Overall, technologists are sicker than ever, fatter than ever, and perhaps most unfortunately, more tired than ever. Most of us know (deep inside) that we’re not supposed to feel this way. Many people have turned to supplements, diets, exercise programs, doctors, and various other “cures” in order to try to improve their health and wellness. And often, those “cures” will work, but only for a percentage of people, and often not forever.

The problem is that no diet or exercise program can fully heal someone who is sick. Somebody who has bacterial or yeast infections, parasites, or broken hormones needs more than a one-size-fits-all approach. These issues are incredibly common and widespread. But almost no matter where you live in the world, doctors and medical professionals often don’t have the training or the leeway to fully figure out what’s going on in a patient’s body.

In the US, insurance companies usually won’t pay for all the necessary testing, and in other countries like the UK, a national health system similarly constrains its doctors. So, in the end, many people are left to take their health into their own hands, and that’s exactly what many people are doing. And who better than a group of people who already possess the mindset required to critically evaluate and debug a complex system?