Part 7 - Denise Minger on Questioning Nutrition Dogma

Hello, hello healthy people. Have you been eating a sapien diet recently? Are you feeling better than ever? Or is it just me? Many people are probably doing it without even realizing it. It's basically just a high animal food, high fat, low carb, low antinutrient diet with a condensed eating window. We talk a lot about why this way of eating is so beneficial and so misunderstood today with the legendary Nina Teicholz. She is an adjunct professor at NYU's Wagner Graduate School of Public Service, the Executive Director of The Nutrition Coalition (a group devoted to evidence-based nutrition policy), an investigative science journalist and author of the must-read book Big Fat Surprise. Just go read it now. Seriously. She spent almost 10 years researching and digging up studies to blow the top off one of the biggest mistakes in human history. Yes she says it. Demonizing cholesterol and human health foods like red meat and saturated fat has truly been a catastrophe for the health of our world. She got in this early and made waves, woke people up, and got the movement going. She and Gary Taubes have been instrumental in getting the word out to the mainstream. Listen up everyone, she's awesome! I have a few more things before we start, though. We're actually still looking for a story or two to weave into the film. If you know a family whose kids have lost a ton of weight, I'd love to hear from them. I'm also interested in connecting with an LA based editor and videographer that can help make some more youtube content with us. We have a lot of things cooking and not enough chefs! Do you have pets? We've got the healthiest pet food possible at http://NoseToTail.org It's grass finished ground beef with all the organs in it, specially made for animals. Get some for yourself while you're at it. We make it for humans too. We also have high omega 3 pork and chicken that's pasture raised and fed a special diet. The meat and fat are loaded with possibly the best omega 3 to omega 6 ratio in America. Get it delivered to you with a few clicks at http://NoseToTail.org Restocking on friday so I'll add the products back in stock wednesday (which is when this episode is coming out) and we always ship on Mondays and Tuesdays. Please support the film on Indiegogo by clicking though the show notes or http://FoodLies.org We're about to make another order of the "It's what else you eat, not the meat shirts." You can get one with a preorder copy of the film. Support this show on Patreon and get the extended show notes on http://patreon.com/peakhuman And subscribe to the new SAPIEN show on any podcast app or youtube. We film video and audio at Evolve Healthcare in Los Angeles with Dr. Gary and some really interesting guests. Just search for Sapien. So here we have it, the ex-long-time-vegetarian turned eater of meat, butter, eggs and cheese, Nina Teicholz. BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post SHOW NOTES Nina is a journalist who spent nearly a decade writing her book The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat and Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet She thought she was writing about science but realized she was writing about politics She started Nutrition Coalition to bring an alternative point of view to Washington to try and get government support to change the dietary guidelines Turns out Americans follow the dietary guidelines, but are still getting sick Consumption of red meat, butter, and whole milk are down Consumption of grains and vegetable oils are up Ever since the dietary guidelines were introduced in the 1980s diabetes and obesity rates have exploded No one can prove that the guidelines caused these epidemics, but we have a body of science that show if people ignore the guidelines and eat high fat low carb they can manage and reverse their diseases suggesting that the guidelines are no promoting health Quote from Nina's book: "But like lost languages, lost skills, and lost songs, it takes only a few generations to forget" It seems normal that everyone has a disease, but it's not normal Challenging the idea of low-fat plant-based diets is extremely difficult because it is enshrined at the highest levels and there is a lot of corporate interest behind it The main ingredients in the grocery stores are sugar, grains, and vegetable oils Food only became medicalized in the 1950s when people were suffering from heart disease Diet-Heart Hypothesis introduced by Ancel Keys claiming that saturated fat and cholesterol would clog your arteries like hot oil down a cold pipe and that would lead to a heart attack The first dietary recommendation in the world was to limit saturated fat issued by the AHA in 1961 It wasn't until 1970 that all fats were demonized and not just saturated fats The AHA recognized that they didn't have all the answers but they couldn't imagine any negative unintended consequences but in reality, the unintended consequences were two-fold By cutting down on saturated fats we shifted to PUFA vegetable oils which turned out to cause higher death rates from cancer Since 1960 we have increased carbohydrate consumption by 30% and have decreased fat since 1965 by around 30% and protein has stayed relatively constant They tested the diet-heart hypothesis after the dietary recommendations had already been made, and were never able to support it by science The majority of studies that couldn't confirm any health benefits to low-fat diets were largely ignored and considered "silent studies" it was too uncomfortable for anyone to admit they might have got things wrong The Minnesota Coronary Survey study wasn't published for 16 years because the researchers weren't happy with the results since they didn't support a low-fat diet for reducing risk of heart disease [29:51] The demonization of cholesterol has been one of the greatest mistakes in human history All of the trials that swapped out saturated fats for polyunsaturated fats showed increased death rates from cancer but they were so convinced that lowering cholesterol was the answer so they accepted it One of the scariest parts of her book was researching the detrimental effects of vegetable oils which didn't even exist in the food supply until the early 1900s The types of fats in vegetable oils can replace the stable fatty acids in our cell membranes, there are significant effects of these fats on our health There are over 100 clinical trials showing the benefit of carbohydrate restriction We need to ask what diet can people stick to in the real-world The metabolic ward studies are flawed because they are short-term Type-2 diabetes is reversible [41:31] Nina tried to get media coverage on type-2 diabetes remission with a ketogenic diet and the on air doctor wouldn't allow it because it contradicted everything he had been promoting over the years Institutions have been promoting low-fat diets for so long that people can't go back on their word Much of the media are funded by pharmaceutical companies so ads aren't going to promote lifestyle factors that can get people off their medications There is huge corporate investments in meat replacements Nina is open minded to the carnivore movement based on the nutrient density of animal foods and the various toxins that can be in plant foods We are moving in the right direction by removing the caps on dietary cholesterol and dropping language around low-fat diets We need better science and grass-roots movements to continue this paradigm shift We need our doctors to be educated on this because no one wants to feel like they can't trust their doctor, and we shouldn't have to [51:18] The foods that are in institutions are determined by the dietary guidelines [52:02] If you belong to a large medical practice, you risk medical malpractice if you teach people a low-carb diet if it's not standard of care, until it's included in the dietary guidelines its not available as an option The focus of the Nutrition Coalition is about doing proper science and reviewing it properly and not ignore science and if the science is done correctly and not ignored we can get answers The current dietary guidelines for vegetarianism, mediteranean diet, and DASH diet are supported by almost no evidence We are dealing with politics not evidence We need more people spreading this message because everyone shares in a different way that may resonate with someone Where to find Nina Teicholz: https://twitter.com/bigfatsurprise https://ninateicholz.com/ https://www.facebook.com/NinaTeicholz/ https://www.nutritioncoalition.us/ BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

