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You can see what’s on your plate, but you can’t see what’s in your blood. We analysed anonymised blood test data from Thriva users to find out how what you eat really shows up in your blood and whether supplements are closing the gaps.

Should you take probiotics? It’s a question that’s hard to avoid when shelves in supermarkets, pharmacies, and health food shops are bursting with probiotic products claiming to boost your gut health. But are the pills, yoghurts, and powders actually worth your time and money?

Wondering whether you actually ovulated this month? A progesterone blood test—often called the day-21 test—gives you a direct answer by measuring the hormone that rises after ovulation. Here's what it involves, what your results mean, and what to do if things aren't where you'd expect.

You get your blood test results back. Everything’s “normal.” But what does that actually mean, and is normal the same as good?

There’s no shortage of health advice out there, but how much of it actually works? Cold plunges, glucose monitors, protein timing, strength training, avoiding microplastics… How do we figure out what’s worth our time? Now, there’s a method.

Professor David Spiegel, Associate Chair of Psychiatry at Stanford University and a leading researcher on hypnosis, stress, and mind-body medicine, joins Greg and Charlie to explore the science of stress and the practical tools that can help us manage it.

Life gets busy, your week fills up, and the run you’d planned doesn’t happen. By Sunday, you’re trying to cram a week’s worth of exercise into one session. 

Dr Vishal Shah, Thriva's Chief Medical Officer and a GP by background, explains why establishing a baseline is one of the most important things you can do for your long-term health, and how to actually do it.

You might’ve felt post-yoga clarity: the sense that your mind has gone quiet and your focus has sharpened.

Most of us have a surprisingly inaccurate picture of what we actually eat. Research consistently shows that dietary recall is unreliable: people forget items, misjudge portions, and sometimes report foods they never consumed. 

Our home blood tests are clinically validated to produce results equivalent to a venous blood draw at your GP. The difference is in how the sample is collected, not in the accuracy of the result.

Twenty seconds a day could completely transform how you feel. And no, you don't need to spend this time doing jumping jacks or braving icy water. You just need to give someone a hug.

While cholesterol is a major contributor to heart disease, understanding how to improve it can feel complicated. For Heart Health Month, we looked at cholesterol data from thousands of Thriva users to find out what's actually associated with better lipid results.

As a young medical student in China, Dr Andrea Maier met a 90-year-old woman who wanted to do Tai Chi with her every day.  “She was so flexible in her joints,” Maier said of her former 4am Tai Chi partner. “I realised then that 90-year-olds, or even 70-year-olds, are very different. And that ageing is just beautiful and can be very successful.”

If you've ever done a blood test in the afternoon and received an unexpected result, the timing of your sample may be to blame. For a handful of biomarkers with strong diurnal variation, the time of day you take a blood test can meaningfully shift results.

Dr Andrea Maier explains what democratising longevity really means. She joins us to explore the socioeconomic factors that determine how long you live and the simple, accessible tests that reveal how well you’re ageing.

If you're tracking your cholesterol, you might be missing an important number. While LDL has been the gold standard for decades, a growing body of research suggests ApoB is a more accurate predictor of cardiovascular disease risk.

"We usually say the six months in space are more or less like 10 years on Earth," explained Dr Filippo Ongaro, a physician who worked with the European Space Agency. The accelerated bone and muscle loss these astronauts experience provides unique insight into how we can stay strong as we age.

In today’s pilot episode, get to know your hosts, Dr. Greg Potter and Charlie Edmondson.

You’ve braved the 6 am alarm, put contacts into groggy eyes, pulled gym kit onto achy limbs. It’s a feat of willpower to accomplish your workout in time to shower, eat breakfast, and ‘officially’ start your day along with everyone else.