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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.

Episodes

Wednesday May 05, 2021

The Inspiring Story of Team USA Weightlifter Abby Raymond | PE Edition

Wednesday May 05, 2021

Disciplined, dedicated, and an all-out inspiration. These are all traits that define Team USA Weightlifter Abby Raymond. Listen in to this special performance edition of the Thorne Podcast as Abby shares her story on the importance of supplement safety and testing for athletes, and how she’s training for the 2024 Paris Games.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Abby Ramond Team USA weightlifter [:30]
- Journey into weightlifting [1:15]
Positive Testing [2:04]
- Turning the experience into a learning opportunity [3:30]
Working along USADA [4:02]
- Promoting clean sports and telling her story [4:30]
Finding Thorne [4:49]
- Testing methods and ensuring supplement safety [5:25]
Testing positive for banned substances and athlete eligibility [6:07]
- Failed doesn’t always equal cheating, could mean contamination [6:33]
Accidental dangers of exposures [8:27]
NSF Certified for Sport [9:46]
- Trusting Thorne supplements [10:40]
Favorite weightlifting moments [11:15]
Paris 2024 Games [12:00]
- Focusing on the process [12:15]
Training routines [13:11]
Recovery and nutrition [13:58]
- Using Thorne products for recovery [14:43]
Being a role model for young athletes [15:21]
On life outside the weight room [17:29]
Questions from the community [19:39]
- How has Covid-19 impacted the sport? [19:43]
- What supplement stack do you use for weightlifting? [21:18]
- What does your training routine look like? [21:50]
- How do you change the perceptions of Olympic Weightlifting from being a male sport? [22:54]
- What advice do you have for a young girl looking to get into weightlifting? [24:47]
- Who are the women athletes that have inspired you?
True Sport Anti-Doping [26:20]

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Wednesday Apr 21, 2021

Breaking Down Your Body’s Inflammatory Response

Wednesday Apr 21, 2021

Your body’s inflammatory response is a healthy and necessary way for the body to protect itself. However, when that response stays on and inflammation persists, problems arise. Learn all about chronic vs. acute inflammatory responses in this episode of the Thorne Podcast.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Younger generations and wellness [2:00]
Fine-tuning wellness [2:48]
Mainstream wellness [3:00]
Inflammation [5:50]
- Leaky gut [6:36]
- Chronic inflammation vs acute inflammation [7:00]
- History of our understanding of inflammation [7:15]
Acute inflammation [7:52]
Chronic inflammation [8:50]
Leaky gut and inflammation [10:20]
- Microbiome [10:45]
NSAID [11:30]
Gut health and the body’s inflammatory response [14:00]
Antibiotics [16:13]
Stopping symptoms but not understanding why [17:20]
Inflammation is the body trying to tell you something [17:50]
Questions from the community [20:50]
- Is inflammation ever a good thing [21:12]
  - Defending your body [21:36]
  - Problems [21:36]
- How is someone that’s young have arthritis [23:21]
  - Microbiome [24:24]
- Why are some foods inflammatory [27:15]
- Are there places in the body that have no inflammatory response? [29:35]
- Supporting a healthy inflammatory response [30:37]
  - Diet [31:07]
  - Food Inflammatory Test [31:56]
  - Supplements [32:30]

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Wednesday Apr 14, 2021

The Secrets to Effective Weight Management

Wednesday Apr 14, 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, our doctors 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:

