Abel James Show

Todays' show is with the bestselling author of The Primal Blueprint, creator of Mark's Daily Apple, and the Grokmeister himself, Mark Sisson. Since he last appeared on the show, Mark has published his follow-up to The Primal Blueprint, an excellent read entitled The Primal Connection. The Primal Connection tackles an essential question that presents itself to many of us after a time: "what do you do after you've optimized your diet, nutrition, and fitness and want to get more fulfillment out of your life?" That one's a thinker. If you're in the mood for some healthy cogitation about your place in the world, do yourself a favor and grab yourself a copy. Quick News The Fat-Burning Man Show has topped the iTunes charts as #1 in Health in most English-speaking countries across the world. And after less than a year of existence, we’re going to hit 1 million downloads. That’s totally insane! There are still quite a few high-carbing low-fatters out there, but we're definitely making a dent. It’s been truly incredible year, thank you so much for your support and coming along for the journey. While you're here, go ahead and sign up for my e-mail list and I’ll shoot you a free ebook and a few other surprises as a special thanks for your support. [ois skin="Postage"] Here's the Show Mark and I cover: Why you should ditch your shoes and run around barefoot in the dirt What you can do to avoid mental atrophy The role of supplements in Paleo/Primal nutrition How Mark really feels about Facebook And tons more...

In today's show, Dave and I cover: How you can improve your mental performance with smart drugs (nootropics) The surprising foods Abel’s immune system does not tolerate according to the Mediator Release Test Why Bulletproof Coffee is brain food How the Bulletproof Diet reduces exposure to inflammatory toxins And why eating sushi – with the rice – dipped in a big tub of guacamole and covered in salt is a great idea

A decade ago, investigative journalist Nina Techolz set out to uncover the truth about our country’s misguided conception that eating delicious butter, beef, and cheese would make us fat and give us heart attacks. What she found was a shocking trail of incomplete scientific data, one man’s maniacal mission to squelch conflicting information, and an authoritative body on nutrition taking handouts from Big Food, Inc. In this incredibly open, honest interview, Nina touches on a little bit of what’s covered extensively in her new book, “The Big Fat Surprise: Why Butter, Meat, & Cheese Belong in a Healthy Diet.” Prepare to be shocked with: · The American Heart Association’s affiliation with Proctor & Gamble. · How one man bullied his anti-fat agenda into the hearts and bodies of the American people, and why the community of nutrition experts was afraid to speak out. · What should be on your dinner plate? (Bacon? Please say bacon.) · Nina’s advice to women about how to fight the saturated fat phobia. In this podcast, you can find out about the bacon… and all of the secret history explaining why we think that eating fat makes us fat. You’ll be relieved to know that the foods that should be on your dinner plate are way more delicious than a frozen, low-fat, weight-control dinner. Trust me, I know. PODCAST NOTES We hear a lot of conflicting information about fat, but what’s the real story? I was a low-fat vegetarian. As an investigative journalist, I was sent on an assignment to write a restaurant review column. There was no food stipend, and the chef’s didn’t want to send out grilled chicken and sautéed vegetables. The chefs wanted to send out red meat, cream, sauce, and pate. This was my introduction to this way of eating. All of a sudden, I lost the stubborn 10 pounds I’d been struggling with and my cholesterol markers looked great! I wanted to try to understand the history of why we believe what we do about saturated fat—and those efforts culminated in “The Big Fat Surprise.” 1950’s: The nation panicked over the epidemic of heart disease—it was the #1 killer. A scientist name Ancel Keys proposed that saturated fats were the dietary culprit. He was a charismatic, forceful man who got his hypothesis into the American Diabetes Association. There were NO SCIENTIFIC TRIALS to back his hypothesis. His theory was based on epidemiological studies in seven countries that were cherry-picked to support his hypothesis. · He deliberately avoided countries like France, where they consume a diet rich in saturated fats but enjoy very low rates of heart disease. · PLUS, he went to Crete during lent—when they were abstaining from meats and rich foods! · There were no clinical studies to follow up his studies. After 50 years of following recommended low-fat diet guidelines, we are sicker than ever with a skyrocketing heart attack rate. What they’ve been telling us is wrong. We subsequently have clinical trials proving that Ancel Keys’ hypothesis is not supported. Unfortunately, as a culture, our ingrained ideas are more from advertising than science. Suddenly, we were told to eat unsaturated fats like vegetable and grain oils instead of saturated fats like butter and lard. Why? 1948: $1.7 million went into the coffer of the American Heart Association from Proctor & Gamble. The edible-oil producing company sponsored the AHA’s radio show and continues to back this authoritative body—which continues to recommend vegetable oils over butter and lard. Big Food has been very wise about steering the conversation about nutrition in this country. In fact, one VP of a big edible-oil company was quoted as saying, “If you pay $25,000 for a University study, you can ensure it will say what you want.” While you can’t totally rig a study, you can sway it so you don’t look so bad, or so that your product looks more favorable than it should. Why was the American public so easily steered into believing that just-invented foods like soy milk and soy hamburgers would restore our health? We had just landed on the moon. The science mindset was prevalent as we reevaluated what it meant to be a human being. All of these new things were “invented,” so they must be good. Faith in scientific invention left Americans open to these ideas. Women’s magazines told housewives to ditch the “old way” of doing things, to put away lard and butter with the spinning wheel and grab a can of Crisco made by scientists in a sparkling factory instead! As a nation of immigrants removed from our traditions, we were quick to leave our heritage behind. The reality is that fats have been prized over time, and many scientists have proven over and over again that diets higher in fat are beneficial to health. · The Inuit consumed a diet comprised of 70% - 80% saturated fat, and they had no diabetes or heart disease. · According to George Mann’s research, the African Massai consumed a diet of primarily blood, meat, and fat. The electrocardiographs of 400 Massai men revealed almost no

Want to know the secret to staying young? Ask Doctor Cates. Why? She’s a walking billboard for anti-aging. Plus, she really knows what she’s talking about. Dr. Trevor Cates, known as the Spa Doctor, was the first woman licensed as a naturopath in the state of California. Now practicing in beautiful Park City, Utah, Doctor Cates makes it her mission to help people on their road to wellness through her podcast, blog, articles, web site, television appearances, speaking engagements, and her actual brick-and-mortar practice. In my talk with Dr. Cates, we dive into the fountain of youth! Everyone is getting older… it’s better than the alternative, right? But we don’t have to suffer through the symptoms of premature aging (wrinkles, fatigue, weight gain, chronic disease) when so much is actually in our own hands.Dr. Cates is about to give us some insight into ageing gracefully, including:Spotting the six signs of premature aging.Why genes don’t matter as much as you thought they did.What you’re buying that makes you age faster.21 Day Healthy Habits ChallengePlus, how to make a green smoothie kids love! SHOW NOTES Dr. Trevor Holly Cates, affectionately called The Spa Doctor, was the first woman licensed as a naturopath in the state of California. Since then, she’s been blazing a trail in the world of natural, holistic health and wellness.A walking billboard for anti-aging, Dr. Cates looks like she’s in her twenties! She obviously practices what she preaches… which falls decidedly into the “lifestyle” group of anti-aging proponents as opposed to the group that goes for surgery and synthetic fixes.What does aging look like? We can’t stop aging, but we can prevent early aging. Watch for these six signs of early aging:FATIGUE: You may start to feel yourself getting tired more often.FOCUS: It might feel harder to stay focused.PHYSIQUE: It’s harder to stay in shape—as you lose muscle and gain fat.ACHES AND PAINS: You’ll start to feel ‘em.SKIN CHANGES: You may start to notice wrinkles, fine lines, and discoloration.CHRONIC DISEASE: Your risk for diabetes, osteoporosis, and heart disease is elevated. “We are all getting older, but the goal is to age gracefully.”You can see the way people live their lives on their faces as in their bodies. What are some of the things we can change to help us age gracefully? LIFESTYLE CHANGESLimiting sun exposure goes a long way toward helping you look younger. Some sun is good for your daily dose of Vitamin D and to help you feel good and be active, just be smart about it. Protect your skin by wearing a hat, covering up, and avoiding going out at peak sun hours. Stop smoking and avoid second-hand smoke. Cigarettes are an environmental toxin that causes wrinkled, leathery skin on top of a host of other health issues including lung cancer. Avoid environmental toxins found in the air you breathe, the food you buy, and your personal care and cleaning products. With toxins in our lotions, shampoos, perfumes, makeup as well as in our tile cleaner, dish soap, and more… it’s a bit overwhelming. But the key is to start small. TIPS FOR LIMITING YOUR EXPOSURE TO TOXINSIf the air quality is poor, you can move. Honestly, people don’t often think of that as an option but it can change the quality of your life. However, you can also focus on things you have more control over, such as changing the air quality inside your home by:Reducing or eliminating the use of toxic pesticides and cleaning products.Changing your air filter once a month. Eliminate toxins on your skin by choosing your personal care products carefully. Makeup, perfume, aftershave, lotion, shampoo, and other body products are often highly toxic. A good rule of thumb is, “If you can’t eat it, don’t put it on your skin.” What you may not realize is that it absorbs through your skin right into your bloodstream. Switch to organic produce and foods that are high in antioxidants. Eliminating the chemicals and genetically engineered foods will help keep your body strong, and the antioxidant foods will help reverse the oxidation process. 21 DAY HEALTHY HABITS CHALLENGEMany people know that they have bad habits, but they don’t know how to break them. A simple ten minutes a day can make a huge impact. Understanding why healthy habits are important is a huge part of the shift. The 21 Day Healthy Habits Challenge is a series of short, simple videos designed to help you start incorporating healthy habits into your daily life just a few minutes at a time. The videos cover things like simple nutrition, how to get a better night’s sleep, and even how to upgrade your self-esteem! By starting with the basics, you don’t get overwhelmed, which is easy to do. You can get the first three videos for free on the web site. What separates someone who’s throwing kettle balls at the age of 80 from someone in a nursing home at that age? We like to blame genetics… and genetics certainly do play a role in how we age. However, we are finding that we can change our geneti

