Peak Human - A Food Lies Film Podcast

Dr. William or Bill Davis is a cardiologist, a New York Times #1 bestselling author of the Wheat Belly book series and is the Medical Director and founder of the Undoctored program including the Undoctored Inner Circle, where he helps individuals take back control of their gut, health and lifestyle.  Dr. Bill is also the Chief Medical Officer and co-founder of Realize Therapeutics Corp. that is developing innovative solutions for the disrupted human microbiome and author of the book Super Gut   GET THE MEAT http://NosetoTail.org     SHOW NOTES:   [0:25] - Dr. Bill’s thoughts on vegetarianism and veganism and the common nutrient deficiencies that accompany the diets [5:00] - Dr. Bill’s background, Why he is so outspoken about nutrition and heart health, and the birth of his book Wheat Belly  [16:00] - How humans amplified the destructive nature of Grains, Wheat and Soy  [28:00] - Modern gut health, measuring microbiota and his book Super Gut   [38:05] - Dr. Bill’s take on Keto/Carnivore/Low FODMAP diet

Embracing nature, loving the land, and teaching how you can embrace regenerative agriculture and cryptocurrency, Tristan Scott, is the author of the recently released Bitcoin and Beef: Criticisms, Similarities, and Why Decentralization Matters.  Both the regenerative agriculture space and the supporters of Bitcoin have many things in common, such as a disdain for large corporations that only seek to maximize profit, a lack of nuance in local problems and solutions, and deception of the masses.  Tristan brings a factual based argument to many of the myths and solutions that are facing the world today.  Bitcoin and Beef, The Book   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post   SHOW NOTES: [0:20] - Bitcoin & Beef: Why and What? [9:00] - What is Bitcoin and why should you care? [15:30] - What are the downsides to Bitcoin? [21:20] - What is the one thing that could go wrong with Bitcoin? [30:10] - F

Dr Chaffee is an American medical doctor and Neurosurgical resident who, over a span of 20+ years, has researched the optimal nutrition for human performance and health. It is his assertion that most of the so-called chronic diseases we treat as doctors are caused by the food we eat, or don't eat, and can be reversed with dietary changes to a species specific diet. He began University at the age of 15 studying Molecular & Cellular Biology with a Minor in Chemistry at the University of Washington in Seattle, which culminated in an MD from the Royal College of Surgeons.  Currently in Australia, he specializes in Neurosurgery and does private consultations in functional medicine while thriving on a carnivore diet https://www.patreon.com/thecarnivorelife   GET THE MEAT! http://NosetoTail.org FREE SAPIEN FOOD GUIDE http://sapien.org   SHOW NOTES: [3:00] - Why Dr. Anthony thinks we are built biologically to be carnivores [10:30] - Why humans don’t need teeth and claws to thrive [18:15] - Are we made to eat pla

Kate Deering brings 25 years of experience in the holistic health and wellness space, along with a robust and tested approach to healing someone - nutritionally, mentally, physically and spiritually.  With a dense background in sports performance, biochemistry, and physiology, Kate has recently shifted her thoughts on what “true-health” meant, focusing on a more root-cause, holistic approach towards optimal health, while also writing the book “How to Heal Your Metabolism” She often is associated with the likes of Ray Peat and Jay Feldman, embracing fruit, sugar and carbs as a natural and fundamental source of energy, focusing on the underlying issues that leads to intolerances in handling carbohydrates. www.katedeering.com Kate’s Instagram   GET THE MEAT http://NosetoTail.org FREE SAPIEN FOOD GUIDE http://sapien.org   SHOW NOTES [0:10] - Recap of the discussion between Kate and Jaime Seeman   [4:40] - What is the Ray Peat Diet and Bioenergetic philosophy [9:10] - Stress and energy production [15:50] - Why bu

