EP 1353
1353. Feel 70 Percent Better… With Grapes?
In this episode of The Human Upgrade, Host Dave Asprey talks with Ilan Sobel, CEO of BioHarvest Sciences, about a new way to grow powerful plant compounds without farming, pesticides, or solvents. You will learn how their Botanical Synthesis technology creates ultra bioavailable piceid resveratrol that boosts blood flow, supports cardiovascular health, and delivers 12 hour activity in the bloodstream, plus why blocking ET1 along with raising nitric oxide matters for brain performance, energy, and healthy aging. Dave and Ilan break down real clinical data on Vinia, the difference between this approach and standard resveratrol, and how olive and saffron cell technologies could change the future of supplements and longevity.
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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.
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
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Keywords: plant cell biology, Botanical Synthesis, Vinia polyphenols, piceid resveratrol, nitric oxide production, ET1 reduction, arterial dilation, vascular flexibility, blood flow optimization, brain oxygenation, cognitive alertness, oxidative stress reduction, bioavailable polyphenols, grape cell technology, olive cell compounds, verbascoside research, saffron cell cultivation, clinical blood flow studies, endothelial function, longevity supplementation
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“We’ve learned how to unlock the treasure inside the plant kingdom without ever growing the plant, and do it in a way that can impact the lives of hundreds of millions of people.”
Ilan Sobel
0:00 – Trailer
Dave previews how plant cell technology can replace traditional extraction and unlock powerful compounds without growing the plant.
1:30 – How BioHarvest Works
Ilan explains how Botanical Synthesis mirrors and magnifies plant compounds in bioreactors to avoid pesticides, solvents, and agricultural waste.
5:23 – Piceid Resveratrol & Clinical Studies
They break down why piceid resveratrol is 25 times more soluble than regular resveratrol and how human trials show 12 hour bioavailability with rapid plasma uptake.
13:37 – Blood Flow & Cardiovascular Benefits
Ilan details their double blinded FMD study showing significant increases in arterial dilation, improved vascular flexibility, and reduced oxidized LDL.
17:08 – Brain Health & Cognitive Effects
Dave and Ilan discuss how piceid crosses the blood brain barrier to boost blood flow, oxygenation, mental clarity, and cognitive performance.
20:07 – Vinia Product Line & Pricing
They cover capsules, chews, athlete-focused dosing, informed sport certification, and how BioHarvest has kept prices stable while scaling production.
22:33 – Nitric Oxide Mechanism & ET1
Ilan reveals the dual mechanism of increasing nitric oxide at the endothelial level while lowering ET1, a vasoconstrictor that rises with age.
26:39 – Chews & Hydration Mix
The new hydration formula is introduced, featuring electrolytes from natural sources, glycine, organic cane sugar, and 400 mg of Vinia blood flow powder.
36:35 – Vinia Heroes Program
Ilan explains the permanent 20 percent discount program for first responders and teachers, inspired by consistent feedback from frontline users.
41:19 – Olive Cell Technology & Verbascoside
They explore BioHarvest’s olive cell line, high potency verbascoside production, and its potential roles in liver fat reduction and cognitive aging.
45:13 – Pharmaceutical Implications
Ilan describes how pharma companies are revisiting plant based compounds and partnering with BioHarvest due to consistency, scale, and patentable processes.
51:30 – Saffron Development
They discuss the development of super saffron cell compounds and promising research on mood, cognition, and neurological support.
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