You’ve heard of hacking computers, hacking smartphones, hacking email. You’ve even heard of hacking elections. But what about hacking your body? The concept is called biohacking.
To simplify Biohacking we can call it ‘Self-improvement’. We can use a lifestyle, food, supplements, exercise, meditation, breathing, even some advanced technologies to hack into our body to optimize it.
WHAT IS BIOHACKING?
Fundamentally Biohacking is essentially the practice of changing our body chemistry and our physiology through science and self-experimentation to energize and enhance the body. There is no standard definition to Biohacking but it is broadly a concept for human optimization physically and mentally. The methods used for this purpose could be as simple as simple lifestyle changes or going to an extreme level of experimenting with genetic engineering.
The possibilities are endless, but they are all rooted in the idea that we can change our bodies and our brains, and that by doing so we can ultimately become smarter, faster and better as human beings.
SOME EXAMPLES OF BIOHACKING
- Deep Breathing practices from basic breathing techniques to Holotropic breathwork.
- Meditation and mindfulness .
- Lifestyle practices like Intermittent Fasting.
- Usage of nutritional supplements like vitamins, amino acids, herbs and minerals at a certain dosage to trigger biological effectiveness.
- Usage of herbal products and supplements .
- Practicing different kinds of workouts to become physically strong and high performant.
- Offering oneself for clinical trials to experiment with latest advancements in science and technology like genetic engineering etc.,
- Using different mental and physical optimization tools.
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