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Hello there beautiful people, I’m just getting back from an extraordinary weekend at the Metabolic Health Summit. I’d highly recommend it next year and I believe they have some super discounted tickets on sale now. I don’t know how much it costs, but it’s worth it! It’s an entire weekend of hanging around all the top researchers and doctors in this space and not only getting to see their latest research in the presentations, but getting to talk to them about it in person. Everyone is walking around and available to talk to - it’s so cool. And of course all the attendees are awesome as well. I got 7 more interviews for Food Lies and I guess the 2nd film that will no doubt be made. I also did some really cool panel discussions that will go to YouTube. The first one was with crowd-favorite Dr. Ben Bikman, and 2 of my new best pals the lovely Dr. Jaime Seeman and Dr. Aseem Malhotra the renowned British cardiologist. The 2nd panel was with 2-time world champion rower and PhD Brianna Stubbs, 2-time world record holding ultra runner Zach Bitter, and 2-time hanging out with Brian nutrition, metabolism, and exercise physiology expert, Mike Mutzel. These will be out on YouTube soon and maybe as a podcast as well. So many great connections and fun things in the works, I can’t begin to name them all. So on to the guests today. John and Molly are an amazing couple that own Apricot Lane Farm which is just north of Los Angeles. They spent the last 8 years creating a thriving regenerative certified organic farm growing many kinds of animals and countless fruit, vegetable, and cover crops. They documented this journey for most of the 8 years and made an award winning film called The Biggest Little Farm. You can watch it on iTunes, Amazon, or Hulu and I suggest you do this immediately. Maybe even before listening on any further. I won’t spoil any of the story and leave it for them to highlight in this podcast or for you to watch in the film. Before we start I’ll just mention a few other things. If you're new to this podcast I’d start at episode 1. It’s best to experience the whole journey and soak up the valuable information from each hand-picked guest. You also should know about http://NoseToTail.org where we deliver grass finished, sustainably raised beef, buffalo, lamb as well as our one-of-a-kind high omega 3 pork and chicken. This is special stuff that is not only beyond organic and humanely raised, but is fed a special diet so that the meat has an extremely high omega 3 to omega 6 ratio. It’s in high demand so we can only sell the bacon 1 package at a time. Our other signature product is the primal ground beef with liver, heart, kidney, and spleen mixed. Very tasty stuff. I’ve seen and heard of so many kids chowing down on this stuff and enjoying it immensely. They don’t mind the organ taste at all and I think have an intuitive sense for the superior nutrition it provides. That’s my company so you can get your meat there and support me (in a small way) and our ranch in Texas. You can also support the Food Lies film on http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post by clicking through http://FoodLies.org - we still are taking preorders and have the Eat Meat shirts there. We are in the last steps of getting the film finished but still need your help. You can also get the private food and exercise videos as well as the extended show notes for this podcast by becoming a Patreon supporter on http://patreon.com/peakhuman  And if you’d like to support in a non-monetary way you can give the podcast a review on iTunes or the Apple podcast app and share any of these things with family and friends! Thanks so much everyone, it wouldn't be possible without you. Please enjoy the really insightful and beautiful words of John & Molly Chester. BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   SHOW NOTES       BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg

Hello there, we’re back for Season 6! I can’t wait to kick this off and I’m really sorry it took so long to arrive. I had a million things going on working on the Food Lies film back home in Hawaii and also when I got back to LA. Also a couple interviews fell through. I did focus on getting some more video content out on youtube, so check out the Food Lies channel. There’s a ton of short & sweet content to keep you educated and entertained!  My number 1 goal of Peak Human is to have top quality informative content - quality over quantity. I also wanted to not have any conflicts of interest so I decided from day 1 to not have any sponsors. This also allows me to have top quality guests at my own pace. If I was making money per episode I’d have all kinds of random people on because I’d be incentivized to do so. Instead, I briefly mention my own projects and companies before each episode and have guests I really want to have on and take some time off if I need to. So what’s going on with me? We made an epic intro to Food Lies that took months of planning and all kinds of resources. It’s a 4.5 minute piece with 130 shots, each which took many hours to prepare and shoot. This film is going to be something special. As I’ve said before, we could have rushed something out that was a B+ by last fall. We are going for an A+ (which might take a year longer). You can continue to support it’s costly creation on Indiegogo by clicking through http://foodlies.org The trailer is very outdated and was created with almost no budget - so it’s not representative of the final product. We’ll redo it at some point. I also have been fired up about Nose to Tail. I served some of the grass finished primal ground beef with liver, heart, kidney, and spleen at the Meat-Up we had in West LA this past weekend. It was a huge hit and went very quickly. It’s so delicious - you don’t taste the organs - it just tastes like richer, more nutrient dense meat. Especially if you add a little seasoning in. We have all kinds of great stuff on http://NoseToTail.org that’s all sustainably and ethically raised, beyond organic, high omega 3, and extra tasty. Per popular demand, I’ve been making some cooking videos and am just finishing my 15 minute workout routine video for Patreon members. I only work out 4 times per week for 15 minutes and have seen great results. If you go to http://patreon.com/peakhuman and join as a supporter you’ll get these private videos and also support this podcast and everything else I do. I really, really appreciate everyone who has stepped up and done this. I honestly turn down sponsors each and every week because I don’t want to promote other people’s products and get caught up in all that - even if I totally agree with