{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/665e86dd83b0a60012b86704/6923c55c9274ead23cc0554b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"The Female Wellness Protocol for Longevity, Youth Optimisation & Daily Routines with Kayla Barnes","description":"<p>Today on Tess Talks, I’m joined by Kayla Barnes — certified brain health coach, biohacker, and founder of Brain Biohacking Co. Kayla is known globally for helping women optimise their performance, longevity, and wellbeing from the inside out. In a space dominated by male research, she’s carving her own path and becoming one of the most studied women in this field, bringing an evidence-based yet accessible approach to brain health, gut health, and bio-optimisation.</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, we dive into how daily habits can reshape your brain and body, the future of longevity, and why true health begins long before the results show up. It’s a chat about discipline, data, and using science to build a life that feels good. Whether you’re deep into biohacking or just curious, this episode has something for everyone.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode</strong></p><p><br></p><ul><li>How Tess and Kayla first entered the health world through brain fog and curiosity.</li><li>Kayla shares her journey to marriage, how she “just knew,” and why being married has been her best biohack yet.</li><li>Why connection and community are essential for longevity and emotional wellbeing.</li><li>Kayla’s takeaways from Wanderlust Wellspring</li><li>What sparked her interest in biohacking and health optimisation.</li><li>Becoming an entrepreneur at 17 and exploring human potential.</li><li>Designing her female longevity protocol after realising women are often excluded from research.</li><li>Why women have been overlooked in testing and how Kayla aims to change that.</li><li>The story behind Timeless Biotech and her ovarian age testing breakthrough.</li><li>Her mission to live past 100 and the daily rituals behind it.</li><li>Kayla’s morning routine, sleep insights, and supplement stack.</li><li>Foundational habits: food first, movement, stress reduction.</li><li>How she manages her protocols while travelling and why she now only travels for work.</li><li>The value of testing: bloodwork, hormones, genetics, toxic load.</li><li>Why gut health underpins everything and how environment and products influence it.</li><li>Microplastics, water filtration, EMFs, and creating a restorative home.</li><li>Her wind-down rituals, early dinners, and stress management tools.</li><li>A day on her plate and her love for Heavenly Heat Saunas.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Episode sponsor:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>This episode is brought to you by <a href=\"https://olympia.au/?srsltid=AfmBOoozJisEOwuQT9OcnKMGzmmyNbuTCPQU_82j5-u4hKvVWzaQn9UX\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Olympia</a>, award-winning massage chairs and portable relaxation devices, meticulously designed in Australia to elevate your comfort experience.&nbsp;</p><p>Visit <a href=\"https://olympia.au/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://olympia.au</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong>In this episode:</strong></p><p><br></p><p>Follow Kayla: @<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/kaylabarnes/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">kaylabarnes</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow me on Instagram: <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tessshanahan/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@tess.shanahan </a>&amp; <a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/tesstalksofficial/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@tesstalksofficial&nbsp;</a></p><p><br></p><p>Follow me on TikTok: <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@tess.shanahan?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@tessshanahan</a> &amp; <a href=\"https://www.tiktok.com/@tesstalksofficial\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">tesstalksofficial </a>&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Follow me on YouTube: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqQqpb6kKIBrl5BPNVewyhA\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">TessShanahan</a></p>","author_name":"Tess Shanahan"}