Highlights:

  • Kayla Barnes-Lentz has taken steps to slow down her biological aging by a decade, including sleeping in a Faraday cage to keep out electromagnetic radiation. 
  • Chronic exposure to electromagnetic radiation may accelerate cellular aging and increase the risk of immune system decline, neurodegenerative diseases, and cancer. 

In her pursuit of reaching 150, 33-year-old Kayla Barnes-Lentz has meticulously crafted a daily longevity routine, as told in the Independent. Much like Bryan Johnson, she claims to be a longevity expert. She is the proprietor of LYV The Wellness Space, which combines personalized medicine “with the most advanced biology upgrading therapies.” 

Kayla Barnes-Lentz

Her regimen features regular sessions in an infrared sauna and an hour-long stay in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber. Beyond her structured schedule, she consumes 20 different supplements each day. These practices are part of a broader anti-aging biohacking trend, where individuals adopt comprehensive wellness routines aimed at boosting health, extending lifespan, and maximizing vitality.

Barnes-Lentz says her biological age is about ten years younger than her chronological age of 33. 

“I’m aiming to reach 150. There are so many technologies and advancements that are coming, especially with AI, and I think that living so healthily will mean I will be able to partake in these advancements during my lifespan,” she shared with The Telegraph. 

Her morning routine includes tongue scraping and the use of an electromagnetic field therapy, followed by breathwork, prayer, or meditation and a protein-enriched coffee. She emphasizes the importance of morning sunlight exposure to stimulate wakefulness and combines strength and cardiovascular exercises to kick start her day.

For work, she takes frequent breaks during her 90-minute work sessions, often walking through the Los Feliz hills near Los Angeles to incorporate 15,000 steps into her schedule, which helps maintain her cardiovascular health. Afternoon routines include a cold plunge for an energy boost and the use of a whole-body vibration plate to support lymphatic detoxification and bone health, according to Barnes-Lentz.

At night, she and her husband retire within a Faraday cage, designed to block certain electromagnetic fields (EMFs). Their bedroom is equipped with heavy blackout conditions by 8:30 PM, multiple air filters, and an organic mattress with a grounding pad to minimize EMF interference, all contributing to their holistic health-focused lifestyle.

What’s With the Faraday Cage? 

Barnes-Lentz uses a Faraday cage — a continuous covering of conductive material named after scientist Micheal Faraday — to reduce electromagnetic radiation while she sleeps. Studies have shown that electromagnetic fields (EMFs) — omnipresent invisible electrical/magnetic waves that propagate through space — influence adverse microscopic particles in the air. These particles can pontentially weaken our immune system, which is associated with accelerated aging.  

EMFs not only include those that occur naturally, such as the Earth’s EMF, but also those produced by electrical devices and those generated to transmit signals, including Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and cellular phone data. Daniel DeBaun, who worked in the telecommunications industry for 30 years, warns against man-made EMFs, particularly the high-frequency 5G EMFs that were launched by Verizon, Sprint, AT&T, and T-Mobile in 2019. 

Interestingly, whether EMFs are harmful or beneficial depends on their intensity (frequency), duration, and which cells in our body they affect. Studies have shown that EMFs can have therapeutic effects in Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s diseases. However, other studies suggest that chronic exposure to EMFs triggers neurodegenerative diseases like these. Similar results have been found with cancer, where EMFs can either increase or decrease the risk of cancer. 

The basis for EMFs leading to accelerated aging is derived from the hallmarks of aging — the biological drivers of aging. The biological drivers of aging include DNA damage, oxidative stress, and senescent cells. EMFs have been shown to induce these and other hallmarks of aging, suggesting they can accelerate aging at the cellular level. Thus, Barnes-Lentz is taking measures to mitigate the potential risk of chronic EMF exposure from the technologies of modern society.