JJ Virgin sorts popular health trends into what actually works and what's just marketing. She backs supplements, wearables, intermittent fasting in a 10-8 hour window, weighted blankets, and saunas. Alkaline water and one-meal-a-day fasting are marketing, she says.
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Good for health or good for marketing? Let's do this. Supplements. If they're filling nutritional gaps and they're high quality, good for health. Wearable technology can be amazing as long as it doesn't cross over into an obsession. Good for health. Intermittent fasting. Restricting your meals to a shortened feeding window of, say, 10 to 8 hours, I think is great. Going one meal a day, I think could be problematic. Good for marketing. Alkaline water, good for marketing. Weighted blankets for reducing stress, good for health. Saunas, definitely good for health. I think everyone should be using them. For all things health and wellness, be sure to follow this page.