Biohacking with Brittany

Hope Pedraza is a Certified Holistic Nutritionist, Functional Diagnostic Nutrition Practitioner, and host of Hopeful and Wholesome Podcast. Hope helps career-driven women to heal their gut, balance their minds, and feel good in their bodies again. Hope also is a mom, serial entrepreneur, and founder of a Pilates-based franchise - inBalance studio.  We dive into Human Design this week and how your type can really impact what nutrition and wellness practices suit you best.    We talk about:  07:20 - Hope’s health journey 12:10 - How Hope got started with Human Design 14:35 - How Human Design connects to wellness 16:25 - The five types of Human Design - Generators 17:50 - Manifestors 20:40 - Manifesting Generators 21:50 - Projectors 23:30 - Reflectors 28:40 - How to figure out your Human Design type 34:00 - Specific Human Design types that go well together 43:00 - The most important chakra to focus on if you are female 44:30 - Signs that you are out of alignment 47:10 - What chakra should men focus on more   Resources: Find Hope Pedraza on Instagram   Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play   Sponsors:  Try silver for all your healing needs from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off. Get 20% off InsideTracker plans, including testing your biological age, with my code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

Curious about nootropics? This week we are driving into brain health and nootropics with Greg Gostincar. Greg is a certified brain health coach and the creator of Your Inception. His mission is to help people optimize their brain performance to live an extraordinary life.  We talk about:  02:00 - How micro doing with psilocybin helps me be more creative 11:10 - How Greg got started in the nootropic brain health world 12:40 - We’re not using our brain efficiently 14:15 - What are nootropics 15:30 - Why there is so much interest in nootropics 17:30 - How the way we live affects our health and brain function 18:30 - Recommended nootropic supplements and different nootropics for men and women 21:30 - Nootropics almost everyone can try 24:30 - Optimizing your lifestyle first before taking nootropics 26:00 - Nootropic formulas Greg recommends 28:30 - Things you should be cautious about in nootropics 32:00 - Kids and nootropics 36:00 - Are mushrooms nootropic 39:30 - Micro dosing with LS D 43:30 - Who nootropics are really for   Resources: Connect with Greg Gostincar  Microcybin micro doses (code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY) Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play   Sponsors:  Try silver for all your healing needs from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off

Welcome to our 100th episode! Today we dive into the world of silver for biohacking.  By combining the healing properties of nature and the power of science, SilverBiotics® develops products in an affordable way so that everyone has the ability to live life to its fullest. We have Kelli Gray and Steve Ravely from the SilverBiotics team to talk about silver and how it benefits your body, what to look out for, and why silver is so controversial.   We talk about:  06:00 - Red tape on health products 14:00 - How SilverBiotics started 16:00 - Why silver is supportive and not gold 17:30 - Benefits of silver for your body 20:00 - Effects of using silver products for a period of time 21:00 - Benefits of silver for pets 23:00 - Taking silver and its effect on different pathogens in the body 24:00 - Silver and mineral imbalances in the body 25:30 - Skin color changes and silver 28:00 - Why silver is controversial 38:00 - Silver-based cleaners         Resources: Try silver for all your healing needs from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off   Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Get 20% off InsideTracker plans, including testing your biological age, with my code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY. Use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY at Sensate for $25 off today.

Why is wellness different for women? I am joined by Dana Frost, a wellness expert, functional nutrition and lifestyle practitioner, and Heartmath certified trainer.  In Dana’s twelve years as a life coach, she has accrued a rare combination of certifications and specialties that she is proud to hold and serve her clients with. We talk about why women feel the need to focus on self-care more, how to reduce stress, allot time for self-care, and more! We talk about:  00:30 - I went camping, and my surprising HRV results 14:00 - Dana Frost’s health journey and in educating women in reaching optimal health 19:30 - What to do to reduce your stress starting today 25:00 - Self-care does not need to include complex practices 27:00 - The Heartmath inner balance device for tracking your heart rate 30:00 - Tips for women who are experiencing fatigue all the time 34:00 - Adaptogens 36:00 - Allotting time for self-care 43:00 - Difference between male and female self-care 47:00 - We are exposed to thousands of chemicals every day 51:00 - Start with your breath 53:00 - Light therapy 55:00 - Vibration plates and brain tap 57:00 - Saunas and steamed rooms   Resources: Visit Dana Frost’s website Dana Frost’s podcast Vitally You Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Try silver for all your healing needs from SilverBiotics and use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off

Faraaz Jamal, the CEO of Mikra, joins me as we talk about using cutting-edge supplements to increase healthspan. CELLF, the first product by Mikra, is a novel cellular therapeutic compound that targets consumers who are beginning to notice their biological age is affecting their everyday performance. We talk about preventative medicine, increasing your healthspan versus lifespan, longevity, and much more. We talk about:  11:00 - Faraaz’s journey in developing Mikra 16:00 - Getting toxins out of your body and chemo-brain 18:00 - Preventative medicine 20:30 - Defining healthspan vs. lifespan vs. longevity 25:00 - Our health is degrading over time 28:00 - Feeling your best no matter what your age 30:00 - The ingredients in Mikra and their benefits 34:00 - What supplements and nutraceuticals work and what don’t 37:00 - Role of supplements in our healthspan vs. diet and lifestyle practices 39:00 - Typical benefits you get when you take CellF supplements 44:00 - Prioritizing function over form in supplements   Resources: You can find CellF and Faraaz Jamal on Mikra     Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Get 20% off InsideTracker plans, including testing your biological age, with my code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

