

Biohacking with Brittany
Brittany Ford
On Biohacking with Brittany, host Brittany Ford blends holistic wisdom and modern science to help women optimize their health at every stage.
From hormones and fertility to gut healing and longevity, she empowers you to feel at home in your body and take charge of your wellness with clarity and confidence.
Tune in for honest, research-backed conversations and practical tools to become your healthiest, most vibrant self.
From hormones and fertility to gut healing and longevity, she empowers you to feel at home in your body and take charge of your wellness with clarity and confidence.
Tune in for honest, research-backed conversations and practical tools to become your healthiest, most vibrant self.
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Nov 18, 2025 • 1h 4min
AI, Hormones, and the New Rules of Women's Longevity with Dr. Fady Hannah-Shmouni of ELI Health
AI isn't just writing your emails anymore—it's reading your hormones and mapping your risk. In this episode, endocrinologist and longevity doctor Dr. Fady Hannah-Shmouni talks about full-body MRIs, cancer blood tests, muscle-driven longevity, HRT, and an at-home cortisol test called ELI. We explore where AI, wearables, and testing truly help women, and where they fuel anxiety, waste money, and dull intuition. We also get real about supplements, bad actors in wellness, and what actually matters if you want to stay strong and functional at 80+. Listen if you want a grounded roadmap for using data, testing, and hormone support to extend your healthspan—not just add more noise to your wellness life. WE TALK ABOUT: 06:00 - Why the future of prevention is continuous data, not yearly check-ups 09:15 - From bulky wearables to ingestibles and toilet sensors: where tracking is headed 13:25 - The $10 trillion wellness economy, influencer noise, and why most women feel lost 18:22 - The truth about supplements: Risks, contaminants, and the few "non-negotiables" 22:30 - Why you don't need 20 biohacks to live longer 28:00 - Tumor-cell blood tests, full-body MRI, and how to think about false positives 35:00 - Sick-care vs wellness: Why women are pushed into the wellness economy 38:05 - How ELI works: Instant saliva cortisol, AI, and a new "Fitbit for your stress" 44:15 - CRP, inflammation, and why a low score is a longevity superpower 48:10 - Muscle as a longevity organ and why women can't "Pilates only" forever 52:10 - Perimenopause, andropause, lost productivity, and why this decade is a wake-up call 57:30 - HRT and dementia/heart disease risk: What the newer evidence suggests SPONSORS: Join me in Costa Rica for Optimize Her, a 5-night luxury women's retreat in Costa Rica with yoga, healing rituals, and biohacking workshops—only 12 spots available. Feeling bloated, tired, or hormonally off? Try BiOptimizers — supplements that actually absorb and work for women's health. Get 15% off with code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY. RESOURCES: Free gift: Download my hormone-balancing, fertility-boosting chocolate recipe. Explore my luxury retreats and wellness events for women. Shop my faves: Check out my Amazon storefront for wellness essentials. ELI Health website and Instagram Dr. Fady Hannah-Shmouni's Instagram LET'S CONNECT: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music

Nov 14, 2025 • 60min
When Optimization Becomes Obsession: Reclaiming Intuition and Ease with Krista Williams
What if the missing link in your longevity plan isn't another metric but your intuition? Krista Williams (Almost 30, Morning Microdose) joins me to unpack what actually makes a women's retreat transformative, how to spot the line between self-improvement and self-rejection, and the feminine path back to intuition, ease, and long-term vitality. If you felt the pull toward intentional community and body-led living, join my women's retreat in Costa Rica (March 2026). Bring your whole self; I'll bring the science, the softness, and the container. Tune in, share this with a friend, and start practicing intuitive longevity today. WE TALK ABOUT: 11:05 – What turns a retreat from "nice trip" into real transformation 16:00 – Retreat fears: "Will I have to blow up my life?" 19:35 – When optimization becomes obsession and how to course-correct 27:35 – Naming narcissistic dynamics and reclaiming your agency 29:55 – Supporting friends in messy seasons without losing yourself 34:25 – Redefining success in relationships beyond other people's stories 37:45 – Balancing masculine drive with feminine ease in biohacking 40:30 – Community as the mirror that brings you back to yourself 44:05 – Intuition vs. fear: How each actually feels in the body 53:45 – The courage to be uniquely you in life, online, and onstage SPONSORS: Join me in Costa Rica for Optimize Her, a 5-night luxury women's retreat in Costa Rica with yoga, healing rituals, and biohacking workshops—only 12 spots available. Feeling bloated, tired, or hormonally off? Try BiOptimizers — supplements that actually absorb and work for women's health. Get 15% off at bioptimizers.com/biohackingbrittany with code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY. RESOURCES: Trying to conceive? Join my Baby Steps Course to optimize your fertility with biohacking. Free gift: Download my hormone-balancing, fertility-boosting chocolate recipe. Explore my luxury retreats and wellness events for women. Shop my faves: Check out my Amazon storefront for wellness essentials. Join my private community. Live longer. Feel stronger. Thrive fully. Krista Williams' website and Instagram Almost 30 website and Instagram LET'S CONNECT: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music

