Science and Saucery
52 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 118 ratingsWant to increase your healthspan?
Science and Saucery is a show about food, health, and lifestyle transformation that will add life to your years.
Learn how a single lifestyle modification—changing what you eat—can dramatically improve your quality of life and result in sustainable, lasting health benefits. Based on over a decade of research and longevity analysis, author and leading plant-based healthspan expert Ray Cronise introduces a revolutionary way of eating designed to help you lose weight, reverse disease, and achieve optimal health.
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E046 - Deep Dive Into Oxidative Priority
September 15, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 129 MBGrab your copy of Oxidative Priority Paper (bit.ly/oxidativepriority) and let's take a closer look at it together. We'll debunk some myths about fat storage and loss. We will discuss how metabolism is measured and why all calories count if you count all the calories. It's going to be a little nerdy, but a lot of fun.
E045 - Duke Evolutionary Anthropologist, Herman Pontzer, PhD
September 01, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 88.8 MBJoin us for a discussion about energy expenditure and metabolism with Duke University Professor, Herman Pontzer. We will unpack his surprising results comparing modern living to traditional hunter-gatherer tribe metabolisms.
E044 - Jake Roeder 110 pounds in 149 Days!
August 25, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 123 MBMany people are interested in the process used to lose weight, but instead of discussing step by step hacks, it's helpful to look at the mindset of successful weight loss. Jake Roeder is one of those successful mindsets. join us on this conversation about his incredible journey.
E043 - Tim Jenison Keeping it Simple
August 11, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MBTim Jenison and his company, Newtek, revolutionized desktop video production in the late 80s and 90s. It's remained a mainstay of video production ge even now. Tim has an insatiable curiosity and enjoys untangling difficult questions. Today, we talk about the video production of yesteryear, his documentary (Tim's Vermeer), and some exciting upcoming projects.
E042 - Flavor and Taste with Dr. Gary K. Beauchamp
August 04, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 106 MBHumans that eat rotting flesh, Hummingbirds with no sweet receptors, and giant pandas that can't detect umami. These are just a few of the subjects that bridge the illustrative career of Gary Beauchamp, Emeritus Director and President, Monell Chemical Senses Center. He's considered one of the world’s leading experts on chemosensory science. Join us for this fascinating exploration of flavor and taste.
E041 - Embracing Extraordinary with Wim Hof
July 28, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 81.3 MBOver the last decade we stayed skeptical and yet had the tenacity and perseverance to push beyond what most believe are our hard wired limits. Wim Hof loves to challenge the status quo. Join us for this discussion on embracing the extraordinary.
E040 - The Essential Elements of Food with Ali Bouzari
July 21, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 121 MBFlavor and Taste are often used synonymously and yet they describe different physiological experiences. The perception of food is extremely complex and involves all of the senses. Our conversation today is with Food Biochemist, Chef and author, Ali Bouzari, and we will discuss the many ingredients that build and dominate our food habits and palate.
E039 - Asking the Right Questions with Tim Ferriss
July 14, 2020 05:00 - 2 hours - 159 MBTim Ferriss has been listed as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Business People” and is an early-stage technology investor/advisor (Uber, Facebook, Shopify, Duolingo, Alibaba, and 50+ others). He's the author of five #1 New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers, The 4-Hour Workweek, 4-Hour Body, 4-Hour Chef, Tools of Titans, and Tribe of Mentors. The Tim Ferriss Show podcast, which is the first business/interview podcast to exceed 100 million downloads, now has exceeded 500 mi...
E038 - Matthew Kenney Crafting the Future of Food
July 07, 2020 05:00 - 53 minutes - 61.1 MBIn this week's episode we talk to Matthew Kenney a world leading plant-based chef and entrepreneur. Matthew has been on the forefront of disruption in the plant-based restaurant and culinary education scene for 2 decades. He has 40 restaurants around the world, he’s been instrumental in training thousands of chefs through educational outreach, and he’s demonstrated that fine dining isn’t limited by ingredients.
E037 - Angel Investor, Cyan Banister with Level Up!
June 30, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 115 MBCyan is an entrepreneur and one of the top female angel investors in the Bay area. She's invested in Uber, Space X, and Postmates, to name a few. Cyan rarely lets things get her down and is an inspiration us in times of struggle. Join us for this fun discussion.
E036-Special Space Episode with Aerospace Legend Burt Rutan
June 23, 2020 05:00 - 2 hours - 145 MBJoin us on this special episode of Science and Saucery for a deep dive into the opening of commercial space flight. We'll be interviewing aerospace maverick, Burt Rutan about what this means and looking back at with a first hand view of the many paths that lead to the historic flight of the Falcon 9 and Dragon Crew Capsule.
