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Welcome to the last episode of the Ketogeek Podcast. Creating successful businesses is a challenge but will it be a fulfilling and rewarding experience? How can you focus on things that matter while being productive, enjoying hobbies, giving back to the community, and having a family all at the same time? Ian shares his lifestyle and business journey and how he can make it all work and reconcile it with all the highs and lows in his life. Subscribe to our new "Energize, Explore, Enjoy" podcast on your favorite podcast platform.
Bio: As the Vintner, Ian Devereux is responsible for everything from vine to bottle at Smith Devereux Napa Valley. He began his career in the wine industry as the Wine Country Director for 7x7 Magazine, where he launched and authored 7x7’s dedicated Wine Country page and developed multi-platform marketing campaigns for over 200 wineries. After traveling the world learning and writing about wine and winemaking, he co-founded Smith Devereux (first vintage 2012). In 2014 Ian accepted his current role as Wine Director for Modern Luxury’s San Francisco Magazine where he works with writers to support wine countries around the globe, sponsors and hosts celebrated events, including the Humanitarian Awards, the Napa Valley Film Festival, and SF Magazine Best of Wine Country. He is active in several local charities, makes philanthropy and giving a part of everything he does, and plays rhythm and lead guitar for High Noon Band.
Time Stamps 0:24 The theme of this podcast
1:10 Sponsor message
1:50 Ian's backstory
3:50 How did you evolve past the "American Dream"?
6:00 The biggest obstacles you faced?
7:40 How did you form meaningful connections during your business career?
9:56 What kept you up in life when you were feeling down?
12:45 If you were to take a troubled friend to a bar, what would you say to them?
14:46 How do you wear so many hats and keep everything balanced in life?
17:20 How did you get into the wine world?
21:05 Why did you get so involved in philanthropy and public mental health?
24:14 The challenges of externalizing something very internal
27:43 How can I give back to the community?
30:17 What is one life-changing experience you've had?
34:03 Who were the key people or things in your life that influenced you much?
37:43 Sponsor message
38:50 Do you have any consistent habits that you'd like to share?
43:23 Were there things in the past you'd like to change?
44:50 What is your final message to the public?
46:11 How can people find you?
Links Energize, Explore, Enjoy Podcast: Energize, Explore, Enjoy Podcast by KG Food Company & Energy Pods
Ian's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ian_devereux_white/?hl=en
Ian's TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iandevereuxwhite
Smith Devereux Winery: https://www.smithdevereux.com
Shop Energy Pods: Energy Pods – KG Food Company
Fentanyl poisoning, drug overdose, and mental health are growing problems in the United States with each year more and more youth being victims of these social issues. In this podcast, we talk to the founders of the Michael Leonardi foundation and the parents of Michael Leonardi who lost his life to fentanyl poisoning in 2020. Please help support their cause and help raise awareness of this matter.
BIO:
Mona Leonardi is the co-founder of the Michael Leonardi Foundation, a bay area non-profit organization dedicated to raising illicit fentanyl awareness in communities across the north bay area. After losing her son, Michael on February 24, 2020, at the age of 20 to fentanyl poisoning, she started the foundation, along with Michael’s father and sister, to be Michael’s voice and the voice of those lost to fentanyl poisoning. Fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin, is taking the lives of young Americans at an alarming rate at the hands of drug trafficking organizations and dealers. The number one cause of death in the U.S. for ages 18-45 is fentanyl.
Mark graduated from Rochester Institute of Technology and is originally from Long Island NY. He started a career in the hospitality industry working for iconic hotel companies such as the Four Seasons, the historic Shoreham Hotel in Washington DC, the world-famous Hotel del Coronado, and the Claremont Resort and Spa before starting his own company planning large-scale corporate events nationwide. Currently, Mark is the general manager of a tour company with offices in Napa and Sonoma Valleys while he is not working on the Michael Leonardi Foundation. His daughter Julia is a student at UCSB, and he also has a three-year-old son, Samual, who keeps him busy but very happy. He also thinks about and misses his son Michael daily. Mark's goals are to help spread the word about the dangers of fentanyl poisoning and help keep our children safe.
TIMESTAMPS
1:39 What are Ketogeek and Energy Pods?
11:43 Dangers of bad processed information
14:13 Guest bios
17:06 The back story and problem with fentanyl poisoning in the United States
21:27 What really stood out for you when you looked into the case of fentanyl poisoning?
22:48 Is fentanyl poisoning a new trend or something that's been going on for a while?
30:39 How are drug cartels marketing these drugs to dealers and the public?
35:22 History of fentanyl and why do we even have fentanyl in our drug supply?
37:37 How much fentanyl is used in medicine and how toxic is it?
39:30 What does fentanyl overdose in a person look like?
44:03 Is there a disconnect between colleges and the influx of opioid poisoning?
47:23 What are fentanyl test strips?
50:35 Is the DARE program or any drug awareness programs currently active in schools?
52:26 Why is fentanyl starting to dominate the drug market?
54:59 What kind of apps and social media tools are drug dealers using to target kids?
59:31 What can be done about fentanyl poisoning awareness?
1:04:20 How do you talk to youth about fentanyl poisoning and drugs?
1:07:56 How do you talk about your kids about fentanyl poisoning and drugs?
1:11:55 Who can you talk to if you have problems with drugs?
1:14:44 Do you have an important message for the public?
1:16:32 Final plugs
PLUGS
Michael Leonardi Foundation: Michael Leonardi Foundation | Fentanyl Poisoning Awareness
Facebook: Michael Leonardi Foundation | Facebook
Instagram: Michael Leonardi Foundation (@michaelleonardifoundation) • Instagram photos and videos
ALDEA: Welcome - Aldea Children & Family Services (aldeainc.org)
Ketogeek Website & Shop: KetoGeek | Official Site
BIO:
Fahad Ahmad is a serial entrepreneur who enjoys delving into the science of food and nutrition. He practices Ashtanga Yoga, Weight Training, Crossfit, Calisthenics, and Plyometric type of training and has been part of the fitness and nutrition world for more than 15 years. He leads the "Modern Renaissance" lifestyle of tapping into multiple knowledge bases to solve a problem.
Corey Behn lives a multifaceted life rooted in a foundation comprised of Yoga, Science, Adventure, and Nature. He has always had a burning curiosity about existence itself, constantly seeking out truth in all corners of the universe. He enjoys the sport of rock climbing and photographing beautiful landscapes and macro scrapes alike. When night falls, the cosmos up above receives his full attention, studying all types of celestial entities. Corey’s role at Ketogeek originates from his love of creative cooking in the kitchen, continuously creating new symphonies of flavor and texture for our tastebuds.
TIMESTAMPS
2:00 Ketogeek and Energy Pod plugs and updates
13:31 Refresher on what food is?
17:01 What is the Energy Pod Framework
19:04 What are satiation, satiety, and Energy Compensation?
22:41 What are foods that will favor fat gain?
26:58 How we think of sugar differently
30:46 What are foods that will favor fat loss?
37:05 What kind of foods are not going to have a major impact on energy intake?
41:15 What kind of foods will favor weight normalization?
56:54 The mindset behind the Energy Pod framework
59:32 Misconceptions about food addiction
1:04:20 Questions regarding the framework
1:06:55 How do you handle complex meals and foods?
1:01:39 Can foods be 'hyperpalatable'?
PLUGS
Ketogeek Website & Shop: KetoGeek | Official Site
In this powerful and extremely loaded episode, we deep dive into the myths surrounding plastics and bring you the scientific facts about plastics when it comes to foods, sustainability, and much much more! Prepare to have your mind blown!
BIO
Dr. Chris DeArmitt is a luminary in the fields of polymers, functional fillers, innovation, and the environmental aspects of plastics. The Fortune 100 come to him for breakthrough solutions to complex technical problems. He is an award-winning speaker with innumerable publications and patents in addition to the books Innovation Abyss and The Plastics Paradox. The Plastics Paradox is the first book to present the science which dispels the myths about plastics and the environment. Media appearances include CBS 60 Minutes, BBC, and Sky News.
Dr. DeArmitt is a Fellow of the Institute of Materials, Minerals, and Mining, Fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, and a Chartered Chemist.
TIMESTAMPS
1:41 Ketogeek and Energy Pod plug and updates
14:53 How did you start your journey into plastics?
16:29 What are misconceptions about and concerns with plastic degradation in the body?
17:35 Should people be concerned about plastic degrading in the body?
18:55 How do plastics get approved for use in the food industry or functional uses?
20:17 What are some common misconceptions about plastics among the public?
21:19 How is plastic greener than glass and paper?
24:14 What about plastic packaging and food-safe plastics?
25:49 What’s the story behind BPA?
27:21 What happens to food-safe plastics if you ingest them? Are microplastics and toxins build-up a concern in the body?
29:35 Do plastics cause harm to birds and turtles?
32:09 What can normal people with busy lives do when you start hearing plastics are bad for you?
33:50 Where did all the fear against plastics begin?
36:45 How do plastics decrease waste?
40:54 Why is plastic despised in the modern world?
45:08 What industries were completely changed by plastics?
47:10 What are some great innovations in the polymer world?
52:03 What do activists think of you?
53:44 What makes something “sustainable”?
56:00 What about other materials in the food industry we consider safe could be harmful?
58:50 Were there instances where plastics did cause actual harm and how was it handled?
1:03:04 Are biodegradable polymers better than traditional plastics?
1:04:55 A brief summary of our discussion
1:09:06 Final plugs
LINKS
Plastic Paradox: Home - Plastics Paradox By Chris DeArmitt
Phantom Plastics: Plastic Materials Consultant | Expert Polymer Consulting Services (phantomplastics.com)
20 Minute Video on Plastics: The Great Plastics Distraction Part Two 2021
Ketogeek Website, Shop Energy Pods: KetoGeek | Official Site
In this episode, we talk about the beginning of the non-GMO movement, sensationalism in the modern world, the collapse of Sri Lanka due to shifting to organic farming, GM research, sensationalism, and activism.
BIO:
Dr. Channa S. Prakash is Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences at Tuskegee University where he is also a professor of crop genetics and biotechnology. Dr. Prakash’s research expertise is in genetic improvement research on food crops of importance to developing countries. His lab was among the first to develop genetically modified sweet potato and peanut plants and conduct pioneering genomic studies on the peanut. He has been actively involved in enhancing societal awareness of food biotechnology issues around the world. He serves as Editor-in-chief of the journal GM Crops &Food. Dr. Prakash is the winner of the prestigious 2015 Borlaug CAST Communication Award, as according to CAST, he has “arguably done more than anyone else in academia or industry to promote agricultural technologies that can help feed the world’s growing population.” He was also recognized by Huffington Post as among the Top 30 social influencers in biopharma and biotech. He has an active presence on social media (@agbioworld)
TIMESTAMPS
1:28 Ketogeek, Energy Pod intro
5:11 Social, wine pairing, and culinary experiments with Energy Pods
8:02 The world's tastiest S'mores
10:55 Future events for us
15:08 Dr. Chana's biography
17:00 Importance of why scientists need to be more vocal with the public
22:56 Where did the anti-GMO movement begin?
24:48 The food scare and the mad cow disease connection
29:45 Did the anti-GMO activists get anything right in their critique of GM crops?
33:06 How can new students and academics sift through bad information in the Information Age
36:36 How do combat needless sensationalism in the modern world?
39:31 How Sri Lanka collapsed due to the complete shift towards organic farming
47:28 Did the scientists in Sri Lanka push back against this catastrophe?
50:25 How can influencers, key figures in society, and intellects help the public on this matter?
55:51 How can normal people find relevant information in the modern information age?
1:00:41 The difference between how activists and government handles the failure of scientific catastrophes
1:05:06 How did you create GM sweet potatoes and peanuts
1:08:27 Final plugs
LINKS:
Dr. Channa Prakash Twitter: Channa Prakash (@AgBioWorld) / Twitter
Ag Bio World: AgBioWorld - Supporting Biotechnology in Agriculture
Ketogeek Shop, Newsletter & Website: www.ketogeek.com
In this episode, we look at the top food, health, and nutrition myths that we've come across and discuss them in detail. From half-truths to explaining the context to fallacies, we talk about it all here.
BIO:
Fahad Ahmad is a serial entrepreneur who enjoys delving into the science of food and nutrition. He practices Ashtanga Yoga, Weight Training, Crossfit, Calisthenics, and Plyometric type of training and has been part of the fitness and nutrition world for more than 15 years. He leads the "Modern Renaissance" lifestyle of tapping into multiple knowledge bases to solve a problem.
Corey Behn lives a multifaceted life rooted in a foundation comprised of Yoga, Science, Adventure, and Nature. He has always had a burning curiosity of existence itself, constantly seeking out truth in all corners of the universe. He enjoys the sport of rock climbing and photographing beautiful landscapes and macro scrapes alike. When night falls, the cosmos up above receives his full attention, studying all types of celestial entities. Corey’s role at Ketogeek originates from his love of creative cooking in the kitchen, continuously creating new symphonies of flavor and texture for our tastebuds.
TIMESTAMPS
2:05 What is Ketogeek and the latest updates on our innovations
10:48 Our new vision with Ketogeek and understanding of "processed information"
18:12 Do calories matter?
21:21 Is protein the most satiating macronutrient?
25:48 Are seed oils toxic?
30:22 Will keto or low carb lead to fat loss?
35:42 Do non-nutritive sweeteners cause you to crave calories?
41:30 Are sugar and fat toxic?
46:05 Are processed foods bad? Are only real and whole foods good?
52:28 Are natural and organic foods better for you?
58:43 Is cooking from scratch the healthiest way to eat?
1:07:39 Are foods addictive?
1:14:07 Should you not eat anything grandmother can't recognize?
1:18:47 Deep discussion about fear and bad information on social media
LINKS:
Shop, Newsletter & Website: www.ketogeek.com
In this very in-depth podcast, we take a deep dive into the history and science of GMOs and pesticides within the food and agriculture world. We discuss some misconceptions and important concerns raised against their use.
BIO
Dr. Liza Dunn is an emergency medicine physician and medical toxicologist with a long-standing interest in global health. After completing her toxicology fellowship at NYU in 2006, Dr. Dunn returned to Washington University in St. Louis and started an ACGME accredited fellowship in Medical Toxicology.
Over the following ten years, Dr. Dunn became increasingly involved with global health and humanitarian relief projects. She organized a relief mission to Haiti after the 2010 earthquake, started the scholar track in Global Health for the Washington University Division of Emergency Medicine, and is one of the Global Health Scholars for the Department of Internal Medicine.
Over the years, Dr. Dunn began to realize that in order to have a sustainable impact on global health, there needed to be an effort to focus on creative ways of addressing malnutrition and insect-borne illness, two of the most commonly encountered public health problems in developing countries. With that in mind, Dr. Dunn started working as the Medical Affairs Lead for Bayer, a global seed and chemical company with innovative technology that has great potential to remediate malnutrition. Dr. Dunn has lectured nationally and internationally on a diverse range of topics in medical toxicology and global health.
TIMESTAMPS
1:00 Latest event for Ketogeek
2:24 Ketogeek and Energy Pod information
3:40 New Infinity Series Energy Pod series
8:18 Innovative 3D printed displays for vendors and retailers
14:18 Dr. Liza's compelling story
23:09 Top misconceptions around pesticides among physicians and the masses
24:16 Are there thousands of unregulated chemicals in the market?
27:31 Is the way we produce food responsible for modern chronic disease(eg. diabetes, cancer, heart disease etc.)?
32:09 What changed your mind regarding pesticides and chemicals in the food supply chain?
36:35 History and deep explanation of insecticides, herbicides, and fungicides
40:45 Should I be concerned about pesticide residue on produce at a grocery store?
57:38 What about the concerns of pesticides creating resistance towards those pesticides?
1:07:11 How do you decide whether to use GMOs or pesticides in a certain environment?
1:10:11 The general perception of GMOs in the world
1:16:36 How can consumers learn more about GMOs and pesticides?
1:19:39 Final plugs
PLUGS
GUEST:
Twitter: Liza Dunn (@DrLizaMD) / Twitter
Bayer Website: Bayer – Global Home | Bayer global
HOST:
Ketogeek: KetoGeek | Official Site
In this much-awaited podcast, we talk to Mark about his fat loss using the 'Twinkie Diet' experiment and address any concerns regarding modern processed foods. BIO
Professor at Kansas State University. Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, PostDoc in geriatric nutrition. 15 minutes of fame for "Twinkie Diet" - with appearances on CNN, Fox News, Doctors, NPR, Sottish/British Radio, and several local TV and radio programs. Research grants and publications in areas of metabolism, body composition, sports nutrition, and diabetes.
TIMESTAMPS
9:43: Guest introduction
12:09 How did you get into food science and nutrition?
18:50 How did you conceive the “Twinkie Diet” experiment?
22:00 Concerns with a study showing processed food causes increased energy intake
24:35 How was your experience with legacy media after the “Twinkie Diet”?
30:48 The politics of being a scientist and ties with industry
36:40 Were you tracking calories when on the processed food diet to lose weight?
39:55 What did you eat during the experiment?
44:40 Processing and enhancing nutrient bioavailability
49:19 Were you consuming liquid calories during the experiment?
56:00 The gap between food science, agriculture, and health
1:00:29 What can future nutritionists and food scientists do to navigate the modern world of processed information?
1:07:24 An unpublished study and discussion about food cues
1:11:06 Why don't we have studies that show how food processing can be used to improve modern foods?
1:14:54 Do packaged foods have low-profit margins?
1:16:14 How does inflation impact food costs?
1:20:02 Mark's battle with brain cancer
1:23:57 What was your experience with being exposed to cancer?
1:27:35 The bigger picture and why processed foods are integral to the modern world
1:32:44 Final plugs
GUEST LINKS
- Twitter: Mark Haub (@Haub_KSU) / Twitter
- Facebook: Prof Haub's Diet Experiments | Facebook
- Faculty Page: Mark D. Haub (k-state.edu)
- YouTube: Mark Haub, PhD - YouTube
KETOGEEK LINKS
- Website: KetoGeek | Official Site
- Shop Energy Pods: Energy Pods – KetoGeek
In this episode, we re-visit the topic of seed oils, polyunsaturated fats and critically look at the ancestral approach towards health.
BIO
Nick is a former student of Human Nutritional Science and Linguistics and studied at the University of Manitoba. He currently works as a blogger, content creator, and nutrition science communicator, and has also contributed work script-writing for HumanOS as well as beta-testing for Cronometer. Nick is also the sole creator of the Nutri-Dex, a novel nutrition ranking tool designed to score hundreds of foods according to the personal nutrition goals of the user.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:30 Ketogeek and Energy Pod information
7:30 How the topic of seed oils ties with Energy Pods
9:50 The problem with modern health communities online
12:40 Nick Hiebert introduction
15:53 How did you get into nutrition?
18:20 Why are some people able to stay thin when they ‘can eat anything?'
23:19 How did you start getting into the seed oil debate?
30:12 What is a meta-regression analysis?
31:18 What are some common claims made against seed oils?
31:47 Does oxidation of Polyunsaturated fats lead to heart disease?
38:41 What if Polyunsaturated fats were replaced with saturated fats or monounsaturated fats in the same mechanism?
43:08 Does Polyunsaturated fats cause obesity?
49:13 Do Polyunsaturated fats lead to cancer?
55:00 What does it mean to be sunburnt?
59:58 What do you do with anecdotal benefits of an intervention?
64:22 Do seed oils disrupt hormones?
66:05 Do seed oils cause fatty liver disease
72:09 What else contributes to fatty liver disease?
76:16 Discussion and critique of the ancestral approach towards food and nutrition
90:09 ‘Reductio ad absurdum’ and naturalist fallacy in nutrition
94:17 Would you write a book?
96:58 Aren’t most rodent studies showing benefits of keto using Polyunsaturated fats?
99:57 The practical value of observational studies
103:32 Why and when epidemiology can be good evidence
107:20 What do you do when a news headline says, ‘blueberry makes you live 5 years longer?
110:20 What other resources can a person read regarding polyunsaturated fats and health?
112:43 Final plugs
GUEST LINKS
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/The_Nutrivore
- Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thenutrivore
- Ko-Fi: https://ko-fi.com/thenutrivore
- Discord: https://discord.com/invite/rDFYJMCCmM
- Nutri-Dex: https://www.the-nutrivore.com/nutri-dex
KETOGEEK LINKS
- Website: KetoGeek | Official Site
- Shop Energy Pods: Energy Pods – KetoGeek
Edie is a competitive angler who loves the outdoors. She is also a mother and works full-time. In this episode, we learn how she is able to chase her passions while overcoming some of the very dark parts of her life. BIO:
Edie Wilkinson is a tournament angler from Indiana who lives the outdoor lifestyle while being a mother.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:30 Ketogeek introductions
7:11 Guest introductions
10:30 How did you get into competitive fishing?
12:38 How can you get started into fishing?
13:54 How do you find a place to fish?
15:00 How does your normal day look like as someone who is passionate about fishing?
17:54 What do you listen to while fishing?
19:06 What is your routine like during fishing competitions?
20:46 Do you compete alone or as a team?
22:55 Do you like competing solo or as a team?
25:58 What did you learn from your most recent fishing?
29:55 What do you want to do long term in life?
32:29 How do you start pursuing things you are passionate in life?
34:00 How do you talk to your family and kids when it comes to adopting a new outdoor lifestyle?
38:55 How long do competitions last?
40:15 How do you win a fishing competition?
46:36 What are some challenges modern women face these days?
47:52 How did you get into motorbike riding?
50:24 Where would you travel to if you had unlimited money?
55:00 How do you cook fish as someone who fishes?
56:06 What does your family think about your fishing passion?
1:00:58 What are some of the most memorable experiences you had?
GUEST LINKS:
Instagram: Edie Wilkinson (@bass_queen83)
KETOGEEK LINKS:
- Website: KetoGeek | Official Site
- Shop Energy Pods: Energy Pods – KetoGeek
In this podcast and the first of four parts, we talk about the basics of food and nutrition science by breaking down everything we know about food into its individual components. BIO:
Fahad Ahmad is a serial entrepreneur who enjoys delving into the science of food and nutrition. He practices Ashtanga Yoga, Weight Training, Crossfit, Calisthenics, and Plyometric type of training and has been part of the fitness and nutrition world for more than 15 years. He leads the "Modern Renaissance" lifestyle of tapping into multiple knowledge bases to solve a problem.
Corey Behn lives a multifaceted life rooted in a foundation comprised of Yoga, Science, Adventure, and Nature. He has always had a burning curiosity of existence itself, constantly seeking out truth in all corners of the universe. He enjoys the sport of rock climbing and photographing beautiful landscapes and macro scrapes alike. When night falls, the cosmos up above receives his full attention, studying all types of celestial entities. Corey’s role at Ketogeek originates from his love of creative cooking in the kitchen, continuously creating new symphonies of flavor and texture for our tastebuds.
TIMESTAMPS:
1:45 What are Energy Pods?
