The Feldman Protocol
Dave Feldman hosts the Feldman Protocol, a long form, in-person podcast largely covering science, nutrition, and technology – with a lot of personal stories, interests and pop culture mixed in.
Dr. Boz – The Doctor Who Became Homeless While Serving the Homeless | Annette Bosworth MD - PART 1
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what does a physician's journey through rural medicine, corporate bureaucracy, and scientific controversy reveal about how the healthcare system handles innovation? Dave Feldman sits down with Annette Bosworth (MD), an internal medicine physician and author, who discusses her origin story in small-town South Dakota, the role of lifestyle factors in patient outcomes, her early adoption of lower-carbohydrate approaches, and the challenges she faced practicing outside conventional medical structures. Dave also shares an extended, candid update on the LMHR study retraction and the competing AI plaque analyses.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --O...
Chris Masterjohn PhD – Seed Oils, LDL & Mitochondria | TFP #035
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, how much does mitochondrial energy metabolism shape long-term health outcomes — and what does that mean for how we interpret cardiovascular, immune, and metabolic research? Dave sits down with Chris Masterjohn (PhD) to explore his mitochondrial testing company and what enzyme-complex patterns may reveal about individual nutritional needs, his longstanding model of LDL oxidation and plaque formation, the emerging pressure-based hypothesis in Crohn's disease research, concerns he raises about polyunsaturated fatty acids and long-term trial design, and the state of peer review and research transparency.
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Animal Protein vs Plant Protein — The Amino Acid Truth – Peter Ballerstedt PhD | TFP #034
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, Dave Feldman sits down with Peter Ballerstedt (PhD) — forage agronomist and founder of Grass Based Health.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us --Own Your Labs 👉 `https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/34` Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep getting your private blood testing through our service. Thank you! 🙏)🔗 CONNECT WITH DAVE FELDMAN:Main Channel: `https://youtube.com/@realDaveFeldman`X/Twitter: `https://x.com/realDaveFeldman`Instagram: `https://instagram.com/realDaveFe...
Tommy Wood MD PhD: Brain Health, CTE & Dementia Risk – TFP #033
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can the environment you go home to matter more than the brain injury itself? Tommy Wood (MD PhD) makes the case that how you use your brain is the primary driver of how it functions — then digs into CTE mechanics, the myth of the brain "sloshing" in the skull, why animal models of concussion may fundamentally miss the point, ketogenic diets and mental health, AI as orthotic vs. prosthetic, and why obsessing over sleep data might hurt you more than poor sleep.
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Shawn Baker MD – Why Carnivore Fixed What Keto Alone Couldn't – TFP #032
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can a diet of almost exclusively meat actually support world-record athletic performance while raising serious questions about conventional cardiovascular risk? Shawn Baker (MD) traces his path from professional rugby and military trauma surgery to pioneering the carnivore movement, makes the case for carnivore as a powerful elimination diet for autoimmune and inflammatory disease, and engages Dave in a nuanced debate on LDL, plaque imaging data, gut microbiome myths, and the politics of nutrition research.
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How Robert Sikes Was Eating 70g of Fat Backstage to Win a Bodybuilding Competition – TFP #031
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can a ketogenic diet actually build a championship physique — or does elite bodybuilding demand carbs? Robert Sikes (natural pro bodybuilder and founder of Keto Brick) makes the case that fat adaptation outperforms conventional prep, sharing his journey through eating disorders, the origins of Keto Brick, his seven-phase protocol, reverse dieting, and the debate around calories vs. carbohydrate-insulin models.
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Nick Norwitz Has Total Cholesterol of 700 — So Why Zero Plaque? – TFP #030 | Nick Norwitz MD PhD
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can living with an LDL of 700 for seven years actually leave your arteries plaque-free? Nick Norwitz (MD PhD) makes the case that the conventional cholesterol narrative is far more complicated than mainstream medicine admits, while Dave and Nick also cover the paternalistic medical system, statin side effects in women, Nick's surprising decision to take a cholesterol-lowering drug, and the recent Peter Attia rebuttal to lean mass hypersponder research.
