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From Gila Monster to GLP-1 Revolution
Episode 117
Meanwhile, in a Laboratory
In 1990, researchers isolated a peptide from Gila monster venom. Two years later, work from the Bronx VA Medical Center des…
7 months ago
Protein Panic: How Much Do You Really Need?
Episode 116
Protein Panic: How Much Do You Really Need?
Everywhere you look, protein has become a competition.
Scroll long enough and you will believe muscle disap…
7 months, 1 week ago
Mexican Food Is Healthy. The Taco Took the Blame.
Episode 115
Why Traditional Mexican Food Is Healthy — and How America Got It Wrong
Every time someone says Mexican food is unhealthy, I know exactly what they’re …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Keep Your Poop in a Group
Episode 114
Why Fiber Fails to Impress—and Why That’s the Point
Fiber has a public relations problem. Unlike supplements or extreme diets, fiber does not promise …
7 months, 3 weeks ago
How GLP-1 Quiets Food Noise
Episode 113
Food Noise Isn’t Hunger — and Why Broccoli Never Fixed the Brain
Food noise does not announce itself politely. Instead, it hums in the background, per…
8 months ago
Whole Milk Isn’t the Fix—Feeding Kids Is
Episode 112
Whole Milk Is Back in Schools
But Hungry Kids Are Still the Real Problem
Whole milk is back in school cafeterias.
As a result, a lot of people are celeb…
8 months, 1 week ago
Food Pyramid Blues: Influencers are not Scientists
Episode 111
When Influencers Replace Scientists, Everyone Loses
Every few years, nutrition gets a makeover.
First comes a new graphic.
Then comes a new slogan.
Soon …
8 months, 2 weeks ago
Ultra-Processed Food The Enemy
Episode 110
Ultra-Processed Food: Making Sense of the Madness
Ultra-processed food has become the villain of modern nutrition.
Scroll through social media, and you…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Willpower Is B.S.: A Surgeon on Zepbound
Episode 109
Willpower Is B.S.: Food Noise, Healthspan, and What Actually Changed My Life
For decades, I started every New Year the same way.
In January, I promised…
9 months ago
Is Whoop Predicting My Death?
Episode 108
Is Your Watch Predicting Your Death?
What Biologic Age Really Means — and What It Doesn’t
My Whoop tells me I’m eight years older than I actually am.
Na…
9 months ago