How to Test if Health Trends Actually Work for You

Explicit content warning

01/21/25 • 29 min

1 Listener

The Fit Mess: A Men's Mental Health Podcast

Why does some health advice works great for others but fails miserably for you? In this conversation with Dr. Bobby Dubois, we dive into the science of personalized health and why the one-size-fits-all approach often leads to frustration and failure. Whether you're struggling with building healthy habits or tired of wasting money on trendy supplements that don't work, this episode reveals how to conduct your own health experiments and discover what truly works for YOUR body. You'll learn the truth about cold plunging, sauna benefits, and supplement myths, plus discover your unique "health type" that could be the key to finally making lasting changes. Don't miss Dr. Bobby's practical framework for testing health interventions that could revolutionize your wellness journey.

Topics Discussed:

The N of 1 approach to personalized health
Five different health types and how to identify yours
Scientific evidence behind cold plunging and sauna use
Truth about supplements and common health myths
Sleep optimization strategies
Combining health practices efficiently
Understanding placebo and nocebo effects
Evidence-based approach to wellness
Personal health experimentation methods
Importance of measuring results quantitatively

----

GUEST WEBSITE: https://drbobbylivelongandwell.com/

----

MORE FROM THE FIT MESS: Connect with us on Threads, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Tiktok Subscribe to The Fit Mess on Youtube

Join our community in the Fit Mess Facebook group

----

LINKS TO OUR PARTNERS:

Topics Discussed:

The N of 1 approach to personalized health
Five different health types and how to identify yours
Scientific evidence behind cold plunging and sauna use
Truth about supplements and common health myths
Sleep optimization strategies
Combining health practices efficiently
Understanding placebo and nocebo effects
Evidence-based approach to wellness
Personal health experimentation methods
Importance of measuring results quantitatively

----

GUEST WEBSITE: https://drbobbylivelongandwell.com/

----

MORE FROM THE FIT MESS: Connect with us on Threads, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Tiktok Subscribe to The Fit Mess on Youtube

Join our community in the Fit Mess Facebook group

----

LINKS TO OUR PARTNERS:

Previous Episode

Listen To This Advice Before You Quit Your Job

ABOUT THE EPISODE

You did all the right things—went to school, got a good job, and carved out a career path that you thought would provide a good life. Maybe that feeling even lasted a while and felt “right.” But not anymore. Now, it’s a struggle to drag yourself to the office to a job you hate, and it’s impacting the rest of your life.

Career and Leadership Coach Kelley Shields went through the same thing. Today she’ll share how she got herself out of that trap and how you can start to create the life you truly want to live instead of the one you ended up with.

What We Discuss with Kelley:

Why your job doesn't have to suck
When it's time for a career change
How to quit your job without ruining your life
Don't get caught up in comparison
"Burnout" vs "Bored Out"
Why your job may be perfect...for someone else

Like this show? Please leave us a review here – even one sentence helps! Post a screenshot of you listening on Instagram & tag us so we can thank you personally! Note: This episode was originally published May 31st, 2022.

Resources:

Guest Website

Career Clarity Podcast

Get your Free One Year Supply of Vitamin D + 5 Travel Packs from Athletic Greens!

Next Episode

How To Fall Asleep Faster And Wake Up Feeling Better

Transform your mornings with Loftie: Get a game-changing, phone-free alarm clock and save 20% on orders over $100 with promo code FiTMESS20 at WWW.BYLOFTIE.COM.

--- Are you constantly losing sleep to mindless phone scrolling and soul-crushing alarm sounds? In this episode, you'll learn how digital addiction disrupts our most critical health ritual: sleep. By sharing his personal journey from tech entrepreneur to sleep advocate, Matt Hassett from Lofty demonstrates how innovative design can transform our relationship with rest. You will learn cutting-edge strategies for creating phone-free bedtime routines, understanding the science behind gentle wake-up techniques, and reclaiming control over their sleep experience. Discover how a single, thoughtful product can help you break free from digital distractions and wake up truly refreshed.

Key Moments:

Matt's personal crisis fainting at a longevity talk due to poor sleep
The revelation about the nine-minute snooze standard's arbitrary origins
Collaboration with Beach Fossils musicians for alarm sound design
Development of the two-phase wake-up system
Implementation of the "bed signal" concept from Matthew Walker's research
Creating physical buttons for reliability after studying competitor products
Evolution from a tech-balance company to a sleep-focused enterprise
Discovery of sleep inertia's impact on morning cognitive function
Integration of wind-down routines with physical light cues
Balancing app functionality with digital wellness goals

----

GUEST WEBSITE: https://byloftie.com/ - PROMO CODE FITMESS20

----

MORE FROM THE FIT MESS: Connect with us on Threads, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and Tiktok Subscribe to The Fit Mess on Youtube

Join our community in the Fit Mess Facebook group

----

The Fit Mess: A Men's Mental Health Podcast - How to Test if Health Trends Actually Work for You

Transcript

00:00:00.050

Well, here we are. It's a new year and you have probably started the 400 things you're trying to change all at once to finally get your life together, to finally get things right, finally start taking better care of yourself, only to realize probably in a few weeks that most of those you're going to stop doing because you're burned out. And probably a lot of them were bad advice to begin Because there's no shortage of complete bullshit when it comes to how to take bet