Dr. Joel Gator Warsh is a board-certified pediatrician and the author of his new book, Between a Shot and a Hard Place: Tackling Difficult Vaccine Questions with Balance, Data, and Clarity. We discuss the role of vaccines in eradicating deadly diseases, the hidden gaps in vaccine safety testing, liability immunity, what we know and don’t know about autism, needed studies to establish cumulative safety, censorship during COVID, mRNA vaccines, RFK Jr. and MAHA, and much more.

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:02:50) – Gator

(00:03:24) – Qualifications & background

(00:09:02) – How to broach the topic of vaccines

(00:13:02) – Have vaccines eradicated diseases?

(00:16:50) – Vaccine safety testing

(00:20:50) – Hep B & informed consent

(00:24:42) – Placebo testing & relative safety

(00:28:25) – Liability immunity & the Boeing analogy

(00:33:50) – Hesitancy

(00:35:54) – Cumulative risks

(00:38:28) – Studies we need to establish safety

(00:39:50) – Epidemiology & research bias

(00:50:18) – Autism

(00:53:12) – How do we change?

(00:55:40) – Covid & mRNA vaccines

(01:05:39) – Censorship during COVID

(01:09:19) – Advertising & lobbying

(01:12:22) – Conflicts of interest & self-regulation

(01:14:13) – Advertising continued

(01:17:51) – RFK Jr. & MAHA

(01:22:24) – Chronic disease

(01:24:40) – What’s next for Dr. Gator

(01:25:40) – Final vaccine questions

(01:29:11) – Two things we need

(01:30:25) – Main takeaway

(01:31:10) – Dr. Gator’s book

Robb Wolf is a 2x NYT Best-Selling Author (The Paleo Solution, Wired to Eat) and a leading voice in health, fitness, and nutrition. We talked about his experiences navigating the COVID-19 pandemic, RFK Jr., and vaccine safety testing. We also cover the benefits of Vitamin D and Zone 2 cardio, how to optimize your strength training, Robb’s recent health struggles, and why you should never give up on your health. You can learn more about Robb at robbwolf.com

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:03:47) – Overview

(00:05:50) – Covid

(00:11:40) – LMNT

(00:24:10) – RFK Jr. & vaccine safety

(00:48:07) – Seed oils & oxidative priority

(01:01:04) – What Robb learned from a DNA consult

(01:06:08) – Vitamin D

(01:11:54) – Separating strength & conditioning

(01:20:31) – Zone 2 cardio

(01:26:24) – Robb’s training schedule

(01:30:29) – Recent health issues

(01:38:19) – Never give up

(01:39:39) – The Healthy Rebellion

(01:40:59) – Don’t major in the minors

Rebecca Tickell is an award-winning filmmaker, author, environmental activist, and regenerative farmer. We talked about the journey that led to her films Kiss the Ground and Common Ground, the history of our soil and pesticides, why conventional farming is a cycle of degredation, the corruption of the agrochemical industry, Monsanto whistleblowers, how to feed the world, the global movement of regeneration, how to eat, bees & pollinators, and much more.

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:02:15) – The road to regeneration

(00:10:59) – Storytelling

(00:14:10) – Farmers & desertification

(00:17:41) – A brief history of our soil

(00:26:19) – Connecting to nature

(00:27:56) – Two fun facts

(00:29:37) – We don’t eat our food

(00:32:34) – Sacrifice zones & human rights

(00:37:29) – Glyphosate, wheat, oats, & chickpeas

(00:43:55) – The good news

(00:45:17) – Monsanto, Bayer, the EPA, & whistleblowers

(00:48:44) – Feeding the world

(00:55:12) – Soil regeneration

(01:01:49) – A global movement

(01:13:57) – How to eat

(01:22:18) – USDA Organic

(01:28:44) – High stakes

(01:29:51) – Bees & insects

(01:36:47) – Stories of hope

(01:38:07) – Rebecca’s dream documentary

(01:40:40) – Hopeful

Dr. Anthony Jay earned his Ph.D. in Biochemistry from Boston University School of Medicine, researching fats, hormones, and cholesterol. In this episode, we untangle some of the most common myths about cholesterol and heart disease, and talk about why blue zones are bullsh*t, saturated fat studies, problems with epidemiology in nutrition research, one thing everyone should know about the covid vaccine, why you should eat like your ancestors, and much more.

