Savage Perspective Podcast

Are you still suffering the negative effects of Covid? Oz Garcia is an avid runner and suffered from a pretty bad bout of Covid. He was in the hospital and suffered from long Covid symptoms for several months. In this episode, we discuss how he’s healed himself through nutrition and cardiovascular training and gotten back on track with his health.   What you’ll hear:   His background in running and nutrition (1:50) Running and veganism (6:39) How he now structures his nutrition based on what he’s learned from past experimentation (10:19) His diet variations throughout the week (14:56) His nutrition recommendations in regards to protein and fat consumption (20:57) The importance of sleep and timing your meals (23:18) Protein vs. fat prior to going to bed (26:43) His opinion on coffee consumption (28:16) Oz’s books and writing career (36:21) Long Covid (41:36) How he dialed in his nutrition and training to recover (43:13) The importance of proper daily habits in regards to your health (48:35) Our evolutionary impulse to eat as much food as possible (51:01) Discipline as an ally (53:51) Managing yourself as a form of self-respect (56:09) What’s in the pipeline for Oz (57:19) Gratitude (59:44) Morning routines that he’s found beneficial (1:01:01)   Where to learn more about Oz:   Website   If you loved this episode, and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!

Do you struggle with emotional acceptance or silencing your emotions? On this episode, I welcome Dr. Alex Wills to discuss his book, Give a Fuck, Actually. He is a board-certified psychiatrist. He graduated from the Sackler School of Medicine and completed his residency and fellowship training in Hawaii with additional training from Columbia University. He is the owner of Perma Mental Health, a private psychiatric practice with offices across Idaho.   Alex’s clinical days are spent using the Radical Emotional Acceptance method to help patients heal from issues ranging from past traumas to interpersonal struggles in their marriages. Give a F*CK, Actually is based on that experience. (https://www.simonandschuster.com/authors/Alex-Wills/199869907)   What you’ll learn in this episode:   The motivation behind his book and title (2:09) Value in all emotions (4:17) Why he went down this route of psychotherapy initially (5:30) HIs typical patient demographic (6:53) His five-step approach to help people tune into their own emotional wisdom (9:56) How long he has been using this approach in his practice (20:26) How humans as a whole are trending in regards to tuning in to their feelings and emotions (21:35) Helping patients with depression bridge the gap to follow the five pillar approach to emotional wellness (24:48) Journaling and meditation (27:40) How weight training has helped him from a psychological standpoint (29:55) Rewiring your emotional brain with basic cognitive behavioral therapy (33:07) The most prevalent emotion he has been feeling regularly as of late (35:07) The biggest pushback he’s gotten in regards to his methodology for leveraging one’s emotions (37:56) What’s in the pipeline for Dr. Wills (40:21) What children are being taught in schools in regards to handling emotions (41:18) HIs recommendations for raising children with a healthy emotional awareness (44:02)   Where to learn more about Dr. Alex Wills and his book:   Radical Emotional Acceptance   If you loved this episode, and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!  

For this episode, I welcome back the amazing Robb Wolf to discuss basically everything you want to know about health and wellness, with a little bit of homeschooling information thrown in. Robb is the best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired to Eat. He has transformed the lives of so many people through his podcast, books, and seminars. He holds a brown belt in Brazilian Jiu-jitsu and is an all-around badass. As always, speaking with him was a pleasure; I know you’ll love this episode as well.   What you’ll hear:   Life in Montana (1:07) His experience with jiu-jitsu and martial arts and the evolution of jiu-jitsu as a sport (3:35) The cardiovascular benefits of jiu-jitsu (15:39) How to structure training (23:57) Educating their children, including Montessori and homeschooling (25:05) Extracurricular activities for the children outside of homeschooling (34:!3) The pros and cons of homeschooling (42:40) What a typical day looks like for his family (47:36) How he structures the children’s homeschooling experience for the day (52:12) Weekend activities (54:!7) What takes up most of his time professionally (55:17) His primary content hub (57:24) His electrolyte product (59:25) Marketing tactics (1:01:02) What’s in the pipeline for Robb (1:10:04)   Where to find out more about Robb or purchase LMNT electrolyte powder:   Website LMNT Offer If you loved this episode, and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!

