Dr. Joseph Mercola is a passionate advocate of natural medicine. He is a wellness champion and a visionary, who has succeeded in implementing much needed changes to our current healthcare system. Dr. Mercola is also a New York Times bestselling author.

After 25 years as a physician to thousands of patients, Dr. Mercola merged his passion for health with his interest in technology and created www.mercola.com. Today it's the #1 natural health website, educating and empowering millions of subscribers to take control of their health.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Dr. Mercola's personal experience with a high carb, low fat diet
• The role of your mitochondria
• The primary motivation for writing his new book, Fat for Fuel
• Miochondrial metabolic therapy (MMT)
• We all need some free radicals
• Changing up your macro nutrients throughout the week
• There is a massive difference between fasting and starvation
• Eliminating food cravings
• If you're eating processed foods, you're eating toxic vegetable oils
• The most important fat you can eat... DHA
• There isn't much clean seafood around, these days
• A simple and effective way to travel with avocados
• The vast majority of restaurants don't label their fish properly
• Costco is a good place to buy your olive oil
• The danger of consuming too much protein
• Sensible sun exposure is important
• Integrating gratitude into your life
• (Raw) eggs are one of the healthiest foods on the planet
• The quality of an egg can be determined by the colour of the yolk
• Stop eating at least 3 hours before bed
• What is peak fasting?
• LED lightbulbs are hurting your eyes
• Blue light blockers are a must
• Dr. Mercola's morning routine
• Optimizing mitochondrial function with cold thermogenesis
• Protecting your testicles with ice, in the sauna
• The highlights of Dr. Mercola's smoothie
• The three things you need to do to stay healthy
• A hour a day in the gym just doesn't cut it

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