The Method - Health in the Real World

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Health advice is everywhere. Cold plunges, macro tracking, strength training, microplastics. Everyone's got an opinion. So what's actually worth your time? That's what this show is for. Dr Greg Potter is an expert in sleep, nutrition & metabolism. Charlie Edmondson isn’t. She's someone trying to feel better, get better sleep and not get fooled by wellness trends. They work through health topics together, with Charlie asking the questions you’re probably already asking yourself, and Greg cutting through the noise with what the science really says. This isn't about chasing the next biohack. It's about the long game of building a healthier, longer life without losing your mind trying to optimise every minute of it. Whether you're just getting curious about your health or you've been deep in it for years, The Method is here to give you advice you can actually trust. Explained by someone who knows, questioned by someone who wants to know too. 🔔 New episodes every Monday. Subscribe so you don't miss one. Contact Us 📸IG: thrivahealth 🔥TikTok: themethod 📧Email us: themethod@thriva.co About Thriva The Method is brought to you by Thriva, a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan - how long we're living - and healthspan - how well we're living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what’s going on inside your body - and what to do about it - before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions. To learn more about Thriva’s values and services, visit https://thriva.co/.

  1. 2d ago

    What the Super Rich are Doing to Live Forever

    Are longevity therapies really effective, or are the super rich just wasting their money? Dr Greg Potter and Charlie Edmondson explore the world of luxury longevity clinics, from stem cell treatments and IV drips to whole-body cryotherapy and hyperbaric oxygen therapy. They unpack the thinking behind these longevity treatments, the risks and the steep costs, and decide on whether they are worth it, or just a waste of money. *NEW* Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themethodpod Thriva helps you stay on the front foot with your health. Try our home blood tests paired with doctor-reviewed results and lifestyle guidance: https://thriva.co?utm_source=apple_podcasts&utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=longevity_resort Key moments00:00 The Rise of Longevity Resorts05:56 Stem Cell Treatments: Potential and Risks09:50 IV Drips: Just a fad?14:35 Whole-body Cryotherapy: More than a big freezer?20:12 Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Does it work?28:12 Questions to ask before choosing a clinic 📧 Send us your health questions for future episodes, by email or voice note themethod@thriva.co About Thriva:Thriva is a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan - how long we're living - and healthspan - how well we're living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what's going on inside your body - and what to do about it - before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions.

  2. Nov 2

    Can You Boost Your Immune System?

    Can you really boost your immune system? This week, Dr Greg and Charlie explore if a ginger shot will actually keep the winter bugs away. They discuss why colds are more common in winter, how your immune system works, and why “boosting” it might not be the goal. They take a closer look at familiar cold remedies, from zinc lozenges and vitamin C to garlic, honey and a hot curry. Plus, a listener question about whether wrapping children up warm makes a difference.   *NEW* Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themethodpod   Key Moments:  00:00 Ginger Shots 01:47 Why we get colds in the winter? 07:38 Food and immune function 12:20 How exercise helps14:35 "Boosting" your immune system 17:37 The importance of sleep 21:51 Can you stop a cold after exposure? 30:16 Winter Remedy Toolkit45:08 Does wrapping children up warm help? Research Mentioned:Mike Tipton - https://physoc.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1113/EP092295David Nieman - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7883395/ Graham Rook - https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24401109/ 📧 Send us your health questions for future episodes, by email or voice note themethod@thriva.co About Thriva: Thriva is a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan - how long we're living - and healthspan - how well we're living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what's going on inside your body - and what to do about it - before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions.

  3. Oct 26

    We Rank 20 Drinks from Healthy to Least Healthy | Caffeine, Sweeteners & Added Fibre

    Dr Greg Potter compares BuzzBalls to matcha to decide the healthiest drinks for your lifestyle. How does a Coca Cola compare to a Diet Cola? Or a lager, to a 0% Guinness? Greg and Charlie consider sugar, caffeine, alcohol, hydration and real world use. *NEW* Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themethodpod Key Moments:00:00 Welcome to The Method01:06 A cup of water01:42 Tea and coffee13:11 Coca Cola vs Diet Coke18:36 Poppi22:14 The healthiest drink?27:26 Trip31:07 Beer and Wine36:04 An explosion!47:43 Dr tries a Buzzball for the first time50:11 Energy drinks52:01 Electrolytes57:39 Huel 📧 Send us your health questions for future episodes, by email or voice note themethod@thriva.co About Thriva:Thriva is a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan - how long we're living - and healthspan - how well we're living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what's going on inside your body - and what to do about it - before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions.

