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NSF Certified: A Contract for Product Quality
Épisode 104
mercredi 18 septembre 2024 • Durée 39:24
Are your dietary supplements third-party certified? John Travis, technical manager and spokesperson at NSF, an independent non-governmental organization dedicated to improving global health, joins the podcast to explain the different NSF certifications and why third-party testing matters for supplement safety.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
- What is NSF? An international not-for-profit organization that serves public health [0:54]
- What does NSF stand for? [5:11]
- The dietary supplement industry and the need for third-party testing [7:01]
- Certifications that NSF provides for dietary supplements: GMP, NSF Contents Certified, and NSF Certified for Sport® [10:12]
- NSF’s requirements for certification: Annual audits and testing [11:51]
- How does NSF Certified for Sport® keep athletes safe? [19:08]
- What tests does NSF perform? [23:29]
- Questions from the community
- What’s the difference between NSF and FDA? [28:32]
- What should coaches tell their athletes, especially young athletes, about supplement safety? [30:14]
- Why should nonathletes care about NSF Certified for Sport®? [32:54]
- How many tests or test methods does NSF perform? [36:18]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
- Got questions? Connect with John Travis via email at travis@nsf.org
- Learn more about NSF at NSF.org.
- Are you a professional athlete? Explore the ins and outs of NSF Certified for Sport®
- Taylor Hooton Foundation: Educating youth athletes and coaches about supplement safety
- What is NSF Certified? What Thorne’s NSF Certifications Mean for You
- Thorne Supplements are 3rd-Party Contents Certified
- Unparalleled Quality: Thorne’s Promise From Start to Finish
- Why the Best Supplements for Athletes Are NSF Certified for Sport®
- For Peak Performance, Start with a Strong Foundation
- How Thorne Supports U.S. National Teams and Their Athletes
- How to Build a Human Powered Health Routine
- Manufactured by Thorne: Why You Should Know Who Makes Your Supplements
- Why NSF Certified for Sport® Supplements Are Important for All Athletes
Products related to this episode: NSF Certified for Sport® Supplements
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AI and the Future of Personalized Medicine
Épisode 103
mercredi 4 septembre 2024 • Durée 49:07
Dr. Nathan Price, Thorne’s Chief Science Officer, returns to The Thorne Podcast to talk about advances in artificial intelligence in health care, and how doctors might use AI to spend more time with patients and help patients better understand medical research.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
1. This week’s guest: Dr. Nathan Price, Chief Scientific Officer at Thorne [0:54]
2. AI, or artificial intelligence, in health care [2:20]
- How AI helps doctors spend more patients [4:29]
- How AI can reduce human error in health care [7:36]
- Can AI find new treatment plans for diseases? [10:07]
3. How does AI work? What are LLMs? [12:45]
- What are AI agents? [17:55]
- Is AI accurate? What quality control checks are there for AI in health care? [23:05]
4. How AI makes published medical research easier for the public to understand and access [25:02]
5. Questions from the community
- How much personal information does AI need to give useful results? [32:44]
- Will AI health care replace real doctors and nurses? Is AI being taught in medical school? [36:47]
- How does AI in health care change “getting a second opinion”? [44:20]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
- Connect with Dr. Nathan Price on LinkedIn and follow @NathanPriceSci on X.
