8 Biohacks for Beginners

Biohacking is a new popular topic. That's why we bring you 8 biohacks for beginners.

If you're not familiar with the term, biohacking is the manipulation of your body, brain, and environment to optimize your physical and mental performance. It can include a whole range of things from gene therapy to vitamins to sleep manipulation. Here are 8 biohacks for beginners:

While there are many complex and expensive biohacks, there are also many effective biohacks suitable for beginners that are free or nearly free.

Use these strategies to biohack yourself and perform at a higher level:

Elimination diet. The elimination diet is simple but super effective. All you need to do is remove a certain food from your diet and track the results. To verify, you can even reintroduce the food into your diet.

You eat fewer foods than you think, and there's a good chance that at least one of them has a negative impact on your body. Eliminating just one problematic food can have a huge impact on your life.

Meditation. Meditation is very challenging, yet simple and enriching at the same time. Meditation has so many emotional and physical benefits that it should be taught in schools. Since it isn't, the responsibility falls on your shoulders.

The internet offers many ways to learn meditation, from guides on how to meditate to YouTube videos with guided meditations. Choose one and dive in!

Caffeine. Caffeine is great for boosting focus and endurance when taken in the right amounts. It can also be addictive and cause insomnia. Caffeine should be consumed responsibly, but it's a very effective and simple way to enhance performance.

Intermittent fasting. Intermittent fasting is simply limiting calorie intake to a certain time window each day. This window usually ranges from one to eight hours. For the rest of the time, you stick to non-caloric beverages.

Intermittent fasting does a lot of great things for your body, including reducing body weight, increasing insulin sensitivity, and enhancing autophagy.

Blue light. Your body needs blue light to regulate its circadian rhythm. Common artificial light sources can disrupt your circadian rhythm and your sleep. Blue light also affects your mood, memory, and overall alertness. Exposure to blue light is best done during the day.

An hour or two before bedtime, avoid using any screen technology (TV, tablet, phone, computer).

Music. Just by listening to music, you can change your mood, heart rate, blood pressure, focus, and a lot of other things. You already know that some songs or music styles energize you, while others calm and relax you. But have you ever intentionally used music to your advantage?

Make a list of your favorite songs and the effects they have on you. What song would you listen to if you were feeling down? Which song makes you feel like you could take on a room full of professional boxers? Which song relaxes you the most?

Cold therapy. Sitting in a cold water bath, taking a cold shower, or simply sitting outside in cool weather when you're underdressed can positively stress your body, as long as you don't overdo it. Your body becomes stronger by mastering this stress.

Exercise and intermittent fasting are similar in that they can bring positive stress to your body.

Sauna. Heat can be another positive stressor for your body when used responsibly. Regular short sessions in a sauna or hot bath can boost your health. Unlike cold therapy, this is also enjoyable.

Biohacking is here. On some level, you've already participated in biohacking. If you've ever exercised, experimented with changing your sleep schedule, or tried to gain or lose weight, you've been a biohacker! Biohacking is interesting and effective.

A few simple practices can change your life for the better. Biohacking is a tool that helps you perform at your best.