The Health Trends That Defined 2025 (and What’s Coming Next in 2026) Part 1

takeaways

1. Rosie Fitzmaurice shared her 2025 wellness routine, including classical mat Pilates, regular Finnish sauna sessions, a plant-based sauna swimsuit, and a longevity fitness test measuring balance, grip strength and VO2 max.

2. The WHO issued its first guideline recommendations on GLP-1 therapies for obesity in December 2025, and the discussion covered societal pressures, celebrity honesty about side effects, and concerns about black-market access without medical guidance.

3. Experts consulted for Rosie's microplastics research stressed there isn't yet strong evidence of harm to humans, that exposure is near-impossible to fully avoid, and that chewing gum was a surprising source.

4. Fertility breakthroughs discussed included turning human skin cells into immature egg cells and AI helping locate viable sperm, though legal and ethical barriers remain.

5. The hosts noted growing concern about AI use in health, from ChatGPT self-diagnosis to teenagers using chatbots as therapists, with a psychotherapist reportedly seeing fewer client inquiries.

6. A shift towards simplified, low-cost wellness was highlighted — forest bathing, sunlight, grounding, breathwork, community, fibre maxing, reducing ultra-processed foods, and the growing alcohol-free movement.

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