Regenerative Health with Max Gulhane, MD

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 text🌴CIRCADIAN LIVING RETREAT. My flagship circadian health retreat Nov 27-30 in the Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW. Enjoy gourmet chef-prepared meals, relaxing movement practices and likeminded community. https://regenerativehealthretreats.com/products/byron-hinterland-retreat-nov-2025🚨 DAYLIGHT COMPUTER. Blue-light free computer that doesn't wreck your circadian rhythm. Now shipping around the world. Code DRMAX for $25 off.   https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/DRMAX🚨 VIVA RAYS. Pre 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 text🌴CIRCADIAN LIVING RETREAT. My flagship circadian health retreat Nov 27-30 in the Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW. Enjoy gourmet chef-prepared meals, relaxing movement practices and likeminded community. https://regenerativehealthretreats.com/products/byron-hinterland-retreat-nov-2025🚨 DAYLIGHT COMPUTER. Blue-light free computer that doesn't wreck your circadian rhythm. Now shipping around the world. Code DRMAX for $25 off.   https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/DRMAX🚨 VIVA RAYS. Pre 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 text🌴CIRCADIAN LIVING RETREAT. My flagship circadian health retreat Nov 27-30 in the Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW. Enjoy gourmet chef-prepared meals, relaxing movement practices and likeminded community. https://regenerativehealthretreats.com/products/byron-hinterland-retreat-nov-2025🚨 DAYLIGHT COMPUTER. Blue-light free computer that doesn't wreck your circadian rhythm. Now shipping around the world. Code DRMAX for $25 off.   https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/DRMAX🚨 VIVA RAYS. Pre 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 text🌴CIRCADIAN LIVING RETREAT. My flagship circadian health retreat Nov 27-30 in the Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW. Enjoy gourmet chef-prepared meals, relaxing movement practices and likeminded community. https://regenerativehealthretreats.com/products/byron-hinterland-retreat-nov-2025🚨 DAYLIGHT COMPUTER. Blue-light free computer that doesn't wreck your circadian rhythm. Now shipping around the world. Code DRMAX for $25 off.   https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/DRMAX🚨 VIVA RAYS. Pre Support the show

Jake joins me to discuss the African cattle breed Nguni, their evolution in the African bush, their hardiness, tick resistance, legendary fertility and amazing eating quality. We also preview the upcoming inaugural Australian Beef Initiative to be held on Wolki Farm on 12th February 2022. Jake Wolki is a regenerative farmer from Albury, NSW, Australia. He raises beef cattle, pastured pork, laying hens and meat chickens using holistic and regenerative techniques. He sells direct to his community via a self-owned butchery.TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Podcast begins00:03:11 Nguni cattle compared to other breeds00:05:50 How Jake found the Nguni breed00:08:18 Tribal origins of Nguni00:18:20 Nguni are highly tick resistant00:26:03 The history of Nguni in Australia00:30:45 Rebutting detractors of Nguni00:42:00 Nguni are extremely fertile00:50:46 How Jake is expanding his Nguni herd01:01:44 Jake’s future grazing plans01:07:20 The Australian Beef Initiative inaugural summit 01:14:40 Closing thoughts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow JAKEWebsite (produce ordering) - https://www.wolkifarm.com.au/Twitter @JakeWolki https://twitter.com/JakeWolkiInstagram @WolkiFarm https://www.instagram.com/wolkifarm/YouTube @Wolki Farm https://www.youtube.com/@wolkifarm7687-------------------------------------------------------------------------------LINKSAustralian Beef Initiative Summit on Wolki Farm Feb 12th 2023 - https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/australian-beef-initiative-sunday-12th-tickets-501050313977?aff=ebdsoporgprofileHenham Nguni Stud – http://www.henhamngunis.com.au/Eastwell Farms – https://eastwellfarms.com.au/RHP #5 Bryant Ussher – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulpsOpUea6w-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow Dr MAXTwitter – @MaxGulhaneMD https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDInstagram –  @mgulhanemd  https://www.instagram.com/mgulhanemd/Spotify – Regenerative Health Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6edRmG3IFafTYnwQiJjhwR?si=722aea04769c4d96https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us a text🌴CIRCADIAN LIVING RETREAT. My flagship circadian health retreat Nov 27-30 in the Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW. Enjoy gourmet chef-prepared meals, relaxing movement practices and likeminded community. https://regenerativehealthretreats.com/products/byron-hinterland-retreat-nov-2025🚨 DAYLIGHT COMPUTER. Blue-light free computer that doesn't wreck your circadian rhythm. Now shipping around the world. Code DRMAX for $25 off.   https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/DRMAX🚨 VIVA RAYS. Pre Support the show

Tucker Goodrich joins me to discuss seed oils, linoleic acid, 4-HNE, toxic breakdown products of linoleic acid, the evidence implicating seed oils in liver disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer and heart disease and much, much more.Tucker is a financial risk analyst, self-taught engineer and citizen scientist and world leader in the biochemistry of seed oils and their harm to human health.TIMESTAMPS00:00:00 Podcast begins00:02:40  Tucker’s backstory00:06:42 Seed oils enter the food supply00:09:55 Different types of dietary fats00:14:45 Toxic breakdown products of linoleic acid00:19:37 Seed oils as the cause of diabetes00:25:30 Seed oils contribute to fatty liver disease00:37:18 Smoking and seed oils  are synergistically harmful00:46:10 Seed oils drive food addiction00:56:44 4-HNE drives obesity00:58:15 Is linoleic acid essential?01:01:23 Linoleic acid and cancer01:06:30 Seed oils contribute to ischemic heart disease01:17:23 Ischemic heart disease was non-existent prior to seed oil introduction01:19:23 Testing your body for linoleic acid levels01:26:00 Closing thoughts -------------------------------------------------------------------------------LINKSLow Carb Down Under  “Dr. Chris Knobbe - 'Diseases of Civilization: Are Seed Oil Excesses the Unifying Mechanism?' – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kGnfXXIKZMZero Acre Farms Whitepaper “How Vegetable Oils are making us Fat”  https://www.zeroacre.com/white-papers/how-vegetable-oil-makes-us-fatZero Acre Farms Whitepaper: “Seed Oils as a Driver of Heart Disease” https://www.zeroacre.com/white-papers/seed-oils-as-a-driver-of-heart-disease-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow TUCKERTwitter – @TuckerGoodrich https://twitter.com/TuckerGoodrichBlog – https://yelling-stop.blogspot.com/Youtube – https://www.youtube.com/@TuckerGoodrich0/videos-------------------------------------------------------------------------------Follow DR MAXTwitter – @MaxGulhaneMD https://twitter.com/MaxGulhaneMDSpotify – Regenerative Health Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6edRmG3IFafTYnwQiJjhwR?si=722aea04769c4d96https://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemdSend us a text🌴CIRCADIAN LIVING RETREAT. My flagship circadian health retreat Nov 27-30 in the Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW. Enjoy gourmet chef-prepared meals, relaxing movement practices and likeminded community. https://regenerativehealthretreats.com/products/byron-hinterland-retreat-nov-2025🚨 DAYLIGHT COMPUTER. Blue-light free computer that doesn't wreck your circadian rhythm. Now shipping around the world. Code DRMAX for $25 off.   https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/DRMAX🚨 VIVA RAYS. Pre Support the show

Dr Anthony Chaffee joins me to discuss plant toxicity, plant hormesis, the evolutionary role of sugar and fructose, mycotoxins, autoimmunity, consequences of long term ketosis, Paul Saladino’s approach to carnivore and much much more. Dr Anthony Chaffee is a neurosurgical registrar and longtime carnivore from Perth, Western Australia. He advocates for stict carnivore diet to optimise health and reverse human disease from autoimmunity to metabolic dysfunction.TIMESTAMPS00:00 Podcast begins00:00:44 Dr Chaffee’s backstory00:07:04 Shaping of humanity’s current plant based eating habits00:16:54 Plants are toxic, classes of plant toxins00:29:34 Thyroid toxicity of various plants00:35:59 How much protein should you eat?00:37:54 The evolutionary role of sugar and fructose00:44:39 Is there hormetic benefit to eating plants?00:50:27 Medicinal value of plants00:51:17 Mushrooms and mycotoxins and cancer00:58:06 Autoimmunity reverses with a plant-free diet01:07:32 Psychiatric disease and metabolic dysfunction01:12:04 Mitochondrial, not nuclear DNA, determines disease and cancer01:19:04 Dr Chaffee’s advice to the listener01:28:00 Does long term ketosis disrupt testosterone and thyroid function?01:32:26 When, if at all, should you eat fruit and honey?01:40:19 Differing nutrient requirements on carnivore vs standard diet01:41:34 The importance (and nuance) of consuming liver 01:48:04 Closing thoughts-------------------------------------------------------------------------------LINKSBrain Energy by Chris Palmer - Send us a text🌴CIRCADIAN LIVING RETREAT. My flagship circadian health retreat Nov 27-30 in the Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW. Enjoy gourmet chef-prepared meals, relaxing movement practices and likeminded community. https://regenerativehealthretreats.com/products/byron-hinterland-retreat-nov-2025🚨 DAYLIGHT COMPUTER. Blue-light free computer that doesn't wreck your circadian rhythm. Now shipping around the world. Code DRMAX for $25 off.   https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/DRMAX🚨 VIVA RAYS. Pre Support the show

Dr Jackie Montefiore is a low carb GP from Brisbane, Australia with a background in clinical dietetics. In this episode she discusses her journey from providing conventional dietary advice of high-carb, low-fat to a more low-carbohydrate healthy fat approach. We discuss approach to metabolic disease, gestational diabetes, iron deficiency, the important foods to build a health baby, and much more.TIMESTAMPS 00:02:50 Inadequacies and misleading conventional nutritional training 00:06:12 The evolution of Dr Jackie’s nutrition advice00:15:15 How Dr Jackie thinks about metabolic health00:18:50 Tests for metabolic dysfunction00:23:18 Pregnancy and gestational diabetes 00:32:20 Dr Jackie’s recommended (animal) foods for pregnancy00:38:15 Dr Jackie’s thoughts on eating liver and Vitamin A00:43:06 Iron deficiency is endemic in Australian women today00:49:10 Vegan and vegetarianism00:53:37 Dr Jackie’s approach to irregular periods and polycystic ovary syndrome00:57:01 Is fasting appropriate for women?LINKSReal Food For Pregnancy by Lily Nichols -  https://lilynicholsrdn.com/real-food-for-pregnancy/Lily Nichols Blog - https://lilynicholsrdn.com/blog/DR JACKIESante Medical - https://santemedical.com.au/Twitter - https://twitter.com/jackiemont80DR MAXhttps://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemd#lowcarb #pregnancy #keto #carnivore #gestationaldiabetesSend us a text🌴CIRCADIAN LIVING RETREAT. My flagship circadian health retreat Nov 27-30 in the Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW. Enjoy gourmet chef-prepared meals, relaxing movement practices and likeminded community. https://regenerativehealthretreats.com/products/byron-hinterland-retreat-nov-2025🚨 DAYLIGHT COMPUTER. Blue-light free computer that doesn't wreck your circadian rhythm. Now shipping around the world. Code DRMAX for $25 off.   https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/DRMAX🚨 VIVA RAYS. Pre Support the show

In this episode Dr Sanjeev & Dr Max discuss insulin resistance, blood tests for metabolic dysfunction, the harm of cereals and complex carbs, preventing migraines, carnivore dieting and more.Dr Sanjeev Balakrishnan is a General Practitioner of more that 20 years experience. He is very passionate about management of obesity, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome through healthy eating. He is an advocate for the scientifically proven low carbohydrate-high healthy fat diet.TIMESTAMPS00:00:31 Dr Sanjeev’s backstory00:06:58 Influence of low fat narrative on obesity science00:11:03 Definition of metabolic health00:14:23 The fasting insulin test00:20:03 Insulin resistance and reversing polycystic ovary syndrome00:24:13 Cereal massively spikes blood sugar00:25:33 Injected insulin is unnecessary on low carb diet00:32:37 Liver tests ALT and GGT00:36:58 Pill for every ill00:39:35 Carnivore diet curing various conditions 00:52:21 How to embark on meat-based diet00:54:13 Ethical sourcing of meat from the farmer00:57:37 Consult with your metabolic GP firstDR SANJEEVDr Sanjeev’s practice in Perth, WA - https://parkmedicalgroup.com.au/our-doctors.phpTwitter - https://twitter.com/lowcarb_wa  DR MAXhttps://linktr.ee/maxgulhanemd#lowcarb #carnivore #migraineSend us a text🌴CIRCADIAN LIVING RETREAT. My flagship circadian health retreat Nov 27-30 in the Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW. Enjoy gourmet chef-prepared meals, relaxing movement practices and likeminded community. https://regenerativehealthretreats.com/products/byron-hinterland-retreat-nov-2025🚨 DAYLIGHT COMPUTER. Blue-light free computer that doesn't wreck your circadian rhythm. Now shipping around the world. Code DRMAX for $25 off.   https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/DRMAX🚨 VIVA RAYS. Pre Support the show

In this episode Dr Lucy and Dr Max discuss sugar addiction, chronic disease, vegetarianism, preparing for pregnancy, insulin resistance, polycystic ovary syndrome and much more.Dr Lucy Burns is GP from Melbourne, Australia. She runs Real Life Medicine, remote care diet and lifestyle program that uses low carbohydrate approach to help people lose and maintain weight loss. TIMESTAMPS00:00:32 Dr Lucy’s backstory00:02:11 Failure of the low fat diet paradigm00:05:21 Chronic disease and vested interests00:08:48 Why people are addicted to refined foods 00:19:18 Differences in health approach between men and women 00:23:45 Malnutrition and micro-nutrient deficiency in women00:29:45 Vegetarianism and pregnancy00:31:31 Epigenetics and preparing for pregnancy00:34:25 Gestational diabetes and epigentic imprinting00:41:03 Blood tests for insulin resistance00:45:18 Polycystic ovary syndrome00:49:03 Heavy and irregular periods00:52:13 Optimising health prior to pregnancy00:53:55 Dr Lucy’s approach to dietDR BURNSReal Life Medicine - https://www.rlmedicine.com/Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/real_life_medicine/DR MAXTwitter - https://www.twitter.com/maxgulhaneMDSend us a text🌴CIRCADIAN LIVING RETREAT. My flagship circadian health retreat Nov 27-30 in the Byron Bay Hinterland, NSW. Enjoy gourmet chef-prepared meals, relaxing movement practices and likeminded community. https://regenerativehealthretreats.com/products/byron-hinterland-retreat-nov-2025🚨 DAYLIGHT COMPUTER. Blue-light free computer that doesn't wreck your circadian rhythm. Now shipping around the world. Code DRMAX for $25 off.   https://buy.daylightcomputer.com/DRMAX🚨 VIVA RAYS. Pre Support the show