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Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MD
A staggering amount of health and wellness news and information is bombarding us everywhere we look – and who’s got time to parse it out, to verify it, and then to actually do the work of improving our health?
We do! We are Emily Oster, best-selling author and data expert, and Perry Wilson, a medical doctor. And unlike the influencers, we actually know how to read a medical paper. This podcast separates fact from fiction, causality from correlation, so that you can stay informed…
Episodes
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with death?
This week, just in time for spooky season, Emily and Perry take on the one certainty in this life: death. How have human beings historically (and…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with organic food?
This week, Emily and Perry are going classy with a close look at eating organic. We all know it's more expensive, but is it worth the sticker (shock)? Do…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with intermittent fasting?
This week, Emily and Perry discuss the highly disciplined world of intermittent fasting: all the different ways you can not eat and all of their purported…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with Botox?
This week, Emily and Perry explore Botox, literally the most toxic substance in the universe, so why not inject it into our faces? From its discovery to its…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDRerun, Actually - What's the deal with GLP-1s?
This week, we're rebroadcasting our episode on GLP-1s, those blockbuster weight-loss drugs that have taken the world by storm -- and not just what you already…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDIt's the First Annual Wellness, Actually Grab Bag Episode!
This week, Emily and Perry are joined by Producer Tamar to answer series of short health and wellness suggestions - by you, the listeners! - that don't merit a…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with artificial sweeteners?
This week, Emily and Perry dive into the sweet, calorie-free world of artificial sweeteners. What poor lab hygiene brought them into existence? Do they…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with seed oils?
This week, Emily and Perry dive into the slippery world of seed oils. Canola, vegetable, safflower, yes, even avocado: why have these plant-based oils gotten…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with poop?
This week, Emily and Perry are bravely tackling one of our most beloved bodily functions, polite company be damned: poop! Is it, as Emily asks, truly the…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDRerun, Actually - What's the deal with peptides?
This week, we're rebroadcasting our episode on peptides, the purported panacea for all health ailments. Can an injection of these tiny bits of protein actually…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with ticks?
This week, Emily and Perry explore the creepiest, crawliest topic yet: ticks! What's the deal with these little bloodsucking jerks? How do they infect us? What…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with fluoride?
This week, Emily and Perry take on fluoride, a mineral with proven benefits for your teeth and an army of skeptical influencers ready to fight their municipal…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with gluten?
This week, Emily and Perry explore gluten, the protein responsible for everything that makes bread, bagels, pasta, and all of their other favorite foods chewy…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with the sun?
This week, Emily and Perry discuss the Sun. Sure, it’s necessary for life on earth and occupies over 99% of our solar system’s mass, but seriously…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with alcohol?
This week, Emily and Perry raise a glass to alcohol: the cause of, and solution to, all of life's problems. How does it actually affect our brains? How much…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with pregnancy brain? (feat. Allison Williams)
This week, Emily and Perry are joined by actress Allison Williams to discuss all things pregnancy brain. Are the fog and forgetfulness due to actual brain…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with cortisol?
This week, Emily and Perry take on cortisol, the much-maligned stress hormone blamed for heart attacks and stubborn belly fat. But how much heat should…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with mRNA vaccines?
This week, Emily and Perry explore RNA, a tiny molecule of extraordinary potential. What is it? How is it different from DNA? How have vaccines and an…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with full body scans?
This week, Emily and Perry debate full body scans: MRIs that scan your entire body like a giant humming hammer in search of nails. Will it find something wrong…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with sleep?
This week, Emily and Perry tackle the weirdest, most wonderful thing all living things do: sleep. If evolution has forced us to be completely vulnerable for…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD)?
This week, Emily and Perry are coming in hot to discuss the existence of sex, specifically whether or not women have a DSM-5-designated disorder when they…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with cupping and dry needling?
This week, Emily and Perry dig into dry needling and cupping, the wellness equivalent to pain equals gain (maybe?). What are the therapeutic properties, and…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with red meat?
This week, Emily and Perry pull out their steak knives to cut through both the hypers, and the detractors, of red meat. Is it as bad for you as people say? Is…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with methylene blue?
This week, Emily and Perry bravely platform methylene blue, a synthetic dye with almost godlike properties according to the influencers, and some fascinating…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with psychedelics?
This week, Emily and Perry take a trip into the groovy world of psychedelics: what they are, what they do to our brains, and the myriad mental health problems…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with colostrum?
This week, Emily and Perry explore bovine colostrum, the alleged secret weapon for muscle growth and immunity, and cure for the much-maligned leaky gut. Does…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with testosterone?
This week, Emily and Perry take on testosterone, the raging yang to last week's sober estrogen yin. Do men actually experience "manopause" in ways similar to…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with hormone replacement therapy?
This week, Emily, a woman, and Perry, a man, wade into the complicated world of hormone replacement therapy, the first of a two-part series on exogenous…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with continuous glucose monitors?
This week, Emily and Perry discuss continuous glucose monitors -- a gamechanger for diabetics and just kind of an overabundance of information for everyone…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with protein?
This week, Emily and Perry explore the vast array of protein vehicles that's taken over our influencer culture and supermarket aisles. How much protein are we…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with creatine?
This week, Emily and Perry tackle creatine, a beloved amino acid derivative with surprisingly robust health properties. What is it actually doing to our…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with stem cell therapy?
