This snippet comes from a Huberman Lab conversation between Dr. Andrew Huberman and Dr. Martin Picard (Columbia University, behavioral medicine & mitochondria researcher) in the episode “Improve Energy & Longevity by Optimizing Mitochondria.”

Quotes

"…I think we've gotten things wrong for two main reasons. One is we don't think about the individual. We try to find one size fit all solutions."
"You squish everyone into this average. And then the RCT (Randomized Controlled Trials) is a statistical test of averages. Nobody is the average."
"Nobody is the average. Literally. … the ketogenic diet could literally save lives … for like 20% of the population and we'll never find out just because we have a science of averages."
"You peel the surface of any trial and you find amazing responders…Some people’s lives changed… some didn’t change anything… some got worse.”
“It could be a solid treatment for… 20% of the population—and we’ll never find out.”
"…A safe self-experimentation is the only solution to them…"
"There's a clash here between the value of the human experience … You know that this thing works for you and … the capital S science that tell you, no, what you think works, doesn't work."
"And then you have a white coat wearing person who says, no, no, I have the authority. I can tell you this RCT shows that it. It's not effective. And I think this really is damaging….it makes me angry."

Source: https://youtu.be/nMkQUlBtFlk