18. Ask Me Anything #1: Game Changers, electrolytes, hemochromatosis, the microbiome and more!
Paul Saladino MD podcast
Paul Saladino, MD
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🗓️ 29 October 2019
⏱️ 124 minutes
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Summary
Nathan Owens joins me again for this action packed episode. I’ll be doing one AMA per month or so in the future!
Time stamps:
9.45 Start of Podcast
10:25 Nathan's unifying theory of heart disease.
12:05 Gut health and heart disease.
14:50 What about the arteries suggested LDL was not the cause of disease?
15:30 Cholesterol ester crystals.
16:30 Endothelial progenitor cells
19:15 Citizen Science Foundation.
21:15 What are the biggest factors that lead to atherosclerosis?
22:42 Survey of metabolic dysfunction (America).
25:25 Game changers: Were gladiators vegan?
26:45 Game changers: Inaccurate epidemiology.
35:05 Game Changers: Flow mediated dilatation.
41:05 Game Changers: Flow mediated dilatation experiments
53:42 Game Changers: Neu5gc.
1:02:33 Is iron overload a problem with a carnivore diet?
1:12:35 Paul's upcoming book.
1:19:15 Microbiome and the carnivore diet.
1:25:15 Potassium/sodium supplementation.
1:35:25 Marty Kendall nutrient optimizer rebuttal.
1:50:15 Carnivore diet and gallstones.
1:54:30 Thoughts on "other" foods (mushrooms, honey, seaweed, insects).
1:59:35 Fueling recommendations for long distance bike rides.
2:01:40 Testosterone levels on a carnivore diet.
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the Fundamental Health Podcast. |
| 0:08.2 | I'm your host, Dr. Paul Saladino. |
| 0:10.6 | This podcast is the result of my relentless search to understand and correct the roots |
| 0:14.7 | of chronic disease and illness. |
| 0:16.3 | In this podcast, I will share with you everything I have learned about how to live the most |
| 0:19.9 | healthy and radical life possible. |
| 0:22.4 | Thanks for joining me on this journey. |
| 0:26.7 | What is up, you radical people? |
| 0:29.1 | I am bringing you the first installment of the Ask Me Anything episode this week. |
| 0:34.6 | And it is on Faya. |
| 0:37.7 | It is amazing. |
| 0:38.7 | My buddy, Nathan Owens, joins me again for an installment in which we break down some |
| 0:44.7 | incredible questions that you guys submitted. |
| 0:47.8 | And we talk all about the game changers and all kinds of other good stuff. |
| 0:52.4 | So in the beginning of this episode, we talk a little bit about Nathan's presentation |
| 0:56.8 | at Low-Carb Houston where he is now. |
| 0:58.6 | So the first 10 minutes or so are a summary of his theories around atherosclerosis. |
| 1:04.3 | He and I agree about most of this. |
| 1:06.4 | If you've heard my other podcasts regarding LDL and lack of evidence for its direct atherogenicity |
| 1:12.4 | or direct pathogenicity, you will find this one quite interesting in the very beginning. |
| 1:18.6 | Maybe neither Nathan nor I believe that LDL is harmful to the endothelium in and of itself. |
| 1:23.0 | And we go into a little bit of detail talking about evidence to that effect. |
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