Abel James Show

Special episode for you this week, folks. This is a selection adapted from first draft of my new book, The Wild Diet about 10 Hours on Tour with Tim McGraw & the Fittest Band in Country as they came through Austin. Comment below and let me know what you think.  Scroll down to the end and you can even hear me sing! :) - Abel As Alyson and I stepped aboard Tim McGraw’s tour bus idling outside a Quality Inn in Austin, Texas, I realized that the real food movement is catching on. Instead of passed out groupies, elicit drugs, and broken furniture, the spotless bus had a zen-like calm about it as the smell of strong coffee wafted through the cabin. The bus was brimming with fresh produce, raw nut butters, seaweed, protein bars made of grass-fed lamb, and an imposing 5 pound sack of Brazil nuts. Fresh off filming the Today Show in New York City (see video below), the band seems bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Denny, enjoying an unprecedented 20-year-stint as bandleader and guitarist for the country superstar, is 57 and looks half his age. Denny’s rippling biceps and sturdy frame remind you that he’s not to be trifled with, despite his gentle and pleasant demeanor. Denny, a past guest of the Fat-Burning Man Show, has been following The Wild Diet for just over year (see below for before and afters). On a hearty diet that includes plenty of butter, bacon, and eggs, he’s dropped 46 pounds (from 240 to 194) and gained a fair amount of muscle by hacking with fasting and feasting. Impressed by Denny’s transformation, several bandmates joined the journey to better health and vitality. “Our keyboard player only decided to try your diet because he’s allowed to eat coffee cake,” Denny grinned. “My kids love eating this way“ Dean-O the fiddle player adds. “They can do whatever they want when they’re away from the house, but they know what’s bad for them and usually don’t eat pizza and junk carbs. They don’t have a problem eating veggies. And they’re totally into organ meats… head cheese is their favorite. Their friends think that eating brains is cool.” Eating brains is cool. Despite a demanding tour schedule that often includes multiple shows in one day, the Tim McGraw Band eats well. Recent feasts while on tour with Faith Hill include: grass-fed bacon burger (bunless, of course), snapper with poblano sauce, grilled chicken and asparagus, roast beef with vegetables, shellfish platter with oysters, crab, lobster, shrimp and ahi poke along with a beet and endive salad. When he’s not fasting, Denny’s favorite breakfast is steak and eggs. “It’s really not that complicated once you get the hang of it - you just listen to your body and eat when you’re hungry. I love it. I’m full of energy and feel 15 years younger. Eating better even makes me want to drink less.” And that’s good, because this band doesn’t drink before the show. They swing sledgehammers and throw gigantic tires around in the parking lot. Band Gone Wild: Tim McGraw’s Prison Yard Workout Featured this month’s cover of Men’s Health after his own 40 pound weight loss, 47-year-old Tim McGraw is a specimen. He credits his rocking biceps and six-pack abs to his band’s intense outdoor workouts that focuses on core training, strength and balanced movements to build up the muscles between the ribs and connective tissues. The Tim McGraw Band even tours with a separate trailer dedicated to workout gear, lugging heavy chains, sledgehammers, and sandbags across the country. “Tim is a beast, man, he keeps me on my toes,” says Denny. The band’s recent workout included weighted pullups, push-ups, dips, and man-maker lunges followed-up with sprints in the parking lot. When they can find a gym, workouts focus on heavy, functional movements like deadlifts, barbell rows, and overhead presses. Band members unwind with mobility exercises, meditation, long walks, and “earthing” with bare feet on whatever grass they can find. "It keeps us off the bus and it keeps us out in the fresh air instead of staying in a cave all day long," McGraw said on The Today Show. And from watching the band play up-close from backstage, I can tell you that the Tim McGraw band puts on a dynamic show. And it's in large part their physicality that makes the band incredibly fun to watch. The Tim McGraw band is doing just about everything right. This band doesn't work out and eat real food to “look better naked.” They swing sledgehammers in the parking lot because they know that it makes them better at their job. Being in shape with wild workouts gives them the stamina and energy to give their fans a world-class show. Other performers, athletes, and movie stars are catching on. Others to “come out” as Paleo / Wild / Ancestral include: Uma Thurman, Jake Gyllenhal, Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Biel, Miley Cyrus (for better or worse), Joe Rogan, Adrian Rodgers, Tucker Max, Dwayne (the Rock) Johnson, Grant Hill, and Hugh Jackman to name a few. Biohacking Paleo X-Men. Coming Soon. And oddly, these worlds are colliding. The day before the Tim McGraw band went on The Today Show, I was in New York with my friends J.J. Virgin and Dr. Sara Gottfried right after they stopped by The Today Show, as well. Healthy is getting hip.  