Episode 057: Welcome to another instalment of Real Health Radio. Kamal is a nutrition researcher with an MPH and MBA from Johns Hopkins University, and is on hiatus from a PhD in nutrition, in which he researched the link between diet and chronic pain. He has published peer-reviewed articles on vitamin D and calcium as well as a variety of clinical research topics. Kamal is the director of Examine.com, which is an independent and unbiased encyclopedia on supplementation and nutrition.

Here’s what we talk about in this podcast episode:

2:55 When he got into nutrition research

7:05 What is Examine.com all about

8:30 How they decide what supplements look into

13:15 How to evaluate research and the hierarchy of evidence

16:45 Red flags to look for results

18:40 Why abstracts and conclusions can be misleading

22:55 The biggest issues with supplement research trials

26:15 What you should look out for when buying supplements

27:25 How to pay attention to your body when taking supplements

29:00 The supplement categories that are a waste of time

31:45 Supplements that are good for most people

34:00 Understanding how little he knows through further research

36:45 Research he has done on meditation

40:15 Why meditation has become more important as technology has advanced

41:50 Why getting in nature can be as good as meditation

43:40 The goals of Examine.com

46:25 The information products that Examine.com produces

Here’s how you can connect with Kamal:

Kamal Facebook

Website

Examine.com Facebook page

Twitter

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