E035 - Edwin McCain Playing Jenga with Dopamine and Norepinephrine
June 16, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 97.3 MBIn today's episode we talk with singer-songwriter and musician, Edwin McCain. He's best known for his hits, I'll Be and Could not Ask for More, but he's also a geek at heart. We will go on an fascinating journey of how art and science have changed over the last few decades and dig into some interesting concepts on food and alcohol habituation.
E034-Mycologist Paul Stamets - The Mushroom Man
June 09, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 90 MBWe have been waiting for this episode for a long time. Paul Stamets is a friend and a world leading expert on mushrooms. Join us this week for a mycelium-packed episode. We cover a lot of ground from psilocybin to bioremediation to gourmet delights. Grab a cup of mushroom tea to sip as we explore the ubiquitous fungi.
E033-Taber MacCallum and Jane Poynter (Biosphere 2)
June 02, 2020 05:30 - 1 hour - 80 MBBiosphere 2 was a project in the 1990s in which 8 people were sealed in a 3 acre habitat for 2 years. It was a test bed for future long-term space colonies, examining the biology of self contained atmosphere and agriculture. Join us fo this incredible conversation with Taber and Jane.
E032-Julieanna and Ray Answer Your Questions (part 2)
May 26, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 80.1 MBThis week we jump back into Q&A from social media. Protein, exercise...and the gas we pass. oh my!
E031-Interview with Dave Lakhani on Resistance to Change
May 19, 2020 08:18 - 1 hour - 110 MBToday we speak with best selling author, Dave Lakhani. He is a master of persuasion. We'll discuss the resistance to change and why old habits are so hard to break.
E030-Julieanna and Ray Answer Your Questions (part 1)
May 12, 2020 05:00 - 52 minutes - 59.8 MBWe gathered questions from social media and begin plowing through them in this episode - Where DO you get your protein? Just wait for Ray's rant. We will put part 2 up in a couple of weeks! Thank you for all the great questions so far!
E029-Julieanna and Ray Seven Questions
May 05, 2020 05:00 - 43 minutes - 52 MBThis week we ask each other seven questions about life. Join us for a peek behind the scenes at Science and Saucery.
E029 - Julieanna and Ray Seven Questions
May 05, 2020 05:00 - 43 minutes - 52 MBThis week we ask each other seven questions about life. Join us for a peek behind the scenes at Science and Saucery.
E028-Interview with Alex Epstein Thinking And Human Flourishing
April 28, 2020 04:45 - 59 minutes - 70.1 MBWhat are the elements of critical thinking and how can we frame problems to optimize discussions? Alex Epstein is philosopher who analyzes popular thinking on numerous cultural, industrial, and political issues. Alex is the founder of the Center of Industrial Progress and a NYT Best Selling Author of the Moral Case for Fossil Fuels. Today we will explore some of Alex's methods for critical thinking and apply them to healthspan and other disruptive ideas.
E027-Why do we eat?
April 21, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBThis week we discuss the underlying reasons for what motivates us to eat. How do we balance our social, nutritional, and caloric drive for food? In times of economic food relative scarcity this concept might important to reflect on and even reprioritize.
E026-All About Hydroponics with Mark DeMitchell
April 14, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 122 MBCurious about green hydroponic gardens, but only have two black thumbs? We are going to change that! We talk with Mark DeMitchell a co-inventor of the Vertical Earth Garden, an easy to build bulletproof patio vegetable growing machine. When you're done, head over to veggietowergarden.com and pick up a set of plans and you'll be eating home grown greens in a few weeks!
E025--Interview with Sarah Taylor on Facing Brain Cancer
April 07, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 75.4 MBIn the face of a terminal brain cancer diagnosis, Sarah Taylor radiates optimism, light, and gratitude. If you are struggling right now in these uncertain times, this episode may help you reframe your thinking and inspire you to practice a positive perspective.
E024-Interview with Brian & Jessica from Krocks in the Kitchen
March 31, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 90.4 MBJoin us for our discussion with the dynamic duo behind the Youtube Channel, Krocks in the Kitchen! Brian and Jessica started their journey as an 800 lb couple and radically changed their lifestyle resulting in an incredible transformation. They are a prime example of the power of a right-side diet of vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, mushrooms, nuts, seeds, herbs and spices. Their journey continues...
E023-Interview with Peter Diamandis, MD
March 24, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 80.4 MBToday we'll discuss longevity and the future, along with a little reminiscing, with serial entrepreneur and visionary, Dr. Peter Diamandis. He is a NY Times Best Selling Author and his latest book is The Future is Faster Than You Think. Peter is the founder and executive chairman of the XPRIZE Foundation and executive founder of Singularity University. As an entrepreneur, Diamandis has started over 20 companies in the areas of longevity, space, venture capital and education. He is co-founde...
