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The ‘C’ word… Yep, I said it. It’s such a hugely controversial topic with cancer rates climbing scarily fast year after year, and predicted to become the #1 disease in the USA by 2020. Enter superstar guest Dr Joseph Mercola who says we can in fact combat cancer with his revolutionary diet. Hallelujah!
If you want to get your health on track and feel more vital than ever before, this is by far one of the most important episodes you will ever listen to. Mercola’s Metabolic Mitochondrial Therapy (MMT), promises to combat cancer, boost brain power and increase your energy… sounds good to me! And while it may have a fancy name, it’s a really simple approach to health and longevity which I can’t wait to share with you.
Mercola has been a physician for 25 years and seen over 25,000 patients. He Founded Mercola.com 20 years ago which has been the most visited natural health website in the world for the last 13 years with over 30 million views every month. Holy guacamole! Gimme a slice of that keto pie Doc!
He has written 4 New York Times best selling books, plus his latest which is Fat for Fuel: A Revolutionary Diet to Combat Cancer, Boost Brain Power, and Increase Your Energy is out right now.
Get ready to sky rocket your health!
In this episode we chat about:
- His journey to where he is today (05:02)
- Why now more than ever we are seeing more people dying from cancer (07:46)
- The dangers of EMF and how to limit your exposure (10:12)
- What is mitochondria and why it’s so important for peak health (14:33)
- The difference between Metabolic Mitochondrial Therapy (MMT), and a ketogenic diet (17:08)
- Intermittent fasting, what it is and why it’s key for health (18:50)
- The best healthy fats to fuel your brain and body (19:49)
- How eating too much protein can be detrimental to your health (20:55)
- Why eating big protein heavy meals at dinner is a bad idea (22:45)
- Why skipping dinner could be the best thing for your health (23:05)
- How to boost your brain power and increase your energy (28:17)
- How MMT differs from vegetarian and vegans (33:39)
- The importance of DHA and where to get it (34:16)
- Healthy foods that vegetarians can eat (35:56)
- The best food to travel with (you will love this) (37:17)
- The type of avocados that will save you bucket loads of money (38:56)
- The importance of vitamin D exposure (48:04)
- Plus so much more!
Episode resources:
- Mercola.com (website)
- Fat for Fuel by Dr. Joseph Mercola (Amazon)
- Ben Greenfield On The Melissa Ambrosini Show (podcast episode)
- Study shows ‘feast and famine’ DOES help you live longer (article)
- CRON-O-Meter APP: Track nutrition & count calories (website)
- Digital Multifunction Kitchen and Food Electronic Scale (Amazon)
- All You Need To Know About mTOR and Natural mTOR Inhibitors (article)
- Dave Asprey On The Melissa Ambrosini Show (podcast episode)
- Faraday cage (Wikipedia)
- TES-593 Electrosmog RF Microwave Meter (Amazon)
- EMF Bed Canopies (Amazon)
- Magic Bullet NutriBullet (Amazon)
- ŌURA Ring (website)
- Delta Sleeper (website)
- Infrared Sauna (Amazon)
- Books by Dr. Joseph Mercola (Amazon)
- Tripping over the Truth by Travis Christofferson (Amazon)
- Neuro-Grips (Amazon)
- Letting Go by David R. Hawkins (Amazon)
Thank you so much for listening to this episode. I’m so honored that you’re here and would be so grateful if you could take 2 minutes to leave me a 5-star review in iTunes or on your podcast app, that way we can inspire even more people together.
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Yes!!! I am reading all about this in the book “Grain Brain” by Dr. David Perlmutter another resource that’s worth checking out x
love love love this episode 🙂 🙂 such valuable information ! & the emf canopy i need this in my life 🙂
Such a great podcast! Thank you!! I’m wondering if you know what Dr Mercola puts in his morning smoothie?
I’ve just ordered his new book, time to up the anti on the bio hacking xo
Glad you love it, honey. Here’s his recipes. Enjoy sista!
Hi Mel, this episode is awesome! There´s something wrong with the link of Mercola´s Smoothie Recipe!
