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EPISODE · Jun 15, 2026 · 1H 42M

Archaeologist: The Superfoods Quietly Poisoning You - Bill Schindler - #72

from The Chase Merrill Podcast · host Chase Merrill

Bill Schindler is an archaeologist, anthropologist, chef, and author.What did our ancestors actually know about food that we've forgotten? For millions of years, nearly every tool humans invented was built to make food safer and more nourishing, yet today we're surrounded by more food than ever and sicker for it. So what went wrong, and what would it take to eat like a human again?Expect to learn why almost every prehistoric technology was built around food, why the diet that healed you isn't the diet you should stay on forever, the only three foods on earth actually meant to be eaten, why the "superfoods" you've been told to eat are loaded with oxalates, how processed corn quietly killed hundreds of thousands of people, why humans have one of the weakest digestive tracts of any animal, and much more…-0:00 From Mountain Men To Two-Million-Year-Old Tools1:31 Every Ancient Technology Was About Food4:39 The Shower Moment That Changed His Health14:08 Absence Of Proof Is Not Proof Of Absence16:49 How Peer Review Suppresses New Ideas22:15 The Deer Study They Wouldn't Publish27:00 The Diet That Healed You Isn't Forever36:03 What "Processing" Actually Means46:07 Why Every Plant Is Toxic50:59 How Corn Killed Millions1:02:21 Oxalates: The Glass Shards In Superfoods1:06:47 Why You Should Eat Seasonally1:19:20 The Truth About Fiber1:24:54 Why Raw Food Diets Are Dangerous1:32:38 Closing Questions & Book Recs-Save hundreds on the best saunas on the market: HERE (use code MERRILL)Save on an amazing cold plunge: HERE (use code MERRILL)-Thank You For Listening To The Chase Merrill Podcast-Get in touch in the comments below or head: HERE-Bill's Instagram: HEREBill's website: HERE

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