Health Advice: The not-so-simple trick to being healthy in 2025.
SlateSign up for the Slatest to get the most insightful analysis, criticism, and advice out there, delivered to your inbox daily. There are literally thousands of ways in which income influences your health and well-being—from the minor, such as whether you live in a suburb with sidewalks where it’s safe to go running, to the more significant, like whether there are enough doctors in your area to treat all the people who need help. We don’t know exactly how wealth protects from some harms, but we do know that being well-off is in general a very good blanket way to improve your health and extend your life. It’s easy to tell people they should improve their diet, but it’s useless advice for the single mother of two who lacks the time to even think about meal planning. Losing weight can be great for your health, but it’s pretty challenging if you live in a food desert or can’t afford medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro.