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Health coach Bronson Dant shares his unique approach to achieving true health and fitness, emphasizing the importance of self-awareness and sustainable lifestyle changes over quick-fix diets and exercise programs.

Key Takeaways:

• Developing self-awareness is crucial for addressing emotional triggers and achieving lasting health improvements
• Understanding your "why" helps filter health information and stay motivated on your fitness journey
• Body confidence is about trusting your body to perform and protect you, not just about appearance
• Balancing priorities in different life seasons is essential for maintaining overall well-being

Resources and Links:
• Pre-order Bronson Dant's new book "Body Confident"
• "Start With Why" by Simon Sinek
• "Help First" by Chris Cooper

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction and guest background
00:05:30 - Defining body confidence
00:10:15 - The importance of self-awareness in health journeys
00:15:45 - Success story: Dant's mother's fitness journey
00:20:30 - Balancing priorities in different life seasons

Guest Bio:
Bronson Dant is a health coach and author of the upcoming book "Body Confident." With years of experience in the fitness industry, Dant focuses on helping clients develop self-awareness and make sustainable lifestyle changes. His approach emphasizes the interconnected nature of physical and mental health, guiding individuals to achieve true body confidence and physical freedom.

Connect:
Book - Body Confident: https://bodyconfidentbook.com
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@coach.bronson
Instagram: https://instagram.com/@coach.bronson
Website: https://coachbronson.com

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 If you like what you hear, I wanna make it easier for you to take action on your health.

Head over to i fix hearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table, and if you're ready to go deeper or talk to someone from my team, just go to i fix hearts.com/talk. 

Stay Off My Operating Table on X:

• Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts
• Jack Heald: @JackHeald5

Learn more:

• Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
• Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
• Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
• Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

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Discover the ancient health secrets of indigenous tribes in this eye-opening interview with Suzanne Alexander, co-author of "The Ancestral Diet Revolution". Journey through the eating habits and lifestyles of various tribes to uncover valuable lessons for modern health.

In this fascinating discussion, Suzanne shares her firsthand experiences living with tribes like the Maasai, Hadzabi, and Datoga in Africa, as well as groups in the Pacific Islands. She reveals surprising insights about their diets, including the critical role of both plants and animal products in maintaining optimal health.

Key topics covered:
00:01:30 - Introduction to Suzanne's tribal adventures 
00:05:45 - Importance of plants in traditional diets 
00:12:20 - Animal products in tribal nutrition 
00:18:50 - Natural movement and lifestyle habits 
00:25:30 - Differences between tribal diets and health outcomes 
00:35:15 - Lessons applicable to modern life 
00:45:00 - Misconceptions about ancestral diets

Learn how these indigenous groups maintain robust health well into old age without modern amenities. Discover the power of natural movement, diverse plant consumption, and traditionally-prepared animal foods. Suzanne challenges common assumptions about "optimal" diets and encourages viewers to reconsider what it means to live as a human being.

This interview offers invaluable wisdom for anyone interested in ancestral health, nutrition, anthropology, or simply living a more natural lifestyle. Gain a new perspective on diet, movement, and connection to nature that could transform your approach to health and well-being.

For more tribal content and insights, follow Suzanne Alexander on Instagram @SuzanneAlexander.104.

Interested in learning more about ancestral eating? Check out "The Ancestral Diet Revolution" by Suzanne Alexander & Chris Knobbe

Website: Ancestral Health Foundation

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 If you like what you hear, I wanna make it easier for you to take action on your health.

Head over to i fix hearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table, and if you're ready to go deeper or talk to someone from my team, just go to i fix hearts.com/talk. 

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• Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts
• Jack Heald: @JackHeald5

Learn more:

• Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
• Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
• Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
• Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

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In this episode, Vinnie Tortorich, a trailblazer in the low carb movement, joins us to expose the truth about dirty keto and how processed foods are hijacking the health benefits of low carb diets. Discover the deceptive tactics used by the food industry and learn how to navigate the keto diet while prioritizing whole, unprocessed foods.

