backup mode

Oxygen-starved cells switch to a backup mode that produces only 5% of normal energy, leaving them without enough power to clear out their own metabolic waste.

Leverage lungs as detox powerhouse to eliminate toxins

The lungs are the body's largest detoxification organ, responsible for eliminating approximately 70% of all toxins.

Combine EWAT and red light therapy for optimal oxygen utilization

EWAT (Exercise with Oxygen Therapy) floods the body with oxygen supply, while red light therapy drives the demand for that oxygen within the mitochondria.

Protect endothelial cells to enhance chronic illness resilience

Alongside mitochondria, the endothelial cells lining your blood vessels are one of the most vulnerable components of the body and are commonly damaged in chronic illness.

Access at-home EWAT system for convenient oxygen therapy

An at-home EWAT system, which includes an oxygen concentrator and a large reservoir bag, is now available for around $2,500.

Reduce chronic inflammation to prevent blood vessel blockage

Chronic inflammation can cause the smallest blood vessels to swell, blocking red blood cells which normally must fold like a taco to pass through, leading to oxygen-starved tissues.

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