Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube Every day, new health headlines flood our feeds, claiming everything from “Apple cider vinegar sheds 12 pounds” to “Wearing socks to bed improves sleep.” These headlines can spark excitement, skepticism, or even anxiety. But how do you decide whether to trust them? Understanding the nuances of health headlines is crucial […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube Taking a step back from the typical wellness “what-to-dos”, let’s dive into an equally important question: How do we approach our health? As much as I love sharing evidence-based practices to enhance longevity—like managing blood pressure, regular exercise, or the benefits of saunas—the way we each integrate these practices is […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube 0:51 Introduction 7:41 What are seed oils? 10:26 Are corn and peanuts by themselves harmful? 11:52 Is it the processing of the oil harmful? 14:50 Is it the contents of the seed oils (e.g., omega 6s)? 24:17 Is it […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube 0:45 Introduction 11:40 Step 1: Treat the treatable causes 13:38 Step 2: Get exercise 16:42 Step 3: Optimize your sleep 20:19 Step 4: Think about your nutrition 26:41 Step 5: Add some mind-body work to your life 28:47 Step […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube 1:54 My story of illness and exercise 4:31 Low back pain 8:16 Colds 11:36 Sauna use and colds 14:16 COVID When you’re feeling under the weather, whether due to a cold, flu, or other minor illness, one question often […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube 1:03 Introduction 6:39 Step trackers 9:16 Home Monitoring Devices for Health 10:08 Home blood pressure monitoring 13:46 Sleep tracking 20:03 Continuous Glucose Monitors 25:51 DEXA body composition analysis 29:03 Wearables that detect abnormal heart rhythms 29:43 Resting metabolic rate […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 1:47 Why this topic now? 7:45 Reasons why obesity rates have skyrocketed 17:03 What we know about losing weight 18:00 Understanding Weight Loss Strategies 23:42 Tips that might help you (and evidence based) […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 0:52 Introduction and take home messages 6:43 How our body uses water (and how much) 18:09 Test how much water you might need in yourself (N of 1 trial) Introduction Our bodies are […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 1:13 Cognitive decline may be preventable 10:48 These approaches reduce risk of cognitive decline 27:51 These approaches don’t seem to work 30:48 Approaches where evidence is “uncertain” Approximately 40% of the risk for cognitive decline […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 00:00:48 Introduction00:02:22 Take-home messages00:05:01 Case study00:08:27 The Limitations of medical testing00:18:59 What do the experts say?00:23:51 How screening found cancer but did not affect mortality We’re bombarded with advertisements for all sorts of […]