Nutrition For Mortals

Cortisol is one of the most misunderstood hormones on the internet. From adrenal fatigue to diet recommendations to supplement suggestions, claims abound regarding what you should be doing to regulate your stress response. But is there actually evidence to support these diet and supplement recommendations? And what behaviors truly help support and normalize cortisol levels? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals Leave us a voicemail that may be featured on a future episode! Call us at (562)-N4M-POD1 (562-646-7631). We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Things we talked about and additional reading: Adrenal Fatigue (Book by James Wilson) Adrenal Fatigue Article #1 Endocrine Society Cortisol and Physiology Dieting and Cortisol Depression and Cortisol Cortisol and Caffeine Stress and CVD Cortisol Rhythm Cortisol and Weight Gain Cortisol, Weight and Aging Nutrition and Cortisol Dangers of Glandular Supplements For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

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For decades, the French Paradox has suggested that a diet loaded with cheese, butter, and other saturated fats can coexist with low rates of heart disease—if you just sip a little wine. But, as with many nutrition headlines, the truth is far more complicated. So join us, two registered dietitians, as we explore how red wine became a “health” beverage, unpack what the science really says about alcohol and health, and examine why resveratrol, observational studies, and the way health data is recorded can make it tricky to separate fact from fiction. Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals Leave us a voicemail that may be featured on a future episode! Call us at (562)-N4M-POD1 (562-646-7631). We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Things we talked about and additional reading: 1991 60 Minutes Episode 2009 60 Minutes Episode 2003 Sirtuin Article Resveratrol Article #1 Resveratrol Article #2 Resveratrol Article #3 Resveratrol Article #4 Resveratrol Article #5 French Paradox Article #1 French Paradox Article #2 Red Wine and Cardiovascular Health Alcohol and Cancer Risk Alcohol and Cancer Risk #2 Alcohol and Cancer Risk #3 Alcohol and Other Disease Risk Alcohol and All Cause Mortality Stanford Report Alcohol and Health Risk Increase of Alcohol Intake For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

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Are there really places in the world where people routinely live past 100—and if so, do they hold the secret to longevity? Enter the Blue Zones. From Sardinia to Okinawa, these regions have been held up as proof that specific diets and lifestyles can dramatically extend life. But it turns out, the Blue Zones story isn’t as straightforward as it sounds. So join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we explore the fascinating, unexpected, and surprising story of the Blue Zones—and unpack what they can (and can’t) teach us about health and longevity. Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals Leave us a voicemail that may be featured on a future episode! Call us at (562)-N4M-POD1 (562-646-7631). We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Things we talked about and additional reading: Life Magazine, September 1966 60 Minutes 1975 Archived Video Caucasus and Altay Longevity: A Biological or Social Proble? 1974 Longevity and Age Exaggeration in Ecuador, 1979 Identification of Extreme Longevity in Sardinia, 2004 The Blue Zone (The Original Book), 2008 Hemispheric Influence on Hair Whorl Saul Justin Newman’s IgNobel Prize Winning Research [Preprint] The Longevity of Blue Zones: Myth or Reality The Validity of Blue Zones Demography: A Response to Critiques Adventist Health Acquires Blue Zones For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

If you’ve ever left a medical appointment feeling dismissed, judged, or like your body size became the diagnosis... then this episode is for you — and honestly, for your doctor too. In today’s episode, we’re talking about the very real stigma larger-bodied people face in health care settings—and how often weight bias gets in the way of actual care. We’re joined by you, our listeners, through powerful voicemails sharing both painful and healing experiences with doctors, nurses, and other healthcare providers. From being told to “just lose weight” to finally being listened to and taken seriously, these stories highlight what’s broken, what’s possible, and the power of weight inclusive care. Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals Leave us a voicemail that may be featured on a future episode! Call us at (562)-N4M-POD1 (562-646-7631). We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Additional Reading: Journal Articles: Weight-Inclusive vs Weight-Normative Approach Nature Med: Joint International Consensus Statement for Ending Stigma of Obesity Weight Science: Evaluating The Evidence for a Paradigm Shift Impact of Weight Bias and Stigma on Quality of Care BMJ: Weight Stigma and Bias: Standards of Care in Overweight and Obesity Obesity Stigma: Important Considerations for Public Health Pediatrics: Stigma Experienced by Children and Adolescents with Obesity Pervasiveness, Impact, and Implications of Weight Stigma Assessing Weight Stigma Interventions Systematic Review of RCTs Obesity Stigma: Cases, Consequences, and Potential Solutions Weight Discrimination and Risk of Mortality Books: Health At Every Size by Lindo Bacon Intuitive Eating by Tribole and Resch Body Respect by Bacon and Aphramor What We Don’t Talk About When We Talk About Fat by Aubrey Gordon Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings This Is Body Grief by Jayne Mattingly The Body Is Not An Apology by Sonya Renee Taylor More! Weight Neutral Provider Lead List Association For Size Diversity and Health Association For Weight And Size Inclusive Medicine For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

