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What is Biohacking?

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Biohacking is the art and science of modifying your internal and external environments to harness the power of your biology, with the goal of optimizing your mind, body, and spirit. 

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  • Nerding out about genetics & longevity🤩 . Over the holidays I had the pleasure of catching up with @yurideigin, CEO of Youthereum Genetics, who’s working on curing aging😎 . HOW? . Youthereum is building on the 2006 Nobel Prize Winning “Yamanaka factors” and later studies showing that cells and entire animals, can undergo considerable epigenetic rejuvenation and lifespan extension by the process of partial reprogramming. . SAY THAT IN SIMPLER TERMS🙋🏻‍♀️ . ✔️4 genes have been found that reverse aging in human cells. ✔️Further studies showed it’s possible to reverse the effects of aging and extend lifespan in animals. ✔️Youthereum is the first company that started working on a gene therapy solution to make this possible in humans. . I’M SO EXCITED FOR THE FUTURE I CAN’T🤩🤓🙌🏻 * * * * * #biohacktivist #biohacking #biohack #biohacker #optimizeyourlife #longevity #wellnessblogger #antiaging
  • HOW TO LOWER INFLAMMATION👇🏼 . In my previous post I talked about chronic inflammation and C-reactive protein (CRP). . I covered what chronic inflammation is, why it’s bad, and things you may be doing that trigger it. . I also talked about C-reactive protein. CRP rises in the blood in response to inflammation and consequently contributes to the development of chronic diseases. . In order to determine your CRP level, it requires is a simple blood test (you don’t even need to be fasting to take it). . By lowering your CRP, you may protect yourself against chronic inflammation before it progresses to a life-threatening disease . WHAT ARE SOME WAYS TO LOWER CRP WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION: . 🙌🏻LIFESTYLE has a direct impact on CRP levels: . SLEEP. The most fundamental basic tool. Most of us aren’t getting enough of it. . 🏃🏻‍♀️EXERCISE alone can have a high impact if baseline CRP is high. . 🥗Healthy DIET (ie avoid processed food, sugar, trans-fatty acids, etc) . DON’T smoke🙃 . GROUNDING. Get out in nature and walk barefoot. . 👇🏼These are also 17 DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS & NUTRIENTS that have been shown to bring down CRP levels in laboratory and/or human studies: ✅Curcumin ✅Creatine ✅Fenugreek ✅Ginger ✅Green tea polyphenols ✅Isoflavones ✅L-carnitine ✅Magnesium ✅Probiotics ✅Omega-3 fatty acids ✅Quercetin ✅Red yeast rice ✅Vitamin C ✅Vitamin D ✅Vitamin E ✅Zinc ✅Combination of resveratrol, pterostilbene, quercetin, delta-tocotrienol, and nicotinic acid . Reminder: these posts are for educational purposes only and do not offer medical advice. Consult your physician before beginning any health interventions. * * * * * #biohacking #biohacker #health #fit #longevity #fitness #wellness #holistichealth #nutrition #antiaging #antiageing #biohackingsecrets #healthisyourwealth #wellthy
  • So along with the @keyto.health keto breath sensor I unboxed in my last video, I also went ahead and tried out their monthly subscription box of curated keto products👀 . Was it worth it ? Check out the video to peek what was inside and what you can expect. . 👀7:55min - my one gripe about it. . Let me know your fave #keto snacks and products in the comments below !👇🏼🙏🏻 * * * * * #biohacking #biohacker #health #fit #longevity #keto #ketomeals #igtv #igtvdaily #fitness #unboxing #wellness
  • MY GIFT TO YOU !🎁💛 . 🎄✨In the spirit of winter holidays and giving, I’ve published the ULTIMATE BIOHACKING READING LIST for YOU! . LINK IN BIO to download your FREE gift! . DOUPLE TAP THIS POST ♥️ so I know what type of content to post more of ! .
