Cryotherapy has many benefits and is a common treatment when it comes to biohacking

Biohacking is the act of modifying your lifestyle to enhance performance, increase health, or decrease stress. It can be as simple as drinking a cup of coffee instead of sugary soda, or as complex as using a laboratory-grade sensor to automatically track your blood glucose levels and adjust your insulin accordingly. The details vary from person to person, but biohacking tends to fall into one of three main categories: self-experimentation; natural substances; and technological augmentation. This article covers all you need to know about biohacking.

Start with the basics: proper nutrition, good hydration, getting enough sleep, regular exercise, and getting physical.

Self-experimentation is the act of tracking your own performance, habits, and well-being to better understand how you can improve on them. It can be as simple as tracking your food intake or sleep patterns to see how they affect your energy levels and general health. Self-experimentation might also include using a tracker to track metrics such as heart rate, blood pressure, or weight loss. Natural substances are anything that comes naturally from the earth and can be used by humans with relative ease. Many supplements and prescription drugs fall into this category, but natural substances don’t have to come from the earth; they could also be herbs or food that’s been modified for specific health benefits. Augmentation is any technology that helps you get closer to your goal through more efficient means. These types of technologies can range from software apps like Fitbit or Apple Watch that help you keep track of your progress, to devices like smartwatches that take care of a few tasks for you automatically like turning off your lights when you’re leaving home for work in the morning or letting you know when someone is trying to contact you remotely on a cellular connection. The most common type of technological augmentation is biohacking software designed to assist with self-experimentation and monitoring one’s progress over time.

Natural Substances

Natural substances make up a large portion of biohacking. It can get tedious to constantly switch between supplements and food, so you might want to focus on natural substances that have been shown to provide holistic health benefits. Some examples include -Aloe Vera -Turmeric -Ginger -Chlorella -Amla -Cucumber -Krill Oil The list goes on and on, but these are some of the most common natural substances used in biohacking. They are all relatively inexpensive and can be found almost anywhere. What’s more, they have been clinically proven to provide health benefits like increased energy or increased mental performance.

Self-Experimentation

Self-experimentation is the most common type of biohacking for beginners. It entails using natural or technological methods to experiment with your body and find out what works best for you. For instance, your daily protein intake might be too low, so you decide to try eating a steak each day. Or perhaps you are experiencing digestive distress, so you start taking probiotics or drinking more water. You can also test out alternative ways of living by using technology like sensors and wearables from companies like Fitbit, Apple Watch, and Garmin.

Technological augmentation

Some people consider technology to be a form of biohacking. This type of biohacking involves the use and development of technological devices to supplement your lifestyle. For example, some people use activity trackers or sleep monitors as a way to help them be more disciplined about their health routines. Others may regularly use apps that provide information about their health and wellness, like MyFitnessPal. But what exactly is technology? Technology can range from hardware components such as headphones, sensors, and spoons to software like websites or apps. Technology doesn’t just have to be related to personal fitness either; it can also include things like computers and smartphones.

Biohacking Treatments:

There are several treatments that help with biohacking. At Recovery Science, we offer state-of-the-art devices at our spa in San Diego that helps with boosting overall health and wellness and biohacking.

Cryotherapy:

Whole Body Cryotherapy is a form of biohacking because of its effects on the body. Cryotherapy has many health benefits including pain relief, reduces inflammation, weight loss, better sleep, boosts endorphins and dopamine, increases collagen and elastin production, and helps reduce anxiety and depression, plus more! Cryotherapy tricks the body into thinking it’s going into hypothermic shock so during cryotherapy the body releases survival mechanisms. The process of Cryotherapy is to basically freeze yourself in a chamber that gets below zero degrees. At Recovery Science, we offer the safest Cryotherapy chamber out there! Our chamber is the safest due to you being able to put your whole body, even your head in this chamber because nitrogen never touches your skin so you never run the risk of getting frostbite!

State-of-the-art Cryotherapy chamber that helps with Biohacking.

