In this episode of Hart2Heart, Dr. Mike Hart sits down with Kat Kanada a prominent conservative voice on X to discuss the current political landscape in Canada. Kat discusses her conservative awakening and her views on immigration, transgender issues, and the COVID-19 pandemic. Kat also talks about her experiences with censorship, her encounter with Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland on a plane, and the Reclaiming Canada Conference.

Guest Bio and Links:

Kat Kanada is a popular Canadian conservative social media personality and commentator. Known for her unapologetic stance and willingness to "troll the libs", Kat is an outspoken advocate for conservative values. Some of her key focuses include reducing immigration levels, protecting minors from gender transitions, promoting Canadian energy sources, and pushing back against censorship and government overreach.

Listeners can follow Kat Kanada on IG @katkanada_tm and on X @katkanada_tm

Show Notes:

• [0:00] Welcome back to Hart2Heart with Dr. Mike Hart

• [0:30] Kat's background on X and conservative views

• [3:00] Conservative awakening and the influence of a conservative media personality

• [4:00] Question: What do you see now as the thing that conservatives need to stand up for the most in Canada?

• [6:30] Immigration and transgender issues in Canada

• [8:00] Medical professionals silenced on transgender issues

• [10:00] COVID-19 lockdowns and their impact on society

• [15:00] Comparing Russia and Canada, censorship, and communism

• [21:00] Events with Tucker Carlson, Jordan B Peterson

• [30:00] Political climate in Canada and Pierre Poilievre

• [32:00] Housing crisis and doubling of rent prices, fiat currency

• [36:00] Final thoughts

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Dr. Mike Hart is a Cannabis Physician and Lifestyle Strategist. In April 2014, Dr. Hart became the first physician in London, Ontario to open a cannabis clinic. While Dr. Hart continues to treat patients at his clinic, his primary focus has shifted to correcting the medical cannabis educational gap that exists in the medical community.

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In this episode of Hart2Heart, Dr. Mike Hart sits down with Drew Manning, the fitness trainer famous for his Fit2Fat2Fit experiments. They discuss Drew's unique journey of intentionally gaining and losing weight to better understand the struggles of his clients. Drew also discusses the mental, physical, and emotional challenges he faced, like an identity crisis, lack of motivation, emotional eating after a breakup, lower testosterone, and others' judgments. These experiences gave Drew deep empathy and inspired his "conscious fitness" approach combining nutrition, exercise, breathwork, and inner work to create long-term change.

Guest Bio and Links:

Drew Manning is a personal trainer and author who went viral for gaining and losing 70+ lbs twice through his Fit2Fat2Fit experiments. His work now focuses on a "conscious fitness" approach combining fitness with breathwork, emotional healing and developing self-love.

Listeners can learn more about Drew at his website www.fit2fat2fit.com and on IG @fit2fat2fit

Mentions:

Stillness is the Key: An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life

Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

Show Notes:

• [0:00] Welcome back to the Hart2Heart Podcast with Dr. Mike Hart.

• [0:10] Introduction and background of today’s guest, Drew Manning

• [3:20] Drew's first Fit2Fat2Fit experiment

• [9:00] Challenges faced during the Fit2Fat2Fit experiment

• [9:30] Psychological and emotional impacts

• [14:30] Challenges of returning to the gym post-experiment

• [18:00] Perspectives of fat shaming and the lack of empathy in the fitness industry

• [23:00] Stillness is the Key: An Ancient Strategy for Modern Life

• [29:00] Atomic Habits: An Easy & Proven Way to Build Good Habits & Break Bad Ones

• [33:45] “What you're aware of, you're in control of, and what you're not aware of is in control of you.”

• [37:30] Second Fit2Fat2Fit experiment insights

• [43:30] Drew's current work with breathwork retreats

• [46:30] Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art

• [52:00] Future plans and closing thoughts

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Dr. Mike Hart is a Cannabis Physician and Lifestyle Strategist. In April 2014, Dr. Hart became the first physician in London, Ontario to open a cannabis clinic. While Dr. Hart continues to treat patients at his clinic, his primary focus has shifted to correcting the medical cannabis educational gap that exists in the medical community.

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In this episode of Hart2Heart, Dr. Mike Hart is joined by Dr. Nick Norwitz to dissect the controversial Oreo vs. Statin study along with his views on metabolic health as a cornerstone of overall wellness, the CICO model for dieting and weightloss and why it’s circular logic. Nick also discusses the evidence behind the ketogenic diet putting anorexia and other mental illnesses into remission.

Guest Bio and Links:

Nicholas G. Norwitz, PhD, MHP. Dr. Norwitz is pursuing his MD at Harvard Medical School. He received his bachelor’s degree in cellular biology from Dartmouth College in 2018, from where he graduated Valedictorian. He received the Goldwater Scholarship in 2016 as well as the Keasbey Memorial Scholarship in 2018, a merit scholarship that provided funding for his DPhil (PhD) at Oxford University in the UK. He completed his PhD in 2020 on the topic of ketogenics and neurodegenerative disease. He is also a certified metabolic health practitioner (MHP) with the Society of Metabolic Health practitioners.

Listeners can learn more about Nick’s work at his YouTube @nicknorwitzPhD and on X @nicknorwitz

Resources:

Oreo Cookie Treatment Lowers LDL Cholesterol More Than High-Intensity Statin therapy in a Lean Mass Hyper-Responder on a Ketogenic Diet: A Curious Crossover Experiment

Groundbreaking Study Reveals CRAZY Facts about LDL Cholesterol! Watch Now!

I Ate 4.5 lbs of Butter in 1 Week! 2 Unexpected Twists!

Stanford Mental Health Trial: https://youtu.be/Gpz_uOHluWo

Show Notes:

• [0:00] Welcome back to the Hart2Heart Podcast with Dr. Mike Hart

• [0:10] Dr. Hart introduces today’s guest, Dr. Nick Norwitz

• [1:30] “My life mission is to make metabolic health mainstream.”

• [4:00] NOT A JOKE: Oreos Can Lower LDL Cholesterol!

• [6:00] Study details, ethodology, and unexpected outcomes

• [19:00] Main conclusions from the Oreo study

• [22:00] Challenges in current metabolic research

• [33:00] Groundbreaking Study Reveals CRAZY Facts about LDL Cholesterol! Watch Now!

• [37:30] If everything else is in check what is the consequence of high LDL?

• [39:30] Trailblazing Stanford Trial Shows Keto Improves Serious Mental Illness - with Dr. Shebani Sethi

• [44:00] The role of the ketogenic diet in metabolic health

• [50:00] Interventions of anorexia with a ketogenic diet

• [52:00] Metabolic health interventions vs. pharmacological interventions

• [58:00] CICO Model - calories in calories out explained

• [1:05:00] Nick argues the CICO model is circular logic

• [1:20:00] Response to Layne on Oreo study

• [1:31:00] Stance on statins

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Dr. Mike Hart is a Cannabis Physician and Lifestyle Strategist. In April 2014, Dr. Hart became the first physician in London, Ontario to open a cannabis clinic. While Dr. Hart continues to treat patients at his clinic, his primary focus has shifted to correcting the medical cannabis educational gap that exists in the medical community.

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