Best Christy Harrison Mph Rd Ceds Podcasts (2024)

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#328: Escaping Diet and Wellness Culture in Fashion and Dietetics with Shana Minei Spence 31:27

5m ago31:27

31:27

Registered dietitian and author Shana Minei Spence joins us to discuss how a career in fashion affected her relationship with food and her body, her experience with a holistic provider who recommended elimination diets, how values and social norms influenced her use of alternative medicine, her disordered motivations for becoming a dietitian, and m…

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Escaping Diet and Wellness Culture with Shana Minei Spence 30:49

2d ago30:49

30:49

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Registered dietitian and author Shana Minei Spence joins us to discuss how a career in fashion affected her relationship with food and her body, her experience with a holistic provider who recommended elimination diets, how values and social norms influenc…

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Sometimes You Need a Break from Your Brain 2:30

9d ago2:30

2:30

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com In this solo episode, Christy discusses how evidence-based mind-body practices like yoga and meditation can be essential for balancing overactive minds, helping us shift out of our intellects and into different modes of being—but they can also act as a gat…

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Exposing the Dangers of MLMs in Diet and Wellness Culture with Kat Garcia-Benson 37:00

16d ago37:00

37:00

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Registered dietitian Kat Garcia-Benson joins us to discuss the multilevel marketing (MLM) industry and its connection to diet and wellness culture, her experience of getting recruited to an MLM as a new dietitian, how she eventually got out, why she shifte…

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Why Smart People Fall for Wellness Misinformation (Part 1) 9:42

23d ago9:42

9:42

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 wellness woo. Get full show notes and references here. Christy's second book, The Wellness Trap, is available wherever books are sold! Order it online or ask for it in your favorite local bookstore. This …

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Fighting Mental-Health Misinformation and Wellness Pseudoscience with Jonathan Stea 37:45

1M ago37:45

37:45

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Clinical psychologist, author, and science communicator Jonathan Stea joins us to discuss why there’s such a huge market for pseudoscientific mental-health practices, the truth about diets for mental health, how to recognize misinformation and develop scie…

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#327: Hormone-Health Myths and Facts with Endocrinologist Gregory Dodell 49:17

1M ago49:17

49:17

Endocrinologist Gregory Dodell joins us to discuss myths and facts about hormones, including the problems with doing diets and supplement protocols for “hormone balancing,” why weight-loss recommendations aren’t helpful for hormone health, how to manage thyroid conditions without falling prey to wellness fads, the truth about “adrenal fatigue,” the…

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The Wellness to Woo Pipeline, and the Kids in the Long Shadow of Clean Eating with Laura Thomas (Repost) 1:00:33

1M ago1:00:33

1:00:33

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 on TikTok, the "wellness to woo pipeline," how parents and caregivers can let go of wellness-culture beliefs about food for themselves and their kids, and more. Laura Thomas is an anti-diet Registered …

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How Industry Influence Threatens Scientific Integrity – Insights from Joel Lexchin 29:03

2M ago29:03

29:03

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Medical doctor and pharmaceutical-policy researcher Joel Lexchin joins us to discuss the impact of industry sponsorship on medical research, why merely disclosing these financial conflicts of interest is not enough (and may not be accurate or complete), so…

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Repost: How to Fight Wellness Misinformation and Counter Conspiracy Theories with Seema Yasmin 48:31

2M ago48:31

48:31

Journalist and medical doctor Seema Yasmin joins us to discuss why misinformation and conspiracy theories about health and wellness are so alluring; how to recognize and fight back against false claims; the difference between misinformation, disinformation, and malinformation; holding the two truths that science is one of the best tools we have for…

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#326: Body Image: What the Evidence Really Says, with Charlotte Markey 43:02

2M ago43:02

43:02

Psychologist and body-image researcher Charlotte Markey joins us to discuss myths and misinformation about body image, how chronic illness and pain affect perceptions of our bodies, the body positivity vs. body neutrality debate, the potential body-image harms of social media (and how to mitigate them), how the discourse about GLP-1 weight-loss dru…

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Is Alcohol Really Unsafe At Any Dose? 6:29

2M ago6:29

6:29

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about whether light drinking is really as risky as some wellness influencers make it out to be, and shares some ways to explore your relationship with alcohol. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. L…

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Body Image: What the Evidence Really Says, with Charlotte Markey 42:34

2M ago42:34

42:34

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Psychologist and body-image researcher Charlotte Markey joins us to discuss myths and misinformation about body image, how chronic illness and pain affect perceptions of our bodies, the body positivity vs. body neutrality debate, the potential body-image h…

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Repost: The Harms of Social Media, and Giving Up a Career as a Fitness Influencer with Mary Jelkovsky 1:01:22

2M ago1:01:22

1:01:22

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 her eating disorder; how social media algorithms drive us toward extreme diet and wellness content; why and how Christy took a huge step back from social media, and why Mary is contemplating doing the …

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Why IgG Tests Don't Work, and the Truth About Glyphosate in Food 4:48

