Fat-burning Man By Abel James (video Podcast): Real Food, Real Results.

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 incredi

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 sa

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 yo

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 befo

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 effec

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 ba

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 b

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 C

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 lis

  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

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 5

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 you

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 tric

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 tric

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 N

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

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

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