Weight management introduction [2:00]
- Unhealthy diets [2:35]
- Hormonal response to foods [2:44]
Lifestyle diets [3:14]
- Paleo [3:19]
- Low-carb [3:40]
Weight and lifestyle factors [4:00]
- Cortisol and weight [4:15]
Creating a lifestyle around healthy weight [5:00]
Intermittent Fasting [6:27]
- How many hours to fast [6:59]
- Calorie restriction and stress [8:00]
Hormesis or hormetic stress [8:35]
- Stimulating metabolism [10:30]
Microbiome and weight [12:05]
- Can altered microbiome cause weight gain? [13:28]
- Ingredients that alter our microbes [13:36]
Weight management and supplements [14:00]
- Berberine [14:27]
- Green tea [15:05]
Weight gain is your body telling you something is not working [15:20]
- Diet, stress, and other causes [15:30]
Mainstream weight loss: too much focus on calories in / calories out [16:20]
Detoxification [16:45]
- Supporting the body’s detox system [18:34]
- Supplements and detoxification [18:43]
Questions from the community [20:48]
- Why do contestants on The Biggest Loser regain their weight after the competition? [20:51]
  - Not dealing with underlying issues [21:02]
  - Not making meaningful changes [21:26]
- How can I support healthy metabolism? [23:29]
  - Methods for supporting your body’s fat burning mode [23:35]
  - Caffeine and metabolism supporting supplements [24:29]
- Are all overweight people diabetic? [25:25]
- Weight stigma and healthcare providers [27:08]
- Weight and thyroid [28:18]
- Are popular diets safe? Many look like eating disorders? [30:02]
  - Prescreening [30:55]
- How can I improve my health regardless of weight? [32:03]
  - Lifestyle changes [32:07]

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Looking for a Summer Weight Management Program?

Five Strategies for Healthy Weight Management

Can a Probiotic Help You with Weight Management?

Manage Your Weight with Mindful Eating

Stress and Weight Gain: What’s the Connection?

Thorne Weight Management Program Guide

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Wednesday Apr 07, 2021

Talking Training, Nutrition, and Life with Tennis Star CoCo Vandeweghe | PE Edition

Wednesday Apr 07, 2021

The 2018 U.S. Open doubles champion CoCo Vandeweghe joins Thorne’s Director of Sports Science, Joel Totoro in this special performance edition of the Thorne podcast to discuss the training and nutrition that goes into fueling Coco’s competitive spirit on the tennis court.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Coco Vandeweghe Background and family [1:00]
The Grand Slam Tournaments [2:49]
CoCo career highlights [3:50]
- Overcoming injury [4:30]
Injury rehab [6:45]
- Recovery process [9:00]
- Mental aspects [11:00]
Recovery and performance tips [12:30]
- Recovery basics [12:55]
- Diet [14:00]
- Working with a dietician [14:41]
Electrolytes and Supplements [15:31]
Coco’s nutrition and supplement regimen [16:50]
- Catalyte [17:00]
Finding time to relax and unwind [18:00]
Looking ahead in 2021 [19:31]
Questions from the community [21:17]
- How has Covid impacted your performance and training? [21:22]
- How much training is in the gym vs. on the court/technique training for tennis? [23:15]
- Coco’s family of athletes [25:00]
- Tennis inspirations [26:17]
- Upcoming tennis players inspired by CoCo [26:54]
- Other sports outside of Tennis: Golf [27:24]
- Secret to victory in Tennis doubles match [28:05]
Headstrong: supporting mental health for veterans [29:16]

