
Paul Saladino MD podcast
Throughout my training and practice as a physician I have come to one very disappointing conclusion: Western medicine isn’t helping people lead better lives. Now that I’ve realized this, I’ve become obsessed with understanding what makes us healthy or ill. I want to live the best life I can and I want to be able to share this knowledge with others so that they can do the same. This podcast is the result of my relentless search to understand the roots of chronic disease. I hope you’ll join me on this journey.
Latest episodes

Sep 3, 2021 • 11min
Controversial Thoughts: What I think about cheat days!
I am not a fan... Check out this week's Controversial Thoughts podcast to hear why... In short, I believe that framing "cheat food," (which is usually junk food, let's be honest) as a reward sabotages long term benefits from a species appropriate human diet = an #AnimalBased diet. Getting to eat the best foods on the planet (meat, organs, fruit. honey= the foods your ancestors have celebrated most for millions of years) is an abundant privilege, not something to be framed as a scarcity. Listen to the end to hear an incredible story about our Whole Package supplement from @heartandsoilsupplements. #theremembering

Aug 31, 2021 • 1h 33min
124. Why you shouldn't wear sunglasses, the light episode With Andy Mant
Andy Mant is the Founder of BLUBlox, his passion rests in researching and educating to help empower others to lead an optimal and fulfilling life. Andy’s philosophy is to design products in line with proven academic literature to ensure BLUblox customers get only the best available technology that will actually make a difference to their health and wellbeing. Andy wants to make the science behind light management understandable to all. De-bunking science, offering digestible information that people can utilize and creating meaningful connections with our community will always be his driver. Time Stamps: 0:08:20 Podcast begins 0:09:00 What is "junk light?" 0:16:00 Whenever we deviate from what our ancestors would have done, we run into problems 0:17:50 What is light.. exactly? And the importance of getting the right light 0:28:10 The effects of blue light on our circadian rhythm at night time 0:33:05 What are the effects on meal timing for our circadian rhythm? 0:41:30 What should you do if you have large variance in your seasons? 0:53:05 Sun tanning vs sun burning.. causes and how dietary changes effect this 1:05:35 What are some practical tips on how to construct our environment? 1:16:20 Is there a certain type of light that improves Hashimoto’s thyroiditis? 1:22:20 Is there an absolute greater amount of infrared light at sunrise and sunset? 1:25:40 What are Andy's thoughts on contact lenses? 1:30:00 Where to find more of Andy's work Sponsors: Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co BLUblox: https://blublox.cc/ CARNIVOREMD for 15% off Primal Pastures: https://primalpastures.com/ 10% off first order with code: CARNIVOREMD Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/carnivoremd use code “CARNIVOREMD” to save $150 White Oak Pastures: www.Whiteoakpastures.com, use code: CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order Belcampo: www.belcampo.com use code: CarnivoreMD for 20% off your order

Aug 27, 2021 • 14min
Controversial Thoughts: Do you need to count calories on an Animal Based Diet?
This is going to piss off the calories in/calories out zealots, but I say no... Check out this week's episode of Controversial Thoughts to hear why. I believe that our satiety mechanisms have been hijacked, and this causes us to overeat-> obesity->metabolic dysfunction. Blocking CB1 receptors with Rimonabant is incredibly helpful for weight loss and improve cardiometabolic parameters to a greater degree than weight loss would predict... Linoleic acid-> 2-AG and Anandamide (AEA) which bind to CB1, these are endogenous cannabinoids that appear to be overproduced when we eat seed oils... Is everything starting to become clear now? By eating an #AnimalBased diet (meat/organs, least toxic plant foods), you'll be avoiding seed oils and processed sugars that hijack your satiety = no real need to count calories and freedom from calorie counting prison. Don't believe me? Watch the video! #theremembering

