# 69 Shawn Baker

Shawn Baker is a lifelong multisport elite-level athlete and a medical doctor who served as a combat trauma surgeon and chief of orthopedics while deployed to Afghanistan with the United States Air Force. His focus in recent years has been on using nutrition as a tool for health, performance, and overall well-being. Through his Carnivore Training System and private consulting work, he has inspired countless thousands of others to challenge a highly flawed nutritional paradigm and to opt for a carnivorous lifestyle instead. In this episode Shawn breaks down the benefits of the carnivore diet, how the body adapts to it over time, and the controversial cancer research surrounding carnivore.

Connect with Shawn Baker:

Website: https://www.shawn-baker.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/shawnbaker1967/?hl=en

Twitter: https://twitter.com/sbakermd?lang=en

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5apkKkeZQXRSDbqSalG8CQ

Human Performance Outliers Podcast | https://apple.co/2OOQNrP

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Show Notes:

The Keto Reset Diet by Mark Sisson | https://bit.ly/2QYL1Wn

Shawn Baker on The Joe Rogan Experience | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yj_Bc9hdHa0

Shawn Baker on The Paleo Solutions Podcast | https://bit.ly/2Hx2hNt

Elephant and Mammoth Hunting during the Paleolithic | https://www.mdpi.com/2571-550X/1/1/3