Do you want to lose weight, get healthy, improve your athletic performance, or need help healing from a chronic disease? On this week's Fat Burning Man Show, Dr. Josh Axe will give you three basic tips on how to achieve your goals using relaxation, diet, and exercise. No drugs. No ridiculous workouts. Josh started Exodus Health Care in 2008, has been physician to professional and Olympic athletes, and helps thousands of people achieve fitness through his books and BurstFit program. He also spreads the message of health through his syndicated radio show and regular television program on CBS Nashville. On this week's FBM show, he opens up about his mother's struggle with cancer—from her initial battle with chemo to finally healing through the power of a holistic, natural approach. We talk about how he helped her on her path to healing, and so much more, including: • The three most important things you can do right now to heal your body, lose weight, and improve athletic performance. • How to fuel your body before and after training. • Sugar substitutes: Are Stevia and honey good for you? • Four steps to repairing a leaky gut, and why gut health is important. • The side-effects of chemo: healing cancer naturally. Come on over to the show, meet Josh, and dig into all of these topics and more! See you there. HERE'S THE SHOW IN WRITING! ➢ Dr. Josh Axe is an author, radio host, and a physician for athletes. He lives in Nashville, where he's had a clinic for the last five years. ➢ Josh was recently voted on of Nashville's 25 most beautiful people! ➢ How did you get turned on to natural health? Twenty years ago, Josh's mother had cancer. She was the picture of health- a swim instructor at school and a fit person. When she was diagnosed with breast cancer, she had a mastectomy and chemo. Her hair fell out and she was sick. She went through a cycle of depression, for which she was prescribed anti-depressants which made her constipated. She had chronic fatigue for ten years and spent half her life in bed—then she was diagnosed with cancer again. ➢ The second time she was diagnosed with cancer, Josh was in college in Florida studying chiropractic and nutrition. He knew he had to do something to help his mother. This lead him to all natural probiotics and juicing. ➢ They tried diet and everything in the natural world to help heal his mother's cancer, and in four months the tumors reduced by half! ➢ In 13 months, the cancer was in complete remission. Now his mother is in the best shape of her life. ➢ Now, Josh uses that knowledge to help people live the very best life every single day. He treats every patient like he did his mother- like family. ➢ What are the biggest things we can do to change our health? 1. Stress: It's a killer, so you have to do whatever you can to try and to reduce stress in your life. How? Write on one side of a sheet of paper all the things that stress you out—then address how to change those. On the other side of the paper, write everything that brings you joy—then schedule time for those things into your week. It's amazing how many people do nothing to bring them joy in their day-to-day lives. 2. Digestive Health: Hypocrates is famous for saying that health begins in the gut. This is one of the most important things to address, and is the topic of Josh's new book, "How to Heal a Leaky Gut." Gluten is one of the biggest culprits. It leaks through the gut and recirculates throughout the body, causing all kinds of havoc. 3. Nutrition: Pack your diet full of nutrient-dense healing foods. You have to think like an Olympic athlete: Instead of asking, "What can I get away with eating?" ask "What do I have to put in my body to be the best I can be?" Even nutritionists that assist pro athletes have the wrong idea about how to properly fuel the body. Here's a tip: CHOCOLATE MILK IS NOT GOOD FOR YOU, EVEN AFTER A WORKOUT. • Pre-workout nutrition should be low in fat, because fat takes longer to digest. Eat a simple sugar and honey with a quickly absorbable protein like grassfed whey or amino acids. • Post-workout meal is higher in protein and should be real food, like a grassfed burger or antioxidant-rich wild salmon with a serving of good carbs from fruit or vegetable sources. • For the rest of the day, get plenty of healthy fats and vegetables. ➢ There are lots of different ways to lose weight, but it's best when weight-loss is a byproduct of good health. Eat simple carbs, simple protein (collagen and wild salmon are the easiest to digest), short and medium chain fats like coconut oil. ➢ As you continue to lose weight and heal your body, include fermented dairy (kefir) and grassfed butter. ➢ Unlike other sweeteners, honey is not a concentrate. What are the benefits of using honey or other natural sweeteners? 1. There's no easy answer to the question, "Can I eat honey?" The answer is sometimes "yes" and sometimes "no." • Honey has antimicrobial properties. • Honey will not ferment or create gut issues like

Michael Lovitch has always been interested in the brain, starting with his grad school thesis on hypnosis as a normal avenue for human communication. Not the weird mystic guru kinds of things… he doesn’t believe in that stuff. But he focused on the good people with good expectations, and helped launch The Hypnosis Network. He’d seen all kinds of people selling quack hypnosis programs on the internet, and thought he could offer something real. If Michael is anything, it’s real. So when he started consulting with doctors for The Hypnosis Network, he saw them cutting corners with supplements and couldn’t understand why they’d do that. Well, aside from a little thing called money… because, sadly, for too many out there it’s all about the bottom line. Fast forward a bit and Michael co-founds RealDose with Doctor Steve, a supplement company focused on giving you the exact dose of the exact plant species using the exact same extraction process as was used in the double-blind studies proving the herb’s effectiveness on real human beings. Unlike the guys on late-night TV advertising free trials of their miracle elixir for just $4.95 shipping and handling, Michael takes his supplements very seriously. In this podcast, Michael and I have a very candid conversation about the good, the bad, and the ugly of the supplement industry. We not only hear Michael’s thoughts on futuristic “3-D printable supplement packs,” but we also find out why he’s off chasing wild blueberries in Alaska. On the show, we talk about: · How to stop getting scammed by online supplement shams. · The importance of Dr. Oz. · Why 90% of consumers can love a supplement, and 10% hate it! · Why Michael’s a “double-blind study” kind of guy. · How Alaskan blueberries could help battle childhood diabetes. · The future of health: Printable personalized supplements. SHOW NOTES Ø Apparently it’s super easy to start a shoddy supplement company. You just go to an expo, pick up a manufacturer, slap your label on the bottle, write up a fake review and put it on the internet. Then you mark the product way up just so you can sell it for “the cost of shipping and handling.” Ø Often times, these low cost supplement companies pay a dollar to the manufacturer and charge you five dollars shipping of offer it for $69.95 with a thirty day money back guarantee. But they have no location and don’t answer their help lines. Guess who’s winning? Ø Here are the six steps shoddy supplement companies take to sell you an inferior product online: 1. You’re innocently checking out a news story on a reputable site like CNN, and you see a “Related Story” in the sidebar. If it takes you off of the CNN web site, it’s probably a fake news story about some “miracle cure.” 2. Somewhere in the news story, you’re linked to a fake review site where the effects of the supplement are too good to be true! 3. You will probably see “before and after” pictures, or the advertising will use sex appeal to sell you. 4. The product says, “As seen on Dr. Oz” or Oprah, or some other celebrity. Unless it’s that celebrity’s product, they’re probably illegally using the name just to sell to you. 5. They’ll offer up a free trial for just the low, low cost of shipping or give you a 30 day money back guarantee. Seriously, if the company doesn’t give you at least a year to see results of a supplement, the guarantee is worthless. 6. They put you on auto-shipment with an option to cancel any time. Problem is, it’s nearly impossible to reach anyone to cancel the shipments. Ø Let’s talk for a minute about Dr. Oz. He was recently suing people that are selling millions of dollars in supplements by using his endorsement without permission… thinking specifically of garcinia. The thing is, what Dr. Oz does is a lot of work. He has to vet guests for his show, find new guest, research new content, make sure everything he promotes is well-tested and his information is accurate. What he does is a lot of hard work, and people take advantage of that. Ø What Dr. Oz and people like him do is important work because it gets people interested and talking. His show starts a buzz. What a good supplement company does is use that buzz as a starting point for their own in-depth research and development of a quality product. Ø Science vs. Real Science: There are great companies out there that have sort of a renegade approach to supplements. There are a lot of different ways to test the efficacy of a product. There’s the anecdotal sort of personal testing, which is the adventurous type. Then there’s the “real science,” which is the controlled research using petri dishes, rats, monkeys, or humans. Ø RealDose uses only double-blind clinical human studies to develop their quality products. Ø Michael is clear that he would never say you should only take supplements that are double-blind studied or you’re going to die. Instead, he says to do your homework. Ask yourself what makes sense for what you’re trying to accomplish, and as long as it’s

Dr. Bill Pawluk is definitely NOT one of those “overnight experts.” Far from it. He’s got 25 years of experience in acupuncture, homeopathy, hypnosis and bodywork. In this week's episode, he talks about how the electric vibrations all around us affect our bodies and brains…and how we can use electromagnetic therapy for healing. You may have seen Dr. Pawluk on the Dr. Oz show, or perhaps heard him on the radio. He’s an international expert in the use of electromagnetic fields for health and healing and a board certified family physician practicing holistic medicine in Baltimore. Bill and I have crossed paths several times over the last couple of years, but I’m super excited to actually have him sharing his wealth of knowledge about electromagnetism with us on the Fat-Burning Man Show. I think you’re really going to dig it. We touch on a lot of great topics, including: Harnessing electricity for healing the body and mind. Why doctors rarely talk about health. How personal electromagnetic field systems balance your brain. Why nerds make the best doctors. Improving athletic performance with electromagnetic field therapy. How electromagnetism reduces inflammation. If you’ve ever felt drained after spending a ton of time on your computer… and then rejuvenated when you lay on the grass in your yard or dig your feet into the sand at the beach, you’re experiencing the incredible effects of electromagnetism. It’s really incredible. HERE’S THE SHOW IN WRITING! What is the concept of electricity as it relates to the human body? Electricity is something we use all the time in our day-to-day lives—to power our lights and gadgets, to operate our cars and cook our meals. But how it works within our own bodies is often a mystery. Here’s the basic outline: Your tissues are made of molecules—the building block of chemistry. Every atom within every molecule is an electromagnet—this is physics. The laws of physics govern everything, including the atoms that comprise the molecules which comprise the tissues of your body. By manipulating those atomic electromagnets, you can manipulate your body into wellness. The practice of electromagnetic therapy has been around for a long time, but people are just now “getting it” in the mainstream population. We are realizing that health is not about the practice of medicine or going to a doctor. Doctors rarely give advice about health. The model of “disease and cure” is so ingrained in the western medical practice that rarely does a doctor even know a chiropractor or an acupuncturist, let alone an herbalist or energy healer. They’re in the business of eradicating disease after it happens. The electromagnetic pulses in the body control the body’s chemistry. If your body were compared to a construction site, you’d have the bricks and mortar, the workers, and the tools. Electromagnetic fields are the power source for the tools! Electromagnetic charges wake up your cells. You perform better and have more energy. As we age, we need more energy to perform the same tasks, so recharges become even more important. Abel: I’m a really light sleeper. I used to wake up at bizarre times through the night, and sleep is so important and necessary. I tried herbs, drugs, and intervention. Nothing worked. Then I realized that there was electricity all around me. I got into grounding, and then Earth Pulse. It hacks the electromagnetic field to induce sleep—and it worked! Pulse magnetic fields cause resonant effects in the body. For example, when you hit a glass of water with a fork, you can see the waves in the water. Or when you sit too close to a loud speaker, you can feel your body vibrate. The Earth Solar Pulse sends a vibration at a specific frequency into the brain and body to slow the mind down. When you are anxious or hyperalert, your brain is vibrating at a very high frequency—even up to 50 Hz. If you’re hitting the pillow at 40 Hz, you’re not going to be able to fall asleep very easily. You need to slow down to about 13 Hz or lower. Placing a magnetic system under your pillow lowers your brain frequency so that you can fall asleep easier. With some of the systems I’ve tested, my frequency is reset so low that I fall asleep while reading. These systems are great for people who aren’t ready to meditate. It’s like instant meditation! A room full of grandfather clocks with their pendulums all swinging at different intervals will eventually shift so that they’re all swinging in unison. Our brain cells are electrical, and like the grandfather clock pendulums, will begin to resonate to the vibrations around them. The magnetic systems harness that tendency to help us reach the frequencies we desire for the intended outcome. The Schumann Resonance is an electromagnetic wave that exists between the Earth’s crust and the edge of the ionosphere- about 55km up. It’s not there all the time, but has to be excited by something like lightening. If there is a storm in Sri Lanka, it’s going to affect your brain (in the