7:43 Series introduction
10:37 Introduction to nutrition science?
11:35 What are macronutrients?
12:33 What are carbohydrates?
14:00 What are simple carbohydrates, complex carbohydrates, and sugar alcohols?
15:55 What are fats?
16:56 What are saturated, trans, and unsaturated fats?
19:21 What are proteins?
22:20 What are calories?
25:05 What are micronutrients?
25:45 What are vitamins?
26:23 What are minerals?
27:59 Introduction to food science
29:15 What are flavoring components in food?
29:49 What are volatile and non-volatile flavoring compounds?
37:59 What are natural, nature-identical, and artificial flavors?
41:28 What are the different types of tastes?
43:21 What gives food sweet, umami, sour, spicy, bitter, and salty taste?
52:37 How is spiciness measured?
54:18 What gives food its smell?
57:15 What gives food color?
1:00:06 What is 'enzymatic browning'?
1:03:35 Impact of temperature in food: Maillard Reaction & Caramelization
1:06:50 What kind of food textures exist?
1:10:11 What are bioactive stimulants?
1:14:25 What are food additives and preservatives and what kind are used in foods?
1:18:57 What are antinutrient components in food?
LINKS:
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Thor Hanson is back on our podcast to talk about how various living things have adapted or are impacted by changes in climate. We look at it from a mechanistic way while exploring various narratives in nature and the environment.
BIO
Thor Hanson is an author, Guggenheim Fellow, a Switzer Environmental Fellow, and an independent conservation biologist. He received his bachelor’s from the University of Redland, master’s from the University of Vermont’s Field Naturalist Program, and doctorate through the University of Idaho. He consults various conservation groups and government agencies while he has also co-hosted PBS Nature series American Spring Live and has been a guest on many programs from NPR’s Fresh Air to On Point, Science Friday, The World, The Splendid Table, and Book Lust with Nancy Pearl. He is the author of the books Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid, Buzz, The Triumph of Seeds, Feathers, and The Impenetrable Forest, as well as children’s illustrated favorite, Bartholomew Quill. He has won many awards and distinctions such as John Burroughs Medal, Phi Beta Kappa Award in Science, three Pacific Northwest Book Awards, and more. His articles have appeared in publications such as The Wall Street Journal, Times of London, Los Angeles Times, The American Scholar, The Guardian, and The Huffington Post.
TIMESTAMPS
1:19 4 big news and announcements from Ketogeek
15:50 Thor Hanson bio
17:52 Thor's back story
20:21 What made you so passionate about conservation biology
22:20 How do you distinguish from a normal or workday?
25:05 What is "Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squids"?
27:41 How did you get into writing the new book?
33.36 What is an example of how a species has adapted to climate change?
37:44 What is a species that can't adapt easily to climate change?
41:20 Is there new life where animals have moved away?
42:52 Do trees migrate too?
45:21 What can people do at home to notice changes in climate?
48:43 Given a billion dollars, where would you travel?
52:49 The paradoxical observation of bears choosing berries over salmon for food
57:28 The importance of pollination for human survival
1:01:10 The concern with Asian Giant Hornet wiping out bee population in the United States
1:05:03 When should humans intervene and when to let nature take its course?
1:09:04 The curious case of "Hurricane Lizards" and rapid evolution
1:14:41 Message to the community
1:17:54 Final Plugs
GUEST LINKS
- Website: Thor Hanson
- Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squids Book: Hurricane Lizards (thorhanson.net)
- Book Shop Org: Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change a book by Thor Hanson (bookshop.org)
KETOGEEK LINKS
- Website: KetoGeek | Official Site
- Shop Energy Pods: Energy Pods – KetoGeek
From being in shape to weigh more than 300 pounds to making world-class wines in Napa Valley, David shares his unique, inspirational, and extremely deep philosophical journey, his transformation back to being lean, and the pearls of wisdom he has acquired over these extreme highs and lows.
BIO:
David is a combat veteran turned winemaker living in the Napa Valley. His focus is on discovering more about who and what he is and pursuing the highest potential in all aspects of life, personal, professional, spiritual, and physical. He shares his perspective while inspiring others to have the courage necessary to live in the most honest and open way possible. He has overcome several barriers in life including his health journey from being lean to over 300lbs and then losing weight to become lean again.
TIMESTAMPS:
1:20 Updates on Energy Pods and explanation
13:30 How did you get into a health and fitness lifestyle?
16:50 What was a daily routine in the military like?
20:02 How was your transition from military to civilian life?
25:03 How did you get into the wine world?
31:21 Starting a wine business vs. working as a winemaker for a company
32:42 How tough and competitive is the wine industry?
36:38 What started your transformation and philosophies in life?
42:15 How is the Jesuit sect different from other sects of Christianity?
46:42 How did you transform your life after gaining weight and facing life-threatening health deterioration after the military?
51:45 What kept you going during these struggles?
56:31 How "Batman" inspires him to tailor his diet!
59:06 How can a society develop a moral framework?
1:04:06 How do you perceive 'truth'?
1:07:22 The connection between truth and morality
1:14:19 What is wine, types of wine, and wine as a metaphor?
1:23:11 What do you do when you're handed your first bottle of wine and want to get started on drinking wine?
1:30:06 Why smart consumerism is essential in the food and wine world
1:35:40 Poor metabolic health and its correlation with COVID and various diseases
1:41:17 Final message for the audience
1:42:33 Final plugs
GUEST LINKS:
Instagram: David Grega (@warriorgrega)
KETOGEEK LINKS:
- Website: KetoGeek | Official Site
- Shop Energy Pods: Energy Pods – KetoGeek
From the history to origins to varietals to various types of chocolates to the entire beans to bar process to the role of child labor, we delve deep into everything that surrounds the topic of chocolate!
BIO:
Fahad Ahmad is a serial entrepreneur who enjoys delving into the science of food and nutrition. He practices Ashtanga Yoga, Weight Training, Crossfit, Calisthenics, and Plyometric type of training and has been part of the fitness and nutrition world for more than 15 years. He leads the "Modern Renaissance" lifestyle of tapping into multiple knowledge bases to solve a problem.
Corey Behn lives a multifaceted life rooted in a foundation comprised of Yoga, Science, Adventure, and Nature. He has always had a burning curiosity of existence itself, constantly seeking out truth in all corners of the universe. He enjoys the sport of rock climbing and photographing beautiful landscapes and macro scrapes alike. When night falls, the cosmos up above receives his full attention, studying all types of celestial entities. Corey’s role at Ketogeek originates from his love of creative cooking in the kitchen, continuously creating new symphonies of flavor and texture for our tastebuds.
TIMESTAMPS:
1:00 Finalized Energy Pods launch
5:57 What are Energy Pods?
11:30 History of chocolate, from Mayans to the Aztecs
14:40 How Europe first got introduced to chocolate
23:45 The rise of slave labor in early chocolate harvesting
25:30 Who was the first chocolate company in the USA?
26:25 The origins of "Dutch Cocoa"
30:20 The first-ever milk chocolate
38:46 How and where are cacao trees grown?
40:43 What are the different varietals of cacao?
45:51 Beans to bar: How chocolate is made
59:12 How chocolate should be stored
59:45 Why does chocolate sometimes develop a white residue on it?
1:02:22 Difference between natural and dutch cocoa powder
1:07:47 Difference between milk, white and various types of dark chocolates
1:18:20 Nutrition and Health effects of chocolate
1:21:01 Is child labor a legitimate concern pertaining to cacao harvesting?
1:22:22 What is fair trade and is it really helpful to the farmer?
LINKS:
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
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- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
In this episode, we look at how the 'cooking from scratch' approach to home cooking is not a viable or nuanced solution for many households when it comes to feeding and health.
BIO:
Fahad Ahmad is a serial entrepreneur who enjoys delving into the science of food and nutrition. He practices Ashtanga Yoga, Weight Training, Crossfit, Calisthenics, and Plyometric type of training and has been part of the fitness and nutrition world for more than 15 years. He leads the "Modern Renaissance" lifestyle of tapping into multiple knowledge bases to solve a problem.
Corey Behn lives a multifaceted life rooted in a foundation comprised of Yoga, Science, Adventure, and Nature. He has always had a burning curiosity of existence itself, constantly seeking out truth in all corners of the universe. He enjoys the sport of rock climbing and photographing beautiful landscapes and macro scrapes alike. When night falls, the cosmos up above receives his full attention, studying all types of celestial entities. Corey’s role at Ketogeek originates from his love of creative cooking in the kitchen, continuously creating new symphonies of flavor and texture for our tastebuds.
TIMESTAMPS:
4:29 - What are Energy Pods and product updates?
9:05 - Why are some healthy, low carb or keto products so expensive?
14:50 - Topic introduction
18:30 - The problem with the 'cooking from scratch' mantra in the health and nutrition communities
23:00 - The unpredictability of work schedule and balancing it with family and food
27:34 - The burnout of intense cooking despite liking to cook
30:52 - Fast food and 'healthy' ingredients are not as cheap as many people think
38:32 - Not having reliable transportation and without functional kitchen and equipment
42:40 - Compromises mothers have to make to feed their families
47:50 - Problems with different family members having individual preferences in foods
50:50 - Why trying new 'healthy' recipes can be a gamble at the kitchen table
55:19 - How cooking is different in middle-class households
59:10 - How domestic tasks end up taking more time than you think
1:02:50 - Thinking of a solution outside of the kitchen
1:07:020 - How classic home food recipes have changed nutritionally
1:09:07 - How much time do men and women each spend time in the kitchen?
1:19:25 - The massive problem with food wastage in United States households
1:26:10 - What is the 'invisible' or 'unpaid' labor done at home?
1:29:49 - Our conclusions, proposed solutions and discussion on this topic
REFERENCES:
- The Joy of Cooking? - Sarah Bowen, Sinikka Elliott, Joslyn Brenton, 2014 (sagepub.com)
- Calories and portion sizes in recipes throughout 100 years: an overlooked factor in the development of overweight and obesity? - PubMed (nih.gov)
- USDA ERS - Americans Spend an Average of 37 Minutes a Day Preparing and Serving Food and Cleaning Up
- Americans Cook the Least, Eat the Fastest (forbes.com)
- The Shocking Amount Of Food U.S. Households Waste Every Year (forbes.com)
- What is invisible labor? It's real and it hurts. Here's what to know. (mashable.com)
LINKS:
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
In this long-awaited show, we re-evaluate the digestive system as a food processing system and how various macronutrients and micronutrients, alone or in different foods, can have an impact on the body.
BIO:
Fahad Ahmad is a serial entrepreneur who enjoys delving into the science of food and nutrition. He practices Ashtanga Yoga, Weight Training, Crossfit, Calisthenics, and Plyometric type of training and has been part of the fitness and nutrition world for more than 15 years. He leads the "Modern Renaissance" lifestyle of tapping into multiple knowledge bases to solve a problem.
Corey Behn lives a multifaceted life rooted in a foundation comprised of Yoga, Science, Adventure, and Nature. He has always had a burning curiosity of existence itself, constantly seeking out truth in all corners of the universe. He enjoys the sport of rock climbing and photographing beautiful landscapes and macro scrapes alike. When night falls, the cosmos up above receives his full attention, studying all types of celestial entities. Corey’s role at Ketogeek originates from his love of creative cooking in the kitchen, continuously creating new symphonies of flavor and texture for our tastebuds.
TIMESTAMPS
2:45 - Ketogeek updates, Energy Pods description, and product updates
11:23 - What is food?
13:15 - What is food digestion?
15:49 - Food processing in the mouth
17:30 - Is there a difference in particle size between people when they eat food?
18:30 - What is saliva made up of and what do each of those components do?
21:45 - What are mucins in the mouth and how they help digest fats
25:50 - Food processing in the stomach
27:25 - How does stomach acid interact with food?
31:00 - How protein-based products modify the gastric environment
33:25 - Food processing in the small intestines
33:20 - Why the "Alkaline Diet" makes no sense
38:48 - The ridiculously large surface area of the small intestines
40:42 - How the pancreatic juice helps digest food
43:41 - What do bile salts do?
45:25 - Mechanical processing in the small intestines
47:00 - Understanding the bacteria in the colon
50:52 - Water and electrolyte recycling system in the body
52:33 - Difference between bioavailability and bioaccessibility of food
54:06 - Concerns with a raw fruit and vegetable diet
58:03 - Biaccessibility of micronutrients in foods
1:01:25 - Carbohydrate processing in the GI tract
1:03:10 - How resistance starch is formed, how proteins and fats influence the digestion of carbohydrates and consequently impact the glucose and insulin response
1:06:32 - Fat processing in the GI tract
1:08:35 - How does fat get digested when fat is itself insoluble in water?
1:14:25 - How different fats can have a different rate of digestion
1:16:49 - Fatty acids and fatty foods and their impact on blood triacylglycerols
1:20:57 - The influence of Milk Fat Globule Membrane on milk vs infant formula.
1:21:50 - How our body processes almonds and extracts fats from it
1:23:18 - What is "Dietary Compensation"?
1:28:10 - Protein processing in the GI tract
1:30:46 - How protein structures impact protein digestion
1:32:55 - Final remarks and conclusions
LINKS:
- Dr. Mike Boland: Dr. Mike Boland - Riddet Institute
- Professsor Matt Golding: Prof. Matt Golding - Riddet Institute
- Distinguished Professor Harjinder Singh: Distinguished Professor Harjinder Singh - Riddet Institute
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Prepare yourself for an absolute wisdom-heavy podcast with Danny Vega as we reflect on what we have learned and what's in store for the future. A philosophical and thought-provoking episode that takes you into a very internal journey.
BIO
A native of Miami, Florida, Danny received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Columbia University in 2004, where he played football and was a three-time Dean’s List recipient. Danny earned his Master’s of Science in Human Performance from the University of Florida, where he worked with the national championship men’s basketball team along with the tennis and golf programs. He then went on to become the Strength & Conditioning Coordinator for VCU basketball, helping the Rams to the 2007 conference champions and making it to the second round of the NCAA tournament. As a raw powerlifter, he had meet bests of 640 squat in wraps (610 raw), 400 bench, and 700 deadlifts. He has competed in indoor rowing, where he has personal bests of 1:19.9 in the 500 meters, 14.5 in the 100 meters, and 389 meters in the minute for distance—all 3 of them are Florida state records.
TIMESTAMPS
0:23 - Ketogeek updates, ghee & Energy Pods
11:49 - Danny’s life during COVID and how the experience changed how he thinks
19:58 - What was a huge turning point in how you thought about the whole situation with COVID and life in general?
22:00 - Have you ever done a trip?
27:40 - How can you distinguish between authoritative and inquisitive people on the internet?
35:30 - How has home schooling been going for his family?
38:38 - What are concerns you have with traditional schooling methods?
48:16 - Danny’s new children’s self-development book he’s working on
53:54 - Are you working on an new app?
1:01:40 - How Fahad’s journey as evolved as well
1:04:59 - How has Danny’s mindset evolved since the start of his fitness and health journey?
1:13:25 - Mindset of giving to the world versus attaining materialistic value when it comes to entrepreneurship
1:14:45 - What’s going on in Cuba, socially and politically, and its implications in USA and globally?
1:27:16 - How did events escalate downhill for Cuba?
1:33:08 - Why do we, human beings, gravitate towards celebrity pictures but not care about large acts of violence committed across the globe?
1:40:15 - Final plugs
GUEST LINKS:
- Book site: www.unexplainableadventures.com
- Site: www.fatfueled.family
- Instagram: @dannyvega.ms
KETOGEEK LINKS:
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Our last part of the 3-parter science-heavy series on the macronutrients and how they impact energy intake using a 2016 review paper.
BIO:
Fahad Ahmad is a serial entrepreneur who enjoys delving into the science of food and nutrition. He practices Ashtanga Yoga, Weight Training, Crossfit, Calisthenics, and Plyometric type of training and has been part of the fitness and nutrition world for more than 15 years. He leads the "Modern Renaissance" lifestyle of tapping into multiple knowledge bases to solve a problem.
Corey Behn lives a multifaceted life rooted in a foundation comprised of Yoga, Science, Adventure, and Nature. He has always had a burning curiosity of existence itself, constantly seeking out truth in all corners of the universe. He enjoys the sport of rock climbing and photographing beautiful landscapes and macro scrapes alike. When night falls, the cosmos up above receives his full attention, studying all types of celestial entities. Corey’s role at Ketogeek originates from his love of creative cooking in the kitchen, continuously creating new symphonies of flavor and texture for our tastebuds.
TIME STAMPS
0:45 - Intro, Energy Pod and Ketogeek updates
2:24 - What is Ghee?
3:07 - What are Energy Pods?
6:03 - Topic Introduction
8:56 - Neural response to carbohydrates
10:21 - Critically looking at concerns with refined carbohydrates, “unnatural” and “hyperpalatable” foods
13:29 - Problems with blaming everything on ‘sugar, salt and fat’
17:29 - Critically looking at the science of sweetness, sugars and addiction
20:06 - Is it the sweetness or the energy component of refined sugar that may be the problem?
22:30 - Dopamine release and differentiating between food, eating and drug ‘addiction’
26:02 - Problem with using the term ‘food addiction’ when it comes to being overweight and obesity
27:27 - Is it a binge eating disorder instead of food addiction?
33:24 - Neural response to proteins
34:39 - Protein dependent neural pathways and their relevance to energy intake
39:34 - Can protein be ‘rewarding’ as well?
42:11 - Does protein reduce reward driven behavior?
46:00 - Amino acids can also be sweet or bitter too!
48:50 - How does umami or monosodium glutamate compare to sugary sweet when it comes to intake and preferences?
50:08 - Food motivation and brain reward after protein intake
59:24 - Neural response to fats
1:04:50 - Why do people think fat intake contributes to obesity when fat on its own tastes nauseating?
1:09:08 - Is there a connection between dopamine release and fat intake?
1:10:07 - Can you be addicted to fat?
1:13:00 - Does high fat intake during infancy correlate to more fat intake or obesity in adulthood?
1:15:17 - Is there a relationship between fat intake and brain reward value?
1:18:48 - Author conclusions on the paper
1:21:28 - Our conclusions, change of vision and takeaways from the podcast series and paper
1:24:40 - Small discussion on food architecture and structure
1:37:00 - Final plugs
LINKS:
- Reference Paper: The macronutrients, appetite and energy intake (nih.gov) (2016)
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
We continue our extremely science-heavy podcast by looking at how various macronutrients impact energy intake using a 2016 review paper. This show focuses on the endocrine response.
BIO:
Fahad Ahmad is a serial entrepreneur who enjoys delving into the science of food and nutrition. He practices Ashtanga Yoga, Weight Training, Crossfit, Calisthenics, and Plyometric type of training and has been part of the fitness and nutrition world for more than 15 years. He leads the "Modern Renaissance" lifestyle of tapping into multiple knowledge bases to solve a problem.
TIMESTAMPS
0:15 - Ketogeek updates, Energy Pods re-launch, product information, and updates
5:57 - Delving into the endocrine response to macronutrients
8:22 - What are hormones and the end endocrine system?
10:12 - What are cholecystokinin and its role?
14:40 - GLP-1 and sweet taste receptors
15:40 - The role of cephalic phase insulin response and how substantial is it?
18:02 - What is the "incretin effect"?
19:40 - Sweet receptors and CCK
20:32 - Is there a connection between ghrelin and carbohydrate consumption?
25:08 - Are low-calorie sweeteners active in the GI tract?
26:28 - What's the role of high fructose corn syrup and how does it impact the GI system?
28:29 - What's the role of fermentable carbohydrates and their impact on the microbiome?
33:37 - Endocrine response to Protein
37:15 - Does feeling full ensure you will lose weight?
39:46 - Does protein quality and type impact endocrine response?
44:16 - What happens when you inject satiety peptides directly into the body?
47:24 - Endocrine responses to fat
49:30 - Does fatty acid chain length impact food intake?
51:40 - Short-chain fatty acid, fermentation, and its endocrine response and energy intake
52:30 - Does saturation of fatty acid impact energy intake?
56:25 - Our takeaway & final plugs
LINKS:
- Reference Paper: The macronutrients, appetite and energy intake (nih.gov) (2016)
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
- Wholesale: https://ketogeek.com/pages/wholesale
In this extremely science-heavy podcast, we delve deep into the science of how various macronutrients impact energy intake and view some concepts critically using a 2016 review paper.
BIO:
Fahad Ahmad is a serial entrepreneur who enjoys delving into the science of food and nutrition. He practices Ashtanga Yoga, Weight Training, Crossfit, Calisthenics, and Plyometric type of training and has been part of the fitness and nutrition world for more than 15 years. He leads the "Modern Renaissance" lifestyle of tapping into multiple knowledge bases to solve a problem.
Corey Behn lives a multifaceted life rooted in a foundation comprised of Yoga, Science, Adventure, and Nature. He has always had a burning curiosity of existence itself, constantly seeking out truth in all corners of the universe. He enjoys the sport of rock climbing and photographing beautiful landscapes and macro scrapes alike. When night falls, the cosmos up above receives his full attention, studying all types of celestial entities. Corey’s role at Ketogeek originates from his love of creative cooking in the kitchen, continuously creating new symphonies of flavor and texture for our tastebuds.
TIMESTAMPS
1:30 - Ketogeek updates, Energy Pods update, and information
3:30 - Energy Pods new flavor update and enhanced shelf stability
6:15 - Series introduction
10:10 - Macronutrients, energy intake, and nutrition science
14:30 - Nutrition Science's journey from metabolic to endocrine to neural response to macronutrients
19:29 - Metabolic response to carbohydrates and the glucostatic theory of food intake
21:10 - Problems with the initial glucostatic theory of intake
24:50 - The shift from glucose balance to glycogenolysis
27:00 - Do short-term glucose dips suggest increased food intake?
29:30 - Do low glycemic food reliably reduce energy intake?
32:23 - Metabolic response to protein
37:08 - The case for and the problem with 'protein leveraging hypothesis'
40:57 - The case for and the problem with 'protein ceiling effect'
41:58 - Does protein concentration in food matter?
42:40 - Is the thermogenic effect of protein that substantial when it comes to energy intake?
46:50 - Metabolic response to fat and the lipostatic theory of food intake
48:47 - The focus on leptin and the evidence for and against its impact on energy intake
52:04 - The case for and against the short term impact of leptin on energy intake
54:05 - The potential role of fat oxidation in reduction of energy intake
57:15 - The influence of fat on stomach volume
1:01:05 - Our lessons and conclusions from the study
1:08:50 - Final plugs
LINKS:
- Reference Paper: The macronutrients, appetite and energy intake (nih.gov) (2016)
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
- Wholesale: https://ketogeek.com/pages/wholesale
SHOW NOTES:
In this very controversial podcast, we go deep into the topic of processed foods. We look at common myths, misconceptions, and concerns around food processing and its impact on health and human lifestyle.
