Biohacks for Optimal Performance: Heat Stress

The term biohacking has become very popular over the last year. Biohacking refers to the art of hacking your biology or using nature’s built-in mechanisms to stack the deck in your favor and become the best version of you. I like to think of it simply as maximizing our biological potential and becoming superhuman. This is going to be a 3 part lecture series where we are going to cover the following biohacks:

Heat: Infrared exposure (sauna/sunlight)
Cold Thermogenesis
Cyclical ketosis

This is Part 1 of the series where we discuss heat stress in great detail, including proper sauna use and sunlight. These can hack our biology to power up our mitochondria, the battery chargers of our body!

For more True Health content,

Instagram: DrMichaelVan Twitter: @DrMikeVan

[ItsMEguideman]

love those presentations, thank you Dr. Mike!

[pauloemiliooliveira]

Dr. you are "the one" - Really love your presentations. I´m runner (barefoot, most of the time) and practice IF and KD. No need to mention my health is better than never. Spreading your concepts here in Brasil, lot of friends are becoming fan of you. Learning a lot with Doc Jeff Volek, David Perlmutter and, for sure, with you. My performance is quite good! Man, GOD Bless you in all you paths! Congrats from Brasil!

[Primedlifestyle]

Your videos are absolutely brilliant! I take great inspiration from you and the way you're trying to make people lives better. There need to be more people like you in this world my friend. Keep it up!

[ZombieJohn]

Brilliant, clear and inspiring—a must watch!

[kookoomike]

This video has been a plethora of helpful and intriguing information. Dr. Mike is well informed. Thank you for sharing! At first, I was like, what does this young doctor know? Apparently, A LOT!

[salzora]

Great content, as usual. Thank you Mike; keep them coming.!

[markelagonzalez]

Thanks so much for all the info very easy to understand

[minervatoriaga]

again great lecture doc.. love your stuff, .thank you from the Philippines

[HAPPYFUNK]

Great video! I pray in a sweatlodge 4 times a month. Great benefits! now to incorporate cold showers at appropriate times. Thanks for these videos.

[saoirsesheridan]

Just found your channel today and have watched lots of videos #wow. Going to give intermittent fasting a go and just had my first coffee with coco nut oil in - thank you for sharing the wisdom. Saoirse, Dublin, Ireland.

[markelagonzalez]

Dr I van we parent would like to know so we can chage the way our kids eat. An episode talking about this would be great

[bryankrot]

I don't have a sauna but I regularly jog at 11:30 here in So Cal. 1/2 hr in 80° to 95° is really bringing my core temp up. Do you think any of this would apply. I take a cold shower after, not sure if I should do it right away but I have to for cool down. Any ideas on positive or negative affects? I can attest that for conditioning purposes it's awesome.

[markelagonzalez]

Thanks you I appreciate your work kee0 it up

[sabrinaharwood]

Any recommendations for how much time to spend in the sunlight? Or what time of day is best/safest?

[normazayas]

Hi Dr Mike is a fever bath/hydrotherapy as beneficial as a sauna???

[jordanmcgee]

How do the saunas compare to a hot bath?

[BitcoinAndChess]

I only have access to a wet steam room, is there a major difference in effectiveness if I use humid heat like that?

[josephineconnarty]

Dr. Mike, If possible can u take a look @ this video, its about phages therapy, whats your opinion? Ive never heard of it, until now that have a patient on it. Many thanks

[markelagonzalez]

I have a question should teenagers be on a ketogenic diet. Specifically a teenagers with ADHD I dont want my son to take medication which is the only thing tht Dr precribe. Please get back to me

[markelagonzalez]

Dr Ivan. should I put my ADHD son in ketosis to help with this ADHD