
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

Jun 19, 2023 • 1h 37min
220. Is plant-based dead? Paul Saladino MD on Radical Health Radio
This week’s podcast features Paul as a guest on Radical Health Radio, the Heart and Soil podcast at the headquarters in Dripping Springs, Texas. Paul talks to the show host, Ste Lane, about vegan and plant based diets: the risks, benefits, and the popularity in a high-level way.
00:07:00 Podcast begins
00:12:12 Is plant-based popular?
00:17:40 The plant-based agenda
00:20:45 The ethics of eating animals
00:28:00 How veganism affects libido
00:34:15 The politics behind veganism
00:46:00 The problem with seed oils
00:50:30 Which diet is best for humans?
00:59:00 Escaping dogma
01:01:22 Paul’s future goals and self care practices
01:11:00 Live caller #1: Tips on how to read and understand studies better
01:18:20 Live caller #2: Will HDL keep rising on an animal-based diet?
01:26:00 Live caller #3: What kinds of foods to give a 5 month old?
01:35:00 Upcoming documentary
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Jun 12, 2023 • 1h 35min
219. Grounding: Does it work? With Clint Ober
Today’s podcast episode is a deep dive on grounding. Paul has on Clint Ober, CEO of EarthFX Inc., author, and innovator behind the grounding movement to talk about the ancestral consistency, overall benefits, and science behind grounding and how it relates to modern disease and inflammation.
00:10:30 High level: what is grounding?
00:20:00 Electron explanation
00:27:40 Positive vs. negative charge
00:35:35 Voltage and amperage
00:41:50 Physics, grounding and inflammation
00:55:20 Oxidation and reduction of inflammation
01:22:30 How much should humans be grounding?
References:
https://earthinginstitute.net/
Sponsors:
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Animal-based 30 Challenge: https://heartandsoil.co/animalbased30/
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Jun 6, 2023 • 1h 28min
218. Could seed oils make you blind? With Chris Knobbe
This week, Paul chats with ophthalmologist and M.D., Chris Knobbe. They continue the conversation about seed oils and they reference observational research to further their point that it is the number one contributor to chronic illness and macular degeneration over sugar.
00:07:10 Who is Chris Knobbe?
00:09:30 Macular degeneration
00:16:30 How seed oils affect macular degeneration
00:25:00 Carboxymethyl pyrrol
00:32:10 Linoleic acid levels now versus our ancestors
00:40:00 How to avoid seed oils
01:00:00 Cardiolipin
01:07:30 The problem with studies on linoeic acid
01:14:00 Sugar vs. seed oils
References:
Book: The Ancestral Diet Revolution by Chris Knobbe
Website: https://www.cureamd.org/
Dietary fatty acids and the 10-year incidence of age-related macular degeneration: the Blue Mountains Eye Study: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19433717/
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Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co
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May 30, 2023 • 1h 7min
217. How to lose weight
This week, Paul is re-sharing a popular episode about how to lose weight, healthily. He first speaks on how not to lose weight and why he believes the mainstream paradigm for weight loss is flawed. He dives into what he believes makes humans fat in the first place, actionable steps to take for weight loss including how to increase satiety, and why “calories in calories out” is an outdated and oversimplified method.
00:09:00 Podcast begins
00:12:45 How not to lose weight
00:14:55 What is a “Westernized diet?”
00:15:55 Why would you want to lose weight?
00:16:55 The importance of improving the quality of your diet instead of counting calories
00:23:15 Why do we get fat?
00:27:20 How to increase satiety and the problem with seed oils
00:43:35 Nutrient adequacy and satiety
00:49:05 Raw versus pasteurized dairy
00:53:25 Studies on meat-based diets and weight loss
Sponsors:
Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co
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May 22, 2023 • 1h 20min
216. Should you worry about high cholesterol? With Aseem Malhotra
This week, Paul chats with cardiologist, public health campaigner and author, Aseem Malhotra. They touch on pharmaceuticals, statins, and whether LDL cholesterol is a big deal. They also provide tools to assess your metabolic health and stress levels in an objective manner.