Dave Asprey is the  “Father of Biohacking”, a 4x New York Times Bestselling Author,  the founder of several companies such as Bulletproof and Upgrade Labs, as well the host of the award-winning podcast The Human Upgrade.  Dave’s mission is to empower the entire globe with information and knowledge that unlocks the Super Human in everyone at any age, working with world-renowned doctors, researchers, scientists, and global mavericks to uncover the latest, most innovative methods, techniques and products for enhancing mental and physical performance.   BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org   SHOW NOTES: [1:20] - Freedom, Rights and Handed-Down Wisdom [10:50] - Consciousness and Food [16:10] - Making Money and Promoting your Brand - Dave’s Take [19:30] - How food affects the speed your brain works [24:00] - Conspiracy theories and purposeful lying, and rational action  [31:40] - Are CEOs trying to destroy the world or do good? [38:00] - Where should we get fats from? [44:30] - Grass-finished meat, Ancestral Eating and Nut

Jay Feldman is a health coach, independent health researcher, and host of the Energy Balance podcast. He has degrees in neuroscience and exercise physiology and is devoted to using his knowledge and experience to help people heal from all manner of disease, dysfunction, and difficulty losing excess body fat. To work with Jay you can find him at http://jayfeldmanwellness.com   GET THE MEAT http://NosetoTail.org   SHOW NOTES: [1:02] - Jay’s background and beginnings in nutrition, exercise and health [6:30] - The basis of disease and energy metabolism [9:30] - Insulin resistance, glucose and Jay’s stance on low-carb diets [16:30] - Fructose and fatty liver disease  [21:05] - Types of carbohydrates, fruit juice and a discussion on glucose spikes  [31:20] - Why Jay recommends eating every 3-5 hours [43:35] - General advice for the general population and carbohydrate addictions [52:48] - Overeating, hunger signals why very fat people cannot access their stored energy [53:35] - Gut health and common issues that occ

Big podcast with Farmer Angus who was visiting Austin from Cape Town, South Africa. It was so great to talk in person with someone from halfway around the world who is entirely on the same page.   We talk about how good food works, good animal agriculture works, and even how the world works. A great chat with a great guy - don’t miss it!     GET THE MEAT http://NosetoTail.org     SHOW NOTES: [1:45] - The Food Lies Trailer and film update [3:40] - Angus’s thoughts on the plant-based narrative and it infiltrating traditional African agriculture [8:45] - Glyphosate and Industrial agriculture [15:03 - What problems and solutions Angus saw visiting farms in the US [20:10] - Angus’s thoughts on Weston A Price and his teachings [31:10] - The downward spiral of conventional agriculture and farmers [37:10] - The history and disintegration of Zimbabwe, the “breadbasket” of Africa [41:20] - How we can feed the world [50:30] - Brief overview of Brian’s Sapien Compound [55:05] - Fertilizer, m

On this episode, Brian speaks with the renowned author and journalist Jayne Buxton. Jayne had published several books, non-fiction and fiction, on various subjects, but had a strong passion for regenerative agriculture, nutritional research and advocacy for animal products.  She is the author of the recently released book, The Great  Plant-Based Con, which is discussed today.  Jayne is also an ambassador for The Real Food Campaign and The Public Health Collaboration, while also having written for publications such as The Guardian and The Independent.   GET THE MEAT http://NosetoTail.org FREE SAPIEN FOOD GUIDE http://sapien.org   SHOW NOTES: [3:00] Jayne and Buxton speak on their books/film and what inspired them to start that path [5:15] - Brian and Jayne share their experience with the USDA scientist David Klurfeld  who blew the whistle on the WHO study which demonized Meat  [9:25] - The high-level view of plant-based arguments  [14:10] - Diving into the nutritional differences in omnivore and vegetaria

Amber O’Hearn has an eclectic background, with academic publications in several fields including theoretical mathematics, cognitive psychology, computational linguistics, and more recently, evolutionary nutrition and biology. She has been studying and experimenting with low-carb, ketogenic diets since 1997, and is particularly interested in evolutionary constraints and interspecies differences. Amber has been eating a nearly plant-free diet since 2009 Ambers Website Mostly-fat.com    BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org   Support me on Patreon! http://patreon.com/peakhuman   Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post     SHOW NOTES [1:00] - Amber’s background, history, education and interests related to nutrition and a long-term carnivore lifestyle [9:00] - Amber’s introduction in 2009 to keto and carnivore through pregnancy [15:45] - Plant antinutrients and health [24:40] - Carnivore + Fruit and Ray Peat  [34:35] - “Zooming out” on Plants vs Meat studies and the risks vs costs  [42:45

