Episode 119 • • 29:20 - 34:25
119: Small Steps Toward Better Health
Smallstep.gov, Government Health and Lifestyle Tips
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website, smallstep.gov, provides over 100 lifestyle tips that are criticized for being overly simplistic or absurd. Recommendations include drinking diet soda, fetching the newspaper personally, and performing "desk exercises" instead of smoking. The advice to "walk up hills instead of around them" is singled out for its perceived condescension.