Nov 7, 2025 • 1h 11min
This Is Why Your Gut Could Be Aging You — and How to Reverse It with Dr. Vincent Pedre
Longevity for modern women isn't about doing more—it's about choosing what matters. Today with Dr. Vincent Pedre — an integrative physician, gut-health expert, and author of The GutSMART Protocol. We connect meditation, mitochondria, and gut integrity into one aligned approach. You'll learn why "leaky gut" is nuanced (not clickbait), how microplastics quietly erode your defenses, when biohacking tips into cellular overdrive, and why breastfeeding + active detox don't belong in the same season. Expect calm clarity and practical shifts that respect female biology, nervous-system health, and real life. WE TALK ABOUT: 08:16 - How meditation changed a Type-A med student into "the Zen guy" and why calm doctors save lives 16:50 - Antibiotics, IBS, and the personal gut-health journey that shaped a career 19:35 - Food shifts that actually help: Organic eating, fermented foods, and L-glutamine to "seal and heal" 22:10 - "Leaky gut" clarified: Imperfect tests, useful clues, and what to measure 25:30 - Microplastics from hot coffee cups and takeout: how they damage the gut's mucus layer 28:15 - Wellness without rigidity: The 80/20 that reduces stress 33:55 - Mitochondrial testing insights: When high-performers are actually over-driving their cells 40:10 - Building a truly low-toxin coffee and why micro-habits drive macro health 45:00 - Coffee enemas for migraines and detox: what the clinician actually sees 51:14 - Sauna for longevity and detox: Dose, frequency, and why infrared helps 58:00 - Breastfeeding + detox: Why mobilizing toxins is a no for now 1:03:55 - Why medicine should be gut-centric before anything "muscle-centric" SPONSORS: Join me in Costa Rica for Optimize Her, a 5-night luxury women's retreat in Costa Rica with yoga, healing rituals, and biohacking workshops—only 12 spots available. Feeling bloated, tired, or hormonally off? Try BiOptimizers — supplements that actually absorb and work for women's health. Get 15% off at bioptimizers.com/biohackingbrittany with code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY. RESOURCES: Trying to conceive? Join my Baby Steps Course to optimize your fertility with biohacking. Free gift: Download my hormone-balancing, fertility-boosting chocolate recipe. Explore my luxury retreats and wellness events for women. Shop my faves: Check out my Amazon storefront for wellness essentials. Dr. Vincent Pedre's website and Instagram LET'S CONNECT: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music

