Nutrition For Mortals
Episodes
Testosterone Maxxing With The Boys
29 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Across TikTok, Reddit, and podcast circuits, young men are being sold a blueprint for increasing their testosterone. Known as ‘T-maxxing’, this tr...
Let’s Talk About Youngevity…
15 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Joel Wallach built an empire on a wild promise: that EVERY single human disease is simply the result of a mineral deficiency. Through his lectures and...
From Protein Bars to Jeffrey Epstein [SAMPLE]
08 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Are These Foods SECRETLY Trying to KILL YOU Until You Are Dead?
01 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Released April 1st, 2026In this episode, we sit down with a totally real, definitely credible “expert” and author of Are These Foods SECRETLY Tryi...
Adrenal Fatigue and Cortisol Confusion
18 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Cortisol is one of the most misunderstood hormones on the internet. From adrenal fatigue to diet recommendations to supplement suggestions, claims abo...
Nutrition Myths That Refuse To Die [SAMPLE]
11 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Red Wine, The French Paradox and The Truth About Alcohol and Health
04 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
For decades, the French Paradox has suggested that a diet loaded with cheese, butter, and other saturated fats can coexist with low rates of heart dis...
Dietitians React: Blue Zones Docuseries (Live to 100: Secrets of The Blue Zones) [SAMPLE]
23 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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The Blue Zones Story Keeps Getting Weirder
18 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Are there really places in the world where people routinely live past 100—and if so, do they hold the secret to longevity? Enter the Blue Zones. Fro...
Send This To Your Doctor
04 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If you’ve ever left a medical appointment feeling dismissed, judged, or like your body size became the diagnosis... then this episode is for you —...
The NEW Food Pyramid
21 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The new dietary guidelines are out, and if you felt a mix of confusion, skepticism, and mild dystopian dread… you’re not alone. From the upside-do...
The Optimization Trap [SAMPLE]
14 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
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Non-Diet Hormone Health (with Gregory Dodell, MD)
07 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In diet culture, hormones are frequently blamed for everything from weight gain and fatigue to irregular periods and mood changes. Scroll long enough ...
Terrible Moments in Diet Culture History (Part 1) Holiday Release!
24 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Happy Holidays! Today we are sharing a full bonus episode as a little holiday gift. You can hear Part 2 and access our full back-catalog of bonus epis...
Unfortunate Nutrition Trends of 2025 & Our 2026 Predictions! [SAMPLE]
17 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Was There A Great Sugar Conspiracy? (Part Two)
10 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Leave us a voicemail that may be featured on a future episode! Call us at (562)-N4M-POD1 (562-646-7631). *Right now we are asking for stories about ...
Was There A Great Sugar Conspiracy? (Part One)
26 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This episode kicks off our two-part deep dive into one of nutrition’s most talked-about controversies: the idea that “Big Sugar” reshaped health...
Food Combining Diets
12 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Can the way you combine foods really change how your body digests them—or even help you lose weight? For well over a century, food combining diets h...
The Nutrition Claims of The Medical Medium [SAMPLE]
05 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Vitamin D Truths (and Truthers)
29 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Few nutrients get as much hype as vitamin D. It’s been promoted for everything from stronger bones and better mood to reduced risk of chronic diseas...
Let’s Talk About Microplastics... (with Dr. Katie Pelch)
15 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Microplastics are having a major moment in the headlines, but there’s a lot of confusion about what they actually mean for our health. In this episo...
Women, Food and God [SAMPLE]
08 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Is Leaky Gut Real?
01 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
"Leaky Gut"—or more accurately increased intestinal permeability—has become a buzzword in the world of gut health. It's often blamed...
The Blood Type Diet
17 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Blood Type Diet has been touted as a personalized approach to eating—claiming that your blood type determines the foods you should eat (or avoid...
Dietitians React: Fit for TV (The Reality of The Biggest Loser) [SAMPLE]
10 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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How Nutrition Misinformation Spreads
03 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In nutrition, uncertainty isn’t just common—it’s expected. Science evolves, studies conflict, and context matters. But in the space between “w...
How To Think About Intermittent Fasting (Summer Re-Release)
20 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Dietitians React: Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead [SAMPLE]
13 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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No Seriously, Are You Dehydrated? (Summer Re-Release)
06 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Let's Talk About The Glucose Goddess... (Summer Re-Release)
23 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Nutrition In The News! [SAMPLE]
17 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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100 Years of Diet Food (Summer Re-Release)
09 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Let’s Talk About Food Dyes…
25 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Synthetic food dyes have recently made headlines—again. From bold health assertions to whispers of an upcoming U.S. ban, these additives come with a...
The Weight Loss Cure "They" Don’t Want You To Know About [SAMPLE]
18 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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A Tale of Two Ketos (Diet Culture Keto)
11 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Keto became a popular weight loss diet in the 1990s and has been a mainstay of diet culture ever since. Promoted as the ultimate solution for weight l...
