Boundless Life

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Imagine...

...a 72 pound kettlebell in each hand...

...51 reps in ten minutes. Barely anyone on the face of the planet can accomplish this feat, but today's podcast guest can. Mike Salemi's journey in strength & conditioning started at the age of 15 as a young and hungry Powerlifter. At his peak, Mike became a WABDL World Champion in the Bench Press and Deadlift, while simultaneously working as a collegiate level strength & conditioning coach. It was at this time that Mike was both introduced to the power of the kettlebell, and the work of respected Holistic Health Practitioner Paul Chek. Both have had large influences on Mike's development as a more well-rounded athlete and person in the years that followed. Currently, as an avid Kettlebell Sport competitor, Mike has achieved the ranking Master of Sport, and became the 2017 WAKSC World Champion in the Clean and Jerk. Through his unique approach, Mike has been able to integrate high performance athletic training using a holistic model. His dream is to continue creating educational materials and programs that support a more balanced athlete.

During our discussion, you'll discover:

-Why Mike is such a fan of the kettlebell, and he switched to it after being a freakin' world champion in the bench and deadlift...[8:00]

-The Russian military secrets Mike uses to train and compete...[10:45]

-What a sample workout looks like for Mike to get ready for competition...[12:55]

-How Mike's training approach allows athletes to train far less than their peers and achieve superior results...[18:55]

-What Paul Chek figured out about Mike that nobody else could figure out, an issue that completely reinvented Mike's performance...[23:55]

-Mike's experience with DMT and Ayahuasca...[34:15]

-How Mike fuels his body, how he incorporates intuitive eating in his approach, and how he banished his gut distress...[39:35]

-The crazy thing that happened when Mike deadlifted against Paul Chek...[44:30]

-The biggest mistakes people make when they're trying to get stronger or use kettlebells...[48:55]

-And much more...

Resources from this episode: -My first interview with Paul Chek -My second interview with Paul Chek -Paul Chek and the Chek Institute -My interview with Chris Holder about the RKC Kettlebell certification -Mikesalemi.io -My ELDOA podcast -Wild Mediterranean Oil of Oregano -Mike's e-book:  7-Steps To The Perfect Set-Up: What Your Kettlebell Swing Is Missing

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Imagine a 72 pound kettlebell in each hand and 51 reps in ten minutes. Barely anyone on the face of the planet can accomplish this feat, but today's podcast guest can. Mike Salemi's journey in strength & conditioning started at the age of 15 as a young and hungry Powerlifter. For the full show notes, helpful links and to subscribe to my free e-mail newsletter for the podcast transcript, visit: https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/salemi

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Dec 7, 2017 Podcast: 376 - The Best Way To Lose Belly Fat, Does DIM Supplementation Help Fat Loss, Does Ketosis Increase Metabolic Rate, and What Kind Of Diet Works For APOE4? Have a podcast question for Ben? Click the tab on the right (or go to SpeakPipe), use the Contact button on the app, call 1-877-209-9439, or use the “Ask Ben” form at the bottom of this page.

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• Walking just after a meal seems to be more effective for weight loss than waiting for one hour to walk after a meal.
• This is why I recommend a fasted morning walk every day.
• Fascinating article on natural metformin alternatives.
• Deuterium depleted water...is this the next big thing?
• What happens when you binge on Thanksgiving or any other holiday.

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Listener Q&A: [26:50]

As compiled, deciphered, edited and sometimes read by Brock Armstrong, the Podcast Sidekick.

The Best Way To Lose Belly Fat

Patrick says: What is the best way to lose belly fat? From about Jan until now I have lost about 15lbs but I can't get rid of the belly fat. I eat LCHF and it has helped but I can't seem to get rid of the last few pounds. I play hockey a few times a week and workout a few times a week and realize it is probably diet based. But are there some supplements I can take to help?

In my response, I recommend: -Kion Lean -Yohimbine -CoolFatBurner (use code BEN15CFB for 15% off) Does DIM Supplementation Help Fat Loss?

Gail wrote: Does DIM (diindolylmethane) help with fat loss?

In my response, I recommend: -Thorne Research Indole 3 Carbinol Does Ketosis Increase Metabolic Rate?

Christian wrote: What are your thoughts on the Kevin Hall study and whether KETO has a metabolic advantage in the fat loss department. Thanks!

In my response, I recommend: -Kevin Hall's YouTube Video What Kind Of Diet Works For APOE4?

Terry wrote: Apo4 carriers supposedly cannot use fat efficiently in ketosis... thoughts, scientific evidence?

