Peak Human - Unbiased Nutrition Info for Optimum Health, Fitness & Living

By Brian Sanders - Filmmaker of Food Lies & Health Coach

Alternative Health Medicine

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Peak Human is a 13 part audio series covering all aspects of health and nutrition. It is produced ad-free to support the documentary 'Food Lies' currently being crowdfunded on Indiegogo.

World renowned doctors, researchers, and journalists are interviewed as we find out what is the true human diet that we should all be eating to live an optimally and be free of chronic disease.

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Part 98 - Mary Ruddick, CNC...

09.16.2020

Wow what a response to the first part with Mary! I’m so glad everyone enjoyed her as much as I did. So much more great stuff in our part 2. Stick around until the end - everything she has to ...

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09.16.2020 Part 98 - Mary Ruddick, CNC Part 2 - Gut Microbiome, Finding a Healing Diet, Mental Illness, Plant vs. Animal Foods, Holobiome, and More! Wow what a response to the first part with Mary! I’m so glad everyone enjoyed her as much as I did. So much more great stuff in our part 2. Stick around until the end - everything she has to ...
09.09.2020 Part 97 - Mary Ruddick, CNC (Sherlock Holmes of Health) on Reversing Disease, Debunking Blue Zones, Lifelong Health, and Ancestral Eating We’re back for season 8 of the podcast. I took an unannounced break to work on the Food Lies film and make sure I’m getting top quality episodes and guests. I really don’t want to just crank these out each ...
08.12.2020 Part 96 - Dr. Paul Saladino on PUFAs, Insulin Resistance, Visceral Fat, and Longevity Hey hey everybody, hope you're ready for another information dense episode. We have Dr. Paul Saladino back on to dive deep on how insulin resistance develops. This is a perfect follow up to Dr. Ben Bikman on the last episode ...
08.05.2020 Part 95 - Dr. Ben Bikman on The Root Cause of Chronic Disease and What to Do About It Hello everyone! Welcome back. Today we have everyone’s favorite Dr. Ben Bikman for another engaging discussion. My name is Brian Sanders and I’m creating the Food Lies film which we’re actively working on daily. I’ve been doing social media, youtube ...
07.29.2020 Part 94 - Rob Tuncks on Plant Foods Causing More Deaths, Why Are We Told to Eat 80% Plant Foods, and Is It Possible to Feed the World? Food/population graph mentioned in the episode: https://www.dropbox.com/s/kqqlf9jjqrwjnie/food_population.jpg?dl=0 Hello my friends, we’re back at it with another super interesting episode. I’m Brian Sanders and I’m creating the much anticipated Food Lies film. You can follow along with the progress as well ...
07.22.2020 Part 93 - Dr. Mindy Pelz on the Ultimate Superpower: Immune Health and How to Increase it w/ Food, Fasting, and the Gut Microbiome Hey everyone, welcome back. I have a great one this week. Dr. Mindy and I had a really fun discussion while she also dispensed a lot of useful info. We covered the science and benefits of fasting in great detail ...
07.15.2020 Part 92 - Glenn Livingston, PhD on Binge Eating, the Reptilian Brain, and Mastering Your Relationship with Food Hi friends, thanks for joining me for another episode of Peak Human, I’m Brian Sanders and I’m creating the much anticipated Food Lies film. You can follow along with the progress as well as get daily valuable content on the ...
07.08.2020 Part 91 - Briana Pobiner, PhD on Meat-Eating Throughout Human History Hey there everyone, I hope you all had a great 4th of July weekend. Los Angeles tried to cancel it by closing all the beaches, the one place that would assumably be safe to spend some time outdoors with friends ...
06.30.2020 Part 90 - Aviaja Hauptmann, PhD on Traditional Inuit Animal-Based Diets & Fighting the Plant-Based Agenda That’s Killing Her People Well hello again Sapien people. I’m really excited about this episode. I feel like I’ve found another gem from the far reaches of the globe. Aviaja is of Inuit descent and was born in Greenland where she continues to do ...
06.23.2020 Part 89 - Dr. Brian Lenzkes on The Future of Medicine, Aligning Incentives, and Fixing the Broken Healthcare (Sickcare) System Hello everyone, we’re here with another fresh episode of Peak Human, hot off the press. I’ve been recording these each week and posting them within a few days to make sure they’re current and relevant. For those of you who ...
