This reveals some big FAT surprises that will change the way you look at food forever! Meet your host, Wellness Explorer Naomi Whittel as she shares how her childhood health struggles and heavy metal toxicity lead to a passionate career dedicated to helping others. See where the low-fat lie started as we trace the obesity and health crisis down to its root. Dr. Joe Maroon, the team neurosurgeon for the Pittsburgh Steelers shares how the food you ingest has a profound effect on your body. Jennifer Hays-Grudo, principal investigator for the Women’s Health Initiative shows concrete proof that studies failed to show ANY relationship between a low-fat diet and reduced rates of cancer. Dr. Dominic D’Agostino shares about his important work healing seizure disorders with the ketogenic diet — high fat, low carb, amazing results.
Understand metabolism, flip the master switch on your weight, and learn about the Atkins diet. Celebrity Montel Williams’ story of struggle with health and chronic illness, and consequently how he got and stays well. Don Clum, DC is a self-described “metabolic anomaly” and because of some personal health issues he began experimenting with diet and fasting. Mark Sisson, a former endurance athlete extensively researched keto diets and how they help restore health and increase endurance.
Autoimmune disease, diabetes, cancer, and what your weight may be trying to tell you. Jenny Thompson struggled for years with obesity and the emotional pain that went with it. Dr. Cate Shanahan returns to talk about the disturbing relationship between cheap government-subsidized crops and toxic vegetable oils, and it will disturb you. Thomas Seyfried (Professor of Biology at Boston College) shares a medical breakthrough that shows promise with battling cancer. Dr. Paul Grewal explains how medicine’s approach to treating diabetes is almost criminally negligent. Dr. Toni Bark is on the forefront of developments in the Ketone Diet, and she explains how our bodies run.
Obesity, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and heart disease — their skinny secret. Thomas DeLauer, entrepreneur and performance coach lost over 100 pounds and went from overweight to modeling on the cover of men’s fitness magazines. Dr. Mary Newport, a neonatologist, saw her husband come back from Alzheimer’s after adopting a strict keto diet. Dr. Steven Gundry is a world-renowned heart surgeon who specializes in the most difficult, hopeless cases. He now has devoted his life to improving health through diet and nutrition. James Chestnut MS DC explores what he has found the past 20 years studying why we have a pandemic of chronic illness.
Autophagy, fasting, fasting mimicking diet, and creating new stem cells. Dr. Joel Kahn, an Interventional Cardiologist, gives great information about the success he is seeing with a vegan version of the Atkins diet. Dr. Jason Fung is one of the foremost experts in the world on fasting. He shares the insights he’s gained through his career as a kidney specialist. He discovered that fasting helped reverse diabetes. Dr. Joseph Antoun shares data from research on fasting using a program which mimics fasting for five days each month while providing food that allows you to feel satisfied. Dr. Kurt Hong (clinical director of the clinical nutrition program at USC) will share what he’s learned about the benefits of fasting, including research on how fasting mobilizes cellular and tissue regeneration. Nobel Prize-Winning Science with William Dunn PhD. He shares his vast knowledge about the process of autophagy, and why it’s important to your body.
Five-day water fast, your microbiome, functional medicine, and detoxing naturally. Dr. Dan Pompa shares how he found himself with mercury and lead poisoning and…. How he took care of it. A simple protocol that changes wellbeing almost immediately at the cellular level. Dr. Zach Bush, a triple board certified MD describes the specific circumstances that have led our crippling health crisis and how we’ve created a toxic chain that’s made its way into our bodies. Christopher Shade, PhD will explain how detox works, and why most “detoxes” today are just slick marketing ploys and not really helping you get well and move toxins out of your body.
The complete guide to fats, oils, cholesterol, keto, paleo and the all-powerful omega 3. Randy Hartnell is the founder and CEO of Vital Choice Seafood, Inc. His company provides the amazing fish that Dr. Bland uses in his omega oils…Alaskan wild salmon. >Dr. Jeff Bland is a pioneer in holistic medicine, and we have the privilege of speaking with him about omega oils. Dr. Bland is the reason that omega oils are a household name. Dr. Udo Erasmus is a pioneer in the field of essential fats. Author of the book Fats that Heal, Fats that Kill, Dr. Erasmus is an expert in omega oils.
Circadian rhythm, metabolic impact on weight loss, and the keys to vitality. Felice Gersh MD finishes up her sage advice on how living within our natural rhythms help us shed pounds and keep them off. Michael Breus, otherwise known as “America’s Sleep Doctor.” He’s worked with thousands of patients to quickly pinpoint the cause of their insomnia and find a solution Erin Elizabeth shares the inspiring story of how she regained her health after vaccine injury, Lyme disease, and a diagnosis of Ehlers Danlos syndrome. Dr. Frank Lipman — author of the New York Times bestseller, The New Health Rules. As he continued his training at a hospital, he also delved into Chinese and homeopathic medicine and saw the benefits to a more holistic approach. Kathy Smith, A pioneer in the world of women’s fitness, shares what to do If you’d like to start exercising but don’t want to spend hours at the gym.
Bone broth and ancestral wisdom, human performance, and foods we should eat. Dr. Kellyann Petrucci wrote the book Dr. Kellyann’s Bone Broth Diet, which brought the amazing nutrition of simple but life-changing broth to the American Table. She shares how to lose weight, look younger, and feel amazing. Kenneth Ford is a PhD who is working on AI: Amplified Intelligence. He explains how the ketogenic diet can improve many problems related to age and environment. Ben Greenfield discusses the small changes that can add up to big health improvements: timing makes a world of difference.
Bonus episode! More from your favorites, and some exciting new faces. Nina Teicholz is a journalist and author whose career was turned upside down after writing an article on low-fat diets. She shares how this led to writing her best-selling book. Dr. Russell Swerdlow explains the critical connection between insulin, glucose, and Alzheimer’s disease — and how the keto diet can improve symptoms. Researcher Angela Poff reveals that a low-carb, high-fat diet is actually one of the healthier ways to eat. Max Lugavere shares the story of how his world turned upside down when his mother developed dementia, and how the experience led to the creation of his film, Bread Head.
Unseen footage from a few of our secret weapon interviews Dr. Amy Killen was an ER doctor before she became interested in regenerative and integrative medicine. She shares about keto and Paleo diets as well as her work in stem cell therapy. Gunner Lovelace’s childhood had a deep effect on his life’s work. A founder of Thrive Market, his story is compelling and his practical advice is priceless. Megan Ramos is the co-founder of the Intensive Dietary Management Program and she beat type II diabetes with dietary changes and fasting. Dr. Heather Hausenblas is a professor of kinesiology and exercise psychologist. We have an epidemic of “sitting disease,” Hausenblas says — and although it’s critical that we change things, it doesn’t have to be difficult.