In my response, I recommend: -APOE4 resource

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The Best Way To Lose Belly Fat, Does DIM Supplementation Help Fat Loss, Does Ketosis Increase Metabolic Rate, and What Kind Of Diet Works For APOE4?

For the full show notes, helpful links and to subscribe to my free e-mail newsletter for the podcast transcript, visit: https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/376

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/daphne

Ever since a high school biology teacher informed Daphne Miller that clover produces a hormone similar to human estrogen, she has been fascinated by how our external ecosystem is linked to our internal one. Miller is a practicing family physician, author and Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco. For the past fifteen years, her leadership, advocacy, research and writing have focused on the connections between food production, ecology and health.

Her writings and profiles can be found in many publications including the Washington Post, the New York Times, Vogue, Orion Magazine, Yes! Magazine, Food and Wine, The Guardian UK and Harvard Medical Magazine and JAMA. She is author of The Jungle Effect: The Healthiest Diets from Around the World, Why They Work and How to Make Them Work for You (HarperCollins 2008) and Farmacology: Total Health from the Ground Up (HarperCollins 2013). Farmacology appears in four languages and was the basis for the award-winning documentary In Search of Balance. Miller is an internationally recognized speaker in the emerging field of planetary health and a leader in the Healthy Parks, Healthy People initiative, an effort spearheaded by the National Parks Service to build linkages between our medical system and our park system. Her 2009 Washington Post article “Take a Hike and Call Me in the Morning” is widely credited with introducing “park prescriptions,” a concept that is rapidly gaining traction across the United States. In 2000, Miller founded WholefamilyMD, the first integrative primary care practice in San Francisco. She is a graduate of Brown University where she majored in medical anthropology. She received her medical degree from Harvard Medical School and completed a residency and NIH-funded research fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco. She was a Senior Fellow at the Berkeley Food Institute and a Bravewell Fellow at the University of Arizona Program in Integrative Medicine. She serves as an advisor and/or board member to a number of non-profits, including the Institute of the Golden Gate, Education Outside, Mandela Marketplace and the Edible Schoolyard Foundation and Prevention Institute. Miller lives and gardens in Berkeley, California, where I visited her to record this fascinating podcast about her books The Jungle Effect: Healthiest Diets from Around the World--Why They Work and How to Make Them Work for You and Farmacology: Total Health from the Ground Up

During our discussion, you'll discover:

-How Daphne first discovered the jungle effect...[8:10]

-The meaning of a hot spot and a cold spot...[12:00]

-A fascinating example of an indigenous diet that leads to a health effect, including a Mexican Taramuhara diet affecting diabetes...[14:37]

-What do you do if you can't trace your ancestors to one specific indigenous diet...[19:40]

-Why Daphne sometimes has wine for breakfast...[26:22]

-What Daphne found about some ethnic food restaurants now using ingredient substitutions that cater to North American palates...[34:30]

-What first got Daphne thinking about the "soul of soil"...[44:20]

-What we can learn about social behavior of humans from social behavior of chickens...[46:40]

-How Daphne learned about cancer management from a winery...[52:30]

-How dangerous microbes may actually be beneficial...[56:45]

-What a hydrosol is and why you can use it for "sustainable beauty"...[60:40]

-And much more!

Resources from this episode:

-The Facebook Live Version of this Podcast! -The Jungle Effect: Healthiest Diets from Around the World--Why They Work and How to Make Them Work for You -Farmacology: Total Health from the Ground Up -Hydrosols in Fruitland, Washington

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Daphne Miller is a practicing family physician, author and Associate Clinical Professor at the University of California San Francisco. For the past fifteen years, her leadership, advocacy, research and writing have focused on the connections between food production, ecology and health.

For the full show notes, helpful links and to subscribe to my free e-mail newsletter for the podcast transcript, visit: https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/daphne

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/inflammation

Thomas DeLauer is one of the leading experts in the world of chronic inflammation as well as the response of the human body to a low-carb diet. He is noted for his personal transformation from a 280-pound overweight corporate executive to not only being on the cover of health and fitness magazines worldwide but pioneering some of the mainstream awareness of auto-immune diseases and inflammation in general!

