Abel James Show

How do you make ends meet when you're as poor as church mice? Today, we have a very special show for you. When I first started this show about 10 years ago now, I bought a cheap video camera and I decided to go to my grandmother Nan's house and interview her… she's just about my favorite person in the universe. And as many of you know, Nan's wisdom runs throughout my work—this podcast, of course,...

How do you make a career out of doing what you love? The path may be long and squiggly, but we now have living proof that you can get there, too. Joining us on the show today is a dear friend, fellow musician and health entrepreneur, Justin Nault. Justin is a certified nutritional therapist and health coach, host of The Clovis Culture podcast, and also a talented musician who's been entertaining c...

With more children being home schooled than ever before, it's a good time to look at the research. And I'm happy to say that joining us on the show today is Patricia Wilkinson, a parenting coach teacher, mother of 2, and co-author of Brain Stages: How to Raise Smart, Confident Kids and Have Fun Doing It . On today’s show, we're chatting about: How diet relates to behavior for kids and adults Gamif...

What can Bruce Lee teach us about mental and physical transformation? Sometimes you see people lose a lot of weight, but other times you see people completely transform our guest today is definitely the latter. Joining us is Bryant Manning, an IT professional turned health and fitness coach, who dropped over 150 pounds. On this show, we're talking about: How Bryant shed 150+ pounds and reversed hi...

How are your food prep and cooking skills looking? When it comes to growing, preparing and storing our own food, life skills that our ancestors considered critical to survival are being lost to time. But these survival skills are too important to lose. So, if you're looking to save time and money in the kitchen by getting back to your roots, we have the show for you. Today we're here with the wond...

Ever tried going vegan? I have. Whether you're 100% plant-based or a die-hard carnivore, there's a great deal that we all can learn from each other. And I'm honored to talk today with my friend, Geoff Palmer, Founder and CEO of Clean Machine, an all-natural vegan sports nutrition company. Geoff is a master when it comes to packing on muscle safely and naturally. With 4 awards in natural bodybuildi...

Why do diets fail more than 90% of the time? It's no secret to many of us out there. If you've ever lost weight only to pack it back on again, this show is for you. Today, we're here with Tanya Dyer, Esq., an author, speaker, business coach, and 22-year divorce lawyer. She has a lot to say about how to manage relationships these days, as well as how to stay mentally strong. On today’s show we’re c...

When was the last time you took a luxurious breath of fresh air straight from nature? The more time we spend sitting indoors surrounded by stale air and artificial light, shackled to desks and screens, the more our health suffers. It's no wonder we're sicker than ever. Returning to the show to save the day is the breathing and natural movement OG, Erwan Le Corre. Erwan is a true wild man with a di...

Are we being mind controlled? What's wrong with a sterilized culture, where speaking out against the status quo gets you shadow-banned and censored across platforms? When free speech and free expression on all sides are egregiously squashed by unelected technocratic powers with zero accountability, it's clear someone is trying to influence or control the conversation. That's why it's more importan...

What's worth more? A $20 bill or a bottle of wine? In a pinch, I've realized real world pleasures like wine can be worth more than cold hard cash. With rising food inflation and obvious issues with our supply chains, it's a good time to make sure you're stocked up on provisions for whatever life throws at you. Which is why, even if you don't drink or you're not drinking right now, having a supply...

You know how a steak is marbled with fat—the fatter the animal, the more fat you see marbled through the muscle meat? Did you know the same thing can happen in your muscles? When you don't have your strength, when you're not training, when you're de-conditioned or sedentary, the muscles in the human body can actually become marbled with fat. I don't know about you, but that image alone is enough t...

Have you ever heard of someone dropping 300 pounds, gaining it all back, and then dropping 300 pounds again, for good? Our guest today, our friend Mike Gorman, also known as Gormy, struggled with his weight his entire life. From his peak weight of 540 pounds, he is now more than 300 pounds lighter and is mastering maintenance. Gormy started the popular podcast, The Fat Guy Forum, and became a Nutr...

