#30 - Bleeding Gums and Dogs for Dinner: How Amundsen Won and Scott Died

#30 - Bleeding Gums and Dogs for Dinner: How Amundsen Won and Scott Died

The Race to the South Pole wasn’t won by luck — it was won by understanding one invisible killer: scurvy. In this episode, we follow Roald Amundsen’s triumph and Robert Falcon Scott’s tragic death, revealing how Amundsen’s lessons from the Inuit — fresh seal meat, dogs, and skis — defeated the disease that destroyed Scott’s team. From medieval sailors bleeding from the gums to the horrors of being stranded in the Arctic for years, polar bear attacks, and the defeat of the Franco-Spanish armada, we trace scurvy’s bloody history. Discover Lind’s citrus trial, James Cook’s use of lemon juice, the discovery of Vitamin C, and why fresh meat (including eating sled dogs) prevented scurvy and opened the path to glory. A gripping tale of science, survival, and one crucial molecule.

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#29 - The Hidden World Within: Unraveling the Microbiome

#29 - The Hidden World Within: Unraveling the Microbiome

Trillions of microbes live inside you. More than your own cells, rivaling the stars in our galaxy, and they’re quietly controlling your mood, anxiety, fear, boldness, and even your cravings. This epis...

10 Apr 56min

#28 - White Gold or White Lie? The Truth About Salt and Health

#28 - White Gold or White Lie? The Truth About Salt and Health

Uncover salt's epic history—from empire-building currency to Gandhi's revolution-sparking march. Explore its biological necessity, animal cravings, and the flawed "salt scare" that wrongly equates low...

4 Jan 55min

#27 - Maggots & Misery vs. Mankind & Beef

#27 - Maggots & Misery vs. Mankind & Beef

The flesh-eating screwworm that devours cattle and wildlife alive is threatening the US again.  Once a major beef production issue has since been largely solved thanks to Knipling and Bushland inventi...

19 Nov 202553min

#26 - Keto Clarity: Unlocking Fat Loss, Cancer Defense, and Mental Health

#26 - Keto Clarity: Unlocking Fat Loss, Cancer Defense, and Mental Health

In this episode we discuss insulin and insulin resistance. This leads onto the profound health benefits of nutritional ketosis. From obesity Type 2 Diabetes and weight loss to Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s...

10 Nov 202555min

#25 - What a Plant Knows

#25 - What a Plant Knows

Sunflowers turn before dawn, vines mimic their neighbors, corn recruits wasps to kill caterpillars, and trees chat underground. What secrets are plants hiding, and are they smarter than we think? Join...

9 Juli 20251h 3min

#024 - Time For a COOL Change?

#024 - Time For a COOL Change?

Should imported beef be labeled “Product of the USA” when it’s not born or raised here? We discuss the complex issue of Country of Origin Labeling (COOL), which would ensure every package reveals its ...

7 Maj 20251h 11min

#23 - Need a Change of Heart? Pigs to the Rescue

#23 - Need a Change of Heart? Pigs to the Rescue

Donor organs are desperately needed. The waiting list for a heart. kidney, lung is long and uncertain. Enter the emerging world of Transgenic and Chimeric Pigs. What if pigs can grow a new heart, just...

6 Mars 202540min

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