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[2022] BOTTLED FLOW-STATE – The Top 3 Best Nootropic Supplements And Our Guide To Using Them
Probably no other type of supplement elicits as much interest (or argument) from the biohacker community as nootropics. These compounds are meant to boost your brain’s cognitive function, increasing memory, focus, energy, and drive – similar to the effects of Adderall or Vyvanse but without the prescription.
The problem? Most of the nootropics on the market today are little more than caffeine pills masked with flashy marketing. Lucky for you we’ve compiled our top 3 favorite over-the-counter nootropic supplements here, along with our guide to using them effectively.
ANDREW HUBERMAN TESTOSTERONE BOOSTING SUPPLEMENTS – Updated March 2022 – Plus Bonus Tips From Tim Ferriss
Most of the testosterone boosting supplements on the market are bullshit. There. We said it. At best they have a barely-measurable effect and at worst they do nothing or could even be harmful. But fortunately there’s hope for those of us who aren’t quite ready to stick a needle in our ass just yet.
Stanford neurobiologist Andrew Huberman recently appeared on JRE and other podcasts where he discussed supplements that have a clinically proven effect on testosterone. On top of that, we’ve also included a few bonus tricks from Tim Ferriss’s 4-Hour Body chapter on testosterone boosting. Enjoy.
JOE ROGAN FULL SUPPLEMENT LIST – Updated February 2022 – Full Breakdown Of What He Takes & Why
Love him or hate him, it’s hard to deny that Joe Rogan never shy’s away from self-experimentation with the goal of optimizing his performance. Whether he’s spending 20 minutes in a 200 degree sauna, taking nootropics for a brain boost, or using the latest piece of training gear, there always seems to be something we can learn from him.
Get the full comprehensive list of what supplements and gear he uses for health and longevity here.
THE PSO-RITE REVIEW – A Game Changing Tool For Mobility and Muscle-Release
We were skeptical about the Pso-Rite to begin with, we’ll admit it. But when you keep hearing rave reviews from the likes of Joe Rogan, UFC fighters, NFL athletes, and other high-performing individuals, it’s hard to ignore. And needless to say we weren’t disappointed when we finally tried the tool for ourselves.
Designed in the shape of a therapists hands with the hardness of an elbow, the Pso-Rite allows you to easily massage and release your psoas complex (hip flexors) along with a number of other key muscle groups – leading to better mobility, less chronic pain, better circulation, and a host of other benefits.
[2022] EVERLYWELL FOOD SENSITIVITY TEST REVIEW – The Top Food Sensitivity Testing Service For 2022, And Our Guide To Which Package Is Right For You
Ever eat a meal and get a headache afterwards out of nowhere? Or maybe it makes your brain feel slow, or gives you an upset stomach, and you have no idea why? Food sensitivity could be to blame. These sensitivities aren’t quite allergies in the sense that they’re dangerous, but their mild symptoms can absolutely affect your performance. And if you have no idea what’s causing them there’s no way to stop it.
The only way to really identify the culprit and avoid any future issues is with food sensitivity blood tests. These tests measure your body’s immune response to a wide variety of food and give you actionable information to better improve your health overall.
We’ve compiled a guide to our favorite testing service for 2022 here.
DNA SEQUENCING GUIDE – Our Review Of 23andMe + How To Use Rhonda Patrick’s Analysis Tool For The Best Genetic Health Reports Available
In the past five years the price of getting a full genetic sequence test has gotten so low that it’s benefits are now open to anyone. These DNA tests give you key insights into your health – factors like muscle composition, genetic age, weight loss traits, and specific genetic health risks that can show trends for certain diseases.
At the very least these tests give you a better sense of how your body reacts to diet and exercise, and at best they can quite literally save your life by showing you potential health risks from genetic variants.
We’ve compiled a guide to using one of the most popular testing services here, as well as tips for how to pair it with Dr. Rhonda Patrick’s proprietary analysis report tool.