18 Sep 20191h 4min

Hey everyone out there in podcast land, we're back for another great episode. I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Anthony Jay this week. He's probably best known for his book Estrogeneration where he explores how all the nasty xenoestrogens creep into our body through plastics, food like soy, personal care products, sunscreen, the water, etc. This is important stuff because you may think it doesn't affect you, but it does, and you just don't realize it. You don't have to go crazy over this stuff, but it's best to minimize your exposure. What was really cool for me is that I got to talk to him before and after the show and realized what a great wealth of knowledge he has on so many subjects - which is also very apparent throughout the episode. We could have talked all day, but we cut ourselves off at 2 solid hours of hot nutrition talk. Dr. Jay earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Boston University School of Medicine, researching fats, hormones, and cholesterol. He's currently at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota researching stem cells, epigenetics, and infrared light. He also does DNA consulting which I'm going to do with him in the near future. So now for a huge announcement - the SAPIEN show is finally here! I haven't mentioned it much, but it's been in the works for a while. It's recorded on video and audio at SAPIEN headquarters at Evolve Healthcare in Woodland Hills, California with in-person guests. My co-host is the one and only Dr. Gary Shlifer who was a recent Peak Human guest. By far the most positive feedback of any episode. Go back and listen if you'd like (it's episode 48) or just jump in and start with the Sapien podcast that is launching today! So I'd suggest pausing this episode and subscribing now before you forget. Go ahead, I'll wait. Just look up Sapien in any podcast app or on youtube. The podcast version has higher quality audio and the youtube version has our smiling faces! We already have a bunch of great episodes in the bag, including one where Dr. Paul Saladino and Dr. Gary get in a small war. It got awkward after that one. My other co-host is Yaniv Fituci, the producer of Food Lies and co-founder of http://Attack.Media He produces shows for Disney, Sony, Nintendo and all that other Hollywood stuff. He'll be coming in and out and bringing his awesome perspective into the mix. So I'll keep it quick this week on how to support this show, myself, and all things Sapien. My main venture is the sapien organization which can be found at http://sapien.org which includes the Food Lies film, Nose to Tail grass finished meat, this podcast, and even the long term vision of changing the way we farm with the Sapien Movement. You can find out more about the Sapien Diet there which people have been asking about. I posted my before and after picture on instagram, facebook, and twitter to show what happens when you eat densely and move intensely and live a Sapien Lifestyle, which is how us modern homo sapiens in 2019 should be living. I swear it's the easiest thing to do once you understand what to do and why you're doing it. I eat the most delicious meals I can imagine until I'm full, never worry about calories or macros, then go work out for 17 minutes most weekdays… and this helped me transform my body and my life. So start eating densely with all the grass finished meat on http://NoseToTail.org support this podcast so I can keep doing it at http://patreon.com/peakhuman preorder the film so we can finish it - the more funds we have, the sooner it will come out. You can click through to the Indiegogo at http://FoodLies.org and subscribe to the new Sapien show on any podcast app and the Food Lies YouTube channel. Without further ado, please welcome the superb Dr. Anthony Jay. BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post SHOW NOTES Dr. Anthony Jay is currently a researcher at the esteemed Mayo Clinic He received his Phd at Boston University School of Medical in Biochemistry Anthony's definition of cholesterol and why it is absolutely essential Why dietary cholesterol does not directly affect your blood cholesterol in a harmful way How harmful exposure from estrogen is all around you whether it be everyday use products, your environment, diet or water supply Fake estrogen (man-made chemicals) are harming you in products you would never expect Why scientists, researchers, and governmental standards tend to ignore the negative effects of these everyday products and how they manage to stay on shelves Explanation of how the problem lies with the slow buildup of these artificial estrogens in the body long term How artificial estrogens alter sex hormones and can lead to male feminization How Epigenetics work and instances it has been shown in history You can read more about one of the first instances of Epigenetics here: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2579375/ How methylation changes creates physical marks on DNA which lead to increases in DNA mutations and epigenetic alterations How Atrazine, a widely used herbicide in North American agriculture (but illegal in Europe) is harming current and future generations How estrogen directly influences PPAR-gamma (Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Gamma) to store more fat How estrogen affects SHBG (Sex Hormone Binding Globulin) and leads to lower testosterone Why 4-Methylbenzylidene-camphor is being outlawed in Hawaii, Australis, New Zealand, Philippines, and the Caribbeans How xenoestrogen compounds are even being found in polar bears in northern Alaska Why Dr. Anthony Jay stopped using sea salt due to microplastics How a pristine mountain lake in Switzerland with little to no human contact had its male fish somehow becoming female Atrazine in even relatively low doses compared to US agriculture can still lead to male frogs to become female How religious dogmatism in scientific community leads to little or no discourse about these types of issues What Dr. Anthony Jay's power rankings of dangerous xenoestrogens are Check out what everyday products he uses and feels safe about at: AJconsultingcompany.com/whatiuse Learning about your genetic predispositions and how to cater your diet, supplements, and lifestyle to best fit your genetics is an effective way to live a healthier, longer life How ancestry.com analyzes your genetics and allows you to get it looked at by professionals such as Dr. Anthony Jay to customize your own diet and supplementation Iodine and Vitamin D are essential The importance of cycling in and out of ketosis and being able to get fat adapted/metabolic flexibility Reasoning behind intermittent fasting Developing a foundation of strength - the big 6: squat, deadlift, bench, row, pull-down, overhead press Why there is no such thing as a perfect diet for everybody How to optimize sleep and why it's important What flavonoids are and why he suggests them for most people How you can optimize your testosterone Heavy metal exposure can lead to testosterone to drop How having too much of essential micronutrients can drop testosterone Why you should avoid BPA, BPS, BPF and phthalates If you want to learn more go check out his book "Estrogeneration: How Estrogenics are Making You Fat, Sick and Infertile" Find him at http://ajconsultingcompany.com BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

