The fitness industry sold us a dangerous lie: that progress in the gym means adding more weight every single session. In this episode, I break down why that belief is responsible for chronic injuries, early burnout, and millions of people quitting training altogether.

Using real examples from legendary coach Arthur Jones, insights discussed on The Joe Rogan Experience, and extreme cases like Eddie Hall, we examine the risk-to-reward ratio of chasing heavier weights—especially deadlifts, max lifts, and ego-driven training.

This episode explains why:

I also share a thought experiment that changes how you view strength forever: What if every gym capped weights at 50kg? Would progress stop—or would training finally become intelligent?

If your goal is to stay strong, pain-free, and consistent for 20–30 years, this episode will reframe how you train forever.

This is not anti-strength.

It’s anti-short-term thinking.

Perfect for:

Weight is a tool. Consistency is the outcome.

If you can still train next year, you’re winning.

Modern health problems are rarely caused by weak willpower or lack of discipline. They come from something deeper: a complete disconnect from how humans are designed to live.

In this episode of Eat’s Healthy Podcast, recorded right after a 12km training run for a planned 400km London-to-Le Mans challenge, I break down what I call our Flintstones roots — the basic human needs we’ve buried under diets, fitness programs, apps, supplements, and productivity hacks.

This is not another episode about macros, workouts, or motivation.

We talk about:

This episode challenges the idea that health needs to be impressive, tracked, or extreme. Health was never meant to be optimized — it was meant to be stable.

If you feel tired, inflamed, unmotivated, stuck in cycles of dieting, or constantly “starting again,” this episode will help you ask a better question:

Which part of being human have I removed from my life?

No tactics. No checklists. No trends.

Just common sense — before it became an industry.

Listen if you’re tired of chasing fixes and want to rebuild health from the ground up.

Most health problems don’t start with laziness.

They start with ambition.

In this episode of the Eat’s Healthy Podcast, I break down a pattern I’ve seen repeatedly over years of working with clients: people postpone their health to chase promotions, businesses, financial stability, or career success — believing they can “pause” their body and fix it later with a quick 12-week transformation.

That pause never exists.

We explore why weight gain, burnout, chronic fatigue, injuries, and long-term health issues are not personal failures, but the result of systems and habits built during high-stress, high-ambition phases of life. You didn’t gain fat — you built a lifestyle that produced it.

In this episode, you’ll learn:

If you’ve ever gained 10–30kg “without understanding how,” tried multiple short-term diets, or felt trapped in a loop of restarting fitness programmes, this episode will change how you see health, success, and long-term sustainability.

Because if you don’t want to keep restarting,

stop trying to fix the result — and start rebuilding the structure that led there.

Listen now and rethink everything you’ve been told about health, weight loss, and ambition.

Calorie counting is often sold as the gold standard for weight loss. Track your numbers, stay disciplined, and results will follow — at least that’s the promise.

But what if calorie counting doesn’t fail because of you, and instead fails because the environment is engineered against you?

In this episode of the Eat’s Healthy Podcast, I break down why calorie counting is fundamentally incompatible with modern life. Using the famous marshmallow experiment — and updating it for today’s reality of constant food advertising, ultra-processed products, addictive ingredient engineering, and calorie-tracking apps — I explain why willpower alone is no match for a system designed to create return customers.

We cover:

Most importantly, I explain what actually works in practice:

If you’ve ever blamed yourself for failing at calorie counting, this episode will reframe the problem completely. The issue isn’t discipline. The issue is trying to win a game where the rules — and the board — are already stacked against you.

This is not a motivational talk.

This is a systems-level explanation — and a practical way out.

People don’t fail because there’s something wrong with them. They fail because the plan they were sold stops working the moment real life gets in the way.

In this episode of theEat’s Healthy Podcast, we break down the hidden problems behind “lose 20 kg in 3 months” weight loss programs, transformation challenges and hyper-strict personal training plans. I share what I saw first-hand as a trainer: clients losing a lot of weight fast… and then 80–90% regaining it within a few years once the programme ended.

We dig into:

You’ll also hear practical examples of simple, sustainable skills you can build (like morning hydration and basic nutrition understanding) that actually fit into a messy, real life — not just a perfect 12-week window.

If your weight loss plan can’t survive your real life, it’s not a solution. It’s theatre.

This episode will help you start thinking less about fast weight loss and more about skills and habits you never have to restart.

In this raw, extended episode of the Eat’s Healthy Podcast—likely dropping just before New Year’s—host Andrei wishes listeners a Happy New Year filled with love, social connections, health, and wisdom to shape their lives. Expressing heartfelt thanks for the podcast’s growth through your downloads, he opens up about his grueling entrepreneurial journey launching Eat Healthy, a London-based maker of vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free cakes using just nuts, seeds, fruits, cocoa/coconut butter, and honey/agave. Arriving 7 years ago with £1,000 after losing everything abroad, Andrei shares the brutal realities: toxic kitchen jobs, failed job hunts (150+ applications ignored), construction labor to survive, COVID shutdowns, loans turning £15K into £21K debt, and becoming a qualified electrician for stability. He details massive mistakes—like ignoring market changes, ineffective social media (9K followers, 4K posts, zero sales traction), influencer flops, and ad pitfalls—while adapting recipes, educating a diverse London audience wary of “vegan” labels, and battling giants on budgets of £1,000–£1,700/month (with £400–£600 losses). Using ChatGPT for data-driven tweaks, he focuses on SEO (200+ articles for Google crawling), Google My Business (329 five-star reviews, ranking #1 in North London for key terms), and benchmarks like 40–50 conversions for google optimization and 400–500 reviews for credibility. Dreaming of scaling to attract buyers like McDonald’s, or Mars (inspired by Kind bars), Andrei emphasizes persistence: “Keep knocking, and a door will open.” If you’re an entrepreneur facing burnout or a listener in London (or with friends there), check out the vegan cakes, share the episode, or follow to support—your actions fuel the fight!

