Biohacking with Brittany

This episode is all about measuring mRNA, epigenetics, the connection between your microbiome and health, and so much more. Hillary and Grant from the team at Viome join me to discuss how to optimize our microbiome from the inside out. Viome aims to demystify health, make science accessible, and honor the biochemical individuality of every human.   We talk about:  01:30 - 12 Days of Biohacking Gifts 08:50 - Viome and measuring mRNA vs. DNA 10:30 - The process of measuring mRNA and the activity of the microbiome and how it influences your health 13:30 - Probiotics and your microbiome 15:00 - Your microbiome and their effect on the foods you eat 22:00 - Gut health issues, leaky gut, and your microbiome 28:00 - Viome’s goal in cancer detection and disease prevention 32:30 - Common symptoms that your oral microbiome is disrupted 34:30 - Oral care, skincare, and how they are affected by your microbiome 42:00 - Antibiotics and gut health issues 45:00 - Wellness and biohacking trends in the future - postbiotics 47:00 - Men’s vs women’s results, and differences in their biological ages   Resources: Visit Viome’s website 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! Visit BiOptimizers and enter code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY to get a 25% discount on Black Friday. Get the benefits of coherent water from Analemma Water and use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

I am excited to chat with Matthew John Silver about mushrooms, microdosing, psilocybin, Microcybin and LSD. Microcybin, our go-to microdosing brand available online, is working with some of Canada’s most committed biotechnologists and mycologists to harness the medicinal power of psychedelics and microdosing techniques and make them accessible. We talk about:  00:50 - Disney’s short film “Reflect,” my thoughts, and people’s thoughts on it 05:00 - The book “Generation XL” 15:30 - Stay tuned for my giveaways starting December 1st 18:50 - The story on what led Matt to try microdosing 22:00 - Microdosing, mindfulness, and your emotions 25:30 - Matt’s Ayahuasca experience 33:00 - Healing from trauma and reframing using microdosing 38:00 - Microcybin’S products 40:00 - Niacin and microdosing 48:45 - How you can get started with microdosing   Resources: Microcybin’s website   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 the exclusive magnesium and digestive supplement offer.

Mario Brainovic is the CEO of Analemma: a revolutionary new device that transforms regular tap and bottled water from its depleted, chaotic and lesser state into its supreme, coherent, and naturally structured state. We talk about all things coherent water, structured water, EZ water, their benefits, and why you should upgrade your water today.   We talk about:  11:50 - What structured and coherent water is and the difference 18:30 - The best water you should drink for your health 24:00 - Testing your water with your plants at home 20:30 - Benefits of Analemma water and their latest research 36:00 - Analemma’s plan on connecting it to the water pipes in your house 39:00 - The benefits of using Analemma for your skin 47:00 - How water connects you to the universe   Resources: Analemma’s website   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 your gut microbiome, oral microbiome and cellular health tested through Viome, and use my discount code is BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 15% at checkout!  Use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY at Sensate for $25 off today.

This episode is dedicated to my reproductive health, including how I’m healing and biohacking my ovaries to be healthier. I go through all the things I’m doing now to reduce my symptoms, balance my hormones, and prepare for pre-conception in the future. I have a lot of recommendations in this episode so be sure to take notes!   I talk about:  04:30 - Being on birth control for seven years 07:00 - Getting tested for PCOS and using the Natural Cycles app 10:00 - Tracking my menstrual cycle and ovulation 14:00 - Pain in my right ovary 17:30 - How to do castor oil packs, Queen of Thrones 28:30 - Redlight therapy for ovary health, Flexbeam  31:00 - Epsom sea salt and baking oda baths 33:30 - Acupuncture for fertility and stress 35:30 - Regular orgasms are a necessaity  37:00 - Hot water bottles for pain relief  41:35 - Using a sauna and steam room for detoxing 44:00 - Why I avoid alcohol 47:30 - Getting rid of the plastic in my house 49:20 - Buying EWG approved makeup - Juice Beauty, Young Goose, Forest Spa Finland (code: BIOHACKINGBRITTANY) 52:30 - Paleo diet 53:30 - Oxolates in my die, tested via Viome (code: BIOHACKINGBRITTANY) 55:30 - Advanced PCOS Relief supplement by AOR 57:30 - SpermidineLife (code: BIOHACKINGBRITTANY) and autophagy 59:50 - Mitopure (code: BIOHACKINGBRITTANY) by Timeline Nutrition 01:00:00 - Other supplements I’m taking 01:01:00 - Other things you should consider if you are having reproductive health problems 01:04:00 - The value of friendships and community for women 01:06:00 - The small steps you take to be healthier matters   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 the exclusive magnesium and digestive supplement offer.

