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The great and the good in the health world have been gathered in London over the weekend, and this is recorded on the scene.

I bring you all the backstage goss today, bringing you a flavour of the event. I hope you enjoy this little insight into one of the health events in the year in London

Bringing you all the health names, weird tech, latest news, stories, goss, bold claims - plus a few gems.

Visit Dr. Bryce Applebaum's website www.myvisionfirst.com

Coming up on this solo episode today

• Biohacking: Where we're at - the state of the industry, of public perception, and where 'biohacking' goes next?
• Where I'M at this week: Events this week (Ideas Fest, Health Optimisation Summit.)
• Trust in Wellness and the Avocado Oil crisp controversy

Today:

Is Your Sugar-Free Gum Raising Your Heart Attack Risk? The Xylitol Study Explained

And...

A throwback episode to when I hosted Dean Karnazes in front of a live audience in London. 

TIME Magazine called him one of the "Top 100 Most Influential People in the World"

He is a long-distance runner so impressive that Men's Fitness honored him as one of the fittest men on the planet.

Even if you aren't angling to run a marathon (or run anything for that matter), Dean's got a lot to say on getting and staying motivated no matter what you're up against. He's also quite simply a very nice man, one of life's winners who's a good guy as well.

Check out Dean's website www.ultramarathonman.com

Donna Lancaster has some original advice on daily routines for happiness and living your best life.

In all the episodes of this midweek podcast, I've not heard this before, but I love it!

Donna used to be head of training for the Hoffman Process. She is now a life transitions mentor, writer, group facilitator and 'elder in training', with almost 40 years experience of guiding individuals, couples and families

Visit www.donnalancaster.com

Bryan Johnson is spending millions trying not to die.

This week's guest is doing the opposite.  Well not the exact opposite, but she believes that making peace with death allows her to get every ounce of juice out of living. 

Donna Lancaster has worked as a coach and therapist for over 30 years. Formerly head of teaching at the Hoffman Institute UK, she co-created The Bridge Retreat and is the author of The Bridge.

Her work features in the Amazon Prime documentary Love(d).

In this episode: Why "don't die" might be the wrong goal entirely

Elder vs elderly: one is wisdom, the other is just time passing

How to talk about death with the people you love Spirituality, grief and death as a doorway to feeling fully alive

Getting every ounce of juice out of the life you've actually got

About Donna Lancaster

Donna Lancaster is a life transitions mentor, writer, group facilitator and 'elder in training', with almost 40 years experience of guiding individuals, couples and families

Visit www.donnalancaster.com

The daily routine you never thought you'd hear!

Dr. Bryce Appelbaum is a pioneer in vision performance training, he's been featured on the front page of USA Today, on CBS and NBC, and in the New York Times Magazine. And exclusive offer for my listeners.

• $200 off ScreenFit™ (the program I've been using) using code TONY at screenfit.com/enroll
• 10% off Digital Performance Lenses using code TONY at shop.myvisionfirst.com

Visit www.myvisionfirst.com

Every wondered how F1 drivers, NFL stars and Alpine skiers train their eyes for speed? 

Today's guest helps them do it. 

Dr Bryce Appelbaum is today's amazing guest and here's what to expect. 

• Better eyesight 
• Better focus
• Use glasses less
• Feel better and even sleep better. 

• $200 off ScreenFit™ (the program I've been using) using code TONY at screenfit.com/enroll
• 10% off Digital Performance Lenses using code TONY at shop.myvisionfirst.com

Visit www.myvisionfirst.com

Hello from the most awesome place in the world!

Here's a personal update on what I'm up to. 

 Over the next few weeks you can find me at:

The Health Optimisation Summit (code TONY for 10% off)

https://uk.healthoptimisation.com?ref=m2flzjg

and Ideas Fest

https://ideasfest.uk/whats-on

In this episode:

• My histamine story: the symptoms, the confusion, the diagnosis
• What histamine intolerance actually is (in plain English)
• Why so many people have it without knowing
• What genuinely helps, and what to try first
• The early signs you're starting to improve, and how to build on them

Thanks to Janice Wasserman for having me on - go check out her podcast. She is epic and I love her work.

