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bac k to the futu r e
body is looking at the light to figure out what to do and if
you give it junk light you won't get the results you want.'
Installing fancy lights is clearly an expensive hack, so
a cheaper one is wearing a pair of 'blue-blocking' glasses
in the evening or when under artificial light. This is a
favourite look at the conference with delegates wandering
around with all kinds of yellow, orange and red glasses on.
Some of them look almost cool, in a kind of sub-Bono way.
The ones that look like red swimming goggles, though,
really shouldn't be worn in public.

PERSONAL BIOLOGY

DAYLIGHT DRUGS

FOOD ISSUES

Light is another big theme at the conference. Some
speakers talk about how light affects your brain like a
drug. Experts and exhibitors alike look at adapting your
environment so that the lights around you help you
perform at your best, especially if you live somewhere
cold, damp and grey, (sound familiar?). As well as the
dearth of natural sunlight in a London winter, some of
our offices and devices apparently emit five times more
blue light than daylight, which messes up our sleep and
circadian rhythms.
There are two solutions, one expensive, one cheap.
Dave, obviously, has gone for the expensive one.
'You could do what I do in the Bulletproof offices - that
is control the temperature and colour of the light based
on the time of day. Because while you don't necessarily
care what the colour of the light is that you are seeing, your

Nightshade
vegetables like
tomatoes and
potatoes, while
completely healthy
for most, can act
as a trigger similar
to wheat or dairy
for some people.
If concerned, cut
them out and
monitor the result

FIND
YOUR
BALANCE

One of Dave's main mantras is that everyone is unique.
'If I sit down and say this vegetable is good for you, there's
absolutely no evidence of that,' he says. 'It may be good
for you because it has all these positive effects, but it may
be bad for you because it has these negative effects. Your
genetic make-up determines whether it's good for you,
and that's something you have to work out.'
One solution is to cut out certain foods - you could
start with nightshade vegetables such as tomatoes and
potatoes - and if you suddenly feel younger or more
awesome again, then maybe that food isn't for you.
Another idea could be to use one of the ultra high-tech
companies at the conference to analyse your gut for you.
After the interview I slope off to drop $300 on a kit made
by a pioneering company called Viome. The founder of
Viome is currently mining the moon for minerals with
NASA and his kit will, apparently, tell me exactly the
foods I should be avoiding via a handy app.
It strikes me as a good way to pay for expensive tests
without having an expert to talk me through them
afterwards, but I'm keeping an open mind.
One more thing. Does the biohacking world attract
obsessive people? As I walk around the conference
wearing my yellow glasses and clutching my newlypurchased stool test, I wonder how normal I am. Dave has
a good take on this: 'I had spent so many years feeling
like crap that you do develop an anxiety around it. But
when you start doing the work such as meditation, heart
rate variability and eating foods that are biologically
compatible with your body, those are the things that
allow you to be calm, even if you do have to skip a
meal to protect your body.' B

READ
FOOD
LABELS
EASY
BIOHACKS
YOU CAN DO
TODAY

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WEAR
BLUEBLOCKING
GLASSES
Go geek-chic and
block out bright
artificial light in the
evenings so you can
sleep deeper.

Don't eat
anything cooked
in canola oil, soya
bean oil and vegetable
oils. Stick to good
fats like coconut oil,
avocado oil, olive oil
and grass-fed butter.

STEM
CELLS
USE VIOME
This futuristic testing
kit and app tells you
exactly what foods
and supplements you
should and shouldn't
be consuming.

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The expensive
option. Inject
yourself with stem
cells and look/feel
younger- but be
prepared to pay at
least £4,000 for
the privilege.

SMOKELESS
NICOTINE
While nicotine isn't as
bad as you thought,
says Dave, smoking
most definitely is.
Try gums or sprays.
Dave claims it helps
with coordination,
vigilance, memory and
reaction speed.



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