EMJ Podcast | Quickfire & Deep Dive
Could gravity be the hidden force behind many of our health problems? In this series, Saranya Ravindran speaks with Brennan Spiegel, author of ‘Pull: How Gravity Shapes Your Body, Steadies the Mind, and Guides Our Health’, about his groundbreaking theory that gravity affects everything from gut health to mental wellbeing. Across four episodes, they explore gravity intolerance, the microbiome connection, and the rise of bio-gravitational medicine, where physics meets physiology.
Speaker Bio:
Brennan Spiegel is Professor of Medicine and Public Health at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and Director of Health Services Research at Cedars-Sinai, Los Angeles, California, USA, where he also holds the George and Dorothy Gourrich Chair in Digital Health Ethics. A leader in digital health innovation, he has pioneered virtual reality therapies for pain and anxiety management. His latest book, ‘Pull: How Gravity Shapes Your Body, Steadies the Mind, and Guides Our Health’, explores the surprising ways that gravity shapes human health.