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Wednesday Mar 31, 2021

Tired All the Time: Exploring Fatigue and Common Causes

Wednesday Mar 31, 2021

Fatigue is an extreme tiredness. It can be mental, physical, and could have many causes. Fatigue usually means our body is trying to tell us something. In this episode of the Thorne Podcast, we breakdown common causes of fatigue, from adrenal fatigue to cellular health, and how to tell if your fatigue is just tiredness or something more.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Lipman: Stop Feeling Spent and Start Living Again [1:40]
Analyzing fatigue causes [2:40]
- Fatigue as a symptom of something else [3:00]
Fatigue: Whether you need more of something or less of something [3:20]
- What are you putting in your body or what is your body lacking? [4:12]
Adrenal function, cortisol, and fatigue [5:00]
- Testing cortisol levels [5:50]
- Adrenal fatigue and exercise [6:45]
- Kidney Yang Deficiency [7:36]
Mental fatigue vs. physical fatigue [8:50]
Countering Fatigue [9:12]
- Yoga [9:18]
- Adaptogens [9:44]
- Licorice root [10:20]
Thyroid function and fatigue [11:19]
- Selenium [12:38]
- Ashwagandha [12:55]
- Mood disorders [14:27]
Mitochondrial exhaustion [15:00]
- Nutrition and mitochondria [16:00]
- ResveraCel [16:22]
- Nicotinamide Riboside [16:38]
- NAD [16:58]
  - Declining NAD levels as we age [17:20]
- Overtraining and mitochondrial health [18:30]
- Questions from the community [20:30]
  - Is fatigue real or is it in our heads? What causes tiredness [20:36]
    - Fatigue is part of our body’s feedback system [20:59]
    - Fatigue and sleep [21:18]
  - Why am I more fatigued after a day of doing nothing? [22:28]
    - Body catching up on rest [22:50]
    - Overworking your body [23:46]
    - Burnout [24:00]
  - How can you tell the difference between normal tiredness and serious fatigue? [25:07]
    - Tiredness tends to improve with rest [25:12]
  - Is it ok to use coffee for fatigue? [26:34]
    - Not ideal for adrenal fatigue [26:40]
    - Adenosine [27:10]
  - When should I worry about being tired all the time? [27:53]

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Wednesday Mar 24, 2021

Exploring Pro Sports Nutrition with Becci Twombley Pt. 2 | PE Edition

Wednesday Mar 24, 2021

In part two, Sport Dietician Becci Twombley, RDN, shares her insights on the recovery process for athletes, including the best nutrients for recovery and why everyone – not just athletes – should have a specialized diet.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

How sports nutrition has evolved [1:18]
- Becci Twombley’s journey into the world of sports nutrition [2:00]
- Athlete injuries [3:40]
Incorporating technology into sports recovery [5:48]
- “Intentional” trauma with sports [7:33]
A sport dietician’s role in injury recovery [7:58]
- Fueled vs. unfueled muscle [8:30]
- Using ICU techniques [9:00]
- Protein and injuries [9:30]
Inflammation and the recovery process [10:35]
- Understanding the immune response [11:00]
- The inflammatory response [11:30]
Carbohydrates and recovery [12:40]
- Calories required for recovery [13:00]
- Negative energy balance can impede recovery [13:30]
Nutrients for the recovery process [14:00]
- Nutrients for blood flow [14:30]
- Turmeric supplements [14:50]
- Nitrates [15:03]
- Omega-3s [15:29]
- Micronutrients for recovery [15:44]
- Glutamine [16:44]
Getting back to optimal performance [17:14]
- Energy balance [17:31]
Questions from the community [19:20]
- What kind of injuries are most common in athletes [19:25]
  - Hurt vs injured [19:57]
- Is surgery overused in athlete injuries? [22:13]
  - Advances in physical therapy [22:28]
- Are professional athlete diets specialized for athletes? Or should everyone be eating like an athlete? [23:35]
  - Everyone should have a specialized diet [23:47]
- What’s your favorite nutrient and your favorite smoothie recipe? [25:22]
- Rebuild Nutrition.com [27:20]

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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021

