Abel James Show

Can you imagine what it's like to gain 60 pounds on purpose? Can you cut that weight as quickly as you put it on? What do you have to sacrifice to get there? Well, returning to the show today, he did it once again, it's our friend Drew Manning, a New York Times best-selling author, physical trainer, and the man behind the Fit2Fat2Fit phenomenon. To celebrate his 40th birthday, Drew once again, gai...

Do you ever say “yes” when you really mean “no”? I'm definitely guilty of this, but being a people pleaser can ruin our relationships. So if you want to protect your time and energy while being more honest with yourself and those you love, this is the show for you. Today we're here with Terri Cole, a celebrity psychotherapist, relationship expert, author of the brand new book called “ Boundary Bos...

If you've gained a few pounds over the past year, you are not alone. According to a recent survey by the American Psychological Association, 43% of Americans gained an average of about 30 pounds over the past year. I'll say that again. Despite unprecedented government intervention “for the sake of our health”—using air quotes here—nearly half of Americans gained 30 pounds in the past year. If that...

Is it possible to rewire your brain... without a brain implant? The answer is undoubtedly yes, but the tricky part is that neuroplasticity doesn't always go in the right direction. So how can we reprogram our brain to break toxic habits, organize a chaotic mind and optimize our mental health? Returning to the show to help us rise above the madness of today's world is Dr. Caroline Leaf, a communica...

We know women's hormone cycle throughout the month, but do men have hormonal cycles as well? We often think of men's bodies as strictly utilitarian, unchanging and predictable... like a Jeep. But the truth is far more interesting. When we work with our hormones instead of against them, we can experience profound improvements in the health of our bodies and our relationships. So returning to the sh...

Mainstream media loves to smear red meat as unhealthy and disastrous for the environment.  But are cow farts really killing the planet or is that just a ploy to get you to buy fake meat products?  Would the fields behind my childhood home in New Hampshire, for example, really be better off without our happy backyard cows?  Would the ranches and wildlife reserves here in Colorado, replete with buff...

Do you want to live a long time? Longevity may be a trendy buzz word, but for the first time in generations, our life expectancy is actually getting shorter. Thankfully, there's a great deal that we can do to reverse this trend. So if you're looking to maximize your life span and your health span, this episode is for you. I'm honored to say that returning to the show today is an award-winning auth...

When was the last time you wrote a song with your doctor? Returning to the show today is our good friend, Dr. Steven Eisenberg, a triple board-certified award-winning medical doctor and co-founder of California's largest medical oncology practice. Dr. Steven is the author of the brand new book Love Is The Strongest Medicine , and he’s host of The Dr. Steven Show boasting 50+ 5-star ratings on Appl...

Will fasted workouts make your muscles fall off?  What are the benefits of long-term fat adaptation? How can we age in reverse?  To answer these questions and more I'm honored to say that returning to the show today is the OG fat-burning beast, former world-class endurance athlete and ultimate frisbee warrior, our friend, Mark Sisson.  Mark is, of course, a New York Times best-selling author of mu...

Have you ever tried measuring your blood glucose? There's never been a better time to use cutting edge technology to quantify and optimize your health. But instead of jumping straight into invasive dystopian technology like brain implants (turning us into the borg), we can actually use tech as a tool to improve our habits. It doesn't have to be overly complicated, and it's quickly becoming easier...

How are plant medicines different from modern pharmaceutical drugs? Many legal drugs today come with serious costs like dependency, debilitating side effects, withdrawals and even worse. So how can we treat or alleviate symptoms without poisoning our system and depleting our neurochemistry? Joining me on the show is the perfect guest to talk to about this, it's Cameron George, a.k.a. Kava Cam, a r...

Have your habits changed at all in the past year? Now is the time to make little changes that can add up to massive improvements in your quality of life, so I'm pleased to say that joining us on the show today is modern day renaissance woman, Dr. Bindiya Gandhi. Dr. Bindiya is double-boarded by the American Board of Family Medicine, as well as the American Board of Integrative and Holistic Physici...

