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Dr. Mark Cucuzzella is an Air Force Reserve lieutenant colonel, a general practitioner in West Virginia, a professor at the West Virginia University School of Medicine, conducts Healthy Running Medical Education courses, and is the author of the book Run For Your Life. He has more than 100 marathon and ultra-marathon finishes under his belt, and has won the Air Force marathon twice. Mark’s new book Low Carb On Any Budget The U.S. Air Force’s weight problem Gary Taubes’ Good Calories Bad Calories Continuous glucose monitors for health Junk food in hospitals and schools Mark’s victory over junk food in his hospital Mark’s paper on reducing medication when a low carb diet requires it Supplementation Almost everyone can be rehabilitated to running Nutrition Network training for GPs Our need for more health coaches Mark can be found at: His website - https://www.drmarksdesk.com/ Book website - https://runforyourlifebook.com/ Nature Prescriptions website - http://natureprescriptions.org/ Previous podcast episode - https://paleocanteen.co.uk/professor-frederic-leroy-the-food-fight/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Professor Frédéric Leroy is a professor in the field of food science and (bio)technology in Free University of Brussels. We talk about: Prof. Leroy’s bioengineering background EAT Lancet’s planetary diet restricting meat and potatoes Why are we inverting our two million year positive relationship with meat? The Great Reset - on the cover of TIME Magazine The Great Food Transformation Accelerating rate of undemocratic top-down change The people involved - the WEF Maurice Strong’s Davos new age utopian transition mindset The motivation for The Great Reset EAT Lancet’s diet similar to macrobiotic diet - more grains, legumes, and veg oils, less red meat and eggs Urban Western consumers and food virtue signalling The true scope of EAT Lancet’s diet The shift wheel Taxes, restrictions, bans, Veganuary, making meat less visible, changing dietary guidelines etc. Comparison to authoritarian policies of the past Lack of dialogue and consultation within EAT How grain cultivation was how the first human elites controlled the population Why we need grassroots movements in communities to counter this Health of soil, animals, foods, communities, and society Regenerative agriculture is a mindset and a food system Why we need to fight hard against this by reconnecting with our food Maslow’s hierarchy of needs Frédéric can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/fleroy1974 Previous podcast episode - https://paleocanteen.co.uk/professor-frederic-leroy-the-food-fight/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Nikola Howard, who is an author, coach and mentor, and started the online community Low Carb In The UK. Nikola’s FB group and coaching Food addiction The HOPE protocol - healthy optimised purposeful eating Finding your own way in low carb without counting Allowing ourselves to escape diet prison Rivalling Slimming World for low carb Supplements - Vit D, magnesium, omega 3, vit C, iodine Peri-menopausal berberine, quercetine, gynastemma for AMPK B-vitamins and Co-Q10 Morton’s toe and vitamin deficiency Chromium picolinate 200ug The NHS and diabetes Nikola can be found at: Facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/lowcarbintheuk Facebook group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/lowcarbintheuk New Website - https://lowcarbliving.uk/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Drs. Jen & David Unwin, two of my heroes, and pioneers when it comes to communicating the benefits of changing how you eat to benefit your health. The Unwins’ clinical background Jen’s group therapy approach Sugar addiction True root cause of conditions People looking incredible when changing diet Bright eyes are the real barometer 2013/14 average 9kg / 10% weight loss Better blood markers across the board Improved blood pressure Fear that such good data would draw accusations of fraud Prof. Roy Taylor doing the stats Data allows you to be taken seriously Data on more than 300 patients now “It’s not sustainable” - patients have been doing it successfully for years “Cholesterol will go way up” - Lipid profile improves across the board “Blood pressure will get worse” - 20% of all BP medicated patients have come off completely Salt got the blame for what the sugar did “It’s a middle class diet” Acknowledging addiction vs fat shaming The big BMJ scientific paper - drug free T2 diabetes remission The reason that clinicians tend to not publish - time! Saving the NHS millions Saving people’s quality of life Preventing bad Covid outcomes - obesity, blood pressure, diabetic control - LOW CARB! The Unwins can be found at: Jen's Twitter - https://twitter.com/jen_unwin David's Twitter - https://twitter.com/lowcarbGP The new paper - https://nutrition.bmj.com/content/early/2020/11/02/bmjnph-2020-000072 Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Frank Clayden is a low carb blogger at Go Low Carb UK, works in the food and drink industry, and is another fantastic low carb success story. We talk about: Frank’s history with food and being overweight Vegan, low fat, calorie counting Cellulitis, oedema, low immune function Keto as as anti-inflammatory diet Going from 20 stone to 15 stone in a year comfortably without hunger Pain and inflammation of two years in legs disappearing within a week and staying that way for three years Naturally intermittent fasting Making choices about the food we sell to people after learning about the science behind LCHF Why we need a paradigm shift in modern medical treatment of chronic disease Disbelief from friends and loved ones that it was just a change in diet that transformed his health Working in the food industry and keeping your discipline The demonisation of meat in the food industry from PR and marketing people Vegan foods and their environmental impact How companies like McDonalds can help the situation Keto & low carb is now where vegan was 5 years ago Your Keto Life Chloe Barlow / Craig Barlow The future of healthy food products in supermarkets, street food, and restaurants GoLowCarbUK Frank can be found at: Blog - https://golowcarb.co.uk/ Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/golowcarbuk/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

A great episode with Jeff Webster and Amy Moring, the founders of the wonderful Hunter & Gather food company. We talk about: Jeff & Amy’s health stories, discovering how to optimise their health Following their passion for health to help others Bringing positive food options to people in the UK Low price food industry culture and lower values driving shortcuts and Frankenstein foods Food industry tactics and smaller authentic products making it through vs mass produced imitation products "Dirty keto” for fast weight loss vs lifelong health Hunter & Gather products are the vehicle for their customers to be the best versions of themselves The online bubble and echo chamber - how much does the average person know about seed oils? Using recognisable “callouts” on pack vs more educational callouts Levels of quality in food New Hunter & Gather products and branding Ketchups & BBQ sauces with organic tomatoes The ability of mission driven food companies to stay true to their customers’ health needs Their glowing collagen product reviews Marine collagen now available Jeff & Amy can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/HunterGatherUK Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/hunterandgatheruk/ Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hunterandgatheruk Website - https://hunterandgatherfoods.com/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Brad Marshall is a former cancer researcher who now raises and sells the meat from pigs raised in a very special way that he sells on FirebrandMeats.com We talk about: Brad’s genetics and cancer research background His interest in food and move into farming How pig breed and feed dictates fat content Corn in USA vs barley in northern Europe and northern USA Brad’s struggles with weight and use of Atkins / keto The Hyperlipid blog Linoleic acid danger and abundance of it in the restaurant industry Valerie Reeves’ thesis on stearic acid leading to The Croissant Diet The protons thread on Hyperlipid explained in more simple terms Why saturated fat is so good for satiety vs. linoleic acid being so bad Why carbohydrates per se are not the main problem The Croissant Diet as the other French paradox The hypothalamus Why calories in calories out is so simplistic The recent history of making pigs more lean Traditional people would go to great lengths to remove PUFA from foods Lack of diversity on farms Valerie Reeves’ thesis - https://uknowledge.uky.edu/physiology_etds/3/ Brad can be found at: Blog - https://fireinabottle.net/blog/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/fire_bottle Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/fireinabottle Website - https://firebrandmeats.com Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

This episode we welcome Dan Greef who with his wife founded the low carb food company Deliciously Guilt Free. We talk about: Deliciously Guilt Free Dan’s issues with weight Mostly carnivore with intermittent fasting His parliamentary candidacy and its challenges Saving the NHS money through diet Food industry for good Having support when eating differently Dan’s UK Low Carb Podcast Craving and willpower Emotive online nutrition debates and science Dan can be found at: Podcast - https://deliciouslyguiltfree.com/pages/uk-low-carb-podcast Twitter - https://twitter.com/uklowcarbpod Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/uklowcarbpod Website - https://deliciouslyguiltfree.com/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Dr. Elena