Dr. Bill Pawluk is definitely NOT one of those “overnight experts.” Far from it. He’s got 25 years of experience in acupuncture, homeopathy, hypnosis and bodywork. In this week's episode, he talks about how the electric vibrations all around us affect our bodies and brains…and how we can use electromagnetic therapy for healing. You may have seen Dr. Pawluk on the Dr. Oz show, or perhaps heard him on the radio. He’s an international expert in the use of electromagnetic fields for health and healing and a board certified family physician practicing holistic medicine in Baltimore. Bill and I have crossed paths several times over the last couple of years, but I’m super excited to actually have him sharing his wealth of knowledge about electromagnetism with us on the Fat Burning Man Show. I think you’re really going to dig it. We touch on a lot of great topics, including: Harnessing electricity for healing the body and mind. Why doctors rarely talk about health. How personal electromagnetic field systems balance your brain. Why nerds make the best doctors. Improving athletic performance with electromagnetic field therapy. How electromagnetism reduces inflammation. If you’ve ever felt drained after spending a ton of time on your computer… and then rejuvenated when you lay on the grass in your yard or dig your feet into the sand at the beach, you’re experiencing the incredible effects of electromagnetism. It’s really incredible. HERE’S THE SHOW IN WRITING! What is the concept of electricity as it relates to the human body? Electricity is something we use all the time in our day-to-day lives—to power our lights and gadgets, to operate our cars and cook our meals. But how it works within our own bodies is often a mystery. Here’s the basic outline: Your tissues are made of molecules—the building block of chemistry. Every atom within every molecule is an electromagnet—this is physics. The laws of physics govern everything, including the atoms that comprise the molecules which comprise the tissues of your body. By manipulating those atomic electromagnets, you can manipulate your body into wellness. The practice of electromagnetic therapy has been around for a long time, but people are just now “getting it” in the mainstream population. We are realizing that health is not about the practice of medicine or going to a doctor. Doctors rarely give advice about health. The model of “disease and cure”is so ingrained in the western medical practice that rarely does a doctor even know a chiropractor or an acupuncturist, let alone an herbalist or energy healer. They’re in the business of eradicating disease after it happens. The electromagnetic pulses in the body control the body’s chemistry. If your body were compared to a construction site, you’d have the bricks and mortar, the workers, and the tools. Electromagnetic fields are the power source for the tools! Electromagnetic charges wake up your cells. You perform better and have more energy. As we age, we need more energy to perform the same tasks, so recharges become even more important. Abel: I’m a really light sleeper. I used to wake up at bizarre times through the night, and sleep is so important and necessary. I tried herbs, drugs, and intervention. Nothing worked. Then I realized that there was electricity all around me. I got into grounding, and then Earth Pulse. It hacks the electromagnetic field to induce sleep—and it worked! Pulse magnetic fields cause resonant effects in the body. For example, when you hit a glass of water with a fork, you can see the waves in the water. Or when you sit too close to a speaker thunking bass, you can feel your body vibrate.R The Earth Solar Pulse sends a vibration at a specific frequency into the brain and body to slow the mind down. When you are anxious or hyperalert, your brain is vibrating at a very high frequency—even up to 50 Hz. If you’re hitting the pillow at 40 Hz, you’re not going to be able to fall asleep very easily. You need to slow down to about 13 Hz or lower. Placing a magnetic system under your pillow lowers your brain frequency so that you can fall asleep easier. With some of the systems I’ve tested, my frequency is reset so low that I fall asleep while reading. These systems are great for people who aren’t ready to meditate. It’s like instant meditation! A room full of grandfather clocks with their pendulums all swinging at different intervals will eventually shift so that they’re all swinging in unison. Our brain cells are electrical, and like the grandfather clock pendulums, will begin to resonate to the vibrations around them. The magnetic systems harness that tendency to help us reach the frequencies we desire for the intended outcome. The Schumann Resonance is an electromagnetic wave that exists between the Earth’s crust and the edge of the ionosphere- about 55km up. It’s not there all the time, but has to be excited by something like lightening. If there is a storm in Sri Lanka, it’s going to affect your brain

Watch or listen to this week's episode with Gary Collins... Gary Collins was a special agent for the FDA. Now, he’s a ruthless consumer watchdog—down in the dirt trying to keep the supplement and pharmaceutical industries clean and honest, which is quite a monumental task. In this week's episode, Gary pulls back the curtain on what the FDA knows that the public doesn’t—information that just may be keeping you from having a lean and healthy body. In this episode, we’ll reveal: The truth about the explosion of "sham supplement" companies — is your vitamin laced? Why you should never trust a diet book written by a celebrity. Which ADHD meds are practically street meth. Overnight “experts,” and why they are usually just clever marketers. How and where to buy good quality supplements that are safe. This interview is so raw and honest that I was absolutely shocked by some of the things I learned. Do yourself, and the health of your family a huge favor and watch this episode! Gary also just released The Organic Caveman, and it covers everything from GMO’s to polyculture and teaches you how to bring organic food into your lifestyle. Check it out on his website. SHOW NOTES: I grew up an athlete and self-admitted redneck—hunting and fishing. I went to college for criminal justice and health science. After college, I went into the military. After that, I worked in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. When I burned out on investigation, I ended up in the FDA where I went out of the frying pan and into the fire. What does a special agent job for the FDA look like? It’s working with all the different agencies investigation crimes. It involves search warrants and affidavits just like any other type of investigation—only we’re investigating cases of counterfeit drugs, food, supplements, scam companies. Stuff like that. We’re going after that guy who’s selling you a cream that actually has an active drug ingredients when it’s not supposed to. Or the online Viagra that has too much active ingredient or is nothing but sawdust. What kinds of consumer goods are being counterfeited? One time, I found a case of counterfeited Campbell’s Soup, and I’ve found counterfeit catsup, too. Centrum vitamins have been counterfeited in China for years. These scam artists make it almost impossible for us to shut them down. They put up a complicated web of shells and fronts and an endless succession of new companies. If you shut one down, they pop up in a new name with the same product the next day. Supplements are not regulated by the FDA. There’s good and bad to that. It’s good because we can do what we want—and it’s bad because the bad guys can do what they want, too. HOW TO AVOID SHAM SUPPLEMENTS: Don’t go to Walmart (or whatever big box store) and buy whichever bottle is 50% off. Do that and you’re rolling the dice, and you’ll probably end up causing more harm than good. Use common sense. If it sounds too good to be true (“Lose 100 pounds eating anything you want!” for example.), then it probably is. If it’s really cheap, it’s probably garbage. Never buy from multi-level marketing companies. If a product is good, why would you need everyone in your family and neighborhood to sell it in order to buy it? It makes no sense. In my [Gary’s] many years of experience, I have yet to find a good MLM company product. NEVER buy supplements off of Ebay. You really do not know what you’re getting. Don’t buy on Amazon, unless you’re buying directly from the source. When you go to a product page on Amazon, there’s a little box that tells you the seller. Don’t just look at that box, actually click on it. That will take you to the seller’s page. If the link you follow goes to a different company than what’s “listed” as the seller, don’t buy the supplement. It’s a scam. Stay away from supplements that are owned by big pharmaceutical or personal care companies. Sometimes a small company puts out a great product, then they’re bought by big business and the formulas all change. HOW TO FIND QUALITY SUPPLEMENTS: Go to your small, local health food store. The employees running the vitamin and supplement section are usually well-trained and have experience in the area. Ask them which brand supplement is best for whatever you’re trying to address. Make sure they know you’re serious and you don’t want any BS. Go to an expert for advice or to order your supplements. Find someone who’s not a supplement store [such as Gary] to order your supplements from, but make sure they’re well-trusted and have a solid background in wellness. Make sure the supplement you buy is lab tested. If it’s not, then anything could be in there and they could make any claim they want. Ask people who are on it. That’s really the best way to find something good—just be wary if someone has fantastic results on a cheap-o supplement. Sham companies will sometimes lace just a few of each batch with performance-enhancing drugs to amp up the hype over this “miracle” product. Go for smal

Amy Clover has battled her own demons, and won. Now she helps other people take back the power to fight their own demons through fitness and positive action. Amy is the founder of StrongInsideOut.com and the driving force behind the 2014 Strong Inside Out Tour. When you talk to Amy, she seems like the epitome of strength, endurance, and physical health. She’s also funny and upbeat. You’d never guess that just seven years ago she was ready to end her life. She was struggling with depression and OCD, and when she was put into a psychiatric hospital against her will, she knew she had to get back in the driver’s seat. But the message she got from just about everyone was that these demons were something she’d have to live with her whole life… and that maybe with medication she could at least exist. Then she stumbled into fitness-- and finally felt in control. Now, seven years later, Amy knows how to play that daily mental game and win—and she’s sharing her mad demon-slaying skills with anyone who wants to listen. Here’s what we talk about on the show: The one thing the fitness industry downplays, but shouldn’t. Why we need to become “anti-fragile.” How pushing yourself to the point of struggle makes you stronger. Workout advice for women—and Amy’s “happy foods.” Changing your body to change your brain. So, check out the show below. Check out Amy’s web site, or hit up the tour near you… because who doesn’t have a few demons to slay? SHOW NOTES Amy says that she dyed her hair red to look more like Jean Grey from X Men… and she certainly does have the strength and resilience of a super hero. She keeps things light as we talk about a very heavy subject—depression, suicide, and digging your way out of it all. When Amy was in high school, she was dismissed as one of the bad kids. Clinically depressed and diagnosed with OCD, she would hold it all inside until she’d finally let it go and lash out. Most adults in her life didn’t want to dig any deeper, so they just slapped a label on her and dealt with her as a problem that couldn’t be fixed. In her 20’s, Amy tried to end it all by putting a knife to her wrist. Her roommate found her like this and had her call the suicide prevention hotline. The hotline saved her life that night, and the next morning she checked herself into the hospital. She was hospitalized against her will, which is when she realized what it felt like to have no choice. To have no control. When she left the hospital she realized that she had to make some changes. It was when she found fitness that she started to play the mental game every day, and win. The thing that much of the fitness industry downplays is the internal struggle. Our understanding of physical education or physical culture is very detached. But it’s very much integrated with our minds and the rest of our wellbeing. We can cure, treat, or prevent almost every disease out there with diet and exercise. That includes both physical and mental illness. Exercise is about changing the brain. What is the mental thing going on when you work out, when you push yourself? Rigorous exercise elevates the brain derived neurotrophic factor. There’s a book called “Spark” that explains the scientific side of it really well. But when you’re pushing yourself in the gym, you’re essentially training yourself for real life. You push yourself to the edge of discomfort, and then you have that feeling of success. For so long, we’ve wanted to make things easy. But we’re discovering that we need challenge, we need some level of discomfort in order for our brains to grow. When you’re, say, going to do some weight lifting, you have to ask yourself, “Can I lift this, or not?” There’s that second of being unsure, maybe a bit uncomfortable. Then you assess the risk and push yourself just a tiny bit further. You are exercising your body, and your resolve. You’re working your resilience. We’ve shied away from struggle for so long, but we absolutely need to push ourselves. You just don’t want to take it too far. You wouldn’t start out your first day weightlifting by dead lifting 200 pounds. We need to become “anti-fragile.” The strongest people… and animals… thrive during a struggle. To help you empower yourself, you need to find something you want to “get uncomfortable about.” Maybe it’s leaving your job. That’s exciting, but uncomfortable, right? You need to think about what kind of life you want to land in after you take that leap… and get that all set up so you have solid ground to put your feet on when you walk away. It’s the same thing with fitness. It’s not about taking ridiculous risks. It’s about taking calculated risks that move you in the right direction. When do you know when you get there? You never get there. You are always pushing those limits, every day. It’s about the moment. There’s a shift from being the victim of circumstance to celebrating the fact that you’re in control. It’s incredible when you realize that you’re in the driver’s seat. What changed

