Peak Human - Unbiased Nutrition Info for Optimum Health, Fitness & Living

Today we're hearing from Gary Taubes who I got a chance to interview for Food Lies a couple months ago when he was in LA. Gary is an investigative science and health journalist who for the past 20 years has been questioning the bad science that's been done along with the mainstream nutritional wisdom. He's written some groundbreaking articles in the New York Times and has written multiple best selling books. He's won various awards for his journalism and is a real authority on nutrition science so it was a treat to hear his musings on all of this. He generously lent me 2 hours of his time so we covered a lot - there's a ton of links in the show notes. We get into some interesting details at the end so stick around. This actually will be the last episode of the season. I already have an almost fully booked next season of episodes and have begun interviewing. There will be a a little break because these episodes are a lot of work even if it doesn't seem like it. I'll also be busy for a couple weeks on a film tour across the US next week followed by some other filming and editing. The big news is we are starting a new crowdfunding campaign as of today, this time on Indiegogo. Too many people missed out on pre-ordering the film and have been reaching out to me. You also can't make a documentary on the $30k we did on Indiegogo. So please support us by searching for Food Lies on Kickstarter.com or clicking through from the show notes. Now here's Gary. Pre-order the film on Indiegogo http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Show Notes Nutrition science is almost impossible to do well and people become almost religious about their pet theories Good Calories, Bad Calories https://www.amazon.com/Good-Calories-Bad-Controversial-Science/dp/1400033462/ Historical context of good science and then nutrition science Vilhjalmur Stefansson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilhjalmur_Stefansson Dr. Shawn Baker and thousands of carnivores http://MeatHeals.com My call with Professor Daniel Lieberman https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Lieberman Fiber Thomas L. (Peter) Cleave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_L._Cleave Sir Richard Doll https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Doll Burkitt's Lymphoma https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkitt%27s_lymphoma Interviewing doctors who prescribe low carb diets Most people understand what a healthy diet is supposed to be and that they should exercise Calories in vs. calories out analogy Eat more, move less Why We Get Fat: And What to do About It https://www.amazon.com/Why-We-Get-Fat-About/dp/0307474259/ Why do obese people's body hang onto fat while skinny people's bodies don't. This is the question that needs to be asked Hormones Psychologists and psychiatrists used to be the ones looking at obesity - why do they eat so much? The study of obesity was somehow divorced from the basic science of endocrinology Group think What kind of studies can we make to prove this? But sugar calories are different Cold fusion fiasco https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cold_fusion Bad Science book https://www.amazon.com/Bad-Science-Short-Weird-Fusion/dp/0394584562 Francis Bacon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Bacon "You start accumulating evidence to prove you were right all along" Philosophising on vegan diets and longevity Can we ever know the answers? How fat works on a cellular level How do very low fat diets even work? Are vegans more starch tolerant? Why is sugar uniquely fattening and not just another calorie The Case Against Sugar https://www.amazon.com/Case-Against-Sugar-Gary-Taubes/dp/0307701646 Salt and what we got wrong http://science.sciencemag.org/content/281/5379/898 http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/03/opinion/sunday/we-only-think-we-know-the-truth-about-salt.html? More Daniel Lieberman bogus ideas Earliest humans probably ate high fat large animals Are we making progress? Swiss Re conference http://institute.swissre.com/events/food_for_thought_bmj.html This giant re-insurance company has a lot to gain financially if they figure out what the right diet is to prevent or cure diabetes is Smart people and good scientists ask questions and don't speak in absolutes A theory is supposed to get stronger with time, not weaker. So why is there a new headline every week, showing another exception? Fat is bad paradigm gets weaker and weaker Send topics and questions for the "Meeting of the minds" with Gary Taubes, Prof. Tim Noakes, Nina Teicholz, and Dom D'Agostino to me @FoodLiesOrg on Twitter and @food.lies on Instagram Pre-order the film on Indiegogo http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org Podcast site: http://peak-human.com 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/

