Ep 59 - Hormonal Contraception

About this episode

Drs Eric Trexler and Lauren Colenso-Semple discuss science publishing, health headlines, and various societal concerns related to hormonal contraception and parenting.

In this episode, Drs Eric Trexler and Lauren Colenso-Semple begin with an extended rant about the state of science publishing & communication. From there it's a tour through the week's health headlines which include public debates about potential side effects of hormonal birth control, the "you're moving wrong" pain-and-posture fearmongering, a confused New York Post piece treating teen creatine use as a gateway drug, and a list of "parenting mistakes that shorten your kids' lives," among others. Join us for a future episode on Mondays at 5:30 pm eastern time! Front Page Fitness is proudly presented by the MASS Research Review. Mostly because Lauren and Eric co-own it. massresearchreview.com Chapters 0:00 - Intro rant about science communication & scientific communication on social media 22:08 - Headlines begin: birth control & the nocebo effect 34:20 - Fear of moving "wrong" 46:23 - Creatine as a gateway drug 55:11 - 5 "parenting mistakes that shorten your kids' life" 1:10:53 - Cats, birds & dirty windows 1:13:02 - Wrap-up & sign-off

People in this episode

Hosts: Eric Trexler, Lauren Colenso-Semple

Topics covered

• hormonal contraception
• science communication
• health headlines
• pain and posture
• creatine use
• parenting mistakes

Keywords

• hormonal birth control
• nocebo effect
• creatine
• parenting mistakes
• health communication

Sponsors

MASS Research Review

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New York Post

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