Key Takeaways:
- Processed foods marketed as "keto-certified" often contain hidden carbs and sugars that undermine the benefits of a low carb lifestyle.
- The food industry profits from the keto trend by promoting products that do not align with the true principles of a healthy low carb diet.
- Sticking to whole, unprocessed foods is crucial for reaping the full benefits of a low carb or keto diet.
- The medical community has been resistant to acknowledging the potential health benefits of low carb diets for various conditions.

Resources:
- Vinnie Tortorich's website: https://vinnietortorich.com/
- Dr. Philip Ovadia's website: https://ovadiahearthealth.com/home/

Timestamps:
00:00:00 - Introduction and Vinnie's background
00:03:15 - The rise of dirty keto and processed foods
00:10:45 - Vinnie's personal experience with cancer and low carb
00:18:30 - Challenges of advocating for low carb in the medical community
00:25:00 - The importance of whole, unprocessed foods
00:32:10 - Final thoughts and takeaways

Guest Bio:
- Vinnie Tortorich: https://vinnietortorich.com/

Vinnie Tortorich is a leading voice in the low carb and keto community. With decades of experience as a fitness trainer and nutrition coach, Vinnie has helped countless individuals adopt a healthy low carb lifestyle. He is the host of the popular podcast "Fitness Confidential" and the author of the book "Fitness Confidential: Adventures in the Weight-Loss Game." Vinnie's personal battle with cancer and his success with a low carb approach have further fueled his passion for educating others about the benefits of this lifestyle.

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Head over to i fix hearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table, and if you're ready to go deeper or talk to someone from my team, just go to i fix hearts.com/talk. 

Stay Off My Operating Table on X:

• Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts
• Jack Heald: @JackHeald5

Learn more:

• Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
• Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
• Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
• Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

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The year was 2004. It was the year Kevin Pho - a board-certified internal medicine physician - launched his blog. Blogging physicians are still uncommon. Sometimes in the exam room, patients would tell him how helpful his blog posts are. 

As doctors only get to spend 10-15 minutes with their patients, their questions remain unanswered. Kevin knows there's a need for more medical professionals to influence the online space, provide reliable sources of information, and at the same time clear up a lot of misinformation. 

Medical professionals must be present where the patients are, even online. Kevin's platform, KevinMD.com, continues to be the space for health care practitioners and patients alike to share their perspectives and stories. 

Kevin Pho discusses how to select reliable information and ignore crappy sources, the value of acknowledging mistakes, and the truth about physicians' lack of empowerment.

Quick Guide:
1:06 Introduction
3:10 Kevin Pho's social media journey
5:46 The need to provide reliable information to patients
9:57 Trends in other industries applied in healthcare
15:17 The echo chambers and how can we know who to trust
18:42 The challenge with people's dogmatic thinking
23:44 A society where admitting that we are wrong is a sign of weakness
25:53 Share stories from each other’s perspectives
33:01 The platform to elevate the voices across the healthcare spectrum
36:17 Burnout and lack of physician empowerment

Get to know our guest:
Kevin Pho is a board-certified internal medicine physician. Known as "the blogging doctor," he started his blog in 2004 and his website remains to be a leading platform for healthcare practitioners and patients to share their stories. He has published a book, “Establishing, Managing, and Protecting Your Online Reputation: A Social Media Guide for Physicians and Medical Practices.”

“But after doing this for almost 20 years now, I think one of my strengths is that I'm able to stick with something for a long time now. So, I played on that strength, and that I'm able to be consistent, I'm able to be persistent,

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Head over to i fix hearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table, and if you're ready to go deeper or talk to someone from my team, just go to i fix hearts.com/talk. 

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• Jack Heald: @JackHeald5

Learn more:

• Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
• Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
• Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
• Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

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Is a vegan diet sustainable? Is the body’s fuel of choice fat or carbohydrates? Is sugar the real root of the problem?

