Learned helplessness and the medicalization of aging
From The Real Truth About Health Free 17 Day Live Online Conference Podcast by Lloyd Burrell, Keith Block M.D., Jeffrey Smith, Michael Klaper M.D., Ralph Moss, Brenda Davis R.D., Mark Sloan, Gerald Posner, Ian Harris M.D., Neil Barnard M.D., Will Tuttle Ph.D., John McDougall M.D., Pam Popper Ph.D., Gabriel Cousens M.D., Brian Clement Ph.D., Anna Maria Clement Ph.D., Marianne Williamson, Vandana Shiva Ph.D., Aly Cohen M.D., Milton Mills M.D., Theodora Scarato, William Li M.D., David Katz M.D., Stephanie Seneff Ph.D., Julieanna Hever M.S., Dale Bredesen M.D., Hope Bohanec, Kim Williams M.D., Joel Kahn M.D., Michelle Perro M.D., David Wolfe, Melanie Joy Ph.D., Sunil Pai M.D., Baxter Montgomery M.D., Michael Greger M.D., Caldwell Esselstyn M.D., Joel Fuhrman M.D., Colin Campbell Ph.D.
June 12, 2026 · 26 min · Season 1 · Episode 2021
About this episode
Alan and Pam discuss how medical surveillance and overtreatment contribute to dependency and the pathologization of aging.
Medical surveillance creates dependency and aging is pathologized—Alan and Pam reveal how overtesting and overtreatment erode resilience. #AgingWithAgency #Overmedicalization #HealthFreedom #HealthTalks
People in this episode
Guests: Alan, Pam
Topics covered
- medical surveillance
- aging
- overtreatment
- resilience
- dependency
Keywords
- learned helplessness
- medicalization
- aging
- health freedom
- overtesting
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