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Join us as we celebrate Thorne’s 40th anniversary! Dr. Kathi Head, Executive Director of Medical Media and a 27-year veteran of Thorne, and host Dr. Robert Rountree discuss Thorne’s evolution and the key innovations and partnerships that made Thorne the most-trusted name in scientific wellness.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
This week’s guest: Dr. Kathi Head, ND, Thorne’s Executive Director of Medical Media and a 27-year veteran of Thorne [0:54]
Formulating the Thorne way since 1984 [4:06]
The problem with magnesium stearate [5:44]
Refusing to use unnecessary fillers [7:10]
Why Thorne uses capsules vs. tablets for superior absorption [9:06]

Thorne’s partnership with Indena S.p.A. on phytosome technology for botanical extracts [11:32]
The big picture: Thorne’s evolution into home testing and sports performance [15:58]
Certification from NSF as a sign of Thorne’s quality [17:57]

Questions from the community
After 40 years, is Thorne the supplement industry’s best-kept secret? How is Thorne marketing itself to wider audiences? [22:04]
What is Thorne’s “No List” and how has it changed over time? [25:53]
What are Thorne’s quality control measures? [27:46]
What are some of the biggest challenges Thorne faces? [30:33]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
Check out Kathi Head’s articles on Thorne’s Take 5 Daily online magazine
Thorne Leadership Reflects on 40 Years of Thorne
The Evolution of the Thorne Brand
Product Quality: Thorne's Defining Characteristic
Presenting: Thorne HealthTech, a New Era for Data-Driven Wellness
Quality Through Manufacturing the Thorne Way
Certification by NSF International Explained and What Certification Means For You
The Thorne 'No List'
'No List': Ingredients Never Found in a Thorne Product
Thorne's 'No List': What Makes These Ingredients Unacceptable?
What Happens When Our 'No List' and 'Yes List' Disagree
Here's Why Your Favorite Thorne Products Are Sometimes Discontinued or Out of Stock
Products mentioned in this episode: Vitamin D, Pancreatic Enzymes, Beta Alanine-SR, Gut Health Test, Whey Protein Isolate, Quercetin Phytosome, Curcumin Phytosome, Boswellia Phytosome, Green Tea Phytosome, Grape Seed Extract, Berberine, CoQ10
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In part one of this two-part series, Dr. Robert Rountree and Dr. Frank Lipman explore the topic of anxiety. Learn about the different types of anxiety, how to manage the body’s stress response through meditation, diet, and supplements, and more.
Note: This episode originally aired in July 2022. In part one of this two-part series, Dr. Robert Rountree and Dr. Frank Lipman dive deep into the topic of anxiety. Learn about the different types of anxiety, how to manage the body’s stress response through meditation, diet, and supplements, and more. If you or someone you know needs help today, please call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline: 1-800-273-TALK. The call is free and confidential, and crisis workers are there 24/7 to assist you. Listen to Part 2 of our conversation here.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
Anxiety: all-time high? [2:18]
Gut health and anxiety [2:54]
Metabolic issues and anxiety [3:26]
COVID and anxiety [3:51]
Types of anxiety [5:04]
How anxiety manifests in the body [5:38]
Managing our stress response [6:56]
Anxiety and our body’s survival process [8:23]
Parasympathetic nervous system [9:42]
Meditation and breathing practices [10:48]
Movement as a means for meditation [12:01]
Other ways to meditate [12:39]
Headspace app [14:06]
Practical meditation [14:44]
Mantra meditation [15:48]
Nutrients, supplements, and anxiety [19:00]
GABA and magnesium [19:11]
Your gut, anxiety, and depression [19:43]
L-theanine and green tea [21:00]
Acupuncture and anxiety [21:59]
Questions from the community [23:52]
Is anxiety genetic, caused from deficiencies, a response to an environment or all of the above? [24:00]Epigenetics [25:06]

Why are so many student athletes anxious? [26:39]
Advice for those with panic attacks [28:25]
Does low progesterone play a role in anxiety? [30:30]CBD [32:28]

How should I know if I need anti-anxiety of antidepressant medication? [34:24]
Is the world going to be full of shut-ins post-COVID? [36:08]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
Text “HELLO” to the Crisis Text Line at 741741.
Suicide & Crisis Lifeline / 988
Gut Health: The Link to Anxiety and Depression?
Mayo Clinic: Improve Your Well-being – Add Biophilic Design Elements to Your Living Space
Research Extracts: How Men and Women Experienced Anxiety Differently During the Pandemic
Research Extracts: Chocolate and Depression | Pollution and Brain Tumors | Sleep and Anxiety | Fish and Weight
A Mayo Clinic Doctor’s Advice: Science-backed Ways to Manage Stress and Anxiety During a Crisis
Anxious or Depressed? Focus On These Micronutrient Blood Levels
The Impact of Exercise on Mental Health
Managing Stress When Trying to Conceive
Stress and Your Endocannabinoid System (ECS)
From the podcast archives: All About Anxiety and Depression Part 2; Gut Check: How Your Gut Influences Whole-Body Health
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Dr. Robert Rountree and Dr. Amanda Frick took Thorne’s at-home Weight Management Test, and the results are in! Listen here or watch on YouTube to follow along as they explain how the test works, what it measures, and how to interpret their personal test results for better health.
Watch Amanda Frick and Dr. Robert Rountree go over their results.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
Thorne’s Weight Management Test: What is it? [1:33]
Different collection processes for men and women [03:10]
Tips for the finger prick and blood spot collection step [4:19]
Tips for the saliva sample collection step [5:14]

