E54 - Simon Hill: Nutrition EXPERT Reveals The SECRETS To Health & Longevity
Know Thyself
André Duqum
4.8 • 658 Ratings
🗓️ 11 July 2023
⏱️ 142 minutes
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Summary
Longevity and nutrition expert Simon Hill joins the podcast today to clear the confusion around the food we eat, and give solid evidence proving the power of a plant focused diet. Simon addresses the the polarizing views of nutrition that exist on social media, and gives an insight into why the optimal diet isn't an 'absolute'.
He answers some common nutrition questions like plant protein vs animal protein, the danger of cholesterol, debunking the soy/estrogen debate, health concerns around 'fake' meat, and so much more.
Simon also shares his personal awakening to a healthier lifestyle, and opens up about his recent journey to discovering a deeper motivation for longevity.
This is a great episode for anyone looking to have a richer understanding into what their optimal diet could look like.
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Timecodes:
0:00 Intro
3:22 Why Is There So Much Nutrition Confusion Online?
8:33 What to look for in Food Studies
13:14 The Optimal Diet For Most People
19:11 Simon’s Awakening to Studying Nutrition
27:16 Fundamentals for a Healthy Diet
30:57 The Protein & Amino Acid Myth
43:11 Comparing Plant & Animal Protein
45:24 Cholesterol in Animal Protein
49:37 Are Seed Oils Bad For You?
58:19 The Importance of Fiber
1:06:47 Increasing BioDiversity in Microbiome
1:09:21 Which Animal Proteins are Okay to Eat?
1:14:50 Are Fake Meats MORE Unhealthy than Real Meat?
1:18:56 Dietary Fat & Our Metabolic Health
1:23:29 Supplementing the RIGHT Way
1:29:48 Plants are Trying to ‘Kill’ You?
1:37:36 Debunking Estrogen & Soy
1:40:53 Vegan: Where Most People Go Wrong
1:54:07 The Danger of Carnivore Diets
1:58:20 Environmental Impacts of Meat Consumption
2:06:54 When to Eat (Fasting)
2:12:08 What’s the Point of Good Health?
2:20:19 Get Connected with Simon
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Simon Hill is on a mission to help people fuel their bodies to achieve their health and wellness goals, reduce their risk of developing chronic disease, and add more years to their life. In 2021 he published his book The Proof is in the Plants, with Penguin Random House. It is now a recognized bestseller, having shot up the charts to become the #1 non-fiction book Australia-wide in its debut week.
Simon is also the host of The Proof Podcast, which is a space for science-based conversation, exploring the health and longevity benefits that come with mastering physical exercise, nutrition, mindfulness, recovery, sleep, and alignment.
Simon’s book: https://theproof.com/book/
Simon’s podcast: https://theproof.com/podcast/
Simon's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simonhill/
Learn more about lipids with this 3 part lipid series and zero-cost cheat sheet:
https://theproof.com/lipid-series/
All Resources & Studies Discussed in the Episode:
https://www.knowthyself.one/simon-hill-show-notes
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| 0:00.0 | The cardiologist came out and said, your dad's had a massive heart attack, but we saved his life. |
| 0:05.9 | And your dad was only 41. |
| 0:07.6 | And cardiovascular disease runs in families. |
| 0:09.8 | A lot of the diseases that we've normalized in our society, these diseases are running in families because we're adopting the same lifestyles. |
| 0:18.4 | I love the fact that the longevity conversation is front and |
| 0:21.7 | center, but I do feel at times it's reduced to what's the next compound. None of that is going to |
| 0:27.4 | make up for not eating a healthy diet, for having low cardio respiratory fitness. These are the |
| 0:32.6 | foundations, the building blocks that will bring you longevity that are proven. Your health is going to be affected by the way you eat over decades, not over weeks. |
| 0:42.3 | I was outwardly very successful, got very caught up in how the world was perceiving me. |
| 0:46.9 | You can become revered for what you do and not who you are. |
| 0:50.5 | I love the idea of optimizing all these health markers, but what am I doing it for? |
| 0:55.1 | For the longevity discussion to be meaningful. |
| 0:58.5 | It has to be about giving us more time to live a happy life. |
| 1:09.3 | Hello, beautiful beings. |
| 1:10.8 | Welcome back to the Know Theyelf podcast for every single week. |
| 1:14.0 | We get the honor and privilege to go on this journey of knowing ourselves at deeper and deeper levels. |
| 1:19.5 | Now, if you listen to the show, you realize that this is a place to come to get introduced to people and ideas that can help you become the full expression of who you are in life. |
| 1:29.2 | And on the journey of self-realization, you realize it's totally a mind, body, spirit journey |
| 1:34.4 | and that if one of the needs of those three are not met, it will hold back the fullness of the |
| 1:38.9 | potential of the other three. And so today we're going to be diving into the body and nutrition, which I know can be a very |
| 1:45.8 | divisive topic online. It is a area and field where it can feel very dogmatic and religious and |
| 1:53.1 | divisive and both sides proselytizing their beliefs onto the other. And I believe that fundamentally |
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