This week, Emily and Perry go toe-to-toe with the scammier side of the wellness industry: regenerative medicine clinics that claim to inject you with stem…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with microplastics?
This week, Emily and Perry dive into the here, there, and everywhere of microplastics. We know they're in the air we breathe and the water we drink, but how…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with red light therapy?
This week, Emily and Perry shine a light on red light therapy: its origins, its heroic use of the mighty mitochondria, and the supposed countless benefits…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with GLP-1s?
This week, Emily and Perry discuss GLP-1s, those blockbuster weight-loss drugs that have taken the world by storm -- and not just what you already know about…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with cold plunges and saunas?
This week, Emily and Perry plunge, as it were, into the temperature extremes: cold plunges and saunas. Is there any actual value to shocking your body with ice…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with peptides?
This week, Emily and Perry tackle peptides, the purported panacea for all health ailments. Can an injection of these tiny bits of protein actually boost your…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhat's the deal with declining sperm counts?
In our inaugural episode, Emily and Perry talk all things sperm: if it's on the decline, how to juice its quality, the perils of tight underwear, and what a…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDOfficial Trailer: Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MD
GLP-1s. Colostrum. Microplastics. Red light therapy. Vaccines. There’s a staggering amount of health and wellness news and information, and it’s…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDGoodbye, for now
An announcement from Emily about the podcast. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDAn Expert Roundtable on Trying to Conceive
For many people, when we start thinking about a family, we assume it'll just happen nine months from the moment we start trying. But that isn't the way it…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDHow to Baby-Proof Your Relationship: Navigating a new marital landscape
When you look at the data, it is true that after people have kids, marital satisfaction declines. Having a baby drastically changes everything in your…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDAll About Vaccines: Why they’re important, and how to make them more tolerable for your child
Shots are never a fun experience. Even if you are enthusiastic about vaccines, holding your kids as they get them is not usually a high point of parenting. And…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDUnderstanding Risk, Living With Uncertainty
In the last month, we've aired podcast conversations with Dr. Nathan Fox and Dr. Bapu Jena, and though the content is different, there’s an underlying thread…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDIt’s Never Too Late for Pelvic Floor Therapy: Why it’s about more than Kegels
For many of us, our first exposure to our pelvic floors is through the Kegel exercises we learned about in Cosmo, promising us great sex. The reality of our…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDTamron Hall's Late-Night Panic Google
Award-winning talk show host Tamron Hall dives into dressing your kids properly for the weather and overall preparedness as a parent (and why it's so elusive)…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDHow to Talk to Your Doctor: Navigating important conversations about your care
Today on ParentData, we're welcoming back Dr. Nathan Fox, Emily's co-author for The Unexpected- a book about when things go wrong, or at least get complicated…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDParentData Presents: Raising Parents - "Should You Have Kids?"
Today on ParentData, we're airing an episode from Raising Parents, Emily's limited series podcast in partnership with The Free Press. The episode is the last…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDUnderstanding Panic Headlines: How studies that influence your parenting choices get published
Here at ParentData, we talk a lot about panic headlines. You know, the headlines that cycle through your feed about coffee and wine and sleep and lead and the…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDIs Gentle Parenting Best? What the evidence says
If you spend any time in parenting circles, it’s hard to avoid being inundated with “types” of parenting. Parenting labels are not neutral. Some are positive…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDResearching the Importance of Paid Leave: A look into how studies are conducted
The United States is one of the only countries in the world that doesn’t guarantee paid parental leave. We point out this fact a lot, but what does it really…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDBess Kalb's Late-Night Panic Google
Writer and excellent social media follow Bess Kalb ruminates on the best place to move your family to prepare for climate change, giving yourself intentional…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDWhy Is Nutrition So Stressful? The challenge of navigating “good” food choices
Nutrition, along with sleep and screens, is one of the most contentious parenting topics there is. And questions about nutrition are particularly hard to…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDParentData Presents: The Lonely Palette's "Mary Kelly's Postpartum Document (1973-78)"
Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S., and after a fall – and a year – of divisiveness, could all use a holiday in which Americans are united in the task of…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDIt’s Not Hysteria: How women’s health gets overlooked
We don’t all get to learn about vaginas in school or from our families or from creating a reputation as the "Vagina Economist." And quite frankly, this is to…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDIt's The Placenta Episode!
Pop quiz: what’s the only organ that you grow from nothing and then casually discard, that magically bosses around your hormones, and actually your entire…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDRacial Disparity in C-Section Rates: Unpacking bias in the medical system
When we talk about C-sections, it’s often prefaced with “unplanned” or “emergency.” About a third of all the deliveries in the U.S. are cesarean sections, and…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDUltra-Processed Foods: What they are and whether we should worry
There is nothing in the world of nutrition more confusing than ultra-processed foods. Seemingly every week, there is a new headline about the dangers of…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDThe Power of Local Politics: How Vermont is revolutionizing child care
In the run-up to November 5th, it's easy to feel hopeless about the state of our national discourse, and what any single one of us can do to make a difference…
Wellness, Actually with Emily Oster & Perry Wilson, MDSteve Levitt's Late-Night Panic Google
Freakonomics economist Professor Steve Levitt joins to weave a thrilling tale about worms in poop, and advocating for your child. Warning: this late-night…