Watch the full video interview on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/kYZ7VxPJwlY

Dr. Gary Fettke (IG: @isupportgary) is a Tasmanian Orthopaedic Surgeon and vocal proponent of nutrition being a major component of prevention and management of modern disease.

He continues to defend the right to free speech and the right to question traditional beliefs for the benefit of the community.

In this episode, we discuss:

Inflammation is the root cause of chronic disease
Fructose is metabolized differently than glucose
Fruit is NOT good for you
Do we need vitamin C?
Gary's opinion on fiber
His typical day of eating
Nutrition guidelines are influenced by religion and money
The 5 fruits a day recommendation is a marketing ploy
Why Gary was reported to the medical board
Eat an evolutionary appropriate diet
How to transition to a low carb healthy fat (LCHF) diet
Comparing pastured raised animals vs. factory farmed animals
Today's food supply is depleted in magnesium
Seed oils cause inflammation
The Maillard reaction explained
Reduce insulin to reduce inflammation
Empower yourself with knowledge

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Related links:

Dr. Gary Fettke's website

Follow Dr. Gary Fettke on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube

Belinda Fettke

Dr. Gary Fettke - 'Carbohydrate: The Dose Is The Poison!'

Dr. Gary Fettke - Is Fruit Good or Bad for You?

Listen or watch Dr. Richard Johnson previously on TUHP (episode #488)

Dr. Richard Johnson - Nature Wants Us to Be Fat (book)

James Cook

Jared Diamond - Guns, Germs, and Steel (book)

Dr. Paul Mason

Dr. Zoë Harcombe (books)

Denis Burkitt

John Harvey Kellogg

Lenna F. Cooper

The Flexnor Report

Seventh Day Adventist Church

Temperance Movement

Dr. James DiNicolantonio - The Salt Fix (book)

Caryn Zinn, PhD

Listen to Dr. Shawn Baker previously on TUHP (episode #379)

Dr. Shawn Baker - The Carnivore Diet (book)

Resoration health: Recovery group for former vegans and vegetarians (FB Group)

Jeff S. Volek PhD, RD, Stephan D. Phinney MD, PhD - The Art and Science of Low Carbohydrate Performance (book)

Listen or watch Dr. Dominic D'Agostino previously on TUHP (episodes #133 and #553)

Listen to Chris Kresser previously on TUHP (episode #247)

Chris Kresser (books)

Professor Glen D. Lawrence - The Fats of Life (book)

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