Chirs Mirabile is the founder and CEO of NOVOS: the first human longevity company to address the 10 mechanisms of aging through their innovative, patent pending formulations. We talk about chronological age verses biological age, and how you can improve your biological age through your easy, daily lifestyle choices, nutrition, supplements and more!   We talk about:  01:00 - My long cycles and ovary pain 09:00 - Creating healthy habits to promote motherhood 15:00 - Natural Cycles app and Oura ring collaboration 20:00 - Tracking your temperature vaginally 33:30 - The benefits of taking Novos 37:00 - Scientific studies for Novos’ formula 38:30 - Why Novos removed quercetin from their formula 42:00 - Chris’s histamine problem and how he resolved it 44:00 - Signs you are aging at a faster level 48:00 - Chronological vs. biological age 53:00 - Improving your aging test results using daily lifestyle choices 58:00 - Good markers of how you’re aging - testosterone levels, pulse wave velocity, face age 01:07:00 - Heart rate accuracy for Oura ring and Apple watch 01:09:00 - Things you can do to reduce your biological age 01:12:00 - Fasting and its benefits 01:20:00 - Differences in aging in men and women   Resources: Novos website Slow My Age blog Instagram 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 your gut microbiome, oral microbiome and cellular health tested through Viome, and use my discount code is BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 15% at checkout! Valhalla Vitality offers advanced biohacking supplements including ingredients like NMN, spermidine and THCV. Use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY at checkout for a discount.

Philip D'Agostino is back on the podcast! We catch up on all things entrepreneurship, giving back as part of your business structure, doing uncomfortable things to develop a growth mindset, what unschooling your kids can look like, and Hurricane Ian in Florida.  We also talk about Valhalla Vitality’s new product for better sleep, their Hypavar product (which contains THCV), and what’s next for the company.    We talk about:  01:00 - Doing the 75 Hard Challenge and my new glass gallon water bottle 05:00 - Companies giving back in substantial ways 10:50 - Why Philip developed Valhalla Vitality 12:20 - Hypavar (THCV) components and its benefits 15:20 - New sleep product from Valhalla Vitality 18:30 - Side effects of melatonin 19:20 - 5-HTP for sleep 23:30 - A nonprofit Philip started for people who were affected by the hurricane in Florida 26:00 - Preventing mold 31:00 - How you can support the people affected by Hurrican Ian 33:20 - The mentality of what’s the next right thing to do 36:00 - Growth is always uncomfortable 37:30 - Phil’s off grid Alaska trip and why he did it 45:00 - Developing your own and your kids’ resilience and grit 51:50 - Unschooling your kids   Resources: Fort Myers Beach Baptist Church Hurricane Ian Relief Fund Phil’s Instagram Valhalla Vitality Shop Valhalla Vitality 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 the exclusive magnesium and digestive supplement offer. Use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY at Sensate for $25 off today.

