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Why do recipes say 'salt to taste'? Is enameled cast iron worth the money? Why don't you use avocados? (E44) Feb 13, 2023

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00:00 Why do recipes say "salt to taste"?

28:34 Is enabled cast iron worth the cost?

44:24 Why don't you use avocados?

What intermittent fasting is, how it works, and why it might make you happier (E43) Feb 06, 2023

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***SOURCES***

Pew survey showing lots of secular Muslims in former Soviet states. https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2013/04/30/the-worlds-muslims-religion-politics-society-overview/

Pew survey showing most U.S. Muslims fast for Ramadan: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2018/05/15/most-u-s-muslims-observe-ramadan-by-fasting-during-daylight-hours/

2021 literature review on Ramadan vs non-Ramadan fasting and weight loss: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fnut.2020.625240/full

On the good and bad things that Lachnospiraceae may do to our health: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7232163/

2021 paper on Ramadan fasting and gut microbiome: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0002916522007079?via%3Dihub

Scholarly comment on the microbiome study I mentioned: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/113/5/1075/6169152

2015 review comparing different fasting schedules: https://academic.oup.com/nutritionreviews/article/73/10/661/1849182

2022 paper on how fasting lowers blood pressure: https://journals.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/ajpregu.00283.2021

2022 literature review on fasting and metal health: https://www.hindawi.com/journals/dm/2022/5653739/

2018 study showing fasting helps regenerate intestinal stem cells: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1934590918301632

What silicone is, and why I don't love cooking with it (E42) Jan 30, 2023

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What makes food 'savory' or 'hearty'? (E41) Jan 23, 2023

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Gas stove fumes and broken public health discourse (E40) Jan 16, 2023

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The new meta-analysis on gas stoves and asthma that everyone is talking about: https://junkscience.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/ijerph-20-00075.pdf

Is it actually unhealthy to be overweight? (E39) Jan 09, 2023

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The Godfather is the greatest food movie (E38) Dec 26, 2022

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Does frozen food last forever? Why get so upset about non-traditional cooking? (E37) Dec 17, 2022

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00:30 - Does frozen food last forever?

21:33 - Why get so upset about non-traditional cooking?

Why some people can eat dairy, and others REALLY can't (E36) Dec 10, 2022

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Do fiber supplements work? Do green powders work? Thoughts on soul food? (E35) Dec 03, 2022

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00:17 - Do fiber supplements work?

22:46 - Do green powder supplements work?

39:39 - Thoughts on soul food?