Food Sleuth Radio
Dietitian Melinda Hemmelgarn helps listeners “think beyond their plates,” connect the dots between food, health and agriculture, and find food truth.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 845
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
Daniel Harper defines and describes the multiple benefits of “American Origin (food) Products.”
Did you know that preserving our regional agricultural heritage and culinary traditions can promote economic development and regional pride? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Meli…
Tanmeet Sethi, MD on mind-body medicine and food pharmacy to prevent and treat disease.
Did you know that 70 percent of our immune system is in the lining of our guts? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Tanmeet Sethi, MD, an …
Kristen Schafer, Executive Director of the Pesticide Action Network, discusses pesticide drift and harm to children and farm workers.
Did you know that exposure to pesticides puts children and farm workers in harm’s way? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Kristin Schafe…
Andrew Smith, Research Director for the Rodale Institute’s Vegetable Systems Trial explains the soil, plant and health benefits of organic food production.
Did you know that the nutritional quality of fruits and vegetables has been declining over the past few decades? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her inte…
Dave Chapman, organic farmer, describes hydroponics, and the “Real Organic Project.”
Did you know that “hydroponic” growing methods have been a controversial topic among organic farmers? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with …
Andrew Gunther, Executive Director of A Greener World, explains what common food labels really mean.
Do you know how to navigate food labels in the marketplace? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Andrew Gunther, Executive Director of A Gr…
Dana Boyd Barr, Ph.D. discusses the pesticide, chlorpyrifos, and how it harms children’s development.
Did you know that chlorpyrifos, produced by Dow chemical, is the most widely used insecticide globally? Commonly known as Durzban, this particular pesticide causes nerve damage in children. Prenatal…
Lori Byron, M.D., discusses effects of climate change on food and health, and the Citizen’s Climate Lobby.
Did you know that the Lancet Commission has referred to climate change as both the biggest public health crisis, and biggest public health opportunity of the century? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and …
Pediatrician, Michelle Perro, M.D. explains the connection between childhood illness and our industrial food system.
Did you know that today’s children are suffering from increasing rates of auto-immune illnesses, asthma, autism, ADHD, and digestive disorders? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, …
Margaret Scoles, Organic Inspector, defines organic and explains the benefits of organic certification and labeling.
Did you know that organic food and farming have far reaching impacts on our environment and health? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Ma…
Julia Turshen Interview
Did you know that food is intimately connected with issues of justice, equity and community?
Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Julia Tur…
Farmer suicides and agriculture policy with investigative reporter, Debbie Weingarten.
Did you know that farmer suicides have become a global epidemic?
Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview with Debbie Weingarten, writer and food ju…
Harms of industrial farming and benefits of strengthening organic integrity.
Did you know that the National Organic Standards Board helps maintain the integrity of the organic seal? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian, Melinda Hemmelgarn, for her interview wi…
U. of Colorado Pharmacist discusses the health risks and benefits of medical cannabis / marijuana.
Did you know that the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine recently published an extensive report reviewing the research on the health effects of cannabis? http://nationalacademie…
Consolidation of food and agriculture’s impact on rural communities.
Did you know that food and agriculture are at the nexus of critical 21st century issues of climate change, water scarcity, hunger and energy use?
Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietitian,…
Environmental Toxins and Breast Cancer Prevention.
Did you know that most breast cancer is the result of exposures to environmental toxins in combination with genetic susceptibility, and stage of life vulnerability? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Re…
Biotech Industry strategies to discredit and silence scientists who question GMOs
Did you know that the biotech industry works to discredit and silence scientists who question the health and safety of genetically engineered crops and their associated herbicides? Join Food Sleuth R…
Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Heart & Brain
Did you know that the American Heart Association recommends eating fish that are high in omega-3 fatty acids (Salmon, mackerel, herring, sardines, albacore tuna) at least two times a week? Join Food …
Anita Sanchez author of “The Four Sacred Gifts: Indigenous Wisdom for Modern Times.”
Did you know that we are all inter-connected, with each other and our environment? And that healing is a process, hope an energy source, and forgiveness key to our path to freedom? Join Food Sleuth R…
Martha Belury, Ph.D., Good fats, bad fats.
Did you know that both omega-6 and omega-3 fatty acids are “essential” for our health? Are you confused by which fats are best and how much we need? Join Food Sleuth Radio host and Registered Dietiti…