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Podcast Episode Summary: Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MD
Podcast Overview
- Title: Wellness, Actually
- Hosts: Emily Oster (best-selling author and data expert) & Perry Wilson, MD (medical doctor)
- Theme: The podcast aims to navigate the overwhelming amount of health and wellness information available today, separating fact from fiction and causality from correlation.
Episode Title
- Official Trailer: Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MD
Episode Description
- The podcast addresses a myriad of health topics such as GLP-1s, colostrum, microplastics, red light therapy, and vaccines.
- Aims to provide listeners with reliable health information without the overwhelm often associated with wellness trends.
- Each episode will cover:
- Recent health news
- Listener questions
- In-depth discussions on misunderstood wellness topics
Key Themes and Concepts Information Overload
- The podcast recognizes the bombardment of conflicting health information from various media sources:
- Social media
- Television
- Newspapers
Goal of the Podcast
- To provide a "weekly dose of sanity" amidst the noise of health trends and misinformation.
- Equip listeners with the tools to make informed health decisions based on data and medical expertise.
Structure of Episodes
- Weekly Health News: Discussion of the latest studies and what they mean for everyday health.
- Deep Dives: Focused exploration of specific wellness topics, such as:
- The impact of microplastics
- Rising colon cancer rates among younger populations
- The significance of protein in diet
- Effects and long-term implications of GLP-1s
- Declining sperm counts in men
Engagement with Listeners
- Encourages audience interaction by inviting health questions and suggestions for future topics.
Call to Action
- Listeners are encouraged to subscribe to the podcast, which will be available every Thursday starting February 12th on platforms like iHeartRadio and Apple Podcasts.
Conclusion
- "Wellness, Actually" aims to be a trusted source of health information, mixing the perspectives of a data expert and a medical professional to navigate the complexities of health and wellness today.
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Chapters
Tap a time to open that second in VONavigating the Health Information Overload
0:46 to 1:33
Discover the overwhelming amount of health information and its mixed quality.
“Because you're getting a staggering amount of health and wellness information nowadays from every source imaginable, and some of it is awesome.”
What to Expect from Each Episode
1:34 to 2:26
Learn about the structure of the podcast, including weekly health news and deep dives.
“Like what's the deal with microplastics?”
Transcript
Automatic transcript. May contain errors.0:03Open up social media.
0:05Emily Oster:Or turn on the TV. Or open a newspaper. Do people still read newspapers? I mean, I do. On my phone. But anyway, it's no shock what you'll find. There is new research that impacts you if you're a coffee drinker on this Wellness Wednesday. Is your gas stove killing? Big lingering question about GLP-1s. What do we know about the long-term effects of it? According to a recent Consumer Reports study. A new study from... A study on rats showed that those... Recent studies show men are significantly less fertile than just 40 years ago. The study was conducted between... I'm Emily Oster. I'm a data expert.
0:44Emily Oster:And I'm Perry Wilson. I'm a medical doctor. And this is our new podcast. It's called Wellness Actually. Because you're getting a staggering amount of health and wellness information nowadays from every source imaginable, and some of it is awesome. And some of it is, well, actually bullshit. Look at this, guys. Let me show you my favorite food for gut health. Raw colostrum. Here are some things in the United States that have microplastics in it, and we didn't even know about it. Cold plunges are making you fat. Oh, and they are also harming your gains. For the love of God, before you jump on this dumb-weighted vest trend, they don't work unless you do.
1:32you're busy you don't have 27 hours a day to assess and implement every influencer trend from tiktok and that's why we're here to review the data to separate correlation from causality and to tell you which of these ideas will actually make a real difference to your health we actually
1:51Emily Oster:give you the information you need to make the best decisions for yourself every episode of wellness actually, we'll cover the health news of the week and then take one deep dive into a misunderstood topic. Like what's the deal with microplastics? What's the deal with colon cancer in young people? What's the deal with protein? What's the deal with GLP-1s? What's the deal with declining sperm counts? But you won't just be hearing from us. We want to hear from you, answer your health questions and hear what topics you want us to cover. So join us for a weekly dose of sanity. It might actually be just what the doctor or the economist ordered.
2:25Listen to Wellness Actually every Thursday starting February 12th on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
From the publisher
GLP-1s. Colostrum. Microplastics. Red light therapy. Vaccines. There’s a staggering amount of health and wellness news and information, and it’s bombarding us everywhere we look. Who’s got time to parse it out, to verify it, and then to actually do the work of improving our health? And what if those wellness influencers actually knew how to read a medical study?
That’s why we’re here. We are Emily Oster, best-selling author and data expert, and Perry Wilson, a medical doctor. And our goal is to separate fact from fiction, causality from correlation, so that you can stay informed without being overwhelmed. Every episode, we cover the health news of the week, take listener questions, and do a deep dive into a buzzy and misunderstood wellness topic so that you can actually make the best decisions for your own health.
So join us for a weekly dose of sanity. It might actually be just what the doctor, and the economist, ordered: health advice for real life.
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