Thomas been highlighted in over 20 magazines showcasing his transformation and has been featured worldwide on the cover of Ironman Magazine, Muscle and Performance Magazine, Natural Muscle Magazine, ICON Magazine, Platform Magazine and Ironman Japan. His background is in Sports Psychology, although it is this passion for psychology coupled with a career in healthcare as a physician recruiter and owner of an ancillary lab services company that sparked his love for nutritional science and what makes the body tick. He is currently working on a project in the 2nd phase of trials with Doctors at UCLA to identify a strain of bacteria that may help modulate inflammation within the body. It is partially due to his involvement in this study that he has developed such an interest in the world of cellular inflammation in the first place. Residing near Santa Barbara, California, with his wife, three dogs, two horses, and soon to be first son. Thomas promotes a lifestyle of living as close to the earth as possible to obtain the best possible results while still achieving maximum performance in very possible area of life.

During our discussion, you'll discover:

-The top nutrients Thomas plans on feeding his newborn son to enhance his health...[10:00]

-The tactics Tom used to go "from a 280-pound overweight corporate executive to not only being on the cover of health and fitness magazines"...[13:10]

-The intriguing connection between an inability to lose fat and the presence of inflammation...[18:00]

-How a special form of lactobacillus 456 can colonize the gut and cause a quelling of inflammation and enhanced fat loss...[22:15]

-Whether you would want to combine a ketone such as beta-hydroxy-butyrate with glucose and when that would be a problem...[34:12]

-Why Thomas believes curcumin should not be combined with black pepper, and better ways to improve absorption of curcumin...[40:45 & 43:45]

-Why excess iron is a big problem for your gut, and how to get rid of it using something called "lactoferrin"...[53:10]

-The single herbal extract that Thomas considers to fly under the radar but that has an extremely powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effect...[60:23]

-The answer to the "million dollar" question on when you wouldn't want to quell inflammation...[65:30]

-And much more...

Resources from this episode:

-The Purathrive anti-inflammatory compound Thomas and I discuss (get a 15% discount with this link) -The shocking before-after photos of Thomas after he lost all his weight and became a magazine cover model -USWellnessMeats headcheese and braunschweiger -My baby nutrition podcast with Dr. Thomas Cowan -My podcast on "Deep Nutrition" with Cate Shanahan -Viome full bacterial analysis podcast with Naveen Jain -The Greenfield Longevity Testing Packages for inflammation

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Do you have questions, thoughts or feedback for Thomas or me? Leave your comments below and one of us will reply!

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Thomas DeLauer is one of the leading experts in the world of chronic inflammation as well as the response of the human body to a low-carb diet. For the full show notes, helpful links and to subscribe to my free e-mail newsletter for the podcast transcript, visit: https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/inflammation

https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/masterjohn

Do you love health and wellness so much that you just want to read everything you can about it, but often find yourself understanding only half (or even less) of what you read? 

Do you need to learn biochemistry for school but wish you could learn the material in a more relevant, lively, or entertaining way?  Do you already have a good foundation, but want a unique out-of-the-box perspective synthesized from a deep dive into the scientific literature? 

If so, today's podcast is for you. My guest is Dr. Chris Masterjohn, former podcast guest from the episode "Why Sugar Isn’t As Dangerous As You Might Think, How Your Genetics Affect Your Sleep, Liver Toxicity & More With Dr. Chris Masterjohn." Chris earned his PhD in Nutritional Sciences in 2012 from the University of Connecticut at Storrs, served as a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign from 2012 to 2014, and served as Assistant Professor of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College from 2014 to 2016. He now works independently in health and nutrition research, education, and consulting. Chris has authored or co-authored ten peer-reviewed publications. His podcast, Mastering Nutrition, his two video series, Chris Masterjohn Lite and Masterclass With Masterjohn, and his blog can all be found on his web site at chrismasterjohnphd.com. You can also find him on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Snapchat, where his username is @chrismasterjohn.

In today's podcast, we take a deep dive into Chris's brand new program entitled "Masterclass With Masterjohn Pro: Energy Metabolism", and you'll discover:

-Why human beings need to eat such an enormous amount of food...[9:35]

-What happens if you take too much creatine...[23:57]

-Why it matters whether you eat protein, carbs, or fat, since all depend on cellular respiration...[32:45] 

-Why some macronutrients actually require more micronutrients than others to be burnt...[49:18 & 56:05]

-A missing nutrient that you must take in if you are on a high protein diet...[60:45]

-Why anyone should bother learning this stuff in mechanistic detail rather than just learning what to eat and when...[64:55]

-The new online "masterclasses" that Chris is now teaching...[68:50]

-And much more!

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-Masterclass With Masterjohn Pro (special discount when you use that link!)

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Do you love health and wellness so much that you just want to read everything you can about it, but often find yourself understanding only half (or even less) of what you read? For the full show notes, helpful links and to subscribe to my free e-mail newsletter for the podcast transcript, visit: https://bengreenfieldfitness.com/masterjohn