Defiant Health Podcasts

Edition: 2026-09-02

This is an index of links to podcasts of Defiant Health Radio with Dr. Davis. This is one of several sub-indicies for the PCM, all linked from the 🛈Master Index topic.

Dr. Davis’ Defiant Health Radio is available on a variety of popular podcast platforms. Those so far launched include: ⎆Apple Podcasts, ⎆Amazon Music, ⎆Audible, ⎆Buzzsprout, ⎆Buzzsprout RSS, ⎆Castbox, ⎆Castro, ⎆Goodpods, ⎆Google Podcasts, ⎆iHeart Radio, ⎆Listen Notes, ⎆Overcast, ⎆Pocket Casts, ⎆Podcast Addict, ⎆Podcast Index, ⎆Podchaser, ⎆Podfriend, ⎆Player FM, ⎆Spotify, Some of these may require having an app, and/or a login capability on the platform, which may or may not be no-charge. Please report any new sites discovered, or issues with the links provided here.

Notification: To stay notified of new podcasts, you can of course subscribe on each platform. As an IC member, you can also subscribe to this Sticky thread. ⇩More below on how this works.

Status: The DH podcast ⎆began on 2021-06-30. This PCM index for DH is complete and current as of the page Edition date above.

Visitors: This Index, and all podcasts, are accessible to to non-members (although some serving sites may require membership).

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⟲ Why 15-Grams Net Carbs?
   2026-09-02, 0:13:01

⟲ How to reduce triglycerides to 60 mg/dl or less
   2026-09-01, 0:15:45

⟲ The Nasty Little Monster Called Small Dense LDL
   2026-08-25, 0:12:41

⟲ What happens when you keep triglycerides 60 mg/dl or less?
   2026-08-15, 0:13:10

⟲ An end to heart disease click bait: How heart disease is REALLY caused and managed
   2026-08-06, 0:13:43

⟲ One of the best kept secrets in healthcare: The diameter of your thoracic aorta
   2026-08-05, 0:08:55

⟲ Smoke inhalation: Cardiovascular risk factor
   2026-07-21, 0:06:19

⟲ Join our upcoming Caribbean Cruise: The New Body Blueprint
   2026-07-15, 0:38:49

⟲ Thoracic Aortic Dissection: What To Know
   2026-07-13, 0:10:24

⟲ Bacteriocins: Key to surviving the age of antibiotics?
   2026-07-12, 0:13:18

⟲ Why is cholesterol testing not dead yet?
   2026-07-02, 0:16:51

⟲ Why does curing type 2 diabetes remain a secret?
   2026-06-24, 0:20:01

⟲ How can you know when SIBO is gone?
   2026-06-19, 0:12:38

⟲ “I have a ’cheat’ day once per week--Is that okay”
   2026-05-20, 0:12:09

⟲ Understand the “Universe” of Small Dense LDL Particles
   2026-05-14, 0:12:54

⟲ Infertility, Miscarriage, Premature delivery: The Crucial Role of Endotoxemia
   2026-05-04, 0:15:18

⟲ Why do I have food intolerances?
   2026-04-24, 0:20:53

⟲ Why Life is Better Without Wheat
   2026-04-15, 0:14:58

⟲ Understanding the Microbiome: Endotoxemia and Translocation
   2026-04-07, 0:17:45

⟲ What is gluten and why you should avoid it
   2026-03-29, 0:19:11

⟲ Why is grain elimination good for oral health?
   2026-03-15, 0:18:26

⟲ Hunger Hacked
   2026-03-15, 0:12:50

⟲ I answer questions posted by listeners/viewers
   2026-03-11, 0:30:05

⟲ Does dementia start in the mouth?
   2026-03-02, 0:12:52

⟲ It’s Not Yogurt
   2026-02-23, 0:12:02

⟲ Why You Should NOT Measure Apoprotein B
   2026-02-21, 0:13:12

⟲ What’s all this about making “yogurt”?
   2026-02-12, 0:07:18

⟲ Are microplastics the newest cardiovascular risk factor?
   2026-02-04, 0:14:16

⟲ Reduce and track abdominal visceral fat for improved health
   2026-01-29, 0:16:51

⟲ The Crime Called Type 2 Diabetes
   2026-01-24, 0:18:24

⟲ How long to consume SIBO Yogurt?
   2026-01-21, 0:10:25

⟲ Why it’s crucial to keep triglycerides at 60 mg/dl or less
   2026-01-19, 0:17:36

