The 5 Best TED Health Podcast Episodes
1) What your breath could reveal about your health | Julian Burschka
There's no better way to stop a disease than to catch and treat it early, before symptoms occur. That's the whole point of medical screening techniques like radiography, MRIs and blood tests. But ther...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.2) What if we paid doctors to keep people healthy? | Matthias Müllenbeck
What if we incentivized doctors to keep us healthy instead of paying them only when we're already sick? Matthias Müllenbeck explains how this radical shift from a sick care system to a true health car...Show More
What if we paid doctors to keep people healthy? | Matthias Müllenbeck
10:40 | Mar 26th, 2018
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AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.3) Why noise is bad for your health -- and what you can do about it | Mathias Basner
Silence is a rare commodity these days. There's traffic, construction, air-conditioning, your neighbor's lawnmower ... and all this unwanted sound can have a surprising impact on your health, says noi...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.4) Why the hospital of the future will be your own home | Niels van Namen
Nobody likes going to the hospital, whether it's because of the logistical challenges of getting there, the astronomical costs of procedures or the alarming risks of complications like antibiotic-resi...Show More
Why the hospital of the future will be your own home | Niels van Namen
11:36 | Sep 19th, 2018
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AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.5) Talk about your death while you're still healthy | Michelle Knox
Do you know what you want when you die? Do you know how you want to be remembered? In a candid, heartfelt talk about a subject most of us would rather not discuss, Michelle Knox asks each of us to ref...Show More
AUDIO REMOVED: The podcast creator has removed the audio for this episode.6) How your brain affects your mind with Alex Rosenthal and Susan G. Wardle
Picture this. You're scrolling late at night and a reel pops up advertising a seemingly magical wellness product with some scientific-sounding marketing language. Do you stick around and maybe even be...Show More
7) How to stop feeling tired all the time with Dr. Alexandra Crosswell
Why do we feel exhausted all the time? We’ll get through the workday, collapse on the couch, scroll for a while, and go to bed… but wake up still feeling depleted. In this episode, Shoshana seeks to u...Show More
8) Silence and stillness, the universal medicine | Pico Iyer, Elise Hu
In a world growing louder, faster and more fractured, author Pico Iyer makes the case for a radical act of repair. Explore why tapping into silence may be the best medicine you can give yourself, and ...Show More
9) What are allergies — and how to get rid of them with Dr. Zachary Rubin
Does eating local honey help reduce your allergies through microexposure to local pollen? How effective is at-home allergies test? And why do so many Olympic athletes have asthma? These are some of th...Show More
10) How to raise kids who can handle hard things | Kathryn Hecht
Could exposing kids to their fears help them thrive later on in life? Exploring the science of exposure therapy, pediatric psychologist Kathryn Hecht shows how encouraging children to handle discomfor...Show More