Gross is a neuroscientist with a PhD in clinical research ( specifically Ketosis in migraine prevention) She’s the CEO & founder at KetoSwiss. We talk about: Elena’s story Migraines running in the family Current limitations to migraine treatments Solving the migraine mystery The theory of migraines being an energy deficit in the brain Anti-convulsant drugs for migraine and their intolerable side effects Discovering the ketogenic / low carb / paleo diet and exogenous ketones for treatment Keto Swiss coming into being The vague definition of what migraine actually is How exogenous ketones can provide an excellent way to test therapeutic ketones The DiRECT trial pros and cons The expense and difficulty of well constructed nutrition trials My migraine background Various migraine triggers Unregulated perfumes as a trigger Supplementation Mitochondria, again! Blood sugar stability Reactive hyperinsulinemia Migraine as evolutionary adaptation Insulin resistance in the brain - Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, migraine How doctors are coming to Elena for advice Elena can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/ElenaCGross Website - https://www.keto.swiss/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-elena-gross-6518bb2/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Dr. Ali Ibrahim is training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry in London with an interest in eating disorders, and Dr. Agnes Ayton is a consultant psychiatrist in eating disorders in Oxford. We talk about: The Western diet - a blind spot in eating disorder research Prevalence of eating disorders has increased Dietary and lifestyle approaches to eating disorders Mythbusting: 1) Variety is about nutrition rather than type of food  2) High eating frequency isn’t necessarily required  3) The difference between fasting and starvation Disordered eating is a spectrum that many more are on than are officially diagnosed. Change of eating disorder prevalence and type from small number with anorexia to more with that, bulimia, and binge eating disorder. Up to 6% now with diagnosis, but many more with disordered eating. Food environment change over last 50 years is prime suspect Very few descriptions (going back to 1689) of anorexia nervosa, explosion in the late 20th century of binge eating disorders Disordered eating through lens of evolutionary sexual competition (women showing bodies on social media and comparison driving disordered eating) Lack of seasonality in modern food environment driving disordered eating Carbs and fats artificially combined all year round driving disordered eating, like we are eating fruit and nuts together by several species fattening up Omega 6 to omega 3 fat ratio Negative linoleic acid impact on gut health, metabolic health, and eating habits Food type discussion a good thing in treating disordered eating Categorising food as better or worse is important and not to be avoided NOVA food classification - how industrially processed a food is Complex mechanisms for UPFs driving disordered eating Sugar, veg oils, and trans fats all drive the issue Novel multiple chemical ingredients “Diet” products often badly backfire Ultra-processed foods are not metabolically inert No evidence of someone who’s obese or has T2D going on low carb diet and developing an eating disorder Body image on social media vs food environment People binge 100% on ultra-processed-processed foods Breastfed babies stop eating before gaining weight compared to bottle fed Agnes can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/AgnesAyton Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Dr. Andrew Jenkinson is a consultant gastrointestinal surgeon and the author of the Sunday Times Bestseller Why We Eat (Too Much). We talk about: Weight loss surgery Why dieting fails Our individual weight setting Type of food rather than calories most important How you CAN control your weight Why do we keep drifting back up? Unfounded fear of saturated fat Refined carbs Omega 6 laden vegetable oils Individual or government responsibility? Obesity is a disease caused by the environment Can bariatric surgery be the best answer? Leptin resistance Binge eating in secret at night is a symptom of leptin Keto diet vs lower carb diet Exercise and calories Andrew can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/mradjenkinson1 Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Professor Ken Strain is an experimental physicist, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Institute of Physics and is the deputy director of the Institute for Gravitational Research at the University of Glasgow here in Scotland. He was part of the international collaboration that successfully discovered gravitational waves. And on the side there is a large interest in nutrition science. Tucker Goodrich is a Wall Street tech guru and citizen scientist who healed his own illnesses