Visit www.essencehomeopathynz.com

Rob René was a high-performing tech executive. Then came the diagnosis. This is what his daily routine looks like now - and the science behind every single choice.

• Life before cancer — and what "healthy" looked like then
• The diagnosis that forced a complete rebuild
• Red light therapy: daily non-negotiable
• Molecular hydrogen: what, when and why
• The other tips and tricks that keep Rob sane and healthy.

Follow Rob on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/robrene

Visit www.exodusstrong.com

Rob Rene spent 25 years in enterprise tech before a cancer diagnosis sent him deep into the science of cellular energy.

What he found might surprise you.

In this episode:

• Red light therapy — what the science actually says
• 660nm vs 850nm — why the wavelength matters
• Photobiomodulation: mechanism not marketing
• Molecular hydrogen — the most underrated recovery tool you've never heard of
• Why your mitochondria are probably running on empty
• What NASA and the military already know about light

Follow Rob on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/robrene

Visit www.exodusstrong.com

Sunlight is a nutrient. Not a threat to be managed, not something to hide from. That's the starting point for today's episode.

Nadine Artemis is back for the midweek show.

On Monday she told us about the anti-aging tool nobody's heard of. (I'm so in for it!)

Today, something lighter and very seasonal: her actual summer routine, morning to night. How someone who trusts the body's innate intelligence lives when the sun's out.

Follow Nadine Artemis on Instagram @nadineartemisofficial

Visit www.liveinthelight.co.uk

Nadine Artemis is back on the show, and since we last spoke she's coined an entirely new term: biofinessing.

Less hacking, more attunement. Working with the body's innate intelligence instead of trying to override it. We get into what that means, and then go deep on the tech she's actually using.

In this episode:

• Terahertz waveforms explained from scratch - you have to listen to this!
• Where terahertz sits vs red light and infrared
• The device Nadine actually uses, and how
• What to avoid as cheap versions flood market
• Biofinessing: why biohacking needed a new word

Follow Nadine Artemis on Instagram @nadineartemisofficial

Visit www.liveinthelight.co.uk

Ben Azadi is back for round two, and this time it's all about his routine.

Earlier this week Ben made the case for part-time keto. Today he opens up the playbook: what he actually does day to day. Morning to night, what's stayed, what's been dropped, and what he does when life gets in the way.

In this episode:

• Ben's morning routine, start to finish
• The habits he's kept for years vs recent additions
• How he manages to squeeze so much in without going mad!

Visit www.benazadi.com

Ben Azadi is back.

One of the biggest voices in metabolic health, bestselling author of Metabolic Freedom, and always full of things you can actually use.

Ben's new book Keto Flex is out TOMORROW July 21st, congratulations to Ben!

In this episode:

• Why keto stops working, and what to do about it
• The metabolic switch most people never flip
• Fasting, flexibility and getting out of the all-or-nothing trap.

Visit www.benazadi.com

It's another biohacking daily routine. 

If you are a type A personality (most biohackers are) you'll enjoy this, and you might need it too. 

Martha Carlin:
Founder of BiotiQuest Probiotics and The BioCollective. Speaker at the White House Microbiome Initiative. TEDx speaker. Author of Connected, out now.

Visit www.biotiquest.com and www.thebiocollective.com

Come to my live workshop on Wednesday: The Stress-Health Fix: Why Your Body Is Basically Shouting At You (And How To Finally Listen).

Shift out of chronic fight-or-flight and stop being afraid of your own body. 

Book a place here. 

https://www.tonywrighton.com/offers/Noh7bDyc/checkout

Coming up today in this special episode (because we are choc with current biohacking news).

• Bryan Johnson's incurable disease. The latest. 