It doesn’t matter if you’re Paleo, Low-Carb, Raw Vegan, Fruitarian, or anything else - real food works for everyone, and the word is starting to spread. If Denny beat the odds to lose 46 pounds on the road playing stadiums around the world, imagine what you can do. Just by embracing real food and enjoying a good sweat from time to time. Come join us. One quick ask: if there’s someone you can think of who needs to hear this message, please share this post with them using the share buttons on the side of this blog post or whatever way you can. Watch Tim McGraw Work Out on The Today Show (filmed the day before):   Bonus: Watch Abel and Denny Jam on Guitar! In between filming "The Today Show" and headlining at Circuit of Americas, Denny came by the house and we drank tea, feasted homemade muffins and quiche, and sat down in front of the podcast mic and just jammed, man. This is what happened. Steamroller Blues (Abel Sings!) Fatty Coffee Express Voodoo Queen The (New) Fat-Burning Man Theme Old Love (it's a heartbreaker - audio only) If you'd like to hear more of my music, subscribe to my YouTube channel. One quick ask: think of someone you love and share this post with them. Always love to hear from you. Let me know what you think in the comments. 

David Gottfried is considered the father of the green movement, having founded the Green Building Council in 1993 which then expanded to over 100 countries with the Global Green Building Council.  You may have seen the “LEED” plaque on the side of a building?  That’s the green rating system that David helped develop. David is also married to an incredible leader in the wellness field, my friend and author of “The Hormone Cure,” Dr. Sara Gottfried.  While his wife looks inward toward healing the body, David has spent his amazing life looking outward-- trying to heal the planet. In this show, David and I get a chance to talk about his new book, “Explosion Green.”  It’s really a twenty-year memoir about a character… who happens to be David… on his quest to green the planet.  We also touch on a topic that sounds like science fiction, but is truly an essential component of healing ourselves and the planet:  Rewiring the brain for survival in the 22nd century. Here are a few highlights of the show: How healing your body leads to healing the planet. What drives even the greenest environmentalist to want a bigger house and a faster car? Why our survival instincts are killing us. Simple ways we can start living intentionally. The “bottom line” of being green. SHOW NOTES: David Gottfried is the father of the green movement, having founded both the U.S. and Global Green building Councils.  This GBC movement has reduced global warming and our eco-footprint more than any other organization in the world. David has a different perspective on the way the world works.  The pendulum is swinging in both the health and the sustainability movements.  According to David, the direction of the health movement is essential to what he refers to as the ecological triple bottom line:  planet, economy, and society. His relationship with Sara helped him realize that the third leg of the stool was somewhat absent in his approach.  To understand the societal component, he had to focus on how the people inside the green buildings were living.  “If you are toxic, what good is a LEED Platinum, net-zero home?” Sara got David looking at food, stress, anger, meditation and neuroscience to manage his own health.  But it’s all interrelated:  David feels that what the green movement can bring to the individual is hope. David believes that he is here as a change agent, that he was tagged for a higher purpose.  There’s a saying in Judaism:  Tikkun Olam, to heal the world.  It’s our purpose to put the divine light back into the leaky vessel. How can focusing on our own health change the world?  Health and wellness isn’t necessarily about getting ripped abs, although it can start there.  