In this episode, Corinne Furnari and Carol Petersen tackle a range of health-related topics with a focus on exposing misinformation. They delve into the controversial role of seed oils in modern diets, highlighting their harmful effects and the industrial refining processes that make them toxic. Arguing that these oils were never part of traditional human nutrition, the hosts suggest their widespread use stems from orchestrated disinformation campaigns. Corinne and Carol stress the importance of critical thinking and evidence-based information in navigating today’s overwhelming health landscape.

In this episode of Take Charge of Your Health, clinical nutritionist Corinne Furnari and pharmacist Carol Petersen dive into the hidden dangers of food additives commonly found in the American diet. The discussion highlights harmful substances such as artificial dyes, high-fructose corn syrup, and bromated wheat products—ingredients often banned in Europe but still prevalent in U.S. food. The hosts compare regulatory differences across continents and spotlight efforts by health advocates like Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to eliminate these toxic additives, especially to protect children’s health.

 Corinne Furnari and Carol Petersen, discussing the vital role of magnesium in human health, its connection to various chronic diseases like ALS, Parkinson's, and Alzheimer's, and its interactions with other essential nutrients such as vitamin D, calcium, progesterone, boron, B6, zinc, and selenium. They emphasize the challenges in diagnosing magnesium deficiency and advise on proper supplementation and absorption.

In the previous show, Dr. Bar explained how she uses peptides in her practice.   We covered some of the most popular peptides such as BPC 157.   This week Dr. Bar returns with more insights and practice tips and we open the phone lines to some specific questions and conditions. 

Collagen supplements have become very popular.  There are those that target different distinct tissues like the skin.  Does the research show that these supplements deliver?

Methylation is an important detoxification process for estrogens, adrenaline, histamine and more.  Learn how your methylation efficiency can affect your hormones.  https://forum.worldhealth.net/articles/hormones-on-a-methylation-leash-calming-the-endocrine-storm/

The true drivers of appetite, weight and mood. This was the topic that Corinne Furnari explored while she interacted with the audience as her cohost.

Osteoporosis is a serious loss of healthy bone turnover.  Conventional medicine offerings focuses on bisphosphonate drugs which stops bone remodeling.  This looks good on a bone density test but retains poor quality bone.  Bisphosphonate drugs even interfere with cholesterol production just as statin drugs to. 

We wanted to discuss some pearls like vitamin C babies, black seed oil benefits, licorice and DGL and other remedies that might come up.  We discussed erectile dysfunction as the topic came up - included increasing circulation, herbal remedies that improved testosterone and testosterone itself.