Nov 4, 2025 • 40min
400 Episodes Later: From Biohacking to Women's Longevity, What I've Learned, What's Next, and the Real Behind-the-Scenes of Building a Wellness Brand, Motherhood, and a Life That Heals You Back
In this milestone solo, I get honest about 400 episodes of creating, growing into a new interviewing style, why "longevity for women" feels truer than "biohacking," building a member community, launching a Costa Rica retreat, and taking my family on a four-country health-scouting trip. Listen if you want practical momentum: to see how tiny daily health choices compound, hear the real behind-the-scenes of a women-first wellness brand, and get early insight on the show's rebrand and upcoming retreats/community. I TALK ABOUT: 00:30 - Gratitude + why this solo milestone matters 04:20 - Tech evolution: Zencastr → Zoom → Riverside and YouTube 06:35 - Cadence, hosting on Libsyn, and rethinking ads baked into episodes 08:40 - Showing up > perfection: How repetition improved interviewing confidence 09:30 - Ditching rigid scripts for organic, critical-thinking conversations (and better guest feedback) 14:25 - Why micro-habits matter: "Every glass of mineral water counts" 18:45 - Pitching "intimidating" dream guests and realizing they're human too 20:20 - Motherhood perspective shifts: Canceling when childcare falls through, protecting energy 25:40 - The 2026 move: From "biohacking" (how) to "longevity" (why) in women's health 32:45 - The new private member community and guest mini-pods that answer your questions 35:30 - My Costa Rica retreat: Workshops, breathwork, IVs—and optional exosomes/stem cells at the spa 39:15 - Our four-month family trip: Panama → Nicaragua → Costa Rica → Mexico—scouting healthy living spots RESOURCES: Trying to conceive? Join my Baby Steps Course to optimize your fertility with biohacking. Free gift: Download my hormone-balancing, fertility-boosting chocolate recipe. Explore my luxury retreats and wellness events for women. Shop my faves: Check out my Amazon storefront for wellness essentials. LET'S CONNECT: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music

Oct 31, 2025 • 1h 5min
The Truth About Iodine: How One Mineral Impacts Energy, Fertility, and Oral Health with Ian Clark
Ian Clark, founder and CEO of Activation Products (code: BIOHACKINGBRITTANY), unpacks why iodine sits at the center of metabolic health, thyroid function, and oral ecology — and how simple mineral habits can shift energy, hormones, teeth and gums, and even pregnancy outcomes. We dive into iodine vs iodide, receptor "blockers" like fluoride and chlorine, Solaris for the mouth, and how to build results-driven routines without overwhelm. This episode is perfect for busy moms and women who want simple, pregnancy-smart mineral habits to boost thyroid energy, clear brain fog, and strengthen teeth and gums—without complex stacks or overwhelm. WE TALK ABOUT: 07:40 - Why iodine is important for your health 11:35 - Iodine vs. iodide and the form your body actually uses 15:40 - Pregnancy and postpartum priorities for iodine sufficiency 16:45 - The surprising story behind today's low iodine RDA 27:55 - Beating plaque at home with a minimalist mineral routine 39:50 - Minerals as root-cause medicine: Iodine, magnesium, selenium 46:10 - Mom-proof health shifts: Tiny habits, big wins 50:35 - Start-here essentials: A simple, affordable mineral toolkit 59:00 - Daily practices for maintaining "perfect health" biomarkers SPONSORS: Feeling bloated, tired, or hormonally off? Try BiOptimizers — supplements that actually absorb and work for women's health. Get 15% off at bioptimizers.com/biohackingbrittany with code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY. Join me in Costa Rica for Optimize Her, a 5-night luxury women's retreat in Costa Rica with yoga, healing rituals, and biohacking workshops—only 12 spots available. RESOURCES: Trying to conceive? Join my Baby Steps Course to optimize your fertility with biohacking. Free gift: Download my hormone-balancing, fertility-boosting chocolate recipe. Explore my luxury retreats and wellness events for women. Shop my faves: Check out my Amazon storefront for wellness essentials. Activation Products' website (get 15% discount with code: BIOHACKINGBRITTANY) Ian Clark's Instagram LET'S CONNECT: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music

