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432: How nutrient-poor soil affects your health & why Bill Gates is buying so much farmland | David R. Montgomery, Ph.D. & Anne Biklé

01 Sep 2022

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David R. Montgomery, Ph.D. & Anne Biklé: “We're losing about 33% of our ability to feed ourselves globally each year to ongoing soil loss and soil degradation.” David and Anne, husband and wife duo and co-authors, join mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to get the most nutritional bang for your buck, plus: - What we’re getting wrong with farming & agriculture (~02:00) - How we can nurture the soil & feed everyone (~07:09) - The health benefits of eating organic food (~11:51) - The importance of grass-fed meat (~23:05) - Link between omega-3’s & immunity (~27:35) - How the soil can change the flavor of your food (~31:13) - How to know if you’re a “supertaster” (~35:16) - The connection between soil health & longevity (~39:30) - How to support farmers & rebuild soil health (~42:29) - What Bill Gates is really doing with all that farmland (~45:56) - The link between flavor & your health (~55:31) Referenced in the episode: - David & Anne's newest book, What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health. - UN's 2015 Global State of the Soil report. - David's previous book, Growing A Revolution. - David & Anne's previous book, The Hidden Half Of Nature. - A 1993 study on the mineral differences between organic & conventional food. - A 2001 study on organic crops & vitamin content. - A 2014 study on organic food & phytochemicals. - A study on tomatoes' flavor profile & phytochemicals. We hope you enjoy this episode sponsored by Dame Products, and feel free to watch the full video on Youtube! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: [email protected]. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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