⟲ What do I mean by "Super Body"?
   2026-01-13, 0:08:57

⟲ Lessons Learned From 30+ Years of CT Heart Scans and Coronary Calcium Scores: The Critical Role of Vitamin D
   2026-01-08, 0:19:02

⟲ Amylopectin A: Demon Carbohydrate
   2026-01-04, 0:10:07

⟲ Why Losing Weight the Wrong Way Can Be Dangerous
   2026-01-03, 0:18:55

⟲ What’s the REAL story with fish oil?
   2025-12-04, 0:16:43

⟲ What’s better than probiotics?
   2025-12-01, 0:17:26

⟲ My Conversation with JJ Flizanes: Conquering Your Life Obstacles
   2025-11-10, 0:51:19

⟲ Pushback against GLP-1 agonists
   2025-11-05, 0:11:35

⟲ Why Weight Loss Can Be Harmful to Your Health
   2025-10-22, 0:08:12

⟲ Oxalate Hysteria
   2025-10-15, 0:13:52

⟲ What happens when you deprive yourself of blue light?
   2025-09-24, 0:28:39

⟲ Why are you no longer hungry?
   2025-09-16, 0:12:50

⟲ There’s a 50:50 chance that you have this epidemic condition
   2025-09-09, 0:18:02

⟲ Here’s a microbe you should know about: Bacillus subtilis
   2025-09-03, 0:10:28

⟲ Yogurt That’s Not Yogurt: My Accidental Sleep Cure
   2025-08-29, 0:18:59

⟲ Microbiome Madness
   2025-08-17, 0:14:46

⟲ What was this Wheat Belly thing all about?
   2025-08-05, 0:15:14

⟲ 10 things you may not know about your CT heart scan and coronary calcium score
   2025-07-24, 0:21:15

⟲ How to use inulin to map the location of microbes in your GI tract
   2025-07-07, 0:18:46

⟲ The Guardrails of Diet
   2025-06-24, 0:20:01

⟲ Managing high blood pressure without drugs
   2025-06-20, 0:22:39

⟲ Ten Unexpected Signs of SIBO
   2025-06-16, 0:18:28

⟲ The Lies Being Spread About Sourdough Bread
   2025-05-30, 0:11:43

⟲ Hyaluronic acid: Most important DIETARY fiber of all?
   2025-05-15, 0:14:20

⟲ The REAL way to stop or reverse heart disease
   2025-04-24, 0:29:41

⟲ Will eating yogurt change your life?
   2025-04-12, 0:16:49

⟲ Cold Water Immersion: Cardiac Russian Roulette
   2025-04-02, 0:18:26

⟲ Why Cutting Calories is Dangerous
   2025-03-20, 0:23:52

⟲ Dr. Eric Westman on the Power of Limiting Carbohydrates to Reverse Type 2 Diabetes; Cholesterol is not a disease
   2025-03-04, 1:02:28

⟲ Are health coaches the future of healthcare?
   2025-02-05, 0:40:51

⟲ Is blue light damaging your eyesight?
   2025-01-22, 0:24:58

⟲ Managing Endotoxemia: Key to SO Many Aspects of Health
   2025-01-04, 0:41:29

⟲ Why managing skin pH is crucial for skin health and appearance
   2024-12-13, 0:21:47

⟲ The curious phenomenon of bacterial translocation that is key to so many health conditions
   2024-12-05, 0:24:13

⟲ Seven Reasons to NEVER Eat Wheat Again
   2024-11-20, 0:25:40

⟲ The myth of “optimal medical therapy”
   2024-11-02, 0:25:26

⟲ Unlocking Wellness: Reed Davis on Environmental Toxins and Holistic Health Solutions
   2024-10-18, 0:36:35

⟲ Omega-3 Fatty Acids: Facts and Controversies
   2024-10-15, 0:21:53

⟲ How NOT to have atrial fibrillation
   2024-09-30, 0:28:21

⟲ The Powerful Influence of the GI Microbiome on Sleep
   2024-09-14, 0:21:53

⟲ The GLP-1 Agonist Weight Loss Disaster
   2024-08-25, 0:25:45

⟲ How much of your personal health begins in the mouth?
   2024-08-10, 0:28:02

⟲ Common Myths and Misconceptions About Wheat
   2024-07-29, 0:28:10

⟲ The Finer Points of Vitamin D Supplementation
   2024-07-16, 0:23:07

⟲ Skin Health from Within: Nutrients, Modern Diets, and the Gut-Skin Axis
   2024-07-01, 0:31:17