Today we have Peter Ballerstedt who has a Phd in forage production and utilization. He's also an expert in ruminant nutrition (this means cows, sheep, bison, etc.) He travels around the US and world giving lectures on the necessity and benefits of animal agriculture, for the health of our environment and human nutrition. I love him because he presents facts that go against the mainstream narrative and the animal rights propaganda that is absolutely rampant and taking over the conversation. He's one of the only voices we have, so appreciate him and listen to his wise words. You may have noticed I skipped a week putting out episodes - I had to prep for our upcoming film tour and make the Shawn Baker and Ted Naiman videos - check them out on Youtube. https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies It's the last days of the Food Lies film Indiegogo campaign - please pre-order the film. It's the only way to be sure to be able to get it and share it with family and friends. It could take months to get to Netflix or never even make it there. Who knows. Just know you'll likely get the film 3 months in advance if you pre-order now on Indiegogo before the campaign ends on August 10th. http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post I really appreciate all the support so far, we can't do it without you all. Let's hear what the leader of the Ruminant Revolution has to say. Show notes What Peter does for a living - forage agronomist Eating beef is not only good for you, it is in fact good for the environment as well. All cows spend the majority of their life on pasture The facts around animal agriculture are skewed and basically the opposite of what the mainstream narrative has led us to believe We're removed from the entire process of raising animals Very small and well-funded minority of animal rights activists with the loudest voices They claim the majority of the land is used for animal agriculture. The truth is there's 4 times as much rangeland we can use for cows or other ruminants that can't be used for crops The vegan rope starts unraveling Wildly exaggerated claims of environmental impact if we ate less meat Let's look at insulinemia and diabetes Animal agriculture more greenhouse gas emissions than transportation based on a flawed and retracted study Cows aren't alchemists. The CO2 containing compounds they release came from the grass they are which got it's CO2 from the atmosphere. They're finding it harder and harder to try to claim eating meat is bad for you so they're trying harder and harder to claim it's bad for the environment Don't feel guilty if you're eating some or all animal products in your diet and restoring your health If you haven't heard of Mikhaila Peterson http://mikhailapeterson.com here's an articel https://www.healthline.com/health-news/meat-only-diet-eased-autoimmune-disease-symptoms#7 Jordan Peterson talks about his carnivore diet on Joe Rogan's podcast https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGikB-54Lwk We talk about soil health The role of ruminants in reducing agriculture's carbon footprint in North America http://www.jswconline.org/content/71/2/156.short Climate change and CO2 How the carbon cycle actually works with grasses and grazing cows CO2 helps plants to grow faster The great horse manure crisis of 1894 https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofBritain/Great-Horse-Manure-Crisis-of-1894/ plant protein and micronutrient content is far less than animal equivalent Study with oysters, beans, and corn tortillas showing zinc absorption https://www.researchgate.net/publication/22684528_Studies_on_the_bioavailability_of_zinc_in_man_II_Absorption_of_zinc_from_inorganic_sources We can study the diet and outcomes of animals and make lots of conclusions, but can't do that for humans "Our animals have never been healthier, and humans have never been sicker" Modern societies are dependent on ruminant animals. We need to meet the growing need for animal protein with the growing population. For an ancient food to cause a modern disease is ludicrous The danger of nitrates and nitrites has been debunked Omega 3 and Omega 6 What's going on with this carnivore thing? All plant diets = healthy hero. All meat diet = insane person who's going to die "Diet for a Small Planet" and "Population Bomb" Lab grown meat How'd the margarine experiment go? Can you really replicate all the intricacies of meat? It's not just a protein matrix. Do we trust the makers to even get the ratios of fat/protein correct? Ruminants are part of the lifecycle of grasslands and soil health, we shouldn't exclude them. Essential for watersheds, carbon cycle - what's their replacement? We shouldn't put a big portion of our food supply into the hands of one company that gets the patent or a few big companies Where are the nutrients going to come from? They're starting from a false nutritional premise What about other wealth generation from cows, especially in developing countries What about the energy it would take to cool and produce all this lab grown meat? Same thing that's going on in the healthcare system - we're making a medication for each disease instead of treating the root problem Eating beef is beneficial to you and the environment Buy the animal products you can afford to feed yourself and your family and don't let the other side and their fear-mongering influence you. 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/