A Tale of Two Ketos (Miracle Keto)
28 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join us, two Registered Dietitians (and friends!), as we explore the history and science of the ketogenic diet as a miraculous therapeutic tool in the...
What We Get Wrong About Organic Foods
14 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Organic food dominates grocery store aisles and farmers markets—but what does “organic” actually mean? Consumers often believe that organic food...
The Ultimate Nutrition Hack: Brian Wansink (SAMPLE)
07 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Make America Healthy Again…Like, When Exactly?
30 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) movement has garnered tremendous attention and amassed a huge following since its inception in the 2010s. Advoca...
The Rise of The U.S. Supplement Industry (Part 2)
16 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More adults in the U.S. are using dietary supplements than ever before. For decades, however, tensions have existed between the U.S. government, suppl...
Terrible Moments in Diet Culture History (Part 2) [SAMPLE]
09 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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The Rise of The U.S. Supplement Industry (Part 1)
02 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
More adults in the U.S. are using dietary supplements than ever before. For decades, however, tensions have existed between the U.S. government, suppl...
Can Hypnosis Trance-Form Your Eating?
19 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hypnotherapy has been used for decades to effectively help people reduce stress, manage pain and improve mental health. More recently, there have been...
Terrible Moments in Diet Culture History (Part 1) [TEASER]
12 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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What Is “Food Noise” Really?
05 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
“Food Noise” was a relatively unused term until the recent rise of GLP-1RA medications. Now, social media is abuzz with claims of people ridding t...
No Seriously, Are You Dehydrated?
19 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Hydration recommendations abound. Some claim we should all be drinking 8 glasses of water daily, while others argue a gallon everyday is beneficial to...
The Wellness Grifter Super Bowl! [TEASER]
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Let’s Talk About The Glucose Goddess...
05 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jessie Inchauspé, also known as The Glucose Goddess, burst onto the Instagram scene in 2018, where she began educating people on how to manage their ...
Can We Trust Our Dietary Guidelines? (Part 3: Beyond The Pyramid)
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. government has been making nutrition recommendations for well over 100 years. More recently, however, people have started questioning these g...
Can We Trust Our Dietary Guidelines? (Part 2: The Great Pyramid)
08 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. government has been making nutrition recommendations for well over 100 years. More recently, however, people have started questioning these g...
New Years Resets and Wellness Challenges [TEASER]
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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Nutrition For Mortals Trailer!
01 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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30 Bananas A Day (Holiday Release!)
25 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a re-release of one of our bonus episodes from earlier this year. To catch all of our bonus episodes head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/n...
Unfortunate Nutrition Trends of 2024 and Predictions for 2025! [TEASER]
18 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Can We Trust Our Dietary Guidelines? (Part 1: Before the Pyramid)
11 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The U.S. government has been making nutrition recommendations for well over 100 years. More recently, however, people have started questioning these g...
Sugar and Hyperactivity
27 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s a common trope: a bunch of kids go to a birthday party, eat some cake, and suddenly they all start acting out and bouncing off the walls. This ...
How To Think About Intermittent Fasting
13 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
16:8 or is it 14:10? Intermittent fasting has quickly become a popular way to try and improve health markers and lose weight. Diet books, health apps ...
The Problems With The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics [TEASER]
06 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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The Truth About Body Weight "Set Point Theory"
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Set Point Theory. It’s a term that gets thrown around a lot in both diet and wellness culture and suggests that our bodies have a genetically predet...
On Healthism and Social Determinants (with Shana Minei Spence)
16 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode, we are joined by a titan in the anti-diet social media space, Shana Minei Spence. Healthism and social determinants of health ar...
We Take The Bright Line Eating Masterclass [TEASER]
09 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Let's Talk About The Whole30...
02 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s not a diet! Or is it? The Whole30 burst onto the wellness scene in the late aughts and became hugely popular. Its creators claim it’s not a d...
The Ancestral Diet Trend [TEASER]
19 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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The Raw Milk Movement
18 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Over the last few years sales of raw, unpasteurized milk have skyrocketed. Raw milk advocates claim that pasteurization destroys key nutrients in milk...
No Seriously, How Dangerous Are Ultra-Processed Foods?
04 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ultra-processed foods are an ultra-hot topic currently in the world of nutrition. Headlines abound suggesting that any consumption of ultra-processed ...
N4M Best Of: Can You Hack Your Metabolism?
21 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a re-release of an episode originally shared 11/01/2023 Jen and Matt are on summer break drinking Mai Tais on the beach. Or wait, no, I think ...
Jordan Rubin & His Biblical Diets [TEASER]
13 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What a rollercoaster! To hear the rest of the episode head on over to our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals
N4M Best Of: Plant Panic!! (Anti-Nutrients & Seeds Oils)
07 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a re-release of an episode originally shared 7/26/2023 Jen and Matt are on summer break drinking Mai Tais on the beach. Or wait, no, I think w...
N4M Best Of: Let's Talk About Optavia...
