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 […]

Listen on: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Podcast Index | Overcast | YouTube What you’ll find in this episode: 0:04 Live Long and Well 15:33 Sitting Habits Across Countries 21:23 Impact of Prolonged Sitting on Health 35:26 Concluding thoughts Key Takeaways Understanding Movement and Steps Daily steps vary significantly by age, gender, and location. While […]