Abel James Show

By Abel James

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May 30, 2014 Dr. Jeff Spencer: Fear is Your Friend, Why Recovery is Vital, & What All High Achievers Have in Common
As a former Olympian, team member of eight Tours de France, renowned chiropractor, international lecturer, and life coach to the Stars, Dr. Spencer knows what it takes to overcome obstacles, create and execute plans, and achieve stardom.
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May 29, 2014Dr. Jeff Spencer: Fear is Your Friend, Why Recovery is Vital, & What All High Achievers Have in Common
As a former Olympian, team member of eight Tours de France, renowned chiropractor, international lecturer, and "life coach to the stars," Dr. Spencer knows what it takes to overcome obstacles, create and execute plans, and achieve greatness. He's taught his techniques to many top athletes, businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and entertainers. If you want to know how to continually operate at peak performance, listen up. Jeff is the author of "Turn It Up! How to Perform at Your Highest Level For a Lifetime" and creator of The Champion's Blueprint where he helps leaders from diverse backgrounds change the world. On this week's show, Jeff talks about:
What it truly means to be a champion (it's not what you think);
What separates the champion performers from the ordinary;
They key that allows anyone to achieving at a champion's level;
The two things that an aspirting top achieve must have;
And more about mastering fear, challenging yourself, and being prepared.
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Show Notes
Masters in exercise physiology and sports science, sports chiro of the year.
Identify playing field to develop a precise strategy to perform at highest level.
You are your biggest competition, so identify your weaknesses and strengths.
You have to scare yourself and extend your limits to see where they are.
Fear is the biggest obstacle to conquer ourselves and push our limits.
Fear is good as it brings a heightened level of awareness, a transcendent level.
It's not about conquering fear but mastering it and using it to our advantage.
Fear is your friend, so strategically plan on how to use fear to your benefit.
Expose yourself to risk, responsibly, to determine what your baseline is first.
It reduces anxiety and you can figure out what you need to do to raise the bar.
Do this over and over again so you can call up fear instantly to perform better.
Everybody gets pre-performance anxiety, so use it to your advantage.
Even "pros" do this, such as with U2 backstage before kicking off world tour.
The Champion's golden rule is, "When you do the homework, the test is easy."
You can't think yourself through it, you've got to get out of your own way.
Our most primal instinct that dictates our lives is survival, which is fear-based.
It's not talent or skill, but knowing what has to happen and needs to go right.
Peak performers know what to go after and not tempted to go after everything.
Focus is detrimental; you don't need more, you need what Jeff calls "gocus."
Choose your battles carefully, pausing in between to ensure adequate recovery.
Important to have a ritual to set you up that you do 2-3 days before event.
Never experiment when you're about go live, just stick with those rituals.
There's no such thing as luck, it's really about showing up and getting it done.
Don't change anything in training, for anything new will cause fear to kick in.
Focus on the 2-3% of the things that can go right, not on what can go wrong.
Don't start micromanaging the details that don't matter causing mental fatigue.
We're built to trust more in our ability to fail than in our ability to win.
Mentorship is what will stop you from damaging yourself when it gets tough.
Balance between training and recovery; recovery is where performance comes.
If performance is declining, that's a sign of overtraining and need to recover.
Recovery takes us back to baseline; one step back to take two steps forward.
You can't do what you're best at all the time, otherwise it's overtraining.
"When the body is fatigued, the brain (i.e., the mental aspect) follows."
For food, there's a difference between being a metabolizer and an oxydizer.
You cannot fool your metabolism; ask, "does this make me perform better?"
High achievers are open to suggestion, and they build teams that support them.
They pay attention to details and are proactive at identifying weak points.
Shortcuts aren't real, systems are; effort and recovery should be in balance.
They don't do too much too soon; they give themselves evolutionary leverage.
"Never met a person that doesn't have a 'corner man' (mentor, advisor, etc)."
Mentors keep you grounded, in sobriety, to always know how things really are.
How to manage once a pinnacle is reached and manage self-expectations.
You have to have a system to know what is happening when it does happen.
Have responsible conversations about future inevitabilities as to be prepared.
Have someone in your corner to tell you when they are about to happen.
Recommended Resources
Dr. Jeff Spencer's website
"Turn It Up!" book by Dr. Jeff Spencer
Olympic athlete Heather Moyse
U2 website
Champions Blueprint
Champions Blueprint Facebook Page
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May 23, 2014 Liz Wolfe: Why Dieting Steals Happiness, The Challenges of Homesteading, & Thoughtful Omnivorism
Liz Wolfe is a nutritional therapy practitioner certified by the Nutritional Therapy Association, blogger at CaveGirlEats (now RealFoodLiz.com), and is the author of the new book, Eat the Yolks. She's also a real-food cook and amateur homesteader raising goats, chickens, and pigs.
