Rethinking Wellness

Nov 18 2024 107 ep. 31 mins 221

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Rethinking Wellness offers critical thinking and compassionate skepticism about wellness and diet culture, and reflections on how to find true well-being. We explore the science (or lack thereof) behind popular wellness diets, the role of influencers and social-media algorithms in spreading wellness misinformation, problematic practices in the alternative- and integrative-medicine space, how wellness culture often drives disordered eating, the truth about trending topics like gut health, how to avoid getting taken advantage of when you’re desperate for help and healing, and how to care for yourself in a deeply flawed healthcare system without falling into wellness traps. **This podcast feed shares generous previews and very occasional full-length episodes. To hear everything, become a paid subscriber at rethinkingwellness.substack.com.**

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Do Artificial Food Additives Cause ADHD?

Nov 18 2024 3 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comChristy answers an audience question about whether artificial food colorings and other additives really have any impact on ADHD.The full version of this episode is for paid subscribers. Listen to the first question here, and sign up for a paid subscription to hear the rest!Get full show not

Chronic Illness, Orthorexia, and Alternative Medicine with Asher Pandjiris

Nov 11 2024 39 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comPsychotherapist Asher Pandjiris joins us to discuss their experience with chronic illness and “autoimmune diets,” why they were attracted to naturopaths and other alternative-medicine providers, the role of values in people’s attraction to wellness culture, cultural healing traditions

From Anti-Vax “Crunchy Mom” to Public-Health Nurse with Lydia Greene

Nov 04 2024 33 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comFormer anti-vaccine “crunchy mom” and current public-health nurse Lydia Greene joins us to discuss why she was susceptible to anti-vax messaging despite having a science background, how and why she developed orthorexia, how a chronic digestive disorder made her susceptible to “leaky g

Sugar and Health: A Deep Dive Into the Science

Oct 28 2024 8 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comIn this solo episode, Christy discusses the evidence on sugar and health—specifically what the science really says about the links between sugar and the risk of various chronic diseases, as well as the inherent limitations of the data. Plus, in honor of Halloween this week, she shares som

Intuition, Wellness Misinformation, and the Importance of Analytical Thinking with Gordon Pennycook

Oct 21 2024 34 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comCognitive psychologist Gordon Pennycook explains the psychological reasons we fall for misinformation, conspiracy theories, and general bullshit (a technical term!). We discuss why people with an analytical cognitive style tend to be more skeptical of alternative medicine and health misinfo

Intuitive Cooking, Diet-Culture Recovery, and a New Relationship to Fitness with Julia Turshen

Oct 14 2024 44 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comNew York Times bestselling cookbook author Julia Turshen joins us to discuss intuitive cooking and how it relates to intuitive eating, how diet-culture recovery has influenced her approach to cooking and recipe writing, learning to accept that not every meal is going to be stellar (and why

Escaping Diet and Wellness Culture with Shana Minei Spence

Oct 07 2024 30 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comRegistered 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,

Sometimes You Need a Break from Your Brain

Sep 30 2024 2 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comIn 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 gateway into the more out-there part

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

Sep 23 2024 37 mins

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit rethinkingwellness.substack.comRegistered 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 shifted to an anti-diet approach in her w

Why Smart People Fall for Wellness Misinformation (Part 1)

Sep 16 2024 9 mins

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 is a public episode. If you’d like