Biohacking - a path to longevity or waste of time and money?
07/04/24 • 24 min
Biohacking is essentially optimising your biology to improve your health and longevity. It was popularised in Silicon Valley by the tech community and is now, and is a market that is growing by about 10% a year. But is it worth it and more importantly is it safe?
Silicon Valley and biohacking: https://www.theneweconomy.com/strategy/biohacking-the-controversial-trend-thats-taking-over-silicon-valley
A summary of biohacking: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/biohacking
Vitamin D VDR mutation: https://medlineplus.gov/download/genetics/gene/vdr.pdf
Oura ring - a view: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/i-want-to-love-the-oura-ring-but-i-cant/
Biohacker extraordinaire: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/21/extreme-biohacking-tech-guru-who-spent-250000-trying-to-live-for-ever-serge-faguet
Heart-rate variability: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heart-rate-variability-new-way-track-well-2017112212789
What are infrared saunas?: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/nov/04/sweat-equity-infrared-saunas-are-suddenly-everywhere-but-what-do-they-do
Is filtered water better for us? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240417-is-filtered-water-healthier-than-tap-water
Kelp products and potential iodine toxicity: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/iodine-overdoses-lead-to-kelp-product-recall-1.374402
Data overload?: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbooksauthors/2024/04/24/the-problem-behind-the-problem-data-overload-part-one/
Buy or share my book THE HEALTH FIX - the only health manual you'll ever need: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Dr-Ayan-Panja/dp/1914239326/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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Biohacking is essentially optimising your biology to improve your health and longevity. It was popularised in Silicon Valley by the tech community and is now, and is a market that is growing by about 10% a year. But is it worth it and more importantly is it safe?
Silicon Valley and biohacking: https://www.theneweconomy.com/strategy/biohacking-the-controversial-trend-thats-taking-over-silicon-valley
A summary of biohacking: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/biohacking
Vitamin D VDR mutation: https://medlineplus.gov/download/genetics/gene/vdr.pdf
Oura ring - a view: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/i-want-to-love-the-oura-ring-but-i-cant/
Biohacker extraordinaire: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2018/sep/21/extreme-biohacking-tech-guru-who-spent-250000-trying-to-live-for-ever-serge-faguet
Heart-rate variability: https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/heart-rate-variability-new-way-track-well-2017112212789
What are infrared saunas?: https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2022/nov/04/sweat-equity-infrared-saunas-are-suddenly-everywhere-but-what-do-they-do
Is filtered water better for us? https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20240417-is-filtered-water-healthier-than-tap-water
Kelp products and potential iodine toxicity: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/iodine-overdoses-lead-to-kelp-product-recall-1.374402
Data overload?: https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbooksauthors/2024/04/24/the-problem-behind-the-problem-data-overload-part-one/
Buy or share my book THE HEALTH FIX - the only health manual you'll ever need: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Dr-Ayan-Panja/dp/1914239326/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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Hormonal Health 101 - what our hormones do for us and how to keep them happy
This week I look at hormones and how they are crucial to our health. From our adrenal glands to our thyroid through to our sex hormones, they are important to keep in balance much like instruments in an orchestra.
Endocrine overview: https://www.epa.gov/endocrine-disruption/overview-endocrine-system
Steroid pathway diagram: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41435-021-00139-3
Oxytocin: https://www.health.harvard.edu/mind-and-mood/oxytocin-the-love-hormone
Sleep and hormones: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3065172/
Exercise in menopause: https://www.lancastergeneralhealth.org/health-hub-home/2021/february/why-you-should-exercise-your-way-through-menopause
HRT benefits: https://www.nhs.uk/medicines/hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt/benefits-and-risks-of-hormone-replacement-therapy-hrt/
Meditation and hormones: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0306453097000036
Magnesium, yes, but zinc is also important: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7468694/
Plastics and their effect on our hormones (as a toxin): https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-chemicals-in-plastics-impact-your-endocrine-system/
THE HEALTH FIX: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Dr-Ayan-Panja/dp/1914239326/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=
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B12 deficiency - the truth about it and the latest NICE guidance behind this all-important public health issue
B12 deficiency affects up to 20% of people over the age of 60. It is often left undiagnosed but can present
in many ways. In this episode I look at the nuance involved in making the diagnosis and treating it appropriately
so that people do not come to harm.
NICE guidance: https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng239
B vitamins: https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/vitamin-b-complex#What-is-vitamin-B-complex?
Dr Casimir Funk: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2418743-casimir-funk-the-scientist-who-gave-us-the-word-vitamin/
Beri-beri (B1 deficiency): https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/000339.htm
Pernicious anaemia: https://www.healthline.com/health/pernicious-anemia
B12 food sources: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/vitamin-b12-foods
Drugs that affect B12: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6054240/
Thyroid eye disease: https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17558-thyroid-eye-disease
MMA testing: https://labtestsonline.org.uk/tests/methylmalonic-acid
Active B12: https://www.nice.org.uk/advice/mib40/chapter/introduction
A decent explanation of methylation and why not all types of B12 and folate are the same for all: https://drkellymccann.com/beginners-guide-to-methylation-and-b-vitamins/
Caution with B12/folate fortified foods if you have a methylation issue as they can be in the wrong form: https://zoe.com/learn/fortified-foods#
Sublingual B12 vs oral vs infection: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11845-023-03602-4#
THE HEALTH FIX - the best health book in the world?! https://www.amazon.co.uk/Health-Fix-Dr-Ayan-Panja/dp/1914239326
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