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BHP 001: The Carnivore Diet | Shawn Baker and Mike T Nelson


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It’s finally here! The Carnivore Diet Podcast with Shawn Baker and Mike T. Nelson.

I documented my Carnivore Diet experiment in great detail on this blog post. If you need or want to see that as a prequel to this podcast, click that link.

Without further ado or introduction, here’s the show:

 

The Better Human Project #1: Dr. Shawn Baker and Dr. Mike T. Nelson
  • Dr. Shawn Baker explains the Zero Carb Diet aka Carnivore Diet for people who are living in a cave and how it changed his life.
  • Shawn explains the confirmation bias/echo chamber on forums from people who have tried the diet and say they are not doing well.
  • Mike argues what are good markers of health? What concerns does he see with this diet?
  • Shawn explains the issues he has with the RDI, standard American diet markers, and it’s context with the carnivore diet
  • Find out Shawn and Mike’s reactions from Ryan as he shares his data from his experience of 30 days on the carnivore diet.
  • How the animals you eat – and what they ate – impact the results of the Carnivore Diet?
  • Shawn explains why the ratio of HDL over triglycerides may be a more valuable health marker than cholesterol
  • Mike talks about the effects of high stress and having more micronutrients in the body
  • Mike explains will give extra credit to his students that can find a peer reviewed study that not only shows kidney damage, but damage from high protein diets
  • Find out the difference between sustainable farming and conventional farming and its impact on the environment
  • Is meat a health disaster? Find out Shawn’s thoughts.
  • Shawn gives his two cents on purchasing the best quality meat, labeling and environmental health impact
  • Will a meat only diet affect the microbiome poorly? Find out Shawn and Mike’s reaction.
  • January is World Carnivore Month! Find out how you can participate.
  • Shawn and Mike give their final thoughts on why you should try it and keep an open mind.
  • Featured Guest(s)
    • SBaker MD (@SBakerMD) | Twitter
    • Shawn Baker (@shawnbaker1967) • Instagram
    • Dr. Mike T Nelson (@MikeTNelson) · Twitter
    • Mike T Nelson’s Website
    • N Equals Many Website
    • Resources
      • Dr Shawn Baker Explains His Carnivore Diet Results & Benefits of Eating Meat & No Vegetables
      • CARNIVORE DIET: IS IT HEALTHIER TO EAT ONLY MEAT AND NO PLANTS? 
      • Potential Deficiencies on a Meat Based Diet  
      • Determination of Iron, Copper, Zinc and Manganese in Sausage, Poultry-Rabbit Meat, Viscera and Red Meats Consumed by the Population in The Canary Islands, Spain 
      • Iron Manganese DRI/RDA, benefits, side effects, overdose, toxicity, requirements
      • Iron Deficiency and Iron Overload  
      • Iron, Meat and Health  
      • Reference Daily Intake  
      • Using Dietary Reference Intakes in Planning Diets for Individuals  
      • C-reactive protein
      • Cholesterol ratio: Is it important?  
      • Making sense of cholesterol tests
      • A1C test – 
      • Dietary protein intake and renal function
      • Is Eating Too Much Protein Going to Harm My Kidneys? 
      • Liver: nature’s most potent superfood 
      • Go Wild: Free Your Body and Mind from the Afflictions of Civilization – John Ratey and Richard Manning (book) 
      • Health Benefits of Eating Organ Meats
      • Dr. Julia Rucklidge: The surprisingly dramatic role of nutrition in mental health 
      • High Cholesterol, high HDL, low triglycerides 
      • HDL: The good, but complex, cholesterol 
      • Sustainable Vs. Conventional Agriculture 
      • 6 Problems with Monoculture Farming 
      • Joel Salatin: The Surprising Truth About Agriculture and Money 
      • The Truth About Impossible Foods, Meat Alternatives, and Feeding The World  
      • World Carnivore Month Jan 2018 – (YouTube)
      • World Carnivore Month | January 2018 | Meat Heals – (YouTube)
      • Shawn Baker on The Joe Rogan Experience #1050:

        [embedyt] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj_Bc9hdHa0[/embedyt]

        People Mentioned
        • Joe Rogan (@joerogan) · Twitter
        • George Eads (@GeorgeEadsTV) | Twitter
        • Dr. Ann Childers
        • Julia Rucklidge  
        • Joel Salatin
        • Jose Antonio PhD (@JoseAntonioPhD) · Twitter
        • EPIC (@EPICbar) | Twitter
        • Taylor Collins (@feedthemane) • Instagram
        • Dr. Michael Ruscio (@DrRuscio) · Twitter
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