EPISODE 417
Surprising Nutrition Truths No One Told You Until Now With Dr. Autumn Smith
It’s just a fact that people are far more tuned into current events — AI, data centers, bad TV shows and politics — while their eyes are glued to their mobile phones than what they put in their mouths, thus putting their health at a far greater risk than ever before.
The bigger problem: There’s a wealth of research that shows how and why eating nutrient-rich organic food and grass-fed meats really matters but few know about it outside the realm of research.
Dr. Autumn Smith, co-founder of Paleovalley and Wild Pastures, shares what she’s learned about glycine (one of the most overlooked nutrients in modern nutrition), brain nutrition and what you should be avoiding this week on Spirit Gym.
Download Autumn’s presentation she shares during her Spirit Gym conversation with Paul — The Glycine Gap — at this link.
Learn more about Autumn’s inspiring journey on YouTube and watch her eight-part ReThink Meat series here. Follow Autumn on social media via Instagram, TikTok and YouTube. Watch/listen to her ReThink Health podcast at the Paleovalley website, YouTube, Apple Podcasts or wherever you get them.
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SHOW NOTES
8:21 What is glycine?
13:25 Who has the highest levels of glycine in their bodies: Vegans or carnivores?
18:03 The lack of glycine spurs faster aging.
24:10 Rend mode versus mend mode.
31:51 Autumn’s obsession with the many positive ways the brain interacts with nutrition.
39:00 The power of three.
45:43 Low plasma glycine: A very consistent biomarker of insulin resistance.
56:04 What’s more effective: Getting more glycine in a supplement or food?
59:45 Common questions about glycine.
1:05:35 Have you tried a bone broth fast?
1:10:26 Autumn shares the results of her work with Dr. Stephan Van Vliet on the Beef Nutrient Density Project.
1:13:33 The Omega-3 Index, the benefits of eating pasture-raised/grass-fed animals and the wisdom of your body.
1:21:51 Could mercury warnings for pregnant women be doing more harm than good?
1:25:53 Brain nutrition is so poor, could average IQs drop sharply over the next four decades?
1:36:04 Are you eating too much liver?
1:44:25 How you can be fooled by Generally Recognized as Safe (GRAS) laws.
1:49:27 Does the citric acid in your food come from mold?
1:53:55 Lab-grown meats.
1:59:08 The spread of data centers and how it could affect our health.
2:06:20 Wild Pastures Burger Co. is growing!
RESOURCES & FURTHER READING
The Glycine Miracle: The Science of Living Long and Free from Inflammation by Dr. Joel Brind
Autumn’s conversation with Dr. Joel Brind on her ReThink Health podcast
The Shrinking Brain: Mental Health is affected by poor brain nutrition by Michael Crawford and David E. Marsh
The work of Stephanie Seneff, Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt, Dr. Joseph Hibbeln and Dr. Bill Harris
Autumn’s work on the Journal of Animal Science study, Nutritional composition of beef: a comparison of commercial North-American grass- and grain-finishing systems
Autumn’s conversation with Dr. Anthony Hulbert about achieving Omega balance on her ReThink Health podcast
Oneness vs. the 1% by Vandana and Kartikey Shiva
Paul’s podcast conversations with Dr. Ibrahim Karim, Dolf Zantinge and Dr. Robert Gilbert
How to Eat, Move and Be Healthy 20th Anniversary Edition
The Great Plant-Based Con by Jayne Buxton
The Web of Meaning: Integrating Science and Traditional Wisdom to Find Our Place in the Universe by Jeremy Lent
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