The Truth About Nutrition | Chip Talks Health Podcast

Chip Paul:
Hello, everyone, and welcome to another exciting episode of Chip Talks Health. Today, we’re going to talk about nutrition — and give you some truth that you’ve likely never heard before, at least not in this way or at this depth.

If you’re eating like most people, you’re malnourished. You’re likely not getting enough Omega-3 fat, not getting enough protein, and not getting enough B vitamins. We’re going to walk through these issues, dispel some mistruths, and share the truths about nutrition that can change your health.

Most disease really comes down to two categories: infection and nutrition . And guess what? If you have poor nutrition, you’re easier to infect. Your immune system is weaker and less robust. Poor nutrition → weak immunity → higher infection risk → even worse nutrition → a vicious cycle.

So today, we’ll break down nutrition into three categories, in order of importance:

1. Dietary fats

2. Proteins and amino acids

3. Vitamins

We’ll also look at how balancing these three reduces risk and strengthens immunity.

Dietary Fats

Fats are by far the most important food we eat daily. Every cell wall and membrane in your body is made from fat. Fats also store energy — in fact, more than twice as much as carbohydrates.

There are four main types of fats:

• Saturated fat

• Monounsaturated fat (oleic acid, found in olive oil, nuts)

• Polyunsaturated fats (Omega-3 and Omega-6)

Saturated fats are mostly neutral, monounsaturated fats are anti-inflammatory, and Omega-3/Omega-6 must be in balance for your immune system to work properly.

Right now, our food supply is dangerously skewed. Instead of a healthy ratio of ~1:1 or 1:4, Americans consume closer to 1 Omega-3 for every 40 Omega-6s . This imbalance overstimulates inflammation, increases allergic reactions, and makes us “hyper-reactive.”

I recently co-authored a white paper on this crisis with Dr. Artemis Simopoulos , the world expert on dietary fats. This issue is not well understood but it is profoundly harming our health.

Key point: Everyone needs to supplement Omega-3 to begin correcting this imbalance.

Proteins and Amino Acids

Protein isn’t about “protein” itself — it’s about amino acids . When you eat protein (meat, collagen, whey), your body breaks it down into individual amino acids.

There are:

• 9 essential amino acids (must come from diet)

• 5 conditional amino acids (glutamine, arginine, proline, cysteine, tyrosine) — your body makes them unless you’re infected, inflamed, or injured.

Most people are deficient not only in essential amino acids but also conditionals. That’s why collagen can help — it contains both essentials and some of these critical conditionals that support skin, hair, teeth, and tissue repair.

TrueMedX solutions:

• Essentials Protein Powder – nine essential + conditional amino acids plus vitamin C for collagen support.

• Recover Powder – a post-workout blend of conditional aminos, engineered to not break a fast.

Vitamins

Vitamins fall into two groups:

• Fat-soluble (A, D, E, K): stored in fat, less urgent daily.

• Water-soluble (B and C): no storage, must be consumed daily.

B vitamins are critical for mitochondrial energy production, DNA repair, and neurotransmitter synthesis. Without enough B vitamins, you get fatigue, brain fog, poor detox, and weaker immunity.

Vitamin C is an antioxidant, helps with collagen synthesis, reduces oxidative stress, and supports immune balance.

TrueMedX solutions:

• TrueMedX Multivitamin – includes A, B, C, D, E, K plus trace minerals like zinc, iron, selenium, copper, and chromium for complete coverage.

Nutrition Risk Reduction

Here’s what happens if we optimize fats, proteins, and vitamins:

• Balancing Omega-3/6 lowers all-cause mortality by ~30%.

• Adequate amino acids lower risk another 20–30%.

• Correcting vitamin deficiency reduces risk another 20–40%.

Combined, that’s up to 60% lifetime disease risk reduction compared to a standard Western diet.

This is simple enough to teach to kids. Yet it’s not in our schools or medical education. It should be.

Conclusion

If you apply these three principles — balance fats, get enough amino acids, and take your vitamins — your immune system will be stronger, your recovery faster, and your overall risk of chronic disease dramatically lower.

At TrueMedX , we make this easy with targeted products:

• 🌿 Omega-3 Supplement for fats

• 💪 Essentials Protein Powder and Recover Powder for amino acids

• 🌞 TrueMedX Multivitamin for complete micronutrient support

But more than that, we want you to know how nutrition really works — so you can teach it to your family and future generations.

Thanks for joining me, and we’ll see you on the next episode of Chip Talks Health.

They program your endocannabinoid system. Omega-6 drives inflammation; Omega-3 cools and repairs. Balance is critical for immunity and healing.

Unfortunately, modern agriculture and processed foods have skewed nutrient profiles. Even with a clean diet, most people still need Omega-3 and B/C vitamin supplementation.

Essentials must be eaten daily; conditionals are produced by the body unless you’re stressed, injured, or infected. Most people today need both.

B vitamins fuel mitochondrial energy and DNA repair. Vitamin C reduces oxidative stress and supports collagen. A, D, E, K regulate immunity, vision, clotting, and more.

Increased susceptibility to infection, inflammation, autoimmune issues, cognitive decline, and a higher lifetime risk of chronic disease.

• 🌿 Omega-3 Supplement – balances fats for immune health.

• 💪 Essentials Protein Powder – essentials + conditional aminos with Vitamin C.

• 🔄 Recover Powder – post-workout support that doesn’t break a fast.

• 🌞 TrueMedX Multivitamin – broad-spectrum vitamins and trace minerals.