Measures to Support Your Mitochondrial Health

Wednesday Mar 17, 2021

Mitochondria are the “battery packs” in our cells that produce the energy our cells and organ systems need to function. Learn about the lifestyle measures, nutrition, and supplements that can help support mitochondrial health and renewal to keep your cells young-like and healthy in this episode of the Thorne Podcast.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Lipman’s journey into medicine [1:20]
Mitochondrial health [3:16]
- Supporting mitochondrial function [5:52]
Mitochondrial renewal [6:22]
- Steps to support mitochondrial renewal [8:00]
Mitochondrial biogenesis [8:49]
What lowers mitochondria? [9:49]
Mitochondria and Parkinson’s [10:50]
- Mitochondria health and disease [11:33]
Free radicals [12:04]
Healthy aging and your mitochondria [14:25]
- Alpha-Lipoic Acid [14:44]
CoQ10 [15:49]
Nicotinamide Riboside [17:30]
- Mitochondria and NAD+ [17:43]
- B vitamins [18:00]
- DNA repair [18:38]
- NR and resveratrol [19:22]
NAD+ vs. NR supplements [20:00]
Questions from the community [22:47]
- Do athletes have more/better mitochondria? [22:54]
  - Exercise and promoting mitochondria [23:07]
- Mito Diet: Foods and nutrients for mitochondrial health [22:40]
  - Avoiding excessive carbs [25:36]
  - CoQ10, Alpha-Lipoic Acid, Nicotinamide Riboside [27:42]
  - Quercetin [28:20]
- What organs mitochondrial products? [29:00]
- How to repair damaged mitochondria and cellular health? [29:52]
  - Fasting [31:17]
- Does every cell in the body have mitochondria? [31:52]
- Explaining the difference between NR, NAD+, NADH, and NMN.
- Can too much NR overload your cells? [35:00]

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Five Ways You Can Benefit From Supplementing with Nicotinamide Riboside (NR)
Nutritional Supplement to Support Healthy Aging: ResveraCel®
Can Your Body Keep Up with Its Energy Demands?
What You Should Know About Healthy Aging
Why It's Important to Methylate While Taking Nicotinamide Riboside

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Wednesday Mar 10, 2021

Exploring Pro Sports Nutrition with Becci Twombley Pt. 1 | PE Edition

Wednesday Mar 10, 2021

As the Team Sports Dietitian for the Los Angeles Angels and dietician for Los Angeles Lakers, Becci Twombley, RDN, has unique insights about the sports nutrition experience and what it takes to fuel professional athletes. Hear what she has to say about the world of sport performance, training athletes during COVID-19, and more in this special performance edition of the Thorne Podcast.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Medical nutrition therapy [1:15]
- How it relates to sports performance [1:23]
- Accreditation [1:36]
Fueling athletes during Covid-19 [2:48]
- Feeding athletes [4:00]
- Individual servings [4:57]
Supporting athletes from a distance [5:59]
- Working in a bubble [6:10]
- Building relationships with athletes [7:00]
- Training from a distance [7:36]
The wellness side of sports [9:17]
- Building health habits [10:00]
Athlete preparation [12:50]
- Difference between athletes in MLB and NBA [13:02]
- Wellness education [14:28]
Supporting mental health in athletes [15:20]
- Covid-19 and increased stress [15:40]
Healthy habits after Covid [17:31]
Questions from the community [19:05]
- With limitation on staffing, how did that change how athletes were able to be taken care3 of? [19:15]
  - Everyone had to take on extra roles [19:35]
  - Establishing new routines [20:35]
- Did you know many athletes that had Covid? [21:26]
  - Organizations took things very seriously [21:51]
  - Retraining after testing positive [22:33]
- Are athletes taking precautionary measures? [23:09]
  - It’s all about building team culture [22:40]
  - Wearing masks in the NBA [23:51]
  - Covid Testing: MLB vs. NBA [24:34]
- Lasting impact of Covid-19 and how do athletes recover [25:54]
  - Heart and lungs [26:22]
  - Monitoring athletes [26:43]
- Dieting and working out during Covid without a gym [28:04]
  - Adjusting energy to match what you expend [28:13]
  - Working out at home [28:23]
  - Energy balance [28:25]
  - Portion sizes [29:23]
- Rebuild Sports [32:58]

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Wednesday Mar 03, 2021

What Are the Different Types of Headaches?

