Chasing Life
All over the world, there are people who are living extraordinary lives, full of happiness and health – and with hardly any heart disease, cancer or diabetes. Dr. Sanjay Gupta has been on a decades-long mission to understand how they do it, and how we can all learn from them. Scientists now believe we can even reverse the symptoms of Alzheimer’s dementia, and in fact grow sharper and more resilient as we age. Sanjay is a dad – of three teenage daughters, he is a doctor - who operates on the brain, and he is a reporter with more than two decades of experience - who travels the earth to uncover and bring you the secrets of the happiest and healthiest people on the planet – so that you too, can Chase Life.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 20 minutes
- Episodes
- 545
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
How Worried Should You Be About Ultraprocessed Foods?
We've all heard of processed foods, but what about ultraprocessed foods, which make up more than half of the typical American diet? In this special Chasing Life: Spotlight, CNN Medical Correspondent …
00:33:43 |
Tue 07 May 2024
What You Need to Know About Bird Flu
The U.S. is grappling with a recently discovered outbreak of avian influenza in dairy cows, driven by the highly pathogenic H5N1 virus. It's the first instance that the bird flu virus has been detect…
00:30:39 |
Tue 30 Apr 2024
What Camels Teach Us About the Future
Global temperatures are rising, severe storms are intensifying and people are feeling climate anxiety. Does saving the planet mean living without comfort or convenience? Can policies and technology t…
00:36:16 |
Tue 23 Apr 2024
The Joy of Food
For many of us, our weight and eating habits feel deeply intertwined. But how do you strike a balance between eating for pleasure and eating for fuel? How can we reframe our relationship with food – …
00:28:01 |
Tue 16 Apr 2024
Body Neutrality with Jameela Jamil
When it comes to optimizing our mental and physical health, many of us focus on managing our weight and metabolic function. But what happens when the numbers are good but the way we feel about our bo…
00:30:58 |
Tue 09 Apr 2024
Do Diets Really Work?
Keto. High protein. Intermittent fasting. So many diets claim to be the best way to lose weight. But do diets actually work? Research shows that diets don’t lead to long-term weight loss for most peo…
00:29:27 |
Tue 02 Apr 2024
Do These Quick Weight Loss Hacks Work?
There's no shortage of products and procedures promising a quick way to weight loss. But do they work? Or is it all just marketing and hype? In this episode, Sanjay speaks with Dr. Mikhail Varshavski…
00:33:04 |
Tue 26 Mar 2024
Lindy West on what we’re getting wrong about weight
Thirteen years ago, Seattle-based writer Lindy West wrote an essay that took the internet by storm called “Hello, I’m Fat.” That essay would become the 2016 New York Times best-selling memoir, Shrill…
00:31:23 |
Tue 19 Mar 2024
Is Obesity Really a Disease?
How much do our genetics determine our destiny when it comes to how much we weigh? Cambridge geneticist Giles Yeo says your genes play a bigger role than you might think. “In casino terms, the house …
00:32:51 |
Tue 12 Mar 2024
The Truth About Menopause and Weight Gain
Weight gain is a common complaint among women in their 40s and 50s, with many blaming it on the ups and downs of menopause. But what exactly is the connection between menopause and weight gain? And c…
00:30:46 |
Tue 05 Mar 2024
Paging Dr. Gupta: What You Need to Know about the Alabama IVF Ruling
Alabama’s Supreme Court has ruled that embryos are children and anyone discarding frozen embryos could face wrongful death charges. So where does this leave fertility doctors and their patients in th…
00:29:12 |
Tue 27 Feb 2024
What You Need to know about Kids and High Body Weight
Children and adolescents are expected to gain weight as they age, but how much is too much? Childhood obesity rates are on the rise, along with disordered eating among teens. So how can kids and thei…
00:37:38 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
WeightWatchers CEO Explains Why ‘We Got It Wrong’
Long before WeightWatchers became a weight loss empire, the legacy dieting company started as a small support group in the 1960s. The company rose to popularity preaching a message of moderation and …
00:31:14 |
Tue 13 Feb 2024
The Big Business Behind Weight Loss Drugs
It’s become a multibillion-dollar business: weight loss drugs. Demand is high, as is the cost. How did medications like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound become so popular and so profitable? And…
00:33:54 |
Tue 06 Feb 2024
Is Ozempic Really A Miracle Drug?
New drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic and Mounjaro are billed as a revolutionary new approach for losing weight. But are these actually miracle drugs? Dr. Sanjay Gupta turns to Yale School of Medicine assis…
00:30:13 |
Tue 30 Jan 2024
Why Our Bodies Fight Us on Losing Weight
Everybody knows losing weight is tough. But why? While diet, exercise, and willpower might have something to do with it. The root may lie in how we humans have evolved as a species. Could our bodies …
00:29:21 |
Tue 23 Jan 2024
What Weight Tells Us about Our Health
At the start of 2024, many of us are thinking about how to look and feel our best. For some of us, that means making changes to our weight. But what does weight really tell us about our health? And a…
00:28:56 |
Tue 16 Jan 2024
Chasing Life presents All There Is With Anderson Cooper
Chasing Life is taking a short break and will be back with new episodes next month. But for now, we want to highlight a powerful new season of the CNN podcast, All There Is with Anderson Cooper. In t…
00:37:58 |
Tue 26 Dec 2023
Making Resolutions with Chasing Life
It’s that time of year when we start to think about what we want and who we’ll be in 2024. Maybe you’d like to eat more brain food, or set some boundaries around your screen time. Maybe you’re wonder…
00:30:16 |
Tue 19 Dec 2023
Answering Your Burning Questions About The Brain
How can we test our brain health? What happens to the brain during pregnancy? And how easily does the brain heal from alcohol? On today’s episode, Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN’s Chief Medical Correspondent,…
00:25:25 |
Tue 12 Dec 2023
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