Can you get more out of your workouts by doing less? Instead of redlining every time you train, you might get even better results by making your training less intense and your recovery longer. There's something to be said for practicing the state of ease. So, returning to the show today is our friend Brad Kearns. No slouch, Brad is a world-ranked professional triathlete, Guinness world record sett...

Staying strong is not easy in the real world. Are you using this time to get stronger? When you face adversity head-on, you can actually use challenges and setbacks to propel you to something better. So today we're here with Chase Chewning, an army veteran with incredible insight and perspective on what it's like to fight back from rock bottom. After 6 years of active duty, Chase was medically dis...

Is eating meat bad for the environment? By now, long time listeners like you know well that industrial factory farms packed with GMO grain-fed cattle destroy our health and desecrate the planet. The truth is, ruminants like cows are a critical part of a thriving ecosystem. By working with nature (instead of against it), regenerative agriculture holds incredible promise for healing the planet while...

How can we lose fat WITHOUT hunger? Why is “eat less, exercise more” terrible advice for most people? What's the difference between starving yourself and intermittent fasting? To help us navigate these questions and then some, returning to the show this week is award-winning investigative science writer, speaker and bestselling author, Gary Taubes. Gary studied applied physics at Harvard Universit...

What's the difference between being in lockdown and being in jail? The answer from today's guest will surprise you. Today I'm grateful to be here with my new friend, Doug Bopst. Doug is a personal trainer, author of 3 books, and host of The Adversity Advantage podcast. Doug has a unique perspective as someone who actually spent time in jail—a former convicted felon and drug addict, Doug made the b...

How is your routine looking lately? Getting a bit stale? It happens to all of us, but in challenging times, it's more important than ever to identify the things that are no longer working and then let them go. Nothing wrong with shaking things up on purpose. Sometimes the only way to beat a rigged game is to rig it harder, find that bug. And remember as well, that this game wouldn't be nearly as f...

Do you have any bad habits? Why is it that sometimes we find ourselves repeating undesirable behaviors despite our best attempts to change? Well, in an age when our communication has been degraded to typing with our thumbs and screaming into silly smart devices, human relationships it seems, are suddenly in jeopardy. So how can we turn down our anxiety, reprogram our brains and work with our brain...

What happens when you go hard core vegan... but then you start eating meat again? If you want to know how to handle online haters with your health and sanity intact, our guest this week has been through the ringer. Today we're here with Jon Venus, speaker, health coach, podcast host, author and YouTuber extraordinaire. When Jon transitioned from veganism to adding a bit of meat to his diet, his ve...

How's your thyroid doing? If you're low on energy, gaining weight or your metabolism is off, it's time to take a look at that little gland at the front of your neck. A century ago, severe iodine deficiency was widespread across the world, but now, we have the opposite problem with 52 nations at risk for thyroid disease due to an extreme excess of iodine. As some of you know, the health of my own t...

What do you really want to do with your life?  Too many of us settle for dead-end jobs and careers that aren't even close to what we actually want.  So even if you lost your job or you're in between gigs, as so many of us are these days, now is a great time to get clear on where you're going and what you actually want to do with your life.  So today we're here with Ashley Stahl, an American nation...

How are you doing out there? I know it's been a rough year for a lot of us, but while some people simply get bowled over by the trauma, chaos and failure others simply seem to get stronger. So how do we develop ourselves into the type of people that benefit from chaos? Well, today we're here with my friend Thane Marcus Ringler, a former professional golfer. Thane is now a speaker, development coac...

Does intermittent fasting actually work? As many of you know, I’ve been practicing various forms of fasting for nearly a decade now, but does it really work for everyone? Does it work for no one? Does it work for women, men, and anyone in between? There's so much information, disinformation, misinformation and content overload when it comes to fasting, when it comes to eating, diet, nutrition. It...

Should we be prohibited from asking questions? If we lose the ability and right to speak, ask questions, to think for ourselves, to have sovereignty over our bodies and lives... we are on a precarious path indeed. With more of us obese, overweight and diseased than ever before, it's the very governments and corporations silencing us and ordering us around that got us here in the first place. As we...