12 Sep 20191h 58min

Alright everyone, we're back, Brian Sanders here with another episode of Peak Human where I talk to the leading experts around the world about health, nutrition, exercise, and how to live a long and healthy life. I'm a bit behind this week due to the holiday and filming a couple more awesome interviews for the Food Lies documentary. Every time I think we're done, I get a new opportunity to talk to an amazing expert. Yesterday we filmed with Professor Craig Stanford a USC anthropologist and world-renowned authority on primates who walked us through how savage our chimp ancestors were and still are. It's no vegan utopia out there with them quietly munching on leaves and twigs. They hunt monkeys and rip them apart and eat them with their bare hands. He also explained the changes our bodies, brains, and digestive systems went through as we began eating more and more nutrient dense animal foods and became human. Then today we hit my alma mater UCLA completing the cross-town rivalry professor square-off and talked to Dr. Aaron Blaisdell. He's a powerful force in the ancestral health space and actually co-founded the Ancestral Health Society which puts on the Ancestral Health Symposium each year. They bridge the gap between the science and researchers in academia with the rest of the world. They're basically undoing all the weak correlations and bad epidemiology that's been done in the last 60 years that gave red meat and saturated fat a bad name using actual hard science. It's a little sad that we need this group of "crazy rebels" to show us simple facts of human evolution and animal foods being the foundation of how we became human and continue to be the foundation of health. So check them out and support the Food Lies film at http://FoodLies.org We're on Indiegogo and you can help us finish the film by clicking through - one more time FoodLies.org - and pre-ordering a copy. It's seriously the only way we can fight this battle - which is crazy that it is turning into an actual battle for our right to eat the healthiest foods on the planet. Speaking of eating animal foods, Nose to tail is going strong and it's hard to keep all the meat in stock. By the time you're hearing this we should be back with some of our signature products such as the primal ground beef with liver, heart, kidney, and spleen mixed in. We've got a ton of nose to tail cuts of beef, buffalo, lamb, pork, and chicken as well on http://NoseToTail.org Quick thank you to supporters on Patreon - help the tribe survive with a few dollars there and help us continue to stay afloat. Get the extended show notes and Slack invite link on http://patreon.com/peakhuman So onto the guest this week, Chris Masterjohn, PhD. If you haven't heard of him, you should have because he's a force of nature when it comes to nutritional research. He's got a PhD in nutritional sciences and knows more than just about anyone concerning how fat, carbs, protein, vitamins, and minerals work in our body. He's publishing papers, putting out tons of great content on his site and youtube, has a masterclass series, and is a great guy for putting up with all my questions. I hope he wasn't put off by this interview that I pushed to the very last minute before his next meeting. I wanted to bring up a lot of points that went against the standard nutritional narrative. I think a strict carnivore diet (or victus I should say - which is a better word than diet that I think we should be using) is super interesting and wanted to see what he thought about it. It gets technical in the beginning, but hold on and wait for the end, because that's when it really gets good. So here's the interview, I hope you enjoy it. BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post SHOW NOTES Chris Masterjohn has his PhD in Nutritional Sciences He runs his own online blog and programs at https://chrismasterjohnphd.com Chris' definition of nutrient density and selecting nutrient dense foods The importance of nutrient balance when considering nutrient density Why looking at nutrients per calorie isn't that useful, for example if you compared protein per calorie for broccoli it would be very high but no one is going to eat that amount of calories of broccoli to ever reach a sufficient amount of protein He has a 5 tier ranking system that helps you figure out which foods help you hit your nutrient targets for the day and which don't You can either choose to eat foods super dense in nutrients or you can choose to eat a lot of different foods that are moderately dense in nutrients Why he is strongly against Joel Fuhrman's nutrient density score You want to consume all the essential nutrients well over the point of being deficient without being near the point of having too much Reaching riboflavin toxicity is unheard of The role of vitamin D in preventing leaching calcium from your bones The interactions of vitamin D with vitamin K and vitamin A in preventing calcification in soft-tissues (ie. anything but bones and teeth) If you don't balance vitamin D with vitamins A and K you may be at risk for soft-tissue calcification (e.g. kidney stones) and this is a danger of having too much vitamin D You can read about is theory here: https://www.westonaprice.org/health-topics/abcs-of-nutrition/from-seafood-to-sunshine-a-new-understanding-of-vitamin-d-safety/ Animal foods with vitamins A and K: 4-8oz of liver per week, cod liver oil, egg yolks, full-fat dairy products (you won't get enough vitamin A and K with dairy and egg yolks alone) Plant foods with vitamin A: red/orange/yellow/green vegetables have vitamin A in the form of carotenoids that needs to be converted into the form in animal foods which is retinol, these are good sources of vitamin A but many people have poor conversion rates, there are also other factors that can interfere with the conversion Two main forms of vitamin K: K1 (in plants - fermented foods like sauerkraut or natto) and K2 (in animals - fermented dairy (cheese, yogurt), liver, egg yolks, meat, etc.) Non-fermented animal foods have MK4 that appears to have unique and essential roles in humans Most people are bad at converting vitamin K to MK4 therefore it's a good insurance policy to get vitamin K from animal foods The dropout rate of vegans is very high Carnivore shares a lot in common with veganism by cutting out a whole group of foods and the risks are the same because you are cutting out certain nutrient profiles You are vulnerable to getting too much of something on the carnivore diet Why eating too much protein could be bad Carnivores are also vulnerable to not getting enough manganese and vitamin C There's no longitudinal data on carnivore diets and the life-long effects and there is no human population that traditionally eats a carnivore diets Weston Price looked for vegans and only found cannibals: https://www.westonaprice.org/weston-price-looked-for-vegans-but-found-only-cannibals/ All traditional diets emphasize animal products for health but they also all eat plants Even at the extremes of the arctic where plants barely grow, they try very hard to get plants Theoretically, if you insist on being carnivore then the best way to avoid nutrient deficiencies you would need to eat nose to tail, there are no nutrients you can't get What is in an animal's tissues is a snapshot of what that animal needed in that tissue at the time it died Eating nose to tail and shellfish (especially mussels for manganese) and eating fish is probably going to prevent you from nutrient deficiencies if carnivore Risk of not getting enough vitamin C Solutions to acid-base issues on carnivore There are no populations that were chronically keto If you look at the anthropological spread of traditional diets across the globe correlates strongly with latitude, the maximum plant consumption is at the equator and the further you go from the equator the more animal products are consumed Plant foods availability goes down and down as you move from the equator and Chris believes this is the main thing that has driven more animal foods in the diet Even when plant foods are maximally abundant, no one has chosen to eat all plants Calorie availability was probably the driver of food choices Canadian Natives prevented scurvy by eating the adrenal glands of moose All cultures were either seeking plant foods or obscure parts of the animal that were more nutrient dense that you could usually get from plants like vitamin C The default for humans is neither vegan or carnivore We have protein needs and you can choose carbs and fats in a way that provides micronutrients, fits your lifestyle, and in a way you won't overeat The physiological requirements for glucose are only low if you are keto-adapted Chris does not believe you need less vitamin C if you aren't eating carbohydrates (i.e. the theory that glucose and vitamin C compete for the same transporter) Carbs are generally going to improve vitamin C recycling Plant polyphenols are toxins that we have co-evolved throughout animal evolution and we are adapted to them and learned how to exploit them to increase our defences without allowing them to cause toxicity - it increases our defences enough to make it a net positive Anything that's hormetic is only hormetic in the hormetic range and then it's toxic People that react to plants and go carnivore probably have genetic problems with their defense mechanisms For most of us, plants and vegetables are hormetic We know mechanistically what molecules in plants do and how they benefit us Chris' site http://chrismasterjohnphd.com BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

