Chief Life Podcast

We have more information at our finger tips than ever before, but it’s more confusing than ever to know who or what to trust. Chief Nutrition’s co-founder, Veronika Larisova, brings 20 years of expertise as an exercise physiologist, nutritionist, and ultra-marathon runner to interviews with leading thinkers in health and nutrition. Tune in to explore science-backed perspectives to help you live your Chief Life.

Chief Life Podcast is a health podcast hosted by Veronika Larisova, Chief Nutrition, with 64 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Veronika Larisova, Chief Nutrition hosts Chief Life Podcast, a health show with 64 episodes published.

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  Protein-Sparing Modified Fasting vs Fasting, Keto & GLP-1s with Maria Emmerich

  Sep 28, 202658 min

  Maria Emmerich is an internationally recognised nutritionist, exercise physiology expert, bestselling author and one of the most established voices in ketogenic and carnivore nutrition. With degrees in nutrition and exercise physiology and more than 25 years of experience in low-carbohydrate nutrition, she has helped people worldwide improve metabolic health, body composition, and their relationship with food. Maria has written more than 20 books and is best known for her work on protein-focused nutrition, carnivore diets, and protein-sparing modified fasting. In this episode, Maria Emmerich breaks down the Protein-Sparing Modified Fast (PSMF), why she believes protein should take priority over dietary fat for fat loss, and how this approach compares with water fasting, fasting-mimicking diets and GLP-1 medications. We also challenge some long-held keto beliefs and explore how Maria’s own thinking has evolved after more than 20 years in the low-carb space. We Cover: Why Maria shifted from traditional high-fat keto toward a much more protein-focused approach, and why eating more dietary fat and exogenous ketones does not automatically mean greater body-fat loss. What Protein-Sparing Modified Fasting actually is, how it works, and how it differs from water fasting and fasting-mimicking diets. Muscle loss during rapid weight loss, and whether PSMF could have a role alongside GLP-1 medications such as Ozempic, Mounjaro and Retatrutide. Low-carb nutrition for perimenopause and menopause, practical PSMF implementation, and where Maria believes keto and carnivore nutrition are heading next. Supplements that actually work and how to choose them. If you are trying to lose fat without sacrificing muscle, experimenting with fasting, following keto or carnivore, or using a GLP-1 medication, this episode will give you a very different way to think about protein, dietary fat and aggressive fat-loss strategies. Maria shares what she's changed her mind about, where people commonly go wrong, and how to use PSMF more strategically. Links: Website: https://ketomaria.com/ NEW Book! The Art of Metabolic Health - https://keto-adapted.com/product/the-art-of-metabolic-health/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mariaemmerich

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  Methylene Blue, Hydrogen Water & Grounding: Science or Hype? with Dr. Nathan Bryan

  Sep 21, 202647 min

  Biohacking has become a multi-billion-dollar industry, but how much of what we are being sold is actually backed by good science? Dr. Nathan Bryan is one of the world’s leading experts on nitric oxide, with more than 25 years of research, over 100 scientific publications and dozens of patents. He is the founder and CEO of Bryan Therapeutics and has presented at some of the world’s largest biohacking and longevity conferences. In this episode, we have a raw and open debate about the current state of the biohacking industry and put some of its biggest trends under the microscope. We challenge the science behind methylene blue, hydrogen water, exogenous ketones and grounding mats, and ask where legitimate mechanisms end and marketing hype begins.Nathan doesn’t hold back. We discuss controversial claims about mitochondrial function, nitric oxide, inflammation, longevity, fat loss, and performance, while exposing some uncomfortable truths about how biohacking products are researched, marketed, and sold. We cover: - The state of the biohacking industry: where science ends and marketing begins - Methylene blue: mitochondrial benefits, nitric oxide suppression and the controversy - Hydrogen water: promising biomarkers vs meaningful human health outcomes - Exogenous ketones: fat loss, cognition, performance and who may actually benefit - Grounding mats: biological plausibility, human evidence, placebo and the shocking truths behind the claims This episode is for anyone interested in biohacking, longevity and performance who wants to know what is genuinely backed by science before spending their money. Expect a raw, open debate and plenty of truth bombs that may completely change how you look at some of today’s biggest biohacking trends. Links: https://n1o1.com/ https://n1o1.com/the-secret-of-nitric-oxide-by-dr-nathan-bryan/ https://bryantherapeutics.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drnathansbryan/ Twitter: https://x.com/DrNitric LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/drnathansbryan/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DrNathanSBryanNitricOxide

