Butter vs margarine: a passionate debate, this one. In this episode we discuss the composition and food science that makes butter so desirable from a flavour and cooking perspective. We explore the evolution of the most famous "butter impressionist", margarine. We will dig into the science of saturated, unsaturated fats, trans fats, heart health and touch on the booming seed oil debate that's growing online in recent years. Strap in.

In this episode we dive into the food first approach - the idea that you can meet most nutritional needs via food sources alone. We discuss vitamin C, electrolytes and Metamucil to further illustrate this point and then talk about the reality of structural barriers making food and supplements altogether challenging to access for many.

Welcome to the Wealth and hellness podcast. This is a means to explore multi trillion dollar health and wellness industry. There is a plethora of helpful and well established literature to run with but this can be muddied by fads and misinformation parading as wolves in sheep's clothing and potentially taking you down a harmful or expensive path. This is a space to get curious, investigate, debunk and pull out golden nuggets from the greyest of grey areas. Stay tuned!