This week is a Q&A episode where I answer questions submitted by my audience. We talk about my go-to green smoothie recipe, microdosing with psilocybin and LSD, how yoni steaming works, and much more. Message me your questions on Instagram or send me an email (info@biohackingbrittany.com) so I can  answer them in my next Q&A episode!    We talk about:  06:30 - Details on my upcoming wedding  15:30 - My green smoothie recipe and why I drink it  21:00 - How I feel when I microdose at work and when not working 30:10 - Yoni steams: how they work and why I do them 38:00 - Why I’m adding baking soda to my baths 42:00 - Why self-care and alone time is so important   Resources: Get my green smoothie recipe here Microcybin - my go-to microdosing brand available online. You can use my discount BIOHACKINGBRITTANY15 at checkout! 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 your gut microbiome, oral microbiome and cellular health tested through Viome, and use my discount code is BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 15% at checkout! 

Adam Pike was a Big Brother contestant and is a personal trainer and content creator. We talk a lot about microdosing and how it helped him achieve his goals, why you should try microdosing, too, the stigma on microdosing, and so much more! We both use Microcybin - our go-to microdosing brand available online. You can use my discount BIOHACKINGBRITTANY15 at checkout! We talk about:  00:25 - My 75 Hard Challenge update and the benefits so far 11:40 - Adam’s health and fitness journey 13:00 - Big Brother and how Adam got in it 18:00 - How Adam got started with microdosing and Microcybin 31:30 - The future of microdosing, psilocybin and LSD 40:00 - The stigma on microdosing, plant medicine and mushrooms  53:00 - Our favorite Microcybin products 55:00 - The long-term effects of microdosing 01:01:00 - Custom protocols and why they matter  Resources: Adam Pike’s Instagram 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 www.magbreakthrough.com/biohackingbrittany and enter code biohackingbrittany to activate the exclusive magnesium and digestive supplement offer. Valhalla Vitality offers advanced biohacking supplements, including ingredients like NMN, spermidine and THCV. Use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY at checkout for a discount. 

Hannah Mullen, a Certified Nutritionist and Women’s Health Specialist, joins me as we discuss dieting, generational trauma, eating disorders, hormone health, and nutrition for weight loss.  We talk about restrictive dieting and how it affects you and your health, trauma in health and dieting, CGMs, and much more.    We talk about:  03:00 - Doing the 75 Hard challenge 13:00 - Getting on an elimination diet 19:30 - Hannah Mullen’s struggle with dieting growing up  23:00 - Looking at health on a cellular level and having a health first mindset 25:50 - Generational trauma and our health and dieting 30:30 - How Hannah helps her clients unravel the root cause of their health issues 31:30 - Biggest factors that are throwing your hormones off 35:00 - Getting a CGM (Continuous Glucose Monitor) 42:00 - The controversy about getting a CGM for non-diabetics 44:00 - Steps you can take to balance your hormones 49:00 - Making sure that you eat enough everyday 54:00 - The stress caused by having restrictive diets 58:00 - Drinking alcohol and making healthier decisions 01:04:00 - Microdosing to help with drinking   Resources: Hannah Mullen’s website Hannah Mullen’s Instagram   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 my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY at Sensate for $25 off today. Get your gut microbiome, oral microbiome and cellular health tested through Viome, and use my discount code is BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 15% at checkout!  Use silver for your supporting your skin, teeth and internally from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off!

This week I’m bringing you another question-and-answer episode, where I cover a wide variety of topics!    We talk about:  01:00 - Keeping up my biohacking routine while traveling 03:00 - The current electrolytes I take 09:00 - Aloe vera juice, why I take it, and where you can buy it 11:00 - Scraping the jelly off an aloe vera plant 12:00 - How much aloe vera juice I take each morning 13:00 - Aloe vera juice benefits 15:00 - Oil pulling and if you should be doing it  17:00 - Tongue scraping and why I dot it 22:00 - Artichokes and the water after boiling them 25:30 - Cold plunging and when to do it in your cycle 36:00 - Microdosing protocols for mushrooms and plant medicine   Resources: Microcybin plant medicine   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:  Visit www.magbreakthrough.com/biohackingbrittany and enter code biohackingbrittany to activate the exclusive magnesium and digestive supplement offer Valhalla Vitality offers advanced biohacking supplements including ingredients like NMN, spermidine and THCV. Use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY at checkout for a discount.