In this episode of Peak Human, Brian Sanders sits down with physician, athlete, and author Dr. Jaime Seeman to discuss what it really takes to become "hard to kill."

Dr. Seeman is a practicing OB-GYN, former Mrs. Nebraska, competitive athlete, and metabolic health advocate. After struggling with her own metabolic issues, including prediabetes and hypothyroidism, she transformed her health through diet, strength training, and lifestyle changes.

Together, Brian and Dr. Seeman explore how metabolic dysfunction develops, why muscle is one of the most powerful tools for longevity, and why focusing on nutrients instead of calories may be the key to fixing modern health problems.

They also dive into women's metabolic health, perimenopause, visceral fat, and the role of diet evolution—from ketogenic to carnivore to a flexible real-food approach.

This conversation breaks down the science of human nutrition and performance while offering practical strategies for living stronger, longer, and healthier.

 

Show Notes

04:00 – Why modern medicine focuses on treatment instead of prevention

07:00 – The growing movement for metabolic health

11:00 – Diet tribes vs. real food

12:00 – Dr. Seeman's personal metabolic health journey

15:00 – Keto, carnivore, and evolving diets

18:00 – The Sapien lifestyle: eating like humans evolved to eat

20:00 – Women's hormones, carbs, and the menstrual cycle

23:00 – Fasted training and metabolic flexibility

27:00 – Nutrient density vs calorie counting

31:00 – Muscle: the most overlooked organ in medicine

33:00 – Visceral fat and hidden metabolic disease

35:00 – Beauty and nutrition

42:00 – C-sections, childbirth, and the infant microbiome