TRC #335: Meditation + Name That: Anatomy Edition + V-Steam & Gwyneth Paltrow

When Darren’s away, the panel will play! On this week’s show, guest host Dina reflects on claims surrounding Meditation, Pat tests our knowledge of Anatomy with another edition of Name That, and Cristina blows off steam regarding the recent controversial blog post on Gwyneth Paltrow’s lifestyle blog Goop.  But first…a parody in Ms. Paltrow’s honour.  Enjoy!

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SHOW NOTES

Meditation

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meditation

Goyal et al meta analysis

Responses to Goyal et al meta analysis:

http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1885496

http://archinte.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=1809753

Other meta analyses:

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24727721

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23876573

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23796855

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22700446

Name That: Anatomy Edition

Wikipedia:  Blood Type Distribution

NIH:  The Respiratory System

Scientific American: Does Thinking Hard Burn More Calories?

Colgate:   How Many Teeth Do We Have?

Wikipedia: Cone Cells

Wikipedia: Rod Cells

Wikipedia: Vertebral Column

V-Steam & Gwyneth Paltrow

Gwyneth Paltrow says steam your vagina, an OB/GYN says don’t

Goop: Tikkun Spa

Tikkun Spa Treatments

‘Negativity changes the structure of water’: Now Gwyneth Paltrow claims that even H2O has feelings in latest bizarre Goop post

Why shouldn’t you douche? Because the vagina is like a self-cleaning oven

3 Reasons You Definitely Shouldn’t Get Your Vagina Steamed

I Went To A Spa For My Uterus

Are Gwyneth Paltrow and other celebrities wrong about everything? Spoiler alert …

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