Dr. Saifedean Ammous is the author of The Bitcoin Standard: The Decentralized Alternative to Central Banking, the best-selling groundbreaking study of the economics of bitcoin. The book was a pioneer in explaining bitcoin’s value proposition as the hardest money ever discovered, and the only working alternative to national central banks for international payments. Dr. Ammous holds a PhD in Sustainable Development from Columbia University, where his doctoral thesis studied the economics of biofuels and alternative energy sources. He also holds an MSc in Development Management from the London School of Economics, and a Bachelor of Engineering from the American University of Beirut. Time Stamps: 0:10:40 Podcast begins 0:11:37 What is "money" really? 0:18:00 What is the idea behind "hard money?" 0:20:55 Breaking down the terms inflation and deflation 0:30:46 The history of currency in the United States 0:42:55 Can the US treasury really print as much money as they want? 0:47:20 Inflation and why letting your money sit in a savings account might not be the smartest idea 0:58:30 What is Bitcoin in it's simplest terms? 1:01:15 What is the stock to flow ratio for Bitcoin and why is this important? 1:06:50 Whose to say Bitcoin will not be deemed illegal? 1:15:40 If a country were to ban cryptocurrency, they would be hurting themselves  1:18:55 Is Bitcoin polluting the planet? 1:35:35 Why are people spending so much time on 'mining' Bitcoin? 1:43:25 Where to find more of Dr. Saifedean Ammous    Sponsors: Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co  BLUblox: https://blublox.cc/ CARNIVOREMD for 15% off Lets Get Checked: 20% off your order at www.TRYLGC.com/paul White Oak Pastures: www.Whiteoakpastures.com, use code: CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order Belcampo: www.belcampo.com use code: CarnivoreMD for 20% off your order  

Fundamental Health with Paul Saladino, MD

Bitcoin, the most important innovation of your lifetime? With Dr. Saifedean Ammous

Plant-based pundits love to bloviate about the benefits of eating an "alkaline" diet, but is there any real science to support this?    Nope.    In this week's edition of Controversial Thoughts (available here and all podcast feeds as well as YouTube) I dig into the acid/alkaline balance and note how adding some fruit to a carnivore diet (= Animal Based diet, voila!) can be beneficial from a urinary pH perspective - which probably also reflects interstitial pH.    As I noted in last week's controversial thoughts, infants self-select for a balance of acidic/alkaline foods. Might be something for us to think about as adults, also.    #theremembering

Acid/Alkaline balance on an Animal Based diet

Pierre Kory is an American critical care physician who gained attention during the COVID-19 pandemic for advocating widespread off-label use of certain drugs as treatments for COVID-19, as president and co-founder of the Front Line COVID-19 Critical Care Alliance (FLCCC). Kory testified twice to the U.S. Senate regarding COVID-19. During his testimony in December 2020, Kory erroneously claimed that the antiparasitic medication ivermectin was a "wonder drug" with "miraculous effectiveness" against COVID-19   Time Stamps: 0:14:55 Podcast begins 0:15:35 What does Pierre Kory do? 0:17:55 The breaking point that Pierre is at with the medical system 0:24:05 As a front line medical worker, what does the demographic look like for the patients in the ICU? 0:26:55 Effective preventative measures everyone can do right now (before they are ever exposed to COVID) 0:35:05 What level does Pierre Kory prefer his patients vitamin D levels be at? 0:36:25 The safety of Ivermectin 0:44:35 How effective is Ivermectin against COVID? 0:54:35 What is the current Ivermectin dosage Pierre recommends? 0:59:10 At-home nebulizers or glutathione 1:02:00 Covid cases, surges, and deaths 1:09:25 The protocol for those who get COVID 1:19:40 The boards of social media are populated by people who have financial interest in pharmaceuticals 1:28:30 There are case-specific circumstances when plants can be used as medicine 1:31:45 Protocols for individuals with long-haul COVID 1:42:55 Pierre's experience with the carnivore diet   Sponsors: Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co  White Oak Pastures: www.Whiteoakpastures.com, use code: CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order Belcampo: www.belcampo.com use code: CarnivoreMD for 20% off your order Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/carnivoremd use code “CARNIVOREMD” to save $150 Lets Get Checked: 20% off your order at www.TRYLGC.com/paul

Ivermectin: Horse dewormer or lifesaving intervention for COVID-19, with Pierre Kory, MD