In this heartfelt pre-Christmas episode of the Eat’s Healthy Podcast, host Andrei wishes listeners a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year while expressing deep gratitude for over 5,000 downloads and the chance to help even one person. Sharing a painful story of a 35-year-old friend whose chaotic routine—waking at 10:30 a.m., irregular meals, excessive screen time (TikTok, Instagram, Netflix, Xbox until 2-3 a.m.), and minimal exercise—led to “funny” vision episodes and doctor visits (GP, neurologist, cardiologist) with no resolution, Andrei highlights how no one questioned her lifestyle. Passionate and frustrated, he urges women worldwide to build self-awareness and make common-sense changes: normalize sleep/wake times (align with sunrise), exercise weekly, eat on schedule, reduce blue light, and avoid late-night snacks. Citing facts like natural muscle loss after 30, blue light’s irreversible effects on circadian rhythms, and 1 in 2 women over 50 fracturing bones from osteoporosis, Andrei stresses the profound impact on fertility, immune health, and future generations—especially as mothers. This isn’t about extremes like six-packs or supplements; it’s a plea for foundational habits to prevent scars from illnesses like cancer. If you’re a woman listening, prioritize your health—you matter, and your choices shape kids and society. Tune in for a raw, adrenaline-fueled call to action!

In this episode of the Eat’s Healthy Podcast, host Andrei cuts through the diet hype with a brutally honest question: Can you follow any diet for 30 years—not days or weeks? Drawing from 20 years in the health and wellness industry, Andrei explains why short-term studies on small groups ignore real-life chaos: family, kids, career stress, travel, grief, and unpredictable changes that derail rigid plans. Forget quick-fix “pills” like fasting or calorie counting that promise fast results but crumble under pressure—think headaches, app obsession, or skipping family meals. Instead, embrace common-sense eating: nuts, seeds, fruits, veggies, meats, eggs, fish, and dairy on a flexible schedule (breakfast, 10 a.m. snack, lunch, 3 p.m. snack, dinner by 6 p.m., no liquids during meals, at least 2-hour gap before bed). Adapt for night shifts or dinners out by reducing carbs and boosting veggies. The key? Align your habits with the healthy, energetic life you envision long-term, not just the body you want now. Tune in to rethink diets as identity builders for sustainable stamina and well-being—your future self will thank you!

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In this candid break from health tips on the Eat’s Healthy Podcast, host Andrei pulls back the curtain on Eat Healthy—a London-based company crafting vegan, gluten-free cakes packed with nuts, seeds, and fruits to make nutrition delicious and accessible. Celebrating 6 years in one of the toughest industries (with an 80% failure rate in the first 5 years), Andrei shares the raw challenges: competing with traditional sponge cakes, educating confused customers searching for “vegan gluten-free cake” who expect fluff over raw goodness, and the sky-high costs of penetrating London’s saturated food market. With 324+ five-star Google reviews fueling hope, Andrei goes all-in with £1,000–£1,700 monthly Google Ads budgets (maxing credit cards), learning hard lessons: avoid emotional tweaks that reset algorithms, prioritize volume (300–500 daily clicks) for the first 3 months, run Meta retargeting in the background, and brace for losses while feeding data to AI for smarter conversions. A heartwarming shoutout to American listeners whose word-of-mouth reached London relatives underscores the global support. Andrei’s mission? Prove people crave healthier treats without sacrificing taste—and hit 400 reviews by end of 2025. Tune in for unfiltered entrepreneur insights, ad strategy tips, and a plea to follow on Podbean to boost the show!

In this insightful episode of Eat’s Healthy Podcast, host Andrei reveals the truth behind weight loss desires: people aren’t just chasing a lower number on the scale—they want to escape the “box” of tension, low stamina, poor sleep, digestion woes, and emotional traps built over years. Drawing from personal training experience, Andrei explains why equating weight loss with lasting fitness leads to failure, with 85% regaining weight in 5 years from quick fixes like pills, fasting, or extreme diets or 3 months programs. Instead, treat your body as an ongoing project: build calm, daily habits without rushing or extremes for true results like energy, confidence, flexibility, and peace of mind. The real victory? Waking up one day realizing motivation is unnecessary—habits become your new normal. Andrei thanks global listeners (especially in America) for hitting 5,000 downloads and invites questions for future episodes to guide your journey to sustainable health. Tune in to redefine what you truly want and break free for good!