what they’re selling! It’s just a few bucks per month at Patreon.com/peakhuman or click through the link in my Instagram bio. My instagram is where most of the action takes place daily. If you're not following there my handle is http://instagram.com/food.lies That’s it! Give the show a review on itunes or click on 1-5 stars in the podcast app if you’d like to do something that’s free. You can also share any of my content with family or friends of course! So here’s a bit about my Guest today. David R. Montgomery is a MacArthur Fellow and professor of geomorphology at the University of Washington. He is an internationally recognized geologist who studies landscape evolution and the effects of geological processes on ecological systems and human societies. An author of award-winning popular-science books, he has been featured in documentary films, network and cable news, and on a wide variety of TV and radio programs, including NOVA, PBS NewsHour, Fox and Friends, and All Things Considered. His books have been translated into nine languages. He also travels the country speaking and educating on regenerative practices. I first caught wind of him from his excellent book DIRT: Erosion of Civilizations and am halfway done with his book Growing a Revolution. Listen to this interview and you’ll probably want to grab them both. He’s an awesome guy doing great things. Although soil seems like a boring topic, trust me, there’s a lot more to it, and a ton of great info in this interview. Without further ado, here’s Professor David Montgomery.   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   SHOW NOTES (Need to add 4:20 to these timestamps to account for the intro) [4:15] Our main focus should be how we raise food, whether it is plant or animal based. [5:15] David explains gross biogeography and how it should influence us on how to feed the world. [6:18] How the modern factory method of raising livestock is destroying our soil.  [6:42] David explains how organic plant-based farms aren’t in the clear either. [8:40] “The nation that destroys its soil, destroys itself” - Franklin D. Roosevelt. [10:15] There has been a long history of agriculture soil degradation and erosion impacting ability of people living on the land. [11:42] Why big river flood plains are able to get away with constant farming. [18:00] Inca terraces and their fertile soil. [18:25] Terra Preta: black earth of the Amazon and Northern Europe soil. [21:30] Inclusion of charcoal and how it helps the soil. [27:30] The issue of tobacco and the erosion of soil it caused in the colonial years. [28:50] Difference of farming practices of the North compared to the South colonies. [30:22] Why David is shifting from being a pessimist about the world’s soil health into an optimistic. [34:40] Disparity between how fast we can degrade soil and create soil. [39:45] How farming started and the systems of cropping and animal husbandry.  [43:08] How diversified, smaller farms with plants and animals are much more efficient for food production compared to large scale industrial monocultures farms. [44:03] The role of regenerative farming in the quality of the food we eat. [51:20] No till farming and why it is so important for improving soil health (the first pillar of regenerative agriculture). [56:50] Research and incentives on regenerative farming and practices like it to restore soil health is clearly absent in our modern society. [1:00:45] What are cover crops and how they help with preventing soil degradation (the second pillar of regenerative agriculture). [1:02:29] The diversity of crops and the soil that it will bring (the third pillar of regenerative agriculture). [1:03:15] The role livestock plays in regenerative agriculture practices and how they are incredibly beneficial. [1:05:40] Nitrogen fixing microbes in the soil and how it works. [1:06:30] The relationship of plants, rocks, and fungi.  [1:10:00] Profitability of regenerative agriculture practices compared to conventional methods.  [1:15:10] Are we able to feed the US with regenerative farming practices? [1:17:40] What can we do to get to this idealistic future of regenerative farming and improving soil health?  [1:19:00] The farm bill and the structure of policies regarding agriculture. Connect with him at www.dig2grow.com Twitter: http://Twitter.com/dig2grow   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Dig2GrowBooks/   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg

Welcome Back! I'm about to takeoff to Hawaii to work on the Food Lies film with the amazing Director, Jay. I got to do this podcast in person with the very awesome Mike Mutzel AKA Metabolic Mike. We ran outside to feed his backyard chickens and pigs and then got the mics going.   Mike Mutzel has an MS in clinical nutrition and currently focuses his efforts on communicating the science behind longevity, fasting, ketosis, exercise and all things pertaining to improving our metabolic health   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   SHOW NOTES Mike Mutzel has an MS in clinical nutrition and currently focuses his efforts on communicating the science behind longevity, fasting, ketosis, exercise and all things pertaining to improving our metabolic health He raises his own pigs, chickens, and turkeys in his backyard  He thinks it’s important for his daughter to eat real food and see where it comes from  Raising animals has improved his mental well-being  Mike started his health journey just simply removing the buns from his burgers Measuring objective biomarkers motivates people to stick to lifestyle changes because they can see the benefits Mike was exposed to drugs and alcohol at a very young age and used diet and exercise to improve his life Soy protein made him depressed and gave him GI issues  Mike got into keto because of his interest in heart rate variability  The ketogenic diet is not stressful on the body Mike runs blood labs twice a year to know he is on the right track  Donates blood twice a year now that he is eating more meat His wife follows OMAD and has seen amazing benefits  Him and his wife got full body MRIs and DEXA scans to show that their lifestyle is benefiting them Pros and cons to testing biomarkers  GrimAge test to test your biological age against your chronological age Ancel Keys and the Minnesota Starvation Experiment  The Game Changers nuances Mike’s experience losing a lot of weight and muscle with veganism  Time-restricted feeding, alternate day fasting, and early time restricted feeding Circadian biology and feeding times Mike isn’t concerned with coffee during his morning fast Fasting will lower glucose and insulin and increase glucagon and ketosis  Reducing glycemic variability