All episodes
Sugar and Health: A Deep Dive Into the Science
Intuition, Wellness Misinformation, and the Importance of Analytical Thinking with Gordon Pennycook
Intuitive Cooking, Diet-Culture Recovery, and a New Relationship to Fitness with Julia Turshen
Escaping Diet and Wellness Culture with Shana Minei Spence
Sometimes You Need a Break from Your Brain
Exposing the Dangers of MLMs in Diet and Wellness Culture with Kat Garcia-Benson
Why Smart People Fall for Wellness Misinformation (Part 1)
Fighting Mental-Health Misinformation and Wellness Pseudoscience with Jonathan Stea
The Wellness to Woo Pipeline, and the Kids in the Long Shadow of Clean Eating with Laura Thomas (Repost)
How Industry Influence Threatens Scientific Integrity – Insights from Joel Lexchin
Repost: How to Fight Wellness Misinformation and Counter Conspiracy Theories with Seema Yasmin
Is Alcohol Really Unsafe At Any Dose?
Body Image: What the Evidence Really Says, with Charlotte Markey
Repost: The Harms of Social Media, and Giving Up a Career as a Fitness Influencer with Mary Jelkovsky
Why IgG Tests Don't Work, and the Truth About Glyphosate in Food
How Alternative Medicine Can Harm Your Health with Family Doctor Brad McKay
When Researching a New Health Condition Becomes a Hobby
Repost: Cooking Without Wellness Rules and How Social Media Is Like Diet Culture with Julia Turshen
Social Media and Kids' Mental Health: A Critical Look at the Evidence, with Melinda Wenner Moyer
Repost: Why Wellness Sells - the Benefits and Harms of Wellness Culture with Colleen Derkatch
Taming Your Ambition Monster, Healing from Overwork, and the Role of "Practical Woo" with Jennifer Romolini
2 Weird Food Rules I Don’t Follow Anymore (and 4 Other Principles I Try to Live By)
Challenging Diet and Wellness Misinformation While Holding Space for People to Evolve with Jess Steier
Do You Really Need a Gluten-Free Diet for These Autoimmune Conditions?
Weight-Loss-Industry Influence in "Obesity" Research with Alexis Conason
Why You Probably Don’t Have a Leaky Gut, and Other Wellness Misconceptions with Jonathan Jarry
A Popular Protein Myth, and What the Science Really Says
Repost: The Wellness Trap with Christy Harrison and Katie Dalebout
Critical Thinking About Social-Media Wellness Culture and the Plant-Based Diet Trend with Pixie Turner
What Netflix's New Doc Gets Wrong About Gut Health
Healing from Dubious Diagnoses, Disordered Eating, and Overwork with Kirsten Powers
The Dangers of Diet Drugs: Behind the GLP-1 Weight-Loss Hype with Ragen Chastain
"Sunlight Before Screen Light" and Why You Don't Need to Worry
How "Workplace Wellness" Can Create Disordered Eating and Worsen Well-Being with Heather Sayers Lehman
Long Covid and the False Promises of Wellness Culture with Kate Leaver
Oprah, Ozempic, and How to Be a Compassionate Skeptic About Wellness Trends
Dispelling Diet-Culture Myths About Blood Sugar and Diabetes with Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones
Magical Overthinking, Misinformation, and the Cultishness of Wellness Culture with Amanda Montell
Why There’s No Such Thing as an “Adrenal Body Type”
Hormone-Health Myths and Facts with Endocrinologist Gregory Dodell
Challenging the Hype About Gut Health and Ultra-Processed Foods with Laura Thomas
On Birth, Evolution, and Striving for Shades of Gray in a World that Wants Black and White
The Insidious Anti-Fat Bias of Wellness Culture with Julia Lévy-Ndejuru
Bonus: The Problems with Skincare and the Importance of Self-Compassion with Jessica DeFino
The Intersection of Beauty Culture and Wellness/Diet Culture with Jessica DeFino
Bonus: Managing Email Stress and Supporting Kids' Attentional Well-Being with Gloria Mark
Andrew Huberman and the Problem with "Cutting-Edge" Research
Reclaiming Your Attention and Finding Digital Well-Being with Gloria Mark
Bonus: How to Navigate Capitalism Without Using Undue Influence with Jessica Elefante
How to Think Critically About Influence and Influencers with Jessica Elefante
Bonus: The Countercultural Roots of Wellness Culture with Stephanie Alice Baker
What If You Can’t Stop Eating When Food Tastes Good?
