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Join Aalia and Marta Zaraska, a French-Polish-Canadian science journalist, as they discuss practical approaches to improving your well being, specifically health and longevity. Having graduated from law school while invested in journalism, Marta has become a world-renowned, bestselling author. Her first book, “Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million Year Obsession with Meat,” was published in 2016. Her second book, published in 2020, is titled “Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism, and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100.” Her book is a research-driven case for why optimism, kindness, and strong social networks will keep us living longer than any fitness tracker or superfood and has been named by The Wall Street Journal one of the best books of 2020 on longevity and aging.
In last week's Fridate, we talked a lot about our endeavor to live a Blue Zones lifestyle, one that maximizes our longevity so that we can live a longer and better life with our family. We're going to dig deeper into the topic of hacking your longevity in this episode with a guest that I first learned about from Dan Buettner, author of the “Blue Zones” book that kickstarted the movement. But Marta Zaraska, author of “Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100,” takes a slightly different approach to longevity: she decided to look at the “soft targets” of health, as opposed to the “hard targets” of health. Hard targets are the lifestyle habits that most of us are already familiar with, like diet and exercise. They're really easy to attach metrics to and track. Soft targets, on the other hand, are a little more difficult to quantify and systematize. Things like how people who are pessimistic or mistrustful are more likely to develop coronary heart disease, while people who are optimistic have an 11-15% longer lifespan than their counterparts. So, soft targets are these intangible things that have a huge impact on our health and longevity, although Marta has done a great job of making them a little more tangible in her book. It's easy to just focus on the hard targets because they're easy to break down and solve like a problem, but Marta has convinced me to spend more time focusing on these soft targets — because this is where things can get truly transformative. In This Conversation We Cover: [04:30] Growing up in Communist Poland [07:50] Becoming a journalist and working as a foreign affairs journalist [12:00] Choosing to live in a small village in France [14:00] Why these soft targets matter more than diet and exercise [17:30] How is Marta approaching her life differently after writing this book? Could she do that if she moved to the USA or Canada? [22:18] Reevaluating what this community aspect means and can look like in a post-COVID world [29:10] What role does balance play in longevity? [36:00] Play hard speed round [39:15] How will Rob change his life to live in a “Growing Young” way? Resources: Twitter: @mzaraska “Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100” by Marta Zaraska "Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million Year Obsession with Meat" by Marta Zaraska Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course Connect with Rob on Instagram: @robmurgatroyd Connect with Kim on Instagram: @kimmurgatroyd Mastermind: workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind Virtual mastermind: workhardplayhard90.com The Push Journal To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: workhardplayhardpodcast.com Work Hard Play Hard is a production of Crate Media
In last week’s Fridate, we talked a lot about our endeavor to live a https://www.bluezones.com/ (Blue Zones) lifestyle, one that maximizes our longevity so that we can live a longer and better life with our family. We’re going to dig deeper into the topic of hacking your longevity in this episode with a guest that I first learned about from Dan Buettner, author of the https://www.bluezones.com/books/ (“Blue Zones”) book that kickstarted the movement. But Marta Zaraska, author of https://www.growingyoungthebook.com/ (“Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100,”) takes a slightly different approach to longevity: she decided to look at the “soft targets” of health, as opposed to the “hard targets” of health. Hard targets are the lifestyle habits that most of us are already familiar with, like diet and exercise. They’re really easy to attach metrics to and track. Soft targets, on the other hand, are a little more difficult to quantify and systematize. Things like how people who are pessimistic or mistrustful are more likely to develop coronary heart disease, while people who are optimistic have an 11-15% longer lifespan than their counterparts. So, soft targets are these intangible things that have a huge impact on our health and longevity, although Marta has done a great job of making them a little more tangible in her book. It’s easy to just focus on the hard targets because they’re easy to break down and solve like a problem, but Marta has convinced me to spend more time focusing on these soft targets — because this is where things can get truly transformative. In This Conversation We Cover: [04:30] Growing up in Communist Poland [07:50] Becoming a journalist and working as a foreign affairs journalist [12:00] Choosing to live in a small village in France [14:00] Why these soft targets matter more than diet and exercise [17:30] How is Marta approaching her life differently after writing this book? Could she do that if she moved to the USA or Canada? [22:18] Reevaluating what this community aspect means and can look like in