2025 Mid-year review
This is my attempt to stay on track and reflect on the topics I considered important at the beginning of the year: What’s in store for 2025?
At the time, I set out with two guiding principles:
Each of us exists in a unique state of health, shaped by our interaction with the natural world. We can find ourselves anywhere on a spectrum from good health to poor health—and we can shift along that spectrum depending on how we choose to engage with our environment.
There are four fundamental aspects of the natural world that we evolved with:
Food
Microbiome
Natural sunlight
The Earth’s negative charge
Since then, I’ve expanded the second principle by adding sleep and exercise, bringing the total to six foundational pillars of a healthy, long life:
Food
Microbiome
Natural sunlight
The Earth’s negative charge
Exercise
Sleep
Before reviewing 2025’s progress to date, I want to highlight two key influences that have helped shape my direction within these principles, namely mainstream coverage of health topics and reader feedback.
Mainstream Coverage of Health Topics
I’m increasingly encouraged by how the issues I’ve been writing about are gaining traction in the popular press. We’re seeing more coverage of the damage caused by modern lifestyles—and more importantly, how to protect ourselves. For example, in January I wrote about the dangerously low levels of vitamins and minerals in the UK diet, and how that correlates with rising hospitalizations. I also covered research suggesting that a low-carbohydrate diet may be more effective for weight loss than popular GLP-1 drugs.
Reader Feedback
Reader comments—here and on LinkedIn—are increasingly shaping the short-term direction of my work. It’s deeply rewarding to know that people are reading, thinking, and engaging with what I share.
Some recent examples:
My articles on strenuous exercise and the need for adequate dietary carbohydrates were prompted by questions from a reader I’ve never met.
My deeper dives into bioavailable carbohydrates and human digestion were inspired by conversations with two male friends navigating weight loss.
I’m currently working on new pieces about heart disease and statin therapy, prompted by another friend recently told by his doctor that his LDL is “too high.”
My evolving views on what makes a healthy gut microbiome have been influenced by insightful emails from another reader.
If you’ve had thoughts or reflections based on what you’ve read here, please don’t hesitate to share. Your input is invaluable to me.
Moving on.
Articles Published Through June 2025
In addition to the topics I’ve already linked above, this year’s blog posts have covered:
Ongoing changes in my local natural environment, especially regarding sunlight exposure
How nutrient-dense, real food may serve as a viable treatment option for conditions like ADHD
A look at The Extinction of Experience, and how "we accept the unacceptable because it is normal"—a concept that resonates strongly
What’s Coming Next
Here’s what I’m working on for the foreseeable future:
Gut Microbiome – I’ve significantly shifted my thinking here, and I’ll share how and why
Natural Sunlight – The more I learn, the more convinced I am that it’s at least as vital as food for maintaining good health
Heart Disease – What are the real causes? (Spoiler: It’s still not cholesterol)
The Regenerative Garden – Updates on our progress and what’s been working
Causing No Harm – A summary of how we can adapt modern living to avoid evolutionary mismatches and protect our metabolic health
That’s all for now, here’s a list of what I’ve published through June 2025.
Articles by month
January
A lack of vitamins and minerals from food increases NHS hospital admissions
February
March
The Hidden Dangers of Modern Food: Understanding and Overcoming the High-Carbohydrate Trap
March Seasonal Update: The Return of Full Sunlight and a Waking Garden