- From the podcast archives: Using AI to Advance Scientific Wellness
Products related to this episode: Biological Age Health Panel, Vitamin D Test, Thorne Advisor
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How Team Liquid Created an Esports Phenomenon
Épisode 92
mercredi 1 mai 2024 • Durée 40:46
In this Performance Edition of The Thorne Podcast, Team Liquid’s Steve Arhancet and Caleb Anderson explore how the esports gaming franchise evolved into an international organization, and why Team Liquid trusts Thorne to support its athletes’ physical fitness and mental endurance online and off.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
- This week’s guests: Team Liquid’s Steve Arhancet, Co-CEO, and Caleb Anderson, Senior Director of Global Partnerships [0:31]
- Team Liquid’s origins and mission as an athletic esports franchise [1:31]
- Building Team Liquid’s partnerships through brand-value alignment [5:32]
- How Team Liquid turned gaming into an athletic enterprise with a focus on human health
- Team Liquid’s shift from video games as entertainment to serious competition [7:07]
- Why Team Liquid trusts Thorne for science-backed supplements [11:53]
- Building the Thorne x Team Liquid partnership: Caleb Anderson’s Thorne journey [14:43]
- Questions from the community
- What does diversity look like in esports? How is Team Liquid leading the way with its inclusivity practices? [19:35]
- How does Team Liquid support its players’ physical and mental health? [24:16]
- With players on three continents, how does Team Liquid manage its organization? [28:57]
- What advancements in esports technology can we expect in the next five to 10 years? [32:36]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
- Learn more at Thorne’s partnership with Team Liquid.
- Visit Team Liquid.com or follow Team Liquid on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and TikTok.
- Brain Games: A Primer On Nutrition And Supplementation For Esports Athletes
- Thorne and Team Liquid Announce Partnership for Esports
- Product Quality: Thorne's Defining Characteristic
- Fish Oil Frequently Asked Questions
- How Does Methylation Affect Fertility?
- Lights Out! 5 Ways You Might Be Sabotaging Your Sleep Quality
- The Close Connection Between Your Gut Health and Sleep Quality
- Caffeine and Heart Health: A Benefit or a Risk?
- How to Tell if You Have Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: What Does Carpal Tunnel Feel Like?
- From the podcast archives: How to Coach Healthy Habits to Esports Athletes; The Gamer's Diet, with Dietitian Casey Thomas
Products mentioned in this episode: Methyl-Guard®; Fish Oil; Sleep Support; Weight Management Test; Weight Management Bundle; Fertility Test; Fertility Bundle
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Thorne’s 40th Anniversary! Innovation Since 1984
Épisode 94
mercredi 17 avril 2024 • Durée 34:25
Join us as we celebrate Thorne’s 40th anniversary! Dr. Kathi Head, Executive Director of Medical Media and a 27-year veteran of Thorne, and host Dr. Robert Rountree discuss Thorne’s evolution and the key innovations and partnerships that made Thorne the most-trusted name in scientific wellness.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
- This week’s guest: Dr. Kathi Head, ND, Thorne’s Executive Director of Medical Media and a 27-year veteran of Thorne [0:54]
- Formulating the Thorne way since 1984 [4:06]
- The problem with magnesium stearate [5:44]
- Refusing to use unnecessary fillers [7:10]
- Why Thorne uses capsules vs. tablets for superior absorption [9:06]
- Thorne’s partnership with Indena S.p.A. on phytosome technology for botanical extracts [11:32]
- The big picture: Thorne’s evolution into home testing and sports performance [15:58]
- Certification from NSF as a sign of Thorne’s quality [17:57]
- Questions from the community
- After 40 years, is Thorne the supplement industry’s best-kept secret? How is Thorne marketing itself to wider audiences? [22:04]
- What is Thorne’s “No List” and how has it changed over time? [25:53]
- What are Thorne’s quality control measures? [27:46]
- What are some of the biggest challenges Thorne faces? [30:33]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
- Check out Kathi Head’s articles on Thorne’s Take 5 Daily online magazine
- Thorne Leadership Reflects on 40 Years of Thorne
- The Evolution of the Thorne Brand
- Product Quality: Thorne's Defining Characteristic
- Presenting: Thorne HealthTech, a New Era for Data-Driven Wellness
- Quality Through Manufacturing the Thorne Way
- Certification by NSF International Explained and What Certification Means For You
- The Thorne 'No List'
- 'No List': Ingredients Never Found in a Thorne Product
- Thorne's 'No List': What Makes These Ingredients Unacceptable?
