The Ally Houston Transforms Podcast by Paleo Canteen

Frank Clayden is a low carb blogger at Go Low Carb UK, works in the food and drink industry, and is another fantastic low carb success story. We talk about: Frank’s history with food and being overweight Vegan, low fat, calorie counting Cellulitis, oedema, low immune function Keto as as anti-inflammatory diet Going from 20 stone to 15 stone in a year comfortably without hunger Pain and inflammatio...

A great episode with Jeff Webster and Amy Moring, the founders of the wonderful Hunter & Gather food company. We talk about: Jeff & Amy’s health stories, discovering how to optimise their health Following their passion for health to help others Bringing positive food options to people in the UK Low price food industry culture and lower values driving shortcuts and Frankenstein foods Food i...

Brad Marshall is a former cancer researcher who now raises and sells the meat from pigs raised in a very special way that he sells on FirebrandMeats.com We talk about: Brad’s genetics and cancer research background His interest in food and move into farming How pig breed and feed dictates fat content Corn in USA vs barley in northern Europe and northern USA Brad’s struggles with weight and use of...

This episode we welcome Dan Greef who with his wife founded the low carb food company Deliciously Guilt Free. We talk about: Deliciously Guilt Free Dan’s issues with weight Mostly carnivore with intermittent fasting His parliamentary candidacy and its challenges Saving the NHS money through diet Food industry for good Having support when eating differently Dan’s UK Low Carb Podcast Craving and wil...

Dr. Elena Gross is a neuroscientist with a PhD in clinical research ( specifically Ketosis in migraine prevention) She’s the CEO & founder at KetoSwiss. We talk about: Elena’s story Migraines running in the family Current limitations to migraine treatments Solving the migraine mystery The theory of migraines being an energy deficit in the brain Anti-convulsant drugs for migraine and their...

Dr. Ali Ibrahim is training in Child and Adolescent psychiatry in London with an interest in eating disorders, and Dr. Agnes Ayton is a consultant psychiatrist in eating disorders in Oxford. We talk about: The Western diet - a blind spot in eating disorder research Prevalence of eating disorders has increased Dietary and lifestyle approaches to eating disorders Mythbusting: 1) Varie...

Dr. Andrew Jenkinson is a consultant gastrointestinal surgeon and the author of the Sunday Times Bestseller Why We Eat (Too Much). We talk about: Weight loss surgery Why dieting fails Our individual weight setting Type of food rather than calories most important How you CAN control your weight Why do we keep drifting back up? Unfounded fear of saturated fat Refined carbs Omega 6 laden ve...

Professor Ken Strain is an experimental physicist, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Institute of Physics and is the deputy director of the Institute for Gravitational Research at the University of Glasgow here in Scotland. He was part of the international collaboration that successfully discovered gravitational waves. And on the side there is a large interest in nu...

Dr. Peter Brukner is a sports medic, author, and real food advocate. He’s recently been the doctor to the Australian cricket team and Liverpool football club. We talk about: Being team doctor for Australian Olympic athletes, the Socceroos, Liverpool FC, and the Australian Cricket Team His metabolic illness Prof. Tim Noakes and Gary Taubes blowing the whistle on carbs and fat Weight loss, appetite...

Professor Ken Strain is an experimental physicist, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and the Institute of Physics and is the deputy director of the Institute for Gravitational Research at the University of Glasgow here in Scotland. He was part of the international collaboration that successfully discovered gravitational waves. And on the side there is a large interest in nu...

George Henderson is an independent researcher who has published research papers out of the Auckland University of Technology, often alongside one of our previous guests Professor Grant Schofield. George also has a tremendous blog called Hopeful Geranium which documents his research on human physiology, stemming from his impressively self researched, diet induced recovery from hepatitis C, which is...

Dr Poonam Malik is University Med Tech Academic Advisor, Life Sciences & Health Sector Expertise Consultant, Economic Development Business Mentor and Social Entrepreneur based in Scotland. For her contributions to the field of Biology she was awarded a Fellowship of the Royal Society of Biology UK in 2017. and has published widely on infectious diseases, research on viruses and impac...

Professor Kentaro Iwata is a medical doctor, professor, and infectious disease expert at Kobe University. We talk about: Importance of aggressive measures BEFORE explosion of cases COVID-19’s clever tactics compared to previous viral outbreaks Positive antibody testing does not necessarily mean immunity We must look to Italy in next few weeks and months for most important data on C19 progress...

