Biohacking is so 2012. Being the optimal you is all about understanding the six pillars of health.
Three key takeaways
- Biohacking, wellness, and wellbeing are poorly defined terms marketers use to obscure selling products.
- Personalisation, iterative testing, and individual evidence are vital in organising your well-being journey.
- You need a framework and a process.
Connected Consumers and Quantum Hippies
Two schools of thought are emerging. The “Connected Consumer” school integrates wearable data and is deploying AI to harness it — compelling, but sooner or later the ringbearer craves insight instead of an elaborate data dashboard.
The “Quantum vibration” school calls all this a waste of time because the body’s systems have too many reflexive relationships to be managed with numbers alone.
The robust evidence on health impact? The strength of our relationships. Longevity and happiness are more a function of community and purpose than kilometres run and broccoli decimated.
The framework: Define, Analyse, Implement, Measure, Habituate
- Position. Start with objective measures: bloodwork and vitals.
- Benchmark and set a goal. Kinetic testing, body composition, VO2Max.
- Upstream vs downstream. Sleep and cardiovascular health are upstream of any supplement or movement protocol.
- Respect the evidence. Eat real food, dial in sleep, move every day, get sunlight, prioritise human connections.
- Consistency beats intensity. Aim for 1% better every day.
- Adopt a framework so you can iterate and habituate — the Kalibra 6-pillar framework.