One of my favorite humans I have never met in person, Lierre Keith, shares a ton of information with us today. We talked for almost 2 hours and could have gone longer. You may recognize her from the Netflix film The Magic Pill - she was a hardcore vegan for 20 years and lived the lifestyle with passion. I won't give away everything, but she wholeheartedly enjoys animal products now and wrote a book that thoroughly refutes the three major tenets vegans and vegetarians stand on. They claim a plant based diet is better morally, better for the environment, and superior nutritionally. As I know, and you at home probably are aware of by now, the opposite is true on all accounts. We also bring up the Sapien Movement near the end as a way to join together and fight the vegan propaganda, spread the truth, and work to improve the way we do agriculture and human nutrition. The site is live at SapienMovement.com and you can also find the group on Facebook and the twitter and instagram accounts, all under that name. The goal is to "End industrial agriculture and eat ancestrally" - other than that, It's not defined yet. Join us and help us figure out what we can do to make a difference. As we speak, I'm in San Diego filming with some awesome researchers and doctors. We still really need your help if you haven't pre-ordered or contributed to the film - it's called Food Lies and it's on http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Thanks so much to everyone who has supported us so far. Let's hear from Lierre! Show notes: How she got caught in the vegan ideology Body began to degrade, but she ignored it due to beliefs Blood sugar and insulin problems Not getting enough protein, fat, or cholesterol Honeymoon of phase where veganism works Her spine and joints started falling apart Skin problems, reproductive problems Nasty soy and hormone problems Damaged stomach and can't produce proper acid Reach out to her at http://lierrekeith.com if you are a vegan and having problems Her book The Vegetarian Myth begins with breakin down the moral argument Where we went wrong with salt https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/08/health/salt-health-effects.html Plants are beginning to become dependant on humans to plant them because they are too big, humans have to clear land Monocropping only takes from land, plants don't give back and chemicals/fossil fuel is required in large amounts Most vegans don't understand the negative traits of monocropping The water table has dropped far due to monocropping, oil drilling is used to get to the water Ruminants and grass coevolved Cows should not be fed corn Cows stimulate the growth of grass Bison make mini wetlands with their horns by stabbing land above water E. coli is a result of factory farming and over usage of antibiotics Cowspiracy is not based on real evidence and some of the individuals involved admitted they were wrong It is hard to present facts to groups of individuals who are always convinced that their ideology is correct despite what any evidence points to Grow your own food to reduce carbon footprint Lierre talks about her gardening experience/realization about the cycle of life Many vitamins are only available in animal fat Some individuals need to eat meat because they can't make the enzyme that converts the vitamin a found in carrots There is not any plant source for vitamin B12, this has caused physical harm to some vegans such as damaged vision or hearing Omega-3's and omega-6's get converted into fats USDA used to not even consider soy a food Studies showing higher mortality rates for people using vegetable oils [LINK] Big health organizations have admitted that they have made mistakes when telling us what to eat The govt. is subsidizing the worst food for us, corn, wheat and soy Wheat is addictive 1800 marks the beginning of the fossil fuel age Agriculture requires intensive labor and is resulting in poor nutrition Lierre talks about agriculture during the age of empires to explain some of the negative traits of agriculture that are still relevant today Phytoestrogens in soy are harmful Soy consumption among children contributes to precocious puberty Soy disrupts the hippocampus which can lead to memory problems