#96 - Salty Secrets: Your Key To Mastering Cravings with Dr. James DiNicolantonio

Hi, my name is Jorge Cruise and I'm the number one New York Times bestselling author and leading fitness, nutrition, and peak performance trainer to the world's busiest celebrities. You may have seen my work with Oprah Winfrey, Khloe Kardashian, Tyra Banks, Kelly Clarkson, or even Dr. Oz. My career started because in my early 20s I was out of control and addicted to sweets, carbs, and salty snacks. And experts told me to simply count calories to get control. They were wrong. My passion to get control of my hunger led me to find simple ways backed by science that would turn off physical hunger as well as my emotional eating instantly. And I know I can help you too. Welcome to the Jorge Cruise Show. Happy Wednesday, everyone. It's November 25th. It's the day before Thanksgiving. Tomorrow is our Turkey Day. Who's ready for that, guys? I'm Jorge Cruise and welcome to the Jorge Cruise Show. This is the number one podcast to help you get radical control over your sugar, carb, and salty snack food addictions. I was someone who used to suffer from that and I was overweight for many, many years. And it's been my passion for the last 20 years to write books on the subject on how to shortcut, how to lose weight, how to get healthy, how to improve everything about our well-being. And on today's podcast, we, We are going to talk about my latest biohack that's going to be a part of my 19-day challenge that starts next week on November 30th, on Monday, and it's about sodium. Because I'll tell you, most of us when we think about hunger control have been told for the last 20 years or more to bulk up on fiber, that we need fiber supplements, fiber pills, and we need to eat high-fiber, low-fat, low-calorie foods that will fill us up and cause us to be controlled on— in the sense of our hunger and our weight. Well, what if I could tell you right now that everything we've been taught is completely wrong and that the key to controlling hunger, to have zero hunger, is really about understanding that we are not getting enough sodium in our diet and that sodium is really the fix. Now, next month I'm going to be interviewing the author, Dr. James, of this book. Check it out if you're on YouTube or on IG. The Salt Fix book by Dr. James is incredible. It's one of the books that has changed my thinking. It's part of really a biohack to turn off hunger, and it has allowed me, for example, over the last couple of months to be able to do OMAD, which stands for one meal a day, without feeling hungry. And I do 4 simple drinks every day throughout the day, and then I have my one big meal, which is made of a high-fat, high-protein diet, which really turns off hunger as well. But this sodium drink that I'm going to talk about today with you guys is really a biohack that truly, sincerely turns off hunger. And it does it in a way that is natural for our body, in a way that feels great and gives us energy. So all that on today's show. We're talking about why fiber doesn't work and how sodium, just a little bit more, is going to transform your health and turn off your hunger forever. Now, before we get to today's show, guys, I got to give a shout out and thanks to our sponsors. We're brought to you by Primal Kitchen. Primal Kitchen was created by my mentor Mark Sisson, and in a nutshell, he's 67 years young and is probably, for his age, not just the sexiest man I know, but he's also the most high-energy man I've ever met, and he does it all with avocado oil. He's the creator of Primal Kitchen, which really started off as an avocado salad dressing company and now has mayonnaise and many other products, but the thing about avocado oil, anti-inflammatory. And almost every salad dressing and, and, um, mayonnaise out there is made with soybean oil or canola oil or corn oil even. 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And what we need to understand is that sodium is so important to regulating our hunger. Now, so many of us have been told it's not sodium, and if anything, to avoid sodium because it gives us high blood pressure, can hurt our heart. It's something to be avoided. And I'll tell you, ever since I've embraced sodium in my life in the last couple of months, my hunger has been completely turned off. I think of it as an off switch. Now, this is one of the main components in Element Drink, the one we just talked about, that Dr., uh, or rather Robb Wolf— he's not a doctor, but Robb Wolf has created in his product. And that's why I endorse that product, and we talk about it on the show. But you can make your own simply by using salt. And so I brought this to show you here. Check this out. If you're on YouTube or on Instagram, it's just a jar of sea salt. This is Redmond's Real Salt. And all you need to turn off hunger for up to 3 hours is 1/4 of a teaspoon of the fine sea salt. That's 1,000 milligrams of sea salt. That's it. You put that in 32 ounces of water and you have like a magic potion to turn off hunger. Now, obviously it's gonna taste salty and it's not gonna have any flavors like Robb Wolf's does, But it gives you the power to turn off hunger effectively. Now, one of the things I love about Robb Wolf's Element drink is that it also includes magnesium and potassium, which is very important to turn off hunger as well. But for the most part, 1,000 milligrams of sodium, which is 1/4 of a teaspoon, write that down. This is a fine salt. So if you have fine salt, very lightly, kind of like almost powdery, salty, sandy salt, 1/4 teaspoon. Now, if it's coarse salt, you'll need a little more, about 1/2 teaspoon of coarse salt, more chunkier salt, if that makes sense. But 1/4 of fine sea salt is all you need in 32 ounces of water. What I typically do is have that 3 to 4 times in the day up until dinner time. Now, for me, I have dinner around 5 o'clock, sometimes as early as 3 o'clock, and so I'll have one around 6 o'clock, 32 ounces of water with 1,000 1,000 milligrams of sodium, then I'll do that 2 hours later, 2 to 3 hours later, and I'll continue to do that every 2 to 3 hours as I'm hungry to turn off hunger. And literally, the 32 ounces of water with the 1,000 milligrams of sodium turns off hunger better than anything I've ever discovered, way better than fiber, without all that mess too. Because without, without the fiber, you're not going to be going to the bathroom, as, as you can imagine, all the time. Using your, um, bowels to push out all that fiber. This is sodium that will