Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel: What MAHA Gets Dead Wrong—and Right.

Oncologist and bioethicist Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel joins Rafaela Siewert to cut through America’s wellness confusion and explain what actually drives health, longevity, and quality of life.

Drawing on decades of research and policy experience, Emanuel breaks down why Americans have become sicker—not because of individual moral failure, but because of ultra-processed food, sedentary living, poor sleep, and social isolation. He debunks popular health myths around seed oils, supplements, biohacking, protein obsession, and diet culture, explains when Ozempic and GLP-1 drugs are genuinely life-changing (and when they’re not), and offers a clear, practical framework for eating, exercising, sleeping, and aging well without perfectionism.

Emanuel argues that health is a means, not an end—and that living longer only matters if it helps us live better, more connected, and more useful lives.