In this week’s podcast, we interview Travis Statham. Travis is a huge advocate of the carnivore diet and has a deep knowledge of the history and science behind it. With that in mind, we brought him on to talk about humans being classified as facultative carnivores instead of a strictly…
In this week’s podcast, we interview Travis Statham. Travis is a huge advocate of the carnivore diet and has a deep knowledge of the history and science behind it. With that in mind, we brought him on to talk about humans being classified as facultative carnivores instead of a strictly…
In this week's podcast, we discuss gluconeogenesis. Gluconeogenesis is how our body creates new sugar. It's a common myth that eating protein in excess will lead to an increase in gluconeogenesis. However, this is not the case. Gluconeogenesis is demand-driven (hormones), not substrate-driven (amino acids.) So don't worry my fellow…
In this week’s podcast, we discuss the myth that we can only absorb 30 grams of protein per meal. This common misconception isn’t rooted in any facts. As long as the protein is in the form of meat, our body can absorb almost all of the protein ingested. The digestion…
In this week’s podcast, we interview a long time friend who recently decided to take his health into his own hands and reverse his diabetes through a low carb high fat diet. We go over topics such as what made him want to change, what his doctors were telling him, his…
In this week's podcast, we discuss Intermittent FastingPodcast Topic starts at 12:00 minute markWhat is Intermittent Fasting (IF)?Intermittent fasting is simply time restricted eating. For example, you eat your first meal at 10 am and your last meal at 6 pm.This example is a 16/8 IF, meaning you fast for…
In this week’s podcast, we continue our discussion of the nutritional deficiencies of the vegan diet. We focus on proteins and fats that are lacking in the vegan diet, which is due from both low amounts in allowed foods and poor bioavailability.Crude Protein vs. True Protein Crude protein is a measure…
In this week's podcast, we discuss the nutritional deficiencies of the vegan diet. We broke this podcast up into two parts. Part one will focus on Vitamins and Minerals that are lacking in the Vegan Diet, which is due from both low amounts in allowed foods and poor bioavailability. They…
In this week's podcast, we discuss the athletic benefits of the carnivore diet, including the high protein content of an all-meat diet as well as the naturally occurring peptides, carnosine and creatine, found in meat which promote increased performance. Meat contains bioavailable and easily-absorbed essential fatty acids, including the omega 3's,…
In this week’s podcast, we take a deep dive into magnesium. In part 2, we discuss magnesium anti-inflammatory properties, conditions that cause your kidneys to become magnesium-wasting, magnesium loss in the soil, and how that affects the food we eat. We finish with our recommendations for who should supplement with…