give you energy, that'll charge up your body. It'll give you mad energy. It's what I do before I go to the gym. Typically when I go to the gym, if I'm there for an hour, I'll take 2 32-ounce bottles of water with me, with each half a teaspoon or 1/4 of a teaspoon if it's the fine sea salt, into the gym with me. And I absolutely love it because it gives me that energy I need at the gym while I'm fasting. And the great thing is it's going to allow you to do OMAD, which is one meal a day. Now we're going to talk about this if you're part of my 19-day challenge, which starts this Monday, November 30th. If you haven't signed up, I want you to sign up as it is absolutely the must community to join. It's a 19-day challenge, totally free. Just need to go to zerohungerplan.com. That's Z-E-R-O-H-U-N-G-E-R-P-L-A-N.com. Zerohungerplan.com, and you'll sign up for free. We still have space. I'm opening it up, and I would love, love to have you there, because I'll guide you on how to do this. We'll make this together. I'll teach you the actual nutritional component in the sense of how to break your fast with high protein, high fat. I'll teach you how to use exercise to turn off emotional eating, and we're also going to talk about mindfulness to turn off your mind when you think you're hungry and you're just bored or stressed out, how to turn that off in here. Because a lot of the times because that's when we eat is when we're sad or overwhelmed or anxious. And so I'll teach you the mindfulness, I'll teach you the movement, the exercise, the HIIT training that you're going to need as well to turn off your mind and also bolster your serotonin and dopamine levels. So it's a very comprehensive plan. Again, we start this Monday, November 30th, after Turkey Day, obviously. And so if you have questions, guys, I want you to know that you can text me. I just, I want you to remember that I have a text community and a lot of you guys have joined that, I want to remind you right now, if there's a question on the podcast that you have, or you have a question regarding the challenge or anything, you can text me at the following phone number. It's area code 424-228-9548. I'm going to say it again. Text me right now if you have any questions. Join my text family community, area code 424-228-9548. If you have questions about this, obviously you can post comments below if you want as well. And just better yet, just text me direct and let me know what you think about this.. And please sign up for the Zero Hunger Plan Challenge. It's going to transform your life. We're not going to be taking any fiber pills. We're not going to be using fiber. There's no need for it. You're going to turn off hunger with sodium, and these trace mineral electrolytes are going to transform your life and give you the hunger control that you've never had. So I hope this makes good sense, guys. I want you to share today's podcast with at least 3 loved ones that are struggling with sugar, carbs and salty snack food addictions, tell them to listen to this podcast, listen to this guy. He's an author, his name is Jorge Cruise. He's kind of out there, but he's got a plan that he says works. And I can tell you, I've worked with people like Khloe Kardashian, with Oprah Winfrey, I've been on the Dr. Oz Show, I've been on every show known to man for the last 20 years. I've written a lot of books out there, and I'll tell you, this is the most revolutionary information I've discovered in my entire 25 years as a trainer and 20 years as a author. And remember, check out this book by Dr. James. I'm going to hold it up on the screen. Check it out. It's called The Salt Fix. Google it, get it on Amazon. The Salt Fix. It's an incredible book that'll tell you that everything we've learned about salt is wrong and how salt is our friend. Sodium is our friend and will help us turn off hunger and help us stay young and healthy and help us stay energized without any calories at all. Guys, it's that simple., but that powerful. So I hope that makes good sense, guys. I want you to go out there and have an incredible Turkey Day tomorrow. I'll be back tomorrow on Turkey Day. We're gonna talk a little bit about what to eat, how to eat a high-fat, high-protein diet, especially when it comes to Thanksgiving, but just for the rest of your life as well. We'll be back with that tomorrow. But until then, please share today's podcast with 3 loved ones, and I'll see you then. Peace and purpose. Well, I hope you enjoyed today's show, guys. I sure did. And, uh, I'm excited that, uh, you're listening and more importantly, hopefully sharing the podcast with loved ones, because I can tell you, taking control of your hunger, uh, is so important. It's the number one thing that sabotages all good intentions, uh, whether you're trying to eat well, exercise well, stay mindful. I can tell you, being able to turn off Hunger is critical. And with that said, guys, I want to extend an invitation to you right now to join my 19-day challenge for free. This will be the only time in 2020 that I'll be doing this, guys, so join it. It starts on November 30th. It is the first Monday in November, uh, right after Thanksgiving, and I would love to have you and some loved ones join us. We have space available. You just need to go to zerohunger.com Zerohungerplan.com. That's what with the Z, Z-E-R-O, hungerplan.com. Check it out. It just takes a few minutes to fill out a survey I have. And then as my thank you to you, you get access to this 19-day plan where I'll be coaching you for 19 days live on Zoom. Uh, we are going to be at about 200 people on the plan. There may be a couple people extra. I'm inviting some VIPs as well. And more importantly, you'll have a community. Of support for 19 days. I'll lead it, but you're going to meet some incredible people. And you know, the greatest lesson I think I've ever learned is that who you're with is who you become. And if you need that kind of nurturing environment where people are thinking positively and moving forward and, and understanding that what we've been taught is wrong, that counting calories doesn't work, Zero Hunger is the plan for you guys. And I hope More importantly, it'll become a lifestyle for you and something that you can do for the rest of your life so you keep the weight off and you stay at optimal health so you can work better, live a better day, and, and just enjoy life again. So if that sounds good, guys, I'll see you soon. Go to zerohungerplan.com. Thanks so much. Take care. Peace and purpose.