EPI 150: Dr. Shawn Baker - Super Fit 57 Year Old World Record Holder Shares Why He Switched To Carnivore & What Were The Results. Plus How He Helps Patients Lower Inflammation In Their Body
Jun 4, 2024
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Dr. Shawn Baker, World Record Holder, discusses his transition to a carnivore diet, benefits for inflammation, athletic performance, and weight loss. Challenges conventional views, emphasizes gut health, and critiques healthcare system reliance on medications. Explores controversies surrounding red meat consumption, including studies on high cholesterol individuals following a ketogenic diet.
Dr. Baker transitioned to a carnivore diet for improved health and athletic performance.
Nutrition plays a vital role in healing processes, reducing inflammation and pain in patients.
Dr. Baker challenges traditional nutritional beliefs, advocating for personalized health interventions and holistic healthcare reform.
Deep dives
Dr. Sean Baker's Medical Journey and Transition to Carnivore Diet
Dr. Sean Baker shares his journey as a medical doctor, combat trauma surgeon, and elite athlete, highlighting his discovery of the carnivore diet. After excelling in various sports and facing age-related health issues, he experimented with different diets, finally transitioning to a carnivorous lifestyle, experiencing significant improvements in his health and athletic performance.
Impacts of Nutrition on Disease and Healing
Dr. Baker details how nutrition played a crucial role in his patients' healing processes, particularly in orthopedic cases with obese individuals. By suggesting ketogenic diets and observing patients' reduced inflammation and pain, he recognized the powerful influence of nutrition on overall health, leading to a shift in his medical approach towards promoting metabolic health through dietary interventions.
Debunking Nutritional Paradigms and Bias in Healthcare
Dr. Baker challenges existing nutritional paradigms, emphasizing the need to question traditional beliefs about food and health. He discusses biases in healthcare, pointing out the influence of food industry agendas and the prevalence of misinformation in nutrition recommendations, encouraging individuals to explore alternative dietary approaches to improve their well-being.
Revolutionizing Healthcare with Rivera Health and Nutrition-Based Healing
Dr. Baker introduces Rivera Health, a healthcare company dedicated to reversing chronic diseases through nutrition and lifestyle interventions. With a mission to transform healthcare by addressing the root causes of diseases and reducing dependency on medications, Rivera Health offers a holistic approach to improving metabolic health and overall well-being.
Fostering Health Through Empowering Personal Health Choices
Dr. Baker emphasizes the importance of empowering individuals to take charge of their health by making informed dietary and lifestyle choices. By debunking myths around nutrition and disease, promoting personalized health interventions, and advocating for comprehensive healthcare reform, he strives to create a paradigm shift towards proactive health management and disease prevention.
(0:52) Shawn’s evolution to getting into carnivore
(11:01) Inflammatory and processed foods
(16:55) Achievements and sports
(22:29) What does Shawn eat in a day?
(28:02) Carnivore diet benefits and impact on satiety and digestive health
(33:50) Challenging conventional views with the carnivore diet
(47:44) The Revero Health
(51:10) Where to find Shawn
(52:12) Outro
Who is Dr. Shawn Baker?
Shawn Baker M.D. is the Co-Founder of Revero, orthopedic surgeon, world leading authority on treating disease with medical nutritional therapy, an Amazon best-selling author, world champion athlete, international speaker, podcast host, and consultant.