The video is an interview with Sally K. Norton, an expert on oxalates and their impact on health. Norton discusses the basics of oxalates, their sources, and the potential health issues they can cause, including kidney stones, arthritis, and mitochondrial damage. She highlights high-oxalate foods like spinach, nuts, and sweet potatoes, and explains that a low-oxalate diet can help alleviate symptoms. Norton also addresses common misconceptions, such as the belief that certain bacteria can heal the gut and eliminate oxalate issues.
The title has some questionable sounding terms in it, I agree. But the content of the video is not sensational and the existence of oxalic acid in some foods is indisputable. Especially if you ask my friends that have kidney stones…
To address your second point, Sally Norton does have academic credentials. They are listed in the video description:
I have the impression that she started her study in nutrition because she experienced a lot of poor health caused by oxalates, but please correct me if I’m wrong. As a result, even if anecdotal, I find her experiences fascinating because they seem so genuine to me.
I listened to the numbers, looked some of the subjects up on websites of a locsl universities, noticed the conflict of interest, and I think she’s probably not got proper intentions here