: Episode 2011 – On this Friday show, Vinnie welcomes Dr. Anthony Chaffee, neurosurgeon, and the two talk Dr. Chaffee’s career, serving impoverished countries, nutrition for athletes, and more.
DR. ANTHONY CHAFFEE
- He is a neurosurgeon with a focus on nutrition.
- Dr. Chaffee is also an incredible rugby player.
- He has done a lot of work studying what the best nutrition for athletes is.
- Check out more here: https://www.acnem.org/dr-anthony-chaffee-nem-practitioner-series/
- He is carnivorous, like Shawn Baker.
SERVING IMPOVERISHED COUNTRIES
- Importantly, he’s also served as a refugee camp doctor in a Rohingya camp.
- Not many doctors do this, but it was important for Dr. Chaffee.
- You start a clinic, and you do what you can — even if it’s dangerous, and it is.
- Part of it is teaching local doctors.
NUTRITION FOR ATHLETES
- Growing up, both Vinnie and Dr. Chaffee heard that if you’re an athlete you eat red meat . . . but also carbs.
- Vinnie realized early on that meat improved performance.
- Dr. Chaffee, an All-American rugby player, eats a carnivore diet.
- As an athlete, he saw the difference diet can make on performance and recovery.
- He has since dedicated much of his practice to nutrition, and now does consultations focusing on low carb and largely carnivorous diets for his patients.
- Much of this has to do with reducing inflammation.