BIO:
Fahad Ahmad is a serial entrepreneur who enjoys delving into the science of food and nutrition. He practices Ashtanga Yoga, Weight Training, Crossfit, Calisthenics, and Plyometric type of training and has been part of the fitness and nutrition world for more than 15 years. He leads the "Modern Renaissance" lifestyle of tapping into multiple knowledge bases to solve a problem.
Corey Behn lives a multifaceted life rooted in a foundation comprised of Yoga, Science, Adventure, and Nature. He has always had a burning curiosity of existence itself, constantly seeking out truth in all corners of the universe. He enjoys the sport of rock climbing and photographing beautiful landscapes and macro scrapes alike. When night falls, the cosmos up above receives his full attention, studying all types of celestial entities. Corey’s role at Ketogeek originates from his love of creative cooking in the kitchen, continuously creating new symphonies of flavor and texture for our tastebuds.
TIMESTAMPS:
1:17 - Ketogeek updates, our products & Energy Pods plug
7:00 - What are processed and ultra-processed foods?
8:56 - How health is a jigsaw puzzle
9:35 - Problems with modern processed foods
13:36 - Does processed food cause increased energy intake?
17:30 - Critically analyzing the NOVA Classification of processed foods
27:48 - Where ultra-processed and processed foods work
31:04 - Do processed foods lack nutrient density?
33:33 - Are processed foods are filled with energy?
36:56 - Do processed foods cause overeating?
39:45 - Do processed foods cause mood swings?
42:37 - Are ultra-processed foods are loaded with “bad” oils?
47:02 - Processed food ingredients are a chemistry list. Is that bad?
52:32 - Do processed foods sabotage sleep?
55:08 - Processed foods are man-made. Is that an issue?
1:00:06 - Processed foods are too easy to consume and obtain. Is that bad?
1:02:03 - Does food volume make you feel full?
1:07:47 - Are packaged foods too colorful and manipulative?
1:13:01 - Processed foods are hyper-palatable! Is that bad?
1:16:10 - “Dietary Compensation” and why you feel full longer depending on the food.
1:17:48 - Do processed foods mess up your satiety hormones?
1:20:40 - Scientists can be biased too
1:22:21 - YouTube video of a UK doctor who goes on an 80% ultra-processed diet. (Edit: The video had close to 700,000 views, NOT 2 million)
1:26:06 - Going on a 99% ultra-processed food diet
1:28:15 - The bigger picture and importance of industrialization in the United States
LINKS:
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
- Wholesale: https://ketogeek.com/pages/wholesale
In this episode, we talk about the science of the coronavirus, how it spreads, what you can do and how to live a life in social quarantine when the world is shut down.
BIO
Fahad Ahmad is a serial entrepreneur who enjoys delving into the science of food and nutrition. He practices Ashtanga Yoga, Weight Training, Crossfit, Calisthenics and Plyometric type of training and has been part of the fitness and nutrition world for more than 15 years. He leads the "Modern Renaissance" lifestyle of tapping into multiple knowledge bases to solve a problem.
Corey Behn lives a multifaceted life rooted in a foundation comprised of Yoga, Science, Adventure and Nature. He has always had a burning curiosity of existence itself, constantly seeking out truth in all corners of the universe. He enjoys the sport of rock climbing and photographing beautiful landscapes and macroscapes alike. When night falls, the cosmos up above receives his full attention, studying all types of celestial entities. Corey’s role at Ketogeek originates from his love of creative cooking in the kitchen, continuously creating new symphonies of flavor and texture for our tastebuds.
TIME STAMPS
0:15 - Ketogeek & membership updates
11:30 – What is a virus?
12:31 – What is coronavirus or COVID-19?
13:47 – How does the coronavirus infect the body?
16:40 – What happens in severe cases of coronavirus?
17:30 – What does it mean by “flattening the curve”?
18:47 – What are the symptoms of coronavirus
19:47 – How is the virus transmitted between people?
21:30 – What are some safety precautions you can take?
25:57 – Should you get tested for the virus?
28:51 – Should you travel during this period?
32:50 – Which people are at a higher risk?
37:41 – Do pets and animals spread the virus?
38:49 – Why is soap so effective against killing coronavirus?
41:49 – What businesses are open and which are closed?
46:40 – How can you work from home?
53:18 – What can you do during all the free time during quarantine?
1:03:03 – What kind of foods can you eat?
1:11:05 – Why are people reacting strongly towards the virus?
1:12:45 – What are some lessons we can learn from this pandemic?
KETOGEEK LINKS:
- Sign Up Ketogeek Membership: https://ketogeek.com/pages/member
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
- Wholesale: https://ketogeek.com/pages/wholesale
In food, health, nutrition and many domains of life, humans rely on "nature" or "natural" as the default and sometimes the best option. In this podcast, we talk about when it's ok to defer to nature and when it is time to move away from it.
BIO
Alan Levinovitz is an Associate Professor of Religion at James Madison University, where he specializes in classical Chinese thought and the intersection of religion and science. His latest book is Natural: How Faith in Nature's Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science, forthcoming on April 7 from Beacon Press
TIME STAMPS
0:15 – Update on Energy Pod, Ketogeek Membership Updates & Future Guest
7:07 – How did you end up becoming a successful writer?
8:01 – What is your viewpoint on “nature” and “natural”?
11:02 – When should you rely on nature and when should you move away from it?
14:14 – Why do people think natural is better?
16:15 – Does religion play a role in our preference for nature?
18:00 – Subjective human experience versus objective quantification?
20:01 – What can people expect from the new book “Natural: How Faith in Nature's Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science”?
22:20 – What questions did you start with before writing this book and what questions would you like answered?
25:02 – Do human beings have the collective capacity to think in nuance?
28:00 – What checkmarks do you use to find someone worth following and learning from?
30:02 – Final Plugs
GUEST LINKS:
- Website: Personal Website
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlanLevinovitz
- E-mail:
- Book: Natural: How Faith in Nature's Goodness Leads to Harmful Fads, Unjust Laws, and Flawed Science [Amazon] [Barnes & Noble]
- Book: The Gluten Lie
KETOGEEK LINKS:
- Sign Up Ketogeek Membership: https://ketogeek.com/pages/member
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
- Wholesale: https://ketogeek.com/pages/wholesale
Gene-based diets and tests? What is epigenetics? We find out about the actual science behind epigenetics while looking at the cutting edge research surrounding this field and what to expect from it.
BIO
Fabian is the Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Genetics & Director, Computational Genomics Core, Department of Genetics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine
He is currently developing new analytical approaches for data integration to better understand the regulatory landscape and its implication in disease susceptibility with a focus on early exposure and age-related diseases.
TIME STAMPS
0:15 – Update on Energy Pod, Ketogeek Membership Updates & Future Guest
11:01 – How did you get interested in your field?
17:03 – When did epigenetics gain popularity?
18:25 – What is epigenetics?
22:32 – What factors can change epigenetics?
26:15 – What kind of research papers do you write?
28:47 – What are the capabilities and limitations of stem cells?
31:40 – Is stem cell therapy legit?
34:00 – Can you make predictions about someone’s health outcomes using epigenetics?
35:54 – What would you do with 10 Billion dollars in research money?
39:26 – What is the “Epigenetic Landscape”?
45:57 – What is “stress” at a cellular level?
55:22 – What is the “environment” in epigenetics?
1:01:07 – Can drastic interventions later in life influence human aging and lifespan?
1:08:00 – Understanding factors influencing interventions at a cellular level
1:14:32 – Final guest plugs
GUEST LINKS:
- Website: Faculty Page
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/FDelahaye84
- E-mail: fabien.delahaye@einstein.yu.edu
- Donate to Research: https://don.pasteur-lille.fr/
KETOGEEK LINKS:
- Sign Up Ketogeek Membership: https://ketogeek.com/pages/member
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In this fascinating show, we talk about how the mind can sometimes play tricks on us and unlock the elasticity of human performance, especially when it comes to elite athletes and endurance runners.
BIO
Alex Hutchinson (@sweatscience) is a runner and author who covers the science of endurance for Outside magazine’s Sweat Science column. His latest book is the New York Times bestseller Endure: Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance. Before becoming a journalist, worked as a postdoctoral physicist with the U.S. National Security Agency, and competed for the Canadian national team in track, cross-country, and mountain running. He lives in Toronto.
TIME STAMPS
0:15 Ketogeek Membeship information
6:43 – How did you get into running and your career?
9:19 – What’s new in the world of endurance running?
13:16 – Experience with Runner’s World and Outside Magazine
15:00 – How is your perspective different between a journalist vs. as an athlete?
18:54 – Experience vs. science when it comes to athletic performance
23:40 – How do elite athletes differ from the rest of the people when it comes to boosting performance?
25:31 – What is the purpose of the book you wrote: “Endure”?
29:02 – Glycogen and paradoxical ways performance is boosted and the brain is tricked when you are about to “bonk”.
33:14 – Why does the brain want to “bonk” you even with fuel remaining in the body?
36:15 – What kind of pacing pattern do endurance athletes have during a race?
39:30 – Do you undergo physiological changes you’re pushing beyond your limits?
42:26 – Can words make a difference in performance?
45:30 – Does your emotion, music and perspective boost performance?
51:15 – What is “Runner’s High”?
57:31 – Does running on a treadmill burn enough calories to expedite fat loss?
1:03:52 – Where do you start running?
1:08:30 – How do you run when you’re traveling?
1:09:58 – What are some of the biggest misconceptions and myths about running?
1:17:15 – VO2 max and health outcomes
1:18:35 – How do you counteract misinformation in health, performance and nutrition?
1:24:02 – Final Plugs
GUEST LINKS:
- Website: https://alexhutchinson.net/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/sweatscience
- Endure, Mind, Body, and the Curiously Elastic Limits of Human Performance (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Endure-Curiously-Elastic-Limits-Performance/dp/0062499866 OR https://www.harpercollins.com/9780062499868/endure/
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In this LOADED and very important episode, we sit down and critically analyze the facts and myths about low carb and ketogenic diets while paving a way for better science for the masses in a sea of misinformation and dogmatic health gurus. This one's a must-listen show!
BIO:
Kevin Bass is an MD/PhD student and recovering health and nutrition zealot. He is known for questioning the evidence base for popular ideas in the scientific and online health and nutrition communities. He has Bachelor's degrees in biology and anthropology from the University of Texas at Austin, where he wrote his honors thesis on the social and pragmatic (vs. strictly scientific) determinants of concepts in clinical psychiatry. After completing his undergraduate degrees and before medical school, he spent 6 years at the University of Pennsylvania and Children's Hospital of Philadelphia working first as a research assistant in anthropology (1 year), then as a technician in developmental neuroscience (5 years). At a medical school in the southern United States, he completed the first two, basic science years of medical school and then a Master's degree in immunology and microbiology, where he studied intestinal inflammation and autoimmunity. He is currently completing a PhD studying the role of the ketogenic diet as preventive or adjunctive therapy for cancer, with a focus on activation of G-protein-coupled receptor GPR109A by beta-hydroxybutyrate. He will enter his final two clinical years of medical school upon completing his PhD.
TIME STAMPS:
0:15 – Ketogeek Updates
5:45 – Ketogeek membership
12:50 – Kevin’s back story
23:39 – The challenges and problems faced in medical school
26:38 – How did you become an influencer on twitter?
30:58 – Sensationalism vs. pragmatism: how can we create better science for the public?
35:39 – Cochrane and what does it mean by “unbiased” nutrition?
41:11 – Can you be so unbiased that it leads to inaction?
43:04 – A bit of history tidibit on Ketogenic Diets
46:15 – What exactly is a “Ketogenic Diet”?
50:10 – Is it really the ketones or protein restriction or what when it comes to health benefits?
58:40 – What does it mean when by “protein and calories” are matched?
1:04:55 – Is everyone in ketosis even on a high carb diet?
1:08:40 – What’s up with the research between cancer and ketogenic diet?
1:13:34 – Can Ketogenic diets worsen cancers?
1:19:23 – What about fasting and cancer?
1:21:00 – Is it hormones or calories when it comes to obesity?
1:30:29 – A discussion on the carbohydrate-insulin model
1:33:55 – Diabetes reversal vs. remission?
1:42:00 – Is Personal Fat threshold a valid hypothesis and discussing diabetes without obesity
1:52:27 – Visceral fat accumulation and nutrient flux problem
2:00:20 – Final Plugs
GUEST LINKS:
- Website: https://nutritionalrevolution.org/
- Patereon & Paypal: https://nutritionalrevolution.org/support-me/
- Kevin Bass on Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinnbass
KETOGEEK LINKS:
- Ketogeek Membership: https://ketogeek.com/pages/member
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This podcast is a great gateway and resource to understand the importance of nutrients and troubleshooting nutrient deficiencies and as a bonus, you learn about Chris's transformative journey into health and nutrition as well! If you're ready to take nutrition and health up a notch, this is where you begin! Chris is truly an information powerhouse.
BIO:
Chris Masterjohn earned my PhD in Nutritional Sciences from the University of Connecticut in the summer of 2012. From September 2012 to August 2014, He served as a postdoctoral research associate in the Comparative Biosciences department of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From August 2014 to December 2016, he served as Assistant Professor of Health and Nutrition Sciences at Brooklyn College, part of the City University of New York.
In the fall of 2016, Chris made the decision to leave academia and pursue entrepreneurship a transition he completed on January 1, 2017. If you would like the full story of how he came to this decision, you can join his email newsletter, and the first welcome email tells the story and provides you with my vision going forward.
He is currently conducting independent research, consulting, working on information products, collaborating on information and technology products, and producing tons of free content to help people gain better health.
TIME STAMPS:
0:15 – Energy Pods update & usage
6:40 – Importance of Valuing good expertise
11:45 – Story and journey of Chris into health and nutrition
18:28 – “The Displacing foods of modern commerce” and Weston Price
23:08 – Changing from vegan to omnivore
28:10 – Vegan meats and discussion about protein on vegan diet
34:44 – Is the rate of nutrient delivery of relevance?
40:32 – How did you get a “Master” in your last name?
42:30 – How do you manage and tweak your nutrient intake based on your needs and deficiencies?
56:27 – The importance of deferring to expertise on a topic
1:01:27 – Final Plugs
GUEST LINKS:
- Website & Newsletter: https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/
- Vitamins & Minerals Class: https://m.me/chrismasterjohn?ref=w7121715
- Testing Nutritional Status: The Ultimate Cheat Sheet(Affiliate Link): https://chrismasterjohnphd.com/ketogeek
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chrismasterjohn/?hl=en
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/chrismasterjohn?lang=en
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/chrismasterjohn/
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In this rapid-fire and powerful podcast, we talk about what constitutes as heart disease and the discussion around the risk factors that contribute towards heart disease. We touch basis on concerns with fats and even delve into processed foods, pharmaceutical industry and the challenges of our modern health care system. This one is LOADED!
BIO:
Dr. Ethan Weiss is a Principle Investigator in the Cardiovascular Research Institute (CVRI). Dr. Weiss received his M.D. from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine where he also completed his internship and residency. He came to UCSF in 1998 to complete his cardiology fellowship and research training. Dr. Weiss' clinical interests include prevention, lipids, and the emerging intersection of endocrinology and cardiology with a specific focus on pre-diabetes and type 2 diabetes as risk factors for coronary disease. In addition, he has interests in the genetics of coronary disease, cardiovascular risk assessment, nutrition and lifestyle, and heart disease in the young. He works with his patients to use rational and evidence-based approaches - including lifestyle modifications and where necessary, drug therapy - to improve cardiovascular risk. His research interests are focused on understanding the mechanisms of metabolic disorders such as obesity, fatty liver disease, and diabetes including the role of growth hormone signaling and lipid metabolism. He also has an active program in clinical nutrition. He has severed as Principle Investigator on grants funded by the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK). He serves on the scientific advisory boards of multiple companies focused on using technology to favorably impact human health. Lastly, he is a recent co-founder of, Keyto Inc. (www.getkeyto.com), a new San Francisco based company aiming to facilitate the use of the ketogenic diet for weight loss.
TIME STAMPS:
0:15 – Ketogeek Energy Pods, Affiliate Program Update & Miscellaneous
12:55 – Dr. Weiss’s journey into Cardiology and being a jack of all trades
17:59 – What exactly is “heart disease”?
21:10 – Risk factors and modeling of heart disease
23:12 – How can you map out heart disease from observational and controlled trials?
25:25 – A discussion about LDL cholesterol
31:35 – The role of triglycerides in the risk of heart disease
34:46 - If you could take one diet with you, what would it be?
38:28 – What about concerns with seed oils?
40:50 – What about concerns with saturated fats?
43:57 – How to deal with sensationalist media scares about food?
49:03 – How would we deal with modern foods consumer demands such as vegan meats?
51:30 – Are we getting healthier?
54:03 – What about statins and the allegations against the drug industry?
59:33 – How do you find a health specialist nowadays?
1:02:17 – What does “Keyto” do?
1:0 3:55 – New studies you’re doing right now?
1:06:55 – Final Plugs
GUEST LINKS:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ethanjweiss
- UCSF Link: https://profiles.ucsf.edu/ethan.weiss
- Get Keyto Website: https://shop.getkeyto.com/
- Get Keyto Twitter: https://twitter.com/GetKeyto
- Keyto Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keyto.health/
KETOGEEK LINKS:
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
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In this guns-blazing, unique and extremely loaded podcast, we talk about the role and importance of food processing and get an in-depth look at various food technologies and functional foods that are in the pipeline in the food industry. You don't want to miss out on this one!
BIO:
David Julian McClements is a Distinguished Professor at the Department of Food Science at the University of Massachusetts. He specializes in the areas of food biopolymers and colloids, and in particular on the development of food-based structured delivery systems for bioactive components. McClements received his Ph.D. in Food Science (1989) at the University of Leeds (United Kingdom) in ultrasonic spectrometry. He then did Post-Doctoral Research at the University of Leeds, University of California (Davis) and University College Cork (Ireland). McClements is the sole author of "Future Foods: How Modern Science is Changing the Way We Eat" (2019), three editions of “Food Emulsions: Principles, Practice and Techniques” (1999, 2005, 2015) and of “Nanoparticle- and Microparticle-based Delivery Systems: Encapsulation, Protection and Release of Active Components” (2014), co-author of “Advances in Food Colloids” (1996) with Prof. Eric Dickinson, and co-editor of “Developments in Acoustics and Ultrasonics”, "Understanding and Controlling the Microstructure of Complex Foods”, “Designing Functional Foods”, “Oxidation in Foods and Beverages (Volumes 1 and 2)” and “Encapsulation and Delivery Systems for Food Ingredients and Nutraceuticals”. In addition, he has published over 1000 scientific articles in peer-reviewed journals (with an H-index of 104 on Web of Science, and >128 on Google Scholar), 12 patents, as well as numerous book chapters and conference proceedings. Prof. McClements has previously received awards from the American Chemical Society, American Oil Chemists Society, Society of Chemical Industry (UK), Institute of Food Technologists, and University of Massachusetts in recognition of his scientific achievements. Dr. McClements is a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, American Chemical Society (Agricultural and Food Division), and Institute of Food Technologists. His research has been funded by grants from the United States Department of Agriculture, National Science Foundation, US Department of Commerce, NASA, and the food industry. He is the co-editor of Annual Reviews in Food Science and Technology, and a member of the editorial boards of a number of other journals. He has organized numerous workshops, symposia, and international conferences in the field of food colloids, emulsions, and delivery systems
TIME STAMPS:
0:15 – A discussion about processed foods at Ketogeek
10:149 – How did you become a food scientist?
12:32 – What is an emulsion?
13:16 – Is honey a solution?
13:57 – What are nanoparticles in food?
15:26 – How do nanoemulsions work?
17:14 – How do you create nanoemulsions?
17:52 – Are there any applications of nanoparticles?
19:58 – How do respond to “processed foods are bad”?
22:38 – What is INFOGEST model for simulating gastrointestinal tract?
24:21 – Could you simulate and predict the hormonal or caloric response using such a model?
25:13 – the Would this model incorporate the microbiome?
25:59 – What results have been yielded with this model?
27:07 – What are “Excipient Emulsions” and how they improve the bioaccessibility of nutrients?
28:22 – Can nanoemulsions be used in solids and semi-solid foods?
30:02 – As a food scientist, when you look at a long list of ingredients in a product, what are you thinking?
31:25 – Addressing the concern with additives and preservatives
35:15 – What is the future of the foods?
36:58 – What is the “Science of Deliciousness”?
39:02 – What would you do to make something way too delicious?
41:01 – Obesity as the side effect of the success of the food industry & potential solutions
43:12 – Why chasing one macronutrient alone is not a solution to obesity
45:55 – What would you do with a billion dollars?
47:04 – What is “Food Structure” & “Food Architecture” and how it related to global obesity and diabetes?
51:38 – How do you address the concerns of “Conflict of Interest” biasing research?
52:43 – What technologies are you excited about?
54:19 – Your latest research and final Plugs
GUEST LINKS:
- Website: https://www.umass.edu/foodsci/faculty/d-julian-mcclements
- BOOK: Future Foods: How Modern Science Is Transforming the Way We Eat
- Video Presentation on Nanoparticles: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pYiVXgqR4Y4
KETOGEEK LINKS:
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In this very information-loaded podcast, we talk about many topics pertaining to biochemistry, autophagy, mTOR, Immunometabolism, protein structures, the impact of aging in muscle protein synthesis and the important role of protein in living organisms.
BIO:
Lucas Tafur is currently working as a postdoc studying the regulation of TOR complexes in yeast. He is onterested in a wide range of topics related to human health and metabolism, and lately mostly towards skeletal muscle. He is trying to understand physiology using a bottom-up approach, starting from the molecular basis and building up to the organismal level, considering an evolutionary background for interpretation. He currently writes articles in his personal blog www.p70s6k.com and in Nutmol, a spanish website on nutrition and metabolism with a molecular biology-centric perspective (www.nutmol.com).
TIME STAMPS:
0:15 – Ketogeek Introduction, Energy Pods, and updates
10:28 – Lucas Tafur Introduction and a bottom-up approach towards nutrition
16:16 – What kind of studies are you interested in?
18:21 – How do you translate vitro studies into animal and human models?
21:50 – How substantial is autophagy when it comes to practical benefits?
27:57 – How does protein from food convert to muscles?
31:28 – What is mTOR and how does it impact muscle protein synthesis and cell growth?
39:10 – What is the role of mTOR and different muscular composition in bodybuilders, endurance athletes, and sedentary individuals?
42:13 – Is muscle hypertrophy triggered by muscular damage?
44:21 – How do age impact muscle mass and synthesis?
47:21 – Impact of anti-inflammatory drugs and muscle growth
49:30 – What is “inflammation” and immunometabolism?
53:50 – What is protein structure pertaining to structural biology?
57:57 – Can you tell what protein you will find in what organism?
1:00:14 – Why do we even have protein in nature and organisms?
1:03:50 – Why do animals have essential amino acids and plants don’t?
