Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
It shouldn’t be an original idea that eating is a spiritual act or that where our food comes from makes all the difference in our health because it does. Unfortunately, too few people believe food to be medicine for our bodies and souls although it is...
You won’t look at food the same way ever again after listening to Paul’s conversation with sacred hunter Mansal Denton, the mastermind behind wild, animal-based food producer Real Provisions, this week on Spirit Gym.
Check out Mansal on his Real Provisions website at realprovisions.com and at his Sacred Hunting website. Find him on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/mansaldenton and instagram.com/realprovisions . Read his essays on Substack at mansal.substack.com/about .
For Spirit Gym listeners: Spend more than $100 on Mansal’s Real Provisions products and receive a free bag of Wild Axis Deer Venison Chips and free shipping at realprovisions.com/chek when you use the promo code CHEK at checkout.
0:00 Intro
6:51 Mansal’s new spiritual tradition.
14:11 Matthew 25:40.
20:11 “What we do to nature, we do to ourselves.”
33:17 Eating is a spiritual act.
47:12 The most loving, intimate way to walk through this world.
58:40 Spirituality: A progressive connection to a larger whole.
1:09:42 “Food is the one thing that resonates with me.”
1:15:40 The problematic history of axis deer (chital) in Hawaii that led to Real Provisions.
1:21:38 The infestation of Asian carp in Illinois and American shad in Oregon and Washington.
1:33:28 Do cows possess embodied wisdom?
1:41:42 Food as medicine.
1:51:54 Comparing the nutrients in muscle meats to organ meats.
2:00:32 The weird dynamic that favors muscle meats over organ meats.
2:12:06 Intuition or instinct?
2:18:28 Preparation and ingredient/nutrient differences between Real Provisions jerky and popular store brands.
2:26:08 How much is too much?
Listen to Paul's conversation with Mansal Denton and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/380-the-spiritual-practice-behind-the-cleanest-meat-youll-ever-eat-with-mansal-denton
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
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• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• Pique Life piquelife.com/paulchek (save up to 20% for life and get a FREE starter kit when you subscribe to one or more of Pique’s amazing beverages!)
• CHEK Institute paul.chekinstitute.com (sign up for Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 1 Live in March!)
• Korrect korrectlife.com/spiritgym (save 15% on the newest drink supplement by Aubrey Marcus by using the code SPIRITGYM at checkout)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music miketheschwartz.com
It shouldn’t be an original idea that eating is a spiritual act or that where our food comes from makes all the difference in our health because it does. Unfortunately, too few people believe food to be medicine for our bodies and souls although it is...
You won’t look at food the same way ever again after listening to Paul’s conversation with sacred hunter Mansal Denton, the mastermind behind wild, animal-based food producer Real Provisions, this week on Spirit Gym.
Check out Mansal on his Real Provisions website at realprovisions.com and at his Sacred Hunting website. Find him on social media via Instagram at instagram.com/mansaldenton and instagram.com/realprovisions . Read his essays on Substack at mansal.substack.com/about .
For Spirit Gym listeners: Spend more than $100 on Mansal’s Real Provisions products and receive a free bag of Wild Axis Deer Venison Chips and free shipping at realprovisions.com/chek when you use the promo code CHEK at checkout.
0:00 Intro
6:51 Mansal’s new spiritual tradition.
14:11 Matthew 25:40.
20:11 “What we do to nature, we do to ourselves.”
33:17 Eating is a spiritual act.
47:12 The most loving, intimate way to walk through this world.
58:40 Spirituality: A progressive connection to a larger whole.
1:09:42 “Food is the one thing that resonates with me.”
1:15:40 The problematic history of axis deer (chital) in Hawaii that led to Real Provisions.
1:21:38 The infestation of Asian carp in Illinois and American shad in Oregon and Washington.
1:33:28 Do cows possess embodied wisdom?
1:41:42 Food as medicine.
1:51:54 Comparing the nutrients in muscle meats to organ meats.
2:00:32 The weird dynamic that favors muscle meats over organ meats.
2:12:06 Intuition or instinct?
2:18:28 Preparation and ingredient/nutrient differences between Real Provisions jerky and popular store brands.
2:26:08 How much is too much?
Listen to Paul's conversation with Mansal Denton and check out the show notes page on our Spirit Gym website at paulchek.com/blog/podcast-episodes/380-the-spiritual-practice-behind-the-cleanest-meat-youll-ever-eat-with-mansal-denton
Thanks to our awesome sponsors!
• BIOptimizers bioptimizers.com/spiritgym (save an extra 15% on your purchase by using the code PAUL15 at checkout)
• Wild Pastures wildpastures.com/paulchek (save 20% and free shipping for life plus $15 on your first order)
• Organifi organifi.com/chek20 (save 20% on your purchase by using the code CHEK20 at checkout)
• Pique Life piquelife.com/paulchek (save up to 20% for life and get a FREE starter kit when you subscribe to one or more of Pique’s amazing beverages!)
• CHEK Institute paul.chekinstitute.com (sign up for Holistic Lifestyle Coach Level 1 Live in March!)
• Korrect korrectlife.com/spiritgym (save 15% on the newest drink supplement by Aubrey Marcus by using the code SPIRITGYM at checkout)
• Paleovalley paleovalley.com/chek15 (save 15% on your first purchase)
We may earn commissions from qualifying purchases using affiliate links.
Music Credit: Meet Your Heroes (444Hz), Composed, mixed, mastered and produced by Michael RB Schwartz of Brave Bear Music miketheschwartz.com
