Why 90% of Americans Are Nutrient-Deficient | Heal Thy Self W Dr. Sarah Ballantyne #337

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Heal Thy Self

Health & Fitness, Alternative Health

5 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 12 December 2024

⏱️ 72 minutes

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Dive deep into the shocking world of nutrient deficiency with our eye-opening exploration of why 90% of Americans are missing critical vitamins and minerals! In this episode, I sit down with Dr. Sarah, a renowned nutrition expert, to unravel the hidden truths about micronutrients that could be silently impacting your health. We're breaking down jaw-dropping statistics - from Vitamin D and potassium to fiber and Vitamin E - and revealing why your current diet might be leaving your body starving for essential nutrients. #nutrients #diet #wellness Dr. Sarah IG: @drsarahballantyne ==== Thank You To Our Sponsors! KION Use my link to save 20% at GETKION.COM/DRG OurPlace Visit https://fromourplace.com and use code DRG to receive 10% off. BON CHARGE Click here and use code DRG for 15% off storewide Cornbread Hemp Visit cornbreadhemp.com/drg and use promo code DRG at checkout. ==== Show Notes: 90% of Americans are deficient in four essential nutrients Expert guest: Dr. Sarah, Nutrition Specialist Shocking nutrient deficiency statistics revealed Vitamin D Insights 100% of people don't get enough from food alone Recommended sources include sunlight, supplements, fortified foods Potassium Breakdown 97.8% of people are low in this essential mineral Best food sources: bananas, sweet potatoes, spinach, beans Vitamin E Analysis 96% aren't getting sufficient amounts Powerful antioxidant protecting cellular health Found in nuts, seeds, avocados, vegetable oils 99.2% are deficient in dietary fiber Sources include whole grains, legumes, fruits, vegetables Seed Oils Discussion Nutrient deficiency is more than avoiding extreme conditions

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0:00.0	Are seed oil is really that bad for your health? What's better, getting your vitamins and minerals from a supplement or from food?
0:07.8	And what vitamin can actually lower your risk of breast cancer? In this episode, nutrition expert, Dr. Sarah Ballantyne, answers all these questions and even more for us to understand what exactly is the healthiest way to eat.
0:21.6	But if the choice is spending my $30 a month on a multivitamin versus eating more whole foods,
0:29.6	the science shows unequivocally that you will get better health outcomes from redirecting
0:34.6	that money towards whole foods.
0:36.6	Dr. Sauer-Balentine is the creator of the award-winning blog, The Paleomomom.com, and a New York
0:43.2	Times bestselling author of four books.
0:46.1	And in her latest book, Nutrivor, she dives deep into simplifying vitamins, minerals, and
0:51.1	antioxidants and how important they play a role into our overall health.
0:55.6	She's created the Bible for Healthy Eating for you and your loved ones.
1:03.2	All right, Dr. Sarah, thank you for being on the show.
1:07.7	I know that you are so passionate about nutrition and especially in the context of the
1:14.0	micronutrients that we're going to be talking about today. And to start off, there's something
1:19.7	staggering that I was looking at when I was going over all of the questions to ask you.
1:24.5	And 90% or more people do not get four essential nutrients. Okay.
1:33.4	This is 90% nine out of ten people, viewers listen to listen, listen, you might never be
1:37.5	getting these four essential nutrients. What are those four essential nutrients?
1:41.8	So first of all, thank you so much for having. Yes. I'm really excited about this conversation. So the four essential nutrients. So first of all, thank you so much for having. I'm really excited about this conversation.
1:47.0	So the four essential nutrients for which 90% or more of Americans never get enough of
1:54.0	from their diets, the top is vitamin D. About 100% of people don't get enough vitamin D from the foods they eat.
2:03.6	Now, vitamin D is kind of a special case, right? Because we can make vitamin D also in response to sunlight.
2:10.6	So I always kind of say with that statistic, we kind of want to put it over in a box kind of like by itself because vitamin D is a little bit different
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