podcast episodes

Pasteurization Saves Lives: Milk Myths vs. Science

Milk: Life, Death, and the Paradox Milk has always been central to survival. When mothers died in childbirth—and this happened often before modern medicine—infants survived only if they had access to another nursing mother or wet nurse. When that wasn’t possible, families sometimes turned to the milk of other mammals. That discovery helped keep our…

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Protein Powders: Hype and Science

Protein powders aren’t miracles—they’re tools. From surgeons to gym shelves, here’s what’s real, what’s hype, and how to choose wisely

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MAHA Myths: Why Nutrition Alone Won’t Save You

Nutrition matters, but it can’t replace medicine. From Samoa’s measles crisis to my dad’s 98 years, science saves lives

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Liver Detox- Carter’s to Dose

Carter’s “liver pills” were just laxatives. Today’s detox shots, probiotics, and olive oil flushes? Same scam—your liver doesn’t need cleansing

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Edinburgh’s Surgical Revolution

How Edinburgh’s breakthroughs in anesthesia and antisepsis rescued surgery from quacks — and why today’s wellness fads echo the same old scams.

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Ancient Neurosurgery and Modern Brain Scams

People once drilled holes in skulls to treat madness. Today, we sell brain gummies. Same fear, different tools. Let’s unpack the hype—and the harm.

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Radium to Cleanses: Why We Still Fall for Bad Science

In the 1920s, people drank radioactive water for “health.” Today’s liver cleanses and hydrogen water follow the same scam with better branding

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The Steak That Tried to Cure Everything

Dr. Salisbury blamed veggies for disease and pushed steak as the cure. His meat-only myth still lives on in today’s diet fads.

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Smoothie Mornings Made Easy With Two Simple Appliances

How a simple blender and a Nespresso machine transformed my mornings—making smoothies easy, coffee fast, and healthy habits actually stick.

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