But in fact, sometimes when other people tell you things like you are in fertile, you are

immune compromised, you are autistic, you will never do this that or the other.

It's very important for us to equally ask ourselves, is that statement true?

Welcome to the new Balance Bites podcast. I'm your host, Liz, a nutritional therapy practitioner

and best-selling author bringing you candid, myth-busting, and thought-provoking conversations about

food, fitness, and life. Remember, the information in this podcast should not be considered personal,

individual, or medical advice. I have spent years researching whether a good multivitamin is truly

necessary for overall health. There are a lot of opinions out there, but the truth is, if I'm

paying attention to how I feel, my answer is clear. I will be taking my multivitamin and it will be

from the brand needed. Three capsules a day is easy and needed third-party tests every batch

for performance and quality, including nutritional content and for contaminants, which is incredibly

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About today's episode, today I'm talking to Leslie Kenney, who is the founder and CEO of Oxford

Health Span and the co-founder of the Oxford Longevity Project. Oxford Health Span produces one

of the few supplements I actually make sure to take every day and I'll talk about that in a moment.

But first, some more on Leslie. Leslie is a Southern Californian entrepreneur and graduate of both

Berkeley and Harvard, whose life was turned upside down when she was diagnosed with Lupus and

rheumatoid arthritis in her 30s. And we talk more about that in the course of this podcast.

Now, when her doctors told her Lupus had a life expectancy of five years and that RA could only be

managed and not cured, she set out to optimize her health as best she could with safe and natural

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