Aug 24, 2021 • 2h 9min
123. Ending the debate over seed oils, with Tucker Goodrich
Tucker Goodrich is a technology executive in the financial industry who designs, runs, and debugs complex systems in high-risk environments. Areas of expertise include risk management, systems management, and cyber-security. After experiencing some personal health crises and realizing that the ‘solutions’ offered by medical professionals weren’t working or addressing causation he started applying the same approach in research and evaluation of data to his own health issues to determine root causes. His interests have focused on dietary and environmental drivers of chronic disease, including carbohydrate, wheat, and various classes of fats. Specifically, he’s attempting to understand and popularize understanding of the mechanisms driving the diet-derived explosion in so-called chronic diseases (or diseases of civilization). He is active on twitter (@tuckergoodrich, has a blog called Yelling Stop, is an Expert Advisor for the nutrition start-up Nutrita, and has been a guest on numerous podcasts. Time Stamps: 0:10:16 Podcast begins 0:12:16 Tucker's blog post: https://yelling-stop.blogspot.com/2021/06/thoughts-on-of-rats-and-sidney-diet.html 0:14:16 Compounds that reduce overeating 0:17:16 Dietary Linoleic Acid Elevates Endogenous 2-AG and Anandamide and Induces Obesity: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1038/oby.2012.38 0:23:31 Endocannabinoid signal in the gut controls dietary fat intake: https://www.pnas.org/content/108/31/12904 0:29:56 A Neural Circuit for Gut-Induced Reward: https://www.cell.com/cell/fulltext/S0092-8674(18)31110-3?_returnURL=https%3A%2F%2Flinkinghub.elsevier.com%2Fretrieve%2Fpii%2FS0092867418311103%3Fshowall%3Dtrue 0:35:46 CRP is a marker of oxidized linoleic acid 0:38:32 Dietary linoleic acid intake and blood inflammatory markers: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials: https://pubs.rsc.org/en/content/articlelanding/2017/FO/C7FO00433H 0:43:06 Take a pill or just stop eating so many seed oils? 0:45:16 Low‐Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Corrected for Lipoprotein(a) Cholesterol, Risk Thresholds, and Cardiovascular Events: https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.119.016318 0:49:46 A high linoleic acid diet increases oxidative stress in vivo and affects nitric oxide metabolism in humans: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9844997/ 0:54:16 HNE - what is it and why is it important? 0:58:36 Where is linoleic acid even found? 1:02:46 The average amount of linoleic acid in the human diet 1:12:06 Why I don't eat bacon 1:14:46 Just because a study was conducted a long time ago, doesn't mean it should be ruled out 1:20:31 Re-evaluation of the traditional diet-heart hypothesis: analysis of recovered data from Minnesota Coronary Experiment (1968-73): https://www.bmj.com/content/353/bmj.i1246 1:27:16 When low LDL can result in a higher risk of cardiovascular disease 1:28:31 Use of dietary linoleic acid for secondary prevention of coronary heart disease and death: evaluation of recovered data from the Sydney Diet Heart Study and updated meta-analysis: https://www.bmj.com/content/346/bmj.e8707 1:32:16 Mediterranean diet, traditional risk factors, and the rate of cardiovascular complications after myocardial infarction: final report of the Lyon Diet Heart Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9989963/ 1:40:40 The blood test you should consider getting 1:42:55 The idea of "intralipid"

Aug 20, 2021 • 18min
Controversial Thoughts: Why the ancient Egyptians really got fat and sick
Was it carbs? Aliens? Or something else... I love these historical detective stories! Looking back at what we know of the last 5 thousand years, the ancient Egyptians appear to have suffered from many of the chronic diseases we see today, yet they didn't have processed foods like donuts, cakes, cookies, or twinkies... Most everyone agrees that processed food is at the root of our chronic disease pandemic (yes, the really important one and biggest pandemic we currently suffer), but what is it about these processed foods that makes them so bad? Is it that they cause us to overeat? Partially, yes- stay tuned for next week's Controversial Thoughts for more on this! Is it something they contain that appears to be bad for us? I believe the answer to the second question is yes, and it's not carbohydrates per se. What is it? Our old nemesis seed oils again, perhaps? Did the ancient Egyptians eat seed oils?? Could this have been what gave them manboobs and obesity? Find out in this week's video! #theremembering

