42. Breaking Free from Extremes: Biohacking, Nutrition, and Purpose with Dylan Gemelli

About this episode

Zane Griggs interviews Dylan Gemelli about the dangers of extreme health practices and his journey towards a balanced approach to nutrition and fitness.

For years, the health and fitness space has rewarded extremes — more restriction, more protocols, more supplements, more "hacks." But what happens when chasing optimization starts to quietly dismantle your health instead of improving it? In this episode of Healthy AF, Zane sits down with Dylan Gemelli for one of the most honest, wide-ranging conversations the show has had. Dylan's journey doesn't begin with illness — it begins with pushing the limits of health itself. From elite athletics to bodybuilding, from underground supplementation to biohacking and cellular health, Dylan has lived on both sides of the extreme. Dylan opens up about his early life, disordered eating patterns, overtraining, and the mentality that "more is always better." He shares how chasing leanness, control, and aesthetics eventually led to mental exhaustion, physical pain, and metabolic stress — even while appearing outwardly "healthy." This episode pulls back the curtain on how easily discipline can turn into self-abuse when intention is lost. The conversation then shifts into Dylan's transformation. After years of ultra-low fat, ultra-low calorie dieting, relentless cardio, and rigid food rules, he…

People in this episode

Host: Zane Griggs

Guest: Dylan Gemelli

Topics covered

• biohacking
• nutrition
• mental health
• fitness extremes
• diet transformation

Keywords

• biohacking
• nutrition
• health extremes
• dieting
• mental health
• fitness
• body composition

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