Kevin Johnson is the owner of Zero Gravity Institute, the float spa in Austin, Texas where I go for my weekly one-hour floats. We get a chance to chat outside of the spa in this week’s show. You may be scratching your head thinking, “What in the heck is a float?” Well, unlike what might come to mind for many of you-- ice cream scooped into root beer, this kind of float is incredibly good for your body, mind, and spirit. Maybe you’ve seen the float references plastered all over the blogosphere lately. If not, here’s the basic idea: It’s total sensory deprivation. You slip into a chamber that’s about the size of a large walk-in closet or a small room where you float in about twelve inches of highly salt-saturated water in complete silence and darkness. The water has been filled with 1,200 pounds of Epsom salt, so you become incredibly buoyant, to the point that gravity is nonexistent. The water is warmed to skin receptor neutral, 93.5˚F. You register neither warm nor cold. Without gravity, temperature, light, or sound, you fall into a state of complete relaxation. Sound good? Let me tell you, when you walk out of the float spa you feel like you’ve had the best massage of your life… but even better! In this show, Kevin and I talk about: How a good float gets creative juices flowing. The past, present, and future of floating… from the deprivation tank to float spa! The major benefits of floating for athletes. 100 floats in 100 days: Kevin’s exploration of the mind. Tapping into other states of consciousness. Why our overstimulated brains need time to reboot. SHOW NOTES When I first walked into the float spa, I have to admit, I was skeptical. How could something so ridiculously simple actually help? I was completely blown away. In 1954, a neuroscientist, physician, and psychoanalyst at the National Institute of Mental Health, John C. Lilly created the sensory deprivation tank to explore human consciousness. Without stimuli, would I cease to exist? Would I shut off? He set out to answer some of these questions. Why would this process be beneficial for the average Jane or Joe? The float tank removes 90% of the brain and body’s workload. At any given moment of your regular life, you are operating in sympathetic response mode. That means you’re sensitive to all the flashing lights, beeping sounds, bodies around you, air conditioning, hot stove, etc. etc. This is good for survival. It helps you navigate the world without walking out into traffic or putting the food in the wrong orifice. As society gets more and more filled with sensory stimulation (think smartphones, microwaves, car horns, music, flashing screens, barking dogs, TV newscasters), we spend less and less time in a parasympathetic environment. Our brains are so overwhelmed that we can’t shut off. Your body and brain need time to do the background work, to heal and rejuvenate. The floating tank gives you that time. Once your body switches into that healing mode, it starts to reallocate its resources. You get extra digestion, enzyme production, endorphins, and neurotransmitters. Even in a really good massage, you’re still responding to stimuli. With floating, you come out feeling completely rejuvenated. Your endorphin load is boosted up and your brain chemistry is in balance. It’s like “fasting for the brain.” What do you DO for sixty minutes in total darkness and silence? First off, all concept of time disappears. It’s like you’ve been in a dream state. When you “wake up,” you recall moments of clarity but have no real sense of time. When the light comes on slowly and gently, it’s the closest thing you’ll ever experience to heaven on earth. People might have images of the cult sci-fi film “Altered States!” What is it actually like when you walk into the spa? At first, it’s very much a spa-like experience. You sit in some of the most deluxe massage chairs you’ve ever seen and get a fifteen minute, very relaxing massage. Moving into your private room, you shower and wash your hair. Then you climb into the float tank and lay down on your back in the satiated salt-water. Don’t worry, it would take serious core strength to flip yourself over… so no need to fear drowning. This water is five times denser than the salt water of the Dead Sea! You close your eyes and the camber closes. The lights dim and finally, you are in complete sensory deprivation. A parasympathetic environment. When the lights come gently back on, you step out of the tank and shower again. Dressed and ready to meet the world, everything outside the room will seem sharper. Your senses will be heightened, but not in a tense fight-or-flight kind of way. Your creative juices might be flowing, and your body will feel rejuvenated. Instead of taking a pill to attack specific symptoms, the deprivation tank removes all of the body’s extra work so it can focus on healing. Some of the reasons people seek out the float spas are: Relaxation Recovery (especially athletes) Cognitive function Boost creativity

Special episode for you this week, folks. This is a selection adapted from first draft of my new book, The Wild Diet about 10 Hours on Tour with Tim McGraw & the Fittest Band in Country as they came through Austin. Comment below and let me know what you think. Scroll down to the end and you can even hear me sing! :) - Abel As Alyson and I stepped aboard Tim McGraw’s tour bus idling outside a Quality Inn in Austin, Texas, I realized that the real food movement is catching on. Instead of passed out groupies, elicit drugs, and broken furniture, the spotless bus had a zen-like calm about it as the smell of strong coffee wafted through the cabin. The bus was brimming with fresh produce, raw nut butters, seaweed, protein bars made of grass-fed lamb, and an imposing 5 pound sack of Brazil nuts. Fresh off filming the Today Show in New York City (see video below), the band seems bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. Denny, enjoying an unprecedented 20-year-stint as bandleader and guitarist for the country superstar, is 57 and looks half his age. Denny’s rippling biceps and sturdy frame remind you that he’s not to be trifled with, despite his gentle and pleasant demeanor. Denny, a past guest of the Fat-Burning Man Show, has been following The Wild Diet for just over year (see below for before and afters). On a hearty diet that includes plenty of butter, bacon, and eggs, he’s dropped 46 pounds (from 240 to 194) and gained a fair amount of muscle by hacking with fasting and feasting. Impressed by Denny’s transformation, several bandmates joined the journey to better health and vitality. “Our keyboard player only decided to try your diet because he’s allowed to eat coffee cake,” Denny grinned. “My kids love eating this way“ Dean-O the fiddle player adds. “They can do whatever they want when they’re away from the house, but they know what’s bad for them and usually don’t eat pizza and junk carbs. They don’t have a problem eating veggies. And they’re totally into organ meats… head cheese is their favorite. Their friends think that eating brains is cool.” Eating brains is cool. Despite a demanding tour schedule that often includes multiple shows in one day, the Tim McGraw Band eats well. Recent feasts while on tour with Faith Hill include: grass-fed bacon burger (bunless, of course), snapper with poblano sauce, grilled chicken and asparagus, roast beef with vegetables, shellfish platter with oysters, crab, lobster, shrimp and ahi poke along with a beet and endive salad. When he’s not fasting, Denny’s favorite breakfast is steak and eggs. “It’s really not that complicated once you get the hang of it - you just listen to your body and eat when you’re hungry. I love it. I’m full of energy and feel 15 years younger. Eating better even makes me want to drink less.” And that’s good, because this band doesn’t drink before the show. They swing sledgehammers and throw gigantic tires around in the parking lot. Band Gone Wild: Tim McGraw’s Prison Yard Workout Featured this month’s cover of Men’s Health after his own 40 pound weight loss, 47-year-old Tim McGraw is a specimen. He credits his rocking biceps and six-pack abs to his band’s intense outdoor workouts that focuses on core training, strength and balanced movements to build up the muscles between the ribs and connective tissues. The Tim McGraw Band even tours with a separate trailer dedicated to workout gear, lugging heavy chains, sledgehammers, and sandbags across the country. “Tim is a beast, man, he keeps me on my toes,” says Denny. The band’s recent workout included weighted pullups, push-ups, dips, and man-maker lunges followed-up with sprints in the parking lot. When they can find a gym, workouts focus on heavy, functional movements like deadlifts, barbell rows, and overhead presses. Band members unwind with mobility exercises, meditation, long walks, and “earthing” with bare feet on whatever grass they can find. "It keeps us off the bus and it keeps us out in the fresh air instead of staying in a cave all day long," McGraw said on The Today Show. And from watching the band play up-close from backstage, I can tell you that the Tim McGraw band puts on a dynamic show. And it's in large part their physicality that makes the band incredibly fun to watch. The Tim McGraw band is doing just about everything right. This band doesn't work out and eat real food to “look better naked.” They swing sledgehammers in the parking lot because they know that it makes them better at their job. Being in shape with wild workouts gives them the stamina and energy to give their fans a world-class show. Other performers, athletes, and movie stars are catching on. Others to “come out” as Paleo / Wild / Ancestral include: Uma Thurman, Jake Gyllenhal, Matthew McConaughey, Jessica Biel, Miley Cyrus (for better or worse), Joe Rogan, Adrian Rodgers, Tucker Max, Dwayne (the Rock) Johnson, Grant Hill, and Hugh Jackman to name a few. Biohacking Paleo X-Men. Coming Soon. And oddly, these worlds are colliding. The

David Gottfried is considered the father of the green movement, having founded the Green Building Council in 1993 which then expanded to over 100 countries with the Global Green Building Council. You may have seen the “LEED” plaque on the side of a building? That’s the green rating system that David helped develop. David is also married to an incredible leader in the wellness field, my friend and author of “The Hormone Cure,” Dr. Sara Gottfried. While his wife looks inward toward healing the body, David has spent his amazing life looking outward-- trying to heal the planet. In this show, David and I get a chance to talk about his new book, “Explosion Green.” It’s really a twenty-year memoir about a character… who happens to be David… on his quest to green the planet. We also touch on a topic that sounds like science fiction, but is truly an essential component of healing ourselves and the planet: Rewiring the brain for survival in the 22nd century. Here are a few highlights of the show: How healing your body leads to healing the planet. What drives even the greenest environmentalist to want a bigger house and a faster car? Why our survival instincts are killing us. Simple ways we can start living intentionally. The “bottom line” of being green. SHOW NOTES: David Gottfried is the father of the green movement, having founded both the U.S. and Global Green building Councils. This GBC movement has reduced global warming and our eco-footprint more than any other organization in the world. David has a different perspective on the way the world works. The pendulum is swinging in both the health and the sustainability movements. According to David, the direction of the health movement is essential to what he refers to as the ecological triple bottom line: planet, economy, and society. His relationship with Sara helped him realize that the third leg of the stool was somewhat absent in his approach. To understand the societal component, he had to focus on how the people inside the green buildings were living. “If you are toxic, what good is a LEED Platinum, net-zero home?” Sara got David looking at food, stress, anger, meditation and neuroscience to manage his own health. But it’s all interrelated: David feels that what the green movement can bring to the individual is hope. David believes that he is here as a change agent, that he was tagged for a higher purpose. There’s a saying in Judaism: Tikkun Olam, to heal the world. It’s our purpose to put the divine light back into the leaky vessel. How can focusing on our own health change the world? Health and wellness isn’t necessarily about getting ripped abs, although it can start there. Once you approach health from a place of divine intent (you find your “why”), you start to believe in real food, in permaculture and local food. You eat grazed meat and organic produce. You become empowered by your natural intelligence. That intent followed by those practices obviously have an impact on the environment. Where are we going in terms of the brain and the environment? Back in the 1950’s, Buckminster Fuller declared that technology had arrived, and that the have-nots could finally have. So, why don’t we all have? It has to do with the wiring of our brains. “We are still harming nature, other species and each other. We’ve got to wake up.” But perhaps we can’t do that without updating our brain’s operating system. David started wondering why he still jumped for his bat when he heard noises in his house at night, or why he got road rage when another driver cut him off in traffic. Well, it has to do with the prefrontal cortex—the part of the brain that says, “I’m a hunter. I have to provide for my family and protect them.” You can’t come home after a hunt without food. As a result of this thought process, David came out with the E Revolution. It’s about taking the term human (to err is to be human) and adding an e: humane. He started wondering if eco-greens could work with health experts to look at rewiring our brains. Can we change the wiring of our survival instincts that were necessary hundreds of thousands of years ago, but are actually killing us now? What does that new operating system look like and how can we install it? How can we stack the deck when it comes to sustainability? The first step is to check your ego at the door. We have to switch to a humane operating system which means being human to your own body and being humane to other people. Live with intentionality. We all do things like buy homes, redecorate, paint, renovate, consumer energy, produce waste, use water, and use transportation. There are small things to do that move toward positive change, such as: Buy paint without VOC’s. Don’t buy cheap furniture that smells like chemicals for months. Use carpeting that doesn’t require toxic glues. Keep in mind, if something smells, it’s probably bad for you. Take your shoes off at the front door. Why? So you don’t track in all of the environmental toxins. Tighten u

