Abel James Show

Denise Minger is one tough cookie. As a health writer and researcher, she has zero patience for dietary dogma and does one heck of a job at beating the tar out of conventional wisdom. Denise just published her book "Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health." I think you're really going to like this show. Before we get to it though, I'd like to ask a quick favor. If you haven't already had the chance to leave a review for the show in iTunes, I would greatly appreciate you taking a few minutes to do so. This helps us get in front of more listeners, help more people get healthier and change the world!  On this week's show with Denise you’ll learn: A surprising secret behind how the food pyramid was created. Why some women gain weight on Paleo. How to spot a fraud in nutrition and fitness. Why writing a book will ruin your health. Just because someone has letters after their name does not make them immune to bias. Click to Tweet!

This week Dr Steven Masley, author of the "30 Day Heart Tune-Up," joins us on the show. His energy is infectious! You just wait. Before we get to the show, I have a quick favor! If you know of anyone - a friend, family member, co-worker, etc. - who would benefit from listening to Fat-Burning Man, please take a quick moment to share the show with them through the links below. You might just save their life! FatBurningMan.com | The Fat-Burning Man Show on iTunes | Facebook | Twitter You rock! Alright, on this week's show you will learn: How to increase your brain speed by 30%. Why this one pesky biomarker is more important than cholesterol. The secret to treating erectile dysfunction without drugs. What it’s like to feel awesome. "The #1 cause of Erectile Dysfunction is cardiovascular disease... And you can fix that without drugs!" Click to Tweet!

Join me this week with fellow super-geek John Kiefer. A physicist, and researcher who teaches people how they can have their cheesecake and get ripped too. His method is called Carb Back-Loading, and folks are seeing some serious results with this science-backed approached. Before we dive into the show, I just want to give a shout out to the wonderful people I met while in Las Vegas the other week at the New Media Expo. Thank you so much to everyone who came up and introduced yourselves, it was awesome to meet everyone! To top off a great trip, The Fat-Burning Man won the People's Choice Award in Health & Fitness for 2013!  On this week’s show with Kiefer, you will learn: How to drop 100 pounds with carb backloading. The science behind why insulin hacking works. How to leverage adrenaline to naturally upgrade your workouts. Why eating carbs in the morning can make you fat (hint: cortisol). Why carb backloading works for women by embracing indulgences And much more… And Fruity Pebbles kinda fit into Paleo, bc the Flintstones were around in paleolithic, so by default...  Click to Tweet! More Fat-Burning Goodies from This Week's Show: Here's the crazy transformation that Kiefer talked about on the show with competitive powerlifter Paul Emmick: Connect with Kiefer here: The Carb Nite Solution | Carb Back-Loading | Transforming Recipes: The Ultra Low-Carb Edition | Athlete.io | On Facebook | On Twitter What would you use as YOUR Carb Nite feast? Cheesecake? Lucky Charms? Leave a comment below!

This week we're joined by David King, Austin’s #1 Personal Trainer. David is not only an incredible trainer himself, but he has now gone on to consulting other PT's on how to achieve what he calls "Personal Training Excellence." So if you are a personal trainer, or you're considering working with one, this show is a must listen. David & I have actually teamed up to bring an awesome program to help Personal Trainers up their game. We're just launching it in beta right now, but if you'd like to check it out, head on over to the Fat-Burning Man website to get the scoop. On the show, David and I talk about: Why fruit makes you fat How to be an ace personal trainer even if you don’t have much experience How to find hidden sources of sugar that are stunting your fat loss results Why eating for fat loss and eating for performance are completely different things Why personal training clients lie How many carbs you really need And much more... "As a trainer...You have to know what the client wants - get them to pin point what's more important: weight loss or performance?" Click to Tweet!

