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To bring biohacking and anti-aging science to the mainstream in Canada and empower you to optimize mental and physical performance, with the ultimate vision of extending healthspan and lifespan.

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What is Biohacking?

It’s 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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  • Just say no to sugar🙅🏻‍♀️🥤 . According to a study published in the American Journal of Public Health, people who drink more soda have shorter telomeres (bits of DNA that protect the ends of chromosomes in cells) in white blood cells. . Drinking just ONE 20-ounce soda every day was associated with 4.6 YEARS of additional biological aging. . The finding was consistent regardless of age, race, income or education level. . A typical 20-ounce drink can have up to 18 teaspoons of sugar! . Turns out that the extremely high dose of sugar that we put into our body within seconds by drinking sugared beverages is uniquely toxic to metabolism. . SO ! Don’t want your body aging faster ? Don’t drink sugary pop🥤! . #upgradeyourself . . . . . #biohack #biohacker #optimizeyourlife #canadianbiohacker #wellnessblogger #torontobiohacker #toronto #biohacking #sugarfree #cleaneating
  • 🧬A must-read on the future of genetic engineering. . 🎤Had the pleasure of seeing @JamieMetzl speak last week about his new book, Hacking Darwin: Genetic Engineering and Future of Humanity. . 👨🏼‍💼Jamie is a technology futurist and sits on the World Health Organisation's Expert Advisory Committee on Developing Global Standards for Governance and Oversight of Human Genome editing. . In his talk, Jamie covered a number of big topics in the future and applications of genetic engineering: . 💥PREDICTIVE HEALTHCARE - ability to screen adults for predispositions to known diseases, such that early preventative healthcare interventions can be implemented to mitigate risks. In the same vein, if you knew that your child has a predisposition to excel in math vs athletics for example, would that help guide your parenting and which activities you invest in for your kids' extra-curriculars ? . 💥END OF SEX as primary method of human conception - IVF conception and Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) screening of embryos pre-implantation to screen out genetic disorders and mitigate risk of genetic mutations that may occur spontaneously during transitional conception. . 💥DESIGNER BABIES - the 3rd genetically engineered baby is about to be born in China and technology to select for genes in embryos for competitive advantage, such as selecting highest IQ potential and lowest disease risk pre-implanatation is already available. . ❓You may feel ethically conflicted about that last point now, but if others start genetically engineering their children, would you feel compelled to set your child up for competitive success in life? . #upgradeyourself . . . . . #biohack #biohacker #optimizeyourlife #canadianbiohacker #wellnessblogger #torontobiohacker #toronto #biohacking #biohackingsecrets #genetics #futurism
  • Spend ⬇️time to deliver ⬆️metabolic results💪🏼 . High intensity interval training (HIIT) is the best known type of exercise to improve the function of MITOCHONDRIA🙌🏻. . ENERGY Mitochondria are the energy power houses in your cells, central to metabolism . They extract energy from nutrients and supply the energy to your cells. The better your mitochondria are functioning, the more energy you’ll feel. . AGING Mitochondria are closely tied to the aging process, as their function declines as we get older. When mitochondria are damaged or start functioning less efficiently, cells start to age. . Poorly functioning mitochondria may aggravate fatigue😞 and reduce the size & ability of muscles💪🏼 to burn excess blood sugar. . In short, ⬆️mitochondria function = ⬆️energy production ⬇️aging ⬆️muscle tone ⬆️cardiovascular system ⬆️oxygen utilization . High-intensity interval training gives you the biggest return on your exercise investment. . HOW DOES HIIT STACK UP AGAINST OTHER EXERCISE ? In a study comparing groups that did strength training exercises or strength training and low-intensity cardio workouts, the HIIT group came out on top for aging-related benefits💥. The key🔑 was HIIT’s ability to improve mitochondrial capacity at the cellular level. . #upgradeyourself . . . . . #biohack #biohacker #optimizeyourlife #canadianbiohacker #wellnessblogger #torontobiohacker #toronto #biohacking #biohackingsecrets #hiit #workout #fit
  • WOOP big THANK YOU to @healthoptimisationsummit for making my day with this goodie !!! Was already excited to be heading to London, UK this September but now I’m even more stoked !!! This Summit is gonna be THE place to be this September - see ya there, London I’m coming for ya !!🤩🥳💃🏻 Posted @withrepost • @healthoptimisationsummit Congratulations @canadianbiohacker you’ve been upgraded to VIP at our summit! 👏👏👏 . Each month we’ll be randomly picking a regular ticket holder to upgrade – to enter, all you need to do is post the Instagram image from your ticket confirmation email, and tell us your favourite health hack. @canadianbiohacker’s is red light therapy. Feeling lucky? Get your ticket from summit.healthoptimisation.com today! . #OptimiseMe #healthoptimisation #healthoptimisationsummit #biohacker #biohacking #paleo #healthhack #vip #upgrade #competition #bulletproof #upgradelabs #integratedhealth #healthoptimization #healthoptimisationsummit #wellness #medicialresearch #ancestralhealth
