#484 Dr Nick Tiller - The Health and Wellness Lie

Dr Nick Tiller joins me to share a scathing critique of the health and wellness industry, including:

Why the health and wellness industry isn’t your friend—it’s a trillion-dollar con

Defining the wellness industry

The most concerning wellness trends

Why the wellness industry has become so massive

The incentives for influencers and even credentialed "authorities" to grift on bogus wellness products

Do well-intentioned people slide into misinformation, or are most wellness grifters motivated by money from the start?

How much responsibility does the consumer bear?

How can consumers become better equipped to protect themselves?

Will we ever see meaningful regulatory change?

How AI-generated content is exploding online to cash in on the wellness trend

And much more

Instagram: @nb.tiller

CHAPTERS

01:06 The Wellness Industry Con

02:24 Defining Wellness Terms

04:55 Experts vs Influencers

07:32 Credentialed Grifters

10:00 Consensus vs Contrarians

11:25 The Playbook for Undermining Trust

14:16 Scientists vs Storytelling

17:43 The Sagan Effect and Public Outreach

21:31 Staying In Your Lane

25:07 TikTok Peptides Panic

30:54 Peptide Heart Risks

31:18 Regulation vs Personal Responsibility

33:33 Science Communication, AI, and Media Literacy

37:03 Why Platforms Won't Police Misinformation

39:36 Bad Faith Wellness Actors

42:52 The Influencer Economy Exposed

46:06 Deepfakes and Fake Physiques

50:46 Bodybuilding Pressure and Deaths

55:10 Curate Your Feed

56:09 Book Plug and Farewell

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