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Dr. Alan Goldhamer is the Founder of the TrueNorth Health Center and widely considered the world's foremost expert on multi-day water only fasting. He has spent decades using multi-day fasting to help patients heal from various health issues including cancers, diabetes, high blood pressure, obesity, autoimmune diseases, addiction, and many others. His latest book, Can Fasting Save Your Life, is now available everywhere.

We discuss:

• The latest peer reviewed science on fasting
• Why healthy people benefit most from fasting
• Why visceral fat is so dangerous to our health and how fasting targets visceral fat first
• Why fat loss continues even after fasting
• Dr. Goldhamer’s latest published research on reversing heart disease, lymphoma, skin cancers, and other diseases
• How to incorporate fasting into your everday life

Show Notes

True North Health Center

Can Fasting Save Your Life Book

Dan Cohen is the Chief Performance Officer at Human Powered Health.

Human Powered Health's Mission is to power health and human performance for everyone. Dan is a former Professional Triathlete and Physiologist and leads the direction and vision at HPH.

We discuss:

• Dan's background as a pro triathlete
• What is VO2 Max and why you should know yours
• How to improve your VO2 max
• What is visceral fat and why you should know how much you have
• VO2 Max vs. Strength for longevity

Show Notes

Human Powered Health Website
Protocol Website

Alex Burke is the Founder of Burke Sports Rehab.

Alex is one of the premiere Physical Therapists in Boston specializing in keeping athletes in the game or getting them back in the game following injury. He is one of the few therapists trained in the TB12 method, Tom Brady's body work method, and formerly worked as a TB12 body coach. Alex works with top professional and amateur athletes around the world.

We discuss:

• The main pillars of the TB12 Method
• What is pliability
• What factors impact the pliability of your muscles
• When and how to use ice in the recovery process
• Static vs. dynamic stretching and when to do each
• What is dry needling and how it helps
• Super carbon shoes and when to wear them
• Zone 2 training

Show Notes

Burke Sports Rehab Website
Burke Sports Rehab Instagram
Alex's Instagram
Protocol Website
Protocol Instagram

Jackson Stone is the Founder & CEO of Protocol.

Protocol is a first-of-its-kind concierge primary care that delivers personalized, compassionate, and proactive healthcare designed to extend healthspan. Their team of Stanford scientists, world renowned doctors, and longevity experts are here to guide you with the best and most current tools on your path to live healthier, longer.

We discuss:

• The difference between healthspan and lifespan
• Is it possible to live forever
• How would living indefinitely change life as we know it
• Jackson's entrepreneurial path to ultimately founding Protocol
• Why a health scare and poor healthcare experience led him to build a solution
• The problem with traditional primary care in the US
• How VO2 max is the best indication of longevity
• Why your VO2 max today matters to your 90 year old self
• The motivating aspect of the Protocol method

Show Notes

Protocol Website
Protocol Instagram

On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the inspirational Drew Harrisberg. Drew is an Australian Exercise Physiologist and an expert on living with Type 1 Diabetes. We talk about how Drew was unexpectedly diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes at 22, how it changed his daily life in a big way, the difference between T1 and T2 Diabetes, why blood sugar spikes are not necessarily a bad thing, his experience with paleo and keto as a T1 diabetic, why carbs are not the enemy for diabetics, how caffeine and alcohol fit into life as a T1 diabetic, what happens when you fast with diabetes, and much more.

Show Notes

Drew’s Instagram

Drew’s Website

On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the inspirational Todd Crandell. Todd Crandell is a triathlete and Founder of Racing For Recovery, a holistic addiction recovery organization based in Ohio. I met Todd right before hopping in the water at Ironman Maine 70.3 recently, as he began his 98th Ironman triathlon! This is our second episode together and this time around we talk all about his new book Do No Harm.

Show Notes

Do No Harm Book

Racing For Recovery Website

Todd’s Instagram

On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the amazing Kristina Rivers. Kristina Rivers is a cyclist who recently set the Guinness World Record (unofficially) for the fastest woman to cross Australia on bike. We talk about why a Mom of 2 with a normal job decided to attempt a cycling world record after failing at it once before, how she prepared for it, the many challenges she encountered, the mental techniques she used to keep moving, the personal learnings from the endeavor, why we must be OK with failure, and so much more.

Show Notes

Kristina’s Website

Kristina’s Instagram

“The more you get to know your food, through cooking, the more you’re going to get to know your body.”

On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the fabulous Bailey Ruskus, AKA Chef Bai. Chef Bai is a holistic nutritionist, best selling author of Cook Heal Go Vegan, and host of the Plant Remedy Podcast. We talk about why a classically trained chef shifted to only cooking plants, her battle with endometriosis and how she has managed it with diet and lifestyle, the positives and negatives of birth control, why you must be your own health advocate and not rely on one type of health professional, how cooking can change your life, the energetic impact of consuming animals and dairy, and tips for growing a personal brand.

Show Notes

Chef Bai Website

Chef Bai Instagram

Chef Bai TikTok

Chef Bai YouTube

“The status quo never goes quietly into the good night. This fight just started.”

On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the awesome Matt de Gruyter. Matt is the Co-Founder of America’s first plant-based burger chain, Next Level Burger, which now has over 10 locations in multiple states. We talk about how Matt dropped his very comfortable career in the oil and gas industry to start Next Level Burger at a time and place where many thought he was crazy, we talk about the intense reality of entrepreneurship, why you must be obsessed to succeed as an entrepreneur, the many challenges of starting Next Level Burger, why all plant-based restaurant brands are on the same team and why it’s crucial we all eat more plants for the future of our world.

Show Notes

Next Level Burger Website

Next Level Burger Instagram

“When someone tells you something can’t be done, it’s a reflection of their limitations not yours.”

On this week’s episode of the Eat Green Make Green Podcast I sit down with the inspiring Adrianne Haslet. Adrianne is a Boston Marathon Bombing Survivor and Keynote Speaker. A former world ranked ballroom dancer, Adrianne lost the lower half of her left leg in the Boston Marathon bombings. One year later she began dancing again. Three years later she was on the starting line of the Boston Marathon and has run the race multiple times since. We talk all about that life altering day in 2013, her incredibly inspiring comeback story, and how’s she’s rewritten her life and become one of the most sought after speakers in the world.

Show Notes

Adrianne’s Instagram

Adrianne’s TEDx