a post-COVID world [29:10] What role does balance play in longevity? [36:00] Play hard speed round [39:15] How will Rob change his life to live in a “Growing Young” way? Resources: Twitter: https://twitter.com/mzaraska (@mzaraska) https://www.growingyoungthebook.com/ (“Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100”) by Marta Zaraska https://www.zaraska.com/non-fiction-books ("Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million Year Obsession with Meat") by Marta Zaraska Text "Dream Life" to 310- 388-9724 to get our FREE dream life course Connect with Rob on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/robmurgatroyd/ (@robmurgatroyd) Connect with Kim on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kimmurgatroyd/ (@kimmurgatroyd) Mastermind: https://workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind/ (workhardplayhardpodcast.com/mastermind) Virtual mastermind: http://workhardplayhard90.com (workhardplayhard90.com) https://pushjournal.com/?mbsy_source=d8f18da2-10d5-4a98-b85c-9bdabad61ee5&mbsy_exp=Thu%2C+12+Dec+2019+20%3A36%3A32+GMT&campaignid=35053&mbsy=BTPZC (The Push Journal) To learn more, and for the complete show notes, visit: https://workhardplayhardpodcast.com/ (workhardplayhardpodcast.com) Work Hard Play Hard is a production of http://crate.media (Crate Media)
Marta Zaraska (IG: @mzaraska) is a Polish-Canadian science journalist published in the Washington Post, Scientific American, New Scientist, the Atlantic, and Discover. Her first book, "Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million Year Obsession with Meat" was chosen by the journal Nature as one of "the best science picks" in 2016. Her second book, "Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100" is a Globe and Mail bestseller. It's a research-driven case for why optimism, kindness, and strong social networks will keep us living longer than any fitness tracker or superfood. In this episode, we discuss: Marta’s father influenced her interest in diet and exercise The transition from Poland to Canada as a freelance science journalist Friendship, kindness, and optimism are free The culture in France makes it easier for children to eat properly The strength of community The most important thing you can do for your longevity Men benefit more from a happy marriage than women do What defines a happy marriage? Friendships are extremely important for health & longevity How many friends does one person need? Facebook friends don't replace real friends What is phubbing? Turning off your phone improves relationships Scheduling time for friends What it means to be conscientious Being neurotic/narcissistic is negative for your health You can improve your personality traits Would you pay to hug a stranger? A boost of oxytocin makes you feel more connected Our gut microbiome is impacting our brain What is the vagus nerve? A healthy way to exercise the vagus nerve What is heart rate variability (HRV)? The Roseto effect A snapshot of Marta’s diet Marta’s 1-day superfood experiment Combining exercise and an act of kindness The caregiving network The benefits of changing your perspective The random acts of kindness “experiment” Are telomeres impacting your behaviour? Doing new things together as a couple boosts your connection Show sponsors: LMNT
From the day her daughter was born, science journalist Marta Zaraska fretted about what she and her family were eating. She fasted, considered adopting the keto diet, and ran a half-marathon. She bought goji berries and chia seeds and ate organic food. But then her research brought her to read countless scientific papers and to interview dozens of experts in various fields of study, including molecular biochemistry, epidemiology and neuroscience. What Marta discovered shattered her long-held beliefs about aging and longevity. A strong support network of family and friends, she learned, lowers mortality risk by about 45 percent, while exercise only lowers it by about 23 percent. Volunteering your free time lowers it by 22 percent or so, while certain health fads like turmeric haven’t been shown to help at all. These revelations led Marta Zaraska to a simple conclusion: In addition to healthy nutrition and physical activity, deepening friendships, practicing empathy and contemplating your purpose in life can improve your lifespan. Shermer and Zaraska also discuss: diet, nutrition, and supplements: what works, what doesn’t, and what about meat? exercise: how much, what type, and when? the causal mechanisms behind how relationships and marriage effect health, how friendships and community affect longevity, how religion makes people healthier and longer lived, why we need others and why handshakes and hugs will return after COVID-19, the harmful effects of loneliness and isolation, the deleterious effects of stress, and how leading a purposeful and meaningful life leads to longevity. Marta Zaraska is a Canadian-Polish science journalist. She has written about nutrition and psychology for the Washington Post, Scientific American, The Atlantic, The Los Angeles Times, New Scientist, and several other publications. She is the author of Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Basic Books, 2016), which has been translated into Japanese, Korean, simplified Chinese, Spanish and Polish, and chosen by the journal Nature as one of “the best science picks” in March 2016. Meathookedhas also been praised in The Wall Street Journal, Discover Magazine, Time, The Washington Post, Kirkus Reviews, Natural History Magazine, etc. She has also contributed a chapter to the recently published The Reducetarian Solution (TarcherPerigee, 2017) alongside Mark Bittman, Michael Shermer, and Peter Singer.
