Biohacking

Hi! I'm Alex.

This repo is a collection of personal notes on biohacking (wellness, longevity, etc).

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Mission

Similar to Jacob Lindberg, maximize the area under the curve where x=time and y=healthy fun.

More experimental, aligned with Dave's biohacking laws.

Contrast this with (how I understand) Bryan’s objective of maximizing x or Peter Attia’s objective of maximizing the area under the curve of your final decade.

Principles

• Track data. Make it easy to track. Analyze the data on a pre-determined frequency.

• Be scientific. Actively remove bias.

• Do the basics (sleep, fitness and nutrition) right.

• Experiment with everything new that is reversible. Automate.

• Log any actionable items.

Validation

When resources permit, I use the adapted evidence pyramid in decision making. https://tripdatabase.com is a good source of evidence.

When not enough evidence is available, I use a personal weak precautionary principle prioritizing interventions whose side effect and risks are minimally life threatening and generally reversible.

However I explicitly avoid using the strong precautionary principle, have high tolerance to manageable risks, and prioritize experimentation over gradual improvement.

I have a strong preference for interventions that have been tried out by people:

• Have a solid science-based approach with citations

• I know IRL (in real life)

• Publish details of their protocols and detailed results

• I can explicitly list several relevant traits we have in common with (eg. ADHD, genetics, lifestyle, age, analytical thinking)

• Are recommended by multiple other people who I believe to be competent

• Present proof of practicing their values and seem seem to hit professed goals

• Having minimal direct financial incentive