Maybe you have heard of the term Bio Hacking. If not, I'm sure you have heard of the term "hacker". In the technology world hackers try to get to the core of a computer system's essence, how it works, what makes it function. Then they tweak or play with that system to allow the hacker to get what they want from it. In the technology world "hacker" has a bad/evil connotation, but that is not so in the world of nutrition and biology.
In the world of biology and nutrition bio hackers are simply trying to learn how the body best works. What foods make it work most efficiently? What foods and nutrients make that individual's brain work best ? Are there foods or even food chemicals that make that individual suffer both in terms of overall energy, vitality or even brain/cognitive function? Is there anything causing you foggy brain that you have learned to avoid ? What about bloating or other digestive issues ? Does a big old plate of spaghetti leave you unbuttoning your pants for the next day or so ? Or did you just think that happens to everyone after eating pasta so you ignore it ? The sad truth is most people simply do not pay attention enough to what their body is telling them, and yet your body is ALWAYS talking to you !
I explain all this to emphasize that we are living in such an AMAZING time in terms of nutrition and biology. We now have access to so many lab tests, and even DNA tests!, that allow a person to really KNOW what makes them healthy and what can over time cause what I call "metabolic chaos" (also known as: dis ease). And the best part ? We do not need to go through our GP or family doctor to order those tests. Tests that will be marked up exorbitantly by the insurance companies anyway when ordered through a doctor. No.
Now is the time to take your health, and your health care, in your own hands. There are labs tests that can be run, everything from Food Sensitivities (different from food allergies), Metabolic Function, Leaky Gut tests (which tests our digestive function, mainly is food leaking out of your gut lining and into your blood stream and causing inflammation?), even Omega 3 testing (how much Omega 3s you have in your blood).
It's like my recent trip to the chiropractor. When I mention neck pain to him he didn't look at spine and then take a wild guess as to which part of my spine to adjust. "Well Jennife,r by looks of it it might be T4 and T5." NO!! He didn't. He did an X-Ray and used that testing data to pinpoint where my problem areas are, and did his adjustments based on that information.
I for one am very excited about all this. It means...why guess what's ailing you or causing you metabolic chaos? Test instead !
In the world of biology and nutrition bio hackers are simply trying to learn how the body best works. What foods make it work most efficiently? What foods and nutrients make that individual's brain work best ? Are there foods or even food chemicals that make that individual suffer both in terms of overall energy, vitality or even brain/cognitive function? Is there anything causing you foggy brain that you have learned to avoid ? What about bloating or other digestive issues ? Does a big old plate of spaghetti leave you unbuttoning your pants for the next day or so ? Or did you just think that happens to everyone after eating pasta so you ignore it ? The sad truth is most people simply do not pay attention enough to what their body is telling them, and yet your body is ALWAYS talking to you !
I explain all this to emphasize that we are living in such an AMAZING time in terms of nutrition and biology. We now have access to so many lab tests, and even DNA tests!, that allow a person to really KNOW what makes them healthy and what can over time cause what I call "metabolic chaos" (also known as: dis ease). And the best part ? We do not need to go through our GP or family doctor to order those tests. Tests that will be marked up exorbitantly by the insurance companies anyway when ordered through a doctor. No.
Now is the time to take your health, and your health care, in your own hands. There are labs tests that can be run, everything from Food Sensitivities (different from food allergies), Metabolic Function, Leaky Gut tests (which tests our digestive function, mainly is food leaking out of your gut lining and into your blood stream and causing inflammation?), even Omega 3 testing (how much Omega 3s you have in your blood).
It's like my recent trip to the chiropractor. When I mention neck pain to him he didn't look at spine and then take a wild guess as to which part of my spine to adjust. "Well Jennife,r by looks of it it might be T4 and T5." NO!! He didn't. He did an X-Ray and used that testing data to pinpoint where my problem areas are, and did his adjustments based on that information.
I for one am very excited about all this. It means...why guess what's ailing you or causing you metabolic chaos? Test instead !
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