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Are the low fitness standards an explanation?
Season 1 Episode 176
There has been a lot of political discussions around the deployment of ICE and DHS through the US, with protests and interactions with officers leadi…
4 months, 1 week ago
A facade of learning. The problem with rote and mechanistic learning
Season 1 Episode 175
We have all been, or see, the student pouring over flashcards of vocab terms, constantly reciting their times-tables. We sit in awe of the Jeopardy c…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
Dietary guidelines are guides not laws: A brief look at the history of the Dietary Guidelines for Americans
Season 1 Episode 174
There is a lot of talk about the flaws in the most recent guidelines for nutrition and food groups, but how true are the concerns and more importantl…
5 months ago
Why we should all worry about erosion of science in public health recommendations
Season 1 Episode 173
There has been a continual eroding of trust in recommendations that we see from public health agencies. An erosion of trust that is coupled with unde…
5 months ago
How to establish that fitness goal for the new year
Season 1 Episode 172
It's a new year and time to establish that new year's resolution. But how can we use what we know about how the human body works to make sure this wo…
5 months, 3 weeks ago
The Peptide Fad: injectable fitness or something to worry about?
Season 1 Episode 171
Peptides, marketed as sophisticated, cleaner alternatives to conventional anabolic steroids, have rapidly transitioned from obscure university resear…
6 months, 1 week ago
Quips, Catchphrases that might hint "misinformation ahead" and what to do when confronting them
Season 1 Episode 170
“How can I tell if I’m being fed misinformation or disinformation? Couldn’t the person just be offering an alternative view?”
Well, that got me thinki…
6 months, 3 weeks ago
No! Your holiday meal is not going to make you fat...
Season 1 Episode 169
It's the time of year where we hear warnings about not letting our holiday meals make us "fat," where we strategize workouts to "offset" our holiday …
6 months, 4 weeks ago
What you talkin' about!?! How is MAHA and conservative politics causing body image issues for men?
Season 1 Episode 168
There is a side to the MAHA-movement that has been relatively ignored, even if this side of the movement was MAHA before MAHA. took off.. the MAHA da…
7 months, 1 week ago
Protein, Protein everywhere... not an ounce to spare...
Season 1 Episode 167
The aisles throughout modern supermarkets have become a testament to a pervasive nutritional ideology: the more protein, the better. Protein-fortifie…
7 months, 2 weeks ago