06.17.2020 Part 88 - Dr. Phil Maffetone on the Overfat Pandemic, Improving Your Immune System, and the Benefits of Running on Fat Hello again beautiful people! I hope everyone is doing well. Since I can’t ask how you’re doing, I’ll just skip straight to myself. I’m getting loaded with vitamin D daily and chowing down on Nose to Tail meat like it’s ...
06.09.2020 Part 87 - Dr. Bill Schindler on Meat & Human Evolution, Should Humans Eat Dairy or Grains, and the Real Story of Food Processing Hello everyone, welcome back. I’ve been getting a lot of questions on dairy, grains, food processing, and what humans evolved to eat. This is a very nuanced topic so I wanted to do a thorough podcast with probably the best ...
06.02.2020 Part 86 - Cate Shanahan, MD on Unlocking Your Body’s Fat Burning Potential, Sinister Seed Oils, and Corona Thoughts Hey, hey! How’s everyone doing? We’re living in some strange times. I really hope we find a way to end racism in the US and the world and I hope justice is served for that horrible police officer. I’m here ...
05.27.2020 Part 85 - Stu Philips, PhD on How to Lose Fat While Gaining Muscle, How Much Protein to Eat, and Busting Protein Myths Welcome back, everyone! I hope everyone had a great Memorial Day weekend and got a chance to soak up some sun, get some vitamin D, see friends and family, and eat some glorious meats. I know I did. If you're ...
05.20.2020 Part 84 - Dr. Paul Mason on Fiber Myths, Gluten, Lectins, Salt, Blood Pressure, Carnivore, Microbiome, and COVID Hi again everyone, another week has begun! We’ve slipped into season 7 without a break in the action. There’s no time for a pause, there’s so many interesting people to talk to. If you're new to this podcast, I’m Brian ...
05.12.2020 Part 83 - Ivor Cummins on Vitamin D, the Immune System, Severe COVID Cases, and Locking People in Their Homes Hey there friends, hope everyone is well. I’m on a vitamin D roll over here with another great guest talking about how it is a central part of almost every system in our body, including (and maybe most importantly these ...
05.06.2020 Part 82 - Dr. Joel Gould on Vitamin D, Sunlight, the Immune System, and Coronavirus Hello, hello! What a beautiful day it is to be alive and well. I hope everyone is getting outside and getting some sun each day if they live someplace where that is possible. If not, at least getting outdoors and ...
04.28.2020 Part 81 - Dr. Michael Eades on What Humans Evolved to Eat & What Happens When You Stray From That Welcome back everyone! Thanks for tuning in and I hope you are putting your health first during this time. In case anyone is wondering, I'm working on the Food Lies film daily and we’re still trying to get it out ...
04.22.2020 Part 80 - Dr. Nadir Ali on Why Plant Sterols Are Bad, LDL Can Be Good, and ApoE4 Does Not Mean You’ll Get Alzheimer’s Hello, hello my healthy friends! Here’s some news for you - I don’t have Sars-CoV-2. I did the antibody test at Evolve Healthcare with Dr. Gary who co-founded Sapien with me. He has some tests if anyone is nearby. I ...
04.14.2020 Part 79 - Dr. Sean O’Mara MD, JD on Measuring True Health, Visceral Fat, and Are All Calories Created Equal? Hey everyone out there in quarantine land, how’s everyone doing? Hopefully you’re holding strong and eating nutrient dense Sapien foods instead of ordering takeout. And going for walks in the sun and doing workouts in your living room. This is ...
04.08.2020 Part 78 - Chris Knobbe, MD on Vegetable Oils: The Hidden Killer Hello again my friends, hope you continue to stay healthy and sane in these tumultuous times. I did another livestream with a health professional and just uploaded it to youtube. This time it was with an ICU nurse working in ...
04.01.2020 Part 77 - JP Sears on Food Religion, Plant Medicine, Awakening, Humor, Health, and Happiness Hello friends. Hope everyone is faring well in these challenging times. Hopefully this episode lightens the mood and lifts people’s spirits a bit. My guest today is JP Sears who’s a super funny guy and a popular comedian touring the ...
03.27.2020 Part 76 - Pulmonary doctor treating COVID on the front lines in NYC - Dr. Lina Miyakawa Hey everyone, we got a special episode here. My friend Dr. Lina Miyakawa is with us today live from New York City. She’s a pulmonary ICU specialist and is treating coronavirus cases in Mt. Sinai hospital in Manhattan. She went ...