⟲ “The Dark Dirty World of Sugar”: An interview with Joyce Laszloffy
   2024-06-11, 0:49:15

⟲ Decoding Emotional Eating: My Interview with Life Coach Molly Zemeck
   2024-06-04, 0:33:24

⟲ Nootropics vs Neurotrophics: Know the difference for preservation of brain health
   2024-05-25, 0:27:02

⟲ The Microbiome and Skin: My Interview with Microbiologist Kiran Krishnan, PhD
   2024-05-03, 0:57:11

⟲ The Microbiome-Cancer Connection
   2024-04-21, 0:22:06

⟲ Potpourri: Hyaluronic acid, allulose, L. reuteri and reproductive health
   2024-03-21, 0:29:06

⟲ My recent antibiotic experience
   2024-03-06, 0:26:22

⟲ How to Stop "Treating" Health Conditions
   2024-02-20, 0:31:24

⟲ A conversation with JJ Flizanes: Identifying your obstacles to success in weight loss, health, money, career, and relationships
   2024-02-03, 0:58:35

⟲ Infertility, miscarriages, brain fog and environmental toxins: My conversation with Dr. Tom O’Bryan
   2024-01-16, 0:42:39

⟲ The Perils of Carb Loading and the Power of Fat Adaptation for Athletic Excellence
   2024-01-08, 0:19:54

⟲ Why I take no prescription medications
   2023-12-29, 0:21:44

⟲ SIBO: The Great Masquerader
   2023-12-16, 0:28:57

⟲ The Little Known Secrets of Slowing Aging by Reducing Glycation
   2023-12-08, 0:19:10

⟲ Radiant Skin and Health: A Holistic Approach with Aesthetician Rachel Varga
   2023-11-27, 0:35:20

⟲ The 7 counterintuitive keys to successful long-term weight loss
   2023-11-17, 0:31:56

⟲ Here’s what happens when you reduce endotoxemia
   2023-11-06, 0:24:56

⟲ Making Sense Out of Your Cholesterol Panel
   2023-10-28, 0:30:16

⟲ Butyrate: Unleashing the Power of Diet for Flawless Skin
   2023-10-13, 0:20:18

⟲ The Hidden Dangers of Abdominal Fat—and How to Get Rid of It
   2023-10-06, 0:28:21

⟲ My Conversation with BiotiQuest’s Martha Carlin: Parkinson’s Disease, Eradicating Endotoxemia, Hazards of Extreme Exercise
   2023-09-21, 0:35:39

⟲ Deciphering the Complex World of Food Intolerances: The Role of Diet, Lifestyle, and SIBO
   2023-09-06, 0:27:21

⟲ The blood glucose “No change rule” to accelerate weight loss and achieve other health benefits
   2023-08-28, 0:18:35

⟲ Donna Schwenk on the Power of Kefir, L. reuteri Yogurt, Revitalization, and Sex
   2023-08-10, 0:50:42

⟲ Can you look and feel many years younger?
   2023-08-03, 0:32:53

⟲ Seven Important Measures of Cardiovascular Health--and It’s Not Cholesterol
   2023-07-24, 0:38:41

⟲ Disentangling the Web of Deceptive Diet Advice
   2023-07-13, 0:29:25

⟲ Unveiling the Secrets of Ancestral Dental Health: Diet, Lifestyle and Beyond
   2023-07-06, 0:17:10

⟲ Collagen: Anti-Aging Protein?
   2023-07-01, 0:15:28

⟲ Alpha Dreams, Alpha-Delta Sleep and Other Microbiome Effects on Sleep
   2023-06-22, 0:27:57

⟲ What Lessons Can We Learn From the 50-Year Low-Fat Dietary Mistake?
   2023-06-10, 0:34:44

