503: Is AI the Answer to Chronic Disease - Or Just a Smooth-Talking Health Coach That Knows You Better Than Your Therapist?

Food Heals

Allison Melody

Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Nutrition

4.8 • 635 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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This started out as a totally normal interview about the future of health and wellness, and then something crazy happened that you will not see coming. Let's just say… there's a twist. A moment you'll have to hear for yourself. So buckle up, Food Heals Nation. Because in today's episode, we're going way beyond green juice and into the tech-powered future of healing. I sat down with Marcus Spruce, a public health expert, to talk about how artificial intelligence is transforming everything from how we manage chronic disease to how we get reminded to go to bed. Sounds futuristic, right? Just wait until you find out what else happens. Tune in to hear: The unexpected moment that will have you questioning everything Can AI really help us live longer, reverse chronic disease, and remind us to get our mammograms? Is this the beginning of better healthcare—or the start of a Black Mirror episode? What AI gets so right… and dangerously wrong Why I'm low-key obsessed with AI (but not ready to marry it—yet) Plus, what happened when Food Heals favorite Michelle Miller and I asked ChatGPT to be our British relationship coach named Matthew 😆 We also cover: Personalized wellness: AI that knows your calendar and your cortisol The ethics, privacy questions, and yes—creepy clone voice possibilities Why the real root causes of chronic disease can't be solved by an app, no matter how smart This episode is part experiment, part education, and full entertainment! Let's talk about the good, the bad, and the "is this really happening?" of AI in our lives. Thank You to Our Sponsors! Organifi Organifi, is a line of organic superfood blends that offers plant-based nutrition made with high-quality ingredients. Organifi takes pride in offering the best tasting superfood products on the market at a price that works out to less than $3 a day. Go to www.organifi.com/foodheals and use code foodheals for 20% off.

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0:00.0	You're listening to the Food Heels podcast.
0:08.0	Warning, side effects of this podcast may include increased health and vitality, thoughts of living longer, developing a more positive outlook on life, an increase in sexual activity, feelings of joy, cravings for kale and chemo, and a spike, and Tinder matches.
0:18.7	In rare cases, people have experienced a strong desire to put down the Ben and Jerry's,
0:21.9	get off the couch, and take a walk outside.
0:23.5	If you experience any of these symptoms, tell your Facebook friends immediately.
0:29.4	All right, he is a public health researcher and writer who explores the intersection of
0:34.4	technology, wellness, and social justice. Please welcome Marcus Bruce to the show. Welcome,
0:40.8	Marcus. Thank you so much for having me. I'm excited to be here and chat with you about all
0:45.7	things, technology, wellness, and everything in between. Thank you. All right. So last week,
0:51.6	Sam Altman, that is the CEO of Open AI, which is also ChatGPT, everyone,
0:57.6	and Ariana Huffington, founder of Thrive Global, announced a new company.
1:02.9	It's called Thrive AI Health.
1:05.0	And it promises a customized, hyper-personalized AI health coach that can help us reverse chronic disease.
1:14.0	So this sounds amazing, Marcus.
1:16.0	Originally, what potential benefits did you see from this technology?
1:21.0	Well, it definitely sounds exciting, right?
1:22.9	The idea of having a hyper-personalized AI-wise health coach can bring a lot of promise.
1:27.9	For one, it can provide that tailored guidance that a lot of people need, especially when
1:32.5	it comes to forming healthy habits.
1:34.6	Plus, it can be super accessible, you know, reaching people who might not otherwise have
1:38.8	access to in-person coaching or support.
1:41.2	So there's definitely some exciting potential there.
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