In this episode, Dr. Burford-Mason discusses how the industrialization of food led to the creation of ultra-processed foods, so bad for our health, and what you can do to avoid them.

Ultra-processed foods are designed to be hyper-palatable, making them irresistible to eat. As a result, they are a major contributor to the obesity epidemic and other chronic diseases.

Dr. Burford-Mason suggests reading food labels carefully and avoiding foods with ingredient lists that contain more than 5 items.

This podcast is a must-listen for anyone who wants to understand how food affects health in the 21st century.

Aileen’s Biography

Dr. Aileen Burford-Mason PhD is an immunologist and cell biologist and an expert in evidence-based nutrition. She lives in Toronto.

Formerly Assistant Professor in the Department of Pathology Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, her many research papers have been published in leading medical and scientific journals.

Aileen maintains a busy downtown practice in orthomolecular nutrition, an approach to health and healing that uses diet and nutritional supplements for healthy aging and the prevention of disease. 

She also teaches popular continuing medical education courses for doctors and other healthcare practitioners on the evidence-based use of diet and nutritional supplements in clinical practice.

She is the author of three best-selling books on health and nutrition 

Eat Well Age Better (2014) Dundurn Press

The Healthy Brain (2017) HarperCollins Canada

The War Against Viruses (2021) HarperCollins Canada

For more information about Aileen please visit her website https://aileenburfordmason.ca/

Host 

Gavin McGarry is a Los Angeles based podcast producer and host. He is a former radio and TV producer with over 25 years of experience. Gavin is interested in helping health and wellness experts get their messages out to the general public through podcasting, social media, and video. He is the founder of content production company Jumpwire Media. 

For more information about Gavin visit his Linkedin at https://www.linkedin.com/in/gavinmcgarry/