Oliver’s Health Stack

What's your name and what are you known for?

Ollie Patrick, Health and Wellbeing Consultancy.

What health advice would you give yourself 10 years ago?

Be tender. I often lean into hard things and wellbeing was a lot of punishing behaviours. Now I'm much more into restoration and real energy recuperation.

What's in your gym bag?

I have a CBD roll as part of an early anti-inflammatory strategy. When I get localised muscle soreness I bang a bit of that on. The theory's mixed but the product's good.

What's your morning routine?

I've got these glasses that infuse your eyeball with the light you'd naturally get from the dream English winter. I do time-restricted eating although I don't advocate it for many. Morning is supplements, morning light, then dealing with the children.

Bold health take?

Peptides are blowing up. I think GLP-1 will become a democratised longevity tool. We'll move out of obesity management to popularised oral longevity products. We might have a GLP-1 protein shake in our gyms in the next 24 months.

Favourite brand in health?

I'll only say the brands I've worked with and I've got my favourite in each category — favourite sauna, favourite wearable — but I can't reveal too many of those.

Supplement you can't live without?

I was of the field that you could nourish without supplementation, then 25 years of testing people — rarely did I find anyone with quality vitamin D, magnesium, B vitamins, gut microbiome. So I take Vitals by Heights. They spend a lot of time on efficacy and real quality.

Worst health advice you ever followed?

That you can passively buy health. The era of colonic irrigations — the idea I could override fibre, hydration, better movement with passive interventions. The basics are just pretty important.

Where does your health money go?

Experiences. There's a group of people diving into a cold plunge, I'll be in. There's a team sauna, some kind of experiential treatment — I'll love that. Spending on experience is never money misspent.

Any tech you use daily?

I'm a Whooper. I got into WHOOP years ago when I couldn't work out which exercise session I shouldn't do. It gave me insight into feelings I'd left behind. WHOOP doesn't tell me how I feel — it supports me to understand how I feel. The aggregated WHOOP age is a really good north star.

One fitness rule you live by?

I always loved Zone 2. I don't enjoy pain — I'm not Goggins. Zone 2 in nature is about as good a lifestyle intervention as I can imagine.

Health goal this year?

To stabilise. I'm a middle-aged man. I've got my VO2 max, skeletal muscle mass, and mobility. My job is to finish the year with the same values. This isn't a year to achieve a fitness goal — my goal is to not regress.

Best thing you did for your health last year?

Moved the sauna from a place to home. Put a sauna in my lounge — very Finnish of me. Where there's a technology with great value, can I bring more frictionless access to it. Sauna in the house was a huge move.

Best place in the world to work out?

Where your friends are. I've been in the most beautiful gyms in the world but I'm on my own. I don't mind what the facility is if the vibe is high and the community is high.

Person people should follow?

Harry Jameson. Entrepreneur in the wellness space — trying to balance fundraising, international business and being a good husband and dad.

Health trend that's BS?

Infusions are a challenge. The idea of infusing NAD — there's no data. It may not be harmful but what's the opportunity cost? It robs me from something that could have been inherently good.

Dream sauna lineup?

Huberman — hasn't been cancelled yet so I'll keep my eyes on that one. Obama — as an orator he's inspirational. And Rhonda Patrick — she's brought a lot of the sauna data to the mainstream. No relation to Ollie Patrick but I wish she was.