Healthy Meat Eaters with Dr. Shawn Baker – Episode 1011

: Episode 1011 – Dr. Shawn Baker joins Vinnie for a second time this Friday, and the two incredibly healthy meat eaters discuss all-meat diets, hate mail, the myth that we need carbs, and more!

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MEAT EATERS

• Shawn has only had coffee a handful of times
  • Tried Vinnie’s coffee, his first coffee in the last 15 years
• Shawn is a doctor (a surgeon, in fact), and also quite the athlete
  • Bit of a world famous rower
    • Broke an indoor rowing record recently
    • Continues to beat Concept 2 records
    • He is 51 and the 20-somethings have trouble keeping up with him
  • 772 lb dead lift
    • Drug free organization
    • About 20 years ago
  • Discus/track & field champion
• Agrees that you do not need to carbo load before working out or competing
• Shawn eats meat – ALL the time!
• Also tries to fight Bro Science in nutrition and sports
• Those who say “don’t eat too much meat” are well-intentioned but misguided
  • This research is based on bad science
  • Ignore the fact that CARBS might be making these peoples’ health bad
• Shawn has muscles for days
  • He is also in peak health condition
• Part of the “zero carb” movement
  • Extreme ketosis
• Shawn definitely does receive hate mail
  • It’s pretty polarizing, but he tries to laugh about it
• If you tell people we should eat meat like we have been for the last millions of years, people attack you!
• The epidemiology that says eggs and meat will give you disease is awful work
  • The research that “supports” such hypotheses is cherry-picked and ignores variables that actually cause disease, such as sugar intake and the like
  • No direct association
  • Ex: you get a sunburn from eating ice cream
• Our bodies do not require carbs
  • Our body can turn fats and proteins into glucose
• Fiber is also not a necessity
  • Can be helpful depending on what your diet looks like
• Fun fact: Shawn has smaller bowel movements, as do most who are low/no-carb because you are using up more of your nutritious food, and there is less waste!