This week’s guest on The Fat-Burning Man Show is probably well known to most of you. He is an old personal friend of the mine and a leading chef and author in the Paleo movement. George Bryant is the co-author of the wildly popular Caveman Feast eBook with myself, and together we also created the #1 Food App Caveman Feast. Which is available for both iOS and Android right now, so check it out if you haven’t already. Plus, George is the man behind the Civilized Cavemen Cooking blog, and has just released a brand new cookbook called Paleo Kitchen with PaleoOMG’s Juli Bauer. I tried the Creamy Seafood Risotto recipe last night and it was out of this world. In this week’s show George takes us behind the scenes and find out what it really takes to create a world-class cookbook… Why real food, and good health are still the best way to connect with your friends and family. The dirty work that goes into creating a best-selling cookbook… Over 14,000 photos, and thousands of hours in the kitchen. The one simple trick that will let you master any recipe you cook, and make sure it’s the tastiest version possible. George shares his biggest piece of advice that let him reshape his relationship with food into a health sustaining, and a deeply fulfilling career. Why the real food movement is so much bigger than just recipes and ingredients, it’s about creating a sustainable lifestyle and living a better life. George explains that love, passion and trust are the most important ingredients in any kitchen and recipe. George has teamed up with Juli Bauer from PaleOMG to create an amazing collection of over 100 brand new recipes consisting of appetizers, entrées, side dishes, and decadent desserts that are sure to reinvigorate your caveman taste buds. Paleo Kitchen As someone who is lucky enough to know George personally and eat his food often, I can tell you that these recipes are the absolute best in the world of Paleo. If you have grown tired of the same old, boring gluten-free recipes, just give the recipes in Paleo Kitchen a try and primal eating will never taste the same again! Enjoy the show! Remember, sharing is caring, so let your loved ones know about the Fat-Burning Man show and don’t be shy with those tweets and Facebook share’s. I really could not do this without you guys, your support is the lifeblood of the show and I need your help to spread the message so click those share buttons. Recommended Resources George Bryant's Blog "Caveman Feast" eBook, by George and myself Caveman Feast app, by George and myself "Paleo Kitchen" cookbook, by George and Juli Bauer

This week’s guest on The Fat-Burning Man Show is probably well known to most of you. He is an old personal friend of the mine and a leading chef and author in the Paleo movement. George Bryant is the co-author of the wildly popular Caveman Feast eBook with myself, and together we also created the #1 Food App Caveman Feast. Which is available for both iOS and Android right now, so check it out if you haven’t already. Plus, George is the man behind the Civilized Cavemen Cooking blog, and has just released a brand new cookbook called Paleo Kitchen with PaleoOMG’s Juli Bauer. I tried the Creamy Seafood Risotto recipe last night and it was out of this world. In this week’s show George takes us behind the scenes and find out what it really takes to create a world-class cookbook… Why real food, and good health are still the best way to connect with your friends and family. The dirty work that goes into creating a best-selling cookbook… Over 14,000 photos, and thousands of hours in the kitchen. The one simple trick that will let you master any recipe you cook, and make sure it’s the tastiest version possible. George shares his biggest piece of advice that let him reshape his relationship with food into a health sustaining, and a deeply fulfilling career. Why the real food movement is so much bigger than just recipes and ingredients, it’s about creating a sustainable lifestyle and living a better life. George explains that love, passion and trust are the most important ingredients in any kitchen and recipe. George has teamed up with Juli Bauer from PaleOMG to create an amazing collection of over 100 brand new recipes consisting of appetizers, entrées, side dishes, and decadent desserts that are sure to reinvigorate your caveman taste buds. Paleo Kitchen As someone who is lucky enough to know George personally and eat his food often, I can tell you that these recipes are the absolute best in the world of Paleo. If you have grown tired of the same old, boring gluten-free recipes, just give the recipes in Paleo Kitchen a try and primal eating will never taste the same again! Enjoy the show! Remember, sharing is caring, so let your loved ones know about the Fat-Burning Man show and don’t be shy with those tweets and Facebook share’s. I really could not do this without you guys, your support is the lifeblood of the show and I need your help to spread the message so click those share buttons. Recommended Resources George Bryant's Blog "Caveman Feast" eBook, by George and myself Caveman Feast app, by George and myself "Paleo Kitchen" cookbook, by George and Juli Bauer

As a former Olympian, team member of eight Tours de France, renowned chiropractor, international lecturer, and "life coach to the stars," Dr. Spencer knows what it takes to overcome obstacles, create and execute plans, and achieve greatness. He's taught his techniques to many top athletes, businesspeople, entrepreneurs, and entertainers. If you want to know how to continually operate at peak performance, listen up. Jeff is the author of "Turn It Up! How to Perform at Your Highest Level For a Lifetime" and creator of The Champion's Blueprint where he helps leaders from diverse backgrounds change the world. On this week's show, Jeff talks about: What it truly means to be a champion (it's not what you think); What separates the champion performers from the ordinary; They key that allows anyone to achieving at a champion's level; The two things that an aspirting top achieve must have; And more about mastering fear, challenging yourself, and being prepared. Enjoy the show! [powerpress channel="podcast"] Show Notes Masters in exercise physiology and sports science, sports chiro of the year. Identify playing field to develop a precise strategy to perform at highest level. You are your biggest competition, so identify your weaknesses and strengths. You have to scare yourself and extend your limits to see where they are. Fear is the biggest obstacle to conquer ourselves and push our limits. Fear is good as it brings a heightened level of awareness, a transcendent level. It's not about conquering fear but mastering it and using it to our advantage. Fear is your friend, so strategically plan on how to use fear to your benefit. Expose yourself to risk, responsibly, to determine what your baseline is first. It reduces anxiety and you can figure out what you need to do to raise the bar. Do this over and over again so you can call up fear instantly to perform better. Everybody gets pre-performance anxiety, so use it to your advantage. Even "pros" do this, such as with U2 backstage before kicking off world tour. The Champion's golden rule is, "When you do the homework, the test is easy." You can't think yourself through it, you've got to get out of your own way. Our most primal instinct that dictates our lives is survival, which is fear-based. It's not talent or skill, but knowing what has to happen and needs to go right. Peak performers know what to go after and not tempted to go after everything. Focus is detrimental; you don't need more, you need what Jeff calls "gocus." Choose your battles carefully, pausing in between to ensure adequate recovery. Important to have a ritual to set you up that you do 2-3 days before event. Never experiment when you're about go live, just stick with those rituals. There's no such thing as luck, it's really about showing up and getting it done. Don't change anything in training, for anything new will cause fear to kick in. Focus on the 2-3% of the things that can go right, not on what can go wrong. Don't start micromanaging the details that don't matter causing mental fatigue. We're built to trust more in our ability to fail than in our ability to win. Mentorship is what will stop you from damaging yourself when it gets tough. Balance between training and recovery; recovery is where performance comes. If performance is declining, that's a sign of overtraining and need to recover. Recovery takes us back to baseline; one step back to take two steps forward. You can't do what you're best at all the time, otherwise it's overtraining. "When the body is fatigued, the brain (i.e., the mental aspect) follows." For food, there's a difference between being a metabolizer and an oxydizer. You cannot fool your metabolism; ask, "does this make me perform better?" High achievers are open to suggestion, and they build teams that support them. They pay attention to details and are proactive at identifying weak points. Shortcuts aren't real, systems are; effort and recovery should be in balance. They don't do too much too soon; they give themselves evolutionary leverage. "Never met a person that doesn't have a 'corner man' (mentor, advisor, etc)." Mentors keep you grounded, in sobriety, to always know how things really are. How to manage once a pinnacle is reached and manage self-expectations. You have to have a system to know what is happening when it does happen. Have responsible conversations about future inevitabilities as to be prepared. Have someone in your corner to tell you when they are about to happen. Recommended Resources Dr. Jeff Spencer's website "Turn It Up!" book by Dr. Jeff Spencer Olympic athlete Heather Moyse U2 website Champions Blueprint Champions Blueprint Facebook Page [ois skin="Postage"]

