Episode 6: Biohacking Brain Gains + Women's Health With Dasha Maximov

Prompted by suffering her 6th concussion, and living with chronic pain for 14 months, Dasha has become a serious biohacker. And it's no surprise either, as her background in management consulting and then studying neuroscience in her master's program shows this lady's ability to understand the hierarchy and complexities of a problem (in this case recovery from traumatic brain injuries) and break it down into tangible, functional goals.

The powerful part of Dasha's story is in her capacity and willingness to change, and in her commitment to find joy in her new lifestyle approach. She is a leader and motivator behind the Women’s Health Community @whealth.co, a global forum connecting communities of women with solid, evidence-based research. This woman is surely living into her highest wellpower! 

Highlights

•  Dasha’s origin story about her traumatic brain injury and concussions that led her to a fascination with neuroscience and eventually bounced back her health

• Why relying on specialists about your health isn’t the only way toward optimal wellness

• Withdrawing from modern life and going back to nature as a way of healing

• Biohacking simplified

• Breathwork that increases the forces in our bodies and how it intertwines our whole system

• Her transition from The Health Optimization Summit to WealthCo that focuses more on women’s health

• Why the lack of research in Women’s Health, inspired her to build a community for women

• The significant impact of calming your brain before sleep is perfect for your sleeping pattern

• Draining effects of EMF and how to manage or protect yourself

• Hormonal imbalance that goes back to your gut health and how to test for it

• Supplements that can help your body get the nutrition it needs

• The one thing that she could’ve told herself 10 years ago

3 Top Health Hacks:

1.     Sleeping is driven by getting up early with sunshine, and going to bed without devices at night

2.     Take cold showers

3.     Get back to nature and enjoy the benefits of grounding

Lifestyle Change Advice:

• First, start off by focusing on and addressing your major health issues

• Second, take get labs and hormone panel done

• Lastly, use your intuition and advocate for your health and to get yourself into nature

Superwomen in the Field of Biohacking

• Dr. Carrie Jones: Medical Director of Medical Director of DUTCH Test

http://www.drcarriejones.com/

IG @dr.carriejones

• IG: @dutchtest

https://dutchtest.com/meet_our_experts/

• Dr. Gabrielle Lyon: Specializes in the concept of Muscle-Centric Medicine

https://drgabriellelyon.com/

Podcast Mentioned:

Sarah E. Hill: This is You Brain in Birth Control

https://www.sarahehill.com/

Books Mentioned:

• Why We Sleep: Unlocking the Power of Sleep and Dream By: Matthew Walker PhD

• When Brains Collide: What Every Athlete and Parent Should Know About the Prevention and Treatment of Concussions and Head Injuries By: Michael D. Lewis MD

Links

https://whealth.community/

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@whealth.co

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