Oct 28, 2025 • 1h 2min
Methylene Blue for Parents: The Science-Backed Fix for Energy, Calm, and Burnout with Dr. Scott Sherr
Board-certified internal medicine physician and health-optimization specialist Dr. Scott Sherr talks about parenting with presence, nervous-system regulation, mitochondrial health, and when methylene blue actually makes sense. We get practical about small, sustainable changes (especially for exhausted parents), alcohol and GABA, and why looking at your "holobiont" beats one-size-fits-all wellness. Listen if you want practical, parent-friendly strategies to protect your energy, model healthy habits for your kids and partner, and create a calmer baseline before relying on tech or supplements. WE TALK ABOUT: 05:00 - What "health optimization" really means vs. disease care 08:10 - Balancing work, partnership, and nervous-system regulation 12:35 - Sustainable micro-habits that stick 15:15 - Small changes that create big impact 17:30 - Alcohol, GABA, and the slippery slope of "relaxation" 23:05 - Methylene blue 101 and why mitochondria matter 36:15 - The holobiont lens: Optimize the whole "you," not just symptoms 44:20 - Can we actually measure mitochondrial function yet? 46:40 - When and how to use methylene blue for energy + calm SPONSORS: Feeling bloated, tired, or hormonally off? Try BiOptimizers — supplements that actually absorb and work for women's health. Get 15% off at bioptimizers.com/biohackingbrittany with code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY. Join me in Costa Rica for Optimize Her, a 5-night luxury women's retreat in Costa Rica with yoga, healing rituals, and biohacking workshops—only 12 spots available. RESOURCES: Trying to conceive? Join my Baby Steps Course to optimize your fertility with biohacking. Free gift: Download my hormone-balancing, fertility-boosting chocolate recipe. Explore my luxury retreats and wellness events for women. Shop my faves: Check out my Amazon storefront for wellness essentials. Dr. Scott Sherr's website and Instagram LET'S CONNECT: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music

Oct 24, 2025 • 1h 2min
Stop Outsourcing Your Truth: Friendships, Relationship Red Flags, and Female Intuition with Katherine Rose Woller
Author and speaker Katherine Rose Woller shares the story behind her memoir Calling It Off: Memoir of an Almost Bride - why she ended an engagement two weeks before the wedding, the body signals that told her the truth, and how becoming a mother sharpened her intuition. We also unpack tools like therapy, EMDR, movement, and mindfulness, plus how to support a friend in a troubling relationship with compassion and not pressure. WE TALK ABOUT: 05:25 - Katherine's story: Calling off the wedding two weeks before 12:45 - Distinguishing fear vs. intuition in your body 19:35 - Strengthening your relationship through parenthood 27:40 - How to trust your intuition when change feels scary 30:25 - Grounding tools: Movement, therapy, meditation, journaling 35:05 - Teaching kids intuition and bodily autonomy 40:25 - Modeling self-care so our kids see it and hear it named 45:40 - Taking personal time and handling the guilt 49:35 - Screens, intuition, and parenting in a digital world 52:40 - How to support friends in complicated relationships SPONSORS: Feeling bloated, tired, or hormonally off? Try BiOptimizers — supplements that actually absorb and work for women's health. Get 15% off at bioptimizers.com/biohackingbrittany with code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY. Join me in Costa Rica for Optimize Her, a 5-night luxury women's retreat in Costa Rica with yoga, healing rituals, and biohacking workshops—only 12 spots available. RESOURCES: Trying to conceive? Join my Baby Steps Course to optimize your fertility with biohacking. Free gift: Download my hormone-balancing, fertility-boosting chocolate recipe. Explore my luxury retreats and wellness events for women. Shop my faves: Check out my Amazon storefront for wellness essentials. Katherine Rose Woller's website and Instagram Katherine Rose Woller's book: Calling It Off: Memoir of an Almost Bride LET'S CONNECT: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music