I don't have kids and I would never tell parents how to feed their children, but I get asked this question quite a bit and thought I would offer my ideas about how I might feed my kids in the future, and how I've recommended my sister feed my niece and nephew.    The short answer to this question is that kids can absolutely eat an Animal Based diet, and that doing so will avoid SO MUCH consternation at the dinner table when parents realize they don't have to force their children to eat vegetables.    As I discuss in this video, when presented with unprocessed food children naturally select meat, organs, and fruit for the majority of their diets...   Anyone with children probably already knows this. It's not hard to get kids to eat fresh fruit, or well prepared (not burned!) hamburger, etc.. but vegetables must be hidden in other foods (like eggs), or covered in sauces like ketchup (which has a ton of sugar)...    I know there will be someone in this thread who says "my kid loves vegetables!" to which I would ask- how much have you modeled this behavior for them and how many sauces are you putting on these?   I discuss a study in this video in which 6-11 month old children had no modeling of food behaviors but were allowed to self-select and they consistently went for animal foods (including organs!) and fruit.    If you don't think there's any way your kids would eat organs, consider opening a capsule or two of one of our supplements like Beef Organs from @heartandsoilsupplements over their food or mixing with applesauce etc...    If you catch them early, kids will definitely self-select organs but once a child have moved beyond a year or so without being exposed to these it's much less likely- this is where the desiccated organs can be great!   Healthy parents- healthy kids. #theremembering 

Controversial Thoughts: Can Kids Eat an Animal-Based Diet?

Alex Epstein is a philosopher who argues that “human flourishing” should be the guiding principle of industrial and environmental progress. He founded Center for Industrial Progress (CIP) in 2011 to offer a positive, pro-human alternative to the Green movement. Alex is also the author of The Moral Case for Fossil Fuels (Penguin, 2014), a New York Times bestseller arguing that if we look at the whole picture, human flourishing requires that humanity use more fossil fuels not less. The book has been widely praised as the most persuasive argument ever made for our continuing use of fossil fuels, winning Epstein the “Most Original Thinker of 2014” award from The McLaughlin Group.    Time stamps: 0:10:59 Podcast begins with Alex Epstein 0:11:39 My take on the climate story 0:15:59 What does it mean to be "good for the climate?" 0:21:49 Ideally, we want to impact climate directly as humans 0:27:44 Go to: https://industrialprogress.com/ if interested in the release of Alex Epstein's book 0:28:29 Many of the climate arguments told to us are taken out of context 0:36:59 Elon Musk says we can make Mars livable, but a 2-degree warming of Earth will make our planet un-livable  0:39:44 Predictions from 50 years ago never came true 0:47:59 The problem with the term "climate change denyer" 0:54:54 The benefits of fossil fuels 1:00:54 The problem with solar and wind power 1:07:54 The clean energy standard goals from the current administration 1:15:29 Final points with Alex Epstein: let's think about a livable planet vs. an un-impacted planet 1:18:59 Where to find more of Alex Epstein   Sponsors: Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co  White Oak Pastures: www.Whiteoakpastures.com, use code: CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order Belcampo: www.belcampo.com use code: CarnivoreMD for 20% off your order BLUblox: https://blublox.cc/ CARNIVOREMD for 15% off Lets Get Checked: 20% off your order at www.TRYLGC.com/paul

Is there a moral case for fossil fuels? With Alex Epstein

If you saw my "What I eat in a day" video you know that I've been including fruit and honey in my diet for a while now and feel much better with these... In fact, I'm going to go so far as to say that I have a number of concerns about long-term ketosis and don't think this is a great thing for most individuals... Maybe there are a few out there who can manage this, but for most thyroid, sex-hormone, electrolyte and glucose issues develop over time with a ketogenic diet... Before you get your keto dogma panties in a bunch, watch the video - you might just learn a thing or two! And this is not to say that I don't see value in ketogenic diets for some individuals (epilepsy, parkinsons, other neuro-degenerative disorders), or to begin treating diabetes... But long-term eating in this way may have many negative consequences. Please repeat after me: carbohydrates do not cause diabetes, carbohydrates do not cause diabetes... Results over dogma. Reclaiming your birthright to radical health is what this is all about. Not getting stuck in a label of one sort or another. #theremembering

