Healthy & Awake®

I Threw Out My Stress Questions and Brought Dr. Eva Selhub Four Cases

A Harvard-trained internist who ran the mind-body institute at Mass General takes on the cookie loop, the 2 a.m. layoff panic, the empty nest, and the…

Jul 13 • Mike Vera, MS, NBC-HWC

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June 2026

The Antidepressant Side Effect They Buried w/ Dr. David Healy

Psychiatrist Dr. David Healy on what the trials concealed, why he calls the label a marketing term, and whether GLP-1s are next.

Jun 29 • Mike Vera, MS, NBC-HWC

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A Navy SEAL’s Case That the System Failed Our Kids

Child trafficking is a subject most of us would rather keep at a distance.

Jun 17 • Mike Vera, MS, NBC-HWC

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April 2026

You Can’t Call Coffee “Healthy”

Every argument for coffee, examined.

Apr 2 • Mike Vera, MS, NBC-HWC

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March 2026

Why Sugar Keeps Winning Even When You Know Better

How mindset beats systems, and systems beat willpower.

Mar 26 • Mike Vera, MS, NBC-HWC

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Junk Light, Junk Food: The Weight Loss Variable Nobody’s Measuring

867,000 people. 13 studies. A clear link between artificial light and obesity. Here’s what the research actually says.

Mar 16 • Mike Vera, MS, NBC-HWC

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February 2026

Food Noise: How a Patient Experience Became a Marketing Strategy

The term didn’t come from science. And the companies selling the cure are funding the research that validates it.

Feb 9 • Mike Vera, MS, NBC-HWC

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What '3 Million Pages' Tell Us About Bill Gates

If you’ve been reading this newsletter for a while, you’ve heard me mention Bill Gates before.

Feb 1 • Mike Vera, MS, NBC-HWC

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January 2026

What to Think vs. HOW to Think

What “decentralized health” actually means

Jan 29 • Mike Vera, MS, NBC-HWC

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December 2025

If Pharma Can Advertise, I Can Criticize

This is the state of pharmaceutical advertising in America:

Dec 1, 2025 • Mike Vera, MS, NBC-HWC

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November 2025

The Complete GLP-1 Breakdown: How They Work, Why They Fail, and What Actually Fixes the Root Cause

A complete breakdown of weight loss drugs—from how they work to why they fail—featuring insights from 5 medical doctors, clinical research, and the…

Nov 13, 2025 • Mike Vera, MS, NBC-HWC

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October 2025

12 Emerging Cancer Therapies You’ve Probably Never Heard Of

Insights from Dr. John Catanzaro on emerging treatments bridging science and integrative care.

Oct 22, 2025 • Mike Vera, MS, NBC-HWC

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