Support this podcast with our affiliates:

Are most health trends applicable to your life?  How do you go about finding out which trends are right for you or not.  It's really confusing to the average person who just wants to get fit and healthy. 

We must consider where these from where these health trends originate.   Which context they've been taken out of and the implications this has on our health.  Plus, in order to understand if this is something that would work for you, it's crucial to know the origin and environment of which it was taken.

Dr. Ray Peat of raypeat.com (who specializes in endocrinology and nutritional biochemistry) answers Maja's question via email about the health benefits of cold showers.

In this short episode Maja and I discuss health trends like cold showers and fish oil and talk about why these methods may not be the best thing for your health after all. How listening to your body and considering your environment can be two of the most important things you can do for your health.

References mentioned in this episode:

Ray Peat:

http://raypeat.com/articles/articles/fishoil.shtml

Fish Oil Toxicity:

http://www.functionalps.com/blog/2011/11/26/fish-oil-toxicity/