Dr. Kelly Starrett
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It's the scourge of society in that it had way too much sugar and nobody should ever eat a banana. And in fact, I didn't eat a banana for like 10 years for this exact reason. And looking back on that, I started realizing, man, we demonized a lot of really healthy, normal foods that people have been eating for millennia.
It's the scourge of society in that it had way too much sugar and nobody should ever eat a banana. And in fact, I didn't eat a banana for like 10 years for this exact reason. And looking back on that, I started realizing, man, we demonized a lot of really healthy, normal foods that people have been eating for millennia.
Exactly, processed health food. It's a keto cookie, it's fine. So another big influence for me is a book called Deep Nutrition by Kate Shanahan. I don't know if you've come across her work. No, I haven't. But she's a genius. And she went around the world and studied food cultures. And it turns out in every culture since the beginning of time,
Exactly, processed health food. It's a keto cookie, it's fine. So another big influence for me is a book called Deep Nutrition by Kate Shanahan. I don't know if you've come across her work. No, I haven't. But she's a genius. And she went around the world and studied food cultures. And it turns out in every culture since the beginning of time,
Exactly, processed health food. It's a keto cookie, it's fine. So another big influence for me is a book called Deep Nutrition by Kate Shanahan. I don't know if you've come across her work. No, I haven't. But she's a genius. And she went around the world and studied food cultures. And it turns out in every culture since the beginning of time,
There's sort of these four pillars that all cultures eat. They eat fermented foods, they eat meat on the bone, they eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, and they eat some kind of fermented dairy product. This is literally since the dawn of time. Now, what those foods look like totally vary based on culture. If you're in Korea, your fermented food is kimchi.
There's sort of these four pillars that all cultures eat. They eat fermented foods, they eat meat on the bone, they eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, and they eat some kind of fermented dairy product. This is literally since the dawn of time. Now, what those foods look like totally vary based on culture. If you're in Korea, your fermented food is kimchi.
There's sort of these four pillars that all cultures eat. They eat fermented foods, they eat meat on the bone, they eat a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, and they eat some kind of fermented dairy product. This is literally since the dawn of time. Now, what those foods look like totally vary based on culture. If you're in Korea, your fermented food is kimchi.
If you're in Germany, it's a pickle. But really that there are these buckets of food that everybody's been eating forever. And so the notion in more recent years that some of these foods are not appropriate, that we might be allergic to them all, I definitely question that. But back to this 800 gram challenge, what we love about it is that it's expansive.
If you're in Germany, it's a pickle. But really that there are these buckets of food that everybody's been eating forever. And so the notion in more recent years that some of these foods are not appropriate, that we might be allergic to them all, I definitely question that. But back to this 800 gram challenge, what we love about it is that it's expansive.
If you're in Germany, it's a pickle. But really that there are these buckets of food that everybody's been eating forever. And so the notion in more recent years that some of these foods are not appropriate, that we might be allergic to them all, I definitely question that. But back to this 800 gram challenge, what we love about it is that it's expansive.
It allows you to be able to go out to dinner with your friends. It also allows you to eat within whatever diet you like. So look, if intermittent fasting or keto or the Mediterranean diet or paleo is actually working, or carnivore is working, or being a vegan is working for someone, And it is working from a calorie control standpoint or is your cultural preference.
It allows you to be able to go out to dinner with your friends. It also allows you to eat within whatever diet you like. So look, if intermittent fasting or keto or the Mediterranean diet or paleo is actually working, or carnivore is working, or being a vegan is working for someone, And it is working from a calorie control standpoint or is your cultural preference.
It allows you to be able to go out to dinner with your friends. It also allows you to eat within whatever diet you like. So look, if intermittent fasting or keto or the Mediterranean diet or paleo is actually working, or carnivore is working, or being a vegan is working for someone, And it is working from a calorie control standpoint or is your cultural preference.
The 800 gram challenge actually fits within every single one of those diets.
The 800 gram challenge actually fits within every single one of those diets.
The 800 gram challenge actually fits within every single one of those diets.
Right, right. It's the same thing.
Right, right. It's the same thing.
Right, right. It's the same thing.