About this Episode

Episode 9 – airs September 4, 2025

Our guest Jack DuBois – 4^th Generation of Family Leadership at Standard Process – has a diverse background in organic and regenerative farming, soil and crop health, sales leadership, and whole food nutrition. He is passionate about educating healthcare practitioners on the benefits of regenerative agriculture, whole food philosophy, and how these approaches translate into improved patient outcomes.  

Join us as Jack shares his expertise on farming practices that encourage and preserve nutrient density in crops and how patients benefit from optimal nutrition intake from nutrient dense whole foods and whole food extracts. 

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Highlights of the episode include:

• How regenerative agriculture compares to organic farming
• Soil nutrients and their impact on more nutritious foods
• Benefits of whole food nutrition and the importance of phytonutrients
• Whole Systems Nutrition Symposium on October 24^th – addressing soil health and modern nutrition challenges

Podcast Summary

• 2:30 What is regenerative agriculture? 
• 3:47 Why soil is the foundation of nutritious crops 
• 5:46 Regenerative agriculture vs. conventional agriculture 
• 9:05 How regenerative agriculture compares to organic farming 
• 11:50 The role of crop rotation and cover cropping in soil health 
• 14:24 Soil nutrients and their impact on more nutritious foods 
• 17:46 Soil depletion and it’s effects on nutrient density
• 19:38 Avenanthramides: what they are and why they matter 
• 21:40 Benefits of whole food nutrition and the importance of phytonutrients 
• 22:27 Food nutrition labels don’t list important phytonutrients  
• 24:14 Farm technology innovations 
• 27:19 Preserving nutrient content after harvest 
• 30:15 Gentle drying processes to retain key phytonutrients
• 33:15 Highly concentrated extracts of whole plants compared to consumption of the whole food form 
• 34:45 Transparency and education in farming – sharing regenerative and organic practices 
• 36:13 Whole Systems Nutrition Symposium on October 24^th – addressing soil health and modern nutrition challenges 

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