Controversial Thoughts: The Dangers of Long- term Ketogenic diets

 Robb Wolf, a former research biochemist, is the New York Times Best Selling author of The Paleo Solution – The Original Human Diet and Wired to Eat. Robb has functioned as a review editor for the Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism, is co-founder of the nutrition and athletic training journal, The Performance Menu, co-owner of NorCal Strength & Conditioning, one of the Men’s Health “top 30 gyms in America”. He has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world via his top ranked iTunes podcast, book and seminars. Robb is also co-author of the film’s companion book, Sacred Cow: The Case for (Better) Meat, along with Diana Rodgers. Time Stamps: 0:09:53 Podcast begins with Robb Wolf 0:10:53 Does Robb believe in "natural immunity?" 0:15:53 Is there benefit for certain individuals to get vaccinated? 0:22:08 The conversation around challenging the status quo 0:27:53 Total VAERS counts and death counts for the past decade 0:30:53 Vaccine mandates for kids 0:39:38 At what age do we see the benefits outweighing the risks for vaccinations? 0:43:53 There have been no conversation about metabolic health in mainstream medicine 0:50:38 What does "leaky vaccine" mean? 1:01:38 Immunity after your first dose of the vaccine is actually lower 1:09:23 How does this whole COVID thing "end?" 1:12:53 Where does cryptocurrency come into the conversation? 1:15:08 Where to find more of Robb Wolf Sponsors: Blazing Bull: $150 off of a 1500 degree grill at BlazingBullGrills.com with code “CARNIVOREMD” at checkout Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/carnivoremd use code “CARNIVOREMD” to save $150 BLUblox: https://blublox.cc/ CARNIVOREMD for 15% off White Oak Pastures: www.Whiteoakpastures.com, use code: CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order Belcampo: www.belcampo.com use code: CarnivoreMD for 20% off your order 

The absurdity of vaccine mandates and vaccinating children against COVID, with Robb Wolf

Sunlight leads to a healthy microbiome!    Sunlight gets such a bad rap these days, but it has SO many benefits that cannot be ignored...   You haven't been told the whole story of sunlight, but I do my best to take you down the rabbit hole with me in this video.    I talk about the benefits of sunlight beyond vitamin D (immune benefits and more- do we still remember that an immune system works for us?), dangers of mainstream sunscreens and what I recommend instead while you are developing a good base tan.    As we head into winter, getting sunlight or UVA/UVB from sunlamps is more important than ever especially with a seasonal virus (ahem!) floating around!   #theremembering

Controversial Thoughts: The Dangers of Sunscreen!

Patrick Albert Moore is a Canadian industry consultant, former activist, and past president of Greenpeace. Since leaving Greenpeace in 1986, Moore has criticized the environmental movement for what he sees as scare tactics and disinformation, saying that the environmental movement "abandoned science and logic in favor of emotion and sensationalism.” According to Greenpeace, Moore is "a paid spokesman for the nuclear industry, the logging industry, and genetic engineering industry” who "exploits long-gone ties with Greenpeace to sell himself as a speaker and pro-corporate spokesperson" Time stamps: 0:00:00 Opening thoughts 0:09:30 Podcast begins 0:10:45 The story of polar bears and how they tie into the global warming conversation 0:21:35 The first principle of science: skepticism  0:33:30 Climate and doomsday 0:42:30 Milankovitch cycles and climate change 0:54:30 Carbon dioxide isn't the issue 0:58:55 How growing plants in different levels of C02 affects their size 1:11:30 We are a tropical species 1:15:45 It's clear: temperature rises before the increase in carbon dioxide 1:28:15 The three ways heat moves from one place to another 1:32:30 C02 in the ocean   Sponsors: Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co  White Oak Pastures: www.Whiteoakpastures.com, use code: CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order Belcampo: www.belcampo.com use code: CarnivoreMD for 20% off your order Blazing Bull: $150 off of a 1500 degree grill at BlazingBullGrills.com with code “CARNIVOREMD” at checkout BLUblox: https://blublox.cc/ CARNIVOREMD for 15% off

Is there solid science to support anthropogenic climate change? With Patrick Moore, PhD

You bet it can!    The current paradigm of mental illness focuses on neurotransmitter derangements, but these are not the root of the problem in depression/anxiety etc., they are a manifestation of underlying inflammation and metabolic dysfunction.    Yes. These imbalances underlie almost all chronic illness, yet western medicine sadly continues to focus on symptoms rather than addressing the root cause.    What is causing the metabolic dysfunction and inflammation in many mental illnesses? Find out in this week's Controversial Thoughts video.   Note:  On Rumble and podcast feeds there is a bit of extra content about schmovid I cannot post here.    #theremembering

Controversial Thoughts: Can an animal based diet help with depression/anxiety?

