Summary: “What some call health, if purchased by perpetual anxiety about diet, isn’t much better than tedious disease.” – Alexander Pope<br> Today’s guest is Harriet Brown, writer, magazine editor, and professor of magazine journalism at the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University. She’s the author of several books, including “<a href="http://amzn.to/1eFOjtz" target="_blank">Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight–and What We Can Do About It.</a>”<br> In this episode we discuss:<br> <br> * Why health is more complicated than “fat is bad, thin is good”<br> * How shame makes us prone to more behaviors that are less health-positive<br> * How to start becoming truly body positive<br> <br> And more!<br> CONNECT WITH HARRIET:<br> WEBSITE: <a href="http://harrietbrown.com">harrietbrown.com</a><br> BOOK: <a href="http://amzn.to/1eFOjtz" target="_blank">Body of Truth: How Science, History, and Culture Drive Our Obsession with Weight–and What We Can Do About It</a><br> Read more about Harriet and today’s conversation at <a href="http://inmyskinnygenes.com/unhealthy-2" target="_blank">In My Skinny Genes.</a><br> BY THE WAY: If you love the Finding Our Hunger podcast, you have THREE great ways to support us:<br> • Become a <a href="http://patreon.com/findingourhunger">Patreon</a> <br> • Leave an <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-our-hunger/id623698385?mt=2">iTunes review</a><br> • Listen to the 1st 100 episodes by getting a <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/kaila-prins/id997503918">Finding Our Hunger Podcast Album</a><br> Thank you for listening—we appreciate you SO much <3.<br> MENTIONED IN THE PODCAST:<br> <br> * READ: <a href="http://amzn.to/1GfPZkT">What’s Wrong with Fat? by Abigail C. Saguy</a><br> * READ: <a href="http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2014/03/17/study-questions-fat-and-heart-disease-link/?_r=0">Study questions Fat & Heart Attack Disease Link</a><br> * VISIT: <a href="http://fuckyeahbodypositivity.tumblr.com">Fuckyeahbodypositivity on Tumblr</a><br> * VISIT: <a href="http://www.haescommunity.org">HAES Online</a><br> <br> Join the conversation at <a href="http://facebook.com/findingourhunger">facebook.com/findingourhunger</a>.<br> Subscribe to the podcast on <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/finding-our-hunger/id623698385?mt=2">iTunes</a> or <a href="http://stitcher.com/s?fid=33197&refid=stpr">Stitcher Radio</a>, and make sure to leave a review.<br> Stay hungry,<br> @<a href="http://twitter.com/missskinnygenes">MissSkinnyGenes</a><br> <br> <br>
