Why is trying to be healthy so exhausting?

Why does trying to be healthy feel so exhausting? Behaviour change specialist and certified health coach Noémie Mooney on wellness burnout, conflicting health advice, and how to tell which health trends are worth keeping. Get the free newsletter every Tuesday: unwritten.coach/join In Episode 49 of Unwritten with Noémie Mooney, certified health coach and behaviour change specialist Noémie Mooney explains why trying to be healthy has started to feel like a second job, drawing on lululemon's 2024 Global Wellbeing Report, Rebekah Nagler's 2014 study on conflicting nutrition news and Lisa Fazio's 2015 research on the illusory truth effect. She introduces the Grain of SALT Test, 4 questions for deciding which health advice deserves a place in your life. In this relaunch episode, recorded in Mexico City after 10 months on the road, Noémie shares her theory: the tiring part of being healthy isn't the doing, it's the constant checking. She looks at why your brain starts believing a claim the 10th time you hear it, and how fibre turned into fibermaxxing. Chapters 00:00 When did being healthy become a second job? 00:54 Back from 10 months on the road 02:23 What happened to my routines while travelling 04:20 The tiring part isn't the doing 06:13 What conflicting health advice does to us 07:13 Why your brain believes what it hears twice 08:29 Every health trend starts with a grain of truth 10:42 What happened when I let go 11:39 The Grain of SALT Test 13:00 Find the grain, count the salt The full Grain of SALT Test: https://www.unwrittenpotential.com/p/which-health-advice-to-follow Noémie Mooney is an ACE Certified Health Coach, ICF-trained Behaviour Change Specialist and certified yoga instructor, trained in design thinking at the Stanford d.school. She hosts Unwritten with Noémie Mooney, a weekly podcast and newsletter for smart, sceptical people who are tired of wellness BS and want a healthier life that works in the real world. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.unwrittenpotential.com