We're joined by Mike's If Books Could Kill co-host to revisit a biohacking diet book for the boys. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Watch Aubrey's documentary Buy Aubrey's book Listen to Mike's other podcast Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! The 4-Hour Body Does Glycemic Index Matter for Weight Loss? An […]

What do you do when you've flamed out as a Hollywood actor, a political commentator and a wellness guru? You make a YouTube channel. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Watch Aubrey's documentary Buy Aubrey's book Listen to Mike's other podcast Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Russell Brand accused of rape, […]

Tracing the left-to-right political trajectory of the unfunniest man in British comedy. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Watch Aubrey's documentary Buy Aubrey's book Listen to Mike's other podcast Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Russell Brand accused of rape, sexual assaults and abuse Exposing Russell Brand Russell Brand And The Conspiracy […]

The rags-to-riches tale of how an illegal methamphetamine manufacturer became a legal methamphetamine manufacturer. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Watch Aubrey's documentary Buy Aubrey's book Listen to Mike's other podcast Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! How the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 Weakened the FDA Mad About […]

Once widely banned, raw milk consumption is on the rise and states are repealing their bans. No one’s happier about that than the far right. How did we get here? NOTE: In the retelling of Pasteur’s early pasteurization, Aubrey misspoke! The culprit wasn’t lactic yeast, it was lactic acid bacteria. Sorry for the slip up! […]

One blogger bravely pushes back against Starbucks, Subway and basic scientific facts. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Watch Aubrey's documentary Buy Aubrey's book Listen to Mike's other podcast Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Links! Taking On the Food Industry, One Blog Post at a Time How the ‘Food Babe’ Went From […]

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<p>We’re talking about our first diet MLM and IT’S A REAL DOOZY!</p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase">Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href="https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/">Watch Aubrey's documentary</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-aubrey-gordon/18405362?ean=9780807006474">Buy Aubrey's book</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897">Listen to Mike's other podcast</a></li><li><a href="http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase">Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more</a></li></ul><p><br><b>Links!</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1985-04-04-mn-19575-story.html">Herbalife: Weighty Profits and Government Probes</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2000-dec-20-fi-2331-story.html">Herbalife Exec's Death Prompts Bizarre Fallout</a></li><li><a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2000/US/06/17/hughes.death/">Autopsy on Herbalife founder finds death caused by accidental overdose</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2001-feb-18-tm-26781-story.html">The Uncertain Start of a Remarkable Life</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20050419135903/https://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=10000039&sid=aFh1K0o4xxQY&refer=columnist_evans">Nobel Prize Winner Didn't Disclose Herbalife Contract</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2013-feb-15-la-fi-herbalife-latino-20130216-story.html">Latinos crucial to Herbalife's financial health</a></li><li><a href="https://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/latino-group-demands-herbalife-probe/story?id=22504371">Latino Group Demands Herbalife Probe</a></li><li><a href="https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2013/04/bill-ackman-dan-loeb-herbalife?srsltid=AfmBOoofxshFAsWIoXpo-PZnyNjfCw6dbs9p2C4Og88hhOtSAhEMYYWc">The Big Short War</a> </li><li><a href="http://fortune.com/2015/09/09/the-siege-of-herbalife/">The Siege of Herbalife</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2014/03/10/business/staking-1-billion-that-herbalife-will-fail-then-ackman-lobbying-to-bring-it-down.html">After Big Bet, Hedge Fund Pulls the Levers of Power</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/news/press-releases/2016/07/herbalife-will-restructure-its-multi-level-marketing-operations-pay-200-million-consumer-redress">Herbalife Will Restructure and Pay $200 Million to Settle FTC Charges</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.ftc.gov/business-guidance/blog/2016/07/its-no-longer-business-usual-herbalife-inside-look-200-million-ftc-settlement">An inside look at the $200 million FTC settlement</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.cnbc.com/2020/08/28/herbalife-resolves-us-criminal-case-over-alleged-corruption-in-china.html">U.S. says Herbalife to pay $123.1 million to resolve China bribery case</a> </li><li><a href="https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2025-02-19/herbalife-announces-new-ceo-broader-question-about-the-relevance-of-our-business-model">Herbalife announces new CEO to lead the L.A. nutrition company</a></li></ul><p><br><b>Clips!</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://youtu.be/FYr0jF3U8G4?si=qeuO71KNQgYBBuTs&t=81">Mark Hughes' origin story</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/1HuXW05fJeQ?si=GeBLKdL4F51FSNYn&t=438">Senate committee hearing</a> </li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/QV7JZbKWwWA?si=IGKyNkiAnonWEklP&t=165">Celebrity endorsement</a></li><li><a href="https://youtu.be/kqmBh0r92yo?si=bQ5lr8BLMe52QAtW&t=372">Former Herbalife Distributors Speak Out</a></li></ul><p>Thanks to <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/">Doctor Dreamchip</a> for our lovely theme song!</p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase">Support the show</a></p>

