Blood Boys. Butthole Sunning. Body modifications.
There is no too strange trick for biohackers obsessed with extending their lives, but that does not mean that you have to become a human guinea pig to be healthy.
The post sat with Dave Asprey, the self -processed “Biohacking’s father”, to obtain the interior spoonful of the longevity fashions that flood his diet that could be seriously counterproductive if he is not careful.
Fast paste
Asprey is a fan or intermittent fasting. Devils, literally hey the book about him.
But only the longevity guru says too much of the good can be raised again in your body.
“People think,” intermittent fasting is good, therefore, more is better, “but you can break your metabolism like that,” he warned.
When you fast for too long, Asprey explained, you can make your body stress hormone levels, called cortisol, increase. That’s when the problem begins.
First, said Asprey, your dream receives a blow. People are waking the night more frequently and lost deep rest.
Next, women’s menstrual cycles can go crazy, while men can start waking up without a “kick stop”, and yes, that is exactly what you think it means.
Hair thinning is as follows on the list, and Neith Sex is safe from that.
“Your body will be stressed all the time,” Asprey warned. “You have to fast in the right way for the state of your body.”
Then, before omitting your next meal, take a rhythm. ASPREY recommends taking into account your training routine, sleep quality and any stress that already accumulates, or your longevity search could be left burned and bald.
Polar probles
Cold tires are also popular in the biohacking world, but Asprey said that too much time in the bathtub can leave you more stressed than renewed.
As with fasting, staying in cold water too long can exert a serious tension in the body and send its cortisol levels through the clouds.
“Women need less cold time and maybe even water a little warmer than men,” Asprey said.
And if you expect ice banks, your path to a pack of six, think again.
“The cold doesn’t make you crush,” said Asprey. “They reduce inflammation, they train resilience, but you are not going to fall 20 pounds sitting in an ice bath.”
Stumbling jobs
“I’m going to Burning Man. I don’t oppose psychedelic use,” Asprey joked.
In fact, his next book meditated strongly (outside the month) dedicates a complete chapter to the subject, and his retirement of brain optimization, 40 years of Zen, sacrifices the training of Neurofeedback assisted by psychedelic with ketamine.
But do not confuse it with a free travel lawyer for all. ASPREY’s main concern: excessive psychedelic use.
“I see that people were drugged every weekend without integration or therapeutic,” he said. “It’s not how to do it, so special if you are 20 years old.”
This approach, Asprey warned, can affect the severe brain. But when consciously used, either for the intervention of trauma or even in microosition, he said that psychedelics have the potential to sacrifice real psychological benefits.
“You have incredible brain capacity,” said Asprey. “Do not break out the expense every weekend in psychedelic, but do a growth work.”
Not so super-supper food
Or all Buzzy’s well -being trends, Asprey said that one of the biggest problems is the so -called superfoods that he argues that they are really bad for you.
“Everything that nobody would eat ten years ago is suddenly a superfood. That makes no sense,” said Asprey.
“If they were super food, they would be at the top of the list of traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, and not for a reason,” he added.
Take quinoa, for example.
While it can be a favorite in the world of healthy foods, Asprey said that Copy is not prepared, it is difficult to digest and can make raises back in your intestine.
And it’s not just what is on your dish.
“In studies, lavender oil in just six weeks can increase man tits, so I don’t like lavender oil, especially in children or young adults,” Asprey warned. “It’s medicinal. It’s not just for anything.”
Your farewell advice? Do not blindly trust the label.
“Do not use something if you don’t know what you do, just because you hear it was good,” said Asprey.