This episode I sit down with Dr. Anthony Chaffee, a neurosurgeon and longtime carnivore, for an eye-opening conversation on the benefits of a meat-based diet. He shares how nutritional research has been influenced by biased studies and religious beliefs, and discusses the weak association between red meat and cancer. He also delves into the physiological effects of carbohydrates on our metabolic system and the potential benefits of a ketogenic diet for hormone regulation and cancer management. His passion for neurosurgery and functional medicine shines through as he explores the powerful role of food as medicine and the impact of diet on our overall health. Join us as we explore the fascinating world of a carnivore diet and learn how it can unleash our true potential.

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0:00 - Rapid fire questions

0:15 - Where did you grow up?

0:25 - Where do you live now?

0:42 - What’s one of your favorite books?

2:44 - What’s one of your super powers?

4:34 - What is holding people back from finding success in their health?

5:54 - Dr. Anthony Chaffee’s Carnivore Journey

6:64 - Plants contain several carcinogenic compounds (Paper by Bruce Haynes)

13:30 - How did you find the transition from whole foods diet to pure carnivore?

15:30 - How Artificial sweeteners impact you

17:25 - Why is carbohydrate elimination beneficial? How carbs impact our bodies | PCOS in women (type 4 diabetes)

20:35 - How a ketogenic diet impact our body

22:54 - Leptin and insulin signalling

25:22 - How fructose impacts our body (ghrelin, leptin, and insulin)

27:26 - Fructose is metabolized the same as alcohol and gives dopamine signals just like meth, cocaine, and heroin.

32:29 - Why fructose should be regulated

33:24 - Why vegan breastmilk does not nourish the baby

37:29 - Is it okay to eat fruit in season or any at all?

39:35 - Oxalates above 150mg-200mg/day is damaging. 1 cup of spinach has 700mg

43:55 - fruits today have higher sugar content

44:45 - Surviving ice age conditions with meat, not plants.

45:05 - Isn’t saturated fat bad for us?

51:05 - Red meat doesn’t cause colon cancer, the evidence is extremely weak.

53:31 - Blue zones studies

54:00 - problems with epidemiological studies about meat

56:00 - how they decided that meat was bad

59:44 - Cancer is a Metabolic Disease (Dr. Thomas Seyfried)

1:00:40 - How cancer starts in our body and what drives it

1:03:00 - Role of mitochondria in cancer

1:09:00 - How a ketogenic diet increases chemo/radiation effectiveness

1:10:00 - Glioblastoma and Glutamine + Case Studies

1:19:00 - Are there any benefits to eating Broccoli?

1:23:00 - Maasai and Kikuyu 1930 nutritional study

1:25:00 - Plant Anti-Nutrients

1:28:00 - Sulfurophane toxicity

1:33:15 - What biomarkers should we observe to maintain health?

1:35:00 - B12 less than 400 can cause neurological damage + reference range

1:36:30 - Magnesium, Calcium, Zinc, Serum Thyroid Level (rT3), HDL, Triglycerides

1:40:54 - Why western medicine doesn’t care about these

1:43:00 - Main markers of metabolic health (fasting HbA1C, insulin, glucose)

1:45:26 - Optimal range for free testosterone (600-900)

1:47:55 - Insulin blocks human growth hormone

1:50:29 - Testosterone and estrogen for females

1:53:40 - reverse T3, free T3

1:55:25 - How much does Dr. Chaffee spend on groceries?

1:58:20 - What does Dr. Anthony Chaffee eat in a day?

2:00:00 - How much meat should you eat in one sitting?

2:02:02 - Does Dr. Anthony Chaffee drink milk?

2:02:40 - Does Dr. Anthony Chaffee ever eat carbs or plants?

2:04:27 - Do you add salt on your steaks?

2:07:20 - Does Grain-fed vs Grass-fed beef matter? Do free range vs commercial eggs matter?

2:09:00 - Does Dr. Anthony Chaffee take supplements?

2:11:15 - How should people transition to a carnivore diet?

2:15:11 - What is Dr. Anthony Chaffee’s vision for how he wants to practice in the future?