Biohacking with Brittany

Do you experience fatigue, neck pain, restless sleep, road rage, or frequent headaches? You might have too much adrenaline. I have Dr. Michael Platt today and we talk about adrenaline dominance, how progesterone creams can work with adrenal dominance, oral progesterone vs progesterone cream, and so much more. Dr. Platt is considered an important pioneer in observational, functional, alternative, and allopathic medicine focused on bio-identical hormones and adrenaline overload.       I talk about:  04:00 - Thinking about moving to Costa Rica or Central America 15:20 - How Dr. Platt started specializing in bio-identical hormones 19:10 - What adrenaline dominance is 21:00 - What you can do about excess adrenaline 26:00 - Oral progesterone vs progesterone cream 29:50 - How to know if you need to use bio-identical hormones 33:00 - Over-using progesterone creams 36:10 - Biohacks for adrenal fatigue and is adrenal fatigue real 39:40 - Adrenaline and cortisol 42:30 - Ways to lower adrenaline 43:30 - Fatigue and adrenaline 46:50 - How often to use progesterone cream Resources: Dr. Michael Platt’s website Order progesterone cream and use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY     Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook My Amazon Storefront Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Use silver to support your skin, teeth, and internally from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off! Get Magnesium Breakthrough from Bioptimizers and use the code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off

Welcome to another question and answer episode, where i answer your questions that you submit to me over Instagram!  I talk in-depth about my morning routine, the tech and supplements I’m using, my thoughts (and likely unpopular opinion) on the collaboration between Oura ring and Natural Cycles, when to time your meals, if you should weigh your food or not, and a lot more.  Message me on Instagram @biohackingbrittany if you have more questions!     I talk about:  01:30 - The 7 for 70 challenge and my experience doing it this winter 08:20 - What’s in my morning routine 11:30 - Tongue scraping 17:00 - Stretching in the morning 17:30 - Baking soda and grey sea salt in my water 19:00 - Getting as much water as possible 21:30 - Handling my phone notifications 26:00 - The podcasts I listen to 28:00 - My coffee machine 33:00 - Exercising in the morning 36:00 - Making room for positivity in the morning 38:00 - Weighing your food 40:30 - Eating fruit in the evening 47:00 - Timing for my breakfast and dinner 50:00 - Oura ring and Natural Cycles collaboration Resources: Red light therapy face mask from HigherDose My espresso maker on Amazon     Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook My Amazon Storefront Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Use silver to support your skin, teeth, and internally from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off! Get Magnesium Breakthrough from Bioptimizers and use the code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off Visit spermidineLIFE and enter code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY to get a discount on all of their products.

Choosing the right supplements for you can be confusing and time-consuming.  In this podcast, I talk about all the supplements I use daily, what I look for in a supplement, what red flags you should look out for, how much I take, and so much more! Message me on Instagram @biohackingbrittany if you have any questions about the supplements that I take.     I talk about:  05:00 - The different supplements I take in my water throughout the day 09:00 - DNA testing and finding out that I require more protein than average 09:55 - Myo-Inositol powder supplement for my ovaries 12:20 - What I take with my food - Timeline Nutirion’s Mitopure powder 17:15 - Vitamin D3, K and A for those who don’t get much sun exposure 21:00 - Vitamin B12 and getting your DNA tested for this 23:15 - SpermidineLife for autophagy 27:20 - N-Acetyl-Cysteine and reducing the effects of alcohol in your body 30:00 - Skin, nails and hair supplements that work 33:10 - Fish oil for healthy, plump and hydrated skin 38:00 - Adaptogens and why I take them every day 43:30 - Probiotics for supporting gut health 46:00 - SilverBiotics liquid supplement I take for immunity 48:30 - A biohacker’s supplement cleanse   Resources: My Amazon Storefront with all my supplements listed Amino Replete from Pure Encapsulations N-Acetyl-Cysteine from Pure Encapsulations Genestra Myo-Inositol powder Timeline Nutirion’s Mitopure powder use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY InsideTracker use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY Vitamin B12 from Pure Encapsulations SpermidineLife use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY MegaFood Skin, Nails & Hair 2 Quell fish oil (high DHA) Adaptogens from Forest Spa Finland use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY Bioptimizers Probiotics use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY Thorne Vitamin D + K2 Liquid Supplement     Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook My Amazon Storefront Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts Sponsors: Use silver to support your skin, teeth and internally from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off! Get Magnesium Breakthrough from Bioptimizers and use the code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off

