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116 episodes

#6155: Acupuncture, Adenosine, and the Sham Needle Problem

Acupuncture beats sham by about a fifth of a standard deviation. So what is the sham actually subtracting?

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#6074: The Worst Documentaries of 2026 (So Far)

Awards for the year's worst documentaries: recycled premises, infomercials, a two-week Instadoc, Mr. T's verdict on his own film, and Melania's 90-point critic-audience gap.

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#5833: When GLP-1s Silence Hunger Cues

GLP-1s switch off hunger at the brainstem. For people with anorexia, that's not a side effect — it's the thing they came for.

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#5719: When Bile Burns Your Stomach Lining

Bile gastritis after gallbladder removal: why fasting makes it worse, what the evidence says about supplements, and how to eat.

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#5695: Gut-Brain Drugs: Why Old Antidepressants Help Bloating

A listener with post-cholecystectomy bloating asks why an old antidepressant might help — and whether anything better is coming.

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#5693: Head-of-Bed Elevation for Nighttime Reflux

Five trials, 228 patients, and a wedge pillow that was never actually studied. What the evidence really says about sleeping on an incline.

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#5692: When Bile Reflux and Bloating Collide After Gallbladder Surgery

Two separate problems hiding behind three diagnoses: bile reflux after gallbladder removal, and abdominophrenic dyssynergia — where bloating isn't ...

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#5668: Why Depression Drains Your Energy

Light, melanopsin, and inflammation — the two very different mechanisms behind seasonal and non-seasonal depression fatigue.

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#5597: Protein, ADHD, and the Breakfast You Skip

A protein breakfast has a clean dopamine story and costs a dollar. Fish oil outsells it anyway. Here's what the evidence actually says.

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#5475: Why Salad Is Breakfast in Israel and Punishment in America

Same chopped tomatoes and cucumbers — a morning staple in Israel and Turkey, a symbol of joyless dieting in America. How did one dish mean two oppo...

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#5470: What a Hot Bath Actually Does for You

A friend's "you're stewing in your own dirt" comment ruined baths for Daniel for years. Here's what the research actually says.

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#5418: Why Dehydration, Not Hunger, Is the Real Risk of a 25-Hour Fast

Twenty-five hours without water is a different problem than twenty-five hours without food. Here's the physiology of dehydration — and how to prepare.

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#5360: Ful Medames: Slow Cooker vs Pressure Cooker

Dried fava beans, a slow cooker, and one overnight soak — the idiot-proof path to Egyptian street-style ful medames.

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#5336: Cholera and the 3.4 Billion Without Safe Sanitation

Cholera is fast, cheap to treat, and entirely preventable — yet 3.4 billion people lack safe sanitation. Here's why the numbers don't add up.

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#5279: Heavy Metals: Real Syndromes vs. Online Noise

Lead, arsenic, mercury, cadmium — each metal has its own syndrome, route, and treatment. The vague online version misses all of it.

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#5186: Why the Last Milligrams Are the Hardest

Most drugs come in doses designed for stable use — not for the tiny steps safe withdrawal requires. Here's what's changing.

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#5148: How the WHO Essential Medicines List Works

Five days in 1977, eight experts, one list that now shapes what billions of people can get from their pharmacies.

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#5146: Who Decides What Food Aid Gets Sent?

There's no master list of survival foods — just a performance standard. And "acceptable" is written into it.

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#5104: Meal Replacements vs Protein Bars: What Actually Works

Protein bars aren't meals. Here's what actually replaces one—and what fails exactly when you need it most.

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#5032: The Ten Worst Canned Foods, Ranked for Survival

From fish sphincters to whole chickens, we rank the most cursed canned foods and whether they'd keep you alive in a bunker.

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#5029: How Much Tuna Is Actually Safe to Eat?

We break down the science of mercury in tuna, the real symptoms of toxicity, and whether canned fish can actually hurt you.

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#5010: Why Vegetables Beat Fruit and Supplements

Vegetables do things fruit and supplements can't — from gut microbiome diversity to triggering your body's own antioxidant systems.

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#5009: How the Brussels Sprout Got a Makeover

The vegetable your grandmother served isn't the same one on your plate today. Here's why.

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#5008: Why "Superfoods" Are Marketing, Not Science

The $200 billion superfood industry has no scientific definition. Here's what antioxidants actually do.

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