Episodios

  • Everyone loves to do their research or do an experiment but what exactly does an experiment look like? And is Damon’s so-called experiment worth your time and energy?


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    What science actually is https://www.sciencebuddies.org/science-fair-projects/science-fair/steps-of-the-scientific-method


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  • Is the government and food industry sneaking into your yoghurt and piling it high with sugar cubes? Not exactly. ‘That Sugar Film’ loves a sweet conspiracy theory but we just like the science.


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    Sugar content of food https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/105/4/854/4633970?login=true

    Misleading health claims in food https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S2212267217300722 

    Sugar Tax in Australia https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Obesity_epidemic_in_Australia/Obesity/Final%20Report/c06

    Sugar Tax in the UK https://theconversation.com/sugary-drinks-tax-is-working-now-its-time-to-target-cakes-biscuits-and-snacks-124325 



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  • Don’t panic yet - sugar may not be the best thing in the world but it’s not a controlled substance either. This week we’re discovering whether sugar is particularly good at causing weight gain, acne and hyperactivity.


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    Sugar and hyperactivity (a summary) https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/medical-myths-does-sugar-make-children-hyperactive#Sugar-and-hyperactivity-in-children 

    For sugar addiction - see our episodes on Fed Up.


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  • Another sugar documentary - That Sugar Film - that claims sugar is the root of all evil. Let's see what they get wrong...


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    Sugar consumption in Australia and NZ https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/fr/publishing.nsf/Content/C6995F10A56B5D56CA2581EE00177CA8/$File/Policy%20Context%202017.pdf

    Sugar consumption UK: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/phe-publishes-latest-data-on-nations-diet

    UK NHS guidelines on sugar consumption: https://www.nhs.uk/live-well/eat-well/how-does-sugar-in-our-diet-affect-our-health/

    Adherence to dietary guidelines and cardiovascular disease https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/150/2/312/5570577


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  • It’s our last week of looking at Pete Evans’ documentary, ‘The Magic Pill’ (thank goodness) and for our last episode we’re exploring why some people in health or nutrition end up donning a tin foil hat. Don’t forget to listen to find out which film we’re torturing ourselves with next!

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    This week’s suggested readings:

    Medical conspiracies in the United States https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/1835348

    Science denialism https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2772693


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  • People will get mad because we’re going to spend the entire episode telling you why food is not medicine. Doesn’t mean it isn’t important but this rhetoric is getting way too much air time recently, forming the basis of ‘The Magic Pill’ so let’s discuss why this statement is grossly unhelpful.


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    Cancer and diets from CRUK https://www.cancerresearchuk.org/about-cancer/coping/physically/diet-problems/managing/alternative-cancer-diets 

    JAMA Oncology - patients using complementary therapies twice as likely to die of their cancer https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaoncology/fullarticle/2687972?resultClick=1 

    National Aboriginal Controlled Community Health Organisation (NACCHO) https://www.naccho.org.au

    A great article from Huffington Post on why Food is not medicine https://www.huffingtonpost.com.au/entry/food-isnt-medicine_l_5e136ffbe4b0843d36169e02

    Natural by Alan Levinovitz https://www.amazon.com/Natural-Natures-Goodness-Harmful-Science/dp/0807010871 



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  • If we had a dollar for every time someone said ‘bUt SaTuRatED fAt AcTuAllY iSn’T tHAt bAd’, we wouldn’t need ads in our podcast episodes. ‘The Magic Pill’, this month’s film, likes to get greasy and extoll the miracle nature of fats. But should you be adding coconut oil to every meal or is there a better way to do it? (Spoiler alert: do not add coconut oil to every meal, there is a better way)


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    Ancel Keys and the Seven Countries Study - a modern review https://www.truehealthinitiative.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/SCS-White-Paper.THI_.8-1-17.pdf

    An excellent overview of saturated fat: https://www.biolayne.com/articles/nutrition/is-saturated-fat-worse-for-you-than-sugar/


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  • Hello wonderful listeners! We’re back and we’re not wasting any time getting to the bottom of Pete Evans’ ‘The Magic Pill’. This week, the ketogenic diet - is it as magical as this film wants you to believe?


    We had some technology drama while recording this, so please forgive us for not having quite the same high standard of audio that we usually do today.


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    The Ketogenic Diet - An overview from JAMA https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2759475

    Low fat versus low carb diet - https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2673150 

    Red Meat and Human Health (from our friends at Sigma Nutrition) https://sigmanutrition.com/red-meat/ 

    CIM: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/article-abstract/2686143

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/28074888/


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  • It’s the first annual In Bad Taste Awards for Gross Underachievement in Health Documentaries, and we have some serious categories and nominees lined up. 


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    We’ll be back in Feb 2021, but in the meantime please do listen to the episodes we’ve done so far, especially any you may have missed.


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  • It’s our last episode on The Goop Lab and for the final hurrah, things get weird. Like really weird because we’re energy healing apparently. Prepare to hear about some guy who can control your body without even touching you or telling you to. It’s a wild ride.


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    Research proves energy healing is no better than placebo https://cnet.co/3kUk3Oz 

    Reiki for treatment of anxiety and depression https://bit.ly/2TLyMPY 



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  • Being terrified of ageing seems to be common fodder for wellness wankers, including The Goop Lab. This week, Gwynnie tries to tell us we can reverse age or something, and botox is bad. But is it legit or is just hard to tell who’s lying because of all the filler?


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    GP is advertising botulinum toxin (Botox) called Xeomin https://r29.co/327SE4h

    A nice review of the anti-ageing Goop https://cnet.co/3exOSGJ 



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  • It’s an important topic - women’s sexuality and the gender gap in orgasms. Any publicity is good publicity, right? The question is, does The Goop Lab get this right? Sadly after we recorded this episode, Betty Doson passed away, so when you listen, give her a big thanks for all her work.


