Call Out Contaminants Podcast

Baby Gourmet started at a Farmer's Market in Calgary, Canada and its now the #1 brand of organic baby food in Canada. Join us along with the founder and CEO and head of quality on how Baby Gourmet develops every product and the details that go into ensuring a safe and nutritious ingredient supplyBabygourmet.comBaby Gourmet & Clean Label Project

Heavy metals (like arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury) are naturally occurring in the earth's crust. They can get into the food supply through water and soil. Human causes like mining, fracking, industrial agriculture, and the use of wastewater for irrigation can make the situation worse. This is especially troublesome given the risks these known toxins have on public health. Join us as we explore this pervasive food safety issue that is gaining attention in consumer advocacy, retail, and re...

Infant formula is the exclusive form of nourishment during the most critical period of brain and immune system development. With the US infant formula category seeing its fair share of headlines over the past year, ByHeart is a fresh take on this critical food. Five years in the making, ByHeart is poised to disrupt the infant formula category. Join us and the CEO and Co-Founder of ByHeart, Ron Belldegrun, as we discuss the evolution and future of infant formula.https://byheart.com/https://clu...

PFOS and PFAS have been all the rage (and not in a good way) when it comes to industrial and environmental contaminants. PFOS (perfluorooctanesulfonic acid) is a member of the group of PFAS chemicals. These industrial polymer "forever chemicals" are now showing up in food, water, and in people and animals and are regarded as cancer-causing agents. Join us in exploring the current state of PFAS as well as understanding the what, where and why. Cleanlabelproject.orgPuori.com/clean

New season, new focus! We heard you! This season will provide more background on what some of these industrial and environmental contaminants are, so that you can really understand their impact and risks. We will also focus on the topics that are near and dear to Jackie & Oliver's hearts, infant and maternal health and health & longevity, respectively. As always we will have some laughs despite the darker topics, while we aim to inspire cleaner and healthier living. Similar to season ...

Ever hear the old adage "Garbage in equals garbage out"? Poor quality inputs result in poor quality outputs? This couldn't be truer in farming when talking about soil, plant health and the nutritional density and purity of the resulting harvest.Ryland Engelhart has spent more than 15 years as an entrepreneur and love-activist, working in hospitality and building a "triple bottom line" business of organic plant-based restaurants called Cafe Gratitude and Gracias Madre in Southern CA. He is als...

A whopping 57% of US children and teens will be obese by age 35 if current trends continue, according to a study published in the New England Journal of MedicineChildhood obesity has been increasing for years and the coronavirus pandemic is now serving as an additional catalyst. When it comes to feeding children, is it too much to ask to have products that are both nutritious and low in industrial and environmental contaminants? Join us as we speak with Saskia Sorrosa, working mom, forme...

In episode #9 we talk with Agatha Achindu, Founder and Lead Coach of Life Unprocessed, Certified Integrative Nutrition Coach, Founder of Yummy Spoonfools, cookbook author, and community activist.You will get inspiration on how to increase your wholesome and home-cooked meals as well as adding variety to your family’s diet.We also discuss how the narrative was changed to make conventional/chemical farming the normal and organic farming the extraordinary and how to use the "Dirty Dozen" and "Cl...

Ever wanted nutritional inspiration from a professional athlete? How about a medical doctor? How about a medical doctor that is a professional athlete? Join the Call Out Contaminants team and Dr. Julie Foucher, medical doctor and 4-times Crossfit Games top 5 athlete as we discuss the science and strategy behind eating clean as an athlete, how to balance competing in CrossFit and studying medicine, the transition back to training for Longevity and what she is currently working on with Genomics...

How does our body detoxify from impurities? Can we support the natural processes? The Call Out Contaminants podcast consistently discusses the problems associated with exposure to industrial and environmental toxins. In this riveting episode, we talk about solutions and turning back time. Joined by world-leading authority on science-based natural medicine, co-founder of Bastyr University, Chairman of The Institute for functional medicine and best-selling author of The Toxin Solution...