118. Dr Xand Van Tulleken on wellness

This week, Steve Brine chats with well-known health broadcaster Dr Xand Van Tulleken.

Xand is one half of the hugely successful What’s Up Docs? podcast he does for the BBC with his twin brother, Chris.

His new book, Make Me Well, takes on the increasingly confusing world of wellness: from supplements and health tests to wearables, DNA testing and the promise of a more personalised route to better health. So, what should we trust—and how do we tell useful advice from a promise that sounds too good to be true? The guys talk about why Xand wrote the book, how it’s been received, and whether he’s encountered pushback from the wellness industry.

They also get into our appetite for quick fixes, the role of health journalism, and touch on the new review into mental health, ADHD and autism through the lens of his recent appearance on the I'm ADHD! No You're Not podcast with Dr Mine Conkbayir and husband, Paul Whitehouse.

Oh and they consider whether Xand (and Steve) have their testosterone levels right.

This is a relaxed conversation about a subject that affects all of us.

Make Me Well is available via Penguin Books.

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