Abel James Show

Today's show is with Yuri Elkaim, a former pro soccer player, holistic nutritionist, and strength and nutrition coach. A quick shout out to all those folks who I met at Paleo f(x) this past week. It was amazing to see you guys and appreciate all the support you guys have given me! Another quick announcement: we have hit #1 in health in Australia, Canada and the United States,  and all of these in the past week! I really appreciate everything you guys have done to support the show. As a special thank you for your support, and for the show going completely nuts in the rankings lately, I'm offering 60% off my LeanBody 30-day Fat Loss Program. Just head to Fatburningman.com and enter your best email address. Once you confirm that, you'll have the opportunity to sign up for the LeanBody Program. In today’s show, we cover: What holistic nutrition really means How vegans go wrong Conversely, why you don’t feel great when you eat heavy amounts of meat Why characterizing a food by a single chemical component is absolute idiocy And tons more... Here's the show.

Mat Lalonde Ph.D (aka “The Kraken”) is a lecturer at Harvard University who specializes in chemical biology but studies human metabolism, nutritional biochemistry, health and athletic performance... for fun. Exciting news - as of today, The Fat-Burning Man Show has been dominating the iTunes charts latley, hitting top spots in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and more. As of today, our show is #2 in Health in Canada... Jillian Michaels is #10! Thanks for your support! Also, you may have noticed that our show isn't just a dinky little podcast anymore - it's a WebTV Show! Plenty of video and improvement coming soon, folks. :) In today's show we cover: How the sausage is made to create matt’s nutrient density framework How matt earned the epic (and fitting) nickname, "the Kraken" The most invalid arguments made by paleofolk And tons more. Here's the show.

Chris “The Kiwi” Ashenden is a native of New Zealand and an avid traveler. He’s been to over 60 countries and has a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science and years of experience as a nutritionist and strength coach. Chris is a spokesperson for Athletic Greens and writes a newsletter entitled Kiwi Two Cents on fat loss, nutrition, and happiness through health. In today's content-packed show, we cover: Why humans who don’t exercise are BROKEN the pros and cons of supplements (and whether or not humans need them at all) The one mistake Chris made that gave him a roll of fat around his belly (and how you can avoid it) Chris' ONE SIMPLE rule for life-long fat loss How to be happy And tons more... Here's the show.

Today's special guest is Michael Fishman. For over 20 years, Michael has been the leading advisor on marketing, positioning and strategy setting in the health, wellness and personal development categories. He has been instrumental in growing to category leadership such businesses as Rodale, Inc., with the Prevention and Men's Health publishing brands, and has worked on products and/or collaborated with such admired personalities as Dr. Andrew Weil, Dr. Mark Hyman, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Dean Ornish and many others. Wow! Michael is also a first-hand expert on how to beat sugar addiction... and that's the real reason he's here. Of all the subjects you fans and listeners bring up, the dreaded sugar craving is enemy number one. Michael has conquered the beast and he'll tell you exactly how you can, too. On top of that, he's one heck of a guy. Smart, generous, humble, and kind. A special thanks to Leanne Ely (a past guest of the show) for introducing us. This is a particularly insightful show, folks, so listen up. If you'd like to hear more from Michael, please check out his website here. We cover: How Michael beat a life-long sugar craving (and how you can, too) The spectacular difference between “I can’t” and “I don’t” How to take willpower out of the equation and rely on more powerful agents of change (hint: the change muscle) Why you need to incorporate your "identity" into your eating style Why it’s so dang hard to turn down a cookie And tons more... Here's the show.

Melissa Joulwan, the author of Well-Fed, blogs at The Clothes Make The Girl about her triumphs and failures in the kitchen, the gym, and in life. In her own words she’s "on a mission to be a superfit, well-fed, dressed-to-kill, glossy-haired, rock-n-roll, tart-tongued detective." That's pretty sweet. Melissa lives in Austin, TX (holla) and is a former Roller Girl with Austin’s famous Texas Rollergirls, the original flat track roller derby that spread worldwide. She has appeared on the Today Show and Good Morning America and her blog won the 2012 Homie Award for “Best Healthy Cooking Blog.” She'll be speaking at PaleoFx in March. In today's show we cover: Why Melissa has a no treats policy in her books What it’s like to do a Whole30 Why soy oil is not, in fact, healthy What not to eat if you have thyroid issues Colossal fails in the kitchen And tons more... Here's the show.