• Whoop bands at the Tour de France: the recovery numbers that shouldn't be humanly possible

• World Cup biohackers: how the world's best players are recovering this summer

Bryan Johnson's Stomach Is Eating Itself.

(His own words).

The most measured man alive missed this. 

So, now what. 

This is the sole topic today on this special Biohacking News episode which replaces our normal midweek episode. 

Follow Bryan Johnson on Instagram @bryanjohnson_

Visit www.bryanjohnson.komi.io

Martha Carlin's husband was diagnosed with Parkinson's at 44.

The doctors had a name for it.

That was about it. So she spent the next two decades finding the answers herself. She's now a microbiome researcher, biotech founder, and author of Connected. 

In this episode:

• The gut-brain axis — and why it's way bigger than you think
• Water, light, and movement — the fundamentals we've abandoned
• Why reductionist medicine keeps missing the point
• Probiotics — what actually works and why
• Questioning authority and trusting your own intuition
• The moment Martha stopped listening to "there's nothing we can do"

Martha Carlin:
Founder of BiotiQuest Probiotics and The BioCollective. Speaker at the White House  Author of Connected, out now.

Visit www.biotiquest.com and www.thebiocollective.com

Naomi Hayama teaches Natural Vision Therapy with Yoga, Somatic & Mindfulness.

But what about her daily routine?

Let's find out, in the interests of clarity for eyes, body and mind

Find Naomi at 

https://www.visionyoga.co.uk/

Most of us treat eyesight as fixed - you can see, or you can't.

But what if vision could be improved? 

What if those glasses you wear aren't actually necessary? 

In this episode I'm interviewing Naomi Hayama and make sure you listen to the end for the full protocol I'll be following over the next 30 days.

Check out Naomi Hayama at https://www.visionyoga.co.uk/

Dave Asprey's latest Biohacking Conference is dominating the conversation - and for surprising reasons. 

A headline-grabbing party outfit (who would have guessed?) has got everyone talking. 

So what do you think? 

In this episode we lay out what actually happened, why it's divided opinion, and what it says about the state of biohacking. 

After that we have a Vault episode with the fantastic Nadine Artemis. You will love this!

Nadine Artemis is a well-known author and aromacologist. Aromachology is the study of the influence of odors on human behavior and to examine the relationship between feelings and emotions. And she specialises in a lot more than just smell. 

Follow Nadine on Instagram @nadineartemisofficial

Visit www.liveinthelight.co.uk

Caroline Alan found her way back from years of ill health through one simple — and largely overlooked — discovery. And now she's written the book on it. The Mineral Reset. 

But how does she look after herself when she's so busy? She's got a new book out, she's doing a media tour and all the other stuff that comes with a busy life in the public eye. 

Visit Caroline Alan's website www.carolinealan.com

Try BEAM Minerals beamminerals.com/TONY or use code: TONY on checkout.

Minerals. Quite possibly the thing that's been missing from everything you've ever tried.

In this episode:

• My green screen fail!
• Why taking supplements and actually replenishing minerals are two completely different things
• The best scan/test for minerals (takes seconds)
• The real reason you're still exhausted even when you're doing everything right
• The surprising link between mineral depletion and histamine intolerance, and why fixing one might fix the other. 
• More on histamine intolerance in general

Caroline Alan found her way back from years of ill health through one simple — and largely overlooked — discovery. And now she's written the book on it. The Mineral Reset - get it now!

Visit Caroline Alan's website www.carolinealan.com

Try BEAM Minerals beamminerals.com/TONY or use code: TONY on checkout.

A great daily routine podcast. Enjoy!

Alex Manos is a Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner with an MSc in Personalised Nutrition and a Distinguished Faculty Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine.

He lectures at the Institute of Optimum Nutrition and has spent years cracking the "mystery cases" — chronically ill patients who tried everything and couldn't get well.

The missing link, almost every time, was mould. 

Mould illness is one of the most misdiagnosed conditions on the planet.