Grant Schofield is Professor of Public Health, and Director of the Human Potential Centre in Auckland. We talk about: Doing the most good with the least harm Downsides of lockdown Is lockdown the best long term solution? The importance of good testing Looking for a real public discussion on the science Grant can be found at: Twitter - https://twitter.com/grantsnz Websites - https://profgrant.com/...

Tucker Goodrich is a Wall Street tech guru and citizen scientist who healed his own illnesses mainly by cutting out vegetable oils and gluten from his diet. He's been on the podcast twice before. We talk about: Imperial College model (no tree grows to heaven) Diamond Princess John Ionnaidis paper Tucker’s post for Italy data ARDS soybean oil paper SARS cell change post infection - increases metabo...

Anne-Thea McGill is a GP and researcher from New Zealand, currently practising in Queenstown New Zealand. We talk about: Going from GP to weight loss expert Dynamic energy budget theory Human metabolism evolution requirements Metabolic syndrome Successful weaning Morning sickness / cravings Long lived modern toxins Both sides of the brain BMI being a poor measure of health Leadership vs arts and s...

Dr. Michael Bazlinton is a family doctor and GP, and founder of the Bodymapping clinic. We talk about: Doing no harm Profoundly affected patients without pathology Younger people getting bowel cancer Being raised on real food Behavioural change around lifestyle medicine Challenges of eating low carb at work Saturated fat still perceived as bad High collagen / vit C diet for frequent injuries Start...

Dr Anthony Lyssy is a family medical physician, or GP, in Dallas Texas. He’s taken advanced arteriology training to diagnose, treat and prevent cardiovascular disease. We talk about: Reversing heart disease Prevention being better than cure The issues of only treating with pills Flawed cholesterol theory The holistic approach to treating heart disease Concierge medicine How to bring the best...

Michael J. Koss is the CEO of Koss Corporation, a Milwaukee based consumer electronics' company founded in 1953 by Michael's father, John C. Koss. He’s also an advocate of eating a low carbohydrate diet for health. We talk about: How is father invented headphones Koss Research Centre and hearing aids Koss products appearing in Mad Men His way into nutrition through IBD research Insulin and he...

Dr. Priyanka Wali is a Californian internal medic specialising in obesity, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome, and is a stand-up comedian. We talk about: USDA guidelines Rage at the diabetes epidemic Root causes of diabetes Priyanka’s podcast Pre-existing Condition Ethics of paid healthcare Physician burnout & suicide Concierge medicine Connecting to people in medicine and comedy Her low carb di...

Grant Schofield is Professor of Public Health, and Director of the Human Potential Centre at AUT Millennium.  His research and teaching interests range from understanding and improving lifestyle behaviours such as sleep, nutrition, and physical activity, to wellbeing epidemiology and human performance. He is the author of the book What The Fat. We talk about: Chronic conditions impacting our...

Nick Mailer is an author and co-founder of The Positive Internet Company. He is a citizen scientist and has done several widely shared talks on human health. We talk about: High quality of meat vs plant diet The tragedy of the empathetic carnivore The philosophy of the nutrition wars Public understanding of science Black swans LDL cholesterol and heart disease Obesity and cancer Cancer research In...

Mike, who goes by the name Gormy online, has lost… wait for it… 320lbs on a low carb diet. That’s nearly 23 stone, or 145kg. We talk about: Weight going from 540 to 216 lbs, 7XL to XL How it feels to live at that weight The importance of the mental side of health Food addiction Big picture motivation for health The ongoing battle with his feelings Physical hunger vs. emotional hunger Keto des...

Bruce Kalman is a top U.S. chef, based in California, originally from New Jersey. He has appeared on U.S. television on multiple shows, and brings his award winning take on Italian cuisine wherever he goes. We talk about: His struggle with weight Emotional and stress eating Success with keto Never trusting a thin chef Lack of self care in the service industry How tasting food becomes eating food A...

Nikola Howard is an author, coach and mentor, and started the online community Low Carb In The UK. We talk about: Her Low Carb In The UK Facebook group Her low carb books Coaching women on obesity, food shame, and anxiety The language around food, health, and fat Her food addiction journey Nikola can be found at: Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/lowcarbintheuk/ Facebook Public Group - https://w...