Biohacking with Brittany

Do you think about phthalates and BPAs when you do grocery shopping? Maybe you should. Today, we talk about chemicals and toxin exposure through our choices every day with Jenna Hua, the founder of Million Marker. Jenna’s extensive experience as an academic and health advocate led to her founding Million Marker in 2019, shortly after completing a Postdoctoral Fellowship with Stanford University’s School of Medicine. Throughout her career in academia, Jenna has researched and published numerous studies that primarily focused on citizen science, general health, and the impact of food consumption on a person’s well-being. We talk about:  00:30 - I am officially one week without caffeine 03:00 - The benefits of not drinking alcohol 06:00 - The healthy habits I need to have to achieve my goals 14:30 - Jenna’s journey as an entrepreneur 16:20 - You can’t change your genes, but you can change your environment 17:30 - Chemicals that Jenna tested high in and how you can lower exposure 20:30 - Why you should look for a vegetarian-based capsule for supplements 22:50 - BPA exposures 26:00 - Buying products in glass or aluminum bottles 31:00 - Clear glass vs. ceramics 33:00 - Overtoxicity symptoms 35:30 - How to limit your exposure to toxic substances 38:30 - Getting a reverse osmosis water filter 43:30 - The best time to get a Million Marker test Resources: Learn about Million Marker 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. Shop beautiful pieces of Shungite at https://www.theshungiteshop.com 

Today we have Ben LeVine who is the co-founder and chief herbalist at Rasa which makes adaptogen-rich elixirs, powders, and drinks. We talk about the benefits of adaptogens, what are adaptogens and what are not, and using adaptogens as alternatives for coffee. Rasa is here to transform the way we energize with delicious, adaptogen-packed herbal coffee alternatives. We talk about:  02:30 - My sleep has not been great recently and the sleep supplements I have been taking 14:00 - Who is Ben LeVine 16:10 - The first herb Ben used in a medicinal way 19:00 - The booming use of adaptogens and what they are  22:00 - Choosing the right adaptogen 27:30 - Plants that are not adaptogens and characteristics of adaptogens 31:00 - Adaptogens and stress 32:30 - How to start with adaptogens for beginners 34:00 - Adaptogens and probiotics 35:30 - Coffee and its side effects 41:00 - Coffee and sleep 45:30 - Is decaf coffee healthy? 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

I talk about some of the newest biohacking gear, supplements, tools and practices I’m into right now. I also talk about moving away from hustle culture and moving into effective stress management practices for optimal health and productivity.     I talk about:  04:00 - Bristle - an at-home test that looks at the bacteria in your mouth 07:00 - Apollo - touch therapy for your nervous system 09:00 - Moment Mushrooms - psilocybin microdosing 18:40 - HigherDose - my sauna blanket 21:00 - HigherDose - red-light therapy facemask 22:30 - The Shungite Shop - my shungite pyramid 26:00 - Continuing with my Peloton 33:00 - Creating a culture of being grounded in yourself and being successful at the same time 37:00 - The best basic biohacks you should try first   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. Get 20% off InsideTracker plans, including testing your biological age, with my code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY.

Reed Davis talks about functional diagnostic nutrition, what it is, how it is different from holistic nutrition, and how it can help you improve your health.   Over 20 years ago, Reed recognized people were caught in a “cycle of trial and error,” and he committed to being the last person they needed to see.   While working with top leaders in alternative medicine, he ran thousands of labs on thousands of people and learned to identify “healing opportunities.”     And through this work, he then developed the Functional Diagnostic Nutrition® Certification Course and D.R.E.S.S. for Health Success Protocol® to educate and empower as many people as possible about how to get well and stay well naturally, so they, in turn, may empower others to do the same.   We talk about: 04:00 - My new personal affirmations 11:30 - Reading the book “We Should All Be Millionaires.” 23:00 - Functional diagnostic nutrition and its difference from holistic nutrition 24:40 - What “HIDDEN” stands for 27:10 - The impact of functional diagnostic nutrition in Reed’s clients 35:10 - What GI pathogens are 40:10 - The problem with finding the “root cause” of a health issue 47:10 - Turning your genes on or off 50:10 - Stress management and adrenal fatigue 01:05:10 - Headaches and migraines - the result of the problem   Resources: Functional Diagnostic Nutrition program   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 for Sensate at https://www.getsensate.com/biohackingbrittany for $25 off today. Shop beautiful pieces of Shungite at https://www.theshungiteshop.com

Registered Dietician Michelle Darian explains what InsideTracker does and how it can help us make informed decisions about our health choices.  Founded in 2009 by experts in aging, genetics, and biometric data from Harvard, MIT and Tufts, science is truly the backbone of InsideTracker. They believe the most impactful science and technology products result from constant learning and developed an at-home biomarker test as a result. We talk about: 08:00 - What is InsideTracker, and what does it do 12:00 - What our DNA can tell you 14:00 - Your DNA isn’t your destiny, and what you can find with the InsideTracker DNA test 16:30 - Unexpected test results  18:30 - Key results for males vs. females 21:00 - Getting tested during pregnancy and the biomarkers that change 24:00 - Having a science-backed reason on why you should be taking certain supplements 26:00 - Common changes in results since the pandemic 28:30 - Finding out your biological age 35:00 - Changes in environment and lifestyle, and how they could impact your results 37:00 - Alcohol and its impact on triglycerides   Resources: InsideTracker: use discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 20% off all health tests InsideTracker Instagram Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Subscribe to my newsletter Shop my favorite health products Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  COAST NAD+ supplements: Use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 20% off at coastdrink.com

