Health Is A Skill with Todd Vande Hei
Welcome to the Health is a Skill podcast with host Todd Vande Hei! Todd is the CEO of Stark, which exists to change the future of health and fitness in the communities they serve. For the last 15 years, Todd has been on a journey to discover what it means to be in a state of peak health. After suffering from a series of seizures and being diagnosed with high blood pressure and atrial fibrillation in his early 30’s, Todd decided it was time to make a change. Those changes fell into one of four categories: lifestyle, exercise, nutrition, and stress management. But the biggest thing Todd learned through it all? Health is a skill. You’re not born with it, like some would like you to believe, and it isn’t acquired by simply buying another product or starting that new diet. Health is something you can create for yourself, and over time it is possible to attain peak health.
Podcasting since 2024 • 83 episodes
Health Is A Skill with Todd Vande Hei
Latest Episodes
Epigenetic Clocks: Can You Actually Reverse Biological Age?
What if your body is aging faster than your birthday suggests?In this episode, Todd Vande Hei breaks down the science behind epigenetic clocks, DNA methylation, and biological age testing. These emerging tools attempt to measure how quic...
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Season 4
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Episode 46
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11:44
Mental Fitness: The Health Metric No One Is Measuring
Everyone wants to optimize their body. Very few people are training their mind.In this episode, Todd Vande Hei breaks down the concept of mental fitness — the ability to maintain clarity, composure, and forward movement under pressure.Y...
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Episode 45
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15:02
Why Your HRV Is Low (And What To Do About It)
You track your HRV. You try to eat clean. You train. You supplement. You optimize.But your numbers still won’t rise.In this solo episode, Todd Vande Hei explains why HRV often drops in modern life — not because you’re weak, aging poorly...
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Episode 44
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11:12
Why Fasting Is Making Most Americans Weaker — Not Healthier
Fasting has become one of the most popular health trends in America.But what if it’s quietly making most people metabolically weaker?In this solo episode, Todd Van De Hei challenges the modern obsession with intermittent fasting and exp...
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Episode 43
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30:06
Why High Performers Burn Out — and How to Evolve Without Losing Your Edge with Lane Kennedy
High performers don’t think they have a stress problem. They think they have a performance problem. In this episode, Todd Van De Hei sits down with mindfulness teacher and genetic stress specialist Lane Kennedy to unpack why stress...
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Episode 42
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41:55