Steven

That's notion.com slash DOAC. There was a shocking study that I read about this a while ago in JAMA, and it examined the impact of illness anxiety disorder, which they call IAD, formerly known as hypochondriitis, and the impact that being avoidant of health and illness has on your mortality rates. And the research analysed data from approximately 45,000 individuals over a 24-year period,

That's notion.com slash DOAC. There was a shocking study that I read about this a while ago in JAMA, and it examined the impact of illness anxiety disorder, which they call IAD, formerly known as hypochondriitis, and the impact that being avoidant of health and illness has on your mortality rates. And the research analysed data from approximately 45,000 individuals over a 24-year period,

comparing 4,000 patients who had this anxiety around their health and were avoidant. And the findings showed that those with IAD that were anxious about health and getting checkups and those kinds of things had an 84% higher risk of death during the study period, dying on average five years earlier than those without the disorder.

comparing 4,000 patients who had this anxiety around their health and were avoidant. And the findings showed that those with IAD that were anxious about health and getting checkups and those kinds of things had an 84% higher risk of death during the study period, dying on average five years earlier than those without the disorder.

And again, causation is hard to establish there because it could mean that being an anxious person means your cortisol is up anyway. Being an anxious person means you make worse dietary choices. But I've always remembered that and thought about how I find it much better, especially as I age and I'm going to be now confronted with more risks, especially things in men like prostate cancer.

And again, causation is hard to establish there because it could mean that being an anxious person means your cortisol is up anyway. Being an anxious person means you make worse dietary choices. But I've always remembered that and thought about how I find it much better, especially as I age and I'm going to be now confronted with more risks, especially things in men like prostate cancer.

Being on the front foot is probably a better approach.

Being on the front foot is probably a better approach.

That is coffee. Okay. And we've been talking a little bit about brown fat. Yeah. Is there a link between fat and coffee? Because I had someone the other day saying that if you want to lose weight, drink coffee.

That is coffee. Okay. And we've been talking a little bit about brown fat. Yeah. Is there a link between fat and coffee? Because I had someone the other day saying that if you want to lose weight, drink coffee.

What about fasting? People often talk about fasting as an intervention, as a form of medicine for the body. And I wondered if you had a take on that.

What about fasting? People often talk about fasting as an intervention, as a form of medicine for the body. And I wondered if you had a take on that.

So there's one part of the body that we haven't talked about, which is, and my little mannequin here, inside its head, the brain. And I'm wondering how some of the themes we've talked about link to one of the most common brain diseases, which people talk about, which is Alzheimer's and dementia. We talked about, I can't say that long word, but...

So there's one part of the body that we haven't talked about, which is, and my little mannequin here, inside its head, the brain. And I'm wondering how some of the themes we've talked about link to one of the most common brain diseases, which people talk about, which is Alzheimer's and dementia. We talked about, I can't say that long word, but...

It's crazy how this all stems back to this idea that food is medicine.

It's crazy how this all stems back to this idea that food is medicine.

Supplementation. Are you a fan of supplementation? Because I take a couple of supplements every morning, things like creatine and omega-3 and vitamin D. Do you take supplements? Yes, I do.

Supplementation. Are you a fan of supplementation? Because I take a couple of supplements every morning, things like creatine and omega-3 and vitamin D. Do you take supplements? Yes, I do.

I'm wondering, you know, I've got these two great books in front of me, Eat to Beat Disease, which is a New York Times bestseller, and Eat to Beat Your Diet, which is really about burning fat, healing your metabolism and living longer.

I'm wondering, you know, I've got these two great books in front of me, Eat to Beat Disease, which is a New York Times bestseller, and Eat to Beat Your Diet, which is really about burning fat, healing your metabolism and living longer.