Bills & Access
Deciding what to spend on your health
A rough ranking of where money produces the most health, based on what the evidence actually supports.
Topic
value
Every Health Wealth Tiger article tagged value — 7 pieces across 4 sections.
Bills & Access
Choosing between public and private treatment
Paying privately buys speed and choice rather than better outcomes, and the transfer back is where problems arise.
Food & Budget
Cooking skills that save the most money
A small number of techniques convert cheap ingredients into meals, and they are the ones nobody is taught.
Fitness & Movement
Home gym equipment worth owning
A very short list covers almost everything, and the expensive items are the ones that end up storing clothes.
Screening & Checks
The annual check-up: what is worth doing
The routine yearly physical has surprisingly weak evidence, and the components that matter can be listed on a postcard.
Fitness & Movement
Physiotherapy, and when it is worth paying for
The evidence is good for specific problems, the active components are exercises you do yourself, and the passive treatments are the expensive part.
Food & Budget
Cost per nutrient rather than cost per meal
Some of the cheapest foods available are the most nutritionally dense, and the expensive diet is generally the processed one.