#468: Flush Your Way to Longevity: The Power of REAL Gut Data (a Toilet Revolution!) | The ONE Sign You Should Never Ignore With Scott Hickle
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Today, I’m joined by Scott Hickle, former SpaceX engineer and the innovative co-founder of Throne Science (use code LISTENTOYOURGUT for $50 off) —the company on a mission to transform your toilet into a powerful tool for understanding your health. In our conversation, Scott shares how a casual poker night conversation turned into a game-changing pursuit to unlock the health secrets hidden in our daily bathroom routines, (we’re talking about your poop and pee) and why gut health has long been a blind spot for those tracking every other health metric.
Together, we dig into why rates of colorectal cancer are alarmingly rising in younger adults, what subtle changes in your bathroom habits could mean for your long-term health, and how AI-powered devices like Throne are making it easier (and less awkward) than ever to listen to the signals your body sends. Scott gets candid about the challenges of building a device for such an unconventional place, the real science behind tracking stool and hydration, and the vision for how early detection at home could save millions of lives.
If you’ve ever wondered what your “waste” can reveal about your wellness—or how small, data-driven changes can make a serious difference for your energy, longevity, and even self-knowledge—this episode is full of surprising insights and practical strategies you won’t hear anywhere else.
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What We Discuss:
Welcome and podcast introduction ... 00:00:00
Rise of colorectal cancer in younger adults & urgency of early detection ... 00:10:06
Barriers to gut health - why stool testing is underutilized ... 00:07:19
Signs and symptoms to watch for in bowel habits ... 00:12:51
Why younger people are missed by current screening ... 00:14:27
Role of environmental and dietary factors in rising colorectal cancer rates ... 00:16:37
History of ultra-processed food and military diet impact on long-term gut health ... 00:17:26
Throne device explained—features, privacy, and user experience ... 00:20:18
How Throne uses AI and app coaching to help users identify gut health triggers ... 00:21:25
Tracking bathroom habits and the health implications of toilet time ... 00:27:26
Throne’s founder story, going from a poker table joke to a serious mission ... 00:30:34
Lessons from first product prototypes and the evolution to a user-friendly design ... 00:38:34
Gut health basics: hydration, fiber, meal timing, & tracking patterns ... 00:44:03
Unique challenges of IBS and Throne’s data-driven approach ... 00:51:36
Vision for Throne’s future: early cancer detection and global impact ... 01:00:11
Quickfire Q&A on gut health habits, trends, and important symptoms ... 01:01:31
Where to learn more about Throne and the closing offer ... 01:04:07
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