What Is Biohacking? — And Why It Matters for the Future of Human Health

In the past century, human life expectancy has doubled — yet most people still spend their later years managing decline instead of thriving. Biohacking began as a rebellion against that idea. It’s the movement that asks: what if aging, fatigue, and disease weren’t inevitable?

Today, biohacking represents a growing global shift — a science-driven lifestyle built around understanding, measuring, and improving the body. It’s about using data, tools, and evidence-based strategies to optimize human health and longevity.

At its core, biohacking is not about perfection — it’s about optimization, helping your body and mind function at their full potential.

The Origins of Biohacking

The roots of biohacking can be traced back to the 1960s, when researchers began exploring how nutrition, sleep, and physical activity influence cellular health. The modern movement emerged in the early 2000s, led by neuroscientists, engineers, and self-experimenters using wearables, supplements, and data tracking to improve performance and health outcomes.

Public figures like Dave Asprey, the founder of Bulletproof, helped introduce biohacking to the mainstream. Through his emphasis on data-driven self-experimentation and everyday optimization — from diet and light exposure to mindfulness and sleep — Asprey popularized the idea that anyone can take control of their biology. Now you have figures like Bryan Johnson and the famous Blue Print protocol taking things even further. While early biohacking often leaned toward experimentation and performance, the field has since matured into a more science-based, sustainable movement — focused on longevity, balance, and evidence-backed interventions.

In Norway and across the Nordic region, biohacking has evolved into a philosophy that merges nature, design, and science to promote better living — blending minimalism, sauna and cold exposure, breath-work, nutrition, supplementation, sleep optimization, and light management into a lifestyle that supports both physical and mental health.

Different Types of Biohacking

Biohacking can take many forms — from simple lifestyle adjustments to more advanced, data-driven methods. At its core, it’s about finding what works for your individual biology and making small, sustainable improvements over time.

Some of the most common approaches include:

Nutrition and metabolic balance: Prioritizing whole, nutrient-dense foods that stabilize blood sugar, support gut health, and promote steady energy throughout the day.

Supplements: Using evidence-based compounds such as NMN, magnesium, omega-3s, and adaptogens to support cellular health, focus, and recovery.

Sleep optimization: Aligning your circadian rhythm through consistent routines, morning light exposure, and reducing blue light at night.

Cold and heat exposure: Incorporating sauna sessions and cold plunges to boost circulation, reduce inflammation, and improve resilience.

Breathwork and mindfulness: Calming the nervous system, lowering stress, and improving focus through intentional breathing and mental awareness.

Light and environment: Using natural sunlight, clean indoor lighting and infrared and red light therapy to support hormonal balance and mitochondrial function.

Why Biohacking Matters

Modern life constantly challenges our biology — artificial light, processed food, chronic stress, and digital overload all disrupt natural balance. Through smart, intentional habits and targeted health tools, biohacking helps restore that balance while providing a clear path to:

• Improved sleep and circadian rhythm
• Sharper focus and mental clarity
• Enhanced energy and mitochondrial function
• Reduced inflammation and oxidative stress
• Long-term cellular health and longevity

Biohacking is not about radical change — it’s about small, consistent optimizations that compound over time.

The Forge Perspective

At Forge, we see biohacking not as a trend, but as the future of preventive health. Our mission is to make longevity science accessible and practical — to bridge the gap between breakthrough research and everyday life.

From NMN powder that supports NAD⁺ and energy metabolism, to LED Light Therapy Masks and Blue Light Glasses that regulate circadian rhythm and recovery, every Forge product is designed with one goal: to make health optimization simple, effective, and affordable.

We believe in proactive wellness, backed by science — not hype.

And we’re building a like-minded community in Oslo, Norway, where people can explore biohacking through sauna sessions, outdoor workouts, and longevity 

Because real health innovation starts with people — not pills.

The Future of Biohacking

As biotechnology, AI, and longevity research continue to evolve, biohacking in Norway is entering a new era — one defined by precision medicine, cellular rejuvenation, and preventive diagnostics.

What was once experimental is becoming mainstream: optimizing sleep, nutrition, and mitochondrial function will soon be standard health practice.

Forge stands at the intersection of that transformation — combining Nordic simplicity, scientific rigor, and human optimism to make next-generation wellness accessible to everyone.

Biohacking is the future of medicine — and it starts with you.

Forge Your Future.