#984 The Great Blue Zones Deception: Why the World’s Longest-Lived People Actually Thrive on Meat, Animal Fat & Seasonal Eating with Mary Ruddick

Mary’s Healing Journey: Once bedridden with dysautonomia, Mary reversed her condition through ancestral nutrition, high-fat animal foods, and nervous system restoration.

🌍 Debunking Blue Zone Myths:

• Mary lived in every Blue Zone and confirms they're not plant-based.
• Animal fats, organ meats, and seasonal animal products are staples.
• Even vegetables are cooked in lard, tallow, or butter.
• She exposes the flawed data and cultural misunderstandings behind Blue Zone studies and Dan Buettner’s conclusions.

🥦 The Truth About Plant Toxins:

• Plants have complex chemical defense systems (oxalates, lectins, phytates).
• Historical cultures processed plants carefully — modern diets skip this, leading to gut damage and inflammation.
• Potatoes, corn, and nightshades require specific detox methods our ancestors mastered.

🧠 Gut Health & Microbiome Masterclass:

• Mary explains how gut bacteria placement matters more than just diversity.
• Fiber is non-essential; animal-based diets can improve microbiome health.
• The environment, light exposure, and mindset play a bigger role in microbiome shifts than food alone.
• Carnivore diets can increase beneficial bacteria and diversity—Ben shares his 90-day N=1 CGM and stool test experiment as proof.

🧪 Problems with Food Sensitivity Testing:

• Tests are unreliable and misleading.
• Food avoidance without gut healing just leads to more intolerances over time.

❤️ The Power of Traditional Diets:

• Modern food dogma has no historical or biological basis.
• Mary encourages returning to ancestral eating: nutrient-dense fats, organ meats, seasonal fare.
• Westerners must relearn what indigenous cultures never forgot.

Website: http://www.maryruddick.com​

Instagram: @maryqueenofheart​

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