✅WHAT YOU’LL GET is a downloadable 90+ page PDF of 80 book titles and descriptions, across 10 awesome categories: 1. Biohacking 2. Longevity 3. Genetics 4. Brain Health & Neuroscience 5. Sleep 6. Environment 7. Nutrition 8. Metabolism 9. Mindset & Altered States 10. Humans 2.0 . 👩🏻‍⚕️👨🏻‍⚕️Featuring credible thought leaders and top sources of information, such as: * Dave Asprey * Dr. Steven Gundry * David Sinclair * Nessa Carey * Dr. Dale Bredesen * Wim Hof * Steven Kotler * Dr. Jason Fung * Michael Pollan * and many more... . You DON'T need a science background to dive into this reading list. This list is for everyone looking optimize their vitality and live healthier for longer. . No matter what your health and performance optimization goals are, you WILL find something that speaks to you ! . To your health, Oksana * * * * * * #biohacking #biohack #biohacker #motivation #optimizeyourlife #wellnessblogger #antiaging #longevity #nutrition #boxingday
  • Starting a new diet/workout regimen in 2020? . I started the ketogenic diet a few weeks ago and tracking my body composition changes with @renphogroup smart scale has been SO insightful and motivating !! . Simply looking at your weight doesn’t offer any insight into what’s going on inside your body. . Are you building more lean muscle mass ? . Is what you’re doing helping to reduce that hard-to-lose visceral fat that tends to collect around our organs/midsection as we age ? . What’s your basal metabolic rate ? . I wanted a way to track the changes to my body composition to give me timely feedback and inform if/where I needed to adjust. . @renphogroup smart scale has made it easier to quantify my biology - and that’s the true spirit of biohacking ! . If you’re thinking of starting off 2020 by kicking off a new nutrition plan or you’re setting new fitness goals, consider investing in a smart scale for yourself to help inform your progress and further motivate you ! Knowledge is power ! * * * * #biohacker #biohacking #biohack #biohackingsecrets #biohacker #nutrition #antiaging #ketomeals #fitness #ketotransition #ketotransformation
  • Bc chronic inflammation accelerates aging👇🏼 . Short-term/acute inflammation can be a GOOD thing - we want to fight off infections. . But we DON’T want abnormal, long-term immune system activation, leading to CHRONIC INFLAMMATION. . WHAT’S CHRONIC INFLAMMATION? . It’s when our immune system unsuccessfully tries to deal with an infection/injury/other disease. Damage to tissues in our body frequently occurs as the body starts attacking itself. . WHY IS CHRONIC INFLAMMATION SO BAD? . It accelerates AGING but also associated with chronic diseases like cancer, type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, etc. . WHAT TRIGGERS CHRONIC INFLAMMATION? . ✔️long-term high stress ✔️environmental pollutants ✔️inflammatory diet/food toxins ✔️high C-reactive protein ✔️mitochondrial dysfunction ✔️gluten ✔️advanced glycation end products (AGEs) . ✅MEASURING CRP HELPS DETECT CHRONIC INFLAMMATION . C-reactive protein (CRP) rises in the blood in response to inflammation. . High CRP levels are found in practically every known inflammatory state, ie cardiovascular disease, cancer, diabetes, etc. . WHAT ARE OPTIMAL CRP RANGES? . A blood test measures CRP in the range of 0 - 10 mg/L. ✅Optimal CRP in men: < 0.55 mg/L ✅Optimal CRP in women: < 1.0 mg/L . ❗️DISCLAIMER: These are OPTIMAL ranges recommended by Life Extension Foundation. . 🇨🇦MEANWHILE, Canadian labs mark CRP below <7.99 mg/L as “normal”.🤯 . ❗️DON’T CONFUSE “NORMAL” & “OPTIMAL” . “Normal” blood ranges are based on POPULATION AVG aka what’s “typical”. These ranges SHIFT over time as popln health changes. . 🇺🇸Comparatively, US blood lab ranges list CRP of <1.0 mg/L as low risk, 1.0-3.0 as moderate, and 3.0< as high risk. . MEDIAN CRP for US women is 2.5 mg/L & 1.5 mg/L for men. . 🇯🇵In JAPAN, optimal CRP cut-off point for metabolic syndrome is suggested at 0.65 mg/L! . ❗️So at 1.0 mg/L CRP in Japan you’d be flagged for risk of metabolic syndrome, but in US you’re a picture of health. . 🤯SO WHERE THE F DO CANADIAN LABS GET OFF LISTING <7.99 CRP AS “NORMAL”!? . Oh, Canada has a publicly funded free healthcare system with limited funds🙃 . SO: get your bloodwork. review the results. Be proactive. * * #biohacking
