Should You Care about BMI?

Should You Care about BMI?

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245. "Intentional Weight Loss Reduces Your Risk of Death by 15%": My Critique of This Claim

"I truly worry about the impact that scary claims like this can make on people's relationships with food and their bodies."Bold headlines about weight loss and health risks seem to be everywhere these days. In this episode, I unpack a meta-analysis claiming intentional weight los ...  Show more

244. From Diet Culture to Self-Trust Through a Values Aligned Life with Erica Djossa

"If we are not clear on what our values are, they will be prescribed for us."Is living by someone else’s “shoulds” quietly running your life? In this conversation with psychotherapist and Momwell founder, Erica Djossa, we unpack how inherited expectations around productivity, mot ...  Show more

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