The Ally Houston Transforms Podcast by Paleo Canteen

Professor Herman Pontzer is Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology at Duke University in North Carolina in the U.S. We talk about: Exercise being VERY important for health Exercise hardly affecting calorie burning long term Exercise hardly affecting weight loss Why “paleo” is NOT a great term for a diet Why we adopted grains The ethics of meat Herman can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/hermanpontzer Website - https://evolutionaryanthropology.duke.edu/people/herman-pontzer Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Dr. Zoe Harcombe is a researcher, author, blogger and public speaker in the field of diet and health. She has a BA and MA from Cambridge University (economics/maths), and a PhD in public health nutrition from the University of the West of Scotland. We talk about: The myth of five a day The problem with wheat Elimination diets Food addiction Starvation Dietary guidelines Zoe’s PhD Conflict of interest Zoe’s former anorexia Gut flora Zoë can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/zoeharcombe Blog - http://www.zoeharcombe.com/blog/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

My guest on this episode is Dr. Scott Murray, who is Consultant Preventive Cardiologist at Royal Liverpool University Hospital and President of the British Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation. We talk about: Smoking and high sugar diets Lack of government efforts to encourage fresh food Vitamin D deficiency Traditional Scottish cuisine Cheap meal deal culture Hippocratic hypocrisy Office cake culture Statin CAC scanning How plaques form Continuous glucose monitors vs. FitBits Bob Mortimer’s heart health Dr. Ahmed Farag's Smart Heart Initiative https://www.facebook.com/WHHSmartHeart Fighting Failure documentary https://www.facebook.com/saynotoheartfailure/ and on Twitter at https://twitter.com/modinichols Why porridge in the morning can be a poor choice Scott can be found at:  Twitter - https://twitter.com/DrScottMurray Ally can be found at: YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

My guest on this episode is Dr. Sylvia Karpagam, who is an Indian Public Health doctor, writer, illustrator and researcher with an inter-religion, inter-caste, and inter-language background. We talk about: Causes of malnutrtion in india, including withholding of nutritious animal foods. How 80% of India actually eats meat and it’s a myth that it is a vegetarian country. How the EAT/Lancet group are co-opting and feeding off this myth. Role of dominant castes and how they influence traditional eating and policy How until recently, a ‘love of animals’ hasn’t figured in the explanation of this behaviour. How eating beef has resulted in lynching and murder. Remember to subscribe to the show and leave a five star review. And don't forget to visit our sponsor at https://paleocanteen.co.uk/ where you can get top quality Scottish meat and restaurant quality meals delivered chilled to your door round the UK! Use code CANTEEN15 to get 15% off your first order. Sylvia can be found at: Blog - https://drsylviakarpagam.wordpress.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/sakie339 Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston The researcher that Sylvia references is Balmurli Natarajan whose paper is called "'Provincialising' Vegetarianism Putting Indian Food Habits In Their Place".

My guest on this episode is Liza Cowan, a photographer, artist, feminist, and designer. We talk about: Veganism, the left, and farming. How Dyke, A Quarterly came about. How the viral sensation of The Future Is Female came about Keto for weight loss. Cows and climate change. Regenerative farming history. Propaganda and its place in public debate around nutrition. The reasons that vegetarianism is wrongly associated as progressive. Temple Grandin’s work. Body positivity and fashion. Sustainable fashion including Birdsong and NvBlack. What Liza eats. What I eat. Remember to subscribe to the show and leave a five star review. And don't forget to visit our sponsor at www.paleocanteen.co.uk where you can get top quality Scottish meat and restaurant quality meals delivered chilled to your door round the UK! Use code CANTEEN15 to get 15% off your first order. Liza can be found at: Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/lizacowan/ Website - http://lizacowan.com/ Blog - https://seesaw.typepad.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/DYKEaQuarterly Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

