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Rethinking Health is a national media-based nonprofit with a bold vision: to transform health in America through groundbreaking public awareness and advertising campaigns.

Americans spent an astonishing $5.3 trillion on healthcare in 2024. That’s roughly $15,500 for every man, woman, and chi...
10/08/2026

Americans spent an astonishing $5.3 trillion on healthcare in 2024. That’s roughly $15,500 for every man, woman, and child.

We spend enormous amounts of money diagnosing and treating disease. We celebrate medical breakthroughs, new medications, and increasingly sophisticated technologies.

But how much attention are we placing on understanding why so many people are getting sick in the first place?

According to the CDC, 90% of our nation’s healthcare expenditures are for people with chronic conditions, physical and mental.

Think about that. Trillions spent every single year on chronic illness. We’ve built an entire system that’s overwhelmingly focused on managing disease instead of preventing it in the first place.

We call it a healthcare system. Shouldn’t promoting health and preventing illness be at the heart of it?




Can something as simple as walking help teens’ mental health? A new study published in JAMA Network Open suggests it can...
10/05/2026

Can something as simple as walking help teens’ mental health? A new study published in JAMA Network Open suggests it can.

Researchers followed more than 5,500 adolescents and found that those who took more steps each day had fewer mental health symptoms one year later. And the findings went beyond how kids felt: higher daily step counts were also associated with structural differences in brain regions involved in sensory processing and regulating emotions and mood.

The researchers used wearable devices to objectively measure physical activity. Adolescents averaging fewer than 5,000 steps a day reported the most mental health symptoms, while those who moved more generally reported fewer. There was no single “magic number”; the association continued as step counts increased.

The study was observational and adds to a growing body of research showing just how closely physical activity and mental well-being are connected.

At Rethinking Health, we believe addressing the youth mental health crisis involves more than finding solutions when a child is struggling. We want to empower families before they reach the point of crisis.

There are no simple answers to the youth mental health crisis, but these findings give parents another good reason to get their kids outside and moving.

Study link in the comments. ⬇️




We tend to think about food in terms of what tastes good, what we’re craving, what’s convenient, or what will fill us up...
09/24/2026

We tend to think about food in terms of what tastes good, what we’re craving, what’s convenient, or what will fill us up. But food has another rather important job: nourishing us.

Our bodies need protein, healthy fats, carbs, vitamins, minerals, fiber, and other nutrients to function properly. Our brains do, too.

That’s one reason this new UCSF study caught our attention. People with depression who dramatically reduced ultra-processed foods experienced improvements in symptoms of depression and anxiety.

It was a small pilot study — just 20 people — so the findings need to be tested in a larger group. But they raise an interesting question about something much bigger than depression:

What would happen to our nation’s health if we started thinking about food not just as something to consume and enjoy, but as a way to support our physical and emotional well-being?

Links to the UCSF article and the JAMA Psychiatry study in the comments. ⬇️





Widespread obesity. Chronic illness. Kids on psychotropic meds. Spending hours a day on screens. Ultra-processed food as...
09/17/2026

Widespread obesity. Chronic illness. Kids on psychotropic meds. Spending hours a day on screens. Ultra-processed food as everyday food. Sleep deprivation. Pharmaceuticals dispensed like candy.

These are just a few of the things we’ve normalized. They’ve become so commonplace that we rarely stop to question them anymore.

But common doesn’t necessarily mean normal. And normal doesn’t necessarily mean healthy.

If we want to transform our nation’s health, we need to take a serious look at our culture — and what we now view as acceptable.




From fast food and prescription pills to diets that promise instant results, we live in a culture where convenience ofte...
09/11/2026

From fast food and prescription pills to diets that promise instant results, we live in a culture where convenience often wins. Everyone wants everything NOW — even if comes at the expense of their health.

Sometimes making the healthier choice means slowing down and going against what's become normal.

Maybe a little rebellion isn't such a bad thing.



You can’t always look at someone and know what they’re carrying — even someone you love. Sometimes the most important th...
09/04/2026

You can’t always look at someone and know what they’re carrying — even someone you love.

Sometimes the most important thing we can do is let someone know they don’t have to pretend everything is okay. That they can be real with us.

When they do open up, listen without rushing to judge or fix.

Make time to ask. Make room to listen. 💙




This is me as a teenager. I look happy — and in that moment, perhaps I was. But I also had an extraordinarily difficult ...
08/27/2026

This is me as a teenager. I look happy — and in that moment, perhaps I was. But I also had an extraordinarily difficult childhood and was carrying things no one looking at me could possibly see.

That’s something we often forget about young people. They can smile, laugh, go to school, get good grades, and appear perfectly fine but be struggling beneath the surface.

This birthday feels especially meaningful because Rethinking Health is turning one! Our first campaign will focus on youth mental health and helping families recognize that when they hear “I’m fine,” it may not be the whole story.

For my birthday — and Rethinking Health’s first birthday — I’m asking you to help us bring this important public awareness campaign to life. Please make a tax-deductible birthday donation today at the link in the comments. 💚

We have access to more health information than ever before. Yet our health outcomes are abysmal. Mental health challenge...
08/20/2026

We have access to more health information than ever before. Yet our health outcomes are abysmal. Mental health challenges among children and young adults are at record highs, nearly three-quarters of the adult population is overweight, and chronic disease in children and adults continues to rise.

Meanwhile, everywhere we turn, someone is telling us how to get healthier. There are books, Substacks, podcasts, webinars, docuseries, and conferences. And social media has become an endless marketplace for nutraceuticals, supplements, biohacking tools, diets, tests, devices, and protocols — all promising to revolutionize our wellbeing in some way.

It’s downright overwhelming, even for the most health literate.

So how do we know what to believe? What to ignore? What might actually make a difference?

The key is to become a more active participant in your own health. Ask questions. Do your own research. Use common sense and critical thinking. And pay attention to what actually works — or doesn’t work — for your own body.

Remember, when it comes to your health, no one knows your body better than you do.




Think about some of the things we’ve come to accept as normal. We’ve become accustomed to things that would have been al...
08/13/2026

Think about some of the things we’ve come to accept as normal. We’ve become accustomed to things that would have been alarming not that long ago. Like:

- Getting by on minimal sleep.
- Eating highly processed foods.
- Putting young children on psychotropic medications.
- Being on screens for hours a day.
- Pervasive chronic conditions like obesity and heart disease.

But here’s the thing. Common doesn’t necessarily mean normal. And normal doesn’t necessarily mean healthy. But we sometimes confound the two.

Repeated exposure has a way of changing our perception. Something that might have once concerned us gradually becomes familiar. And what becomes familiar can easily start to feel “normal.”

If we want to change our nation’s health, we need to start questioning some of the things we’ve come to accept as normal. We need to exercise common sense, curiosity and critical thinking — and decide if the things we’ve normalized are actually helping us live healthier lives.

Learn more about how we’re working to change the conversation about health in America at Rethinking.Health.




Personal responsibility matters. But let’s stop pretending it’s the whole story.Every day, we’re told to “just make bett...
08/06/2026

Personal responsibility matters. But let’s stop pretending it’s the whole story.

Every day, we’re told to “just make better choices.” At the same time, the food industry spends billions promoting unhealthy products and making them part of everyday life.

We wouldn’t expect someone to swim upstream if there’s a strong current pulling them the other way. So why do we expect people to make healthy choices in environments intentionally engineered to steer them in the opposite direction?

Yes, individual choices matter. But if we want to improve America’s health, we also need to examine the environments shaping our choices — and ask why we’ve come to accept them as normal.








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