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A Wellness Misinformationist Is In Charge of Health Policy. What Now?
Plus, the links: The best ways to respond to misinformation, how to stop being a jerk to yourself, and more.
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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"All Instinct, No Rational Thought," and Other Myths About Intuitive Eating - with Elyse Resch
Listen now (59 mins) | Registered dietitian and INTUITIVE EATING co-author Elyse Resch returns to help dispel myths about intuitive eating, including…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Elyse Resch
59:13
When Sugar Is Survival, or: the Importance of Eating When You’re Not Hungry
What illness can teach us about intuitive eating | In this solo episode, Christy shares an essay about what her daughter’s experience with the flu…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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11:18
Vaccines Don't Cause Autism. Why Do People Think They Do?
Plus, the links: RFK Jr. is America's Huberman Husband, a deep dive on weight and inflammation, and the *other* wellness misinformation peddler poised…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Disordered Eating, Dubious Diagnoses, and Autoimmune Disease with Abbie Attwood
Listen now | Nutritionist Abbie Attwood joins us to discuss how dealing with multiple autoimmune chronic illnesses led her down a path of dubious…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Full Plate by Abbie Attwood
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1:04:43

January 2025

Vitamin D and Health Outcomes, Part 1
Fertility, Pregnancy, and PCOS | Christy answers an audience question about the health effects of taking vitamin D supplements. This will be the first…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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22:40
Why You (Still) Don't Need to Fear Red Food Dye #3
No new science, plenty of overblown rhetoric. Who's behind it? Plus: the links.
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
Wellness Culture, Chronic Illness, and Digestive Issues with Jonathan Vatner
Listen now | Novelist, editor, and longtime friend of the pod Jonathan Vatner joins us to discuss his experience with a chronic autoimmune digestive…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
2
53:56
Is Magnesium a Miracle Mineral, or Just Another Wellness Fad?
Assessing the science behind the hype
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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21:41
Can Zinc Really Help Fight Colds and Covid?
Plus, the links: a fatal flaw in the black-plastic-spatula study, PCOS misdiagnosis, how misinformation spreads, and more
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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How Is Your Relationship with Alcohol? Ft. Jenna Hollenstein
Listen now | Dietitian and author Jenna Hollenstein joins us to discuss her experience with alcoholism and recovery, the intersection of disordered…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Jenna Hollenstein
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1:09:46

December 2024

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