Biohacking (also known as bodyhacking) is about getting to know and understand your own body so that it can be optimized on this basis. The term is based on computer hacking, where a hacker gains access to the data of a computer or network in order to manipulate it at will. Biohacking does not require any computer programming knowledge, but in principle the two concepts are quite similar.
How to hack the body
Since the basis of biohacking is based on a detailed understanding of the body, one must first gain "access" to the relevant information of the body. There are three types or ways of biohacking:
Biohacking through technology
Various devices enable biohacking of different body data. From headphones that stimulate brain activity to headbands that enable biofeedback, i.e. that make biological processes in one's own body observable. There are also implants and chips that are inserted under the skin and can thus record and store specific data about the body.
Biohacking via DNA
Biohacking via DNA is based on the general field of epigenetics. DNA hackers analyze genetic information and examine their genome for mutations. One of the most innovative techniques in the field is the relatively new CRISPR technology (Clusters of Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeats), which can be used to specifically manipulate or edit genes based on genetic information.
Biohacking through lifestyle
Biohacking is also possible through certain routines in life. This type of biohacking is the simplest, but also the one that is often underestimated. Lifestyle biohackers measure various data about their body condition as best they can and organize their lives on this basis. After a certain amount of time, the biohacker learns about the biochemical processes within their body and can understand on an individual basis how they can optimize their body in the long term.
Convinced biohackers usually combine two or even all of these biohacking methods. For example, the optimization of genes can always be supported by a corresponding lifestyle.
Why biohacking?
The benefits of biohacking are extremely complex. Basically, the concept promises an individually programmed optimization of your body, your performance and your general well-being.
Biohackers therefore reject generally valid health concepts (“what helps you doesn’t necessarily help me”) and instead try to optimize their bodies on an individual level, based entirely on the “hacked” data about their bodies.
Biohacking is most commonly used to benefit the following areas of life:
Nutrition
Whether through regular measurement of blood sugar levels, blood pressure or other nutrition-related indicators, biohacking practically automatically leads to healthy eating habits. Due to the individualized nature of biohacking, you can accurately assess what is good for your body and what is not. In this way, you can program your diet entirely to personally optimize your performance.
Sleep
Sleep optimization plays a major role in biohacking, not least because more and more people are suffering from sleep problems these days. By analyzing your own sleep, you can constantly improve it. Problems falling asleep and staying asleep can also be hacked, understood and ultimately solved.
Exercise / Sports
It is well known that sufficient exercise and sport are an important aspect of a healthy life. However, biohacking involves analyzing the best type of exercise and sporting activities. On this basis, for example, individual training programs can be created that specifically improve your fitness.
Relaxation
In addition to sufficient exercise, sufficient relaxation is also important. But everyone relaxes differently and therefore even the most efficient, personal relaxation techniques can be hacked.
Cognitive Fitness
Cognitive fitness or your brain performance can also be hacked and optimized. True to the motto “use it or lose it”, the brain can be trained and cognitive performance increased through brain training, but also the right nutrient intake.
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