Vinnie Tortorich - the trainer to the stars - gives answers and isn’t apologetic when it comes to stating facts. Even as a student back at Tulane, he knew to ask questions when something did not seem right.

With an educational background in physiology and nutrition, this fitness coach knows how valuable providing proper nutrition is for his clients. He's published book, three documentaries, and several businesses under his name, yet he still coaches simply because he loves it.

Listen as Vinnie points out the importance of eating meat, gives us some historical facts on veganism, and even shares behind-the-scenes stories about his documentaries.

For coffee snobs, stay tuned until the end because you might want to ask for part 2 of their conversation.

Quick Guide:
04:21 Introduction
05:56 Percentage of vegans quit within the year
10:33 The disease of the month
14:57 The interest in the subject
16:43 Impact of nutrition on the diseases patients have
18:21 From fats to carbohydrates, what really fuels the body?
21:39 Sugar is to blame
22:56 Veganism, Dieticians, and Seventh Day Adventist Church
32:41 The story of Gary Fettke and Timothy Noakes
36:31 Creating a documentary
49:29 Moving out of LA
51:58 Vinnie’s career journey
58:01 Making a mark and helping people along the way
1:00:58 The best coffee is the one you like

Get to know our guest:
Vinnie Tortorich is a celebrity fitness trainer and the founder of the NSNG (No Sugar No Grains) Lifestyle. He is the bestselling author of the book Fitness Confidential and also hosts a podcast of the same title. He has already produced 3 documentaries - Beyond Impossible, FAT: A Documentary, FAT: A Documentary 2. Details of his work and companies can be found on his website.

“But there was a long time where I was confused as to who I was. I had forgotten who I was. And everybody would go, oh, but you were making money. And I'm still making money. But that's not who

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Head over to i fix hearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table, and if you're ready to go deeper or talk to someone from my team, just go to i fix hearts.com/talk. 

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• Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts
• Jack Heald: @JackHeald5

Learn more:

• Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
• Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
• Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
• Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

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Nick Norwitz was diagnosed with osteoporosis in his late teens. Not long after, he developed gut problems and ulcerative colitis. At one point in his early 20's, he ended up in the ICU with a heart rate the same as his age. 

Who would have thought that this young man used to be a healthy, active guy who ran three-hour marathons? While lying in ICU, he realized he had 3 options: 

1. live a horrible life
2. die
3. figure things out for himself. 

He chose to take responsibility for his own health. He experimented with lifestyle and dietary interventions. The Ketogenic diet improved his symptoms and his inflammatory markers dropped to their lowest level.  These effects sparked his interest in nutrition and metabolic health. He now pursues medical studies at Harvard Medical School and continues to advocate metabolic health. 

In this episode, Nick talks about his journey to healing, being "metabolically woke," and how he wants science to be more accessible to people.

Quick Guide:
04:08 From running sub-marathons to getting diagnosed with osteoporosis
11:39 Choosing ketogenic diet
13:18 Plant the seeds of metabolic health in the next generation of doctors
15:49 First encounter with the ketogenic diet
25:53 We continue with the narrative of the US Dietary Guidelines
27:28 The use of CGM excited people about nutrition and metabolic health
37:29 How ketogenic diet affects ulcerative colitis
49:00 Collaboration with non-scientists

Get to know our guest:
Nick Norwitz has a PhD from Oxford University and currently is a medical student at Harvard Medical School. He has published several scientific papers and co-authored a book on ketogenic diet called, “The New Mediterranean Diet Cookbook.”

“The most unique aspect of my story is that it's not unique at all. I see this motif now everywhere where someone's desperate. They're a little hopeless. They try this, and it works. And then they become really passionate about it. And that's how the community builds.” - Nick Norwitz

Connect with him:
Twitter:

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 If you like what you hear, I wanna make it easier for you to take action on your health.

Head over to i fix hearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table, and if you're ready to go deeper or talk to someone from my team, just go to i fix hearts.com/talk. 

