Well-rounded biohackers take in information from a variety of sources, cross-reference it, and integrate it into our own viewpoints.
Every topic has multiple perspectives. By following multiple experts instead of blindly relying on a single one, you triangulate your own truths. Share on XYou certainly don’t have to follow this entire list. Over time, you’ll find the biohackers that you most align with and lean more on their work.
My list is not comprehensive and I will update it over time. When I chat with other biohackers, here are a few of the names that constantly come up.
Beginner-Friendly Biohacking Experts
We all start somewhere. These individuals masterfully distill the complex into simple, actionable steps for those of us without decades of advanced biochemistry research experience.
Dave Asprey
An engineer turned biohacker, Dave’s polarizing personality introduced the Western world to fat in their coffee. First grass-fed, and later coffee combined with MCT oil. He also came up with a diet.
Dave’s bulletproof program focuses on other, less discussed components of food quality: from food choice all the way to the best preparation method.
Dave founded Bulletproof Labs in Los Angeles, like a gym but for biohacking technologies.
Specialties:
- Diet
- Nootropics
- Cognitive enhancement
- Fat coffee
Where to find him:
Tim Ferriss
Considered the father of biohacking, Tim Ferriss led the n=1 self-quantification movement with his book The Four Hour Body. Although he now focuses primarily on Entrepreneurship, productivity, and lifestyle hacking, Tim has helped millions find what works for them.
Specialties:
- Entrepreneurship
- Productivity
- Self-experimentation
- Life hacking
Where to find him:
Ben Greenfield
Among the fittest of biohackers, Ben uses his background and experience competing in Ironmans to deliver all things maximizing human performance. Originally focused on fitness, Ben’s work has expanded into mind & spirit enhancement.
Specialties:
- Fitness
- Endurance events
- Wild living
Where to find him:
Nick Urban
Nick is bringing together the best of functional and integrative wellness, precision health, cellular medicine, and the forgotten ancient sciences of preventative medicine through a new field called bioharmonization.
Nick shows how anyone can upgrade the quality of their lives.
He shares his experience with the latest and greatest gear and novel perspectives on biohacking topics through multiple lenses of health optimization. Helping you find what will work for your unique biology.
Specialties:
- Cognitive enhancement
- Nootropics
- Longevity
- Self-experimentation
- Bioharmonization & biohacking
- Energy
- Fitness
Where to find him:
Chris Kresser
A common introduction to evidence-backed functional health, Chris personally overcame chronic health conditions. He now helps other people do the same through a holistic, prevention-based approach.
He also runs ADAPT Health Coach Training Programs for those looking to empower others.
Specialties:
- Functional health
- Alternative medicine
- Acupuncture
Where to find him:
Max Lugavere
Max’s background in journalism has taught him to break down complex topics into language even kids can understand.
Case in point with his book Genius Foods. Max is a newcomer to the scene but quickly rising in popularity.
Specialties:
- Diet
- Explanations
Where to find him:
Matthew Walker
His Twitter handle sums his research up perfectly: @sleepdiplomat.
In a world overrun by technology, deadlines, and fast-paced, Matthew Walker’s work urges us to step back and reconsider the profound healing effects of sleep.
Don’t care about sleep?
His book Why We Sleep may change your mind.
Specialties:
- Sleep
- Recovery
- Cognition
Where to find him:
Zach Bush
Dr. Zach Bush links humanity to our environment.
An overall wealth of knowledge and among the most entertaining podcast guest, Zach weaves together nutrition, food supply, soil, and disease into compelling stories.
Some of his talks piqued my interest in spirituality, but I digress.
Specialties:
- Farming
- Food supply
- Glyphosate
- Microbiome
- Gut/brain communication
Where to find him:
Quantified Bob
Picking up where Tim Ferriss left off, Bob Troia AKA Quantified Bob is the go-to resource for self-quantification nerds everywhere.
He thoroughly tests, compares, and rates new technologies to help the rest of us make informed decisions.
Specialties:
- Self-quantification
- Wearables
- Devices
Where to find him:
Wim Hof
If you’ve spent much time perusing miraculous feats of nature you’ve run into Wim Hof.
Also known as “The Ice Man”, Wim uses his breath and mind to control the automatic bodily functions that most people can’t.
His claims to fame include swimming in glacial waters, hiking Mount Everest in shorts, and controlling his immune response after researchers intentionally injected him with E. Coli.
Specialties:
- Mindset
- Breathing
Where to find him:
Intermediate Biohacking Experts
Siim Land
The youngest on the list, Siim decodes and teaches you to optimize your metabolism. Why would you want that?
To live a long time and feel good doing it.
If terms like autophagy, mTOR, and circadian rhythm mean something to you (or you want them to) — Siim is your man.
