
Unconventional Yet Effective Nutrition with Brian Sanders
About this episode
Brian is the filmmaker behind the feature-length documentary Food Lies and host one of the top nutrition podcasts Peak Human. He graduated from UCLA with a degree in Mechanical Engineering before turning to technology and selling an app company. Brian now works as a health coach at Evolve Healthcare and founder of the health education company Sapien. He is also the owner of Nose to Tail which practices regenerative agriculture and increases access to well-raised animal products.
What we cover in this episode:
Brian's Diet Evolution
The Three Killers of Health
Seed Oils and Ways to Mitigate their Negative Effects
Hadza
Navigating a Pro Metabolic Diet
Ray Peat
Why Calories do NOT matter
Anti Nutrients
History of Vegetables
Current Nutritional Guidelines
Four Pillars of Health
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