has some benefits for reducing oxidative stress Mike does a 24-hour fast every Monday  Fasting is a stoich practice and teaches discipline Fasting is not just about restricting calories  You wouldn’t do the same workout every single day, and variability of energy intake works the same: restricting food intake (fasting) and feeding (maybe some days you are in a surplus)  Fasting causes you to deal with how you use food to fill voids in your life (emotional eating)  Fasting is a very safe practice People who claim fasting is a stressor need to understand that eating is stressful on the body Your body can anticipate the intake of food How long do we need to fast to induce autophagy? Mike thinks on a bare minimum everyone should be fasting for at least 12 hours a day Autophagy declines as you age Mike’s thoughts on One Meal A Day (OMAD)  People are scared that protein is going to stimulate mTOR but they should be more concerned with mTOR over-expression The importance of sleep Chronic calorie restriction vs periodic fasting Kids who eat the proper foods are so much more well-behaved   Where to find Mike Mutzel:  www.highintensityhealth.com https://www.instagram.com/metabolic_mike https://www.youtube.com/highintensityhealth  

Alright everyone, I’m fired up about this one! Dr. Paul Saladino was up in LA yesterday and we recorded some gold here. We spent the weekend digging through studies to give the much needed rebuttal to the “debate” between James Wilks and Chris Kresser on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast. For those not familiar with this, it was a huge deal. Joe Rogan has the most popular podcast in the world (by far I believe) with many millions of worldwide listeners and viewers on youtube as well - per episode. James Wilks is one of the producers of the Game Changers - the most recent installment of vegan propaganda films. Listeners will know we already put out a feature-length film debunking his film on YouTube, aptly named Game Changers DEBUNKED. We just posted a document at sapien.org/gamechangers with 156 studies and 57 resources listed to go along with the film. We put many of the studies on screen, but due to limited time couldn’t reference each one. So here’s a bit more context: Chris Kresser went on the Joe Rogan podcast and debunked the Game Changers. He did a great job and we included some of that footage in our film with his permission. James Wilks then went on to defend himself, but instead, attacked Chris personally and used many tactics to avoid answering the simple question of “why do you think red meat is bad?” He did catch Kresser on some things, I think. But for many points, he actually didn’t if you look more into it. James just caught Chris off guard and cited studies Chris wasn’t familiar with. Paul and I looked into those and found out James was actually wrong, was completely overstating what the study said, or made false claims about the dates of references that were central to his criticism of Chris. I’ll leave it at that for now and get on to the show. I’ll skip any ads for this one and will just encourage people to go to Sapien.org for more information about my film Food Lies which will be the ultimate answer to vegan propaganda films, to support me on Patreon so I can keep doing stuff like this, and to share this episode with someone. I’d really recommend watching the YouTube video version of this one. We show all the studies we mention on screen and all the graphics and tables as well. That will be posted on the Food Lies youtube channel on Tuesday. The site where all the studies can be found is http://sapien.org/debate This will be an extensive page with timestamps, notes, and links to all studies mentioned. Lastly, I think it would be valuable for Joe Rogan to be aware of this. I hope people share the video with him. I think it would be great for Joe to have James bring his “science advisor” back on the podcast and Paul and I could come on and have a debate without all the ad hominem attacks. We can share studies beforehand and break this all down once and for all. It would be filmmaker and science advisor against filmmaker and science advisor. Although, as you’ll see in this episode, Paul will be doing most of the talking.   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post     SHOW NOTES   FULL SHOW NOTES: http://sapien.org/debate [12:20] Wilks complains how the meat industry research is largely funded by interest groups, but this is the case with all industries [14:40] Dairy products and cancer association  [18:45] James Wilks completely misinterpreted the Dairy Product Consumption and Prostate Cancer RIsk in the United States  [16:20] The issue with epidemiological studies  [20:19] Does dairy cause inflammation? [24:50] Dairy has actually been proven to have health promoting components [26:25] Wilks falsely claims that Richard Wrangham, British primatologist and Harvard Anthropologist, believes that ancestors were primarily plant eaters throughout evolution [29:20] The reliance or sudden ability to get meat allowed our brains to grow [38:40] Wilks claims that meat consumption causes inflammation [53:50] Does a high protein diet cause kidney problems? [55:02] High protein does not cause problems with bone density [56:50] Heme iron and N-nitroso compounds  [1:08:30] If red meat is so bad for you why do some cultures live longer while eating lots of meat? [1:09:10] Meat intake and cause-specific mortality: a pooled analysis of Asian prospective cohort study  [1:10:25] Athletes and carbohydrates  [1:17:45] Forest Plots  [1:19:00] Vitamin B12 in lake water [1:22:40] Vitamin B12 from unwashed vegetables [1:24:03] Vitamin B12 supplements and cattle [1:26:58] James claims it’s because of the pesticides that the soils are depleted but this is not true  [1:28:17] Wilks brings up a point about omnivores and how some are deficient in B12 [1:30:22] Fiber and the microbiome  [1:31:45] Meat and inflammation   [1:34:02] Magnitude and timing of the postprandial inflammatory response to a high-fat meal in healthy adults: a systematic review [1:37:45] Vegetables, inflammation, and oxidative stress [1:41:38] It is hard to accept that vegetables aren’t as great as they are made out to be [1:44:20] Paul’s first episode on Peak Human talking about the WHO report and the IARC [1:45:18] NutriRECS 2019 meat recommendations  [1:46:15] Harvard, Walter Willett, and industry funding [1:49:57] More on red meat and cancer  [1:50:24] Appropriately planned vegan diets  [1:52:55] Protein quantity on a vegan diet [1:55:20] Protein amounts and calories  [1:56:10] Leucine & protein quality [1:59:47] Problems with pea protein  [2:00:30] Digestible indispensable amino acid score (DIAAS) and protein quality [2:10:55] Flow-mediated dilatation   [2:14:00] Conclusion and takeaways of the podcast FULL SHOW NOTES: http://sapien.org/debate     BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg   Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