The Japanese eat soy as a condiment rather than as a protein substitute Quick overview of what Weston Price did Overview of "Nutrition and Physical Degeneration" Vegans have to cheat on their diet to maintain health Discussion about the two different metabolic states humans can exist in Noticed less low fat products when filming B-roll at the store It's all about information - we know fast food and sugar are bad This Sapien Movement is a real thing. Go to http://SapienMovement.com and @SapienMovement on twitter and Instagram, and join the private Facebook group I talk more and more about her book and how everyone should read it - find it at http://lierrekeith.com Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org Podcast site: http://peak-human.com 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/

You may be wondering what happened to that plant based couple I talked to in episode 1… well they haven't withered away from their poor diet just yet. Just joking it isn't too bad and they seem to be pretty savvy with not eating a lot of the plant-based trash. You'll also notice they started eating sardines in this episode, so they should be getting a great boost of nutrition there to keep their bodies in tact. It took us a while to find a time to record again but we finally got a chance to finish up the conversation and get into the environmental aspects as well. I'll have some more guests talking about this side of things very soon. So now this is the time when on other podcasts you'd be hearing annoying ads for products you don't care about. Luckily, I've chosen to not try to make any money off this podcast even though it's taken hundreds of hours of work. If you're listening, you probably really care about this topic or are interested to learn more. If you're getting any value from this podcast, please show your support by contributing to the film. It's called Food Lies and is crowdfunding now on http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Show Notes Picked up where we left off with Soy and corn are bad, many vegans don't know this Impossible burger (vegan burger) has many ingredients that may be bad for us but moreover it requires more energy to get to your fridge - worse for environment than just eating meat All cows spend 2/3 of their lives on pasture There is not a lot wrong with processed meat Contrary to popular belief, hormones are not running through beef People have more levels of estrogen, vegetable oils and soy olis have contributed to this T. Colin Campbell vs. Loren Cordain Protein U shaped curve https://twitter.com/tednaiman/status/978288369011589120 There is a movement trying to say that we don't need as much protein as we may think we do Food is 4 things, protein, fat, carbs, micronutrients Focus on protein and micronutrients while limiting your energy source to your goals - Unifying Theory You can vote with your wallet by creating a demand for sustainably raised beef when buying the right products When consuming animal products we are not eating what the animal was fed When eating liver you are not eating toxins Both the vegan and carnivore sides are in a business, however the government is more focused on selling corn, wheat, and soy compared to animal products Humans probably evolved switching between low carb and low fat diets in cycles because of not always being able to have access to meat Rotational grazing has many benefits and could be done on a large scale if there is more land, we could get this from land that is used to grow grains and soy for animals and humans We don't need fiber. Here's a study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3435786/ The China Study was supposed to be used only as observational studies Tuoli, the native people here ate twice the amount of saturated fat as Americans but are healthier Bacon and N-nitroso compounds https://www.wired.com/2015/10/who-does-bacon-cause-cancer-sort-of-but-not-really/ Alzheimer's genes and metabolic damage from too many carbs Wrap up - we may have made some headway Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org Podcast site: http://peak-human.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