Mira and Jayson Calton are authors, rockstars, and some of the first guests ever on the show. During an unconventional honeymoon where they crossed the world visiting over 100 countries in search of knowledge regarding the relationship between micronutrient deficiencies and public health and disease, the explored how specific dietary patterns and lifestyle choices affect development of disease around the world. In their new book, Rich Food, Poor Food, the Caltons tackle the dangerous waters of the modern-day supermarket. With intros from our friends Mark Sisson and Dr. William Davis, Rich Food, Poor Food is an essential tool to help us dodge the frankenfoods so we can get straight to the good stuff. Highly recommended! If you'd like to check out a free sample of their book, you can download it here. Also, I just got news that Fat-Burning Man was just featured in WIRED Magazine in the same breath as Tim Ferriss. For a geek like me, being in WIRED is pretty much the best thing ever... Nerd nirvana. So if you haven't read it yet, take a gander. In today's show we cover: Why micronutrient deficiency is the most dangerous and devastating health condition of the 21st century How to find the highest quality real foods in the average supermarket Deceptive marketing tactics used by food manufacturures to trick you into thinking their food is healthy Why fat free fruit juice is a sham Why Mira is stoked to find a little green worm in her salad And tons more... Here's the show.

Craig Ballantyne is a fat loss and fitness expert who specializes in helping people get incredibly lean and strong with short workouts. Craig holds a Master’s of Science Degree in Exercise Physiology from McMaster University and he's written for Men’s Health, Maximum Fitness, Oxygen, and Men’s Fitness. He’s also a fat-burning beast. Craig’s super-popular Turbulence Training system is a targeted program that helps clients shed stubborn body fat without spending hours on the treadmill (sound familiar?). On the show, Craig and I cover: How to get lean in just a few minutes of exercise a week Why willpower crumbles Why you should consider getting a dog Equipment-free bodyweight exercises for beginners Why you experience better results when you enjoy your workouts The 12 rules Craig uses to lead a healthy, successful life How going gluten and dairy free helped Craig fix swelling in his hands How to be your own science experiment And tons more... Here's the show.

Gary Taubes is an award-winning science writer and the bestselling author of the groundbreaking and controversial books Good Calories, Bad Calories and Why We Get Fat. Gary has been a contributing correspondent for the journal Science since 1993, and has contributed articles to The Atlantic Monthly, The New York Times Magazine, Esquire, and Slate. Gary studied applied physics at Harvard University, aerospace engineering at Stanford, and journalism at Columbia University. But fortunately for all of us, he's dedicated himself to tearing down conventional nutritional theory with his research, books, as well as the co-Founder of the Nutrition Science Initiative (NuSi). My first response to Gary's work in "Good Calories, Bad Calories," was giddy delight. Why? Because I believe that the underlying cause of the obesity epidemic isn't in eating too much and exercising too little. People are fat because they are malnourished and their bodies malfunction. This is a thesis I hadn't seen articulated sufficiently before discovering Gary's work. A few other reasons why Gary's books are must-reads: They're are dripping in solid science. When someone demands, "I want proof that carbs are fattening, restricting calories isn't healthy, whole wheat is dangerous, and eggs won't kill me," throw this book at them. Watch their eyes roll back in their head when the happen upon the formidable references section. Gary provides historical insight into how conventional wisdom about a "healthy diet" was confounded by bad science and commandeered by special interests. Although the books can be heady, they're certainly readable. Generally, slogging through science is tedious, but these books are surprisingly accessible and entertaining. Another very cool side-effect of getting Gary on the show was an unexpected insight. It was difficult to find a time to get us both on the horn because Gary tends to write until 1 pm on most days with limited distractions - no shows / interviews / unnecessary technology, etc. Doesn't that sound nice? Actually reserving time for yourself in the mornings to crank out work? I've started reserving my mornings for work, as well, and it's been amazing. No phone, no e-mail, no Facebook, no junk. Just clear-headed, creative work. Loving it. Alright, onto the show. This one's content-packed, so grab your notebooks and get stoked. We cover: Why before the 1960's, everyone knew what actually makes us fat What makes us fat and why Why eating eggs won't give you a heart attack Whether or not there's such thing as a safe starch As well as the one thing that Gary cut out of his diet to lose 15 pounds effortlessly Here's the show.

In today's show I welcome Dr. Loren Cordain - considered by many to be the godfather of the Paleo Movement and the world's foremost scientific authority on the evolutionary basis of diet and disease.  Loren is the author of the groundbreaking, The Paleo Diet, as well as The Paleo Answer, The Paleo Diet For Athletes, and the Paleo Diet Cookbook. In today's show we learn: The most compelling scientific evidence for The Paleo Diet A brief history of a young Robb Wolf Why Dr. Cordain doesn't consider himself the first authority on Paleo... and who is The reason why our hunter-gatherer ancestors did not eat dairy What has changed in Dr. Cordain's stance on saturated fats and canola oil - and why And tons more... Here's the show.