I´d love to know about that! Could you double check please?
Thanks so much!
Which link is it honey?
This was super interesting! Learnt a lot. Thank-you both
Love this podcast Melissa! You said to comment on here on who to interview next. I think that Andy Puddicombe, the creator of the Headspace meditation app would be great to interview! He seems like a lovely guy and his approach to meditation is amazing and I love the app!
Great idea Zara. Thanks for the suggestion. xx
Thank you so much for this one. I have listened to, love and learn so much from all your episodes. I love Dr Mercola and this podcast was everything I had hoped for and more. I learned a lot particularly about EMF. Thank you again for creating these amazing episodes for us and sharing your knowledge with us.
Pleasure angel. So glad you love them as much as I do. xx
LOVED this one!
Such a good reminder to nourish our body and tune in for optimal health.
Looking forward to minimising EMF exposure, and another book to keep me learning and growing and reinforcing the information!
Xx
That’s it sista! When am I seeing you next? I miss you. xx
another fantastic podcast Melissa. There is not alot of information out there about the ketogenic diet so it’s good to hear from the best about how this is beneficial for optimum health. My naturopath told me to go on this diet 5 years ago, and its only really taking just being talked about here in Australia now. thankyou again for offering such amazing knowledge and information. The grace in which you deliver these podcasts is incredible. I am totally hooked, and hanging out for the next one. thankyou so much. Your are awesome.
So glad you love them Gayna and thanks for listening. xx
Hi Melissa! First of all, I am obsessed with all of your guests and Podcasts. The variety and way in which you conduct interviews is amazing. Quick question, you have had Dr. Mercola and Dave Asprey on your show now, both with similar nutritional recommendations. Do you and your husband follow Dave’s Bulletproof diet or Dr. Mercola’s specifications in Fat for Fuel? Just curious what has worked for you all!
So glad you love the show Shanna and thanks for listening. I kind of follow those ways but make it The Melissa Ambrosini version. That means I tune into my body. I always listen to my body and follow suit. I believe that’s key as we are all so unique and different. Does that make sense?
Yes, it makes sense. Being an IIN student myself, I know everyBODY is unique 🙂 Thank you for your reply and thank you for what you do!
Dr- Mercola forgot to mention, that he try to be grounded 95% of the day. This is according to the upcoming documentary ‘Down to Earth’. The trailer is online today.
Oh my goodness…life changing! I had no idea how dangerous having my phone on all the time was! LOVED that he didn’t rag on veg diets as well. Such a beautiful, knowledge filled podcast! My favourite yet! Thanks Mel! Can’t wait to read his book.
hi mel just listened to this podcast and thought it was very informative .
At the end there was mention about diet for disease , is this a book ? i am not sure as it wasn’t listed in the show notes .
Please let me know what you were talking about
thank you
Hey Lola, glad you loved it. Yes it’s Dr Mercola’s book Fat For Fuel which we are talking about. Check it out! xx
Hi,
Great interview, so many gems from Dr Mercola! Melissa you mentioned that you wake up with a sunlamp rather than an alarm clock.
I would assume that the brand you use has no EMF?
Would you be able to share which brand you use, I am very interested in purchasing one.
Thank
Hey Kathryn, that is such a good point and to be honest I don’t know if it has no EMF but I will look into it. This is the one I currently have, if you find a lower EMF one, please let me know. xx
Something is plaguing me. My naturopath tells me to follow the Blood Type diet. My blood type is blood type 0, so meat is important but coconut milk/cream/oil is considered an AVOID option. This is very disappointing for me because I love Bulletproof coffee and and snacking on coconut yoghurt and fat bombs. How does the blood type diet fit in with MMT? If you can answer this I would hugely grateful.
Hey Emily, this is from Dr Mercola… ‘I don’t agree with Blood Type Diet at all. Most common blood type by far is O and recommendations are to avoid all grains which is nearly a universal healthy recommendation for net carbs and lectin avoidance. I have written about this on my site so would do a search there for more details.’ Let me know how you go honey. xx