This week, Emily and Perry explore the technicolor world of food dyes, and determine whether that Red 40 or Yellow 6 is actually the root cause of everything that is hurting you and/or your kids. Why do we dye our food at all? Where do we source our dyes from, and is natural always better? (No.) Do they really do it better in Europe? (Also no.) And really, should tasting the rainbow be so frowned upon?

Plus: a rant against all the anti-vax nonsense, and the latest longevity craze: castration!

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Past episodes referenced:
What's the deal with testosterone?
What's the deal with organic food?

This week, Emily and Perry explore the technicolor world of food dyes, and determine whether that Red 40 or Yellow 6 is actually the root cause of everything that is hurting you and/or your kids. Why do we dye our food at all? Where do we source our dyes from, and is natural always better? (No.) Do they really do it better in Europe? (Also no.) And really, should tasting the rainbow be so frowned upon?
Plus: a rant against all the anti-vax nonsense, and the latest longevity craze: castration!
Submit a question for our weekly mailbag at wellnessactually.fm.
Past episodes referenced:
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<li><a href="https://wellnessactually.fm/episodes/episode-13-testosterone.html">What's the deal with testosterone?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://wellnessactually.fm/episodes/episode-36-organic-food.html">What's the deal with organic food?</a></li>
</ul>

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 food dyes?

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