How's it going friends welcome to another episode of the Genius Life I'm your host Max Lugovira

filmmaker health and science journalist in the author of the New York Times best selling book genius

foods in this episode of the show I'm super excited to introduce you to doctor Paul Saladino

doctor Saladino is a board licensed physician and functional medicine practitioner certified

through the institute for functional medicine he's also one of the most vocal proponents and

practitioners of the carnivore diet which in case you haven't heard has taken the internet by storm

due to its extreme nature it's an all-meat diet folks and the stories of health effects coming from

its adherence around the globe are remarkable I relish the opportunity to talk to doctor Saladino

because well he's a medical doctor and a very intelligent one at that over the next hour I get to

the bottom of why this diet is generating such buzz the scientific reasoning behind its claimed

benefits who it can potentially benefit from it and how to execute it properly I approached this

conversation with intense skepticism because as you may know I advocate for including lots of

plans in one's diet but I always try to stay open-minded to new ideas and I have to admit Dr. Saladino

makes a compelling case that certainly warrants further research and at the very least we'll get

you to think critically about the common advice to limit meat consumption and eat more fruits and

veggies in our chat you're going to discover why Dr. Saladino thinks the associations between plant

consumption and longevity is weak science the plants that are likely in your kitchen right now that

are the most toxic according to Dr. Saladino including one veggie that I routinely eat yikes

why despite eating a ton of red meat iron accumulation which we know isn't healthy isn't a concern

for Dr. Saladino why Dr. Saladino believes you don't need fiber for good digestion or a healthy

microbiome yes you heard me correctly and so much more I have to admit this is one of my favorite

episodes of the genius life to date and that is because it's such a good conversation and you're

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