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How to Health

How to Health

By: Dr. Scott Lear Christine Henderson
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Welcome to How to Health! A podcast about you and your health. From constant sitting, processed foods, interacting with technology to what street you live on, being healthy is harder now than ever. But we're here to help. Join us, Dr. Scott Lear (lifestyle medicine professor at Simon Fraser University) and Christine Henderson (science communication specialist) to learn how modern science can be your guide to healthy living. You'll learn how your body works, why diseases happen, and evidence-based tips to stay healthy. Follow us on Instagram @howtohealthpodcast, or drop us an email: how2healthpodcast@gmail.com2022 Hygiene & Healthy Living Physical Illness & Disease
Episodes
  • Busting Five Nutrition Myths
    Jun 16 2026

    Nutrition myths have been around for millenia. Some are harmless while others can be harmful to your health. And with social media, the spread of nutrition myths and misinformation spreads far easier than before. In this episode, we will discuss five common myths and talk about the science that debunks them.

    Select references cited in this podcast:

    Effect of breakfast on weight and energy intake: Systematic review and meta-analysos of randomized trials: https://www.bmj.com/content/364/bmj.l42

    Tubers as a fallback and their impact on Hazda hunter-gatherers: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/ajpa.21040

    Butter and plant-based oils intake and mortality: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamainternalmedicine/fullarticle/2831265

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    55 mins
  • How Old is Your Biological Age?
    Apr 7 2026

    With every passing year, and passing day for that matter, you get older and age. It's unavoidable, but while everyone gets older at the same rate, not everyone ages at the same rate. In this episode, we discuss why some people age faster than others, what biological age is, and what you can do to slow it down.

    Select references cited in this podcast:

    Longidtudinal changes in epigenetic clocks predict long-term mortality: https://www.nature.com/articles/s43587-026-01095-1

    Three months of strength training changes the gene expression of inflammation-related genes in PBMC of older women: A randomized controlled trial: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/11/3/531

    Higher diet quality relates to decelerated epigenetic aging: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916522001204

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    53 mins
  • How Pets Affect Your Health
    Mar 24 2026

    Roughly half of households worldwide own a pet. And pet ownership continues to climb. There's a lot written to say pets make you healthier, but is that really the case? In this episode we discuss whether pets make people healthy, what are the down sides of owning a pet and the biology behind how your pet affects you.

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    53 mins
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