This week, Emily and Perry take on cortisol, the much-maligned stress hormone blamed for heart attacks and stubborn belly fat. But how much heat should cortisol really be getting? How do you know when yours is too high? Too low? Is it ever really worth measuring? And you guys, what did Mendelian randomization ever do to Emily?!

Plus: the FDA signs off on ZYN pouches, explosive diarrhea in the Midwest, and apparently GLP-1s are really, really easy to get.

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This week, Emily and Perry take on cortisol, the much-maligned stress hormone blamed for heart attacks and stubborn belly fat. But how much heat should cortisol really be getting? How do you know when yours is too high? Too low? Is it ever really worth measuring? And you guys, what did Mendelian randomization ever do to Emily?!
Plus: the FDA signs off on ZYN pouches, explosive diarrhea in the Midwest, and apparently GLP-1s are really, really easy to get.
Submit a question for our weekly mailbag at wellnessactually.fm.

A staggering amount of health and wellness news and information is bombarding us everywhere we look – and who’s got time to parse it out, to verify it, and then to actually do the work of improving our health?

We do! We are Emily Oster, best-selling author and data expert, and Perry Wilson, a medical doctor. And unlike the influencers, we actually know how to read a medical paper. This podcast separates 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.

A staggering amount of health and wellness news and information is bombarding us everywhere we look &ndash; and who&rsquo;s got time to parse it out, to verify it, and then to actually do the work of improving our health?
We do! We are Emily Oster, best-selling author and data expert, and Perry Wilson, a medical doctor. And unlike the influencers, we actually know how to read a medical paper. This podcast separates 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.

Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MD

What's the deal with cortisol?

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This week, we're rebroadcasting our episode on red meat. Is it as bad for you as people say? Is there value to a (fiberless) carnivore diet? What makes it red, anyway? And how does nutritional science let us down when we're just trying to fuel our bodies efficiently?

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This week, we're rebroadcasting our episode on red meat. Is it as bad for you as people say? Is there value to a (fiberless) carnivore diet? What makes it red, anyway? And how does nutritional science let us down when we're just trying to fuel our bodies efficiently?
Submit a question for our weekly mailbag at wellnessactually.fm.

Rerun, Actually - What's the deal with red meat?

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This week, just in time for spooky season, Emily and Perry take on the one certainty in this life: death. How have human beings historically (and unsuccessfully) tried to cheat it? How are the tech bros in the longevity space trying to today? What's the point? And what actually happens to your body, and curiously overactive brain, when you die?

Plus: the curse of Wellness, Actually comes for Calley Means, whether the Dengue Fever break-out worth a freak-out, and TB in strip clubs.

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This week, just in time for spooky season, Emily and Perry take on the one certainty in this life: death. How have human beings historically (and unsuccessfully) tried to cheat it? How are the tech bros in the longevity space trying to today? What's the point? And what actually happens to your body, and curiously overactive brain, when you die?
Plus: the curse of Wellness, Actually comes for Calley Means, whether the Dengue Fever break-out worth a freak-out, and TB in strip clubs.
Submit a question for our weekly mailbag at wellnessactually.fm.

What's the deal with death?

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This week, Emily and Perry are going classy with a close look at eating organic. We all know it's more expensive, but is it worth the sticker (shock)? Do organic foods actually taste better, are they healthier, and, most importantly, are they safer? Safer for you, better for the environment? The answer, like your grocery bill, might surprise you.

Plus: what doctors really think about you, according to your chart, testosterone in the military (again), and gentlemen, don't worry about, erm, holding off before trying to impregnate someone.

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Previous episodes referenced:
What's the deal with declining sperm counts?
What's the deal with Botox?

This week, Emily and Perry are going classy with a close look at eating organic. We all know it's more expensive, but is it worth the sticker (shock)? Do organic foods actually taste better, are they healthier, and, most importantly, are they safer? Safer for you, better for the environment? The answer, like your grocery bill, might surprise you.
Plus: what doctors really think about you, according to your chart, testosterone in the military (again), and gentlemen, don't worry about, erm, holding off before trying to impregnate someone.
Submit a question for our weekly mailbag at wellnessactually.fm.
Previous episodes referenced:
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<li><a href="https://wellnessactually.fm/episodes/episode-1-sperm-counts.html">What's the deal with declining sperm counts?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wellnessactually.fm/episodes/episode-34-botox.html">What's the deal with Botox?</a></li>
</ul>

What's the deal with organic food?

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