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Many of us are setting new personal goals in the new year – like exercising, eating healthier or even trying to lose weight. What does our weight really tell us about our health? Is it possible to feel healthy without obsessing over the numbers on the scale? Are our ideas about weight and health based on outdated beliefs? On this season of Chasing Life, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta is talking to doctors, researchers, and listeners to take a closer look at what our weight means for our health. Plus, what you need to know about the latest weight loss drugs and how to talk about weight and better health with others, especially kids.

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    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.4 • 575 Ratings

Many of us are setting new personal goals in the new year – like exercising, eating healthier or even trying to lose weight. What does our weight really tell us about our health? Is it possible to feel healthy without obsessing over the numbers on the scale? Are our ideas about weight and health based on outdated beliefs? On this season of Chasing Life, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta is talking to doctors, researchers, and listeners to take a closer look at what our weight means for our health. Plus, what you need to know about the latest weight loss drugs and how to talk about weight and better health with others, especially kids.

    What Camels Teach Us about the Future

    What Camels Teach Us about the Future

    Global temperatures are rising, severe storms are intensifying and people are feeling climate anxiety. Does saving the planet mean living without comfort or convenience? Can policies and technology turn things around? CNN Chief Climate Correspondent, Bill Weir believes taking better care of the earth and our ourselves can go hand-in-hand. He talks with Dr. Sanjay Gupta about what’s working, what needs to change and why there is reason to be optimistic about the future. They also discuss Weir’s call to action - his new book, “Life as We Know It (Can Be): Stories of People, Climate and Hope in a Changing World.”
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    • 35 min
    The Joy of Food

    The Joy of Food

    For many of us, our weight and eating habits feel deeply intertwined. But how do you strike a balance between eating for pleasure and eating for fuel? How can we reframe our relationship with food – so it doesn't revolve around what’s “bad” or “good?” Sanjay speaks with Dr. Linda Shiue, an internal medicine physician, trained chef, and the author of Spicebox Kitchen. Dr. Shiue sheds light on sustainable approaches to healthy eating and we’ll hear from listeners about the foods that bring them joy.  
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    • 27 min
    Body Neutrality with Jameela Jamil

    Body Neutrality with Jameela Jamil

    When it comes to optimizing our mental and physical health, many of us focus on managing our weight and metabolic function. But what happens when the numbers are good but the way we feel about our bodies is bad? Should we be striving to love the way we look? Or is it better to not think about our bodies at all? Actress and activist, Jameela Jamil thinks a lot about health, food and diet culture. After years of struggling with anorexia, “The Good Place,” star and host of the "I Weigh with Jameela Jamil" podcast tells Sanjay why she thinks food, mental health, and body image are intertwined.
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    • 30 min
    Do Diets Really Work?

    Do Diets Really Work?

    Keto. High protein. Intermittent fasting. So many diets claim to be the best way to lose weight. But do diets actually work? Research shows that diets don’t lead to long-term weight loss for most people, and that even two people following the same “healthy” diet can have wildly different results. Stanford University nutrition professor Dr. Christopher Gardner has spent more than 20 years studying nutrition and comparing different diets. He spoke to CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta to share what he’s learned and shares his tips for personalizing the way you eat to fit your body’s needs. 
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    • 28 min
    Do These Quick Weight Loss Hacks Work?

    Do These Quick Weight Loss Hacks Work?

    There's no shortage of products and procedures promising a quick way to weight loss. But do they work? Or is it all just marketing and hype? In this episode, Sanjay speaks with Dr. Mikhail Varshavski – better known as Doctor Mike — who has made it his mission to debunk medical misinformation. He’ll dive into popular weight loss methods, how they supposedly work, and the truth behind cleanses, juices, tummy teas, and more.
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    • 32 min
    Lindy West on what we’re getting wrong about weight

    Lindy West on what we’re getting wrong about weight

    Thirteen years ago, Seattle-based writer Lindy West wrote an essay that took the internet by storm called “Hello, I’m Fat.” That essay would become the 2016 New York Times best-selling memoir, Shrill: Notes from a Loud Woman, and later a Hulu television series. On today’s episode, Lindy, who is still writing and hosts a podcast, sits down with CNN’s Chief Medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta for a candid and honest conversation about living as a self-described “fat” person, and how the way she thinks about weight has changed since writing Shrill. 
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    • 30 min

Customer Reviews

4.4 out of 5
575 Ratings

575 Ratings

drd5e ,

Aging series missing one big topic

Loved this latest season of Chasing Life about aging, covering many aspects of the topic. But I feel it missed one big issue that 50% of the population deals with as part of aging - perimenopause and menopause! Would have loved to hear you address that and how it affects women’s aging process.

Deepti416 ,

Step off the hamster wheel!

We’ve been chasing material things for a long time. It’s time to step back and start chasing life. Excellent podcast if you want to step off the hamster wheel and contemplate other things!

smlowe5637 ,

Needed now, more than ever!

I’m with bigmo1969. The way you presented information on “Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction” - the previous incarnation of this podcast - was calming and informative. We’re still living in a pandemic and the need for information is greater than ever, as governments turn a blind eye to what’s happening and mandates and restrictions that were saving lives are dropped. COVID-19 is on the rise again, and nobody’s really tracking the spread and the fallout from it. With the various mutations and variants, what’s changed? What’s remained the same? With vaccines unavailable to many and much of the world, is COVID-19 really here to stay, as those who say we have to learn to live with it say? Even if we had sufficient supply, could the vaccines we have today effectively eliminate the virus? Is it possible to create a vaccine that could make a person immune to the virus, so that the virus denied any viable hosts would just die out? These are just the questions off the top of my head, without really thinking about it. Even if it’s once a month, since your podcasts are weekly, could you work in a COVID-19 episode, or designate a COVID corner or COVID moment each week?

I actually stopped listening to the podcast when “Coronavirus: Fact or Fiction” transitioned to “Chasing Life” because the podcast became less relevant to my immediate information needs with respect to protecting my family and myself. Some of the episode titles look interesting, so I’ll probably shoehorn some of them into my already full listening time, but a return to “Coronavirus: Fact vs Fiction” in some form would put your podcast back into my must-listen-to podcast list.

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