Siim Land Podcast

Is eating meat going to give you cancer and shorten your lifespan? What about vegetables and plants? Are they even healthy for you or do they have an agenda of their own? Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast I'm your host Siim Land and our guest today is Paul Saladino. Paul is a certified functional medicine practitioner and MD. He’s a physician and a proponent of the carnivore diet.  Time...

Most of our modern diseases are caused by overconsumption. Both physical and mental. Fasting and abstinence are ancient methods of cleansing the body and cleaning the mind.  Welcome to the body Mind Empowerment Podcast I’m your host Siim Land and our guest today is Elliott Hulse. Elliott is the founder and CEO of Strength Camp, which is a fitness business that not only teaches weightlifting but al...

Should you eliminate gluten and dairy from your diet for the rest of your life? What about vegetables that lower your thyroid functioning? Those questions have quite profound effects on your long-term health that at first glance seem too simplistic. This is a recent live Q&A on my YouTube channel about the Metabolic Autophagy Master Class Video Course. You can get the Master Class for a 20% discou...

Protein consumption and meat have been a point of contention in longevity and lifespan for a long time. The amount of protein you should consume depends on many things such as your physical activity levels, body composition, and the environmental niche you're in. Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast I'm your host Siim Land and our guest today is Dr. James DiNicolantonio. James is a cardiov...

Some people do daily time restricted eating and some intermittent fasting. Other people do long experiments with extended fasting such as John here. Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast I'm your host Siim Land and our guest today is John Limansky. John is a medical doctor who helps his patients with the ketogenic diet, intermittent fasting, and other biohacking techniques. Timestamps: Is K...

If you were to be thrown into the wild, you'd survive only on the food you'll find in your local environment. That's how humans evolved over the course of eons. Seasonal eating is very easily transcended in the modern world thanks to supermarkets, agriculture, freezing, and other preservation methods. It's great. However, what kind of an effect it has on our circadian biology is still very much un...

One of the biggest killers of people in the modern world is chronic stress and inflammation. It's the underlying cause of most diseases and illnesses. Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land. Our guest today is Olli Sovijärvi, MD. Olli is a medical doctor and one of the pioneers of holistic health in Finland. He's a speaker, consultant, and one of the authors of the B...

You might have heard of protein accelerating aging and giving you disease because of this thing called mTOR You might have also heard about the amazing health benefits of this thing called autophagy from fasting Both of them are critical components of longevity and health so the key is to find a balance between the two This episode of the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast is another Q&A on my YouTube...

It's estimated that about 371 million people in the world have diabetes and 187 million of them don't know they have the disease. Most of them are type-2 diabetics, which is completely preventable and reversible. Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast I'm your host Siim Land and our guest today is Megan Ramos. Megan works with Dr Jason Fung and she’s the Intensive Dietary Management Program...

"All disease begins in the gut" said Hippocrates the father of modern medicine. Most people in the modern world suffer from some form of digestive issue or gut problem. Part of it has to do with poor nutritional quality of our diet but also because of lack of digestive enzymes. Today's guest of the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast is Wade Lightheart. Wade is a 3x Champion of Canadian Natural Bodybuil...

"You've changed...why are you doing these crazy diets? Do you want to be healthier and reach your potential? What's wrong with you?!?"  Peer pressure is real and there are a lot of people in your life who pretend that they want to see you do well whereas, in reality, they'll start judging you every time you try to improve your life. Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment podcast. I’m your host Siim...

Metabolic Autophagy is a collection of guidelines about the principles of the anabolic-catabolic cycles in regards to nutrition and exercise.  The process of autophagy entails your healthy cells devouring the old, worn-out, weak ones and converting them back into energy. It’s literally your body eating itself and using that to maintain homeostasis. There are many longevity-boosting benefits to thi...

How many steps are you taking every day? Are you stuck at an office building? Whenever you go outside you're driving and if you get to the gym you feel like crap... Where's the fun in this? Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and our guest today is Darryl Edwards. Darryl is an author, nutritionist, speaker, and a movement coach. He founded the Primal Play Method,...

Even just a few decades ago people thought that the human brain doesn't change after a certain life stage - that you're pre-determined to be a certain way for the rest of your life. Nowadays we know that the brain is actually plastic and it's always changing based on the input it receives. Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast I'm your host Siim Land and our guest today is Dr Andrew Hill. D...

Why do some people see amazing results with keto while others don't? How do ketones change during keto adaptation and how does it affect physical performance? Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and our guest today is Chris Irvin aka The Ketologist. Chris is the education manager at Perfect Keto and he also has a degree in nutrition and sports science. Timestamps:...

They say that eating fewer calories may potentially make you live longer. Unfortunately, it can also predispose you to diabetes, obesity, and insulin resistance, if you end up causing metabolic damage. One of the best ways of combatting the ailments of modern living, such as sedentarism, overeating, losing strength and bone density is to do resistance training. Building muscle and strength make yo...

Could it be that intermittent fasting is the missing piece of your health?  Of course, the foundation of health and wellness is proper nutrition, exercise, sleep, and stress management, but I'd say that fasting tends to be somewhat neglected in that regard. In this episode of the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast, I'm going to replay my interview on the Optimal Performance Podcast with Sean McCormick....

Are you getting enough nutrients in your diet? Do you suffer from some deficiencies related to proper bone development and such? Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and our guest today is Frank Tufano. Frank is a YouTuber who makes videos about eating the carnivore diet and increasing the nutrient density. We're going to talk about how to improve the nutrient dens...

People over 50 years of age have a 50% chance of dying to hip fractures and other muscle mass related diseases. That's insane statistics when you think about it. Keeping your bones and lean tissue strong as you get older is incredibly vital for longevity and quality of life. How can you make resistance training a sustainable part of your life and get the biggest bang for your buck in terms of musc...

Want to go on a diet and lose some weight but you’re afraid of slowing down your metabolism? Before you start dieting listen to this podcast about how to avoid metabolic adaptation with intermittent fasting. In this episode of the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast, we're going to have another live Q&A from my YouTube channel that talks about metabolic adaptation and how to avoid it with intermittent f...

What are the most satiating foods? You'd be surprised to hear that they're plain white potatoes. How does the body respond to different macronutrients and what role does satiety play in this?  Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and our guest today is Marty Kendall from Australia. Marty is an engineer who does nutritional research and data analysis on his blog opt...

Charles Darwin said: "It is not the strongest nor the most intelligent of the species that survives. It is the one most adaptable to change." That's why I think the ability to adapt to different nutritional and environmental stressors is such a vital component to optimal health and longevity. They say there are a lot of benefits to intermittent fasting. However, it doesn't matter how good it is if...

How much time are you spending on preparing food, cooking, clean-up, and then eating it? If you're used to eating anywhere from 3-4 times a day, it'll end up with hours and hours. Consuming calories is incredibly vital for survival and one of the biggest concerns we have to deal with. Unfortunately, it can become an obsession for some people. If you're dedicating most of your time on food or somet...

What are the differences between ketosis and keto-adaptation? How do things like the ketogenic diet and intermittent fasting affect these processes? Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I'm your host Siim Land and this is another live Q&A session on my YouTube channel that I decided to put onto the audio format as well. Timestamps: What is Keto Adaptation? - 00:45 How to Eat Carbs on Refe...

How do you go from living in a poor household of 23 people to a serial entrepreneur that runs several companies? Are you really living to your fullest potential as a human being? Welcome to the Body Mind Empowerment Podcast. I’m your host Siim Land and our guest today is Ajit Nawalkha. Ajit is a serial entrepreneur, global educator, and consultant. He co-founded companies like Mindvalley, Evercoac...