6 Sep 20191h 30min

Hey hey, what's going on healthy friends? Is everyone eating densely and moving intensely? People have been saying I should make shirts or stickers for that phrase. Anyone want to help design that? I want it to look really cool. Also for new people, or anyone really, I should quickly spell out what eating densely and moving intensely is. A nutrient dense diet with a full array of bioavailable nutrients and the least processing, sugar, and other antinutrients is what I've been exploring for the past 5 years and more intensely for the last 2. I've landed on the sapien diet which is really a framework that many good dietary strategies fit into. Go to sapien.org/diet to learn more. Moving instesley just means resistance training and high intensity stuff like sprinting. There's nothing wrong with long cardio workouts if you enjoy them, I just don't think they're that efficient timewise or for weight loss. Start back at episode one of this podcast if you haven't caught them all - you'll be glad you did. So hard cut transition to today's episode with Dr. Sara Place. She works in sustainable beef production research at National Cattlemen's Beef Association. She did her PhD under Dr. Frank Mitloehner at UC Davis who's awesome and was a guest on a very popular episode a few weeks back. She'll also be presenting tons of information that goes counter to all the vegan propaganda you hear thrown around in mainstream media or the social media world. She works daily to improve the environmental impact of raising cattle. Beef producers also want to do this because they care for the environment just as much if not more than a vegan activist. It's their livelihood. They care for animals, care for the land, and care about being efficient for the future of these as well as actually trying to make a few dollars off this challenging enterprise. Contrary to popular belief the meat industry gets zero subsidies from the government. Sara was kind enough to spend almost 2 hours answering all my questions, partly to help prepare me for the presentation I'm giving at the big food industry conference in Chicago at the end of September and the friendly debate with the vegan activist lady after. This really helped and I hope it will help you get the other side of these arguments you never get otherwise. Other updates and thinly veiled promotions include us compiling and editing all our footage for Food Lies. We're really on a roll here and have some great graphics coming together. You can help fund these on Indiegogo by clicking through http://FoodLies.org My favorite thing I ate last week was definitely the NoseToTail.org lamb. I slow cooked some overnight with onions, rosemary, and garlic. Also the ground lamb with a bit of greek seasoning is one of the best things ever. Always sad when that runs out. Get a box delivered to you at NoseToTail.org and add on some marrow bones or cod liver - get some extra nutrition in the mix. Also want to say thank you to Kristi for helping me daily. She also puts together the extended show notes for this podcast for supporters on Patreon at http://Patreon.com/peakhuman Throwing a few bucks a month helps support all this work. I'll say it again - I really appreciate this community and couldn't do it without you guys! Much love! Alright so that's it! Enjoy this episode with Dr. Sara Place and support your local farmers and ranchers! BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post SHOW NOTES Sara Place received her PhD from UC Davis working under Dr. Frank Mitloehner studying animal agriculture She currently works in sustainable beef production research at National Cattlemen's Beef Association This association serves as a contractor to the Beef Checkoff Program which is a program that beef farmers and ranchers fund for research and promotion as it relates to beef in the US and part of that is sustainability which is what she manages www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/ Her research at UC Davis was measuring methane emission directly from cattle People think the beef industry is an evil empire, but there are people trying to improve the impact [5:30] Its harder to find something more important than how are we going to nourish ourselves for the next few decades [6:30] only around 10% of cattle's diet is edible to humans Beef production in the US is based on grazing, forage of whole plants, and most are finished on grain People assume cows spend their whole life in a feedlot but this is not the case [8:44] Most of the animals are primarily eating forage, almost all feed resources going into producing beef is mostly forage the stuff humans can't eat CO2 out of the air, is transformed through photosynthesis, carbon is captured in plants, and if we ate them we wouldn't be able to access the energy, but ruminants can and they turn it into food, it's a symbiotic relationship Beef production is not inefficient Feed for beef is not in competition with the human food supply If we were to compare cattle, to pigs, to chicken, it would look like cows would look like they need a lot more feed resources but if we look at human edible feed inputs, cattle are consuming less than chicken and pigs or at least equivalent Chickens and pigs are monogastric, they have to eat more energy dense feed and higher quality protein source Ruminants can consume forage resources and have a symbiotic relationship with the microbes in their gut that ferment the material and convert it into something that the animal can absorb and metabolize This also plays into the feed efficiency when we look at what are human edible protein inputs going into the system vs outputs, this is where ruminants shine and are much more efficient than pigs or chickens, ruminants are the best from this standpoint About 10% for US average of grain going to cattle but another 7-8% is from byproduct feed that humans can't consume [15:47] Cattles take this waste product and upcycle into something of worth The plant based vs animal based foods dichotomy is false because it doesn't take into consideration how agriculture works Plant and animal agriculture is integrated Plant-based companies are indirectly supporting animal agriculture There are farms that integrate animal and plant agriculture together (for example, 1 acre of land producing corn and also supporting cattle for part of the year) A lot of corn is grown to make ethanol and then cows can eat the byproducts of this Crops today are far more efficient (higher yield for less space) 38% of all domestic corn use in the US goes towards corn ethanol production for fuel and the same amount goes to all livestock, beef cattle is around 10% of this Cattle accounts for about 8 million acres of corn, that's about 2% of US cropland acres [24:43] We generate more human protein by taking that corn and running it through cattle to generate beef than consuming that corn directly If we look at the whole US cattle system we generate two times more high quality protein than goes into the cattle themselves We have to ask the question "What's the alternative?" Soy as an alternative protein source wouldn't produce more protein per acre than cattle [28:55] These discussions are too far from reality because we have to consider what the actual alternative would be, and where corn is grown, a common alternative would be in fact a corn-soy rotation this is reality we're not going to start growing quinoa or something similar If we remove the cattle industry we lose grasslands and these grasslands play a crucial role in the environment and in ecosystems [31:14] We could have a much smaller land footprint by producing a certain crop but we are degrading the soil over time so it's not a durable or resilient system, so is that better? We've lost the connection between the reality of the human animal bond and just the fact that human beings are part of the cycle You can visit beefitswhatsfordinner.com to see 360 degree videos of feedlots Feedlot operators are proud of what they do, and the perception that its evil crushes them Feedlot practices are a lot better than what is represented online There are PhD researchers who formulate the diets of these animals to make it as efficient as possible it's much more precise than human nutrition The reality is that the resources in North America are lots of forage as well as all this byproduct from processing grain crops and so feeding it to animals makes sense The majority of people live in cities and suburban areas so efficient food production is needed to feed everyone We have gotten more efficient, the number of cattle in a herd today is the same size as it was in 1953 but we produce far more beef and milk with these cattle It is not perfect but we are doing the best we can Cattle and livestock are more than just food, they are a source of livelihood for people, they cycle nutrients, they provide all sorts of byproducts, we even use cow material in medicine (heart valve replacements) The life cycle assessments are calculated inappropriately [46:45] Eliminating livestock in the US wouldn't solve anything We are avoiding micronutrient deficiencies when we eat animal-sourced foods 82% of the cattle's feed comes from grass and forage, 7% from by products and 11% from grains The best source is USDA to find out % use for each US commodity Most of the beef raised in the US are family-run operations, even the feedlots If you want to consume grass-fed beef that's awesome, but there isn't substantial evidence to say that grain-fed isn't healthy When animals go to a packing plant, they are screened for antibiotics and hormones so there is no contamination in the human food supply Dairy is very highly regulated and is tested rigorously for antibiotics In the US we have a very safe food supply The FDA came out with a regulatory directive over two years ago that you cannot feed antibiotics to livestock for growth promotion but you can for disease prevention They give antibiotic doses based on body weight, it is very precise, and they make sure to give a withdrawal period before going for slaughter where for human medicine the doctor will prescribe antibiotics in dosing that is the same for someone that weighs a lot more than you Fossil fuels are a lot worse than the methane produced from cattle On the GHG issue, remember that according to the EPA cattle contribute only 2% of GHG emissions most coming from methane Cattle numbers are stable in the US for the last decade or so but methane is increasing so we can't point our fingers at cattle If we put all our hopes to fix climate change by eating our way out of it, unfortunately all our hopes will be lost If we look at the potential impact of climate change, we do not want to pigeon ourselves into a less diverse agricultural system The government does not directly subsidize beef production in the US it is 100% funded by the farmers and ranchers There is a small group of researchers that kind of just cite each other to create consensus but there is a large amount of data showing the benefit of animal based foods, there is no consensus Beef consumption in the US is going down All of the food security challenges are happening in developing countries and we should be helping them out to improve A lot of this privileged conversation is coming from the US and Europe and doesn't take into consideration the other growing countries There are so many people depending on animals for livelihood, food, power, etc. If we want to make a big difference in climate change, changing your diet is not the way to do it Fake meats and lab-grown meat is not the solution We already have solar powered plant-based meat, it's called beef. Videos of feed lots https://www.beefitswhatsfordinner.com/raising-beef/360-videos BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