00:09:38 Podcast begins
00:10:38 What sparked Aseem’s interest in the root of disease
00:12:58 Big Pharma’s influence on dietary guidelines
00:16:23 The story of sugar
00:24:48 Fear of cholesterol
00:40:58 Statins
01:01:08 The power of positive lifestyle changes
References:
https://www.nopharmfilm.com/
https://twitter.com/DrAseemMalhotra
https://www.instagram.com/lifestylemedicinedoctor/
Biomarkers of Dietary Omega-6 Fatty Acids and Incident Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality: An Individual-Level Pooled Analysis of 30 Cohort Studies: https://sci-hub.se/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.038908
Sponsors:
Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co
Carnivore MD Merch: www.kaleisbullshit.shop
Make a donation to the Animal Based Nutritional Research Foundation: abnrf.org
Marek Health: https://marekhealth.com/fundmental-health-collection/, or use code PAUL for 10% off your first lab order and check out Paul’s custom blood panel
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May 16, 2023 • 1h 17min
215. Dairy: good or bad for humans?
On today’s episode, Paul talks about the importance of dairy in our diets, where to get our calcium, the problems with pasteurization, the differences between A1 versus A2 versus raw milk, and the benefits of not only raw dairy, but colostrum as well.
00:10:20 Ancestral consistency of dairy
00:16:35 Nutrients available in milk
00:27:30 The history of milk consumption
00:28:40 Lactase persistence
00:30:50 Should some people not consume milk?
00:32:10 Dairy, cardiovascular disease, cancer and obesity
00:42:00 The problems with plant-based milks
00:43:00 mTOR and IGF-1
00:44:44 Comparing the difference kinds of dairy (Raw vs. pasteurized)
00:54:00 Lactose intolerance
00:55:00 A1 vs. A2 milk
01:01:05 Balancing calcium and phosphorous
01:03:40 Benefits of colostrum
01:13:40 Fermented dairy (kefir & yogurt)
01:14:35 Summary
References:
Raw milk finder: https://www.realmilk.com/raw-milk-finder/
Sponsors:
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May 9, 2023 • 1h 18min
214. Toxins in your home
On today’s episode, Paul walks you through a full day and highlights where you may be encountering household toxins such as pslalates, parabens, BPA, and fragrances in your life. Paul gives you resources and solutions for you to rid yourself of environmental toxins, and claim your birthright to fertility and overall health.
00:11:30 Food and water’s role
00:14:10 Problems we are facing as humans in the modern world
00:18:10 Toxins in your bed: detergent, fragrances,
00:23:30 Forever chemicals (PFAs) in clothing and their harm
00:45:55 Chemicals you may find in your bathroom
00:54:00 The detriments of fluoride
00:56:05 Thoughts on dental floss
00:57:45 What to look out for in cosmetics
01:02:20 Thoughts on deodorant
01:03:15 BPA, BPS and BPE
01:10:25 The problem with “fragrance”
01:14:45 Toxins in your household cleaning products
01:14:25 Recap
Skin Deep: Your guide to safer personal care products: https://www.ewg.org/skindeep/
EWG’s Guide to Healthy Cleaning: https://www.ewg.org/guides/cleaners/
Sponsors:
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Bon Charge: boncharge.com, use code CARNIVOREMD for 15% off your order
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May 1, 2023 • 1h 31min
213. Healing acne with diet: going animal-based with Shannen Michaela
In this week’s podcast, Paul sits down in person with Shannen Michaela, a well-known contortionist on social media who just happened to move to Costa Rica and is expecting her first child. Shannen shares her story from being a vegan in her teen years with acne and birth control struggles to now eating an animal-based diet to optimize fertility and overall health. They chat about the ethics of eating meat, why they think the government would be pushing an anti-meat agenda, and why they believe animal foods are optimal for all.
00:09:37 Podcast begins
00:11:37 Why do women fear meat?
00:17:42 Why would the government push the anti-meat agenda?
00:24:52 Shannen’s journey from veganism to animal-based
00:39:37 The importance of connecting with our food
00:45:37 Shannen’s current diet
00:48:07 Shannen’s experience with pregnancy
00:50:22 Foot archery
01:01:07 Shannen’s birth control story
01:11:07 What’s next for Shannen? Social media and parenting
01:20:47 Paul’s vegan journey
Sponsors:
Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co
Carnivore MD Merch: www.kaleisbullshit.shop
Make a donation to the Animal Based Nutritional Research Foundation: abnrf.org
Animal-based 30 Challenge: https://heartandsoil.co/animalbased30/
Marek Health: marekhealth.com/fundamentalhealth, use code PAUL for 10% off your first lab order
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Apr 24, 2023 • 56min
212. Skincare and sunscreen
This week, Paul talks all about skin: how to take care of your skin, what you should and should not eat to have healthy, radiant skin, how to heal skin conditions like eczema, psoriasis and acne. He shares why the sun itself is highly beneficial for our skin and overall health, and although the sun deftly is not harming you, your sunscreen may be.
