The Fat Doctor Podcast Introducing the 12 laws of healthism
In series 2 of their podcast Dr. Asher Larmie (formerly Natasha) explores the concepts of health and healthism by challenging 12 simple tenants that they believe form the very foundation of this modern day religion. Alongside 12 incredible guests, they challenge each law and slowly build a narrative that challenges almost everything we believe about health and fatness.
Episode 1 is an introduction to the laws, which are as follows:
- Health is something that can be easily defined
- Health is something that we can control
- We are responsible for improving our own health
- A person’s worth is determined by their health
- We owe society a debt of health. People in poor health are a drain on society. The healthy few end up paying for the lazy, unhealthy masses.
- Good health should be our number one priority
- You cannot be fat and healthy
- Fatness is a sign of weakness and lack of self-respect
- Fatness can be cured by eating less and moving more
- Everyone can lose weight if they try hard enough
- BMI is a perfectly good measure of health and any health professional that disagrees is not fit for purpose
- It is OK to discriminate against fat people
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More about the show:
How would you react if someone told you that most of what we are taught to believe about healthy bodies is a lie? How would you feel if that person was a medical doctor with over 20 years experience treating patients and seeing the harm caused by all this misinformation?
In series 2 of their podcast, Dr Asher Larmie, an experienced General Practitioner and self-styled Fat Do
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