#288: Do You Really Need to Avoid Gluten?

Religious-ethics scholar Liz Bucar, author of Beyond Wellness, joins us to discuss her history with diet and wellness culture, the religious roots of wellness practices, why bringing religion back into “spiritual” wellness spaces might be the key to promoting true well-being (eve ...  Show more

Christy answers an audience question about the “adrenal body type” and unpacks the weight stigma, ageism, and pseudoscience embedded in this twist on the dubious diagnosis of “adrenal fatigue.” This episode is cross-posted from our other podcast, Rethinking Wellness.The paywall o ...  Show more

A lot of people have gluten-free diets, but is it for you? This episode features audio from The Potential Harm in Unnecessary Gluten-Free Diets, Is Gluten Sensitivity Real?, and Gluten-Free Diets: Separating the Wheat from the Chat. Visit the video pages for all sources and docto ...  Show more

Is going gluten-free just a trend, or is it a legitimate step toward better health? In this episode, I’m joined by Dr. Alessio Fasano and Maggie Ward to explore the science behind gluten sensitivity and why modern bread could be at the root of many gut issues. We dive into the de ...  Show more

In this week's episode, we’re tackling all things gluten!

Gluten is a controversial topic that has sparked countless debates, making it challenging to discern what is fact versus what is merely ...

Going gluten-free is all the rage — we hear it’s the secret hack to being more healthy, even if you don’t have celiac disease. But is gluten actually bad for all of us? And what’s the deal with gluten sensitivity? We talk to immunologist Dr. Armin Alaedini, gastroenterologist Dr. ...  Show more