If you’ve recently searched online for ways to lose weight, sleep better, or relax more, you’ve likely come across articles referencing biohacking.

The proliferation of articles on biohacking your health makes sense. These days, people want to know how to hack everything in their lives from finding the best price for an item to doing taxes.

What is a bio hack, anyway?

Biohacking simply means making changes in your behaviors and lifestyle to make you healthy. By changing certain behaviors, you can feel more energized, lose weight, feel less stressed, and sleep better.

Keep reading if you want to find five easy bio hacks you can try today.

Elimination Diet

No, an elimination diet doesn’t mean stop eating.

An elimination diet is more of a process where you eliminate certain foods from your diet to see if you feel better without them than with them.

This process is recommended for people who feel sluggish or constantly have an upset stomach or digestion. In most cases, feeling uncomfortable after eating a certain food can be a sign of a food allergy or intolerance.

The go-to food items to eliminate are usually gluten, dairy, soy, refined sugar, peanuts, alcohol, and processed foods.

Learn more about elimination diets here.

Focus on a Whole Foods Diet

For many, simply eliminating processed foods from their diets helps give them more energy.

Focusing more on eating natural foods can give you a boost of energy almost immediately. Lean proteins, whole grains, fruits, and veggies are all great foods to add to your diet.

Adding variety to your diet can also help ensure you’re getting all the vitamins and minerals your body needs.

When you bio hack your body with natural foods, you have more energy to exercise, meaning you’ll also sleep better.

Research Your Genetics

Maybe you’ve noticed more genetics tests out there that tell you where your ancestors came from. This is informative not only for your family history but also for your diet.

Now you can send in a sample of DNA and have a diet built around your genetics. The idea is that where your ancestors came from determines what kinds of foods your body is optimized to eat.

Boost Your Mood with Exercise

It’s well known and recited throughout the medical community that exercise can help with not only with physical wellbeing but also with mental health.

Exercise provides countless benefits to your brain. It reduces stress, improves your mood, and can even improve your memory.

You don’t need to go train to run a marathon to get this mood boost. Going for a 20-minute walk when you’re in a funk can significantly improve your mood.

Chill Out Before Bed

To many people, chilling out before bed means watching TV. However, that backlit screen is doing you more harm than good.

Instead of watching Netflix or scrolling through Instagram, put away the backlit devices at least 30 minutes before bed. You’ll have more time to wind down and will fall asleep faster.

Also, try keeping your bedroom cooler and quieter than the rest of your house. It will help you fall asleep and stay asleep.

Bio Hack Your Life

There are so many more ways to bio hack your life. With just a few small hacks, you’ll feel better, sleep better, and reduce stress.

Learn more about how telephone consultations can help you stay on track with your biohacking.