45 - James Marin: Bettering Your Health with Environmental Nutrition
Release Date: 10/23/2019
FLASHBACK FRIDAY - Your Eating Habits Are All in Your Head with Dr. Stephan Guyenet
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The worldwide has nearly tripled in less than fifty years. If we are more informed about potential health consequences than ever before, why are more and more adults choosing unhealthy eating habits that lead to weight gain, diabetes, and heart disease? , who has spent more than a decade studying the neuroscience of body fatness, argues that most of us aren’t choosing our eating habits at all. His book, , dives into the idea that eating behaviors aren’t a result of weakness or poor willpower, but of an evolutionary mismatch between our brain’s ancient...
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93 - Keto Diets and Cold Theory with Dr Hana Kahleova
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Dr. Hana Kahleova is the Director of Clinical Research at the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine. Through this role, she’s authored over a dozen nutrition studies with a focus on diabetes and meal timing. The results could drastically change your life for good—whether you suffer from type 1 or type 2 diabetes, an autoimmune disease, or “normal” health issues that make you feel less than your best. In this episode, Dr. Kahleova educates us on the power of a plant-based diet, cold showers, and eating two meals a day. If you want to feel better and up your metabolism while...
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92 - Rebuild Your Body with Hall of Fame Dietitian Brenda Davis
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A vegan since the 80s, Brenda Davis is the Godmother of plant-based dietitians. In this conversation, she explains how she traversed the relatively new territory of not only being vegan, but being a vegan dietitian. We also go deep into diabetes, the effects certain foods have on the body, orthorexia, and more. Join this joyful discussion—you have your health to gain. What we discuss in this episode: - How to find your tribe when you feel like the only vegetarian/vegan - The removal of dairy as a food group from the Canada Food Guide - Her work in a groundbreaking...
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91 - The Penis with Mindy and Bruce Mylrea
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Say it. Penis. Now that you have a few giggles out, let’s talk about prostate cancer. It’s the third most common cancer and the fifth leading cause of cancer-related death in the US. Bruce and Mindy Mylrea join us on the pod today to discuss how diet affects everything … down there. Both are former fitness professionals, and after Bruce was diagnosed with prostate cancer nine years ago, they dedicated their lives to learning more about diet and disease and helping others prevent, manage, and reverse chronic conditions. As Mindy says, “Even if you don’t have a penis, you know someone...
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90 - 3x New York Times best selling author & dietician Cynthia Sass
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Smart, relatable, and effective nutrition advice—that’s what you’ll hear on this episode. Special guest Cynthia Sass is a registered dietitian and Board Certified Specialist in Sports Dietetics, and she’s done it all. She’s worked with professional sports teams, held staff writer and editorial positions at magazines like Shape and Fitness, written multiple NYT bestsellers, appeared on virtually every primetime talkshow, and runs her own private practice. This expert has nutrition dialed in, and it’s her job to help you get there, too. From diet trends to sports nutrition, Cynthia...
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FLASHBACK FRIDAY - From Rock Bottom to the Olympic Podium with Switch4Good Founder Dotsie Bausch
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89 - Former President of the American College of Cardiology Dr Kim Williams
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Heart disease is the leading cause of death in America, and its risk factors mirror those of the coronavirus. Dr. Kim Williams, President of the American College of Cardiology and current Chief of the Division of Cardiology at Rush University, explains the overlap between cardiovascular risk and the deathly serious cases of COVID-19. Hypertension, obesity, high cholesterol, and type 2 diabetes put us at severe risk for both of these ailments, but there are ways to keep yourself safe. Take a dive with us as we learn more about heart disease, LDL cholesterol, and nutrition-based prevention...
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88 - Oscar Winner & The Game Changers Director Louie Psihoyos
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As an Academy Award-winning documentarian, Louie Psihoyos has seen the world how it really is. He’s seen the best of nature and the worst of humanity, and he uses his art to celebrate the honorable and change the horrific. This conversation spans decades of experience working as a National Geographic photographer, going undercover to make the award-winning film The Cove, and creating the perfect formula to incite change with The Game Changers. His insight will shock you—from the atrocities committed against sealife to the profound impact his films have made. This show will grip you from...
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87 - Animals Are Not Ours with PETA Founder Ingrid Newkirk
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General Motors no longer crash tests on animals because of Ingrid Newkirk. Spay and neuter clinics came into existence because of Ingrid Newkirk. There is more compassion, empathy, and far less suffering in the world because one woman decided to use her human privilege and speak up. Ingrid—the co-founder and president of PETA—started a revolution. Her rallying cry calls for kindness for all sentient beings, and her message has sprung millions into action. In this episode, Ingrid enlightens us with the extraordinary stories of animals, educates us on the horrendous ways humans exploit other...
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86 - Inside Ethical Fashion with Adrian Velarde and the Vora Sisters
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This week on the pod we’re redefining luxury fashion with two emerging icons. First up is Adrian Velarde of Desserto—a Mexico-based company transforming cactus into high-end leather. The new business’s innovative practices sidestep the toxic chemicals used in traditional leather-making and focus on environmental sustainability. Next up the Vora Sisters give us a lesson on ethical fashion, covering topics from the issues with fast-fashion to their own luxury apparel line, Delikate Rayne, that continues to raise the bar in the business. Fashion makes a statement—make sure the one...
info_outlineAlthough food has incredible healing power, there is more you should be doing to take care of your body holistically.
Beyond helping his patients transition to a whole-foods, plant-based diet to fight disease and improve their guts, James Marin is an expert at bettering health from all angles, including by eliminating environmental toxins.
James is a Registered Dietitian and Environmental Nutritionist who, along with his wife Dahlia, specializes in preventing and healing diabetes, auto-immune diets, gastrointestinal treatments, and pediatric nutrition.
He says that there are three levels of health, all of which work together to keep your body working the way it’s meant to.
He joins Dotsie and Alexandra to explain the different levels of health, the impact the environment has on your body, and what you can do to ensure longer-term health.
You’ll hear his how he treats disease by focusing on the cause over symptoms, why it’s necessary for you to pay attention to GMOs and chemicals in your food, and why you need to be part of environmental activism.
Tune in to hear actionable advice that will empower you to take control over the entire picture of your health.
What we discuss in this episode:
- Is a low-carb diet the best option for Type II diabetics? Hear why James Marin believes treatment needs to go beyond limiting symptoms, plus the hidden dangers of a long term keto diet
- Are all sugars bad? The big difference between processed sugar and sugar you find in whole foods
- James’s plant-based food pyramid that makes it even easier to eat healthfully
- The three layers of health and why we can’t ignore the effects the environment has on our gut health
- Why a vegan diet on its own might not be healing your body, and how you can ensure you’re taking care of all three levels of health
- The secret to washing your fruits and vegetables if you want to avoid dangerous chemicals
- Breast milk as a medium to transfer data: What we’re putting into our bodies when we drink cows’ milk that has bioaccumulated PCBs and PBDEs
- The major difference between selective breeding and genetic modification -- and why the latter is so dangerous
- You can be part of the solution: What you can do to advocate for a healthier future
- Follow James on Instagram at @marriedtohealth, on Twitter at @marriedtohealth, on Facebook at @MarriedToHealth, at YourGutConnection.com, and at MarriedToHealth.com.
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