The Pressure to Optimize Everything (Especially Your Health)

About this episode

Maggie Feil discusses the complexities of health management and the societal pressure to optimize various aspects of well-being.

Send us Fan Mail How did taking care of ourselves become so complicated? One minute we're talking about sleep. The next we're comparing magnesium supplements, cortisol levels, protein intake, fasting schedules, blood work, weighted vests, and whatever health trend showed up on Instagram this week. Somewhere along the way, health became another thing many of us feel like we need to get right. This week, I'm talking about sleep, stress, aging, grief, wellness trends, and the pressure to optimiz...

People in this episode

Host: Maggie Feil

Topics covered

• health optimization
• wellness trends
• stress management
• sleep
• aging
• grief

Keywords

• health
• wellness
• sleep
• stress
• aging
• grief
• optimization
• trends

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