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    Keep in mind, these references are all about sex and may be NSFW

    OMGYes is an online resource all about women’s pleasure (NSFW) https://www.omgyes.com 

    The Goop Lab and women’s health https://wapo.st/38aHXBV 

    Eve Appeal - #KnowYourBody - https://eveappeal.org.uk/news-awareness/know-your-body/ 

    Dr Jen Gunter on jade eggs https://bit.ly/2GmXOBS 

    The gender gap in orgasms https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/19317611.2018.1563014

    Determinants of female orgasm https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5087699/

    Body disatisfaction and orgasm https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00224499.2016.1168771 

    Society of Australian Sexologists https://societyaustraliansexologists.org.au 


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  • We did it, we watched The Goop Lab. And we’re sorry that we did because this week, Paltrow focusses on Wim Hof, a Dutch extreme athlete who wants everyone to breathe strangely and swim in frozen water for health. And we’re obviously, a little bit skeptical. 


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21357371/#:~:text=These%20data%20show%20that%20vagal,no%20water%20in%20the%20lungs.



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  • Watching ‘What The Health’ was our bad place. But this film has been cited in many office lunch rooms and is still popular, despite its glaring inaccuracies. So we ask why this is the case (and whinge a lot about this film).


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    Alan Flanagan - The Nutritional Advocate - Breaks down a lot of the research about food, nutrition and health https://www.instagram.com/thenutritional_advocate/ and you can find his website, Alinea Nutrition, here https://www.alineanutrition.com

    The California Physician Nutrition training bill http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/11-12/bill/sen/sb_0351-0400/sb_380_cfa_20110421_125358_sen_comm.html


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  • Is milk just cow pus? ‘What The Health’ would have you believe that, along with the fact that dairy is killing us all. Not so fast, we say! Find out what the deal is with dairy and health from us, not from a guy who harasses receptionists.


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    Dairy and prostate cancer https://academic.oup.com/advances/article-abstract/10/suppl_2/S212/5489442

    Dairy and all cancer https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12937-016-0210-9

    Dairy and diabetes https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/20335552/ 

    Dairy and acne https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamadermatology/article-abstract/2767075?resultClick=3

    Dr Anjali Mahto (consultant dermatologist) - lots of great information on acne, including diet and acne https://www.instagram.com/anjalimahto/ 



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  • We’re back again with ‘What the Health’ and we’re still suffering from watching this film. This week, we’re taking on the film’s most famous claim - are eggs as bad for you as cigarettes. Sadly though, this isn’t even the stupidest thing they say.


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    Cholesterol and atherosclerosis https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/3/5/711/4591584?searchresult=1

    Heart UK - Can I eat eggs? https://www.heartuk.org.uk/low-cholesterol-foods/can-i-eat-eggs 

    Eggs and cholesterol review https://academic.oup.com/advances/article/3/5/711/4591584?searchresult=1

    Correction: at around ~20 mins in Pixie says FH affects 1 in 50 people in the UK, we meant 1 in 250 people. https://www.england.nhs.uk/london/london-clinical-networks/our-networks/cardiac/familial-hypercholesterolaemia/


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  • We’re in hell. What the Health has been voted by you as the worst health documentary in existence. This week: what the meat? Does it really cause heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and every death ever recorded? No.


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    The WHO IARC classification of carcinogens https://www.iarc.fr/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Monographs-QA.pdf 

    Type 2 Diabetes and Meat consumption https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00125-009-1481-x 

    A great overview by a vegan dietitian: https://www.vegan.com/vegan-dietitian-review-what-the-health/


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  • It’s our final episode on (Un)Well, and for our last episode, we are going to look at bee sting therapy. Yes while many (most) people avoid getting stung by bees, some people are into it for all their health and wellness needs. But is it any good?


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    Woman dies after bee sting therapy https://www.bbc.com/news/health-43513817

    Unorthodox therapies to treat Lyme Disease - https://academic.oup.com/cid/article/60/12/1776/2462643 

    Adverse reactions are common - PLoS One - https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0126971

    The science of bees in skincare by Michelle @labmuffinbeauty https://labmuffin.com/bee-venom-honey-skincare/ 

    Bee venom therapy https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0041010118301454 



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  • Continuing on with our look at the latest Netflix health offering, (Un)Well, this week we’re getting trippy. Literally. Psychedelics like Ayahuasca have been around forever but recent interest in them has thrust them into the wellness spotlight. Can taking a trip be beneficial for your health or is it something much more sinister?


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    A review of emerging therapeutic potential of of psychedelic drugs in the treatment of psychiatric illnesses https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32044687/ 

    Ayahuasca https://adf.org.au/drug-facts/ayahuasca/ 


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  • Bio-hacking, broscience and starving yourself all collide in this episode where we talk about (Un)Well’s look at fasting. Fasting is extremely popular at the moment, but is it the miracle cure we’re all told it is? 


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    This week’s suggested readings:

    We don’t usually link to our books, but our books are very relevant for this episode and contain lots of good science (and you get to spend more time with us)

    Pixie’s books - No Need to Diet https://amzn.to/3gw74zT 

    Insta-Food Diet - https://amzn.to/2NowkvB 

    Nikki’s books - Pretty Unhealthy - https://amzn.to/3fP1456 

    You call it starvation, I call it biohacking - https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/11/opinion/sunday/men-extreme-diets.html

    Minnesota Starvation Experiment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minnesota_Starvation_Experiment 

    Third leading cause of death: https://sciencebasedmedicine.org/are-medical-errors-really-the-third-most-common-cause-of-death-in-the-u-s-2019-edition/


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