3M ago4:48

4:48

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers audience questions about IgG tests for food sensitivity, glyphosate in food, recent headlines about chemicals in baby wipes and tampons, and whether you really need to avoid dairy for acne. The full version of this episode is for paid subsc…

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How Alternative Medicine Can Harm Your Health with Family Doctor Brad McKay 36:43

3M ago36:43

36:43

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Family doctor and science communicator Brad McKay joins us for a wide-ranging conversation about alternative medicine, chronic fatigue, Peter Attia, wellness IV drips, how placebos can actually cause harm, and more. Behind the paywall, we talk about the we…

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When Researching a New Health Condition Becomes a Hobby 3:12

3M ago3:12

3:12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com In this bonus episode, we discuss the experience of getting a new diagnosis, and the insatiable curiosity, vulnerability to misinformation, and identity shifts that often go along with it. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here…

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Repost: Cooking Without Wellness Rules and How Social Media Is Like Diet Culture with Julia Turshen 50:39

3M ago50:39

50:39

Cookbook author Julia Turshen joins us to discuss her history with an eating disorder and how orthorexic thinking showed up in her work, how a loved one’s boundary on diet talk helped her realize her relationship with food was problematic, how letting go of diet and wellness rules changed her cooking, how social media is like diet culture and how s…

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#325: Recovering in a Larger Body with Shira Rosenbluth 54:18

3M ago54:18

54:18

Eating-disorders therapist Shira Rosenbluth returns to discuss how she was able to get into solid eating-disorder recovery after many years of struggling, her experience of recovering into a larger body and how she navigated weight stigma in that process, being a plus-size bride, how the hype around GLP-1s has affected her recovery (and her clients…

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Social Media and Kids' Mental Health: A Critical Look at the Evidence, with Melinda Wenner Moyer 37:05

3M ago37:05

37:05

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Science and parenting journalist Melinda Wenner Moyer joins us to discuss the real risks of social media and smartphones for kids (and all of us), what the popular book THE ANXIOUS GENERATION gets wrong about the science on teens and technology, the simila…

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Repost: Why Wellness Sells - the Benefits and Harms of Wellness Culture with Colleen Derkatch 52:08

3M ago52:08

52:08

Author and rhetoric professor Colleen Derkatch joins us to discuss why wellness sells (and her new book by that name), how wellness culture promises an alternative to the biomedical/pharmaceutical model but fails to deliver, why it’s important to acknowledge that certain aspects of wellness culture are helpful to people even as we critique its harm…

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Taming Your Ambition Monster, Healing from Overwork, and the Role of "Practical Woo" with Jennifer Romolini 32:38

4M ago32:38

32:38

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Jenn Romolini, author of AMBITION MONSTER, joins us to discuss how ambition and overwork affected her well-being, why workaholism is often a response to trauma, why she developed an eating disorder as a teenager (and the specific personality trait that hel…

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2 Weird Food Rules I Don’t Follow Anymore (and 4 Other Principles I Try to Live By) 7:12

4M ago7:12

7:12

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about the food rules she stopped following—and shares four food-related principles she tries to practice. The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the first question here, and sign up for a pa…

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Challenging Diet and Wellness Misinformation While Holding Space for People to Evolve with Jess Steier 43:10

4M ago43:10

43:10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Jessica Steier of The Unbiased Science Podcast joins us to discuss the need for empathy and bridge-building in science communication, why she’s critical of restrictive diets and other wellness trends while holding space for their proponents to evolve (and …

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#324: Weight-Loss-Industry Influence in "Obesity" Research with Alexis Conason 38:47

4M ago38:47

38:47

Eating-disorders psychologist Alexis Conason joins us to discuss her background in “obesity” research, how she came to question the conventional weight paradigm and move to a weight-neutral approach, the industry influence behind the American Medical Association’s decision to classify obesity as a disease in 2013, the mental-health effects of baria…

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Do You Really Need a Gluten-Free Diet for These Autoimmune Conditions? 9:33

4M ago9:33

9:33

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about going autoimmune diets and celiac disease, and there’s a bonus one for paid subscribers about going gluten-free for an autoimmune thyroid condition. Become a paid subscriber to hear the whole thing! Get full show …

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Weight-Loss-Industry Influence in "Obesity" Research with Alexis Conason 37:44

4M ago37:44

37:44

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Psychologist Alexis Conason joins us to discuss her background in “obesity” research, how she came to question the conventional weight paradigm and move to a weight-neutral approach, the industry influence behind the American Medical Association’s decision…

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Why You Probably Don’t Have a Leaky Gut, and Other Wellness Misconceptions with Jonathan Jarry 39:46

4M ago39:46

39:46

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Science communicator Jonathan Jarry joins us to discuss his history of turning to alternative cures for chronic pain, how he came to be skeptical of the wellness industry, the problems with science journalism, why you probably don’t have a leaky gut (despi…

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A Popular Protein Myth, and What the Science Really Says 4:56