I'm with educator and functional medicine practitioner Alex Manos to find out why so many people are suffering without answers, and what actually works.

We cover mycotoxins, testing, sinus treatment, and targeted remediation protocols.

If you've been dismissed, misdiagnosed, or just can't get well — this one's for you.

Check out Alex's new program Mould Mastery.

In this episode of A Biohacker's Day, I in the pop-up studio with Tom Sanderson, recovery specialist, entrepreneur, and CEO of Kineon, to explore the habits, tools and routines that help him perform at his best.

From morning rituals and recovery protocols to training, nutrition and sleep optimisation, Tom reveals exactly how he structures a typical day to maximise energy, resilience and long-term health.

Along the way, he shares one of the simplest and most effective biohacks for children—something almost any family can implement immediately.

If you're interested in biohacking, longevity, recovery, health optimisation, fitness, sleep, red light therapy, performance enhancement, and healthy daily habits, this episode is packed with practical insights you can apply straight away.

Follow Tom Sanderson on Instagram for more health and recovery content. (revised repeat)

Dave Asprey's Beyond Biohacking event just finished. All the goss from the event right here. 

Plus the new Oura Ring is out. Are the new features worth an upgrade? 

PLUS The Enhanced Games, was it a success? Does it fall under biohacking? Do biohackers get unfairly lumped in with this kind of activity? Let's find out today. 

Dr. Richard L. Blake, PhD, is a psychologist, breathwork researcher, and former fitness model. He holds a PhD in Transpersonal Psychology and specializes in conscious connected breathwork, mental health, and biohacking. 

He frequently speaks on the intersection of science, physical performance, and holistic healing.

Check out Dr. Richard L. Blake's website: www.richardlblake.com and his instagram https://www.instagram.com/the_breath_geek/

Elizabeth Svoboda is an award-winning science writer and author of The Art of Pacing — out June 16th.

Her biohacking routine involves monitoring for red flags and warning signs in the middle of the night. 

Follow Elizabeth Svoboda on Instagram.

Elizabeth Svoboda is an award-winning science writer and author of The Art of Pacing — out June 16th.

We get into why high achievers burn out, the neuroscience of slowing down, and the surprisingly simple shift that separates sustainable performance from total collapse.

If you've ever worn your busyness as a badge of honour, this one's for you.

📖 The Art of Pacing — out June 16th

Follow Elizabeth Svoboda on Instagram.

This is a Biohacking Reviews episode, where we review; products, supplements, health tech, practices... whatever is new and whatever we've been trying. One from the vault and in this episode I explore why neuroscientist Matthew Walker actually rates weighted blankets as a genuine sleep aid — and why athletes, insomniacs and anxious over-thinkers are all crawling underneath them.

Three things on the show this week.

Red Light Therapy and Your Eyesight

Red light therapy has been making waves in the biohacking world for a while now, but the research on eyesight specifically is genuinely interesting.

We look at whether shining red light into your eyes for a few minutes a day can slow age-related vision decline, what the science actually says, and how to do it safely.

Cultural Engagement Slows Biological Ageing

Fascinating research from UC Riverside suggests that engaging with art, music, theatre and culture doesn't just make life more enjoyable. 

It may actually slow the pace of biological ageing at a cellular level. Worth paying attention to.

Vault Episode: Jim Kwik on Brain Performance

This week's Vault episode features Jim Kwik, one of the world's leading brain coaches and host of the Kwik Brain podcast.

Jim has spent decades helping people learn faster, remember more, and perform at a higher level.

You will LOVE this!

Follow Jim Kwik on Instagram.

I'm joined again by Valérie Orsoni, author of 55+ bestselling books, biohacker since 1998 and longevity expert.

She's made some radical additions to her biohacker day.

 And her awesome new book is out now (in some languages, more to come later this year!)

Follow Valérie Orsoni on Instagram.