- What Happens When Our 'No List' and 'Yes List' Disagree
- Here's Why Your Favorite Thorne Products Are Sometimes Discontinued or Out of Stock
Products mentioned in this episode: Vitamin D, Pancreatic Enzymes, Beta Alanine-SR, Gut Health Test, Whey Protein Isolate, Quercetin Phytosome, Curcumin Phytosome, Boswellia Phytosome, Green Tea Phytosome, Grape Seed Extract, Berberine, CoQ10
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Podcast Rewind: All About Anxiety and Depression
Épisode 93
mercredi 3 avril 2024 • Durée 39:07
In part one of this two-part series, Dr. Robert Rountree and Dr. Frank Lipman explore the topic of anxiety. Learn about the different types of anxiety, how to manage the body’s stress response through meditation, diet, and supplements, and more.
Note: This episode originally aired in July 2022. In part one of this two-part series, Dr. Robert Rountree and Dr. Frank Lipman dive deep into the topic of anxiety. Learn about the different types of anxiety, how to manage the body’s stress response through meditation, diet, and supplements, and more. If you or someone you know needs help today, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK. The call is free and confidential, and crisis workers are there 24/7 to assist you. Listen to Part 2 of our conversation here.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
- Anxiety: all-time high? [2:18]
- Gut health and anxiety [2:54]
- Metabolic issues and anxiety [3:26]
- COVID and anxiety [3:51]
- Types of anxiety [5:04]
- How anxiety manifests in the body [5:38]
- Parasympathetic nervous system [9:42]
- Meditation and breathing practices [10:48]
- Other ways to meditate [12:39]
- Practical meditation [14:44]
- Mantra meditation [15:48]
- GABA and magnesium [19:11]
- Your gut, anxiety, and depression [19:43]
- L-theanine and green tea [21:00]
- Is anxiety genetic, caused from deficiencies, a response to an environment or all of the above? [24:00]
- Epigenetics [25:06]
- Why are so many student athletes anxious? [26:39]
- Advice for those with panic attacks [28:25]
- Does low progesterone play a role in anxiety? [30:30]
- CBD [32:28]
- How should I know if I need anti-anxiety of antidepressant medication? [34:24]
- Is the world going to be full of shut-ins post-COVID? [36:08]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
- Text “HELLO” to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
- Suicide & Crisis Lifeline / 988
- Gut Health: The Link to Anxiety and Depression?
- Mayo Clinic: Improve Your Well-being – Add Biophilic Design Elements to Your Living Space
- Research Extracts: How Men and Women Experienced Anxiety Differently During the Pandemic
- Research Extracts: Chocolate and Depression | Pollution and Brain Tumors | Sleep and Anxiety | Fish and Weight
- A Mayo Clinic Doctor’s Advice: Science-backed Ways to Manage Stress and Anxiety During a Crisis
- Anxious or Depressed? Focus On These Micronutrient Blood Levels
- The Impact of Exercise on Mental Health
- Managing Stress When Trying to Conceive
- Stress and Your Endocannabinoid System (ECS)
- From the podcast archives: All About Anxiety and Depression Part 2; Gut Check: How Your Gut Influences Whole-Body Health
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We Took Thorne’s Weight Management Test!
Épisode 91
mercredi 27 mars 2024 • Durée 45:14
Dr. Robert Rountree and Dr. Amanda Frick took Thorne’s at-home Weight Management Test, and the results are in! Listen here or watch on YouTube to follow along as they explain how the test works, what it measures, and how to interpret their personal test results for better health.
