Show summary
Warning: listening to this week’s podcast episode may change the way you think about food and your genes. Did you know what you eat today can affect your great-grandchildren’s genes? Can fasting actually make you live longer? Did you know that the recommended limits on alcohol consumption significantly differ from country to country? Is eating eight servings of grain-based foods per day still a relevant recommendation?

Show notes
- Learning about epigentics on SciShow in 2012 (YouTube link)

- What does epigenetics mean? (Wikipedia article)

- How starvation affects epigentics and future generations

- Study on roundworms passing on their epigenetic information to their offspring (Research article link)

- Reduced caloric intake in rodents has shown to increase overall lifespan (Research article link)

- Fasting in cultural and religious traditions

- How dietary practices outlined in the Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible/Torah) helped ancient people live safer lives

- “A 24-hour fast restructured the gut microbiome in diabetic mice which beneficially impacted the shape and number of colon cells”... (Dr. Rhonda Patrick on Twitter)

- “Everything I do in my life, will affect my future children and their children”.

- Did you know that Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory was filmed in Munich?

- The processed food revolution in the 1950s and 60s (Check out some actual 1950s recipes being prepared)

- Is it too expensive to buy fresh whole foods?

- Tips on how to eat healthy in Canada when you’re living on a tight budget

- Getting some good deals on local fruits and vegetables at the Halifax Seaport Farmers’ Market (Home page)

- The national guidelines for alcohol consumption from country to country differ drastically (Research article) (UK’s guidelines vs. Germany’s guidelines vs. Canada’s guidelines)

- Beer used to be consumed as a substitute for water (Wikipedia article)

- Learn more about the latest research on the risks of alcohol consumption (BBC documentary - The Truth About Alcohol)

- The confusing and outdated Canada’s Food Guide (Link to the Guide)

- Eggs are good for you (yes, even the yolk) (Harvard Health Letter)

- “Europeans in general, don’t stay away from the fatty stuff”.

- Why do Canadians usually tend to drink milk that only has one to two percent fat content?

- In Europe they don’t refrigerate eggs in stores, but in North America you’ll always find them refrigerated (YouTube link)

- Egg vending machines are a thing in Germany (Image)