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One of the biggest questions is, 'Is meat and animal agriculture sustainable?' A snap judgment based on mainstream media projection would probably be 'Not really' but that's called dogma. It's always good to explore all sides of the arguments and this two part episode delves into the sustainability aspect of animal agriculture while taking a closer look at certain health and nutritional claims of plants and animals.  

Time Stamps:

2:45 – How Peter got into low carb high fat lifestyle

5:46 – What is a “Forage Agronomist”?

8:26 – Response to “Meat causes Colorectal Cancer” claims

11:00 – Factors causing current agricultural crisis

18:38 – The key historical turning points against animal agriculture

26:17 – Importance of connecting food producers with low carb communities

29:31 – The downside of having a big voice in the modern age

34:10 – What exactly is ‘sustainability’?

44:30 – Differences between nutritional studies in plants, animals and humans

48:55 – Comparison and implications of plant based and animal based diet

58:05 – Virtue signaling and issues with natural and organic food labels

1:01:33 – Should I buy organic, grass fed or conventional meat?

1:06:39 – Myths created against saturated fat and animal agriculture

1:10:25 – Does cattle destroy the planet by greenhouse emission?

Bio: Peter has extensive experience in forage agriculture. He was the forage extension specialist at Oregon State University from 1986 until 1992. He is currently the Forage Product Manager at Barenbrug USA. His experience led him to study human diet and health. What he’s learned doesn’t agree with low-fat-is-heart-healthy dietary advice we’ ve been given for more than 50 years. This understanding, combined with his forage background, has strengthened his interest in THE truly sustainable agriculture – the production of ruminant animal products! His knowledge, enthusiasm, and speaking style will provide an entertaining and informative presentation.

Plugs: 

Twitter: @GrassBased

Website: grassbasedhealth.blogspot.com

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Paradoxes to conventional wisdom are interesting to explore since they can lead to substantial breakthroughs and provoke us to thinking. With the growth of Low Carb, Ketogenic and various fat burning diets challenging mainstream dietary guidelines, what would happen if we simplify our food consumption to only animals? 

Time Stamps:

1:00 -  Shawn Baker Introduction.

3:26 - World records broken by Shawn Baker.

6:30 - What is a zero carb diet and its role in human history?

11:01 - Populations that ate mostly meat.

12:00 - What can people eat on a zero carb diet?

14:45 - Animals that can’t be eaten or can be toxic.

17:07 - The role of fruit, vegetables and nutrients in diet.

19:39 - Role of fiber, digestion and microbiome in the body.

23:45 - Has the quality of meat changed with time?

27:14 - Status of meat industry.

30:41 - Noticeable benefits of going on a Zero carb Diet.

38:38 - Have people been on zero carb for a long period of time?

40:30 - Can kids go on zero carb?

43:30 - Weight, fat and muscle gain and loss on this diet.

47:40 - Things to watch out for while living the lifestyle.

55:15 - The self-organized ‘Nequalsmany’ study for this way of life.

59:50 - The goals, biomarkers and variables tracked on the Nequalsmany study.

1:06:15 - Could future researches be crowdfunded?

1:07:13 - Reservations on lab grown meat.

1:11:18 - Athleticism, performance and zero carb.

1:18:018 - Global sustainability of a meat diet.

1:20:44 - What would happen if this diet goes mainstream?

1:22:50 - Discussion of animal cruelty and suffering.

1:25:49 - Popular myths and critique of the zero carb diet.

1:27:26 - Does Shawn supplement with anything?

1:28:09 - What is Shawn’s bloodwork and various health markers?

1:31:38 - Gluconeogenesis… again.

1:34:20 - Balance of Omega 3 to Omaga 6 on the zero carb diet

1:35:54 - Shawn’s message and vision for the world.

1:37:04 - Final plug.

Bio: Shawn Baker M.D. completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas in Austin. He graduated with honors from Texas Tech Medical School and completed his Internship and Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

His lifelong passion for athletics and strength training has resulted in numerous state and national weightlifting records and a semi- professional rugby career.

As a 50+ athlete who is still breaking records, Shawn has an unusual view on what it takes to stay young and still perform at an elite level.

With a 772lbs deadlift under his belt and the World record for 500m row in the 40-49yr age group at 1.16.5, Shawn shows us how its not just strength but also fitness that can be optimized using simplicity.

Plugs:

Twitter: @sbakermd

Instagram: shawnbaker1967

Study: Nequalsmany.com

There are great humans and then there are larger than life figures such as Professor Tim Noakes. We call them legends. This is a must listen podcast for everyone that will send shivers down some spines as the medical, pharmaceutical and food industry is facing viral disruptions from people self-empowering themselves.

Time Stamps:

1:55: Narrative of a world-renowned researcher shifting from high carb to low carb.

5:54: Story behind Noakes Foundation.

7:12: Latest research being conducted by Noakes Foundation regarding diabetes.

9:07: How to learn in the modern era.

11:47: Influence of social media on the dietary guidelines by American Heart Association

13:20: Is the world getting better as far as food and nutrition is concerned?

