Brian Sanders - Filmmaker of Food Lies & Health Coach
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Peak Human is a curated audio series taking an unbiased look at health & nutrition. With so much conflicting information available, filmmaker and health coach Brian Sanders sifts through the dogma and provides a framework that unifies all nutrition and dietary habits that lead to optimum health. World renowned doctors, researchers, and journalists are interviewed to find out what is the true human dietary framework that we should all be eating to live well and free of chronic disease. It is based around principles of nutrient density and uses a combination of ancestral health and modern science. It is produced ad-free...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Brian Sanders links nutrition, metabolic health, and healthcare incentives through detailed guest conversations driven by a firm ancestral-health perspective.
Brian Sanders keeps asking how food, metabolism, and the systems around health shape everyday outcomes. Guest conversations move from meal timing and metabolic flexibility to red meat, seed oils, hormones, and the economics of health insurance.
Even your 'healthy' handful of almonds gets a hormone interrogation with Brian Sanders.
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A firm case for eating enough, not less.
The episode traces Kitty Bloomfield's move from years of restrictive dieting and a wish to be small and lean into a wider conversation about carbs, cholesterol, LDL, and the role of enough energy and nutrients in hormonal health.
A direct glyphosate critique that links farm practice, gut health, hormones, fertility, and a simple at-home precaution.
The episode follows a ranch-side catch-up at Sovereignty Ranch into a pointed case against glyphosate, moving from food-as-medicine ideas into GMO farming, gut health, hormones, fertility, and pesticide exposure.
A blunt, useful talk about staying strong with simple training.
Michael and Peak Human keep this one grounded. It moves from a hard 30 routine to minimum effective dose, then into a little sprinting and the larger point that fitness does not have to swallow the rest of life.
A blunt, useful map of protein leverage, satiety, and body composition.
Ted Naiman treats protein leverage as the main force behind body composition, then brings in energy density, fiber, and hedonics as the other pieces that shape how many calories people end up eating. The conversation stays on practical ground.
Oysters, slow food, and a blunt case for nutrient density.
Peak Human uses oysters as a doorway into a broader case for nutrient density, slow food, and the way small food choices build on each other. Brian Sanders brings in Stephen Kavanaugh, an Irish marine biologist who studies oysters, and the conversation circles through human…
A straightforward case for metabolic flexibility, real food, and less constant snacking.
Brian Sanders and Ben Azadi spend this episode on metabolic flexibility, real food, identity change, fasting, and insulin. They also wander into Africa and mindset material, but the core argument stays steady: sugar burner habits can put meals and snacks in charge of the day,…
A blunt fat-loss talk that treats hormones, fasting, and waist size as the main event.
Peak Human opens with Brian Sanders catching up on Food Lies, the new production-company deal, and the push to attach an A-list celebrity before moving into a conversation with Chris Krueger. The episode leans hard into the case for eating less often.
A blunt metabolism chat that argues for flexibility, real food, and less fear around eating.
The episode spends a long opening on project updates before it settles into a clear talk about metabolism. Dr. Randy and Dr. Rob, speaking from Houston, make the case for metabolic flexibility: heal the metabolism first, then eat real food and stay able to burn both carbs and…
Shawn Stevenson interviews researchers and coaches on nutrition, sleep, hormones, and fitness.
Supplement labels, decoded with conviction.
Practical health conversations for reducing overwhelm.
Chris Sanders and Brian Sanders spend much of this Sapien Podcast episode arguing that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic can shrink appetite while also reducing muscle and creating side effects.
The host brings back Mark Sisson and keeps things loose, grateful, and a little chaotic.
Chris Krueger and Brian open Sapien Podcast as a “brand new experiment” that replaces the more doctor-heavy Peak Human format with a hangout focused on fitness, hormones, and practical results.
Tara Couture is back for another loose, warmly opinionated conversation.
Host Brian Sanders interviews Dr.
Host Brian Sanders interviews Anil Malavarapu about the Lifespan model, a market-driven solution to fix healthcare by aligning incentives with preventive care.
Brian Sanders and Chris Kruger kick off the new year from Hawaii in a wide-ranging conversational episode covering Brian's Christmas beach romance, a Yankee swap story, and heartfelt reflections on fathers lost to chronic disease.
Brian and Chris discuss New Year's resolutions, starting with Brian's humorous eye surgery story.
Brian Sanders and Chris Krueger discuss debunking nutrition myths, including protein absorption limits and germ theory, while exploring personal wake-up moments and the challenges of documentary filmmaking.
The episode opens with a delayed introduction to Kitty Bloomfield and Craig McDonald, then moves straight into pro-metabolic nutrition.
Kelly opens with an easy catch-up at Sovereignty Ranch.
Brian Sanders and Chris Krueger debunk common nutrition myths, arguing that fiber and vitamin C are overhyped while promoting a meat-based, whole-foods diet.
Michael Coomer shows up as the kind of guest who can talk diet, lifestyle, fitness, biohacking, regenerative ag, and homesteading without feeling pinned down.
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Brian Sanders brings back Stephen Kavanaugh, an Irish marine biologist who studies oysters and turns them into a hand packed dried supplement.
Brian Sanders interviews Ben Azadi about his book 'Metabolic Freedom,' focusing on metabolic flexibility, insulin resistance, and practical health strategies.
Brian Sanders returns after eight months away and spends real time catching listeners up on Food Lies, the production company deal, the push to attach an A-list celebrity, and the broader momentum he says is building in the real health world.
Brian invites Dr.
Host Brian Sanders interviews Dr.
Brian Sanders introduces Andy Schoonover as the founder of CrowdHealth and says the company is meant to work around the “sick care model” by aligning incentives.
Brian Sanders interviews Stephan van Vliet on the health impacts of regenerative agriculture, exploring how meat from biodiverse pastures contains more phytochemicals and nutrients.
Brian Sanders interviews Mollie Englehart, a lifelong vegan and restaurant owner, who announces she is transitioning her vegan restaurants to include regenerative animal products.
Brian Sanders opens with Jason Karp, a new friend in Austin and an entrepreneur with a 22-year health journey.