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Mind & Matter

Whether food, drugs or ideas, what you consume influences who you become. Learn directly from the best scientists & thinkers about how your body & mind react to what they're fed. New episodes weekly. Not medical advice.

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1:34:04

Farm Food: Soy in Animal Feed, Pesticides, Phytoestrogens, Seed Oils & Regenerative Farming

1:34:04

Farm Food: Soy in Animal Feed, Pesticides, Phytoestrogens, Seed Oils & Regenerative Farming

How industrial farming, seed oils, soy, and pesticides impact food nutrition and health.

Jan 14 • Nick Jikomes

1:18:49

Personalized Nutrition: Individual Responses to Foods, Fiber, Fats & Maternal Health

How individuals vary in responses to carbs, fibers, and fats.

Jan 11 • Nick Jikomes

1:34:08

Nutrition Content of Animal & Plant Foods: Beef, Plant-Based Meat, Raw vs. Processed Milk

How agricultural practices influence the nutrient density of foods, particularly meat, and the importance of hidden compounds beyond standard nutrition…

Jan 9 • Nick Jikomes

2:10:27

Metabolic Effects of Oxidative Stress in Development & Neurodegeneration Disease | Robert Lustig | 272

Cellular metabolism, mitochondrial health, and the roles of diet and environment in metabolic health, fetal & child development, and Alzheimer's.

Jan 4 • Nick Jikomes

2:08:49

Carbohydrates vs Ketosis in Exercise, Fatigue & Sports Science | Andrew Koutnik | 271

Deep dive into how ketogenic diets and carbohydrate intake effect exercise performance, and misconceptions in sports nutrition.

Dec 30, 2025 • Nick Jikomes

1:50:07

Stress & Psilocybin: Effects on Maternal Care & Offspring Development | Danielle Stolzenberg | 270

Neurobiology of maternal care in mammals: hormonal influences, stress effects & a study on psilocybin's unexpected effects during the postpartum period.

Dec 23, 2025 • Nick Jikomes

1:48:12

Soybean Oil: Obesity, Fatty Liver Disease, Gut Health, IBS & Colitis | Frances Sladek | 269

Metabolic effects of soybean oil and linoleic acid on obesity, fatty liver, and liver function.

Dec 15, 2025 • Nick Jikomes

1:22:34

Dietary Fat & Light Regulation of Circadian Biology | Louis Ptacek | 268

How seasonal changes in light and dietary unsaturated fats affect circadian rhythms in mammals.

Dec 12, 2025 • Nick Jikomes

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