28 Aug 20191h 39min

Alright, we're back! We got Dr. Zsofia Clemens from Paleomedicina in Hungary. They're doing groundbreaking stuff over there curing all types of diseases mainstream medicine believes are incurable. And you know what - they use zero medications. Their whole thing is removing patient's medications one by one. They've published a bunch of studies you can link to from their site. Dr. Zsofia is a neurobiologist and clinical researcher specialized in nutrition, nutritional therapy and brain research. Previously she's been affiliated with the National Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Budapest and the Neurological Department, University of Pécs, Hungary and have been involved in research related to epilepsy and sleep, electroencephalography, vitamin D and brain MRI. They take a pretty radical approach. It makes sense to me though. If I ever had one of these diseases I'd follow their program as well. Take a listen. Some of it may be a bit controversial. Let me know what you think on the old Instagram machine. I'll give a quick nod to the things that make this show possible. First and foremost is http://NoseToTail.org where you can get sustainably raised grass finished beef, buffalo, lamb, and high omega 3 pork, and chicken shipped to your door. This is my company so you're supporting me by ordering and a Texas ranch. My favorite thing this week is definitely the Omega 3 primal pork breakfast sausage. It's seasoned so perfectly and you don't even taste all the great pastured liver, kidney, heart, and spleen mixed in giving it all the great nutrition. I posted a stack of these patties I cooked up with some pastured eggs and cheese online the other day to make people jealous. I'm telling you it was something special. Maybe it's all in my head. Maybe it's that I know how nutritious it is as I eat each delicious bite. Who knows. Last couple things - we have the Food Lies film on Indiegogo with a bunch of perks. We still need to fund all the awesome graphics we have planned for the film. This will be important to get across all the info. It's a lot, but it's so important to spread this message in a way people can understand. So much of the world doesn't know about this information. If you're listening, you probably do know it. But just think how long it took you to figure it all out. I'm here trying to get every single bit possible across in 95 minutes. It's not easy. You can preorder the film on Indiegogo or click through from http://FoodLies.org and you can also help the cause by supporting me on Patreon at http://Patreon.com/peakhuman Kristi has been adding to the extended show notes for supporters there. And that's it. Thanks everyone! Really appreciate it. Now let's hear from Dr. Zsofia Clemens BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post SHOW NOTES Dr. Zsofia Clemens is a neurobiologist, brain researchers, and head of the institute run in Hungary called Paleomedicina also known as ICMNI (International Center for Medical Nutritional Intervention) Their clinic treats patients with various autoimmune diseases, different cancers, and neurological disorders They work with the patients and implement their diet which they refer to as the paleolithic ketogenic diet (PKD) They don't use any medications in their clinic The clinic was established in 2011 and they have had amazing success with treating patients Crohn's disease cannot be managed by medications, and 100% of their patients are cured by the PKD The diet was originally developed by Csaba Toth The PKD is 100% animal based and includes meat, fat, and organs The ratio of fat to protein is 2:1 (82% fat and 18% protein) which differs largely from most carnivore diets which are much higher in protein and lower in fat Red meat is very important In the US and UK the quality of pork is usually very low and not recommended Intestinal permeability is associated with all autoimmune disease and cancers The diet works by normalizing the gut permeability Zsofia doesn't believe genetics play a significant role in disease and that it is all related to diet The survival rates with chemotherapy are extremely low and patients lose all quality of life Their clinic has treated various patients with Glioblastoma (GBM), one of the most aggressive types of cancer, who have become progression free The standard of care for GBM may go against the effectiveness of the PKD Patients that adhere to the diet correctly always do well The classical ketogenic diet (CKD) is not enough in most cases for treating cancer and once they shift to PKD they see results There are side effects to the CKD: delayed growth in children, respiratory problems, kidney stones, vitamin and mineral deficiencies and pneumonia related deaths CKD does not normalize intestinal permeability Problems with dairy include iron deficiency, lactose intolerance, causing leaky gut and inducing intestinal permeability Milk proteins are associated with diabetes, multiple sclerosis, cancer, and more Milk only came into the human diet when we started domesticated animals, it is not part of the hunter gatherer diet The role of the intestinal line and how gut permeability leads to disease When the gut is permeable, proteins get into circulation and trigger autoimmunity Milk proteins that get into circulation can attach to pancreatic beta cells and trigger an immune response that destroys these cells and can cause type-1 diabetes Gluten also triggers autoimmunity but attaches to joints and cartilage The importance of organ meats to avoid mineral and vitamin deficiencies The most nutritious organs: liver, heart, brain, kidney The higher the metabolic rate of the organ, the more vitamin C it will have They can tell if their patients are eating organ meats or not by their bloodwork All vitamins and minerals that humans need are found in animal foods Taking supplements can interfere with the effectiveness of the diet In the context of the PKD, nutrient requirements are lower because there is less interfering with their absorptions and bioavailability Adherence is the number one issue with patients They have documented cases where they have put type-1 diabetes into remission and off insulin with a PKD Majority of epileptic patients become seizure free Brain cancer patients also become seizure free They don't recommend fasting to avoid nutrient depletion The protein requirements of PKD are low compared to general protein recommendations because excess protein overloads the systems in the body that have to get rid of it Too much protein can turn to glucose Athletes should increase food intake but keep the same ratio of fat to protein The claims about needing carbohydrates for functioning thyroid are not true Children do not need carbohydrates during growth, if you feed a child PKD they may not be as tall but this is what their normal height should actually be Crohn's, IBS, colitis, and other bowel conditions are what they have the most success with You can find Zsofia Clemens at: https://www.paleomedicina.com/en https://c.nutriintervention.com/order https://twitter.com/clemenszsofia https://www.instagram.com/zsofiaclemens/ BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

21 Aug 20191h 23min

We got Vinnie Tortorich in the house for some not nutrition talk, his film FAT, my film Food Lies, and the crazy world that is our little health space we occupy. We actually almost made Food Lies together before we realized it would be better to each make out own film.  Happy listening! Find Vinnie at http://vinnietortorich.com And on Twitter at https://twitter.com/VinnieTortorich   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com   Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg   Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