Infrared Sauna:

An infrared sauna is a common favorite treatment among biohackers this being because infrared saunas can deeply detox your body from toxic chemicals, metals, and radioactive particles! Infrared saunas are better than traditional saunas because with an infrared sauna, your body’s core temperature is rising slowly versus just heating the air around you like in a traditional sauna. Using an infrared sauna regularly can also lower blood pressure, relieve stress, promote weight loss, and help you sleep better. Infrared saunas are great for biohacking because the high temperature actually creates a response in the body to increase immune cell production, send more oxygen to the brain, and increase energy.

Full-spectrum Infrared Sauna with chromotherapy lights.

PEMF Therapy:

PEMF Therapy or Pulsed Electro Magnetic Field Therapy is a biohacking treatment that sends inaudible sound frequencies to your cells. This treatment is like a workout for your cells and over time your body will be trained to increase deep sleep, optimize its nutrient intake, recover faster, boost immunity, and improve your parasympathetic and sympathetic state. Routinely using PEMF Therapy will improve your body’s healing and recovery process. This treatment can be compared to charging a cell phone or batteries because, through the magnetic energy waves, these signals get sent to your core to charge your cells.

Haelo PEMF Therapy device that recharges cells to increase overall health and wellness.

Light Therapy:

Celluma Light Therapy is an FDA-approved treatment that helps with pain management, anti-aging, and acne. Celluma uses low-level infrared light that penetrates damaged cells to help restore and repair them. Red light therapy helps with pain relief and reduces inflammation, wound healing, hair growth, and joint/arthritic pain. Red and blue light helps with anti-aging by tightening and firming the skin by increasing the skin’s elastin and collagen production. Blue light therapy cures acne by destroying acne bacteria and preventing future breakouts.

Celluma Light Therapy has 3 settings to help with Biohacking.

Compression Therapy:

Compression Therapy is a treatment that compresses and decompresses your limbs by wearing sleeves. Compression therapy helps with lymphatic drainage, blood flow and circulation, decreased inflammation, pain relief, and muscle recovery. At Recovery Science, we offer the best Compression Therapy device, Normatec Compressions. These compressions can be done for your legs, arms, or hips! Through Compression Therapy, lactic acid gets pushed out of the body so this is great for runners especially, or anyone who experiences swelling and inflammation in the legs. Compression Therapy can also treat varicose veins!

Normatec Compression Therapy helps with muscle recovery, reduces inflammation, and treats varicose veins.

EECP Therapy:

EECP Therapy or Enhanced External Counter Pulsation therapy is a therapy that increases your athletic performance, endurance, and stamina naturally. EECP builds more arteries in the heart as well as increases blood flow throughout the whole body which helps with muscle and athletic recovery. The process of EECP Therapy is non-invasive and safe. The treatment is performed by wearing pneumatic cuffs around the calves, thighs, and buttocks that compress and decompress to your heart rate that is hooked up to a three-lead ECG.

EECP Therapy increases athletic performance, stamina, and endurance naturally and non-invasively.

Recovery Science Spa

Come check out our amazing services and treatments to help you get started with your biohacking journey! Whether you are looking to increase your athletic performance, get better sleep, destress, or lose weight we have treatments for everyone!

What’s the Benefit of Biohacking?

Biohacking is a way of life that can drastically improve your quality of life. There are often immediate benefits to biohacking, such as improved sleep or lower blood pressure levels. However, the long-term benefits are more difficult to measure and may vary from person to person. Some people believe that by biohacking their bodies, they will be healthier and live longer lives. Some claim that biohacking can help you achieve your ultimate performance goals, such as getting stronger or losing weight faster than usual. Others believe that there’s no such thing as “healthy” or “unhealthy” food, and therefore there’s no need for them to worry about what they eat in order to stay healthy. Another benefit of biohacking is the opportunity it provides for experimentation. Biohackers enjoy experimenting with different substances and methods in order to find an optimal routine for their body. Examples of these substances include supplements (such as herbs), meditation, exercise regimens, diets, and technology (such as smart watches). The core idea behind this form of experimentation is a continuous improvement: trying new things until you find what works best for you.

Conclusion

Biohacking is a term that has been thrown around a lot recently, but what does it really mean? Biohacking is the practice of integrating biological and technological tools to improve health and performance. It’s about being aware of the tools that are out there and using them to your advantage. Whether you’re an athlete, an entrepreneur or just interested in new ways to improve your health, biohacking is for you.