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A Kick Up The Arts with Nicola MeighanRestless Natives: The MusicalSend us a textBefore we jump on board with this episode, I’m delighted to tell you that the writer and legend Val McDermid will be joining me for A Kick Up The Arts live from Edinburgh’s Portobello Bookshop to celebrate her latest book, Queen Macbeth, on July the 9th. She’ll also chat about a favourite Scottish album, film and book - and we’d love you to come along. I’ll put ticket links everywhere…There are also tickets on-sale now for A Kick Up The Arts liv...2025-04-2438 min
Chatting Fit54. Robb Wolf | The Paleo Diet, Metabolic Health & Pushing Back Against AgendasRobb Wolf is a former research biochemist and 2X New York Times/Wall Street Journal Best-selling author of The Paleo Solution and Wired To Eat. Along with Diana Rodgers, he co-authored the book, Sacred Cow, which explains why well-raised meat is good for us and good for the planet.
Robb has transformed the lives of hundreds of thousands of people around the world via his top-ranked iTunes podcast, books, and seminars.
He also co-founded the 1st and 4th CrossFit affiliate gyms in the world, The Healthy Rebellion community platform, and is the co-founder of DrinkLMNT Electrolytes.
Find out more:
finmaclaren.co.uk
rob...2023-07-051h 10
Chatting Fit53. Dr. Gary Fettke | Low Carb Nutrition & The Anti-Meat AgendaDr. Gary Fettke is a retired Orthopaedic Surgeon in Tasmania, Australia. He and his wife Belinda, have been fighting against corruption in the nutrition world for years.
Although he has retired from his Orthopaedic practice, he remains very vocal in public health advocacy and is currently working with a group to have therapeutic carbohydrate restriction included as a safe option in the management (and prevention) of Type 2 diabetes in Australia.
He has a major interest in the preventative medicine and encourages his patients to lose weight before undergoing surgery. He is an ad...2023-06-211h 24Chatting Fit52. Master Hormones, Leptin Resistance & Quantum Health | Sarah KleinerSarah Kleiner is a certified Nutrition & Quantum Health Coach helping individuals to go beyond the standard view of health. Sarah has battled with health issues, different diets (Veganism and Carnivore for example), fertility issues, joint pain and auto-immune issues.
Through this struggle, Sarah has allowed her views on nutrition and health to evolve and is a wealth of knowledge on how to achieve optimal wellness not just in the short term but for a lifetime.
In this episode we explore:
Master Hormones
Leptin resistance
Quantum Health...2023-06-011h 12Chatting Fit51. Dr. Ardavan Aslie | Corruption In Spinal Surgery - Corporate SpineDr. Ardavan Aslie is the author of the book 'Corporate Spine' and is a board-certified spine surgeon who received his undergraduate education at the University of California, Berkeley, where he double-majored in physiology and genetics.
He earned his MD from New York Medical College and completed his residency at St. Vincent's Hospital in New York City while working with some of the world's most renowned scoliosis surgeons; he received his spine surgery fellowship training at Harvard University. In addition to his private practice, Dr. Aslie has been active in researching and developing cutting-edge treatments for osteoporotic and...2023-05-111h 18Chatting Fit50. Vegan to Carnivore "Veganism Almost Killed Me" | James LemanJames Leman almost diet when following a vegan diet. He joins us on the podcast today to share his journey from deaths door on the vegan diet to thriving and healthy today on the carnivore diet.
James was vegetarian and then vegan for 5 years before his health took a serious dive. He had multiple hospitalisations, autoimmune issues, anxiety & depression as well as many other health problems. He was convinced that it couldn't possibly be his diet, veganism (he had been told) was the healthiest diet out there...
James reintroduced...2023-05-041h 01
Chatting Fit49. Sam Feltham | Rethinking Nutrition Guidelines & The Public Health CollaborationSam Feltham is an entrepreneur has been in the health and fitness industry for over a decade. Sam is an advocate of Low Carb Real Food diets in helping people to get healthy, lose weight and improve metabolic health. He is driving for change in the nutrition guidelines which encourage individuals to base their diet around carbohydrates.
Starting out as a party coordinator at a sports centre he worked his way up to study at the European Institute of Fitness and qualified as a Master Personal Trainer. After 5 years of running a fitness boot camp business and...2023-04-2750 minChatting Fit48. Dr Sarah Zaldivar | Animal-Based Eating, Paleo & The Carnivore Diet
Dr Sarah Zaldivar holds a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology & Nutrition from the University of Miami. She is a licensed dietitian, certified personal trainer and an American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) certified Exercise Physiologist. She also teachs nutrition at Miami Dade College.