For episode homepage, resources, free download and links, visit: https://kristenmanieri.com/episode96/ Two-Day Silent Retreat details: https://kristenmanieri.com/octobersilentretreat/ Description In her book, Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100, science journalist Marta Zaraska offers a research-driven case for why optimism, kindness and strong social networks will keep us living longer than any fitness tracker or superfood. While healthy nutrition and physical activity are indeed important for health, there are things we all too often sacrifice that have an outsize impact on our centenarian potential. Guest Bio Marta Zaraska is a science journalist with her work published in the Washington Post, Scientific American, the Atlantic, among others. She’s the author of two books: Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million Year Obsession with Meat, which was published in 2016, and Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100, which was published in 2020 and offers a research-driven case for why optimism, kindness, and strong social networks will keep us living longer than any fitness tracker or superfood. Mentioned in this Episode Guest’s website: https://www.zaraska.com/ Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100: https://www.zaraska.com/non-fiction-books Connect with the 60 Mindful Minutes podcast Web: https://kristenmanieri.com Email: Kristen@kristenmanieri.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/60MindfulMinutes Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kristenmanieri_/ Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/kristenmanieri/
Episode Show Notes jeffsanders.com/359 . Learn More About the Show The 5 AM Miracle Podcast . Free Productivity Resources Join The 5 AM Club! . The 5 AM Miracle Book Audiobook, Paperback, and Kindle . Connect on Social Media Facebook Group • Instagram • Twitter • LinkedIn . Episode Summary Most people believe that optimal health and longevity are determined by traditional healthy habits: good nutrition, consistent exercise routines, and quality sleep night-after-night. However, what if I told you there are a few other factors that make a dramatically bigger impact on your ability to live well into old age? In this week’s episode of The 5 AM Miracle Podcast I speak with Marta Zaraska, author of Growing Young, about how friendship, optimism and kindness can change your life in ways you never imagined. . Resources Mentioned in this Episode Fastic [Download the app for free on the Apple App Store or Google Play] PayPal [Download the app today] UCAN [Save 20% with code MIRACLE] BetterHelp [Get 10% off your first month with code 5AM] Zaraska.com [Marta’s website] Growing Young [Book by Marta Zaraska] Meathooked [Book by Marta Zaraska] . Marta Zaraska Marta Zaraska is a Polish-Canadian science journalist published in the Washington Post, Scientific American, New Scientist, The Atlantic, and more. Her first book, Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million Year Obsession with Meat, was chosen by the journal Nature as one of “the best science picks” in 2016. Her second book, a Globe and Mail bestseller, Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100 is a research-driven case for why optimism, kindness, and strong social networks will keep us living longer than any fitness tracker or superfood. Marta’s articles and books have been turned into TV programs and reprinted around the globe. She has also given a TEDx talk at Bocconi University in Milan, and has been featured as an expert in several documentary films. She has visited over 80 countries around the world and lived in six of them. She has reported from Rwanda, DR Congo, Nicaragua, India, Togo, Cameroon, and many others. She lives in a tiny French village with her husband and daughter.
