Since childhood we remember that medicine tastes … bitter. Indeed many truly active compounds have a bold bitter flavor. Yet the health benefits are definitely worth the effort. Health experts from Penn Medicine Center believe that bitter compounds in food contribute to our ability to fight off upper respiratory tract infections, while researchers from National Cancer institute admit that bitter taste may play role in cancer prevention. But is there a way to biohack bitters, so that all healthy compounds are preserved? Medicinal food & superfood chef Lari from Four Sigma Foods says there’s a way to make your medicine work in an enjoyable way. See what ingredients Lari is using in his medicinal drinks: Chaga mushroom. More than 1600 scientific research studies on chaga have proven it to be one of nature’s most powerful cancer-fighting agents. The mushroom lives on birch trees in many regions of the Northern Hemisphere and includes 215 different phytonutrients with antioxidative, immunostimulatory, anticancer, and anti-inflammatory effects. Reishi mushrooms. The number of academic works in Japan, China and the UK has documented the value of reishi in treating a wide variety of diseases, common ailments and conditions. Reishi may possess anti-tumor, immunomodulatory, and immunotherapeutic effects. Besides battling …
Ben Greenfield: How to Find Balance in Biohacking
Biohacker Summit 2015 opens with Ben Greenfield’s “Biohacking vs Nature”, Ben is an ex-bodybuilder, Ironman triathlete, Spartan racer, coach, speaker and author of the New York Times Bestseller “Beyond Training: Mastering Endurance, Health and Life”. Ben starts his presentation with a Warrior breathing technique, which he practices every day to boost his energy. This technique involves hyperoxygenating the body with fast and deep nasal inhale followed by a quick exhale in sets of 50-40-30-20 and deep breath in and out in between. The technique apparently works as Ben receives a burst of applause. According to Ben it is essential to find a balance between living in nature and biohacking. See below his 10 ways to get most out of biohacking without losing the connection with nature: Quantified self. Ben is not convinced that constantly tracking the body with various wearable devices is healthy because the signal they emit may disrupt the blood brain barrier and cause low-level radiation. Ben poses a question whether one really needs data from various devices. Nevertheless, he agrees that these are great tools to look at how different habits affect different aspects of life. He spends only 5 minutes a day to track his heart-rate variability – the …