Episode 44 - Fake fiber, Sleep type & heart risk, Cancer diagnosing wearable

Welcome to another info-packed episode with Tanner, Alyssa, and Dr. Miles. 

• Is Tanner secretly a bear? And does it make him more or less at risk for heart disease?
• Your sleep chronotype may increase your chances of a heart attack and stroke. Which type are you?
• What is better: natural fiber or those designed in a lab? Metacucil is a natural supplement. but not FiberCon is synthetic.
• Health monitoring wearables are everywhere. We discuss the experience of Dr. Miles with glucose monitors, but what is the new wearable that diagnoses skin cancer?

Find out the answers to all these questions now.

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Just a few of the resources used with this episode:

Fake Fiber or Whole Fiber: Does it Matter? https://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/fake-fiber-or-whole-fiber-does-it-matter-2026a10004a4?ecd=wnl_tp10_daily_260214_MSCPEDIT_etid8103246&uac=359050DN&impID=8103246

Night Owls May Face Significantly Higher Cardiovascular Risk https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.125.044189

Researchers develop wearable patch for early skin cancer detection https://newsroom.wakehealth.edu/news-releases/2025/10/researchers-develop-wearable-patch-for-early-skin-cancer-detection