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May 22, 2014Liz Wolfe: Why Dieting Steals Happiness, The Challenges of Homesteading, & Thoughtful Omnivorism
Liz Wolfe is a nutritional therapy practitioner certified by the Nutritional Therapy Association, blogger at CaveGirlEats (now RealFoodLiz.com), and is the author of the new book, Eat the Yolks. She's also a real-food cook and amateur homesteader raising goats, chickens, and pigs. In this episode, Abel and Liz discuss:
Happiness (not appearance) and enjoying food as part of health;
The danger of obsessing over "vanity pounds" and weightloss;
Transitioning from a modern, urban life to a farm as a bad cook;
Ancient bread and the pitfalls of conventional farming;
Thoughtful omnivorism and a rant against the "Paleo Police";
And more about former diet dilemmas to cooking real food.
Enjoy the show!
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Show Notes
Six years trained with Michael Rutherford, Bootcamp Fitness, Kansas City.
Coach Rut introduced Liz to Robb Wolfe who was breaking out on his own.
Started her own blog talking about Paleo and sharing what she was eating.
Her appearance used to be at the expense of health, but later flip-flopped.
Misery and restriction diets she was on made her terribly unhappy.
Maintained a "thinspiration board" with skinny pictures for motivation.
Had skin issues and disorders (like acne, eczema, etc) tied to her food.
After five years of eating well, she's never been happier and healthier.
Don't picture yourself thin, picture yourself in full health instead.
Our body's expression of full health may not be what we want to see.
Once you learn to love real food and health, you'll also love your body.
You can't put a number on feeling good (e.g., scale, tape, calipers, etc).
When you try to lose "vanity pounds," you lose the point of this journey.
Strive to be functional and happy your whole life instead of preoccupied.
Was on The Zone, Low-Card, Ketogenic, etc and something was still missing.
Grass-fed beef was her first introduction to this new healthy lifestyle.
In city, farmer markets were plenty; once rural, food is paradoxically bad.
This led to developing her farm, growing her own food, and homesteading.
Conventional farming and conglomerates are changing the food landscape.
She says she's more about real food, without processed stuff, than Paleo.
"Paleo" is just a label for a diet, but it's not about the lifestyle.
Paleo is about a vast body of information, science, and common-sense.
Ancient bread is made with rhizome, which is not a grain at all.
Modern wheat is not like ancient, wild wheat (like Einkorn) or grains.
Paleo is not a historical reenactment, there's still science on our side.
Today's food are fundamentally different than our grandparents' food.
Wheat sourced in America vs. sourced traditionally (like in Italy).
Fermenting, properly preparing foods such as sprouting, and organic.
You don't have to be a good cook to start making and enjoying real food.
Breakfast used to be FiberOne, soy milk, with Aspartame sprinkled on top.
So there is a learning curve but it gets easier and you find favorites.
One way is to find great restaurants that support local producers.
Liz coined the term "thoughtful omnivorism," which Abel likes.
It's thinking about where your food comes from, giving back to the soil.
Excusing ourselves from the food chain is making us sicker, less happy.
"Where does my food come from," and then "where can I get better food."
"Embrace the suck," and be outside rather than on the treadmill.
Quit talking about weightloss at all costs, or whether caveman ate bread.
Focus instead on real food, where it comes from, and how it makes us feel.
We should stop "Paleo-policing" each other about dumb, little points.
Went to high school with Lewis Howes, a past guest on the show.
Recommended Resources
"Eat The Yolks" by Liz Wolfe
CaveGirlEats (now RealFoodLiz.com) is her blog
Coach Rut (Michael Rutherford)
Rhizome for ancient bread
24 Diner restaurant in Austin
Common acquaintance is Lewis Howes
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May 16, 2014 Chris Masterjohn: Good Fats vs. Bad Fats, 3 Key Fat-Soluble Vitamins, & Why Some Inflammation is Good
Today's guest on The Fat-Burning Man Show is Chris Masterjohn. A self-proclaimed "recovering vegan," Chris has a h.D. in Nutritional Science and is a frequent contributor to the Weston A. Price Foundation journal, Wise Traditions. Chris is a sought-after nutrition expert and a seasoned researcher on the interactions between vitamins, essential fatty acids, and cholesterol.
