Ask Joe DiMatteo

01/25/2026

Don’t overthink it. The world is full of voices telling you the “right” way to start moving. As Dante says, “No movement is wasted.” Forget optimal and just get moving.

01/22/2026

If there was any doubt, new research has shown an undeniable link between tanning bed use and cancer. The details are specific, logical, and absolutely clear: tanning beds are a very bad idea! 

If there was any linger doubt, let this research put it to rest... Indoor tanning is now undeniably linked to a nearly tripled risk of melanoma, and new genomic work shows it scatters cancer‑linked DNA mutations across huge swaths of skin, even in places the sun almost never sees. That combination...

01/22/2026

Start small. Start Simple. Start Now. Going for a walk around the block on Tuesday and Thursday is perfectly acceptable. Going from couch potato to 5 day/week gym-rat is a great way to burn out and quit.

01/21/2026

Have we been overvaluing VO2? The real marker of a healthy life is the resilience from doing the work. Are you doing the work? Are you getting better at doing the work? That’s the end all be all!
Want to hear more? Episode 89 out now! Streaming on all platforms!

01/15/2026

Anything that causes an 82% remission in leukemia is exciting. The trial may be small and it's definitely early stages, but this is the sort of news we love to share! One more step toward a cancer-free future!

A tiny tweak to the DNA code just bought some of the sickest leukemia patients something they were told they’d never get. Remission. In an early trial from London, a gene‑edited CAR‑T therapy sent 82% of patients with aggressive, “incurable” T‑cell leukemia into deep remission, long enou...

01/08/2026

The 2025 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine went to three scientists that figured out how the immune system knows when to stop so it doesn't accidentally harm us. The implications for those with autoimmune disorders is profound.

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In October of 2025, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists who figured out how the immune system hits the brakes before it accidentally destroys us. That vital work is now reshaping treatment for autoimmune disease, cancer, and even organ transplants. The 2025 priz...

01/08/2026

The goal is to make exercise second nature! Defaulting into working out, finding a workout that’s congruent to who you are.
Check out Episode 88 - out now!

01/07/2026

Happy New Year, Episode 88 is out now!
Why do you hate your workout? New research has answers.
Check out this episode for suggestions on your next workout routine!