How Wellness Culture and Lifestyle Gurus Spread Misinformation with Stephanie Alice Baker
Bonus: How to Cut Through Gut Hype in Media and Medicine with Timothy Caulfield
Why the Gut-Health Trend Is Mostly Empty Hype with Timothy Caulfield
How to Handle an Anxious Gut
Bonus: Wellness Trends to Be Excited About—and Skeptical Of
A Critical Look at 2024 Wellness Trends with Faye McCray
You Are More Than What You Eat
Bonus: How to Avoid Wellness Traps When You Care About Health and the Environment with Leah Kern
Anxiety Dieting, Disordered Eating, and the Crunchy-Granola-to-Wellness Pipeline with Leah Kern
Intuition v. Science, and What You Need to Know About Cycle Syncing
On Digital Boundaries, Breaking Free from Influence, and What You Want in 2024
"Natural" Foods as a Gateway to Disordered Eating with Elyse Resch
Weight Loss and Wellness, and Differences in Our Perceptions of Risk
Questioning Science with Nuance, and Thinking Critically While Still Enjoying "Woo-Woo" Things with Amelia Hruby
Digital Well-Being and Leaving Social Media with Amelia Hruby
Hair Analysis, DUTCH Testing, and Heavy Metals in Chocolate
Bonus: How the Wellness Industry Is Shifting to Stay Ahead of Consumer Skepticism with Rina Raphael
How the Media Treats Wellness Trends Like Fashion with Rina Raphael
Does Gut Health Really Matter for Your Mental Health?
Bonus: How Media and Social Media Fan the Flames of Anti-Sugar Discourse
Why Sugar Isn't As Bad As You've Been Told with Karen Throsby
Bonus: Author Pooja Lakshmin on How to Tune In to Your Inner Voice
Real Self-Care and Breaking Free from Wellness Culture with Pooja Lakshmin
Bonus: Can a Diet Really Help Solve Your Period Problems?
Bonus: Chronic Conditions and Acceptance, Plus: Is Alternative Medicine Safe for Recovery?
I Worked at an Alternative Medicine Clinic. Here's What I Want You to Know.
Does Nutrition Response Testing Work? Plus: Can a Diet Treat Chronic Fatigue Syndrome?
Bonus: Other People's Opinions, Rethinking Beauty Culture, and More with Helen Phelan-Guillemot
Loving Fitness While Hating Toxic Fitness Culture with Helen Phelan
How to Handle Bizarre Wellness Claims, Plus the Real Scoop on Seed Oils
Bonus: How Social Media and Wellness Culture Can Harm Your Well-Being with Ling Ling Huang
Wellness Culture and the Myth of "Natural" Beauty with Ling Ling Huang
Bonus: How to Support a Loved One with Chronic Illness with Eliza Wheeler
How Disordered Eating Can Play Into Chronic Illness with Eliza Wheeler
Bonus: Friends in Wellness Culture, the Anti-Aging Trap, and More
A Former Wellness Influencer Shares What It Was Really Like with Lee Tilghman
Bonus: Food and Farming without Wellness Culture, Mindful Eating without Dieting, and More
"Food Noise" and Diet Drugs, Not Wanting Sweet Foods, and More
Challenging Conspiracy Theories and Embracing Science with Dr. Dan Wilson
Why Rave Reviews of Wellness Diets Are Probably Wrong with Rennie Dyball
Why Wellness Sells - the Benefits and Harms of Wellness Culture with Colleen Derkatch
Cooking Without Wellness Rules and How Social Media Is Like Diet Culture with Julia Turshen
How to Fight Wellness Misinformation and Counter Conspiracy Theories with Seema Yasmin
The Harms of Social Media, and Giving Up a Career as a Fitness Influencer with Mary Jelkovsky
The Allure of Alternative Medicine and Parenting in the Age of Diet Culture with Virginia Sole-Smith
The Wellness Trap with Christy Harrison and Katie Dalebout
The Wellness to Woo Pipeline, and the Kids in the Long Shadow of Clean Eating with Laura Thomas
The Problems with "Natural" Wellness with Alan Levinovitz