In this episode of Peak Human, Brian Sanders sits down with physician, athlete, and author Dr. Jaime Seeman to discuss what it really takes to become "hard to kill."

Dr. Seeman is a practicing OB-GYN, former Mrs. Nebraska, competitive athlete, and metabolic health advocate. After struggling with her own metabolic issues, including prediabetes and hypothyroidism, she transformed her health through diet, strength training, and lifestyle changes.

Together, Brian and Dr. Seeman explore how metabolic dysfunction develops, why muscle is one of the most powerful tools for longevity, and why focusing on nutrients instead of calories may be the key to fixing modern health problems.

They also dive into women's metabolic health, perimenopause, visceral fat, and the role of diet evolution—from ketogenic to carnivore to a flexible real-food approach.

This conversation breaks down the science of human nutrition and performance while offering practical strategies for living stronger, longer, and healthier.

Show Notes

04:00 – Why modern medicine focuses on treatment instead of prevention

07:00 – The growing movement for metabolic health

11:00 – Diet tribes vs. real food

12:00 – Dr. Seeman's personal metabolic health journey

15:00 – Keto, carnivore, and evolving diets

18:00 – The Sapien lifestyle: eating like humans evolved to eat

20:00 – Women's hormones, carbs, and the menstrual cycle

23:00 – Fasted training and metabolic flexibility

27:00 – Nutrient density vs calorie counting

31:00 – Muscle: the most overlooked organ in medicine

33:00 – Visceral fat and hidden metabolic disease

35:00 – Beauty and nutrition

42:00 – C-sections, childbirth, and the infant microbiome

​​After a short break, Peak Human returns with a powerful conversation about one of the biggest problems in modern healthcare: the sick care system.

For decades, the system has been structured around treating illness rather than maintaining health. Incentives are misaligned across the entire industry, from insurance companies and employers to doctors and digital health startups. Despite technological advances, healthcare costs continue rising while population health declines.

In this episode, Aneil, a scientist, investor, and systems thinker, introduces a bold alternative: the Lifespan Model. Drawing on experience in biotechnology, Silicon Valley startups, digital health investing, and incentive design, Aneil explains how healthcare could be rebuilt around the simple idea that people should be rewarded for keeping others healthy.

Instead of replacing the current system overnight, the Lifespan Model proposes a parallel structure, one that aligns financial incentives with longevity, prevention, and long-term wellbeing.

If implemented, this model could transform healthcare from a trillion-dollar illness industry into a system that actually rewards health.

00:00 – Peak Human Returns & Show Updates
04:30 – Aneil's Background in Science and Startups
08:30 – Systems Thinking and Incentive Design
10:30 – Why the Healthcare System Is Broken
14:30 – The Incentive Problem in Medicine
17:00 – Employer-Based Health Insurance Issues
19:00 – Why Digital Health Hasn't Fixed Healthcare
21:00 – The Technologist's Journey Through Healthcare
23:30 – How Incentives Shape Entire Systems
26:00 – Introducing the Lifespan Model
29:30 – Learning From the Life Insurance Industry
33:00 – Aligning Financial Incentives With Health
36:30 – The Role of Lifespan Agents
40:00 – Technology's Role in Preventive Health
43:00 – Building a Parallel Health System
47:00 – Challenges to Implementing the Model
51:00 – The Future of Healthcare Incentives

Will Harris is known for his pioneering regenerative agriculture practices. The episode explores Harris's journey from traditional farming to regenerative agriculture, the economic challenges, and the impact on land, community, and ecosystems. Harris shares insights from his experiences, including his transition away from chemical-dependent farming and the development of vertically integrated operations. They discuss the benefits of regenerative practices, the difficulties in marketing and scaling, as well as the broader implications for nutrition and sustainability. Lastly, the episode addresses the sustainability of feeding the world through regenerative practices, emphasizing local community support and the long-term generational benefits. 

05:10 Introduction to Will Harris 

09:05 Challenges and Evolution in Farming Practices 

29:43 The Impact of Erosion on Soil Health 

30:09 Scientific Comparison: Monocrop vs. Diverse Ecosystem 

30:48 Economic Challenges of Transitioning to Regenerative Farming

 31:49 The Rise of Grass-Fed Beef and Market Challenges

 33:00 Educating Consumers on Grass-Fed Beef

 35:03 The Influence of Propaganda on Food Choices 

42:18 The Role of Debt in Farm Management

 44:15 Challenges in Poultry Farming

 50:31 The Benefits of Regenerative Agriculture 

53:31 Feeding the World Sustainably

 01:00:20 Reflections on the Future of Regenerative Farming