Why Supplements Are More Necessary Than Ever Before

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Colostrum.  In an ideal world where soils are rich and the air
and water are pure, we would be able to get all of the vitamins and
nutrients we need through diet alone. However, for most, that’s
just not practical in our toxic world. In today’s episode, I talk
with Dr. Michael Murray, Fred Provenza, Dan Kittredge, and Jeff
Tkach about the symbiotic relationship between plants and soil and
why supplements may be necessary to make up for the lack of
nutrients in the foods we eat. Dr. Michael Murray is a doctor of
naturopathy, a field of alternative medicine that seeks to harness
the power of nature to prevent illness and achieve the highest
level of health possible. He is the Chief Science Advisor for iHerb
and the author of more than 30 books, including The Encyclopedia of
Natural Medicine Third Edition and The Longevity Matrix. Fred
Provenza is a professor emeritus of behavioral ecology in the
Department of Wildland Resources at Utah State University. He
is the author of three books, including Nourishment: What Animals
Can Teach Us about Rediscovering Our Nutritional Wisdom; Foraging
Behavior: Managing to Survive in a World of Change; and The Art
& Science of Shepherding: Tapping the Wisdom of French Herders
(co-written with Michel Meuret). Dan Kittredge has been an organic
farmer for more than 30 years and is the founder and executive
director of the Bionutrient Food Association, a nonprofit whose
mission is to “increase quality in the food supply.” Out of these
efforts the Real Food Campaign was born, which has engineered a
prototype of a handheld consumer spectrometer designed to test
nutrient density at point of purchase. Jeff Tkach serves as the
Chief Impact Officer for the Rodale Institute. Jeff is responsible
for expanding Rodale Institute’s global influence in healing people
and the planet by unlocking the transformational power of
regenerative organic agriculture. Jeff served on the Rodale
Institute’s board of Directors in 2016, where he was instrumental
in fostering relationships between the organization and business
leaders in the organic food industry. This episode is brought to
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off. Find full-length episodes of these interviews (and mentioned
references) here: Dr. Michael Murray Fred Provenza Dan Kittredge
Jeff Tkach