[2022] BEST EXOGENOUS KETONES – The Top 3 Best Ketone Supplements And Our Guide To Using Them
Supplementing with exogenous ketones allows you to take advantage of many of the benefits of the ketogenic diet – increased energy and mental clarity, improved weight loss, reduced hunger – without actually having to stay low carb.
The only problem was that up until a couple years ago the only supplements that you could find (if you could get your hands on any) tasted like straight up gasoline. It was hard not to gag getting them down. Fortunately there have been some great recent developments and nowadays there are a few supplements on the market that taste decent while still giving you the same great benefits. We’ve compiled our three favorite options here.
[2022] VERMA FARMS CBD REVIEW – Our #1 CBD Supplement Source
Chances are you’re probably already familiar with (at least some of) the benefits of CBD. This hemp-derived molecule is non-psychoactive (doesn’t get you high) and non-addictive, but offers real, scientifically proven health benefits including anxiety reduction, improvements in sleep quality, reduction of inflammation and joint pain, muscle recovery, and much more.
The problem? Not all CBD supplements are created equal. We’ve been searching for a reputable supplier for some time and finally came across Verma Farms, which quickly became our #1 favorite. Read on to learn why.
[2022] BEST HOME AIR PURIFYING SYSTEMS – Our Top 3 Best Home Air Purifiers For 2022
Now more than ever we’re all focused on air purification for our homes. Whether we’re filtering out simple allergens like pet dander and pollen, or worried about more serious concerns like wildfire smoke and virus particles, having clean air in your home is crucial to your health.
Fortunately nowadays there are home options that offer multi-stage HEPA medical grade filtration for affordable prices. We’ve compiled the top 3 best home air purifiers here.
[2022] THE #1 BEST TESTOSTERONE & MEN’S HEALTH BIOMARKER TEST (And How To Get It For Half The Price)
Getting regular bloodwork done is hand’s down the most effective way to optimize your performance. It’s the true key to biohacking. Otherwise, you’re just taking educated guesses at what’s going on and hoping for the best.
We’ve compiled our guide to the best men’s health and testosterone testing services here – complete with options that allow you to get the best lab results analysis software available at half the price as normal.
DAVID SINCLAIR FULL SUPPLEMENT LIST FOR ANTI-AGING – Updated February 2022 – Full Analysis Of What He Takes & Why
David Sinclair is an Australian biologist who is a professor of genetics and co-director of the Paul F. Glenn Center for Biology of Aging Research at Harvard Medical School. He is known for his research on aging with a focus on epigenetics, and has been at the forefront of the biohacking world’s conversation on anti-aging and longevity for some time.
He’s also a living example of the potential benefits that anti-aging supplements and practices can have. David is 52 years old at the time of this writing but could easily pass for 20 years younger. We’ve sifted through all the articles and podcasts that we could find to distill down exactly what supplements he personally uses for anti-aging and longevity.
[2022] NATURES ORIGINAL SUPERFOOD – The Top 3 Best Grass-Fed Beef Liver and Organ Supplements, And Our Guide To Using Them
Grass-fed beef liver and other organ meats are arguably natures most nutrient dense “superfood”. They offer a great source of a number of critical vitamins and minerals, to the point where you can literally feel the energized difference after consuming.
Find our guide to using grass fed beef liver and other organ supplements to boost your performance here, along with our picks for the top 3 best brands of 2022.
[2022] BEST KETONE TEST METERS – Our Top 3 Best At-Home Ketone Test Meters For 2022
With the recent rise of the ketogenic diet we’ve seen growing interest in the variety of benefits that it can provide. Being in ketosis can boost mental energy and cognitive function, help with weight loss, and curb hunger and cravings.
The problem is that it’s easy to get “knocked out” of ketosis if you don’t know exactly how certain foods affect you. And the only way to really know that is with a ketone meter – a device that lets you quickly and accurately test your blood ketone levels anytime you need. We’ve compiled our top 3 favorites here.
[2022] BEST HOME WATER FILTRATION SYSTEMS – Our Top 3 Best Home Water Filters
We’re lucky to have drinkable water on-demand, but the water coming out of the faucet sometimes isn’t at the purity level that you’d like. One option is bottled water, but that can be expensive as well as detrimental to the environment. What we find as a better alternative is to utilize effective and proven water filtration systems instead.
