<strong>Rewilding Our Planet | Jimmy Halfcut</strong>
In Episode #118, I sat down with James Stanton-Cooke, or Jimmy Halfcut as he goes by, to talk about the current climate conversation here in Australia and what his organisation, HalfCut, are doing to help mitigate climate change and protect our future. We covered the Big Scrub rewilding project, the PSS (push-ups, sit-ups, squats) […]
Omega-3s and Brain Health | Drs Dean and Ayesha Sherzai
In Episode #117, I sat down with Drs Dean and Ayesha Sherzai, leading neurologists who specialise in cognitive impairment and Alzheimer’s. Recently, Dean and Ayesha performed a thorough review of the literature to find out how important omega-3s are for brain function and whether or not we should be taking them. They ended up splitting […]
Saturated fat: friend or foe?
While the scientific consensus (major guidelines from organisations such as AHA, ACC, EAS and ECC) clearly recommends restricting saturated fat to 5-10% of total calories to lower our risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), there is a group of people who continue to proclaim that saturated fat has been unfairly demonised. By and large, these folks […]
Is Grass-Fed Beef Good for Our Planet? | Nicholas Carter
In Episode #116, I sat down with environmental researcher Nicholas Carter to talk more about grass-fed beef and planetary health. We started by discussing the results from a new, peer-reviewed study of White Oaks Pasture – a farm that for years has claimed their beef is carbon negative – before covering the importance of rewilding […]
The Future of Protein | Thomas King
In Episode #115, I sat down again with Thomas King, the founder and CEO of Food Frontier, a not-for-profit organisation that is helping build the future of protein in Australia. We discussed the findings from a new report by Food Frontier on the healthfulness of plant-based meats, and we also talked about cellular agriculture and […]
Can holistic grazing reverse climate change?
If you have found your way to this article, I can only assume that we have something in common: both of us want to see a better world where humans and all life on earth is thriving.
When We Eat Matters | Emily Manoogian, PhD
In Episode #114, I sat down with Emily Manoogian, PhD, from the Panda Lab at Salk Institute for Biological Studies, to learn about how we can improve our health by nurturing our circadian rhythms. Emily and her team are considered world leaders in the field of science known as ‘chronobiology’, and they have published several […]
Are vegans at greater risk of fracture
In 2020, headlines were made globally after a study involving almost 55,000 subjects from the EPIC-Oxford cohort was published. These headlines suggested that adopting a vegan diet could result in weak bones that are more susceptible to fracture.1 Is this cause for concern? Are vegans really at a greater risk of bone fracture? Let’s […]
Food waste and Composting 101
As I wrote about in my book The Proof is in the Plants, food waste is huge global concern. Not only are we wasting enormous amounts of calories by feeding plants directly to animals (who provide us considerably fewer calories in food out the other side) but a great amount of the calories we do produce, end up wasted.
Upgrade Your Health by Changing the Foods You Eat | Matthew Nagra, ND
In Episode #113, I sat down with Dr Matthew Nagra to talk about how he uses evidence-based nutrition science to help his patients upgrade their health. If you are looking for an episode that consolidates several topics previously raised on the show, along with findings from new research, then I think you will really enjoy […]