You can book a DNA consultation with Dr. Jay at ajconsultingcompany.com

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:02:33) – Dr. Jay’s education

(00:05:20) – Covid vaccines

(00:14:02) – Statins, corruption, & censorship

(00:19:13) – Cholesterol & LDL

(00:24:55) – Blood sugar vs. fat

(00:29:37) – Carbohydrates & fasting

(00:40:12) – What causes heart disease?

(00:46:00) – Fixing root cause

(00:50:28) – Saturated fat studies

(00:51:10) – Blue zones are bullsh*t

(00:53:34) – Epidemiology

(00:55:26) – Limitations of nutrition science

(00:58:53) – Eat like your ancestors

(01:03:51) – Cholesterol recommendations

(01:07:23) – Do this

(01:10:12) – Don’t do this

(01:14:04) – You need cholesterol

(01:16:39) – Genetic testing

What if you could eat the healthiest meat on the planet while helping the environment? Jake Muise is the CEO and founder of Maui Nui Venison, and joins me to talk about sustainable food and the future of nutrient density. We talked about the overpopulation of Axis deer in Hawaii, the cyclical die-off they experience without predation, solving complex problems, the secret to sustaining high-level output, harvesting at night, nutrition of place, sharing with community, and much more.

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:01:07) – Axis deer

(00:04:21) – A food resource

(00:06:56) – Volleyball & performance

(00:11:07) – Jake’s intro to hunting

(00:12:37) – Drought & die-off

(00:16:03) – Tracking animals & finding balance

(00:30:05) – Paying cattle ranchers

(00:36:48) – Harvesting at night

(00:46:58) – Nutrition of place

(00:54:05) – The future of nutrient density

(00:56:20) – Sustaining high-level output

(01:01:13) – Sharing with community

(01:06:58) – Hope for the future

(01:11:29) – Wrap up

Eric Edmeades is often referred to as the “Indiana Jones” of the professional speaking world. He has been traveling to Africa to visit the Hadza, one of the last remaining hunter-gatherer groups, since 2007. We talked about rites of passage, how ancestral living solved his health issues, lessons from his time with the Hadza, how to overcome evolutionary mismatch in Western society, founding WILDFIT, and much more. You can learn more about Eric at eric.ee

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:01:19) – Homeless as a teenager

(00:05:45) – Rites of passage

(00:15:10) – Building resilience

(00:19:27) – Health journey

(00:26:11) – The US medical system

(00:29:33) – Changing his diet

(00:33:33) – The Hadza (Hadzabe Tribe)

(00:37:58) – Evolutionary mismatch

(00:43:32) – What the Hadza eat

(00:51:45) – Healthy kids

(00:57:43) – Food psychology

(01:00:46) – Should we eat like the Hadza?

(01:10:34) – Frightened primates

(01:17:52) – 3 seasons of eating

(01:30:01) – Winter for the Hadza

(01:31:51) – Vegetables & tubers

(01:36:37) – The evolution gap

(01:40:05) – Movement & the lymphatic system

(01:45:02) – Executive function

(01:50:07) – What life’s about

(01:55:52) – Contentment

(02:03:16) – Rest & leasure

(02:05:47) – Unconditional love

(02:08:42) – WILDFIT

(02:15:40) – How to connect with Eric

(02:17:49) – Be the captain

Dr. Cate Shanahan, MD, has been studying vegetable oils since 2002. We talked about her background in biochemistry and what plastics have to do with seed oils, Henry Ford’s role in the history of seed oils, fatty acid chemistry and oxidation, how to avoid parkinsons and improve your mental health, her thoughts on sugar, fruit, and juice, the Hateful Eight, what Dr. Cate eats in a day, her new book Dark Calories, and more.

