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A science-based, humor laced approach to health and fitness. With the help of top researchers from the health and wellness fields, Juna Gjata and Dr. Eddie Phillips break down the science behind good nutrition, exercise, stress, sleep, and more. Includes a generous helping of sarcasm (Juna), dad jokes (Eddie), and pristine sound design (our awesome producers).

Food, We Need To Talk Juna Gjata

    • Health & Fitness
    • 4.7 • 1.9K Ratings

A science-based, humor laced approach to health and fitness. With the help of top researchers from the health and wellness fields, Juna Gjata and Dr. Eddie Phillips break down the science behind good nutrition, exercise, stress, sleep, and more. Includes a generous helping of sarcasm (Juna), dad jokes (Eddie), and pristine sound design (our awesome producers).

    The Most Cited Nutritionist in the World

    The Most Cited Nutritionist in the World

    Today we speak to Dr. Walter Willett from Harvard T.H. Chan’s School of Public Health. Walter is the most cited nutritionist in the world. Our conversation goes over some of nutrition science’s greatest successes: the banning of trans fats. We also talk about what the biggest problem in our diet today is, what nutrition science has gotten wrong, why there seems to be so much conflicting information about what to eat, and more.

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    • 31 min
    How Not to Hate Cardio with World-Renowned Coach Joel Jamieson

    How Not to Hate Cardio with World-Renowned Coach Joel Jamieson

    Today, we speak to world-renowned coach Joel Jamieson about all things cardio. We love to talk about resistance training on this show, but it’s finally time to show cardio some love. Joel tells us all about why cardio is one of the most important activities we should be doing for our health. We go through what the different heart rate zones are, how cardiovascular training is different from resistance training, how you can balance the two, and how cardiovascular training changes your mitochondria.

    To hear our bonus episode with Joel all about aging athletes, come join the Foodie Fam!

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    Check out Joel’s Morpheus training system here:

    https://trainwithmorpheus.com/

    The paper Joel mentioned:

    https://bjsm.bmj.com/content/56/13/755?trk=public_post_comment-text

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    • 43 min
    Budget Ozempic, Covid's Effects on Eating Disorders, and More

    Budget Ozempic, Covid's Effects on Eating Disorders, and More

    Today, in honor of Eating Disorders Awareness Week, we speak to Professor Bryn Austin. Our conversation covers a wide variety of topics: How the pandemic and social media have affected rates of eating disorders, how pharmaceutical companies are unethically marketing the new weight loss medications, the dangers of budget Ozempic, inequalities in the treatment and recognition of eating disorders, and how you, yes YOU, can create change by promoting public policies that protect our kids from harmful dietary supplements.

    Learn more and help out:

    The Strategic Training Initiative for the Prevention of Eating Disorders

    The Out of Kids’ Hands Campaign

    For our discussion on dietary supplements, come join the Foodie Fam!

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    • 38 min
    You Binged... Now What?

    You Binged... Now What?

    A continuation of our discussion with Dr. Evelyna Kambanis on eating disorders, this week’s episode of The Talk focuses on what to do after a binge. We know that binges can be extremely emotionally and physically draining, so what can we do afterwards to get ourselves feeling better?

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    Thank you for your support, it’s what keeps the show going!

    Check out our book:

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    • 3 min
    Misconceptions About Eating Disorders, Orthorexia, and More

    Misconceptions About Eating Disorders, Orthorexia, and More

    In today’s episode, we talk all things eating disorders with Dr. Evelyna Kambanis from Massachusetts General Hospital. How common are each of the eating disorders? What are some of the most common misconceptions surrounding them? What is orthorexia? How does social media affect EDs? And what are the best treatments? We cover all this and more on today’s episode in honor of the upcoming National Eating Disorders Awareness week.

    To hear our bonus episode “You Binged, Now What?” click the link below:

    https://www.patreon.com/FWNTT

    For resources on eating disorders, including the eating disorders hotline and places to look for help, please check out the National Eating Disorders Association:

    https://www.nationaleatingdisorders.org/

    Check out our book:

    https://read.macmillan.com/lp/food-we-need-to-talk/

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    • 35 min
    The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Live Longer

    The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Live Longer

    Ever considered that the key to a longer, happier life is not what you eat, how you move, or even how much sleep, but rather... your social circle? In this episode, we speak to Dr. Robert Waldinger, a Harvard professor and director of the longest study ever conducted on human happiness. As the author of The Good Life, Dr. Waldinger revealed the profound impact of relationships on health and longevity. We discuss the surprising connection between well-being and... well... connection. How does the quality of our relationships influence not only our mental health but also our physical health? It turns out that the most important health resolution you make this year is not your new diet or workout plan, but rather that weekly phone call you promised your parents. 

    To kickstart your exercise habit with daily episodes all of January, come join the Foodie Fam!

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    https://www.tiktok.com/@junagjata

    • 42 min

Customer Reviews

4.7 out of 5
1.9K Ratings

1.9K Ratings

trying2Brational ,

Love the podcast, hate the paywall

Good science and discussions. Excellent nutrition and healthcare presentations. Highly recommended.

pripri633 ,

I recommend this to my patients!

As an endocrinologist, obesity and metabolic diseases are my specialty. I spend a lot of time teaching patients about food and exercise and I have found this podcast to be a great supplement to what I talk to patients about. I have shared it with my entire team at work, and they are now hooked as well! I appreciate the evidence based medicine and perspectives from experts around the world and these are all findings that I hear about at the National endocrine conferences as well! I love the nonjudgemental approach to discussing these modern day issues and I hope Dr. Eddie and juna keep up the great work!

appuser578'elw ,

Topics are good

The hosts are okay but I think I may not listen on a regular basis since the last guest they had on was in my opinion a judgmental doctor that has never personally had an eating disorder. One of the hosts was talking about healthifying recipes which I happen to do and am a fan of and you could tell she didn’t think this was a healthful way of eating. What is better to eat a regular bagel or donut just to fit into the norm of society? Why not try and choose a healthier option for your overall long term health? Have you heard of diabetes and other metabolic diseases?
It seems as though this doctor may consider someone who decides to eat in a more healthful way to have an eating disorder. It’s like the insensitive doctor that told me to eat more milkshakes to gain weight instead of addressing the root cause of my weight loss due to GI issues.

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