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Amber O’Hearn on Carnivore, Keto, and Mental Health – TFP #029 | Amber O'Hearn
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can nutrition debates be clarified by better language? Amber O’Hearn, independent researcher and writer with a math/computer science background, makes the case across privacy tech, computational linguistics, low-carb history, carnivore nutrition, vitamin C, ketones, LDL, and the tension between anecdotes, mechanisms, and prospective data.🔥 This episode is sponsored by us -- Own Your Labs 👉 https://ownyourlabs.com/sp/29 Private blood testing services🩸Over 300 blood tests💰Extremely affordable❤️ We love our customers(Yes, we are literally funding the entire podcast from our own company -- so if you want to show your support, keep...
He Was 278 Pounds. Then He Found the Missing Piece – TFP #028 | Chris Cornell
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when a health scare forces a second act? Chris Cornell, writer, marketer, and health coach, makes the case for low-carb living, satiety, resistance training, social support, cancer scares, GLP-1 drugs, and why lifestyle change often requires more than information alone.
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The Truth About AI and Authenticity - Dave Feldman & Claire Cornetta – TFP #027 | Claire Cornetta
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when AI starts reshaping not just media, but the way people think, create, and connect? Claire Cornetta, co-founder and principal of Carrot Impact, joins Dave for a wide-ranging conversation on impact campaigns, the changing film business, AI and authenticity, social media’s effect on news, health communication, and why long-form storytelling still matters.
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Why Did Keto Succeed Where Treatment Failed? – TFP #026 | Matt Baszucki
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when a diet change succeeds where years of psychiatric treatment fall short? Matt Baszucki, metabolic mental health advocate and YouTube creator, makes the case from lived experience, discussing bipolar disorder, psychosis, ketogenic therapy, medication tapering, carnivore, and why metabolic approaches still struggle to break into mainstream psychiatry.
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Why Isn’t Lower LDL Ending Heart Disease? – TFP #025 | Philip Ovadia
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can heart disease prevention be asking the wrong question? Dave sits down with Philip Ovadia, MD, cardiothoracic surgeon, as the guest makes the case for looking beyond LDL alone. They discuss bypass surgery, why cholesterol-lowering hasn’t erased heart disease, insulin resistance, trial design, statins and PCSK9 drugs, real-food diets, CGMs, and how clinicians think about risk in practice.
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What the Movie Reveals About Keto Hearts – TFP #024 | Jennifer Isenhart
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what does it take to turn a dense cholesterol debate into a film people can actually follow? Dave talks with Jennifer Isenhart, documentary director and writer, about making *Cholesterol Code*, translating complex science for a lay audience, weaving in personal stories, navigating four years of production twists, and reshaping the film as new data emerged.
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How One Diet Silenced Bipolar Chaos – TFP #023 | Robyn Dobbins
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when a midlife dietary change collides with decades of diagnosis, stigma, and trial-and-error? Guest Robyn Dobbins (lived-experience advocate, podcast host, health coach, and community coordinator at the nonprofit Metabolic Collective) makes the case for why personal narratives matter in metabolic mental-health advocacy—covering early symptoms, postpartum struggles, routines and relationships, low-carb/keto tradeoffs, community building, and how cholesterol conversations show up along the way.
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The Blood Test Prep Detail Most People Miss – TFP #022 | Jenny Mitich
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what happens when a personal health experiment turns into a public-facing education project? Guest makes the case for practical, data-minded self-tracking while navigating online narratives and everyday constraints. Dave and Jenny Mitich (nutrition educator and author of *The Complete Carnivore*) discuss glucose monitoring, protein-to-fat adjustments, testing prep, content creation, parenting and culture, and why incentives and data collection methods shape what people think they “know.”
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The Criticism of Keto-CTA—and What the Data Actually Show – TFP #021 | Greg Mushen
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, Greg Mushen, a longtime technology and product leader turned independent health researcher, makes the case that disciplined thinking from Silicon Valley can meaningfully inform nutrition and metabolic health. The discussion also directly engages with debates raised by the Keto-CTA study, using it as a case example to examine data transparency, scientific criticism, and decision-making under uncertainty—alongside metabolic testing innovation, walking versus high-intensity exercise, protein prioritization, and Greg’s own body recomposition—through a skeptical, analytical lens.