⟲ How and Why Wheat Makes You Fat
   2023-05-27, 0:29:26

⟲ How NOT to have fatty liver
   2023-05-21, 0:23:33

⟲ The Case Against GLP-1 Agonists
   2023-05-10, 0:35:03

⟲ Can arthritis be prevented or reversed?
   2023-05-03, 0:26:47

⟲ Can narcissism be reversed?
   2023-04-25, 0:17:54

⟲ The keys to body shape, muscle, and fat
   2023-04-15, 0:41:43

⟲ VLDL: The REAL Cause of Heart Disease
   2023-03-30, 0:35:44

⟲ What’s the best way to eradicate SIBO?
   2023-03-22, 0:34:25

⟲ Anti-Aging Yogurt
   2023-03-14, 0:28:58

⟲ Cholesterol: Not what it’s cracked up to be
   2023-03-07, 0:26:49

⟲ Hyaluronic acid: Dietary missing link
   2023-02-22, 0:15:45

⟲ Why cutting calories is dangerous
   2023-02-13, 0:19:31

⟲ Health begins in the mouth: An interview with functional dentist Debbie Ozment, DDS
   2023-02-06, 0:42:21

⟲ Is your skin aging faster than it should?
   2023-01-29, 0:23:54

⟲ Big Butt or Big Gut: Is There a Difference?
   2023-01-24, 0:29:03

⟲ What’s so toxic about wheat?
   2023-01-15, 0:34:58

⟲ Five Things Cardiologists Won’t Tell You
   2022-12-21, 0:44:02

⟲ Will my programs make you younger?
   2022-12-01, 0:31:12

⟲ Interview with JJ Flizanes on Emotional Healing
   2022-11-16, 0:58:02

⟲ Beat Your Sugar Cravings
   2022-11-06, 0:22:23

⟲ A Short History of Iodine
   2022-10-27, 0:25:42

⟲ Interview with oral microbiome champion, Dr. Debbie Ozment
   2022-10-17, 0:29:26

⟲ Love Ain’t What It Used To Be
   2022-10-03, 0:15:23

⟲ What’s Missing From Dietary Guidelines
   2022-09-24, 0:19:51

⟲ Everything You Wanted to Know About Constipation But Were Afraid to Ask
   2022-09-11, 0:21:38

⟲ New Microbiome Insights Into Repeated Urinary Tract Infections
   2022-08-29, 0:19:12

⟲ Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity is REAL
   2022-08-20, 0:24:39

⟲ Lessons to Learn From Lactose Intolerance
   2022-08-04, 0:17:40

⟲ Oxytocin: Hormone of Humanity
   2022-07-23, 0:18:50

⟲ The Low-Fat Dietary Disaster
   2022-07-11, 0:28:21

⟲ The Great Microbiome Desert
   2022-06-29, 0:32:30

⟲ Five Strategies for Heart Health You Probably Didn’t Know About
   2022-06-20, 0:38:59

⟲ Two Nutrients, Two Microbes Crucial for Pregnancy and Lactation
   2022-06-06, 0:21:32

⟲ Little Known Benefits of Omega-3 Fatty Acids
   2022-05-24, 0:19:55

⟲ Unexpected Ways to Boost Your Immune Response
   2022-05-18, 0:20:47

⟲ What should blood sugar be after a meal?
   2022-05-12, 0:17:11

⟲ The Oxytocin Project
   2022-05-03, 0:18:51

⟲ Become a Microbiome Citizen Scientist
   2022-04-20, 0:25:55

⟲ Making Sense Out of Thyroid Health
   2022-04-12, 0:23:38

⟲ The Intestinal Microbiome and Sleep
   2022-04-03, 0:26:21

⟲ The Birth of Wheat Belly
   2022-03-30, 0:46:06

⟲ Vitamin D: Get It Right For Full Benefit
   2022-03-24, 0:33:29

⟲ SIBO Yogurt
   2022-03-19, 0:25:40

⟲ Depression and the Gut-Brain Axis
   2022-03-08, 0:18:24

⟲ Five Events That Transformed My Views on Health
   2022-03-04, 0:40:15

⟲ I read an excerpt from my new book, Super Gut: Chapter 5
   2022-02-24, 0:31:10

⟲ “I have SIBO--So What’s Next?”
   2022-02-14, 0:16:43

⟲ Make Saccharomyces boulardii Sparkling Cider Probiotic
   2022-02-05, 0:18:47

⟲ Yogurt of Love
   2022-01-25, 0:18:29

⟲ Statins, Anger, Hate, and Aggression
   2022-01-16, 0:16:57

⟲ The Seven Dangers of Sugar
   2022-01-09, 0:18:46

⟲ Ancient Love
   2021-12-28, 0:21:14

⟲ Secrets of the Microbiome Revealed in my new Super Gut
   2021-12-10, 0:14:57

⟲ Identify the Emotional Roadblocks Holding You Back: An Interview With JJ Flizanes
   2021-12-03, 0:40:06