We've got Amy Berger here to tell us about your noggin and how to keep it working well. She's got a masters in human nutrition, she's a certified nutrition specialist and a nutritional therapy practitioner, and an expert on Alzheimer's disease. What's great about her is she's taken the info from the cutting edge research being done in brain chemistry, metabolic disease, dementia, alzheimer's, cognitive decline, and a ton more and done all the dirty work to figure it out and package it up so anyone can understand it. It may get detailed at times, but just listen on. I let her do the talking so sit back and be ready to soak up some info. I'm not going to mention the Food Lies film crowdfunding on Indiegogo this time so let's just hear from Amy. Pre-order the film and watch the trailer: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Show Notes Her book "The Alzheimer's Antidote" https://www.amazon.com/Alzheimers-Antidote-Low-Carb-High-Fat-Cognitive/dp/1603587 We have a lot of control over our cognitive density How Alzheimer's works We know what's going on in the brain, we just don't know why It's about glucose Modern lifestyle and its effects on the brain including the most important - what we eat Insulin and low carb diets Alzheimer's is being called Type 3 diabetes Current status of the (lack of) progress on research What's the root cause? Amyloid plaque Decline starts early - even in 30s and 40 but it's not detected Processed and sugary foods are almost certainly causing gene expression Treating and/or preventing with a ketogenic or low carb diet Food is the answer. She doesn't support a vegan diet Intermittent fasting Sleep affects insulin sensitivity and is hugely important for your brain and preventing cognitive disease Exercise and BDNF Doctors aren't checking for insulin resistance or catching stuff early Triglycerides, HDL, blood pressure and salt My family and Alzheimer's and insane doctors How to have the best chances of not developing Alzheimer's disease Normal people don't need to go crazy tracking and measuring food and ketones Her book "The Alzheimer's Antidote" https://www.amazon.com/Alzheimers-Antidote-Low-Carb-High-Fat-Cognitive/dp/160358 Bonus article: Is the Leading Theory ABout Alzheimer's Wrong? https://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2017/02/alzheimers-amyloid-hypothesis/517185/ Preorder the film here:http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org Podcast site: http://peak-human.com YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/FoodLies Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

Hello everyone! Wanted to do an update on the Food Lies film: we're shooting at low carb USA in San Diego in a couple weeks with Ivor and a couple other doctors, including the preeminent researcher in this field (along with Dr. Steve Phinney) Dr. Jeff Volek who's studies are actually mentioned a few times in this episode. Really excited about this shoot and our next one at conference in Ohio next month. Also really excited that we're 34% funded on Indiegogo - there's been a huge surge recently so I want to thank everyone who's been contributing. I want to say the film is happening no matter what. I'll pay for it myself if I have to. So please support it - there's a link in the show notes. http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post This is really important to me. I'm not some rich guy like pete Evans who made The magic Pill. I'm a guy living on some money i saved up so that I could take time off to make this film, just trying to scrape by. My friends think I'm crazy. So tell a friend about it if you can't contribute yourself or already have. Thanks so much. Now on to this episode. Ivor Cummins is a sharp Irish gent. He's a chemical engineer by trade and his specialty is leading teams in complex problem solving scenarios. This background helped him to really dive deep into cholesterol while also being unencumbered by the outdated mainstream views of the substance. He's gone over 3,000 studies on cholesterol and made some amazing realizations. He now travels around the world speaking on this to help doctors and laypeople understand the new data and updated science. I did link to some of the graphs he will mention - they're pretty compelling - here's the link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kES6-ueXSghNuae5Qzh-QzbGwLThwdRs67eF9Qlle-0/edit?usp=sharing Find Ivor: http://Thefatemperor.com https://twitter.com/FatEmperor Show Notes Got back from FOOD FOR THOUGHT: THE SCIENCE AND POLITICS OF NUTRITION http://institute.swissre.com/events/food_for_thought_bmj.html Most people have a surface level understanding of cholesterol that is highly misinformed Top experts have moved on from LDL being bad How your cholesterol ratios work and why they're a better indicator. It always comes back to insulin. There's more factors beyond insulin in all these chronic diseases Cholesterol is a vital necessity to every cell in your body. It has gotten maligned just because it's found at the scene of the crime. How did we start believing cholesterol was bad? 1950s explosion of heart disease Ancel keys and the McGovern report Let's spread the word that saturated fat is bad without a real study - what's the worst that could happen? If you're telling us we can't eat stuff we've been eating for millions of years you better have some compelling data showing us why. Oh wait, you don't? Women's Health Initiative was a study for 8 years and cost a billion dollars and didn't prove anything MR FIT study didn't show anything