00:08:25 Skin as a major membrane
00:10:00 Sunlight for skin health
00:17:40 Why does mainstream medicine say all sunlight is bad?
00:20:00 How much sun should we be getting?
00:23:55 Seed oils, sunburn and skincare
00:36:15 Psoralens & phototoxic injury
00:40:05 What sunscreens to use (and avoid)
00:44:00 Foods to eat for skin health
00:49:45 Healing your acne
00:53:10 Recap
References:
Post-exposure persistence of nitric oxide upregulation in skin cells irradiated by UV-A: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-022-13399-4
INFLUENCE OF ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATION UPON EXCRETION OF SEX HORMONES IN THE MALE1: https://academic.oup.com/endo/article-abstract/25/1/7/2772602?login=false
Mayo Clinic Q and A: There’s no such thing as a safe, healthy tan: https://newsnetwork.mayoclinic.org/discussion/mayo-clinic-q-and-a-theres-no-such-thing-as-a-safe-healthy-tan/
Fat Intake and Risk of Skin Cancer in U.S. Adults: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29636341/
Lipid ingredients in moisturizers can modulate skin responses to UV in barrier-disrupted human skin in vivo: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22209282/
Melanoma and dietary lipids: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3110746/
Severe phototoxic burn following celery ingestion: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/2221939/
Citrus Consumption and Risk of Cutaneous Malignant Melanoma in the Women's Health Initiative: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31335211/
Natural toxicants in human foods: psoralens in raw and cooked parsnip root: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/7256284/
Effect of Sunscreen Application Under Maximal Use Conditions on Plasma Concentration of Sunscreen Active Ingredients: A Randomized Clinical Trial: https://www.docwirenews.com/latest-general-medical-news/effect-of-sunscreen-application-under-maximal-use-conditions-on-plasma-concentration-of-sunscreen-active-ingredients-a-randomized-clinical-trial/
Effect of vitamin E on the production of collagen, DNA and fibronectin in keratocytes in vitro: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/3186193/
The Effect of Atopic Dermatitis and Diet on the Skin Transcriptome in Staffordshire Bull Terriers: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33178726/
Effect of kibble and raw meat diets on peripheral blood mononuclear cell gene expression profile in dogs: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29680397/
Sponsors:
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Apr 17, 2023 • 1h 16min
211. The best labs to get and how to interpret them
This week, Paul breaks down his latest set of bloodwork from March 2023. He not only reviews his own levels and ratios, but gives you an idea of what blood work you may want to order, and how to interpret it.
00:04:20 Why you may consider getting your own blood work done
00:11:00 What Paul eats in a day
00:13:40 Fasting insulin & prolactin
00:19:55 Cortisol to DHEA-S ratio
00:27:42 Sex hormones & phlebotomy
00:37:35 DHT
00:40:35 How to help (or hurt) your testosterone
00:48:45 Uric acid & GGT
00:50:30 Hemoglobin A1c & Comp. Metabolic Panel
00:53:20 Urinalysis
00:54:50 Amenorrhea profile, Prostate-Specific Ag, IGF-1, Reverse T3, Vitamin D, Lipoprotein (a), C-Reactive Protein
00:58:17 TMAO: is it harmful?
00:59:25 Homocysteine, Magnesium, and TSH & Free T4
01:00:50 Lipids: do they matter?
01:05:20 CBC
01:06:20 Conclusions about blood work
01:07:45 NAFLD
Paul’s recommendations for what labs you should get:
CBC
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel
Fasting Insulin
PTH
Full thyroid panel, TSH, antibodies, Free T3, Free T4, Testosterone, Free Testosterone, Sex hormone LH, FSH, Prolactin, DHT, Estrogens, Progesterone, Preglinulone, Cortisol, DHEA-S, HSCRP, Liver enzymes, Lipid panel, (Coronary Artery Calcium Scan), PTH.
Sponsors:
Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co
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Make a donation to the Animal Based Nutritional Research Foundation: abnrf.org
Animal-based 30 Challenge: https://heartandsoil.co/animalbased30/
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