Once you approach health from a place of divine intent (you find your “why”), you start to believe in real food, in permaculture and local food.  You eat grazed meat and organic produce.  You become empowered by your natural intelligence.  That intent followed by those practices obviously have an impact on the environment. Where are we going in terms of the brain and the environment?  Back in the 1950’s, Buckminster Fuller declared that technology had arrived, and that the have-nots could finally have.  So, why don’t we all have?  It has to do with the wiring of our brains. “We are still harming nature, other species and each other.  We’ve got to wake up.”  But perhaps we can’t do that without updating our brain’s operating system. David started wondering why he still jumped for his bat when he heard noises in his house at night, or why he got road rage when another driver cut him off in traffic.  Well, it has to do with the prefrontal cortex—the part of the brain that says, “I’m a hunter.  I have to provide for my family and protect them.”  You can’t come home after a hunt without food. As a result of this thought process, David came out with the E Revolution.  It’s about taking the term human (to err is to be human) and adding an e:  humane.   He started wondering if eco-greens could work with health experts to look at rewiring our brains.  Can we change the wiring of our survival instincts that were necessary hundreds of thousands of years ago, but are actually killing us now?  What does that new operating system look like and how can we install it? How can we stack the deck when it comes to sustainability? The first step is to check your ego at the door.  We have to switch to a humane operating system which means being human to your own body and being humane to other people. Live with intentionality.  We all do things like buy homes, redecorate, paint, renovate, consumer energy, produce waste, use water, and use transportation.  There are small things to do that move toward positive change, such as: Buy paint without VOC’s. Don’t buy cheap furniture that smells like chemicals for months. Use carpeting that doesn’t require toxic glues. Keep in mind, if something smells, it’s probably bad for you. Take your shoes off at the front door.  Why? So you don’t track in all of the environmental toxins. Tighten up your home’s insulation:  Blow insulation in to attics, crawl spaces, and walls. Install good quality windows. Buy Energy Star appliances. Install low-flow faucets, shower heads, and toilets. Collect water in rain barrels for landscaping. Drive less and buy fuel efficient cars. Buy quality products. Obviously, true change requires a monumental shift in our behavior.  Is that shift a slow burn or one big push?  You can actually map the shift.  Paul Hawken wrote a book called “Blessed Unrest” that mapped the world’s eco grass-roots initiatives.  He stopped counting when he reached one million.  But it’s going to take a combination of things from ordinances for green building, to tax policy, to support for organic and local farmers. We have to shift into thinking, “If it’s not green, it’s not valuable.”  We need to change the mindset of the public into thinking that if something is unhealthy, it shouldn’t make money.  If it depletes the soil, if it causes birth defects, if it sucks up our rapidly disappearing aquifers, if it makes us sick… it shouldn’t be purchased. “Cheap” can be the most expensive thing you ever do.  One small example is in the cords I buy for my guitars and amps.  You can buy them for a couple of bucks on the internet.  But here’s what happens:  They buzz and blow up in the middle of a show.  Then I have to replace them.  Then I get stressed out and ticked off, and I have to go and replace the cords.  After a few cycles of this, I could have just bought a $30 good quality cord to begin with.  Now I buy quality because it saves me money in the long run, it saves the stress, and it saves the environment because those many cheap cords aren’t hitting the landfill.  The same goes for appliances, electronics, clothing, and the list goes on. Look at what you do with the dollars you’re spending.  What is the eco-footprint of the things you’re doing?  Plant seeds that will grow good in the world.  Learn lessons from your mistakes, because lessons are the juice of life. Check out David’s new book, “Explosion Green!”  It will teach you an incredible amount about being green through story, and a healthy dose of self-deprecation. You can check out more on the Green Building Council at usgbc.org and worldgbc.org.  