Stay Off My Operating Table on X:

• Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts
• Jack Heald: @JackHeald5

Learn more:

• Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
• Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
• Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
• Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

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Dr. Nick Greiner describes his practice as direct primary care and regenerative medicine. Labeled by some as alternative medicine or even quackery, he witnessed how regenerative therapy and lifestyle changes helped his mother who suffered from illness in her 40s.

Doctors have always used pharmaceuticals or procedures as their first line of treatment. For Dr. Greiner, the question “Why did this happen in the first place? What is going on with their life that we have to address?” may provide more answers to help treat the patients. From nutrition, exercise, and even increasing one’s peace, he shares in this episode his priority to address the person’s biggest drop in the bucket, lifestyle intervention, and why you should get some good safe sunlight during the day and use blue blockers at night.

Get to know our guest:
As a direct primary care and regenerative medicine practitioner, Dr. Nick Greiner focuses on providing lifestyle intervention and advanced cellular healing techniques. In Greiner Health Solutions, they consider the patient’s history, and test results, and make sure the plan is safe and effective for the person.

“So, for me, that's what when I say or when I'm talking to somebody that says we need to change or what's wrong with health care? I'm thinking to myself, okay, how do we make these trends that are going in such an awful direction, how do we make them go the other way, right? How do we improve on that?” - Dr. Nick Greiner

Connect with him:
Twitter: @ngdpc1
Website: Greiner Health Solutions

Episode snippets:
18:31 - 18:51 - Important to take a good history and physical
23:06 - 23:57 - We need to improve health outcomes
28:07 - 28:47 - If insulin demand is high, they can charge high for it
31:05 - 32:00 - Why did the patients get this in the first place?
35:10 - 36:04 - The need for accountability in healthcare
36:44 - 37:57 - Talk about the biggest drop in the bucket
44:59 - 45:31 - Wear blue blockers. Go outside.
49:52 - 50:35 - Not wearing

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 If you like what you hear, I wanna make it easier for you to take action on your health.

Head over to i fix hearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table, and if you're ready to go deeper or talk to someone from my team, just go to i fix hearts.com/talk. 

Stay Off My Operating Table on X:

• Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts
• Jack Heald: @JackHeald5

Learn more:

• Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
• Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
• Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
• Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

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“Every single excuse you have is actually a reason why you need to be doing it.”
- Bronson Dant

At 38 years of age, Bronson Dant was just like most of us at that age - soft, flabby, overweight and heading for health problems in the second half of life.  Unlike most of us, he decided to do something about it.

Today, at 50+, he has the physique of a professional athlete half his age. We caught up with him to learn how being fabulously fit past 50 can happen for anyone of us.

Quick Guide:
03:02 Bronson Dant’s background
06:15 Entering the fitness space and introduction to carnivore
11:04 The importance of changing the mindset around health
15:05 You have to know your why
19:11 What we do in the gym has nothing to do with what we do in the gym
22:37 The effect of cutting alcohol
24:49 Protein, Carbs, and Fats
28:41 What affects body fat and lean mass
32:24 Increasing BMR, but losing weight
40:09 Fitness recommendations
44:58 Excuses clients make and how to get past them
49:32 Nutrient density, bioavailability, satiety
54:02 Partnership with InBody
57:09 Cardio only works while doing it

Get to know our guest:
After seeing a photo of him looking like a beach whale, Bronson Dant took action. He turned to CrossFit and carnivore to improve his health. He learned to improve body composition and metabolic function which is now part of his programs for his clients. His book “The Ultimate Ketogenic Fitness Book” has in-depth discussions on fitness, nutrition, mindset, health, and quality of life.

Connect with Bronson Dant
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ultimateketogenicfitness
Website: http://ultimateketogenicfitness.com/
Amazon: The Ultimate Ketogenic F

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 If you like what you hear, I wanna make it easier for you to take action on your health.

Head over to i fix hearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table, and if you're ready to go deeper or talk to someone from my team, just go to i fix hearts.com/talk. 

