Biohacking
DIY self-experimentation aimed at upgrading the body — diet, supplements, devices, and sleep tweaks, usually evidence-light.
Origin
The term emerged in the early 2000s out of the open-biology and quantified-self movements, then was co-opted by Silicon Valley wellness culture in the 2010s. Dave Asprey ('Bulletproof coffee', the $200 cup), Bryan Johnson's 'Don't Die' regimen, Wim Hof breathing, cold plunges, glucose monitors on healthy people, blue-light glasses, red-light panels — all live under the umbrella. Some interventions are real (sleep, training, glucose data); much of the rest is the placebo effect with a podcast.
Modern usage
Used earnestly in the wellness industry and skeptically in journalism. 'Biohacker' is now near-synonymous with 'wealthy person optimizing themselves on the internet's dime' — sometimes warmly, sometimes mockingly.
In the wild
His morning routine is two hours of biohacking before any actual work.— tech profile
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