1:06:40 – Why ketosis may be less stressful when producing energy for the body
1:13:51 – Is there an advantage to having high Reactive Oxygen Species(ROS)?
1:15:30 – What is “nutmol”?
1:26:10 – What else do you do outside of research?
1:27:35 – What kind of research would you do for a billion dollars?
1:29:45 – Final Plugs
GUEST LINKS:
- Personal Website: www.p70s6k.com
- Spanish Website on Nutrition & Metabolism: www.nutmol.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/p70S6K
KETOGEEK LINKS:
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
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In this informative episode, we discuss why we have many discrepancies and issues between science and the public interpretation of science through modern social media while talking about applications of biotech in the modern world, especially pertaining to human health outcomes and improving agriculture.
BIO:
Kathleen Hefferon received her Ph.D. from the Department of Medical Biophysics, University of Toronto and completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Cornell University. Kathleen has published multiple research papers, chapters, and reviews, and has written three books. Kathleen is the Fulbright Canada Research Chair of Global Food Security and has been a visiting professor at the University of Toronto over the past year. Her research interests include virus expression vectors, food security agricultural biotechnology and global health. Kathleen lives in New York with her husband and two children.
TIMESTAMPS:
0:15: Ketogeek mindset, updates, and product information
9:45: Dr. Kathleen’s story
11:46: Traveling abroad and her recent educational trip to Botswana
14:38: Issues with lack of women in livestock farming in Botswana
15:45: Traditional healing in Botswana
18:58: Potential applications of GMOs and drought-resistant plants in Africa
21:36: What challenges do you face when applying new technology in a developing country?
25:53: How did you end up engaging people on social media on scientific and controversial topics such as GMOs and glyphosate
38:04: Ambiguity in science and problems with establishing causality with certain chemicals
42:52: Why don’t many scientists engage with the public through social media and podcasting
50:49: What’s the biggest anti-GMO argument you hear?
55:50: Problem with science communication in the modern world
58:02: Kathleen’s research on using transgenic plants to produce vaccines
1:03:36: What are “plant virus nanoparticles”?
1:07:50: What are the potentials and limitations of transgenic derived vaccines?
1:10:31: Where did chemophobia originate from in the modern world?
1:18:33 Concerns with food wastage in developed and developing countries
1:21:50: Potential applications of GM crops for sequestering carbon and help with climate change
1:25:25: Given a billion dollars, what study would you do?
1:27:17: Final message and plugs
GUEST LINKS:
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/KHefferon
- Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kathleen_Hefferon
- Personal Link: https://micro.cornell.edu/people/kathleen-hefferon/
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OTHER LINKS
- Bad Science by Ben Goldacre (Book & Affiliate Link)
In this unique podcast, we focus on female sexuality and discuss some of the challenges faced by modern women and couples as well. We talk about topics that may be considered taboo including certain fantasies explored by people and understand what is going on while highlighting ingredients that would make relationships work long term. This one's a great educational piece you definitely want to listen!
BIO:
Staci Sprout, LICSW, CSAT is a licensed psychotherapist from Seattle with twenty-four years of experience as a therapist and social worker in a variety of settings from community mental health and hospitals to private clinical practice. Since 2006, she has dedicated her practice to helping individuals, groups and couples in recovery from sex, love and relationship addictions. She conducts trainings on sexual ethics for professionals and is an experienced retreat and conference speaker. She wrote a book about her own recovery titled "Naked in Public: A Memoir of Recovery from Sex Addiction and Other Temporary Insanities." More information available at www.stacisprout.com, or you can find her videos on YouTube channel, Sex Addiction in the News.
TIME STAMPS:
7:31 – Personal story and exposure to sexual addiction
13:29 – “Screaming on the inside and smiling on the outside”
17:27 – Parenting, childhood and female sexuality
20:20 – Affirmation and validation for one’s sexuality
23:44 – What happens to female mind when exposed to porn?
28:41 – How female cybersex is different from males?
34:17 – How do you know you have a problem?
36:55 – Do you have any inspirational story to share?
40:37 – How can we create good sexual communication?
44:27 – When and how to have a sexual conversation with your partner?
47:23 – How to handle an issue when you’re partner isn’t to something you’re into?
51:53 – Where do fantasies come from?
57:41 – What are women doing these days that isn’t working these days?
1:00:22 – How do women navigate modern dating and relationships?
1:04:00 – Happiness & the problem with the princess culture
1:12:06 – How to find support among people near you
1:14:17 – What sexually intrigues a woman?
1:19:10 – How to prevent resentment over time that kills romance and sex
1:23:04 – Public safety and fear among women
1:27:37 – A discussion behind the Gillette commercial and genders
1:37:05 – Final Plugs
GUEST LINKS:
- Website: http://www.stacisprout.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/Stacisprout
- YouTube: Staci Sprout YouTube Channel
- Book: Naked in Public: A Memoir of Recovery from Sex Addiction & Other Temporary Insanities
Ketogeek Links:
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
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Biotechnology is an emerging field in science that allows us to understand genetics and use them in a practical manner to potentially help humanity. This podcast delves into the journey and knowledge of Dr. Kevin Folta who has spent his lifetime researching this topic through an agricultural perspective.
BIO:
Kevin M. Folta is a Professor inthe Horticultural Sciences Department at the University of Florida. His research program examines how light signals are sensed in plants and how different parts of the spectrum can change shelf life and high-value fruit and vegetable traits. His group also uses novel genomics approaches to identify genes related to flavor and disease resistance. An innovative new project is testing a method to create new small-molecule drugs for use in everything from plant growth regulation to MRSA. He has been recognized for his science communication efforts, speaking with public audiences, and training scientists and agricultural producers to be better communicators. In 2016 he was recognized with the prestigious CAST Borlaug Award in Agricultural Communications and was named as the Ag Pro Person of the Year. He also hosts the weekly podcast Talking Biotech (www.talkingbiotechpodcast.com). Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago (1998).
TIME STAMPS:
0:15: Ketogeek updates about flavor
8:01: Dr. Kevin Folta’s journey and back story
9:36: What is a “Gene” and “Biotechnology”?
12:20: Why does Biotech get a bad rap in the mainstream?
14:41: Explanation of GMOs/Transgenics, Genetic Engineering & Traditional Agriculture
17:14: How genetic engineering can help solve problems in traditional agriculture
19:50: How are transgenic foods approved by the government?
22:11: How CRISPR Cas9 and gene editing works?
24:28: Can you do multiple edits at the same time?
26:04: The drawbacks and critique of gene editing
28:14: Seralini Study & what if someone finds issues with biotech products?
30:40: How can intrinsic and environmental factors can impact plant development?
33:08: How light can impact plant growth, movement, flavor and aroma
39:04: Are fruits, vegetables and crops less nutritious nowadays?
42:03: The controversy of and narrative behind the “Golden Rice”
45:06: Why do people dislike Transgenic foods?
49:32: Can you make a plant walk?
51:22: What are the limitations of biotechnology?
53:09: Greatest paradoxes you’ve observed as a scientist?
57:23: “Denialism of Science and Society”, thinking critically and problems with social media learning
1:01:24: False narratives and how can couples who are about to start a family get legit scientific information?
1:10:24: The story and controversy of the “Bt Brinjal” in South Asia
1:14:06: Other technologies & the tragic controversy of “Matoke banana” in Uganda
1:18:34: Concerns with companies monopolizing and holding patents to newer biotech technologies
1:21:19: Final Message to the listeners
1:26:07: Final Plugs
GUEST LINKS:
- Website: https://kevinfoltacom.wordpress.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/kevinfolta
- Talking Biotech Podcast: http://www.talkingbiotechpodcast.com/
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Are "natural" foods really "natural"? Are organic foods better? What about preservatives, tons of health and nutrition claims and strange chemicals on food and make-up labels? The reality is, everything we eat is chemicals and processed to some extent. In this podcast we make sense of all these chemicals and claims while also touch on how many health gurus and bloggers can cause serious harm by making dangerous claims about "real" and "natural" foods while manipulating consumer naivety.
Bio: James Kennedy is a British-born author and chemistry spokesperson. Kennedy is a chemistry teacher in Australia who created the All-Natural Banana poster series and founded the Sincerely, Chemicals chemistry outreach initiative in 2017, which runs live workshops with journalists and healthcare practitioners that aim to improve chemistry communications between experts and the public. Kennedy contributes to magazines, television and radio interviews to talk about chemistry-related topics with the aim of improving public perceptions of chemistry. He hosts an educational YouTube channel called Sincerely, Chemicals.
Time Stamps:
0:15 - Ketogeek updates, Energy Pods updates & more!
8:33 – How did you get into chemistry, outreach and battling chemophobia
11:45 – Why did you decide to write a book about Chemophobia?
13:32 – What is chemophobia and when did we start fearing chemicals?
16:43 – Are people becoming more or less acceptable of chemicals?
17:45 – Why there is no such thing as “Natural”
22:47 – How many chemicals exist in fruits and vegetables?
25:13 – How selective breeding has chemically altered fruits and vegetables and is turning them into gummy bears
28:41 – Why promoting “Real” and “Whole” food for treating medical conditions may be a dangerous idea
31:42 – How to figure out which foods are safe to eat?
34:38 – How a famous fitness blogger caused Subway to wrongfully give up on a chemical through fear and power of social media
39:52 – Viscosity, satiety, hunger, texture, nutritionism and why foods aren’t just nutrients
47:11 – Biggest milestones in the world of Chemistry?
48:41 – Why does plastic get so much slack?
52:08 – Is interest in Chemistry declining in schools?
53:18 – Is organic food necessarily better?
57:08 – How tell what chemicals are safe in food labels?
1:00:35 – Importance of dosage and teaching the public on how to think like a chemist
1:03:54 – Are food preservatives safe?
1:06:08 – Recommended reading resources and people to follow
1:11:54 – Final Plugs
James Kennedy Links:
- Fighting Chemophobia(Book): https://www.amazon.com/Fighting-Chemophobia-marketers-capitalise-chemicals-ebook/dp/B07G6L6NT7
- Website: https://jameskennedymonash.wordpress.com/
- Sincerely Chemicals YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgjIYPRmQZqjByCOgOaV0_w
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/JamesKennedyEDU
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References:
- Beverage viscosity is inversely related to postprandial hunger in humans.
This is an absolute powerhouse of a podcast that cuts through all the scientific literature and provides you with information grounded in evidence. We cover topics ranging all the way from adequate protein intake, factors that dictate food satiety, caloric intake and metabolism.
Bio: Menno Henselmans is a scientist, fitness model and online physique coach. He was once a business consultant specializing in advanced statistical data analysis but he traded his company car to follow his true passion in fitness. His background is in science and statistics which inspired him to form the Henselmans PT course. He helps serious trainees attain their ideal physique. He is a published scientific author in Sports Medicine, the highest impact factor journal in exercise science, and peer-reviewer for the Journal of Human Kinetics. Experienced world class coach and speaker. In other words, he knows what he is talking about and backs it up with solid science and numbers.
Time Stamps:
0:15 - Ketogeek housecleaning, new flavor announcement & design updates
12:11 - How to understand a scientific paper
15:54 - Who are "Intermediatories", "synthesizers" and "revolutionaries"
18:00 - How to figure out which educator, writer or influencer is credible or not
20:10 - Uncertainty of nutrition science & how you can tell if a nutrition study is bunk
30:58 - What is the optimal protein intake for humans?
33:16 - Pros and cons of nitrogen balance and measuring muscle protein synthesis
36:47 - Does food processing impact the thermic effect of food?
39:40 - What does "protein" in scientific literature mean?
42:44 - Factors that drive maximum protein synthesis
47:21 - Why do you look lose muscles so quickly when you take a break from gym?
50:45 - Protein intake, gluconeogenesis and nutritional ketosis
54:31 - Discussion about food satiety & why protein is not more satiating than carbs and fats
1:07:09 - Why consuming liquid calories isn't a smart idea
1:10:49 - How to gather correct information from studies that have conflict of interest
1:18:18 - Why don't all of the extra calories you eat turn immediately into stored fat?
1:23:41 - Why there is no such thing as "metabolic damage"?
Menno Henselmans Links:
- Website & Newsletter Sign Up: https://mennohenselmans.com
- Personal Training Course: https://mennohenselmans.com/online-pt-course/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MennoHenselmans
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/menno.henselmans/
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References:
Article about liquidating protein and reduction in satiety
Article about why protein is not more satiating than carbs and fats
Not for the faint of hearts, this podcast critically analyzes the problems with commercialization and myths around the ketogenic or low carb diet while talking about various controversial topics ranging from raising children, parenting, gender issues, healthcare and manipulating reality and promoting false narratives on social media. We wrap it up with a philosophical converation about what drives long term happiness and the pros and cons of modern consumerism.
Bio:
Richard Nikoley is the brain behind the blog “Free The Animal”(freetheanimal.com) which began in 2003 and as of 2018 has 4600 posts and 110,000 comments from readers. He covers a range of topics from health, diet and lifestyle to philosophy, social issues and cryptocurrency. He celebrates the audacity and hubris to live by your own exclusive authority and take your own chances in life. Free the Animal really means to free yourself to reach your best potential in all areas of your life, learn from mistakes and successes, and move on.
Time Stamps:
0:15 – Ketogeek Intro
9:08 – How did you get into health, nutrition and writing?
12:50 – “Richard Nikoley’s Ketotard Chronicles”
14:09 – Influencers you’ve found helpful in your diet journey
17:10 – Discussion on fat intake and problems with consuming isolated sources of fat
22:41 – The “All Potato Diet” and getting into deeper ketosis using it
24:21 – Problem with pushing specific macronutrients and concerns with pushing protein satiety
29:19 – Failure of using keto macro percentages for fat loss, gaining weight on keto and criticisms towards commercialization of ketogenic diets
33:01 – Potential dishonesty among affiliate marketers and influencers
36:38 – Discussion about food forms, processing, food combinations and moving beyond macronutrients
40:44 – How fat can impact glucose and insulin as well
42:08 – The curious case of nuts, calories and satiety
48:48 – A conversation about gender and hostility between men and women in society
52:19 – Issues with pushing free healthcare
58:00 – Parenting and challenges of being a male or female at our current times
1:02:15 – Manipulating social media pictures and misrepresentation of reality
1:06:29 – Discussion about fat acceptance and fat shaming
1:12:40 – Conversation about drawing the line between rights of parenting and child abuse
1:17:35 – Does human innovation and money buy you happiness?
1:22:07 – Is happiness dependent on ourselves or comparison with others?
1:24:50 – Why consumerism is a double-edged sword
1:30:30 – Final Plugs
Guest Links:
- Website: http://freetheanimal.com/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/rnikoley
- Richard Nikoley's Ketotard Chronicles: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ketotarded/
- Richard Nikoley Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/richard.nikoley
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- Book: "Wired To Eat" by Robb Wolf
- Book: "The Hungry Brain" by Stephan Guyenet
Our long awaited special 50th episode where we delve into the bigger picture while discussing many topics including the biochemistry of cholesterol & statins, the scientific method, philosophy, processed foods and top it off with a dose of what we can learn from evolution and how to lead a fulfilling life. This one is a GREAT episode!
Bio:
After obtaining a degree from the University of Leeds in English and Philosophy, Nick Mailer co-authored the first book in the UK on the education possibilities of the Internet. He co-founded The Positive Internet Company, UK's premier open-source managed services organisation. He also founded the Campaign for Unmetered Telecommunications.
He has spoken at conferences, including the Ancestral Health Symposium and Ketofest, on the nexus of culture, technology and semiotics. Since 2010, he has adopted a paleo-ish LCHF lifestyle, to which he nevertheless applies a multidisciplinary scepticism! He lives in London with his wife, daughter and cat.
Time Stamps:
0:15 - Epic Superhero Intro
9:13 - How did you get into Low Carb?
14:23 - A philosophical perspective, paradoxes and the impracticality of certain scientific models
18:40 - How different people handle paradoxes to their knowledge
20:55 - Will we get the next Galileo or Einstein in the world of science and research?
24:38 - Paradigm shifts in modern science and repeating human patterns when confronted with conflicting knowledge
29:26 - Meaning of a statement may be a method of of its verification
32:25 - What is a "Black Swan", Cholesterol and the narrative of the Kitavans
37:15 - PURE study and what knowledge you can obtain from observational studies
39:09 - Mevalonate pathway, statins and the importance of simplifying and understanding science
44:30 - The role of cholesterol, how statins disrupt the body's mechanisms and the impact of statins on a cellular level
47:51 - Why anyone can now obtain knowledge and should embrace complexity and details
52:00 - Concerns when people outsource critical thinking on social media forums and groups
55:42 - Pros and cons of deferring to an authority and how to ground yourself in a sea of too much information
1:06:05 - Difference between the pleasure of eating and the pain of eating
1:12:08 - Human adaptations, homeostatic mechanisms, hormones and brain rewards
1:16:15 - Thinking of & troubleshooting the body as a slowly self-learning software
1:21:20 - Why using food processing in a negative connotation is a limited way of thinking
1:24:35 - A discussion about sweeteners: erythritol and aspartame
1:28:33 - The benefit of not nuking your palate with sweeteners
1:34:46 - The bigger picture, living a happy life and lessons we can obtain from evolution
1:45:44 - Final Plugs
Guest Links
- Website: http://skimmed.cream.org/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/bokkiedog
- Mevalonate Pathway & Statins Talk on Ketofest: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aow_L6vKZyY
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While the mainstream news is focused primarily on a top-down approach towards food and health aimlessly tossing around observational studies, Gabor Erdosi and even us at Ketogeek are more focused on a bottom up approach starting from mechanistic ways in which food is metabolized and impacts the body as a whole.
Bio: Gabor Erdosi has a masters in molecular biology and is the brains behind the Facebook group "Lower Insulin". Nicknamed the "Adipose Jedi", Gabor has a unique approach of delving into complexity and understanding the inner workings of the human body.
Time Stamps:
7:32 – Background, weight loss & introduction into low carb
15:18 – Learning from thousands of scientific papers & moving beyond macro and micronutrients?
18:21 – Evolutionarily appropriate foods & finding recurring themes in successful diets
22:43 – Lowering Insulin Facebook group & focusing on high quality research
26:24 – Calorie-in Calorie-Out Model, Carbohydrate-Insulin Hypothesis and leveraging various models to troubleshoot health and address root causes
32:33 – Is it ketones or foods that promote ketosis that suppress appetite?
35:45 – How food processing can impact the body at a biochemical level
43:42 – Is Insulin Resistance a bad signaling problem?
51:10 – Feedback loops and how food processing can impact its metabolic response
55:49 – Why underfeeding and overfeeding studies may have impractical implications
58:37 – Thinking of fat gain as a protective mechanism
1:07:05 – “Compartmental Storage of Fat” and fat storage hierarchy in the body
1:012:13 – How is fat burning prioritized?
1:15:48 – Mechanistic role of intestinal barrier and gut permeability
1:20:08 – Why many conditions are acute processes going south
1:20:55 – Research you would like to see
1:22:28 – Final Plugs
Guest Links
- Lower Insulin: https://www.facebook.com/lowerinsulin/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/gerdosi
Ketogeek Links:
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- Onnit Keto Box: https://www.onnit.com/ketobox/
Citations:
- Satiety Index Study: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7498104
Miriam encountered cancer when her son was diagnosed in 2007 and now uses her experience and knowledge through this tough time to help others while providing inspiration and guidance to find what works for them individually in this battle.
Bio:
Miriam Kalamian is a nutrition educator, author, and consultant specializing in the ketogenic diet for cancer. In her work with hundreds of people, she has personally witnessed the life-changing effects of this powerful diet therapy, starting with her son's journey in 2007.
Time Stamps:
8:41 – Miriam’s story and her son’s encounter with brain tumor
11:09 – Her conversation with Dr. Thomas Seyfried & Ketogenic Diet
16:34 – Coming across Charlie Foundation
19:52 – Orchestrating cancer treatment and factors that could impact tumor growth
22:42 – Care oncology and repurposing drugs
25:13 – Press-Pulse strategy of cancer cell annihilation
28:20 – How do you prioritize and add healthy routines and intervention?
34:22 – Where do you find reliable resources for cancer and keto?
42:56 – Concerns with standard of care guidelines
50:31 – Modern companies that are using alternative methods towards health goals
54:31 – Protein Intake and challenges with veganism and Keto
1:07:16 – Why aren’t we getting a grip on cancer?
1:16:34 – Why do cancers return later?
1:21:22 – What kind of research do we need more for cancer?
1:22:24 – What potential technologies or research are coming out for cancer?
1:26:19 – Message for people who are fighting cancer
1:29:53 – Final Plugs
Guest Links
- Website: www.DietaryTherapies.com
- Facebook: Miriam Kalamian
- Twitter: DietaryTherapy
- YouTube: Miriam Kalamian
- Book: Keto For Cancer, Metabolic Therapy as a Targeted Nutritional Strategy
Ketogeek Links:
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There is so much noise about food, health and nutrition but how do you consolidate and learn from it? Above all, what kind of information is relevant and what is just clickbait fodder? In this episode, we go beyond the headlines and behind the scientific abstracts into the depth of nutritional and health science especially since we now have so many dietary protocols ranging from carnivory to veganism. This is one educational gem and a must-listen with Alex Leaf whom we can describe as the "Encyclopedia of Nutritional Science".
Bio:
A certified sports nutritionist and personal trainer, Alex Leaf holds a master’s degree in Nutrition from Bastyr University. He is a full-time researcher at Examine.com involved in updating the supplement database, editing ERD articles, and blogging about nutrition. Alex also teaches young minds about human nutrition and functional medicine at the University of Western States. He enjoys blending the scientific aspects of nutrition with the pragmatic realities of life to help others achieve their goals.
Time Stamps:
13:05 – How did you get into the world of nutrition & research?
16:08 – How can we improve nutritional education in colleges?
19:05 – What do you look at when evaluating a study?
21:25 – Explanation different types of nutrition studies. First up: What are “Case Studies”?
25:12 – Second up: What are “Observational Studies”?
28:17 – Third up: What are “Randomized Controlled Trials”?
31:00 – Fourth up: What is “Meta-Analysis”?
33:16 – Data manipulation and other red flags to watch out for in a study
38:54 – How can the general public find correct information instead of being lost in a sea of conflicting clickbait news headlines?
45:28 – What areas of nutrition research should Ketogeek focus on?
47:48 – Importance of overfeeding studies
51:36 – Should you dismiss a study because of “Conflict of Interest”?
55:54 – Why claims about “Mycotoxins” in coffee are probably junk
58:04 – What supplements work and what may be useless?
59:37 – Importance of supplement dosage and how not to waste money
1:01:32 – Black pepper and nutrient-nutrient interaction to maximize supplement effect
1:05:55 – How new supplements are created, synergy of ingredients and downside of green tea extract.
1:07:41 – What commons supplements have helpful or inhibitory effect?
1:09:46 – How can studies be improved or cost less?
1:11:23 – How strong and reliable is the evidence from app-driven data?
