YSK that taking health advice from youtubers, celebrities and podcasters is a terrible idea. Only take advice from research universities
YSK that taking health advice from youtubers, celebrities and podcasters is a terrible idea. Only take advice from research universities
Never take health advice from individuals such as Jordan Peterson, Joe Rogan, PewDiePie, Elon Musk, Doctor Oz, Doctor Huberman, Bill Gates, JD Vance, Barack Obama, Jensen Huang, Hassan Abi...
Some of these people are fools.
Some of these people are snake oil salesmen looking to sell you stuff.
Some of these people happen to be rich. And they think that because they are rich, they can figure out anything.
Even when they are well-meaning and very smart, they get things wrong.
The most reliable health advice is produced by top research universities.
- Harvard University
- Stanford University
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology
- Princeton University
- University of Pennsylvania
- Duke University
- Cornell University
- Technion
- Hebrew University of Jerusalem
- Ecole Polytechnique Féderal de Lausanne
- École Polytechnique Fédérale de Zurich
- King's College London
- University of Amsterdam
- University College London
- Imperial College London
- Karolinska Institute
- KU Leuven
- National University of Singapore
- McGill University
- Tsinghua University
- Cambridge University
- Oxford University
I'm not saying scientists from the University of Hawaii aren't good, but these institutions excel in cutting-edge research and academic reputation.
Let's say you are interested in eating better. Where can you get reliable information about that?
KU Leuven:
https://www.kuleuven.be/healthy/en/students/physical/food
Stanford University:
Let's say you are interested in fighting depression. Where can you get reliable information about that?
Cambridge University :
Let's say you are interested in better sleep. Where can you get reliable information about that?
Harvard University:
Stanford University:
https://med.stanford.edu/content/dam/sm/insomnia/documents/StrategiesforTroubleSleeping.pdf
Most of the claims you hear on social media are total non-sense. Usually, it's some doctor or some rich tech freak coming out with a new miracle stuff.
"You need to inject peptides guys I also eat raw meat. It will be significantly boost your biomarkers. The science is clear"
- Jake, CEO and software developer from San Francisco
"My advice to listeners is to take a dose of Ketamine mixed with L-Theanine and BPC 157. The science is clear"
-Doctor Phil on Joe Rogan
(He just happens to sell that 😂)
This is all junk science that is likely to send you straight to the hospital.
"I got the basics. I want to stay up to date. Where should I get recent reliable knowledge?"
First, recent knowledge is rarely super reliable.
Second, most of the cutting edge health research is actually done by top universities. And they are careful to not overhype things. Look at the bold parts.
Our digestive tract contains some 1.5 kilograms of bacteria. This gut microbiome, long overlooked by doctors, has been gaining attention in recent years as scientists discover that its role extends well beyond digestion: these bacteria can influence our immune system, metabolism and even mental health. Yet a lot remains to be learned about how they function.
The gut microbiome, also known as the human body’s “second brain,” can affect mental-health conditions such as anxiety, depression and bipolar disorder as well as neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.
Some of these bacteria produce dopamine, serotonin and other neurotransmitters that interact directly with the brain and nervous system. “These neurotransmitters create feelings of happiness, contentment and well-being. If they aren’t produced properly, our mental health can suffer” says Goemans
“Probiotics are living bacteria found in fermented foods and available as supplements,” says Goemans. However, their efficacy hasn’t been scientifically proven and can vary depending on the bacteria strains and patient in question
https://actu.epfl.ch/news/gut-microbiome-serves-as-a-second-brain-regulati-3/
In the future, eating citrus could perhaps be part of a strategy for managing depression that also involves these more traditional pharmaceuticals. But more research is needed before we can conclude that.
I would love to see a clinical trial done to definitively show that eating citrus can lower the risk of depression, or maybe even alleviate the condition in some cases. There’s such a huge unmet need for depression treatments, and eating citrus doesn’t really have any major side effects, so it would be great to see how much this simple treatment can help
https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2025/02/eating-citrus-may-lower-depression-risk/
Listen to universities. You really can't go wrong with their advice.
They are usually a lot more reliable than ANY of the stuff that Jordan Peterson/Joe Rogan/Jeff Bezos/Hassan Piker may claim ###