6 - Superfoods, Supplements and CBD

Today’s topic is “superfoods”, supplements and CBD. It might seem like a strange combination, but I find that sales tactics and marketing efforts for all three are very similar, and play on some misunderstandings that most people have about nutrition, how our bodies work, and what the current evidence shows.

To be honest, this topic was just going to be about the idea of superfoods, but with all the CBD craziness, I had an oncologist almost beg me to talk about CBD. So… I decided to throw it in with this one!

In typical “Julie style”, this episode is full of the practical, evidence-based nutrition information that you crave, with none of the sensationalism, guilt or pseudoscience. Get your info from the expert! 

Julie’s articles on this topic –

The Truth about Turmeric, Spices & Cancer Should I Avoid Antioxidants During Cancer Treatment? Should I Take A Multivitamin? The Science on Multivitamins Are They A Quack? Nutrition Information: Who To Trust?

Other helpful links!

Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI).

Nutrients recommended by the National Academy of Sciences at the levels recommended.

American Institute for Cancer Research page on Supplements and Cancer

https://www.aicr.org/patients-survivors/healthy-or-harmful/supplements.html  

CSPI Webinar - Multivitamins: insurance or a waste of money? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWbeRFokYcM MD Anderson Cancer Center: CBD oil and cancer: 9 things to know