The Keys to Growing Young Can friendship, optimism, and kindness help you live to 100? Marta Zaraska, author of Growing Young joins The Retirement Wisdom Podcast to explain how the research indicates it can through the mind-body connection. We discuss with Marta: What inspired her to write Growing Young Where some of us may be overinvesting and underinvesting based on scientific research on longevity How optimism and pessimism may affect longevity Why superfoods, supplements and "quick fixes" aren't the wise moves to make Her favorite stories from her travels and experiments while researching her book Which things lower and which things raise mortality risk based on the research, including a few that may surprise you Lessons that may be helpful in quarantine What Longevity Habits to create __________________________ Wise Quotes On Optimism "There is so much research showing that optimism can add anywhere from four to 10 years of life. The number 10 years keeps reappearing in studies over and over. For example, Catholic Nuns, which are perfect groups of study because, you know, they all live in basically the same environment, their whole lives, especially those who entered very, very young. And there was a study exactly like that. They eat the same thing. They wake up at the same hour, they live in the same place doing exactly the same things. And there was one famous study that analyzed their diaries and those who are using the most cheerful language, the most optimistic language outlasted those who are using very gloomy, pessimistic words in the writing by exactly about 10 years. And the same was shown, for example, on autobiographies of famous psychologists on even the orangutans in zoos, you know, when they are evaluated by the zookeepers. Those who have the most cheerful, outgoing personalities outlive the more pessimistic, gloomy orangutans by 10 years as well. So it keeps coming back to the 10 years." On Longevity Habits "When I think about diet and exercise, which again, are still important, but it's very much inward-looking. So it's very much an 'all about me' kind of thing - my body, my diet, my exercise. But when I think about those soft longevity habits, it's more about looking outwards outside of yourself. I'm thinking about other people. So, when you wake up, just think: What can I do for others today? How can I be nicer? How can I contribute to my neighborhood, to my family? How can I be nice to my partner or to my neighbors or to my friends? - things like that. Very, very simple, but this is a change of perspective. And I think that this can make a tremendous difference. Of course, there are very practical suggestions in my book as well. For example, do more things in synchrony with others. On Synchrony "There is an amazing effect with synchrony actually has an asset. For example, when we do things in sync with others, that boosts of those social hormones that we get out of it is actually double. So for example, when you dance with other people and when you sing with them, it makes you feel connected. And it releases all the social hormones that have beneficial health effects for you, such as endorphins, which are natural painkillers. But when you do it in synchrony, the effects are doubled. So for example, chorus singing or line dancing is kind of my career. So there are very, very practical tips out there as well for people to try." __________________________ Bio Marta Zaraska is a science journalist whose work has been published in The Washington Post, Scientific American, New Scientist, and The Atlantic. Her first book, "Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million Year Obsession with Meat" was chosen by the journal Nature as one of "the best science picks" in 2016. Her new book, "Growing Young: How Friendship, Optimism and Kindness Can Help You Live to 100" was published in May 2020 and endorsed by Dan Buetner,
In theory, vegetarianism for climate mitigation is really quite simple. Just don’t choose the ham sandwich; have the hummus instead. It seems like a much simpler switch than building electric planes – and equally, perhaps even more so, as impactful – but a mass move toward vegetarianism just isn’t happening. In this episode, Alex asks Marta Zaraska why, despite an ever-increasing abundance of vegan celebrities, memes, restaurants, and meat substitutes, we just can’t stop eating meat. As the author of Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat and a Polish-raised, kielbasa-loving eater herself, Marta is a sympathetic voice of reason. Rather than creating black-and-white categories of ethical eating, she advocates for “a strong reducetarian identity” that celebrates incremental progress. Tune in for Marta’s thoughts on why meat-eating is different for us than it was for our ancestors, how meat is linked to power and masculinity, and what created the cultural tension between carnivores and vegans. Read her Breakthrough Journal essay here.
