Belinda Fetke joins me for a deep exploration of the vested interests shaping the dietary guidelines in Australia and the USA. She recounts the history of the Seventh Day Adventist Church, John Harvey Kellogg’s crusade to eradicate masturbation through vegan diets, the influence of cereal & grain companies, and much more.Belinda Fetke is a citizen journalist from Tasmania, Australia. Her investigation of financial and religious influence of the dietary guidelines was prompted by her husband Dr Gary Fetke’s brush with the Australian medical board in 2014-2018 when charged with inappropriately reversing his patients diabetes using low carbohydrate diets. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Dr Max’s intro00:02:19 Podcast begins00:03:39 Belinda’s and Gary Fetke’s backstory00:17:09 Dr Max reflects on Dr Fetke’s journey00:20:37 Belinda's work uncovering the influence of the cereal industry in Australia00:28:59 Food industry affiliation with Seventh Day Adventist Church00:36:29 Dr Max’s summary of first 30 minutes00:39:09 John Harvey Kellogg, SDAs and the founding of the American Dietetics Association00:44:34 SDAs believed eating meat caused ‘sinful’ masturbation00:53:33 Dr Max’s reflections on physiological effects on libido of eliminating animal foods01:01:19 Dr Max on using vegetarianism as a tool of religious conversion*1:02:46 I mispoke – I meant to say heart disease was rare prior to the early 1900s, not 1700s, and the rise of heart disease incidence in the US parallels the introduction of refined seed oils into the food supply01:04:19 The longstanding financial ties of SDAs to food companies selling grain foods01:11:06 Early 1940s synthesis of food industry & religion01:12:18 Dr Max on the rise of heart disease leading up to the 1977 US Dietary Goals01:25:09 The controversy over Blue Zones01:33:21 Dr Max’s take on the adverse health effects of plant-based eating01:36:49 How the US Dietary guidelines were imported into Australia01:42:42 Dr Max summarizes the conversation01:47:14 Belinda’s closing thoughts and call for grassroots changeFURTHER READINGThe Global Influence of the Seventh-Day Adventist Church on Diet – Review paper, 2018 https://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/9/9/251John Harvey Kellogg - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harvey_KelloggEllen G. White - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_G._WhiteFOLLOW BELINDAI Support Gary, repository of Belinda’s blogs: https://www.isupportgary.comLinkedin: https://au.linkedin.com/in/belindafettkeFacebook: http://facebook.com/Belinda.FettkeTwitter: https://twitter.com/BelindaFettkeFOLLOW Dr MAXTwitter: https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDInstagram: https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDApple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/podcast/id1661751206Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/6edRmG3IFafTYnwQiJjhwRLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us a textSkool group - www.skool.com/dr-maxs-circadian-reset-7528/ Support the show

Dr Peter Walsh joins me to talk all things polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), how and why it develops, the role of processed food, stress, visceral fat, endocrine disrupting chemicals and much, much more. Dr Peter Walsh is a GP and metabolic practitioner from Melbourne, Australia with a special interest in Polycystic ovary syndrome  and female reproductive health. He uses a holistic approach to restoring fertility using low carbohydrate and carnivore dietary approaches. He consults out of Yarra Trail Medical Centre (see below for links). TIMESTAMPS00:00:34 Dr Walsh’s background00:03:02 What is Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS)?00:05:32 Why Dr Walsh calls PCOS ‘Type 4 diabetes’00:12:19 Diagnosing PCOS00:18:34 Environmental endocrine disruptors in normal weight women with PCOS00:22:44 The contribution of seed oils to epidemic of PCOS00:25:18 How soon can fertility return with lifestyle change?00:29:04 Normalising metabolic health as a strategy for optimizing fertility00:30:25 Could endometriosis be related to metabolic disease? 00:34:26 Stress and cortisol driving visceral fat and PCOS00:44:34 Leptin resistance and the effect of blue light toxicity and artificial light after dark00:49:04 The flawed mainstream approach to PCOS00:58:05 Reversing PCOS takes a holistic approach is necessary00:59:50 Markers of optimal fertility and Dr Walsh’s approach01:05:34: Dr Walsh’s take on regenerative farming01:09:55 Closing thoughts from Dr WalshLINKSDr. Peter Walsh - 'Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome - Type 4 Diabetes' Low Carb Down Under https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUsRZ310IgEDr Jack Kruse: LIGHT, melanin, POMC in human evolution & disease | Regenerative Health Podcast #21 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ln3WszTq0uAHold on to Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gabor Maté & Gordon Neufeldhttps://www.amazon.com.au/Hold-Your-Kids-Parents-Matter/dp/178504219XFollow DR PETER WALSHYarra Trail Medical, Melbourne - https://www.yarratrailmedical.com.au/Keeto Fertility - https://www.keetofertility.com/Email: reception@yarratrailmedical dot com dot auFollow Dr MAXTwitter: @mgulhaneMDInstagram: @dr_max_gulhaneLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us a textSkool group - www.skool.com/dr-maxs-circadian-reset-7528/ Support the show

Dr Jack Kruse joins me in an epic three-hour interview to weave the story of human evolution fundamentally tied to light. He describes our transition from furry ground dwelling mammals to upright walking primates, the critical role of the POMC gene, melanin and function of mitochondria as producers of endogenous light, as well as the distortion of the light environment as the key underlying driver of modern chronic disease.Dr Jack Kruse is a neurosurgeon, biophysicist, health optimisation researcher and founding father of the circadian health / mitochondrial medicine movement. This is the first in a series of interviews with Dr Kruse that will also cover water and magnetism, two further installments in a trilogy that strongly challenges the centrality of diet as the chief determinant of optimal health. Stay tuned for further episodes. *This is not a podcast for beginners, and if you want the cliff notes I’d suggest watching Dr Max’s summary takes and the closing thoughts. Some explicit language in this interview – Dr Jack is extremely passionate!TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Dr Max's intro00:05:11 Dr Kruse’s backstory00:10:22 Differences between centralized and decentralized medicine00:12:32 Incongruence in Darwin’s theories of evolution00:13:27 Evolution of mammals from ground dwelling creatures00:17:57 The POMC gene and its cleavage products allowed mammals to survive the dinosaur extinction event00:28:12 POMC, the leptin melanocortin pathway and human metabolism00:34:37 POMC and autoimmunity00:38:42 To understand the effect of light on biology, we need to understand physics00:41:15 UV light from the sun is critical to stimulating POMC00:46:42 Robert O. Becker’s research on bioelectrics and cellular DC electric current00:50:22 POMC, melanin and biological semi-conductors00:59:52 Dr Max’s summary of the first hour01:05:05 What is leptin and its function?01:12:28 All mammalian cells generate UV light in the mitochondria and use it to signal01:19:27 The biological function of melanin01:26:19 Dr Max’s summary of the function of leptin01:30:05 Reversing vitiligo, grey hair & melanin loss with sun & UV light01:36:43 Melanoma develops in absence of full spectrum (red/infrared) sunlight01:39:38 Dr Max’s summary of the first 1.5 hours01:41:22 What are mitochondria?01:47:29 Competing theories on the factors that influenced development of human brain01:49:27 History of biological semi-conductors and importance of DHA in the SN2 position01:56:36 Photoreceptors, neuropsin and mental health conditions 02:08:00 Incongruent light signals between eye and skin creates disease02:12:47 The harms of taking exogenous melatonin02:17:52 Why blocking UV light causes melanoma02:24:32 Rebuttals to ‘light causes all diseases’ point of view02:38:42 Understanding light is critical to understanding the root causes of patients diseases02:54:03 Dr Kruse’s take on premature male pattern balding and refractory error aka ‘soyjak meme’02:59:49 Why we see low serum Vitamin D in overweight or obese people03:04:49 Dr Jack’s closing thoughts03:08:02 Three actionable steps for the listener FURTHER READINGSee Youtube show notes for full list - unable to fit hereSend us a textSkool group - www.skool.com/dr-maxs-circadian-reset-7528/ Support the show

Dr Robert Kiltz is a New York based Reproductive Endocrinologist and Fertility Specialist of more than two decades experience. He uses high fat, ketogenic carnivore diets to optimise fertility in his patients after undergoing his own health transformation.In this episode we discuss human’s evolved diet, toxicity of plants as food source, the necessity of animal fat to health and fertility, the societal drivers of plant-based dieting and the sick-care system. TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Dr Max’s intro00:04:01 Podcast begins00:04:33 Dr K’s backstory00:06:51 Meat and fat are human’s evolved nutrition00:011:49 Woman’s period as indicator of fertility00:14:36 Doctors plant-based dietary recommendations making disease worse00:18:01 Ancestral diet of humans00:23:26 Dr K’s thoughts on fasting for women00:28:18 Dr K’s thoughts on hyperemesis gravidarum00:42:14 Dr K’s thoughts on fermented foods00:35:43 Dr K’s thoughts on plant hormesis00:39:55 Fat vs overfat and the drivers of obesity00:47:56 Dr K’s thoughts on insulin resistance00:51:06 Toxicity of plant oils00:54:46 Dr K’s thoughts on societal influences of plant-based diet01:01:16 Self-experimentation with diet is key----------------------------------------------------------------------------LINKSUSDA Journal of Plant Toxins & Poisoning - https://www.ars.usda.gov/pacific-west-area/logan-ut/poisonous-plant-research/docs/international-journal-of-poisonous-plant-research/----------------------------------------------------------------------------FOLLOW DR KILTZKiltz Mighty Tribe: https://kiltz-mighty-tribe.mn.co/Website: https://www.doctorkiltz.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/doctorkiltzInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/doctorkiltz/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@doctorkiltzYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/user/DrRobLiveFollow DR MAXTwitter: @mgulhaneMDInstagram: @mgulhanemdApple Podcasts: Regenerative Health PodcastSpotify: Regenerative Health PodcastLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us a textSkool group - www.skool.com/dr-maxs-circadian-reset-7528/ Support the show

Giselle Bisson aka Recovering Vegan is California-based journalist who has risen to prominence publicly discusses her personal health journey eating vegan diet and then re-introducing animal foods.In this episode we discuss her perspectives on veganism, veganism as a manifestation of childhood trauma, heath issues on a vegan diet including menstrual loss, hair greying, shrinking of breast tissue and much more...TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Dr Max’s update00:02:34 Podcast begins00:00:50 Giselle’s backstory 00:08:44 Insight into the vegan culture and mindset00:15:44 Childhood trauma and the personal drivers of veganism00:24:13 Restrictive diets as manifestation of self harm00:24:39 Animal foods are necessary for human thriving00:27:40 Giselle’s health issues on a vegan diet00:31:31 The contradiction in treating health issues arising from vegetarian/veganism with pharmaceutical drugs00:37:34 Dr Max conjectures the link between vegan/vegetarianism and premature greying00:41:29 The ethics of restricted diets during pregnancy and child rearing00:44:09 Giselle’s shrinking breast tissue on vegan diet and putative mechanisms00:48:37 Giselle’s journey re-introducing animal foods00:56:51 Giselle’s advice for recovering vegans-----------------------------------------------------------------------------LINKSYardbird Dinner March 23rd in Albury, NSW - https://www.wolkifarm.com.au/product/food-farming-and-health/Optimal Fertility Workshop, April 15th, Albury NSW - https://www.wolkifarm.com.au/product/optimal-fertility-workshop/The evolution of the human trophic level during the Pleistocene, Ben Dor et al. -  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33675083/Real Food For Pregnancy by Lily Nichols – https://lilynicholsrdn.com/real-food-for-pregnancy/-----------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Giselle aka RECOVERING VEGANLinkTree: https://linktr.ee/recoveringveganTwitter: https://twitter.com/veganrecoveringFacebook:  http://facebook.com/recoveringveganInstagram:  http://Instagram.com/therecoveringveganTikTok: http://tiktok.com/therecoveringvegan----------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow DR MAXTwitter: @mgulhaneMDInstagram: @mgulhanemdApple Podcasts: Regenerative Health PodcastSpotify: Regenerative Health PodcastLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us a textSkool group - www.skool.com/dr-maxs-circadian-reset-7528/ Support the show

 Dr Sean O’Mara is a lifestyle physician with a specialty in elite tier-human performance optimization. He routinely uses full-body MRI scanning to identify metabolically-damaging visceral fat and guides his special cohort of patients through the most effective ways of eliminating it.In this riveting discussion we cover what is visceral fat, the five key drivers of visceral fat accumulation, physical markers of human health, the importance of visible arterial pulses,  Dr O’Mara’s strategies for nuking visceral fat and  much, much more...TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Update on Dr Max & upcoming events00:06:40 Podcast begins00:07:30 Dr O’Mara’s backstory00:15:48 What is visceral fat?00:25:55 Duration AND quantity of visceral fat dictate degree of harm00:27:05 Processed food drives visceral fat accumulation00:29:35 Stress drives visceral fat accumulation00:31:11 Alcohol contributes to visceral fat accumulation00:32:14 Chronic exercising contributes to visceral fat accumulation00:36:00 Poor sleep contributes to visceral fat accumulation00:42:51 Blood tests and other imaging vs MRI for visceral fat00:46:00 Ancestral thoughts on visceral fat00:48:50 Physical indicators of visceral fat00:51:30 What percentage of people are truly ancestrally healthy?00:56:14 Dr O’Mara’s strategies for nuking visceral fat00:59:08 Nitric oxide and visible arterial pulses01:05:45 Thoughts on consuming meat with intramuscular fat (ie marbling) 01:14:15 The benefits of consuming raw liver01:16:38 The benefits of intermittent feasting (fasting)01:23:38 Co-mastication of meat with fermented foods01:29:00 The harms of unfermented vegetables01:31:30 The deleterious effects of fruit and honey consumption on nitric oxide01:34:34 Vegans and vegetarians accumulate visceral fat on MRI01:39:20 Closing thoughts----------------------------------------------------------------------------LINKSAndrew Huberman on Alcohol: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkS1pkKpILY----------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Dr O'MaraYoutube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrSeanOMaraTwitter: https://twitter.com/DrSeanOMaraInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/drseanomara/Dr O'Mara's website: https://drseanomara.com/----------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow DR MAXTwitter: @mgulhaneMDInstagram: @mgulhanemdApple Podcasts: Regenerative Health PodcastSpotify: Regenerative Health PodcastLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us a textSkool group - www.skool.com/dr-maxs-circadian-reset-7528/ Support the show

Paola Crofts is a regenerative farmer raising Dexter cattle and egg-laying chickens in the Mt Macedon region of Victoria, Australia. She follows extremely strict land management and chemical-free processes to ensure the highest quality and purity of her animal food products. We discuss rotational grazing, using animals as tools of land management, the difference between commodity beef and regenerative beef and much more. TIMESTAMPS00:00:29 Poala’s backstory00:05:30 Tall Poppy Farm’ regenerative approach to farming00:12:00 Arranging paddocks to facilitate rotational grazing00:15:40 Contrasting commodity beef vs regenerative beef00:23:15 The benefits and attributes of Dexter cattle00:29:15 Tall Poppy’s direct-to-market model00:33:45 Challenges of processing animals on site00:36:00 Growing organic, glyphosate-free, biodynamic wine00:39:55 Future plans for Tall Poppy Plans00:46:20 Closing thoughts----------------------------------------------------------------------------LINKSTall Poppy Website - https://tallpoppyfarm.com.au/Contact Tall Poppy Farm -  tallpoppyfarm @ gmail.com----------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow DR MAXTwitter: @mgulhaneMDInstagram: @mgulhanemdApple Podcasts: Regenerative Health PodcastSpotify: Regenerative Health PodcastLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us a textSkool group - www.skool.com/dr-maxs-circadian-reset-7528/ Support the show