03.25.2020 Part 75 - Dr. Aseem Malhotra on Our Absurd Obsession with LDL, Hospitals Required to Serve Junk Food, and Banning Sugar Hello, hello everyone! I hope everyone is staying safe and properly sequestering themselves in their own homes. The big thing I’m focusing on and I hope other people are as well, is keeping myself healthy and productive. We can make ...
03.17.2020 Part 74 - Full Coronavirus (COVID-19) Actionable Advice & Info w/ Dr. Katelyn Kalstein & Dr. Gary Shlifer Special episode on the Coronavirus COVID-19 with actionable advice and full info download. Dr. Katelyn Kalstein is a Naturopathic Doctor and new member of Evolve Healthcare Find her at http://instagram.com/drkalstein Dr. Gary Shlifer is the Founder of Evolve Healthcare and ...
03.11.2020 Part 73 - Alex Leaf, MS, CISSN on Some New Ideas on Obesity, Type 2 Diabetes, and the Carnivore Diet Hello good people, we have a fun one today covering a lot of things. We covered so much we didn’t even get to all the stuff I initially wanted to talk to Alex about. He had 2 good blog posts ...
03.04.2020 Part 71 - Allan Savory on How to Save the World Allan Savory was born in Zimbabwe and educated in South Africa at the University of Natal, BS in Zoology and Botany. In the 1960s he made a significant breakthrough in understanding what was causing the degradation and desertification of the ...
02.26.2020 Part 70 - Dr. Tommy Wood on How to Maintain a Healthy Brain and Body Into Old Age & Crush Life in the Present Holy smokes were coming in strong with season 6. This one with Dr. Tommy Wood is pretty special. We also have the legendary Allan Savory next week. Get ready now by watching his world famous TED talk on YouTube. Dr. ...
02.19.2020 Part 69 - Mark Schatzker on the Hidden Secrets of Which Foods Are Killing You Hi there friends. This is Brian Sanders who’s name and photo is now featured on the cover of this podcast. I’m the guy who’s making the Food Lies film which has taken up much of the last 2 years of ...
02.12.2020 Part 68 - Dr. Ben Bikman, Dr. Jaime Seeman, and Dr. Aseem Malhotra Give a Health Masterclass Hey, hey, how is everyone doing out there? Spectacular I assume. Not many updates this week. I’m just working away on the Food Lies film and the new interviews we got. You can still support it on Indiegogo by clicking ...
02.05.2020 Part 67 - John & Molly from The Biggest Little Farm on Feeding the World with Regenerative Practices Hello there beautiful people, I’m just getting back from an extraordinary weekend at the Metabolic Health Summit. I’d highly recommend it next year and I believe they have some super discounted tickets on sale now. I don’t know how much ...
01.29.2020 Part 66 - David Montgomery, PhD on The Foundation of Human & Environmental Health - The Soil: Regenerative Farming & Growing a Revolution Hello there, we’re back for Season 6! I can’t wait to kick this off and I’m really sorry it took so long to arrive. I had a million things going on working on the Food Lies film back home in ...
12.19.2019 Part 65 - Mike Mutzel, MS Proves the Safety & Effectiveness of Ketogenic Carnivore Diets, Fasting, Metabolism, Autophagy & More Welcome Back! I'm about to takeoff to Hawaii to work on the Food Lies film with the amazing Director, Jay. I got to do this podcast in person with the very awesome Mike Mutzel AKA Metabolic Mike. We ran outside ...
12.10.2019 Part 64 - Did James Wilks Get Anything Right Against Chris Kresser? With Paul Saladino MD Alright everyone, I’m fired up about this one! Dr. Paul Saladino was up in LA yesterday and we recorded some gold here. We spent the weekend digging through studies to give the much needed rebuttal to the “debate” between James ...
12.04.2019 Part 63 - Gabe Brown on the Little Known Truth About Cows, Crops, the Environment, and Our Future Hello, hello good people, I hope you all had a joyous Thanksgiving. I certainly did with some friends up in Seattle for a SAPIEN style dinner, finishing the Game Changers DEBUNKED film, having the awesome Meat-Up and film viewing, hanging ...
11.20.2019 Part 62 - Dr. Jaime Seeman on Body Composition, Hormones, Thyroid, Women’s Health, and Meat Hey, hey, we’re back. Let’s get straight to it. I gotta get back to working on the Game Changers DEBUNKED film. Please support that on http://Indiegogo.com/projects/gamechangers-debunked or click through the show notes. Just to make sure, I want to let ...
11.13.2019 Part 61 - Dr. Joan Ifland on How to Conquer Food Addiction, and the Behavioral, Emotional, and Mental Component of Eating Hello everyone, welcome back to the time of week where I get to share another fantastic guest with you. I try to get all kinds of thought leaders and experts covering a wide variety of topics that pertain to your ...