Sarah is helping individuals to fight sugar addiction, chronic disease, skin conditions, IBS and other issues with Animal-Based eating, Paleo, Keto & The Carnivore Diet.
You can find more info on Sarah:
Instagram @dr.sarah.zaldivar
Spotify Music
YouTube @dr.sarah.zaldivar
www.fi...2023-04-201h 15Chatting Fit47. Sugar Addiction | Bitten JonssonBitten Jonsson is a registered nurse & expert on food addiction (where sugar and other processed carbohydrates are often the biggest problems).
She has decades of experience treating patients with food addiction problems and has developed a comprehensive treatment program for food addicts offering education for professionals, both in Sweden and online. She has also developed an instrument with which the patient will know for sure if he is only suffering from harmful use or addiction.
Find out more about Bitten Jonsson online here:
www.bittensaddiction.com
2023-04-131h 13Chatting Fit46. Dr. Emily Splichal | Is Barefoot Better?
Dr Emily Splichal, Podiatrist and Human Movement Specialist, is the mind behind 'Barefoot Strong' a book and system dedicated to foot function and movement health. With a spirit to challenge conformity, Dr. Splichal has taken her conventional Podiatric Medical degree and combined it with years of experience and expertise in human movement and sensory science.
Dr Splichal believes that our experience in this world is built around sensory stimulation and our ability to process, perceive and integrate this information effectively. Since 2012 Dr Splichal has been traveling the world to share her unique approach to human movement, foot...2023-04-0659 minChatting Fit45. Decentralisation, Bitcoin & Beef | Tristan ScottTristan Scott, is the author of the recently released Bitcoin and Beef: Criticisms, Similarities, and Why Decentralization Matters.
Both the regenerative agriculture space and the supporters of Bitcoin have many things in common, such as a disdain for large corporations that only seek to maximize profit, a lack of nuance in local problems and solutions, and deception of the masses.
Tristan brings a factual based argument to many of the myths and solutions that are facing the world today.
In this episode we cover everything from the issues created by the pandemic, to...2023-03-291h 09Chatting Fit44. Soil Health Is Vital For Human Health | Andrew Neal - Soil MicrobiologistAndrew Neal is a Soil Microbiologist researching how farmers can optimise the health of their soil.
His research places organic carbon at the heart of soil: “Despite carbon’s critical role, the mechanisms underlying carbon dynamics and the link to soil water and nutrient availability are poorly understood,” says Neal. “Society still struggles with the concept of what soil is and how it can be managed effectively because it is such a complex combination of biological, chemical and physical processes”.
Combining modern techniques such as shotgun metagenomics and X-ray computed tomography, and borrowing heavily from the extend...2023-03-221h 11Chatting Fit43. Dr Miki Ben-Dor | Living Paleo & Evidence of Human Meat EatingDr. Miki Ben-Dor is a paleoanthropologist, researching the association between diet during the Paleolithic and human evolution.
He has released several studies, including his critically acclaimed paper called Man the Fat Hunter. He is the author of the book Live Paleo Style: Overcome The Ancestral-Modern Mismatch to Regain Your Natural Wellbeing, which has recently been translated to English from the original text in Hebrew!
As the debate around meat eating has heated up, Dr. Ben-Dor has become a prominent voice in the carnivore, keto, paleo & low carb community.
Find Dr. Ben-Dor at-Amazon- Live P...2023-03-161h 07Chatting Fit42. Agriculture & Human Health | Biological Anthropologist Dr. Clark LarsenDr. Clark Spencer Larsen is a biological anthropologist primarily interested in the history of the human condition, viewed from the perspective of health, quality of life, adaptation, and lifestyle during the last 10,000 years of human evolution.
Central to this work is the bioarchaeology research at Çatalhöyük (Turkey), a large Neolithic settlement. This enormous site is providing the opportunity to test hypotheses about the impact of urbanization, population agglomeration, and increased commitment to agriculture on health and quality of life.
The project is a part of an international archaeological research program directed by Ian Hodder...2023-03-081h 07Chatting Fit41. Eat Well or Die Slowly | Dr. Estrelita van Rensberg & Issy WarrackDr. Estrelita van Rensburg is a qualified physician-pathologist with over 10 years experience in the pharmaceutical industry. She spent the first part of her professional career as a professor in laboratory medicine and virology in South Africa.