Aug 17, 2021 • 1h 44min
122. How to make yourself a world-class athlete (or be free from knee pain forever!) with Knees Over Toes Guy, Ben Patrick
Ben Patrick is the founder of the “Athletic Truth Group” a gym and online training service based out of Clearwater Beach Florida. Ben overcame debilitating knee and shin pain, as well as subsequent surgeries through a personal journey taking knee and foot strength training to their fullest potential. Ben transformed his basketball career, going from being continually injured, unrecruited and under-achieving to having a successful junior college stint through improving his own health and performance. Ben’s sports performance training career started after this, where he now trains athletes of all levels at Athletic Truth Group gym and through his online training services. Ben’s system has brought a great many athletes out of pain, and is getting notoriety from many world-class trainers and athletes. Time Stamps: 0:08:35 Podcast begins 0:09:15 What does Ben look for in athletes? 0:16:50 What Google says is realty.. but that doesn't mean it is true 0:19:00 We can all have world-class athletics 0:27:15 The nordic curl: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NCN6kOagfY 0:37:05 The first thing Ben would recommend people starting with: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNS_QjGAs_k 0:39:20 Working from the ground up for knee pain 0:44:05 How does Ben train the big toe? 0:45:18 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8blFT4db-KA 0:46:25 The split squat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o0FwSWd2_IY 0:50:35 It's more natural to walk or sprint 0:56:35 The heal-striking motor pattern for running 1:04:15 The epidemic of autoimmune conditions 1:05:50 Humans can probably regrow cartilage 1:12:35 Does Ben get a lot of pushback? 1:15:35 Food beliefs have become identity for many people 1:20:40 Ben's experience eating animal-based for the past month 1:30:55 Does Ben consume organs? 1:35:35 When you focus on food quality over quantity, you can eat much more 1:45:15 Closing thoughts with Ben Sponsors: Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co - Her Package is available now! Primal Pastures: https://primalpastures.com/ 10% off first order with code: CARNIVOREMD Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/carnivoremd use code “CARNIVOREMD” to save $150 White Oak Pastures: www.Whiteoakpastures.com, use code: CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order Belcampo: www.belcampo.com use code: CarnivoreMD for 20% off your order

Aug 13, 2021 • 14min
Controversial Thoughts: Is Carnivore MD an Omnivore?
The debate between plant-based and animal-based eating was over 2 million years ago with the extinction of Paranthropus robustus... Hear this story and a bit of mine in this week's edition of Controversial Thoughts, my Friday rant/monologue podcast on Fundamental Health. The simple takeaway here is that 75% of omnivorous species lean heavily toward either plant or animal consumption as the majority of their diet. I would argue that humans are not omnivore generalists but specialist omnivores adapted to eat an #animalbased diet... Meat and organs have been at the center of evolution as Hominids for over 2 million years... Eating meat and organs made us human! And if you ask the Hadza what their favorite food is, they will tell you "Meat" in a split second! Their entire existence revolves around hunting... So yes, CarnivoreMD is a proud #animal-based omnivore who hails from a long lineage of humans who have lived and died by their ability to hunt and eat animal foods above all other sources of food. #theremembering

Aug 9, 2021 • 1h 29min
121. Hunting in some of the most remote places on the planet, with Donnie Vincent
Donnie Vincent, an explorer and conservationist, shares his adventures in remote territories, encounters with wolves, and reflections on hunting ethics. He discusses living in the wilderness, ancestral heritage, and the quality of life. The podcast covers topics like his diet, upcoming hunts, and the effects of Heart & Soil supplements.