Hello, hello good people, I hope you all had a joyous Thanksgiving. I certainly did with some friends up in Seattle for a SAPIEN style dinner, finishing the Game Changers DEBUNKED film, having the awesome Meat-Up and film viewing, hanging with everyone’s favorite Dr. Ted Naiman, and then going to Mike Mutzel’s house and backyard farm for a podcast. A bit more info on each. Mike Mutzel is known as metabolic Mike and has a longstanding podcast called High Intensity Health - go check him out, he’s a great guy. Everyone should be familiar with the Game Changers DEBUNKED film by now. There’s 2 versions out on youtube as of late - one with the “deleted scenes” and one with just the info and none of the gags. When we started this on Halloween, Shawn Baker, Chris Kruger, and I had the idea to do some skits and have some fun with this. I appreciate the fact that not everyone is looking for that so we have both options! Lastly, a SAPIEN way of eating, for anyone unfamiliar, is how a growing number of people are characterizing how they eat and live. It encompasses many dietary strategies from pescatarian all the way to keto and carnivore. It has a sweet spot (where I like to be) with over 90% of calories coming from animal foods. This makes it high fat, low carb, and mainly has you running on fat. It is nose to tail. It embraces smaller feeding windows of one meal per day to 2 meals in 8 hours (which I like). It is based on all whole foods. It’s also not based on any dogma. Humans have evolved to eat many things over millions of years, and even in the last 10,000 years. It also focuses on the other lifestyle factors as like getting quality sleep, exercise, sun, etc. You can learn more at http://Sapien.org/diet You can also learn about the grass finished meat at http://NoseToTail.org that’s shipped to the 48 states. It is all grown ethically, organically, and sustainably. We have unique and nutrient dense foods such as Primal ground beef that includes liver, heart, kidney, and spleen. We also have high omega 3 pork and chicken that blows away conventional and even organically grown animals. I’m proud to offer these products delivered to your home, but also encourage people to find local farmers and source from them. Now onto a food producer I’d also love to endorse who’s meat you can get if you’re in the North Dakota area, Mr. Gabe Brown. I saw a TEDx talk of his 2 years ago and had a long call with him soon after. I wanted to include him in the film but it didn’t quite work out. I’m glad we finally reconnected and found some time to record a talk. Gabe Brown is a farmer and leader in the movement towards regenerative agriculture. He is the owner of Brown’s Ranch, just east of Bismarck, ND. He believes in and practices Holistic Management, a part of which is farming and ranching in nature's image. At his ranch improving soil health is a priority and no-till farming has been practiced since 1993. His ranch has eliminated the use of synthetic fertilizers, fungicides, and pesticides. He does not use any GMOs or glyphosate. His ever evolving grazing strategy allows most of his pastures a recovery period of over 360 days. All of these practices have led to the health of the soil, mineral and water cycles to greatly improve and of course the quality of the agriculture and livestock he produces as well.  Make sure to listen to the end. There’s some great info all the way through. He has solutions to some huge worldwide problems with simple and proven practices. Last quick things - Food Lies is going strong. We have a new and awesome graphics guy that is really savvy with all this info and is eager to help the cause. Please support this podcast by giving it a review on itunes or the podcast app. And also support our endeavors on Patreon at http://patreon.com/peakhuman We’re doing the extended show notes each week with all the extra info and studies and also creating some new video content. There’s been a high demand for my 14 minute workout. I am going to make videos available to Patreon supporters of this and more about eating and other lifestyle practices that won’t be available to the public. Appreciate everyone’s support and now let’s hear from the spectacular Gabe Brown BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   SHOW NOTES   [10:34] What is tilling soil and should we do it or not? [14:07] Limiting pesticide, fungicide and herbicide usage to improve soil health long term.  [19:00] Diversity in the ecosystem and why it is important. [22:30] There is a vast network of communication within the soil from plants. [24:30] We need animals on the landscape grazing naturally to maintain the best health of the soil and ecosystem.  [26:00] The importance of having a system of rotational grazing for ruminants. [30:35] Gabe has seen 30-50 times the amount of wild life compared to other farmers around him because of his rotational grazing practices. [33:35] Gabe explains a more efficient and practical way of bale grazing. [35:35] Regenerative agriculture has the ability better than anything else to combat climate change.  [37:35] How regenerative agriculture can help with the issue of the amount of phosphates/nitrates in the soil. [38:00] By improving the soil ecosystem and the health of it, we can vastly improve the agricultural nutrient and livestock nutrient density. [42:50] The corruption and greed of modern agriculture. [48:30] The biology in our guts are directly related to the biology in the soil. [51:20] If these practices are so good, why isn’t everyone doing it? [54:40] Good thing it isn’t all bad news as we are seeing a shift towards regenerative agriculture. [57:19] There are major differences in the soil on regenerative farms and neighboring farms. [1:08:20] How the crops, animals and soil all work together as an ecosystem. [1:14:50] How regenerative agriculture can help bring us all together, it can help alleviate the issues of climate change, water quality, human health, biodiversity and sustainability. Go to https://brownsranch.us to learn more!   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg   Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

Hey, hey, we’re back. Let’s get straight to it. I gotta get back to working on the Game Changers DEBUNKED film. Please support that on http://Indiegogo.com/projects/gamechangers-debunked or click through the show notes. Just to make sure, I want to let people know this a scientific and factual debunking film with researchers and doctors addressing the science. Yes, we have a bit of fun here and there to keep it interesting, but it’s all about the truth, and exposing their cherry picking and misrepresenting science to fit their agenda. Dr. Jaime Seeman AKA Dr. Fit and Fabulous is a board certified Obstetrician-Gynecologist with a background in Nutrition, Exercise and Health Science. She is also a current Fellow in Integrative Medicine and a Board Certified Ketogenic Nutrition Specialist. She did her undergraduate training at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she was a collegiate athlete for the Cornhuskers receiving many awards and honors. She then continued her education at the University of Nebraska School of Medicine where she received her Doctor of Medicine degree. She is a wife and mom to three little girls.  This was an awesome one - so many topics my guests haven’t covered yet. I wish we recorded some more updated stuff about the blood spinning tests she’s doing for the Game Changers DEBUNKED mini-doc. She ate 5 eggs and 3 pieces of bacon and spun her blood in a centrifuge and it was - guess what - clear. The Game Changers mockumentary tried to say animal foods caused cloudy blood plasma. They did a little “experiment” in the film and showed it was cloudy after a beef burrito and clear after a bean burrito. They are outright liars and cheaters I tell ya! They are deceiving the world with false information. Two engineers in Seattle also debunked this by eating huge amounts of lamb and milk fat and producing clear blood plasma as well. Dr. Jaime is going to do a 2nd experiment tomorrow and match the amount of fat and calories of a beef and cheese burrito with a vegan burrito and see if it produces cloudy blood. What’s likely going on here is that eating a high carb AND high fat meal creates more triglycerides in the blood for a longer time. There’s more to this that will all be explained in the mini-doc. So please support that on Indiegogo in the last few days of the campaign. There’s a lot of overtime going into this with editors, graphics people, sound people, etc. Food Lies is looking great - I just was going over some of it with the separate editing team. NoseToTail.org is firing on all cylinders and it’s hard for us to keep that good meat in stock. Learn more about all this at http://sapien.org And give this podcast a review on Apple! Thanks so much! I can’t wait to air this mini-doc on November 27th on YouTube. We’ll have a Meat-Up and viewing party in Seattle - Sunday Dec 1st and another one in LA on thursday Dec 5th. Now here’s Dr. Fit and Fabulous - Jaime Seeman.   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   SHOW NOTES [10:05] She had three kids in 60 months failed glucose testing in pregnancy and this led to her becoming pre-diabetic/gestational diabetic. She had also suffered hypothyroidism after her 3 pregnancies. [11:30] She tried whole 30, paleo, ketogenic and carnivore. [14:40] Is carnivore safe for pregnancy?  [17:06] The carnivore diet helps a lot of people but it wont work for everyone.  [18:50] Her main takeaway - let's eat a diet of whole, unprocessed foods that are natural and with no ingredient list. [20:00] The issue of the keto/low carb community making these extravagant sweets and treats. [21:08] Woman, pregnancy and the underlying issue of insulin resistance.  [22:27] The issue of our health system and the way it screens for pregnant women and nutritional consulting.  [24:08] The effects of hyperglycemia and hyperinsulinemia on your baby. [25:25] Hyperinsulinemia and preeclampsia (cardiovascular disease during pregnancy).  [27:30] Pregnant women and the realization that its okay to have ketones in their blood, especially the third trimester. [29:20] Should you use prenatal vitamins? [31:53] Why the ketogenic/low carb diet is so much more than a diet for weight loss. [33:20] Pregnant woman and carb cravings, what’s happening? [37:03] Contraception and its side effects. [47:00] Sun exposure and vitamin D supplementation.  [48:50] Thyroid issues when on a ketogenic/low carbohydrate diet. [54:04] Women and the myth of them becoming too “bulky”. [1:00:05] How do you feed your children and teach them to eventually choose independently. Go check out her website doctorfitandfabulous.com to learn more about her and the services she offers!   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg   Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/  

Hello everyone, welcome back to the time of week where I get to share another fantastic guest with you. I try to get all kinds of thought leaders and experts covering a wide variety of topics that pertain to your health, fitness, longevity, and even environmental health. They're all connected - who would have thought. If you’re new to this show, I’m Brian Sanders and I’m creating the feature-length documentary Food Lies that seems to be taking forever to come out. But that’s just because it’s going to be that good. Please be patient. We’re actually learning more each day and more and more things are happening in the world that either are going to make this film better or that we need to address. It’s turning out to be a good thing, in a way, that we didn’t rush this thing out. We have more resources, better experts, and more opportunities that are too many to name. Learn more at http://FoodLies.org In the meantime I’m creating the Game Changers DEBUNKED film which is almost in a rough cut somehow even though we just started it! It’s been a whirlwind and we’re moving at lightning speed. It also is opening doors and benefitting the Food Lies film. Look out for it on YouTube on November 27th - be sure to subscribe to the Food Lies channel. We’ll also try to get it on another platform. Thanks for supporting its creation on Indiegogo. You still can help out and even get a producer credit - just search for Game Changers DEBUNKED on http://Indiegogo.com/projects/gamechangers-debunked or click through the show notes. I also work with patients at Evolve Healthcare in Los Angeles. We have a medical clinic where Dr. Gary Shlifer and I treat the root cause of disease with diet and lifestyle. This is part of our company SAPIEN and the Sapien diet. Find out more at http://Sapien.org I also have a company similar to Butcher Box called Nose to Tail. The difference is we raise our animals in the US and we use the entire animal. We have the organ meats mixed into ground beef, buffalo, and pork and also sell the bones and bone broth. It’s all grass fed and finished and raised sustainably and ethically. You can even get a thanksgiving turkey with ultra high omega-3s due to our special diet we feed them. Get it delivered to you at http://NosetoTail.org Now onto today’s guest. Dr. Joan Ifland who has been creating breakthroughs in recovery from food addiction starting in 1999. She is currently at work on evidence-based trainings for health professionals.  Dr. Ifland is a Fellow of the American College of Nutrition. She earned her PhD in addictive nutrition at Union Institute and University and her MBA at Stanford Business School  She was selected by the Oprah Winfrey Network as the food addiction specialist on the Book of John Gray. Dr. Ifland is the lead author of the first scholarly publication describing refined food addiction and the definition of addictive foods. She’s doing great things in this space including giving talks and creating support groups to continue to help people with problems around food. I think she has very valuable additions to the health conversation that go beyond what has been covered in the past 60 episodes of this podcast and most other podcasts and lectures I’ve heard. And if you want to get the super valuable extended show notes and support the show please go to Patreon and search for Peak Human or http://patreon.com/peakhuman The other way to support the show is to simply give it a 1-5 star rating on the Apple podcast app or iTunes and give it a review. Thanks so much, I really appreciate everyone. I love all the messages I receive and am glad people are finding this podcast valuable! Here’s Dr. Joan Ifland.   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   SHOW NOTES Joan Ifland has her PhD in Interdisciplinary Studies, with a specialization in Addictive Nutrition and wrote a textbook on food addiction titled “Processed Food Addiction: Foundations, Assessment, and Recovery” A lot of money spent on marketing processed foods and suppressing knowledge of addiction There are addictive substances hidden in processed foods When you are addicted to processed foods your taste perception is completely altered to maintain the addiction There is a scientific foundation for food addiction  If you are addicted to food, you don’t stand a chance trying to adhere to “calories in calories out” method  One of the hallmarks of any addiction is obsession 11 diagnostic symptoms of addiction Joan initially removed processed foods from her diet as part of a weight loss program and found she was dramatically less irritable and had less anger She has a food list that she uses for herself and her family at foodaddictionresources.com Her children had significant behavioural improvements by removing processed foods She has three rules for her children: they can not bring these foods in the house, they cannot ask her for them, they cannot ask for money to buy them but they are allowed to do what they want outside of the home The food industry has done a remarkable job at suppressing the connection between processed foods and health and disease 1600 die every day from diet-related disease  [9:40] every bite of processed food hurts you If that child is getting processed foods regularly it is reducing their quality of life In the 1980s food companies hired a Harvard trained PhD psychologist to max out their food products addictiveness Different foods activate different reward centres in the brain The more variety and targets you hit in the brain, the harder the addiction is to overcome “Hunger doesn’t sell snacks, desire will” [40:28-41:00] By 1997 Americans were eating a pound per person per day of sugars, flours, high-fat dairy, and French fries [42:28] Your kid isn’t a picky eater, he/she is just addicted to processed foods Our reward centres wear out and require more and more to get the “high” from the food so people are eating more and more  [46:54] Addiction scientists formulate foods to be highly addictive  The limbic system gets more agitated and uses up more of the brain’s power and the addiction centre is capable of controlling behaviour  When you have cravings you also have a stress response and vice versa  You need to remove food stimulations from your life The same way you train your muscles you alter the way you stimulate the brain  We started out as a reptilian brain and developed an emotional brain and then only recently we developed this neocortex in the front of the brain a very small region of the brain for thinking, creativity, and learning  You activate the reptilian brain during food scarcity (evolutionarily) and same occurs when you diet Binging was a survival behaviour  Now in our culture with full-time access to food it’s dangerous to activate this binging behaviour One of the steps in binging recovery is to have three meals a day, spaced out, slow release meals If you surround yourself with people that eat a healthy diet you are more likely to eat a healthy diet and vice versa  Mirror neurons are all about conforming or die but in this culture it can be dangerous  Joan and her team run online video chat groups to help with adherence and support  There is a facebook group called “Food Addiction Education” where people can communicate She hopes to educate practitioners set up these online communities in their practices  Doctors and health professionals can use her textbook to learn how to diagnose their patients Joan highly advises people work with a healthcare professional if they need help If you are addicted to food, processed foods can not be eaten in moderation Where you can find Joan Ifland: https://www.drjoanifland.com/ http://www.foodaddictionresources.com https://www.facebook.com/foodaddictionreset/ https://www.instagram.com/foodaddictionreset/ https://twitter.com/pfaddiction     BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg   Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

Hello, hello beautiful people, how great is it to be alive and well in 2019? I’m Brian Sanders and this is Peak Human where I talk to the leading experts around the world about all things health, food, exercise, food production, and being your best self.  Today I’m talking with one of my favorite humans ever, you’ll probably get the gist of this as we continually talk about how much we respect each other’s work. Dr. Ted Naiman was the first person I got ahold of 2 years ago when I started making the Food Lies film and has been a great help and inspiration ever since. He was my first guest which has always been a fan favorite episode. I’m glad to have him come back on and talk about a ton of new stuff. Blows the old one away. Who needs it after this one. He’s spent years working on his magnum opus which is the book The P:E Diet which he wrote with William Shewfelt. I felt bad because we didn’t bring up William in this episode. I’ll be interviewing him on the new SAPIEN podcast tomorrow actually, so we’ll get a chance to hear from him soon! A recap on Dr. Ted - he’s a board-certified Family Medicine physician practicing in the Seattle area. He’s seen about 100,000 patients over the past 20 years and has drawn a lot of conclusions from his observations as well as from the scientific literature. He’s spoken at major health conferences around the world and is basically a genius. Maybe I just feel this because we think the same way - either way, let’s get a few updates out of the way. The Game Changers DEBUNKED film is moving along at lightning speed. We had a great shoot last week and I’m going to San Diego Wednesday to film with Dr. Paul Saladino, Tim Shieff (the Vegan Prince who dropped out of the Game Changers film), and ex-vegan celeb Alyse Parker. This will premiere on November 27th so please help us finish it by supporting the project at http://indiegogo.com/projects/gamechangers-debunked Food Lies is also in full force. Meeting up with that editing team thursday to work through some of this beautiful footage. That’s also on Indiegogo - please learn more at http://FoodLies.org And we’re shipping out a lot of grass fed and grass finished meat lately. You can get your own at http://NoseToTail.org We do all the organs and bones and everything is raised ethically and sustainably. It’s beyond organic. And our chicken and pork is fed a special feed that makes them very high in Omega 3. We also do this for our turkey which is a new product just in time for Thanksgiving. Nothing like this is sold in stores. They have an unprecedented 2:1 omega 6 to omega 3 ratio. Check them out and all the other delicious meats at http://NoseToTail.org Lastly please support me on http://Patreon.com/peakhuman and get the extended show notes. This way I don’t have to take on any outside sponsors which I’ve been turning down. These show notes are super valuable and go into depth on everything mentioned. If you can’t afford any of these things, please give the podcast a review! Just tapping the 5 stars icon on the Apple podcast app or itunes is giving us a boost. Alright, I really, really appreciate everyone and let’s get onto the show!   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   SHOW NOTES Dr. Ted Naiman is a board-certified Family Medicine physician in the department of Primary Care at a leading major medical center in Seattle. His personal research and medical practice are focused on the practical implementation of diet and exercise for health optimization He has a new book out called “The P:E Diet: Leverage Your Biology To Achieve Optimal Health” go check out his website for more information at thePEdiet.com  Ted explains how nutrition unfortunately doesn't have any first order science - there is too much religiosity, voodoo, mysticism  He explains what we need to do is to zoom out and look at the bigger picture of nutrition based off of principles like the importance of the ratio of protein, minerals, and energy from carbon-carbon bonds [6:15] Three things we need to accomplish when we eat Foods rich in protein and nutrients seems that we see higher satiety in individuals  Most processed foods that have been stripped of these vital proteins and nutrients have caused us to eat more of these foods while lacking the essential nutrients our bodies need He makes the argument that food choice (in other words what we eat) is the big picture we should focus on rather than how much we eat His thought experiment of if you were stranded on a deserted island with nothing but whole foods (fruits, vegetables, roaming animals, seafood) the likelihood of someone eating excess energy and a diet low in protein and nutrients is very unlikely [18:20] How the cultivation, breeding, and processing of these whole natural foods we find in nature is the reason why we see so many health issues in our society today [19:30] These “empty calories” tend to make us overeat through a “push pull” method [24:45] The importance of a protein-rich diet while keeping energy lower and how it helps create and maintain more lean muscle mass and less fat [26:40] The problem with the general population, especially women, who think because they lift weights and eat protein they will build too much muscle and look “bulky” like a bodybuilder  [29:15] The phenomenon of fat adaptation  How reducing carbohydrate feeding frequency can aid in fat adaptation [32:20] Although Ted is trying to avoid zealotry he explains that it does show in the results that a lower carb/cyclical carb feedings are much more efficient for the average everyday person [35:40] The importance of timing your meals/carbohydrate intake [37:50] Benefits of intermittent fasting and why you should consider it [40:35] Animal foods versus plant foods [46:15] Why eating animal foods “nose-to-tail” is so important and should be implemented in modern diets more often [49:10] Plant based diets are possible but not optimal; there is so much room for error [53:02] Having a larger portion of our diets come from ruminants rather than plant foods makes much more sense, in regards to economy, health, and practicality [1:00:14] The importance of not trying to be so fragile in our diets and being so dogmatic in eating in one way or the other [1:07:30] Running out of subcutaneous fat storage and storing it all in the ectopic and visceral fat (abdominal, pancreas, organs) is what causes insulin resistance [1:09:30] The ability to burn glucose or fat as energy is like a see-saw, it depends on what you have consumed for your body to rely on [1:12:54] Why he prefers low-carb diets over low-fat, even though both have their time and place for effectiveness in weight loss and body recomposition [1:17:40] The Carbohydrate Insulin Hypothesis and why it is false [1:22:09] Intensity is the most important factor for exercise [1:32:45] The use of drop sets and rest-pause sets for driving more intensity in your workouts [1:43:20] Carbohydrates, are they really necessary of high intensity/explosive activities?  https://www.burnfatnotsugar.com/ http://twitter.com/tednaiman   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg   Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