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He Was 52 Before Learning This About Carbs – TFP #020 | Doug Reynolds
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, a core question hangs over the conversation: how did so many clinicians and patients miss low-carb interventions for so long? Dave sits down with Doug Reynolds, founder of Low Carb USA and president of the Society of Metabolic Health Practitioners, as the guest makes the case for carbohydrate reduction in chronic disease, practitioner education gaps, cultural food traditions, patient-driven change, conference-based knowledge sharing, and why engineers often follow data over authority.
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Cholesterol Debate: What Would Falsify the Lipid Hypothesis? – TFP #019 | Josh Wageman PhD
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, a provocative question anchors the conversation: how much of cardiovascular risk is about cholesterol itself versus the context it operates in? Guest **Josh Wageman, DPT, PA-C, PhD**—a clinical lipid specialist and researcher—makes the case for using metaphor, metabolic health, and imaging to think differently about risk. The discussion spans coronary calcium scoring, lipid particles, insulin and inflammation, endurance training extremes, neurodegeneration, and why communicating science clearly actually matters.
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Less Plants, More Babies? Carnivore Fertility Doc Explains – TFP #018 | Robert Kiltz
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, Dave asks: what happens when a fertility specialist-turned-health thinker questions nutrition narrative? Guest Robert Kiltz, MD, makes the case for animal-based diets, metabolic flexibility, mindset, faith and medicine, clinical experience vs. guidelines, and the role of community. The conversation ranges from physiology and lipid metabolism to entrepreneurship, skepticism, and personal practice — always with an eye toward evidence and open inquiry.
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Exposing Broken Science: How Pharma & Food Industry Keep Us Sick – TFP #017 | Emily Kaplan
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, Dave asks a blunt question: is modern medicine structurally aligned against prevention? Guest **Emily Kaplan**, investigative science journalist and co-founder of the Broken Science Initiative, makes the case that incentives, not evidence, increasingly shape medical practice. They discuss conflicts of interest in research, the reproducibility crisis, metabolic health and lifestyle medicine, GLP-1 drugs, nutrition education gaps, and why outcomes often matter less than headlines.
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Textbook Health, Yet Real World Event – What Went Wrong? – TFP #016 | Stephen Hussey
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, a central question hangs over the conversation: what actually causes a heart attack when standard risk markers look “normal”? Guest Dr. Stephen Hussey, DC (functional medicine practitioner focused on cardiovascular disease), makes the case for re-examining core assumptions about heart disease. Topics include plaque vs. risk, LDL cholesterol, CAC scoring, stress physiology, hydration, type 1 diabetes, endurance exercise, and alternative mechanisms behind myocardial infarction.
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Why This Cardiologist Left Low-Fat for Keto — Even With Rising LDL – TFP #015 | Bret Scher
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, we ask: What happens when clinical guidelines collides with messy real-world outcomes? Guest Bret Scher, MD, makes the case for rethinking metabolic health, evidence hierarchies, clinical incentives, LDL interpretation, ketogenic therapies, guideline rigidity, psychiatric applications of metabolic interventions, and his own evolution from cardiologist to medical director in the metabolic-health space.
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Lactic Acidosis, Black Mold & B1: What If It's All Connected? – TFP #014 | Darren Schmidt
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, what if a single overlooked nutrient could meaningfully alter how we think about chronic illness? Guest Dr. Darren Schmidt (DC, nutrition-focused clinician) makes the case for the role of B1 deficiency, discusses environmental toxic exposures, explores mitochondrial dysfunction, and examines lactic acidosis as a framework for understanding complex disease patterns. We also discuss metabolic pathways, autonomic issues, and how clinical observations can challenge conventional assumptions.
