Most diets are really just guessing games. Even though a diet might claim to be the ultimate solution for health and weight loss, chances are they fail most people. And there’s a big (simple) reason why.

Since the beginning of history, humans have tried to eat everything. If you can get some of it in your mouth, somebody has tried to eat it. Sometimes it made them feel good. Sometimes it made them keel over and die. Most importantly, someone was there to document the results as time has gone on, and the foundational human diet was born.

For many years now, I often sit back and wonder what humans were really designed to eat, and if there’s really any “perfect food” for us. That question has driven me to keep searching, to keep experimenting, and to even roll the dice with my own food choices a time or fifty.

I’m so over taking courageous crap shoots with health now-a-days. I’ve settled in comfortably knowing that I can look back on the wisdom of our ancestors and know exactly what will help me be the healthiest, fittest version of myself.

This is why I love Dr. Cate Shanahan’s work so much. She has truly encapsulated what the human diet looks like. Her seminal work Deep Nutrition takes us all into the intersecting realms of our ancestral diet and what our genes truly expect from us. Today she is gracing us with her wisdom on The Model Health Show, and I’m truly honored to share her with you!

In this episode you'll discover:

• Why analyzing healthy people is the missing link in today’s medicine.
• How Dr. Shanahan began advising the Los Angeles Lakers.
• What The Human Diet is.
• What the 4 Pillars of World Cuisine are.
• Why people generally think that fresh foods refer only to plants.
• The 3 types of enzymes you need.
• Why fermented foods are a coordinated effort to make.
• How our senses were once used for safely testing.
• Which food compound has been found to be drawn to your joints.
• Which important nutrient helps hold our cells together.
• What the closest vegetable equivalent to bone broth would be.
• How eating organ meats were intertwined in our evolution.
• How to incorporate more movement and family involvement in food preparation.
• What commonly overlooked influences can affect your genetic expression.
• The shocking truth about how vegetable oils impact your body.
• How to upgrade your oils and fats for better health.

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The word “fat” can drum up a whole lot of uncomfortable emotions. Whether it’s fat in our food or fat on our bodies, there’s a pervasive fear around fat that makes many of us turn our heads and run.

Is this a logical fear? Well, sure it is! Especially if you’re under the impression that fat in our food and fat on our bodies are the same thing. Rationality would tell you to just steer clear of fat, and a fit, healthy body will be your grand prize. There’s just one tiny, little problem…

Millions of people have avoided dietary fat with ninja-like covert precision, yet collectively we’ve seen our society’s rates of obesity and body-fat related illness skyrocket. Was the fat in our diets the problem all along? Or was there something else happening behind the scenes?

To answer your fat-related questions we have on one of the top Functional Medicine Physicians on the planet, Mark Hyman, MD.

Dr. Hyman has been a true pioneer in the field of health and wellness, and he has ten #1 New York Times bestselling books to prove it. He walks his talk, and today he’s here to share some of the most important information regarding your nutrition choices that you’ll ever hear. So, tune in, take good notes, and enjoy!

In this episode you'll discover:

• Dr. Hyman’s surprising story that led him to practice medicine.
• Why most of today’s physicians are not trained in preventative healthcare.
• Where the controversial belief that dietary fat is bad for our health stems from.
• How today’s fear of fat is also a language issue.
• What’s at the root of health issues like diabetes, high cholesterol, and obesity.
• What some of the biggest benefits of dietary fats are.
• The impact that dietary fat has on insulin.
• Where to find nutritious fats with the most historical usage.
• Critical insights about the potential dangers of vegetable oils.
• Important tips for buying and storing olive oil.
• How dietary fats impact brain health.

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• Eat Fat, Get Thin by Mark Hyman
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You’ve probably heard the saying “mind over matter” before... but what the heck does that even mean?

Well, to put it simply… the thoughts and beliefs that we carry determine the actions that we take in our lives. Your mind is strong enough to move the rest of your “matter”, and that’s why your mindset matters so much.