Liz Wolfe is a nutritional therapy practitioner certified by the Nutritional Therapy Association, blogger at CaveGirlEats (now RealFoodLiz.com), and is the author of the new book, Eat the Yolks. She's also a real-food cook and amateur homesteader raising goats, chickens, and pigs. In this episode, Abel and Liz discuss: Happiness (not appearance) and enjoying food as part of health; The danger of obsessing over "vanity pounds" and weightloss; Transitioning from a modern, urban life to a farm as a bad cook; Ancient bread and the pitfalls of conventional farming; Thoughtful omnivorism and a rant against the "Paleo Police"; And more about former diet dilemmas to cooking real food. Enjoy the show! [powerpress channel="podcast"] Show Notes Six years trained with Michael Rutherford, Bootcamp Fitness, Kansas City. Coach Rut introduced Liz to Robb Wolfe who was breaking out on his own. Started her own blog talking about Paleo and sharing what she was eating. Her appearance used to be at the expense of health, but later flip-flopped. Misery and restriction diets she was on made her terribly unhappy. Maintained a "thinspiration board" with skinny pictures for motivation. Had skin issues and disorders (like acne, eczema, etc) tied to her food. After five years of eating well, she's never been happier and healthier. Don't picture yourself thin, picture yourself in full health instead. Our body's expression of full health may not be what we want to see. Once you learn to love real food and health, you'll also love your body. You can't put a number on feeling good (e.g., scale, tape, calipers, etc). When you try to lose "vanity pounds," you lose the point of this journey. Strive to be functional and happy your whole life instead of preoccupied. Was on The Zone, Low-Card, Ketogenic, etc and something was still missing. Grass-fed beef was her first introduction to this new healthy lifestyle. In city, farmer markets were plenty; once rural, food is paradoxically bad. This led to developing her farm, growing her own food, and homesteading. Conventional farming and conglomerates are changing the food landscape. She says she's more about real food, without processed stuff, than Paleo. "Paleo" is just a label for a diet, but it's not about the lifestyle. Paleo is about a vast body of information, science, and common-sense. Ancient bread is made with rhizome, which is not a grain at all. Modern wheat is not like ancient, wild wheat (like Einkorn) or grains. Paleo is not a historical reenactment, there's still science on our side. Today's food are fundamentally different than our grandparents' food. Wheat sourced in America vs. sourced traditionally (like in Italy). Fermenting, properly preparing foods such as sprouting, and organic. You don't have to be a good cook to start making and enjoying real food. Breakfast used to be FiberOne, soy milk, with Aspartame sprinkled on top. So there is a learning curve but it gets easier and you find favorites. One way is to find great restaurants that support local producers. Liz coined the term "thoughtful omnivorism," which Abel likes. It's thinking about where your food comes from, giving back to the soil. Excusing ourselves from the food chain is making us sicker, less happy. "Where does my food come from," and then "where can I get better food." "Embrace the suck," and be outside rather than on the treadmill. Quit talking about weightloss at all costs, or whether caveman ate bread. Focus instead on real food, where it comes from, and how it makes us feel. We should stop "Paleo-policing" each other about dumb, little points. Went to high school with Lewis Howes, a past guest on the show. Recommended Resources "Eat The Yolks" by Liz Wolfe CaveGirlEats (now RealFoodLiz.com) is her blog Coach Rut (Michael Rutherford) Rhizome for ancient bread 24 Diner restaurant in Austin Common acquaintance is Lewis Howes [ois skin="Postage"]

Today's guest on The Fat-Burning Man Show is Chris Masterjohn. A self-proclaimed "recovering vegan," Chris has a Ph.D. in Nutritional Science and is a frequent contributor to the Weston A. Price Foundation journal, Wise Traditions. Chris is a sought-after nutrition expert and a seasoned researcher on the interactions between vitamins, essential fatty acids, and cholesterol. If you ever wondered if you should eat more fat, this show is a must-listen! On today's show, you will learn: Why Hexane is in our food (and why you should avoid it); How to manage inflammation instead of avoiding it; Why you should avoid corn oil at all costs; How to get all the nutrients you need to thrive; And a lot more on fats, cholesterol, and vitamins. Enjoy the show, and please share it with your friends and family. [powerpress channel="podcast"] Show Notes Fat in our diet is important as it carries fat-soluble vitamins with it. It assists in the absorption of fat-soluble nutrients from vegetables. That's why it's important to add good fats to salads and vegetables. Fats helps to make food delicious but also more satiating. Favorite fats include butter and egg yolks, excellent for reproduction. Animal fats are next, but it really depends on how animals are raised. Natural state, free-range, grass-fed animals have more nutritious fats. Avoid factory-farmed animal products and go for grass-fed ones instead. Grain-fed and vegetable-oil-fed animals typically produce bad fats. Tropic plant-based fats are coconut oil, cocoa butter, and red palm tree oil. Non-tropic ones are olive oil, macadamia nut oil, peanut oil, and sesame oil. Avoid chemically processed oils, like soybean, corn, canola, and cottonseed. "Bad" oils have highly industrialized processes and solvents to extract them. They are bleached, deodorized, and have high levels of hexane for extraction. Hexane is toxic, and many soy-based foods to contain hexane residue. Cold-pressed oils are not perfect but better than solvent-based extraction. Overconsumption is not good as it increases polyunsaturated fatty acids. Corn oil is almost exclusively Omega-6, which makes you Omega-3 deficient. The language of "pro-inflammatory vs. anti-inflammatory" is misleading. Inflammation to a point is actually good (incites inflammation resolution). EPA (high dose fish oil) is close to non-steroidal anti-inflammatories. Interfering in the initiation of inflammation vs. resolution of it. High doses can interfere with both the initiation and the resolution. Anti-inflammatories (NSAIDs, Cox-inhibitors, etc) are therefore bad. Similarly, any natural "anti-inflammatories" in high doses are bad, too. It's better to give enough to our bodies to regulate inflammation instead. Use natural food sweeteners like raw honey or unrefined sugars. Balance is key, such as simple, utilitarian foods and gourmet foods. Everything in moderation is fine, including intermittent fasting. Fasting can be stressful, but stress is not always a bad thing. The point is to listen to your body and see how it responds to food. Try to include some liberal sources of nutrient-dense foods. Include organ meats, fish liver oils, bones for soups and broths. Cod liver oil is rich in vitamins A and D, and Omega fatty acids. Used for helping joint-tissue disorders with autoimmune components. Helps a variety of deficiencies that lead to blindness and rickets. Also used as preventative in many illnesses including common cold. Best source is unheated Cod liver oil, like Blue Ice and Corganic. Vitamins A, D, and K are fat-soluble vitamins that work synergistically. They help calcium and magnesium absorption, and regulate calcification. These vitamins are important in child development and in old age. Best derived from leafy green veggies, fermented products, and animal fats. Recommended Resources The Daily Lipid Wise Traditions by the Weston A. Price Foundation Scientific PubMed articles by Chris Masterjohn Edible oil extraction Matt Stone and his approach to diet "Cod-liver Oil as a Therapeutic Agent" by John Hughes Bennett Blue Ice Fermented Cod Liver Oil Cholesterol and Health website Chris Masterjohn on Facebook Chris Masterjohn on Twitter [ois skin="Postage"]

My guest this week, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, is a family physician, NYTimes best-selling author, and nutritional researcher with a focus on reversing disease naturally using nourishing foods. More importantly, Dr. Fuhrman is a former professional figure skater! He was a guest on The Dr. Oz Show discussing his new book, The End of Dieting. When it comes to his food preference, he prefers to call himself a "nutritarian," which is a preference for foods that are high in micronutrients. On today’s Fat-Burning Man Show, Dr. Fuhrman will reveal: The real goal of a healthy nutrition is longevity, not fitness; How "paleo" and fad diets have it wrong (and what's good about it); 3 important truths about nutrition that is scientifically based; How food preferences can taint our perception of what's healthy; And so much more! Enjoy the show, and please share it with your friends and family. Spread the word on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or anywhere else you can. [powerpress channel="podcast"] Show Notes Dr. Fuhrman was a former figure skater, competed in world championships. Medical profession has gone in the wrong direction, it's insane. Looking for pills and cures so we can continue to abuse our bodies. Must learn the basic science of nutrition instead of falling for gimmicks. Nutrition is so important, it permeates all layers of society. Physicians are poorly educated or ill-informed in the world of nutrition. Raising the level of education of people raises that of physicians, too. People teach doctors: more people get well, more doctors are exposed. Science changes as more evidence is made available, so too do doctors. Doctors' egos get in the way and they hate admitting they're wrong. Look at and review all the information first before making a decision. The more information we get, the easier it is to motivate people. Science needed to counter bad information out there like fad diets. Most fad diets are based on "stories" and premises, not science. When trying to prove that story, biases skew interpretation of science. People's food preferences tend to bias their preference of diets, too. Determine safety threshold rather than discounting entire food groups. Primary objective is longevity, not athleticism only to die young. Cavemen lived short lives, and ate whatever was available to them. Today we can eat what's best, so we can survive until we're 100+. People ask wrong questions that are too vague with too many variables. Three important truths we can all agree with: Eat more natural, unrefined plant foods, and less processed foods. Increase micronutrients and breadth of nutrients our bodies need. Reduce exposure to hormones that increase disease risk like cancer. Eat a big salad every day with natural dressings (like nuts and seeds). One food type linked to longevity is legumes, beans, and plant proteins. Look at the evidence and not at the stories; and test the theory. Refined grains are bad -- the more refined they are, the worse they are. But, there's nothing wrong with the moderate use of intact whole grains. Whole, intact, real foods are better than fractionated "frankenfoods." Nutritarian diet and reduction of animal protein extends lifespan. Following the above, episodic fasting likely increases longevity. Higher animal proteins raise hormone responses and reduce lifespan. Being athletic, muscular, or ripped doesn't mean you'll live longer. The difference between strength and stamina, and how it affects longevity. Research into nutrition to help to reverse, not just prevent, disease. Resources Discussed Dr. Joel Fuhrman's website at DrFuhrman.com "The End of Dieting" by Dr. Joel Fuhrman PBS TV show, summer 2014, tentatively called "Never Diet Again" Director of The Nutritional Research Foundation Dr. Fuhrman articles on Huffington Post [ois skin="Postage"]

I hope you’re enjoying the start of your spring. This week’s show includes a few actionable tips that might make it a lot better. My guest this week, Shawn Stevenson is a Professional Nutritionist specializing in biochemistry and kinesiology. Several years ago, Shawn was bed-ridden battling an “incurable” spinal disease. He’s now thriving as a physique model. This show tells you what happened in between. On today’s Fat-Burning Man Show, Shawn Stevenson will reveal: The power of tissue regeneration and the world of stem cells; Speed "shredding" secrets to lose body-fast as quickly as possible; Which major organs are responsible for fatloss (it's not what you think!); And so much more! Enjoy the show, and please share it with your friends and family. Spread the word on Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, or anywhere else you can. [powerpress channel="podcast"] [ois skin="Postage"]

On today's show, we have Dr. Janae Devika. Janae is a Family Nurse Practitioner whose main focus is integrative healing and medical nutrition. Practicing the healing arts for over 16 years, Janae is an experienced herbalist, massage therapist, health and wellness coach, and a holistic chef extraordinaire with her own cooking show! Her passion is to educate and inspire people to heal their bodies while falling in love with healthy whole food. She is the creator of Café Janae, a health and wellness company that focuses on therapeutic nutrition and stress management as primary interventions for preventing and reversing chronic disease. On today's Fat-Burning Man Show, Dr. Janae Devika will reveal: Why real food heals better than drugs... The secret to dairy-free clam chowder (eat your veggies with your veggies)... How to trick your family into eating veggies... 10 sneaky uses for cauliflower that will blow your mind... And loads more! Plus, she also goes into a rant about our current medical system, and what practitioners should be doing for patients and why they don't do it. It's fascinating stuff! By the way, Janae is making a very special offer to our listeners. Visit CafeJanae.com and activate your free membership, she will automatically you a free recipe book containing 10 of her favorite "Veggie Power" recipes, and access to dozens of whole food recipes and video tutorials. Enjoy the show! [powerpress channel="podcast"] [ois skin="Postage"]

This Fat-Burning Man Show is with Ari Meisel, productivity monster, triathlete, and the man behind the terrific read Less Doing, More Living. If you've been suffering from digestive and bowel problems, put on your party pants. This show is for you. In 2007, Ari was diagnosed with Crohn's, an incurable disease of the digestive tract. It's like IBS, but it's chronic and oftentimes debilitating. In fact, his case was so severe, it required over a dozen daily medications and several hospital visits. One day, Ari got fed up and decided to take his health into his own hands. Through a holistic approach, he eventually stopped all his medications, became free of any trace of the "incurable" disease, and even competed in the grueling Ironman France race in June of 2011! Plus, he has since spoken at seminars and at a regional TED Talk about his struggle against a seemingly insurmountable opposition. On today's show, Ari will share with you... Why exercising less can get you better results How Ari beat Crohn's -- an "unbeatable" disease Why you should never do another errand again And much more! Enjoy the show! [powerpress channel="podcast"] [ois skin="Postage"]