My guest on this episode is Dr. Aseem Malhotra, who is a cardiologist and best selling author. He talks about: His best selling book The Pioppi Diet. A dive into “The Mediterranean Diet”. Tom Watson MP’s 100lb weight loss thanks to The Pioppi Diet. Conflict of interest. How industry can be a dark force. Patient advocacy being his number one priority. The place of statins. Climate change and food. Religious fanaticism in food. How Aseem has become the Sherlock Holmes of medicine. The King’s Fund, Saving Londoners Lives. Remember to subscribe to the show and leave a five star review. And don't forget to visit our sponsor at www.paleocanteen.co.uk where you can get top quality Scottish meat and restaurant quality meals delivered chilled to your door round the UK! Use code CANTEEN15 to get 15% off your first order. Aseem can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/DrAseemMalhotra Website - http://doctoraseem.com/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Our guest on this episode is Dr. Liz Genever, who is an independent sheep and beef consultant. She talks about: The place for cows and sheep on the UK’s 65% of land that only has grass on it. Making animal agriculture more efficient to reduce emissions and cost per kilo of food. Increasing welfare both because farmers like to care for their animals, and to improve animal health for meat quality. How farmers are improving their communication with the media to explain how much of what you hear about UK animal agriculture is wrong. Being proud of UK agricultural output which is high welfare and high quality. Videos of mistreatment of animals. FaceTime a farmer. How we should have an honest discussion about best use of our land. The nutrient cycle and depletion in soil. Plus we get Liz’s dog’s hot take on things. Remember to subscribe to the show and leave a five star review. And don't forget to visit our sponsor at www.paleocanteen.co.uk where you can get top quality Scottish meat and restaurant quality meals delivered chilled to your door round the UK! Use code CANTEEN15 to get 15% off your first order. Liz can be found at: Twitter - twitter.com/LizGenever Ally can be found at: Twitter - twitter.com/paleocanteen YouTube - youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Our guest today is Professor Tim Noakes. He’s a decorated scientist and best selling author. He’s got a lot of amazing stuff to say, including: How the low carb diet went on trial with him. Why low carb diets haven’t fully caught on, but why they likely will. How Ancel Keys doctored the data around saturated fat and heart disease. How Tim changed his mind on carbs. How he’s almost a full carnivore now. The story of Atkins. How public nutrition can be improved. How low carb doesn’t have to be very expensive. Remember to subscribe to the show and leave a five star review. And don't forget to visit our sponsor at www.paleocanteen.co.uk where you can get top quality Scottish meat and restaurant quality meals delivered chilled to your door round the UK! Tim can be found at: Twitter - twitter.com/proftimnoakes Ally can be found at: Twitter - twitter.com/paleocanteen YouTube - youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

This is an inspiring episode of The Canteen Podcast. Professor Ken Strain talks about:   - How he cured his chronic fatigue syndrome / M.E.  - The different challenges in physics and nutrition research  - How it comes down to mitochondrial health  - Gravitational waves  - The mistakes made with nutrition research and public health guidelines  - The dangers of omega 6 polyunsaturated fat, namely linoleic acid  - Lab grown meat  - Epigenetics  - How he eats nowadays (pretty much carnivore) Remember to subscribe to the show and leave a five star review. And don't forget to visit our sponsor at www.paleocanteen.co.uk where you can get top quality Scottish meat and restaurant quality meals delivered chilled to your door round the UK! Ken can be found at: Twitter - twitter.com/Ken__Strain Ally can be found at: Twitter - twitter.com/paleocanteen YouTube - youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Amber O’Hearn is a computer scientist. Until 10 years ago she suffered from debilitating type 2 bipolar disorder, which has been resolved completely since she started eating a carnivore diet, nothing but food from animals. In other words, no vegetables, grains, or fruit. Just meat and fat. Hear her amazing story of recovery that should give hope to people who previously had none. Remember to subscribe to the show and leave a five star review. And don't forget to visit our sponsor at www.paleocanteen.co.uk where you can get top quality Scottish meat and restaurant quality meals delivered chilled to your door round the UK! Amber can be found at: Twitter - twitter.com/ketocarnivore Book Website - facultativecarnivore.com Blogs - empiri.ca & ketotic.org Ally can be found at: Twitter - twitter.com/paleocanteen YouTube - youtube.com/c/AllyHouston