Etcetera: Wellness Without The Noise

In Episode 1, "Who Do You Actually Trust With Your Health?", we explore conflicting health advice, changing science, food labels, credentials, personal experiences, and hidden incentives. You'll learn a simple three question check for evaluating health claims and get introduced to the bigger idea behind Etcetera: making wellness clearer, more transparent, and less overwhelming. ReferencesCommission on Dietetic Registration. (n.d.). RD examination—Eligibility requirements. https://www.cdrnet.org/RDNeligibility European Chemicals Agency. (2026, September 11). Cosmetic Products Regulation, Annex II—Prohibited substances. https://echa.europa.eu/cosmetics-prohibited-substances European Commission. (n.d.). Food law general principles. https://food.ec.europa.eu/horizontal-topics/general-food-law/food-law-general-principles_en Gunara, M. (2026, May 18). Grocery bills exceed $10,000 in some states as organic produce costs 59% more. LendingTree. https://www.lendingtree.com/debt-consolidation/organic-vs-conventional-study/ Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. (2020, August). Eggs. The Nutrition Source. https://nutritionsource.hsph.harvard.edu/food-features/eggs/ U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. (n.d.-a). Becoming a certified operation. https://www.ams.usda.gov/services/organic-certification/becoming-certified U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service. (n.d.-b). Labeling organic products. https://www.ams.usda.gov/rules-regulations/organic/labeling U.S. Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service. (2026, September 16). Organic agriculture. https://ers.usda.gov/topics/natural-resources-environment/organic-agriculture U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (n.d.-a). Prohibited & restricted ingredients in cosmetics. https://www.fda.gov/cosmetics/cosmetics-laws-regulations/prohibited-restricted-ingredients-cosmetics U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (2026, August 11). Substances generally recognized as safe (proposed rule). https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/economic-impact-analyses-fda-regulations/substances-generally-recognized-safe-proposed-ruleU.S. Food and Drug Administration. (n.d.-b). Understanding how the FDA regulates food additives and GRAS ingredients. https://www.fda.gov/food/food-additives-and-gras-ingredients-information-consumers/understanding-how-fda-regulates-food-additives-and-gras-ingredients