Institute For The Future

Consumer Electronics: Health-Aware Environments/Boomer Future Proofing/Personal Health Technologies/Retail Health/Do-It-Yourself

What? You started harmlessly enough by wearing a noninvasive glucometer and watching your numbers change after meals,even though you don’t have diabetes. Then you posted your readings online for others to discuss. Now you’re helping to beta test a new diet by eating,observing, and recording. But, you, part of a new phenomenon called “body hacking”? Maybe? But you’re too busy running experiments on yourself to read the article.

So What? Adapting to the demands of your so-called life means understanding how your body truly works. Self improvement goes extreme as “body hackers” experiment on themselves, pioneer new ways to be healthy, and define new ways to be human.