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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 benefits of resistant starch. Key topics include the dangers of arsenic, proper rice preparation, and its impact on metabolism.

The host explains that arsenic is a heavy metal found in contaminated soil and water, particularly affecting rice grown in certain regions. They emphasize the importance of soaking rice overnight and discarding the water to reduce arsenic content.

Additionally, the episode covers how cooling and reheating rice can create resistant starch, which alters its digestion and insulin response. This method is presented as a healthier way to consume rice.

The conversation highlights the challenges faced by individuals relying on rice as a staple food and the need for awareness about food sourcing and preparation.

TLDR

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

Episode

1:41
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You'll be surprised how much arsenic there's in rice these days. People kill each other with arsenic.
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It's a very very strong poison. White rice is a staple food of many people and they cannot live without it. So I run
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into this problem all the time. So I tell them that this is what you're going to do. You're going to first and
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foremost soak your rice in water and then discard the water after an overnight soak because it contains
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arsenic in it and other heavy metals. You'll be surprised how much arsenic there's in rice these days. You see see
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the problem we have our sourcing of our foods. I mean here as a cardiologist has
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to talk to his patients about how to cook rice. What is arsenic for people that don't
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know? It's a heavy metal that is found in the soil and the water is in contaminated
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soil and water and in these patty fields are now full of arsenic. It's a poison, isn't it? People I watch
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a lot of true crime. People kill each other with arsenic. It's a very very strong poison and it'll slowly kill you.
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You cool the rice in the refrigerator and then you eat the rice the next day by reheating it. Now what you've done is
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you've created resistance starch. Now what's going to happen is that that rice is not going to have the same
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insulin effect in your body and weight gain effect and changes in your metabolism because it's now got
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resistant starch. Resistant starch means that those molecules have all bound to each other. They don't they resist
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absorption and digestion until they get to your colon. And then who's going to eat it? Your bacteria. So you're
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basically feeding the bacteria with your rice. So if you're going to have rice, this is the way you're going to do it.

Episode Highlights

  • Cooking Rice Safely
    Learn how to prepare rice to minimize arsenic exposure and improve digestion.
    “Now you've created resistant starch.”
    @ 01m 06s
    September 28, 2025

Episode Quotes

  • People kill each other with arsenic.
    RICE IS POISONING YOU?
  • It's a very very strong poison.
    RICE IS POISONING YOU?
  • It's a poison, isn't it?
    RICE IS POISONING YOU?
  • Now you've created resistant starch.
    RICE IS POISONING YOU?

Key Moments

  • Health Risks00:04
  • Rice Preparation Tips01:06
  • Bacterial Benefits01:32