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The NatureCity Podcast

The Nature City Podcast dives into the world of supplements and nutrition to help you make the best decision for your health and lifestyle needs. Hosted by CEO and Founder Carl Pradelli, The Nature City Podcast is your go-to podcast for all things supplements, nutrition, and much more. To learn more about Nature City and our work, visit https://www.naturecity.com/ You can also follow us on Youtube to watch the latest episodes, of the Nature City Podcast

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11:14

Can Your Gut Help Keep Your Brain and Muscles Younger?

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2026/10/09

Can the bacteria in your gut help keep your brain sharp and your muscles strong as you age? A new meta-analysis points summarizes the evidence to date.WHAT YOU'LL LEARNCarl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of Nature City, walks through a new systematic review and meta-analysis published in Frontiers in Nutrition that pulled together 24 randomized placebo-controlled trials involving 1,809 people with an average age of about 70.You'll learn what the gut-brain axis and the gut-muscle axis actually

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09:08

5 Healthy Aging Habits No Pill Can Replace (A...

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2026/09/25

Healthy aging isn't only about how long you live. It's about how well you live for however many years you get. Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, marks Healthy Aging Month with the five habits he believes matter the most for adding life to your years and explains why no longevity supplement can replace them. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN✓ Why healthspan, not lifespan, is the better goal for healthy aging✓ How resistance exercise protects the muscle and bone that keep you independent✓ Why brain

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08:35

Could Astaxanthin Help Your Body Use More Fat for Fuel?

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2026/09/18

A new AstaReal astaxanthin study looked at something researchers hadn't isolated before: not whether astaxanthin supports exercise performance, but which fuel your muscles reach for while you're exercising. 20 recreationally active women completed a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, crossover-design study — each woman served as her own control. After taking 12 milligrams of AstaReal astaxanthin daily for two weeks, their respiratory exchange ratio (RER) during a 30-minute cycling test

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44:52

Why Living Longer Isn't The Real Goal Of Aging

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2026/09/11

We live longer than people did in the 1950s, but many of those extra years can come with frailty and a loss of mobility and independence. Our health goal shouldn’t be to just live longer – you want those extra years to be good years. One powerful nutritional ally that can help support healthy aging is the pomegranate fruit. Carl Pradelli sits down with two Euromed scientists to review the latest research with their Pomanox P30 extract, which is made using the whole pomegranate fruit.WHAT YOU'LL

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10:47

Tired at Work? Try This Instead of More Coffee

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2026/09/04

A newly published study compared EnXtra directly with caffeine — and what happened after one-hour and at the five-hour mark is worth understanding before you reach for another cup. Subscribe for research-backed conversations on supplements and health. Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, walks through a May 2026 study on EnXtra, the reason TrueMind was formulated without caffeine, and what he means by calming energy. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN- How this study was designed and what makes its

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15:31

How Eating the Rainbow Actually Protects Your Cells...

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2026/08/21

You've heard that antioxidants fight free radicals. Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, goes one step deeper: there isn't one kind of free radical, and no single antioxidant can handle them all. WHAT YOU'LL LEARNCarl explains why "free radicals" are really a whole spectrum of reactive compounds, each with different chemistry, locations, and challenges. He walks through how the body defends itself with a network of nutrients – both from diet and internally produced antioxidants –

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14:01

Inflammation Isn't the Enemy - Why The “Cleanup”...

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2026/08/14

Most of us treat inflammation as the enemy. Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, makes the case that you couldn't stay healthy without it, and how your body finishes an inflammatory response may matter as much (or more) as how it starts.WHAT YOU'LL LEARNInflammation has a beginning, a purpose, and an ending. This episode focuses on that ending, the active biological process researchers call resolution. Carl explains why resolution isn't inflammation simply fading on its own, and why some

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14:46

Bigger Doses Don’t Always Make Better Supplements

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2026/07/31

One bottle says 500 milligrams. Another says 1,000. Most of us reach for the bigger number, assuming it works better. After almost 25 years developing supplements, Carl Pradelli explains why that instinct steers shoppers wrong more often than they realize (and supplement companies take advantage of this).WHAT YOU'LL LEARNCarl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, walks through 6 reasons why a bigger dose doesn’t necessarily make for a better supplement. Researchers don’t start studies by

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10:58

The Best Form of Magnesium for Sleep, From a...

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2026/07/24

Magnesium relaxes muscles, but that is only part of the story. Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, explains how magnesium supports the nervous system, the stress response, and the brain's ability to settle down at night.WHAT YOU'LL LEARNWhy magnesium is better understood as a supportive sleep nutrient rather than a sedative, and what that distinction changes for anyone lying in bed tired but wired.How magnesium supports a calmer, better-regulated nervous system, and why so many sleep

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11:15

Resistant Starch: The Most Overlooked Fiber for Your...

