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PREVENTATIVE CARE

What is Biohacking?

Medically Reviewed

November 6, 2018

To biohack, you don’t have to be a powerlifter willing to live on lettuce-wrapped sardines all week with one “cheat day."

Biohacking for women, or anyone really, is about using the latest science and practical guidance to improve overall health and how you feel.

While Bulletproof took biohacking mainstream, the process doesn’t have to be all butter coffee and vibration plates.

According to Dave Asprey , “biohacking is the art and science of changing the environment around you and inside you, so you have more control over your own biology." It allows us to optimize the body’s potential and become the “absolute best version of ourselves," he adds.

Basic biohacking can be simple. No fancy gadgets, no expensive gear, and no butter coffee necessary.

We could argue that people assigned female at birth are the original biohackers. We have been manipulating our hormones to control pregnancy starting thousands of years ago using lunaception (tracking one's menstrual cycle to the moon ), and more modern ways via seed cycling .

When our hormones are working with us rather against us, we may experience a decrease in mood swings, food cravings, fatigue , cramps, and an increase in energy.

Who doesn’t want more energy, more vitality, and more time to do the things they love?

Jennifer Chesak is an award-winning author, freelance science and medical journalist, editor, and fact-checker. Her work has appeared in several national publications, including the Washington Post, BBC, Healthline, Verywell Health, and more. As someone who has faced major health adversity in her life, Chesak now focuses her work on evidence-based, root-cause, and preventive medicine. She contracts with brands, such as Levels Health, Hone Health, and more, that aim to change the current medical model’s bandage approach to treating diseases to a model that empowers people with the tools to prevent, manage, and even reverse some conditions. Chesak recently authored an award-winning book on the potential for plant medicine to help elevate women’s health. She earned her master of science in journalism from Northwestern University’s Medill. She now teaches in the journalism and publishing programs at Belmont University.

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