Episode

Biohacking: Where fad meets finance?

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Business Daily
Published
May 25, 2026
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1048
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Summary

Biohackers say they are making their bodies and brains run better by hacking their biology. And it is not just kitchen counter experimentation anymore. There is now an entire industry promising to optimise you with supplements, treatments and increasingly strange gadgets. Are these expensive, unproven “hacks” worth the investment? To get in touch with the team, send an email to [email protected] Presenter: Michelle Fleury Producer: Nathalie Jimenez (Photo: North America Business correspondent Michelle Fleury and Midtown Biohack owner Chuck Morris, standing over a client trying out a red light therapy headset)