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Brad Stulberg
The other day, someone at my gym approached me and lamented that he could spend nearly every waking hour of his life executing the countless viral health and longevity recommendations popularised by internet influencers and podcast hosts, and he would still feel that he is falling behind.
He was alluding to a complicated and often contradictory menu of “biohacks” (shortcuts for improving our biology, all of which lack scientific rigour) and “protocols” (highly specific regimens for exercise, sleep and nutrition). In this era’s search for eternal youth, there are supplements, green powders, cold plunges, the supposed benefits of low-angle morning sunlight, continuous glucose monitors for non-diabetics, box breathing, the proposed benefits of rapamycin (a drug originally used in organ transplants being adapted for longevity) as well as countless restrictive diets that range from avoiding seed oils to becoming aware of the “hidden dangers” in fruit and vegetables to shunning nearly everything but meat.
