Abel James Show

Can changing your thought patterns actually improve your ability to heal?

Once you sift through the research, the answer is undeniably yes.

We’re here today with Dr. Roy Vongtama, a Board Certified Cancer Specialist with degrees in Biological Basis of Behavior from the University of Pennsylvania, a Medical Doctorate from the University of Buffalo and postgraduate training at UCLA.

He’s the author of Healing Before You're Cured, and you may even recognize him as an actor from the TV show 24.

Dr. Vongtama has done more than 7,000 hours of silent meditation, and today he’s going to talk to us about how meditation can help rewire the immune system.

On this show with Dr. Roy Vongtama, you’re about to learn:

• Games you can play to relax and decrease stress 
• The link between your thoughts and your body's ability to fight disease
• How to turn the laws of motion into your secret weapon
• How meditation helps rewire the immune system
• And tons more...

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Be honest, how often do you say “no” to things you don’t want to do? 

We’re conditioned to sit in desks, be quiet, raise our hands and ask permission to go to the bathroom, and follow the rules. 

Do what you’re told and never stray from the herd. Get a job, bite your tongue, pay your taxes and behave.

But as the years chug along, saying “no” becomes a superpower. 

Try it now, it feels good. “NO.”

Joining us on the show is Bobby Maximus a former UFC fighter and Toronto police officer, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Western Ontario with a double major in Psychology and English. 

We’re chatting about:

• The power of writing it down
• The importance of saying “no”
• Why we become too dependent on exercise equipment
• How to manage your governor without blowing your knee
• The problem with toxic masculinity on the internet
• And tons more…

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According to brain scans, refined sugar and artificially intense sweetness is more addictive than cocaine. 

If that sounds crazy, consider this: In the early 1900’s, the Average American ate 5 pounds of sugar per year. Pretty reasonable, right? 

By 2000, the Average American was eating 150 pounds of sugar per year. That’s 30 times more sugar!

To help us sort it out, we’re here with Dr. Vera Tarman, the author of Food Junkies: Recovery from Food Addiction. She dropped a 100 pounds and kept it off for over 12 years, and counting. 

Dr. Tarman is the Medical Director of one of Canada’s largest treatment centers for substance abuse, and she’s spearheaded two unique programs for food addiction. 

And on this show with Dr. Vera Tarman, we’re chatting about: 

• How she dropped 100 pounds... and kept it off
• Overcoming food addiction
• Connection between alcoholism and anorexia
• How the food industry engineers food to be as addictive as possible
• And tons more…

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Here’s a question for you, and be honest now: How much time per day is your phone in your hand?

According to smartphone usage statistics, the average smartphone user checks their device 63 times per day.

And get this, 22% of us are checking our devices every few minutes, while about half look at their phone a few times per hour.

Are all those bleeps and bloops interrupting your day and interrupting your story?

There are many things you can do to help improve the situation and adapt to this modern world. And to help us figure it all out, we're here with our friend Aaron Alexander.

Aaron is a pioneering manual therapist and movement coach whose clients range from A-list Hollywood celebrities to pro athletes and everyone in between.

He’s author of the new Align Method book and host of the top-rated Align Podcast, which is way more spiritual than it sounds.

And on today’s show, we’re chatting about:

* Benefits of exercising outdoors to increase creativity and reduce stress * The importance of good posture * How to increase muscle growth without compromising balance * Why you should get out of your chair and play like a kid * And tons more…

Read the show notes: https://fatburningman.com/aaron-alexander-benefits-of-exercising-outdoors-to-increase-creativity-reduce-stress/

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Did you know that playing music and learning to play an instrument boosts cognitive function, and enhances the brain's ability to master tasks involving language skills, memory, and attention?

Music can also help reduce stress, and even lower blood pressure.

We’re only starting to understand the benefits of learning, playing, and listening to music, and today we’re here with a fellow-musician friend, Chase Barron.

Chase is a self-described geeky, artistic computer nerd from Pittsburgh. He’s a highly-caffeinated, bike-commuter with an affinity for alternative rock music and a slight obsession with health/nutrition.

Chase is a designer by day and rocks out with his band by night, and they actually just released their first studio album.

Today, Chase is here on the show talking about how to balance the mental stress of a day job and passion-driven side job, how to mitigate the effects of heavy screen time, and tons more.

On this show with Chase Barron we cover:

• Tips on mitigating the effects of heavy screen time
• Why music is good for your mind, body and soul
• How to get a decent meal at a gas station
• And tons more…

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Have you played outside today?

A recent survey of 12,000 adults and children in the U.S. shows that many of us have lost our close connection with nature.

Today, I have the very special privilege of introducing one of my very best friends from all time. Mr. Trevor Lowell.

Trev and I go so far back that he literally taught me how to ride a bike without training wheels and blow bubbles in bubble gum. I'm not making that up.

These days, Trevor Lowell is the Farm to Institution Program Manager for the State of Vermont's Agency of Agriculture, Food and Markets, where he works as an educator and administrator. He's also a man of many talents, a great writer, an avid outdoorsman, and he knows how to play when he has to.