On today's Fat-Burning Man Show, we have a returning guest expert Dr. Sara Gottfried, author of The Hormone Cure. On this show, Dr. Sara talks about carbs! Why low-carb can sometimes be too low, and why most of the fatloss information out there is wrong. Quickie Update This week, I'll be speaking at PaleoFX, one of America's largest and most notable wellness symposiums that promotes the ancestral approach to eating and health. This convention is jam-packed with speakers and rockstars like Jonathan Bailor, Dave Asprey, Robb Wolf, Chris Kresser, Mark Sisson, Dr. Terry Wahls, Stefani Ruper, and loads more. It's a bona fide Paleo who's who. I'll be hosting a panel with Mark Sisson and Robb Wolf, Jonathan Bailor is coming over to my place to shoot a few videos, and there will be more than a few "surprises." If you're coming to PaleoFX in person, please swing by and say hello! Jonathan Bailor, bestselling author of The Calorie Myth, is coming by the house and we're going to have a feast. We're also going to be filming even more cuts for our upcoming video course called "Fat Loss Masterclass." We're launching soon (or if you're listening to this "in the future," then you can check it out it) at FatLossMasterClass.com. Much more to come about Fat Loss Masterclass and other fun projects. In this show with Dr. Sara, we chat about: Why most fat loss information you hear is wrong What you need to know about going "too low carb" Why 150 carbs a day might make you fat OR skinny How Sara is hacking her cortisol that came from writing too many awesome books Enjoy the show. [powerpress channel="podcast"] [ois skin="Postage"]

Jordan Harbinger is a world traveler, lifestyle coach, and the man behind The Art of Charm podcast and blog of the same name. Jordan and his team of coaches teach men to get and "keep the girl" by overcoming insecurities, building confidence, and challenging old beliefs. What does all this have to do with healthy living? Listen up to find out! A Few Announcements and Events We're on the verge of launching a project I've been working on for the last few months. It’s our brand-new online community, The Fat Burning Tribe! If you're stuck, have specific questions, or need extra help to reach your fat loss goals, improve your health, and accelerate your results, along with access to some delicious recipe ideas that will have you eat like a King, then the tribe may be just what you need! We're talking Q&A opportunities, exclusive coaching sessions, and much more! Here are some of the questions we will be answering "inside the Tribe"... "What's the best way to lose the last stubborn 10 pounds around the belly? I feel like I have hit a plateau." "Do you have any specific tips or tricks on how to eat healthy without spending a small fortune?" "What supplements or diet changes will boost my energy and still allow me to burn fat?" "How can I sustain a healthy, fat-burning lifestyle when I don't have any extra time for cooking or exercise?" "What are the top 5 fat-burning foods that you recommend for a busy lifestyle?" And so much more! I'm about to record our first webinar specific tactics about how you can break through your fat loss plateau. If you're interested in learning more, please come join the fun at FatBurningTribe.com. Also, coming up is PaeloFX, one of America's largest symposium that promotes the ancestral approach to eating and health. This convention jam-packed with speakers and experts, like Robb Wolf, Chris Kresser, Mark Sisson, Dr. Terry Wahls, Jonathan Bailor, Ben Greenfield, Dave Asprey, Stefani Ruper, George Bryant, and so many more! And yes, yours truly will be among the guest speakers! So check out PaleoFX conference in Austin, which is taking place this April 11-13, and hopefully I get to see you there! If you're attending, make sure to stop by say "hello" while you're there. I'd love to meet you! Today's Show With Jordan Harbinger This show might ruffle some feathers. We talk about body image, sex differences, and are quite transparent about the way that a lot of young single men see the world (and what that means for women). If you'd like to speak your mind, let us know what you think what you think in the comments below. We'd love to hear from you! By the way, I was also interviewed by Jordan on the Pick Up Podcast, so head on over to his site and listen to my interview with Jordan, too! On today's Fat Burning Man show, Jordan discusses... Why charm, charisma, and confidence are learned skills (and how you can increase them)... Surprisingly, how the perfect body often isn't actually what most people want... What women should know about men when it comes to attraction (it's not what you think!)... And much more! So go ahead and listen to the show! As always, Fat-Burning Man is listener-supported, which means your reviews and spreading the word to the people you care about makes a big different. Please take a moment to leave a review on iTunes or tell a friend if you haven't already. Thank you, you are awesome! [powerpress channel="podcast"] [ois skin="Postage"]

Sheleana and Caleb are co-founders of the hugely-popular Young And Raw where they teach people how to improve health with real, whole foods. You're going to dig this show. We partnered up to make an app, 14 Day Juice Challenge, that makes veggies fun again. And - awesome news - we just hit #1 on the Food & Drink Charts for the 3rd time in a row! If you haven't started your 14 Day Juice Challenge, click this link to get your app today and get your veggies on. On this show you'll learn: How to listen to your body (and why it's important) The benefits of adding in juices and green smoothies for cravings, weight loss, and healing How to manage insulin spikes from juicing vs. just eating whole plants/fruits Superfoods in Abel's cupboard (that he never talks about)... And much more

This week I am pleased to welcome Alex Jamieson. She is one of the co-stars behind the classic documentary “Super Size Me!” and if you haven’t seen it yet, well let’s just say you are WAY behind the times! In celebration of the documentary’s 10 year anniversary, Alex is also hosting a HUGE conference with the good folks at en*theos this week. There are some seriously awesome speakers during this event, so I definitely recommend you take a look. In the world of Fat-Burning Man, we’ve had an exciting past week with the launch of our newest app in partnership with YoungAndRaw.com. “14 Day Juice Challenge” shot right up the charts, and hit #1 in Food & Drink in iTunes! If you have the chance, we would so appreciate you taking the moment to give a quick review of the app in iTunes! This is an app we are so proud of, both in design and making it super easy to get your daily veggies, that we want as many people to find out about it as possible. As always, we cannot thank you enough for your amazing support! Alright, on to the show with Alex where we talk about: How the food world has changed since “Super Size Me!” The surprising result of 10+ years as a strict vegan. What you need to know about the human microbiome. How not to be a freak about food. And much more... Nutrition and health will always be a moving target, you have to stay open to the possibilities to what may be true for you. Click to Tweet! Connect with Alex and see her work here: "Super Size Me!" 10 Year Anniversary Conference with entheos.comAlexandraJamieson.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

This week I am pleased to welcome Alex Jamieson. She is one of the co-stars behind the classic documentary “Super Size Me!” and if you haven’t seen it yet, well let’s just say you are WAY behind the times! In celebration of the documentary’s 10 year anniversary, Alex is also hosting a HUGE conference with the good folks at en*theos this week. There are some seriously awesome speakers during this event, so I definitely recommend you take a look. In the world of Fat-Burning Man, we’ve had an exciting past week with the launch of our newest app in partnership with YoungAndRaw.com. “14 Day Juice Challenge” shot right up the charts, and hit #1 in Food & Drink in iTunes! If you have the chance, we would so appreciate you taking the moment to give a quick review of the app in iTunes! This is an app we are so proud of, both in design and making it super easy to get your daily veggies, that we want as many people to find out about it as possible. As always, we cannot thank you enough for your amazing support! Alright, on to the show with Alex where we talk about: How the food world has changed since “Super Size Me!” The surprising result of 10+ years as a strict vegan. What you need to know about the human microbiome. How not to be a freak about food. And much more... Nutrition and health will always be a moving target, you have to stay open to the possibilities to what may be true for you. Click to Tweet! Connect with Alex and see her work here: "Super Size Me!" 10 Year Anniversary Conference with entheos.comAlexandraJamieson.com | Facebook | Twitter | YouTube

This week's show is with my dear friend Pedram Shojai. Pedram, a wellness consultant and lecturer, is a practicing acupuncturist with a strong background in the Chinese martial and healing arts, among so many other things. This show is a little different for me, Pedram and I talk about the diet industry and how you all can actually navigate the maze without getting swindled! I hope you find it helpful. Before we get to it though, one request from you listeners: Head over to The Fat-Burning Man Show on iTunes, and click the "Subscribe" button which is located right below the image of the podcast. While you're at it, if you could even leave a review at the same time, that would be so amazing! On today's show with Pedram we chat about: How to tell the good guys from the bad guys in the health industry. Why the absence of disease doesn’t make you healthy. How to pick your friends to lead the life of your dreams. And much more... My whole thing is why don't you just be yourself and tell it like it is? That's what people appreciate. Click to Tweet!

This week's show is with my dear friend Pedram Shojai. Pedram, a wellness consultant and lecturer, is a practicing acupuncturist with a strong background in the Chinese martial and healing arts, among so many other things. This show is a little different for me, Pedram and I talk about the diet industry and how you all can actually navigate the maze without getting swindled! I hope you find it helpful. Before we get to it though, one request from you listeners: Head over to The Fat-Burning Man Show on iTunes, and click the "Subscribe" button which is located right below the image of the podcast. While you're at it, if you could even leave a review at the same time, that would be so amazing! On today's show with Pedram we chat about: How to tell the good guys from the bad guys in the health industry. Why the absence of disease doesn’t make you healthy. How to pick your friends to lead the life of your dreams. And much more... My whole thing is why don't you just be yourself and tell it like it is? That's what people appreciate. Click to Tweet!

I am pleased to welcome back this week a returning guest, Stefani Ruper. Stef is the tell-it-like-it-is voice behind PaleoForWomen.com and she has recently released her first book "Sexy By Nature." Stef also just wrote a really eye-opening guest post on "10 Ways To Look Like A Model (That You Should NEVER Try)" - be sure to check it out and dive into this show for other insights on this topic and more! In the meantime, if you haven't left us a review in iTunes yet I would so appreciate you taking the time to do so. It only takes a minute and it helps us get the word out to new listeners. As always, we are running the show without advertisements or sponsors, and greatly appreciate your continued support! This week with Stefani you'll hear about: A surprising concept from go-go dancing you can use to boost your sex appeal. Why putting on weight can make you sexier. A mental trick you can do right now to instantly become more attractive. And much more. Check out Stefani's book and connect with her here: "Sexy By Nature: The Whole Foods Solution to Radiant Health, Life-Long Sex Appeal, and Soaring Confidence"PaleoForWomen.com | Facebook | Twitter

Denise Minger is one tough cookie. As a health writer and researcher, she has zero patience for dietary dogma and does one heck of a job at beating the tar out of conventional wisdom. Denise just published her book "Death by Food Pyramid: How Shoddy Science, Sketchy Politics and Shady Special Interests Have Ruined Our Health." I think you're really going to like this show. Before we get to it though, I'd like to ask a quick favor. If you haven't already had the chance to leave a review for the show in iTunes, I would greatly appreciate you taking a few minutes to do so. This helps us get in front of more listeners, help more people get healthier and change the world! On this week's show with Denise you’ll learn: A surprising secret behind how the food pyramid was created. Why some women gain weight on Paleo. How to spot a fraud in nutrition and fitness. Why writing a book will ruin your health. Just because someone has letters after their name does not make them immune to bias. Click to Tweet!