E022-Interview: David Goldman, RD & Exercise Physiologist
March 17, 2020 05:00 - 1 hour - 108 MBToday we talk to our good friend, David Goldman, MS, RD, CSCS, CPT. He is a sports dietitian and exercise physiologist whose clients include collegiate, professional, and Olympic athletes. His experience spans NCAA Division 1 strength and conditioning, clinical obesity research, and corporate health and performance at Facebook HQ. He currently works as the Chief Science Advisor to The Game Changers.
E021-Nutrition is Not an Emergency
March 10, 2020 05:00 - 48 minutes - 57.4 MBToday we discuss our take on nutrition. How much is enough? Can you get too much? Over the last century the approach to nutrition seems to be solidly rooted in seeking out deficiency. At the same time we evolved and in a world of scarcity. Perhaps it's time to move the conversation from combatting nutritional deficiency to one centered on dealing with chronic overnutrition.
E020-Interview with Elizabeth Parrish CEO of BioViva Sciences
March 03, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 89.2 MBShould we be forced to die? Live? We're going to dig into some deep questions about health and longevity in our discussion this week with the CEO of BioViva Sciences, Elizabeth Parrish. BioViva is dedicated to improving healthy human longevity through bioinformatics used in health predictions and recommendations, precision medicine, and the discovery of novel biomarkers by applying state of the art computational methods on vast collections of biological data.
E019-Mastering Diabetes with Cyrus Khambatta and Robby Barbaro
February 25, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 80.9 MBWe are excited to have Cyrus Khambatta, PhD in Nutritional Biochemistry and Robby Barbaro, MPH, authors of Mastering Diabetes and MasteringDiabetes.org join us this week for a provocative discussion about diet and diabetes. They are both type 1 diabetics and surprisingly thriving on vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, mushrooms, nuts, seeds, herbs, and spices. Don't miss this episode!
E018-Interview with Cathy Naughton, MD, FACS
February 18, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 96.7 MBDr Cathy Naughton is director of the Center for Sexual Health at Metropolitan Urological Specialists, a medical facility dedicated to the management of male infertility, urinary incontinence, and sexual dysfunction. Join us as we unpack the roll of diet on sexual function.
E017-Interview with Penn Jillette
February 11, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 104 MBIt's a marathon interview with Penn Jillette and we'll explore some areas of his weight loss and other adventures we haven't discussed elsewhere. We're excited to bring you this promiscuous Penn's Sunday School & Science and Saucery podcast!
E016-Macroconfusion - Dropping Protein, Carbohydrate, and Fat Groups
February 04, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 72.8 MBWe call it macroconfusion and in this episode we try to unpack the macronutrient conundrum that leads us to poor choices. If you're tired of food advice changing weekly, then you'll love this new framework for discussing food.
E015-Interview with Kevin Jessop: Measuring Metabolism
January 28, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 87 MBThis week Kevin Jessop, Director of Education and Training at COSMED, joins us to discuss metabolism. He's set metabolic labs at research institutions, athletic training facilities, and hospitals around the world, including his time working for Apple creating the lab that collected data for the Apple watch. Sit less, be more active, and exercise!
E014-Interview with James Wilks, Producer, The Game Changers
January 21, 2020 06:00 - 36 minutes - 43.1 MBThis week we talk with James Wilks about his journey from professional MMA fighter to Producer for the documentary, The Game Changers. We will cover a wide range of topics from tradeoffs with athletics and healthspan to some of the amazing content that ended on the cutting room floor.
E013-Plant-Based Thailand
January 14, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutes - 42 MBJoin us for this special edition of Science and Saucery from beautiful Thailand! We just finished our 2020 Plant-Based Thai Culinary Retreat and we'll share some of the observations and lessons we continue to learn from the amazing land of smiles.
E012-Today is Nothing. Today is Everything - John Henny Interview
January 07, 2020 06:00 - 53 minutes - 62.7 MBWe are talking to John Henny today about his phenomenal 140 lb transformation. John has helped thousands of singers and voice teacher reach their singing and teaching goals over the last 25 years. His students have won Grammys, starred in major musicals, and are among the industry's most successful teachers. Two years later, John has maintained his loss and we'll weave that success into a permanent lifestyle transformation. His success is much like the classic album rock of food and eating a...
E011-You're Not Broken
December 31, 2019 06:00 - 49 minutes - 58.9 MBHow would your world change if you wake up and realize that you are completely in control? You're not broken and you can make the changes you desire happen with the right plate. Join us today as we sift through the downsides of diagnosis and the limiting mindset that keeps diet success just out of reach.