<p>Everyone agrees that processed foods are bad for you. When it comes to defining what they actually are, however, there is considerably less agreement. <br><br></p><p><b>Support us:</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase">Hear bonus episodes on Patreon</a></li><li><a href="https://www.yrfatfriendfilm.com/">Watch Aubrey's documentary</a></li><li><a href="https://bookshop.org/p/books/you-just-need-to-lose-weight-and-19-other-myths-about-fat-people-aubrey-gordon/18405362?ean=9780807006474">Buy Aubrey's book</a></li><li><a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/if-books-could-kill/id1651876897">Listen to Mike's other podcast</a></li><li><a href="http://tee.pub/lic/maintenancephase">Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p><b>Links!</b></p><ul><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19366466/">Nutrition and health. The issue is not food, nor nutrients, so much as processing</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6389637/">Ultra-Processed Foods: Definitions and Policy Issues</a></li><li><a href="https://www.eatrightpro.org/news-center/practice-trends/examining-the-nova-food-classification-system-and-healthfulness-of-ultra-processed-foods">Examining the Nova Food Classification System and the Healthfulness of Ultra-Processed Foods</a></li><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21180977/">A new classification of foods based on the extent and purpose of their processing</a></li><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31105044/">Ultra-processed diets cause excess calorie intake and weight gain</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/01/13/why-is-the-american-diet-so-deadly">Why Is the American Diet So Deadly?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916522105241?via=ihub#appsec1">Ultra-processed foods and mortality</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8279036/">Association of ultra-processed food intake with risk of inflammatory bowel disease: prospective cohort study</a></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/food/article/2024/may/19/academic-and-doctor-chris-van-tulleken-ultra-processed-products-are-food-that-lies-to-us">Academic and doctor Chris van Tulleken: ‘Ultra-processed products are food that lies to us’</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6224546/">Food addiction: a valid concept?</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0195666310005088?via=ihub">The study of food addiction using animal models of binge eating</a></li><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22414944/">Obesity and the brain: how convincing is the addiction model?</a></li><li><a href="https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11403639/">Ultra-processed foods and cardiovascular disease: analysis of three large US prospective cohorts</a></li><li><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27372453/">Sugar addiction: the state of the science</a></li><li><a href="https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/the-plastic-chemicals-hiding-in-your-food-a7358224781/">The Plastic Chemicals Hiding in Your Food</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ajpmonline.org/action/showPdf?pii=S0749-3797(25)00072-8">Premature Mortality Attributable to Ultraprocessed Food Consumption in 8 Countries</a></li><li><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916522002842?via=ihub">Ultra-processed food intake and animal-based food intake</a> </li></ul><p>Thanks to <a href="https://freesound.org/people/Doctor_Dreamchip/">Doctor Dreamchip</a> for our lovely theme song!</p><p><a rel="payment" href="https://www.patreon.com/maintenancephase">Support the show</a></p>

From our Patreon feed, we're catching up with RFK Jr. and his cadre of “Make America Healthy Again” influencers. Support us: Hear bonus episodes on Patreon Watch Aubrey's documentary Buy Aubrey's book Listen to Mike's other podcast Get Maintenance Phase T-shirts, stickers and more Thanks to Doctor Dreamchip for our lovely theme song! Support the […]