The new dietary guidelines are out, and if you felt a mix of confusion, skepticism, and mild dystopian dread… you’re not alone. From the upside-down food pyramid (yes, South Park called it) to a big reversal on saturated fat, these new guidelines are chock-full of both nutrition and philosophical issues. So join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we dig into concerns around ‘healthy fats’, conflicts of interest and a blatant disregard of health equity and real-world access to food. Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals Leave us a voicemail that may be featured on a future episode! Call us at (562)-N4M-POD1 (562-646-7631). We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Things we talked about and additional reading: Eat Real Food Press Conference New Dietary Guidelines Expanded New Dietary Guidelines Americans Don’t Meet Guidelines Dietary Guidelines Appendices For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

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In diet culture, hormones are frequently blamed for everything from weight gain and fatigue to irregular periods and mood changes. Scroll long enough and you’ll find promises to “balance your hormones” through food rules, cleanses, or cutting out entire macronutrients. But what actually supports hormone health, and what’s just another diet in disguise? In this episode, Matt sits down with endocrinologist Dr. Gregory Dodell for a grounded conversation on hormone health, GLP-1 medications and how to approach endocrinology through a non-diet lens. Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals Leave us a voicemail that may be featured on a future episode! Call us at (562)-N4M-POD1 (562-646-7631). We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Where to find Dr. Dodell: IG: everything_endocrine Practice: www.centralparkendocrinology.com For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

Happy Holidays! Today we are sharing a full bonus episode as a little holiday gift. You can hear Part 2 and access our full back-catalog of bonus episodes on Patreon for only $3!

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Leave us a voicemail that may be featured on a future episode! Call us at (562)-N4M-POD1 (562-646-7631). *Right now we are asking for stories about times when a doctor’s care didn’t feel very… caring. Perhaps there was an over-focus on weight/BMI and an under-focus on why you were seeking care? Were you given questionable nutrition, diet, or exercise advice? Were assumptions made about your behaviors based on limited information? Give us a call and share your story! This week wraps up our two-part deep dive into one of nutrition’s most talked-about controversies: the idea that “Big Sugar” reshaped health policy, redirected blame toward dietary fat, and helped create the low-fat food era many of us grew up in. Did the sugar industry really “rewrite the rules of health” and how does this story end?! Join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we finish our time-traveling investigation and reveal the truth behind the controversy. Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Things we talked about and additional reading: The 2016 Cristin Kearns JAMA article The Mother Jones piece Letter #1 Letter #2 Letter #3 Letter #4 Letter #5 Letter #6 Letter #7 Letter #8 The 1967 NEJM Article (part 1) The 1967 NEJM Article (part 2) Financial disclosure history in research Yudkin’s The Slimming Business, 1958 1977 Dietary Goals Report Science article, 2018 ( Big thanks to DM Johns and G Oppenheimer for their writing on this subject ) Kearns et al letter to Science and response from authors For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

This episode kicks off our two-part deep dive into one of nutrition’s most talked-about controversies: the idea that “Big Sugar” reshaped health policy, redirected blame toward dietary fat, and helped create the low-fat food era many of us grew up in. Did the sugar industry really “rewrite the rules of health” or is there more to this story? Join us, two Registered Dietitians (and friends!) as we embark on a time travelling investigation and get to the bottom of this! Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Things we talked about and additional reading: The 2016 Cristin Kearns JAMA article The Mother Jones piece Vice TV Report- How The Sugar Industry Keeps You Hooked October 1967 Sugar Association meeting notes 1954 Henry Hass speech transcript, “What’s New in Sugar Research” Introduction of Diet-Heart Hypothesis by Ancel Keys 1964 Report to the SRF by John Hickson For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

Can the way you combine foods really change how your body digests them—or even help you lose weight? For well over a century, food combining diets have claimed exactly that. From the early natural hygiene movement to the wildly popular Hay Diet, to the celebrity-fueled Beverly Hills Diet of the 1980s, these plans have promised better digestion, improved energy, and rapid weight loss all by simply avoiding consuming certain combinations of foods. But what does science say about food combining? And is there any evidence that separating foods helps your digestion or metabolism? Join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we break down the history and the hype behind food combining diets, explore how these ideas took hold, and discuss why your digestive system is far more capable than these diets suggest. Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Things we talked about and additional reading: American Natural Hygiene Society Health Via Food Herbert Shelton Lecture Judy Mazel Interview The Beverly Hills Diet Food Combining Made Easy Kenzie Burke Food Combining Food Combining Study For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