Specialties:
- Autophagy
- Metabolism
- Intermittent fasting
- Peak performance
Where to find him:
Luke Storey
A fusion of biohacking, spirituality, and primal health, Luke shares his biohacking experiments and lifestyle. It wasn’t always as glamorous. He overcame a checkered past and now hosts a podcast featuring an assortment of guests.
Specialties:
- Primal health
- Natural healing
- Biohacking technologies
Where to find him:
Jason Fung
Interested in losing weight and improving your health?
The fasting resource before fasting became mainstream, Dr. Fung used fasting clinically for over a decade with great success. He and one other published The Complete Guide to Fasting, which many consider the ultimate guide to fasting.
Specialties:
- Fasting
- Intermittent fasting
- Weight loss
- Type II diabetes reversal
Where to find him:
Satchin Panda
If you’ve heard of the circadian rhythm, thank Satchin Panda.
His research has uncovered a link between our circadian rhythm (the internal “clock” that aligns us with the light and dark) and health—specifically the broad effects of environmental cues on the brain and body.
Circadian rhythm dysfunction can cause symptoms ranging from difficulty sleeping at night to hunger at odd times, to sudden fatigue at noon.
Specialties:
- Circadian rhythm
- Sleep
- Fatigue
- Hunger
- Intermittent fasting
Where to find him:
Rhonda Patrick
Bordering intermediate and advanced categories, Rhonda takes a scientific approach to popular health topics. Those scared of studies, research and biological processes may want to look elsewhere.
She is well known for advocating for sauna use and popularizing the active ingredient in broccoli sprouts.
Dr. Patrick publishes her thoughts on new research and has a great Youtube channel.
Specialties:
- Nutrition
- Supplementation
- Disease prevention
- Genomics
Where to find her:
Charles Poliquin
Many of the first biohacks came from bodybuilding.
The most sought-after and successful strength coach in the world, Charles Poliquin provided more than fitness tips. From nutrition to photobiomodulation (light therapy) to Traditional Chinese Medicine, Charles introduced concepts decades ahead of the mainstream.
Although this legend recently passed away, his interviews, articles, and recommendations live on throughout the internet.
Specialties:
- Nutrition
- Strength
- Supplementation
- Biomarkers
- Anti-aging
- Recovery
Where to find him:
Jack Kruse
How much do you know about light?
Before Jack, I knew little.
Through his work linking light, food, mitochondria, and disease, Dr. Kruse helps the masses prevent and safely treat chronic diseases. He practices what he preaches and personally shed 133 pounds in one year.
Although he specializes in light, Dr. Kruse knows a thing or two about other areas of optimal health. Dr. Jack Kruse is one of the more controversial influencers of biohacking.
Specialties
- Light
- Mitochondria
- Quantum biology
- Nutrition
Where to find him
Advanced Biohacking Experts
Paul Chek
The only Native American Spirit Guide on the list, Paul combines kinesiology, stress management, and holistic wellness for a unique listening experience.
Some of his opinions are controversial and supernatural (more fitting than “unscientific”). Having only recently begun exploring spirituality in the last few years, I’m still grasping some of Paul’s material.
I like that his guests challenge the status quo.
Paul is the founder of the CHEK (Corrective Holistic Exercise Kinesiology) Institute.
Specialties:
- Kinesiology
- Quantum biology
- Holistic health
- Nutritional
- Biochemical individuality
- Spirituality
- Coaching
Where to find him:
Peter Attia
Another crowd favorite that is both on the front lines and an active human guinea pig.
Peter delivers a mix of clinical observations, relevant research, personal experiments, and motivation (I don’t know many people deadlifting 495 pounds after a seven-day water fast).
Some of his work is accessible to the layperson. In others, you will find mechanisms of action, molecular pathways, and cellular biology wrapped into valuable analogies for the listener.
His recent book Outlive is a textbook on longevity.
Although Dr. Attia clearly doesn’t know much about the original personalized medicine systems (Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine). And his aggressive approach to longevity results in side effects and potential other dangers.
Specialties:
- Fitness (especially endurance sports)
- Racing
- Fasting
- Ketosis
- Cognition
Where to find him:
Joe Mercola
The mastermind behind one of the longest-running alternative health websites, Dr. Mercola speaks out about any and every topic related to health optimization.
He goes where others won’t, unafraid of exposing dirty industry secrets.
Joe is on the cutting edge and will dive deep into the science with his guests. These rabbit holes can lose beginners.
Specialties:
- Natural health
- Alternative health
- Supplementation
- Exercise
- Fasting
Where to find him:
John Douillard
John was one of the first to combine the ancient wisdom of Ayurveda with modern medicine.
When neither modern medicine nor biohacking can solve a problem, John’s content often provides another useful perspective.