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May 14, 2014Chris Masterjohn: Good Fats vs. Bad Fats, 3 Key Fat-Soluble Vitamins, & Why Some Inflammation is Good
Today's guest on The Fat-Burning Man Show is Chris Masterjohn. A self-proclaimed "recovering vegan," Chris has a Ph.D. in Nutritional Science and is a frequent contributor to the Weston A. Price Foundation journal, Wise Traditions. Chris is a sought-after nutrition expert and a seasoned researcher on the interactions between vitamins, essential fatty acids, and cholesterol. If you ever wondered if you should eat more fat, this show is a must-listen! On today's show, you will learn:
Why Hexane is in our food (and why you should avoid it);
How to manage inflammation instead of avoiding it;
Why you should avoid corn oil at all costs;
How to get all the nutrients you need to thrive;
And a lot more on fats, cholesterol, and vitamins.
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Show Notes
Fat in our diet is important as it carries fat-soluble vitamins with it.
It assists in the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients from vegetables.
That's why it's important to add good fats to salads and vegetables.
Fats helps to make food delicious but also more satiating.
Favorite fats include butter and egg yolks, excellent for reproduction.
Animal fats are next, but it really depends on how animals are raised.
Natural state, free-range, grass-fed animals have more nutritious fats.
Avoid factory-farmed animal products and go for grass-fed ones instead.
Grain-fed and vegetable-oil-fed animals typically produce bad fats.
Tropic plant-based fats are coconut oil, cocoa butter, and red palm tree oil.
Non-tropic ones are olive oil, macadamia nut oil, peanut oil, and sesame oil.
Avoid chemically processed oils, like soybean, corn, canola, and cottonseed.
"Bad" oils have highly industrialized processes and solvents to extract them.
They are bleached, deodorized, and have high levels of hexane for extraction.
Hexane is toxic, and many soy-based foods to contain hexane residue.
Cold-pressed oils are not perfect but better than solvent-based extraction.
Overconsumption is not good as it increases polyunsaturated fatty acids.
Corn oil is almost exclusively Omega-6, which makes you Omega-3 deficient.
The language of "pro-inflammatory vs. anti-inflammatory" is misleading.
Inflammation to a point is actually good (incites inflammation resolution).
EPA (high dose fish oil) is close to non-steroidal anti-inflammatories.
Interfering in the initiation of inflammation vs. resolution of it.
High doses can interfere with both the initiation and the resolution.
Anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs, Cox-inhibitors, etc) are therefore bad.
Similarly, any natural "anti-inflammatories" in high doses are bad, too.
It's better to give enough to our bodies to regulate inflammation instead.
Use natural food sweeteners like raw honey or unrefined sugars.
Balance is key, such as simple, utilitarian foods and gourmet foods.
Everything in moderation is fine, including intermittent fasting.
Fasting can be stressful, but stress is not always a bad thing.
The point is to listen to your body and see how it responds to food.
Try to include some liberal sources of nutrient-dense foods.
Include organ meats, fish liver oils, bones for soups and broths.
Cod liver oil is rich in vitamins A and D, and Omega fatty acids.
Used for helping joint-tissue disorders with autoimmune components.
Helps a variety of deficiencies that lead to blindness and rickets.
Also used as preventative in many illnesses including common cold.
Best source is unheated Cod liver oil, like Blue Ice and Corganic.
Vitamins A, D, and K are fat-soluble vitamins that work synergistically.
They help calcium and magnesium absorption, and regulate calcification.
These vitamins are important in child development and in old age.
Best derived from leafy green veggies, fermented products, and animal fats.
Recommended Resources
The Daily Lipid
Wise Traditions by the Weston A. Price Foundation
Scientific PubMed articles by Chris Masterjohn
Edible oil extraction
Matt Stone and his approach to diet
"Cod-liver Oil as a Therapeutic Agent" by John Hughes Bennett
Blue Ice Fermented Cod Liver Oil
Cholesterol and Health website
Chris Masterjohn on Facebook
Chris Masterjohn on Twitter
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May 09, 2014 Dr. Joel Fuhrman: How Diets can Hurt You, How to Live Longer, & Where Paleo is Wrong
My guest this week, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, is a family physician, NYTimes best-selling author, and nutritional researcher with a focus on reversing disease naturally using nourishing foods. More importantly, Dr. Fuhrman is a former professional figure skater! He was a guest on The Dr. Oz Show discussing his new book, The End of Dieting. When […]
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May 08, 2014Dr. Joel Fuhrman: How Diets can Hurt You, How to Live Longer, & Where Paleo is Wrong
My guest this week, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, is a family physician, NYTimes best-selling author, and nutritional researcher with a focus on reversing disease naturally using nourishing foods. More importantly, Dr. Fuhrman is a former professional figure skater! He was a guest on The Dr. Oz Show discussing his new book, The End of Dieting. When it comes to his food preference, he prefers to call himself a "nutritarian," which is a preference for foods that are high in micronutrients. On today’s Fat-Burning Man Show, Dr. Fuhrman will reveal:
The real goal of a healthy nutrition is longevity, not fitness;
How "paleo" and fad diets have it wrong (and what's good about it);
3 important truths about nutrition that is scientifically based;
How food preferences can taint our perception of what's healthy;
And so much more!