This week’s guest on The Fat-Burning Man Show is probably well known to most of you.  He is an old personal friend of the mine and a leading chef and author in the Paleo movement. George Bryant is the co-author of the wildly popular Caveman Feast eBook with myself, and together we also created the #1 Food App Caveman Feast.  Which is available for both iOS and Android right now, so check it out if you haven’t already. Plus, George is the man behind the Civilized Cavemen Cooking blog, and has just released a brand new cookbook called Paleo Kitchen with PaleoOMG’s Juli Bauer. I tried the Creamy Seafood Risotto recipe last night and it was out of this world. In this week’s show George takes us behind the scenes and find out what it really takes to create a world-class cookbook… Why real food, and good health are still the best way to connect with your friends and family. The dirty work that goes into creating a best-selling cookbook… Over 14,000 photos, and thousands of hours in the kitchen. The one simple trick that will let you master any recipe you cook, and make sure it’s the tastiest version possible. George shares his biggest piece of advice that let him reshape his relationship with food into a health sustaining, and a deeply fulfilling career. Why the real food movement is so much bigger than just recipes and ingredients, it’s about creating a sustainable lifestyle and living a better life. George explains that love, passion and trust are the most important ingredients in any kitchen and recipe. George has teamed up with Juli Bauer from PaleOMG to create an amazing collection of over 100 brand new recipes consisting of appetizers, entrées, side dishes, and decadent desserts that are sure to reinvigorate your caveman taste buds. Paleo Kitchen As someone who is lucky enough to know George personally and eat his food often, I can tell you that these recipes are the absolute best in the world of Paleo. If you have grown tired of the same old, boring gluten-free recipes, just give the recipes in Paleo Kitchen a try and primal eating will never taste the same again! Enjoy the show! Remember, sharing is caring, so let your loved ones know about the Fat-Burning Man show and don’t be shy with those tweets and Facebook share’s.  I really could not do this without you guys, your support is the lifeblood of the show and I need your help to spread the message so click those share buttons. Recommended Resources George Bryant's Blog "Caveman Feast" eBook, by George and myself Caveman Feast app, by George and myself "Paleo Kitchen" cookbook, by George and Juli Bauer

This week’s guest on The Fat-Burning Man Show is probably well known to most of you.  He is an old personal friend of the mine and a leading chef and author in the Paleo movement. George Bryant is the co-author of the wildly popular Caveman Feast eBook with myself, and together we also created the #1 Food App Caveman Feast.  Which is available for both iOS and Android right now, so check it out if you haven’t already. Plus, George is the man behind the Civilized Cavemen Cooking blog, and has just released a brand new cookbook called Paleo Kitchen with PaleoOMG’s Juli Bauer. I tried the Creamy Seafood Risotto recipe last night and it was out of this world. In this week’s show George takes us behind the scenes and find out what it really takes to create a world-class cookbook… Why real food, and good health are still the best way to connect with your friends and family. The dirty work that goes into creating a best-selling cookbook… Over 14,000 photos, and thousands of hours in the kitchen. The one simple trick that will let you master any recipe you cook, and make sure it’s the tastiest version possible. George shares his biggest piece of advice that let him reshape his relationship with food into a health sustaining, and a deeply fulfilling career. Why the real food movement is so much bigger than just recipes and ingredients, it’s about creating a sustainable lifestyle and living a better life. George explains that love, passion and trust are the most important ingredients in any kitchen and recipe. George has teamed up with Juli Bauer from PaleOMG to create an amazing collection of over 100 brand new recipes consisting of appetizers, entrées, side dishes, and decadent desserts that are sure to reinvigorate your caveman taste buds. Paleo Kitchen As someone who is lucky enough to know George personally and eat his food often, I can tell you that these recipes are the absolute best in the world of Paleo. If you have grown tired of the same old, boring gluten-free recipes, just give the recipes in Paleo Kitchen a try and primal eating will never taste the same again! Enjoy the show! Remember, sharing is caring, so let your loved ones know about the Fat-Burning Man show and don’t be shy with those tweets and Facebook share’s.  I really could not do this without you guys, your support is the lifeblood of the show and I need your help to spread the message so click those share buttons. Recommended Resources George Bryant's Blog "Caveman Feast" eBook, by George and myself Caveman Feast app, by George and myself "Paleo Kitchen" cookbook, by George and Juli Bauer

