How To Biohack On A Budget (With Upgrade Options)
When patients come seeking advice on the "best" supplements, the latest fitness gear, and hopping on trendy diets while neglecting the fundamentals, it raises red flags. I consistently return to two fundamental questions:
Why? What's the underlying purpose and goal?
Are you hitting the basics?
In essence, are they stepping over dollars to pick up pennies? If they're investing in supplements but eating a highly ultra-processed diet or buying blue light blockers but only getting 6 hours of sleep then it's time to revisit the basics. And by basics, I mean our evolutionary fundamentals.
While biohacking may seem intriguing and enticing, and there's always a market for it (much like laundry finding its way onto the treadmill), the critical question emerges: what is the point of biohacking and do we need all of that fancy equipment and all of those products?
The answer is no.
You start with the basics and that comes with a fortunate side effect: saving money. This podcast focuses on the best ways to biohack on a budget and what to consider before looking at anything that has a dollar sign in front of it.
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Grounding: small rectangular grounding mat as I do my writing which has a wire that connects to that third hole of a standard 3-prong receptacle in an outlet. You can take it a step further and get larger ones to sleep on.
My favorite powder is Redmond Re-lyte Electrolyte Powder with LMNT and IQMix coming in closely behind. For drinks, Nooma Organic Electrolyte Sports Drink is the winner. For tablets, go with Nuun Sport.
If your goals are to increase alertness then choose a breathwork strategy such as bellows breath or holotrophic breathwork.
Breathwork: if your goals are for relaxation then consider resonance breathing or extended exhales (my favorite).
For fasting, consider supplementing with amino acids to support muscle preservation and digestive enzymes to promote autophagy.
Minimalist shoes: Xero Shoes or Merrel’s (the Vapor Glove is my favorite).
Here are some good options for improved balance:
Slacklines for outdoors or indoors.
Use an app like Luxmeter to see that you actually get more sun than you might think through clouds).
I supplement with vitamin D from October to March due to shorter days and a lower angle of the sun.
A safe candle option are ones made of beeswax like these or scented ones like these.
Mouth tape (SomniFix is a great brand, use MINDBODYDAD for 10% off)
blue light blocking glasses to reduce exposure to stimulating light before sleep
Read about the science behind these sleep tools here.
The Left Coast Performance capsules on Amazon tick all the boxes.
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