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Yes, 15 Minute Workouts Can Change Your Life – TFP #013 | Ben Bocchicchio PhD
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, can you truly build muscle and maintain health with just 15 minutes of exercise twice a week? Dave chats with Ben Bocchicchio, PhD in Exercise Physiology and Health, who makes the case for slow-motion resistance training as the ultimate efficiency hack. Guest explores mitochondrial optimization through high-intensity exercise, addresses middle-age workout mistakes, discusses low-carb nutrition strategies spanning five decades, and challenges conventional fitness wisdom with his revolutionary "safe emergency" training philosophy.
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Immunity, GLP-1, Cholesterol & Gut Microbiome – TFP #012 | Mike Mutzel
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, special guest Mike Mutzel explores groundbreaking research on the immune system, GLP-1, the gut microbiome and lean mass hyper-responders. They deep dive on the Lipid Energy Model, atherosclerosis mechanisms, immune system interactions, coronary artery imaging data, and conventional cardiovascular risk paradigms in metabolic health.
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Deep Dive on LDL, ApoB, and Cardiovascular Disease – TFP #011 | Austin Dudzinski
In this episode, Dave sits down with Austin, a metabolic data enthusiast and early adopter of continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) who brings a fascinating blend of self-experimentation, performance optimization, and deep curiosity about human physiology. From endurance training to dietary tracking, Austin shares his journey through the data-driven side of health — how he uses CGM, heart rate, and nutrient timing to reveal the body’s hidden patterns. Together, Dave and Austin explore how metrics can empower individuals to take ownership of their health, the tension between conventional guidelines and personal experimentation, and what the future of open-source health data coul...
Could Cows Actually Cool the Planet? – TFP #010 | Peter Ballerstedt PhD
In this episode, Dave sits down with Peter Ballerstedt, a retired forage agronomist and ruminant nutritionist known as "Don Pedro the Sod Father of the Ruminati," who brings a unique agricultural perspective to metabolic health discussions. Ballerstedt shares his 2007 transformation after reading Gary Taubes' book and how it led him to bridge agricultural science with the low-carb community. The conversation examines environmental arguments around animal agriculture, presents data on greenhouse gas emissions (12% animal vs 10% plant agriculture), explores the limitations of converting grassland to cropland, discusses the evolution of dietary guidelines since the 1970s, and examines Ballerstedt's concept of a "...
Prescribing Bacon and Butter for Weight Loss? – TFP #009 | Eric Westman MD
In this episode, Dave sits down with Dr. Eric Westman, associate professor of medicine at Duke University and founder of the Keto Medicine Clinic, who has built his practice around using dietary interventions to treat patients. Dr. Westman discusses his path from traditional internal medicine to researching low-carb approaches, including his early observations of patients whose cholesterol profiles improved on high-fat diets and his collaboration with Dr. Atkins in the late 1990s to conduct some of the first clinical studies on the Atkins diet. The conversation covers the current medical environment where GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have become prominent...
Is “Ancestral Eating” Just a Modern Myth? – TFP #008 | Alex Leaf
Can we really justify what we eat today by pointing to what our ancestors ate thousands of years ago? In this thought-provoking episode, I sit down with Alex Leaf, a scientific communicator and longtime researcher with Examine.com, to challenge some of the most persistent ideas in nutrition.We dive deep into the ancestral argument, the role of mTOR and protein in longevity, and the personal fat threshold hypothesis that could redefine how we view metabolic health and type 2 diabetes. From wrestling-induced bulimia to modern agriculture’s double-edged legacy, Alex brings a refreshingly perspective to some of the most po...
TFP #007 - Nicholas Verhoeven PhD: Deep Dive on LDL, Causation & Scientific Method
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, Dave Feldman sits down with Nicholas Verhoeven PhD, the creator of @Physionic and recent molecular medicine graduate who has successfully transitioned from traditional academia to independent science communication. The conversation explores Nic's unique approach to content creation, including his decision to reject thousands of sponsorship offers to maintain editorial independence while building a sustainable business model. Dave and Nic dive deep into the methodology and findings of Dave's groundbreaking longitudinal keto study, examining how 100 lean mass hyperresponders with an average LDL of 272 mg/dL compared to matched controls from the Miami Heart...
TFP #006 - Nick Norwitz Pt 3: To LDL and Beyond. Can we conquer Death?