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  Stop Biohacking, Try This Instead with Salim Najjar

  Sep 7, 202648 min

  Salim Najjar, known as That HRV Guy, is a nervous system coach and HRV expert who helps high performers improve resilience, recovery and their relationship with stress. His work focuses on using heart rate variability as a window into how the nervous system is responding to life. In this episode, we explore why HRV is about far more than athletic recovery, how stress and unresolved emotions can shape nervous system health, and why Salim believes we should move away from biohacking and towards bioharmonising. We cover: The Art of Heart The 5 pathways to HRV growth Bioharmonising vs biohacking Emotional athletics and addressing stuck emotions This episode is for anyone who feels stressed, wired, burnt out or obsessed with optimising their health but still doesn’t feel truly well. It offers a different way to think about HRV, nervous system regulation and building resilience without constantly fighting your body. Website: https://thathrvguy.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thathrvguy/

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  How AI Is Changing Gut Health Forever with Moritz Wessely

  Aug 31, 202650 min

  Moritz Wessely is an award-winning European health-tech entrepreneur and Founder & CEO of Ravān, a precision microbiome optimisation platform born from his own recovery from Long Covid. When conventional answers fell short, he developed the technology to better understand his biology and rebuild his health. That personal search became a larger mission: to help people feel and perform better by optimising the biological system that regulates metabolism, stress response, and inflammation. Ravān combines at-home microbiome testing, AI-powered analysis, personalised supplements and an AI gut-health coach to support energy, focus, sleep, recovery and long-term health. In this episode, we explore what we are getting wrong about gut health, why many microbiome tests may not be as useful as they appear, and how AI and personalised data could change the way we approach nutrition and long-term health. We cover: How your microbiome shapes metabolism, cravings, energy and body composition The biggest gut health myths, and what actually damages your microbiome Why many gut tests and probiotic products fall shortHow stress, sleep, exercise, food and medications reshape your gut How AI and personalised microbiome data could change the future of nutrition This episode is for anyone interested in gut health, personalised nutrition and the next generation of preventative health. Moritz breaks down what is genuinely useful, what may be overhyped, and what people can start doing now to support a healthier microbiome. Links: Ravan's special $1000 offer for Chief Life listeners: https://chief.joinravan.co/

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  Are Carbs the Problem or a Solution? with Zane Griggs

  Aug 23, 20261h 17m

  Zane Griggs is a fitness expert for people over 40, an author, a documentary host, and a former off-camera coach for Extreme Weight Loss. After spending two decades following and coaching low-carb and ketogenic diets, Zane completely changed his position and is now a strong proponent of a high-carbohydrate, low-fat approach for metabolic health. We sit down to debate high-carb vs low-carb, where each approach may make sense, and whether the same nutrition advice should really apply to athletes, metabolically healthy people, and those living with insulin resistance or metabolic disease. We cover: - Why Zane moved from two decades of low-carb and keto eating to a high-carb approach - High carb vs low carb for metabolic health, insulin sensitivity and blood glucose control - The evidence for low-carb and high-carb diets in obesity, insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome - Why food quality, protein intake, activity levels and individual carbohydrate tolerance may matter more than dietary ideology - Where Zane and I strongly disagree, and where we actually find common ground This is not a typical interview. It’s an open debate between two very different perspectives on carbohydrate intake, exploring whether there is a single optimal diet for metabolic health, or whether the answer depends entirely on the individual. Links: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zanegriggsfitness/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ZaneGriggs Sizzle reel: youtube.com/watch?si=tW7AHVO0TRTygHC4&v=E74Cj_Swjog&feature=youtu.be Free stress marker guide with optimal ranges for metabolicand sex hormones: https://zanegriggs.com/freeguide

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