In this episode we sink our claws into the carnivore diet with famous carnivore MD Dr. Anthony Chaffee! As you likely know by now our very own Jamie Jewitt has been using this diet with incredible success over the past nine months to resolve some chronic issues he has been suffering with. However, the only thing rising as rapidly as the diets popularity is the controversy surrounding its safety.

This episode explores a divisive and intriguing concept with Optiman's typical curious and open minded approach. One thing's for certain, regardless of your views on the carnivore diet, when it comes health advice & social media the predator vs prey mentality seems to be alive and well...

Listen in as the boys catch up and break down everything they have learned about the human body and nutrition so far! It's important to recap and revise these things to ensure we are keeping a balanced and logical head on our shoulders whilst we delve into the confusing and contextual world of human metabolism. As always let us know if you are enjoying the journey so far and please do leave us a comment with your thoughts along with a 5 star review if you find the podcast entertaining and informative it really does help a us a tonne!

For the first time in history, our children’s generation may live shorter lives than ours—why? In this eye-opening podcast episode, Dr. Benjamin Bikman uncovers how our modern diet, where 70% of calories come from carbohydrates, has driven the obesity epidemic. Discover the crucial role insulin plays in fat storage, why calories aren’t the whole story, and how keeping insulin low can boost metabolism, burn fat, and even release excess energy through ketones. Don’t miss this fascinating dive into the science behind obesity and metabolic health—your understanding of nutrition will never be the same.

We speak to Nick Norwitz about the complications and nuances that are incredibly important when discussing human metabolism. Nick has a PHD in physiology from Oxford university and is just finishing his MD at Harvard, he is dedicated to clearing up some of the messiness and scientific misrepresentations that come hand in hand with the modern social media landscape.

Join us as we speak to science journalist and PHD in nutrition Nina Teicholz, unpacking the reasons behind the global fear of dietary fat and cholesterol. We discuss why this fear is unwarranted, not scientifically backed and how its lining the pockets of a handful of key players in a very corrupt food and healthcare system.

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Join the three lads as we break down the key takeaways from last weeks episode with some humour, conspiring and plenty of passionate takes.

In this incredible episode we spoke to Dr. Midge a paediatric Endocrinologist about the effect foods have on our hormones, why calories are not all created equal in terms of our bodies use of them and also how men's testosterone is being destroyed by the western diet!

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The beginning of our adventure.. join us as we set about changing as many lives as we can of people across the globe... we look to debate and decipher all of the problems that are contributing to the modern human health crisis from misinformation & corruption to greed and laziness.. With the help of scientists, medical professionals, nutritionists, athletes and more we will get to the bottom of this ever worsening epidemic...

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