As a Woman Biohacking Your Hormones: How to Optimize Health | Kayla Barnes-Lentz
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Oct 7, 2025 
Kayla Barnes-Lentz, a health optimization and longevity expert, delves into the intricacies of women's health. She emphasizes the importance of personalized strategies for sleep, movement, and nutrition tailored to women. Kayla discusses how common biohacking advice often overlooks female needs and provides insights on hormone modulation through sleep and stress management. She also highlights the significance of tracking personal health data and offers tips on whole-food diets and essential supplements for optimal health.
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Biohacking Defined For Women
- Biohacking means improving both internal and external environments to boost health and longevity.
- Kayla frames longevity as increasing healthspan first, then potentially lifespan.
She Tested Herself First
- Kayla became her own 'patient zero' by ordering advanced labs and tracking hundreds of markers.
- She used that data to iterate on interventions with her medical team.
Longevity Tools Differ By Sex
- Standard longevity strategies (e.g., caloric restriction, high-intensity stressors) can harm women’s reproductive hormones.
- Kayla found CR plus HIIT dysregulated her cycle and thyroid despite benefits in men.