The TRUTH About Processed Foods | Is Lead in Your Protein Powder & The One Habit You Should Be Doing
Release Date: 11/10/2025
The TRUTH About Processed Foods | Is Lead in Your Protein Powder & The One Habit You Should Be Doing
The Case Specific Podcast
🎧 Start living like the healthier you, today! Listen now and subscribe for monthly conversations where registered dietitians unpack nutrition myths, mindset, and real-world wellness advice. In this episode, we react to trending nutrition headlines and answer your most-searched questions about protein powder, processed foods, and sodium. From understanding what “processed” really means to debunking fears about salt, this conversation brings clarity, context, and actionable steps toward sustainable health. Whether you’ve wondered “Is my protein powder safe?” or “Is salt...
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Listen now and subscribe for monthly conversations where registered dietitians unpack nutrition myths, mindset, and real-world wellness advice.
In this episode, we react to trending nutrition headlines and answer your most-searched questions about protein powder, processed foods, and sodium. From understanding what “processed” really means to debunking fears about salt, this conversation brings clarity, context, and actionable steps toward sustainable health. Whether you’ve wondered “Is my protein powder safe?” or “Is salt really bad for me?”—we’ve got you covered with a dietitian’s perspective grounded in science and real-life behavior change.
Chapters
0:00 Intro
2:45 Is There Lead in My Protein Powder?
10:23 The One Habit You Need
29:48 The Truth about Processed Foods
47:45 Learning to Live like the Healthier You
1:03:07 Is Salt Really Bad for Me?
1:18:47 The Gap in SNAP Funding
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✏️ Is Sodium Good or Bad for You? Robb Wolf Article: https://science.drinklmnt.com/electrolytes/is-sodium-good-or-bad
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