Have you tried eating low carb yet? How did it go? How did you feel? Did it last? Be honest. Many people get incredible results by kicking out all the processed junk, sugar, and by dialing down the carbs, but I'm going to be honest with you, I love carbs. After my hard workouts, after my runs up the mountains, there's definitely a place for good carbs like wild rice, quinoa, sweet potato, old scho...

What if you could save thousands of dollars every year on your food budget by eating higher quality food? Our guest today not only lost over 100 pounds in a year, but also saved over $2,000 on his food budget in the process. Today we're here with the wonderful Tyler Christensen, an author, designer, creator, host of “After The Run” podcast, and a teacher who spent 15 years in classrooms as an elem...

Are you constantly sanitizing and sterilizing, frantically trying to kill every bug in your mitts? This increasing obsession with sterilizing everything around us may actually be doing more harm than good. Returning to the show today is Dr. Michael Ruscio, a bestselling author, Doctor of Natural Medicine, Doctor of Chiropractic, clinical researcher and host of Dr. Ruscio Radio. On today's show, we...

Ever since the world shut down, crippling small businesses, decimating communities and filling us all with fears of certain death, the response from politicians and world government has been disturbingly inadequate, to say the least. Instead of educating the public on how to strengthen our immune system, politicians have preyed on people's fears, divided us, locked us inside, forced us all to cove...

Did you ever dream of being a pro athlete? What happens when your goal becomes impossible? It seems like an uphill battle out there recently, and a new playing field, so to speak. You really need an ally. You need someone who's a comrade, someone who's there. And so often that’s just being there physically for them, but also just being that supportive force in the world of Doritos, Oreos, Facebook...

So, you've heard some of these words that are bouncing all around the inter-webs recently: Carnivore, keto, plant-based, vegan. But do you know the nuances of what all these different words mean? What's the difference between keto and Atkins? What's the difference between clean keto and dirty keto? I mean, we can get really complicated with this. Whether it's plant-based, carnivore, detoxes, clean...

How is it possible in the age of lockdowns that some people are getting even MORE fit? Instead of packing on the quarantine 15, our friend Ben Greenfield returns to the show today to show us that you can build muscle and get ripped despite everlasting lockdowns. Ben actually does this interview while exercising outdoors at his local track. He’s literally walking the walk here today. Ben is a human...

Who’s hijacking the internet? It started out, you'd pick up a phone and you'd call or text one other person. But now, we’re all in these separate little online groups. We're connected but it's also been co-opted. And it attacks us from so many different directions. And no matter how much they try to bury us, we can still find each other, we just might need to try a little bit harder. Well, I’m hap...

When you're feeling a little down, do you find yourself craving chocolate? I sure do. Well, it turns out, brain science has something to say about that. On today's show, we're going to talk about some foods, like chocolate, that may positively impact your mood and even reduce anxiety. Today, we're here with the perfect rock star guest. In addition to being a Harvard-trained psychiatrist with nearl...

Ever wonder what would happen if you ate nothing but bacon for an entire month? In an effort to entice others to try a ketogenic lifestyle, our friend Dan Quibell founded The Bacon Experiment—a challenge he underwent to eat nothing but bacon for 30 days straight. The results? He dropped 20 pounds in 20 days! Then he went on to improve many biomarkers of his health and much, much more that we'll ge...

Have you seen the sun today? According to the EPA , Americans spend about 90% of their lives indoors. How does that look for you? If you're looking to improve your energy, sleep, mood and much, much more, getting sun exposure is critical. I do my best to hop outside when weather permits, just about every day to catch the sunrise. Since I started this practice years ago, I have not stopped. And you...

What can comedy and entertainment teach us about health? After years of running Beacher's Madhouse, a vaudeville inspired theater and variety show that sold out in cities across the country, Jeff Beacher found himself weighing in at 440 pounds and his friends wanted him to get stomach surgery. Jeff went to work on himself, and shed over 200 pounds! In today's show with Jeff, you'll hear about... J...

Are we living in an experiment? Instead of securing the general welfare of the people and defending and securing our rights of liberty, it seems the powers that be are more interested in poisoning us while taking away our freedoms. It’s time to ditch the confusion and take our health into our own hands. To help us out, Dr. Cate Shanahan returns to the show to help us look at some everyday ingredie...