14 Aug 20191h 4min

Live, from the arctic circle, please welcome Fredrik Prost. This is such an interesting episode. One day I'm watching epic nature shows from NatGeo about a group of people subsisting in the freezing arctic tundra on nothing but reindeer and fish, the next day I'm talking to one of them. He originally contacted me to politely correct me on something I mentioned in a post on Instagram that I read in a study about his people. The study claimed that sometimes the reindeer were too lean for them to get enough fat to eat. That's not the case he said. They boil the heads to get all that good fat from the brain, eat the bone marrow, and even eat the hooves. There's always enough fat on an animal. We talked about this and so much more. He told me how his people are being affected by anti-meat activists. He told me about his parents early demise due to (in his mind and mine) the bread and sugar they began eating and going away from their native diet. He told me about their lost traditions and the ones they keep. He told me about the steady decline in lifespan and healthspan that drops markedly over each generation. This is one of those rare treats where we get a window into another world. I don't know if any other one of his people have given a podcast interview and he told me he plans to not ever do one again. Please stay tuned for this one to the very end, it's a good one... But first, I want to have some real talk about my grass finished meat on http://nosetotail.org I know it's a bit more expensive to eat grass finished, really well-raised meat. I'm having trouble affording it myself. I mean, I don't even eat all my own product. Like I've said many times, there's no money in well-raised meat. There's just no profit margin. I should be just selling some keto snack bar or supplement and might be able to afford grass finished meat and ultra sustainable wild caught seafood for every single meal. This is just the price it takes to get animals from calves to slaughter to your door. If you go to costco and see frozen ground beef patties with a label saying grass fed for a couple more dollars than conventional beef, I'd be highly suspect. All cows are grass fed for much of their life so some of these labels can be very deceiving. If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. Even when I go to my local farmers market where they drive the meat straight from their farm in a bunch of coolers, it still costs $20/lb at best for a ribeye. So anyway, support your local farmer. If you don't know of any or prefer to just click a few buttons online you can support a small Texas ranch and myself by ordering from http://NoseToTail.org Thanks so much, I really appreciate all the people who have ordered so far. It's a dream of mine to help supply good meat to people and support American ranchers. I'll also thrown in the Food Lies film here, which is still available for preorder on Indiegogo. You can also support me on Patreon at http://patreon.com/peakhuman I've got some fun news - I've been asked to speak at a big food industry conference called Foodscape in Chicago at the end of September. I mention it in this episode. I'm going to do a presentation on why meat is a healthy part of our diet and actually beneficial for the environment. Then a vegan lady will giver her side, then we'll have a friendly debate with a 3rd person who represents a vegan fake meat company. This is my dream come true! Most of the giant food companies will be there including Impossible Foods. I really hope to reach people in the audience and hopefully even in these big organizations and have them hear the other side. It will be interesting if they accept some of these counterarguments, or it is just about the money. Well that's all folks, as the cartoons used to say, here's Fredrik sharing his words of wisdom from the North. BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post SHOW NOTES Fredrik Prost lives in the Arctic Circle in northern Sweden Where he lives is very remote, it's 100 miles to the nearest town Every summer he herds reindeers It is a traditional way of living for the Saami to follow the reindeer That's all they eat for months at a time Brian wrote a post about the Saami eating fish for fat because the reindeer was too lean but Fredrik reached out to correct him saying the reindeer are not too lean in fact it's the fish are very lean Reindeer in the end of September are very fat In summer, they go out in the Tundra to follow the herds and mark the calves One herd can take up to 24 hours and they eat dried meat and traditionally would live in teepees they carry with them His parents did it traditionally carrying the teepees around with them but now they stay in more of a camp Herding has changed with modernization and civilization Environmentalists affected the use, trade, and sell of seal skin Herding starts around 6pm depending on how many herds there are and how far away they are and can take all night to funnel them into a pen By around 5-6am they will be calm and grazing on pasture in the large pen all day and they will start again the next day Fredrik describes how they find and follow the herd Herding goes on for about a month When he isn't herding reindeer, Fredrik makes handicraft (knives, sculptures, cups, etc.) He always knew health is determined by food and lifestyle even when no one was talking about it He tries to eat as traditionally as he can Indigenous groups don't experience these modern diseases When indigenous populations start eating a westernized diet that's when their health fails His dad died at 96, and just two weeks before he was still able to ski 20km to go see a neighbor "Live strong and healthy and drop dead" Saami health is declining with each generation We are dying now younger and frail and weak vs dying strong at an older age His parents lost their health when they adopted the dietary recommendations like eating whole grains, no limits on sugar, low saturated fat, etc. This generation was also the same generation that started losing their teeth If your teeth are rotting it's probably a good indication of the wrong diet Both his parents died at a young age from dementia and heart disease The older traditional people used to tell them that vegetables were bad and they would make them sick The Saami traditional diet is 90% meat but in the summer they eat berries and some fermented leaves The idea of carbohydrates in the summer to fatten up for winter Learning from bears: bears will eat reindeer calves in the spring and will eat salmon in the summer, in the fall they will eat tons of berries to fatten up for hibernation, this is the same for humans Saami people and genetics APOE4 is common among Saami people Saami people have a certain polymorphism in that helps them digest and take energy more effectively from animal foods (28% of Saami people have this compared to only 2.3 % in Chinese) The Saami eat nose to tail The intestines are made into sausages, using the tougher meat on the animal They eat eggs from a special type of bird that lives in the lakes They eat a lot of fish and fish roe too They eat berries in the summer until fall Traditional story about the Saami people making a deal with the reindeer, promising them a quick and painless death in exchange for their meat and milk Animals in nature die horrible deaths from other animals Fredrik is trying to prevent the Saami organizations from partnering with EAT Lancet and promote plant-based diets Gunhild Stordalen (from EAT Lancet) says she is an environmentalist but Saami are environmentalists by birth The environment and preserving the land and animals The "overkill" or "over hunted" hypothesis doesn't make sense to Fredrik he has even done the calculations to show it is illogical It's not worth the time to forage and gather all these low-calorie foods when there are large animals around A good analogy is if you are going to eat the same amount of meat from birds than you could from one moose the amount of time that goes into getting the birds is enormous, it is so much more effective to go after the moose There is a problem with the anti-meat activists, people don't understand how this could affect the Saami people It's always the people in the city that are trying to "be better than nature" It's the people that are working with nature that should be making these policies Reindeer and moose turn leaves and pine needles into meat… you can't grow crops there Find Frendrik's amazing knives and other work http://www.fredrikprost.com BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

