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Dr. Sarah Ballantyne discusses Nutrient Density with Dr. Ben Weitz.

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Podcast Highlights

1:40  Nutrivore marks a departure for Dr. Ballantyne from the Paleo diet that she previously endorsed as the Paleo Mom, to a more diverse nutritional approach focused on increasing the nutrient density of the diet.

4:45  Food myths. 

17:42  Nutrient density score.

Dr. Sarah Ballantyne was previously known as the PaleoMom and is the best selling author of five books, including her new book, Nutrivore: The Radical New Science for Getting the Nutrients You Need from the Food You Eat.  In this book, Sarah creates educational resources to help people improve their day-to-day diet and lifestyle choices, empowered and informed by the most current evidence-based scientific research. With Nutrivore, Dr. Sarah has created a positive and inclusive approach to dietary guidance, based in science and devoid of dogma, using nutrient density and sufficiency as its basic principles: Nourishment, not judgment. Her new website is Nutrivore.com.

Dr. Ben Weitz is available for Functional Nutrition consultations specializing in Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders like IBS/SIBO and Reflux and also Cardiometabolic Risk Factors like elevated lipids, high blood sugar, and high blood pressure.  Dr. Weitz has also successfully helped many patients with managing their weight and improving their athletic performance, as well as sports chiropractic work by calling his Santa Monica office 310-395-3111.