432: How nutrient-poor soil affects your health & why Bill Gates is buying so much farmland | David R. Montgomery, Ph.D. & Anne Biklé

David R. Montgomery, Ph.D. & Anne Biklé: “We're losing about 33% of our ability to feed ourselves globally each year to ongoing soil loss and soil degradation.” David and Anne, husband and wife duo and co-authors, join mbg co-CEO, Jason Wachob, to discuss how to get the most nutritional bang for your buck, plus: - What we’re getting wrong with farming & agriculture (~02:00) - How we can nurture the soil & feed everyone (~07:09) - The health benefits of eating organic food (~11:51) - The importance of grass-fed meat (~23:05) - Link between omega-3’s & immunity (~27:35) - How the soil can change the flavor of your food (~31:13) - How to know if you’re a “supertaster” (~35:16) - The connection between soil health & longevity (~39:30) - How to support farmers & rebuild soil health (~42:29) - What Bill Gates is really doing with all that farmland (~45:56) - The link between flavor & your health (~55:31) Referenced in the episode: - David & Anne's newest book, What Your Food Ate: How to Heal Our Land and Reclaim Our Health . - UN's 2015 Global State of the Soil report . - David's previous book, Growing A Revolution . - David & Anne's previous book, The Hidden Half Of Nature . - A 1993 study on the mineral differences between organic & conventional food . - A 2001 study on organic crops & vitamin content . - A 2014 study on organic food & phytochemicals . - A study on tomatoes' flavor profile & phytochemicals. We hope you enjoy this episode sponsored by Dame Products, and feel free to watch the full video on Youtube ! Whether it's an article or podcast, we want to know what we can do to help here at mindbodygreen. Let us know at: podcast@mindbodygreen.com . Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices