#99: How You Doin’?

In Episode 99, Quinn & Brian, with help from Inverse.com, ask: how are YOU feeling? Our guest is: Ali Pattillo, a health and science reporter at The Abstract (https://pod.link/1512027319). Supplements, metabolism boosters, miracle cures: Ali covers just about anything that can be put on or in your body and makes any health-based claims. In other words, she debunks all of the things that Brian buys online instead of reading books. There are few journalists who do a better job at not just reporting on science news but explaining it in a way that is digestible, understandable, and practical for idiots like the two of us. And this is a service that really can’t be undervalued. You don’t have to go very far on your timeline to find someone jumping to conclusions or misinterpreting facts — and that can have dire consequences when it comes to your health, especially in the virus-assisted end times that we’re living through. Our conversation focuses on the mental health side of things and how 2020 has catalyzed a staggering epidemic of depression, but on the bright side, magic mushrooms might be part of the solution. Have feedback or questions? Tweet us (http://www.twitter.com/importantnotimp), or send a message to funtalk@importantnotimportant.com Important Book Club:  "Let My People Go Surfing: The Education of a Reluctant Businessman" (https://bookshop.org/shop/importantnotimportant) by Yvon Chouinard Links: Read Ali’s work at Inverse.com (https://www.inverse.com/profile/ali-pattillo-19621088) Listen: The Abstract (https://pod.link/1512027319) Instagram: instagram.com/alipattillo (https://www.instagram.com/alipattillo/) Twitter: twitter.com/alipattillo (https://twitter.com/alipattillo) “Wildland Firefighters Are Burning Out” (https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/wildland-firefighters-are-burning-out) “Cold Comfort” (https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/goop-wim-hof-method-tested) (Wim Hof Method) “Cancer Patients Say Psilocybin Can Be Both Therapy And 'a Beautiful Experience'” (https://www.inverse.com/mind-body/cancer-patients-psilocybin-psychedelic-therapy) Alex's Lemonade Stand (https://www.alexslemonade.org/) Connect with us: Subscribe to our newsletter at ImportantNotImportant.com (http://importantnotimportant.com/)! Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ImportantNotImp (http://twitter.com/ImportantNotImp) Follow Quinn: twitter.com/quinnemmett (http://twitter.com/quinnemmett) Follow Brian: twitter.com/briancolbertken (http://twitter.com/briancolbertken) Like and share us on Facebook: facebook.com/ImportantNotImportant (http://facebook.com/ImportantNotImportant) Intro/outro by Tim Blane: timblane.com (http://timblane.com/) Important, Not Important is produced by (http://crate.media/) Support this podcast