Ways to regulate your body’s pH: have organs and buffer systems.

Ways to not regulate your body’s pH: eat alkaline food or drink alkaline water.

Read more in my newsletter ⬇️⬇️ open.substack.com/pub/immunologi…

Cognitive dissonance is:

Refusing to eat conventional produce because 𝘨𝘭𝘺𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘦 ‘causes cancer’

And

Drinking alcoholic beverages.

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Cognitive dissonance is:

Being opposed to conventional produce and pesticides because you don’t trust the government

And

Enthusiastically advocating for USDA-certified organic produce and pesticides…

(The USDA is the government 🤫)

Well, we just had an earthquake here in southeast PA. The house was shaking for several minutes. Haven’t seen the news yet, but I imagine it’ll roll in soon.

It’s ok to have a little treat!

Please don’t let fear-based messaging create undue health anxiety.

No one is EVER saying eat a diet solely of cookies.

But if you happen to be working in NYC, you definitely need some Levain Bakery 🍪

I joined Scott Carney to discuss the harms of Huberman platforming misinformation on his podcast.

If you feel like he’s helped you and don’t understand the danger of his pseudoscience, please watch this: youtu.be/1ws96_jZrNw?si…

Super fun but also informative chat with House of Pod and [email protected] why not about Huberman, supplements, the ethics of sponsorships, and some new Ben and Jerry’s ice cream flavors!

Tune in! ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Prior to writing the piece in Slate about Huberman’s bad science, I dissected his cold & flu prevention episode in a 4-part newsletter. One piece is solely on his egregiously false claim about immune response to viruses & memory immunity. ⬇️⬇️⬇️

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Both sides-ism has been exacerbated by media, social media, & podcasters.

📈 Sharing consensus data on well-studied topics is not an opinion.

🤨 Sharing “information” that conflicts with consensus data IS sharing an opinion. A misinformed one.

⚖️ The two are not equivalent.

False info spreads 6X faster than credible info bc it provokes negative emotions: fear or worry.

It causes people to react w/o thinking & deprioritizes logic.

If you experience this, PAUSE. Take 30 seconds. Think about the source & if info makes sense.

Avoid emotional reflex.

I couldn’t fit some thoughts in my Slate piece, so a supplement was in my newsletter.

I note other false & unsubstantiated claims from Huberman: “weak tibialis” stuff, Bluetooth headphones, Sara Gottfried/hormone nonsense, & more.

Enjoy!
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(correct link)

He does? 👀

Methinks you’re doubling down because you have a strongly held emotional association with him.

Wellness behaviors: supplements, buying organic, alternative “med”, are linked to conspiracies: vaccines are dangerous, we’re hiding “cures” for cancer, GMOs are harmful.

And less likely to get flu shot, go to dentist, or use sunscreen.

It’s a direct path to science rejection.

Notoriety ≠ Expertise.

That’s it. That’s the tweet.