Fact and Fiction of Health and Wellness with Dr. Nick Tiller

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🗓️ 26 May 2023

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Summary

What are the top myths in the health and fitness industry? Neil deGrasse Tyson and co-hosts Chuck Nice and Gary O’Reilly explore pseudoscience, “quick fix” fads like Ozempic, and how to navigate wellness with exercise scientist, Dr. Nick Tiller.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Star Talk.
0:04.0	You're a place in the universe where science and pop culture collide.
0:09.0	Star Talk begins right now.
0:13.0	This is Star Talk Sports Edition.
0:17.0	I'm Neil deGrasse Tyson.
0:18.0	You're a personal astrophysicist.
0:20.0	And I'm joined by my two co-host, Gary O'Reilly.
0:23.0	Gary?
0:24.0	I knew.
0:25.0	All right.
0:26.0	And of course, Chuck Knight, Chuck and Baby.
0:28.0	Hey, what's happening, Neil?
0:29.0	So today, we're going to talk about skepticism, something so deep to my heart in everything in this world.
0:36.0	And when are you appropriately skeptic?
0:39.0	And when are you just wrong?
0:42.0	And doubting everything and therefore believing nothing.
0:45.0	When there's stuff out there where this sufficient evidence to support it.
0:48.0	These are big questions that apply to so many walks of life.
0:52.0	And it especially applies to the health and fitness and nutrition industry.
0:58.0	And it was time we went there.
1:02.0	And so Gary did some homework on this.
1:05.0	So Gary, tell me what you put together for today.
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