In Part 3 of this episode of The Feldman Protocol, Dave Feldman concludes his conversation with Nick Norwitz MD PhD, exploring thought-provoking topics that span from practical health assessments to philosophical questions about consciousness. The discussion covers Nick's analysis of Peter Attia's evolving stance on lipids, Bryan Johnson's controversial decision to avoid CTA scans due to radiation concerns, and a detailed technical breakdown of actual radiation exposure from cardiac imaging. The conversation takes fascinating philosophical turns as they debate the teleporter problem and what defines human consciousness, before shifting to predictions about carnivore diet mainstream adoption and the future of...
TFP #005 - Nick Norwitz Pt 2: Red Meat is Healthy? Fiber is Unnecessary? What Does the Real Data Tell Us?
In Part 2 of this episode of The Feldman Protocol, Dave Feldman continues his conversation with Nick Norwitz, focusing on controversial topics that showcase Nick's scientific rigor. The discussion begins with Nick's methodical critique of Bryan Johnson's longevity claims, questioning his scientific methodology and the lack of transparency in his $2 million annual protocol. Nick explores the healthy user bias problem in red meat epidemiology, shares insights about choosing research over medical residency, discusses his famous Oreo vs. Statin experiment, and provides a detailed explanation of the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity, demonstrating how it complements rather than contradicts thermodynamics while offering...
TFP #004 - Nick Norwitz Pt 1: Surviving the ICU, Rethinking Cholesterol, and Challenging Critics
In this episode of The Feldman Protocol, Dave Feldman sits down with Nick Norwitz, a PhD researcher focusing on metabolism who earned his doctorate from Oxford and graduated recently from Harvard Medical School. Nick shares his remarkable journey from elite distance runner at age 17 - capable of 2:45 marathons and 3,000-mile training years - to facing a cascade of health crises that would reshape his understanding of medicine. Nick recounts how his health deteriorated further with severe GI symptoms beginning at Dartmouth in 2017, eventually landing him in intensive care and palliative care with dangerously low weight levels. The discussion explores...
TFP #003 - Gary Taubes Pt 2: Publication Bias, "Hyperpalatable" debate & GLP-1 Myths
In Part 2 of this episode of The Feldman Protocol, Dave Feldman continues his conversation with renowned science journalist Gary Taubes, diving deeper into the institutional forces that perpetuate flawed nutritional science. This second part examines Gary's perspective on why paradigm shifts face such fierce resistance, exploring the career consequences researchers face when challenging established theories. The conversation addresses the famous "are we all idiots?" question from Gary's Pennington lecture, revealing how scientists inherit paradigms without questioning their foundations. Dave and Gary discuss the peer review process as both protector and barrier to innovation, the politics of academic publishing, and...
TFP #002 - Gary Taubes Pt 1: Bad Science, Lost Knowledge & Funding Bias
In Part 1 of this episode of The Feldman Protocol, Dave Feldman sits down with renowned science journalist Gary Taubes, author of groundbreaking books including "Good Calories, Bad Calories" and "The Case Against Sugar." This first part explores Gary's four-decade journey from physics journalism to becoming one of the most influential critics of nutritional research. The conversation delves deep into the philosophy of science itself, examining why he believes nutrition research has failed so spectacularly. Gary shares his evolution from covering physics breakthroughs at CERN to exposing the fundamental flaws in epidemiological studies that have shaped dietary guidelines for generations...
The Feldman Protocol #001 - Cynthia Thurlow: Intermittent Fasting, Women's Health & Diet Dogma
In this inaugural episode of The Feldman Protocol, Dave Feldman sits down with renowned nurse practitioner and intermittent fasting expert Cynthia Thurlow, whose viral TED talk has garnered over 15 million views. The conversation explores the controversial world of intermittent fasting, metabolic health, and why dietary flexibility matters more than rigid dogma. Cynthia shares her evolution from traditional cardiology practice to functional medicine, revealing how she challenged conventional wisdom about cholesterol and statins before leaving traditional medicine in 2016. Dave and Cynthia dive deep into topics ranging from the cellular impact of seed oils to the psychology of sustainable weight loss...