  4. Oct 19

    How to Stay Energised All Winter: Food, Exercise & the Habits That Help

    Why are we hungrier in the winter? This week, Dr Greg Potter and Charlie Edmondson unpack the everyday science of winter health, exploring why some of us feel hungrier in the winter, less energetic and less motivated to move. They discuss why the humble boiled potato deserves a rethink, and how soups, seasonal vegetables, mushrooms and spices can support a balanced winter diet. Plus, they look at this year’s trend of fibremaxxing, explain why more is not always better and share practical ways to keep exercising when mornings are cold and evenings are dark. *NEW* Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themethodpod Key moments: 00:00 - Welcome to The Method 01:18 - Why are we hungrier in the winter? 04:44 - The most filling food 29:41 - Fibremaxxing 37:36 - How to keep moving when motivation drops 📧 Send us your health questions for future episodes, by email or voice note themethod@thriva.co About Thriva:Thriva is a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan - how long we're living - and healthspan - how well we're living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what's going on inside your body - and what to do about it - before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions.

  5. Oct 12

    What Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson Is Getting Wrong About His Morning Routine

    What makes a morning routine useful? Dr Greg Potter and Charlie Edmondson put celebrity habits under the microscope. They compare Victoria Beckham's apple cider vinegar to Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's five-hour training ritual. They explain how timing, fasted cardio and food choices can shape performance and wellbeing. Plus, they discuss why shorter, darker days can leave us feeling lower, how daylight affects the body clock and whether SAD lamps are a practical substitute when getting outdoors is difficult. *NEW* Watch full episodes on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@themethodpod Key moments: 05:55 - Victoria Beckham and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Morning Routines 19:31 - Why Winter Can Make Us Feel Worse 31:05 - Do SAD lamps work? 📧 Send us your health questions for future episodes, by email or voice note themethod@thriva.co About Thriva:Thriva is a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan - how long we're living - and healthspan - how well we're living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what's going on inside your body - and what to do about it - before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions.

  6. Oct 5

    The Health Questions You’ve Been Asking

    Greg answers the health questions that you've been asking. We revisit some of the lessons from earlier conversations, before responding to some listener questions about shifting an extremely early body clock, the relationship between sleep and dementia and whether you should be using the Wim Hof method. If you'd like to send us your health questions for future episodes, you can email us a voice note or write in at themethod@thriva.co. To Explore Further: Reason & Wellbeing Episode with Mike Tipton: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/cold-water-immersion-kill-or-cure-a-true-expert/id1690563973?i=1000631665085Greg Potter - Website: https://gregpotterphd.com/Greg Potter - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregpotterphd/Thriva - Website: https://thriva.co/Key Moments: How can an extreme early bird shift their body clock later? (07:21)Does regularly sleeping four or five hours increase dementia risk? (21:57)Are Wim Hof breathing and cold-water practices beneficial or risky? (36:33)About Thriva:Thriva is a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan - how long we're living - and healthspan - how well we're living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what's going on inside your body - and what to do about it - before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions.To learn more about Thriva's values and services, visit https://thriva.co/

  7. Sep 28

    Insulin Resistance: What It Is, How to Spot It, and What You Can Do

    What is insulin resistance and what can you do about it? In this episode, Greg and Charlie speak with Dr Lucas Denton about insulin resistance: how insulin manages energy, why cells become less responsive to it, which clues may suggest a problem and the practical habits that can improve insulin sensitivity. Lucas also shares the changes he made to his own lifestyle after recognising signs of metabolic syndrome in his own results, which led to him to losing 30kg and bringing his abnormal blood markers back into the normal range. If you'd like to send us your health questions for future episodes, you can email us a voice note or write in at themethod@thriva.co. To Explore Further: • Dr Lucas Denton - Personal Health Journey https://thriva.co/hub/community-health-insights/a-gps-perspective-on-practising-what-i-preach • Greg Potter - Website: https://gregpotterphd.com/ • Greg Potter - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregpotterphd/ • Thriva - Website: https://thriva.co/ Key Moments: What does insulin do? (03:03)What is insulin resistance? (07:03)The clues to look for (20:43)Lucas' Personal Health Turnaround (30:18)What to do about it (37:20)About Thriva: Thriva is a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan - how long we're living - and healthspan - how well we're living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what's going on inside your body - and what to do about it - before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions. To learn more about Thriva's values and services, visit https://thriva.co/

