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EPISODE · Aug 26, 2025 · 1H 38M

360 — The Shocking Truth About Nutrient Loss in Food With Dr. Autumn Smith

from Spirit Gym with Paul Chek · host Paul Chek

No matter how many resources of great scientific information that are available to us, how little you don’t know about the foods you eat can be the difference between living the good life and one full of sickness.Dr. Autumn Smith, co-founder of Paleovalley and Wild Pastures, knows this all too well as a once very sick person who healed herself via nutrition (with help from Paul via CD) many years ago.Autumn shares her life’s continuing food as medicine mission, her recent Ph.D. studies on nutrient densities of meat and her concerns about efficiency over ecology in the food industry this week on Spirit Gym.Learn more about Autumn’s inspiring journey on YouTube and watch her eight-part ReThink Meat series here. Follow Autumn via social media on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.Timestamps4:07 What people really don’t know about the food they eat.11:09 Could farm-to-table nutrition in schools be part of our future?29:03 Our top soil may run out within 60-80 years.35:40 Dr. Bruce Ames’ triage theory.43:16 The most common reaction to food sensitivities for pork consumption.52:31 “We prioritize efficiency over ecology.”1:01:38 Are synthetic vitamins really good for your health?1:09:47 Good advice from the late Jerry Telle: Eat like you live on a farm.1:20:23 Autumn worked with Dr. Stephan van Vilet on his study that compared nutrient densities in beef.1:33:06 Most grass-fed beef we eat in America is produced in China.ResourcesThe Dewayne Lee Johnson vs. Monsanto caseGlycine and methionineWeston A. Price FoundationFind more resources for this episode on our website.Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as BearsAll Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024Thanks to our awesome sponsors:PaleovalleyBIOptimizers US and BIOptimizers UK PAUL15Organifi CHEK20Spirit GymCHEK InstituteWe may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.

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No matter how many resources of great scientific information that are available to us, how little you don’t know about the foods you eat can be the difference between living the good life and one full of sickness. Dr. Autumn Smith, co-founder of Paleovalley and Wild Pastures, knows this all too well as a once very sick person who healed herself via nutrition (with help from Paul via CD) many years ago. Autumn shares her life’s continuing food as medicine mission, her recent Ph.D. studies on n...

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