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Podcasts: LPI on Health

"LPI on Health" is a podcast series of conversations about the micronutrient research and events coming out of the Linus Pauling Institute. These podcasts are produced by the Environmental Health Sciences Center.


Balz Frei

Balz Frei, Ph.D.


Director, Linus Pauling Institute, Oregon State University, Corvallis,OR


Health and Longevity
(28 minutes)

Dr. Balz Frei, LPI Director, discusses nutrition, dietary supplements and optimum health. He discusses the Institute’s Healthy Aging Program and the role a healthy lifestyle plays in health and longevity. The program features audio excerpts of Dr. Linus Pauling discussing his concepts of science and health. This is an interview with Dr. John Westerdahl, nutritionist and radio talk show host on Health and Longevity Radio.


Michael Holick

Michael Holick, Ph.D., M.D.


Boston University Medical Center, Boston, MA


Shining Light on the D-lightful Health Benefits of Vitamin D
(19 minutes) | View Transcript

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Marion Nestle

Marion Nestle, Ph.D., M.P.H.


New York University
New York, NY


What to Eat: Personal vs. Social Responsibility
(11 minutes) | View Transcript


Sarah Booth and Leon Schurgers

Sarah Booth, Ph.D.


Tufts University
Boston, MA


Leon Schurgers, Ph.D.


University of Maastricht
The Netherlands


Vitamin K: A Conversation with Sarah Booth and Leon Schurgers
(11 minutes) | View Transcript


Alexander Michels

Alexander Michels, Ph.D.


Linus Pauling Institute
Post-doctoral Research Associate


Young Investigator Award Recipient for Work on Vitamin C
(14 minutes) | View Transcript


Tomas Prolla

Tomas Prolla, Ph.D.


University of Wisconsin
Madison, WI


The Role of Dietary Interventions in Slowing the Aging Process
(7 minutes) | View Transcript


Heather Kuiper

Heather Kuiper


Linus Pauling Institute
Graduate Research Assistant


Young Investigator Award Recipient for Work on Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress
(5 minutes) | View Transcript


Anna Hsu

Anna Hsu


Linus Pauling Institute
Graduate Research Assistant


A Conversation with Yang Song and Anna Hsu
(6 minutes)


Bruce Ames

Bruce Ames, Ph.D.


University of California Berkeley
Children's Hospital Oakland Research Institute (CHORI)


The Importance of Micronutrients in the Diet
(5 minutes)

More information on micronutrients:


Steven Zeisel

Steven Zeisel, M.D., Ph.D.


University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill, NC


Choline and Its Critical Role in Fetal Development
(7 minutes)

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Maria Luz Fernandez

Maria Luz Fernandez, Ph.D.


University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT


Effects of Dietary Interventions on Weight Loss and Lipoprotein Metabolism
(8 minutes)

Augustin Scalbert

Augustin Scalbert, Ph.D.


INRA Centre de Clermont-Ferrand/Theix, Saint-Genes-Champlanelle, France


Dietary Polyphenols
(7 minutes)

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Mark Levine

Mark Levine, M.D.


National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD


Intravenous Vitamin C and Cancer Therapy
(13 minutes)

Sally Squires

Sally Squires


Health and Medical Writer,
Lean Plate Club Columnist,
Washington Post, Washington, DC


More about the Lean Plate Club: A Conversation with Sally Squires
(5 minutes)

Public Session Live: Secrets of the Lean Plate Club
(1 hour, 23 minutes)

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Bill Helferich

Bill Helferich, Ph.D.


University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL


The Effects of Soy Isoflavones on Breast Cancer
(7 minutes)

More information on soy isoflavones: