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The Proof with Simon Hill

Omega 3 tips, ancestral diets and a new study on bananas | Drew Harrisberg, BSc

The Proof with Simon Hill

Simon Hill

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement, Education

4.9 • 2.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 October 2023

⏱️ 131 minutes

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Summary

Episode #282. What do you really need to know about omega-3s and omega-6s? What does evolution have to do with our diet? And does eating one egg burrito mean you’re not vegan? Discover the answers to these questions and more in this episode, where I sit down with Drew Harrisberg to discuss all things omegas, evolution, and ethics. Specifically, we discuss: Introduction (00:00) Simon Hill Tests Drew's Workout Protocol: Ideal Weights & Zone 2 Combo for the Busy Lifestyle (03:15) Machine vs. Free Weights: The Best Choice for Strength & Hypertrophy (10:16) Omega 3 & Omega 6 Essentials: Episode Summary with Philip Calder (26:15) Ethical Veganism: Can You Be Vegan after eating one egg? (53:40) Dr. Anthony Chaffee vs. Simon Hill: Did Our Ancestors Follow a Carnivore Diet?(1:13:45) Banana-Blueberry Smoothie Study: How Polyphenol Oxidase Affects Flavan-3-ols Bioavailability (1:39:32) Joey Swoll on Gym Influencers: Filming Workouts (1:53:04) Life's Purpose: The Importance of Serving Others (2:00:00) Outro (2:08:56) To connect with Drew, you can reach him via his Instagram or website, Drew’s Daily Dose. He also has a training program to put many of the principles he has discussed on the show into practice. Make sure to catch his previous episodes on the show, available on *The Proof* website, and check out the resources below for more. Listen to Episode #278 with Phillip Calder to learn all about omega-3s and omega-6s at this link. If you’re looking for an omega-3 supplement, I personally use Eimele Optimal Omega+; use code OMEGAPLUS for a discount. Optimise your health with InsideTracker’s biomarker analysis. Get exclusive access to InsideTracker’s new ApoB test, and a significant discount at insidetracker.com/simon. Enjoy, friends. Simon Want to support the show? The best way to support the show is to use the products and services offered by our sponsors. To check them out, and enjoy great savings, visit theproof.com/friends. You can also show your support by leaving a review on the Apple Podcast app and/or sharing your favourite episodes with your friends and family. Simon Hill, MSc, BSc (Hons) Creator of theproof.com and host of The Proof with Simon Hill Author of The Proof is in the Plants Watch the episodes on YouTube or listen on Apple/Spotify Connect with me on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook Nourish your gut with my Plant-Based Ferments Guide Download my complimentary Two-Week Meal Plan and high-protein Plant Performance recipe book

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0:00.0

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0:09.3

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0:14.3

with the right ingredients and dosages for a long time.

0:18.6

Essential prenatal contains DHA, an important omega-3 during pregnancy, colon, vitamin B-12,

0:25.6

and other important nutrients in optimal dosages for pregnant women following a plant

0:30.6

predominant or exclusive diet. Formulated by myself alongside previous show guest Dr.

0:36.1

German Newman, nutritionist Jacqueline Orwell, and naturopath Dr. Julie Chen.

0:41.8

Pregnancy is an extremely important life stage, certainly a time to make sure that you're not

0:47.9

falling short in your consumption of any critical nutrients. To learn more about essential prenatal

0:54.0

and get 10% off your first order, head to theproof.com forward slash friends. That's theproof.com

1:01.3

forward slash friends and follow the link to Emil's website.

1:08.2

I don't think that we can assume that a diet that allows us to procreate and expand as a species

1:17.4

is necessarily the same diet that is best for or is automatically a good diet for maximizing

1:25.6

or optimizing health span and longevity. If longevity is our goal, going back to the fossil

1:32.1

records and just looking at what humans may or may not have been eating is maybe not the best

1:39.2

place for us to go, particularly when we have all of this modern science looking at nutrition

1:47.2

and chronic disease risk, longevity, how long people are actually living.

1:58.9

We have all the things on the table right now and I've got things in my bag as well.

2:03.6

Surprise. We have blueberries. They're going to come up in discussion when we get to the blueberry

2:10.8

banana smoothie study that I'm bringing to the table today. I don't know anything about this

2:17.1

and I'm excited to hear it. It's the second smoothie study actually. I brought one a little while ago.

2:21.1

It was good one. The blending. Fruit versus blended. Walnuts. They'll come up when we talk about

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