EnergyWeek — #Biotracking

Continue my weekly posts about my health and so called biohacking routines and insights i’m getting from mindful approach to my health

Disclaimer #1: purpose of this post series is fist of all to create a weekly routine of self-reflection for myself. Secondly it also might be seen as a way of sharing insights i’m getting from following longevity and biohacking routines with my friends. I’m practicing mindful approach to my health for a while already and recently realised a need in tracking and capturing insights as well as some mean of sharing it

Disclaimer #2: I’m not an medical doctor and all my practices, insights and recommendations should be taken with a bit of scepticism and even suspicion ;)

Disclaimer #3: Each post in this serious consists of 2 parts: (i) 3 insights from the last week (ii) 3 actions for the coming week

(i) Weekly insights:

• (a) Food. Absolutely no coffee turned out to be very tough — my total coffee fast was 10 days. No specific cravings but energy level was quite low so i decided to add back bulletproof coffee (1 cup per day in the morning between 8–30 and 10) and energy was back big time. Major take way that 1 cup of bulletproof coffee is a perfect end for 16–18 hours fast which gives quite an energy spike for the whole day.
• (b) Sleep: I continue struggle with my sleep quality — no able to get more than “good” level on Oura metrics (slightly above 80 points on sleep). Major problem is HVR which is a sign of kind of stress. For last 3 week i see consistency very low score on that dimension. Long term this metrics looks like a major factor to adress.
• (c ) Sleep: 1 spoon of good Manuka honey turned out to be amazing for deep sleep boosting. After several days of struggle — it gave me amazing sleep.
• (d) Activity: small note on activities app — my personal opinion this is the best use of social media. This week discovered Wim Hoff Method app — for breathing and cold therapy as well as continue actively exploring Strava — both are great motivators and helps to rewire your brain and find motivation as well as some useful tips and tricks

(iii) Next week commitments

• (a) Modified limited coffee and no alcohol protocol: no coffee on a weekend + 1 cup of bullet proof in the mornings on weekdays. Obviously no alcohol
• (b) Modified Keto protocol: 6 days of Keto diet with 18 hours of fasting. + 2 days of good carbs with no protein.
• (c ) Fight for the better sleep: plan to experiment with mouth tapes, supplements, room temperature, etc.