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title: Dr. Paul Saladino - Metabolic Flexibility, Animal-Based Diets with Carbs, and much more!
description: Robert Sikes is the Keto Savage, Founder of the Keto Brick, and accomplished Keto Bodybuilder.
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# Podcasts

## [Dr. Paul Saladino - Metabolic Flexibility, Animal-Based Diets with Carbs, and much more!](https://www.scottmys.com/podcast/saladino3)

** September 9, 2020 / by [Scott](https://www.scottmys.com/podcast/author/scott)

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**Dr. Paul Saladino** (**[@CarnivoreMD](http://www.instagram.com/carnivoremd)**) returns to the Carnivore Cast for the third time. Check out his excellent previous [episode 1](https://www.scottmys.com/podcast/saladino) and [episode 2](https://www.scottmys.com/podcast/saladino2) where we discussed **higher fat carnivore, SIBO, food poisoning, electrolytes, and much more!** Paul has been beating the drum on the nose-to-tail, evidence- and ancestral-based carnivore movement is a classically trained MD, as well as a functional medicine practitioner. He’s the author of **[The Carnivore Code: Unlocking the Secrets to Optimal Health by Returning to Our Ancestral Diet](https://www.amazon.com/Carnivore-Code-Unlocking-Returning-Ancestral/dp/1734640707)**, the host of the [**Fundamental Health podcast**](https://carnivoremd.com/podcast/), and the founder of [**Heart and Soil**](https://heartandsoil.co/?ref=CarnivoreMD) - a complete nose-to-tail supplement company.

![Graphic 1 Dr. Paul Saladino](https://www.scottmys.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Graphic%201%20Dr.%20Paul%20Saladino.png?width=484&name=Graphic%201%20Dr.%20Paul%20Saladino.png)

 

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05:43 What is new in the second edition of The Carnivore Code.

10:16 Why the term ‘insulin resistance’ is misleading.

13:44 What the problem with Linoleic acid is.

18:15 Is there evidence of populations with Metabolic dysfunction and no linoleic   
Linoleic acid?

33:35 Why Dr. Saladino focuses on Chicken and Pork as sources of PUFAs

41:00 What was the reason for the addition of honey and what other food Dr.   
Saladino experimented with?

51:00 What do we know about reintroducing carbohydrates to people on zero   
carb/keto diet?

54:00 Should people new to the Carnivore Diet include some carbohydrates?

1:00:41 How Dr. Saladinos’ macros have changed and what is the breakdown.

1:03:25 What is the best way to construct a diet for someone who wants to build   
Maximum muscle?

1:05:30 What is ‘Heart and Soil’ and what were some challenges you faced? <http://www.carnivoremd.com>

 

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What questions would you like answered or who would you like to hear from in the carnivore or research community?

 

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