Hi Path Menders, The week I'm honored to speak with Dr. Howard Jacobson, PhD. Howard has a Masters of Public Health and a Doctorate of Health Studies from Temple University as well as a BA in History from Princeton. He is a contributing author on Whole: Rethinking the Science of Nutrition and The Low-Carb Fraud by T. Colin Campbell, PhD. He also co-authored Proteinaholic: How Our Obsession with Meat Is Killing Us and What We Can Do About It with Dr. Garth Davis, MD. He's also written 3 editions of AdWords For Dummies. In addition to being a researcher and author, Howard is a speaker, educator and coach. He currently runs The Big Change Program along with fellow Path Mender and previous guest Josh Lajaunie! He also hosts the most excellent Plant Yourself Podcast. If you want to take advantage of his personal coaching you can email him directly at hj@plantyourself.com. In today’s show we discuss (show notes): - Playing catch-up; Knowing but not doing (1:20), - The China Study found fertile ground with Howard (3:44), - Immediate changes in his life and some negative consequences on his family relationships (5:15), - If he could do it over - There was no (urgent) emergency (8:48), - On non-conformity - understanding the biological urge for social cohesion (11:29), - His quiet approach to public interaction: Modeling good behavior (15:12), - It's not just a question of health for him; remaining curious and keeping an open mind (18:33), - On what is knowable (23:21), - Low Carb as a misrepresentation of how we evolved (26:27), - What the "Paleo" diet means; A matter of perspective (34:06), - Howard's version of "Paleo" (38:18), - On average protein requirements (40:01), - Howard's advice to Path Menders (45:25), and, - His coaching business (47:20). Thanks for Listening! Resources referenced in this episode: - The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for Diet, Weight Loss and Long-term Health (T. Colin Campbell, PhD & Thomas M. Campbell, MD), - Diet for a New America: How Your Food Choices Affect Your Health, Happiness and the Future of Life on Earth Second Edition (John Robbins), - The “How much protein do you need?” Calculator, and, Meathooked: The History and Science of Our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Marta Zaraska). Don’t miss an episode! Join the Mended Paths Community and receive notification when a new episode is released (http://gem.godaddy.com/signups/233778/join). Plus, get your copy of the free Mended Paths: Back to Better “Healthy Living Quick Reference Guide” when you sign-up! We’d also love to hear from you; leave a comment or email us at contact@mendedpaths.com. Wishing you the Best of Health, Chadwick @ The Mended Paths Podcast
Here in the U.S. we’ve just celebrated the Fourth of July, with its parades, fireworks, and, of course, cook-outs. If you’re like me, the smell of a grilling burger can make you salivate from across the yard. I feel like Pavlov’s dog whenever it happens, and that includes the seven... Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here in the U.S. we’ve just celebrated the Fourth of July, with its parades, fireworks, and, of course, cook-outs. If you’re like me, the smell of a grilling burger can make you salivate from across the yard. I feel like Pavlov’s dog whenever it happens, and that includes the seven or so years I was a vegetarian. I’d like to say I react this way only on these idyllic occasions summer holidays, family barbecues, campfire weenie roasts under a star-filled sky. But the truth is I can be walking to my car in July across a 95-degree asphalt parking and smell the exhaust fan from a Burger King a block away: suddenly I need one of those flame-broiled burgers. Every time this happens I ask myself, “Why? Why is this smell such a trigger?” That’s exactly the question that drives Marta Zaraska‘s new book, Meathooked: The History and Science of our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Basic Books, 2016). As a science writer whose work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scientific America, and Newsweek, Zaraska has come across information thats more or less familiar to us: how bad meat is for our health, for our environment, and certainly for the animals in the massive feeding operations. And yet, as Zaraska points out, we’re eating as much meat as ever and, globally, we’re eating even more. So why? Why are we so hooked on meat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here in the U.S. we’ve just celebrated the Fourth of July, with its parades, fireworks, and, of course, cook-outs. If you’re like me, the smell of a grilling burger can make you salivate from across the yard. I feel like Pavlov’s dog whenever it happens, and that includes the seven or so years I was a vegetarian. I’d like to say I react this way only on these idyllic occasions summer holidays, family barbecues, campfire weenie roasts under a star-filled sky. But the truth is I can be walking to my car in July across a 95-degree asphalt parking and smell the exhaust fan from a Burger King a block away: suddenly I need