Today you’re going to learn some important decisions that you get to make in determining how your mind (and thus your body) works. It’s You vs. You in the only competition that really counts… the competition for real estate in that beautiful mind of yours! The space in your mind that determines your approach to life is up for grabs, and you get to choose. Will it be an empowering mindset that helps to put more success on automatic in your life? Or will it be a disempowering mindset that holds you back and keeps you from reaching your potential? You and I both know which one you will choose, and it all starts now by pressing play and taking action!

In this episode you'll discover:

• Why our psychology is more important that our mechanics.
• How short-term losses can make us give up.
• Why changing your mindset (and actions) happens instantly.
• Why instant gratification can be a killer of success.
• The difference between a growth mindset and a fixed mindset.
• How certain inflammatory words cause many people to retreat.
• Why sameness is one of the biggest obstacles to improving your results.
• What obstacles and turbulence have to do with achieving greatness.
• A quick solution to protect yourself from excuses.
• The difference between self-confidence and others-confidence.
• How to have tenacity in the face of opposition.

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You’ve heard the quotes from Hippocrates time and time again, “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.” There is true brilliance in that statement. But when you need the best medicine, what food do you go for?

Four thousands upon thousands of years mushrooms have stood head-and-shoulders above all over foods for their medicinal qualities. So much so that there’s even a category of mushrooms called medicinal mushrooms that really take the fungi cake.

Today you’re going to learn some of the surprising science on medicinal mushrooms. Our special guest Tero Isokauppila is going to blow you away with tips and insights hailing from the mushroom kingdom. You’re going to learn how to ensure you stay healthy when you travel, how to slow the aging process, how to make the world’s healthiest coffee and a whole lot more!

In this episode you'll discover:

• What the 3 different categories of mushrooms are.
• How mushrooms “eat” nutrients like humans do.
• Why mushrooms are distinctly different from plants.
• What human DNA and mushroom DNA have in common (this will shock you!).
• The surprising number of top selling medications that utilize fungi.
• The differences between mushroom spores, mycelium, and fruiting bodies.
• How to best extract the nutrients from medicinal mushrooms.
• What a mushroom decoction is.
• The unique way that medicinal mushrooms interact with your immune system.
• Which powerful antioxidants you can get from chaga mushrooms.
• Which mushroom has the rare ability to encourage brain growth and development.
• How safe mushrooms are and the best ways to use them.
• Which medicinal mushroom was used as a coffee substitute.
• Why blending medicinal mushrooms with coffee has such beneficial effects.
• How tasting the supplement (versus taking it in pill form) might help assimilation.
• Why extensive travel requires a change in your nutrition.
• Which energizing mushroom has the ability to increase your oxygen utilization.

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When I think of the circle of life, I always think of where life begins (and I can’t help but think about that song from The Lion King too). We are all creators of life. We are a fertile species at one degree or another. And, as you’ll discover today, the cultivation of your fertility is tied to your life line more than you may have realized before.

Today we are seeing the highest rates of infertility ever in recorded human history. I can tell you straight away that there is solid science to prove exactly why this is. It’s an important challenge to address because our lives are literally at stake. You’re about to learn powerful, simple, clinically proven natural treatments for infertility. Plus, even more importantly, you’re going to learn why being a vibrant, fertile human being is valuable in every area of our lives.

In this episode you'll discover:

• What fertility actually means (and why it’s about more than making babies).
• The shocking amount of toxic chemicals that are released into our environment.
• Why female egg production is different from what was once believed.
• How ovulation works.
• How sperm are made and what enables sperm to be so effective at creating life.
• Why body weight can have a huge influence on fertility levels.
• How exercise frequency and intensity impacts fertility (this is important!).
• The surprising role that sleep plays in fertility.
• Specific tips to instantly improve your sleep and normalize hormone production.
• Why not all nighttime light is problematic for our health.
• Which common food additives are heavily linked to infertility.
• How soda impacts fertility (this is insane!)
• Which critical fertility nutrients you need to know about.
• What the top fertility foods in the world are.
• How stress influences fertility and how to lower your overall stress load.
• How things like underwear, smoking, and lubricants impact fertility.

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