Wednesday Mar 03, 2021

Headaches can be mild or they can be severe. Join Dr. Frank Lipman and Dr. Robert Rountree as they discuss the many different types of headaches – from migraines to tension headaches – and what could be causing them.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Causes of headaches are multifactored [2:36]
Tension headaches [2:45]
Food sensitivities and headaches [3:11]
The great paradox: Brain does not feel pain [3:42]
Blood vessels and your brain [4:20]
Finding the source of headaches [4:47]
- Chronic headaches vs severe headaches [5:00]
- Diagnosing headache causes [5:33]
- Scanning for brain injury [6:00]
Headache triggers [6:56]
- Tracking triggers with a diary [7:12]
- Lifestyle factors [7:44]
- Stress is a big factor [7:57]
- Dehydration and headaches [8:34]
- Muscle tension as a cause for headaches [9:03]
Trigger points on the body [9:24]
Migraines [10:20]
- Causes [11:18]
Other triggers [12:30]
- Food allergies [13:13]
- Nutritional deficiencies [13:48]
- Nutrients to help with headaches [14:00]
Treating headaches [16:00]
Histamine response and headaches [17:56]
How headaches vary headaches [19:22]
Questions from the community [21:44]
- What are the different types of headaches [21:47]
  - Most common: Tension and migraines [22:01]
  - Headache is a vague name for the pain you are feeling [22:10]
  - Important to identify cause [22:40]
- How long can I have a headache before I need to see a doctor? [22:58]
  - Depends on the severity of headache [23:10]
  - Getting to the bottom of headaches cause [25:00]
- Why are headaches linked to skipping meals? [26:50]
  - Abdominal migraines [27:06]
  - Hypoglycemia [27:47]
  - Understanding blood sugar levels [28:11]
- Are headaches in the brain or some other part of the head? [29:45]
  - Headaches come from structures of the brain [29:59]
- Why are headaches behind my eyes? [30:17]
  - Muscles behind the eyes [30:21]
- What is good for headaches? [31:23]
  - Ibuprofen [31:32]
  - Willow bark extract, ginger [32:06]
  - Releasing tension in the muscles [32:46]

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Wednesday Feb 24, 2021

Exploring Bone And Muscle Loss And What To Do About It

Wednesday Feb 24, 2021

Loss of both density (osteopenia) and muscle mass (sarcopenia) are two common concerns when it comes to aging. In this episode of The Thorne Podcast, Dr. Frank Lipman and Dr. Robert Rountree explore the causes of bone and muscle mass loss and what you can do about it.

During this episode you’ll learn about:

Defining sarcopenia [1:56]
- Sarcopenia: loss of muscle mass [2:18]
- Sarcopenia and metabolic functions [2:50]
- Sarcopenia and weight [3:50]
- Aging and strength training [4:20]
Aging is a primary factor for difficulty in maintaining muscle mass [5:21]
Animal protein, healthy aging, and sarcopenia [6:11]
- Amino Acid Leucine [6:55]
- BCAA / Amino Complex [7:24]
Using plant proteins [8:20]
Collagen and muscle mass [8:50]
- Collagen and skin health [9:20]
Hydroxymethylbutyrate (HMB) [10:28]
- HMB and muscle mass support [10:35]
Osteopenia: loss of bone density [11:18]
- Connected to the body’s inflammatory response [12:12]
- Body’s acid/base balance [12:46]
Osteopenia and exercise [13:48]
- Trampolines for osteopenia [13:55]
- Osteopenia in astronauts [14:07]
- Swimming for osteopenia [14:30]
Osteopenia and diet [15:15]
- Drinking soda/sugary beverages and negative impact on bone health [15:45]
Nutrients for Osteopenia and bone health [16:00]
- Vitamin K [16:30]
- Calcium [18:01]
- Magnesium [18:25]
- Vitamin D [18:30]
Questions from the community [20:05]
- How to tell if you have sarcopenia [20:10]
  - Feeling fragility, loss of power in muscle function [20:20]
  - Blood and metabolic profile [20:33]
- How to tell if you have osteopenia [21:32]
  - Lack of symptoms / getting X-ray done [21:40]
- Difference between osteopenia and osteoporosis [22:27]
  - Degree of bone loss [22:39]
- Are sarcopenia and osteopenia genetic? [26:13]
  - Understanding how genes interact could help determine bone health [26:46]
- When do you treat sarcopenia and osteopenia? [28:00]
  - Active prevention [28:20]

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