Alex Tarnava, the founder of Drink HRW, joins me to explain his focus on therapeutic hydrogen water technology.  Drink HRW’s goal is to ensure that everyone can experience the tremendous benefits of daily use of molecular hydrogen safely and effectively. We talk about hydrogen water, what it is, its benefits, and how hydrogen water can help in optimizing your health and hormones. We talk about:  00:40 - Biohacks I did this morning 05:30 - Microdosing 09:50 - Learning so much from the biohacking world 15:50 - How and why Alex got started with developing hydrogen water 21:50 - Doing the right thing with clinical trials and open research 24:00 - What hydrogen water is and how it is useful 27:10 - Benefits of hydrogen in our bodies 32:00 - Hydrogen’s effect on gut health and hormones 38:50 - Hydrogen compared to other antioxidants 42:00 - Overloading on antioxidants 44:00 - History of hydrogen therapy 47:30 - How to start with trying molecular hydrogen   Resources: Find Alex Tarnava on Drink HRW   Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook 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.

Do you catch yourself thinking negative thoughts? How often do you check to see if your thoughts are helpful or not? How do our thoughts affect our life? Today we talk about our inner dialogue with Dr. Ryan Wohlfert. Dr. Ryan Wohlfert has a simple philosophy for health and life: Be Your Own Guarantee (“BYOG” for short).  He advocates simple and natural lifestyle solutions to avoid pain and disease, break free from drugs, doctors, disease, and surgery and BYOG for your health and life.   We talk about:  02:00 - My PRF facial (vampire facial) 05:20 - Biohacking Brittany has hit over 42,000 downloads! 09:30 - How Ryan got started with his brain health journey 13:30 - Observing your thoughts instead of experiencing them 16:00 - The four A’s that retrain your mindset 19:30 - The conscious mind versus the unconscious mind 23:30 - How to increase awareness of your thoughts 33:00 - Count your wins and find the evidence 46:00 - Easy things you can do to start changing your mindset today 50:30 - Using different ways to describe your goals   Resources: Find Dr. Ryan Wohlfert on - https://www.drwohlfert.com/   Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play   Sponsors:  Get 20% off InsideTracker plans, including testing your biological age, with my code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

I dive into the anti-biohacking and anti-gut health advocates and my thoughts on these ideas. I also share some biohacking basics that you can get started with right away if you are new to biohacking.   I talk about:  02:30 - The article about anti-biohacking 05:00 - Criticisms on biohacking 10:00 - Being realistic in bringing healthy practices into our life 14:00 - Criticism of gut health programs 19:50 - Sun exposure and meditation for your health 21:05 - Intermittent fasting and movement 22:50 - Gratitude and how I practice it with my partner 24:50 - Reducing blue light and how I do it at home 27:20 - Biohacking has done a lot for people   Resources: Anti-Biohacking Article    Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook 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.

Do you cringe hearing your own voice? Way uses your own voice to create tracks that help balance your emotions and empower you to regulate your nervous system. Jane Jourdan, the co-founder and CEO of way joins the podcast this week.  Your voice is the foundation for self-guided healing and growth. Science reveals that hearing your own voice is powerful because it can quickly impact your emotional state.  Way’s proprietary blend of techniques includes emotion and nervous system regulation, third-person self-talk, mindfulness, decentering, cognitive reappraisal, etc.  We talk about:  02:20 - My struggle with body image and body dysmorphia 12:10 - How Jane got started with the idea of way 16:10 - Cringing at your own voice 17:30 - How way works 22:20 - The history of music and your voice for your health 25:20 - How often to listen to your way tracks 28:00 - When to listen to your way tracks 34:40 - Why Jane and her company is not on social media 38:00 - My experience with social media Resources: Way: Use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY to save when you sign up. Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Get 20% off InsideTracker plans, including testing your biological age, with my code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

We talk about one of the most ignored elements in our life - lighting. Whether it's sunlight, the lights in your house, or at work, lights are everywhere around us, and we often don’t realize how much they can impact our health.  Talia Ram from Lumiram joins me to discuss why lighting is essential for our health and how to use it. Chromalux is a unique light bulb from Lumiram intended for year-round, restriction-free usage. That's to say, Chromalux bulbs are beautiful and healthy upgrades for all your ordinary household light bulbs. We talk about:  00:30 - Follow me on Tiktok account - @biohacking  08:00 - Ovarian PRP 12:30 - How Lumiram got started with mimicking natural light 14:20 - The pure light from Scandinavia 18:30 - Our eyes are sensitive to yellow light 20:30 - The light spectrum and the three critical components to us 22:10 - Different lights for different activities 29:00 - Why we dim the lights at night time 37:30 - The effect of light on our mood 41:00 - Light therapy, especially during the winter 45:00 - Using full-spectrum light bulbs for SAD Resources: Get the pure light from Scandinavia on https://healthlighting.com/ and you can use the discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook 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. Shop beautiful pieces of Shungite at https://www.theshungiteshop.com