This sounds like the Paleo diet. You said "Weight can be lost on this diet regardless of the calories consumed as the consistent eating of small meals will speed your metabolism up like crazy." The myth of eating small meals to speed up your metabolism has been soundly discredited. In fact, eating small meals can pattern one's insulin system to be out of balance and lead to insulin resistance.

I googled Dan Higgs and only found information about Dan Higgs, a musician and some very objectionable posts.