The Smart Human with Dr. Aly Cohen
Episodes
Science, Trust, and Manufactured Doubt with guest Naomi Oreskes
05 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss… What science really is, both as body of knowledge and a constantly evolving process Why one study is never enoug...
Women's Health with guest Meghan Rabbitt
29 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode you'll learn: Why women's health needs a full-body reset, moving beyond "bikini medicine" to include brain, heart, immune, and me...
Weight Health
02 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ashley Koff, RD is the founder of The Better Nutrition Program (BNP), the Nutrition Course Director for UC Irvine's Susan Samueli Integrative Hea...
Roundup & Glyphosate with guest Robin Mesnage, PhD
20 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of The Smart Human Podcast, host Aly welcomes Dr. Robin Mesnage, a toxicologist and research fellow at King's College London, to discu...
Sleep with guest Marie-Pierre St-Onge, PhD
02 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, we discuss: ●How sleep and diet directly influence each other. ●How specific dietary patterns and specific nutrients can improve ...
Herbal Medicine with guest David Winston
21 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, we cover: 🔹What is herbal medicine, and how has its use influenced human healing 🔹The basic tenets of herbal medicine…ca...
Chemical Regulation with guest Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S.
27 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Linda S. Birnbaum, Ph.D., D.A.B.T., A.T.S. is the former Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) of the National I...
Medication Safety with guest John Abramson, MD
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
…🤩 another episode of The Smart Human podcast🎙️ has just been released! I'm talking with John Abramson MD about medications💊- the drug ap...
Integrative Pediatrics with guest Joel "Gator" Warsh, MD, MSc
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joel Warsh, MD, MSc aka DrJoelGator https://www.instagram.com/drjoelgator/ of the popular parenting Instagram account is a Board-Certified Pediatricia...
Nutrition with guest Deanna Minich, PhD
25 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deanna Minich, PhD, is a nutrition scientist, international lecturer, educator, and author, with over twenty years of experience in academia and the f...
Medical Device Industry with guest Jeanne Lenzer
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jeanne Lenzer is an award-winning independent medical investigative journalist and author whose hard-hitting investigations and analyses have appeared...
Integrative Endocrinology with guest Dr. Maria "Adi" Benito, MD
17 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Maria "Adi" Benito is an integrative adult endocrinologist and the director of Princeton Integrative Endocrinology. After her residency in Internal Me...
Cosmetics with guest Dr. Yvonne Burkart
29 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
… it's back to school and work time! Lots of people buying personal care products and cosmetics…listen to my podcast guest @dryvonneburkart (link...
Integrative Cardiology with guest Dr. Vivian Kominos
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this interview, we discuss: -What is integrative cardiology and how does it differ from conventional cardiology? -How many people have heart diseas...
Fighting Industry Toxins with guest Ken Cook
23 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ken Cook, president and co-founder of Environmental Working Group, is widely recognized as one of the environmental community's most prominent and eff...
Tattoos with guest Dr. David Kriebel
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
David Kriebel, Sc.D., Director, Lowell Center for Sustainable Production https://www.uml.edu/research/lowell-center/ Professor Emeritus, Department of...
Breast Health and Chemicals with guest Dr. William Goodson
29 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Goodson grew up in Missouri and graduated from the University of Missouri Columbia and Harvard Medical School. He trained as a general surgeon and...
Food as Medicine with guest William Li, MD
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
ATTRIBUTION/INTRO LINE: Dr. William Li, physician, scientist and bestselling author of "Eat to Beat Disease: The New Science of How Your Body ...
Sports Turf with guest Dr. Rachel Massey
02 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of the Smart Human Podcast. Today, I have the pleasure of talking with Dr. Rachel Massey, who is Senior...
Cell Phone Radiation with guest Theodora Scarato MSW
01 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Theodora Scarato MSW is Executive Director of Environmental Health Trust (EHT). Scarato has published several research papers include a paper on red...
The Kidney with guest Barry H Cohen, MD
23 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Barry H Cohen, M.D., F.A.C.P. Dr. Cohen is one of the founders and medical directors of Mercer Kidney Institute, in New Jersey, specializing in the tr...
Product Testing for Toxins with guest Heather Stapleton, PhD
04 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Hello everybody and welcome to another episode of The Smart Human Podcast. Today I had the pleasure of chatting with Professor Heather Stapleton, an e...
Battling DuPont over Toxic PFAS with guest Robert A. Bilott
03 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rob is a partner in the Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky offices of the law firm, Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, where he has practiced in the Envir...
Multiple Sclerosis with guest Terry Wahls, MD
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Terry Wahls is an Institute for Functional Medicine Certified Practitioner and a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where sh...
