Chris Kruger returns to Peak Human for an electrifying, no-nonsense breakdown of why the calorie paradigm is broken, how hormone health is the real foundation of lifelong fitness, and what he calls the “Forever Jeans” formula — a simple, powerful way to track your health without lab work or complex diagnostics. In this episode, host Brian Sanders returns after an eight-month hiatus with an update on his documentary 'Food Lies' and a deep dive conversation with fitness expert Chris Krueger. They ...
Jun 18, 2025•1 hr 23 min
Dr. Rob Vasquez and Dr. Randy Johns, known as The Happy Healthy Guys, wellness experts dedicated to transforming lives through natural health and wellness practices. With a focus on nutrition, detoxification, and holistic living, they aim to empower individuals to achieve optimal health and vitality. Dr. Vasquez and Dr. Johns are passionate about educating others on the importance of a balanced lifestyle, free from toxins and harmful habits. They share their knowledge through online content, pub...
Sep 12, 2024•1 hr 20 min
Dr. Cate Shanahan is a board-certified family physician and expert in nutrition, focusing on the intersection of diet and metabolic health. She is the author of Deep Nutrition , The Fatburn Fix , and Dark Calories where she advocates for traditional diets rich in whole foods, emphasizing the benefits of healthy fats and nutrient-dense foods. With a background in biochemistry and genetics, Dr. Shanahan has dedicated her career to understanding how modern processed foods contribute to chronic dise...
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr 19 min
Hello everyone, welcome back to Peak Human. This is a different kind of episode. It's going to be three 90 second podcasts. It's my new idea to fill in the gaps between peak human episodes. I do these short episodes with really interesting people I find around the internet with amazing health stories, valuable stuff in 90 seconds, really cool reels. I put together, put them out on Instagram and also bundle them up and put them out as a little podcast. And so, yeah, in the meantime, go back and l...
Jun 12, 2024•6 min
Andy Schoonover is the founder and CEO of CrowdHealth, a company that aims to revolutionize the healthcare payment system through crowdfunding. Schoonover's journey into healthcare innovation was sparked by a personal experience when his daughter needed a simple medical procedure, resulting in an $8,000 bill that their insurance refused to cover. This frustration with the traditional health insurance system led him to create a more transparent and supportive alternative. CrowdHealth operates in ...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 12 min
Stephan van Vliet, PhD, is a distinguished researcher specializing in nutritional metabolomics at the Center for Human Nutrition Studies at Utah State University. He is widely recognized for his groundbreaking work in identifying and analyzing over 50,000 bioactive secondary compounds in meat. Dr. van Vliet's research emphasizes the nutritional and environmental implications of these compounds, particularly their roles in human health and disease prevention. His work challenges conventional diet...
May 09, 2024•1 hr 17 min
In this enlightening episode, we dive deep into Mollie Engelhart's transformative journey from a lifelong vegan upbringing to embracing regenerative agriculture and modifying her Los Angeles restaurant, Sage Bistro, to incorporate regenerative meat. Engelhart shares her compelling story, backed by her experience as both a regenerative farmer and a vegan chef, highlighting the environmental, nutritional, and ethical considerations that led to her pivotal shift. This discussion not only sheds ligh...
Apr 24, 2024•1 hr 9 min
This podcast episode, featuring host Brian Sanders and entrepreneur Jason Karp, delves into Jason's personal health journey of overcoming incurable blindness through dietary changes. It critically examines the negative impacts of the industrial food system on both human health and the environment, spotlighting deceptive practices by major food corporations like Kellogg's. The conversation advocates for a shift towards consuming less processed foods, supporting regenerative agriculture, and makin...
Apr 18, 2024•1 hr 13 min
Drako, an international entrepreneur, nutrition advocate and partner at Nose to Tail, champions a diet centered on whole natural foods, emphasizing their crucial role in optimal health. He is the co-founder of the Sapien Center and the Sapien Movement, a community organization focused on human health and thriving. After solving multiple chronic health conditions through nutrition and lifestyle methods, he now promotes the use of nutrient-dense foods to combat chronic diseases and insulin resista...
Apr 11, 2024•48 min
Drako, an international entrepreneur, nutrition advocate and partner at Nose to Tail, champions a diet centered on whole natural foods, emphasizing their crucial role in optimal health. He is the co-founder of the Sapien Center and the Sapien Movement, a community organization focused on human health and thriving. After solving multiple chronic health conditions through nutrition and lifestyle methods, he now promotes the use of nutrient-dense foods to combat chronic diseases and insulin resista...
