Episode 60 looks at the industry surrounding metabolism. Learn what the industry is launching into next in the form of postbiotics (metabolites) and if you "need" them. Show Notes: https://ancestralelements.com/show-notes-episode-60/

Episode 59 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast looks at how foods are classified as "healthy". Learn the difference between what is considered to be healthy and what actually is healthy. Show Notes:https://ancestralelements.com/show-notes-episode-59/

Episode 58 navigates the waters of the plant kingdom and the domestication process. Learn how to incorporate more wild plants into your diet and increase your medicinal value in your diet. Show Notes:https://ancestralelements.com/show-notes-episode-58/

Episode 57 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast rings in the Lunar New Year with topics surrounding change. Learn the when, what, and why you might want to create a nutritional shift. https://ancestralelements.com/episode-57-show-notes/

Episode 56 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast takes a hard look at the costs of the high degree of human inputs in our food system. Show Notes: https://ancestralelements.com/excessive-human-inputs-and-the-hidden-costs-in-food/

Episode 55 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast looks at the new fad diets of 2022. See what is being pushed by industry and how it stacks up against overall nutrition and health.

Episode 54 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast cover the topic of diversity. This isn't your "eat the rainbow" diversity, this is actually species diversity. If you want to take control of your eating and increase your nutrition status by eating actual distinct species within each season, this is how you do that. Show Notes:https://ancestralelements.com/episode-54-show-notes/

Episode 53 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast explores ideas around dietary practices and how some were never based on the foundations of health. Learn how a dogmatic approach to diet can often lead to eating only for yourself and your ego. Show Notes:https://ancestralelements.com/show-notes-episode-53/

Episode 52 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast looks back at the last year about some of the topics that are covered. Redefine your idea of what food and nutrition are. Show Notes:https://ancestralelements.com/show-notes-episode-52/

Episode 51 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast looks at the practice of Entomophagy or eating insects. Learn how this practice has shaped our humanity and is poised for a big future in the current food system. Show Notes: https://ancestralelements.com/episode-51-show-notes/

Episode 50 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast dives deep into the under water world of the protist kingdom. Learn how seaweed and algae has shaped our nutrition and fed our bodies and minds. Show Notes: https://ancestralelements.com/episode-50-show-notes/

Episode 49 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast goes through the turbulent history of salt. Learn how it shaped our current way of life and how salt has once again been thrust into the spotlight, and has been blamed for hypertension when there is way more to the story. Show Notes: https://ancestralelements.com/episode-49-show-notes/

Episode 48 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast looks at the recent onion recall and the inner workings of foodborne illness as it relates to global food distribution. Show Notes: https://ancestralelements.com/episode-48-show-notes/

Episode 47 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast dives into the nutritional enigma of fiber. Is it all hype surrounding fiber or is it a biological necessity? https://ancestralelements.com/episode-47-show-notes/

Episode 46 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast covers chaga mushrooms many beneficial properties surrounding antioxidant values, viral loads, and potential uses for the future. Show Notes: https://ancestralelements.com/show-notes-episode-46/

Episode 45 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast gets elbows deep into the practice of geophagy. Is it merely an eating disorder of pica, or a ancestral practice to be utilized? Show Notes: https://ancestralelements.com/episode-45-show-notes/

This week on the Ancestral Elements Podcast, we cast a wide net on the nutritional aspects of seafood. Learn how to mitigate potential harmful effects such as mercury or other heavy metals, and why we need more seafood in our diets. Show Notes: https://ancestralelements.com/episode-44-show-notes/

Episode 43 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast center around the fermentation of apples. Learn how cider can increase your microbiome diversity this fall season. Show Notes: https://ancestralelements.com/show-notes-episode-43/

Episode 42 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast centers around recent research on the microbiome. We often end up battling our own microbiome through medications we take, our diet, and the water we drink. Learn how to develop strategies to end the battle. https://ancestralelements.com/show-notes-episode-42/

Episode 41 of the Ancestral Elements Podcast looks at the history of food science. From modern technology to market forces food has become big business. https://ancestralelements.com/show-notes-episode-41/