Slaughtering Sacred Cows: The Vitamin A Debate, Toxic Bile, and Copper Concerns with Dr. Garrett Smith
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Organ meats. Retinol. Detox protocols. Sacred cows in the alternative health world. Dr. Garrett Smith, aka the Nutrition Detective, joins us to unpack the growing debate around vitamin A toxicity, bile metabolism, and why some of the most celebrated “superfoods” may not work the same for everyone. At the center of the conversation is his Toxic Bile Theory — the idea that bile is not just a digestive fluid, but one of the body’s primary waste routes. When overloaded, he argues, it can shift fr...
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