Dr. Shawn Baker - The Carnivore Diet
Episode 379
Dr. Shawn Baker (IG: @shawnbaker1967) is an orthopedic surgeon, a world record holding athlete, a father and a proponent of the carnivore diet.
He's the CEO at MeatRx and author of The Carnivore Diet.
Shawn is an international speaker, podcast host and consultant.
In this episode, we discuss:
- The carnivore diet
- The evolution of Shawn's diet over the years
- The carnivore diet isn't reverse veganism
- Living on leaves and lean protein doesn't work for everyone
- Shawn eats 4500 calories/day
- Following a time-restricted eating (TRE) schedule
- Increasing daily protein intake improves strength
- Elite & endurance athletes find success on the carnivore diet
- Breaking down Shawn's lab results
- Ground beef from grass-fed and grain-fed cattle
- Degenerative monoculture vs. regenerative farming
- Regenerative agriculture can offset carbon emissions
- Who's controlling our food supply?
- Plant-based/vegan diets do more harm to the environment than people realize
- The history of all meat diets
- There is no evidence that shows you'll die of a heart attack from eating a carnivore diet
- Is a carnivore diet what our ancestors ate?
- The hybridization of food over the years
- The anatomy and physiology of a carnivore
- How Shawn's digestion changed on a carnivore diet
- Animals are tremendous sources of nutrient intensification
- Can you get adequate vitamin C on a meat-based diet?
- Is salt a supplement?
- The facts about gout & the carnivore diet
- How to properly transition to the carnivore diet
- Craving meat-based nutrition
- A sustainable diet is one where you enjoy the food
- How Shawn cooks the meat he eats
- Experimenting with raw meat
- Are there any health benefits from eating nose to tail/organ meats?
- Is there any evidence that our ancestors consumed organ meats?
- Subsistence eating vs. surplus eating
- Shawn's thoughts about hunting
- Is iron overload a concern on a carnivore diet?
- Do your own research
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Related links:
Dr. Shawn Baker - The Carnivore Diet (book)
Dr. Shawn Baker's website
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Published on 5 years, 1 month ago