Welcome to the first episode of 2023! The start of the new year is the best time to plan your goals for the year and start living healthy. I talk about the 7 healthy habits for 70 days challenge, planning my 2023 goals, how I support my mental health, and so much more. Message me on Instagram if you embark on this 7 for 70 health challenge!     I talk about:  01:10 - Planning my year and revisiting my goals for 2023 04:20 - The WHY behind 7 for 70 and its difference with 75 hard 11:50 - My goals for 7 for 70 20:00 - Why balance is NOT key 22:30 - Creating your first 4 habits as a foundation 25:00 - The 7 health habits 01:00:00 - Other healthy habits and bonus habits you can do 01:04:00 - How to make this your own and stick to it Resources: Viome Gut Health Tests: discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY Inside Tracker Blood Test:  discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY Analemma Water: discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY Santevia water filter Canada and USA Santevia water filter on Amazon Mitopure from Timeline Nutrition: message for discount code Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook My Amazon Storefront Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Use silver to support your skin, teeth and internally from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off! Visit BiOptimizers and enter code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY to activate a discount on all products!

This is our last episode for 2022!  I have Dr. Monisha Bhanote joining me, who is known as the Wellbeing Doctor. We talk about the importance of having a personalized approach in your healing journey, the basics of cellular health, cell care, extreme biohacking and how to avoid it, and much more. Dr. Monisha, the founder Wellkulå, is a quintuple board-certified physician and published author with expertise in Integrative Lifestyle Medicine, Functional Culinary Medicine, and Cytopathology. She is a sought-after health and wellness expert providing both speaking and written commentary to multiple news media outlets and publications.  Always fascinated by the human body, she has spent the last two decades looking at how all the systems in our body affect each other, how disease manifests, and what we can do to enhance our own well-being.    We talk about:  01:00 - 12 Days of Biohacking Gifts02:00 - Taking time off for the holidays12:40 - How Dr. Monisha Bhanote got into medicine14:00 - Dr. Monisha’s health struggles and how she healed from them16:40 - Where Dr. Monisha studied botanical medicine18:00 - A personalized approach for your healing journey20:10 - The basics of cellular health22:00 - The symptoms you are feeling are not normal27:00 - Basic habits to start so you can be more aware of what your body needs and feels30:00 - From depleted to revitalized34:00 - Cell care is self-care36:10 - How Dr. Monisha got into biohacking and brought it to her practice40:00 - Mixing technology with intuition42:00 - Extreme biohacking43:30 - How to avoid extreme biohacking49:00 - Connecting conventional medicine and biohacking     Resources: Dr. Monisha Bhanote’s website Dr. Monisha Bhanote’s book - The Anatomy Of Wellbeing Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook My Amazon Storefront Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Use silver to support your skin, teeth and internally from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off! Use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY at Sensate for $25 off today. Visit Nootopia.com/birttanygenius and use the code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY to get an extra 10%  discount at checkout on their CollaGenius product.

Welcome to our last day of 12 Days of Biohacking Gifts! Each day I interview a different health and wellness brand, host a giveaway for their products on my Instagram account, and share valuable information with you on how they’re shaping the biohacking world.  On this episode, I chat with Carolina Oliveira, the Founder and CEO of One Skin. We talk about the story behind OneSkin and its products, the difference between skin longevity and skin care, skinspan, and much more. OneSkin addresses skin health at the molecular level, targeting the root causes of aging so skin functions, feels, and looks younger. Join the giveaway by going to my Instagram account - @biohackingbrittany.      We talk about:  02:30 - The story behind OneSkin and why they created their product 06:30 - Benefits you can get when using OneSkin products 08:30 - When you should use OneSkin products 10:00 - Using OneSkin for acne-prone skin 11:50 - Less is more for your skin 13:10 - Difference between skin longevity and skin care 15:30 - What skinspan is 16:30 - Benefits you get from OneSkin’s body product 19:30 - Creating a product with SPF     Resources:  Visit OneSkin and enter code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY to get a discount on all of their products.     Let’s connect: Instagram Facebook TikTok Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts

