Did you close your rings, hit your protein macros, do your 30-minute sauna… and still feel worse than ever?
This week it's just you and me. I recently overheard two young guys in a sauna insisting that 30 minutes was the rule — no less, no more. And it got me thinking about how many of us are living someone else's health protocol.
Influencers are selling attention. Studies describe populations, not you. Neither one knows your DNA, your values or what actually feels good in your body. So we end up ticking boxes, chasing numbers, being "good" all week and then swinging to the other extreme — the binge, the booze, the 22K punishment run. I call it the licensing effect, and it's the reason health starts to feel like a chore.
In this episode I share:
- Why influencer routines and research protocols were never designed for you
- How numbers on your watch and food labels create a disconnect from how health should feel
- The binge-restrict pendulum and how to find your middle ground
- What a pregnant client's KFC cravings were really telling her
- Why 5 minutes in the sauna might serve you better than 30
- How to become your own "N of 1" and build health you actually look forward to
This picks up where last week's Pleasure Principle episode left off. If you missed it, it's the perfect companion.
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Anthony Hartcher is a clinical nutritionist and lifestyle medicine specialist based in Sydney, Australia.
This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for personalised medical or nutritional advice.