Who may benefit from Thorne’s Weight Management Test? What hormones does it measure? [7:20]
How follow-up testing can support weight management goals [10:18]
What patients taking weight-loss drugs may learn from Thorne’s at-home tests [11:19]

Amanda Frick’s Weight Management Test results and analysis [14:44]
Low progesterone meaning [17:01]
DHEA hormone levels [19:26]
Cortisol, hemoglobin A1C, and vitamin D measurements [21:33]
Frick’s diet, lifestyle, and supplement recommendations [26:47]

Robert Rountree’s Weight Management Test results and analysis [30:53]
High cortisol levels and difficulty falling asleep [35:02]
Weight management diet recommendations [38:33]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
Watch Amanda Frick and Dr. Robert Rountree go over their results.
Five Strategies for Healthy Weight Management
At-Home Weight Management Test
10 Tips for a Summer Weight Management Program
Can a Probiotic Help You with Weight Management?
Mayo Clinic: Manage Your Weight with Mindful Eating
Stress and Weight Gain: What’s the Connection?
20 Surprising Things that Can Affect Your Weight
8 Questions About Menopause: Everything You Need to Know
Meet the Sex Hormones and Their Role in Your Health
Understanding High Cortisol Levels: Symptoms, Causes, and Regulation
What is a Modified Mediterranean Diet?
Preventing Metabolic Syndrome with Diet: What the Research Tells Us
What is the Ketogenic Diet?
Fish Oil Frequently Asked Questions
From the podcast archives:
Thorne’s At-Home Health Test Demonstration Series with Dr. Amanda Frick
How the Stress Test Works: Results and Insights
The Thyroid Test: What to Expect and How It Works
What Do My Sleep Test Results Mean?
How to Digest Your Gut Health Test Results

Weight Management Series
Episode 1: Diet
Episode 2: Exercise
Episode 3: Lifestyle
Episode 4: Supplements
Episode 5: Listener’s Questions


