The Gene Food Podcast

Lessons From The Rabbit Hole

John discusses what he learned during his time down the "health and wellness" rabbit hole.

Infants Before iPhones, Parental "Set and Setting," and the Histamine Bucket With John O'Connor

Although it isn't often talked about, one of the biggest health challenges adults face is the arrival of a newborn baby. In this episode of the Podcast, John discusses strategies he's cooking up to make the arrival of his new daughter as smooth as possible, including the habits he's planning on changing to make room for a new baby. Notably, we discuss whether using a smart phone and caring for an infant match well. Also explored is the concept of parental "set and setting." Usually described in the context of hallucinogenic drugs, mindset (set) and setting (physical location) would seem to play a big role in the success of new parents, and especially their moods. We explore parental set and setting against the backdrop of a quote by Robert Pirsig in the famous novel, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: "Physical discomfort is important only when the mood is wrong. Then you fasten on to whatever thing is uncomfortable and call that the cause. But if the mood is right, then physical discomfort doesn't mean much."  Podcast listeners can get a 15% discount on custom nutrition plans [https://www.mygenefood.com/custom-nutrition-plan/] with the code PODCASTGF. Thanks for listening!

Using Whole Foods to Control Inflammation and Support Methylation with Amanda Archibald, RD

Most of the conversations surrounding MTHFR and methylation focus on supplements. In today's episode, we spoke with Amanda Archibald, RD from The Genomic Kitchen about her whole foods approach to personalized nutrition and, specifically, methylation.  Podcast listeners can get 15% off a custom nutrition plan [https://www.mygenefood.com/custom-nutrition-plan/] with code PODCASTGF.

Orthorexia, Clean Keto, PPARA genes, Cholesterol Hyper-Responders, and More With Kristin Kirkpatrick, RD

Many of us have found great benefit in building a personalized health regimen, but how much health and wellness information is too much? Should we tune into nutrition conversations, like this one, only for as long as we need to to learn what works for us, or is there a benefit to continually staying on the "cutting edge?"  In today's show, we discuss Orthorexia, a condition defined by unhealthy obsessions with health and wellness, and specifically food. People suffering from orthorexia take clean eating too far, transitioning a healthy instinct into an unhealthy obsession.  Later in the show, we also discuss ketogenic diets, and specifically, Kristin's recent TODAY show article on going keto in a clean, sustainable way.  Podcast listeners can get 15% off a custom nutrition plan [https://www.mygenefood.com/custom-nutrition-plan/] with code PODCASTGF.

Fasting Mimicking Diets, Cancer Prevention, Autophagy, and Reviewing Prolon with Kristin Kirkpatrick, RD

There are a million fasting protocols out there, but some have better research behind them than others.  Dr. Valter Longo, head of longevity at the University of Southern California, is a giant of gerontology and cancer research. His fasting protocol, called the fasting mimicking diet, is designed to help "everyday Joes" safely implement a 5 day fasting protocol from the comfort of home.  In this episode of the podcast, John and Kristin discuss John's recent experience with Dr. Longo's fasting mimicking diet plus the purported benefits, which include cellular regeneration, cancer prevention, and the regeneration of stem cells.