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Our Natural Life

We offer provocative discussions about living a holistic, sustainable, and healthy life, and informative interviews with local and nationally recognized experts. Read our blog and listen to our podcast! Our Natural Life is a member of Real Food Media: Real food, small farms, green living.

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Information found on the Our Natural Life website and Podcasts is meant for educational and informational purposes only. We hope that it might motivate you to make your own health care and dietary decisions, based upon your own research, and in partnership with your health care provider. It should not be relied upon to determine dietary changes, a medical diagnosis, or courses of treatment.

ONL053 Truth and Lies about our Food with Robyn O’Brien

This Podcast includes our recent conversation with the activist mother of four, Robyn O’Brien. Robyn is the author of The Unhealthy Truth: How Our Food is Making us Sick and What we can do About It. In her book and this show, Robyn shares her story of how she came to be an unlikely [...]

ONL051 Are you eating Franken-foods? GMOs are Everywhere

Jeffrey M. Smith did not set out to become the foremost expert on the dangers of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO). However, since 1996 he has made telling others about the risks of GM foods his life’s work. What he has learned is that these unnatural foods put the health of people, animals, and the environment [...]

ONL050 In Defense of Omnivores

In this Podcast, Jon and Cathy interview Lierre Keith, author of The Vegetarian Myth: Food, Justice, and Sustainability. Lierre, a vegan for 20 years, makes compelling arguments for eating meat and counters challenges that shunning meat is healthier, more humane, or better for the planet. The interview can be downloaded below or from iTunes or [...]

ONL047 FRESH: The Movie Interview with Producer/Director Ana Sofia Joanes

In this week’s Podcast, Jon and Cathy interview Ana Sofia Joanes, producer and director of the recently released documentary FRESH: The Movie. FRESH is a call to action, intending to inspire viewers to positive change and portray a hopeful message about possibilities for sustainable food. Local screenings are followed by a panel discussion with local [...]

ONL046 Producing Beef in Harmony with Mother Nature: An Interview with Bill Hodge of Hodge Ranch, LLC

This week Bill Hodge of Hodge Ranch spoke to us passionately about his personal “revelation” and transition from conventional agriculture to more natural methods of farming. By working with nature instead of against it, he produces a healthier product, improves the land, saves money, and has hardy, long-lived stock.

ONL045 Chris Masterjohn Interview: Cholesterol Facts and Myths

This Week’s Interview with Chris Masterjohn

There is a lot of information and misinformation floating around about cholesterol, lipids, and the role of diet and cholesterol in heart health. How do you sort it all out? It’s vital to do your research and have a basic understanding of your body and the motives of medical [...]

ONL044 Chris Masterjohn on the Science of Cod Liver Oil

by Cathy R. Payne, EdD

We have a great Podcast this week, and an extended one due to our interview with Chris Masterjohn. Chris is the creator and maintainer of Cholesterol-And-Health.Com , a website dedicated to providing accurate information about cholesterol and cholesterol-rich foods.

He has authored several articles appearing in Wise Traditions in [...]

ONL042 – Healthy Baby and Healthy Home

In podcast #42 we interview Heather Tubbs, owner of Truly Healthy Baby . In her business, she consults with families regarding healthy eating and how to keep a healthy, non-toxic home. Heather teaches classes in the Atlanta area and is selling pre-orders of her new book, Raising Baby O , that will be released [...]

ONL034 – Good Fats, Bad Fats

Good Fats, Bad Fats. Today we break myths about fats in your diet, based on research from the Weston A. Price Foundation and others. We’ll discuss the fats that benefit your health and help you lose weight. We’ll also discuss the fats you want to avoid in any quantity. Sources of information are from Sally [...]

ONL006 – Buzz Words

In this episode we start a two part series to define holistic, sustainable, healthy , and other industry terms and buzz words you may hear in our discussions.

Here are two links that we discussed which relate to show #005

The Feingold Diet Program helps kids with ADHD MSG Update – there is a [...]