Uploaded August 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
No matter how many resources of great scientific information that are available to us, how little you don’t know about the foods you eat can be the difference between living the good life and one full of sickness.
Dr. Autumn Smith, co-founder of Paleovalley and Wild Pastures, knows this all too well as a once very sick person who healed herself via nutrition (with help from Paul via CD) many years ago.
Autumn shares her life’s continuing food as medicine mission, her recent Ph.D. studies on nutrient densities of meat and her concerns about efficiency over ecology in the food industry this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Autumn’s inspiring journey on YouTube at youtu.be/eQhrFHWbX24?si=sYCHD2tUN8HEaP-Z and watch her eight-part ReThink Meat series at youtube.com/playlist?list=PLabGT_eoaDQim1TD868KyUDpIbSLxYQO6 . Follow Autumn via social media on Facebook at facebook.com/LovePaleovalley , Instagram at instagram.com/paleovalley and YouTube at youtube.com/@wildpasturesofficial .
0:00 Intro
4:07 What people really don’t know about the food they eat.
11:09 Could farm-to-table nutrition in schools be part of our future?
29:03 Our top soil may run out within 60-80 years.
35:40 Dr. Bruce Ames’ triage theory.
43:16 The most common reaction to food sensitivities for pork consumption.
52:31 “We prioritize efficiency over ecology.”
1:01:38 Are synthetic vitamins really good for your health?
1:09:47 Good advice from the late Jerry Telle: Eat like you live on a farm.
1:20:23 Autumn worked with Dr. Stephan van Vilet on his study that compared nutrient densities in beef.
1:33:06 Most grass-fed beef we eat in America is produced in China.
Listen to Paul's conversation with Dr. Autumn Smith and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/360-the-shocking-truth-about-nutrient-loss-in-food-with-dr-autumn-smith
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• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
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Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com
No matter how many resources of great scientific information that are available to us, how little you don’t know about the foods you eat can be the difference between living the good life and one full of sickness.
Dr. Autumn Smith, co-founder of Paleovalley and Wild Pastures, knows this all too well as a once very sick person who healed herself via nutrition (with help from Paul via CD) many years ago.
Autumn shares her life’s continuing food as medicine mission, her recent Ph.D. studies on nutrient densities of meat and her concerns about efficiency over ecology in the food industry this week on Spirit Gym.
Learn more about Autumn’s inspiring journey on YouTube at youtu.be/eQhrFHWbX24?si=sYCHD2tUN8HEaP-Z and watch her eight-part ReThink Meat series at youtube.com/playlist?list=PLabGT_eoaDQim1TD868KyUDpIbSLxYQO6 . Follow Autumn via social media on Facebook at facebook.com/LovePaleovalley , Instagram at instagram.com/paleovalley and YouTube at youtube.com/@wildpasturesofficial .
0:00 Intro
4:07 What people really don’t know about the food they eat.
11:09 Could farm-to-table nutrition in schools be part of our future?
29:03 Our top soil may run out within 60-80 years.
35:40 Dr. Bruce Ames’ triage theory.
43:16 The most common reaction to food sensitivities for pork consumption.
52:31 “We prioritize efficiency over ecology.”
1:01:38 Are synthetic vitamins really good for your health?
1:09:47 Good advice from the late Jerry Telle: Eat like you live on a farm.
1:20:23 Autumn worked with Dr. Stephan van Vilet on his study that compared nutrient densities in beef.
1:33:06 Most grass-fed beef we eat in America is produced in China.
Listen to Paul's conversation with Dr. Autumn Smith and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/360-the-shocking-truth-about-nutrient-loss-in-food-with-dr-autumn-smith
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• BIOptimizers bioptimizers.com/spiritgym (save an extra 10% on your purchase by using the code PAUL10 at checkout)
• Zen in the Garden paulchek.com/events/zig (Learn how to connect with your soul with help from the Stone Buddhas by signing up today for Paul’s latest Zen in the Garden on Sept. 27!)
• Pique Life piquelife.com/paulchek (save up to 20% for life and get a FREE starter kit when you subscribe to one or more of Pique’s amazing beverages!)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
• Korrect korrectlife.com/spiritgym (save 15% on the newest drink supplement by Aubrey Marcus by using the code SPIRITGYM at checkout)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz) by Brave as Bears
All Rights Reserved MusicFit Records 2024 at musicfitrecords.com
