Rethinking Wellness

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Is Alcohol Really Unsafe At Any Dose? (Best Of)
The truth about drinking and cancer risk, and how to explore your relationship with alcohol
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
15:55
A Popular Protein Myth, and What the Science Really Says (Best Of)
Do you actually need this much protein?
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
3
18:02
Menopause Misinformation, and How to Set Boundaries on Wellness Talk
Christy answers an audience question about the diets you *don’t* need to try in (peri)menopause—and ways to get your loved ones to stop talking about…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
15:30
Can Fasting Really Help Ease Chronic Fatigue?
Plus: What if your doctor recommends fasting when you have a history of disordered eating? | Christy answers an audience question about whether fasting…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
1
14:56
Why There’s No Such Thing as an “Adrenal Body Type” (Best Of)
Weight stigma and ageism meet pseudoscience in this riff on the dubious diagnosis of “adrenal fatigue"
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
16:23
Vitamin D and Health Outcomes, Part 3
Diabetes and Blood Sugar | Christy discusses vitamin D for blood-sugar control and preventing diabetes (part of our series on commonly used…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
1
22:20
Think You Might Be in Perimenopause? Don't Fall for These Wellness Traps.
How to avoid getting duped, and what the science really says. | Christy discusses how to tell whether your symptoms are related to perimenopause or…
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
8
19:59
Vitamin D and Health Outcomes, Part 2
Immunity and Autoimmunity
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
5
20:22
Vitamin D and Health Outcomes, Part 1
Fertility, Pregnancy, and PCOS
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
5
22:40
Is Magnesium a Miracle Mineral, or Just Another Wellness Fad?
Assessing the science behind the hype
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Christy Harrison, MPH, RD
13
21:41
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
4
17:35
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
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