A yoga instructor and professional equestrian turned personal trainer, Kem Minnick noticed a decline in her physical and health after years of veganism. Her personal quest for health revealed the importance of tryptophan, which is necessary for the production of serotonin in the brain. She realized that insufficient serotonin was a  root cause of her chronic physical ill-health and lack of mental clarity. Further personal experimentation proved to her that her vegan/vegetarian practice was the cause of her low serotonin. Something had to change.The Original Carnivore Swedish Bikini Chef, ex-Playboy model Kem Minnick talks her journey from being a drug addict and vegetarian, tryptophan deficiency, why a carnivore diet helps produce serotonin, and how she was introduced to the carnivore diet by the  man who was not only the brains behind the Grateful Dead's massive wall-of-sound speaker system, but also the country's largest LSD distributor, Stanley Owsley.Quick Guide1:03 Introduction03:24 What is tryptophan and how it functions in the body12:38 The relationship between carbohydrates and serotonin16:49 What her research with Wurtmans of MIT led her to discover20:57 Stanley Owsley 25:57 Her switch from vegan to carnivore40:44 Lessons from her research to write a book on serotonin49:29 The wisdom of Temple GrandinGet to know our guestThe Swedish bikini chef, Kem Minnick became a Playboy model at age 41. She advocates the carnivore diet and celebrates being marijuana-free for 12 years. She shares her journey in her book, "Eat Meat, Be Happy! Recipes for a More Meat Diet."“There are two different types of iron, non-heme iron, heme iron. We only get heme iron from animal proteins, meat, red meat, lamb and beef are our best sources. We've got to keep that in the female diet. We got to keep it in the diet of children in elementary school, junior high school, and we need to start talking about the absolute importance of it in preventing depression, in preventing anxiety with young women today.” - Kem MinnickConnect with herTwitter: https://twitter.com/kemminnickInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kemminnick/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7pd88HGD0hXf0fVjR6E0eQEpisode snippets4:28 - 5:19 - The effect of a tryptophan-deficient diet like veganism08:16 - 10:32 - Where do we get tryptophan and how it functions in the body17:37 - 19:48 - The importance of red meat in preventing depression23:49 - 24:33 - Why Stanley Owsley chose to be a carnivore27:50 - 29:09 - Her goal is to produce serotonin37:16 - 38:09 - As women age, they suck the life out of their tissues Contact Stay Off My Operating TableTweet with us: Dr. Ovadia: @iFixHearts Jack Heald: @JackHeald5 Learn more: Get Dr. Ovadia's book Stay Off My Operating Table on Amazon. Take Dr. Ovadia's metabolic health quiz: iFixHearts visit Dr. Ovadia's website: Ovadia Heart Health visit Jack Heald's website: CultYourBrand.com Theme Song : Rage AgainstWritten & Performed by Logan Gritton & Colin Gailey(c) 2016 Mercury Retro Recordings