Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://bit.ly/547sallynorton

Sally K. Norton (IG: @sknorton) holds a nutrition degree from Cornell University and a master’s degree in Public Health.

Her path to becoming a leading expert on dietary oxalate includes a prior career working at major medical schools in medical education and public health research.

Sally’s personal healing experience inspired years of research that led to her book, Toxic Superfoods.

Oxalates could be destroying your health (without you knowing) - stick around to find out how to protect yourself!

In this episode, we discuss:

What are oxalates?
Vitamin C naturally oxidizes into oxalic acid
Understanding endogenous oxalate production
The symptoms of oxalate poisoning
Can you test for oxalates?
High oxalate foods cause these health problems
The top foods high in oxalates
The problem with access to high oxalate foods year round
How many oxalates can we tolerate?
Is your green smoothie making you feel worse?
The mixed messaging about health is confusing
Sally’s vegetarian diet lead to oxalate poisoning
Oxalates can cause problems throughout the body
Can you lower the oxalates in foods?
Calcium supplements help the body remove oxalates
The harsh reality about going gluten & dairy-free
Spicy foods are high in oxalates
These 3 foods are oxalate bombs
Trigger and maintenance theory
Start lowering your high oxalate foods
How to manage oxalate clearing illness
Address acidity crisis when dealing with inflammation
Is supplementing with calcium safe?
Sally’s low oxalate diet
Are animal foods a source of oxalates?
Has oxalate content changed in foods over the years?
You don’t need to eat high oxalate foods for hormetic stress
Oxalates and the gut microbiome
Signs of neurotoxicity
How the body reacts to other plant compounds
Advice for vegans & vegetarians to help keep oxalates down
Lemon juice neutralizes oxalates
Saunas & cold therapy flush oxalates out of your body
Hydration is key to flushing out oxalates

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