meta_pixel
Tapesearch Logo
Log in
The Primal Kitchen Podcast

Catharine Arnston

The Primal Kitchen Podcast

Mark Sisson & Morgan Zanotti

Fitness, Entrepreneur, Sisson, Parenting, Health, Wellness, Weightloss, Primal, Paleo, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.4 • 717 Ratings

šŸ—“ļø 28 October 2019

ā±ļø 47 minutes

šŸ§¾ļø Download transcript

Summary

Elle Russ chats withĀ CatharineĀ ArnstonĀ - the CEO & Founder of ENERGYbitsĀ®. Her mission is to help the world be healthier naturally with mother nature’s oldest and original food- algae.Ā CatharineĀ graduated with an MBA from Ivey School of Business and a Health Coach Certificate fromĀ 

Institute of Integrative Nutrition. Her career spans thirty-three years during which she has been an international attachĆ© for the Canadian and British Governments, publisher of an international magazine and the Founder of three startups.Ā CatharineĀ founded the algae tablet company ENERGYbitsĀ® in Boston MA after her younger sister in Canada was diagnosed with breast cancer and advised by her oncologist that an alkaline diet would help her heal.Ā CatharineĀ helped her sister research alkaline foods and the process led her to discover the healing properties of plant-based nutrition. This ultimately ledĀ CatharineĀ to algae, the most nutrient-dense, alkaline plant in the world with vast medicinal properties unknown outside of Asia.Ā CatharineĀ realized algae could have a powerful impact on the world if it was only better understood.Ā CatharineĀ has devoted her life to researching algae and educating consumers, athletes, wellness, spa, fitness and beauty professionals about its therapeutic, sustainable benefits. She is now considered one of the country’s leading experts on algae nutrition, a sought-after speaker at wellness conferences and a frequent guest on podcasts and television.Ā 

SELECTED LINKS

www.energybits.comĀ 

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0

Hi, it's Mark Sisson. Welcome to the Primal Blueprint Podcast, where we deliver a variety of fresh content to help you live awesome.

0:09.9

Enjoy the show. Engage with us online at marksdailyapple.com and on social media and send your questions to info at primalblueprint.com.

0:22.4

Hey, everyone. Welcome to the Primal Blueprint.com. Hey, everyone.

0:23.5

Welcome to the Primal Blueprint Podcast.

0:25.4

Today we have Catherine Arnston, who's going to teach us everything we need to know about

0:29.6

the benefits of algae and how she uses it in her product and her company called Energy

0:35.0

Bits.

0:35.8

I've met her several times in person and really

0:39.8

fascinated by this concept of a biohack as an addition to one's healthy lifestyle. Welcome to the show.

0:46.8

Oh, thank you for having me. I'm glad to be here. So tell us, before we get even into algae

0:53.3

and what it is and what the benefits are and how,

0:55.7

you know, you went down that path, where did you start where you initially discovered this

1:00.7

or started to kind of, you know, play with it.

1:03.4

Yeah.

1:03.7

Well, you know, I tell people I didn't pick algae.

1:06.3

It picked me.

1:07.0

I had, I guess, a normal career.

1:09.7

I was an MBA doing international marketing.

1:13.0

I've also started a few other companies.

1:15.6

And then out of the blue, my younger sister up in Canada, was diagnosed with breast cancer.

1:20.7

She's fine now, by the way, but 10 years cancer-free.

1:23.9

So this was 10 years ago, and her oncologist advised her to change her diet to a plant-based

...

Please login to see the full transcript.

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Mark Sisson & Morgan Zanotti, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Mark Sisson & Morgan Zanotti and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.

Copyright Ā© Tapesearch 2025.