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David Wolfe – On Osteoporosis, Gout, Arthritis, Statins, Longevity & More

Extreme Health Radio with David Wolfe 2026-01-07

Summary

David Wolfe discusses natural approaches to common health conditions including osteoporosis, gout, and arthritis. He shares his perspective on statins, longevity strategies, and whole-body health optimization.

Key Points

  • Natural approaches to bone health
  • Managing gout and arthritis naturally
  • Concerns about statin medications
  • Longevity and anti-aging strategies
  • Whole food nutrition principles
  • Lifestyle factors for health

Key Moments

Mushroom Extract Discussion

which has just came out. We really appreciate that.

"Yeah, that's exactly right. That's what a dual extraction is. For those of you who are listening and wondering, you saw a dual extraction on some herbal tincture, and you're like, what the heck does..."
Qigong

Qigong: How To

You can find it at ExtremeHealthRadio.com slash Qigong, which is Q-I-G-O-N-G, and it's called Good Morning, Good Evening Qigong.

"- Qigong. All right, we are with David Wolff from davidwolff.com and thebestdayever.com. Make sure to check out those websites. And David, I have a few questions. We got a bunch of emails from people knowing that you're gonna be on."
Magnesium

Magnesium Discussion

I'd also recommend eating alfalfa. Alfalfa powder is really a good silica source and it's very high in alkaline minerals like calcium and magnesium.

"I'd also recommend eating alfalfa. Alfalfa powder is really a good silica source and it's very high in alkaline minerals like calcium and magnesium. I'm not a big believer in taking calcium for bone density."
Bone Health

Bone Health: Density

I'd also recommend eating alfalfa. Alfalfa powder is really a good silica source and it's very high in alkaline minerals like calcium and magnesium.

"I'd also recommend eating alfalfa. Alfalfa powder is really a good silica source and it's very high in alkaline minerals like calcium and magnesium. I'm not a big believer in taking calcium for bone density."
Vitamin D

Vitamin D Discussion

age-related melanoma, cannabis oil topically is the best thing that's out there that we know of. Yeah, that's amazing.

"By the way, medicinal mushrooms are good sources of vitamin D2. There's a lot of controversy about vitamin D2 and D3. Which is better? Does D2 really work? And the answer is they both work. Vitamin D2 works and D3 works."

Mushroom Extract Discussion

basically non-vascularized. Like, that's the teaching of tonic herbalism, is that you don't take herbs just when you're sick.

"naturally with the natural herbs. And I like the medicinal mushrooms for that. I like the alcohol-soluble fractions of the medicinal mushrooms for that because they are antiviral specifically."

Estrogen Metabolism Discussion

progesterone dominance going on versus an estrogen dominance to aid the immune system. So, you know, it's not something you could OD on.

"Okay, we're seeing more and more fibroids, and my feeling is, and I go back to Dr. John Lee's research, it's estrogen dominance. And the reason why we have problems with estrogen dominance is because it's a natural part of living."

Estrogen Metabolism Discussion

Yeah, it's just, it's like, it's basically, it's dangerous. You don't need, first of all, soy is toxic.

"And even then, traditionally, they would cook it and then feed it to bacteria, turning it into a miso, which is telling you that they're actually trying to detoxify it to turn it into a food. That's really what that means."
Vitamin D

Vitamin D Discussion

get on the earth barefoot, swim in bodies of water that are part of the earth, the ocean, for example, grounds you immediately. Your thyroid is an electrical reservoir.

"So once your testosterone goes down, if your vitamin D3 is down and your DHEA is down, then that puts a huge amount of pressure on your thyroid to keep up. And so that's when people start getting into it."

Thyroid Health: Testing

Okay, so we've got a couple more here just to power through. I've got, let's see, how can I improve my thyroid health?

"That's what I mean by desiccated thyroid. Yeah, that's actually better for you than the Synthroid, the synthetic. And you can lower your dosage too, which is also good, but it's not vegetarian. Yeah, that's definitely not vegan or vegetarian, is it?"

Mushroom Extract Discussion

If you wanted to really start to look at, okay, how do we get this child some interesting nutrition, let's say the child's one or two years old, I'd look at medicinal mushroom mycelium.

"If you wanted to really start to look at, okay, how do we get this child some interesting nutrition, let's say the child's one or two years old, I'd look at medicinal mushroom mycelium."

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