Products mentioned in this episode: Weight Management Test, Weight Management Bundle, Meta-Balance™, Phosphatidylserine (formerly Iso-Phos), FloraMend Prime Probiotic®, Super EPA, Crucera-SGS®
Other health test kits from Thorne: Biological Age Health Panel, Vitamin D Test, Stress Test, Thyroid Test
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Note: This episode originally aired in June 2021.
There’s no magic pill or quick-fix diet for weight loss. Rather, maintaining healthy weight comes from a series of healthy lifestyle changes one makes that create meaningful and lasting change. In this episode of The Thorne Podcast, Drs. Frank Lipman and Robert Rountree explain the science effective of weight management, including underlying causes, weight management strategies, supplements, and common weight loss myths.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
1. Weight management introduction [2:00]
· Unhealthy diets [2:35]
· Hormonal response to foods [2:44]
2. Lifestyle diets [3:14]
· Paleo [3:19]
· Low-carb [3:40]
3. Weight and lifestyle factors [4:00]
· Cortisol and weight [4:15]
4. Creating a lifestyle around healthy weight [5:00]
5. Intermittent Fasting [6:27]
· How many hours to fast [6:59]
· Calorie restriction and stress [8:00]
6. Hormesis or hormetic stress [8:35]
· Stimulating metabolism [10:30]
7. Microbiome and weight [12:05]
· Can altered microbiome cause weight gain? [13:28]
· Ingredients that alter our microbes [13:36]
8. Weight management and supplements [14:00]
· Berberine [14:27]
· Green tea [15:05]
9. Weight gain is your body telling you something is not working [15:20]
· Diet, stress, and other causes [15:30]
10. Mainstream weight loss: too much focus on calories in / calories out [16:20]
11. Detoxification [16:45]
· Supporting the body’s detox system [18:34]
· Supplements and detoxification [18:43]
12. Questions from the community [20:48]
· Why do contestants on “The Biggest Loser” regain their weight after the competition? [20:51]
· How can I support healthy metabolism? [23:29]
· Are all overweight people diabetic? [25:25]
· Weight stigma and healthcare providers [27:08]
· Weight and thyroid [28:18]
· Are popular diets safe? Many look like eating disorders? [30:02]
· How can I improve my health regardless of weight? [32:03]
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:  
Five Strategies for Healthy Weight Management 
The Six Best Supplements for Healthy Weight According to a Registered Dietician 
At-Home Weight Management Test 
10 Tips for a Summer Weight Management Program 
Can a Probiotic Help You with Weight Management? 
Manage Your Weight with Mindful Eating 
Stress and Weight Gain: What’s the Connection? 
Weight Management Tips While Working from Home 
20 Surprising Things that Can Affect Your Weight 
How Does Your Weight Affect Your Immune Health? 
Is Intermittent Fasting Right For You? 
Thorne’s Weight Management Program Wellness Guide 
From the podcast archives: Weight Management Series – Episode 1: Diet, Episode 2: Exercise, Episode 3: Lifestyle, Episode 4: Supplements, Episode 5: Listener’s Questions; What's Wrong With the Standard American Diet 
Products related to this episode: Weight Management Test 
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* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Note: This episode originally aired in January 2023.  
Tune in this week as special guest, Dr. Leroy Hood, an accomplished scientist best known for his integral work on the Human Genome Project, discusses data-driven analysis of chronic diseases and how our genomes may be able to provide individualized health recommendations in the future.
During this episode you’ll learn about:  
1. Dr. Leroy “Lee” Hood, MD, PhD, a world-renowned scientist in human genomics, cancer research, Alzheimer’s research, co-founder of the Institute of Systems Biology (ISB), and whose research allowed for the completion of the Human Genome Project [0:50] 
2. Dr. Hood’s personal life and early scientific background [1:27] 
3. Dr. Hood’s famous Caltech professors and what they taught him [7:03] 
4. The systems biology approach of applying data taken over time to the body’s networks [9:33] 
5. Using a digital twin system to forecast Alzheimer’s disease and make recommendations [13:25] 
6. How blood samples taken years before a disease diagnosis present an opportunity [16:44] 
7. What’s the future of DNA sequencing for disease susceptibility? [19:31] 
8. Questions from the community [24:02] 
How did the Human Genome Project change the everyday person’s life? [24:09]
Is cancer becoming more common, or are we getting better at detecting it? [27:49]
Could the CRISPR technique/ genome engineering help extend the human lifespan? [31:49] 
Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:  
Learn more about Dr. Hood’s work at the Institute for Systems Biology (ISB) 
The Age of Scientific Wellness – How to Reshape the Future of Personalized Medicine with Data and Artificial Intelligence 
The AI Revolution in Personalized Health Care, with Nathan Price, Chief Scientific Officer 
Three Science-Backed Lifestyle Changes to Lower Your Dementia Risk 
How Chronic Inflammation Contributes to Disease and What You Can Do About It 
Mayo Clinic: Exploring the Connections Between the Microbiome, Health, and Disease 
How Plant Based Foods Help Fight Cancer 
Eight Nutrients for Brain Health 
Our Newest Health Panels – Advanced and Essential Data from a Basic Blood Draw 
What Can a Microbiome Test Tell You That a Genetic Test Can’t? 
Will Exercise Extend Your Lifespan? 
From the podcast archives: How to Solve an Age-Old Problem, with Dr. Lee Hood, Using AI to Advance Scientific Wellness 
 Products mentioned in this episode: Advanced Health Panel, Biological Age Health Panel, Essential Health Panel 
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* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. 

Mushrooms – they’re not just a pizza topping! From shiitake and reishi to turkey tail and cordyceps, fungi have a variety of benefits. Jeff Chilton of Nammex talks about the nutrient profile of his favorite mushrooms and how to choose the best mushroom supplements.
During this episode you’ll learn about:
Jeff Chilton, founder of Nammex mushroom extracts [1:36]
Mushrooms as food vs. mushrooms as medicine [4:27]
Eastern traditions of culinary and medicinal mushrooms [6:51]
Beta-glucans and other dietary properties of mushrooms [8:28]

What is a mushroom? How do mushrooms grown? [11:44]
Are all mushroom extracts produced the same? [14:20]
How are mushroom supplements regulated by the FDA? [16:42]

Why are some medicinal mushrooms so expensive? [21:36]
Wildcraft vs. cultivated mushrooms [25:29]

Questions from the community
What should a consumer look for when choosing a mushroom-based supplement? [30:06]
Which mushrooms are best for the immune system? [31:06]
How are mushrooms cultivated? Is mushroom cultivation sustainable? [33:42]
With so many medicinal mushroom types out there, what’s the best mushroom to try first? [41:22]

Resources to topics mentioned in this episode:
Learn more about Jeff Chilton’s work at com and at RealMushrooms.com
Medicinal Mushrooms – Immune Support and a Lot More
How Mushrooms Benefit Athletic Performance and Optimal Wellness
Meet the Greens, from Ashwagandha to Zinc: Mushrooms, Antioxidants, and More
What Are Adaptogens and Why Should You Care?
Meet the Botanicals in Pre-Workout Elite
Research Extracts: Lion’s Mane Mushroom for Cognitive and Stress Support
From the podcast archives: Food as Medicine, with Trifecta's Greg Connolly
Products mentioned in this episode: Myco-Immune, Daily Greens Plus, Pre-Workout Elite, VeganPro Complex® – Chocolate, VeganPro Complex® – Vanilla
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