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Sometimes You Need a Break from Your Brain
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com
In this solo episode, Christy discusses how evidence-bas…
1 year, 9 months ago
Exposing the Dangers of MLMs in Diet and Wellness Culture with Kat Garcia-Benson
Registered dietitian Kat Garcia-Benson joins us to discuss the multilevel marketing (MLM) industry and its connection to diet and wellness culture, h…
1 year, 10 months ago
Why Smart People Fall for Wellness Misinformation (Part 1)
In this solo episode, Christy shares the first in what has become a multi-part series about why bright, analytical minds are often susceptible to wel…
1 year, 10 months ago
Fighting Mental-Health Misinformation and Wellness Pseudoscience with Jonathan Stea
Clinical psychologist, author, and science communicator Jonathan Stea joins us to discuss why there’s such a huge market for pseudoscientific mental-…
1 year, 10 months ago
The Wellness to Woo Pipeline, and the Kids in the Long Shadow of Clean Eating with Laura Thomas (Repost)
Nutritionist and author Laura Thomas joins us to discuss what it’s like for kids living in the long shadow of “clean eating,” the “almond mom” trend …
1 year, 11 months ago
How Industry Influence Threatens Scientific Integrity – Insights from Joel Lexchin
Medical doctor and pharmaceutical-policy researcher Joel Lexchin joins us to discuss the impact of industry sponsorship on medical research, why mere…
1 year, 11 months ago
Repost: How to Fight Wellness Misinformation and Counter Conspiracy Theories with Seema Yasmin
Journalist and medical doctor Seema Yasmin joins us to discuss why misinformation and conspiracy theories about health and wellness are so alluring; …
1 year, 11 months ago
Is Alcohol Really Unsafe At Any Dose?
This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com
Christy answers an audience question about whether light…
1 year, 11 months ago
Body Image: What the Evidence Really Says, with Charlotte Markey
Psychologist and body-image researcher Charlotte Markey joins us to discuss myths and misinformation about body image, how chronic illness and pain a…
1 year, 11 months ago
Repost: The Harms of Social Media, and Giving Up a Career as a Fitness Influencer with Mary Jelkovsky
Author and podcaster Mary Jelkovsky joins us to discuss her history as a fitness influencer starting at age 16, and how it triggered and exacerbated …
1 year, 11 months ago