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2026/07/17

Not all fiber does the same job. Resistant starch is the type of fiber most modern diets have largely stripped out, and research suggests it may be one of the nutrients your gut microbiome misses most. Carl Pradelli explains what it is and why it matters.What You'll Learn:What resistant starch is and how it behaves differently from ordinary starch and other fibers.Why current intake sits near 4 grams a day when 15 to 20 grams is often cited for gut and metabolic support.How resistant starch may feed

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12:30

Beyond Melatonin: Supporting Real, Restorative Sleep

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2026/07/02

Most sleep supplements were built around one idea: make you sleepy. But if you have ever felt tired but wired at bedtime, you already know that making yourself drowsy does not guarantee a good night's sleep. In this episode, Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, explains why modern sleep support has to do more.Carl co-founded NatureCity over 20 years ago with his wife, Beth, and the company has since served more than 500,000 Americans. Poor sleep is rarely just a bedtime problem. It is

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10:02

Calcium Isn’t the Problem. Mismanaged Calcium Is.

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2026/06/22

Most people meet vitamin K2 through bone health. The less known story is what it does for your arteries. Subscribe for science-backed healthy-aging answers from Carl Pradelli. Most of the vitamin K in your diet is K1, not K2, and the two do not behave the same way in the body. That distinction is the whole episode. Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, walks through why vitamin K2 in the MK-7 form may be one of the most overlooked nutrients in the healthy-aging conversation, and why

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12:59

Your 1,000mg Magnesium Supplement Could Be 99% the...

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2026/06/12

Some magnesium supplements look impressive on the label — especially those claiming large amounts of magnesium from a “complex” of multiple forms. But when you break down the math, many of these products appear to rely overwhelmingly on magnesium oxide: the cheapest, least absorbable, and often least desirable form for everyday supplementation.In this episode, Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, runs the label math on a popular magnesium complex, explains how these misleading magnesium

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09:44

Eggshell Membrane for Joints: 3 Ways It Works (Backed...

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2026/06/08

Many people reach for glucosamine or chondroitin when they think about joint supplements. The ingredient with some of the strongest human research behind it comes from a part of the egg almost everyone throws away: the thin membrane inside the shell. Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, breaks down natural eggshell membrane, known as NEM, and why it may be one of the most underappreciated ingredients in joint health. Subscribe for science-backed health education every week. Eggshell

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09:32

Amla Is Trending for Hair—But Here's What It Actually...

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2026/05/21

Amla is everywhere in haircare right now—but what does the science actually support? Carl Pradelli breaks down what this trending ingredient does best.WHAT YOU'LL LEARNWhy amla (Indian gooseberry) is trending in beauty and haircare circlesWhat the early human research says about amla and hair healthThe stronger scientific evidence linking amla to cardiovascular supportHow Capros amla extract supports heart health and nitric oxide productionWhy healthy blood circulation matters for every tissue in

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10:52

Why Calcium Alone Won't Save Your Bones After 40

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2026/05/15

Most women don't think about bone health until their 60s or 70s — and by then, bone loss is already well underway.Subscribe to the NatureCity channel for science-backed conversations on supplements, healthy aging, and the research most women never hear.In this episode, Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, walks through why bone health support has to start earlier than most women realize, why calcium alone won't carry the load, and what bones actually need to keep rebuilding. According to

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09:48

Why Taking Collagen Alone Isn't Enough (And the 5...

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2026/05/08

Most collagen advice stops at the supplement aisle. Subscribe for what comes next: https://www.youtube.com/@naturecitysupplements In this episode, Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, walks through what the body actually does with collagen peptides — and the five nutrients that turn those fragments into actual collagen for healthy skin, hair, joints, and connective tissue.Collagen is the most abundant structural protein in the human body, and it holds together everything from skin and

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10:04

Why Most Curcumin Supplements Underperform (And the...

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2026/04/24

Turmeric and curcumin are not the same thing — and most curcumin supplements are poorly absorbed. Subscribe for more supplement truth from Carl Pradelli.In this episode, Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, breaks down the real reason so many curcumin supplements underperform: absorption. The milligram number on the bottle is only half the story. What matters is how much your body can actually use.Turmeric is the yellow-orange spice used in cooking. Curcumin is the key compound inside

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08:50

Calming Energy: How to Stay Focused Without Caffeine...

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2026/04/16

Struggling to stay focused without reaching for another cup of coffee? Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, explains why stimulation is not the same as focus and how calming energy can transform your productivity. WHAT YOU'LL LEARN✓ Why caffeine creates short energy spikes followed by crashes that hurt focus✓ What "calming energy" means and why it outperforms stimulation for sustained productivity✓ How enXtra Thai ginger supports alertness for up to five hours without caffeine or sleep

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10:28

Magnesium Bisglycinate Chelate vs. Glycinate: What...

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2026/04/03

Is your magnesium supplement actually what it claims to be? Carl Pradelli, CEO and Co-Founder of NatureCity, breaks down the critical difference between magnesium glycinate and magnesium bisglycinate chelate so you stop wasting money on supplements that may look good on the label but don’t deliver. Subscribe for weekly supplement truths. WHAT YOU’LL LEARN✓ Why magnesium glycinate and magnesium bisglycinate chelate are NOT always the same thing✓ How some brands blend magnesium oxide with glycine

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