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Must Listen if You Drink Wine + Conscious Consumption & Longevity With Todd White
Must Listen if You Drink Wine + Conscious Consumption & Longevity With Todd White
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Length:
73 minutes
Released:
May 31, 2023
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Podcast episode
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Episode Highlights With ToddThe problems with most wines todayWhy most wines are not natural and the unsavory things added to most wines todayWhat we don’t know about wine may be hurting usAlcohol is objectively toxic and why Todd, as the wine guy, explains this in depth and why it can be best not to drink it at allTodd’s own rules around drinking to minimize negative effects and why he chooses it for joy and not for health reasonsWhy they started adding toxins and additives to wineWine has been made for 9,000 years and all wine was natural, but this changed in the 1920sOnly 4% of US wines are organic but it’s worse than thatGrapes are #6 on the dirty dozen so organic wine is importantBeyond organic… the nasty stuff added to most wines (even some organic ones)The massive consolidation of the wine industry that led to 3 companies controlling over 50% of wineThere are 76 additives approved for use in wineWhy Todd believes wine labels should have a contents (ingredients) label and nutritional infoThe only two ingredients found in a natural wine: grapes and native natural yeastOther ingredients in conventional wines: sugars, dyes, animal products, 12 additives classified as health hazards, 8 derived from black mold, and two classified by NIH as acute toxins meaning too much in a 24 hour period can be fatalHow big wine companies respond to claims about natural wines (and how they responded to a lawsuit showing arsenic in wine at 5x the amount allowed in water)The reason Prop 65 in California can actually let companies get away with additives in wine based on disclosureWhat is natural wine and the standards it adheres toWhy wild native yeast is important and what makes it so differentHow conventional wines often contain GMO yeastWhy they only accept 21% of the wines they test (and they only choose organic wines to start with)Resources We MentionDry Farm WinesMastery by Robert GreeneThe Power of Now by Eckhart TolleThe Master Key System by Charles F. Haanel
Released:
May 31, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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4: Canola Oil, Gelatin, & Balancing Hormones: It was wonderful to interview Lauren of EmpoweredSustenance.com who is a rising star in the blogging world and an incredibly smart researcher. Lauren and I talk about several topics that we are both passionate about, including the problems with canola oil, the benefits of gelatin and the importance of balancing hormones. In This Episode, We Cover Why canola oil is so dangerous and how we are both working to spread the word. (Read my full explanation here and check out Lauren’s campaign to get Whole Foods to remove it from pre-made foods) What foods are a “freak of nature” in both good and bad ways Why gelatin is an amazing superfood and how to consume enough Lauren’s own journey with debilitating autoimmune disease and how she overcame it Natural beauty care options and why it is important to avoid many conventional beauty products The unexpected factors that contribute to hormone balance How you can “Quit PMS“ Lauren’s simple step for bet by The Wellness Mama Podcast