EFR 553: Revealing the Truth Behind Public Health, Biases in Health and Nutrition Research, and How to Be a Healthy Skeptic with Robert Davis

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. Follow Robert @healthyskept Follow Chase @chase_chewning 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