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Humanmaxxing is the latest wellness trend pushing human optimization
Fox News • • health
Key Points:
- The "maxxing" trend, including "humanmaxxing," focuses on optimizing health, performance, and longevity through lifestyle habits, supplements, data tracking, and experimental interventions.
- Biohacking, popularized by wellness expert Dave Asprey, involves changing the environment around or inside the body to control biology and enhance cellular energy via practices like intermittent fasting and red-light therapy.
- Tech entrepreneur Bryan Johnson uses a data-driven approach to health optimization by tracking numerous metrics and following precise diets and treatments to reduce his biological age.
- Investors like Christian Angermayer support technologies aimed at maximizing human potential and longevity, including psychedelic treatments for mental health under clinical evaluation.
- Health experts caution that while some anti-aging therapies show promise, there is insufficient evidence for safe life extension, and extreme self-experimentation carries significant health risks without proper medical oversight.