E010-Winter Is Here: Metabolic Winter Hypothesis
December 24, 2019 06:00 - 36 minutes - 43 MBBrrrrrr... The Healthspan Solution is here and so is the first day of winter! Today we look into some of the background on The Metabolic Winter Hypothesis (bit.ly/WinterNeverComes). Gloves before sweater will make you FEEL better. Join us for our coolest podcast of the year.
E009-The Healthspan Solution Publishes TODAY!
December 17, 2019 06:00 - 26 minutes - 31.5 MBToday is THE day! We've been waiting for this for a while. Come hang out and listen to some of our last minute raw thoughts about the writing process, our favorite recipes, and how we might come together as a community. Our book is finally here. Thank you for your support. We are extremely grateful to all of you out there that have helped make this possible.
E008-Interview Michael Greger, MD from Nutritionfacts.org
December 10, 2019 06:00 - 39 minutes - 47.3 MBDr. Michael Greger is the voice and brains behind NutritionFacts.org and we managed to grab him just in time for an interview as his NEW book, How Not to Diet, hits the street on December 10th, 2019. We discuss snake oil, dietetics, and chronic overnutrition on this episode. Did you take your B12 today? Wait until the very end to hear how you can tap into the amazing cache of journal articles used for How Not to Diet!
E007-Interview David Sinclair - Harvard Professor of Genetics
December 03, 2019 06:00 - 56 minutes - 66.4 MBThis week we speak with scientist-author, David Sinclair about his latest work on healthspan and longevity. His book, Lifespan Why We Age- and Why We Don't Have To is a New York Times Best Seller. We will talk about the various genetic and dietary underpinnings of healthspan along with some of the promising new pharmacological interventions on the near horizon.
E006-Let The Food Festivities Begin
November 26, 2019 06:00 - 47 minutes - 56.3 MBIt's the beginning of the annual food fest. This week we'll discuss strategies for the handling the holidays and the deluge of eating events. We'll also share some things for which we are grateful. We're just weeks from The Healthspan Solution publish date and we'll be sharing some recipes for download that will be perfect for parties and keeping your diet on track through the new year.
Food Distractions
November 19, 2019 16:12 - 32 minutes - 38.3 MBThis week we dig into food distractions. Is it fresh or frozen? How do food labels move us and why you might want to remove some of the barriers to picking produce, especially when getting started. It's a conversation about vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, mushrooms, nuts, seeds, herbs and spices.
E005-Food Distractions
November 19, 2019 16:12 - 32 minutes - 38.3 MBThis week we dig into food distractions. Is it fresh or frozen? How do food labels move us and why you might want to remove some of the barriers to picking produce, especially when getting started. It's a conversation about vegetables, fruits, whole grains, legumes, mushrooms, nuts, seeds, herbs and spices.
E004-Healthspan - 30% Less Monkey Chow
November 12, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutes - 41.5 MBThis week we begin to define Healthspan. Mild cold stress doesn't require freezing your ass off and dietary restriction isn't starvation. How much activity is enough? And what about 30% less monkey chow, what's up with that?
Healthspan - 30% Less Monkey Chow
November 12, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutes - 41.5 MBThis week we begin to define Healthspan. Mild cold stress doesn't require freezing your ass off and dietary restriction isn't starvation. How much activity is enough? And what about 30% less monkey chow, what's up with that?
E003-Games People Play With Food
November 05, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutes - 41.4 MBThis week we are discussing those crazy food rules that seem to creep into our lives. What does it take to succeed? Why is staying on the plan so difficult when traveling? Do you plan your vacation days around eating? Let's laugh together at those games people play with food.
Games People Play With Food
November 05, 2019 06:00 - 34 minutes - 41.4 MBThis week we are discussing those crazy food rules that seem to creep into our lives. What does it take to succeed? Why is staying on the plan so difficult when traveling? Do you plan your vacation days around eating? Let's laugh together at those games people play with food.
Compared to what?
October 29, 2019 17:00 - 33 minutes - 39.9 MBIn this episode we explore how our view of food and nutrition has changed over the last 15-20 years, especially the deficiency mindset. We talk about inclusive versus exclusive diet definition and the fed versus the fasted state. Is moderation the key to success or is it the well worn path to mediocrity? Join us for another Science and Saucery.
E002-Compared to what?
October 29, 2019 17:00 - 33 minutes - 39.9 MBIn this episode we explore how our view of food and nutrition has changed over the last 15-20 years, especially the deficiency mindset. We talk about inclusive versus exclusive diet definition and the fed versus the fasted state. Is moderation the key to success or is it the well worn path to mediocrity? Join us for another Science and Saucery.