Dietitian Melinda Hemmelgarn helps listeners “think beyond their plates,” connect the dots between food, health and agriculture, and find food truth.
Guest John Pastor, Ph.D., Project Art for Nature, and Natural Resources Research Institute, University of MN-Duluth, describes differences between scientific and political perspectives, and his resea…
Guest Joanne Ikeda, M.A., R.D., Nutritionist Emeritus, Dept. of Nutritional Sciences, University of CA-Berkeley, explains how to protect children from becoming casualties in the War on Obesity, and d…
Guest Rose Hayden-Smith, Ph.D., U.S. garden historian and author of Sowing the Seeds of Victory: American Gardening Programs of World War I, explains how home, school and community gardens have histo…
Guest Steve Suppan, Ph.D., author of the Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy report: Nanomaterials In Soil: Our Future Food Chain?
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Guest Rob McCaleb, Founder and President of the Herb Research Foundation, discusses the benefits of natures medicines -- herbs for health promotion and natural healing
Herb News
Guest Margo Wootan, Ph.D., Director of Nutrition Policy, Center for Science in the Public Interest, featured in the film, Fed Up, discusses food marketing directed towards children and strategies for…
Guest Joan Dye Gussow, Ed.D., Professor Emeritus, Columbia Universitys Teachers College, matriarch of the eat locally, think globally food movement discusses nutritional ecology and her lifes work
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Guest James Hill, Ph.D., Founding Executive Director of the Anschutz Health and Wellness Center at the University of Colorado, co-founder of the National Weight Control Registry, and co-author of Sta…
Guest Seth Holmes, M.D., anthropologist and author: Fresh Fruit: Broken Bodies: Migrant Farmworkers in the United States, describes crossing the U.S. border with Mexican migrant workers who risk thei…
Guest Alan Branhagen, Director of Horticulture, Powell Gardens, Kingsville, MO, describes how to care for edible plants, and the Heartland Harvest Garden, our nations largest edible landscape
Powell G…
Guest Calen May-Tobin, Policy Analyst, Tropical Forest and Climate Initiative, Union of Concerned Scientists, discusses the role of palm oil in climate change, and his report: Donuts, Deodorant, Defo…
Guest Kelly Tappenden, Ph.D., R.D., Professor of Nutrition and Gastrointestinal physiology, University of IL-Urbana, talks about the microbiome, and the critical role our gut micro-organisms play in …
Guest Mark Hobreich, M.D., board certified allergist discusses allergy trends, his surprising research in Amish farming communities, and how to live well with allergies
Food Allergy Research and Educa…
Guest Roger Blobaum, organic historian, advocate and educator, describes the organic movement past and present with highlights of his 40 year collection of organic historical documents being archived…
Guest Kathrynne Holden, M.S., R.D., expert on diet and Parkinsons Disease talks about risk factors and nutrition strategies to help people live well with this neurological disorder
Nutrition You Can L…
Susan Nagel, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Women's Health, University of MO-Columbia, talks about her research on endocrine disrupting chemicals, and their use in fracking …
Guest Chuck Benbrook, Ph.D., Washington State University, explains his research showing the benefits of organic food and farming: higher antioxidants and vitamins, reduced pesticide use, and healthie…
Guest Patsy Catsos, M.S.,R.D., author of IBS: Free at Last! Change Your Carbs, Change Your Life, talks about Irritable Bowel Syndrome and other gastrointestinal disorders and the FODMAP Elimination D…
Guest Brenda Davis, R.D., member, Vegetarian Hall of Fame, and author of Becoming Vegan, Becoming Raw, and Defeating Diabetes. Davis describes healthful components of vegetarian raw diets and her wor…
Guest Benny McLean, Production Manager, Uncle Matts Organic, talks about organic citrus, the role of the soil, benefits of biodiversity and the challenges of citrus greening
Uncle Matts Organic