- Watch Amanda Frick and Dr. Robert Rountree go over their results.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
- Thorne’s Weight Management Test: What is it? [1:33]
- Different collection processes for men and women [03:10]
- Tips for the finger prick and blood spot collection step [4:19]
- Tips for the saliva sample collection step [5:14]
- Who may benefit from Thorne’s Weight Management Test? What hormones does it measure? [7:20]
- How follow-up testing can support weight management goals [10:18]
- What patients taking weight-loss drugs may learn from Thorne’s at-home tests [11:19]
- Amanda Frick’s Weight Management Test results and analysis [14:44]
- Low progesterone meaning [17:01]
- DHEA hormone levels [19:26]
- Cortisol, hemoglobin A1C, and vitamin D measurements [21:33]
- Frick’s diet, lifestyle, and supplement recommendations [26:47]
- Robert Rountree’s Weight Management Test results and analysis [30:53]
- High cortisol levels and difficulty falling asleep [35:02]
- Weight management diet recommendations [38:33]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
- Watch Amanda Frick and Dr. Robert Rountree go over their results.
- Five Strategies for Healthy Weight Management
- At-Home Weight Management Test
- 10 Tips for a Summer Weight Management Program
- Can a Probiotic Help You with Weight Management?
- Mayo Clinic: Manage Your Weight with Mindful Eating
- Stress and Weight Gain: What’s the Connection?
- 20 Surprising Things that Can Affect Your Weight
- 8 Questions About Menopause: Everything You Need to Know
- Meet the Sex Hormones and Their Role in Your Health
- Understanding High Cortisol Levels: Symptoms, Causes, and Regulation
- What is a Modified Mediterranean Diet?
- Preventing Metabolic Syndrome with Diet: What the Research Tells Us
- What is the Ketogenic Diet?
- Fish Oil Frequently Asked Questions
- From the podcast archives:
- Thorne’s At-Home Health Test Demonstration Series with Dr. Amanda Frick
- Weight Management Series
Products mentioned in this episode: Weight Management Test, Weight Management Bundle, Meta-Balance™, Phosphatidylserine (formerly Iso-Phos), FloraMend Prime Probiotic®, Super EPA, Crucera-SGS®
Other health test kits from Thorne: Biological Age Health Panel, Vitamin D Test, Stress Test, Thyroid Test
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Podcast Rewind: The Secrets to Effective Weight Management
Épisode 90
mercredi 20 mars 2024 • Durée 34:20
Note: This episode originally aired in June 2021.
There’s no magic pill or quick-fix diet for weight loss. Rather, maintaining healthy weight comes from a series of healthy lifestyle changes one makes that create meaningful and lasting change. In this episode of The Thorne Podcast, Drs. Frank Lipman and Robert Rountree explain the science effective of weight management, including underlying causes, weight management strategies, supplements, and common weight loss myths.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
1. Weight management introduction [2:00]
· Unhealthy diets [2:35]
· Hormonal response to foods [2:44]
2. Lifestyle diets [3:14]
· Paleo [3:19]
· Low-carb [3:40]
3. Weight and lifestyle factors [4:00]
· Cortisol and weight [4:15]
4. Creating a lifestyle around healthy weight [5:00]
5. Intermittent Fasting [6:27]
· How many hours to fast [6:59]
· Calorie restriction and stress [8:00]
6. Hormesis or hormetic stress [8:35]
· Stimulating metabolism [10:30]
7. Microbiome and weight [12:05]
· Can altered microbiome cause weight gain? [13:28]
· Ingredients that alter our microbes [13:36]
8. Weight management and supplements [14:00]
· Berberine [14:27]
· Green tea [15:05]
9. Weight gain is your body telling you something is not working [15:20]
· Diet, stress, and other causes [15:30]
10. Mainstream weight loss: too much focus on calories in / calories out [16:20]
11. Detoxification [16:45]
· Supporting the body’s detox system [18:34]
· Supplements and detoxification [18:43]
12. Questions from the community [20:48]
· Why do contestants on “The Biggest Loser” regain their weight after the competition? [20:51]
· How can I support healthy metabolism? [23:29]
· Are all overweight people diabetic? [25:25]
· Weight stigma and healthcare providers [27:08]
· Weight and thyroid [28:18]
· Are popular diets safe? Many look like eating disorders? [30:02]
· How can I improve my health regardless of weight? [32:03]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
- Five Strategies for Healthy Weight Management
- The Six Best Supplements for Healthy Weight According to a Registered Dietician
- At-Home Weight Management Test
- 10 Tips for a Summer Weight Management Program
- Can a Probiotic Help You with Weight Management?