1:15:52 – Veganism, Carnivory and caution with anecdote driven diets
1:22:21 – Are there other diets that help with autoimmune conditions and what is “argument from ignorance”?
1:27:02 – The truth about fasting and are there any benefits to fasting when matched for caloric intake?
1:32:08 – Do people compensate for eating less during the fasting period and gain weight instead?
1:35:19 – Definition of “fasting” and does coffee break fasting?
1:37:33 – What would you do with a billion dollars and what superpower would you like to have?
Guest Links:
- Website: https://alexleaf.com/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aleaf45
- Examine: https://examine.com/
Ketogeek Links
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
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This one is a must listen and LOADED with everything you need to know about metabolism and long term health, enhancing and troubleshooting your performance as an athlete and understanding the significance of heart rate variability and glucose levels.
Bio:
Alessandro Ferretti graduated from the Institute of Optimum Nutrition in 2001 and formed Equilibria Health Ltd in 2004. With a growing team of Nutritionists and a Medical Doctor, Equilibria Health is now recognized as one of the UK’s leading providers of nutrition education.
He delivers an annual series of UK wide practitioner and medical professionals postgraduate seminars, workshops & masterclasses metabolism, health and performance, and nutrigenomic. In addition, Equilibria Health Ltd also instigated an ambitious programme of clinical workshops which has been consistently well received. He has received two nominations for CAM Best Practice Award for clinical excellence. His past work included practice from the Centre for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at 76 Harley Street, London, and at Tudor Medical Centre, in Stratford Upon Avon.
He's fascinated by the potential of nutrigenomics, HRV, metabolism and actively research impact of food in performance and health. Time Stamps: 8:15 - How did you get into health, nutrition and research?
13:58 – Why do athletes have elevated fasting glucose?
17:17 – Connection between fasting glucose and inflammation?
21:18 – The role of chronic inflammation in long term diseases?
23:57 – Why you should keep a tab on heart rate variability and fasting glucose
25:32 – Should I change my training or what steps do I take if my heart rate variability and fasting glucose is off?
29:27 – Very powerful factors that you can tweak to improve your health and performance
31:30 – Missing connection between food intake and physiological rhythms
34:37 – Discussion and explanation of Chronobiology
41:25 – How can you tell if a physical routine is a positive stressor or just pointless torture?
48:45 – When is it good to find evidence from human evolution and when it’s a terrible idea?
55:40 – Latest research on the impact of Ketogenic diet on high intensity performance
1:03:35 – With so many versions of ketogenic(or any diet) diets, how do I compose an ideal diet for myself?
1:10:02 – A thorough explanation of metabolic FLEXIBILITY
1:18:57 – A thorough explanation of metabolic EFFECIENCY
1:27:18 – Does insulin sensitivity increase or decrease metabolic efficiency?
1:30:16 – What is heart rate variability and why is it important?
1:34:40 – Final plugs
Guest Links
- Website: https://alessandroferretti.co.uk/
- Videos: https://alessandroferretti.co.uk/videos
Ketogeek Links
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
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What do you do when you feel depressed and it seems something that is out of your control? What's going on? We go through the inspirational narrative of overcoming clinical depression and bipolar II disorder with Carrie Brown.
Bio: Carrie has struggled with depression for as long as she can remember, and after she was diagnosed with BiPolarII Disorder 5 years ago, decided to become her own detective and figure out the root cause. She now lives a life completely free from all medications and any symptoms of BiPolarII Disorder or depression.
She is also a recipe developer and best-selling KETO cookbook author, host of the Ketovangelist Kitchen podcast, and partner of the Ketovangelist Unlimited Program with Brian Williamson and Danny Vega. You can find Carrie sharing free KETO resources at carriebrown.com and ketovagelistkitchen.com.
Time Stamps:
6:15 – How was your childhood, upbringing and schooling?
15:42 – How was college for you?
18:41 – How would someone have befriended you?
21:04 – Did you connect with anyone around you?
21:52 – How did your professional career pan out?
28:17 – When did the demons finally catch up?
35:05 - How do I know what’s going on with me?
40:10 – How did you start troubleshooting the bipolar disorder?
45:42 – MTHFR gene mutation and its connection with bipolar disorder
47:15 – How did you get into therapeutic Keto?
53:15 – How did you add foods back into your diet?
57:29 – Was it the ketones that helped?
1:00:56 – What lifestyle changes helped?
1:03:50 – What if keto fails in the treatment?
1:05:46 – Discussion about Lyme disease, how it thrives and potential ways to deal with it
1:15:08 – Differeniating between clinical or situational depression
1:19:17 – Understanding the MTHFR gene expression & its association with various conditions
1:21:26 – How do you start a conversation who has clinical depression?
1:25:05 – Message for everyone
1:27:16 – Cooking and keto
1:29:30 – Final plugs
Guest Links
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/therealcarriebrown
- Cookbooks: https://carriebrown.com/cookbooks-carrie-brown-keto-lchf-lowcarb
- Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/ketovangelistkitchen
- Ketovangelist Unlimited: https://www.patreon.com/ketovangelistunlimited
Ketogeek Links
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
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What happens when you eat nothing but fruits? In this episode, we talk to Michael Arnstein or "The Fruitarian" who has utilized a fruit-based diet for 10 years to perform world class marathon runs and endurance sports and try to understand how this is even possible?
Bio:
Michael Arnstein is a 41 year old elite athlete who lives in New York and Hawaii and utilizes a fruit-based diet to boost his performance. He is also the founder of Woodstock Fruit Festival in 2011. His performance records include:
Marathons (run 100+ marathons, best 2:28.12 NYC) Ironman Triathlons (4 time Kona Hawaii Ironman finisher, best 9:38) Ultra Running (50+ ultra distance races, many major event 1st place finishes) Some highlight performances: 2 time HURT 100 mile winner Vermont 100 mile winner Javelina 100 mile winner 100 mile PR: 12:57 (track; 7:46 per mile average) JFK 50 2nd place 5 hours 50 minutes Badwater 135 finisher Spartathlon 153 mile finisher Time Stamps: 10:10 – How did you get into a fruitarian diet?
17:34 – How do you foster a positive attitude in life?
18:36 – What resources did you use to learn this lifestyle?
21:46 – How do you transition into a fruitarian diet?
25:13 – Is Vitamin B12 deficiency or supplemenation an issue on this diet?
27:50 – What about protein deficiency on this diet?
31:44 – Is there potential science around a fruit based diet?
34:17 – How do you prepare for race day?
36:38 – No drinking water on this diet!?
39:14 – What mangoes are the best in the world?
40:23 – Favorite fruits and fruits you avoid?
43:23 – Salt and do you crave salty foods?
45:09 – What about electrolytes and caffeine?
47:36 – How does the race day fair on a fruitarian diet?
49:09 – What does your physician say about your diet?
50:40 – Are there other athletes who are on a raw fruit diet?
52:07 – Can you make this diet more sustainable?
56:36 – How did this diet impact your social life and relationships?
1:02:00 – Discussion about suffering and compassion
Mike Arnstein Links:
- Woodstock Fruit Festival: www.TheWoodstockFruitFestival.com
- Personal website: www.thefruitarian.com/
- YouTube: The Fruitarian YouTube
Ketogeek Link:
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
- Wholesale: https://ketogeek.com/pages/wholesale
Obesity is a complicated problem and the solution may lie in a multi-prong approach. We look at what the science tells us about obesity, how various properties of foods can impact consumption, discuss the Carbohydrate Insulin Hypothesis and understand how the brain and body responds to an obesogenic environment.
Bio:
Stephan J. Guyenet, PhD is a former neuroscience and obesity researcher and author of the book The Hungry Brain: Outsmarting the Instincts That Make Us Overeat, which was named one of the best books of 2017 by Publishers Weekly. His research has been cited more than 2,000 times by his scientific peers. His writing and speaking focus on the brain circuits that regulate eating behavior and body fatness, and how we can work with them to sustainably manage our waistlines.
Time Stamps:
12:45 – Stephan’s journey into neuroscience and obesity research
16:06 – What caused obesity in humans?
20:22 – The connection between smoking and obesity?
22:32 – Why does every new diet trend such as paleo fail to reverse obesity crisis?
30:31 – Why focusing purely on taste and flavor to gauge food could be obesogenic.
36:36 – Why pure sugar, pure fat and pure sugar/fat are difficult to consume but in the right combination can be addictive and be overconsumed?
45:49 – How sensory variety could lead to overconsumption
48:40 – NUSI study and why Carbohydrate Insulin Hypothesis probably isn’t the sole driver of obesity
59:39 – Can eating fat raise insulin over time?
1:04:04 – How the food industry is incentivized to create obesogenic foods
1:08:11 – What drives cravings?
1:10:45 – Is short term overconsumption a good predictor of long term overconsumption?
1:14:04 – Does sugar addiction exist?
1:17:20 – Understanding what kind of animal studies are relevant and which aren’t
1:21:03 – What kind of research would you like to see?
Stephan Guyenet Links:
- Book: "The Hungry Brain" by Stephan Guyenet (Recommended!)
- Website: http://www.stephanguyenet.com
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/whsource
Ketogeek Link:
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
- Wholesale: https://ketogeek.com/pages/wholesale
Citations:
NUSI-Hall Study: https://academic.oup.com/ajcn/article/104/2/324/4564649
This is a VERY loaded podcast in which we talk about combining minimally invasive surgical and medical care with nutrition to Carrie's journey with Type 1 Diabetes and her decision to pursue a plant-based ketogenic diet and then discuss the viability of plant based diets when it comes to achieving dietary and therapeutic goals.
Bio: Dr. Carrie Diulus is one of just a handful of board certified female orthopedic spine surgeons in the United States. She practices “patient-centered” medicine rather than the traditional “disease-centered” model. She starts by identifying all of the factors that influence a patient’s health. This understanding is then combined with state-of-the-art minimally invasive surgical and medical care including complementary and nutritional approaches to develop an individualized program for each patient’s unique needs.
S̶h̶e̶ ̶p̶o̶s̶s̶e̶s̶s̶e̶s̶ ̶s̶u̶p̶e̶r̶h̶u̶m̶a̶n̶ ̶s̶t̶r̶e̶n̶g̶t̶h̶,̶ ̶e̶n̶d̶u̶r̶a̶n̶c̶e̶,̶ ̶s̶t̶a̶m̶i̶n̶a̶,̶ ̶f̶l̶i̶g̶h̶t̶ ̶u̶p̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶s̶i̶x̶ ̶t̶i̶m̶e̶s̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶s̶p̶e̶e̶d̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶s̶o̶u̶n̶d̶,̶ ̶p̶h̶y̶s̶i̶c̶a̶l̶ ̶d̶u̶r̶a̶b̶i̶l̶i̶t̶y̶,̶ ̶a̶ ̶s̶i̶x̶t̶h̶ ̶s̶e̶n̶s̶e̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶i̶s̶ ̶r̶e̶s̶i̶s̶t̶a̶n̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶m̶o̶s̶t̶ ̶t̶o̶x̶i̶n̶s̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶p̶o̶i̶s̶o̶n̶s̶.̶ ̶I̶n̶ ̶h̶e̶r̶ ̶B̶i̶n̶a̶r̶y̶ ̶f̶o̶r̶m̶,̶ ̶s̶h̶e̶ ̶c̶a̶n̶ ̶a̶b̶s̶o̶r̶b̶ ̶e̶n̶e̶r̶g̶y̶ ̶a̶n̶d̶ ̶f̶i̶r̶e̶ ̶p̶h̶o̶t̶o̶n̶i̶c̶ ̶p̶r̶o̶j̶e̶c̶t̶i̶l̶e̶s̶ ̶w̶h̶i̶l̶e̶ ̶b̶e̶i̶n̶g̶ ̶a̶b̶l̶e̶ ̶t̶o̶ ̶s̶u̶r̶v̶i̶v̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶e̶ ̶v̶a̶c̶u̶u̶m̶ ̶o̶f̶ ̶s̶p̶a̶c̶e̶.̶
Time Stamps:
0:16 – “Energy Pod Wars”
7:22 – Why did you become an orthopedic spine surgeon?
10:05 – How do you reduce the invasiveness of a surgery?
13:06 – What does “inflammation” actually mean and its connection with ketosis?
15:52 – Is there a connection between ketogenic diet and wound healing?
17:39 – How do you compose a ketogenic diet for your goals?
21:24 – How do you maintain adherence to a diet?
25:53 – What exactly is insulin resistance in your perspective?
30:17 – How did you become a Type 1 diabetic and your journey with it?
33.55 – Challenges with protein intake and working with plant based proteins
42:23 – Breaking dogma, adaptability and finding solutions that work for an individual
44:35 – Bioavailability of plants and the paradox of “fruitarians”
45:57 – How different dietary components can impact health
51:02 – The importance of stable fatty acids in foods
52:12 - Should I be worried of plant toxins such as lectins and oxalates?
58:04 – What is your workout and physical routines like?
1:05:42 – Vegan Keto vs. Omnivore Keto
1:08:19 – Important things to know before going Vegan Keto
1:10:15 – Concerns with many of the Keto food products
Guest Links:
- Website: http://www.drcarriediulus.com/
- Instagram: @ carriediulusmd
- Facebook Page: / carriediulusmd
- Twitter: @ cadiulus
Ketogeek Links:
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
- Wholesale: https://ketogeek.com/pages/wholesale
It's important to ask where our food is coming from and how it impacts the environment around us. Silvopasture is an innovative and growing farming practice that uses woodland and domesticated animals to create a regenerative farming system that has one of the highest carbon capture rate and promotes nutrient cycling.
Bio: Steve Gabriel is an ecologist, forest farmer, and educator living in the Finger Lakes Region of New York State. He passionately pursues work that re-connects people to the forested landscape and supports them to grow their skills in forest stewardship. He is Agroforestry Extension Specialist for the Cornell Small Farm Program and co-owns Wellspring Forest Farm & School with his wife Elizabeth, where they produce mushrooms, maple syrup, duck eggs, pastured lamb, and elderberry extract, all from forest-based systems. The school hosts several educational programs each season with the goal of increasing people's understanding of healthy forests and how they can play a critical role in their stewardship.
Time Stamps:
6:37 – How did you get into farming & agriculture?
9:35 – How did you learn about Silvopastures?
12:41- When did humans get into monocropping?
15:38 – What are “Silvopastures”?
17:22 – How do you bring back nutrients into food through regenerative farming?
22:31 – Can a family sustain purely off of farming alone?
23:55 – Why Silvopastures have one of the highest carbon capture among all farming practices
26:07 – What kind of animals work best for silvopastures?
29:00 – How can trees and animals help each other?
30:53 – What kind of trees can you use for Silvopastures?
34:00 – Is this form of farming growing?
36:20 – How do I get started on Silvopastures?
37:41 – What are some of the biggest issues in farming and agriculture these days?
40:07 – How negative farming practices can lead to negative health consequences
45:22 – How can you become a smart consumer when it comes to picking food?
48:23 – Why understanding where your food comes from is very important
51:10 – Challenges for new farms and farmers?
52:16 – Is there a shortage of farmers?
54:32 – Tools that can be connect consumers with farmers?
57:07 – New farming innovations and paradigm shifts
59:59 – Final
Links:
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
- Wholesale: https://ketogeek.com/pages/wholesale
- Low Carb USA: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/low-carb-events/san-diego-2018/
- Pecan Coconut: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods/products/pecan-coconut-energy-pods
Guest Links:
Website: www.WellspringForestFarm.com
Silvopasture Book Website: http://silvopasturebook.com/
Farming the Woods Book: Shop Amazon Here
Silvopasture Book: Shop Amazon Here
Most people are either at a blue collar or white collar job so how do you create your healthy diet around a job or a business? How can you boost productivity while challenging extreme work loads and balancing relationships, health and life.
Bio: Mehrdad Zarifkar operates Aviana Aircraft Detailing and eM Detailing. Traveling all over the country to work on aircraft and cars, his normal commute is either a 4 hour drive, or involves taking a private or commercial plane to the job where 16-18 hour days are the norm. Armed with a degree in Biochemistry, he learned how a low carb diet helped drive his entrepreneurial endeavors
Time Stamps:
0:15 – Ketogeek announcement, Low Carb USA, New Energy Pod Design & Wholesale Information
6:36 - Pomodero technique for boosting productivity
11:10 - A discussion about caffeine dependency
13:10 – How to brew a great cup of coffee
17:01 – Developing an analytical and biochemical way of thinking
20:11 – Dealing with dietary claims and anecdotes
23:15 – Biochemistry and airplanes?
24:54 – Benefit of being fat adapted doing a mentally and physically challenging job
26:18 – How to reduce time wasted on social media
28:02 – Daily dietary routine for working long hours
32:16 – Staying focused and energetic for an extreme work schedule
37:06 - Is having an extreme work schedule a rewarding experience?
40:17 – How discipline equates to freedom in life
41:23 – Is rewarding yourself for hard work sustainable?
44:03 – How do you deal with procrastination?
47:30 – When is it ok to pursue diminishing returns or not?
53:19 – Why job type should dictate how many hours you work
59:00 – Healthy skepticism and overcoming the resistance to change
1:01:55 – How to strategically work with public to impact health
1:05:05 – How to increase adherence to a diet?
1:07:51 – Why are we obese?
1:09:51 – Experiments you’d like to see
Links:
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
- Wholesale: https://ketogeek.com/pages/wholesale
- Low Carb USA: https://www.lowcarbusa.org/low-carb-events/san-diego-2018/
- Pecan Coconut: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods/products/pecan-coconut-energy-pods
Guest Links:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keto_detailer/
Why is obesity so rampant in low income housholds and why does the environment that you are raised in can lead to fat gain? How do you start eating healthy when everyone else isn't and above all, how do you inspire others to do the same?
Bio:
Dustin Cade is a Ketogenic diet enthusiast, works to help others by showing his own progress and successes with this lifestyle, with a starting weight of 421lbs and a current weight of 290lbs he has been ketogenic since September of 2016. So far being more than half way through his weight loss journey he is able to showcase not only the results of the diet but help others get started and succeed even on the tightest of budgets. He hopes to continue spreading useful and easy to follow information to those who are interested in learning about a ketogenic lifestyle.
Time Stamps:
5:45 – How did you and your family get into Keto?
9:16 – How did your social circle change as you lost weight?
10:08 – Changes noticed after going keto?
12:32 – Best way to transition into Keto?
14:12 – Indulging outside of a strict diet
16:39 – Is adding fat satiating for you?
17:23 – How has your experience been with extended fasting?
20:16 – Do you feel happier and confident when you lose weight?
22:00 – What caused you to go above 400lbs?
27:36 – What would you do if you could go back in time?
28:29 – A discussion about fat and fit shaming
32:40 – How do you approach people close to you regarding weight and health?
34:45 – How have you developed as a person while losing weight?
34:54 – Shopping keto on a budget
43:24 – How did Fahad get into Keto and Ketogeek?
46:03 – Challenges of trying to pursue health when everyone around you isn’t
47:23 – Why is obesity rampant in low incomes households?
50:23 – Why “hopelessness” can be contagious
57:13 – Final message and plugs
Links:
- Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
- Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
- Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
- Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
- Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
- Wholesale: https://ketogeek.com/pages/wholesale
Guest Links:
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ketosimple/
- Twitter: https://twitter.com/ketosimple
Keto or fat adaptation has its advantages and weaknesses. In this podcast, we get into the nitty gritty of athletic performance and talk about how we can potentially and strategically use carbs, proteins and fats both to improve body composition and enhance performance.
Bio:
In short, Peter started his journey about 3 years ago following NSNG(No Sugar No Grain), fell to the dark side and started following the "Eat loads of extra fat, Fear Protein" groups. He then came back to develop the facebook group to support the science of low carb at The Fat Adapted Athlete.
His starting weight was 275 lbs when he got fed up. He had always a fit person (Cop in the USAF, Martial artist from the age of 5, l lived in an Aikido school for a bit/UshiDeshi, avid weight lifter) but eventually at 46 and 275 lbs, he decided to go low carb and train for a marathon. That turned into running 40-60 miles a week/2000+ miles a year and he dropped to 199. Currently he is at 215-220 lbs and aspiring to reach his goal to lean out at 205 lbs.
Time Stamps:
1:05 - Ketogeek Announcements
10:06 – How did you get into LC/Keto?
13:20 – How keto is popular on Facebook and social media
15:02 – What is your training style like and dietary protocols?
16:18 – Why do you limit cardio as a fat adapted athlete?
17:40 – Is switching from carbs to fat burning and vice versa a switch or step-by-step process?
19:00 – How do I become a fat adapted athlete?
22:30 – The truth about exogenous ketones and protein intake
26:34 – Benefits of using MCTs as an athlete and why constantly testing ketones may not be a smart idea
27:28 – What’s the muscle that can actually use ketones as fuel?
28:38 – Is ketone testing useful or totally pointless?
30:23 – Is dietary fat superior fuel when compared to stored body fat?
34:39 – A very simple approach to keto
35:56 – Why did you decide to start a Keto coaching?
40:58 – How do you eat out on keto or during social occasions?
43:49 – What self studies have you done?
47:16 – Why is fat loss such a erratic process and not just a straight road down?
49:53 – Do all diets really fail and why?
53:22 – Why simplifying food choices ensures success in the long run
57:19 – Why focusing on macros and calories is just part of the picture
1:02:44 – Why ketone readings are all over the place
1:04:42 – Should people new to keto test ketones?
1:05:54 – Experience with a relatively carnivorous diet and athletic performance
1:09:29 – Should I consume fat before, during or after the workout?
1:11:11 – Does a good diet lead to people automatically fasting without thinking of it?
1:12:29 – High fat vs. high protein for body recomposition
1:18:45 – Final Plugs
Links:
Chocolate Fudge Energy Pod on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B88S36J
Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Shop Ghee: https://ketogeek.com/collections/alchemy/products/ghee
Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
Wholesale: wholesale@ketogeek.com
Wholesale Website: https://ketogeek.com/pages/wholesale
Peter Bliarczyk Links:
All Diets Fail: https://alldietsfail.com
Fat Adapted Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/193071934103417/
Why are we becoming insulin resistant and obese? Why is the health and food industry failing? Where did this madness begin? And above all, what happens when you challenge the dietary advice that doesn't work?
Bio: Dr Gary Fettke is an Orthopaedic Surgeon practising in Launceston, Tasmania, Australia. He has a major interest in the preventative medicine and encourages his patients to lose weight before undergoing surgery. Although his speciality is surgery, Gary believes it is much better to help people avoid surgery if at all possible by taking preventative measures, which often involve altering the diet.
In recent years Gary has focussed on the role of diet in the development of diabetes, obesity and cancer. He has been speaking out on the combined role of sugar, fructose, refined carbohydrates and polyunsaturated oils linking together to be behind inflammation and modern disease.
He has incurred the wrath of regulatory bodies for his stand on public health, but he and his wife, Belinda, remain active defending the benefits of low carb healthy fat living. There ongoing work has uncovered the vested interests and ideologies shaping nutritional guidelines at an international level.