https://books.google.com/books?id=lDdRDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT535&lpg=PT535&dq=mrfit+study+cholesterol+ivor&source=bl&ots=LmyfxwCOnz&sig=s7jvDK8UBhXu-IBKxKeHhfFXqz4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwig3Z6bmqTcAhVKslQKHepOBGYQ6AEIcjAF#v=onepage&q=mrfit%20study%20cholesterol%20ivor&f=false Site where all studies are published regardless of the outcomes http://alltrials.net Unpublished trials and bad reporting: http://www.latimes.com/opinion/op-ed/la-oe-teicholz-saturated-fat-wont-kill-you-20170723-story.html# Research community gave the green light to big food manufacturers to use a bunch of super cheap vegetable oils, sugar,and carbs to make all these terrible low fat products Cheap ingredients with huge profit margins that harm people's health It goes against all the big companies interest to reverse the mistakes that have been made Sweden one of the first to accept low carb https://healthimpactnews.com/2013/sweden-becomes-first-western-nation-to-reject-low-fat-diet-dogma-in-favor-of-low-carb-high-fat-nutrition/ The great Cholesterol Conundrum video https://youtu.be/fuj6nxCDBZ0 Images of some of the graphs from the presentation https://docs.google.com/document/d/1kES6-ueXSghNuae5Qzh-QzbGwLThwdRs67eF9Qlle-0/edit?usp=sharing Ivor breaks down some of Dr. Jeff Volek's studies He's gone over about 3,000 studies in the past 6 years and a good one is the Helsinki Policeman's study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9714089 Dr. David Unwin in the UK https://www.diabetes.co.uk/blog/2015/08/dr-david-unwin-publishes-more-evidence-of-low-carb-diet-benefits-in-the-bmj/ What's up with LDL cholesterol? Dave Feldmen's Cholesterol Code http://cholesterolcode.com and his discoveries almost by himself How do people actually get clogged arteries? Refined carbs and sugar are the real problem. Or the combo of that with fats. It's not saturated fat ApoE4 genotype and avoiding insulin resistance The earliest ancestral gene Human instincts for certain foods and modern sugar consumption The CAC score test to measure your actual risk for a cardiac event Mayo Clinic conspiracy Irish Heart Disease Awareness http://www.ihda.ie The Widowmaker movie http://www.thefatemperor.com/blog/2017/1/28/the-widowmaker-full-movie-now-available-to-all-via-fat-emperor- The awesome book Eat Rich, Live Long https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Rich-Live-Long-Mastering/dp/1628602732/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1531463015&sr=8-1&keywords=eat+rich+live+long+book We talk about the Food Lies film! 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Denise is a joyful ball of energy and talent. She speaks at conferences, writes books, and is an all around great person. I love her view on things and her balanced approach, but she does lean towards the high carb diet side. But here's the thing - she advocates eating a lot of nutrient dense animal products, no sugar, grains, or vegetable oils - so a lot to agree with there. I want everyone to hear this to see an opposite approach and see if it might work for you. The Unifying Theory of Nutrition says things can work on both sides - so here's the other one. I still think it's insane to expect people to live like a tribesman in the bolivian wilderness. You're asking all of America to eat an ultra-clean Vegan diet plus organ meats. To maybe 99% of the population that sounds awful. Like the worst ever. I didn't agree on everything but I went along with it. In retrospect I could have challenged her more and I also want to see some studies that actually show this dietary approach works in a scientific setting. I could have brought up more of the points supporting low carb diet showing much better results in clinical trials and on lowering risk factors for heart disease, etc. but I didn't want to argue and we already yammered on for almost 90 min. So support the Food Lies film on Indiegogo and let's hear what Denise is all about! Show notes Famous for her teardowns of things like the China Study, and vegan propaganda like Forks Over Knives and the book How Not to Die http://deniseminger.com Her story of ruining her health as a vegan Questioning the China Study and blowing over night She always questions dogmatic thinking in the nutrition world From her book "we leave the classroom woefully unequipped with the thinking skills that matter most: how to balance open–mindedness with skepticism, how to identify bias, and how to challenge assumptions – including our own – in a way that's truly objective." Ancel keys and the story of how began thinking fat was bad for us The McGovern Report which prescribed America with a low-fat, high-carb diet. Why was meat demonized when it was and still is so highly regarded as prized source of nutrition? Confounding variables with meat-eaters. What are you eating with the meat? Lifestyles