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:03:56) – Dr. Cate’s education background

(00:07:52) – Polymerization & seed oils

(00:12:46) – Athletic background & health issues

(00:15:04) – What a healthy diet really is

(00:16:28) – Why do people defend seed oils?

(00:27:19) – The smoking analogy

(00:30:46) – A brief history of seed oils

(00:42:40) – Edward Bernays

(00:43:14) – Fatty acid chemistry & oxygen

(00:49:30) – Oxidation & oxidative stress

(00:56:55) – Rust, autophagy, & chronic disease

(01:00:32) – Changing your diet to prevent Parkinson's

(01:02:11) – Sugar & refined flour

(01:05:51) – Mental health

(01:10:41) – Sugar continued

(01:14:38) – Fruit, juice, & old food

(01:20:56) – The Hateful Eight

(01:24:22) – Clean Bite app

(01:25:54) – Palm, olive, avocado, & coconut oil

(01:27:34) – Adulterated food

(01:31:00) – What Dr. Cate eats in a day

(01:34:14) – Ancestral eating & Deep Nutrition

(01:35:00) – Her next course

(01:35:28) – Where to find Dr. Cate

Justin Nault is a nutritional therapist who has helped thousands of clients escape our broken healthcare system and reclaim their health. We talked about his previous life as a professional musician and his own health journey, as well as the origins of allopathic medicine, seed oils and the hydroelectric dam analogy, what’s wrong with rodent studies and nutrition research, how to eat for optimal energy, leanness and performance, longevity in sports, setting 90 years of goals, the politicization of health, finding self-love, and much more. You can learn more about Justin at justinnault.com/steven

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Timestamps:

(00:00:00) – Intro

(00:01:38) – Justin’s life as a professional musician

(00:05:44) – The costume

(00:11:08) – Escapism

(00:15:32) – Rocketman

(00:17:52) – Collecting data from childhood

(00:22:20) – Masochistic fitness

(00:26:05) – Justin’s niece

(00:31:26) – The origins of alopathic medicine

(00:32:57) – The limitations of nutrition science

(00:34:54) – Seed oils

(00:39:18) – The hydroelectric dam analogy

(00:44:12) – PUFAs, Omega-6s, & Omega-3s

(00:46:05) – Hyperphysiological doses, & fat loss

(00:52:10) – A cheap way to check your metabolic rate

(00:53:50) – What happened to Primal Kitchen

(00:58:57) – Capitalism is demand-driven

(01:03:01) – Whose funnel am I in?

(01:06:17) – Justin’s staple foods

(01:08:32) – Cholesterol & thyroid health

(01:16:54) – Carbs & saturated fat

(01:21:53) – Calories, paleo, & metabolic rate

(01:27:34) – Food is data

(01:30:50) – Energy flux

(01:35:39) – No more sugar cravings

(01:38:50) – Architect of freedom

(01:43:18) – Thyroid, carb sources, & dairy

(01:46:44) – Fiber & blood glucose

(01:47:49) – Sugar

(01:54:40) – Fructose & fruit juice

(01:56:57) – Rodent studies & nutrition research

(02:02:14) – The illusion of authority

(02:07:40) – The politicization of health

(02:11:29) – Covid

(02:19:29) – A journey of self-love

(02:31:18) – Psychadelics & non-duality

(02:35:20) – Is it working

(02:42:41) – Top 5 daily prometabolic habits

(02:46:23) – Equatorial living

(02:49:07) – Leanness & performance

(02:58:28) – Longevity in sports

(03:00:50) – Justin’s athletic life

(03:03:06) – 90 years of goals

(03:05:39) – Where to find Justin