660. The Wellness Industry Is Gigantic — and Mostly Wrong

Zeke Emanuel (a physician, medical ethicist, and policy wonk) has some different ideas for how to lead a healthy and meaningful life. It starts with ice cream. (Part three of “The Freakonomics Radio Guide to Getting Better (freakonomics.com/the-freakonomics-radio-guide-…).”)

• SOURCES:• Zeke Emanuel (ezekielemanuel.com), oncologist, bioethicist, professor at the University of Pennsylvania.

• RESOURCES:• Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life (amzn.to/4jQSKUw), by Zeke Emanuel (2026).
• "Nutrition Science’s Most Preposterous Result (theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/05/ice-c…)," by David Merritt Johns (The Atlantic, 2023).

• EXTRAS:• "Is Ozempic as Magical as It Sounds? (freakonomics.com/podcast/is-ozempic-as-magical…)" by Freakonomics Radio (2024).
• "The Suddenly Diplomatic Rahm Emanuel (freakonomics.com/podcast/the-suddenly-diplomat…)," by Freakonomics Radio (2023).
• "Ari Emanuel Is Never Indifferent (freakonomics.com/podcast/ari-emanuel-is-never-…)," by Freakonomics Radio (2023).
• "What’s the “Best” Exercise? (freakonomics.com/podcast/whats-the-best-exercise)" by Freakonomics Radio (2014).

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