#67: Why Smart People Fall For Health Headlines

About this episode

The episode explores why intelligent individuals are susceptible to misleading health claims and offers strategies to improve decision-making.

“All natural.” “Doctor recommended.” “Used for 5,000 years.” If you’ve ever felt your hand reach for a product before your brain finishes thinking, you’re not alone and you’re not broken. We dig into why health hype works even on people who know better, and how to build a simple mental pause that protects your everyday health decisions. We start with a personal story from the vet’s office that exposes a universal trap: confusing sequence with proof. From there, we separate two forces that dr...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Bobby Dubois

Topics covered

• health headlines
• cognitive biases
• health decisions
• mental pause
• health hype

Keywords

• health hype
• cognitive biases
• decision making
• natural products
• doctor recommended

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