Evan Brand is a Podcast Host, Certified Functional Medicine Practitioner, and Nutritional Therapist. He is passionate about healing the chronic fatigue, obesity, and depression epidemics after solving his own IBS and depression issues. He uses at-home lab testing and customized supplement programs to find and fix the root cause of a wide range of health symptoms. His Evan Brand Podcast has over 12 million downloads and counting. He is the author of Stress Solutions, REM Rehab, and The Everything Guide to Nootropics. He offers free 15-minute functional medicine phone consultations to discuss your health symptoms and goals at his site EvanBrand.com   Time Stamps: 0:10:05 Podcast begins with Evan Brand 0:12:50 Where are we at right now with COVID? 0:15:05 Do an Altered Gut Microbiota and an Associated Leaky Gut Affect COVID-19 Severity? https://journals.asm.org/doi/full/10.1128/mBio.03022-20 0:17:00 Microbiota Modulation of the Gut-Lung Axis in COVID-19: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.635471/full 0:17:35 SARS-CoV-2 microbiome dysbiosis linked disorders and possible probiotics role: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0753332220311392?via%3Dihub 0:26:35 Having family members that won't listen to me 0:30:05 The history of Ivermectin and show-hosts talking bad about it  0:39:50 Why is Ivermectin getting such bad press? 0:53:40 The Media Fell for a Viral Hoax About Ivermectin Overdoses Straining Rural Hospitals: https://reason.com/2021/09/06/ivermectin-overdoses-oklahoma-hospitals-rolling-stone-hoax/ 0:54:10 Misleading clinical evidence and systematic reviews on ivermectin for COVID-19: https://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2021/05/26/bmjebm-2021-111678 1:03:25 Review of the Emerging Evidence Demonstrating the Efficacy of Ivermectin in the Prophylaxis and Treatment of COVID-19: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8088823/ 1:10:05 People overwhelm themselves with information, but don't take action 1:17:05 All cows are grassfed.. until they get to the feedlot 1:22:50 What causes leaky gut? 1:24:05 Organs can help with gut, mood, and energy issues! 1:28:50 Biden: it's not about freedom anymore 1:33:20 Leaky vaccines, super-spreads, and variant acceleration 1:35:25 Natural immunity is more effective than vaccinations 1:43:05 "Reinfection" might be because of long-term inflammation, rather than getting the virus twice 1:45:45 Vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals have similar viral loads in communities with a high prevalence of the SARS-CoV-2 delta variant: https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2021.07.31.21261387v1 1:48:05 Who gets to decide what is true and what is false? 1:50:35 Where to find more of Evan Brand   Sponsors: Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co  White Oak Pastures: www.Whiteoakpastures.com, use code: CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order Belcampo: www.belcampo.com use code: CarnivoreMD for 20% off your order Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/carnivoremd use code “CARNIVOREMD” to save $150 Primal Pastures: https://primalpastures.com/ free farm tour with code CARNIVOREMD

Ivermectin, Leaky Gut in COVID, and Vaccine Mandates with Evan Brand

I've spoken a lot about the importance of metabolic health in these crazy times, but what does this really mean? Find out in this week's episode of Controversial Thoughts (also available everywhere else and on podcast feeds) Simply put it means considering body composition (not being obese, overweight or having excess visceral fat), low fasting insulin (I talk a lot about this in this video), low fasting glucose and lower levels of insulin AUC (area under the curve) after eating. It's all in this video! Please share with people you know who may benefit. This is how we truly affect lives positively long term! #theremembering

Controversial Thoughts: What does metabolic health really mean?