Oct 21, 2025 • 55min
What Doctors Aren't Saying About Vaccines and Tylenol: Dr. Joel "Gator" Warsh Exposes the Hidden Risks in Child Health
Pediatrician and author Dr. Joel "Gator" Warsh breaks down the most heated topics in child health right now: shifting U.S. vaccine policies, genetics and "detox support," Tylenol use in pregnancy, and why rebuilding trust requires honest, nuanced conversations with parents. If you're a proactive, health-curious parent who wants calm, clear guidance for real-world decisions around shots, meds, and immune health, this episode is for you. WE TALK ABOUT: 00:50 - Latest U.S. vaccine-committee news and the hepatitis B newborn debate 03:15 - "Informed choice" over mandates and how Dr. Warsh supports different schedules in practice 10:30 - Cumulative risk and the reasonable question parents ask: "Is it ever too many in one visit?" 12:20 - How to think about risks for vaccines, antibiotics, and even Tylenol 12:55 - Genetics, MTHFR, and whether testing helps you personalize vaccine plans today 15:00 - Low-risk "support" like glutathione or vitamin C, what we actually know, and what's still unknown 15:45 - The future: A true post-vaccine protocol personalized to each child 20:55 - Chronic disease is rising, life expectancy sliding, and why course-correction matters now 22:20 - Tylenol in pregnancy: What the data signals, what it doesn't, and a caution-first approach 36:47 - "Flu season" or "sugar and stress season"? Immune health during the holidays 44:52 - The book: Between a Shot and a Hard Place SPONSORS: Feeling bloated, tired, or hormonally off? Try BiOptimizers — supplements that actually absorb and work for women's health. Get 15% off at bioptimizers.com/biohackingbrittany with code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY. Join me in Costa Rica for Optimize Her, a 5-night luxury women's retreat in Costa Rica with yoga, healing rituals, and biohacking workshops—only 12 spots available. RESOURCES: Trying to conceive? Join my Baby Steps Course to optimize your fertility with biohacking. Free gift: Download my hormone-balancing, fertility-boosting chocolate recipe. Explore my luxury retreats and wellness events for women. Shop my faves: Check out my Amazon storefront for wellness essentials. Dr. Joel Gator Warsh's website and Instagram Dr. Joel Gator Warsh's book - Between a Shot and a Hard Place LET'S CONNECT: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music

Oct 17, 2025 • 58min
From Birth Control to Menopause: The Science Behind Natural Cycles and the Future of Femtech with Dr. Elina Berglund
Dr. Elina Berglund, particle physicist turned femtech pioneer, unpacks how Natural Cycles (code: BIOHACKING) is transforming women's health through data, wearables, and AI. Dr. Elina shares how her search for a hormone-free birth control method led to creating the world's first FDA-cleared digital contraceptive. Today, Natural Cycles is expanding far beyond fertility — into perimenopause, menopause, and even male contraception research. If you're a modern, health-curious woman who wants to understand your hormones from your first period to menopause — through science you can actually trust — this episode is your roadmap. WE TALK ABOUT: 07:00 – Dr. Elina's journey from CERN physicist to femtech founder 11:30 – How Natural Cycles helps women avoid or plan pregnancy naturally 14:15 – The power and limits of wearables like Oura and the new Natural Cycles Band 24:05 – Postpartum tracking and why breastfeeding moms still need data 29:05 – The perimenopause feature and how temperature reveals hormonal shifts 37:15 – Data privacy, GDPR, and protecting sensitive health data 40:30 – AI innovations and future possibilities for male contraception 45:10 – The importance of fertility education for teens SPONSORS: CaloCurb (get 10% OFF) is my go-to, 100% plant-based alternative to Ozempic—helping you feel full sooner, snack less, and finally trust your body again without needles, drugs, or yo-yo diets. Join me in Costa Rica for Optimize Her, a 5-night luxury women's retreat in Costa Rica with yoga, healing rituals, and biohacking workshops—only 12 spots available. RESOURCES: Trying to conceive? Join my Baby Steps Course to optimize your fertility with biohacking. Free gift: Download my hormone-balancing, fertility-boosting chocolate recipe. Explore my luxury retreats and wellness events for women. Shop my faves: Check out my Amazon storefront for wellness essentials. Natural Cycles website (code: BIOHACKING) and Instagram LET'S CONNECT: Instagram, TikTok, Facebook Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, YouTube Music
Oct 14, 2025 • 1h 10min
When Biohacking Becomes Burnout: The Feminine Rebellion Against Elitist Wellness with Camilla Thompson
Camilla Thompson, an Australian nutritionist and author, shares her journey through mold illness recovery and the evolving landscape of biohacking in Australia and New Zealand. She discusses the elitism of wellness culture and advocates for democratizing health practices. Camilla also highlights major research gaps in women's health and the importance of intuitive healing. With practical tips for detoxing and everyday biohacks, she encourages listeners to balance data and intuition for grounded wellness.