This week Dr Steven Masley, author of the "30 Day Heart Tune-Up," joins us on the show. His energy is infectious! You just wait. Before we get to the show, I have a quick favor! If you know of anyone - a friend, family member, co-worker, etc. - who would benefit from listening to Fat-Burning Man, please take a quick moment to share the show with them through the links below. You might just save their life! FatBurningMan.com | The Fat-Burning Man Show on iTunes | Facebook | Twitter You rock! Alright, on this week's show you will learn: How to increase your brain speed by 30%. Why this one pesky biomarker is more important than cholesterol. The secret to treating erectile dysfunction without drugs. What it’s like to feel awesome. "The #1 cause of Erectile Dysfunction is cardiovascular disease... And you can fix that without drugs!" Click to Tweet!

Join me this week with fellow super-geek John Kiefer. A physicist, and researcher who teaches people how they can have their cheesecake and get ripped too. His method is called Carb Back-Loading, and folks are seeing some serious results with this science-backed approached. Before we dive into the show, I just want to give a shout out to the wonderful people I met while in Las Vegas the other week at the New Media Expo. Thank you so much to everyone who came up and introduced yourselves, it was awesome to meet everyone! To top off a great trip, The Fat-Burning Man won the People's Choice Award in Health & Fitness for 2013! On this week’s show with Kiefer, you will learn: How to drop 100 pounds with carb backloading. The science behind why insulin hacking works. How to leverage adrenaline to naturally upgrade your workouts. Why eating carbs in the morning can make you fat (hint: cortisol). Why carb backloading works for women by embracing indulgences And much more… And Fruity Pebbles kinda fit into Paleo, bc the Flintstones were around in paleolithic, so by default... Click to Tweet! More Fat-Burning Goodies from This Week's Show: Here's the crazy transformation that Kiefer talked about on the show with competitive powerlifter Paul Emmick: Connect with Kiefer here: The Carb Nite Solution | Carb Back-Loading | Transforming Recipes: The Ultra Low-Carb Edition | Athlete.io | On Facebook | On Twitter What would you use as YOUR Carb Nite feast? Cheesecake? Lucky Charms? Leave a comment below!

This week we're joined by David King, Austin’s #1 Personal Trainer. David is not only an incredible trainer himself, but he has now gone on to consulting other PT's on how to achieve what he calls "Personal Training Excellence." So if you are a personal trainer, or you're considering working with one, this show is a must listen. David & I have actually teamed up to bring an awesome program to help Personal Trainers up their game. We're just launching it in beta right now, but if you'd like to check it out, head on over to the Fat-Burning Man website to get the scoop. On the show, David and I talk about: Why fruit makes you fat How to be an ace personal trainer even if you don’t have much experience How to find hidden sources of sugar that are stunting your fat loss results Why eating for fat loss and eating for performance are completely different things Why personal training clients lie How many carbs you really need And much more... "As a trainer...You have to know what the client wants - get them to pin point what's more important: weight loss or performance?" Click to Tweet!

Today's episode is with my good buddy, Jonathan Bailor, the author of the new international best-selling book "The Calorie Myth." If you haven't checked this one out yet, I highly encourage you to do so! I am very excited to say that this week marks The Fat-Burning Man Show's 100th show! Crazy! Thank you for the support, and I promise to keep the good stuff coming to you FOR FREE as always! Also, if you're checking out the show in iTunes, you'll see that there are only 40 episodes listed there (iTunes technicality unfortunately). If you want to check out all of the past 100 shows, just head click on the tab above "Listen to the Show" and you'll be able to search through every episode. Before we get to the show, let's do a little recap on all the amazing stuff that happened in 2013: The show has been #1 in Health across the world not only in audio, but it also debuted as the #1 WebTV video podcast as well! The show has received over 800 5-star reviews, and has been downloaded over 3 million times! (Thank you!) We've launched a best-selling eCookbook "The Fat-Burning Chef" through the collaboration with 25+ other amazing food bloggers. Exciting things to come in 2014: I'll be appearing in several documentaries about health, biohacking, food, productivity, and more. Looks like I might be writing another book - stay tuned for details... I'll be teaching more classes for en*theos academy on how to improve your productivity. We just moved to a new house with an awesome kitchen, so keep an eye out for more fun cooking videos for Fat-Burning Chef! More apps coming your way - and yes, we've heard you Android users! Android versions are in the works as well. Tons of amazing collaborations with: Terry Wahls, Dave Asprey, Jonathan Bailor, George Bryant, Pedram Shojai, Dr. Sara Gottfried, David King, Jaime Tardy, and more. Alright, let's get on to the show! This week Jonathan and I talk about: The secret to finding high quality, fat-burning foods at any restaurant. How to keep your sanity and your health while flying around the world. Jonathan rants about the one thing he could never say on national television. And loads more... Other things to check out from the show: "The Calorie Myth" can be purchased HERE. Be sure to check out the collaborative project between Jonathan & I, Fat-Loss Masterclass. We get hung up on means vs ends... "Being" vegan, WAPF instead of asking are you ROCKING your mission? Click to Tweet! I want to hear from you: From the past 100 shows, who has been your favorite guest? Your least favorite guest? Let me know in the comments below.

You guys have been requesting today's guest for a while now. Dr. David Perlmutter is a board-certified neurologist and the author of the terrifically titled, #1 New York Times Bestseller, “Grain Brain: The Surprising Truth about Wheat, Carbs and Sugar - Your Brain's Silent Killers.” This show was a ton of fun for me personally, and is chock-full of awesome information. On the show we talk about: The surprising reason you should be eating more cholesterol. How eating fat makes you smart. The brain-building effects of musical training. The 2 things you can do right now to literally regrow your brain. Big news and updates: The Fat-Burning Man Show managed to break iTunes charts and get BOTH the audio and video podcasts in the TOP 10! Thank you as always for the amazing support. If you have a moment, we would love it if you left a review! As if that wasn't already exciting enough, we also released The Fat-Burning Chef this week! Be sure to head to the Facebook page as well for a whole bunch of giveaways. #Ketogenic diet can actually lead to mitochondrial biogenesis. Who couldn't use more mitochondria? #grainbrain Click to Tweet! What's one thing you learned from Dr. Perlmutter that you'll start doing TODAY to help your brain?

This week's guest is with a fellow podcaster and wellness warrior, Chris Kresser. Chris runs his incredibly popular blog by the same name, and is also the author of the brand spankin' new book "Your Personal Paleo Code," which will be released on December 31st! On the show Chris & I talk about: The top 5 myths in fat loss, health, and longevity. Why science often tells a different story than the media. Even if 50 million people say a foolish thing, it’s still a foolish thing. Why cavemen died young. And tons more! We all think [these diseases] are normal but there is a big difference between common and normal. - Chris Kresser *Click to Tweet! Updates from the world of FatBurningMan.com: The Fat-Burning Man Show is now available as a VIDEO podcast! Mind taking a minute to leave us a review? We are very excited that The Fat-Burning Chef cookbook will be relaunching next week! We've added 25 new recipes and 3 new contributors, along with a killer new interior design. You're going to love it. Don't worry - if you already bought version 1, we'll be sending the updated version to you shortly after launch! Which of Chris' top 5 myths do you hear the most? Leave a comment below and let us know what other myths you run into!

This week's show is with one impressive woman, Lierre Keith. Lierre has been a highly requested guest for a while now, and I think this show is going to show you exactly why. Lierre is the author of "The Vegetarian Myth," plus she is a farmer and an activist. She has a great story about not only how she personally transitioned away from veganism, but also how her story can help others to realize when food choices aren't working for them. In this week's show we talk about: Why being a vegan may be harmful for your health. How agriculture broke the planet and made us fat and sick. What we can do to reclaim our health and save the world. And lots more! The problem is actually agriculture, it is THE most destructive thing people have done to the planet. - Lierre Keith *Click to Tweet! More Updates from FatBurningMan.com: Thank you to everyone for the HUGE outpouring of support we've received for our apps. If you haven't seen "Caveman Feast" and "Gluten-Free Desserts" - go check them out! Be sure you are signed up to receive updates so you can hear about a very exciting product launch coming up! We are teaming up with one of Austin's premier trainers, David King to bring you something awesome. What did you learn from this week's show with Lierre? Let us know what you think you can do to help with the growing problem of our agriculture system in the comments below.

Did everyone in the U.S. have an awesome Thanksgiving yesterday? We sure enjoyed ourselves with tons of amazing food, great friends and lots of laughs. A welcomed time of relaxation after a CRAZY couple of weeks traveling to Brazil, filming for new and exciting projects coming soon, and launching two new apps! Speaking of the new apps... We are so incredibly thankful for all of the support we've received with our two awesome apps this past week. In case you missed it... Here's the scoop: Caveman Feast is finally out for Android! After such an outcry when we first launched the app in iTunes, we knew we had to listen up to you Android users. So here it is! On Monday we also launched a brand new app for Gluten-Free Desserts, in iTunes only right now. These awesome recipes are courtesy of this week's podcast guest, Alyson Bridge. More on her in a bit! With all of the excitement, we were so excited to see BOTH apps hit Top 5 in iTunes! THANK YOU all so much for purchasing the app, and leaving reviews. If you haven't yet, be sure to check it out! Alright on to this week's show with a very special guest: Ms. Alyson Bridge. Alyson is a bestselling app and cookbook author, former professional gamer, and my kitchen co-pilot! "[Cooking] is this process... this meditative experience for me..." - Alyson Bridge *Click to Tweet! On the show Alyson and I talk about: How to survive the holidays without getting a santa belly. Eating around your food sensitivities. How to get fit by exercising just a few minutes a week. "You have to really enjoy the experience of cooking... because if you're having fun, you're going to want to keep doing it!" - Alyson Bridge *Click to Tweet!

He's back again! My good buddy George, from Civilized Caveman Cooking Creations, Caveman Feast, and The Paleo Kitchen joins us this week. "Eggs 'n bacon. that's where everything starts" @CookingCaveman George opens up with brutal honesty and doesn't let up. As usual, George and I have a ton of fun on the show. **Spoiler alert! I may make George cry!** In this week's show you'll hear about: George's awesome journey from being a non-cooker to a rockstar Paleo blogger How to recover from injury (physically, mentally, and emotionally) How to cope with weight gain Why taking a step forward is better than finishing first And tons more... "I doesn't matter what place I come in. It doesn't matter where I finish. All that matters is that I START." @CookingCaveman ***AUDIO & VIDEO FILES HERE***?? Updates from the world of The Fat-Burning Man: Be on the look-out for our newest app "Gluten Free Desserts" - in the meantime, you can check out the eCookbook HERE. We will also be launching the Android version of our best-selling app "Caveman Feast" VERY SOON. George is such an inspiration for everyone, myself included. Which part of George's story can you most relate to? What's one thing you can do today to be sure you START SOMETHING? Go ahead and share in the comments below.