The Primal Shift
Primal Shift is about helping you achieve optimal health by bridging the gap between ancestral living and the demands of modern society. We’ll talk about every aspect of a healthy life, including sleep, nutrition, exercise, stress management, environmental toxins, hormesis, belonging and tribalism, and reconnecting with nature. Get ready to unlock the transformative power of nature as the ultimate biohack, revolutionize your health and reconnect you with your primal self. Each episode is short and concise, providing you with actionable tips and tricks you can use to start living a more primal lifestyle today.
The Primal Shift
Primal Shift is about helping you achieve optimal health by bridging the gap between ancestral living and the demands of modern society. We’ll talk about every aspect of a healthy life, including sleep, nutrition, exercise, stress management, environmental toxins, hormesis, belonging and tribalism, and reconnecting with nature.
Get ready to unlock the transformative power of nature as the ultimate biohack, revolutionize your health and reconnect you with your primal self. Each episode is short and concise, providing you with actionable tips and tricks you can use to start living a more primal lifestyle today.
New to The Primal Shift?
Here are some great episodes to start with.
![59: Paleo, Keto, Carnivore [Navigating Dietary Changes as a Family]](https://images.podpage.com/tr:w-480,f-auto/https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/8/2/5/b/825b211c43687433e55e3c100dce7605/Thumbnail_EP_59_1500_x_1500_px.jpg "59: Paleo, Keto, Carnivore [Navigating Dietary Changes as a Family]")
Recent Episodes
143
June 23, 2026
143: I Stopped Eating by the Clock. Here's What Happened
Most of us eat by the clock, not by hunger. In this episode, I break down the difference between real physiological hunger and the cravings, habits, and schedules that drive most of our eating decisions — and why that distinction matters more than any diet. I share what happened when I skipped breakfast before a photo shoot in Miami, how ghrelin trains itself to your schedule, and why fasting for a day might be the simplest recalibration tool you're not using. If you can't skip a meal without fa
142
June 16, 2026
142: You Don't Need Expensive Meat to Eat Well
Most people hear "buy the best meat you can afford" and immediately picture the $30 pasture-raised ribeye at Whole Foods — and then conclude that eating well is simply out of reach. But that's not a fair test of what quality meat actually costs. Ribeye is the most expensive cut at the highest tier, and comparing it to cheap conventional ground beef is like comparing a BMW to a used Corolla and deciding all cars are unaffordable. The more useful question is what "good enough" looks like across di
141
June 9, 2026
141: The Protein Mistake That's Costing You Muscle
Most people treat the recommended daily protein intake as a target. It's not; it's the bare minimum to avoid getting sick, and I've been eating well above it for years without gaining fat or damaging my kidneys. In this episode, I break down how much protein you actually need per day, why protein timing for muscle matters less than how you dose it, and the one variable almost nobody talks about: the leucine threshold. Hit it per meal and you trigger muscle protein synthesis. Miss it and nothing
140
May 26, 2026
140: How to Support Your Immune System With a Mushroom Compound Backed by 100+ Studies
Most of the mushroom supplements you'll find on Amazon are ground-up fruiting bodies or myceliated grain in a capsule. AHCC is something entirely different. It's a patented fermented extract from shiitake mycelia that has been used in over 1,000 cancer clinics worldwide, backed by more than 100 published studies, and studied specifically for its effects on natural killer cells, HPV clearance, autoimmune conditions, and liver disease. I'd never heard of it until Mimi Lindquist introduced me to it
139
May 19, 2026
139: If I started over at 25 with what I know now, here's what I'd actually do
The other day my brother-in-law asked me a simple question: if you could go back to age 25 knowing what you know now, what would you do differently? The answer turned out to be anything but simple, because every change I'd make would unravel the chain of events that led me to where I am today. If I hadn't gotten into computers at 12, I probably wouldn't have gone into IT security. Without that career, I wouldn't have started my own company, moved to Switzerland, transferred to the US, met my wif
138
May 13, 2026
138: Why Eating Cheap Is the Worst Financial Decision
The main argument I hear when I encourage people to improve their diet is that healthy food is expensive. Compare the cost of a pound of grass-finished beef to fast food and the difference looks stark. But cheap food is the most expensive thing you'll ever buy. In the 1960s, the average American spent about 17% of their income on food. Today it's 10%, the lowest of any country on earth. Over roughly the same period, healthcare spending went from 9% of the economy to 18%. Food got cheaper and hea
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