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What is Biohacking?

Biohacking is health optimization.

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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  • All this self-isolation during the coronavirus got me thinking - how might this new reality change the future of how we date and make ❤️ connections ? . Virtual dates, holograms, and VR - this is a biotechnology scientist’s take on the future of all the single people out there. . What do you think ? Ready to embrace this new tech-driven reality or just glad you’re not single rn !?😂 Let me know in the comments below! . #biohacking #future #coronavirus #covid19 #selfisolation #quarantine #igtv #igtvdaily #futurism #tech
  • Self-isolation LIGHT hacking! . 🤯20 years ago we were, on avg spending 93% of our lives indoors. That was already confusing AF for our bodies and that was BEFORE tablets & smartphones. . 😬Now with most of us in coronavirus self-isolation, the average city condo-dweller likely is not going outside AT ALL. . 🤔I mean sure, if you have a balcony (the luxury!), your remote work situation doesn’t require you to be on zoom all day long, AND you’ve got south-facing windows, THEN you can maybe go sit out on your balcony and enjoy some direct natural sunlight. . 🙄Let’s face it, that’s not the case for everyone and besides, it’s not exactly warm outside (brb, putting on my jacket and boots to go sit on my balcony in the middle of my work-from-home day!) . But living in artificial light is: 1️⃣Damaging to our circadian rhythms, confusing our bodies about when we should be awake vs sleeping - artificial light is either not bright enough to signal wakefulness or TOO bright to allow the body to relax in the evening. 2️⃣Artificial light suppresses natural melatonin production, the hormone responsible for making us feel sleepy in the evening. 3️⃣We don’t get enough Vitamin D from sunlight, which wrecks the immune system. . So, how can we BIOHACK light !? . 1️⃣ANCHOR your biological clock in the morning with @humancharger by shining white light into your ears to signal to your body that it’s morning time and also increase alertness - we’ve got light photoreceptors in our brains just like in our eyes ! . 2️⃣Red light therapy ! It increases natural melatonin levels leading to better quality sleep and it’s shown to be beneficial for people with sleep disorders in helping them fall asleep and stay asleep throughout the night. I personally have the full stack from @redlightrising that I use every day. Ask me for a discount code! . 3️⃣BLOCK artificial light at night ! Get a pair of blue light blocks glasses & wear them at least 3 hrs before bedtime and you’ll notice how much better you’ll be sleeping. I have a pair of @blubloxofficial — ask me for a discount code! . Stay safe and healthy, friends ! * * * * #biohacker #biohacking #biohack #biohackingsecrets #biohacker #sleephack
  • #tb to not having to “socially distance” last week!😳 . 🎤Had a blast speaking at the Future of Food event last Thursday at the WE.org Global Learning Centre. . 🌎We are almost at the 8 Billion mark in global population, and traditional agriculture industry won’t be enough to feed us at this growth rate. . 🌮By 2050, to feed a population of 9B, the world will need 70% more food than in 2009. . 🍗By 2050, global meat consumption is expected to increase by 76%. . 🤩Was fun to bring a biotechnology perspective on the topic of food - vertical farms, lab-grown meat, and robo-chefs, anyone !? . 🤔So many interesting perspectives shared by all the speakers and panelists: Leslie Ewing, Kelly Graham, Michelle Jaelin, RD, Jordan Wagman, Liam Lewis, Nick Rose, and Mercedes Unwin. . 💛Thanks to the fantastic people at @EnsembleCOtoronto for having me. . 👀Look out for the next EnsembleCO event happening in May - “The Future of Work” ! . #futuretrends #biotechnology #biohacking #futureoffood #foodie #futurism #agriculture #agritech