  • What happens to your brain in FLOW STATE? . Flow state is a flood of FIVE neurochemicals (or neurotransmitters) tightening focus, blocking pain, increasing insight, and making you feel good. . Neurotransmitter: a chemical substance that is released at the end of a nerve fiber by the arrival of a nerve impulse and, by diffusing causes the transfer of the impulse to another nerve fiber. . Let’s break it down: . 1️⃣Flow starts at the peak of internal anxiety. Your inner critic is in high gear. The early stages of flow start at spike of NOREPINEPHRINE & the stress hormone cortisol. You’re feeling challenged and stressing out, and at this point you can either become completely exhausted or you notice it and surrender and relax. That’s when nitric oxide kicks in and it flushes out the norepinephine & cortisol. . 2️⃣DOPAMINE floods your brain - the reward signal telling your body that you want to keep doing the task at hand. . 3️⃣ENDORPHINS kick in so you don’t feel any pain. This is especially notable with athletes. . 4️⃣ANANDAMIDE (from Sanskrit word ‘bliss’) is then released, which primarily affects cannabinoid receptors, affecting your feelings of motivation and pleasure. . 5️⃣Finally you enter memory consolidation stage, which raises neurotransmitter SEROTONIN. You reflect on how much you enjoyed being in a state of flow. . #upgradeyourself . . . . . #biohack #biohacker #optimizeyourlife #canadianbiohacker #wellnessblogger #torontobiohacker #toronto #biohacking #biohackingsecrets
  • #Biohacking at #CollisionConf ! . Pleasure meeting Jacob and Nicolai from @timeshifter - winner of National Sleep Foundation’s 2019 SleepTech Award 🥇 . Astronauts and elite athletes were the first to start timeshifting. . Timeshifting = timing light exposure and light avoidance, sleep and napping episodes, melatonin use, and caffeine intake to quickly “reset” the circadian clock to a new time zone. . If you travel for work or vacation shifting time zones, you need to get this app. #jetlagishistory . ASIDE: as much as there was some talk about patient care and healthcare solutions at Collision, there was a lack of presence for preventive health and longevity tech. Would love to see more of this at the next @collisionconfhq event. . #upgradeyourself . . . . . #biohack #biohacker #optimizeyourlife #canadianbiohacker #wellnessblogger #torontobiohacker #toronto #biohacking #biohackingsecrets #sleep
  • 2/3 of adults across all developed nations get <8 hrs of nightly sleep. . 😳A century ago, the average person slept 2 hours more than they do today. . 🤩Can you imagine averaging out 9 or 10 hours of sleep per day ?? Seems like a total luxury ! . ☝🏼But sleep deprivation is a fairly recent phenomenon. . 💡When electric lights became common, they allowed us to stay up later with light. . 📺In the 40s and 50s, television gave us another reason to stay up. . 🌐Then came the widespread adoption of the Internet in the 1990s and 2000s. . 🧟‍♀️All of these things add up to a sleep deprived population. . Regularly sleeping less than 7 or 6 hours a night wreck havoc on your immune system, and more than doubles your risk of cancer. Sleep deprivation puts us at risk of stroke, obesity, heart disease, diabetes, Alzheimer's, and contributes to all major psychiatric conditions including depression anxiety and suicidality. . 🙌🏻So, stop depriving yourself of sleep if you want to function at your best and live healthier for longer. . #upgradeyourself . . . . . #biohack #biohacker #optimizeyourlife #canadianbiohacker #wellnessblogger #torontobiohacker #toronto #biohacking #biohackingsecrets #sleep
  • Smart Drugs CBC documentary launch event! . 🎤Had a blast hosting this sold out event last Friday with the theme of cognitive enhancement and biohacking! . Started off the event with a preview of the film followed by a Q&A with film lead, Nikolas Badminton and multi award winning director, Ann Shin. We talked nootropics, fasting, photobiomodulation, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, and more! . Then had the honours of facilitating a panel discussion with 3 experts: 👨🏻‍⚕️Dr. Lew Lim, CEO and Founder @vielight.inc 👩🏼‍💼Natasha Kovacevic, CEO and Founder of xSensa Labs 👨🏼‍💼Rotem Petranker, Associate Director and founding member of the University of Toronto Center for Psychedelic Studies . These events are always over way too fast - can we just keep talking about biohacking forever !?🤩 . 💛Big thanks to the attendees - so many audience questions – loved the engagement and energy ! See you at the next event ! . #upgradeyourself . . . . . #biohack #biohacker #optimizeyourlife #canadianbiohacker #wellnessblogger #torontobiohacker #toronto #biohacking #biohackingsecrets #smartdrugs
  • We’re all bags of chemicals!👩🏻‍🔬 . Every emotion or thought you experience is associated with electrochemical nerve impulses and the release of tiny amounts of neurotransmitters between neurons. . Neurotransmitters are electrochemical messengers that allow your brain to process everything that you see, hear, smell, taste, and touch. . Neurotransmitters i.e. norepinephrine, dopamine, endorphins, anandamide, serotonin. . #upgradeyourself . . . . . #biohack #biohacker #optimizeyourlife #canadianbiohacker #wellnessblogger #torontobiohacker #toronto #biohacking #biohackingsecrets

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