Phillip Meece (@TheCarnivoreBar) is the creator of The Carnivore Bar, A Zero Carb High Fat Meat Bar, along with his wife Merry Ellen.

I first had a chance to try The Carnivore Bar at the Boulder Carnivore Conference and I loved it. Phillip is not sponsoring the show and I don’t get any money for this. I’m just a huge fan of a high integrity entrepreneur creating an awesome product for the carnivore community!

Phillip is a former combat medic, having served in Afghanistan in 2011. He was inspired by the horrific nutrition from the soldiers he cared for and that he sees now everywhere as a civilian.

Paul Saladino (@PaulSaladinoMD) is a classically trained MD, as well as a functional medicine practitioner. He received his MD from the University of Arizona in 2015 and has a IFMCP as well.

He went on to residency at the University of Washington in psychiatry. His interests include the autoimmune basis of psychiatric illness, connections between the microbiome and mental health, and nutritional biochemistry. In his practice he is passionate about understanding and correcting the roots of disease.

Paul most recently has taken an interest in the carnivore diet as an intervention for health.

Ash Simmonds (@CarnivoresCreeds or High Steaks on Twitter) is a long-term carnivore, nutrition BS dispeller, science synthesizer, internet personality, and computer programmer. Ash is the author of the Amazon bestseller Principia Ketogenica, a Compendium Of Science Literature On The Benefits of Low Carb and Ketogenic Diets. He also authors HighSteaks.com, a wiki and treasure trove of ketogenic and carnivore information, as well as his personal blog Ashsimmonds.com.

This episode is a bit different than others where I interview top researchers, doctors, and long-term carnivore veterans. Last week I attended the first ever Boulder Carnivore Conference, hosted by Amber O'Hearn, where I had a chance to meet and listen to talks by Shawn Baker, Amber O'Hearn, Siobhan Huggins, Dr. Georgia Ede, Mikhaila Peterson, Peter Ballerstadt, and many more! Here I discuss my takeaways and the overall great time I had at the conference.

Mark Smelly Bell (@MarkSmellyBell) is the meathead millionaire who has leveraged a successful powerlifting career into a multi-million dollar business empire. You may know him from his brother's movie (Chris Bell), Bigger Faster Stronger. Mark is the mind behind the War on Carbs, the creator of the Slingshot and other weightlifting gear and apparel, he owns and operates the Super Training Gym, dubbed “The Strongest Gym In The West” and largest free gym in the world, and is the host of the Power Project Podcast. Mark has recently undertaken a carnivore diet for the month of January.

Michael Goldstein (@bitstein) is a carnivore and bitcoin maximilist. He's cohost of the Noded Bitcoin Podcast, President of the Satoshi Nakamoto Institute. Most listeners will know his site JustMeat.co, which is a carefully curated set of resources and links about all-meat, zero carb diets, as well a MeatHeals.com, which is a collection of carnivore case studies from folks overcoming a variety of diseases.

Chris 'Boar' Bell (@BigStrongFast) is a director, producer and writer, best known for his documentaries Bigger, Stronger, Faster, Leaf of Faith, Trophy Kids, and Prescription Thugs. He's also a carnivore and a co-host of the Better Stronger Faster Podcast with William Shewfelt.

Christopher Sontag (@CarnivoreBarber) has been on a weight loss roller coaster his whole life. He’s gone from 350 lbs to 220 to 180 then back 375 lbs and today sits at 227 lbs thanks to carnivore. Through his zero carb carnivore approach and fasting, Chris is finally healthy, happy, and following a more sustainable approach.

Dr. Brianna Stubbs (@BriannaStubbs) has a PhD in ketone metabolism from the University of Oxford and is the research lead at HVMN, a ketone ester drink and nootropics company in San Francisco. Brianna is also world-champion rower who won two gold medals for Great Britain in the lightweight women's double and quadruple sculls, as well as winning the Oxford-Cambridge boat race twice. She's the youngest person to row across the English channel at age 12.

Alex Danes (@VincentNinja68) is a kinesiology major at Cal State University Fresno who is disillusioned by the fitness industry. He's been on a LCHF diet for 8 years and routinely has used keto for cutting down to lower body fat percentages while weight lifting and intermittent fasting. He's also a moderator on r/Ketoscience, a self-proclaimed former chef, geek, and forever a student.