Welcome to day 11 of 12 Days of Biohacking Gifts! Each day I interview a different health and wellness brand, host a giveaway for their products on my Instagram account, and share valuable information with you on how they’re shaping the biohacking world.  I chat with Don Moxley from spermidineLIFE. We talk about what autophagy is, how spermidine helps with autophagy, the four pillars of health to achieve longevity, and many more. With age, the level of spermidine in your body decreases, causing cells to become sluggish. With SpermidineLIFE you can counteract this decrease in spermidine levels! Spermidine activates cell renewal and ensures the maintenance of your cell health. Join the giveaway by going to my Instagram account - @biohackingbrittany.      We talk about:  02:00 - Spermidine and autophagy 03:20 - Autophagy and why it’s important 05:00 - We live in aquariums and how it impacts us 07:00 - The correlation between spermidine and autophagy 08:20 - How to increase autophagy in your body 09:00 - The four pillars of good health 12:00 - What should your purpose be to be healthier 13:15 - Steven Kotler’s: The Art Of Impossible 14:15 - Stephen Covey’s: The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People 15:15 - How Don defines longevity 19:00 - Benefits of taking spermidine     Resources:  Visit spermidineLIFE and enter code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY to get a discount on all of their products.     Let’s connect: Instagram Facebook TikTok Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts

Welcome to day 10 of 12 Days of Biohacking Gifts! Each day I interview a different health and wellness brand, host a giveaway for their products on my Instagram account, and share valuable information with you on how they’re shaping the biohacking world.  I interview Michelle Darian from InsideTracker. We talk about what InsideTracker is, why they test for specific biomarkers and not others, and why you should get your blood tested regularly.  InsideTracker uses the power of Big Data to make user data more meaningful and actionable. Their engine generates a vast array of potential nutrition, supplement, fitness and lifestyle interventions customized to each individual user of the InsideTracker platform. Join the giveaway by going to my Instagram account - @biohackingbrittany.     We talk about:  02:00 - What InsideTracker is 03:40 - What to do after getting tested with InsideTracker 06:00 - Why InsideTracker tests for specific biomarkers and not others 08:30 - Michelles’s test results from InsideTracker 10:30 - Using a food-first approach 12:30 - Biomarkers and your biological age 14:45 - Customer feedback from the Inner Age results from InsideTracker 16:00 - HBA1C and your Inner Age 20:00 - Why it’s important to test your blood biomarkers     Resources:  Visit InsideTracker and enter code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY to get a discount on their plans.     Let’s connect: Instagram Facebook TikTok Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts

Welcome to day 9 of 12 Days of Biohacking Gifts! Each day I interview a different health and wellness brand, host a giveaway for their products on my Instagram account, and share valuable information with you on how they’re shaping the biohacking world.  I chat with Anna Gudmundson, the CEO of Sensate. We talk about self-regulation, using Sensate and its benefits, Sensate for beginners, and a lot more. Sensate's novel patented technology was designed to send infrasonic waves through the chest to reach the vagus nerve that sits deep in the core of our nervous system. By speaking to our body's command center, we can control how we respond to all the positive and negative things that we experience each day. Sensate is perfect for you if you need relief from stress, especially during the holiday season. Join the giveaway by going to my Instagram account - @biohackingbrittany.     We talk about:  02:30 - How and why they developed Sensate 05:30 - What self-regulation means 07:30 - How Sensate helped Anna 13:00 - Anna’s routine when using Sensate 16:00 - Using an Oura ring with Sensate 17:30 - Increasing HRV 19:00 - How to use Sensate for beginners and the benefits you can get from it     Resources:  Visit Sensate and enter code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY to get $30 USD off!      Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts

Welcome to day 8 of 12 Days of Biohacking Gifts! Each day I will be interviewing a different health and wellness brand, hosting a giveaway for their products on my Instagram account, and sharing valuable information with you on how they’re shaping the biohacking world.  Day 8 is all about the hot topic of microdosing! I chat with Michael Toru from Microcybin and we chat about their products - Genesis, Heal, and Flow. We talk about psilocybin, LSD, the benefits of microdosing, how to start microdosing, and many more. Microcybin is a company comprised of mycologists, biotechnologists, psychedelic industry leaders, performance athletes and professionals. They are dedicated to creating the highest quality products, providing educational information and best practices according to the latest psilocybin and LSD research. Join the giveaway by going to my Instagram account - @biohackingbrittany.     We talk about:  03:20 - What is microdosing 05:00 - Incorporating microdosing into your daily life for beginners 08:00 - The benefits of microdosing 10:30 - LSD and serotonin 11:25 - The effects of macrodosing and different macro products 15:20 - The Microcybin products Michael is using 18:30 - Cities where psilocybin is legal 22:00 - When to microdose and when to stop 25:00 - Microdosing compared to Ayahuasca      Resources:  Visit Microcybin and enter code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY to get discounts on their microdosing products.     Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts