The Meat Medic Podcast
Dr Suresh Khirwadkar
Welcome to The Meat Medic Podcast. I'm your host Dr Suresh Khirwadkar. I'm a GP, Board Certified Lifestyle Physician and Functional Doctor. I help my patients improve their health by focussing on diet, nutrition and other lifestyle changes, and I made this podcast to reach more people and share how to become masters of their own health.
In this podcast we discuss all things related to diet and nutrition and how you can improve your physical and mental health by following the key principles of healthy living.
All of the information is thoroughly researched by myself, as well as drawing on over 20 years of experience and training. I am a Specialist GP as well as a Board Certified Lifestyle Physician, and I have quite extensive training in nutrition having studies with ASLM, IBLM, ACNEM and Diet Doctor.
I work extensively with diet and nutrition in my practice, and use it to help people with a vast array of issues. My focus is on holistic care, preferring to avoid medication prescriptions where possible and instead utilising lifestyle interventions to restore health and balance.
My real passion though is helping people to help themselves. I'm a huge believer in educating my patients and empowering them to prevent and treat chronic diseases themselves. My goal is to get to the point where my patients never actually need me.
Then my job is done.
In this podcast we discuss all things related to diet and nutrition and how you can improve your physical and mental health by following the key principles of healthy living.
All of the information is thoroughly researched by myself, as well as drawing on over 20 years of experience and training. I am a Specialist GP as well as a Board Certified Lifestyle Physician, and I have quite extensive training in nutrition having studies with ASLM, IBLM, ACNEM and Diet Doctor.
I work extensively with diet and nutrition in my practice, and use it to help people with a vast array of issues. My focus is on holistic care, preferring to avoid medication prescriptions where possible and instead utilising lifestyle interventions to restore health and balance.
My real passion though is helping people to help themselves. I'm a huge believer in educating my patients and empowering them to prevent and treat chronic diseases themselves. My goal is to get to the point where my patients never actually need me.
Then my job is done.
Episodes
Mentioned books
Feb 9, 2023 • 37min
Episode 07 - Prolonged Therapeutic Fasting
Welcome to The Meat Medic Podcast. I'm your host Dr Suresh Khirwadkar. I'm a GP and Lifestyle Physician and I'm a practicing carnivore. I've had great success myself and with patients by following a carnivore diet, and want to spread the word about how to achieve optimal health through diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes.In today's episode I discuss prolonged fastingWhat is it?How to do it?Is it helpful?Is it dangerous?How to avoid problemsWhat about hunger?Won't your muscles disappear?What about your brain function?--------------Subscription Link---------------https://the-meat-medic-podcast.captivate.fm/listen---------------Support my channel---------------If you want to support my channel and podcast, please consider donating https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drsuresh ---------------Timestamps---------------00:00 Intro00:40 Is prolonged fasting dangerous?02:50 Electrolytes04:25 Glucose07:36 Potassium09:00 Magnesium11:08 Phosphate12:51 Refeeding Syndrome15:50 Ending a fast 17:03 Guide to fasting and SGLT2 inhibitors19:10 What to do after a fast?20:50 Diminishing returns?22:12 Growth Hormone24:25 What's it like to actually do a long fast?27:37 Muscles on a fast29:26 Brain on a fast31:30 Fasting in nature33:50 Conclusion---------------Social---------------Website and booking info: https://drsuresh.com.auFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drsureshkhirwadkarTwitter: https://twitter.com/skhirwadkarInstagram: @drsureshkhirwadkar---------------Disclaimer---------------**All health advice is general in nature and is not intended to be individualized health advice. Always see your personal doctor if you are concerned about your health**---------------Hashtags---------------#themeatmedic #drsuresh #medicaladvice #lifestyleadvice #dietadvice #diet #carnivore #carnivorediet #keto #ketodiet #lowcarb #lowcarbdiet #gethealthy #behealthyResearch LinksRefeeding syndrome: what it is, and how to prevent and treat it - PMCMentioned in this episode:Post credits
Feb 5, 2023 • 31min
Episode 06 - Intermittent Fasting
Welcome to The Meat Medic Podcast. I'm your host Dr Suresh Khirwadkar. I'm a GP and Lifestyle Physician and I'm a practicing carnivore. I've had great success myself and with patients by following a carnivore diet, and want to spread the word about how to achieve optimal health through diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes.In today's episode I discuss intermittent fastingWhat is it?How can it change your metabolic healthWho should and shouldn't do it?How can it affect your hormones?What is autophagy?Common pitfallsStarting and stopping a fast--------------Subscription Link---------------https://the-meat-medic-podcast.captivate.fm/listen---------------Support my channel---------------If you want to support my channel and podcast, please consider donating https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drsuresh --------------Research Links--------------Please see links on my podcast website for the individual episodehttps://the-meat-medic-podcast.captivate.fm/ ---------------Timestamps---------------00:28 Intro and the history of fasting02:00 What can intermittent fasting help with and how?03:00 Autophagy05:43 Hormones06:50 How long can you fast for?07:48 Common Regimens08:30 Risks of intermittent fasting09:30 SGLT2 inhibitors10:06 How to start?11:05 Common Pitfalls12:05 Hunger15:30 Breaking a fast17:30 Can you fast in pregnancy?20:10 Cancer and fasting?21:35 Fasting vs other diets22:00 Fasting mimicking diet and fasting on carnivore23:30 How long can you do intermittent fasting for?24:18 Weight loss26:30 Hormones on fasting28:35 Conclusion---------------Social---------------Website and booking info: https://drsuresh.com.auFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drsureshkhirwadkarTwitter: https://twitter.com/skhirwadkarInstagram: @drsureshkhirwadkar---------------Disclaimer---------------**All health advice is general in nature and is not intended to be individualized health advice. Always see your personal doctor if you are concerned about your health**---------------Hashtags---------------#themeatmedic #drsuresh #medicaladvice #lifestyleadvice #dietadvice #diet #carnivore #carnivorediet #keto #ketodiet #lowcarb #lowcarbdiet #gethealthy #behealthyResearch LinksMetabolites | Free Full-Text | Can the Mitochondrial Metabolic Theory Explain Better the Origin and Management of Cancer than Can the Somatic Mutation Theory?Mentioned in this episode:Post credits
Feb 1, 2023 • 58min
Episode 05 - Special guest interview: Dr Avi Charlton
Today I'm joined by my special guest Dr Avi Charlton. Graduating from Melbourne University in 2000, Dr Charlton has over 20 years experience as a doctor and is the founder of The Melbourne Low Carb Clinic, a GP specialist clinic promoting healthy nutrition and lifestyle, through video and face to face consultations. Dr Charlton has extensive education in the low carb space, having studied with Low Carb Down Under, Nutrition Network, Diet Doctor and she has done additional training with The Australasian College of Nutrition and Environmental Medicine (ACNEM). Dr Charlton is also an accredited Metabolic Health Practitioner with The Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners (SMHP).On top of this, Dr Charlton is a dedicated mother to her 2 children, and has recently completed 2 marathons whilst personally following a low carb lifestyle.Dr Charlton and I discuss:low carb healthintermittent fastingweight lossPCOSmental healthrunning her own clinictransitioning from bulk billing to private caretraining for a marathon on low carbtraining for her 100km Oxfam hikekids nutritionwill she ever try carnivore?*Note, when discussing PCOS Dr Charlton says it is oestrogen excess, and I state it's usually testosterone excess. Both can be true, PCOS can have oestrogen dominance and high levels of testosterone.