Enjoy the show, and please share it with your friends and family. Spread the word on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or anywhere else you can.
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Show Notes
Dr. Fuhrman was a former figure skater, competed in world championships.
Medical profession has gone in the wrong direction, it's insane.
Looking for pills and cures so we can continue to abuse our bodies.
Must learn the basic science of nutrition instead of falling for gimmicks.
Nutrition is so important, it permeates all layers of society.
Physicians are poorly educated or ill-informed in the world of nutrition.
Raising the level of education of people raises that of physicians, too.
People teach doctors: more people get well, more doctors are exposed.
Science changes as more evidence is made available, so too do doctors.
Doctors' egos get in the way and they hate admitting they're wrong.
Look at and review all the information first before making a decision.
The more information we get, the easier it is to motivate people.
Science needed to counter bad information out there like fad diets.
Most fad diets are based on "stories" and premises, not science.
When trying to prove that story, biases skew interpretation of science.
People's food preferences tend to bias their preference of diets, too.
Determine safety threshold rather than discounting entire food groups.
Primary objective is longevity, not athleticism only to die young.
Cavemen lived short lives, and ate whatever was available to them.
Today we can eat what's best, so we can survive until we're 100+.
People ask wrong questions that are too vague with too many variables.
Three important truths we can all agree with:
Eat more natural, unrefined plant foods, and less processed foods.
Increase micronutrients and breadth of nutrients our bodies need.
Reduce exposure to hormones that increase disease risk like cancer.
Eat a big salad every day with natural dressings (like nuts and seeds).
One food type linked to longevity is legumes, beans, and plant proteins.
Look at the evidence and not at the stories; and test the theory.
Refined grains are bad -- the more refined they are, the worse they are.
But, there's nothing wrong with the moderate use of intact whole grains.
Whole, intact, real foods are better than fractionated "frankenfoods."
Nutritarian diet and reduction of animal protein extends lifespan.
Following the above, episodic fasting likely increases longevity.
Higher animal proteins raise hormone responses and reduce lifespan.
Being athletic, muscular, or ripped doesn't mean you'll live longer.
The difference between strength and stamina, and how it affects longevity.
Research into nutrition to help to reverse, not just prevent, disease.
Resources Discussed
Dr. Joel Fuhrman's website at DrFuhrman.com
"The End of Dieting" by Dr. Joel Fuhrman
PBS TV show, summer 2014, tentatively called "Never Diet Again"
Director of The Nutritional Research Foundation
Dr. Fuhrman articles on Huffington Post
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May 02, 2014 Shawn Stevenson: Reversing a Spinal Disease, Medicinal Fat-Burning Tea, & Body-Fat Shedding Secrets
My guest this week, Shawn Stevenson is a Professional Nutritionist specializing in biochemistry and kinesiology who reversed an incurable degenerative spinal disease, and shares his speed "shredding" secrets to lose body-fast as quickly as possible.
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May 01, 2014Shawn Stevenson: Reversing a Spinal Disease, Medicinal Fat-Burning Tea, & Body-Fat Shedding Secrets
I hope you’re enjoying the start of your spring. This week’s show includes a few actionable tips that might make it a lot better. My guest this week, Shawn Stevenson is a Professional Nutritionist specializing in biochemistry and kinesiology. Several years ago, Shawn was bed-ridden battling an “incurable” spinal disease. He’s now thriving as a physique model. This show tells you what happened in between. On today’s Fat-Burning Man Show, Shawn Stevenson will reveal:
The power of tissue regeneration and the world of stem cells;
Speed "shredding" secrets to lose body-fast as quickly as possible;
Which major organs are responsible for fatloss (it's not what you think!);
And so much more!
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