14:37: Types of Scientific Studies: Anecdotal Evidence, Observational Studies, Randomized Controlled Trials and Meta-Analysis

 18:45: Why most studies are irrelevant and distortion of data by pharmaceutical industries

20:05: Example of Relative and Absolute risk reduction and how research companies exaggerate statistics

23:53: Virta health and future of medicine

25:31: Are social media testimonials(N=1) akin to randomized controlled trials?

27:27: What can pharmaceutical and food companies do the help end nutritional diseases?

30:42: What can medical professionals and students do if they disagree with what they have learnt?

34:21: Paradigm shifts in the medical industry and the power of N=1 studies.

38:27: The downplayed role of insulin resistance in chronic diseases across the country.

42:10: Can a high carb and low carb diet be combined in athleticism?

45:13: Benefits of a fat burning diet for both blue and white collar jobs.

47:44: Benefits of low carb during off-seasons and down times.

49:07: Glycogen storage, replenishment and fat burning in both high and low carb diets.

52:41: Could you run out of body fat to burn?

53:57: Does the rate of gluconeogenesis vary on a low carb vs. a high carb diet?

55:20: Why low carb hasn’t been popular in the mainstream athleticism.

57:32: Why ‘fatigue’ as an emotion.

1:01:19: Wisdom from Professor Noakes to everyone

1:02:40: Can and should kids, babies and toddlers be on a low carb diet?

1:04:56: Final Words

Professor Noakes has MBChB, MD and a DSc (Med) in Exercise Science and is one of the global figures in the world of exercise science, food and nutrition. He has published more than 750 scientific books and articles, cited more than 16,000 times in scientific literature, has an H-index of 71 and has been rated an A1 scientist by the National Research Foundation of South Africa for a second 5-year term.  He has won numerous awards over the years and made himself available on many editorial boards.

Noakes Foundation: https://www.thenoakesfoundation.org

In this extremely loaded episode, we talk with Marty Kendall from Optimising Nutrition who is also the brains behind the innovative “Nutrient Optimiser”, a powerful tool that is focused on a personalized solution to optimizing food and nutrition. A headset is recommended to listen to this podcast and prepare for your brains to get cooked! Topics we cover are:

• The dogma of pointing fingers at one food item in mainstream news.
• What it means to be ‘Metabolically Healthy’.
• What is too little, too much and adequate protein intake?
• Does high protein intake equate to a sugar bomb via. gluconeogenesis?
• What would happen if you eat nothing but protein?
• Why some people aren’t getting high level of blood ketones?
• Could you potentially eat too much fat on a low carb diet?
• Keto acidosis, metabolic acidosis and consequences of very high ketone levels.
• Various factors that impact basal and bolus insulin levels.
• How insulin impacts fat loss process.
• Why you may be skinny and seemingly fit but unhealthy at the same time.
• How nutrition can be optimized for zero carb dieters.
• The importance of modifying nutrition to support existing and changing lifestyles.
• The story and purpose behind the Nutrient Optimiser.
• The potential to improve and reshape the food industry using the Nutrient Optimiser.
• How people can figure out their micronutrient recommendations.
• Possible existence of additional micronutrients and importance of real food consumption.
• Resources people can utilize to educate themselves on food and nutrition.

About Marty Kendall: In early 2015 Marty started blogging at optimisingNutrition.com.  He tries to provide clarity around many of the confusing and conflicting issues in nutrition, often using a quantitative approach.  While his blog posts can sometimes go deep on a topic, he has also worked to develop a shortlist of optimal foods to suit different goals by balancing the sometimes-competing parameters of nutrient density, insulin load and energy density.  

His most recent project is the Nutrient Optimiser which consolidates his thinking into an automated system that reviews a person's current diet to provide a shortlist of recommended foods to provide the nutrients they are not getting enough of while supporting their goals, whether they be diabetes control, weight loss, bodybuilding or athletic performance. Marty is an engineer whose interest in nutrition was spawned out of necessity trying to better manage his wife's Type 1 diabetes as well as his own family history of type 2 diabetes and obesity. 

Website: https://optimisingnutrition.com/

Nutrient Optimiser: https://nutrientoptimiser.com/

Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/optimisingnutrition/

The Ketogenic Diet has been explored for several therapeutic and health benefits but what about performance optimization and human longevity? The research is still relatively new and Ryan Lowery and his crew at ASPI (Applied Science & Performance Institute) are currently pushing the boundaries and in this episode he shares his knowledge with us while inspiring a change in the world through science and innovation.