- Manage Your Weight with Mindful Eating
- Stress and Weight Gain: What’s the Connection?
- Weight Management Tips While Working from Home
- 20 Surprising Things that Can Affect Your Weight
- How Does Your Weight Affect Your Immune Health?
- Is Intermittent Fasting Right For You?
- Thorne’s Weight Management Program Wellness Guide
- From the podcast archives: Weight Management Series – Episode 1: Diet, Episode 2: Exercise, Episode 3: Lifestyle, Episode 4: Supplements, Episode 5: Listener’s Questions; What's Wrong With the Standard American Diet
Products related to this episode: Weight Management Test
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Podcast Rewind: It's Personalized – The Future of Data-Driven Health
Épisode 89
mercredi 13 mars 2024 • Durée 40:19
Note: This episode originally aired in January 2023.
Tune in this week as special guest, Dr. Leroy Hood, an accomplished scientist best known for his integral work on the Human Genome Project, discusses data-driven analysis of chronic diseases and how our genomes may be able to provide individualized health recommendations in the future.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
1. Dr. Leroy “Lee” Hood, MD, PhD, a world-renowned scientist in human genomics, cancer research, Alzheimer’s research, co-founder of the Institute of Systems Biology (ISB), and whose research allowed for the completion of the Human Genome Project [0:50]
2. Dr. Hood’s personal life and early scientific background [1:27]
3. Dr. Hood’s famous Caltech professors and what they taught him [7:03]
4. The systems biology approach of applying data taken over time to the body’s networks [9:33]
5. Using a digital twin system to forecast Alzheimer’s disease and make recommendations [13:25]
6. How blood samples taken years before a disease diagnosis present an opportunity [16:44]
7. What’s the future of DNA sequencing for disease susceptibility? [19:31]
8. Questions from the community [24:02]
- How did the Human Genome Project change the everyday person’s life? [24:09]
- Is cancer becoming more common, or are we getting better at detecting it? [27:49]
- Could the CRISPR technique/ genome engineering help extend the human lifespan? [31:49]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
- Learn more about Dr. Hood’s work at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB)
- The Age of Scientific Wellness – How to Reshape the Future of Personalized Medicine with Data and Artificial Intelligence
- The AI Revolution in Personalized Health Care, with Nathan Price, Chief Scientific Officer
- Three Science-Backed Lifestyle Changes to Lower Your Dementia Risk
- How Chronic Inflammation Contributes to Disease and What You Can Do About It
- Mayo Clinic: Exploring the Connections Between the Microbiome, Health, and Disease
- How Plant Based Foods Help Fight Cancer
- Eight Nutrients for Brain Health
- Our Newest Health Panels – Advanced and Essential Data from a Basic Blood Draw
- What Can a Microbiome Test Tell You That a Genetic Test Can’t?
- Will Exercise Extend Your Lifespan?
- From the podcast archives: How to Solve an Age-Old Problem, with Dr. Lee Hood, Using AI to Advance Scientific Wellness
Products mentioned in this episode: Advanced Health Panel, Biological Age Health Panel, Essential Health Panel
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Medicinal Mushrooms – A ‘Missing Dietary Link’?
