Metabolic Freedom With Ben Azadi

#984 The Great Blue Zones Deception: Why the World’s Longest-Lived People Actually Thrive on Meat, Animal Fat & Seasonal Eating with Mary Ruddick

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Mary’s Healing Journey: Once bedridden with dysautonomia, Mary reversed her condition through ancestral nutrition, high-fat animal foods, and nervous system restoration.


🌍 Debunking Blue Zone Myths:

  • Mary lived in every Blue Zone and confirms they're not plant-based.
  • Animal fats, organ meats, and seasonal animal products are staples.
  • Even vegetables are cooked in lard, tallow, or butter.
  • She exposes the flawed data and cultural misunderstandings behind Blue Zone studies and Dan Buettner’s conclusions.


    • 🥦 The Truth About Plant Toxins:

    • Plants have complex chemical defense systems (oxalates, lectins, phytates).
    • Historical cultures processed plants carefully — modern diets skip this, leading to gut damage and inflammation.
    • Potatoes, corn, and nightshades require specific detox methods our ancestors mastered.


      • 🧠 Gut Health & Microbiome Masterclass:

      • Mary explains how gut bacteria placement matters more than just diversity.
      • Fiber is non-essential; animal-based diets can improve microbiome health.
      • The environment, light exposure, and mindset play a bigger role in microbiome shifts than food alone.
      • Carnivore diets can increase beneficial bacteria and diversity—Ben shares his 90-day N=1 CGM and stool test experiment as proof.


        • 🧪 Problems with Food Sensitivity Testing:

        • Tests are unreliable and misleading.
        • Food avoidance without gut healing just leads to more intolerances over time.


          • ❤️ The Power of Traditional Diets:

          • Modern food dogma has no historical or biological basis.
          • Mary encourages returning to ancestral eating: nutrient-dense fats, organ meats, seasonal fare.
          • Westerners must relearn what indigenous cultures never forgot.


            • Website: http://www.maryruddick.com​


            Instagram: @maryqueenofheart​


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