Make Me Well

Name: Make Me Well
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ISBN: 9781529961034

A Quest to Understand the Confusing World of Wellness

Xand van Tulleken

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Cornerstone Press
10 October 2026

Personal & public health; Popular science

A deep dive into the wellness industry, covering supplements, wearable technology, consumer genomics, and more -- full of original reporting, colourful characters and actionable answers to individual health questions

There has never been a more confusing time to try to be healthy. In the past decade, the healthcare sector has witnessed a remarkable surge in innovation- drug design, genomics and diagnostic technology have all changed almost beyond recognition.

Simultaneously, there has been a significant expansion in consumer health services, including the supplement industry, blood testing, consumer genomics and wearable technology, which claim to improve \""wellness\"" (emphasising physical and mental performance and longevity) rather than curing or preventing specific disease states.

For a typical consumer this is both confusing, as the health and wellness industries are almost indistinguishable, and expensive, as consumer health emphasises personalised products, often sold on a subscription basis.

In Make Me Well, Xand van Tulleken investigates the new Wild West of the wellness industry, demystifying a landscape dominated by three products- supplements, blood testing, and wearable technology. In doing so, he shines a light on how people can take care of themselves better in this new and overwhelming world of wellness.

By: Xand van Tulleken
Imprint: Cornerstone Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 156mm, Spine: 40mm
Weight: 750g
ISBN: 9781529961034
ISBN 10: 1529961033
Pages: 384
Publication Date: 10 October 2026
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Forthcoming

Xand van Tulleken trained in medicine at the University of Oxford and practised as a doctor in the UK for a decade in A&E and acute medicine. He is a broadcaster for the long-running, BAFTA winning children's series Operation Ouch, the lead doctor on BBC One's Morning Live, and co-host of the podcast A Thorough Examination. Alongside his broadcasting work, Xand is an Honorary Associate Professor at UCL's Health of the Public Institute. His academic work focuses on humanitarian assistance and he trained in tropical medicine at the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine before completing a Master's in Public Health at Harvard University as a Fulbright Scholar. His humanitarian work has taken him to crises in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Myanmar, Uganda, and Sudan. He also spent a decade in New York as the Academic Director of the Institute for Humanitarian Affairs at Fordham University.