Rethinking Wellness
Christy Harrison, MPH, RD, Kirsten Powers, Laura Thomas, PhD, RNutr, Ragen Chastain, Dr. Charlotte Markey, Renee DiRestaCritical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, and reflections on how to find true well-being.
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Can You Fix Your Thyroid with a Diet Change?
Do you really need to cut out gluten, dairy, nightshades, coffee, and other supposedly “inflammatory” foods for thyroid health? | Christy answers an audience question about whether you really need to restrict a wide variety of “inflammatory...
Why Beauty Imperatives Are Not Victimless Crimes ft. Elise Hu
Journalist, podcaster, and author Elise Hu joins us to discuss her background with modeling and disordered eating, why beauty culture is a cousin of diet culture, Elise’s experience with intense beauty standards in Korea, and the realities...
A Bogus Digestive Test, and a Doctor Who Claims a Diet Can Help Regrow Hair (Best Of)
In this bonus episode, Christy answers audience questions about the validity of a test that claims to assess gut health, and whether you really need a restrictive diet to regrow hair when you have an autoimmune condition that causes hair lo...
Magical Overthinking, Misinformation, and the Cultishness of Wellness Culture with Amanda Montell (Best Of)
Writer and linguist Amanda Montell joins us to discuss “magical overthinking” and the cognitive biases that make us vulnerable to misinformation, celebrity culture and its intersections with wellness culture, how to deal with panic headline...
Leaky Gut Syndrome: Real Condition or Dubious Diagnosis?
Christy shares the story of a woman who came to believe a “leaky gut” was behind all her health issues, and discusses the nuanced facts about this supposed diagnosis. (Adapted from The Wellness Trap.)
Erin (who asked that I use only her fi...
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Anti-diet registered dietitian, author of THE WELLNESS TRAP and ANTI-DIET, and host of the podcasts Rethinking Wellness and Food Psych.
NYT bestselling author, Alaskan, dog mom, left the (media) circus, making a new life in Italy.
Anti-diet nutritionist and human behind the Can I Have Another Snack? newsletter, podcast, and community.
Speaker, writer, researcher, multi-certified health and fitness pro, and thought leader in weight science, weight stigma, and healthcare. Reach out at www.weightandhealthcare.com and on Instagram @RagenChastain
I’m a professor of psychology at Rutgers University with 25+ years of experience conducting research on body image and eating behaviors. I've written (or edited) 7 books, and am currently working on another one (www.TheBodyImageBook.com).
I study propaganda, influence, social media, & user agency @ Georgetown. Prev Stanford Internet Observatory, Jane Street, tech. Twitter Files bête noire. Mom of 3. \ud83d\udcd5 Invisible Rulers: The People Who Turn Lies into Reality.
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