Is working from home unhealthy?
Is working from home unhealthy?
Working from home has its perks: Better coffee, easy commute, no fluorescent lighting. But, as any home office worker ca... Read more
22 Mar 2023
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19mins
How can we protect the health of incarcerated people?
How can we protect the health of incarcerated people?
As COVID-19 swept through American prisons and jails in 2020, wardens scrambled to keep prisoners and corrections office... Read more
1 Feb 2023
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21mins
Can we end chronic homelessness?
Can we end chronic homelessness?
It’s estimated that half a million Americans are experiencing homelessness. Even a brief period of housing insecurity ca... Read more
4 Jan 2023
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19mins
What makes a meal healthy?
What makes a meal healthy?
What does a plate of healthy food look like? Everyone has an opinion – from doctors to dieticians to wellness experts. B... Read more
30 Nov 2022
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16mins
Is clean beauty for real?
Is clean beauty for real?
Guests: Shruthi Mahalingaiah, assistant professor of environmental reproductive and women's health, Harvard T.H. Chan S... Read more
16 Nov 2022
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18mins
Is cooking with natural gas unhealthy?
Is cooking with natural gas unhealthy?
40 million American homes cook their meals with natural gas. But most people don’t think of the little blue flame on the... Read more
2 Nov 2022
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19mins
Introducing Better Off Season 2: Home
Introducing Better Off Season 2: Home
What makes a healthy home? In 2022, that question feels more important than ever. What are the right foods to eat? The l... Read more
19 Oct 2022
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1min
Update: We’re better off when we can breathe easy
Update: We’re better off when we can breathe easy
This episode was first released in December, 2020.Until the COVID-19 pandemic, most of us didn't think about indoor air ... Read more
12 Apr 2022
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22mins
We're better off when we unstick the stereotypes around eating disorders
We're better off when we unstick the stereotypes around eating disorders
Eating disorders affect a population the size of the state of Texas, cost the economy tens of billions of dollars, and k... Read more
26 Aug 2021
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18mins
We’re better off when we age with resilience
We’re better off when we age with resilience
During the earliest days of the pandemic, younger people were told to protect the older adults in their lives from COVID... Read more
2 Aug 2021
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22mins