Times Stamps:
0:58 – Ketogeek talk
11:14 – Gary’s journey into low carb lifestyle
14:41 – What do I do in college when all the guidelines failing and new nutritional approaches coming up?
17:46 – Why did you decide to challenge conventional medical system?
22:28 – Where did chronic obesity and diabetes begin?
27:40 – Instead of “Eat Less, Move More”, what kind of motto or advice can we have for people?
30:22 – What’s up with “Fructose No”?
32:15 – Supporting and spreading the message for the health of the world
37:02 – The story of how and where did the dietary guidelines come from?
46:19 – Why didn’t anyone challenge the “meat causes cancer” myth or dietary guidelines in general?
51:23 – What does it actually mean to be a “Doctor”?
53:47 – How do we develop new food companies of the future?
58:40 – Seeking empowerment, comfort, pleasure and joy all at the same time
1:02:25 – What kind of questions should I ask a medical professional to get the best results?
1:06:11 – What’s the future of the medicine?
1:11:26 – After we get rid of chronic conditions, what would kill us?
1:13:12 – Final Plugs
Links:
Chocolate Fudge Energy Pod on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B88S36J
Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Shop Ghee: https://ketogeek.com/collections/alchemy/products/ghee
Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
Gary Fettke Links:
www.nofructose.com
www.isupportgary.com
Facebook: Belinda Fettke No Fructose
Twitter: @FructoseNo
In this special first year anniversary episode, we review all our research, previous podcasts and conversations in the past and share how to create healthy food products and why the pursuit of ketosis is counterproductive to fat loss.
Bio: Fahad Ahmad is the founder of Ketogeek and hosts the Ketogeek Podcast, a world class health show about food, nutrition and health. He is into resistance training, Ashtanga yoga, calisthenics and various forms of training styles. Armed with a idealistic goals distilled in a world of realism, his goal is to help the world make a better place. He leads a life of extreme generalism or as he describes it, 'The Renaissance Lifestyle'.
Corey Behn is the Production Chief at Ketogeek and handles all the backbone of Ketogeek product manufacturing. He has a strong background in the athletic world all the way from rock climbing to various forms of yoga such as Ashtanga Yoga.
Time Stamps:
4:30 – Yoga and Keto
7:09 – Chasing paradoxes and the carnivore diet
10:40 – Making Ghee for Ketogeek, brown butter & problems with nutrition science pertaining to various foods
16:54 – Most vanilla is just fillers
17:44 – Problems with lowering calories in food and low carb, high filler foods
19:35 – How has our journey changed after a year learning from educators at Ketogeek
23:45 – Updates to the podcast
28:09 – How we created our Keto friendly product
28:37 – What are “silvopastures”?
35:28 – The recurring themes observed in successful diets
38:49 – What is the “Twinkie Effect” and “Sensory Specific Satiety”
40:36 – Looking at satiety in terms of nutrients
44:22 – Novelty seeking human behavior and rise of social chronic conditions
48:16 – Why we’ve decided to move away from Keto?
Links:
Chocolate Fudge Energy Pod on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B88S36J
Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Shop Ghee: https://ketogeek.com/collections/alchemy/products/ghee
Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
Knowing all about healthy diet and nutrition is one thing but how do you take all that you learn and apply it to yourself and your own family, especially when it comes to raising your children in a healthy way? This podcast talks about incorporating routines, training and a healthy diet into your family as a whole.
Bio: Danny and Maura Vega are Miami natives who now reside in Tampa, Florida. Danny was the starting runningback for his high school football team and led the county in rushing yards. He went on to receive his bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 2004, where he was a member of the football team. After college, he pursued his Master's of Science at the University of Florida, where he worked with the national championship men's basketball team, women's basketball, tennis and golf. He then went on to become the Strength and Conditioning coordinator for VCU basketball, helping the Rams win the 2007 conference championship.
Maura had a passion for dance since she was a young girl. She is classically trained in ballet, jazz, and contemporary. After high school she found herself struggling with her weight, and spent the next several years restricting food and even went as far as trying out a plant based diet for the sole purpose of "being skinny." A ketogenic lifestyle has not only freed her of her disordered eating, but she has also found relief from severe postpartum depression and anxiety.
These days, Maura and Danny can be found spending most of their time with their two boys. They have a unique way of thinking when it comes to children, and how to raise them. They unschool both of their boys who are also now following a ketogenic diet. Both boys have found relief from allergies and autoimmune issues with a ketogenic diet. They hope to inspire and change the way we see and treat children, and also how we feed them.
Time Stamps:
3:15 – How to consume Energy Pods?
11:44 – What kind of morning routines do you follow?
19:16 – How did you transition from Paleo to Keto to Carnivorous diet?
25:50 – How did you become part of Ketovangelist?
29:32 – What books or research helped you on your journey into Keto?
31:44 – Maura’s style of training and coming up with new exercises
34:38 – Sculpting the body vs functional training
35:40 – Danny’s style of training and cross training experimentations
40:30 – How resistance training changes as we age
42:20 – Should women be afraid of gaining muscles when they train?
45:52 – How do you as a woman reconcile with animal suffering when consuming meat?
52:40 – How do you navigate through social media?
58:27 – How do you raise children on a healthy diet?
1:08:43 – Nutrition for a mother during pregnancy and after having the baby
1:17:20 – How do you know if you’re doing a good job and what kind of conversations should you have in parenting and relationships?
1:23:19 – Introducing kids to physical routines and sports?
1:30:32 – How do teach children about failure?
1:33:44 – New projects up the horizon?
1:36:50 – Final Plugs
Links:
Chocolate Fudge Energy Pod on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B88S36J
Ketogeek Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Shop Ghee: https://ketogeek.com/collections/alchemy/products/ghee
Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
Guest Plugs
Danny Vega Instagram: Instagram.com/ketocounterculture
Maura Vega Instagram: Instagram.com/fatfueledmom
Website: www.fatfueled.family
What happens when you switch all your meals with one food product that has been reverse engineered from scratch? We talk to the Chris Bair, founder of Keto Chow, who has done exactly that using his keto friendly product.
Bio: Chris Bair is a tech geek, most of his training and profession revolved around devops and systems administration. In 2014 he got interested in the world of nutritionally complete meal replacements and started making his own recipes, initially with a regular high-carb version but switching to a ketogenic lifestyle in October 2014. In January 2015 he created the recipe for Keto Chow, publishing it open sourced on the Internet and also selling it pre-mixed for those that didn't want the hassle of mixing it up themselves. Since then, the Keto Chow business has grown until Chris left his "day job" in January 2018 to develop Keto Chow full-time. As a business owner, he now has the freedom to work any 15 hours a day he wants!
Time Stamps:
2:00 - Energy Pod description and sourcing of our ingredients at Ketogeek
10:46 – How did you get into Keto/LC, Soylent and reverse engineering food?
17:12 – How do individual ingredients impact the metabolism and food itself?
21:14 – What ingredients get a bad rap?
22:09 – Is sucralose ok?
25:21 – Why people freak out about emulsifiers in the ingredients
27:31 – Is maltodextrin an issue?
31:14 – Monk fruit, erythritol and stevia as sweeteners
38:16 – Does fat quantity and types cause higher or lower satiety?
42:17 – Does Keto chow deal with cravings and sweet tooth?
44:12 – Concerns with the paleolithic diet and deriving limitations of an era
50:42 – Real food vs. processed vs. ultra-processed food dogma
53:14 – Resources and books you use?
57:11 – What kind of N=1 experiments have you done?
1:03:22 – Experiment with omega 6 fatty acids and vegetable oils
1:06:03 – Problems and challenges as a Keto food company?
1:09:56 – Constantly updating the food like a software
1:14:37 – How do you make Keto chow?
Plugs:
Chocolate Fudge Energy Pod on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B88S36J
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
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Guest Plugs
Keto Chow: https://www.ketochow.xyz/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ketochow/
Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/ketochow/
What happens when you eat nothing but bacon for 30 days? We talk with the man behind The Bacon Experiment and find out what happens to the body when you undertake such an experiment.
Bio: Dan Quibell is the founder of The Bacon Experiment and a ketogenic lifestyle coach. He facilitates a free week trial of his popular program Beyond The Bacon Experiment at www.freeketochallenge.com Dan is passionate about helping others to adapt to Keto and get healthier one slice of bacon at a time. He lives in Ontario with his wife and two children.
Time Stamps:
0:56 – New flavor announcement
2:56 – Study on Erythritol & a response to sweeteners causing cravings
8:57 – How’s the Keto scene in Canada
9:41 – “The Bacon Tour”
10:05 – What is the best kind of bacon?
11:40 – How did you get into Keto/LC?
18:32 – Why did you get into the bacon challenge?
19:55 – How did biomarkers and body change before and after the 30 days of bacon?
21:19 – Did anything get worse?
22:40 – How much fat is left in bacon after cooking it?
24:50 – What did you learn from this experiment?
27:12 – Can you sustain an all bacon diet long term?
28:32 – What happened to cravings?
30:42 – What kind of anecdotal improvements are noticed with such a protocol?
33:33 – What projects are you working on?
36:50 – How is your Keto challenge different from others?
39:21 – What is your own diet like?
40:59 – “Purse bacon” and bacon on the go!
44:10 – Making bacon at home
45:41 – How to shop for bacon in the store?
51:15 – Can such a diet be used for
53:38 – Getting started on The Bacon Experiment
57:03 – Can you gain weight on the Bacon Experiment?
1:01:22 – Final Plugs
Links:
Chocolate Fudge Energy Pod on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B88S36J
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Shop Ghee: https://ketogeek.com/collections/alchemy/products/ghee
Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
Erythritol produced in body via. PPP: http://www.pnas.org/content/114/21/E4233 (They decided to associate the study with adiposity... rolls eyes)
Dan Quibell Links:
Free Keto Challenge: http://www.freeketochallenge.com
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/thebaconexperiment/about/
Podcast Links:
Jimmy Moore Podcast: http://livinlavidalowcarb.com/
Fat Burning Man Podcast: http://fatburningman.com/
2KetoDudes Podcast: http://2ketodudes.com/
Food, nutrition and the cycle of life begins from one place: seeds. In this show we explore the fascinating ways plants, animals and humans evolved together all the way from beginning of time to our modern day. Strap on for this joyride of a podcast!
Bio:
Author and biologist Thor Hanson is a Guggenheim Fellow, a Switzer Environmental Fellow, and winner of the John Burroughs Medal. His books include The Impenetrable Forest, Feathers, The Triumph of Seeds, and Buzz (due in July 2018), as well as the illustrated children’s favorite, Bartholomew Quill. Thor’s work has been translated into more than ten languages and earned many accolades, including The Phi Beta Kappa Award, the AAAS/Subaru Prize, and two Pacific Northwest Book Awards. His many media appearances have included NPR’s Fresh Air, PRI’s Science Friday, Book Lust with Nancy Pearl, and The Current on CBC. Hanson lives with his wife and son on an island in the Pacific Northwest.
Time Stamps:
6:28 – How did you get into research about seeds?
8:21 – How do you conduct research?
10:08 – How seeds form main part of many cultures
12:31 – How did seeds and plant life begin?
17:50 – When did animals and insects start consuming plants?
20:07 - Why did plants developed chemical defenses?
22:42 – When did humans start consuming plants and seeds?
25:25 – The transition between hunter gatherer to agricultural revolution
27:08 – How have the seeds changed from hunter gatherer times all the way to modern times
30:53 – Has taste, chemical & nutrient composition of seeds changed over time?
32:59 – Does bitterness correlate with toxicity?
35:40 – Have humans domesticated plants or plants have domesticated humans?
37:04 – The domestication of dogs
38:22 – Has architecture and physical structure of seeds changed as well?
39:30 – The curious case of the avocados
41:33 – How did human agriculture impacted the plant kingdom?
45:07 – How extinction of wild plant species could lead to a global catastrophe
48:22 – Why do crunchy foods such as nuts taste good?
53:20 – Why can I consume seeds and nuts but not the entire plant?
1:00:32 – How did our ancestors figure out if a plant or seed is safe to consume?
1:02:07 – How long do seeds last?
1:07:08 – How so seeds combat extreme environments and decay?
1:08:48 – What gives seeds its hard structure?
1:11:20 – How do you know a seed is dead or dormant?
1:13:20 – Why do seeds have different fats, carbs and proteins and has it changed over time?
1:16:34 – Is there plant intelligence and communication between plants?
1:17:51 – What came first: plant or the seed?
1:19:02 - What paradoxes did you come across while writing the book?
1:21:45 – Final Plugs & books written
Plugs:
Chocolate Fudge Energy Pod on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B88S36J
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Shop Ghee: https://ketogeek.com/collections/alchemy/products/ghee
Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
Thor Hanson Links
Website: http://www.thorhanson.net/
Triumph of Seeds(Book): https://www.amazon.com/Triumph-Seeds-Kernels-Conquered-Kingdom-ebook/dp/B00PWX7S4G
Feathers, The Evolution of a Natural Miracle(Book): https://www.amazon.com/Feathers-Evolution-Natural-Thor-Hanson/dp/0465028780
The Impenetrable Forest: https://www.amazon.com/Impenetrable-Forest-Thor-Hanson/dp/059513018
Bartholomew Quill: https://www.amazon.com/Bartholomew-Quill-Crows-Quest-Know/dp/1632170469
You've all heard about the Ketogenic Diet. In this podcast we talk about some of the finer details of what constitutes a Ketogenic Diet and how it works.
Bio: Craig Emmerich graduated in Electrical Engineering and has always had a systems approach to his work. He followed his wife Maria Emmerich into the nutrition field and has since dedicated his time researching and looking at nutrition and biology from a systems perspective. Over the last 8 years he has worked with hundreds of clients along side Maria to help them heal their bodies and lose weight leveraging their biology to make it easy.
Time Stamps:
0:16 – Energy Pod Plug
6:26 – How did you get into LC & Keto
8:19 – Did you face backlash going Keto?
9:57 – People who influenced your journey
13:21 – How do research for your book and stay on top of science?
16:27 – Fastest way to die by ketosis?
16:52 – Stages of Keto, adaption and mitochondrial growth
20:37 – How excessive sugar intake can speed up aging
22:10 – Can eating an avocado help mitochondrial function?
23:07 – Fat storage & feedback loop
26:03 – What exactly is inflammation and what causes it?
27:52 – Do various types of carbs, fats and proteins impact insulin differently?
28:52 – Why carbs raises insulin more than other macronutrients?
30:49 – Why can we hold only 4g of glucose in the bloodstream?
33:32 – What is the “Thermic Effect” of food?
37:19 – Protein requirement for protein sparing modifying fast?
39:55 – How do nutrition labels translate into actual calories?
42:58 – Flax seeds and estrogen
43:41 – Do calories matter?
47:53 – What is fat flux?
52:41 – Is there a limit to how much fat you can have in blood stream?
53:48 – Alcohol, oxidative priority and weight loss
1:02:14 – Best way to raise and lower insulin?
1:03:40 – How do you start fasting?
1:06:26 – Electrolyte requirements on a Ketogenic diet
1:10:28 – Electrolyte deficiency symptoms
1:11:51 – What are anti-nutrients and what do they do?
1:13:15 – Nutrient density of animal vs. plants
1:16:28 – Animal propensity for eating organ meats
1:17:36 – Bioavailability of various foods
1:24:55 – Final Plugs
Links:
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Shop Ghee: https://ketogeek.com/collections/alchemy/products/ghee
Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
Craig & Maria Blog:
http://mariamindbodyhealth.com/
Craig & Maria Support site:
http://keto-adapted.com/
Craig & Maria Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/ketoadapted
Book:
https://www.amazon.com/Keto-Complete-Ketogenic-including-Simplified/dp/1628602821
In this show we talk to the expert who is part of one of the biggest diabetes management and reversal communities in the world. We cover the challenges faced by being type 1 diabetic and successful management of this condition, especially in the light of newer research and evidence.
Bio: Dr. Ian Lake is a GP locum in Gloucestershire, UK. He has had a long term interest in preventive medicine. Having Type 1 Diabetes himself, he eventually discovered and was strongly influenced by Richard Bernstein's Diabetes Solution book. He adopted a ketogenic lifestyle 4 years ago and found it was transformative regarding his health and wellbeing. He is keen to spread his knowledge to all with Type 1 so that they are aware of alternatives to the conventional diet. Like seemingly everyone else on a low carb lifestyle he has written a blog on running and Type 1 diabetes. (http://www.type1keto.com )This was primarily to show that carbohydrate is not essential in type 1 diabetes, and ended up demonstrating that 'extreme diabetes' was not eliminating carbs and fasting but following conventional advice.
Time Stamps:
13:50 – Bio & role with Diabetes.co.uk
19:12 – New technologies and developments in combating type 1 diabetes
20:26 – Is type 1 diabetes genetic, infectious or what exactly causes it?
21:17 – Can type 1 diabetes happen at any age?
22:28 – Dealing with family, Social life & managing daily habits while being diabetic
26:45 – As a loved one, how can I help someone who has type 1 diabetes?
28:22 – I just got type 1 diabetes. What do I do first?
31:49 – Managing carbs, fats and proteins on the condition
33:00 – What is Ketoacidosis?
34:38 – Surprising foods that affect blood glucose levels?
36:04 – Sweeteners on type 1 diabetes?
36:55 – Favorite foods?
37:35 – Can you get type 1 and 2 diabetes at the same time?
38:57 – How did you get affiliated with Diabetes.co.uk?
42:51 – Can we actually reverse diabetes in the world?
45:54 – How is the medical world impacted by community based approached towards healthcare
47:58 – Networking, learning and finding good information
49:17 – The body as a fat burning machines
50:18 – Dealing with underlying causes of diseases
52:49 – Empowering people & future of medicine
55:10 – Why should I go to Dr. Ian Lake?
56:42 – Alcohol, coffee & tea on type 1 diabetes?
58:08 – Biggest misconceptions for typ 1 & 2 diabetes?
1:00:18 – Paradoxes and why many healthy foods are unhealthy?
1:02:16 – Personalized medicine & changing the attitude towards food
1:03:15 – What is the dawn phenomenon?
1:04:30 – DNA synthase and deuterium?
1:07:35 – Final Plugs
Links:
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Shop Ghee: https://ketogeek.com/collections/alchemy/products/ghee
Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
Paleo Medicina: https://www.paleomedicina.com/en
Eat Rich, Live Long book: https://www.amazon.com/Eat-Rich-Live-Long-Mastering-ebook/dp/B07B8FMFRQ
Dr. Ian Lake: https://twitter.com/idlake
Diabetes.co.uk: https://www.diabetes.co.uk/
Keto Krate: https://ketokrate.com/
In this highly controversial podcast, we talk about the philosophy of animal suffering, comparison of animal and plant based diets and challenging conventional wisdom. This episode is not for the faint of hearts.
Bio: Daniel is a 32 year old engineer here in Northern California. Employed in the technical sales world, he had taken his health for granted and after getting fat, sick and constantly in pain, he decided to take his health in his own hands. He can be found on twitter with the handle @steakandiron
Time Stamps:
2:24 – Challenging the “real food”
7:26 – How did you begin your twitter journey?
9:42 – Engagement on twitter
11:30 – How did you get into Keto/Carnivore?
19:30 – Veggies, upset stomach and eating raw meat
23:55 – Fruits nowadays are just fructose bombs and candies
26:14 – The health halo around vegetables and cocktail of chemicals
27:10 – How animals survive vs. plants
30:07 – Conducting self-studies using a carnivorous diet
32:13 – Hijacking the brain’s circuitry and failure of ‘eat less, move more’ advice
33:53 – The biggest self-genocide of human history
34:43 – The religious dogma of veganism
37:41 – Why good intentions don’t always translate into good actions
40:54 – The philosophy of animal suffering and realities of nature
45:02 – Human suffering and failure of the medical system
47:37 – Why growing suppression of ideas and opinions in colleges is dangerous
51:09 – Thought crime and demonizing opposite opinions
55:56 – How do differentiate open and close-minded people?
57:56 – How should someone approach you?
1:00:29 – Favorite books
1:04:45 – Simplicity as a double-edged sword
1:06:45 – Science and application of addiction
1:14:10 – Final Plugs
Links:Daniel Wiseman Twitter: https://twitter.com/SteakAndIron
Ketogeek Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Ketogeek Ghee, Pasture Raised & Organic: https://ketogeek.com/collections/alchemy/products/ghee
Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
Taking all the science in the world of food and nutrition, how do we now create better food companies and tools that would focus on human health rather than be another catastrophe for humanity?
Bio:
In early 2015 Marty started blogging at OptimisingNutrition.com. He tries to provide clarity around many of the confusing and conflicting issues in nutrition, often using a quantitative approach.
While his blog posts can sometimes go deep on a topic, he has also worked to develop a shortlist of optimal foods to suit different goals by balancing the sometimes-competing parameters of nutrient density, insulin load and energy density.
His most recent project is the Nutrient Optimiser which consolidates his thinking into an automated system that reviews a person's current diet to provide a shortlist of recommended foods to provide the nutrients they are not getting enough of while supporting their goals
Time Stamps:
0:18 – Product Announcement & Amazon Sale
6:15 – The Colosseum of Optimising Nutrition
8:15 – How type 2 diabetes evolved and began
12:07 – Blood test results on carnivore diet
17:07 – Nutrient dilution in agriculture
19:14 – Building a better food company for the future
22:10 - Signs you are diabetic
27:27 – Any evidence on nutrient driven satiety?
30:07 – How is research carried out in food and health industry?
33:00 – Complete transparency in business infrastructures
37:02 – How does a dummy learn about nutrition
41:30 – Dealing with dogmatic intellectuals
43:28 – High fat, low protein and fat loss?
47:22 – Are benefits of keto from elimination or because of ketones?
54:14 – How do I know my diet works?
55:30 – Fat loss stall while still in energy deficit
57:40 – The positives and negatives of bulletproof coffee
1:00:00 – What drives you?
1:05:21 – Food tolerances and intolerances
1:11:11 – Bioavailability of foods
1:12:08 – What Would Marty Kendall Do?
Plugs:
Chocolate Fudge Energy Pod on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B88S36J
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Shop Ghee: https://ketogeek.com/collections/alchemy/products/ghee
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Marty Kendall Links:
https://nutrientoptimiser.com/
https://optimisingnutrition.com/
https://www.facebook.com/nutrientoptimiser/
https://www.facebook.com/optimisingnutrition/notifications/
https://www.facebook.com/groups/optimisingnutrition/
Update 2022: We have changed our stance on Omega-6 and Seed oil in the light of current evidnece in human trials. Please refer to episode 78 of our podcast for more current and reliable information.
When we were developing our Energy Pods, we wanted to know how various types of fats changed the composition of the product itself and how they would impact the body in the long run. In this podcast, we look at heart disease, obesity, cancer and various chronic condition and how Omega 6 fatty acids and various fats impact humans and animals. It also explains why we preferably use Ghee & MCT Oil which are saturated fats in all our products.
