Expert profile

Doug Bopst

Personal trainer and podcast host

Recovery and behaviour change

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Last reviewed: Jul 16, 2026·Credential: Personal trainer; author; no clinical credentials stated·First indexed: Jul 16, 2026

About the expert

Focus: Overcoming adversity and addiction recovery

A personal trainer and author who hosts a podcast on overcoming adversity. He speaks openly about his own recovery from addiction, which began while he was in prison. He interviews guests on health and personal change rather than presenting clinical material himself.

Expert discussions with Doug Bopst

What actually keeps you from getting sick?
Getting sick less is mostly the same work as living longer, so there is no separate immunity trick. Sunlight, sleep, moderate movement and unprocessed food carry most of it. The framework he uses to organise those comes from a faith tradition, which is worth knowing before you weigh the last pillar.