EFR 553: Revealing the Truth Behind Public Health, Biases in Health and Nutrition Research, and How to Be a Healthy Skeptic with Robert Davis
Ever Forward Radio with Chase Chewning
Chase Chewning
5 • 927 Ratings
🗓️ 29 November 2021
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Robert J. Davis, PhD, is a health journalist with a public health background as well as the Author of The Healthy Skeptic: Cutting Through the HYPE About Your Health.
As a journalist, Robert realized how much people are trying to lobby for their new exercise routines, diets, and hospitals. That opened his eyes to all the money and propaganda involved in skewing science and persuading the public to do certain things.
So, should we be putting our trust into “industry experts” on the same level as scientists? Is the validity of health studies and journalism going away?
In this discussion, Robert and Chase examine the role of skepticism in diet culture, nutritional sciences, and general health and wellness. Robert offers tips on how to discern which health studies and claims are trustworthy and which are misleading, noting trusted health resources and publications you can use to stay educated about nutrition. He also shares his candid thoughts on weight loss supplements, precision medicine in weight loss and nutrition, and the power of belief systems in nutrition and health.
Episode resources:
- Save 15% on the grass fed and grass finished beef sticks from Paleovalley with code EVERFORWARD at www.Paleovalley.com
- Get Robert's book The Healthy Skeptic at https://amzn.to/3nn2muX
- Learn more and get complete show notes at https://chasechewning.com/podcasts/episode/553
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | This is Robert Davis, aka the Healthy Skeptic. |
| 0:03.8 | I'm the author most recently of SuperSized Lies. |
| 0:06.8 | In today's episode of Everboard Radio, |
| 0:09.5 | we talk about diet culture, how to figure out |
| 0:11.6 | what's true and what's not true and lots more. |
| 0:14.0 | Learning how to be a healthy skeptic is what we're going to be learning how to do today |
| 0:17.9 | on the show but you know where you don't have to be a skeptic when choosing |
| 0:21.6 | your favorite new protein pack snack from |
| 0:23.8 | paleo valley they're 100% grass-fed beef sticks here's why they're 100% grass-fed and |
| 0:30.0 | grass-finished beef is raised right here in the USA by family farmers focused on |
| 0:34.0 | using rotational grazing practices and creating lush green pastures free of |
| 0:39.5 | chemicals and pesticides. This beef is never fed grains or given antibiotics. |
| 0:45.3 | Secondly, made with organic spices. Palio Valley uses organic spices to give |
| 0:50.2 | their beef sticks a delicious and savory flavor. |
| 0:53.4 | It also has naturally occurring probiotics. |
| 0:55.8 | This is truly what sets their beef sticks apart. |
| 0:58.2 | They use old world methods of fermenting their beef sticks so they are |
| 1:01.8 | shelf stable without the use of chemicals or questionable ingredients. |
| 1:07.1 | Thanks to this fermentation process, each stick contains gut-friendly probiotics. |
| 1:11.4 | Lastly, let me hit home on the incredible flavor. |
| 1:14.3 | Paleo Valley loves making healthy products, but they love even more making healthy products |
| 1:19.0 | that taste delicious. These beef sticks are so delicious, they actually guarantee you're going to love them. |
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