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Root-Cause Medicine

Functional and root-cause medicine, chronic disease, pharma and alternatives to conventional health care.

Dr. Cate Shanahan on The Meat Mafia Podcast

Seed Oils & Ultra-Processed Food

Dr. Cate Shanahan on Dark Calories and Seed Oils

Deep Nutrition author Dr. Cate Shanahan explains why she wrote Dark Calories and how she thinks about seed oils, oxidative stress and root causes. · Nov 4, 2026

Jason Karp speaking on The Meat Mafia Podcast

Seed Oils & Ultra-Processed Food

Jason Karp on Seed Oils, Burnout and Building Hu Kitchen

HumanCo and Hu founder Jason Karp tells us how burnout as a young hedge fund analyst led him to change his diet, and why he avoids industrial seed oils. · Nov 4, 2026

Dr. Josh Axe speaking on The Meat Mafia Podcast

Root-Cause Medicine

Dr. Josh Axe on Ancient Medicine, Organ Meats and His Mom's Story

Dr. Josh Axe tells us how his mom's cancer diagnosis pushed him toward natural medicine, why he's a huge believer in organ meats, and how he uses Chinese medicine ideas. · Nov 4, 2026

Dr. Phil Ovadia on The Meat Mafia Podcast

Metabolic Health

Dr. Phil Ovadia: A Heart Surgeon's Five Numbers for Metabolic Health

Heart surgeon Dr. Phil Ovadia explains the five metabolic health measures he tracks, why he links heart disease to metabolic health, and how losing over 100 pounds changed his career. · Nov 4, 2026

Dr. Marty Makary speaking with Harry Gray on The Meat Mafia Podcast

Root-Cause Medicine

Dr. Marty Makary on Medicine's Blind Spots: What Doctors Got Wrong and What's Changing

Johns Hopkins surgeon Dr. Marty Makary explains the blind spots in modern medicine, from the white coat era to birth practices, food and the two blood tests he wants people to ask about. · Nov 4, 2026

Chris Kresser in glasses and a red hoodie speaking into a microphone on The Meat Mafia Podcast

Root-Cause Medicine

Why Chronic Disease Keeps Rising: Chris Kresser on Ultra-Processed Food and Functional Medicine

Functional-medicine clinician Chris Kresser explains why he blames the modern lifestyle for chronic disease, where conventional care shines, and how to pick a practitioner. · Nov 4, 2026

Dr. Anthony Chaffee in a cap and T-shirt speaking into a microphone on The Meat Mafia Podcast

Carnivore & Animal-Based

Did Humans Evolve to Eat Meat? Dr. Anthony Chaffee's Case for Carnivore

Dr. Anthony Chaffee makes his case that humans evolved as meat-eaters, explains two ways to start a carnivore diet, and weighs grass-fed vs. grain-fed beef. · Nov 4, 2026