<description>&lt;p&gt;Our body has become an obsession that many of us are consumed by day and night. Hollywood and the fashion industry started the movement of creating unrealistic body standards, but now the growing number of celebrity and health influencers have taken this movement and put it on steroids. In this episode I discuss the following:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;Reframing the human body so we don't take it so seriously&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Unrealistic body standards perpetuated by health influencers&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;My own personal challenges with overcoming a Type A approach to health and fitness&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Putting an end to familial and cultural patterns of body shaming&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;The disturbing impact of social media and AI filters&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Why body composition scans can be a problem&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;Strategies for detaching from body/fitness/health/longevity obsession, including a visualization exercise&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt;</description>

The Meta Health Podcast

Ronesh Sinha, MD

#35 - Your Body Is A Problem

JUL 11, 202425 MIN
The Meta Health Podcast

#35 - Your Body Is A Problem

JUL 11, 202425 MIN

Description

Our body has become an obsession that many of us are consumed by day and night. Hollywood and the fashion industry started the movement of creating unrealistic body standards, but now the growing number of celebrity and health influencers have taken this movement and put it on steroids. In this episode I discuss the following:

  • Reframing the human body so we don't take it so seriously
  • Unrealistic body standards perpetuated by health influencers
  • My own personal challenges with overcoming a Type A approach to health and fitness
  • Putting an end to familial and cultural patterns of body shaming
  • The disturbing impact of social media and AI filters
  • Why body composition scans can be a problem
  • Strategies for detaching from body/fitness/health/longevity obsession, including a visualization exercise