Abel James Show

Rich Roll is a fellow podcaster, author, and endurance athlete who is 100% powered by a plant-based diet.

How do you fuel elite performance in endurance athletics exclusively on plants?

On this special throwback episode with Rich, you’ll learn:

• How to stick to your nutrition plan when you're eating out
• What alcoholism can teach us about food addiction 
• Why we're obsessed with bacon
• How to kick unhealthy habits
• And much more...

This week we have a fan-favorite throwback episode with retired Navy SEAL commander and New York Times bestselling author, Mark Divine. Mark takes his deep training and expertise as a Navy SEAL and applies it to business, mental toughness, and living a better life.

Mark served nine years on active duty in the Navy SEALs, and eleven years as a Reserve SEAL. He now runs SEALFIT, an incredible program that pumps out superhumans like nobody's business. In this show, you’ll learn:

• The one critical difference between a master and a thug
• How to do yoga if you're a guy 
• Where a millionaire Navy SEAL gets his knowledge today
• Why Star Trek: The Next Generation rocks

This week’s guest is a fellow podcaster, myth-buster, and wellness warrior, Chris Kresser. Chris is the author of the New York Times bestseller The Paleo Cure and host of the Revolution Health Radio podcast.

For a man so freakishly knowledgeable about health, Chris’s non-dogmatic, balanced approach to wellness is refreshing. Case in point: last time I saw him in person here in Austin, we were chowing on grass-fed ice cream. And it was delicious.

Ever wonder if you can eat cheese and still be Paleo? Maybe you feel better eating fruit than super low-carb. Is that okay? Listen up, because we’re talking about:

• The top 5 myths in fat loss, health, and longevity
• Why science tells us a different story than the media
• Why even if 50 million people say a foolish thing, it's still a foolish thing
• Why it’s okay to eat ice cream sometimes
• Why cavemen died young, and much more!

Most of us are “getting old” too soon and settling for far less energy and vitality than we deserve.

Through instinct, animals stay lean and vital in the wild despite eating as they please whenever food is available.

With a bit of practice, you can do the same.

In this interview, you’ll learn how to tweak your lifestyle and habits to make your Wild genes thrive.

Gray Graham has been an international consultant and teacher in the field of clinical nutrition for twenty years. In 2001, Gray founded the Nutritional Therapy Association, which has gone on to certify over 1,400 nutritional therapist practitioners. Gray is also the lead author of the book Pottenger's Prophecy, and an expert in epigenetics.

Why do we crave junk food?

We’ve all fallen into the trap. You get hungry, and before you even think about it you’re elbow deep in a bag of Doritos.

To make it worse, it almost feels like our brain rewards us for eating junk. You’re about to learn why - and what you can do to make cravings a thing of the past.

Today we’re here with neurobiologist and author of The Hungry Brain, Stephan Guyenet, PhD. Stephan offers a fascinating look at how evolution predisposes us to crave calorie-dense food.

Did you know that 9 out of 10 cells in your body are not technically human, but bacteria?

If you’re overweight, fatigued, or sick, it’s time to take a look at your microbiome. On this week’s show, you’ll learn how to upgrade your gut health with living foods.

Hannah Crum, the Kombucha Momma, is on a mission to "change the world one gut at a time."