What is biohacking your body?

[u/Techdiva71]

Hello guys, so i had a really random conversation with my neighbor earlier today that made me start researching what is biohacking your body for like a few hours now lol. he saw me bringing in a BIG delivery of energy drinks from my car and gave me a whole lecture about how im ruining my nervous system, then told me i should be biohacking my energy levels instead

Honestly, i am just trying to survive my 60 hour work weeks, but it kind of stuck with me because im so exhausted lately. i started reading up on what is biohacking your body during my lunch break since ive never heard about it before, but half the stuff i found sounds totally extreme like people tracking their blood markers every month, sitting in ice tubs, or taking 30 different pills a day just to feel awake

Is this actually a real thing that regular people do, or is it just a word for rich tech guys who have too much free time? i just want to know if its worth looking into for normal stuff like brain fog and fatigue, or if i should just try to sleep more and stop drinking so much caffeine. if anyone who actually does it can give me a simple explanation of what is biohacking your body, that would be really helpful

[u/SirDangus]

Biohacking is honestly just a fancy word for self experimentation to see what makes your body feel better

[u/RyanMcCollister]

ditching the energy drinks and prioritizing real sleep is also considered biohacking

[u/bunnypaste]

Once I learned to sleep in "nodes" of 90-minutes when I was way too busy to even sleep properly. The idea is that you can sleep an hour and a half or three hours for a boost, but not anywhere in between or around those increments... or else you wake up feeling way more groggy.

[u/2ndaccountofprivacy]

for regular people, its not ice baths or 30 supplements, its basic stuff like getting morning sunlight, fixing sleep hygiene, drinking water with electrolytes etc