Uploaded February 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 hour ago
I went to the Eudemonia Summit to uncover the truth behind wellness industry fads.
ARTICLES:
“Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake” by Dr. Eric Topol
erictopol.substack.com/p/our-preoccupation-with-protein-intake
“IV Wellness Therapy: The Hidden Cost of Chasing Shortcuts” by Dr. Jordan Shlain
medium.com/tincture/iv-wellness-therapy-the-hidden-cost-of-chasing-shortcuts-94d4d1fcb26b
“The Certainty Industry” by Dr. Jordan Shlain
privatemedical.org/the-physician/the-certainty-industry
PAPERS:
Associations between preservative food additives and type 2 diabetes incidence in the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort
nature.com/articles/s41467-025-67360-w
Estimated Exposure to 6 Potentially Hepatotoxic Botanicals in US Adults
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821951
Micro(nano)plastics (less than 4 μm): An important but ignored concern during intravenous infusion
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389425015158
Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality: Results From 2 Prospective Cohort Studies of US Men and Women and a Meta-Analysis of 26 Cohort Studies
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33641343
Michelle Cen's website: michellecen.com
0:00 The $6.8 trillion problem
1:42 Andrew Huberman's conflicts of interest
3:30 Subscribe - we take NO sponsors and run NO ads
3:50 The wellness demo that hurt me
4:41 Alternative treatments ARE valuable
5:30 The Mechanism Trap
9:08 The “No Side Effects” red flag
9:55 Dr. Tim Spector debunks wellness
11:44 The additive cocktail - Dr. Federica Amati explains
12:13 The irony behind leucine & rapamycin
13:22 Dangers of herbal supplements
14:47 Vagus nerve stimulators
15:38 SHOCKING supplement & stem cell contamination
16:48 IV’s increase microplastic exposure
18:12 Dr. Jordan Shlain’s prevention-focused model
20:57 Athletic tech demos
21:47 Dr. Aneel Paulus’s warnings
23:15 Biohackers Giles Lowe and Abby Ross
24:26 The Bryan Johnson-following biohacker: Peter Corbett
25:27 An ER doctor explains how to stay well
26:00 How to eat to stay healthy
26:47 Heart transplant recipient & cancer survivor Dr. Dawn Mussallem’s advice
28:35 Dr. Jordan Shlain’s diet & longevity advice
I went to the Eudemonia Summit to uncover the truth behind wellness industry fads.
ARTICLES:
“Our Preoccupation With Protein Intake” by Dr. Eric Topol
erictopol.substack.com/p/our-preoccupation-with-protein-intake
“IV Wellness Therapy: The Hidden Cost of Chasing Shortcuts” by Dr. Jordan Shlain
medium.com/tincture/iv-wellness-therapy-the-hidden-cost-of-chasing-shortcuts-94d4d1fcb26b
“The Certainty Industry” by Dr. Jordan Shlain
privatemedical.org/the-physician/the-certainty-industry
PAPERS:
Associations between preservative food additives and type 2 diabetes incidence in the NutriNet-Santé prospective cohort
nature.com/articles/s41467-025-67360-w
Estimated Exposure to 6 Potentially Hepatotoxic Botanicals in US Adults
jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2821951
Micro(nano)plastics (less than 4 μm): An important but ignored concern during intravenous infusion
sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0304389425015158
Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Mortality: Results From 2 Prospective Cohort Studies of US Men and Women and a Meta-Analysis of 26 Cohort Studies
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33641343
Michelle Cen's website: michellecen.com
0:00 The $6.8 trillion problem
1:42 Andrew Huberman's conflicts of interest
3:30 Subscribe - we take NO sponsors and run NO ads
3:50 The wellness demo that hurt me
4:41 Alternative treatments ARE valuable
5:30 The Mechanism Trap
9:08 The “No Side Effects” red flag
9:55 Dr. Tim Spector debunks wellness
11:44 The additive cocktail - Dr. Federica Amati explains
12:13 The irony behind leucine & rapamycin
13:22 Dangers of herbal supplements
14:47 Vagus nerve stimulators
15:38 SHOCKING supplement & stem cell contamination
16:48 IV’s increase microplastic exposure
18:12 Dr. Jordan Shlain’s prevention-focused model
20:57 Athletic tech demos
21:47 Dr. Aneel Paulus’s warnings
23:15 Biohackers Giles Lowe and Abby Ross
24:26 The Bryan Johnson-following biohacker: Peter Corbett
25:27 An ER doctor explains how to stay well
26:00 How to eat to stay healthy
26:47 Heart transplant recipient & cancer survivor Dr. Dawn Mussallem’s advice
28:35 Dr. Jordan Shlain’s diet & longevity advice
