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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
15:07
Why You Probably Don’t Have a Leaky Gut, and Other Wellness Misconceptions with Jonathan Jarry
Science communicator Jonathan Jarry joins us to discuss his history of turning to alternative cures for chronic pain, how he came to be skeptical of the…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
3
1:13:07
Healing from Dubious Diagnoses, Disordered Eating, and Overwork with Kirsten Powers
New York Times bestselling author and former CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers joins us to discuss her history of chronic fatigue and illness, her…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Kirsten Powers
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1:29:11
Why There’s No Such Thing as an “Adrenal Body Type”
Weight stigma and ageism meet pseudoscience in this riff on the dubious diagnosis of “adrenal fatigue”
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
2
16:23
Hormone-Health Myths and Facts with Endocrinologist Gregory Dodell
Endocrinologist Gregory Dodell joins us to discuss myths and facts about hormones, including the problems with doing diets and supplement protocols for…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
9
1:09:05
I Worked at an Alternative Medicine Clinic. Here's What I Want You to Know.
Registered dietitian Jonah Soolman joins us to discuss his time working in an alternative medicine clinic run by integrative doctors.
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
2
55:47
Are "Natural" Products Really Better? Plus: The Truth About Toxic Mold
Wellness culture paints "chemicals" and "toxins" as the root of all ills, but the truth is much more complicated.
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
How AI Spreads Health Misinformation (and What You Can Do About It)
Chatbots are very confused about adrenal fatigue and other dubious wellness diagnoses.
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
Do Plant-Based Diets Really Cause These Common Problems?
Q&A: Vegetarian diets and stomach acid, and whether a compound in plant-based “superfoods” could be causing a wide range of health problems.
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
The Wellness Trap with Christy Harrison and Katie Dalebout
Listen now (80 min) | Katie Dalebout guest-hosts the show to interview Christy about her new book, The Wellness Trap! Christy shares why she wanted to…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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Katie Dalebout
1:20:13
Dys-Functional Medicine
Why the functional-medicine field is low on evidence and rife with diet culture
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
The Truth About “Leaky Gut”
Why this dubious diagnosis and others like it are dangerous for your relationship with food
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
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