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Few nutrients get as much hype as vitamin D. It’s been promoted for everything from stronger bones and better mood to reduced risk of chronic disease and cancer prevention. And during the COVID-19 pandemic, a wave of self-proclaimed “vitamin D truthers” took things further—claiming massive doses could prevent or even cure the virus. But what does the science actually say about how much Vitamin D you should be taking? And are there truly health benefits of mega-dosing Vitamin D? Join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we dig into the ‘sunshine vitamin’ and shed light on the facts (and fiction) surrounding this much-debated nutrient. Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Things we talked about and additional reading: Sunlight and Vitamin D: A global perspective for health The Vit D-Folate Hypothesis for Skin Pigmentation (and other hypotheses) Unexpected actions of vit D in innate and adaptive immunity Vit D Supplementation and depression meta-analysis of RCTs Vit D status and COVID-19 severity (observational data #1) Vit D status and COVID-19 severity (observational data #2) Vit D from cod liver oil and and COVID-19 incidence Vit D Supplementation with single high dose and hospital LOS in COVID-19 RCT Vit D Supplementation and COVID-19 review/meta-analysis Vit D Supplementation in COVID-19 for deficiency COVID-19 and Vit D Misinformation on Youtube Analysis Vit D Supplementation on Clinical Outcomes in Older Adults Vit D Supplementation and Prevention of Cancer and CVD Vit D and Cancer Risk / Mortality Research Challenges The effect of sunscreen on vit D review Sunlight: Time for a Rethink? FTC charges Eric Nepute for Violations For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

Microplastics are having a major moment in the headlines, but there’s a lot of confusion about what they actually mean for our health. In this episode, we’re joined by Dr. Katie Pelch, Senior Scientist with the Natural Resources Defense Council, to unpack the truth about microplastics—what they are, how they get into our food and water and what the current research says about their risks to humans. So join us, two Registered Dietitians (and one environmental scientist!) as we break down the evidence and make sense of the growing conversation around plastics in our food and bodies. Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Things we talked about and additional reading: Dr. Katie Pelch, Senior Scientist, Environmental Health Microplastics a Growing Concern for Health and Environment Single-Use Plastics 101 Microplastic Is Inside Your Body The Essential-Use Approach: A Policy Tool for Reducing Exposures to Toxic Chemicals NJM Miroplastic Study Microplastic and Brain Tissue Study For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

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"Leaky Gut"—or more accurately increased intestinal permeability—has become a buzzword in the world of gut health. It's often blamed for everything from bloating and fatigue to autoimmune diseases and food sensitivities. Social media is full of gut-healing advice and restrictive plans like the AIP and GAPS diets, which claim to ‘heal’ the gut lining and reverse chronic illness. But how much of this is supported by real evidence? And what do we actually know about intestinal permeability in humans? Join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we cut through the confusion and break down the science of “leaky gut”. Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Things we talked about and additional reading: Wakefield Fraud Retracted Wakefield Study Leaky Gut Article #1 Leaky Gut Article #2 Leaky Gut Article #3 Leaky Gut Article #4 Leaky Gut Article #5 Leaky Gut and NSAID Use Leaky Gut and Alcohol Use Glutamine Use and Leaky Gut GAPS Diet Book Factual Wellness Article For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**

The Blood Type Diet has been touted as a personalized approach to eating—claiming that your blood type determines the foods you should eat (or avoid) to optimize health, lose weight, and prevent disease. It’s a compelling idea, with books and websites promising individualized wellness based on nothing more than your ABO type. But how much of this is backed by science? And where did this idea even come from? Join us, two Registered Dietitians, as we explore the origin, popularity, and scientific evidence behind the Blood Type Diet—and explore whether your blood type should truly dictate your food choices. Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals We’ve got MERCH! Make sure to subscribe wherever you listen to podcasts! Things we talked about and additional reading: D'Adamo Website Evolution of Blood Type History of Blood Types Blood Type Diet Study #1 Blood Type Diet Study #2 Blood Type Diet Study #3 Understanding Lectins Eat Right 4 Your Type One Man’s Food…Is Someone Else’s Poison D’Adamo Institute (aka Matt's parking spot) For feedback or to suggest a show topic email us at nutritionformortals@gmail.com Feel free to contact our real, live nutrition counseling practice **This podcast is for information purposes only, is not a substitute for individual medical or mental health advice, and does not constitute a patient-provider relationship**