Stress is becoming a silent epidemic, with three in four Australians feeling it daily. Chronic stress is linked to anxiety, burnout, even heart disease. But what if you could combat these issues using biohacking tech.

Stress is becoming a silent epidemic, with three in four Australians feeling it daily. Chronic stress is linked to anxiety, burnout, even heart disease. But what if you could combat these issues using biohacking tech.

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From wearable trackers to neuro feedback headsets. These devices can help regulate cortisol levels, giving you the tools to manage stress and live a healthier life. To tell us more, we're joined by Australia's leading biohacker, Camilla Thompson. Great to have you with us, So good morning. Before we get into the gadgets, just take us through again.

From wearable trackers to neuro feedback headsets. These devices can help regulate cortisol levels, giving you the tools to manage stress and live a healthier life. To tell us more, we're joined by Australia's leading biohacker, Camilla Thompson. Great to have you with us, So good morning. Before we get into the gadgets, just take us through again.

Cortisole. What is it? How does it work in our bodies? Yes?

Cortisole. What is it? How does it work in our bodies? Yes?

So, look, Cortisol is one of our stress hormones. Adren Len is the other one, and we produce up from our adrenal glands and really important. We need cortisol to get out of bed in the morning. But many of us are running on way too much cortisol. We're super stressed. We're in that fight or flight part of our nervous system where we're constantly in survival mode and this is why we're experiencing elevated cortisol and stress.

So, look, Cortisol is one of our stress hormones. Adren Len is the other one, and we produce up from our adrenal glands and really important. We need cortisol to get out of bed in the morning. But many of us are running on way too much cortisol. We're super stressed. We're in that fight or flight part of our nervous system where we're constantly in survival mode and this is why we're experiencing elevated cortisol and stress.

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Okay, you've got a few items. Let's start with the pulsetto or.

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The yeah or the vague. This is the vegas nerve stimulated.

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Do you mind if I yeah?

Okay, So we're going to just place this on your neck now. This helps activate your vagus nerve, which is essentially like the queen of your nervous system. It's that rest and digest, that parasympathetic. All right, we're going to go for some vibrations. Tell me if you can feel anything. This is a stimulating it's called electric stimulate.

Okay, So we're going to just place this on your neck now. This helps activate your vagus nerve, which is essentially like the queen of your nervous system. It's that rest and digest, that parasympathetic. All right, we're going to go for some vibrations. Tell me if you can feel anything. This is a stimulating it's called electric stimulate.

Can you feel it?

Can you feel it?

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Can you feel? Tiny?

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Bit?

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There you go?

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So you should have turn.

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Me up, turn you out.

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I can do more, she can do more.

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I'm pretty am I sture.

So this is this is helping to reduce your cortisol, reduce your stress levels, and activate that vagus nerve. So really important. Some other things we can do with cold showers, this helps to activate the vegas nerve. Walking barefoot in nature and breath work curly. It's great, only a tiny but does that mean I can put it up? But I don't want you to be sort of.

So this is this is helping to reduce your cortisol, reduce your stress levels, and activate that vagus nerve. So really important. Some other things we can do with cold showers, this helps to activate the vegas nerve. Walking barefoot in nature and breath work curly. It's great, only a tiny but does that mean I can put it up? But I don't want you to be sort of.

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Like a little bit.

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All right, let it into I'm sure, but you can do for your or want to start right now.

So this is this is the Muse headband, So this is fantastic. This has actually got EEG sensors on it, so we're real time looking at your brain waves and assessing if you're in a relaxed or or an active state, what's happening with the mind. And then we've got meditations we can listen to that help us drop into more of that relaxed state.

So this is this is the Muse headband, So this is fantastic. This has actually got EEG sensors on it, so we're real time looking at your brain waves and assessing if you're in a relaxed or or an active state, what's happening with the mind. And then we've got meditations we can listen to that help us drop into more of that relaxed state.

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Make me feel calm or already?

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Can you feel it's yours pulsing?

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Can actually read.

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Your his doesn't pulse yours? Is the vibration or anything in there? Say what your brain is saying?

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Not good? Can you feel anything? I can't feel anything in there.

This is really helped to reduce stress because we're actually it's neuro feedback, so we're measuring real time see what's going on.

This is really helped to reduce stress because we're actually it's neuro feedback, so we're measuring real time see what's going on.

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It's becoming more common like people just wanting to know more about one We react to things, but also to unraveling that kind of ancient nature of our bodies.

Right, yeah, absolutely, And I think people are so time poor and these devices really help to speed up some of those processes. Like nothing is better than breath work right, breathwork, belly breathing. I call it big belly, little belly, in and out through the nose. Only activate that diaphragmatic breathing. That's your number one go to. It costs nothing, but for some people these devices really help to just elevate as well, particularly if you're feeling super stressed.

Right, yeah, absolutely, And I think people are so time poor and these devices really help to speed up some of those processes. Like nothing is better than breath work right, breathwork, belly breathing. I call it big belly, little belly, in and out through the nose. Only activate that diaphragmatic breathing. That's your number one go to. It costs nothing, but for some people these devices really help to just elevate as well, particularly if you're feeling super stressed.

This is a really nice feeling. I really like it. How do I know if I've got high cortisol levels?

This is a really nice feeling. I really like it. How do I know if I've got high cortisol levels?

So you can get tested for cortisol. So that's one thing. So women, particularly certain times of the month when we're aging as well, perimenopause and things like that, our cordisole levels really elevate. But it's worth testing, particularly women, we do naturally run higher on cortisol.

So you can get tested for cortisol. So that's one thing. So women, particularly certain times of the month when we're aging as well, perimenopause and things like that, our cordisole levels really elevate. But it's worth testing, particularly women, we do naturally run higher on cortisol.

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But is there something I would know?

I would say, Well, you can just feel into your body if your heart feels like it's racing a bit, if you feel like you're breathing from your chest, and there's just signs in your body that you might feel high cordisole. Your digestion may have issues also bloating, so particularly you've got a lot of bloating around here if you're running high in Quarterso because it's fact that caramel.

I would say, Well, you can just feel into your body if your heart feels like it's racing a bit, if you feel like you're breathing from your chest, and there's just signs in your body that you might feel high cordisole. Your digestion may have issues also bloating, so particularly you've got a lot of bloating around here if you're running high in Quarterso because it's fact that caramel.

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Can we just turn that up just one more or two more notches?

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Let me see what I do you are?

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It is all five? I can't believe this.

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Is that a bit more?

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Yea?

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I saw a twitch. It's twitching a little bit.

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Does that mean I need it more?

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Is it going? Yes?

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So now I'm to set you up.

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Is that higher?

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Yeah? That's higher?

Is that really?

Is that really?

You should be really feeling that you're enjoying this a lot?

You should be really feeling that you're enjoying this a lot?

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Can for the rest of it really does work.

I've been using it for two weeks. It's just that really natural vibration. So humming is something that we can do to activate.

I've been using it for two weeks. It's just that really natural vibration. So humming is something that we can do to activate.

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That's when you meditate, you go like that.

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Maybe okay, so the humming helps to activate your vegas. It's another system.

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I want to keep this for the I can read everyone's minds right now.

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If I can get you one cent to the media, that looks great your boot.

And that thank you, Camilla, thank you so much. I can look into the future time for news

And that thank you, Camilla, thank you so much. I can look into the future time for news