  8. Sep 21

    Building a resilient body and mind: the science of stress, adaptation, and recovery, with Dr. Elaine Lee

    We talk about resilience all the time, and yet that term still seems elusive. What does it mean in biological terms? Is it a sense? A neurological process? An emotion? Can we get better at being resilient? And more importantly: can we use resilience as a tool to live better and longer? In this episode, Greg and Charlie sit down with Dr. Elaine Lee, Professor of Molecular Biology and Applied Genetics at the University of Connecticut, where she also directs the Human Performance Laboratory. Elaine's research focuses on the physiology and genetics of resilience; how our bodies respond and adapt to stress, and how we can enhance our capacity to cope with it. Her work spans exercise, heat stress, human performance, and she has a particular interest in translating the science into tools for everyday life. This is why we wanted her to join us on the Method. In our science segment today, Elaine explains how resilience works in our body. It doesn’t just mean “bouncing back”, but getting better at coping. Greg and Elaine will discuss the concept of hormesis: the idea that by microdosing stress, we could train our bodies to recover better, and be less susceptible to panic. Elaine will also delve into the science of heat acclimation and the remarkable changes the body undergoes when exposed to heat regularly. We will then discuss how softer and less biology-oriented factors like relationships or positive self-talk can play their part too. In the practice segment, Elaine, Greg, and Charlie get into what this means for daily life. Including: Why recovery matters to build better resilience day-to-day (21:32)Signs that you’re pushing your body beyond its stress capacities (24:00)How to use a wearable to enhance resilience (27:22)How to build heat tolerance using a sauna or steam room if you've never tried it before (28:34)Finally, in the experience section, we turn to your listener questions. We hear from listeners who are trying to bring more mindfulness into a busy life, who are trying to make new habits stick, or who need advice to better prevent or recover from burnout.  If you'd like to send us your health questions for future episodes, you can email us a voice note or write in at themethod@thriva.co. To Explore Further: Elaine Lee - University of Connecticut faculty profile: https://kins.uconn.edu/person/elaine-choung-hee-lee/Elaine Lee - STEM-Talk podcast appearance: https://www.ihmc.us/stemtalk/Greg Potter - Website: https://gregpotterphd.com/Greg Potter - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gregpotterphd/Thriva - Website: https://thriva.co/About Thriva: Thriva is a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan — how long we're living — and healthspan — how well we're living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what's going on inside your body — and what to do about it — before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions. To learn more about Thriva's values and services, visit https://thriva.co/

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Health advice is everywhere. Cold plunges, macro tracking, strength training, microplastics. Everyone's got an opinion. So what's actually worth your time? That's what this show is for. Dr Greg Potter is an expert in sleep, nutrition & metabolism. Charlie Edmondson isn’t. She's someone trying to feel better, get better sleep and not get fooled by wellness trends. They work through health topics together, with Charlie asking the questions you’re probably already asking yourself, and Greg cutting through the noise with what the science really says. This isn't about chasing the next biohack. It's about the long game of building a healthier, longer life without losing your mind trying to optimise every minute of it. Whether you're just getting curious about your health or you've been deep in it for years, The Method is here to give you advice you can actually trust. Explained by someone who knows, questioned by someone who wants to know too. 🔔 New episodes every Monday. Subscribe so you don't miss one. Contact Us 📸IG: thrivahealth 🔥TikTok: themethod 📧Email us: themethod@thriva.co About Thriva The Method is brought to you by Thriva, a proactive health platform built for the modern age. The promise of longevity often comes with years spent in poor health. We want to bridge the gap between lifespan - how long we're living - and healthspan - how well we're living. We combine powerful at-home blood testing with wearable insights and expert guidance. So you can know exactly what’s going on inside your body - and what to do about it - before issues arise. With this podcast, we hope to bring listeners confidence in everyday health decisions. To learn more about Thriva’s values and services, visit https://thriva.co/.

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    Thriva
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    28
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