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Explain It to Me

Hacking our health

Explain It to Me

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, Politics, Education, News

4.47.9K Ratings

🗓️ 17 August 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

We track our steps and our sleep, guzzle supplements and protein shakes, and even inject hormones – all in the name of wellness. This episode was produced by Hady Mawajdeh, edited by Naureen Khan and Miranda Kennedy, fact-checked by Melissa Hirsch, engineered by Andrea Kristinsdottir, and hosted by Jonquilyn Hill. Photo by Jeffrey Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images. If you have a question, give us a call on 1-800-618-8545 or send us a note here. Listen to Explain It to Me ad-free by becoming a Vox Member: vox.com/members.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:38.3

Supplements often have really concentrated doses of these vitamins and nutrients that we didn't evolve to consume.

0:45.9

I woke up in my 40s, sore all the time, unable to recover as quickly as I used to.

0:53.0

At high doses, testosterone in certain individuals does cause aggressive behavior.

1:02.6

I'm John Blen Hill, and this is explaining to me from Box.

1:06.5

In our last episode, we talked about wellness, what it is and why we're so obsessed with it.

1:11.8

Here are five tips from a dietitian that will actually improve your overall wellness.

1:15.5

We're wellness girls. Of course, we're going to know the difference between a regular massage, lymphatic massage, and body work.

1:20.3

The wellness industry is a $1.8 trillion business.

1:24.9

Y'all, that's a ton of money.

1:27.4

Today, we're going to talk about some of the

1:29.2

high-tech gadgets that people are using to biohack their bodies, starting with wearables.

1:34.4

I've just about tried everything. Fitbit, Apple Watch, Garmin, the Google Pixel Watch, and currently

1:40.3

I use the aura ring. I wear a fitness tracker every single day, and I have for probably 12 years.

1:46.9

It is not hyperbolic to say that my Apple Watch saved my life.

1:53.5

Vox Tech reporter Adam Clark Estes has been thinking about wearables and how they relate to his own wellness.

2:00.3

I think that we're all pursuing a state of wellness, and I think that what that means to each person varies a little bit.

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