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Challenging the Hype About Gut Health and Ultra-Processed Foods with Laura Thomas (Best Of)
The first part of this episode is available to all listeners.
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD and Laura Thomas, PhD, RNutr
54:41
Do You Really Need a Gluten-Free Diet for These Autoimmune Conditions? (Best Of)
Hashimoto’s thyroiditis, celiac disease, and what wellness culture gets wrong
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
24:05
From Pharmacy to Functional Medicine to Healing from Orthorexia Through Intuitive Eating with Sarah-Jane Garcia
Pharmacist and Certified Intuitive Eating Counselor Sarah-Jane Garcia joins us to discuss how smart people get caught up in wellness culture.
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
1:04:27
Anti-Inflammatory Diets: the Science and the Hype
A critical look at the evidence behind this popular diet trend | Christy answers an audience question about anti-inflammatory diets: the hype, the…
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
18:38
2 Weird Food Rules I Don’t Follow Anymore, and 4 Other Principles I Try to Live By (Best Of)
These diets made me feel totally unhinged around food | Christy answers an audience question about the food rules she stopped following—and shares four…
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
14:42
New Book Claims You Can Stop GLP-1s Without Regaining Lost Weight. Really?
Plus, the links: SNAP cuts and how to help, media-literacy must-haves, and more.
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
Andrew Huberman and the Problem with "Cutting-Edge" Research (Best Of)
On the shaky evidence behind intermittent fasting and cold showers—and why following early-stage research can be such a waste of time
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
17:27
A Popular Protein Myth, and What the Science Really Says (Best Of)
Do you actually need this much protein?
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
18:02
Is There Any Good Evidence for the Carnivore Diet?
What does the science really say about this remarkably persistent diet fad—and why is my nurse on it? | Christy discusses the carnivore diet, why it’s…
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
16:24
Why Rigid Food Rules Sometimes Lead to Secret Binges (It's Not Just You)
Plus, the links: Ultra-processed foods, the MAHA report's fake citations, endometriosis diets, and more
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
Casey Means's Book Is Full of Dubious Claims, Anti-Fat Bias, and Rigid Diet Rules
Plus, the links: vaccine system upended, fluoride supplements under fire, AI in pre-K, and more
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
“Adrenal Fatigue” + Anti-Inflammatory Diets + Eating-Disorder Recovery with Oona Hanson
Parent coach Oona Hanson joins us to discuss how going to a physical therapist for back pain led her down a wellness-culture rabbit hole, why dietary…
 • Christy Harrison, MPH, RD and Oona Hanson
1:04:20
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