LIVE LONGER, LIVE SMARTER BIOHACK YOUR WAY TO A HEALTHIER FUTURE We all want to live long, healthy lives, but achieving this feat is not as easy as speaking it into existence. It requires intentional actions to extend a lifespan and keep illness and chronic conditions at bay. While diet and exercise play a vital role in our health, a new emerging trend is producing promising results. Biohacking utilizes biology, technology, and self-experimentation to optimize our bodies and minds.
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Summer often poses a dilemma for people who wear orthotics or suffer from flat feet or knee pain. While others toss off their shoes and don cheap plastic flip-flops for summer fun and travel, these patients cannot tolerate the pronation and joint pain that conventional flip-flops often cause. Fortunately, chiropractors can offer these patients a safe, biomechanically sound footwear option that compares well on style, color, and innovative materials: Archies Arch Support Flip Flops. Worn by professional athletes, podiatrists, and chiropractors and embraced as style-setters on social media, Archies are stocked by thousands of chiropractors and other clinicians nationwide.
One unique aspect of biohacking is personalization. We all have different bodies, so we all need a customized program to maximize our health. To try biohacking, you must first reflect on your health and identify an area you want to improve. You then figure out how to fix that problem area by adjusting your diet, lifestyle, or exercise routine. Then, test your hypothesis, recording detailed results from your efforts. Here are three forms of biohacking you can try using to boost your brain and body. GET YOUR BLOOD TESTED. Biohacking is all about making data-driven decisions about your health, but how can you make changes without knowing where your health stands? Blood tests provide insight into what you need to fix and allow you to track your progress to ensure you’re making significant improvements.
This fashionable, supportive footwear always sells well in the spring and summer, riding a rising tide of consumer demand. The $61 billion market for footwear in North America is projected to grow at a torrid annual rate of 5.5% a year through 2030, with demand for casual styles from health-conscious consumers helping set the pace, according to GrandView Research. Archies differ from ordinary flip-flops in several important ways. They solve the foot, joint, and posture problems caused by flat, loose-fitting, mass-market footwear, including foot pronation, the rolling inward of the leg and thigh, and strain on knee and hip joints. Also, when the toes curl down to keep conventional flip-flops from falling off, the arch fails to activate normally, and the foot becomes tired, achy, and vulnerable to injury.
EXPERIMENT WITH EXTREME TEMPERATURES. Spending time in a sauna is a great way to increase relaxation, improve heart
health, reduce inflammation, and lower cholesterol. On the other hand, taking a cold shower or an ice bath can improve circulation, enhance your
immune system, reduce inflammation, and more.
ADD BRAIN GAMES TO YOUR DAILY ROUTINE. Your mind is just as important as your body for a long and healthy life. Playing brain games like
sudoku, crossword puzzles, and Scrabble can help keep your mind sharp and focus fresh. Phone apps have made it easier than ever to enjoy new brain games! Though there’s a lot of trial and error involved, once you find what works for your body, you’ll never look back.
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