11 February 2026

17 minutes

Available for over a year

Biohackers say they're making their bodies and brains run better by hacking their biology. And it's not just kitchen counter experimentation anymore. There's now an entire industry promising to optimise you with supplements, treatments and increasingly strange gadgets.

Are these expensive, unproven “hacks” worth the investment?

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Presenter: Michelle Fleury

Producer: Nathalie Jimenez

(Picture: North America Business Correspondent Michelle Fleury and Midtown Biohack owner Chuck Morris, standing over a client trying out a red light therapy headset. Credit: BBC)