Have you made te switch to more naturally-minded skin care products? Nadine Artemis is the founder of Living Libations and the author of two books on oral health and natural skin care. She is a respected media guest and contributor, and her products have received rave reviews in many well-known publications. She crafts products from botanicals and encourages people to rethink conventional notions of beauty and wellness. (https://livinglibations.com/pages/nadine-artemis) Skin care is not my forte, so it was a pleasure to learn from her on the podcast.   What you’ll hear in this episode:   Nadine’s backstory and what got her interested in aromatherapy and skin care (2:37) Skincare and the microbiome (8:28) What’s in conventional oral care products, especially toothpaste (11:38) The extraction process for essential oils (17:56) Safety and essential oil uses (23:21) Alternatives to commonly used household skincare products (31:39) Melatonin and hair care (35:18) Essential oils for bedtime (39:14) Topical products and what they’re doing to the microbiome of our skin (40:24) Swapping shower products (46:04) Cleaning your ears (47:43) Chemicals in cosmetics and clean makeup alternatives (49:40) Fluoride and chemicals in toothpaste (57:31)   Where to learn more about Artemis and her products:   Living Libations   If you loved this episode, and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!

If you’ve been in the keto space, chances are you’ve heard the name Craig Emmerich and time or two. Craig is an engineer and has taken that approached and followed his wife into the nutrition field. He has dedicated his time to working with hundreds of clients to help heal their bodies and lose weight. Craig also authored the books Keto: The Complete Guide and The Carnivore Cookbook. It was a pleasure to have him back on the podcast and catch up.   What you’ll hear in this episode:   Highlights of his trip to Africa, including a close call with an elephant (2:46) Battling Lyme disease and chromic inflammatory response syndrome (8:43) His nutritional protocol (9:51) The catalyst for the inflammatory response to the Lyme disease (11:15) Hyperbaric therapy (18:10) Craig’s definition of strict carnivore (21:10) The benefits of removing coffee from one’s diet (25:44) Nuances to protein sparing modified fasting (30:13) Intermittent fasting and chronic restriction (34:38) The importance of context when it comes to PSMF (37:45) The rule of thumb as far as protein consumption is concerned (42:44) Looking at macros (47:27) Supplementation (50:28) Feeding their children (59:19) The Keto Condo (1:07:09)   Where to learn more from Craig:   Instagram Keto Maria If you loved this episode, and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!

RC Carter and his family continue the vision his father had in 1964, when he moved his family from their ranch in Montana to start a cattle ranch in Wyoming. He and his wife are leaders in redefining regenerative and restorative food models, and raise their family in the ranching ways. (https://cartercountrymeats.com/pages/grassfedfamilytradition). It was a pleasure having RC on the podcast and I can’t wait to try some of their products.   What you’ll learn in this episode:   RC’s family history and the origins of the farm (2:29) How the family came by the land initially (4:57) Changing times with social media marketing (8:35) Managing the business so that it doesn’t get lumped into other brands that don’t focus as much on the quality of the meats (11:22) Low quality meat in the public school system (12:59) PIvoting away from wholesale to direct-to-consumer sales (16:06) What has worked well from a marketing standpoint in direct-to-consumer sales (19:53) Greenwashing and what that means (23:21) Nutrient cycling (29:09) High intensity, low time duration grazing vs. low intensity, high time duration grazing (29:09) Soil degradation (37:45) A day in the life of a cattle rancher, cattle breeds (41:38) Hiring workers and the type of employees the have on the ranch (44:01) The nutritional profile of their beef (46:58) Phytonutrients (49:09) Treating cattle with antibiotics and hormones (54:29) Striving to provide the best possible product to consumers (58:02) The shift he’s seeing in other ranchers moving in the direction of regenerative agriculture (1:02:39) Organ meats (1:13:46)   Where to learn more about RC Carter and their amazing beef:   Carter Country Meats   If you loved this episode, and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!