  • Let’s talk about curing aging👇🏼 . After age 70, most people today will suffer from one or more of these diseases, the top 5 causes of death worldwide. 1️⃣Heart Disease 2️⃣Cancer 3️⃣Respiratory Disease 4️⃣Diabetes 5️⃣Dementia . While we’ve gotten better at managing these age-related diseases, leading to higher life expectancy in developed countries, aging in itself can’t YET be avoided. As we age, our energy levels lower, our organ function is reduced, and our cells accumulate genetic mutations. . ❗️HOWEVER, AGING DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE INEVITABLE. . 🤩Today, a rapidly growing field of LONGEVITY research is focused on examining AGING AS A DISEASE, which can be prevented, slowed, or even reversed. . 🦠If biological pathways which define aging can be modified, slowed, or reversed, then all diseases associated with aging could be prevented or “cured”. . A highly cited paper by Lopez-Otin, Carlos et al., published in Cell in 2013, outlines these pathways. . 9 HALLMARKS OF AGING are: . ❌Altered intercellular communication ❌Genomic instability ❌Telomere attrition ❌Epigenetic alterations ❌Loss of proteostasis ❌Deregulated nutrient sensing ❌Mitochondrial dysfunction ❌Cellular senescence ❌Stem cell exhaustion . These 9 hallmarks of aging can be grouped into 3 categories: . 1️⃣PRIMARY hallmarks of aging - primary causes of cellular damage. . 2️⃣ COMPENSATORY or ANTAGONISTIC hallmarks of aging - are root responses that initially mitigate the damage, but eventually, if chronic or exacerbated, they become deleterious themselves. Example: chronic overactive insulin response manifesting as type 2 diabetes. . 3️⃣ INTEGRATIVE hallmarks of aging - end result of 1 & 2 and are ultimately responsible for functional decline associated with aging. . ✅Now that we know the mechanisms of aging at the cellular level, and combined with the fact that we’re living in a time of exponential acceleration of technological advancement and convergence, the idea of significantly extending human lifespan has changed from a question of “if” to a matter of “when”. . Image: López-Otín C., et al. The hallmarks of aging. 2013 * * * * #biohacker #biohacking #biohack #biotech #antiaging #genetics #futurism
  • Watch my opening talk from DARK FUTURES YYZ on how the genetic revolution is already beginning to transform today's societies and where it may lead. . This talk will take you into biohacking, genetics and our cyborg lives. . Many conferences talk about the incredible possibilities that are delivered by innovations, DARK FUTURES speaks about the hidden systems that affect our daily lives (whether we are aware of it or not). . What may happen when sex is no longer the primary means of conceiving children and we can create babies with engineered personalities, health, and IQ ? . What may happen when certain countries ban genetic engineering technologies yet a neighbouring country promotes it ? . Are you ready for the super-convergence of technologies: genetic engineering, biotechnology, and AI ? . WATCH THE FULL VIDEO ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL - Canadian Biohacker (link in bio😉) . Are you ready for the genetic revolution !? * * * * #biohacker #biohacking #biohack #biohackingsecrets #biohacker #genetics #biotech #antiaging #genetics #futurism
  • Let’s talk about metals! . It turns out that tiny amounts of metals like iron, zinc and copper affect the complexity of the brain and are critically important for learning and memory. . Currently ~2 billion people in the world are iron-deficient . But its not just iron that’s critically important for development of the brain. . 1.8 billion are zinc deficient . 900 million are iodine-deficient . “If we could get rid of those deficiencies, we would shift the world IQ positively by 10 points.” -Michael Georgieff Professor of Pediatrics, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota, USA . And it starts with BABIES. . It was thought for a long time that there is no way babies could be iron deficient. . Why? Because nature has ensured that iron is stockpiled in the womb, such that the baby is born with all the iron that it needs for the first 4 or so months. . However, in mothers with high blood pressure, or who smoked cigarettes, and moms with diabetes - it was found that the iron was not completely getting across from the mom to the fetus. . Meanwhile, older children who were found to be iron deficient were found to have memory issues. . So a study was done to see if this could also be the case with babies, led by Michael Georgieff, Institute of Child