As a former Olympian, team member of eight Tours de France, renowned chiropractor, international lecturer, and "life coach to the stars," Dr. Spencer knows what it takes to overcome obstacles, create and execute plans, and achieve greatness. He's taught his techniques to many top athletes, businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and entertainers. If you want to know how to continually operate at peak performance, listen up. Jeff is the author of "Turn It Up! How to Perform at Your Highest Level For a Lifetime" and creator of The Champion's Blueprint where he helps leaders from diverse backgrounds change the world. On this week's show, Jeff talks about: What it truly means to be a champion (it's not what you think); What separates the champion performers from the ordinary; They key that allows anyone to achieving at a champion's level; The two things that an aspirting top achieve must have; And more about mastering fear, challenging yourself, and being prepared. Enjoy the show! [powerpress channel="podcast"] Show Notes Masters in exercise physiology and sports science, sports chiro of the year. Identify playing field to develop a precise strategy to perform at highest level. You are your biggest competition, so identify your weaknesses and strengths. You have to scare yourself and extend your limits to see where they are. Fear is the biggest obstacle to conquer ourselves and push our limits. Fear is good as it brings a heightened level of awareness, a transcendent level. It's not about conquering fear but mastering it and using it to our advantage. Fear is your friend, so strategically plan on how to use fear to your benefit. Expose yourself to risk, responsibly, to determine what your baseline is first. It reduces anxiety and you can figure out what you need to do to raise the bar. Do this over and over again so you can call up fear instantly to perform better. Everybody gets pre-performance anxiety, so use it to your advantage. Even "pros" do this, such as with U2 backstage before kicking off world tour. The Champion's golden rule is, "When you do the homework, the test is easy." You can't think yourself through it, you've got to get out of your own way. Our most primal instinct that dictates our lives is survival, which is fear-based. It's not talent or skill, but knowing what has to happen and needs to go right. Peak performers know what to go after and not tempted to go after everything. Focus is detrimental; you don't need more, you need what Jeff calls "gocus." Choose your battles carefully, pausing in between to ensure adequate recovery. Important to have a ritual to set you up that you do 2-3 days before event. Never experiment when you're about go live, just stick with those rituals. There's no such thing as luck, it's really about showing up and getting it done. Don't change anything in training, for anything new will cause fear to kick in. Focus on the 2-3% of the things that can go right, not on what can go wrong. Don't start micromanaging the details that don't matter causing mental fatigue. We're built to trust more in our ability to fail than in our ability to win. Mentorship is what will stop you from damaging yourself when it gets tough. Balance between training and recovery; recovery is where performance comes. If performance is declining, that's a sign of overtraining and need to recover. Recovery takes us back to baseline; one step back to take two steps forward. You can't do what you're best at all the time, otherwise it's overtraining. "When the body is fatigued, the brain (i.e., the mental aspect) follows." For food, there's a difference between being a metabolizer and an oxydizer. You cannot fool your metabolism; ask, "does this make me perform better?" High achievers are open to suggestion, and they build teams that support them. They pay attention to details and are proactive at identifying weak points. Shortcuts aren't real, systems are; effort and recovery should be in balance. They don't do too much too soon; they give themselves evolutionary leverage. "Never met a person that doesn't have a 'corner man' (mentor, advisor, etc)." Mentors keep you grounded, in sobriety, to always know how things really are. How to manage once a pinnacle is reached and manage self-expectations. You have to have a system to know what is happening when it does happen. Have responsible conversations about future inevitabilities as to be prepared. Have someone in your corner to tell you when they are about to happen. Recommended Resources Dr. Jeff Spencer's website "Turn It Up!" book by Dr. Jeff Spencer Olympic athlete Heather Moyse U2 website Champions Blueprint Champions Blueprint Facebook Page [ois skin="Postage"]

