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world of weird things podcast: fighting the covid bulge with science
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world of weird things podcast: fighting the covid bulge with science

The COVID 20 is the new Freshman 15, and snake oil salespeople are out in full force to cash in as people try to shed some weight and get active again.

world of weird things podcast: don’t trust your gut on probiotics
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world of weird things podcast: don’t trust your gut on probiotics

Probiotics are the next big health trend thanks to new discoveries about our gut biomes. But are we just buying a lot of hype?

trickle down pseudoscience: why mlms jumped into the supplement game
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trickle down pseudoscience: why mlms jumped into the supplement game

MLMs prey on human vulnerabilities to hijack the health industry. And they have a lot of help in high places.

adding a little science to supplements
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adding a little science to supplements

Not all supplements are bad for you, but not all of them are good or effective either. But we do have an idea which ones are better than others...

what exactly do you mean by “natural?”
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what exactly do you mean by “natural?”

In a universe where everything is made of chemicals, "natural" is just a buzzword used to make a bigger profit.