are very different for different groups Why did we ever think vegetable oils were good for us? America does not actually eat low fat. Humans can actually do well on a true low fat, whole foods diet How does this other metabolic state work? Big food would ruin things if they got the go-ahead from the government to do low-carb high fat I don't believe it's realistic at all to expect people to eat this way in America. You're asking people to eat a Vegan diet plus organ meats What would you actually be eating on this sort of diet? If you're vegan or vegetarian this doesn't work Do vegetables have anti-nutrients or other toxins we should be worried about? Is fiber necessary? Nutrient density and satiety Problem with people eating all the time Killer combo of fat and sugar… it's irresistible So how do we figure this all out? It's confusing when 2 totally different paradigms seem to work. Eating whole foods, going back to nature Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org Podcast site: http://Peak-Human.com Youtube: http://youtube.com/c/foodlies Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

Today we have the mighty Dom D'Agostino who is at the forefront of the science behind why low carb diets work and specifically the more extreme form of a low carb diet you've probably heard a lot about lately - the ketogenic diet. It can be used therapeutically with the help of doctors to treat and reverse diseases like type 2 diabetes and epilepsy. It can also help the everyday person lose a lot of weight if done correctly. It's not a fad diet - although it currently could be considered a fad just because technically it is very popular right now and might get less popular in the future. It is however quite the opposite as our ancestors have likely been eating in a similar way for millions of years depending on the geography, time of year, and current world climate. I'd like to apologize for not checking the audio while I recorded - there was a effects knob on my old school mixer I use that got turned on and it put some sort of concert hall echo effect on my voice. The indiegogo campaign is going well - thanks for the support. Again - I'm not trying to make any money off this film (and I surely won't), just break even and fund the rest of post production. So watch the trailer and preorder copy to support us. http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Show notes Dom's many conferences and travels spreading info on his research What research he does Helping people understand the benefits of a ketogenics diet Fasting, ketosis, the military, and seizures Neurodegenerative diseases and burning ketones Evolutionary function of ketones How to not be slave to sugar Choosing fat as your energy source makes it easier to control your hunger, keep your brain happy, and eat fewer calories Don't have to go high fat Teens with type 2 diabetes eating tons of carbs Carbohydrate intolerance Intermittent Fasting Cancer as a metabolic disease The Warburg Effect Glucose, ketones, and cancer and how the ketogenic diet helps prevent tumor growth More stuff on ketones and the future of beta hydroxybutyrate as an endogenous metabolite The Charlie Foundation and curing epilepsy and seizures with the ketogenic diet https://charliefoundation.org The Metabolic Health Summit in January 2019 in Los Angeles https://metabolichealthsummit.com Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org Podcast site: http://Peak-Human.com Youtube: http://youtube.com/c/foodlies Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Zoe Harcombe has a PhD in public health nutrition, she speaks at conferences around the world, she's wrote many books, and she's a true gem. She currently lives in rural England and apparently has a great mic and internet connection because she sounded like she was in studio with me. She's an expert on dietary guidelines (and how unscientific our current ones are), nutrition and obesity. She's a prolific writer and has an amazingly informative site that I use frequently and I suggest people check out to learn about this stuff - it's http://zoeharcombe.com - So let's hear what she has to say! Before we start I have to give a shout out to everyone who's contributed to the Indiegogo campaign, I'm so grateful. We're extending it 30 more days and I'm sure we're going to hit our goal if everyone continues to support us by pre-ordering a copy of the Food Lies film. http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Show Notes She used to be vegetarian, but has reformed! Vegetarian bias is rampant Saturated fat is in everything - how is it bad? Our nutrition guidelines are BS Why 5 a day isn't based on anything High nutrition of meat, fish, eggs, dairy and low nutrition of fruit and some veg How you can eat a nutrient complete diet for $5.53/day How cancer is not caused by whole foods like red meat that we've