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Chronic diarrhea can be debilitating and isolating, and as many as five percent of the population, or 15 million Americans may suffer from the cond...

  • Added: Jan 03, 2014
  • Length: 28:00
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With the industrialization of agriculture, our diets have become out of balance with an abundance of omega-6 fatty acids and a deficiency in omega-...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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What happens when a doctor looks at health and healing through an ecological lens? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda He...

  • Added: Nov 29, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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What happens to our bodies as we age and how can better nutrition and hydration help us age “well?” Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Diet...

  • Added: Nov 07, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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What are the environmental and public health effects of GMO crops, related herbicides and pesticides? How can we protect our loved ones and our foo...

  • Added: Oct 25, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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Is life in the fast lane catching up with you? Perhaps you’d like to slow down, enjoy life more and truly eat “well.” Join Food Sleuth Radio host a...

  • Added: Oct 17, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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If the food industry adds an ingredient to our food, it has to be pre-tested and determined safe, right? Not always. Join Food Sleuth Radio host an...

  • Added: Oct 03, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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Soil. We treat it like dirt, yet it holds vibrant communities of microscopic organisms that affect public health. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and ...

  • Added: Sep 06, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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Bigger doesn’t always mean better. Case in point: fruits and vegetables. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn...

  • Added: Aug 30, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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Only a farmer can describe the boots-on-the-ground realities of raising our nation's food supply. Howard Vlieger is a farmer and crop nutrition ad...

  • Added: Aug 02, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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With so many dietary supplements to choose from, it’s hard for consumers to sort through marketing claims, assorted ingredients and whether there’s...

  • Added: May 23, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
Caption: Shark fins drying in the sun cover the roof of a factory building in Hong Kong, Credit: AFP
In this episode of World Ocean Radio, host Peter Neill will ask, "Who is the top predator here?" and, "If certain endangered species do in fact con...

  • Added: May 20, 2013
  • Length: 04:57
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If you’re curious about where and how our taste preferences originate, and other mysteries about our sense of taste, then Join Food Sleuth Radio h...

  • Added: Apr 21, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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Where there’s fermentation, there’s culture. Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Sando...

  • Added: Apr 15, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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First, building on a collaborative research project conducted by the NIH and AARP, Dr. John Whyte gives several weight loss plans and advises diet ...

Bought by WCNY


  • Added: Mar 19, 2013
  • Length: 59:54
  • Purchases: 1
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What are the risks of introducing genetically engineered fish into our food supply? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda H...

  • Added: Mar 18, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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Each year, 10 billion pounds of BPA (Bisphenol A) are produced and put into consumer products, ranging from food and soda cans to cash register rec...

  • Added: Feb 11, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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SUSO co-host Jodie Buller talks by phone with one of the organizers behind Label It WA, Chris McManus, about ballot measure initiative I-522: "The ...

  • Added: Jan 22, 2013
  • Length: 27:09
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Michael Hansen, senior scientist at Consumers Union, will discuss Consumer Union’s latest report on antibiotic resistant bacteria found in supermar...

  • Added: Jan 20, 2013
  • Length: 28:00
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From rising oceans to widespread droughts, we can expect global climate changes to impact how and where we grow our food. Join Food Sleuth Radio h...

  • Added: Dec 31, 2012
  • Length: 28:00
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Bobby speaks with, author and independent health researcher, Matt Stone about his contrarian views in regards to many fad diets and his new book, "...

  • Added: Dec 21, 2012
  • Length: 41:40
Caption: What's hidden in your lunch?, Credit: Flickr user ilovememphis.
We continue the three-part series A Day in the Life, spotlighting the common chemistry of morning, noon, and night. In this episode, a look at the ...

  • Added: Dec 20, 2012
  • Length: 15:38
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"Stop drinking milk!" Bobby speaks with Dr. Daniel Twogood, a D.C. from California who wrote a new book entitled "Chronic Pain Gone 90 Days". Dr. D...

  • Added: Dec 14, 2012
  • Length: 51:51
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If you're a coffee drinker, a new study should give you an added pick-me-up. Plus, some advice for strengthening willpower. And, how memory trainin...

Bought by WJCT and Yellowstone Public Radio


  • Added: Nov 02, 2012
  • Length: 29:01
  • Purchases: 2
Caption: Frederick Kaufman
In the last five years the world has seen two devastating spikes in the price of food, and according to journalist and professor Frederick Kaufman,...

Bought by KZYX and KCBX


  • Added: Nov 01, 2012
  • Length: 28:59
  • Purchases: 2