In Good Health
Each week, In Good Health, from the creators of Radio Health Journal, breaks down important news in medicine, science and technology with the help of world-renowned experts. Our three weekly segments will help guide you to a happier, healthier life – with some fun facts to share at dinner parties. Can magic mushrooms cure your depression? Have we outrun natural selection?
Hosted by Elizabeth Westfield, Greg Johnson and Maayan Voss de Bettancourt and produced by Kristen Farrah and Amirah Zaveri. New shows posted each Sunday by 5 a.m. EST. Subscribe, listen, and rate. If you’re looking for older episodes, you can find our entire segment catalog on our website ingoodhealthpodcast.org. Also, check out the latest on FB, IG, X, and YouTube @ingoodhealthpod.
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Anxiety
Anxiety is normal, but too much can be crippling; An author and anxiety sufferer discusses the nature of crippling anxiety and what people can do about it.
9 min
1077
Tone Deafness
Millions of people can't carry a tune when they sing and believe they're tone deaf. However, most simply have trouble matching tones when they sing and would benefit from more practice. To the truly tone deaf person, all pitches sound alike. No amount...
13 min
1078
Correcting Color Blindness
Color blindness (or color vision deficiency) affects up to eight percent of men. Until recently, doctors could do nothing to treat it. Now high-tech glasses can make colors come alive for many people with the most common form of color...
12 min
1079
Navigating the Digestive System
Most people have little idea what goes on in the digestive system. A science writer explains everything she found during an exhaustive investigation.
14 min
1080
Sibling Abuse
Psychological or physical abuse by siblings is much more common than most people realize. Experts discuss warning signs of abuse and how parents can act without endangering the family.
13 min
1081
Enlisting Men Against Sexual Assault
Colleges are now required by Federal law to present anti-sexual assault training to new students, but rather than instilling "no means no," some experts think we need to do much more to enlist men to help prevent sexual assault.
14 min
1082
Odd Medical Treatments of the Past
An expert examines how far we've come in medicine by focusing on past practices, which lead him to conclude doctors in ancient Greece provided better care than those in the US 150 years ago.
9 min
1083
Car Crashes and PTSD
Car accident survivors and one of the world's foremost experts discuss variables that make PTSD worse and essentials victims must carry out to recover.
14 min
1084
Exploding Head Syndrome
A sleep disorder strangely named "exploding head syndrome" may keep more than 10 percent of people awake at night by inflicting them with crashing sounds that only they can hear.
8 min
1085
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome
Cyclic Vomiting Syndrome is often misdiagnosed and remains difficult to treat. However, children often outgrow the disorder as it transitions into migraine headaches.
8 min
1086
Misunderstanding Autism
Experts describe how misunderstanding autism has drastically affected treatment, and how schools and other institutions can change their approach to improve treatment.
13 min
1087
Making Joy In A Complicated World
Experts discuss causes and remedies for seasonal affective disorder.
10 min
1088
Violence Against Healthcare Workers
Experts discuss how and why attacks on health care workers occur and how hospitals and health care workers can do a better job preventing them.
15 min
1089
Silent Reflux
An expert discusses telltale symptoms of silent reflux and the dietary triggers that can cause the disorder.
10 min
1090
Silent Heart Attack
Heart attacks that produce few if any symptoms can be more serious than those that bring crushing pain because they often don't bring a victim to the hospital for lifesaving help.
15 min
1091
The High Health Cost of Sugar
One expert describes why he believes sugar is to blame for the obesity epidemic, and changes that made sugar a larger part of our diets.
11 min
1092
The Powerful Influence of Friends (2016 version)
An expert discusses the many ways friends determine our destinies.
13 min
1093
Direct to Consumer Drug Advertising
Experts discuss the pro's and cons of direct to consumer advertising and its effect on patients and physicians.
17 min
1094
Using Animals To Sniff Out Disease
Experts discuss the use of animals to diagnose disease and their efforts to build machines that can do the same thing.
17 min
1095
Presenteeism
Experts discuss the huge cost of presenteeism on the economy and the accommodations that could save businesses billions of dollars.
17 min
1096
Autism and Prodigies
Experts discuss links between prodigies and some people with autism and their implications for autism treatment.
13 min
1097
Enhancing Food Safety
An expert discusses why food contamination scares are becoming more common, what producers are doing to protect us, and what we can do in our own kitchens to make foods safer.
13 min
1098
Doctor Suicide
Experts discuss the coverup of doctor suicides, the reasons behind depression in doctors, and why doctors who are depressed are less likely than normal to get help.
17 min
1099
Amnesia: Waking up in the future
It's rare for people to lose their memory of past events. An expert discusses why doctors believe it occurs, and a woman to whom it happened recounts her experience.
18 min
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Lew Body Dementia
Lewy body dementia affects 1.4 million Americans, with symptoms commonly misdiagnosed as Alzheimer's disease.
15 min