⟲ Interview with Dr. David Perlmutter and about his new book "Drop Acid"
   2021-11-17, 0:33:42

⟲ Top Ten Reasons to Never Eat Wheat
   2021-11-14, 0:19:16

⟲ The Truth About Food Intolerances
   2021-11-04, 0:27:41

⟲ Appetite Control Freak
   2021-10-28, 0:13:16

⟲ The Magic of Oxytocin
   2021-10-21, 0:19:13

⟲ Collagen: It’s Not Just About Skin Health
   2021-10-15, 0:15:58

⟲ Does Wheat Cause Heart Disease
   2021-10-05, 0:21:33

⟲ Do You Have the Oxytocin Deficiency Syndrome?
   2021-09-28, 0:13:06

⟲ How a Low-Carb Lifestyle Can Lead To Trouble
   2021-09-22, 0:13:37

⟲ Interview with Paleovalley co-founder, Autumn Smith and her journey back to health
   2021-09-13, 0:16:19

⟲ Interview With Microbiome Guru Brenda Watson
   2021-09-04, 0:37:21

⟲ This Is Your Brain On Wheat
   2021-08-26, 0:15:26

⟲ Iodine Deficiency: The Forgotten Public Health Crisis
   2021-08-18, 0:14:24

⟲ The Loss of Empathy (and how you can bring it back)
   2021-08-01, 0:13:33

⟲ All You Need to Know About CT Heart Scans and Coronary Calcium Scores
   2021-07-19, 0:13:32

⟲ You don’t have to be a (T2) diabetic
   2021-07-12, 0:15:14

⟲ The Mysterious Case of the Missing Microbes
   2021-07-07, 0:12:02

⟲ How Big Pharma Bought Big Media
   2021-07-03, 0:08:17

⟲ Why I Dumped Conventional Healthcare
   2021-06-30, 0:23:37

Until the IC stands up a podcast section of its own, this page serves to provide an index of available DH podcasts. Links are to the Buzzsprout pages, which can be accessed at no charge, and with no Buzzsprout account.

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Do-It-Yourself Milk of Magnesia (MoM)

Page Edition: 2023-07-17

Introduction

MoM was originally just a suspension of magnesium hydroxide (a laxative) in filtered water. The program Magnesium Water recipe uses CO₂ (from carbonation) to convert the hydroxide to bicarbonate. The Mg bicarb reaction transforms this 🧻 laxative to a highly-absorbable   Mg mineral supplement:
⌬ Mg(OH)₂ + 2 CO₂ → Mg(HCO₃)₂

In 2018, retail MoM in the U.S. market began showing up with sodium hypochlorite (bleach) in the Ingredients list. Now 5+ years on, unadulterated MoM has vanished, and it doesn’t appear that this situation is going to change. Bleached MoM is unsuitable for making magnesium water (nor, frankly, would I employ it for its labeled use, due to its likely antiseptic effects on gut flora).

If you still have any unadulterated MoM, check the expiration date, and if lapsed, discard the product. See the ⇩final discussion below for the apparent back-story of how things ended up this way.

⟲ Mg Water Ingredient Choices Today

Although you can’t get clean MoM anymore, you can get simple Mg hydroxide powder. With it, you can either:

1. ⇩make your own MoM, or
2. ⇩just add it more-or-less directly to carbonated {seltzer} water.

The challenges with Mg hydroxide powder are that:

• a single day’s portion of it is merely 1.08 gram (450 mg of Mg), which is too low a weight for typical kitchen scales,
   
• the density of the powders varies, so the package portioning amount (cc or tsp.) isn’t sufficiently reliable for practical use with kitchen measuring spoons, and
   
• even if the daily amount volume was reliable, at ~⅓ tsp., it’s very hard to measure precisely by volume.

⟲ Product Sourcing

What is required for DIY MoM is food grade magnesium hydroxide powder. It must be only Mg hydroxide with no other ingredients, flow agents or preservative. Topical or bath forms of Mg are unsuitable. All other forms of Mg supplements (e.g. citrate, malate, glycinate, etc.) are unsuitable for making Mg-water (those you consume directly).

You are unlikely to find Mg hydroxide at retail, or at on-line food resellers. In some countries, it can be hard to find, period. Check with a local chemist or pharmacist. Beware of buying Mg hydroxide from on-line “marketplace”⚠sites, as it’s expensive enough to attract counterfeiters who take advantage of the SKU co-mingling defect in the marketplace model.

