If you’re over 40, inflamed, frustrated and stuck despite “eating healthy” – this episode is for you.
If you're not stuck, but want to be proactive about your health, sharpen your decision-making, and enjoy a good myth-bust – you'll get a lot out of this too.
I’m joined by Jieun Wrigley – a former Goldman Sachs analyst and financial journalist who’s now a functional nutritionist helping people finally figure out why they’re not getting better.
We dive into:
• The real reason diets fail (and what to focus on instead)
• Why your cholesterol isn't the enemy
• What inflammation really is – and how to bring it down
• Jieun’s take on Ozempic and modern weight loss drugs
• Whether supplements are actually worth it
• Foods she calls “biohacks” that beat the pills
• And a rapid-fire myth-busting round that hits everything from seed oils to keto to HIIT
It’s an honest, common-sense chat between two people who’ve tried the conventional stuff, found it didn’t work – and decided to look deeper.
👇 Timestamps below
INTRO & BACKSTORY
00:00 – Meet Jieun – from finance to functional nutrition
04:56 – Alex’s health crash: what forced him to rethink everything
MYTH-BUSTING THE MEDICAL MODEL
05:44 – Are you really going to die from high cholesterol?
07:44 – Who Jieun works with – and why they come to her when nothing else works
FOOD, FAMILY & FOUNDATIONS
18:45 – Fibre, taste buds and fixing your food foundations
22:54 – Why “treats” are messing with your mindset
REAL WEIGHT LOSS & METABOLIC HEALTH
25:40 – Want to lose weight? Focus on inflammation instead
29:48 – Jieun’s take on Ozempic: useful tool or trap?
35:59 – The omega-6 problem and how it’s keeping you inflamed
TOOLS, SUPPLEMENTS & UPGRADES
42:40 – Should you take supplements or not? Jieun weighs in
44:24 – The foods Jieun calls “biohacks” (that actually work)
QUICK FIRE & WRAP-UP
49:25 – Quick Fire Round: Intermittent fasting, seed oils, sugar, keto, paleo, HIIT and the news
53:28 – Jieun’s top 3 health tips for midlife transformation