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Ep. 24: Menopause: mood & memory changes with Dr. Jan Shifren and Dr. Nancy Woods | Empowered Health
Ep. 24: Menopause: mood & memory changes with Dr. Jan Shifren and Dr. Nancy Woods | Empowered Health
From the late reproductive stage to the final menstrual period, the female body goes through a great deal of change. The spikes in estrogen during menopause […]
By Emily KaplanThis episode is a continuation from episode 16 of our conversation with investigative reporter Gary Taubes, author of “Good Calories, Bad Calories”, “Why We Get Fat”, and […]
By Emily KaplanGary Taubes is an investigative science journalist who has spent the last 40 years covering controversial science. Back in 2002, his New York Times Magazine piece "What if It's All Been a Big Fat Lie?" led Taubes to gain recognition as one of the few reporters taking on the challenge of questioning the conventional dietary wisdom. The article turned into a deeper investigation of the medical science establishment, resulting in his best-selling books “Good Calories, Bad Calories” and “Why We Get Fat: And What To Do About It.” In the first episode of a two-part series, Taubes discusses how questioning “pathological science” has caused him to bump heads with the scientific community. Pathological science is a term used when scientists trick themselves into believing what the want the result of their studies to be, not what the results show.
By Emily KaplanThere has been a commonly held belief that there was nothing one could do to prevent Alzheimer's. Dr. Dale Bredesen has found that your memory's fate isn't necessarily sealed with an APOE4 gene. The neurologist's research shows that lifestyle changes may actually be the key to starving off the disease before it's too late.
By Emily KaplanIn the first part of our mammogram series, we unpack the doubts regarding mammography’s effectiveness. In this episode, Dr. Daniel Kopans, a retired radiologist, explains […]
By Emily Kaplan