Stay Off My Operating Table on X:

• Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts
• Jack Heald: @JackHeald5

Learn more:

• Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
• Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
• Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
• Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

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You are meant to be obese.
You will not get better.
You will always be unhealthy.

Once we repeatedly hear or say these limiting beliefs, we start to accept them as truths. It prevents us to live the lives we truly want. Kari Keith emphasizes that we have a choice. Mindsets can change. We can overcome our limiting beliefs.

As a health coach, Kari discovered that even with all the nutrition advice she gives her clients, progress is difficult if they don't believe they can change their habits. It prompted her to dive deeper into psychology and mindset. From building an inner dialogue to sacred self-journaling, Kari provides ways for her clients to commune with themselves better. She aims to help more people grow in self-understanding and develop a stronger sense of self.

Quick Guide:
2:23 Kari Keith’s background
5:13 How we develop our limiting beliefs
14:00 What is it that moment that make us want to change
24:41 Sacred self-journal
28:37 From being sick to getting out of that cycle
30:39 Dealing with the doubt monster
34:05 Building the inner dialogue
45:56 The emotional process involved
48:57 The commonalities of people who reach out

Get to know our guest:
Kari Keith started with health coaching, but has now focused to help people especially women break free from their limiting beliefs. She created The Sacred Self Journal. It provides daily prompts that allow you to connect with yourself through inner dialogue. 

“And so, people have to first believe and perceive that their life can be different if they wanted it to be and that as a whole range of things from health to wealth to really anything that people want in their lives.” - Kari Keith

Connect with her:
Beliefs Worksheet: karikeith.com/beliefs
Instagram: @karisfullsoul
Website: karikeith.com

Episode snippets
3:19 - 4:04 - To help people with their limiting beliefs
8:06 - 8:55 - We don’t have to get stuck in a certain b

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Head over to i fix hearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table, and if you're ready to go deeper or talk to someone from my team, just go to i fix hearts.com/talk. 

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• Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts
• Jack Heald: @JackHeald5

Learn more:

• Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
• Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
• Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
• Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

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People assume that personal trainers and fitness enthusiasts are dumb. Broscience has been synonymous with trainers who impart fitness advice without a scientific basis. But Alexander Cortes or AJAC has his way of flipping the broscience culture.

As a certified personal trainer, he applies clinical data, hard science, and evidence from study together with practical, real-world applications. He maintains a reputation for educating his clients based on knowledge and intellect. The goal is to make diet simple yet effective so more people can understand it. His interest in fitness made him learn more about its historical context. The connection he found between history, fitness, and nutrition helped him provide better diet recommendations and training for his clients. 

Quick guide:
2:21 Guest introduction and flipping bro culture
6:03 Give good effective nutrition information
8:51 From one-on-one personal training to online massive training
11:44 The backbone of his success and credibility
16:50 Historical context of fitness
19:41 What is the useful science? How do we choose what’s not garbage?
26:27 The replication crisis in science
28:43 Which comes first, fitness or nutrition?
32:09 Change of diet in a obesogenic society
35:15 Right amounts of diet and exercise
40:40 The pain experience
51:14 Living in Thailand and how it has affected his approach to fitness
57:35 Injury in squatting
1:01:10 What to look forward to

Get to know our guest:
Alexander JA Cortes works as a personal trainer, something he has been doing since he was 20. He did not expect that he would be doing this professionally. He started his career with the traditional training model in the gym, but he now reaches more people through his online programs.

“If there are certain practices that have been done for decades, centuries, hundreds of years, thousands of years. And we can see these training traditions, or these eating practices even, they have been done for very, very, very long periods of time. They routinely produce exceptional health outcomes, we should study those things, we sho

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 If you like what you hear, I wanna make it easier for you to take action on your health.

Head over to i fix hearts.com/book to grab a copy of my book, Stay Off My Operating Table, and if you're ready to go deeper or talk to someone from my team, just go to i fix hearts.com/talk. 

Stay Off My Operating Table on X:

• Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts
• Jack Heald: @JackHeald5

Learn more:

• Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon
• Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts
• Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health
• Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com

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