Cardiologist warns against replacing basic checks with biohacking

Attempts to optimise the body independently can distract from detecting serious illness, says general practitioner and cardiologist Denis Prokofyev. His warning about biohacking was reported on October 9, citing Izvestia.

The doctor described the main danger as abandoning basic diagnostic checks in favour of experiments with lifestyle and performance. He said trying to adjust all bodily processes at once could result in missing a condition that requires medical attention.

Prokofyev contrasted that approach with monitoring established risk factors, including cholesterol, glucose and blood pressure. Before considering additional wellness measures, he recommended attending to blood pressure, heart rate and lipid metabolism.

This is the doctor's general view on preventive priorities rather than a diagnosis or a claim that all lifestyle changes are dangerous. His warning concerns situations where experimentation replaces necessary medical assessment and monitoring.