Nov 5, 2019
Hello, hello beautiful people,
how great is it to be alive and well in 2019? I’m Brian Sanders and
this is Peak Human where I talk to the leading experts around the
world about all things health, food, exercise, food production, and
being your best self.
Today I’m talking with one of my
favorite humans ever, you’ll probably get the gist of this as we
continually talk about how much we respect each other’s work. Dr.
Ted Naiman was the first person I got ahold of 2 years ago when I
started making the Food Lies film and has been a great help and
inspiration ever since. He was my first guest which has always been
a fan favorite episode. I’m glad to have him come back on and talk
about a ton of new stuff. Blows the old one away. Who needs it
after this one. He’s spent years working on his magnum opus which
is the book The P:E Diet which he wrote with William Shewfelt. I
felt bad because we didn’t bring up William in this episode. I’ll
be interviewing him on the new SAPIEN podcast tomorrow actually, so
we’ll get a chance to hear from him soon!
A recap on Dr. Ted - he’s a
board-certified Family Medicine physician practicing in the Seattle
area. He’s seen about 100,000 patients over the past 20 years and
has drawn a lot of conclusions from his observations as well as
from the scientific literature. He’s spoken at major health
conferences around the world and is basically a genius. Maybe I
just feel this because we think the same way - either way, let’s
get a few updates out of the way.
The Game Changers DEBUNKED film
is moving along at lightning speed. We had a great shoot last week
and I’m going to San Diego Wednesday to film with Dr. Paul
Saladino, Tim Shieff (the Vegan Prince who dropped out of the Game
Changers film), and ex-vegan celeb Alyse Parker. This will premiere
on November 27th so please help us finish it by supporting the
project at http://indiegogo.com/projects/gamechangers-debunked
Food Lies is also in full force.
Meeting up with that editing team thursday to work through some of
this beautiful footage. That’s also on Indiegogo - please learn
more at http://FoodLies.org
And we’re shipping out a lot of
grass fed and grass finished meat lately. You can get your own
at http://NoseToTail.org We do all the organs and bones and everything
is raised ethically and sustainably. It’s beyond organic. And our
chicken and pork is fed a special feed that makes them very high in
Omega 3. We also do this for our turkey which is a new product just
in time for Thanksgiving. Nothing like this is sold in stores. They
have an unprecedented 2:1 omega 6 to omega 3 ratio. Check them out
and all the other delicious meats at http://NoseToTail.org
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Alright, I really, really
appreciate everyone and let’s get onto the show!
SHOW NOTES
- Dr.
Ted Naiman is a board-certified Family Medicine physician in the
department of Primary Care at a leading major medical center in
Seattle. His personal research and medical practice are focused on
the practical implementation of diet and exercise for health
optimization
- He
has a new book out called “The P:E Diet: Leverage Your Biology To
Achieve Optimal Health” go check out his website for more
information at thePEdiet.com
- Ted
explains how nutrition unfortunately doesn't have any first order
science - there is too much religiosity, voodoo,
mysticism
- He
explains what we need to do is to zoom out and look at the bigger
picture of nutrition based off of principles like the importance of
the ratio of protein, minerals, and energy from carbon-carbon
bonds
- [6:15] Three things we need to accomplish when
we eat
- Foods
rich in protein and nutrients seems that we see higher satiety in
individuals
- Most
processed foods that have been stripped of these vital proteins and
nutrients have caused us to eat more of these foods while lacking
the essential nutrients our bodies need
- He
makes the argument that food choice (in other words what we eat) is
the big picture we should focus on rather than how much we
eat
- His
thought experiment of if you were stranded on a deserted island
with nothing but whole foods (fruits, vegetables, roaming animals,
seafood) the likelihood of someone eating excess energy and a diet
low in protein and nutrients is very unlikely
- [18:20] How the cultivation, breeding, and
processing of these whole natural foods we find in nature is the
reason why we see so many health issues in our society
today
- [19:30] These “empty calories” tend to make us
overeat through a “push pull” method
- [24:45] The importance of a protein-rich diet
while keeping energy lower and how it helps create and maintain
more lean muscle mass and less fat
- [26:40] The problem with the general
population, especially women, who think because they lift weights
and eat protein they will build too much muscle and look “bulky”
like a bodybuilder
- [29:15] The phenomenon of fat
adaptation
- How
reducing carbohydrate feeding frequency can aid in fat
adaptation
- [32:20] Although Ted is trying to avoid
zealotry he explains that it does show in the results that a lower
carb/cyclical carb feedings are much more efficient for the average
everyday person
- [35:40] The importance of timing your
meals/carbohydrate intake
- [37:50] Benefits of intermittent fasting and
why you should consider it
- [40:35] Animal foods versus plant
foods
- [46:15] Why eating animal foods “nose-to-tail”
is so important and should be implemented in modern diets more
often
- [49:10] Plant based diets are possible but not
optimal; there is so much room for error
- [53:02] Having a larger portion of our diets
come from ruminants rather than plant foods makes much more sense,
in regards to economy, health, and practicality
- [1:00:14] The importance of not trying to be so
fragile in our diets and being so dogmatic in eating in one way or
the other
- [1:07:30] Running out of subcutaneous fat
storage and storing it all in the ectopic and visceral fat
(abdominal, pancreas, organs) is what causes insulin
resistance
- [1:09:30] The ability to burn glucose or fat as
energy is like a see-saw, it depends on what you have consumed for
your body to rely on
- [1:12:54] Why he prefers low-carb diets over
low-fat, even though both have their time and place for
effectiveness in weight loss and body recomposition
- [1:17:40] The Carbohydrate Insulin Hypothesis
and why it is false
- [1:22:09] Intensity is the most important
factor for exercise
- [1:32:45] The use of drop sets and rest-pause
sets for driving more intensity in your workouts
- [1:43:20] Carbohydrates, are they really
necessary of high intensity/explosive activities?
- https://www.burnfatnotsugar.com/
- http://twitter.com/tednaiman