Eating organic & liver health - Men's Wellbeing Summit podcast with JP from Organic Nation

This is a really important conversation.

In this kōrero, I talk to my friend JP, John Pellew, from Organic Nation NZ - an organic store and online shop in Frankton, Hamilton, New Zealand. JP and I go way back to the fishing days, me with Epic and him with YeeHaa Fishing tackle - we reflect a little on those days and our origin. The tail end of that JP was struggling with his health and leaned into organics and a plant based diet to heal. We’ve both ended up in the wellbeing space , unknown to each other, and have linked back together to collab. JP generously came on as a major sponsor for the 2025 Aotearoa Men’s Wellbeing Summit. This discussion has many threads: -Starting Organic Nation -John’s decision to go organic -Why are veges so good for you? -Photosynthesis, and the processing plants use to convery light energy, drawing up minerals, vitamins from the earth to produce compounds and phytochemicals. -Our relentless need for Satiety, and how feeling full doesn’t clean the body -The work of the Liver, and Liver Health - when does the liver get to cleanse? -Appropriating the right food for the right time of day -Plant based versus keto/paleo and how you might bring all three together -A staged and tailored approach based on where you are at in your health journey - no one size fits all -The livers key role in filtering toxins, and immunity and hormone production -How the liver cleans and filters from 3am in the morning until midday -Ketogenic and paleo as a good transition diet from processed food to clean living -Flavour and John’s saying “those who chase flavour, chase their demise” -JP’s love of rockclimbing and fishing and what he takes to snack on -Fasting - when does a true fast kick in? -The parts of the liver and the critical role it plays in filtering blood, processing hormones, and over 2000 tasks in anyone day -What is passed down in our DNA and bloodline from our ancestors -Katiakitanga and looking after the land where we leave, regardless of whether we plan to stay there forever - food forests, planting trees and gardening/getting your hands ditry -Seasonal eating -Mircobiome - understanding what is real microbiome -Methylation and how it is done in the body by probiotics -Vitamin B12 - how it is one of the most important vitamins for neurological health and what is animal vs human Vitamin B12 -Acidity vs Alkaline - how too much vinegar, salt, pickles