mainly by cutting out vegetable oils and gluten from his diet. His most recent blog post on this subject can be found here: https://yelling-stop.blogspot.com/2020/06/does-consumption-of-omega-6-seed-oils.html We discuss:  What's happened in the last two to three months? When was total lockdown more damaging than helpful? Why are we seeing such a topsy turvy attitude to the data? What can people do to protect themselves from covid's likely return in the winter (hint: cut out carbs and veg oils)? What we know about virus transmission? Is it really so very novel? Innate / T-cell immunity & why nutrition helps a lot. Ken can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ken__Strain Tucker can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/tuckergoodrich Blog - http://yelling-stop.blogspot.com/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Dr. Peter Brukner is a sports medic, author, and real food advocate. He’s recently been the doctor to the Australian cricket team and Liverpool football club. We talk about: Being team doctor for Australian Olympic athletes, the Socceroos, Liverpool FC, and the Australian Cricket Team His metabolic illness Prof. Tim Noakes and Gary Taubes blowing the whistle on carbs and fat Weight loss, appetite control, focus, and fatty liver improving on low carb Sugar By Half campaign A Fat Lot of Good book The battle to convince doctors Drugs and surgery are doctors’ comfort zone Doctors don’t get enough nutrition training Why Atkins didn’t stick properly Jurgen Klopp’s giant Ginster’s Elite athletes moving towards better and better nutrition Owen Franks carnivore Is low carb right for athletes? How should normal people eat? David Pocock & Chris Froome training low and playing high carb Alcohol, gambling, and junk food sponsorship in sport UV and Dr. Malcolm Kendrick’s blog Vit D deficiency in Australia Tucker Goodrich Paul Mason Scoundrel Ice Cream Peter can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/PeterBrukner Websites - https://www.sugarbyhalf.com/, https://www.peterbrukner.com/, https://www.fatlotofgood.com.au/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Professor Ken Strain is an experimental physicist, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Institute of Physics and is the deputy director of the Institute for Gravitational Research at the University of Glasgow here in Scotland. He was part of the international collaboration that successfully discovered gravitational waves. And on the side there is a large interest in nutrition science. Understanding and thoughts on coronavirus Some headlines from the C19 data and walk through of the analysis of the data so far Lockdown effectiveness Early positive results from Sweden What the R0 value is Cytokines and lung function and/or blood disorders Why might viral evolution favour hypoxia? The Diamond Princess Mitochondria and C19 What do we know so far about people’s existing medical conditions and C19, and what could be done about it? Ken can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/Ken__Strain Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

George Henderson is an independent researcher who has published research papers out of the Auckland University of Technology, often alongside one of our previous guests Professor Grant Schofield. George also has a tremendous blog called Hopeful Geranium which documents his research on human physiology, stemming from his impressively self researched, diet induced recovery from hepatitis C, which is of course a virus. Immune response to new viruses Probiotics The micro biome and immunity Omega-3 sparing effect of saturated fat Metabolic risk factor in viral disease George can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/puddleg Blog - http://hopefulgeranium.blogspot.com/ Website - https://prekure.com/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Dr Poonam Malik is University Med Tech Academic Advisor, Life Sciences & Health Sector Expertise Consultant, Economic Development Business Mentor and Social Entrepreneur based in Scotland. For her contributions to the field of Biology she was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Biology UK in 2017. and has published widely on infectious diseases, research on viruses and impact on public health. We talk about: The virus itself Current strategies Lockdown and the economy And more! Poonam can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/poons21 LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-poonam-malik/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Professor Kentaro Iwata is a medical doctor, professor, and infectious disease expert at Kobe University. We talk about: Importance of aggressive measures BEFORE explosion of cases COVID-19’s clever tactics compared to previous viral outbreaks Positive antibody testing does not necessarily mean immunity We must look to Italy in next few weeks and months for