Hello. We’re back. I’m Brian Sanders and I’m excited to share another great episode with you lovely people. Dr. Ken Berry is the author of the great book “Lies My Doctor Told Me,” he’s a speaker, he’s got an awesome and very popular YouTube channel, and he’s a great doctor who realized he was doing everything wrong and had the humbleness to admit this was so and reverse course. His own health was failing him and the advice he was giving his patients was failing them as well. I love these people who can man up to their mistakes, admit they didn’t have all the answers, and work tirelessly to make up for it. He’s got a bunch of great takeaways to offer so listen up to the good doctor! Now I’ve got a few updates - we just started an impromptu project - a mini-doc debunking the latest installment of vegan propaganda called the Game Changers. If you haven't heard of this, it’s a “documentary” on Netflix about a few athletes who eat only plants and think everyone in the world should do the same thing. They misrepresent science and purposely deceive a huge population of the world who is not well-versed on food and nutrition and might believe that because a few genetic freaks are doing midly well eating a few salads and James Cameron who has $140 million invested in pea protein which they make the fake impossible burgers out of say that this is how humans should eat that it is actually true. I could go on and on about this, but I won’t because this short film will say it all much better. We got a great team together on short notice including Shawn Baker, Paul Saladino, Mark Sisson, and Tim Shieff who used to be called the Vegan Prince and was actually in the Game Changers film. That’s until he realized the diet was destroying his life and he moved to embrace animal foods and basically immediately restored his health. We’re filming some comedy reenactments of some of the stupid so-called “experiments” they do in the film tomorrow with some of these guys. We’re going to be releasing this on YouTube for the whole world to see for free on November 27th the night before Thanksgiving. So many people were falling for this propaganda piece we had to make this and get it out quick - just in time to show your family members who may be refusing that turkey because they saw this unscientific joke. This is not going to delay the Food Lies film which is still my main focus. You can learn more about that if you haven't heard of it yet at http://FoodLies.org I have a different team working on that and it’s moving full steam ahead, so don’t worry! http://NoseToTail.org is also going strong. We deliver sustainably raised grass fed, grass finished meat to your door. It’s similar to other meat delivery services but we use the entire animal and it's from our family owned ranch in Texas. Get the bones, marrow, fat, organs, and everything else at http://NoseToTail.org I’m liking the beef bacon these days. It’s kinda like your best guy friend and best girl friend getting married. It’s a beautiful thing. That’s about it for now. So much going on daily here at SAPIEN it’s hard for me to not go on about it - you can learn more at http://SAPIEN.org  So now I’ll let ya’ll hear from my man Dr. Ken Berry.   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   SHOW NOTES Dr. Ken Berry is a medical doctor, author of the book “Lies My Doctor Told Me”, and has a pretty amazing YouTube channel  He triggered some people with his tweet: “Don’t take advice from a fat doctor”  15 years ago when he started his practice he was obese, inflamed, diabetic, etc. In changing his nutrition he reversed all his health issues and made it his mission to help others do the same  [around 4:54] People are so obsessed with losing weight, but they’re spending so much of their discipline on the meaningless practices You can lose a significant amount of weight without exercising  90% of the battle is what you eat, 90% of that 90% is to cut carbohydrates  You don’t need to be able to afford fancy gym memberships and grass-fed beef  Eat less move more is useless advice  Doctors believe patients are noncompliant instead of thinking their advice is wrong  If you don’t look like you should be giving nutrition advice then you should be doing something about it  [17:29-18:11] If you remember biochemistry, physiology, and anatomy from med school, a ketogenic diet makes sense but is completely counter to the nutrition you learn about in med school Eat Lancet is not concerned with you entering old age with muscle mass and good health, they are interested in feeding the world as cheaply as they can Egyptian mummies had terrible atherosclerosis, bad teeth, and the majority of their diet was a grain-based plant based The DASH diet is not backed by science and risks elevated glucose, insulin, and cortisol There is plenty of positive research supporting low carb and ketogenic diets  There is a lot of negative evidence for grains and low-fat diets Ken’s “Proper Human Diet” The proper human diet is a spectrum, some people do well on vegetarian some people do well on carnivore He used to think a vegetable heavy keto diet was the best diet, but has changed his perspective of this and essentially follows a carnivore diet now When you can sit in front of food and not have the desire to eat is when you have control over your hunger The first step with patients is eliminating processed grains, refined sugars, and industrial seed oils, if you are hungry eat fatty meat, eat some veg, eat some eggs, just eat real food Just removing these three slow poisons, will make a huge difference  Carbohydrate addiction appears to be a real thing, when you withdraw from carbs you will get symptoms and it will suck from 3-10 days but once you get past that, you will realize how sustainable this way of life is  In the same way you can eat the standard American diet and not develop any obvious nutrient deficiencies for decades, you probably can on a muscle-meat only carnivore diet too You will develop vitamin and mineral deficiencies quicker on a vegan diet than on a carnivore diet  When you use a carnivore tool, and start adding back foods, they are given answers to what makes them feel good  Even cheap meat is better than eating grains and processed foods  Myth that meat causes gout  Ken predicts that in 5-7 years, Layne Norton will recommend a ketogenic diet  The HDL to triglyceride ratio is best improved on a low carbohydrate ketogenic diet  Ken has admitted where he went wrong in the past, prescribing statins, etc.  Eating this way helps with acne Where to find Ken berry:  https://www.kendberrymd.com/ https://www.youtube.com/kendberrymd https://twitter.com/kendberrymd https://www.instagram.com/kendberry.md/   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg   Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

Dr. Cate Shanahan, an expert on the True Human Diet and Nose to Tail Animal Foods, discusses topics such as the flaws in the medical system, the impact of diet and lifestyle on lifespan, the benefits of a true human diet for athletes and everyday individuals, practicality and hacks for adopting a healthy diet, the four pillars of a healthy diet, regenerative agriculture, and the impact of chronic stress on human durability.