We’ve compiled our top 3 favorite water filtration systems here – covering built-in systems, portable units that you can take on the go, and pitcher-style containers that store easily in your fridge.
[2022] NOOTROPIC SHROOM-COFFEE – The Top 3 Best Nootropic Mushroom Coffee Brands
Nootropic mushroom coffee blends are a great way to get an added boost of mental focus with your morning caffeine fix. These blends add things like Lion’s Mane, Ashwaghanda, and Cordyceps to create a cognitive boosting and neuro-protective brew that’s guaranteed to kickstart your day.
Our team compiled our top recommendations for the 3 best nootropic coffee brands of 2022 here.
[2022] ANDREW HUBERMAN’S 3 FAVORITE SLEEP SUPPLEMENTS + Our Favorite All-In-One Option
In a perfect world we’d all be able to lay down in bed, fall asleep in two minutes, and stay asleep for a solid eight hours. But we don’t live in a perfect world. Sometimes we need a little help.
And that’s where supplements come in. The problem is that the industry is flooded with misinformation and tons of products that either don’t work or leave you feeling tired and groggy the next day. Lucky for you we’ve compiled the top 3 recommendations from Stanford neurobiologist Andrew Huberman, along with our #1 favorite all-in-one option for 2022.
[2022] EVERLYWELL VITAMIN D TEST REVIEW – Our Review Of The Everlywell At-Home Vitamin D Test, And Our Guide To Vitamin D Supplementation
Vitamin D helps to maintain optimal serotonin and dopamine levels, boosts immune function, strengthens your bones, and improves your cardiovascular system. But because of our mainly indoor lifestyles, the vast majority of people have either deficient or insufficient levels. And that’s why Vitamin D supplementation is critical to health and performance.
The problem is that too much Vitamin D can build up in your system and be almost as bad as too little. That means that testing your levels to make sure that you’re supplementing with the correct dose is vital. That’s where Everlywell comes in. They’ve created an affordable at-home Vitamin D test to take out all the guesswork and make sure your body is getting exactly what it needs.
[2022] ATHLETIC GREENS AG1 REVIEW – The Top 3 Best Greens Drink Brands, And Our Guide To Using Them
Carnivore diet followers aside, most of us agree that eating vegetables is generally a good idea. They contain vitamins, minerals, and fiber to help us maintain optimum nutrient levels and feel full and satiated.
But… sometimes getting enough vegetables in your diet is tough if you’re traveling or otherwise short on time. And that’s where greens replacements supplements come in – offering a lot of the same benefits of multiple servings of vegetables in an easy-to-use powdered drink.
We’ve compiled our guide to using greens replacement supplements here, along with our top 3 favorite brands of 2022.
[2022] EVERLYWELL METABOLISM TEST REVIEW – Our Review Of The Everlywell At-Home Metabolism Test Kit
The rise in availability of at-home biomarker testing in recent years has opened up incredible opportunities for fine-tuning our body’s performance. This one in particular, the Everlywell Metabolism Test, is one of our new favorites as it measures three key hormones that help your body maintain a normal metabolism rate that may affect weight gain and energy.
Read more to learn exactly what is included and how you can get your own at-home test kit.
TIM FERRISS FULL SUPPLEMENT LIST – Updated February 2022 – Comprehensive Analysis of What He Takes and Why
It’s hard to put a label on Tim Ferriss. Entrepreneur, investor, NYT bestselling author, amateur chef. The list goes on. But one thing that has been a constant throughout Tim’s life and career is his obsession with self-experimentation with the goal of optimizing performance in all aspects of his life. In this sense he embodies the term “biohacker” arguably more than anyone else.
And when it comes to health in particular, he doesn’t shy away from supplements to help maximize his output. We’ve compiled the full list of supplements Tim Ferriss reportedly uses here.