Ordering directly from the brand might be ideal. Although it may be a bit more expensive than at a reseller site, the cost per portion is trivial: a 1 kg bag will serve a single person for 2½ years. Seek a brand that offers COAs. The numbers to check on the COA are lead (Pb), cadmium (Cd) and arsenic (As). If any of these are unreported, that may not be mere oversight. You may need to have your bag in-hand to request a COA, but you’ll then get a COA specific to the lot. As member reports about COAs arrive, some brand biasing may emerge.

In the U.S, there are multiple brands offering suitable products. Perhaps the top two in use by members are:
⎆PureBulk® Magnesium Hydroxide
⎆BULK SUPPLEMENTS.com® Magnesium Hydroxide

⟲ DIY MoM

This approach allows ⎆the program recipe (3 tbsp. MoM in 2 liters of seltzer) to keep working, and does so by employing larger amounts of Mg hydroxide powder, that are practical to measure.

You will need:
🥛 one or more containers of known volume
⚖ a scale accurate to the nearest gram
🌢 a source of filtered or distilled water. Tap water usually has serious problems.

The amount of Mg hydroxide powder needed to make MoM depends on the volume of water. Retail MoM is 1200 mg of Mg hydroxide per 15 mL water (~1500 mg of   elemental magnesium in 3 tbsp. or 45 mL of MoM, used to make 2L Mg-water).

Add the measured amount of the Mg hydroxide powder to the container. Fill with filtered or distilled water to the level for the target volume. Cap and shake well. It may take some time for all the clumps of hydroxide to break up. Store in refrigerator until needed. There is no preservative, so this suspension is at some risk of contamination.

Shake well before use. This is a suspension, not a solution. Make Mg-water per program recipe, using this home-made MoM.

⟲ Direct to Mg-Water

Direct to Mg-Water Amounts
Volume	Mg hydroxide	MoM Slurry Water	Elemental Mg in Volume
1 U.S. pint (473mL)	0.85 grams	¾ tbsp. (2+ tsp.)	354 mg
620 mL*	1.1 grams	1 tbsp. (3 tsp.)	458 mg
1 U.S. quart (946mL)	1.7 grams	1½ tbsp. (4 tsp.)	708 mg
1 litre	1.8 grams	1½ tbsp. (5 tsp.)	750 mg
2 litres	3.6 grams	3 tbsp. (9 tsp.)	1500 mg
* this is the size of the smaller sodastream brand glass carafes.

Note: ⇛⌛⇚
Regardless of how made, the Mg-water process is a non-trivially hypobaric (negative pressure) physical chemistry reaction. If using a glass bottle, the cap may be hard to remove. If using a polymer bottle, it is likely to dimple, weakening it over time. If using a single-use retail seltzer bottle, the dimpling may be of no real consequence.

If you are doing your own carbonation, ignore the Slurry column. You can add the table amount of Mg hydroxide directly to the filtered water, shake well, carbonate, cap, shake again, and allow 20 minutes or so to react.

If you are not doing your own carbonation, and are using pre-carbonated water (seltzer), adding the powder directly to seltzer starts a spitty irregular immediate reaction. So make a single portion of MoM by first mixing the shown amount of Mg hydroxide powder with the shown amount of slurry water, in a separate small container. Shake well, then pour into the seltzer. Cap, shake, and let react for at least 20 minutes.

⟲ Why Bleach?

Why is the sodium hypochlorite in current MoM products?

I have several bottles of now-expired pre-bleach MoM, and they have this interesting statement under
Other Information
■ does not meet USP requirements for preservative effectiveness
Current products omit this advisory.

Back in the 2010s, there were at least two instances of recalls of contaminated MoM … and two of these were for professional unit-dose MoMs intended for clinical use. Here’s a ⎆forum mention of one of those cases. Clearly there is potential liability here that the MoM industry would like to shoo away, particularly for multiple-use containers of MoM.

Further, the usual customer for MoM is someone on a standard diet, with constipation, and thus almost certainly with SIBO. An antiseptic added to the MoM is likely to clobber {all} microbes in the GI tract. For the usual customer this might actually knock down the SIBO a bit {along with any beneficial microbes}. If so, the MoM producers could even possess trial data that let them cluelessly conclude that the bleach made the product both safer and more effective.🙄

If these observations and conjectures are correct, don’t expect a suitable MoM to return to store shelves anytime soon.
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