About this episode

This episode explores the critical role of glycine in managing inflammation and overall health with biochemist Joel Brind.

We tend to think of inflammation as something that just happens… a normal response to stress, aging, or injury. But what if much of today's chronic inflammation is actually a nutrient deficiency problem hiding in plain sight? In this episode of the ReThink Health Podcast, I sit down with Joel Brind, a world-renowned biochemist and author of The Glycine Miracle, to explore why glycine (an amino acid long labeled "non-essential") may actually be one of the most critical and overlooked nutrients in modern diets. Dr. Brind explains how glycine acts as the body's natural anti-inflammatory regulator, helping keep immune cells from overreacting, supporting healthy blood flow, calming the nervous system, and even protecting against inappropriate clotting. He also reveals why most people today are unknowingly deficient, thanks to diets high in muscle meats and low in collagen-rich foods like bones, connective tissue, and skin. You'll hear how glycine plays a central role in managing inflammation, sleep, cardiovascular health, immune balance, and recovery… and why simply eating "enough protein" isn't the same as getting the right balance of amino acids. This is a deep, science-forward…

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Autumn Smith

Guest: Joel Brind

Topics covered

• inflammation
• glycine
• nutrition
• health
• amino acids
• chronic disease

Keywords

• glycine
• anti-inflammatory
• nutrition deficiency
• chronic inflammation
• amino acids
• health
• diet

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Glycine Miracle

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