For this episode, I welcome back good friend and the brains behind Keto Con, Robin Switzer. We talk about all of the exciting things coming up for this year’s Keto Con and what’s going on in her life and in the keto space as a whole. As always, it was a pleasure speaking to her and I know you’ll get a lot out of this episode.   What you’ll hear:   What’s new at Keto Con this year (1:59) The evolution of Keto Con (7:57) The work required to put on such a successful conference (15:53) Other businesses that Robin owns and operates (16:42) Building a business based on passion rather than money (19:12) Time frame change for Keto Con this year (22:58) The overall vibe amongst other conference promoters within the ketogenic space (25:11) Things she would have changed from a business perspective (27:18) Feedback from past conference attendees (31:19) Where to go to get more information on Keto Con, including tickets (33:50) Robin’s nutritional background (37:19) It’s never too late to change course (41:25) The courage comes after you make the decision to act (43:38) Living in the moment (46:36) Time as the most precious commodity (50:15)   Don’t miss out on this year’s Keto Con!   Learn More and Get Tickets Here   If you loved this episode, and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!

Nate Palmer is the voice behind the Low Carb Hustle podcast and all-around great guy. We met a while back on his podcast and it was a pleasure to finally have him as a guest on mine. We discuss everything from client relationships to mindset, so I know you’ll be able to take something from this.   What you’ll hear:   Nutritional experimentation (4:24) Mouth taping for sleep (4:53) Coming back to carb backloading (7:18) Back loading as a way to break free of binge eating (10:38) How his training looks right now (14:09) The importance of finding a balance between volume and intensity (18:48) The benefits of cold plunging (23:15) How having children has made staying on track a bit more difficult (26:10) Setting a good example for your children (30:01) Treating your body like a temple (34:20) Having the right mindset (36:54) Getting better and healthier as you age (40:01) Pharmaceuticals in the health and fitness space (41:16) The resurgence of creatine in the fitness space (48:53) Melatonin and vitamin D (52:37) What’s in the pipeline for Nate this year (56:05)   Where to learn more:   Low Carb Hustle Menace Focus   If you loved this episode, and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!

Do you have a victim mentality? Roy Blenkin is a type one diabetic and went against the paradigm to control his condition by following a ketogenic diet as recommended by his endocrinologist. We began corresponding last year, and he’s doing some amazing things in his life. It was a pleasure to have him on the podcast and I know you’ll enjoy this episode as well. What you’ll hear:   What got him in to the keto/low carb space initially (2:31) Diabetics and keto (5:25) The catalyst for his shift from ultra endurance events to bodybuilding (10:36) Overcoming alcoholism and becoming a diabetic basically overnight (12:35) Not playing the victim (13:46) Addictive tendencies towards food (20:42) There’s always a choice (26:48) What is the scariest thing he’s done that has pushed him outside his comfort zone (27:51) Completely changing course (32:39) The importance of living in the moment (35:33) There is no “up” without “down” (43:01) Fighting for what you really want (46:53) Fearing the outcome but not making your own self-fulfilling prophecy (50:39) Ownership (54:34) The wellness retreat he’s working on (55:52) The benefits of a cold plunge (58:50) The impact of protein on blood sugar (1:04:07) Not sacrificing muscle mass when training for an endurance race (1:12:42) No regrets (1:16:53)   Where to find out more about Roy:   Physical and Spiritual Wellness Gateway   If you loved this episode, and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!

Obesity and overconsumption are an epidemic here in the United States. David Greenwalt is a certified wellness coach, author, and founder of the Leanness Lifestyle University. His goal is to help people achieve the body they want without having to attend in-person meetings or working around someone else’s schedule. He’s been in the nutrition and fitness space for a very long time and has a wealth of knowledge. I hope you enjoy this episode as much as I did.   What we discussed:   David’s background and what got him interested in the health and nutrition space initially (2:04) What it was like to sell his supplement company (5:14) Things he’s “against” in the health and fitness space (8:33) His opinion on keto (9:59) Flexible dieting vs. metabolic flexibility (14:24) The importance of eating whole foods and avoiding ultra processed food (20:16) What leads to obesity (26:29) Fixing the problem from the ground up (35:27) His definition of real food (37:45) Food now compared to what our ancestors were eating (44:13) Body positivity and obesity (47:54) Respecting the individual while realizing there’s a health issue (54:31) Can obese people be truly healthy (56:31) The harm that can come from ignoring the negative repercussions of obesity (1:00:17) Maintaining the motivation to get healthy (1:04:26) Taking ownership of your life and health (1:11:15) Starfish parable approach (1:12:24)   Where to learn more from David:   Leanness Lifestyle   If you loved this episode, and our podcast, please take some time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, or drop us a comment below!