Development, University of Minnesota. . Babies were tested using an EEGnet that measured electrical activity in the brain. . Babies were tested for their ability to recognize the mother’s voice from a stranger’s voice. This memory system needs a fair bit of iron to develop. . The results were dramatic: . In the babies that were IRON SUFFICIENT, the response to the mother was a very different shaped curve than in response to a stranger. The baby had in some way memorized and differentiated between the two. . The babies that were IRON DEFICIENT didn’t show any discrimination between the mom voice and the stranger’s voice. That baby’s hippocampus, responsible for memory and learning, was NOT functioning properly due to iron deficiencies. . CONCLUSION: Babies CAN be iron deficient and this can lead to negative neuro-developmental consequences. * * * * #biohacker #biohacking #biohack #womenshealth #nutrition
  • Oh Canada 🇨🇦❄️ . Had the perfect weekend of: 🏃🏻‍♀️Daily workouts 💦Cold showers 👯‍♀️Friends 💛Family 📚Reading & learning 🥦Clean eats ☀️Sunshine ❄️Nature - thanks for the FREE cold thermogenesis, Canada !😜 😴Wholesome sleep . Hope you had a recharging one, friends ! . What was your favourite part of the weekend ?👇🏼 * * * * * #winterscapes #canada #nature #biohacking #biohack #biohacker #optimizeyourlife #longevity #wellnessblogger #antiaging
  • Here’s my immune system protocol👇🏼 . (1) 8HRS OF SLEEP 😴A SINGLE night of 4 hrs of sleep can sweep away up to 70% of natural killer cells in the immune system, relative to 8 hrs of sleep 😴Sleeping 5 hrs per night on avg for a week increases common cold infection risk to 50% vs 18% risk for those sleeping 7 hrs+ . (2) EAT WHOLE FOODS/ AVOID PROCESSED 🥦Immune system is closely regulated by diet & metabolism 🥦60-70% of your immune system is in the gut, so give your body the nutrition it needs 🥦Avoid processed foods & sugar which are inflammatory . (3)AVOID DEFICIENCIES IN PROTEIN AND MICRONUTRIENTS 🥕Particularly iron, zinc & vitamins A, D, E, B6 & B12 . (4) EXERCISE 🤸🏻‍♀️Exercise causes positive change in the body's immune system, elevates T-cell proliferative capacity, neutrophil function, and NK cell cytotoxic activity . (5) RECOVER/ DON’T OVERTRAIN 💆🏻‍♀️Periods of intensified training with insufficient recovery may lead to temporary immunodepression 💆🏻‍♀️Post-exercise immune function is depressed when exercise is continuous, prolonged (>1.5 h), of moderate to high intensity (55-75% of aerobic capacity) & without food intake . (6)MANAGE STRESS 🧘🏻‍♀️Prolonged stress wrecks havoc on immune system 🧘🏻‍♀️While sleep & proper diet help boost your body’s stress resilience, you can also actively help manage it through breathing exercises & meditation ! . (7)INTERMITTENT FAST ⏰Eat all daily food in a time restricted window (6-8 hr for men and 10-12hrs for women) ⏰Intermittent fasting shifts your body’s energy from growth mode to whole-body repair and recovery, including immune system regulation . (8) WASH HANDS OFTEN . (9) DON’T TOUCH EYES, EARS, MOUTH when outside . (10 - BONUS❗️) DO A 3-DAY FAST (only if you can handle it!) 🗓A 3-day fast has been clinically shown to RE-SET the immune system 🗓Promotes stem cell self-renewal & regeneration 🗓Leads to changes in stem cells and niche cells that promote stress resistance, self-renewal, and regeneration 🗓Multiple cycles of fasting can even reverse immunosuppression& cell mortality caused by chemotherapy! . Stay healthy, friends ! 💛 . . . . . . #biohack #biohacker #wellnessblogger #biohacking #coronavirus
  • I wanted to know my biological age so I got the @mydnage epigenetic test! . Check out the unboxing video 😜 . What I cover: . 00:30 Chronological vs biological age 01:08 Why I wanted to take this test 02:04 What is the myDNAge test ? 02:25 DNA vs epigenetics 03:22 Epigenetics in simpler terms 03:56 Why epigenetics is so exciting ! 04:21 UNBOXING 12:46 My overall feedback . Do you want to know your biological age ? . Have you already taken this test?? . 🤩Let me know 👇🏼 . ✅PS use the code CANADIANBIOHACKER for 15% OFF the myDNAge test❗️(I don’t make any $ off it, just a straight up discount code for you) . * * * * #biohacker #biohacking #biohack #unboxing #igtv #igtvdaily #genetictesting

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