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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.

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.

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. 

Dr Eric Helms explains the importance of strength training and how we can put the science into practice.

When it comes to feeling better now and protecting your long-term health, resistance training fits the bill. It strengthens bones, improves metabolic function, and builds the kind of physical resilience that pays dividends for decades. 

The U.S. has just released its new food pyramid and dietary guidelines for Americans. And while it's garnered plenty of media attention so far, we wanted to dig into what the guidance actually says.  Here’s our full breakdown of what it all means and what key takeaways you can apply to your own meals.

The standard advice says adults need seven to nine hours of sleep per night. While this isn’t explicitly wrong, it treats sleep like a one-size-fits-all prescription. In reality, sleep is more like a fingerprint; something uniquely shaped by your genetics, lifestyle, age, and more. 

In our first episode, we explore what really works when it comes to making the most of a night's sleep.

Six months ago, we shared Dr Lucas Denton’s story: a year of health improvement that started with a single blood test. But health journeys don’t have a neat beginning, middle, and end. Even after reaching your goal, you transition into maintenance mode.

The Method isn't just a place for expert opinions. We want your voices, too.

‘I lost [weight] just by the change in diet and exercise. I started these changes in July 2025, and I have got my cholesterol down.’ This Thriva user isn't alone. When we surveyed 45 people who'd successfully lowered their cholesterol, the majority reported making multiple changes in how they ate, moved, and lived.

December brings cold, sleepy mornings and long evenings. But it also means sharing meals with friends and family, and enjoying foods we don’t have every day. 

Capillary blood sampling has the potential to greatly expand access to healthcare. By facilitating diagnostic tests at home or at convenient, easily accessible locations, these methods have the capacity to improve detection rates and enable more effective disease monitoring.

At Thriva, we want to give our users as much insight into their health as possible - and we think community data is a powerful part of that. In 2024 we processed over 30,000 blood tests, and we're excited to showcase some key insights connecting the results to controllable lifestyle factors.

Testing this health metric only takes a few minutes, but it can give you significant insights into your current and long-term health.

While Greg brings the scientific expertise, Charlie keeps things grounded in real life.

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.