Today's episode is with my good buddy, Jonathan Bailor, the author of the new international best-selling book "The Calorie Myth." If you haven't checked this one out yet, I highly encourage you to do so! I am very excited to say that this week marks The Fat-Burning Man Show's 100th show! Crazy! Thank you for the support, and I promise to keep the good stuff coming to you FOR FREE as always! Also, if you're checking out the show in iTunes, you'll see that there are only 40 episodes listed there (iTunes technicality unfortunately). If you want to check out all of the past 100 shows, just head click on the tab above "Listen to the Show" and you'll be able to search through every episode. Before we get to the show, let's do a little recap on all the amazing stuff that happened in 2013: The show has been #1 in Health across the world not only in audio, but it also debuted as the #1 WebTV video podcast as well! The show has received over 800 5-star reviews, and has been downloaded over 3 million times! (Thank you!) We've launched a best-selling eCookbook "The Fat-Burning Chef" through the collaboration with 25+ other amazing food bloggers. Exciting things to come in 2014: I'll be appearing in several documentaries about health, biohacking, food, productivity, and more. Looks like I might be writing another book - stay tuned for details... I'll be teaching more classes for en*theos academy on how to improve your productivity. We just moved to a new house with an awesome kitchen, so keep an eye out for more fun cooking videos for Fat-Burning Chef! More apps coming your way - and yes, we've heard you Android users! Android versions are in the works as well. Tons of amazing collaborations with: Terry Wahls, Dave Asprey, Jonathan Bailor, George Bryant, Pedram Shojai, Dr. Sara Gottfried, David King, Jaime Tardy, and more. Alright, let's get on to the show! This week Jonathan and I talk about: The secret to finding high quality, fat-burning foods at any restaurant. How to keep your sanity and your health while flying around the world. Jonathan rants about the one thing he could never say on national television. And loads more... Other things to check out from the show: "The Calorie Myth" can be purchased HERE. Be sure to check out the collaborative project between Jonathan & I, Fat-Loss Masterclass. We get hung up on means vs ends... "Being" vegan, WAPF instead of asking are you ROCKING your mission? Click to Tweet! I want to hear from you: From the past 100 shows, who has been your favorite guest? Your least favorite guest? Let me know in the comments below.

You guys have been requesting today's guest for a while now. Dr. David Perlmutter is a board-certified neurologist and the author of the terrifically titled, #1 New York Times Bestseller, “Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs and Sugar - Your Brain's Silent Killers.” This show was a ton of fun for me personally, and is chock-full of awesome information. On the show we talk about: The surprising reason you should be eating more cholesterol. How eating fat makes you smart. The brain-building effects of musical training. The 2 things you can do right now to literally regrow your brain. Big news and updates: The Fat-Burning Man Show managed to break iTunes charts and get BOTH the audio and video podcasts in the TOP 10! Thank you as always for the amazing support. If you have a moment, we would love it if you left a review! As if that wasn't already exciting enough, we also released The Fat-Burning Chef this week! Be sure to head to the Facebook page as well for a whole bunch of giveaways.   #Ketogenic diet can actually lead to mitochondrial biogenesis. Who couldn't use more mitochondria? #grainbrain Click to Tweet! What's one thing you learned from Dr. Perlmutter that you'll start doing TODAY to help your brain?

This week's guest is with a fellow podcaster and wellness warrior, Chris Kresser. Chris runs his incredibly popular blog by the same name, and is also the author of the brand spankin' new book "Your Personal Paleo Code," which will be released on December 31st! On the show Chris & I talk about: The top 5 myths in fat loss, health, and longevity. Why science often tells a different story than the media. Even if 50 million people say a foolish thing, it’s still a foolish thing. Why cavemen died young. And tons more! We all think [these diseases] are normal but there is a big difference between common and normal. - Chris Kresser *Click to Tweet! Updates from the world of FatBurningMan.com: The Fat-Burning Man Show is now available as a VIDEO podcast! Mind taking a minute to leave us a review? We are very excited that The Fat-Burning Chef cookbook will be relaunching next week! We've added 25 new recipes and 3 new contributors, along with a killer new interior design. You're going to love it. Don't worry - if you already bought version 1, we'll be sending the updated version to you shortly after launch!  Which of Chris' top 5 myths do you hear the most? Leave a comment below and let us know what other myths you run into!