  • Finally posting this like 2 weeks after filming (I’m so good at this social stuff, right😅?) ! . If you’ve ever thought about going #keto but not sure how to track if you’re doing it right, you’ve gotta try THIS product. . Just 10 seconds and it tells you your ketone levels. . @Keyto.health is what I’ve been using to give me feedback on how the foods I eat affect my ketosis, and what throws me OUT of ketosis. . Superrrrr handy and convenient to have in your bag on the go throughout the day! 👉🏼check out the vid and give it a 👍🏼if you’re into it ! * * * * #biohacker #biohacking #biohack #biohackingsecrets #biohacker #nutrition #antiaging #ketomeals #igtv #igtvdaily #ketotransition #ketotransformation #unboxing
  • Actionable biohacks!🤩👇🏼 . As intro’d in my previous post, advanced glycation end products (AGEs) form in our bodies when sugar molecules bind to proteins and fats, through a process of GLYCATION - a major contributor to aging. . Unfortunately, our body CAN’T break-up/get rid of formed AGEs. . 🔬Scientists are developing technologies that will allow us to break-up cross-linked AGEs and return stiffened tissue to its youthful state. . BUT WHAT CAN WE DO RIGHT NOW ? . Limit AGE formation/accumulation by keeping the rate of glycation in our body as low as possible with the following BIOHACKS: . 1️⃣PREVENT blood sugar from spiking, implement a proper diet and exercise regularly. . 2️⃣SUPPLEMENT with: ✅Benfotiamine (a form of vitamin B1) ✅Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (a form of vitamin B6) ✅Carnosine (also great for preventing inflammation in the brain) 👆🏼which all REDUCE glycation reactions that occur in our body. . 3️⃣AVOID consuming PRE-MANUFACTURED AGEs with our food. AGEs form from sugar and fat under excess heat, ie in baking or BBQ, especially if food is partly burned. . 4️⃣AVOID/LIMIT FRUCTOSE - OMG LET ME TAKE AN EXTRA LONG MOMENT HERE OKKK!? . Fructose (60% of carbs in fruit as well as a cheap sweetener additive in manufactured products), is 7 TIMES more reactive than glucose (primary carb in rice or sweet potatoes) in forming AGEs. . While glucose can be used by ALL THE CELLS of our body, fructose can only be processed by LIVER. . 😱So excess fructose floats in our bloodstream, readily forming AGEs until the liver can take care of it. . Also, the liver has only a LIMITED CAPACITY to store sugars. The rest is converted and transferred to FAT for storage. . SO, best to keep excess fructose to an absolute MINIMUM. . HOW TO DO THIS👇🏼 . If consuming FRUIT as primary source of fructose: . ⛅️Do so in the morning, as the liver's storage capacity for sugars is depleted from the night. 🍎Eat whole fruit, since the fiber in them slows digestion and absorption of fructose into the bloodstream. 🥤🙅🏻‍♀️Avoid fruit juices, even freshly squeezed ones since they lack fiber. * * * * #biohacker #biohacking #biohack #biohackingsecrets #biohacker #nutrition #antiaging #keto
  • Sending my DUTCH test off for analysis tomorrow😜! . WHAT IS THIS? . DUTCH stands for Dried Urine Test For Comprehensive Hormones . This test is a comprehensive assessment of sex and adrenal hormones and their metabolites. . It ALSO includes your daily free cortisol pattern (stress hormone), organic acids, melatonin (sleep hormone), and 8-OHdG (one of the major products of DNA oxidation). . HOW IS THE TEST DONE? . Pretty simple. The test involves 4-5 dried urine samples over a 24 hour period. . For females, the samples must be collected within days 18-22 of a 28 day menstrual cycle. . Note: you DO need a trained professional to help interpret the results. . WHY DID I DECIDE TO DO THIS TEST? . As a process of aging, hormones begin shifting off balance at an approximate rate of 1% every year after the age of 30. That’s up to 20% potential hormonal disbalance by age 50! . The way I see it, with the effects of today’s modern lifestyle, these changes may start occurring even earlier than 30. So I’d like to have a snapshot of my hormonal profile BEFORE I’m 30, to have a baseline. . I’ll also be tracking the effects of a 4 month keto diet and would like to have as much before & after data as possible. . Looking forward to my results ! . Have you taken the @dutchtest ? What was your experience ? Were the results actionable or insightful ? Let me know plz! 👇🏼 * * * * * * #biohacktivist #biohacking #biohack #biohackingsecrets #biohacker #biohackingbabe #canadianbiohacker #wellnessblogger #antiaging #longevity #hormonebalance #hormones

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