Mar 28, 2024•1 hr 5 min
Dr. Ted Naiman is a distinguished physician recognized for his contributions to the field of health and wellness. With a background in family medicine and bariatric medicine, Dr. Naiman has built a reputation for his innovative patient care approaches, focusing on lifestyle interventions for chronic disease management. He is the author of several influential publications and a sought-after speaker at health conferences worldwide. His groundbreaking work in nutritional health has positioned him a...
Mar 20, 2024•1 hr 8 min
Dr. Stephen J. Simpson and Dr. David Raubenheimer are renowned scientists known for their work in the field of nutritional ecology. Their research primarily focuses on understanding how organisms, including humans, regulate their intake of nutrients and how this affects their health and behavior. Dr. Stephen Simpson is an Academic Director of the Charles Perkins Centre and a Professor in the School of Life and Environmental Sciences at the University of Sydney. His research has spanned several d...
Mar 06, 2024•59 min
Nora Gedgaudas is a renowned nutritionist and author, recognized for her expertise in the Paleo diet and ancestral health. She advocates for a nutrient-dense diet, emphasizing the importance of whole foods, healthy fats, and proteins for optimal health and well-being. Nora's work blends modern nutritional science with evolutionary biology, offering a unique perspective on diet and wellness. She is a sought-after speaker and consultant, inspiring individuals to adopt lifestyle changes for long-te...
Dec 06, 2023•1 hr 10 min
Ana Rosa, MD, PhD is a physician, Radiologist, Body fellowship trained, alumni of the University of Minnesota, medical doctor at the VA healthcare system, and assistant professor at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Rosa has done two radiology residencies, one in Brazil, and one in the United States, obtained a doctorate degree, had done a body imaging fellowship, and also has published in medical journals and helped writing Imaging books in Brazil with 25 years of practice in the Imaging field a...
Nov 22, 2023•1 hr 3 min
Mary Ruddick is an internationally acclaimed nutritionist currently based in Europe and Africa. She has personally trained professional nutritionists around the globe. Dubbed the "Sherlock Holmes of Health" for her unique ability to expeditiously assess and remediate rare neuromuscular conditions that others have deemed impossible, Mary Ruddick is a seasoned researcher, educator, medical nutritionist, entrepreneur, and philanthropist. Her writing has been published in medical journals and her ow...
Nov 01, 2023•1 hr 35 min
Veronica Max is a nurse practitioner and the CEO of UltraPersonal Healthcare. Bringing more than eleven years of family and functional medicine experience to the table, Veronica founded UltraPersonal Healthcare with the aim of creating a quality of care, service and experience that she found missing in the modern healthcare system. Just tell her Brian sent you! https://www.ultrapersonal.healthcare BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Preorder the film here: http://indiegogo.com/projects/food-lies-post SH...
Oct 25, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Chris Kruger is a fitness coach and a promoter of the high-testosterone lifestyle. At 40 years old, he has already dedicated two full decades to assisting men worldwide in achieving their peak potential – in appearance, well-being, and overall performance – all without the need for pills, powders, prescriptions, or PEDs/TRT. http://Instagram.com/krugerbody Just DM him you want to do the SAPIEN program [email protected] BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Preorder the film here: http://in...
Oct 19, 2023•1 hr 33 min
Dave Feldman is an independent researcher and software engineer who has gained notoriety for his work on cholesterol and lipid metabolism, particularly in the context of low-carbohydrate and ketogenic diets. Coming from a background in software engineering, Feldman took a systems engineering approach to understanding cholesterol, creating what he calls the "lipid energy model." He has presented his findings at various medical conferences and is a frequent guest on health and wellness podcasts. A...
Oct 04, 2023•57 min
Gabor is a food scientist with a master's in molecular biology. He lives in Hungary and is one of these engineers/scientists who I love talking to who look at nutrition differently. He has a very unique perspective because he worked for big food manufacturers. He spends almost all of his free time researching this stuff to help people understand how bad these processed foods actually are. He has a large community on Facebook where he shares and discusses this information. He also has some great ...
Sep 27, 2023•1 hr 29 min
Dr. Joel Kahn is a cardiologist, integrative medicine practitioner and promoter of plant-based nutrition. Having practiced traditional cardiology since 1983, it was only after his own commitment to a plant based vegan diet that he truly began to delve into the realm of non-traditional diagnostic tools, prevention tactics and nutrition-based recovery protocols. These ideologies led him to change his approach and focus on being a holistic cardiologist. https://www.drjoelkahn.com/ GET THE MEAT Nose...
