Biohacking: The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
A Quick Message for the Women Reading This..
Before we dive in, I want to acknowledge something important:
Even though much of my work speaks directly to men, a large percentage of PRIME Dispatch™ readers are women — smart, observant, health-focused women who:
notice changes in men long before he does
often carry the emotional burden of keeping a family or relationship healthy
are optimizing your own physiology as well
and frequently serve as the early-warning system for the men you care about
You’re not just supporters.
You’re often the catalysts — the ones who see what he can’t yet see.
This issue is for you too.
Now… let’s warm up with something both men and their partners will recognize.
“You Might Be a Biohacker If…”
You might be a biohacker if…
…you’re getting ready for bed, check your Oura ring, and suddenly jog laps through the house at 10 PM — in boxers and socks — because 9,500 steps is unacceptable.
…you go overseas for vacation, realize you forgot your mouth tape, and immediately think, “Well, that’s it — my circadian rhythm is destroyed. Vacation ruined.”
…your partner flips on an overhead light and you recoil like it’s a nuclear blast because it’s “way too blue for this hour.”
…you take one bite of sushi, check your CGM, and react like you just launched a glucose missile strike.
…your HRV goes up five points and suddenly you believe you can deadlift 600 pounds, run a marathon, and write a book chapter before noon.
If even one of these resonates…
you’re in good company.
“If You Love a Biohacker…”
If you love a biohacker, you’ve probably experienced…
…them turning off all your bedroom lights because it’s “melatonin murder.”
…your phone charger being relocated six feet away for “EMF hygiene.”
…waking up to find them outside at sunrise because this is Dr. Huberman’s Rule #1
…watching them argue with their wearable like it’s a hostile business partner:
“Oura, don’t do this to me today.”…opening the fridge and finding 17 supplements, 4 tinctures, and something labeled “mitochondrial support — AM only.”
If this feels familiar…
you’re basically living with a high-maintenance NASA experiment.
And yes — this newsletter is for you too.
THE REALITY OF BIOHACKING
Most people discover biohacking not because they want to optimize — but because something feels off.
Energy dips.
Motivation flickers.
Sleep breaks down.
Focus becomes unreliable.
Life starts feeling heavier than it should.
In those moments, biohacking feels like hope.
But here’s the truth most people won’t say:
Biohacking can rebuild you… or it can quietly break you.
It depends on how you use it, why you use it, and whether it’s actually personalized to your physiology.
After four decades in medicine — and more than a decade of personally experimenting, refining, and rebuilding myself — here’s my honest breakdown.
THE GOOD — When Biohacking Actually Works
1. It gives people agency again.
You stop waiting for permission to feel better.
You start participating in your physiology.
2. It turns health from subjective → objective.
HRV
Sleep architecture
Metabolic flexibility
Strength output
Glucose curves
Recovery patterns
You stop guessing.
You start measuring reality.
3. It accelerates healing and performance.
Done correctly, biohacking improves:
metabolism
mitochondrial function
hormone balance
cognition
recovery
resilience
4. It restores purpose.
When energy rises, purpose returns.
When fatigue lifts, direction reappears.
Fatigue kills meaning.
Strength resurrects it.
THE BAD — The Part No One Talks About
1. People start with the wrong layer.
Cold plunges, red light, peptides, stacks, supplements — while ignoring the fundamentals:
inflammation
sleep
stress physiology
hormones
metabolism
muscle mass
You can’t build an empire on a cracked foundation.
2. Data becomes noise.
More tracking ≠ more clarity.
Unless you know what the numbers mean, it’s stress disguised as science.
3. Hacks replace habits.
Novelty feels productive.
Consistency is productive.
4. Influencers become physicians.
What works for a 28-year-old fitness creator is not what restores a 52-year-old executive with kids and depleted hormones.
Context > >content.
5. People confuse stimulation with optimization.
Stimulants, nootropics, microdosing —
That’s fake energy, not real vitality.
THE UGLY — The Risks Nobody Mentions
1. Unsupervised pharmaceuticals
Peptides, SARMs, bio regulators non physician prescribed, questionable sourcing
Shiny tools, dangerous when misused.
2. Nervous system burnout disguised as “high performance.”
Most people aren’t optimized.
They’re dysregulated. Tired and wired.
3. Wearable obsession → anxiety → paralysis.
A bad score ruins their day —
even when the sleep felt restorative.
4. Non-credentialed “experts.”
Selling certainty without responsibility.
5. Turning optimization into addiction.
From PRIME:
“Optimization without meaning is just another addiction.”
And it is.
MY OWN 10-YEAR BIOHACKING JOURNEY
This is personal for me.
A decade ago, I didn’t turn to biohacking because it was exciting.
I turned to it because I was burned out, depleted, and drifting away from the man I believed I was supposed to be.
Emergency medicine was breaking my physiology.
My hormones were tanking.
My recovery was unpredictable.
My identity felt blurred.
So I started searching.
And over 10 years, I’ve seen it all — the breakthroughs, the mistakes, the noise, and the strategies that genuinely changed my life.
That experience taught me one thing:
Biohacking only works when it’s individualized, meaningful, and grounded in physiology — not trends.
That journey became the RECLAIM™ Method.
It’s why I wrote PRIME.
And it’s why I write this newsletter.
THE TRUTH: BIOHACKING ONLY WORKS WHEN IT’S INDIVIDUALIZED
Biohacking isn’t a lifestyle, a stack, or a checklist.
It’s a personalized process.
Your biology
Your stress patterns
Your nervous system
Your hormones
Your metabolism
Your history
Your identity
None of these are identical to anyone else’s.
In precision medicine, nothing is generic.
Everything is individualized, measured, and tracked.
What gets measured gets understood.
What gets understood gets corrected.
What gets corrected becomes transformation — not stimulation.
Anything less is guesswork dressed up as optimization.
A FINAL NOTE — FOR THE WOMEN READING THIS
Women often face more contradictory information than men:
fluctuating hormones
different stress responses
different sleep architecture
unique metabolic patterns
And you also carry the emotional burden of noticing when the men in your life are fading — even when they can’t see it themselves.
Everything in this newsletter applies to you too.
And the rule I give every patient — male or female — still stands:
“If you can’t directly test it, it’s not going to be useful.”
This principle alone protects you from:
confusion
wasted money
influencer hype
ultra-processed “wellness candy”
and the exhaustion of trying everything and feeling nothing
Two more filters protect everyone:
1. Avoid proprietary blends.
If they won’t show you the dose or ratio, they’re not serious about your physiology.
2. Avoid ultra-processed “health” products.
If it looks like candy, tastes like candy, or melts like candy —
your mitochondria know it’s candy.
Clarity > complexity.
Precision > hype.
THE TRANSITION
Biohacking becomes transformational only when it’s individual, intentional, and grounded in physiology — not stimulation or chaos.
And that brings us to the next step — and who it’s meant for.
If you’re a man who feels like your energy, focus, recovery, or sense of self has been slipping — it’s time to stop guessing and get real clarity.
And if you’re a woman reading this who sees these patterns in a husband, partner, father, brother, or someone you care about —
forward this to him.
Most men don’t recognize the early signs until someone who loves them does.
The Clarity Call is designed for men.
It’s a focused, data-driven conversation about what’s actually happening inside the physiology — and what it would take to rebuild strength, metabolic function, and purpose from the inside out.
👉 Schedule your Clarity Call Here
For men ready to reclaim themselves — and for the women who help them see what they’ve been trying to ignore.