Are you taking Glutathione supplements? Or maybe NMN as a precursor for NAD+? Find out more about what these supplements are and what they do in this podcast with the two founders of COAST - Chris Roselle and Chris Picerni. We all aspire to achieve optimal health and wellness, unfortunately, what we eat, what we drink, and our environment can easily offset the work we put in the gym or the kitchen. COAST was formulated to help you feel, look and perform at your best without compromising your lifestyle choices.  We talk about: 00:30 - Traveling to Costa Rica 06:00 - The founder's health journey and transitioning into developing Coast 10:00 - Defining NMN and NAD+  15:00 - NMN and NAD+ as antioxidants 17:00 - How DNA is damaged and how to repair it 21:00 - Archaic rulings for supplements 22:00 - Easy ways to boost Glutathione 24:00 - Why we all need to be taking supplements 26:30 - Why we can’t take NAD+ and glutathione directly 28:00 - Glucarate 34:00 - Favorite biohacking techniques 40:00 - When will biohacking be mainstream Resources: Coast website Coast Instagram Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play

Tisha Foster opens up about her rare condition, Stiff Person Syndrome. Today we discuss what exactly it is, the symptoms, and how she copes with it on a daily basis. It specifically affects the nervous system and brain and is a one-in-a-million disease.  We talk about: 02:00 - I’m traveling to Costa Rica 08:20 - Tisha’s health story and how she got diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome 11:45 - What is Stiff Person Syndrome 13:00 - Getting diagnosed as a woman with a sickness that’s usually common with men 16:20 - The last spasm Tisha had and what she does to reduce the frequency of her spasms 25:00 - Connection between the mind, body, and spirituality 28:00 - Habits that help Tisha foster her spiritual connection 30:00 - Tisha’s diet to help her with her condition and common misconceptions on people who have SPS 35:00 - Tisha’s book - My Journey With God Through Stiff Person Syndrome Resources: Tisha Foster’s Instagram Tisha’s book - My Journey With God Through Stiff Person Syndrome Tisha’s website Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for Sensate at https://www.getsensate.com/biohackingbrittany for $25 off today.

Today we have Stefan Chmelik on the show to talk about Sensate, a health device designed to reduce stress and support your nervous system. Since birth, Stefan Chmelik was immersed in meditation teaching and natural medicine and started his journey into meditation before the age of 10. As a result, he is one of the most experienced and highly qualified whole-person healthcare practitioners of his generation and the UK’s leading integrated TCM expert. Stefan’s mission is to help people find their way towards optimal health and happiness through technology as an aid to profound relaxation. We talk about: 01:30 - Microdosing medicinal mushrooms 11:00 - The dysregulation of stress hormones 13:00 - Adrenal fatigue and taking a holistic approach in resolving it 15:30 - Obvious signs that your stress hormones are not normal 18:00 - Why data is essential in medical science and how you can empower yourself using it to make informed decisions 21:30 - Why breathing is important 25:00 - Nothing changes how we feel more quickly than how we breathe 26:30 - The difference when you are breathing through your nose or your mouth 28:00 - How Sensate works 30:30 - Humming and its benefits 32:00 - How Stefan developed Sensate 35:00 - Kids using Sensate 36:30 - New products that Stefan is developing   Resources: Sensate Use BIOHACKINGBRITTANY to get $25 OFF of Sensate Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Coast NAD+ supplements: Use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 20% off at coastdrink.com

Glowing skin starting from within is a concept I come back to time and time again. Not only does our nutrition, supplements, environment, hydration and lifestyle impact how healthy our skin is, but our mental health, stress and hormones play an essential role as well. In today’s podcast, we talk about improving your skin from the inside out with Daniel Collins.   Daniel Collins is the founder and brand Director of skincare and wellness brand Forest Spa Finland, which provides skin and immunity wellness through the power of Nordic nature. Its mission is to help consumers fight the impact of internal and external stress by utilizing powerful, natural ingredients from Finland and its neighbors.   We talk about: 00:40 - My first experience with acne in 2020 03:00 - The winner of the free consultation with me! 07:00 - How Daniel started his skincare journey and why he created his product 11:00 - Researching a product before buying it 15:30 - The changes that Daniel noticed on his skin after using their supplement 20:30 - Supplement ingredients and why they chose those adaptogens 25:30 - Defining skin immunity 31:30 - Stress showing up in the skin 34:30 - Common misconceptions about skincare 37:30 - Other skin care products and treatments 40:00 - Sun protection and VItamin D   Resources: Forest Spa Finland   Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play   Sponsors:  Use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for Sensate at https://www.getsensate.com/biohackingbrittany for $25 off today.

Today we dive into the skin microbiome and define “skinspan” with Carolina Reis Oliveira of OneSkin. As a founder of OneSkin, Carolina and her team have developed the first anti-senescence topical product designed to promote skin health from within. Carolina is an alumnus of IndieBio, the world's largest seed biotech accelerator. She moved from Latin America to Silicon Valley four years ago to found OneSkin and has been actively engaged in the longevity ecosystem in the Bay Area. We talk about: 01:00 - Win a consultation with me! 06:30 - Visit my new Shop page now 09:30 - How Carolina came up with the idea of OneSkin 15:00 - Gap between what we have in the market today and where the science is 16:00 - How we can know our “skinspan” 20:00 - What we can do to help improve your “skinspan” 22:00 - The Think Dirty app 27:00 - Our skin microbiome 31:00 - Reducing stress and having enough sleep for our skin 37:00 - Not overthinking small skin issues Resources: One Skin website One Skin Instagram One Skin Facebook  Let’s Connect: Instagram Facebook Become A Client Join my Emfies pre-order waitlist Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Play Sponsors:  Go to Kion to order your Lean supplement and use my discount code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 10% off all supplements and 20% off all supplement subscriptions Coast NAD+ supplements: Use code BIOHACKINGBRITTANY for 20% off at coastdrink.com