In this podcast, we talk about Ryan’s journey to the keto lifestyle, fruition and vision of ASPI, creating simplified content from complicated scientific papers, challenges of having your research published, reliable platforms where public can access research papers, countering misleading information in mainstream media, dealing with criticism while pushing the boundaries of research, gaining muscle and losing fat on a ketogenic diet, discussion behind their recent controversial study on “The Effects of Ketogenic Dieting on Body Composition, Strength, Power and Hormonal Profiles in Resistance Training Males”, challenges of doing a feeding study, traits of a good researcher, latest researches in longevity and optimizing performance in elite athletes, problems with research using individuals who aren’t fat adapted, potentially extending the active lifespan of athletes in contact sports and mitigating traumatic brain injuries, why cycling carbs may not be optimal, implications of being in ketosis during Crossfit and potential of Targeted Ketogenic Diet in MMA, thinking of ketones as a fourth macronutrient, athletic performance using exogenous ketones, specific improvements in both non-ketogenic and ketogenic diets while supplementing with exogenous ketones, signaling and potentially anti-aging properties of ketones, future concerns with the exogenous ketone hype, varying effects of ketones in different people, different isomers of ketones, finding quality exogenous ketones in a sea of products, potential synergy of other supplements alongside exogenous ketones, the complicated definition of fat adaption, future ketogenic researches on the horizon, the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people, understanding perspective and adopting positivity and lastly, the vision and importance of changing lives with science and innovation.

Ryan Lowery earned his BS and MS in human exercise physiology and exercise and nutrition science from the University of Tampa and is currently finishing his PhD work in Health and Human Performance. Ryan was also a national champion baseball player during his time at UT. Wanting to chase a bigger vision and dreams of impacting people’s lives on a global scale, Ryan co- founded and currently serves as the President at Applied Science and Performance Institute. To date, Ryan has published over 100 papers, abstracts, and book chapters on human performance, sports nutrition and supplementation. Ryan has received numerous academic and research awards and has spoken both nationally and internationally on a variety of sports nutrition related topics.

ASPI Website: www.theaspi.com

Instagram: ryanplowery (Ryan Lowery)

Instagram: themusclephd (Dr. Jacob Wilson)

Nearly 5.5 Million people in USA are living with Alzheimer's. This isn't something you wake up one day and find out you've lost your marbles! Many drugs seem to be counterproductive but the dialogue is finally opening with a lifestyle and dietary intervention to address the causes of cognitive decline with age. 

Amy Berger, Master's in Human Nutrition from University of Bridgeport, is a Certified Nutrition Specialist(CNS), certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner(NTP) and writer of 'The Alzheimer's Antidote' which explores a metabolic and lifestyle intervention approach to fighting Alzheimer's disease, memory loss and cognitive decline. Alongside, she's a fantastic human being with a wonderful personality! 

In this podcast we explore her narrative of how she got into the low-carb lifestyle, the issues with current Alzheimer's treatment and medication, the role of insulin resistance in cognitive decline, role of a low carb diet in this situation, symptoms of cognitive decline, interventions that can help or impair, negative effects of Statins, and why the paradigm is starting to shift towards people empowering themselves through public educators, writers and social media. We conclude with her message to all and why it's important to maintain reason and sanity when sometimes the pendulum can swing too far in one direction. 

Her website is Tuit Nutrition:

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http://www.tuitnutrition.com/p/about-tuit-nutrition.html

Twitter: @TuitNutrition

Luis Villasenor is regarded as one of the most experienced and knowledgeable persons on Low Carb / Ketogenic dieting, and is the “go to guy” when applying a Low Carb diet for Bodybuilding and Strength Training by well known and respected insiders, leaders, influencers of the low carb/paleo and general fitness community. He is also founder of Ketogains, one of the largest community dedicated to this lifestyle. 

In this episode, we talk about Luis's journey to keto, the advent of Ketogains, the success behind their protocols, entering ketosis, realistic expectations and benefits of the keto diet, misconceptions about gluconeogenesis, how the body is a big puzzle, benefits of resistance training during weight loss, what is 'fat adaptation', exogenous ketones and then some rapid fire questions regarding fats in coffee, caloric deficit, bulking, supplementation and anabolic window. 

Ketogains: https://ketogains.com

Services & Boot Camp: https://ketogains.com/services/

This is a VERY loaded and informative podcast where I talk to Dorian about his journey to the Keto lifestyle, issues with agricultural world and the farm bill, failure of the US guidelines and the western diet, the pull towards Ashtanga Yoga, the importance of community in lifestyle changes, Alzheimer's, why low weight isn't the best indicator of good health, types of cholesterol, disdain towards the low carb world, food diversity on ketogenic diet, consuming alcohol and wine on a ketogenic diet, issues with fruit juices, a simplified approach to a ketogenic diet, tracking progress on weight loss, clarification on calorie in/calorie out model, voodoo supplementation on keto, importance of electrolytes, gut health and probiotics, sustainability of the low carb world and the farming innovation and revolution. 

Welcome aboard! Behold, Episode 0 of Ketogeek. Yup, you heard it. Episode 0. In this episode, I discuss the Tim Ferris tweet explosion, our approach to the low carb lifestyle, setting realistic expectations, our goals of helping combat various metabolic diseases and culinary incubators. Additionally, I discuss the ecosystem of products, community engagement and knowledge base to create a solid infrastructure for people to join! Lastly, I discuss our simplistic low carb approach and what is so unique about our products. 

Website: www.ketogeek.com

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Twitter: @ketogeek