In Episode #201, I welcome Dr Jed Fahey to The Proof to discuss phytochemicals and their impacts on human health. As a nutritional biochemist with an impressive resume, Dr Fahey is well positioned to educate on this incredibly interesting topic.

In this episode, we really dig into phytochemicals (also called phytonutrients). As well as hearing about Dr Fahey’s background, you’ll learn more about what phytochemicals are, what we know and don’t know about them, and to what extent they form an important part of human nutrition. We also cover the potential for negative effects, impact on specific communities including people with autism and Parkinson’s disease, and practical applications you can implement.

Specifically, we cover:

• Intro (0:00)
• Jed Fahey’s Story (1:30)
• Discovering Phytochemicals (8:57)
• Organic vs Conventional (13:30)
• Classifying Phytochemicals (17:01)
• Why we need them (24:04)
• Unpacking Plant “Toxins” (42:53)
• Sulforaphane & How it Works (50:35)
• Impact of Gut Microbiome (1:10:54)
• Freshness vs Supplementation (1:14:54)
• Resveratrol: Good or Bad? (1:30:04)
• Outro (1:41:10)

If you want to hear more from Dr Jed Fahey, you can access his website and connect with him on Twitter. He has lots of exciting things in the works.

Episode #201 was made possible by Eimele Essential 8, a product I helped formulate and take every day. To get 5% off Eimele’s Essential 8 multi-nutrient head to theproof.com/friends.

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Enjoy, friends.

Simon

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