Aug 6, 2021 • 22min
Controversial Thoughts: Is Fructose something to fear?
I ate bananas with my steak and liver after I filmed this! Lots of people love to hate on fructose, but is this molecule really harmful for humans when found in fruit and honey? You know, foods that we've been eating for millions of years and foods that the Hadza and other hunter/gatherer groups around the world LOVE and seek out? Find out in this week's episode of Controversial Thoughts! Cleansed of all controversial CX V i D related talk for the instagram droid's pleasure. Take home: There's zero evidence that fructose in honey and fruit is harmful for humans. If you feel better on a diet without them, more power to you. But if you are one of the many individuals who benefit (electrolytes, energy, sleep, libido, etc.) from including carbohydrates in your diet, I say eat them from the least toxic plant foods! Don't know what the least toxic plant foods are? You'll love what we are doing at @heartandsoilsupplements this month with our #AnimalBased30! It's free and there are a ton of resources for you! Join us at Animalbased30.com!

Aug 3, 2021 • 1h 35min
120. How women can navigate estrogen dominance, infertility, peri-menopause and Covid vaccines with Jaime Seeman, MD
Dr. Jaime Seeman takes care of women of all ages with a full range of gynecology and obstetrics in her practice. She really enjoys taking care of pregnant patients and offers care including low risk, non-intervention pregnancies and high risk as well. VBACs are welcomed in her practice under the current guidelines. She offers minimally invasive surgery including Davinci Robotic surgery and in office procedures. She has special interest in ketogenic therapy, nutrition and exercise. She is passionate about offering these services to all of her patients. She is a member of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Metro Omaha Medical Society and The American Academy of Breast Feeding Medicine. Time Stamps: 0:06:43 Start of the podcast 0:08:03 Jaime's experience working around COVID vaccinations in hospitals 0:11:43 The false sense of security going around our society right now 0:12:48 My experience working in the medical industry: there is a sense of coercion 0:14:43 Masks: the other side of the equation 0:15:58 Doctors are supposed to give the pros and cons of medical decisions, and allow their patients to make the final call 0:18:33 The eye-opening censorship revolving around social media right now 0:19:43 Question for Jaime: Why do you believe censorship is so severe right now? 0:20:53 Who gets to determine what is medical misinformation? 0:22:23 Scientists always need to question what the narrative is 0:26:13 What are the concerns (if any) Jaime has with women receiving the COVID vaccine? 0:30:13 The patients who Jaime has seen who have severe COVID are not metabolically healthy 0:34:21 Is “big pharma” after all the dice with COVID? 0:36:08 Do COVID-19 vaccines care whether you're female or male? 0:38:53 Preliminary Findings of mRNA Covid-19 Vaccine Safety in Pregnant Persons 0:46:28 Amazon own the Washington Post.. isn't this conflict of interest? 0:48:28 Politics and science have become intertwined 0:49:38 Use Vears for more information 0:51:13 Jaime's input on estrogen dominance 0:54:38 Estrogen is like a performance enhancing drug, but we don't want it to hang around for too long 0:56:43 What are some of the main causes of imbalanced hormones? Is it only genetics? 1:01:03 What is going on when people have PCOS? 1:05:53 When reintroducing carbohydrates, which choices does Jaime recommend? 1:06:53 Does Jaime consider the effects of seed oils on her patients? 1:09:18 Does Jaime recommend saturated fats? 1:11:01 If you had an otherwise healthy individual's LDL cholesterol rise, would you be worried? 1:13:43 Listen to my CGM podcast: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Wxd2SgTxZI 1:14:43 Does Jaime recommend her patients consume organs? 1:16:23 Any concern of moderate amounts of liver for women’s in pregnancy? 1:19:28 What does Jaime do when she has a patient with a food aversion to meat? 1:21:13 What does Jaime do for women in menopause? 1:25:58 Androgens: any use for these? 1:28:13 The importance the amino acid glycine for stretch marks 1:30:53 TMAO is bad for us, right? 1:32:43 When you push people away from meat, it makes people gravitate towards more processed food consumption 1:34:13 Where to find Jaime Seeman Sponsors:
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