[2022] TRACK TO OPTIMIZE – The Top 3 Best Biometric Tracking Devices & Wearables
What get’s tracked get’s improved upon, it’s that simple. And nowadays wearable biometric trackers are capable of much more than just tracking your heartbeat. They monitor sleep and provide recommendations for improving it. They track heart rate variability and overall recovery to help tailor your workouts. And they can even track body temperature and blood pressure to assess your health overall.
Guessing about these metrics or “going off your gut” is ineffective and simply unnecessary these days. We’ve tested dozens of biometric tracking devices and compiled our top 3 favorites here.
[2022] MASSAGE THERAPY ANYWHERE – The Top 3 Best Percussive Massage Tools, And Our Guide To Using Them
If you could hire a personal massage therapist to travel around everywhere with you, we’re willing to bet that you would. And that’s exactly the goal with hand-held percussive massage guns – they allow you to experience many of the same benefits of deep tissue massage from the comfort of your own home. And without having to shell out over $100 per session.
They can be pricey, but they’re definitely worth it, and lucky for you we’ve tested all of the top models on the market to find out which are the best for any price range.
ANDREW HUBERMAN FULL SUPPLEMENTS LIST – Updated February 2022 – Comprehensive Analysis of What He Takes And Why
Andrew Huberman is a neuroscientist and tenured professor at Stanford University in the Department of Neurobiology. He has become known in the biohacking world fairly recently after his episode on the Joe Rogan Podcast, but has been publishing some great information for years.
We’ve compiled the full list of what supplements he reportedly takes and why, along with other tips and tricks he’s mentioned for optimizing your body’s performance.
SLEEP HACKING 101 – Our 7 Key Hacks To Optimize Your Sleep
Optimizing your sleep is arguably the most important component of biohacking. Poor sleep quality not only leads to tiredness, but also reduced testosterone levels, slower muscle recovery, lower cognitive function and memory, and a host of other side effects.
Good sleep on the other hand helps your body to grow and thrive. As Rhonda Patrick says, “Hands down the best ‘nootropic’ is simply a good nights sleep”. Fortunately for you we’ve done the research and compiled our top 5 secrets to sleep optimization here.
[2022] EVERLYWELL THYROID TEST REVIEW – Our Review Of The Everlywell At-Home Thyroid Test Kit
Though a part of the body that many people know little about, the thyroid plays a major part in daily wellness. Both hyperthyroidism and hypothyroidism — too much thyroid activity and too little thyroid activity, respectively — are cause for concern. Because your thyroid controls much of your metabolism, which plays a vital role in your overall health, it’s important to monitor thyroid function, as it is estimated that up to twelve percent of the population in the United States will develop thyroid disease during their lifetime.
Luckily now Everlywell offers an easy at-home test kit to accurately measure four key markers for thyroid function. Find our review of that test here.
THE IRON NECK REVIEW – Our In-Depth Review Of The Tool You Didn’t Know You Needed
Strengthening the muscles of the neck is extremely beneficial for everyone. Whether you’re suffering neck pain brought on by sitting in an office chair all day, or you’re a Brazilian jiu-jitsu athletes that wants to better fight off chokes, having a stronger neck is never a bad thing.
The problem is that a lot of the neck strengthening “devices” on the market can actually cause harm by putting excess strain on your discs. That’s where the Iron Neck comes in – offering a complete strengthening tool that’s easy to use and highly recommended by tons of elite biohackers.
PETER ATTIA FULL SUPPLEMENTS DISCUSSION LIST – Updated February 2022 – In-Depth Analysis
Peter Attia is a medical doctor who has been well known in the biohacking community for the past decade. Formerly an oncology surgeon, he now specializes in human longevity and has released tons of great information over the years.
We’ve compiled his top advice on supplements, diet, and more into this one post.
[2022] BOOST YOUR GUT – The Top 3 Best Probiotic Brands, And Our Guide To Using Them
Scientists continue to discover new ways in which your gut biome plays a part in your overall health every day. But we already know that it affects much more than just your digestion – playing a part in heart health, immune function, vitamin absorption, and even affecting brain chemicals like dopamine and serotonin.