most important data on C19 progression Massive adverse effects of lockdown, a necessary evil Only way to avert calamity in Tokyo is lockdown Japan’s death rate, tactics, and masks Sweden’s tactics and comparing countries with each other The outcome of tactics depends on adherence and cultural differences Knowing when your tactics are working or not - 10 day lag time The importance of clarity from leaders Can we compare the Diamond Princess to wider society? We don’t know denominator in wider society yet, or even between countries The difficulty in assigning death to C19 How to decide when to relax lockdown Potential for antibody testing Can we stop this kind of thing happening again? What is the real source of C19? Kentaro can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/georgebest1969 Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Grant Schofield is Professor of Public Health, and Director of the Human Potential Centre in Auckland. We talk about: Doing the most good with the least harm Downsides of lockdown Is lockdown the best long term solution? The importance of good testing Looking for a real public discussion on the science Grant can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/grantsnz Websites - https://profgrant.com/, https://prekure.com/, https://whatthefatbook.com/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Tucker Goodrich is a Wall Street tech guru and citizen scientist who healed his own illnesses mainly by cutting out vegetable oils and gluten from his diet. He's been on the podcast twice before. We talk about: Imperial College model (no tree grows to heaven) Diamond Princess John Ionnaidis paper Tucker’s post for Italy data ARDS soybean oil paper SARS cell change post infection - increases metabolism of w6 fats Serum w6 means more ARDS Malcolm Kendrick Some references: "COVID-19: Is Italy — and Mass Quarantine — "Flattening the Curve" or Riding the Trend?" http://yelling-stop.blogspot.com/2020/04/covid-19-is-italy-and-mass-quarantine.html 1. Plurad D, Green D, Inaba K, Belzberg H, Demetriades D, Rhee P. A 6-year review of total parenteral nutrition use and association with late-onset acute respiratory distress syndrome among ventilated trauma victims. Injury. 2009;40(5):511-515. doi:10.1016/j.injury.2008.07.025 "The incidence of late ARDS among those exposed to TPN was 28.7% (116/404) compared with 3.9% (76/1942) among those not so exposed. Adjustments for potential confounding associated risk factors were made." "For instance, metabolism of omega-3 fatty acids leads to less inflammation than metabolism of omega-6 fatty acids and may reduce the harmful side effects of TPN" 2. Quinlan GJ, Lamb NJ, Evans TW, Gutteridge JMC. Plasma fatty acid changes and increased lipid peroxidation in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome. Read Online: Critical Care Medicine | Society of Critical Care Medicine. 1996;24(2):241–246. https://journals.lww.com/ccmjournal/Abstract/1996/02000/Plasma_fatty_acid_changes_and_increased_lipid.10.aspx. Accessed April 5, 2020. "As plasma linoleic acid concentrations decreased, there was usually an increase in plasma 4-hydroxy-2-nonenal values, one of its specific peroxidation products, suggestive of severe oxidative stress leading to molecular damage to lipids." 3. Bursten SL, Federighi DA, Parsons PE, et al. An increase in serum C18 unsaturated free fatty acids as a predictor of the development of acute respiratory distress syndrome. Read Online: Critical Care Medicine | Society of Critical Care Medicine. 1996;24(7):1129–1136. doi:10.1097/00003246-199607000-00011 "Increases in unsaturated serum acyl chain ratios differentiate between healthy and seriously ill patients, and identify those patients likely to develop ARDS. Thus, the serum acyl ratio may not only prospectively identify and facilitate the assessment of new treatments in patients at highest risk for developing ARDS, but may also lead to new insights about the pathogenesis of ARDS." Tucker can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/tuckergoodrich Blog - http://yelling-stop.blogspot.com/ Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston

Anne-Thea McGill is a GP and researcher from New Zealand, currently practising in Queenstown New Zealand. We talk about: Going from GP to weight loss expert Dynamic energy budget theory Human metabolism evolution requirements Metabolic syndrome Successful weaning Morning sickness / cravings Long lived modern toxins Both sides of the brain BMI being a poor measure of health Leadership vs arts and scientists Eco-feminists Anne-Thea can be found at: Research - https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anne_Thea_Mcgill Ally can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleocanteen Twitter - https://twitter.com/paleoally Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/paleocanteen YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/AllyHouston