been eating for millions of years Big fellas at weddings crushing rice at every meal There's more myths out there we've all just come to believe including bad cholesterol, drinking tons of water, eating tons of fiber The Vegetarian Myth (Lierre Keith - great book http://LierreKeith.com ) all their arguments break down Cows and other ruminants are imperative to a healthy planet and food security Vegan/vegetarian food is raping our planet Allan Savory's TED talk https://www.ted.com/talks/allan_savory_how_to_green_the_world_s_deserts_and_reverse_climate_change Grass-Fed Nation by Graham Harvey https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/28256297-grass-fed-nation No such thing as a heart-healthy grain. But eat what's in front of you and don't be a dick. Dr. Perlmutter Grain Brain - read this too, it's great Basically universally feel better when people come off of refined grains, sugar, and vegetable oils Thermodynamics, fat, and the human body Why calories in doesn't equal calories out Gaining weight while skiing 8 hours a day and eating pasta and me gaining weight while hiking 8 hours a day and eating a bit of rice. Too much exercise hurts weight loss a lot of the time Are things getting better in regards to this info spreading? Nina Teicholz https://twitter.com/BigFatSurprise Sam Feltham https://twitter.com/SamFeltham Aseem Malhotra https://twitter.com/DrAseemMalhotra David Unwin https://twitter.com/lowcarbGP Campbell Murdoch https://twitter.com/CampbellMurdoch Preorder the film here:http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Film site: http://FoodLies.org Podcast site: http://Peak-Human.com Youtube: http://youtube.com/c/foodlies Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg Theme music by https://kylewardmusic.com/

For many this man needs no intro, he's the savage carnivore orthopedic surgeon who deadlifts 700 something pounds. He's lighting up Instagram and twitter these days as the unofficial president of the carnivore movement that I've just named him. Anyway, he's a great guy and shares a lot of wisdom in this episode. And no, he doesn't think everyone should be a carnivore and either do I. We need to look at all sides of nutrition and I have Denise Minger coming on soon who I highly respect and has a very opposite view of things… and it's not veganism… Ok so there's an interesting series of events unfolding right now as I'm recording and releasing this which begins 5 years ago. You're going to have to listen to the show to hear it. Please support the Food Lies film on Indiegogo - we really need you to complete post-production and the last few interviews. Watch the trailer and preorder a copy here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Show notes Caught him for the film interview when he was in town for Joe Rogan's podcast Toxins are dose-dependent, yet this is not consistent with eating meat Epidemiology in nutrition is very flawed Shawn is sort of the ringleader in the carnivore world and is collecting thousands of success stories from around the world. People treating their diseases by just eating meat Younger and younger people are getting metabolic disease these days Modern carnivore diet is based on millions of years of humans eating meat. It's actually one of the only foods no humans have an intolerance for. People start it as an elimination diet - if you're having problems you take away everything but meat and the add foods back in to see how they affect you. Some people never add the foods back in… Until you experiment you don't know if you could be living much more optimally What's up with us thinking we need tons of fiber? Your body absorbs basically all of the nutrition from meat… not so much from plants What Doc Baker eats on an average day Eating should be simple and satisfying We've created a food system based on endless options and engineered flavors Human skeletons and brains shrank when we invented agriculture and started eating a larger portion of grains in our diet Can too much protein cause a blood sugar rise due to gluconeogenesis? Dealing with vegan hate Vegans are confused on how the circle of life works The vegan diet supports Monsanto and monocropping which ruins the environment. We're going to start a movement! People need to be more in touch with how food is grown Mixed farming as we've done in the past that is sustainable Gabe Brown https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QfTZ0rnowcc Lab grown meat His blood work and labs after eating only meat for 18 months His experience with the medical system as an orthopedic surgeon What can we do? Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post Podcast site: http://Peak-Human.com Film site: http://FoodLies.org Youtube: http://youtube.com/c/foodlies Follow along: http://twitter.com/FoodLiesOrg http://instagram.com/food.lies http://facebook.com/FoodLiesOrg