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The Genius Life

432: The Top Wellness Myths Debunked, Plus a Friendly Debate on Seed Oils and Pesticides | Sarah Ballantyne, PhD

The Genius Life

Max Lugavere

Health & Fitness

4.74.7K Ratings

🗓️ 28 October 2024

⏱️ 141 minutes

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Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, formerly known as "The Paleo Mom," is a scientist and author of Nutrivore: The Radical New Science for Getting the Nutrients You Need from the Food You Eat.

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0:00.0

What up family? It's episode 432 of The Genius Life. Let's go. Max Wilkamir. The

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0:20.0

What's going on everybody? What's going on everybody? Welcome back to another episode of the show.

0:26.0

I'm your host Max Lugavir and in this episode I'm joined by the brilliant Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, scientist, best-selling author and creator of the Nutrievor diet.

0:36.1

Dr. Ballantyne has spent years researching the science behind nutrition and developing

0:40.1

a balanced nutrient-focused approach to eating.

0:43.7

Her work has helped many people understand

0:45.4

the importance of key nutrients that are often missing

0:48.0

in our diets.

0:49.2

We dive into some important and at times

0:51.4

controversial topics, including pesticides and seed oils.

0:55.2

Dr. Valentine presents her case that these are not as harmful as many believe and even argues

1:00.3

that seed oils can be beneficial in certain contexts. While she's made a thoughtful argues that that allows both perspectives to come to the table.

1:12.8

We also break down the signs of dietary fats,

1:14.7

including lipid peroxidation,

1:16.0

and compare linoleic acid in seed oils

1:18.9

with oleic acid, which is found primarily in olive oil.

1:22.4

Despite some disagreement, we find common ground on the importance of a balanced,

1:26.6

joyful approach to nutrition, steering away from fear-based thinking around food.

1:32.0

As you probably know by now, part of my mission on this

1:34.6

podcast is to encourage critical thinking, not to create an echo chamber of my own

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