{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/64753e790754340012f0ff9e/6857a82e412e0f0fbf813721?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"438. Dr Lewis Ehrlich - Unpacking ‘science’: Bias, nuance, funding, rigour and practice. ","description":"<p>We think we’re so sure about what we know about science - did you know, though, that there are 48 catalogued forms of bias? There exists, and I was excited to learn this, a catalogue of bias that is constantly tweaked and updated. Which leads me to today’s show with Dr Lewis Ehrlich - one of our most popular guests over the years.&nbsp;When I saw Lewis had been accepted into a one-of-a-kind postgraduate program in Evidence-Based Medicine and Healthcare at Oxford University last year, I was already excited about this conversation I knew we’d have for the show once he completed it!</p><p><br></p><p>What’s brilliant about this program is that you come together with people from outside your medical field - neurosurgeons, Oncologists, Orthopaedic Surgeons, Cardiologists, Public Health PhDs, and general practitioners- to conduct, analyse, critique, and improve scientific literature. It was a tremendous honour to be accepted into and learn at this historic University.</p><p><br></p><p>We explore science in today’s show, both generally and as it relates to Lewis’s field of practice, dentistry. You’ll hear about:</p><ul><li>Bias and how we both form them and become more aware of them in our own lives as we explore topics</li><li>Nuance - it’s all about who you are and what you need, and our system isn’t built for that</li><li>The need to leave our black and white frameworks in medical practice, while also not throwing everything we know out the window</li><li>The fine line between curiosity and analysis, and suspicion and mistrust</li><li>Fluoride as an example - not always essential, not always ‘bad’ either if you consider all relevant factors in a ‘to fluoridate or not’ debate</li><li>New frontiers in dental health</li><li>What we know for sure helps us keep excellent oral health overall.</li></ul><p>Enjoy the show. Alexx</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Want to learn more about this week’s guest?</strong></p><p>Instagram: @doctor.lewis ; @sydneyholisticdental</p><p><br></p><p>Thank you to this month’s show <strong>partners</strong> for joining us to help you make your low tox swaps!</p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/Pureearthaustralia\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@Pureearthaustralia</a> - a wonderful Aussie low tox brand to put on your radar with a commitment to local, closed-loop production, the purest, simplest of effective formulations and an accessible price point. Did I mention their incredibly well-considered packaging? This is for the ‘all of it matters to me’ low toxer. 20% off until July 15 with code LOWTOXLIFE</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/ausclimate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@ausclimate</a> is our major partner giving you 10% off their range for the whole of 2025, with brilliant Winix Air Purifiers, the best Dehumidifiers I’ve ever used and their new energy-efficient heating, air-circulating and cooling range. code LOWTOXLIFE (also works over and above their sales - pro tip!) <a href=\"https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><img src=\"https://lh7-rt.googleusercontent.com/docsz/AD_4nXdB8cpqX9I_uTgthFTZqHuTF919hToHqJ4hS0DDICVaS2TiHU1vhK3q00DJ5sTAIcjdz32lRsRab7SF-NpvtD01fr7OwgKODHJqK8d-VGrrCkvBRhdPIt1tVb1NXwtKgcWVUr7hkg?key=Emm1wOWnizFz3tetJq24DQ7f\"> https://bit.ly/ShopAusclimate</a></p><p><br></p><p>Be sure to join me on Instagram (<a href=\"https://www.instagram.com/lowtoxlife/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@lowtoxlife)</a> and tag me if this one resonates!</p><p><strong>Want to support the Low Tox Life podcast?</strong></p><p><strong>Free option:</strong> Leave a 5 star review wherever you listen to Low Tox Life - thanks SO much!</p><p><strong>Paid + Member PERKS:</strong> <strong>Join the Low Tox Club</strong> - <a href=\"https://www.lowtoxlifecourses.com/offers/YzLXThRQ/checkou\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Check it out and join here</a> for just the price of a coffee per month and lots of low tox perks!</p>","author_name":"Low Tox Life 2016"}