one of those flame-broiled burgers. Every time this happens I ask myself, “Why? Why is this smell such a trigger?” That’s exactly the question that drives Marta Zaraska‘s new book, Meathooked: The History and Science of our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Basic Books, 2016). As a science writer whose work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scientific America, and Newsweek, Zaraska has come across information thats more or less familiar to us: how bad meat is for our health, for our environment, and certainly for the animals in the massive feeding operations. And yet, as Zaraska points out, we’re eating as much meat as ever and, globally, we’re eating even more. So why? Why are we so hooked on meat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here in the U.S. we’ve just celebrated the Fourth of July, with its parades, fireworks, and, of course, cook-outs. If you’re like me, the smell of a grilling burger can make you salivate from across the yard. I feel like Pavlov’s dog whenever it happens, and that includes the seven or so years I was a vegetarian. I’d like to say I react this way only on these idyllic occasions summer holidays, family barbecues, campfire weenie roasts under a star-filled sky. But the truth is I can be walking to my car in July across a 95-degree asphalt parking and smell the exhaust fan from a Burger King a block away: suddenly I need one of those flame-broiled burgers. Every time this happens I ask myself, “Why? Why is this smell such a trigger?” That’s exactly the question that drives Marta Zaraska‘s new book, Meathooked: The History and Science of our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Basic Books, 2016). As a science writer whose work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scientific America, and Newsweek, Zaraska has come across information thats more or less familiar to us: how bad meat is for our health, for our environment, and certainly for the animals in the massive feeding operations. And yet, as Zaraska points out, we’re eating as much meat as ever and, globally, we’re eating even more. So why? Why are we so hooked on meat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here in the U.S. we’ve just celebrated the Fourth of July, with its parades, fireworks, and, of course, cook-outs. If you’re like me, the smell of a grilling burger can make you salivate from across the yard. I feel like Pavlov’s dog whenever it happens, and that includes the seven or so years I was a vegetarian. I’d like to say I react this way only on these idyllic occasions summer holidays, family barbecues, campfire weenie roasts under a star-filled sky. But the truth is I can be walking to my car in July across a 95-degree asphalt parking and smell the exhaust fan from a Burger King a block away: suddenly I need one of those flame-broiled burgers. Every time this happens I ask myself, “Why? Why is this smell such a trigger?” That’s exactly the question that drives Marta Zaraska‘s new book, Meathooked: The History and Science of our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Basic Books, 2016). As a science writer whose work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scientific America, and Newsweek, Zaraska has come across information thats more or less familiar to us: how bad meat is for our health, for our environment, and certainly for the animals in the massive feeding operations. And yet, as Zaraska points out, we’re eating as much meat as ever and, globally, we’re eating even more. So why? Why are we so hooked on meat? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Here in the U.S. we've just celebrated the Fourth of July, with its parades, fireworks, and, of course, cook-outs. If you're like me, the smell of a grilling burger can make you salivate from across the yard. I feel like Pavlov's dog whenever it happens, and that includes the seven or so years I was a vegetarian. I'd like to say I react this way only on these idyllic occasions summer holidays, family barbecues, campfire weenie roasts under a star-filled sky. But the truth is I can be walking to my car in July across a 95-degree asphalt parking and smell the exhaust fan from a Burger King a block away: suddenly I need one of those flame-broiled burgers. Every time this happens I ask myself, “Why? Why is this smell such a trigger?” That's exactly the question that drives Marta Zaraska‘s new book, Meathooked: The History and Science of our 2.5-Million-Year Obsession with Meat (Basic Books, 2016). As a science writer whose work has been featured in The Washington Post, Scientific America, and Newsweek, Zaraska has come across information thats more or less familiar to us: how bad meat is for our health, for our environment, and certainly for the animals in the massive feeding operations. And yet, as Zaraska points out, we're eating as much meat as ever and, globally, we're eating even more. So why? Why are we so hooked on meat? Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/animal-studies
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