Lily Nichols joins me to discuss optimal foods for pregnancy, the current misguided dietary approach to gestational diabetes, folate vs folic acid, what to eat to prevent stretch marks, Vitamin K2 and much, much more.Lily is a registered dietitian and certified diabetic educator. She is the author of two seminal works of prenatal nutrition, Real Food for Gestational Diabetes and Real Food For Pregnancy, She also runs the Womens’ Health Nutrition Academy, an online learning portal for evidence-based nutrition training.TIMESTAMPS00:00:04 Podcast begins00:01:17 Lily’s backstory00:07:53 Carbohydrates and gestational diabetes00:14:12 Pregnancy micronutrient ‘powerbank’ or ‘bank account’00:18:31 Weston Price’s observation of pre-conception feeding practices00:21:52 Lily’s nutrition advice for unplanned pregnancies00:28:11 Micronutrients, protein and optimal foods for pregnancy00:33:22 Folate, folic acid and how to prevent neural tube defects00:30:34 The importance of dietary collagen and glycine 00:46:26 Vitamin K2 deficiency and improper facial development 00:54:24 Lily’s closing advice00:57:05 Dr Max’s sign off----------------------------------------------------------------------------LINKSReal Food For Pregnancy by Lily Nichols - https://shop.lilynicholsrdn.com/collections/frontpage/products/real-food-for-pregnancy-paperbackReal Food for Gestational Diabetes by Lily Nichols - https://www.amazon.com/Real-Food-Gestational-Diabetes-Conventional/dp/0986295000Folate: Why Its Superior to Folic Acid For Pregnancy (Even if You Don’t Have MTHFR) Lily Nichols blog - https://lilynicholsrdn.com/folate-pregnancy-folic-acid-mthfr/Women's Health Nutrition Academy - https://whnacademy.com/Nutrition and Physical Degeneration by Weston Price https://www.amazon.com/Nutrition-Physical-Degeneration-Weston-Price/dp/0916764206----------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow LILYTwitter: @LilyNicholsRDNInstagram: @lilynicholsrdnLily's blog: https://lilynicholsrdn.com/blog/----------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow DR MAXTwitter: @mgulhaneMDInstagram: @mgulhanemdApple Podcasts: Regenerative Health PodcastSpotify: Regenerative Health PodcastLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us a textSkool group - www.skool.com/dr-maxs-circadian-reset-7528/ Support the show

I sat down with Texas Slim of the Beef Initiative and Farmer Jake Wolki for a hard hitting discussion on the societal causes of metabolic disease, commodity crops, the industrial food complex, decentralizing agriculture, curating your lifestyle inputs and much more.This episode was filmed on the occasion of the first Australian Beef Initiative event which was held on Wolki Farms on 12th Feb 2023.TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Intro00:02:36 Podcast begins00:03:40 What is the Beef Initiative? And Slim’s backstory00:08:22 Food intelligence and the Industrial Food Complex00:11:18 Seed oils and the rise of ‘False commodities’00:16:11 Jake’s start with the Beef Initiative00:19:03 Debasement of the money debases food and agriculture 00:22:50 Vision of the Beef Initiative00:26:35 Jake on decentralizing meat processing in Australia00:33:14 The rise of regulation in animal agriculture00:46:12 Your consumption model matters00:49:15 Jake on Nguni breed of cattle 00:55:23 Closing thoughts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow TEXAS SLIM Twitter: @modernTmanI Am Texas Slim podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/OvadiaHeartHealthBeef Initiative website - https://beefinitiative.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow JAKETwitter: @JakeWolkiWolki Farm - https://www.wolkifarm.com.au/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow DR MAXTwitter: @mgulhaneMDInstagram: @mgulhanemdApple Podcasts: Regenerative Health PodcastSpotify: Regenerative Health PodcastLinktree: https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us a textSkool group - www.skool.com/dr-maxs-circadian-reset-7528/ Support the show

Dr Phillip Ovadia is a cardiac surgeon from Florida, USA. Having performed over 3000 cardiac surgeries, many of them grafting blocked heart arteries resulting from decades poor metabolic health, and suffering his own health conditions, he now advocates for preventative dietary and lifestyle changes based on low carb and carnivore diets. *Apologies for the poor audio quality on my end due to microphone failure. TIMESTAMPS 00:00:00 Podcast begins 00:01:25 Dr Ovadia’s backstory 00:04:58 The causes of heart disease AND chronic disease 00:07:54 What is metabolic health? 00:10:18 Causes of plaque formation in the arteries of the heart 00:16:04 Dietary changes underlying chronic disease 00:20:27 How seed oils are killing you 00:23:40 The real healthy fats 00:27:15 The origins and drawbacks of statin medications 00:33:25 Dr Phillip’s advice for those prescribed statins for primary prevention of heart disease 00:37:10 Key markers and indicators of metabolic health 00:41:41 The role of statins for secondary prevention 00:44:20 Benefits of a carnivore diet 00:54:03 Psychology of dietary and behaviour change ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Follow DR OVADIA Twitter – @ifixhearts https://twitter.com/ifixheartsStay Off My Operating Table podcast: https://www.youtube.com/c/OvadiaHeartHealthDr Phillip’s website - https://ifixhearts.com/-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Dr MAXTwitter – @MaxGulhaneMD https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDInstagram –  @mgulhanemd  https://www.instagram.com/mgulhanemd/https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us a textSkool group - www.skool.com/dr-maxs-circadian-reset-7528/ Support the show