This episode of the Dr. K Show Dr. Michael Karlfeldt interviews Dr. Wayne "The Mango Man" Pickering, a naturopathic physician from Daytona Beach, Florida, who specializes in food combining and nutrition. Dr. Pickering brings impressive credentials including 25 published books, over 100 CDs, and expertise gained from overcoming a death prognosis at age 30 to become a healthy 72-year-old triathlete. The conversation centers on his philosophy that proper nutrition and food combining can eliminate most digestive issues and health problems that people commonly experience. Dr. Pickering introduces his "A NEW START" framework - nine essential components for lifelong health: Attitude, Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunshine, Tenacity, Air, Rest, and Temperance. He emphasizes that attitude leads the list because "you're healthy automatically by design, and sick only by default." His nutrition philosophy revolves around five key principles: eating foods in season, eating foods suited to your environment, combining foods properly, consuming more raw than cooked foods, and respecting the acid-alkaline balance in the body. The core of the discussion focuses on food combining, which Dr. Pickering defines as eating foods in compatible combinations to ensure proper digestion. He explains that different foods require different digestive environments - proteins need acid while starches need alkaline conditions. When these are mixed, the digestive system becomes confused, leading to gas, heartburn, and other uncomfortable symptoms. His three fundamental "commandments" of food combining are: don't mix proteins and starches, don't eat fruits and vegetables together, and eat melons alone. Dr. Pickering argues that most common health complaints - from heartburn and gas to headaches and skin problems - stem from improper food combining. He describes how people typically treat these symptoms with various medications and products rather than addressing the root cause through proper nutrition. By following food combining principles, he claims people can eliminate the need for antacids, pain relievers, deodorants, and other products used to mask the effects of poor digestion. He challenges listeners to try proper food combining for a month to experience the transformative benefits firsthand. Dr. Wayne "The Mango Man" Pickering, a 72-year-old naturopathic physician and triathlete, discusses his expertise in food combining and nutrition on Dr. Michael Karlfeld'ts show. He presents the "A NEW START" framework with nine essential health components - Attitude, Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunshine, Tenacity, Air, Rest, and Temperance - emphasizing that attitude is the foundation because "you're healthy automatically by design, and sick only by default". Food combining involves eating compatible food combinations to ensure proper digestion, based on the principle that proteins require acidic environments while starches need alkaline conditions. His three fundamental "commandments" of food combining are: don't mix proteins and starches, don't eat fruits and vegetables together, and eat melons alone or leave them alone. Dr. Pickering argues that most common health issues like heartburn, gas, headaches, and skin problems result from improper food combining, and can be eliminated by following proper nutritional principles rather than treating symptoms with medications.
This episode of the Dr. K Show Dr. Michael Karlfeldt interviews Dr. Wayne "The Mango Man" Pickering, a naturopathic physician from Daytona Beach, Florida, who specializes in food combining and nutrition. Dr. Pickering brings impressive credentials including 25 published books, over 100 CDs, and expertise gained from overcoming a death prognosis at age 30 to become a healthy 72-year-old triathlete. The conversation centers on his philosophy that proper nutrition and food combining can eliminate most digestive issues and health problems that people commonly experience. Dr. Pickering introduces his "A NEW START" framework - nine essential components for lifelong health: Attitude, Nutrition, Exercise, Water, Sunshine, Tenacity, Air, Rest, and Temperance. He emphasizes that attitude leads the list because "you're healthy automatically by design, and sick only by default."
His nutrition philosophy revolves around five key principles: eating foods in season, eating foods suited to your environment, combining foods properly, consuming more raw than cooked foods, and respecting the acid-alkaline balance in the body. The core of the discussion focuses on food combining, which Dr. Pickering defines as eating foods in compatible combinations to ensure proper digestion. He explains that different foods require different digestive environments - proteins need acid while starches need alkaline conditions. When these are mixed, the digestive system becomes confused, leading to gas, heartburn, and other uncomfortable symptoms. His three fundamental "commandments" of food combining are: don't mix proteins and starches, don't eat fruits and vegetables together, and eat melons alone.
Dr. Pickering argues that most common health complaints - from heartburn and gas to headaches and skin problems - stem from improper food combining. He describes how people typically treat these symptoms with various medications and products rather than addressing the root cause through proper nutrition. By following food combining principles, he claims people can eliminate the need for antacids, pain relievers, deodorants, and other products used to mask the effects of poor digestion. He challenges listeners to try proper food combining for a month to experience the transformative benefits firsthand.