{"podcast":{"title":"Wellness Unfiltered Pod","slug":"wellness-unfiltered-pod-7782228","podcast_index_feed_id":7782228,"rss_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/8144069.rss","website_url":"https://wellnessunfilteredpod.substack.com/podcast","image_url":"https://substackcdn.com/feed/podcast/8144069/d182053910a9100b8ac94c82011c5ccb.jpg","author":"Lee Holmes","episode_count":10,"summary":"WELCOME to Wellness Unfiltered! 🎙️ Lee Holmes and Irene Falcone bring you real, raw, and refreshingly honest chats about wellness, minus the woo-woo. We’re here to keep wellness human, hilarious, and totally unfiltered.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-unfiltered-pod-7782228"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 2, Chocolate Scandals, Gut Hacks & Dickensian Dudes! 🎙️","slug":"episode-2-chocolate-scandals-gut-hacks-dickensian-dudes","published_at":"2026-03-30T09:47:33+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-unfiltered-pod-7782228/episode-2-chocolate-scandals-gut-hacks-dickensian-dudes","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-unfiltered-pod-7782228","url":"https://wellnessunfilteredpod.substack.com/p/chocolate-scandals-gut-hacks-and","audio_url":"https://api.substack.com/feed/podcast/192590581/54e41efbc412f063b414640bf4ef0fc6.mp3","summary":"Wellness Unfiltered Episode 2: Chocolate Scandals, Gut Hacks & Dickensian Dudes! 🎙️ Listen & Subscribe on Substack Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube Show Notes We’ve all been there: it’s 3 p.m., the slump is hitting hard, and you’re reaching for that \"healthy\" dark chocolate bar. But is your afternoon treat a superfood or a chemical cocktail? Between headlines about heavy metals and labels filled with mysterious E-numbers, even the simplest indulgence has become a wellness minefield. If you’re tired of \"health-washed\" snacks leaving you bloated and confused, this episode is your golden ticket to the truth. In our second episode, Lee Holmes and Irene Falcone (Founder of Clean Nectarine ) dive deep into the dark side of the $100 billion chocolate industry . From lead and cadmium lawsuits rocking major brands to the \"Dutch processing\" that strips away antioxidants, we’re uncovering what’s really in your pantry . Plus, we \"womansplain\" how to fix broken capillaries for the men in your life and deliver a fiery rant on big retailers crushing small, passionate businesses. In this episode we chat about: 🍫 The Dark Side of Chocolate (02:30) Cacao vs. Cocoa: Why the spelling determines the health benefits The \"Factory Fake\" Scandal: Lead and cadmium lawsuits and heavy metals in soil Emulsifiers (E475 & Soy Lecithin) and why they might be shredding your gut lining 👅 The Ultimate Blind Taste Test (14:40) Ranking the top 10 cleanest blocks available in Australia The \"Blackout\" 100% Cacao challenge Lee’s \"Gold Standard\" pick for functional medicine disguised as a treat 🧔 Womansplain: The \"Dickensian\" Face Fix (31:03) Treating broken capillaries and redness (the \"gin blossom\" look) Simple swaps: Natural zinc, Vitamin C serums, and cooling face washes 📢 You’re on Speaker (Live with M…","meta_description":"Wellness Unfiltered Episode 2: Chocolate Scandals, Gut Hacks & Dickensian Dudes! 🎙️ Listen & Subscribe on Substack Apple Podcasts , Spotify , YouTube Show…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3271,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/wellness-unfiltered-pod-7782228/episodes/episode-2-chocolate-scandals-gut-hacks-dickensian-dudes/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/wellness-unfiltered-pod-7782228/episode-2-chocolate-scandals-gut-hacks-dickensian-dudes.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}