Fortunately nowadays there are some great probiotic options that offer clinically proven ways to boost your gut biome health, and therefore you body’s health overall. We’ve compiled our probiotics guide here along with our top 3 favorite brands for 2022.
[2022] LIQUID BRAIN FUEL – The Top 3 Best MCT Oil Brands, And Our Guide To Using Them
Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCT’s) are a beneficial fat that’s easily converted into fuel in the form of ketones, one of the brain’s primary sources of energy as well as a vital source of ATP energy for the body. MCT oil supplements in particular allow you to get a direct shot of this brain-fueling oil directly into any food or drink you need.
We’ve compiled our guide for the best way to use MCT oil supplements here, as well as our top 3 favorite brands of 2022.
MAXIMIZE YOUR WORKOUT – The Top 3 Best Pre-Workouts for 2022, And Our Guide To Using Them
In the world of biohacking, optimizing your physical performance is just as important as your mental performance. The more output you have during a workout, the more calories you burn, the more strength you build, and the stronger your cardiovascular system gets. A great way to boost that physical performance is with pre-workout, but unfortunately nowadays most of the formulas out there are packed with too many stimulants and not much else.
But some can offer an energy boost combined with ingredients that have a proven impact to performance, and we’ve compiled our top 3 favorites here.
[2022] TRUST YOUR PROTEIN – The Top 3 Best Organic Grass-Fed Whey Protein Brands, And Our Guide To Using Them
There’s an argument that all of your protein intake should come from “natural” sources like meat, fish, and eggs. We get that, and we do try to get most of our intake from those sources.
But often due to daily responsibilities it can be difficult – especially if you’re working out hard and trying to maximize protein intake to increase muscle growth. In that case you want to have an easy protein powder source that’s still as natural as possible.
We’ve compiled our top recommendations for grass-fed whey protein here.
RHONDA PATRICK COMPLETE SUPPLEMENT LIST – Updated February 2022 – Full Breakdown Of What She Takes & Why
Dr. Rhonda Patrick has been well known in the biohacking community for some time thanks in part to her detailed interviews on Joe Rogan and Tim Ferriss’ podcasts. She is a cell biologist who specializes in the fields of nutritional health and longevity, and has published a vast amount of research and recommendations over the years. So much so that it can be tough to sort through to find the key elements.
Lucky for you we’ve broken down the full list of supplements that Rhonda Patrick takes herself and compiled it all here.
[2022] THE MOST ABUNDANT PROTEIN – The Top 3 Best Hydrolyzed Collagen Peptide Brands, And Our Guide To Using Them
Collagen is the most abundant form of protein in the human body, and it’s the main component in hair, skin, cartilage, bones, and more. And getting enough of it through your diet can be difficult since key forms are often broken down into other proteins through digestion.
Using the right collagen supplement is key to supporting the health and growth of those systems, offering users reduced joint pain, fuller hair, younger looking skin, and a host of other benefits.
We’ve compiled our guide to hydrolyzed collagen peptide supplements here, along with our choices for the top 3 best brands of 2022.
VEGAN ≠WEAK – The Top 3 Best Vegan Protein Brands for 2022, And Our Guide To Using Them
Getting an adequate amount of protein in your diet is key to muscle growth and recovery. But for those of you who follow a plant-based diet, it can be tough to get enough from food alone.
Fortunately nowadays there are some great options for organic, 100% plant-based proteins. We’ve compiled our guide for the top 3 best vegan protein brands of 2022 here.
[2022] YOUR NUTRITIONAL INSURANCE – The Top 3 Best Multivitamins, And Our Guide To Using Them
In a perfect world we would all be able to get our full daily requirement of every vitamin and mineral from natural organic foods. But we don’t live in a perfect world. The next best thing comes in the form of multivitamin supplements, which can act as a sort of insurance plan to make sure that whatever elements your diet is lacking are made up for, to keep your body at optimal levels of everything it needs to perform.
We’ve compiled our three favorite multivitamin products of 2022 here.