Bio: Tucker is a technology executive in the financial industry who designs, runs and debugs complex systems. He started using the same approach for his own health after dealing with a couple of medical issues and realizing that the ‘solutions’ offered by medical professionals weren’t working or addressing root causes.
Time Stamps:
0:25 – Ketogeek Chocolate Fudge Energy Pod on Amazon!
8:07 – Tucker’s journey into low carb and keto
15:20 – Relationship between sunburn and diet
19:25 – Composition of fatty acid and its effect on the composition of the body
21:59 – Cancer and Omega 6 fatty acids
23:55 – Seed oils and cardiovascular health
30:12 – Affect of omega 6 at biochemical and cellular level
40:12 – Biochemistry of atherosclerosis plaque formation, necrosis and disease progression
48:08 – Antibodies and autoimmune reactions
50:14 – Susceptibility of various fats to decay and detoxification
52:07 – How did humans and animals evolve to deal with Omega 6 fatty acids?
55:53 – Why do we have different types of fats, carbs and proteins?
58:21 – What’s up with the Japanese, diet and longevity?
1:02:22 – Okinawan diet, life expectancy, meat consumption and veganism
1:06:37 – How humans and animals physiology deals with various types of fats and high omega 6?
1:11:57 – How dental health is a good predictor of diet
1:40:00 – How much omega 6 do you need and not need?
1:16:30 – Ruminant, pig and chicken meat comparison
1:20:01 – Why lactose intolerance may be a myth
1:24:41 – How are fats effected over time?
1:27:06 – Fish Chips
1:28:05 – How would you design a diet?
1:29:02 – American, French and Israeli diet paradox
1:30:21 – Why linoleic acid is worse than trans fats and the fat disaster
1:31:31 – The most common gene mutation in humanity
1:34:53 – Final Plug
Links:
Shop Energy Pods Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Chocolate-Energy-Organic-Vanilla/dp/B07B88S36J
Paleo Medicina Event: https://ketogeek.com/blogs/news/clinical-open-days-with-paleo-medicina-in-hungary
Ketogeek Merchandise, Ghee & Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections
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Tucker Goodrich Twitter: https://twitter.com/TuckerGoodrich
Break Nutrition: https://breaknutrition.com/
Can fat adaptation work at an elite level, especially in endurance sports? We talk to Zach Bitter, an ultra endurance athlete who has broken world records and been part of the FASTER study with Dr. Stepehen Phinney & Dr. Jeff Volek.
Bio: Ultra-marathon athlete. Completed over 40 ultra-marathons. Accomplishments include; 3x National Champion, 3x Team USA 100km World Championship team member, 12 hour World Reocrd 101.7 miles, 100 Mile American Record (11:40:55).
Time Stamps:
8:19 – What is an ultramarathon and how did you get into it?
10:01 – How did you get into fat burning?
12:50 – Is there community backlash towards fat adaptation?
14:30 – What’s stopping athletes from using fat as fuel?
17:19 – How does diet vary depending on the marathon?
20:42 – Do you need a personality for ultrarunning?
23:16 – How do detach yourself when you’re running for many hours without stimulus?
26:26 – How do you deal with physical and mental pain accumulating over time?
28:58 – Does increasing pain tolerance help in real life?
30:44 – How do you know when to stop?
33:24 – Do you always tell yourself you’ll come number one in every race?
35:43 – How do you adapt to weather changes?
37:14 – Favorite challenges?
38:42 – How do I prepare for a marathon?
42:05 – How to condition yourself for weather changes?
44:14 – Routines & dietary protocols performed before and during the race?
48:13 – What if you consume a delicious calorie dense donut during the race?
50:43 – Using carbohydrates as rocket fuel during race
53:49 – Thinking of body as an energy expenditure unit
55:31 – The role of electrolytes on a fat burning diet
57:45 – What do you do right after the race?
59:38 – How do you deal with failure?
1:01:05 – Supplementation for fat burning marathon running
1:02:48 – Dual fueling with fat and carbs
1:06:55 – Fat Adaptation, Experience with & Results derived from FASTER study with Dr. Phinney & Volek
1:10:42 – What kind of study would you like to see?
1:13:28 – Any N=1 self studies you’ve done?
1:16:45 – Is there relevance of ketone levels to performance and fat adaptation?
1:18:22 – What exactly is ‘fat adaptation’?
1:19:38 – Go-to foods?
1:22:15 – What routines and workouts help with ultrarunning?
1:26:00 – Do barefoot running shoes work?
1:27:27 – Final Message
1:27:56 – Final Plugs
Plugs:
Twitter: @zbitter
Instagram: @zachbitter
Website: zachbitter.com
Ketogeek Website: https://ketogeek.com/
Newsletter Signup: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
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Ketogeek Merchandise: https://ketogeek.com/collections/merchandise
Ketogeek Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Ketogeek Ghee Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07B29HM3D
Our special 25th podcast episode! As the battle between fats and carbs rage on, we're not only ignoring the importance of protein but also demonizing it. In this episode, we bust away with myths against protein over-consumption.
Bio: Dr. Ted Naiman is a jacked-to-the-gills board-certified Family Medicine physician and has spent his life studying diet and exercise and their impact on health. He has used lifestyle interventions to change the lives of thousands of people and cure metabolic and autoimmune diseases.
Time Stamps:
6:08 – Dr. Ted Naiman’s story
7:57 – Is the medical community moving towards low carb?
9:20 – How do make the infamous “Ted Naiman Infographics”?
11:40 – Is formal education the way to go now?
13:31 – Obesity & fat storage in an evolutionary context
18:15 – Insulin resistance as an energy overload problem
20:08 – Molecular activity during insulin resistance
20:45 – Exceptions to Low Carb & Keto diets
23:36 – What is your diet plan like?
26:31 – Book recommendations for nutrition
27:47 – What drives you to do good?
31:47 – Can vegan diets work long term?
36:33 – Minimal workout for maximum results
39:12 – The protective effect of muscles
42:17 – Why most blood tests and labs are pointless
46:41 – Protein leverage hypothesis and why protein restriction in most cases is a terrible idea
50:24 – Preferential glucose requirements and hierarchy
52:08 – What is the ‘Protein Sparing Modified Fast’ and how powerful is it?
54:43 – Why carnivore diet is the antidote of veganism
57:09 – Caution about plant foods
1:00:38 – What is ‘adequate protein’?
1:04:58 – Important discussion on eating too much fat and gaining weight on Keto
1:09:44 – Why blood sugar and A1C doesn’t go down and may even go up on Keto and Low Carb diets
1:16:15 – Potato
1:18:27 – When should people reach out to you?
1:21:02 – Bone health, kidney damage, gluconeogenesis and myths against high protein intake
1:24:34 – Importance of exercise
1:25:53 – Final Plugs
Links:
Shop Ghee on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Ketogeek-Ghee-Organic-Grass-Fed-Butter/dp/B07B29HM3D
Ted Naiman Website: http://burnfatnotsugar.com
Ted Naiman Twitter: https://twitter.com/tednaiman
Burn Fat Not Sugar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BurnFatNotSugar/
Ketogeek: https://ketogeek.com/
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
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Is it possible to be a competitive natural bodybuilder on Keto and win competitions? It's time to spend time with the man who has adapted this way of living while living with the iron.
Bio:
Robert Sikes is a natural professional bodybuilder who utilizes a ketogenic diet for body recomposition and has participated in several competitions. He also is the man behind Ketosavage where he coaches and informs people on this lifestyle while helping them attain their goals.
Time Stamps:
00:16 – Interview with Corey of Ketogeek & Creation of Ketogeek products
10:15 – How did you get into Keto?
12:00 – Competing in Bodybuilding shows on Keto
15:30 – What type of Keto do you follow for bodybuilding?
16:55 – How do you track your food?
19:02 – What’s your training style?
21:16 – What supplements to use?
24:32 – Opinions on natural and not natural body building?
25:49 – Going to 3.5% body fat on Keto
27:30 – Prepping for a bodybuilding competition
31:10 – Learning Bodybuilding poses
32:53 – Finding a balance vs. being an extremist
36:47 – Why college education is a failure
38:48 – Benefits of Keto for natural bodybuilders
41:10 – How to start my bodybuilding journey
42:30 – Women & bodybuilding
44:45 – Changes in the bodybuilding industry by Keto
51:08 – How can you tell if someone’s a natural or non-natural bodybuilder?
54:05 – Do you always go to failure?
55:16 – Is overtraining a myth?
56:23 – How important is form?
1:00:05 – Final Plugs
Plugs:
Ketogeek: https://ketogeek.com/
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Website: http://ketosavage.com/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/KetoSavage/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/ketosavage
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ketosavage/
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-keto-savage-podcast/id1169900822?mt=2
Can fat be used as a fuel in world class athletic performance? How can you use science to yield actual results in sports while sifting through intellectual dishonesty and confirmation bias in nutrition studies? This hard hitting and extremely powerful podcast grounded in realism with what actually works while not being stuck in dogmatic thinking.
Bio: Peter promotes fat adapted training and takes science and makes it happen. He’s a triathlete and ultra-endurance coach of coaches for more than 2 decades and coached world class athletes such as Zach Bitter, Timothy Olson and many more. He also works with scientists like Dr. Stephen Phinney & Dr. Jeff Volek who published the FASTER Study (FASTER=Fat-Adapted-Substrate oxidation in-Trained-Elite-Runners) in 2013.
Time Stamps:
0:20 – Energy Pod Updates
9:07 – Using fat as fuel, FASTER study and work with Dr. Stephen Phinney
21:12 – Vespa & Bioactive Peptides
24:35 – Intellectual dishonesty in sports nutrition and supplement companies
31:18 – The China study, debunking nutrition science & the disparity between science and actual results
36:54 – Nutritional balance, carnivory, ruminant agriculture and why eating less is more
43:09 – Confirmation bias in science and its impact on science
45:40 – Relevant studies in sports nutrition
47:01 – Why “Recovery” is a misunderstood buzz word
48:04 – Low Carb vs. High Carb endurance sports
50:08 – Surgical use of carbs in optimizing performance and fat metabolism
54:53 – Ketogains pre-workout protocol
58:06 – Life of primitive man, eating correct and nutritional deficiencies
1:04:09 – Failure of Bulletproof coffee and metabolic efficiency
1:08:16 – Plants are born in ketosis!
1:09:50 – Preferred sources of fats for the body and hierarchy of fat storage
1:12:26 – Fasted or non-fasted before ultraendurance event?
1:15:52 – Electrolyte management and hydration while performing in different weather and seasons
1:21:16 – Affect of fat adaptation on physiology and thermal regulation
1:25:07 – Improvements in motor skills and cognition on fat burning
1:28:39 – Using science as a guide to get results
1:37:01 – How Vespa works
Final Plugs:
Vespapower & Peter Defty Website: https://store.vespapower.com/discount/ketogeek
Use Coupon “Ketogeek” at to Get 20% off First Order ($50 minimum)
Optimized Fat Metabolism(OFM): http://optimizedfatmetabolism.com/
Shop Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Newsletter Signup: https://ketogeek.com/pages/sign-up
As latest research accumulates on diet and nutrition and is accessible by everyone, educational and government institutions are left in the dust with antiquated policies, textbooks and science. How do you go about building a successful career as a nutritionist, athlete and health professional when such is the case?
Bio: Rachel Gregory is a Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist, Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach. She received her Master’s Degree in Nutrition & Exercise Physiology from James Madison University and Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Medicine from the University of Miami.
Rachel has a vast knowledge on the science and application of the Ketogenic Diet for weight loss, performance and overall health. She completed the first ever human clinical trial looking at the effects of the Ketogenic Diet in Crossfit athletes, which is published in the International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine. Rachel has presented her research at national conferences and works closely with several doctors and scientists specializing in the low-carbohydrate, ketogenic lifestyle.
Rachel is the Founder and CEO of Killin It Keto, LLC and creator of the 21-Day Keto Challenge. She has worked with a variety of individuals throughout her career that include Division I collegiate athletes, WNBA stars, and some of the top bodybuilders in the world. She has a passion for educating those interested in optimizing their physical and mental wellbeing while improving long-term health goals.
Time Stamps:
8:42 – Trend of entrepreneurship among the younger generation
10:44 – Why did you get into sports and nutrition?
13:28 – Knowing the latest nutrition, what would you change about your education?
15:18 – How long does it take for latest science to get into university textbooks?
16:45 – As an athlete or coach, how do I incorporate latest research into my endeavor?
19:50 – The politics of the food and nutrition industry
21:18 – Company greed and politics of the Keto products
24:22 – How did you get into Keto?
26:42 – Body Recomposition research on keto vs. non-keto in crossfit athletes
29:45 – Why did keto athletes lose more fat?
31:03 – How do you acquire funding for research?
32:44 – Is citizen science the future?
35:21 – How do you filter good and bad anecdotes?
38:00 – What supplements could work on Keto?
40:14 – What kind of clients do you work with?
45:13 – What can people expect with the 21 Day Keto Challenge?
46:45 – Why call it “Killin It Keto”?
48:21 – How do you approach physicians, nutritionists and experts who are skeptical of keto?
50:29 – Biggest hurdles people face when they go on keto?
53:31 – What listening and reading material do you recommend?
55:23 – How do you limit information in a sea of information overload?
56:26 – Any specific issues with women who get on Keto?
59:59 – What sports could benefit from Keto?
1:02:02 – What training do you still do and how has it changed?
1:08:18 – Incorporating keto with crossfit games
1:09:30 – How do you know when to step back from physical training?
1:11:30 – How do step up when everyone wants to shut you up?
1:12:46 – What research would you like to see?
1:16:18 – Final Plug
Show Links:
Ketogeek Energy Pods Shop: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Paleo Medicina Open Days Sign Up: https://www.paleomedicina.com/en/paleomedicina-clinical-open-days
Nutty Carnviore Diet: https://ketogeek.com/pages/nutty-carnivore-diet
Share Your Success Story: https://ketogeek.com/pages/submit-your-story
Rachel Gregory Links:
Killin It Keto Website & 21 Day Challenge: https://killinitketo.com/?wpam_id=2
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/killinitketo/?hl=en
Twitter: https://twitter.com/Killinitketo?lang=en
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/killinitketo/
Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsYmNy7fYkQDbmbB8ko1aFQ
The world of health and nutrition is loaded with lots of myths and dogma that regularly create tremendous healthcare costs that can be avoided by simple dietary interventions. We talk to the man who holds no prisoners when it comes to cutting through the rubbish and getting to the heart of the problem. Here's part two of our interview with Raphael Sirtoli.
Bio: MSc in Molecular Biology from Staffordshire University (United Kingdom). He wrote his MSc thesis was on the metabolism of breast cancer cells. He is BA in Italian & Management Studies from University College London (United Kingdom). Co-founder of www.breaknutrition.com Avid self-experimenter (e.g. fasting, psychedelics, biomarker tracking, carnivory, hypercapnic hyperventilation...) Loves football (soccer), gymnastics, hiking/trail running, Crossfit, weight-lifting.
Time Stamps:
3:29 – Vegan & Vegetarian Keto
6:28 – As a newbie, how do I figure out what diet to follow?
9:45 – How has diet changed since starting Break Nutrition?
14:10 – Biggest myths in health & nutrition
18:00 – What creates cancerous cells?
25:44 – Do ketolytic cancers exist?
30:52 – How does tumor environment impact the tumor?
35:15 – Is there any benefit to having cancer?
39:17 – Personal experiments in Wim Hof Method, Nootropics & more!
54:52 – What is the importance of light and circadian rhythm?
56:40 – Rebels or the Empire?
57:30 – What billion-dollar gift would you give someone?
59:02 – Final Plug
Plugs:
Plugs:
Raphael Sirtoli Twitter: https://twitter.com/raphaels7
Break Nutrition iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/breaknutrition/id1207582666?mt=2
Break Nutrition: http://breaknutrition.com/
Ketogeek Shop: https://ketogeek.com/collections
The world of health and nutrition is loaded with lots of myths and dogma that regularly create tremendous healthcare costs that can be avoided by simple dietary interventions. We talk to the man who holds no prisoners when it comes to cutting through the rubbish and getting to the heart of the problem. Here's part one of our interview with Raphael Sirtoli.
Bio: MSc in Molecular Biology from Staffordshire University (United Kingdom). He wrote his MSc thesis was on the metabolism of breast cancer cells. He is BA in Italian & Management Studies from University College London (United Kingdom). Co-founder of www.breaknutrition.com Avid self-experimenter (e.g. fasting, psychedelics, biomarker tracking, carnivory, hypercapnic hyperventilation...) Loves football (soccer), gymnastics, hiking/trail running, Crossfit, weight-lifting.
Time Stamps:
7:35 – How did you decide to start your own podcast?
9:39 – How do we know we’re doing the right thing as podcasters?
10:47 – What to expect from Break Nutrition
13:05 – How’s the health of people in France?
14:43 – Issues with the Calorie In/Calorie Out model
18:36 – Study of Ketogenic diet in a metabolic ward
21:21 – How do you measure energy balance?
23:13 – Issues with studies in Ketogenic diets?
25:55 – Working with affiliates and sponsors for your blog or podcast?
31:08 – How do you start research on a topic?
33:12 – How can you tell if a scientific paper is junk?
37:40 – How to filter out bad influencers and educators?
41:40 – Are credentials of people really important?
44:32 – Top paradoxes you’ve noticed during your podcast experience?
51:15 – Overfeeding studies and fat storage on Keto
52:51 – Long term overfeeding and insulin resistance
55:03 – How different carbs have different impact on the body
57:35 – Is there a connection between gut health, gut permeability and insulin resistance?
59:08 – Starches and their impact on gut health
1:01:15 – Humans as pure carnivores in evolutionary & historical context
Plugs:
Raphael Sirtoli Twitter: https://twitter.com/raphaels7
Break Nutrition iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/breaknutrition/id1207582666?mt=2
Break Nutrition: http://breaknutrition.com/
Ketogeek Shop: https://ketogeek.com/collections
Cancer is painted as a multi-faceted and complicated disease that has many forms. However, there seems to be one common theme in all cancers which plays a massive role in combating it. In this podcast, we delve into this mechanistic behavior of cancer cells.
Bio: Thomas N. Seyfried received his Ph.D. in Genetics and Biochemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1976. He did his undergraduate work at the University of New England, where he recently received the distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. He also holds a Master’s degree in Genetics from Illinois State University. Thomas Seyfried served with distinction in the United States Army’s First Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War and received numerous medals and commendations. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Neurology at the Yale University School of Medicine and then served on the faculty as an Assistant Professor in Neurology. Other awards and honors have come from such diverse organizations as the American Oil Chemists Society, the National Institutes of Health, The American Society for Neurochemistry, and the Ketogenic Diet Special Interest Group of the American Epilepsy Society. Dr. Seyfried previously served as Chair, Scientific Advisory Committee for the National Tay-Sachs and Allied Diseases Association and presently serves on several editorial boards, including those for Nutrition & Metabolism, Neurochemical Research, the Journal of Lipid Research, and ASN Neuro, where he is a Senior Editor. Dr. Seyfried has over 150 peer-reviewed publications and is the author of the book “Cancer as a Metabolic Disease: On the Origin, Management, and Prevention of Cancer (Wiley Press).”
Time Stamps:
0:16 - News from Ketogeek
4:53 – Dr. Seyfried’s bio
7:25 – Dr. Seyfried’s journey to keto & low carb
8:22 – The origins of the Ketogenic Diet, the Charlie Foundation & Cancer Research
11:16 – How do you create a ketogenic diet?
12:32 – The glucose-ketone Index
14:24 – The power of ketones & cancer preventative mechanism
17:16 – Oncogenic Paradox and what causes cancer in the body?
19:33 – Tumor metastasis & dangers of carrying out a biopsy of the lump
21:46 – Moving from chemotherapy to a metabolic solution to cancer
23:52 – What challenges do you face as a cancer researcher?
27:02 – What’s your advice for future oncologists and medical students?
30:20 – Why does glucose & glutamine fuel cancer cells and resist cell death?
32:16 – Are there exceptions to the metabolic theory?
34:30 – Can cancer cells adapt to ketones?
36:55 – How do you figure out a medical procedure works?
40:24 – Is cancer a modern disease?
42:30 – Can you predict cancer & importance of CRP level?
45:38 – What does it mean to be “healthy mitochondria”?
47:06 – What kind of cancers are still giving us trouble?
48:18 – What biomarkers are affected by tumor growth?
51:37 – How do I talk to my oncologist about my tumor?
54:12 – How do I know I am doing the right thing?
56:49 – How can educational institutions embrace change?
59:09 – The health crises in cancer therapies.
1:01:49 – What precautions can cancer survivors take?
1:03:00 – Is coffee and alcohol an issue?
1:05:52 – What books would you recommend?
1:08:52 – What kind of conferences can people attend?
1:10:45 – Final Message
1:11:46 – Dr. Seyfried’s book “Cancer As a Metabolic Disease”
1:14:21 – Final Plug
1:15:23 – The common theme in all cancers and the problem with building nonprofits around different cancers
1:17:40 – Single Cause, Single Cure foundation
Plugs:
Dr. Thomas Seyfried: https://www.bc.edu/bc-web/schools/mcas/departments/biology/people/faculty-directory/thomas-seyfried.html
Single Cause, Single Cure: https://www.foundationformetaboliccancertherapies.com/
Heads Up Health: https://www.headsuphealth.com/
Ketogeek: https://ketogeek.com/
Nutty Carnivore: https://ketogeek.com/pages/nutty-carnivore-diet
Cancer As a Metabolic Disease (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Cancer-Metabolic-Disease-Management-Prevention/dp/0470584920
Tripping over the Truth (Book): https://www.amazon.com/Tripping-over-Truth-Overturning-Entrenched/dp/1603587292
It's hard to find simplicity, relevancy and accuracy in a vast sea of information overload. Matt & Megha have helped changed the lives of countless people by sharing their lifestyle and turning complicated science into simple and practical information, developing amazing recipes and giving a human touch and connection to people that follow their journey.
Bio: Matt and Megha are the co-founders of KetoConnect and they run a ketogenic food blog and YouTube channel. On their channel they share recipe videos and experiments they conduct within their ketogenic lifestyle. They now also host a podcast, Keto For Normies, where they interview guests within and beyond the ketogenic diet.
Matt has always had a passion for cooking and living a healthy lifestyle. He spends his days as a computer engineer, and his nights engineering delicious low carb meals. Originally from Dearborn Michigan, he has spent the last 4 years in Columbus Ohio, San Francisco California, and recently moved to Philadelphia, the birthplace of KetoConnect...and freedom. He's a die hard fan of Michigan Football, perfectly ripe avocados, and hip hop music.
Although Megha just graduated from the University of San Francisco, School of Law, based on her cooking you would think she graduated from culinary school. She loves to challenge herself on a daily basis and pulls inspiration from family and friends. She spent the past three years in San Francisco getting acquainted with west coast people, but more importantly west coast food. She is now happy to be back in Philadelphia where she uses her SF influence on a daily basis while working on KetoConnect.