Sugar with guest Robert Lustig, MD
08 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Robert H. Lustig, M.D., M.S.L. is Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics in the Division of Endocrinology, and Member of the Institute for Health Policy Stu...
Toxins & Cancer with guest Fran Drescher
21 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to The Smart Human Podcast, today I have the pleasure of chatting with actor Fran Drescher! Yes, you may know her as the star of the TV show T...
Bioethics with guest Arthur L. Caplan, PhD
09 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Caplan is currently the Drs. William F. and Virginia Connolly Mitty Professor and founding head of the Division of Medical Ethics at NYU Grossman ...
Spirituality & Herbal Medicine with guest Tieraona Low Dog, MD
28 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Low Dog is an internationally recognized expert in dietary supplements, herbal medicine, women's health, and integrative medicine. In addition to ...
Mind-Body Connection with Autoimmune Disease with guest Eileen Laird
24 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Eileen Laird is a writer, podcast host, and autoimmune warrior, living a vital life with rheumatoid arthritis. She's reached millions of people throug...
Practical Sustainability
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Heather White is a changemaker. She's the founder and CEO of the nonprofit OneGreenThing.org, an author, environmental lawyer, consultant, mot...
Children's Health
10 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Madiha Saeed, MD, also known as HolisticMom, MD on social media, is a practicing board certified family physician in the USA, international speake...
Integrative Neurology, Covid-19, and Brain Health
20 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
John McBurney MD is the chief of in patient neurology and medical Director of the Bon Secours St Francis Stroke center in Greenville SC. He is a gradu...
Insects and Our Environment
10 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Ware is an Associate curator in invertebrate zoology at the American Museum of Natural History. Dr. Ware's research focuses on the evolution...
Endocrine Disruptors and Green Chemistry
21 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Pete Myers is founder and Chief Scientist of Environmental Health Sciences, a not-for-profit organization that promotes public understanding of advanc...
Food Chemicals
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Maricel V. Maffini is an Independent Consultant based in Maryland, US. She has more than 25 years of research experience in the fields of carcinog...
Food Packaging, Plastics & Our Health
29 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Jane Muncke holds a doctorate degree in environmental toxicology and a MSc in environmental science from the ETH Zurich. Since 2012 she has been worki...
Sperm Count, Infertility and Toxins
22 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Shanna H. Swan, PhD, is one of the world's leading environmental and reproductive epidemiologists and a professor of environmental medicine and public...
Environmental Justice
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Isabelle is the National Women's Health Network's (NWHN) Senior Policy Manager, where she is responsible for developing and leading their women's heal...
Geriatric Medicine & Medical Cannabis
02 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Mikhail Kogan, MD, ABOIM is a leader in the newly established field of Integrative Geriatrics. He is the editor of "Integrative Geriatric Medicine" Ox...
Sustainability
28 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Resources/Links: http://www.shanaweber.com/ Weber comes from a long line of artistic and intellectually curious people with a great love for nature a...
Pestilence, Pesticides and Covid
28 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Resources/Links: https://www.amazon.com/Chemical-Age-Chemists-Millions-Relationship/dp/022669724X/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&qid=1606601474&refinements=p_27...
Maternal Mental Health: an epidemic within a pandemic
28 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. Jason James is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who has been in private practice in the Miami area since 2003. He is the immediate past...
Environmental Law with guest Larry Schnapf
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Links/Resources: Vapor intrusion: https://www.environmental-law.net/environmental-law/vapor-intrusion/ Vapor Intrusion Archive Page (digital image...
Men's Health with guest Dr. Myles Spar
30 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Links/Resources: https://drspar.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Optimal-Health-Integrative-Medicine-Optimum/dp/0190654872/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?dchild=1&...
Zoonotic disease with guest Dr. Laura Kahn
23 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Links/Resources: https://chw.princeton.edu/people/laura-kahn https://www.amazon.com/One-Health-Politics-Antimicrobial-Resistance-ebook/dp/B01H...
Integrative Gastroenterology with guest Dr Marvin Singh
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Resources/Links: https://drmarvinsingh.com/ https://www.amazon.com/Integrative-Gastroenterology-Weil-Medicine-Library/dp/0190933046 Marv...
Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals with Co-author for "Non-Toxic"
26 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Resources/Links: https://www.amazon.com/Non-Toxic-Living-Healthy-Chemical-Guides/dp/0190082356/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=aly+cohen+non+toxic&qid=1...
The Outdoor Adventurer's Guide to Forest Bathing
13 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Resources/Links: https://chw.princeton.edu/people/laura-kahn https://www.amazon.com/One-Health-Politics-Antimicrobial-Resistance-ebook/dp/B01H...