Liz Wolfe is a nutritional therapy practitioner certified by the Nutritional Therapy Association, blogger at CaveGirlEats (now RealFoodLiz.com), and is the author of the new book, Eat the Yolks. She's also a real-food cook and amateur homesteader raising goats, chickens, and pigs. In this episode, Abel and Liz discuss: Happiness (not appearance) and enjoying food as part of health; The danger of obsessing over "vanity pounds" and weightloss; Transitioning from a modern, urban life to a farm as a bad cook; Ancient bread and the pitfalls of conventional farming; Thoughtful omnivorism and a rant against the "Paleo Police"; And more about former diet dilemmas to cooking real food. Enjoy the show! [powerpress channel="podcast"] Show Notes Six years trained with Michael Rutherford, Bootcamp Fitness, Kansas City. Coach Rut introduced Liz to Robb Wolfe who was breaking out on his own. Started her own blog talking about Paleo and sharing what she was eating. Her appearance used to be at the expense of health, but later flip-flopped. Misery and restriction diets she was on made her terribly unhappy. Maintained a "thinspiration board" with skinny pictures for motivation. Had skin issues and disorders (like acne, eczema, etc) tied to her food. After five years of eating well, she's never been happier and healthier. Don't picture yourself thin, picture yourself in full health instead. Our body's expression of full health may not be what we want to see. Once you learn to love real food and health, you'll also love your body. You can't put a number on feeling good (e.g., scale, tape, calipers, etc). When you try to lose "vanity pounds," you lose the point of this journey. Strive to be functional and happy your whole life instead of preoccupied. Was on The Zone, Low-Card, Ketogenic, etc and something was still missing. Grass-fed beef was her first introduction to this new healthy lifestyle. In city, farmer markets were plenty; once rural, food is paradoxically bad. This led to developing her farm, growing her own food, and homesteading. Conventional farming and conglomerates are changing the food landscape. She says she's more about real food, without processed stuff, than Paleo. "Paleo" is just a label for a diet, but it's not about the lifestyle. Paleo is about a vast body of information, science, and common-sense. Ancient bread is made with rhizome, which is not a grain at all. Modern wheat is not like ancient, wild wheat (like Einkorn) or grains. Paleo is not a historical reenactment, there's still science on our side. Today's food are fundamentally different than our grandparents' food. Wheat sourced in America vs. sourced traditionally (like in Italy). Fermenting, properly preparing foods such as sprouting, and organic. You don't have to be a good cook to start making and enjoying real food. Breakfast used to be FiberOne, soy milk, with Aspartame sprinkled on top. So there is a learning curve but it gets easier and you find favorites. One way is to find great restaurants that support local producers. Liz coined the term "thoughtful omnivorism," which Abel likes. It's thinking about where your food comes from, giving back to the soil. Excusing ourselves from the food chain is making us sicker, less happy. "Where does my food come from," and then "where can I get better food." "Embrace the suck," and be outside rather than on the treadmill. Quit talking about weightloss at all costs, or whether caveman ate bread. Focus instead on real food, where it comes from, and how it makes us feel. We should stop "Paleo-policing" each other about dumb, little points. Went to high school with Lewis Howes, a past guest on the show. Recommended Resources "Eat The Yolks" by Liz Wolfe CaveGirlEats (now RealFoodLiz.com) is her blog Coach Rut (Michael Rutherford) Rhizome for ancient bread 24 Diner restaurant in Austin Common acquaintance is Lewis Howes [ois skin="Postage"]

Today's guest on The Fat-Burning Man Show is Chris Masterjohn. A self-proclaimed "recovering vegan," Chris has a Ph.D. in Nutritional Science and is a frequent contributor to the Weston A. Price Foundation journal, Wise Traditions. Chris is a sought-after nutrition expert and a seasoned researcher on the interactions between vitamins, essential fatty acids, and cholesterol. If you ever wondered if you should eat more fat, this show is a must-listen! On today's show, you will learn: Why Hexane is in our food (and why you should avoid it); How to manage inflammation instead of avoiding it; Why you should avoid corn oil at all costs; How to get all the nutrients you need to thrive; And a lot more on fats, cholesterol, and vitamins. Enjoy the show, and please share it