AI in Health & Wellness: Life-Changing Tool or Dangerous Shortcut?

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This episode discusses the impact of AI on health and wellness, exploring its benefits and risks.

Artificial intelligence is transforming health and wellness—from personalized nutrition plans and wearables to symptom checkers and AI health coaches. But is AI making us healthier or just more confused? In this episode of the HUM Podcast (Well Yes), Walter Falstrouh and RD Sarah Greenfield break down the real science behind AI in healthcare, the benefits, the risks, and how to use AI responsibly for nutrition, fitness, and longevity. We explore how AI is shaping personalized nutrition, tracking biometrics through wearable technology, and even influencing how we think about prevention and chronic disease management. But we also get honest about the limitations—algorithm bias, misinformation, over-reliance on tech, and the danger of outsourcing your intuition to an app. In this conversation, we cover: • How AI is changing personalized nutrition and supplement recommendations • The pros and cons of wearable health trackers • Can AI replace your doctor or dietitian? • Where AI improves health outcomes—and where it falls short • How to use AI tools without increasing anxiety or information overload • The future of longevity, data, and predictive wellness The bottom line? AI can be an…

People in this episode

Guests: Walter Falstrouh, Sarah Greenfield

Topics covered

• artificial intelligence
• health and wellness
• personalized nutrition
• wearable technology
• chronic disease management
• health outcomes

Keywords

• AI in healthcare
• personalized nutrition plans
• wearable health trackers
• algorithm bias
• chronic disease management
• health tech
• predictive wellness

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Organizations: HUM Nutrition

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