Wellness Beets Episode #30: Vitamin D Supplements, Magnesium Oil, and Listening to Your Body

 

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Vitamin D Supplements
We answered the following listener question from Amanda:

“Hey ladies!
I am interested in learning more about Vitamin D. Who could benefit from taking vitamin D and what are some symptoms that you are vitamin D deficient? Also, I would like to start taking a supplement could you recommend your favorite ones and dosages? Is there a best time of day to take it? What are the best sources of vitamin D in food form? So many questions! Sorry if you already talked about the D in one of your past episodes but I don’t think I saw one. You ladies rock!”

 

Resources:
Thorne Vitamin D3 and K2 Liquid

Rosita’s Extra Virgin Cod Liver Oil – Listen to Episode #11 about Extra Virgin Cod Liver Oil with Archie Welch

Fermented Cod Liver Oil

Learn more about liver in the Wellness Beets Episode #4

 

Magnesium Oil
We talk about why magnesium is such a biggie in terms of nutrients and why the things we do in our every day lives often deplete this crucial nutrient. We discuss the different supplement options, why transdermal absorption is a good option for people, and the different aspects of making/buying a magnesium oil. 

Resources:
Read Brittany’s article on why magnesium helps reduce stress: Find Clam in Magnesium

Magnesium glycinate

Nature Calm

DigPrimal’s Magnesium Oil recipe and Magnesium Oil Body Butter Recipe

 

How to “Listen to your body”
Brittany discusses the meaning of listening to your body and her personal story with learning what this phrase means in health. We talk lifestyle choices, interpreting the signals your body sends out, and natural states of health.

 

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Wellness Beets Episode #29: Is Dairy Worth Eating? Is Raw Milk Safe? And Living in Rural Areas

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Dairy Tolerance
We talk about all the different dairy options, which are worth eating and which ones are best to leave behind. We also discuss the extra nutrients that you can get from grass fed dairy products (butyrate, phytanic acid, trans palmitoleic acid, and conjugated linoleic acid, fat soluble vitamins A, D, E, and K) and why it makes sense to drink full-fat dairy when it comes to nutrient density. Lastly, we go through how to figure out if you can tolerate dairy and how to slowly incorporate least to most allergenic dairy products to see how you do.

Book Recommendation: The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet by Nina Teicholz

Listen to Wellness Beets Podcast #6 for tips on Dairy Substitutions.

 

Raw Milk
We discuss the raw milk debate and whether it’s worth incorporating in your regular diet. We talk actual numbers as reported by the CDC comparing raw and pasteurized dairy products…and how that compares to other food poisoning numbers.  We also talk about the difficulty in reporting real numbers and where to find raw milk around you.

Resources:
The numbers according to the CDC
Chris Kresser on how dangerous raw milk really is
State Map of Raw Milk Laws

 

Real Food in Rural Areas
We talk about where to find good quality food when you don’t live in a large city…and how easy it can be! We talk about tips and tricks for finding cheap, locally sourced amazing food from natural food stores, how to become best buds with your grocery store manager, and how to find farmers in your area.

Resources:
How to find local farms using EatWild.com
US Wellness Meats
Thrive Market
Shopping lists from Balanced Bites

 

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Wellness Beets Episode #28: The Alternative Medicine Controversy, Interpreting Studies, and Preserving Vegetables

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News & Updates
Brittany talks about her recent experience with a Meditation Workshop, the amazing stuff going on over at the Sparkle Kitchen YouTube Show, and the Farmers Market Challenge she’s taking part in this week.

Alex talks all about the fun happening over in the Healthy Hormones Group Program (contact support@healthyhormonesgroupprogram if you’re interested in the next group!) and what’s new over in Nutrient Boot Camp.

 

Alternative Medicine Controversy
We’re pretty passionate about the balance between alternative and conventional medicine so we really dig into how this topic is trending right now. We discuss this article here about a doctor’s journey away from alternative medicine based on his experience with his 2 autistic kids and also how the alternative medicine approach has been changing in the eyes of large institutions. We specifically talk about websites from University of Maryland and University of Michigan. We also talk about the merits of the placebo effect and why it’s incredibly undervalued.

The U.S. government also created this department to fund more studies in alternative medicine: National Institute of Health’s National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine

 

Media Misinterprets Scientific Studies
We discuss the fake Chocolate Study (“According to researchers at Germany’s Institute of Diet and Health, people who ate dark chocolate while dieting lost more weight.”) and how it got published. We also talk generally about interpreting research studies and the inter-workings of how studies are conducted, funded, and published.  We mention the New England Journal of Medicine, Journal of the American Medical Associations and Chris Kresser’s article on How to Read and Understand Scientific Research.

 

Preserving Vegetables
We discuss canning, pickling, freezing (and blanching!), and fermenting fruits and veggies while the produce is abundant this time of year. We also discuss Brittany’s amazing silicone freezer bags find and her How to Make Pickles Video.

 

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