5M ago4:56

4:56

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about how much protein you really need—and explores why a certain piece of incorrect advice is so popular among influencers and “protein girlies.” The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the …

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Repost: The Wellness Trap with Christy Harrison and Katie Dalebout 1:20:13

5M ago1:20:13

1:20:13

Katie Dalebout guest-hosts the show to interview Christy about her new book, The Wellness Trap! Christy shares why she wanted to write a book about wellness, the potential harms of integrative and functional medicine (and why we’re understandably attracted to these approaches), the connections between wellness culture and diet culture, the legacy o…

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Critical Thinking About Social-Media Wellness Culture and the Plant-Based Diet Trend with Pixie Turner 47:27

5M ago47:27

47:27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Psychotherapist, nutrition counselor, and author Pixie Turner joins us to discuss her history with wellness culture, the Belle Gibson scandal and how it ignited her skepticism, how we can think critically about the plant-based diet trend, the truth about “…

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What Netflix's New Doc Gets Wrong About Gut Health 5:42

5M ago5:42

5:42

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com In this bonus episode, Christy discusses Netflix’s new gut-health documentary—and why the film’s claims that gut microbes directly influence weight and disease are more hype than science. This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here,…

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Healing from Dubious Diagnoses, Disordered Eating, and Overwork with Kirsten Powers 35:10

5M ago35:10

35:10

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com New York Times bestselling author and former CNN political analyst Kirsten Powers joins us to discuss her history of chronic fatigue and illness, her experience with dubious diagnoses and wild wellness treatments, what she discovered about the true causes …

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#323: The Hidden Risks of Weight-Loss Drugs: Behind the GLP-1 Hype with Ragen Chastain 38:49

5M ago38:49

38:49

Writer, speaker, and weight-inclusive health/fitness professional Ragen Chastain joins us to discuss the potential side effects and other downsides of using GLP-1 drugs (like Ozempic and its ilk) for weight loss, the massive influence the manufacturers of these drugs are having on the public discourse about them, why the media don’t often report on…

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The Dangers of Diet Drugs: Behind the GLP-1 Weight-Loss Hype with Ragen Chastain 37:15

5M ago37:15

37:15

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Writer, speaker, and weight-inclusive health/fitness professional Ragen Chastain joins us to discuss the potential side effects and other downsides of using GLP-1 drugs (like Ozempic and its ilk) for weight loss, the massive influence the manufacturers of …

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"Sunlight Before Screen Light" and Why You Don't Need to Worry 3:47

6M ago3:47

3:47

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com In this bonus episode, Christy discusses the science (or lack thereof) behind the wellness-culture slogan “sunlight before screen light.” This episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to a free preview here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the f…

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How "Workplace Wellness" Can Create Disordered Eating and Worsen Well-Being with Heather Sayers Lehman 39:47

6M ago39:47

39:47

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Employee well-being consultant and health coach Heather Sayers Lehman joins us to discuss how workplace wellness programs often make people LESS well by promoting disordered eating, body shame, and even some woo-woo wellness trends. She also shares her his…

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Long Covid and the False Promises of Wellness Culture with Kate Leaver 46:22

6M ago46:22

46:22

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Journalist and author Kate Leaver joins us to discuss her experience with long Covid, all the weird wellness-y stuff she tried out of desperation, and why it’s so hard to think critically about interventions that promise healing when you’re so sick you bar…

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Oprah, Ozempic, and How to Be a Compassionate Skeptic About Wellness Trends 2:35

6M ago2:35

2:35

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com In this bonus episode, Christy discusses the GLP-1 hype pipeline, how celebrities like Oprah have helped keep the hype flowing, and how to keep your cool when the whole world is losing their sh*t over the latest wellness/diet fad. This episode is for paid …

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Dispelling Diet-Culture Myths About Blood Sugar and Diabetes with Wendy Lopez and Jessica Jones 40:27

6M ago40:27

40:27

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Registered dietitians and diabetes educators Jessica Jones and Wendy Lopez join us to discuss why people with diabetes don’t need to focus on weight loss, why the popular wellness-culture notion of diabetes “remission” or “reversal” can be harmful, how the…

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#322: From Picky Eating to Peace with Food: Feeding Kids with Heidi Schauster 57:55

6M ago57:55

57:55

Dietitian and author Heidi Schauster joins us to discuss why putting kids on gluten-free diets or other elimination diets in the name of health often backfires; how parents can help kids develop a good relationship with all foods, including demonized ones like sugar; developmentally appropriate ways to talk to kids about nutrition; why pleasure is …

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Magical Overthinking, Misinformation, and the Cultishness of Wellness Culture with Amanda Montell 47:26

6M ago47:26

47:26

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com 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 headlines, cultish langu…

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Why There’s No Such Thing as an “Adrenal Body Type” 8:48

6M ago8:48

8:48

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.com Christy answers an audience question about the “adrenal body type” and unpacks the weight stigma, ageism, and pseudoscience embedded in this twist on the dubious diagnosis of “adrenal fatigue.” The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. List…

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