Life Health aka Existential health is about connecting to that deeper “why” behind our everyday routines—like eating well, hitting the gym, or even making time to water a tiny houseplant. If you’ve ever wondered, “What’s the point?” or felt the low hum of emptiness, you’ve brushed up against this dimension of wellbeing. That’s why finding purpose, even in small tasks, can do more than just keep you motivated—it can literally help you live longer.

There has been recent attention on the question of whether high protein diets might increase cancer risk, but the evidence we have doesn’t support this idea. While some scientific theories suggest that high protein might promote cancer by affecting certain cell pathways like mTORC1 and IGF-1, large human studies don’t show a significant link.

While regular sauna sessions appear to offer clear benefits, it's crucial to consider these in the context of other healthful habits, such as regular exercise, adequate sleep, and good nutrition.

It also seems that there is a dose-dependent effect to sauna use, i.e., something is better than nothing, and more frequent use creates a larger benefit.

Wishing you a happy, restful, and healthful midsummer (Juhannus) weekend—perhaps including a relaxing session in a hot sauna!

Welcome to the first edition of Full Health Friday, a short summary of what I am exploring and utilising in health and life this week.

In this episode, I visited sports performance coach and scientist Bam Hennessy at his gym in Helsinki where, among many others, he coaches the Finnish Women´s Rugby 7´s team. The gym, called The Clubhouse (@theclubhousehelsinki and www.clubhousehelsinki.com), caters for athletes of all levels and was founded by Bam and his Finnish wife Heidi. Our discussion centred primarily around the topics of coaching, communication, and our mutual interest in sports performance, while touching upon related topics such as research and social media.

Join me and Andrew for a conversation about life through the lens of coffee and cafe culture, the nuances and quirks of culture, entrepreneurship and life balance. This easy-going episode flowed through our mutual experiences and looking at health in a different lens, while noting that priorities do change over time. Enjoy this episode and Andrew´s chilled take on life over a cup of good coffee and relaxed vibes. 

My guest today is none other than Julian Roach, an experienced and well-travelled physiotherapist currently based in Toronto, Canada. 

As a longterm clinical practitioner, former athlete, family man and businessman, Julian brings an interesting and deep expertise to the topic of exercise, health and performance as it pertains particular to the area of physiotherapy, but also in the context of achieving the best outcomes for a variety of different people and cases. 

We discuss the influence of having lived in multiple countries and the lessons learned from experience as well as what the future may hold for physiotherapy. 

In this episode I am very happy to bring to you my conversation with Jonathan Goodman.

By combining the All and Something into a purposeful combination approach, I think we have the best of both worlds. We can switch between the two to better adapt to what life throws at us and changes we decide to pursue.

In Peter Singer’s book, How Are We To Live, two interesting points are made:

1. In order for the world we live in to sustain billions of us, we need to move on from consumption being the main source of fulfillment. I would annotate this with - move on from unsustainable consumption.

2. Linked to the above, once we have our basic needs met, it appears that no further level of attainment provides lasting fulfilment…in other words we adapt to the stuff we have and do not become happier the more we accumulate.