While a valuable resource, learning to view the world through another totally new framework takes time and can overwhelm even the advanced. It’s like growing up using the Standard/Imperial system, and then realizing that the rest of the world runs on Metric.
Specialties
- Ayurveda
- Circadian science
Where to find him
Chris Masterjohn
Few people in the world know nutrition quite like Chris.
He does a good job breaking topics down, but a lot of his content requires background (or extensive Googling).
An invaluable resource for all things micronutrients, Chris also touches on a wide variety of other topics. Go here for specific biochemical interactions and questions.
That said, if you don’t know SHBG from RT3 you should start elsewhere.
Specialties
- Nutrition
- Endocrinology
- MTHFR
- Biochemical interactions
Where to find him
Joe Dispenza
Few people in the world know nutrition quite like Chris.
He does a good job breaking topics down, but a lot of his content requires background (or extensive Googling).
An invaluable resource for all things micronutrients, Chris also touches on a wide variety of other topics. Go here for specific biochemical interactions and questions.
That said, if you don’t know SHBG from RT3 you should start elsewhere.
Specialties
- Nutrition
- Endocrinology
- MTHFR
- Biochemical interactions
Where to find him
Honorable Mentions
For different reasons, I don’t consider these folks the top influencers of biohacking.
Nonetheless, they can still make for great follows.
Tim Gray
Tim Gray is known as the UK’s leading biohacker. He’s the man behind the wildly popular biohacking conference called the Health Optimisation Summit.
Tim stays abreast of the latest updates and tools of the biohacking world. You can find his work mostly on his Instagram account.
Bryan Johnson
Media tabloids featured Bryan Johnson’s now-famous $2M per year longevity protocol. For a while, he held the top spot on the Rejuvenation Olympics (a leaderboard of the humans purportedly aging slowest as measured by epigenetic age test kits).
His heavy supplement regimen paired with a vegan diet and other extreme biohacks, and the guidance of a full medical team make him standout in the anti-aging world.
He’s also daring, trying other next-generation therapies like gene therapy which are innovative but lack enough research on long-term safety and efficacy.
Bryan’s fame declined a bit when his leaderboard position got surpassed by others spending just a few hundred dollars per month on their health. Still, he has some interesting findings and routines.
Dr. Andrew Huberman
Dr. Andrew Huberman has become a household name. Compared to just five years ago, only devout podcast enthusiasts would recognize his name from his guest appearances on other shows.
He’s largely responsible for popularizing the benefits and use cases of cold plunging, morning light exposure, and warning against the use of certain questionable biohacks.
Although I find some of his podcasts interesting, I regularly hear researchers and subject matter experts disagree with many of Dr. Huberman’s claims (that he has only superficial knowledge of).
Jay Campbell
For peptides and hormone optimization, few people know these arenas better than Jay.
Although top therapeutic peptides like BPC-157 have only gone mainstream over the last few years, Jay Campbell has researched and tested them for over two decades. His articles are well-researched and somewhat controversial.
He’s a bit more liberal with his use and advocacy of novel substances, but a great resources for you to learn the cutting-edge of peptides and hormones.
Lucas Aoun
If you’ve looked into nootropics, ergogenic aids, or explored the world of men’s hormones, there’s a decent chance you’ve come across the work of Lucas Aoun.
While he previously focused on cognition and athletic performance, over the last few years he’s pivoted to focusing on men’s health.
Still, some of his old podcasts and articles share interesting information I couldn’t find elsewhere. He merged his old website (Ergogenic Health) into his podcast, and now his entire platform is called Boost Your Biology.
Jay Feldman
Have you heard of the late Dr. Ray Peat? Dr. Peat was a thought leader, discussing topics that are only now gaining traction over a decade ago. If you’ve heard about the potential dangers of high-PUFA omega-6 oils, that’s mainly due to Ray’s work.
Jay studied Ray Peat, and understands his principles better than most. From there, he developed The Energy Balance diet, which is a way of eating based around the idea of maximizing cellular energy production.
What I like most about his work, however, is that he challenges pervasive health dogma. Highlighting another perspective and backing it up with ample research. You can check out his Energy Balance Podcast, or his articles on Jay Feldman Wellness.
Follow a New Biohacking Expert Today
Like I said before, avoid the temptation of blowing up your phone with dozens of new podcast episodes and articles from each of the above experts.
Go slow, take your time. Choose one to start with.
Pick one of the top health optimization books and savor it.
Eventually, look for someone who specializes in each of the biohacking pillars.
You can stay on the cutting edge by following the work of just 5 experts. Share on XWho did I miss? I’m always open to recommendations, articles, books, and those that challenge traditional perspectives.
I appreciate the opportunity to learn and from the leaders of this cutting-edge field.
Hey Shane, glad you found the list helpful!