More recently, her focus has shifted away from treatment-based medicine into the field of nutrition and preventative medicine.
Issy Warrack is a commercial property surveyor by profession and an entrepreneur at heart, and had always enjoyed an active and varied lifestyle. It came as a surprise to her when she developed serious heart issues, which over time were not r...2023-03-021h 00
Chatting Fit40. The Life Of Ryan Mac | Survival & Adventure Outdoorsman Bule BolangRyan Mac AKA Bule Bolang (700k+ Subscribers on YouTube) is a Survival and Extreme Adventure Outdoorsman based in Indonesia.
In this episode we hear all about Ryan's life and how he came to be a YouTube Sensation.
Ryan is an Ex British Army Forward Observer and private bodyguard. He I explores the incredible islands, mountains and jungles of Indonesia with his pet Luwak, Chelsea. He created this channel to allow people from around the world to come with him on his journey to see places that they may not usually get to see or experience.
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Chatting Fit39. Metabolic Health Is Crucial For Mental Health | Dr. Rachel BrownDr. Rachel Brown is the author of the bestselling book Metabolic Madness: Understand Why Metabolic Health Is Key to Mental Health, which addresses underlying inflammation in mental disorders and uncovers why metabolic health is crucial for mental health.
Rachel is an advocate for therapeutic carbohydrate restriction and dietary modification to address underlying metabolic dysfunction and sooth mental illness.
In this episode we talk all about:
- Rachel's Book - Metabolic Madness
- Carnivore, Keto & Low-Carb Diets
- Seed Oils and Ultra Processed Foods
- The evidence on nu...2023-02-161h 01
Chatting Fit38. Dr Anthony Chaffee | "Vegan Fertility Rates Are Much Lower"Returning Guest Dr Anthony Chaffee is a Medical Doctor, Neurologist, All-American Rugby Player, Carnivore and Nutritional Researcher. His wealth of knowledge on the subject of eating meat helps dispel a number of myths and leads us to wonder are plants trying to kill us?
Absolutely incredible episode and definitely worth the listen.
We discuss all about:
- The Evidence for Meat being Healthy.
- Digging into health science behind cholesterol, hormones, proteins, fats & carbs.
- Is meat really appropriate for humans?
- Why veganism is bad for health.
- Looking back into the Past to inform the present.
- Looking at...2023-02-091h 28
Chatting Fit37. Health Tyranny Rant, Sodium Intake & Nutrient Dense Food | Nikki CrendalNikki Crendal (@bio.chem.nikki) is an expert in nutrition & bioenergetics and is studying biomedicine and dietetics in Australia. Nikki is studying at the University of Newcastle, in New South Wales. She has been leveraging an animal based diet to help optimize her health. She healed her autoimmune disease from eating animal-based foods and is constantly studying all the latest research related to nutrition, metabolism, exercise physiology, and many other areas of the health space! She is an expert in helping athletes transition onto low-carbohydrate diets, choose correct protein intake amounts, and fix auto-immune issues, including leaky gut. Nikki...2023-02-011h 11
Chatting Fit36. Elite Pole Dancing & Animal Based Nutrition | Jamilla DevilleJamilla Deville is one of the world’s best-known pole dancers, and a pioneer of the art form. Having trained in various forms of dance, as well as adagio, trapeze, corde lisse and silks, Jamilla started pole dancing in the year 2000 and claimed the original title of Miss Pole Dance Australia in 2005.
She went on to be voted by the global pole community as IPDFA International Instructor of the Year in 2010 & 2011, as well as Pole Dance International Magazine’s Instructor of the Year 2011. Jamilla is also known as the face of X-Pole Australia and has been a huge...2023-01-251h 00
Boundless Body RadioBONUS! My Appearance on The Chatting Fit Podcast with Finlay MacLaren! 403Send us a textCheck out our new Patreon page! Get access to the Boundless Body Radio Premium Podcast, with a new episode added every other week! Other perks include early releases of our episodes, extended video content, and group and one on one coaching!Today we are releasing another bonus episode! This is my appearance on The Chatting Fit Podcast with Finlay MacLaren! We were fortunate enough to host Finlay on our podcast on episode 388 of our show! This particular interview was released on January 5, 2023! As always, it was a fun chat, and I'm...2023-01-221h 01