Last month, I started a two-part article on Bio-Hacking and I presented some of the more bizarre forms this new fitness craze has taken. I promised I would develop the subject a bit more, so here’s part 2.

My observation in Part 1 was the new normal in fitness “has become like something out of a dystopian movie of a future dominated by machines, like Terminator come to life in a fitness facility.” I made that statement partly tongue in cheek, but even so, it cannot be denied that new and unusual technological advancements are hitting the market every day and, like it or not, they are having an enormous impact on the fitness industry. After researching Part 2, I have uncovered a much more “congenial” side to bio-hacking, with fitness practitioners that downplay the “need” for gadgets and measurements to bio-hack yourself, and presenting a less radical and more common-sense approach to the whole medium.

Doctors like Josh Axe, the co-Founder of Ancient Nutrition, think Bio-hacking has a legitimate place in the fitness picture, but he defines it in a much less controversial way. According to Dr. Axe, “Biohacking is the process of making changes to your lifestyle in order to ‘hack’ your body’s biology and feel your best. You know the saying, ‘You are what you eat’? That actually applies to humans in a broader sense: Everything we put into our bodies — our foods, our thoughts, our physical movement—affects how we behave. By biohacking yourself, you can actually transform your body so you feel more energized, more productive and, overall, like the best possible version of yourself.”

Now for most of us, this sounds like an approach we can get a grip on, as opposed to radically experimenting with your body by various means including inserting gadgets, chemical injections, implants and anything else you can put into your body to make it work the way you want it to.

Dr. Axe, on the other hand, advocates holistic bio-hacking, which takes us into a far more comfortable realm for most of us. Holistic Bio-hacking includes multiple ways to achieve the same results as the more radical “hackers” hope to achieve. Here are some ways you can do bio-hacking holistically.

1. Elimination Diets are for those of us who have trouble digesting foods or experience seasonal skin issues like eczema and psoriasis or acne. For three to four weeks you remove foods that are known allergens such as gluten, soy, dairy, peanuts, and of course, all GMO foods. This gives your body time to reduce inflammation. Then you add them back one by one. You pay attention to how your body feels and responds physically. If one of the “added-backs” is an irritant, then you remove it again to see if the symptoms clear up. The goal is to discover the foods you are less tolerant to so you can make informed decisions about how you eat.