S2:E8 - Mark Ottobre Interviews Alan Watson - The Unintended Consequences of a Low Fat Diet

It’s Mark Ottobre, and welcome to the show that punches you in the face with information, but in a good way, Its The Enterprise Fitness Podcast! And today, I have one of those shows… You know the ones, The ones that shines a light on main-stream nutritional and medical errors Today I have on the line, Alan Watson, author of both Cereal Killer, the unintended consequences of the low fat diet and 21 days to a healthy heart. Alan founder his own herb and nutritional supplement business in 1989. Alan is the and founder of the www.DietHeartPublishing.com where you can many articles dedicated to good nutrition and health. And his books are available on Amazon so make sure you grab a copy! So with all that said, welcome Alan to the show, its great to have you on! QUESTIONS: 1. How did you get into researching and writing about Heart disease and health? 2. Are you an advocate of the paleo style of diet? 3. Facebook question from Mike Demeter in Canada; What’s your take on paleo diets different demographics like children and seniors? Does it need to be tweaked? 4. In mainstream nutrition, they tell you Fat is bad for you – what’s wrong with this statement? 5. What is a good fat and a bad fat? 6. So is it ok to eat the skin on chicken? 7. What do you think is the biggest link to heart disease? a. What are C reactive proteins? b. Red Meat Colon cancer 8. Cholesterol – what does it do? a. What is good cholesterol and bad cholesterol b. Why are we all scared of cholesterol? c. I remember reading an article on T-nation a while back that said, all hormones are formed from cholesterol which is found in fats. So therefore, I am wanting to naturally increase hormones like testosterone, which will help me build muscle lose fat, I should eat more fat…. Is that right? 9. Who was Ancel Keys and why is he important in the fat / cholesterol lie? 10. What’s the back story with canola oil? What is it? a. Is it good for you? 11. What political factors are at play? 12. Lets talk calcium… when I tell clients to cut commercial milk and commercial diary, the first thing is “where am I going to get my calcium from?” can you talk a little about calcium and the magnesium relationship and why supplemental calcium is a bad idea? a. What role does potassium play? 13. What are the most important supplements for protecting your heart? 14. Can you tell me about the inflammatory process? What cause inflammation in the arteries? 15. Final thoughts? 16. Were can people learn more about you? 17. Can you tell me about your books? 18. Were can people buy them? Outro: Promo: Cereal Killer and blog This podcast was brought to you by www.melbournepersonaltrainers.com - Australia’s leading force ipersonal training and education Thanks for listening, be sure to grab a copy of Alans books!