Sep 20, 2023•1 hr 14 min
Stephan J. Guyenet, Ph.D. is an obesity researcher and health writer whose work ties together neuroscience, physiology, evolutionary biology, and nutrition to offer explanations and solutions for our global weight problem. He received a B.S. in biochemistry at the University of Virginia and a Ph.D. in neurobiology at the University of Washington. He is the author of the popular health website, Whole Health Source, and is a frequent speaker on topics of obesity, metabolism, and nutrition. https:/...
Sep 12, 2023•1 hr 27 min
Brad Kearns, 58, is a New York Times bestselling author, Guinness World Record setting professional Speedgolfer , #1 USA-ranked Masters age 55-59 track & field high jumper in 2020, and former national champion and #3 world-ranked professional triathlete . He has written twenty books on diet, health, peak performance, and ancestral living, and is a popular speaker, retreat host, and face of the Primal Blueprint online multimedia educational courses. In 2017, The Keto Reset Diet became a New Y...
Aug 31, 2023•1 hr 24 min
This episode features the synthesis of my learnings after doing 200 episodes over the last 5.5 years with many of the world's top doctors & scientists in the health field. Get 80% of the results with 20% of the effort. I've dedicated my life to learning from the best and distilling things down to actionable insights that make it easy for you to get results. Today my sister interviews me in an episode packed with useful info. BUY THE MEAT NosetoTail.org Preorder the film here: http://indiegog...
Aug 16, 2023•1 hr 20 min
Tucker Max has written four New York Times Best Selling books (three that hit #1), which have sold over 4.5 million copies worldwide. He co-founded Scribe Media, the premier professional publishing company that has helped people like David Goggins, Tiffany Haddish and Dan Sullivan publish their books. He was nominated to the Time Magazine 100 Most Influential List in 2009. He received his BA from the University of Chicago in 1998, and his JD from Duke Law School in 2001. He currently lives on a ...
Aug 09, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Mark Sisson is a renowned health and fitness expert, author, and entrepreneur, celebrated for pioneering the primal lifestyle movements. Once a competitive endurance athlete who achieved a top-five finish in the Ironman World Championship, he is now a successful businessman who founded Primal Kitchen, a purveyor of paleo-friendly foods and supplements, bought by Kraft Heinz in 2018. In addition to his business ventures, he's a bestselling author, with works like "The Primal Blueprint" that promo...
Jun 21, 2023•58 min
Chris Knobbe, MD, is a physician, researcher, ophthalmologist, public health advocate, and Associate Clinical Professor Emeritus, formerly of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, Texas. Dr. Knobbe is known primarily for his research, publications, and presentations connecting Westernized diets and highly polyunsaturated vegetable oils to numerous chronic diseases, including coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, cancers, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, obesi...
Jun 13, 2023•1 hr 35 min
On this episode, Brian interviews, Kyle Lasota a Sleep Expert, Biohacker, and YouTuber. Kyle has spent over $150,000 on his own personal health and has helped 1,000’s of people transform their sleep. Kyle breaks down exactly how you can start improving your sleep and achieve new levels of performance you previously never had access to. Using these practical biological principles and psychological triggers, he says, anyone can master their sleep. https://www.thesleepadvantage.co/sapien Check out ...
May 25, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Tara Couture is one of the most sensational humans the world has to offer. She is a retired Registered Holistic Nutritionist and mother of 3 amazing girls. She and her husband Troy, who works as an ER Doctor, live and manage their homestead farm where they raise and butcher all their own animals. She nourishes her family with nose to tail, regeneratively grown, beyond organic food. Show Notes coming soon!
May 18, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Dr. Martin Gorman, a Bioesthetic trained Dental Practitioner with over 40 years of experience, and very knowledgeable expert in Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction, Sleep disorders, and epigenetic orthodontics. Dr. Gorman describes his path into the field of sleep-breathing disorders, highlighting the effect of TMJ disorders on optimal airway patency as well as how this relates to breathing disorders, facial appearance, general well-being, and several predominant medical conditions. Website: htt...
May 04, 2023•1 hr 12 min
Dr. Andreas Eenfeldt is a Swedish medical doctor specialized in family medicine and the founder and CEO of Diet Doctor, a fast-growing health company. He graduated from medical school at Uppsala University in 2000 and spent twelve years working as a doctor, treating patients with low-carb, high-fat diets. In 2015, he quit to focus on Diet Doctor, which is completely free from ads, product sales, or industry sponsorship and is instead funded by an optional membership. Dr. Eenfeldt is also on the ...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 23 min