Specializing in the science and application of animal foods in society and nutrition, Dr. Frederic Leroy is a food scientist, technologist and professor at the University of Brussels. With a dense background in peer-reviewed journals, academic boards, and nonprofits,  Dr. Leroy currently is an advocate for a deeper, more nuanced discussion of the importance of animal products, an understanding our our historic relationships with them, and the current war against them in western cultures.  Frederic’s Twitter Page Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/lKGeRAB-K3E Dr. Leroy's slides: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1z7l1vmwCWPnHbyS4BVP-1dx6Jo46dP_a/view?usp=sharing   GET THE MEAT http://NosetoTail.org FREE SAPIEN FOOD GUIDE http://sapien.org     SHOW NOTES   [4:10] - Brian and Frederic discuss how the overall health of a society relates to diet and nutrition and how modern fake food plays into them [12:15] - How fake meat corporations are trying to make animal agriculture industry disappear  [15:30] - Our co

Kara Collier is a Registered Dietician Nutritionist and a co-founder of Nutri-Sense, currently leading their team of dieticians to using their continuous glucose monitoring systems to help individuals properly manage their glucose and metabolism. She graduated from Purdue University, previously worked at the Memphis VA medical center as a clinical dietician at Providence Hospital and in a management role at Nutritionix   Use code “PeakHuman” at Nutrisense for $25 off a CGM     GET THE MEAT http://NosetoTail.org FREE SAPIEN FOOD GUIDE http://sapien.org   SHOW NOTES [0:30] - Kara details her past and what motivated her to get involved with healthcare, metabolic health and Nutrisense and [5:00] - How using a continuous glucose monitor can increase your awareness of how foods affect your glucose levels, energy, mood etc. [14:30] - How your body adapts to lower levels of carbohydrates in diet and its effects [16:30] - Detailing glucose and its role in metabolism [20:30] - What is a Continu

Patrick Theut is a biochemist and engineer who has successfully managed to reverse his coronary artery disease. He has invested over 16,000 hours of study into the cause of heart disease. He has developed theories and protocols on how this disease is developed, how to stop it from progressing, and protocols to even reverse it. Vitamin K Website The ancestral health & events center in East Austin is getting closer to becoming a reality! Email Brian at hi@foodlies.org to get involved. We're looking for anyone from members to investors!   GET THE MEAT http://NosetoTail.org FREE SAPIEN FOOD GUIDE http://sapien.org   SHOW NOTES [3:50] - Patrick details his life-changing scare with a high Coronary Artery Calcium score [14:04] - Why he thinks a MMR jab negatively affected his life [24:30] - Patrick’s mission to get high quality vitamin K to solve his heart disease [29:45] - Why Patrick thinks that conventional western medicine doesn’t routinely test for CAC and other root cause issues [40:00] - A breakdown

Specializing in human evolution and the aspects revealed through the analysis of ancient animal bones, Jessica Thomspon is a leading voice in paleo-anthropology, evolutionary theory and hunter-gatherer ethnography. She is a professor at Yale University and also leads the Malawi ancient Lifeways and Peoples Project in Malawi, in central Africa, to develop and interpret the evolutionary history in the area during the last Ice Age. Jessica thompson PhD website: https://campuspress.yale.edu/jcthompson/ The ancestral health & events center in East Austin is getting closer to becoming a reality! Email Brian at hi@foodlies.org to get involved. We're looking for anyone from members to investors!   GET THE MEAT http://NosetoTail.org FREE SAPIEN FOOD GUIDE http://sapien.org   SHOW NOTES: [0:30] - Dr. Jessica speaks about getting back on campus at Yale University and her specialties research in the field of anthropology [5:40] - Jessica’s take on where and when we started as a human species [10:10] - What is the di

Keith Norris is an author, speaker, and the founder of Paleo f(x), the world’s premier holistic wellness event, covering health, nutrition, spirituality, entrepreneurship and everything in between, which is happening on the 29th of April  through May 1st.   

Dr. Malcolm Kendrick is a General Practitioner in Medicine from Scotland, and focuses the bulk of his research and writing on cholesterol, atherosclerosis, stress, and the myths around them. He is an outspoken critic of the cholesterol focus of heart disease, overprescription of medications, and the dirty plays of statistics that some doctors use to increase their gains at the expense of their patients and general population. He is the author of three books, The Clot Thickens, Doctoring Data, and The Cholesterol Con, and runs the website drmalcolmkendrick.org   GET THE MEAT http://NosetoTail.org FREE SAPIEN FOOD GUIDE http://sapien.org   SHOW NOTES: [0:50] - Brian and Malcolm chat about Malcolm recent book, The Clot Thickens, and a brief overview of heart disease, its history and Malcolm’s thoughts on it  [10:01] - Malcolm details the nuance of atherosclerosis, endothelial cells, and damage to blood vessels  [19:40] - Malcolm’s thoughts on using LDL as a risk factor for cardiovascular events [31:20] - Myths

Zoe Harcombe, PhD is a researcher, author, blogger and public speaker in the field of diet and health. Her areas of interest/expertise are public health dietary guidelines (especially dietary fat), nutrition and obesity. She regularly is interviewed on TV, radio, newspapers and magazines.   She has a BA and MA from Cambridge University (economics/maths) as well as a Ph.D. in public health nutrition. Her thesis title was “An examination of the randomised controlled trial and epidemiological evidence for the introduction of dietary fat recommendations in 1977 and 1983: A systematic review and meta-analysis.” The full document is available to site members here.   Zoe has also offered 50% a year membership to her amazing website where you get all of her articles. My listeners can use this code PH2204 https://www.zoeharcombe.com/register/membership-annual   GET THE MEAT http://NosetoTail.org FREE SAPIEN FOOD GUIDE http://sapien.org   SHOW NOTES [1:30] - Zoe’s background and why she wrote her thesis on t

I had a great talk with Dr. Michael Ruscio today on all things gut health! Dr. Ruscio is Doctor of Natural Medicine, Doctor of Chiropractic, clinical researcher and author [1, 2]. His work has been published in peer-reviewed medical journals and he is a committee member of the Naturopathic Board of Gastroenterology research division. His high quality probiotics: https://store.drruscio.com/?rfsn=6444749.3a233de  

I usually talk about the 4 pillars of health which I focus on most - diet, sleep, a form of exercise, and sun/outdoors. Josh has been studying what I'm calling the 5th pillar which is the mind/body/spirit stuff that includes stress, breathing, emotional intelligence, etc. I had a great time recording this with him at his home in Austin. We did an hour in the sauna and a cold plunge afterwards!   Josh Trent is the Founder of Wellness Force Media, host of the Wellness + Wisdom Podcast and the creator of the BREATHE a Breath & Wellness Program.   Josh has spent the past 19+ years as a trainer, researcher, and facilitator discovering the physical and emotional intelligence for humans to thrive in our modern world.   Josh and Wellness Force Media Mission is to help humans heal mental, emotional and physical health through podcasts, programs, and a global community that believes in optimizing our potential to live life well.   Josh has dedicated his life to supporting humanity coming together

Dr. Nwabueze is a board-certified Family Medicine physician who focuses on helping his patients fix the root cause of their stress and poor health. He completed medical school at the Ohio State University College of Medicine and finished his  internship and residency at Adventist Hinsdale Hospital in Illinois. He currently uses a mix of resistance training, nutrition coaching, and lifestyle management to form long term relationships with his clients, improving their overall health and happiness through Steady MD, using the Direct Primary Care modality. Find him on Instagram and other social media platforms @thefittestdoc     GET THE MEAT http://NosetoTail.org FREE SAPIEN FOOD GUIDEhttp://sapien.org     SHOW NOTES [1:45] - Dr. Nick’s Background and Beginning [5:52] - Brian and Nick’s thoughts on “Movement is Medicine” [10:50] - How Movement plays into Fat Loss [19:45] - How everything that we put our body through (food, exercise, work) is all stress and how we hormetically get stronger and fitter long-term