Biohacking & HealthSpan

In this edition of Biohacking Weekly:

1. The "Sympathetic Spiral of Doom"
2. The brain ageing trend linked to eggs
3. How to make your body clean itself
4. The hidden jobs of neurotransmitters
5. Immune ageing in men vs women

In this edition of Biohacking Weekly:

1. Circadian rhythm–aligned fasting
2. The dark side of black plastic items
3. Omega-3 for strength training gains
4. What it takes to fuel a winter Olympian
5. Elite physiology of an 82-year-old athlete

In this edition of Biohacking Weekly:

1. Dietary hormesis — food as a gentle stressor
2. How cognitive reserve extends longevity
3. Supplements for testosterone support
4. Intermittent fasting 101 with Gary Brecka
5. AI predicts person's future health risks

In this edition of Biohacking Weekly:

1. BIOptimizers meets The Ultimate Human
2. The next generation of functional foods
3. Effects of bovine colostrum on gut immunity
4. Fasting benefits without the fast
5. New online calculator reveals your heart’s biological age

In this post:

1. Akkermansia M.
2. NMN human studies
3. Biostacked - details of daily routines of your favourite biohackers
4. Delay breakfast to be healthier

Glucose or Ketones? Carbs or fats? Carbohydrates have been a staple part of meals for centuries, but there is evidence that ketones produce more energy per mole of substrate than glucose, while optimising body composition, cognition and sports performance.

Brett Melanson, a PhD Candidate in Behavioural Neuroscience, talks about how following a ketogenic diet allows our body to tap into fat stores to produce energy during extended periods of low glucose availability. He explains that burning ketones instead of glucose preserves carbohydrates in muscle. Therefore transitioning the body’s energy dependence from glucose to ketones could be beneficial in the long run, both mentally, and physically.

Biohacking can help optimize all areas of your life including health, performance, focus and productivity. With nutrition, mind and lifestyle changes it is possible to reduce stress, improve sleep and even slow down aging.

In this post, you will find surprisingly simple yet effective biohacks to try. from intermittent fasting, cold therapy and breathing exercises to practices of mindfulness and slow eating. Having these tools in your arsenal will help you conduct self-experiments to determine the best approach for your body.

Dr. Eric Berg is a chiropractor who specialises in weight loss through nutritional and natural methods and is a world-renowned ketogenic diet expert, published writer, and author of the bestselling book “The 7 Principles of Fat Burning”.

In this post, he gives practical recommendations on what to look for when buying eggs, as well as the healthiest way to cook and eat eggs for maximum benefits.

In a population of 786 Australian elders, higher concentrations of carotenoids (lutein and zeaxanthin) and vitamin C in plasma were associated with longer Telomere Length, which is positively correlated with longevity. 

Lutein and zeaxanthin are carotenoids found in the egg yolks that concentrate mostly in the human eyes retina and macula, and to a lesser extent, in the liver and brain. Both of these compounds can help reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration as well as cataracts.