24 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a re-release of an episode originally shared 11/15/2023 Jen and Matt are on summer break drinking Mai Tais on the beach. Or wait, no, I think ...
William Davis’ "Wheat Belly” [TEASER]
17 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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N4M Best Of: Nutrition on Social Media (Navigating the Chaos)
10 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a re-release of an episode originally shared 09/20/2023 Jen and Matt are on summer break drinking Mai Tais on the beach. Or wait, no, I think ...
Nutrition in Space!
26 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Space, the final frontier! Have you ever wondered how the nutrition needs of an astronaut change when they enter space? Or whether or not Matt Damon r...
Are We Food Industry Stooges?! [TEASER]
14 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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100 Years of Diet Food
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Diet foods have been around in some shape or form for well over a hundred years. Whether they are low-calorie, low-fat, low-carb, or claim to possess ...
Personalized Nutrition Part 3: Zoe and Metabolic Response Testing
29 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the final installment of this three-part series we’re digging into the world of metabolic response testing. Currently, there seems to be increasi...
Personalized Nutrition Part 2: Nutrigenetics (with Dr. Lara Hyde)
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the second of this three part series, we’re digging into the world of nutrigenetics. Over the last several years, there has been a huge uptick ...
30 Bananas a Day [TEASER]
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A trip to Banana Island, anyone? To hear the rest of the episode, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals
Personalized Nutrition Part 1: Viome and the Microbiome (With Dr. Lara Hyde)
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of this three part series, we dive into the world of personalized nutrition starting with the microbiome. Most of us have seen companies ...
The Great Saturated Fat Debate
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
For decades the advice around saturated fat seemed clear: lowering your intake of saturated fat would lower your risk of developing cardiovascular dis...
Documentary Deep Dive on “You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment” [TEASER]
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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The Language of Weight Stigma (with Ragen Chastain)
03 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The words “overweight” and “obesity” are used both colloquially and throughout the healthcare establishment. But what impact does this languag...
Let’s Talk About Weight Watchers…
20 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Weight Watchers has been around for decades. Generations of individuals have attended meetings, logged their food and counted points. But is Weight Wa...
The Dara-Lynn Weiss Story [TEASER]
13 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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No Seriously, How Much Protein Do We Need?
06 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How much protein do we need? Seems like a simple enough question, right? Well, in the world of nutrition, few questions are more fraught than this one...
It’s Time to Get Rid of BMI
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Body mass index or BMI is a metric that most of us are familiar with. It’s recorded on our health charts, can dictate how much we pay for insurance ...
The Chocolate Weight Loss Hoax [TEASER]
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To hear the rest of the episode, support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals Remember in 2015 when news reports were full of cl...
A Frank Discussion About Functional Medicine
07 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Functional Medicine is becoming increasingly popular in the United States. More and more individuals are embracing this contemporary approach to medic...
The MSG Myth
24 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Most of us have heard about MSG, that amazing flavor enhancer often used in a variety of Asian cuisines. But MSG has a surprising backstory, one fille...
A Conversation with Intuitive Eating Creator Evelyn Tribole!
10 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We had the immense honor of being joined by Intuitive Eating co-creator, Evelyn Tribole. We covered a ton of ground in our conversation including: how...
One Year Celebration! (Unfortunate Nutrition Trends of 2023 & Calorie Labeling at Restaurants) [TEASER]
03 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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Are We Full Of Heavy Metals?
27 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Heavy metal detoxes, mercury in seafood, colloidal silver. There is a ton of buzz about heavy metals currently in the world of nutrition. But are the ...
Coffee Wars: Part Two
13 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Episode 24: Coffee Wars: Part Two In the second episode of this two part series, we dig into the countless health claims associated with coffee: Is co...
Documentary Deep Dive on "How Ultra-Processed Food is Slowly Killing Us" [TEASER]
06 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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Coffee Wars: Part One
29 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals Coffee is one of the most consumed beve...
Let's Talk About Optavia...
15 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Want to support the show and get bonus episodes? Join our Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/nutritionformortals Optavia is a nutrition MLM that market...
The Man Who Wants to Live Forever [TEASER]
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join us, two registered dietitians (and friends!) as we ask the question: do you really want to live forever? (It's Bryan Johnson BTW) To hear th...
Can You Hack Your Metabolism?
01 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Increasing metabolism is often a central focus of diet and wellness programs. But do the foods we eat actually impact our metabolic rate? And what abo...
Guts! (Cleanses, Detoxes & “Resets”)
18 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In our modern world of wellness, it feels impossible to avoid the barrage of content focused on achieving purity of the gut. While our gut is truly an...
A History of Diet Drugs
04 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Diet drugs have been marketed and sold in some shape or form for well over a hundred years. Some of these drugs have been simply ineffective while oth...
Nutrition On Social Media (Navigating The Chaos)
20 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Social media influencers disseminate massive amounts of nutrition and health related content daily. But just how accurate is this information? And wha...