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DR JOHN LA PUMA What an Indoor Life is Actually Doing to Your Health

2026-04-17

John La Puma, MD, ChefMD™ is a two-time New York Times bestselling author, board-certified internist, and professionally trained chef who pioneered Culinary Medicine.

He now pioneers EcoMedicine from his small regenerative teaching farm. His upcoming book, Indoor Epidemic, reveals how spending 93% of life indoors steals sleep, focus, and years, and how reclaiming just 7% outdoors can restore them using the evidence-based Outdoor Rx framework.

This is clinically validated intervention, presenting nature as foundational medicine, an essential component of health and the missing pillar in optimizing longevity and healthspan.

In this episode, Dr. John La Puma shares how our "indoor epidemic" of spending 93% of life inside harms sleep, mood, metabolism, and longevity—and how a small, intentional daily dose of nature, light, air, and movement can reset our biology and regenerate our health.

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CHAPTERS:

00:00 – Intro

01:27 – Sponsor: Peluva barefoot shoe ad

03:13 – Dr. John La Puma on Indoor Epidemic

06:07 – How indoor life drives inflammation and chronic disease

08:20 – Screen time, eye strain, and the myopia explosion

11:10 – Nature as medicine: light, air, movement, digital obesity

15:40 – Outdoor Rx: 17–43 minutes of intentional nature time

26:23 – Real‑world stories: factories, offices, ADHD and burnout

36:52 – Regenerative teaching farm and rethinking "environment"

41:30 – Nature as original GLP‑1 & where to learn more

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Inside Out Health is a top 1% global podcast exploring transformation across the full spectrum of human health—body, brain, behavior, identity, and consciousness—while recognizing that true health is shaped not only from within, but by the environment and world around us.

Hosted by Tara Garrison, the show features conversations with physicians, performance experts, and thought leaders across health, human optimization, and regenerative and integrative approaches. Each episode connects physiology, psychology, and deeper work to explore what actually drives lasting change—from the inside out.