{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Gastroenterologist And His Daughter","title":"S05E06 | Navigating Wellness Wankery with Kirsten Jackson & Dr. Ramy Khalil","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3449,"description":"We're surrounded by so much health and wellness information unlike any other generation but how much of it actually holds up to scrutiny? In this episode, Sandra is joined by consultant dietitian Kirsten Jackson and internal medicine physician Dr. Ramy Khalil to call out pseudoscience, explore why misinformation is so persuasive and examine whether mainstream medicine is partly to blame for the vacuum wellness culture has rushed to fill.This episode covers:The \"I can't believe this is still a thing\" moments our guests are seeing right nowWhy smart, health-conscious people are still drawn in by wellness misinformationWhat makes certain health claims sound convincing even when the evidence isn't thereThe psychology behind why some ideas feel intuitive or believable regardless of the scienceWhere mainstream medicine and dietetics have failed patients & the rise of ‘Functional Medicine”How to tell the difference between genuinely helpful health advice and clever marketingHow to handle a patient or client who has gone deep down a wellness rabbit hole and believes it's workingThe most dangerous pieces of misinformation our guests have seen cause real clinical harmThis conversation is honest, at times uncomfortable, and essential listening for anyone trying to make sense of the health information landscape whether you're a clinician, a patient, or just someone trying to make good decisions about your own wellbeing.About Dr. Ramy KhalilDr. Ramy Khalil is a board-certified internal medicine physician and clinical informaticist. He practices direct primary care through his practice Clinicly in the UAE and Continuum Overnight Primary Care in the United States, where he's licensed in five states. Dr. Khalil holds dual board certifications from the American Board of Internal Medicine and the American Board of Preventive Medicine.His work focuses on evidence-based primary care delivered outside traditional insurance models, and he writes extensively on healthcare systems,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Hbr9zfirtkwgdAiQ5xP8mZF7Eid65S3rQV4L8_5h3Gc/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iZWI5/YmUzNGNhNjAwZTEz/MTk2NGRjYzMxNGRi/MWQ5My5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}