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RICE IS POISONING YOU?

September 28, 2025 / 01:41

This episode discusses arsenic levels in rice, cooking methods to reduce health risks, and the concept of resistant starch.

The host explains how soaking rice overnight can help remove arsenic and other heavy metals. They emphasize the importance of discarding the soaking water to minimize exposure.

The conversation highlights the prevalence of arsenic in contaminated soil and water, particularly in rice paddies. The host, a cardiologist, shares insights on how this affects dietary recommendations for patients.

Additionally, the episode covers the benefits of cooling and reheating rice to create resistant starch, which alters its digestion and insulin response.

Listeners are advised on safe rice preparation methods to improve health outcomes while still enjoying this staple food.

TL;DR

Learn how to safely prepare rice to reduce arsenic and improve health benefits.

Video

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You'll be surprised how much arsenic
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there's in rice these days.
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People kill each other with arsenic.
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It's a very very strong poison. White
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rice is a staple food of many people and
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they cannot live without it. So I run
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into this problem all the time. So I
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tell them that this is what you're going
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to do. You're going to first and
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foremost soak your rice in water and
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then discard the water after an
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overnight soak because it contains
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arsenic in it and other heavy metals.
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You'll be surprised how much arsenic
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there's in rice these days. You see see
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the problem we have our sourcing of our
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foods. I mean here as a cardiologist has
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to talk to his patients about how to
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cook rice.
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What is arsenic for people that don't
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know?
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It's a heavy metal that is found in the
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soil and the water is in contaminated
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soil and water and in these patty fields
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are now full of arsenic.
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It's a poison, isn't it? People I watch
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a lot of true crime. People kill each
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other with arsenic. It's a very very
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strong poison and it'll slowly kill you.
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You cool the rice in the refrigerator
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and then you eat the rice the next day
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by reheating it. Now what you've done is
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you've created resistance starch.
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Now what's going to happen is that that
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rice is not going to have the same
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insulin effect in your body and weight
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gain effect and changes in your
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metabolism because it's now got
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resistant starch. Resistant starch means
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that those molecules have all bound to
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each other. They don't they resist
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absorption and digestion until they get
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to your colon. And then who's going to
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eat it? Your bacteria. So you're
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basically feeding the bacteria with your
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rice. So if you're going to have rice,
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this is the way you're going to do it.

Episode Highlights

  • Cooking Rice Safely
    Learn how to reduce arsenic levels by soaking rice overnight.
    “You're going to first and foremost soak your rice in water”
    @ 00m 16s
    September 28, 2025
  • Resistant Starch Benefits
    Reheating cooled rice creates resistant starch, aiding digestion.
    “You're basically feeding the bacteria with your rice.”
    @ 01m 35s
    September 28, 2025

Episode Quotes

Key Moments

  • Cooking Tips00:16
  • Health Insights01:35

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