with your friends and family. [powerpress channel="podcast"] Show Notes Fat in our diet is important as it carries fat-soluble vitamins with it. It assists in the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients from vegetables. That's why it's important to add good fats to salads and vegetables. Fats helps to make food delicious but also more satiating. Favorite fats include butter and egg yolks, excellent for reproduction. Animal fats are next, but it really depends on how animals are raised. Natural state, free-range, grass-fed animals have more nutritious fats. Avoid factory-farmed animal products and go for grass-fed ones instead. Grain-fed and vegetable-oil-fed animals typically produce bad fats. Tropic plant-based fats are coconut oil, cocoa butter, and red palm tree oil. Non-tropic ones are olive oil, macadamia nut oil, peanut oil, and sesame oil. Avoid chemically processed oils, like soybean, corn, canola, and cottonseed. "Bad" oils have highly industrialized processes and solvents to extract them. They are bleached, deodorized, and have high levels of hexane for extraction. Hexane is toxic, and many soy-based foods to contain hexane residue. Cold-pressed oils are not perfect but better than solvent-based extraction. Overconsumption is not good as it increases polyunsaturated fatty acids. Corn oil is almost exclusively Omega-6, which makes you Omega-3 deficient. The language of "pro-inflammatory vs. anti-inflammatory" is misleading. Inflammation to a point is actually good (incites inflammation resolution). EPA (high dose fish oil) is close to non-steroidal anti-inflammatories. Interfering in the initiation of inflammation vs. resolution of it. High doses can interfere with both the initiation and the resolution. Anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs, Cox-inhibitors, etc) are therefore bad. Similarly, any natural "anti-inflammatories" in high doses are bad, too. It's better to give enough to our bodies to regulate inflammation instead. Use natural food sweeteners like raw honey or unrefined sugars. Balance is key, such as simple, utilitarian foods and gourmet foods. Everything in moderation is fine, including intermittent fasting. Fasting can be stressful, but stress is not always a bad thing. The point is to listen to your body and see how it responds to food. Try to include some liberal sources of nutrient-dense foods. Include organ meats, fish liver oils, bones for soups and broths. Cod liver oil is rich in vitamins A and D, and Omega fatty acids. Used for helping joint-tissue disorders with autoimmune components. Helps a variety of deficiencies that lead to blindness and rickets. Also used as preventative in many illnesses including common cold. Best source is unheated Cod liver oil, like Blue Ice and Corganic. Vitamins A, D, and K are fat-soluble vitamins that work synergistically. They help calcium and magnesium absorption, and regulate calcification. These vitamins are important in child development and in old age. Best derived from leafy green veggies, fermented products, and animal fats. Recommended Resources The Daily Lipid Wise Traditions by the Weston A. Price Foundation Scientific PubMed articles by Chris Masterjohn Edible oil extraction Matt Stone and his approach to diet "Cod-liver Oil as a Therapeutic Agent" by John Hughes Bennett Blue Ice Fermented Cod Liver Oil Cholesterol and Health website Chris Masterjohn on Facebook Chris Masterjohn on Twitter [ois skin="Postage"]

My guest this week, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, is a family physician, NYTimes best-selling author, and nutritional researcher with a focus on reversing disease naturally using nourishing foods. More importantly, Dr. Fuhrman is a former professional figure skater! He was a guest on The Dr. Oz Show discussing his new book, The End of Dieting. When it comes to his food preference, he prefers to call himself a "nutritarian," which is a preference for foods that are high in micronutrients. On today’s Fat-Burning Man Show, Dr. Fuhrman will reveal: The real goal of a healthy nutrition is longevity, not fitness; How "paleo" and fad diets have it wrong (and what's good about it); 3 important truths about nutrition that is scientifically based; How food preferences can taint our perception of what's healthy; And so much more! Enjoy the show, and please share it with your friends and family. Spread the word on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or anywhere else you can. [powerpress channel="podcast"] Show Notes Dr. Fuhrman was a former figure skater, competed in world championships. Medical profession has gone in the wrong direction, it's insane. Looking for pills and cures so we can continue to abuse our bodies. Must learn the basic science of nutrition instead of falling for gimmicks. Nutrition is so important, it permeates all layers