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The Thorne Podcast

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Health & Fitness

Frequency: 1 episode/14d. Total Eps: 100

With so much happening in the world of health and wellness, how can you separate fact from fiction? Listen to Thorne’s medical experts as they bring you the latest insights, access to exclusive interviews, and much more as the Thorne Podcast navigates the complex world of health and wellness. Here you’ll discover the newest research on diet, nutritional supplements, and lifestyle approaches to unlocking your best self.

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NSF Certified: A Contract for Product Quality

Episode 104

Wednesday, September 18, 2024 • Duration 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

Episode 103

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 • Duration 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.

The Age of Scientific Wellness – How to Reshape the Future of Personalized Medicine with Data and Artificial Intelligence

How Team Liquid Created an Esports Phenomenon

Episode 92

Wednesday, May 1, 2024 • Duration 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.

Thorne’s 40th Anniversary! Innovation Since 1984

Episode 94

Wednesday, April 17, 2024 • Duration 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]

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Podcast Rewind: All About Anxiety and Depression

Episode 93

Wednesday, April 3, 2024 • Duration 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]

Managing our stress response [6:56] Anxiety and our body’s survival process [8:23]

Parasympathetic nervous system [9:42]
Meditation and breathing practices [10:48]

Movement as a means for meditation [12:01]

Other ways to meditate [12:39]

Headspace app [14:06]

Practical meditation [14:44]
Mantra meditation [15:48]

Nutrients, supplements, and anxiety [19:00]

GABA and magnesium [19:11]
Your gut, anxiety, and depression [19:43]
L-theanine and green tea [21:00]

Acupuncture and anxiety [21:59] Questions from the community [23:52]

Is anxiety genetic, caused from deficiencies, a response to an environment or all of the above? [24:00]

We Took Thorne’s Weight Management Test!

Episode 91

Wednesday, March 27, 2024 • Duration 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

Podcast Rewind: The Secrets to Effective Weight Management

Episode 90

Wednesday, March 20, 2024 • Duration 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]

Podcast Rewind: It's Personalized – The Future of Data-Driven Health

Episode 89

Wednesday, March 13, 2024 • Duration 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)

Medicinal Mushrooms – A ‘Missing Dietary Link’?

Episode 88

Wednesday, March 6, 2024 • Duration 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

Podcast Rewind: Defying Gravity: Astronaut Health and Your Genes

Episode 87

Wednesday, February 28, 2024 • Duration 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:

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