From Andrew Huberman's Goop collab and Mel Robbins' protein shots to MAHA flipping the long-defunct food pyramid and making meningitis great again, the first full week of 2026 was off to quite a start. Derek covers the week that made heads spin.
Show Notes
Andrew Huberman is Optimizing Turkey Chili
Mel Robbins is Selling Protein Shots
What to Know About the New Childhood Vaccine Schedule
Health officials slash the number of vaccines recommended for all kids
Johns Hopkins doctor concerned over CDC's new child vaccine recommendations
Flu season already rivals last winter's harsh epidemic
FDA announces sweeping changes to oversight of wearables, AI-enabled devices
Ōura’s Ricky Bloomfield proposes new regulatory pathway for wearable health features
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We were first ID eating this, praying, thinking, I wonder if Andrew Huberman would ever consider doing a collaboration with us at Goop Kitchen.
The first thing I thought of was the chili because of the density of protein.
Some kidney beans, but not overly starchy.
I love the chili.
It's spectacular.
The meat to bean ratio in chili is crucial.
Yes.
Yes.
How many times have I fucked up the meat to bean ratio and ruined everyone's night?
My wife, me, the cats, the puppy, all victims to an improper meat to bean ratio in our fucking turkey chili, especially, especially when the density of protein is off.
So here it is.
Holy cow.
This is the first product I've ever launched.
I've been working on this for over a year.
I didn't do it alone.
This is the coolest part.
I partnered with world-renowned experts in medicine, in nutrition, in scientific innovation.
I'm talking your favorite experts from the Mel Robbins podcast because here's what the experts on the Mel Robbins podcast taught me.
Protein isn't just for building muscles in the gym.
Protein is the fuel that you need to live a healthy life.
About a year ago, I started prioritizing, you know, complete protein, which is the protein that has all the amino acids that you need.
And I was shocked at how hard it is to get the amount of protein that all the experts are recommending.
Well, Mel, that's because you're not picking foods with the right density of protein.
Is there a reason you didn't launch your new guava protein shot with Andrew Huberman?
It's been a long week.
The first full week of 2026, and my feed is filled with the Huberman Lab Goop crossover no one asked for except apparently Gwyneth prayed for.
And then you have self-help plagiarist Mel Robbins making up a protein problem.
Sadly, as the week progressed, it turned out that plenty of others are waging a war on the war on protein as well.
Protein and healthy fats are essential.
And we're wrongly discouraged in prior dietary guidelines.
We are ending the war on saturated fats.
Are you tired yet?
I'm tired, but it's no time to sleep.
January is here.
Wellness influencers have an entire line of New Year, New Year products to churn out once again.
And problems that aren't problems that need to be solved are here, like the invented notion that Americans don't get enough protein.
We're going to go through those today.
Just like MAGA appears to be accelerating as the midterms rush at us, Maha is speeding up its actions as well.
Last week, we saw a month's worth of pseudoscience and misinformation from that camp, and some of it could result in long-term damage.
But it's no time to get overwhelled.
I'm Derek Barris, and you're listening to a conspiratuality bonus episode.
Let's get into it.
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