of society. Physicians are poorly educated or ill-informed in the world of nutrition. Raising the level of education of people raises that of physicians, too. People teach doctors: more people get well, more doctors are exposed. Science changes as more evidence is made available, so too do doctors. Doctors' egos get in the way and they hate admitting they're wrong. Look at and review all the information first before making a decision. The more information we get, the easier it is to motivate people. Science needed to counter bad information out there like fad diets. Most fad diets are based on "stories" and premises, not science. When trying to prove that story, biases skew interpretation of science. People's food preferences tend to bias their preference of diets, too. Determine safety threshold rather than discounting entire food groups. Primary objective is longevity, not athleticism only to die young. Cavemen lived short lives, and ate whatever was available to them. Today we can eat what's best, so we can survive until we're 100+. People ask wrong questions that are too vague with too many variables. Three important truths we can all agree with: Eat more natural, unrefined plant foods, and less processed foods. Increase micronutrients and breadth of nutrients our bodies need. Reduce exposure to hormones that increase disease risk like cancer. Eat a big salad every day with natural dressings (like nuts and seeds). One food type linked to longevity is legumes, beans, and plant proteins. Look at the evidence and not at the stories; and test the theory. Refined grains are bad -- the more refined they are, the worse they are. But, there's nothing wrong with the moderate use of intact whole grains. Whole, intact, real foods are better than fractionated "frankenfoods." Nutritarian diet and reduction of animal protein extends lifespan. Following the above, episodic fasting likely increases longevity. Higher animal proteins raise hormone responses and reduce lifespan. Being athletic, muscular, or ripped doesn't mean you'll live longer. The difference between strength and stamina, and how it affects longevity. Research into nutrition to help to reverse, not just prevent, disease. Resources Discussed Dr. Joel Fuhrman's website at DrFuhrman.com "The End of Dieting" by Dr. Joel Fuhrman PBS TV show, summer 2014, tentatively called "Never Diet Again" Director of The Nutritional Research Foundation Dr. Fuhrman articles on Huffington Post [ois skin="Postage"]

I hope you’re enjoying the start of your spring. This week’s show includes a few actionable tips that might make it a lot better. My guest this week, Shawn Stevenson is a Professional Nutritionist specializing in biochemistry and kinesiology. Several years ago, Shawn was bed-ridden battling an “incurable” spinal disease. He’s now thriving as a physique model. This show tells you what happened in between. On today’s Fat-Burning Man Show, Shawn Stevenson will reveal: The power of tissue regeneration and the world of stem cells; Speed "shredding" secrets to lose body-fast as quickly as possible; Which major organs are responsible for fatloss (it's not what you think!); And so much more! Enjoy the show, and please share it with your friends and family. Spread the word on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or anywhere else you can. [powerpress channel="podcast"]   [ois skin="Postage"]

On today's show, we have Dr. Janae Devika. Janae is a Family Nurse Practitioner whose main focus is integrative healing and medical nutrition. Practicing the healing arts for over 16 years, Janae is an experienced herbalist, massage therapist, health and wellness coach, and a holistic chef extraordinaire with her own cooking show! Her passion is to educate and inspire people to heal their bodies while falling in love with healthy whole food. She is the creator of Café Janae, a health and wellness company that focuses on therapeutic nutrition and stress management as primary interventions for preventing and reversing chronic disease. On today's Fat-Burning Man Show, Dr. Janae Devika will reveal: Why real food heals better than drugs... The secret to dairy-free clam chowder (eat your veggies with your veggies)... How to trick your family into eating veggies... 10 sneaky uses for cauliflower that will blow your mind... And loads more! Plus, she also goes into a rant about our current medical system, and what practitioners should be doing for patients and why they don't do it. It's fascinating stuff! By the way, Janae is making a very special offer to our listeners. Visit CafeJanae.com and activate your free membership, she will automatically you a free recipe book containing 10 of her favorite "Veggie Power" recipes, and access to dozens of whole food recipes and video tutorials. Enjoy the show! [powerpress channel="podcast"]   [ois skin="Postage"]