This week's show is with one impressive woman, Lierre Keith. Lierre has been a highly requested guest for a while now, and I think this show is going to show you exactly why. Lierre is the author of "The Vegetarian Myth," plus she is a farmer and an activist. She has a great story about not only how she personally transitioned away from veganism, but also how her story can help others to realize when food choices aren't working for them. In this week's show we talk about: Why being a vegan may be harmful for your health. How agriculture broke the planet and made us fat and sick. What we can do to reclaim our health and save the world. And lots more! The problem is actually agriculture, it is THE most destructive thing people have done to the planet. - Lierre Keith *Click to Tweet! More Updates from FatBurningMan.com: Thank you to everyone for the HUGE outpouring of support we've received for our apps. If you haven't seen "Caveman Feast" and "Gluten-Free Desserts" - go check them out! Be sure you are signed up to receive updates so you can hear about a very exciting product launch coming up! We are teaming up with one of Austin's premier trainers, David King to bring you something awesome. What did you learn from this week's show with Lierre? Let us know what you think you can do to help with the growing problem of our agriculture system in the comments below.

Did everyone in the U.S. have an awesome Thanksgiving yesterday? We sure enjoyed ourselves with tons of amazing food, great friends and lots of laughs. A welcomed time of relaxation after a CRAZY couple of weeks traveling to Brazil, filming for new and exciting projects coming soon, and launching two new apps! Speaking of the new apps... We are so incredibly thankful for all of the support we've received with our two awesome apps this past week. In case you missed it... Here's the scoop: Caveman Feast is finally out for Android! After such an outcry when we first launched the app in iTunes, we knew we had to listen up to you Android users. So here it is! On Monday we also launched a brand new app for Gluten-Free Desserts, in iTunes only right now. These awesome recipes are courtesy of this week's podcast guest, Alyson Bridge. More on her in a bit! With all of the excitement, we were so excited to see BOTH apps hit Top 5 in iTunes! THANK YOU all so much for purchasing the app, and leaving reviews. If you haven't yet, be sure to check it out! Alright on to this week's show with a very special guest: Ms. Alyson Bridge. Alyson is a bestselling app and cookbook author, former professional gamer, and my kitchen co-pilot!  "[Cooking] is this process... this meditative experience for me..." - Alyson Bridge *Click to Tweet! On the show Alyson and I talk about: How to survive the holidays without getting a santa belly. Eating around your food sensitivities. How to get fit by exercising just a few minutes a week. "You have to really enjoy the experience of cooking... because if you're having fun, you're going to want to keep doing it!" - Alyson Bridge *Click to Tweet!

He's back again! My good buddy George, from Civilized Caveman Cooking Creations, Caveman Feast, and The Paleo Kitchen joins us this week. "Eggs 'n bacon. that's where everything starts" @CookingCaveman George opens up with brutal honesty and doesn't let up. As usual, George and I have a ton of fun on the show. **Spoiler alert! I may make George cry!** In this week's show you'll hear about: George's awesome journey from being a non-cooker to a rockstar Paleo blogger How to recover from injury (physically, mentally, and emotionally) How to cope with weight gain Why taking a step forward is better than finishing first And tons more...  "I doesn't matter what place I come in. It doesn't matter where I finish. All that matters is that I START." @CookingCaveman ***AUDIO & VIDEO FILES HERE***?? Updates from the world of The Fat-Burning Man: Be on the look-out for our newest app "Gluten Free Desserts" - in the meantime, you can check out the eCookbook HERE. We will also be launching the Android version of our best-selling app "Caveman Feast" VERY SOON. George is such an inspiration for everyone, myself included. Which part of George's story can you most relate to? What's one thing you can do today to be sure you START SOMETHING? Go ahead and share in the comments below.