Dr. Stephan van Vliet earned his PhD in Kinesiology and Community Health as an ESPEN Fellow from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and received post-doctoral training at the Center for Human Nutrition in the School of Medicine at Washington University in St Louis. He is currently a member of the Duke Molecular Physiology Institute within the School of Medicine at Duke University. Dr. van Vliet’s research is performed at the . In his work, Dr. van Vliet links food production systems to the nutrient density of food, and their subsequent effects on human metabolic health using high-throughput techniques such as metabolomics and proteomics. Dr. van Vliet’s studies have evaluated the effects of dietary patterns and food sources on protein and lipid metabolism, inflammation, insulin action, body composition, and intracellular signaling pathways that regulate metabolic health.   Time Stamps: 0:10:45 Podcast begins 0:11:45 The news article regarding hot dogs and shortened lifespan and why it is so misleading 0:23:45 Mortality in British vegetarians: review and preliminary results from EPIC-Oxford: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/78/3/533S/4689993 0:26:15 Effects of a DASH-like diet containing lean beef on vascular health: https://www.nature.com/articles/jhh201434 0:27:15 A Mediterranean-style eating pattern with lean, unprocessed red meat has cardiometabolic benefits for adults who are overweight or obese in a randomized, crossover, controlled feeding trial: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/108/1/33/5036105 0:28:45 What is it about ultraprocessed foods that make them so damaging to humans? 0:32:45 The food matrix and why it is important to consider this when doing nutritional research 0:38:45 The whole-food-matrix of meat foods 0:42:58 Elevate Markers of Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Humans: https://academic.oup.com/jn/article/137/2/363/4664544 0:47:35 Are there specific beneficial compounds found in meat that we should highlight? 0:51:55 Red meat and colon cancer: A review of mechanistic evidence for heme in the context of risk assessment methodology: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278691518302655?via%3Dihub 0:54:50 Health-Promoting Phytonutrients Are Higher in Grass-Fed Meat and Milk: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsufs.2020.555426/full 1:05:45 How I have shifted my thought process on phytochemicals and plant foods 1:17:30 Plant-based meat vs. real meat 1:26:15 Stephan's thoughts on organ meat 1:29:15 Current studies Stephan is working on 1:39:35 Being conscious of individuality 1:44:15 Homo sapiens are not adapted to a plant-based diet 1:49:15 What do I think about the people who don't thrive on meat-based diets? 1:54:55 Closing thoughts with Stephan   Sponsors: Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co  White Oak Pastures: www.Whiteoakpastures.com, use code: CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order Belcampo: www.belcampo.com use code: CarnivoreMD for 20% off your order BLUblox: https://blublox.cc/ CARNIVOREMD for 15% off Lets Get Checked: 20% off your order at www.TRYLGC.com/paul

Red meat is a health food, with Stephan Van Vliet

I am not a fan...    Check out this week's Controversial Thoughts podcast to hear why...   In short, I believe that framing "cheat food," (which is usually junk food, let's be honest) as a reward sabotages long term benefits from a species appropriate human diet = an #AnimalBased diet.    Getting to eat the best foods on the planet (meat, organs, fruit. honey= the foods your ancestors have celebrated most for millions of years) is an abundant privilege, not something to be framed as a scarcity.    Listen to the end to hear an incredible story about our Whole Package supplement from @heartandsoilsupplements.    #theremembering

Controversial Thoughts: What I think about cheat days!

Andy Mant is the Founder of BLUBlox, his passion rests in researching and educating to help empower others to lead an optimal and fulfilling life. Andy’s philosophy is to design products in line with proven academic literature to ensure BLUblox customers get only the best available technology that will actually make a difference to their health and wellbeing. Andy wants to make the science behind light management understandable to all. De-bunking science, offering digestible information that people can utilize and creating meaningful connections with our community will always be his driver. Time Stamps: 0:08:20 Podcast begins 0:09:00 What is "junk light?" 0:16:00 Whenever we deviate from what our ancestors would have done, we run into problems  0:17:50 What is light.. exactly? And the importance of getting the right light 0:28:10 The effects of blue light on our circadian rhythm at night time 0:33:05 What are the effects on meal timing for our circadian rhythm? 0:41:30 What should you do if you have large variance in your seasons? 0:53:05 Sun tanning vs sun burning.. causes and how dietary changes effect this 1:05:35 What are some practical tips on how to construct our environment? 1:16:20 Is there a certain type of light that improves Hashimoto’s thyroiditis? 1:22:20 Is there an absolute greater amount of infrared light at sunrise and sunset? 1:25:40 What are Andy's thoughts on contact lenses? 1:30:00 Where to find more of Andy's work Sponsors: Heart & Soil: www.heartandsoil.co  BLUblox: https://blublox.cc/ CARNIVOREMD for 15% off Primal Pastures: https://primalpastures.com/ 10% off first order with code: CARNIVOREMD Eight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/carnivoremd use code “CARNIVOREMD” to save $150 White Oak Pastures: www.Whiteoakpastures.com, use code: CarnivoreMD for 10% off your first order Belcampo: www.belcampo.com use code: CarnivoreMD for 20% off your order

Why you shouldn't wear sunglasses, the light episode With Andy Mant

Throughout my training and practice as a physician I have come to one very disappointing conclusion: Western medicine isn’t helping people lead better lives. Now that I’ve realized this, I’ve become obsessed with understanding what makes us healthy or ill. I want to live the best life I can and I want to be able to share this knowledge with others so that they can do the same. This podcast is the result of my relentless search to understand the roots of chronic disease. If you want to know how to live the most radical life possible I hope you’ll join me on this journey.

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Fundamental Health with Paul Saladino, MD

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