About
Hosts: Ed Jones (Owner of Nutrition World) & Clint Powell
Guest: Ben Fuehrer (Representative with VT24)
Topic: Microplastics & Detox
Variety of other topics all related to living a healthy life.
Presented by: Nutrition World
www.nutritionw.com
Broadcasting from the Nooga Dentistry Studio
www.noogadentistry.com
Production of: Whitfield Media Group
www.vitalhealthradio.com
Show Summary & Time Stamps:
Title: Detoxing from Microplastics, Hydrogen Water ( Hype vs Benefits), Sleep Tracking & More
[0:00:00] Show Intro
Ed Jones and Clint Powell open the show with their usual mix of deep health insight and humor.
Reminder: Content is educational and not medical advice.
[0:01:41] Microplastics: Risk, Everyday Sources, and Lifestyle Strategies
Why microplastics are a serious, everywhere problem—and why panic doesn’t help.
Simple exposure‑reduction tips: safer cookware, smarter bottled‑water habits, plastic‑free chewing gum.
[00:03:09] Hydrogen Water: Hype vs. Potential Benefits
Ed’s year‑long experiment with hydrogen water.
How it may support mitochondria, inflammation, and aging—and why it can take ~6 months to notice changes.
Options: generators vs. tablets.
[0:05:42] Other Products & Announcements
Optimize Your Fertility Lecture: Wednesday, April 1 at 6 pm. Led by Katie Poole
Digestive Enzyme Discovery – Ed discusses Enzymedica Digest Basic
Previously believed in enzymes but didn’t take them consistently.
After taking them for ~2 weeks: Reports zero gas, better regularity, and higher energy.
Restaurant/food talk (Portofino): Ed praises Portofino for using tallow instead of seed oils to grease pans
[0:14:27] Listener Question: Arthritis, Pain & Inflammation
Listener Gail:
Paraplegic, developing arthritis, pain, and spasms in various areas.
Asks for non‑diagnostic advice: lifestyle, supplements, diet for pain and inflammation.
Non‑diagnostic ideas for chronic pain and spasms:
Low‑oxalate diet and how it transformed Ed’s own pain.
Omega‑3s, microbiome support, and curcumin as natural anti‑inflammatories.
[0:18:53] Sleep, Data & Misperceived Insomnia
An 80‑year‑old client’s “insomnia” debunked by Oura Ring data.
Ed reviews her data and finds:
She has excellent sleep scores (70s–80s).
HRV ~60 at age 80 (better than Ed’s own HRV of ~20).
Conclusion: She has installed a “software of anxiety” about sleep for decades
Why objective sleep tracking can rewrite your health story.
[0:24:41] Natural Cough Remedy: Honey + Instant Coffee
A clinical trial where a honey‑coffee paste outperformed prednisone and guaifenesin for persistent cough.
Protocol (from the study he describes):
Mix: About 20 g honey with 2.9 g instant coffee to form a paste. Use instant coffee, not brewed ground coffee.
Dosing: About ½ tablespoon of the paste, 3 times per day.
Outcomes: Honey‑coffee group: cough scores dropped from 2.9 to 0.2 (~93% reduction).
[0:29:57] Ticks, Twitches & When to Worry
Best‑practice tick removal to reduce Lyme and infection risk. Strongly advises against squeezing a tick when removing it
Benign muscle twitches (eye flickers, brief jerks) often due to:
Anxiety, poor sleep, stimulants, dehydration, electrolytes imbalance, or muscle fatigue.
When to be concerned:
Persistent jerks in multiple body areas
Muscle loss or weakness.
[0:32:13] EMFs & Sleep: The “Toboggan” Hat
Ed’s EMF‑blocking sleep hat and the broader issue of sleep deprivation and long‑term health.
[0:36:00] Main Guest Segment: Microplastics Daily Detox (with Ben from Utzy Natural)
Microplastics found from Mount Everest to the Mariana Trench; They are everywhere; we’re all exposed.
The body can excrete plastics:
Plastics have been detected in urine and stool, showing innate detox capacity.
Utzy’s philosophy: support existing detox pathways rather than “reinventing” them.
Ed mentions:
His own microplastic test showed lower levels than ~80% of tested people, but he still wants to address long‑term accumulation.
References research finding high microplastic levels in prostate tissue and raises concern this may be a significant cancer contributor.
Ben outlines three key goals of the formula:
Support existing detox pathways, mainly liver and cellular detox.
Provide energy to cells for detox. Use mineral‑rich and mitochondrial‑supportive ingredients.
Counterbalance oxidative stress from detox Uses Hobamine as a next‑generation antioxidant to buffer side effects of increased detox activity.
Reported user benefits (variable, not guaranteed):
Increased mental clarity and reduced “brain fog.”
Improved energy levels.
Better sleep quality for some users.
Enhanced libido in some individuals.
[1:00:30] Closing Stoic Reflection
Using the shift from winter to spring as a cue to reset habits, regain rhythm, and “get after it.”
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