Hype vs. Reality: The Biggest Health Trends of 2025

In this episode, we revisit our 2024 health predictions to see what we got right—and what we completely missed. Then, we dive into the biggest winners and losers of 2025, the most overhyped health trends, and the breakthrough technologies that will actually make an impact. Plus, Altamash shares his personal experience with surgery and recovery, revealing the critical lessons he learned about muscle loss, nutrition, and what most people (and even doctors) overlook when it comes to post-surgical healing. Resources mentioned in the show: ⁠ESPEN practical guideline: Clinical nutrition in surgery⁠⁠: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34242915/ Study on Sleep Regularity & All-Cause Mortality⁠⁠: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37738616/ Study on Muscle Atrophy Post-Surgery & Nutritional Strategies⁠: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8156786/ ⁠JAMA Open Access Paper on Nutrition Competencies for Medical Trainees⁠: https://www.google.com/search?q=%E2%81%A0JAMA+Open+Access+Paper+on+Nutrition+Competencies+for+Medical+Trainees%E2%81%A0&rlz=1C1VDKB_enUS1124US1124&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8