Épisode 88
mercredi 6 mars 2024 • Durée 45:50
Mushrooms – they’re not just a pizza topping! From shiitake and reishi to turkey tail and cordyceps, fungi have a variety of benefits. Jeff Chilton of Nammex talks about the nutrient profile of his favorite mushrooms and how to choose the best mushroom supplements.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
- Jeff Chilton, founder of Nammex mushroom extracts [1:36]
- Mushrooms as food vs. mushrooms as medicine [4:27]
- Eastern traditions of culinary and medicinal mushrooms [6:51]
- Beta-glucans and other dietary properties of mushrooms [8:28]
- What is a mushroom? How do mushrooms grown? [11:44]
- Are all mushroom extracts produced the same? [14:20]
- How are mushroom supplements regulated by the FDA? [16:42]
- Why are some medicinal mushrooms so expensive? [21:36]
- Wildcraft vs. cultivated mushrooms [25:29]
- Questions from the community
- What should a consumer look for when choosing a mushroom-based supplement? [30:06]
- Which mushrooms are best for the immune system? [31:06]
- How are mushrooms cultivated? Is mushroom cultivation sustainable? [33:42]
- With so many medicinal mushroom types out there, what’s the best mushroom to try first? [41:22]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
- Learn more about Jeff Chilton’s work at com and at RealMushrooms.com
- Medicinal Mushrooms – Immune Support and a Lot More
- How Mushrooms Benefit Athletic Performance and Optimal Wellness
- Meet the Greens, from Ashwagandha to Zinc: Mushrooms, Antioxidants, and More
- What Are Adaptogens and Why Should You Care?
- Meet the Botanicals in Pre-Workout Elite
- Research Extracts: Lion’s Mane Mushroom for Cognitive and Stress Support
- From the podcast archives: Food as Medicine, with Trifecta's Greg Connolly
Products mentioned in this episode: Myco-Immune, Daily Greens Plus, Pre-Workout Elite, VeganPro Complex® – Chocolate, VeganPro Complex® – Vanilla
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Podcast Rewind: Defying Gravity: Astronaut Health and Your Genes
Épisode 87
mercredi 28 février 2024 • Durée 43:14
Note: This episode originally aired in October 2022.
Dr. Chris Mason, professor at Weill Cornell Medicine, as he tells the story of his collaboration with NASA on the famous Twins Study and its implications for the future of human health, genetics, and interplanetary travel.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
1. Dr. Chris Mason, professor of Physiology and Biophysics at Weill Cornell Medicine [00:00:53]
2. Dr. Mason’s first research mission with NASA [3:48]
- How space and gravity affected astronaut Scott Kelly [4:28]
- What is genetic malleability? [8:54]
3. How many genes do humans have? [10:14]
- The cost to test a whole genome [12:39]
4. Thorne’s Biological Age Test, modifying your own genetic expression with lifestyle changes [16:01]
5. Concern over the scientific possibility of altering genetic expression with technology [18:52]
6. Questions from the community [23:38]
- How sterile are the inside of spaceships, and is there such thing as being “too clean” for astronauts? [23:45]
- Is space itself sterile? [26:03]
- What TV show most accurately depicts life in space? Space nutrition? [27:11]
- Do people age at different rates because they’re in space, and can supplements impact how people age? [29:51]
- When are humans going to Mars, and how will we get our nutrition there? [34:24]
- What has the space program taught us about the value of supplements? Do astronauts take them now? [35:46]
- Are astronauts getting less nutrition from the dehydrated foods they eat? [36:53]
- Will humans find a mineral in space that could someday be used for human health? [38:07]
- Is there intelligent life out in space? [39:27]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
- GENCODE
- One Giant Leap: What Space Travel Has Taught Us About Health on Earth
- Research Extracts: NASA’s Twins Study | PCOS and Microbiome | Blueberries for Pain Reduction
- How Does Thorne’s Biological Age Test Work?
- What’s Your Actual Age? Chronological vs. Biological Age
- Assess Your Biological Age With Thorne's Biological Age Health Panel
- Why It’s Important to Take Methylate While Taking Nicotinamide Riboside
- What Can a Microbiome Test Tell You That a Genetic Test Can’t?
- From the podcast archive:
- Onegevity with Joel Dudley and Chris Mason
- What You’ll Learn From Biological Age Testing
- How to Solve an Age-Old Problem, with Dr. Lee Hood
Products mentioned in this episode: Biological Age Health Panel, FloraMend Prime Probiotic®, Prebiotic +, Niacel® 400, Gut Health Test with Microbiome Wipe
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