Nick HutchisonFounder and CEO, BookThinkers

Choosing food over family is one of the most toxic choices you can make #health #longevity

30 Jul 2026 · 1 min

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In this YouTube monologue, Nick Hutchinson condemns the decision to prioritize unhealthy eating and sedentary habits over family wellbeing, labeling it a toxic and selfish choice that shortens life and accelerates degeneration. He emphasizes that abundant modern information—courtesy of leading biohackers, fitness experts, nutritionists, and longevity researchers—makes it possible to make conscious, health‑preserving decisions. Hutchinson argues that processed foods, lack of exercise, and poor sleep are deliberate choices that cost years of life and diminish quality of aging. To empower viewers, he shares a curated list of his favorite books on biohacking, longevity, fitness, and nutrition, explaining that each has dramatically reshaped his own lifestyle. He frames the investment of roughly $20 and a few hours of reading as a practical, high‑impact strategy to extend lifespan, urging the audience to act now rather than sacrifice family time for unhealthy habits.

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You know what really bums me out is when people choose food over family. We have so much information available to us today, and some of the world's smartest people are studying subjects like biohacking, fitness, nutrition, and longevity. And just because that information wasn't available a decade ago doesn't mean that you shouldn't be conscious of it today. If you choose to eat in an unhealthy way and have processed foods and not exercise and tolerate poor sleep, you're taking years off of your life and you're accelerating degeneration. You're going to feel poor as you're aging. That's a choice. It's a deliberate choice today. Here are some of my favorite books on biohacking, longevity, fitness, and nutrition. And I chose these because they've all had a dramatic impact on the way that I choose to live my life. The world's smartest people are studying these subjects. And so for $20 and a few hours of your time, you can extend your life. You choose not to do that, choose to take time away from your family. It's incredibly toxic and selfish.