In this episode:

• Why blueberries are back on the 2026 Dirty Dozen. 

• What pesticides were found on them (spoiler: a lot)

• The EWG's full Dirty Dozen and Clean 15 -- and the simple shopping protocol that saves you money

• Why "wild" blueberries are not the clean alternative you might think

• Valérie Orsoni on biohacking since before it had a name

• Layne Norton and Dave Asprey spat

• THREE new red light devices. 

Guest: Valérie Orsoni, author of 55+ bestselling books, biohacker since 1998 and longevity expert. And her awesome new book is out now (in some languages, more to come later this year!)

Follow Valérie Orsoni on Instagram.

Lourenço Ribeiro is a hyperbaric oxygen expert, entrepreneur, and author of The Oxygen Protocol, based here in Portugal.

But what is his routine? Find out in A Biohacker's Day, our midweek episode. 

Get Lourenço's book The Oxygen Protocol now. "The Oxygen Protocol" is a transformative exploration of the science and art of longevity, blending cutting-edge research with practical strategies to redefine what age means.

Lourenço Ribeiro is a longevity researcher, entrepreneur, and author of The Oxygen Protocol, based here in Portugal.

(And yes, living in one of Europe's sunniest spots probably helps.)

In this episode we talk about hyperbaric oxygen therapy, whether it lives up to the hype, the surprising links between hyperbaric and cancer, inflammation and how long you live, and loads more... PEMF, BrainTap, Prolon, and more. 

Get Lourenço's book The Oxygen Protocol now. "The Oxygen Protocol" is a transformative exploration of the science and art of longevity, blending cutting-edge research with practical strategies to redefine what age means.

What does a biohacker's morning actually look like?

Nici Burns, founder of award-winning natural skincare brand Nibu Naturals, shares the habit-stacking routine she's built around the small moments most people waste — including what she's doing while she brushes her teeth.

Plus: weighted jackets, red light therapy, and the simple morning moves that compound into serious results over time.

Follow Nibu Naturals on Instagram.

There's a supplement that's taking over the longevity world.

Skin, eyes, inflammation, cellular ageing - the research is stacking up fast, and the people obsessing over it aren't your average wellness crowd.

Nici Burns is my guest, founder of award-winning natural skincare brand Nibu Naturals.

Topics include. 

• The longevity supplement the biohacking world can't stop talking about
• Looking and feeling incredible into your 50s and beyond
• Bryan Johnson's anti-ageing protocol and what we can actually learn from it
• Psychedelics: the controversial frontier of health and consciousness
• Pure Encapsulations Vision Support and why your eyes need more attention than you're giving them
• The compound that gave Tony hives (yes, really)
• And a lot more besides

Follow Nibu Naturals on Instagram.

In a world that can't stop scrolling, can't stop hustling, can't stop burning out  - one man became a monk, got on a bike, and figured out the answer.

This is Biohacking News with Peleton Instructor Sam Yo and his daily routine. 

Follow Sam Yo on Instagram.
 

My guest today is Sam Yo... Peloton instructor, West End actor, and ordained monk.

He's been on stage at the London Palladium, played villain roles in The King and I, taught thousands of people on bikes they never leave the house on, and somewhere in between all of that, became a monk.

His debut book, The Monk's Mindset: Finding Stillness in a World That Won't Stop Moving, is out May 19th and July 2nd UK. Pre-order it here.

Follow Sam Yo on Instagram.

Coming up today,

A life update from me.

Squats after meals, why they're better than walking.

And...

Sarah Knight writes sweary self-help books. The Life Changing Magic of Not Giving A F*ck and & 4 more including F*ck No! 

She gives so little of a... well you get the idea... that she upped sticks and went to live in paradise with a dodgy internet connection.

Follow Sarah Knight on Instagram.

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Histamine Intolerance: Why It's So Hard to Feel Better (And What Actually Helps) - sign up for a session now. 

If you've got mystery symptoms no one can quite explain, histamine intolerance could be the missing piece.

