Maintenance Phase

Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes
Maintenance Phase
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Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.

  1. 4 DAYS AGO

    Ultra-Processed Foods

    Everyone agrees that processed foods are bad for you. When it comes to defining what they actually are, however, there is considerably less agreement.  Support us: Hear bonus episodes on PatreonWatch Aubrey's documentaryBuy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's other podcastGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Nutrition and health. The issue is not food, nor nutrients, so much as processingUltra-Processed Foods: Definitions and Policy IssuesExamining the Nova Food Classification System and the Healthfulness of Ultra-Processed FoodsA new classification of foods based on the extent and purpose of their processingUltra-processed diets cause excess calorie intake and weight gainWhy Is the American Diet So Deadly?Ultra-processed foods and mortalityAssociation of ultra-processed food intake with risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective cohort studyAcademic and doctor Chris van Tulleken: ‘Ultra-processed products are food that lies to us’Food addiction: a valid concept?The study of food addiction using animal models of binge eatingObesity and the brain: how convincing is the addiction model?Ultra-processed foods and cardiovascular disease: analysis of three large US prospective cohortsSugar addiction: the state of the scienceThe Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your FoodPremature Mortality Attributable to Ultraprocessed Food Consumption in 8 CountriesUltra-processed food intake and animal-based food intake Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support the show

    1h 11m

  2. 27 MAY · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    May Bonus: Do You Really Need Eight Glasses of Water A Day?

    Summer's here, let's bust some hydration myths!

    39 min

  3. 1 MAY

    BONUS: MAHA's First 90 Days

    From our Patreon feed, we're catching up with RFK Jr. and his cadre of "Make America Healthy Again" influencers. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on PatreonWatch Aubrey's documentaryBuy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's other podcastGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and moreThanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support the show

    53 min

  4. 31 MAR · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    March Bonus: The Biohacking Bros

    Fresh off discussing Dave Asprey’s The Bulletproof Diet, we're digging into the movement Asprey calls home: Biohacking. Who are these jokers?

    57 min

  5. 26 MAR

    The Bulletproof Diet

    Meet the tech bro on a noble quest to double his lifespan, improve his productivity and irritate his waitress.   Support us: Hear bonus episodes on PatreonWatch Aubrey's documentaryBuy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's other podcastGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and moreLinks! Mycotoxins Myth: The Truth About Mold in Coffee Guidance for Industry: Action Levels for Poisonous or Deleterious Substances in Human Food and Animal Feed  You, Only BetterFTC letter to Dave AspreyAlternative medicine fans see RFK Jr. as a hero. The field’s skeptics worry. The Bulletproof Diet is everything wrong with eating in America Bulletproof Coffee: Debunking the Hot Buttered Hype Buttered Coffee Could Make You Invincible. And This Man Very RichThanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support the show

    54 min

  6. 27 FEB · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    February Bonus: Netflix's Blue Zones Docuseries

    It's time for a RETURN TO THE TRUE ZONES! This month we're digging into the Netflix docuseries "Live to 100: Secrets of the Blue Zones." It's one revelation after the next: eat vegetables! Move around! Take the stairs instead of the elevator! TRULY GROUNDBREAKING.

    53 min

  7. 30 JAN

    Blue Zones

    The places where humans live the longest are explained by traditional lifestyles, widespread incest or systematic fraud, there is no fourth option. Thanks to Catherine MacDonald for helping us research and fact-check this episode! Support us: Hear bonus episodes on PatreonWatch Aubrey's documentaryBuy Aubrey's bookListen to Mike's other podcastGet Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and moreLinks! The global pattern of centenarians highlights deep problems in demographyLate-life mortality is underestimated because of data errorsSupercentenarian and remarkable age records exhibit patterns indicative of clerical errors and pension fraudDo People in ‘Blue Zones’ Actually Live Longer?They really are that old: a validation study of centenarian prevalence in OkinawaThe Real Facts Supporting Jeanne Calment as the Oldest Ever Human A Population Where Men Live As Long As Women: Villagrande Strisaili, SardiniaTypologies of Extreme Longevity Myths Sardinian dietary analysis for longevity: a review of the literatureIdentification of a geographic area characterized by extreme longevity in the Sardinia islandSpecific features of the oldest old from the Longevity Blue Zones in Ikaria and SardiniaMaking the Blue Zones: Neoliberalism and nudges in public health promotionHuman longevity: Genetics or Lifestyle?Familial transmission of human longevityThanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support the show

    1h 8m

  8. 22 JAN · BONUS • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    January Bonus: Taste-Testing LA's Weirdest Wellness Brands

    We were both in Los Angeles over the holidays so we decided to sample some choice items from EREWHON, PRESSED JUICERY and KREATION KAFE. Plus, Aubrey finally got to shout about her Roman Empire, CAFE GRATITUDE

    1h 5m
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About

Debunking the junk science behind health fads, wellness scams and nonsensical nutrition advice.

Information

  • Creator
    Aubrey Gordon & Michael Hobbes
  • Years Active
    2020 - 2025
  • Episodes
    132
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2025 Maintenance Phase
  • Show Website
    Maintenance Phase
  • Provider
    Positive Moves LLC

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