Hi.

How are you?

I used disboard and searched the term: biohack. I am looking for communities that discuss all sorts of biohacking: from nootropics, binaural, light stim, and other brain enhancements/programming.

What is the conspiracy part?

I'm more interested in science.

Hypothesis, experimentation, validation, etc

Well, I've learned that a nootropics regime is something that really needs to be tailored to the individual because of the diversity of biochemical baselines.

So you experiment and create a "stack" that best benefits your goals.

Generally, these fall into certain general categories:
Cognition/decision making/focus/flow and thinking
Learning and memory
Anxiety and Depression
Energy and motivation
Brain repair and maintenance

You have to be careful, because the effectiveness of certain chemicals are reduced if they are duplicated

😃

There are a wide range of natural and synthetic nootropics. Some are very common.

Caffine, gensing, ginko biloba, creatine, nicotine

L-Theanine

hehe

Others are synthetic such as Noopept, Phenotropil, Piracetam, Modafinil, etc.

The idea is to decide what categories you want to enhance

And keep a log of what you use and dosages

and note changes

It's obviously perceptual, you can only measure certain things like heart rate, blood pressure, weight, glucose levels, blood-O2, etc

You can't "measure" feelings.

But you can test improvements in memory using apps

or just simple card games

Some can help releive anxiety and help with depression.

As least as far as the brain structure.

Some things require more than just nootropics.

Such as deliberate behavioral modification, exercise, your dietary consumption, etc

All of these things have an effect on the brain and can absolutely cause it to rewire

Self-hacking

Some of these things, such as caffeine, are countered by the brain. Meaning their effects can change or be reduced over time.

A person who drinks a pot of coffee a day will find themselves receiving little to no benefit from it because the brain blocks it

You have to detox from it to reset

For a heavy caffeine addiction this can take up to 2 months

But usually 10 to 14 days is enough to let the brain stop defending

A really popular one right now is Lion's Mane.

That is reasonable.

Caffeine is a central nervous system stimulant of the methylxanthine class. It is the world's most widely consumed psychoactive drug.

Stimulants can certainly cause anxiety in a brain that does not need it.

It also increases blood pressure and can inhibit calcium absorption

For most people, it is not harmful to consume up to 400mg of caffeine a day. If you do eat or drink too much caffeine, it can cause health problems, such as:
▶ Restlessness and shakiness
▶ Insomnia
▶ Headaches
▶ Dizziness
▶ Rapid or abnormal heart rhythm
▶ Dehydration
▶ Anxiety
▶ Dependency, so you need to take more of it to get the same results

But a stack of nootropics doesn't work the same for everyone because we each have very distinct microbiomes.

That's almost 40 trillion bacteria that inhabit our bodies.

The makeup of our microbiome dictates the effectiveness of various supplements.

So a biohacker essentially wants to break free of the addictions we have had imposed upon us through our culture and then take action to enhance our minds and bodies to be more efficient, stronger and healthy.

Do you know what the number one addiction is for modern 1st world humans?

Absolutely 😄

The serious biohacker's first step is to free themselves of this addiction first.

Unfortunately the medical standard is not to cure, but to treat the symptoms. 😦

There is no "patch"

Some sugar is ok. Carbs are the fuel of the body. But just like any other substance, intolerance can build up when we take too much.

And a physical and psychological dependency forms

Correct

Insulin 😃

Biohacking is a process where people are trying to rewire and repair and not just treat the symptoms.

It sounds like it.

Are we allowed to share web links here?

https://blog.bulletproof.com/beginners-guide-to-biohacking-101/

This is a good, easy overview

Not my blog either 😛

Many people are very suspicious of every link, as if everything is an advertisement.

I'm not suggesting that being suspicious is bad, just reassuring you that I don't profit off the link 😛

I am also very fond of futurology and transhumanism 😃

That is an overview of the major concepts of biohacking. Diets are part of them but that article does not go into that degree of detail.

Like many words.

https://www.shape.com/health-eating/diet-tips/what-is-biohacking-nutrition-science

*Biohacking is the process of using science, biology, and self-experimentation to take control of and upgrade your body, mind, and life*

It can also be used to describe unethical genetic experimentation, for example.

Many words have more than one meaning though 😃

What is the purpose of the lead role>

So having the lead role allows me to earn levels?

Or is that a reference to a metal?

Gotcha

It's another word with many meaninigs.

You can lead a horse to water.

Lead can mean to provide guidance and direction

Or be in front of others in a competition

*He is in the lead*

Lead has many meanings 😃

I thought it was *daddy*

Nerd Daddy

Satan's avatar reminds me of a Fuzzle.

Hi

Can we remove my student role?

I don't care to be pinged with stuff

Perhaps toggle off the Anyone Can Mention This Role option?

So people don't use it like @everyone

Such as that guy just did

Right but shouldn't that be something we can opt-in to?

I don't want random notifications 😃

For every possible conspiracy

So basically, I can opt out of ALL notifications or just accept getting spammed?

Thank you.

I am ok if I get a notification when someone mentions *me*

Just don't want one for random cospiracy stuff

that has nothing to do with me

I don't have the role. Issue resolved 😄

I don't want to opt out of @mentions

I like to know if someone does @AUDiTZ3R0 to me without having to also get notifications about conspiracy videos.

That's all 😃