Popular podcaster Joe Rogan was left aghast when a celebrity health coach told him that common cooking oils may trigger cancer and dementia.
During last Friday’s episode of “The Joe Rogan Experience,” coach Gary Brecka zeroed in on seed oils like sunflower, canola, corn, and grapeseed oil. According to him, these oils are unhealthy and dangerous “chemically altered toxins” capable of triggering cancer and dementia.
“These aren’t natural oils — they’re industrial byproducts,” he said. “They’re full of neurotoxins that damage your brain and carcinogens that contribute to cancer. We’re literally cooking our food in poison.”
He added that these oils are produced using high heat and chemicals like hexane, which is made from crude oil. The production process naturally leaves behind harmful residue that people wind up eating.
Repulsed by what he’d heard, Rogan responded, “That process is so vile.”
But critics say Brecka is exaggerating things.
“Independent experts said that while there is some emerging evidence that seed oils may be linked to cancer, the research is not definitive and Brecka’s links between the oils and chronic diseases were a ‘gross oversimplification,'” according to the Daily Mail.
Some even say he’s a “fraudster.”
Biggest fraudster grifter in nutrition/health (or whatever “hacking” industry he considers himself in) today I’m so sick of hearing this guys name and people asking me about him. Clear and obvious bullshitter https://t.co/B95NG4yWaE
— Matt Brown (@IamTheImmortal) April 4, 2024
He’s also previously been accused of selling fake cancer cures for over $100,000.
“The evidence behind all of this [his claims of curing cancer] is weak at best,” board-certified physician Dr. Jared Ross told the Daily Mail.
Brecka also boasts a criminal history.
“In 2017, Brecka was arrested for theft – although the charges were soon dropped,” the Daily Mail notes. “He has also been named in two lawsuits. One in 2011 was brought by Concord Capital Management, in which a default judgment of almost $1 million was brought against Mr. Brecka for money he owed.”
However, for every critic, there are plenty of folks who stand by Brecka and his unorthodox brand of science.
Case in point:
Absolutely love Gary Brecka.
— Deki (@DekiPi314) September 17, 2024
What….my husband lost 40 pounds and is off his diabetes meds following some of Breckas protocols. Guessing you are jealous???
— Sandy Sheehan (@crazysandy66) April 5, 2024
I’ve been doing what he recommends and I’m down 70lbs in the last 18 months. My blood work is at optimal levels and I feel fuckin great. I haven’t bought shit from him. All free
— Justin B (@justincbuendia) April 5, 2024
Maybe he’s a product grifter but some of the obvious things he preaches behind sunlight, oxygen, clean water and clean food needs to be reiterated to people these days in this chemical wasteland we live in.
— VTheChange (@VTheChange1) April 4, 2024
he’s not selling anything. he is speaking the truth. you need sunlight, good nutrition, exercise, grounding. thats all he really preaches. he gives me bad vibes but those 4 things are just factually crucial for health
— Bob (@Dan00443756) April 4, 2024
I disagree. There are people who are way worse, and he does seem knowledgeable when he’s explaining things. He also says you can do everything at home yourself without buying anything from him. Most grifters claim to have unique knowledge or products etc. that you need.
— Myamoto Musashi (@M3yamotoMusashi) April 4, 2024
Brecka’s most famous client was Ultima Fighting Championship CEO and president Dana White, whom he reportedly helped lose weight and get his health back in order.
“Today is 2 years since I started my health journey with @garybrecka thanks for changing my life my brother!!!” White wrote on Instagram last June.
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Brecka later told Rogan about the protocol he’d placed White on.
“He’s on hormone therapy… he went on a strict ketogenic diet, he got a red light therapy bed, he got a PMF mat, he did start doing cold plunging and he does use something called hypermax multi-step oxygen therapy,” Brecka said. “‘He didn’t drink, we cut all the white flour, white rice, white bread, white pasta completely out of his diet. And sugars of all kinds.”
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V. Saxena is a staff writer with a decade of experience as a professional writer, and a lifetime of experience as an avid news junkie. He holds a degree in computer technology from Purdue University. Saxena also contributes to BizPac Review.
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