Trevor has his M.A. in Food Studies from New York University, and has worked in a wide variety of capacities across the food system: from a goat milker on an organic dairy in Montana, to a food policy researcher in New York City.

And today he’s talking with us about food policies, sustainable diets, and how to find peace and happiness by getting outdoors.

On this show with Trevor Lowell, you’re about to learn:

• Why soda is the #1 commodity purchased through the SNAP food program
• Surprising background into how our food system is actually governed
• How to better vote with our forks
• Why protecting and preserving wild landscapes is critical to our happiness
• And tons more…

Read the show notes: https://fatburningman.com/trevor-lowell-subsidies-for-soda-sustainable-diets-how-to-have-fun-outside/

Once upon a time, a music producer—who was also a coach on American Idol—found himself bed ridden, weighing almost 300 pounds at just 51 years old...

But on August 1, 2015, James decided to make a change. This was a critical moment in his journey to lose 100 pounds and take his life back.

Every so often I get a note from one of you that affects me deeply. And recently I've been getting a lot of those, especially because I've opened up a little bit and had that emotional show where I described my near-death experience from carbon monoxide poisoning, just a few weeks ago. One of the people who helped me through that turned out to be James Lugo, the guest this week.

He sent me an email last year that went straight to my heart, and I’m looking forward to him sharing more of his story with you today.

James Lugo is a musician, Producer, and Vocal Coach out of Nashville. He’s one of the most sought-after vocal coaches in the music industry, including his work on American Idol as an analyst and coach.

He’s a very talented dude. I took vocal lessons with him for several months this summer, and he even helped edit the audiobook for Designer Babies Still Get Scabies.

Hang around to the end of the interview and I’ll even share a couple poems from the audiobook with you.

On this show with James, we’re chatting about:

• How to overcome food addiction and urges to binge
• Staying fit and healthy in the entertainment business
• What James learned about weight loss in the 80s that hurt him
• How to prep 19 meals in 60 minutes
• Exercises for singers that everyone should do
• The benefits of being in shape for music and performing
• And tons more…

Read the full show notes: https://fatburningman.com/james-lugo-how-to-overcome-binge-eating-drop-over-100-pounds/

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Do you know how the media you’re consuming is affecting your brain and mood?

When you’re around negative news, stressed colleagues, and minute-to-minute stock updates, even if you’re not consciously listening to it, your amygdala is on overdrive, and this can lead to subconscious fears, stress and anxiety.

But with a dab of neuroscience, common sense and self-expression, we can rise above the craziness we seem to find ourselves in. And returning to the show to help us get this figured out is Dr. Srini Pillay.

In this episode with Dr. Srini Pillay, we’re chatting about:

• What to do about burnout, depression and anxiety
• Why we should get into the zone of experimentation
• How to be different and get away with it
• And tons more…

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Did you know that in the U.S. every single year more than 50,000 people are poisoned by carbon monoxide gas?

It's a crazy high number and a lot of people are only somewhat familiar as to what carbon monoxide is and what effects it has on the human body.

It's very much a different beast from carbon dioxide. Let's get into it.

Carbon monoxide (CO) is often referred to as “The Silent Killer”. It's a colorless, odorless gas that can cause severe brain damage, and ultimately lead to death; and a lot of times this happens completely invisibly.

You can't see it, you can't smell it, you can't taste it, but carbon monoxide is responsible for hundreds of deaths in the U.S. each year.

And it almost killed me too, and my family, as much as it chills me to say that.

Subscribers on the newsletter know a little bit about this... But when I disappeared from the internet about four months ago, I had no idea that there was a toxic gas leak in the rental house.

I’ll share more in today’s episode. You're about to hear...

• Simple steps you can take to protect your family against carbon monoxide poisoning
• Improvements you can make to the air quality in your home or office
• Fun and effective methods of detoxing from toxic poisoning
• And tons more...

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Over the past few months, many of you have reached out and asked “Why did Abel unexpectedly disappear from the internet?”

“Is he ever coming back?”

“...Wait a second, why is his hair so impossibly long right now?”

The truth is, Alyson and I spent the past several months recovering our health and focusing on finding a new place to live.

It's a long, sticky and scary story, and a really close call. I’ll explain more in an upcoming episode.

The good news is that we're still quite alive, we found a place to live, at least for now, and we can finally get back to creating new shows for you.

Today, we’re releasing an Ask Me Anything that I actually recorded several months ago, before this whole near death experience debacle. We cover a lot in this episode.

I’ll be doing a lot more of these livestreams and AMA’s in the weeks ahead, so be sure to sign up for my newsletter to make sure you don’t miss out.

Ok, here goes. In this Ask Me Anything, we’ll cover:

• Longer fasts that last 3 - 5 days
• What to steer clear of  when it comes to seafood 
• How to kick-start fat-burning again after losing 170 pounds
• Tips on getting quality sleep
• How to start incorporating deep breathing and mindfulness
• Why jumping rope isn’t just for little girls
• And tons more…

Read the show notes: https://fatburningman.com/3-day-fasts-dirty-seafood-why-jumping-rope-isnt-just-for-little-girls-ama-livestream