Flushing, anxiety, gut issues, headaches, insomnia - and you used to be fine.

I've put together a masterclass where I'll look in detail at this frustrating and misunderstood condition, and how to support lower histamine levels and manage symptoms, starting today.

Histamine Intolerance: Why It's So Hard to Feel Better (And What Actually Helps) - sign up for a session now. 

Infrared saunas, red light panels, and compression boots — do they actually work or just look good on Instagram?

Sometimes we have 'A Biohacker's Day' midweek episodes, but today, it's a biohacking review episode. 

We break down the science, the hype, and the home-use infrared saunas that are actually worth your time.

Biohacking gear, reviewed — so you don't waste your money (or your mitochondria). This is a biohacking reviews episode, enjoy!

Ben Azadi is a leading voice in metabolic health and bestselling author, and he came on the podcast a few months to review infrared saunas. So here's a cheeky midweek review episode for you. 

Follow Ben Azadi on Instagram.

Bryan Johnson is 10 days post 5-MeO-DMT and the aftermath is wild — heightened sex drive, sleeping more than ever, vivid dreams, and a growing sense that normal life is completely insane.

He's also been posting his full hair loss reversal protocol this week, reversing decades of thinning with red light therapy, DNA-matched topicals and microneedling — no surgery, no excuses.

Gene editing that could make your bones eight times stronger is no longer science fiction, and Biohackers World just wrapped its biggest ever event in Los Angeles.

Then we go into the vault for a classic conversation with Paul Saladino on the carnivore diet, recorded when he was its biggest evangelist, which makes it a fascinating listen knowing what he thinks now.

Follow Paul Saladino on Instagram.

Biohackers have been using CGMs (Continuous Glucose Monitors) for years. 

Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer is the co-founder of Signos, the first ever FDA-cleared CGM for weight management.

So how has running a company (and looking at all the data from their 35k person clinical trial) changed his own routine? 

Follow Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer on LinkedIn.

Yet more GLP1 news this week. 

People regain on average 60% of their lost weight within a year of stopping GLP-1 drugs — and the regained weight may be disproportionately fat rather than muscle. 

So are a tool that biohackers have known about for years - CGMs - the answer? 

Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer is the co-founder of Signos, the first ever FDA-cleared glucose system for weight management.

Follow Sharam Fouladgar-Mercer on LinkedIn.

Ed Stafford is a British explorer,  renowned as the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River, a 4,000-mile, 860-day journey completed in 2010.

He is famous for his Discovery Channel survival series, including Naked and Marooned, Marooned, and First Man Out, and his new one... Rite of Passage. 

But what's his daily biohacker routine. 

Follow Ed Stafford on Instagram. 

The man who famously walked the length of the Amazon and survived naked on a deserted island is back, and on Biohacking News today. 

In his groundbreaking new series, "Ed Stafford's Rite of Passage", the world-renowned adventurer pivots from solo survival to deep cultural immersion.

From the plains of Ethiopia to the dense jungles of Brazil, Stafford isn't just filming indigenous rituals; he's participating in them.

And I'm a huge fan of Ed's... watch the whole series on Discovery.

Follow Ed Stafford on Instagram. 

Filmmaker David Donnelly was on the main podcast a few days ago. 

In this short midweek routines podcast, he told me what he saw behind the scenes while making Forever Young completely changed his focus on his own health. 

https://www.foreveryoung.film/

Follow David Donnelly:

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Longevity science has moved from the fringe to serious labs around the world.

Today, filmmaker David Donnelly joins me to talk about what he saw behind the scenes while making Forever Young - and what we're getting right and wrong about living longer.

Check out the film here https://www.foreveryoung.film/

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Dr John La Puma, two-time New York Times bestselling physician, calls it the "Indoor Epidemic."

His new book on how much time we spend outdoors is out in the next couple of days, so how much time does HE spend outdoors? 

Follow Dr John La Puma on Instagram.