THE ART AND SCIENCE OF BIOHACKING

The general meaning is to make changes to your body or lifestyle to improve something about yourself, like your health, brainpower, or athletic ability.

Prior to technology, taking care of your health was low tech and personal. Since people didn't have smartwatches or apps to track their stats, they just went by "gut feeling" and advice that was passed down from their parents. If you felt sluggish, you might increase your intake of bitter herbs, spend more time outside or just sweat it out.

Health was qualitative and subjective. Success was measured by how you felt, the clarity of your mind, the resilience of your immune system, and your energy levels.

If your body was failing, the cause was often a mystery, and optimization was limited to general lifestyle adjustments.