The Superhuman Protocol is an innovative three-step wellness regimen comprising PEMF, red light therapy and oxygen that’s quickly gaining traction among wellness circles. Invented by Dave Asprey – creator of Bulletproof Coffee and best-selling author of The Bulletproof Diet – The Superhuman Protocol has quickly gained widespread acclaim.
Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey is among its supporters, yet this movement’s DIY approach can quickly fall into pseudoscientific peddling that does more harm than good.
5. Reduce stress
Biohackers seek to enhance both their health and performance through various means, from less invasive practices like intermittent fasting or taking supplements, to more extreme methods like implanting microchips and magnets in their ears. Popularity of health hacks has been partly fuelled by tech hustle culture that glorifies tech CEOs while encouraging searching for shortcuts towards good health. Social media provides an avenue for this new world to flourish – with numerous videos on YouTube or TikTok purporting to cure cancer or stop aging, or push more invasive technologies like gene editing or becoming superhuman cyborgs without disclosing risks, often without providing accurate information and often basing their claims on falsehood and pseudoscience.