* Avi Charlton Avi's Facebook page @CharltonAvi on X Avi's Website Avi on YouTube https://mlcclinic.com.au/online-course/--------------Subscription Link---------------https://the-meat-medic-podcast.captivate.fm/listen---------------Support my channel---------------If you want to support my channel and podcast, please consider donating https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drsuresh ---------------Timestamps---------------00:29 Intro01:30 How I got into low carb07:00 Why go low carb?10:00 Macros and calories13:50 Opening her own clinic16:54 How many people want low carb?19:55 Bulk billing vs private billing24:30 How can low carb help?28:15 Mental Health30:40 Nutrition training for doctors36:00 Marathon training on low carb42:00 Calorie stores43:20 Intermittent fasting47:15 Kids and low carb?50:30 Additional stuff and socialshttps://lowcarbdownunder.com.au---------------Social---------------Website and booking info for consultations: https://drsuresh.com.auFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drsureshkhirwadkarTwitter: https://twitter.com/skhirwadkarInstagram: @drsureshkhirwadkarLink Tree: https://linktr.ee/drsureshkhirwadkar---------------Disclaimer---------------**All health advice is general in nature and is not intended to be individualized health advice. Always see your personal doctor if you are concerned about your health**---------------Hashtags---------------#themeatmedic #drsuresh #medicaladvice #lifestyleadvice #dietadvice #diet #carnivore #carnivorediet #keto #ketodiet #lowcarb #lowcarbdiet #gethealthy #behealthy #fypMentioned in this episode:Post credits
Jan 29, 2023 • 13min
Episode 04 - Fasting on the carnivore diet
Welcome to The Meat Medic Podcast. I'm your host Dr Suresh Khirwadkar. I'm a GP and Lifestyle Physician and I'm a practicing carnivore. I've had great success myself and with patients by following a carnivore diet, and want to spread the word about how to achieve optimal health through diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes.In today's episode I discuss fasting on the carnivore diet - is it useful? Is it harmful? What are the benefits? And how do you do it?--------------Subscription Link---------------https://the-meat-medic-podcast.captivate.fm/listen---------------Support my channel---------------If you want to support my channel and podcast, please consider donating https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drsuresh ---------------Timestamps---------------00:00 Intro00:45 What is intermittent fasting?02:25 Why bother fasting at all?04:00 Autophagy and Leptin05:30 How much fat does the average person have stored?07:00 Fasting vs fed state08:15 Fasting mimicking09:45 Natural fasting?10:45 Conclusion---------------Social---------------Website and booking info: https://drsuresh.com.auFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drsureshkhirwadkarTwitter: https://twitter.com/skhirwadkarInstagram: @drsureshkhirwadkar---------------Disclaimer---------------**All health advice is general in nature and is not intended to be individualized health advice. Always see your personal doctor if you are concerned about your health**---------------Hashtags---------------#themeatmedic #drsuresh #medicaladvice #lifestyleadvice #dietadvice #diet #carnivore #carnivorediet #keto #ketodiet #lowcarb #lowcarbdiet #gethealthy #behealthyMentioned in this episode:Post credits
Jan 26, 2023 • 28min
Episode 03 - My Carnivore Journey
Welcome to The Meat Medic Podcast. I'm your host Dr Suresh Khirwadkar. I'm a GP and Lifestyle Physician and I'm a practicing carnivore. I've had great success myself and with patients by following a carnivore diet, and want to spread the word about how to achieve optimal health through diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes.In today's episode I want to discuss more on my own personal carnivore journey.Podcast also available on all major channels**If you want to support my channel and podcast, please consider donating https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drsuresh ** ---------------Timestamps---------------00:00 Intro00:45 who started the carnivore diet?02:00 Dr James H Salisbury03:50 what am I eating?06:35 how much am I eating?11:40 my experience with herbs and steakettes15:50 benefits of the carnivore diet24:20 my blood test results---------------Social---------------Website and booking info: https://drsuresh.com.auFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drsureshkhirwadkarTwitter: https://twitter.com/skhirwadkarInstagram: @drsureshkhirwadkar---------------Disclaimer---------------**All health advice is general in nature and is not intended to be individualized health advice. Always see your personal doctor if you are concerned about your health**---------------Hashtags---------------#themeatmedic #drsuresh #medicaladvice #lifestyleadvice #dietadvice #diet #carnivore #carnivorediet #keto #ketodiet #lowcarb #lowcarbdiet #gethealthy #behealthy Mentioned in this episode:Post credits