11.05.2019 Part 60 - Dr. Ted Naiman on Weight Loss, Health, and Fitness SOLVED: The P:E Diet Hello, hello beautiful people, how great is it to be alive and well in 2019? I’m Brian Sanders and this is Peak Human where I talk to the leading experts around the world about all things health, food, exercise, food ...
10.30.2019 Part 59 - Ken Berry, MD on Why You Shouldn’t Take Advice From a Fat Doctor, Fatty Meat Keto, and Egyptian Mummies Hello. We’re back. I’m Brian Sanders and I’m excited to share another great episode with you lovely people. Dr. Ken Berry is the author of the great book “Lies My Doctor Told Me,” he’s a speaker, he’s got an awesome ...
10.23.2019 Part 58 - Dr. Cate Shanahan on the True Human Diet, Why Athletes Fail on Vegan Diets, and Bringing Nose to Tail Animal Foods to the NBA Hello there Sapien Tribe! That’s right, we’re a tribe now. This is very fitting to me and we have a lot of great people leading the way. I’m going to make pages for each of them on http://Sapien.org I’m talking ...
10.16.2019 Part 57 - Dr. Ben Bikman on the Secret Tool for Burning Fat, How to Eat Protein Properly, and Metabolism Mysteries Explained Welcome back ladies and gentlemen, boy and girls. Season 5 is here. I took a short break to collect some more interviews and put out a few episodes of the new SAPIEN podcast. You can check that out on youtube ...
09.18.2019 Part 56 - Nina Teicholz on Meat, Butter, Bread, Cholesterol, and Fat: How Did We Get Them So Wrong? Hello, hello healthy people. Have you been eating a sapien diet recently? Are you feeling better than ever? Or is it just me? Many people are probably doing it without even realizing it. It’s basically just a high animal food, ...
09.12.2019 Part 55 - Dr. Anthony Jay on Decoding your DNA, Avoiding Male Feminization, and Epigenetics Hey everyone out there in podcast land, we’re back for another great episode. I had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Anthony Jay this week. He’s probably best known for his book Estrogeneration where he explores how all the nasty ...
09.06.2019 Part 54 - Chris Masterjohn, PhD Questions Carnivore Alright everyone, we’re back, Brian Sanders here with another episode of Peak Human where I talk to the leading experts around the world about health, nutrition, exercise, and how to live a long and healthy life. I’m a bit behind ...
08.28.2019 Part 53 - Dr. Sara Place on The Real Impact of Beef on the Environment Hey hey, what’s going on healthy friends? Is everyone eating densely and moving intensely? People have been saying I should make shirts or stickers for that phrase. Anyone want to help design that? I want it to look really cool. ...
08.21.2019 Part 52 - Dr. Zsofia Clemens on How to Cure Almost Any Modern Disease Without Medicine Alright, we’re back! We got Dr. Zsofia Clemens from Paleomedicina in Hungary. They’re doing groundbreaking stuff over there curing all types of diseases mainstream medicine believes are incurable. And you know what - they use zero medications. Their whole thing ...
08.14.2019 Part 51 - Vinnie Tortorich on Fat: a Documentary and Where We Went Wrong in Nutrition & Health We got Vinnie Tortorich in the house for some not nutrition talk, his film FAT, my film Food Lies, and the crazy world that is our little health space we occupy. We actually almost made Food Lies together before we ...
08.08.2019 Part 50 - Fredrik the Sami Reindeer Herder Live From the Arctic Circle Live, from the arctic circle, please welcome Fredrik Prost. This is such an interesting episode. One day I’m watching epic nature shows from NatGeo about a group of people subsisting in the freezing arctic tundra on nothing but reindeer and ...
07.31.2019 Part 49 - How to Lose Half Your Body Size, Conquer Food Addiction, Fix Your Skin, Gain Libido, and More Are you guys ready for this? This episode is 7 months in the making and has a ton of interesting takeaways. We have ex-679 pound Jeff, a fruitarian college wrestler, and a woman who no joke looks like a completely ...
07.24.2019 Part 48 - Dr. Gary Shlifer on The Flawed Medical System, Nutrition Dogma, and Solutions Through Ancestral Principles And we’re back from Canada with amazing footage in hand. The film tour was a huge success. I posted a bunch of stuff from Tara’s farm on Instagram that you have to check out I’m @food.lies and she is @slowdownfarmstead. ...

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