Healthy as a Mother, the podcast for becoming and being a mother, with your cohosts Dr. Leah Gordon and Dr. Morgan MacDermott, two naturopathic doctors who get it. Each week we teach you how to be the healthiest mother you can be - from fertility and preconception, to pregnancy and birth prep, through postpartum and throughout motherhood - empowering you with the natural health guidance and education you’re not getting elsewhere, so you can confidently navigate the broken system at large. The real, the raw, the un-talked about.
Healthy as a Mother, the podcast for becoming and being a mother, with your cohosts Dr. Leah Gordon and Dr. Morgan MacDermott, two naturopathic doctors who get it. Each week we teach you how to be the healthiest mother you can be - from fertility and preconception, to pregnancy and birth prep, through postpartum and throughout motherhood - empowering you with the natural health guidance and education you’re not getting elsewhere, so you can confidently navigate the broken system at large. The real, the raw, the un-talked about.
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What if the real problem isn't salt itself but the way we've stripped it, feared it, and deadened the water we drink it with?
We’re sitting down with Darryl Bosshardt, a salt expert from Redmond, Utah, who grew up inside his family's mineral business. We had a lot of fun recording this episode because he's as intensely nerdy about salt as we are about birth and motherhood.
We question how salt ended up cast as the villain and what that fear has quietly done inside us, especially when studies and headlines ignored context like water and overall diet. We open up the tension between the mineral-rich salt and spring water humans adapted to and the stripped, “dead” versions most people are leaning on today. Instead of handing you another protocol, we stay focused on how it actually feels when you give your body enough of what it runs on and stop fighting its design.
You’ll Learn:
[00:00:00] Introduction
[00:06:09] How ancient civilizations survived and thrived around salt deposits
[00:11:52] The clever way our ancestors found salt and water
[00:17:17] The fascinating science of salt crystal size and why it changes how salty food tastes on your tongue
[00:20:30] The biblical origins of "kosher salt" and why it's called that (it has nothing to do with being blessed)
[00:26:31] The 1954 mouse study that demonized salt
[00:32:17] The shocking truth: consuming less than 2,300mg of sodium resulted in a 430% increase in heart attacks
[00:34:19] The Brewer's Diet approach to preventing preeclampsia with unrestricted salt, protein, and water
[00:40:16] What "dead water" is and why spring water contains the full electrolyte profile our bodies expect
[00:47:32] The bottle experiment that proves RO water is aggressively trying to dissolve everything it touches
[00:52:30] Drinking demineralized water makes your body pull minerals from your jawbone and teeth
[01:03:05] The heavy metals question: understanding parts per billion versus actual micrograms consumed
[01:13:04] How to evaluate ANY product with three simple questions about producer, source, and processing
Resources Mentioned:
Find A Spring | Website
Water & Salt, the Essence of Life by Barbara Hendel and Peter Ferreira | Book
FDA Total Diet Study | Article
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Find more from Dr. Leah:
Dr. Leah Gordon | Instagram
Dr. Leah Gordon | Website
Womanhood Wellness | Website
Find more from Dr. Morgan:
Dr. Morgan MacDermott | Instagram
Dr. Morgan MacDermott | Website
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