8 Aug 20191h 5min

Are you guys ready for this? This episode is 7 months in the making and has a ton of interesting takeaways. We have ex-679 pound Jeff, a fruitarian college wrestler, and a woman who no joke looks like a completely different person. First, I want to talk about how I make all this content possible - support from people like you. I appreciate it so much and it's the only way I can do this. I'm living off my savings as I try to make the Food Lies film a reality. In the meantime I'm putting out as much content as I can to get the information out there. I get messages daily from people whose lives are changing through this info, so that's really keeping me going. You can also support me by going to http://patreon.com/peakhuman and contributing there. Members will get the extended show notes and an invite to the private Slack group. You can also preorder the film on http://Indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post through http://FoodLies.org - it's still open and we still need your help. Lastly, you can check out http://NoseToTail.org where we have grass finished sustainably raised beef, buffalo, pork, lamb, and chicken for sale. We have all kinds of nose to tail products including ground beef with organ meats mixed in - which is so easy and nutrient dense, marrow bones, suet and coarse ground fat, all natural sausages, and all the normal cuts as well. It's shipped each week to your door in a custom insulated box. Thank so much for ordering! Now more about this episode. Laura has tried every diet out there and has never found something sustainable. She lost half her body weight and looks great - people think her before and after photos are fake. Her story is inspiring and resonating with people - she went from 100 followers on Instagram when we first talked to just about 10,000 as of today! We recorded the first call in January and the 2nd call 6 months later in July. I'll post before and after pictures of each of these guests on social media and on the podcast episode page at Peak-Human.com Next up is Jeff who lost 365 pounds by finally finding a carnivore diet. He tried every diet under the sun and nothing ever lasted. We had about 5 months in between calls as well. Last up is Mike who is a division 1 college wrestler in the middle of competing. He was convinced that a fruitarian diet was the way to go based on information he found online about our primate ancestors. Such a different story than I've ever heard told. Stick around for this one and hear how he changed his diet and changed his body composition and life. A quick announcement before we begin. I had some great talks with people at the Meat Up in San Diego, which was so much fun! It was packed and we even had Dr. Gary Fettke and his lovely wife Belinda in from Australia show up. They're the ones that tracked down the history of 7th day adventists and the anti-meat agenda - you can hear it on Peak Human episode 29. We also got some awesome interviews for the Food Lies film down there including the aforementioned Dr. Gary and Belinda, Nina Teicholz, Dr. Bret Scher, and Dr. Hassina Kajee. We're finally done filming people! The countdown has begun for wrapping this up! Anyway, I also had some great talks with some developers at the Meat Up about the great need for the sapien technology we're developing. I realized we need some help. Building tech is slow going and we'd love to build a team of like minded individuals to speed up the process and expand on the platform. Email me at brian@sapien.org if you're interested in helping. So let's get to it. I hope people like this new type of episode to change things up. I thought it was really interesting to hear these people's stories so hopefully you find value in them as well. Here's my first call with Laura Spath. SHOW NOTES Laura Spath She started by posting photos of her transformation on instagram which is how I found her At her highest weight, she weighed 263lbs She went low-carb/keto but still had cravings for other foods Then she went carnivore and lost a total of 120lbs When she was on keto should relied on low-carb sweeteners and packaged foods that never allowed her to get over her cravings Carnivore was the first time she didn't want to cheat She has lost substantial amount of weight before but always ended up gaining back more, but with carnivore she has been consistent She went vegan for a year, and was having a lot more health problems She looks very healthy now, it's helped her acne and body composition She doesn't see herself adding plant foods back into her diet because of how good she feels without them Her husband has lost 110 pounds and reversed his diabetes and high blood pressure Follow up with Laura Since they last talked she is the same weight, which is a huge win because she has never found a diet that was sustainable Maintaining weight loss is a lot harder than losing weight Her body composition is improving vs losing weight on the scale She uses short-term goals to stay on track She fears not being able to moderate herself where a cheat meal turns into a week or month Staying strict is easier than tempting herself with moderation She had one cheat day and she gave herself no option but to get back on track and dealt with cravings for the next 2 weeks of mental cravings and stress it wasn't worth it Restriction gives her freedom from having to ration Find Laura http://instagram.com/lauraespath Jeff Went from weighing 679lbs to 343lbs He got to his highest weight over the course of 30 years He has tried every weight loss strategy and diet, he even has gastric bypass surgery He has lost weight in the past but would always gain it back He couldn't continue to live as a prisoner to his body and knew he had to change The first big moment when he knew he needed to change was laying face down in the middle of the living room and couldn't get up He now goes to the gym regularly He started on a ketogenic diet and transitioned to a more carnivore diet and now follows a hyper-carnivore diet He was doing ok with very-low carb/keto but when he started carnivore he dropped another 40-50 pounds in a very short period of time The carnivore diet and his rapid weight loss triggered the formation of gallstones The carnivore diet caused him to eat less and it was easy for him to intermittent fast Fat shaming and loving yourself No one is happy being fat Love yourself enough to strive to be healthier His biggest piece of advice: Do what works for you Follow up with Jeff Had a major sugar binge on his birthday and is experiencing a terrible time physically and mentally Weight now is 314 Scale doesn't move as much but body composition is improving Still on a hyper-carnivore diet Protein is what he prefers eating because it keeps him satiating If he was eating carbs he would always be looking for what's next to eat Lean meat doesn't satiating, he has realized that he needs fat to keep him full His advice remains the same, find something that works for you that you can stick to He has a skin reduction surgery in the future Find Jeff http://twitter.com/fatboybeastmode Mike D1 wrestler at Rutgers University Always had to go through periods of cutting weight so he was searching for a way to cut weight and still feel good He started his "health" journey as a raw vegan after gaining a lot of weight after his season He was following a very high-fruit diet He wasn't performing well and has aches and pains He just started incorporating animal protein back into his diet He lost muscle on a raw vegan diet He felt like he always had to be eating on a raw vegan diet and that he was always bloated Just 2 weeks of adding beef and eggs into his diet he could see more muscle definition He feels stronger now Eating big salads ruined his performance because it was just so much food volume wise As soon as he introduced eggs into his diet he had one of his best practices Follow up with Mike He is now on a high meat diet with a little bit of fruit and vegetables He competed on a high meat diet and placed in the top 12 out of 140 participants His body composition has changed completely and he is way stronger now He is deadlifting 420 with a body weight of 165 He's noticed huge improvements with his skin and doesn't experience eczema flare ups that he used to on a raw vegan diet His libido has done a complete 180 The raw vegan community convinces people that their health problems are normal and makes up justifications for them He has a lot more energy now He doesn't have to eat as frequently throughout the day He likes to know both sides of the argument (vegan and carnivore) but he is much more convinced now that we should be eating meat Find Mike http://instagram.com/mike_vanbrill BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Sapien Movement: http://SapienMovement.com Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

31 Juli 20191h 2min