Jan 22, 2023 • 39min
Episode 02 - How to start on the carnivore diet
Welcome to The Meat Medic Podcast. I'm your host Dr Suresh Khirwadkar. I'm a GP and Lifestyle Physician and I'm a practicing carnivore. I've had great success myself and with patients by following a carnivore diet, and want to spread the word about how to achieve optimal health through diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes.In today's episode I discuss:How you can get started on the carnivore diet- How I got started on the carnivore diet- The flack I got when I started posting content on the carnivore diet from my vegan and vegetarian patients- The WHO and Bacon- Carcinogens and Nitrates- Seeds oils- Omega 3 / Omega 6- Ruminant animals- Why Red meat is the bestPodcast also available on all major channels**If you want to support my channel and podcast, please consider donating https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drsuresh **---------------Timestamps---------------00:00 Intro00:45 starting on the carnivore diet03:00 what I ate at the start05:50 vegans, WHO and bacon - nitrates09:55 is carnivore restrictive?10:50 what to actually eat?15:45 why beef?19:48 how does carnivore actually work?21:50 plant toxins and my experiences28:20 patient experiences on carnivore30:00 coffee on carnivore31:00 how to actually start the carnivore diet34:50 calories in calories out---------------Social---------------Website and booking info: https://drsuresh.com.auFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drsureshkhirwadkarTwitter: https://twitter.com/skhirwadkarInstagram: @drsureshkhirwadkar---------------Disclaimer---------------**All health advice is general in nature and is not intended to be individualized health advice. Always see your personal doctor if you are concerned about your health**---------------Hashtags---------------#themeatmedic #drsuresh #medicaladvice #lifestyleadvice #dietadvice #diet #carnivore #carnivorediet #keto #ketodiet #lowcarb #lowcarbdiet #gethealthy #behealthyResearch LinksDr Baker's Revero Podcast episodeBehavioral Characteristics and Self-Reported Health Status among 2029 Adults Consuming a “Carnivore Diet” | Current Developments in Nutrition | Oxford Academic8 Foods High in Nitrates and Why You Should Avoid ThemHarvard Report explains the findings of WHO report saying Bacon is a carcinogenClaim that the World Health Organization finds “bacon as harmful as cigarettes” is inaccurate and misleading - Health FeedbackMentioned in this episode:Post credits
Jan 19, 2023 • 26min
Episode 01 - How and why I became a Carnivore
Welcome to The Meat Medic Podcast. I'm your host Dr Suresh Khirwadkar. I'm a GP and Lifestyle Physician and I'm a practicing carnivore. I've had great success myself and with patients by following a carnivore diet, and want to spread the word about how to achieve optimal health through diet, nutrition and lifestyle changes.In today's episode I discuss:- how and why I got started on the carnivore diet.- What led me to make this decision? How am I finding it? - How can I possible square this with my medical training and education, and where do I go from here?- Some of the benefits I found on carnivore diet*I make reference to another podcast Quest for Health - I've decided not to do that one and just focus on this channel instead!Podcast also available on all major channels**If you want to support my channel and podcast, please consider donating https://www.buymeacoffee.com/drsuresh **---------------Timestamps---------------00:00 Intro00:30 My Health Journey04:45 Intermittent fasting07:45 Lifestyle Medicine and plant based nutrition10:00 My first intro to carnivore11:30 Plants are trying to kill you13:58 Starting Carnivore17:40 introducing patients to carnivore---------------Social---------------Website and booking info for consultations: https://drsuresh.com.auFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/drsureshkhirwadkarTwitter: https://twitter.com/skhirwadkarInstagram: @drsureshkhirwadkar---------------Disclaimer---------------**All health advice is general in nature and is not intended to be individualized health advice. Always see your personal doctor if you are concerned about your health**---------------Hashtags---------------#themeatmedic #drsuresh #medicaladvice #lifestyleadvice #dietadvice #diet #carnivore #carnivorediet #keto #ketodiet #lowcarb #lowcarbdiet #gethealthy #behealthy Mentioned in this episode:Post credits
