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Top 10 Posts of 2024: Ozempic Hype, Gut Health, Andrew Huberman, Protein Overload, and More
Plus: what the evidence really says about alcohol, and 5 more of my under-the-radar faves
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Best Of: Weight Loss and Wellness, and Differences in Our Perceptions of Risk
What if disagreements and differences are a matter of risk perception? Plus: Is weight loss really the only way to be well?
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Luigi Mangione, Healthcare Rage, and Wellness Culture
Plus, the links: YouTube algorithms push eating disorders, pudgy bellies can be strong cores, and more
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Why Is Emily Oster Suddenly Pro–Diet Culture?
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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WaPo on Anti-Diet Dietitians, Brené Brown on Social Media and Moral Outrage, and More
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Andrew Huberman and the Problem with "Cutting-Edge" Research
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Intuition v. Science, and What You Need to Know About Cycle Syncing
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
Sugar and Health: A Deep Dive Into the Science
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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The Dangers of Diet Drugs: Behind the GLP-1 Weight-Loss Hype with Ragen Chastain
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD and Ragen Chastain
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Fashion for Every Body, Functional-Medicine Failings, and Finding Your True Style with Dacy Gillespie
Anti-diet personal stylist Dacy Gillespie joins us to discuss diet and wellness culture, her bad experience with functional medicine (and what attracted…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Dacy Gillespie
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How to Talk to People Who Swear By Dubious Wellness Treatments
Ways to stay compassionately skeptical around alt-med advocates | Christy answers an audience question about how to talk to people who swear by certain…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Seed Oils, Intermittent Fasting, and How RFK Jr. Advisor Casey Means Encourages Dubious Wellness Practices
Listen now | Plus, the links: actresses and menopause supplements, the truth about fluoride, and more. Christy shares answers she gave to a journalist…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
12:44
Overcoming Orthorexia, Conspiracy Theories, and Toxic Wellness Culture with Katherine Metzelaar
Listen now | Disordered-eating dietitian Katherine Metzelaar joins us to discuss her history with diet and wellness culture, how she developed…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Katherine Metzelaar
1:14:24
How Do You Find Good Evidence for Wellness Claims?
Q&A repost: Where to look for sound science, red flags for alternative treatments, what to do when someone swears their non-evidence-based wellness…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
Do Artificial Food Additives Cause ADHD?
What the science really says about colorings, elimination diets, and hyperactivity
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
17:37
Is It Safe to Get Pregnant Now?
Plus, the links: RFK Jr.'s plans for public health, finding hope in difficult times, and more
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Rethinking Wellness
Rethinking Wellness
Critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, and reflections on how to find true well-being.
Books
THE WELLNESS TRAP
Break Free from Diet Culture, Disinformation, and Dubious Diagnoses and Find Your True Well-Being
ANTI-DIET
Reclaim Your Time, Money, Well-Being, and Happiness Through Intuitive Eating
Workbook
The Emotional Eating, Chronic Dieting, Binge Eating and Body Image Workbook
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