Time Stamps:
4:49 – Bio of Matt & Megha
7:53 – Story of Matt & Megha into Keto
13:00 – What kind of books and resources do they use to educate themselves?
15:11 – How do you simplify food & nutrition science for the masses?
18:29 – How is the social circle impacted when you become an influencer?
21:01 – The importance of joining a community
24:10 – The challenges of running your own blog and YouTube channel
25:25 – What kind of routines do they follow?
29:18 – Common pitfalls with people who are new to a Ketogenic Diet?
32:51 – What are some things people do right when they get on a Ketogenic Diet?
35:41 – Importance of Sleep
37:24 – Unique paradoxes and narratives they have observed in their journey
38:30 – What can people expect when they follow Ketoconnect?
41:42 – The 4000 calorie challenge, long term results of overfeeding and other challenges they have done
45:46 – How was lifestyle and foods intake impacted by eating 4000 calories per day?
51:51 – Hacks for doing keto on budget?
54:52 – Doing keto on unlimited budget?
57:42 – How has their journey been with Keto?
1:01:47 – How do I get myself and my loved one on a ketogenic diet?
1:06:47 – What billion dollar gift would you give someone?
1:09:50 – What’s the future of the Keto world?
1:12:57 – Final message to humans
1:14:37 – Plugs
Links:
Keto Connect: http://ketoconnect.net/
Keto Connect YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/c/ketoconnect
Keto Connect Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keto.connect/
Ketogeek Energy Pods: https://ketogeek.com/collections/energy-pods
Nutty Carnivore Diet (Beta): https://ketogeek.com/pages/nutty-carnivore-diet
Cholesterol gets a bad rap everywhere. Poor bugger actually has quite a role to play and we decided to figure that out! Get ready to geek out on this two part fireside chat with Dave Feldman & Siobhan Huggins from Cholesterol Code!
Dave Feldman Bio: Dave Feldman is a senior software engineer and entrepreneur. He began working with programming and system engineering at a very young age and has always enjoyed learning new mechanistic patterns and concepts.
After starting a low carb diet, Dave found his cholesterol numbers increased considerably. He then began reverse engineering the lipid system through self-experimentation and testing, finding it was very dynamic and fluid. He has now demonstrated this multiple times by moving his cholesterol up and down substantially in a matter of days.
Siobhan Huggins Bio: After meeting Dave Feldman at Ketofest 2017, Siobhan's passion for lipidology was ignited and she was driven to research all she could in a mad attempt to figure out how lipids were involved in the immune system and chronic diseases. She has since written 2 articles that have been published on cholesterolcode.com - on plaque development and LDL modification - with many more posts planned.
Sio has been keto for 15 months in which time she has lost over 65 pounds, reversed her hypertension and stopped her blood sugars from going out of control.
Although later to the game than most, Siobhan has dedicated herself to decoding the mysteries of cholesterol and is just getting started.
Time Stamps:
2:02 – How can you crowdsource a nutritional & health study?
5:36 – How is social life effected when you decide to become a citizen scientist?
8:05 – Does family history & genetics play a role in heart disease?
9:45 – The most important factor that contributes to heart health
12:01 – What’s the fastest way to die from heart disease?
12:42 – How do you know that the self-study is safe?
16:28 – Who is a “Hyper Responder”?
20:48 – How do exogenous ketones impact the lipoprotein system?
22:32 – What biomarkers should we keep an eye on?
28:40 – How do you differentiate good from bad inflammation in the body?
30:22 – Inversion pattern and how would you devise a scientific study?
35:20 – What kind of parameters would be set for a good scientific study?
37:55 – “The Curious Case of The Small Dense LDL Particle”
43:43 – Can you upgrade or improve the lipoprotein system?
50:22 – Is APOB of any significance?
51:44 – Why no lean mass hyper responders & is there a hypothesis on why keto adapted athletes show lower ketones levels?
53:55 – What future do you see for crypto currencies and how it will influence our political system?
56:12 – Final message
58:22 – Final Plug
Plugs:
Website: http://cholesterolcode.com/
Ketogeek: https://ketogeek.com/
Dave Feldman: https://twitter.com/DaveKeto
Siobhan Huggins: https://twitter.com/siobhan_huggins
Cholesterol gets a bad rap everywhere. Poor bugger actually has quite a role to play and we decided to figure that out! Get ready to geek out on this two part fireside chat with Dave Feldman & Siobhan Huggins from Cholesterol Code!
Dave Feldman Bio: Dave Feldman is a senior software engineer and entrepreneur. He began working with programming and system engineering at a very young age and has always enjoyed learning new mechanistic patterns and concepts.
After starting a low carb diet, Dave found his cholesterol numbers increased considerably. He then began reverse engineering the lipid system through self-experimentation and testing, finding it was very dynamic and fluid. He has now demonstrated this multiple times by moving his cholesterol up and down substantially in a matter of days.
Siobhan Huggins Bio: After meeting Dave Feldman at Ketofest 2017, Siobhan's passion for lipidology was ignited and she was driven to research all she could in a mad attempt to figure out how lipids were involved in the immune system and chronic diseases. She has since written 2 articles that have been published on cholesterolcode.com - on plaque development and LDL modification - with many more posts planned.
Sio has been keto for 15 months in which time she has lost over 65 pounds, reversed her hypertension and stopped her blood sugars from going out of control.
Although later to the game than most, Siobhan has dedicated herself to decoding the mysteries of cholesterol and is just getting started.
Time Stamps:
5:24 – Dave & Siobhan’s story
6:34 – What current are they currently working on?
8:22 – What exactly is Cholesterol?
9:42 – Cholesterol in evolutionary context.
11:41 – What are triglycerides and their role?
14:43 – Does the type of glycerides impact its energy output?
16:10 – What are lipoproteins, their role and how does the lipoprotein system work?
25:10 – Understanding the lipoprotein readings and their context
28:09 – Chemical signaling and the response by the lipoprotein system
32:01 – How to interpret your blood test results?
35:53 – What is the Feldman Protocol?
40:02 – What should I do as a cardiologist with conflicting evidence?
42:08 – What else is blamed on Cholesterol besides atherosclerosis?
42:50 – What really causes atherosclerosis?
44:37 – What causes the damage to lipoprotein system?
53:07 – Can you live forever?
5:17 – Caution against using drugs on the entire lipoprotein system
Plugs:
Website: http://cholesterolcode.com/
Ketogeek: https://ketogeek.com/
Dave Feldman: https://twitter.com/DaveKeto
Siobhan Huggins: https://twitter.com/siobhan_huggins
People spend countless hours working out to get ripped abs at the gym but it turns out that all you need is a good diet and a 15 minute strength training workout per week!
Bio: Lawrence is the Founder of Corporate Warrior: High Intensity Training and HIT Business Podcast and Blog (CorporateWarrior.org). He has interviewed over 90 world class health and fitness, high intensity training and fitness business experts to discover the tactics and strategies they use to optimize success in both health and business. Previously, Lawrence had an 8 year long career in B2B technology sales selling complex IT solutions to businesses. After reading the popular fitness book, Body By Science, Lawrence embraced time-efficient high intensity training to achieve his health and fitness goals and free up time to invest in his career and side-business. This lifestyle change enabled Lawrence to close many multi-million pound business deals and grow a successful high intensity training podcast, Corporate Warrior. Lawrence’s current focus is to interview world class experts on high intensity training (HIT) and HIT Business, blog about his own high intensity training journey and HIT business advice, and coach people 1-on-1 to help them realize their own health goals in an incredibly time-efficient, effective and sustainable way.”
Time Stamps:
0:20 – Lots of Updates & News from Ketogeek
7:00 – How did Lawrence Neal get into high intensity strength training & reduce strength training to 15 minutes per week?
11:58 – Why do people spend hours in the gym or training when results can be obtained in minutes?
16:12 – “The Renaissance Man” and generalist approach to the modern world
19:17 – What is HIT style training?
23:15 – Could a HIT training style be tailored for corporate needs?
25:24 – What kind of resources and books does Lawrence recommend?
28:53 – Is there anything else that can be further added to training style?
34:50 – What are some of the health concerns at work place environments?
39:15 – Can long hours at work reduce productivity?
43:35 – How do I start working out when I have no idea how to?
49:48 – Are there concerns with elderly people starting resistance training?
52:36 – When can you introduce kids to strength training?
54:17 – Dealing with excuse “I hate working out!”
55:07 – Dealing with excuse “I have no gym or I don’t want to go to the gym!”
56:42 – Dealing with excuse “I feel insecure going to the gym!”
58:26 – Dealing with excuse “I don’t like creepy guys staring at me!”
59:30 – Do you track biomarkers and count calories?
1:06:35 – What diet works well for Lawrence?
1:12:29 – How can I tell if my coach or trainer isn’t talking gibberish?
1:16:33 – Rohan or Gondor?
1:17:12 – Final Plug
"Meat causes cancer" is plastered everywhere in the world of health and nutrition but what happens when you pitch a practically all-meat diet against cancer and various other chronic conditions? Time to find out and bust one of the biggest controversy in human health.
Bio: Zsófia Clemens, PhD, is a biologist and clinical researcher specialized in nutrition, nutritional therapy and brain research. She has been affiliated with the National Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Budapest and the Neurological Department, University of Pécs, Hungary. She is also the leader of the Paleomedicina Hungary. In international academic journals, She has published 40 research articles with more than 1100 citations.”
Time Stamps:
5:27 - Zsofia's Story
7:32 - Why switch to a Paleolithic Ketogenic Diet?
8:42 - Is healthcare different in Europe
10:06 - What scientific literature does Zsofia use?
14:43 - Are there other groups using a carnivorous diet for treating diseases?
15:32 – Why combine Paleo and Keto for treatment?
17:14 – What is gut or intestinal permeability?
20:39 – How do various food types impact intestinal permeability?
22:56 – Does fiber have any impact on intestinal permeability?
23:37 – How does intestinal permeability create autoimmune conditions?
26:25 – Is leaky gut genetic or is it reversible?
27:30 – What is the PEG 400 test?
29:55 – Any other tests used for measuring intestinal permeability?
32:09 – What causes cancer?
34:18 – What is contact inhibition?
37:22 – Can an all meat diet cause chronic conditions?
38:54 – How does a carnivorous person die?
41:31 – What would happen if everyone in the world became a carnivore?
43:23 – How do you prepare your meat?
44:40 – How do you decide what to add to a carnivorous diet?
46:00 – How do you find out important biomarkers?
47:24 – What happens when you pitch meat against cancer?
55:22 – How do we build science that challenges the entire healthcare, pharmaceutical and food industry?
58:28 – What is the relationship between epilepsy and Vitamin D?
1:00:14 – Evolution and role of Vitamin C
1:03:18 – Is artificially chasing ketones pointless?
1:05:38 – How can you tell good from bad scientists?
1:07:01 – What are the critiques of the Paleolithic Ketogenic diet?
1:08:55 – Do you need to bother about microbiome on a carnivorous diet?
1:12:04 – Is coffee & alcohol ok?
1:18:49 – Is Keto & Paleo just a transitional phase in humanity moving to a carnivorous diet?
1:20:00 – How would you design a perfect diet for humans?
1:20:39 – What’s next for Paleo Medicina?
1:22:49 – Message for carnivores across the world
1:23:57 - Final Plugs
Ketones are a great side effect of lowering insulin through a Ketogenic diet. As more research is coming out, the state of nutritional ketosis is fascinating as it opens up unique pathways and prioritization of certain interesting processes in the body. In this episode, we delve into the science of that!
Bio: Benjamin Bikman earned his Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and was a postdoctoral fellow with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders. Currently, his professional focus as a scientist and professor (Brigham Young University) is to better understand chronic modern-day diseases, with special emphasis on the origins and consequences of obesity and diabetes. He frequently publishes his research in peer-reviewed journals and presents at international science meetings.
Time Stamps:
5:04 – Dr. Benjamin’s journey to Low Carb & Keto
9:00 – Lowering insulin and side effect of Ketones
11:05 – Ketones and its effect on fat tissue
14:25 – Why do Ketones induce metabolic wasting and activate brown fat?
17:57 – Wim Hof, metabolic advantage and cold exposure
20:41 – The role of white fat and brown fat in the body
23:00 – How is brown and white fat different at a microscopic level?
24:16 – Is there a maximum threshold of brown fat and white fat in the body?
27:57 – Summitting Mount Everest without supplemental oxygen and combating altered oxygen states using Ketosis
30:14 – Multi-prong combating against extreme environments using nutritional ketosis
33:25 – Practical advantages of acquiring brown fat?
37:12 – Is there a link between heat exposure and mitochondira?
38:28 – Is there a downside to mitochondrial overgrowth?
40:28 – Energy Balance, Influence of calories (CICO) and hormones on metabolic health and obesity
47:42 – Why is insulin response different for fats, proteins and carbs?
52:41 – Role of calories and hormones during weight loss stalls
57:56 – Intermittent fasting vs. Time Restricted Feeding
1:01:30 – What house of Hogwards would Dr. Benjamin be in?
1:02:00 – Are there any roadblocks in modern research?
1:03:47 – What kind of studies would Dr. Benjamin would like to see?
1:05:42 – Final Plugs
How do I lost weight on a Ketogenic Diet? Do I need to measure ketones or fast? The Ketogenic Diet has so many claims! It's time to draw the line between what is healthy and what's obsessive and potentially dangerous while using an evidence-based skepticism. Bio: Tyler Cartwright has a fascination with learning, reading, and self-improvement as a person. It's truly a bit of an obsession for him - with a personal library which currently clocks in at just north of 2300 books! At his heaviest he weighed in at 505 lbs, and set out on a journey of self-discovery and leveraged his love of learning with his backgound in science to arrive at a ketogenic diet as a tool for his weight loss. After over a decade of eating a ketogenic diet, and having lost 295 pounds, he has helped to move the Ketogains community forward as one of the most successful communities of contextualized thought on the use of a ketogenic diet and the applications for fat loss, sports performance, and how to help people transform their lives. The Ketogains clients have lost in excess of 20,000 in the last 18 months, and countless lives have been changed because of his insight, common-sense, and practical applications to diet, health, training, and living. Time Stamps: 0:20 - Big Ketogeek Announcement
1:52 – What does it mean to be healthy?
6:08 – What is the Ketogains bootcamp and why it works?
12:04 – Using public selfies vs. a ripped model for promoting weight loss
16:34 – Tyler’s fat loss journey through a Ketogenic Diet
23:08 – How did Tyler become affiliated with Ketogains?
28:58 – How can you tell your loved one they need to lose weight?
32:22 – Self-worth at any size vs. healthy at any size movement
34:02 – How do you find the right fat loss plan and coach?
38:07 – How does food satiety work?
43:24 – Why people fail to lose weight on Keto?
45:44 – Physiological changes when mimicking a starvation diet
48:00 – Chasing ketone levels and failing at fat loss
50:06 – Neuroticism, measuring blood ketones and dangers of chasing ketones
53:10 – Why are ketone readings scattered all over the place?
54:51 – Honest concerns with exogenous ketone consumptions
56:39 – Ketone policing and actual chronic conditions in which ketone measurement may be beneficial
58:20 – Problems with chasing higher ketones in epileptic children
1:00:10 – Why diet may not even influence Ketone levels!
1:02:12 – Why testing ketones may keep you away from healthy foods
1:03:06 – The cost to benefit of managing biomarkers?
1:04:56 – Concerns with biohacking and overdosing on supplementation
1:09:35 – Using placebo to debunk functionally useless drugs and interventions
1:12:30 – Different types of fasts?
1:14:03 – Loss of lean mass and problems with restricting protein during fasting
1:17:25 – Overblown claims about fasting
1:19:25 – Does fasting help with loose skin during weight loss?
1:25:17 – “Hey Tyler, do I need to fast?”
1:26:00 – Potential concerns with eating disorders and fasting
1:27:07 – Anorexia, body dysmorphia, eating disorders & Ketogenic diet
1:31:17 – How do we become good skeptics and prevent future health catastrophes?
1:39:10 – How do busy people find educators and health resources?
1:43:43 – What kind of research would Tyler like to see?
1:46:00 – Final Plugs
Heart disease is the number one killer in United States and with most major heart attacks happening in people with normal cholesterol(1), it's about time we figure out what exactly causes heart disease and troubleshoot the underlying issues. We may have been on a wild goose chase for the last few decades, further defended and propagated by documentaries and health associations, and it potentially costed us lives of millions of people globally.
Bio: Ivor Cummins BE(Chem) CEng MIEI completed a Chemical Engineering degree in 1990. He has since spent over 25 years in corporate technical leadership and management positions. Ivor’s particular specialty is leading teams in complex problem-solving scenarios. Several years ago Ivor encountered a complex technical challenge in his personal life. Receiving poor blood test results, he was unable to get solutions via the doctors consulted. He thus embarked on an intense period of biochemical research into the science of human metabolism. Within eight weeks he had resolved and optimized all of his blood test metrics. Also, he had shed 30lbs of bodyfat with relative ease. In the following years he continued his research on the many “root causes” of modern disease, from “cholesterol” through to insulin resistance. He has also given many public talks and chaired interviews with various health experts. These are available on his YouTube channel at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPn4FsiQP15nudug9FDhluA. His blog other content is available at www.thefatemperor.com
Time Stamps:
4:58 – Paradigm shift in cardiology
6:36 – How do practitioners respond to latest research in cardiology?
7:46 – How do regular people and cardiologists find reliable science?
9:25 – What are the challenges for physicians & cardiologists going low carb?
10:28 – What brought Ivor to the low carb lifestyle?
13:25 – What is the relevance of Cholesterol, Ferritin & GGT for heart disease?
15:57 – Why Ivor decided to go against the doctor’s advice
17:17 – Relevance of particle sizes of cholesterol?
18:43 – Various ratios and how they represent insulin sensitivity
20:23 – HOMA index and the 2-hour insulin test
23:00 – The role of blood pressure in heart conditions
25:23 – Role of insulin resistance & hyperinsulinemia in heart disease
28:44 – High fat vs. High carb in the context of insulin resistance
32:45 – Calcification test, inflammation & buildup in arteries
36:42 – How is a calcification test conducted?
38:00 – How can you have the Calcification test done?
40:31 – Mechanism and concerns with Statin drugs
43:26 – Steps to take if you have heart disease and the “Ten Commandments”
47:26 – How to fast and keep it simple?
51:40 – Can everyone become insulinemic and insulin resistant?
54:56 – Role of genetics vs. environment in driving chronic conditions & insulin
57:47 – Can chasing low insulin go too far?
1:01:36 – Type 3, Type 4 & Type 5 Diabetes XD
1:05:10 – What is IGF-1 or Insulin-like Growth Factor 1?
1:06:46 – How do vegetable oils drive inflammation in the body?
1:11:36 – American Heart Association & their BS science.
1:14:23 – How fat storage and insulin resistance works in both overweight and seemingly thin people
1:19:09 – Can an overweight but insulin sensitive person be at risk of chronic diseases?
1:23:55 – Appetite & low carb or Keto diet
1:25:49 – What kind of study would Ivor conduct in humans?
1:29:15 – How do you make sense out of anecdotes?
1:33:45 – Magical claims about keto and exogenous ketone products
1:37:00 – Final Notes & Plug
Links:
Ivor Cummins YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPn4FsiQP15nudug9FDhluA.
Twitter: https://twitter.com/FatEmperor
Website: www.thefatemperor.com
Ketogeek: https://ketogeek.com/
References:
(1) https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2017-04/ah-msf041217.php
In current times, eating meat only or having a carnivorous diet seems absurd but there is science behind this way of life. We were very enthusiastic of having Amber O'Hearn on board with us to talk about some of the controversial issues, scientific literature (or lack thereof) and the misconceptions around this lifestyle. Hold on to your bootstraps! This is a joyride! Bio: Amber is a computer and cognitive scientist by training, but has been studying low carb, ketogenic diets on her own time since the 90's. In 2012 she started two whimsical blogs as a place to explore her own questions. www.ketotic.org looks at the science behind ketogenic diets, and www.empiri.ca is a personal site, mostly devoted to carnivorous eating. Time Stamps: 1:25 – What kind of diet does Fahad Follow?
2:51 – Amber O’Hearn Intro.
5:15 – “The Carnivores of The Apocalypse”
6:05 – Amber’s journey to Keto/Zero Carb
9:19 – How do I tell my social circle that “I only eat meat”
11:15 – Switching from an introvert to becoming a leading educator in carnivorous lifestyle
13:30 – As an educator, where does Amber go to have her questions answered?
15:07 – How to distinguish good nutritional research from junk nutritional research?
17:30 – How to go beyond the abstract in nutritional studies?
20:56 – Why protein recommendations are low and why people don’t get enough of it
22:50 – Incomplete vs. complete sources of protein
24:55 – Why RDA and biomarkers for high carb diets may be different for Ketogenic diets
27:22 - Problems with current dietary guidelines
31:28 – Is drinking blood necessary on a zero-carb diet?
33:33 – Aged, fresh vs. rotten meat consumption
35:00 – How various meats are different from others
36:50 – Could certain plants work in synergy with an all meat diet?
38:08 – How plants, fasting and lifestyle choices can influence signaling pathways in the body
42:36 – Have there been pure carnivorous societies?
46:24 – How do you make sense out of so information?
47:49 – What are things that could be potentially unsafe in meat and plants?
50:07 – What kind of toxins may be present in plants we eat on daily basis?
53:10 – Extinction of megafauna and forced domestication of plants
54:11 – What are “phytochemicals” or “phytonutrients”?
56:51 – How could you build nutrition from scratch?
59:50 – Has a carnivorous diet been pitched against complicated diseases such as cancer and Alzheimer’s?
1:03:27 – How to make sense from various studies using various “Ketogenic Diets”.
1:04:35 – What kind of biomarkers we are currently stressing on are redundant?
1:10:15 – Could you raise carnivorous (zero carb) kids?
1:13:45 – Does Amber have concerns with the meat industry and the environment?
1:18:33 – What is the response to “You’re causing animal suffering”?
1:21:05 – What does Amber think about insect consumption?
1:22:34 – How would Amber design a nutritional study?
1:25:09 – The link between bitcoins, veganism and carnivore diets?
1:27:52 – What’s more likely to cause food born illnesses: meat or plants?
1:29:00 – Could you consume raw meat?
1:31:02 – Antibiotics, probiotics, fiber and why the big focus on microbiome may be overblown!
1:39:33 – What is the future of food and nutrition?
1:41:15 – Final message from Amber
1:42:22 – Final plug Plugs: Website: http://www.ketotic.org/ Website: http://www.empiri.ca/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/KetoCarnivore Fahad's Instagram: http://instagram.com/fahadakg
Gary Wilson's talk, "The Great Porn Experiment" has changed lives of many men and has brought into attention some of the underlying challenges of our modern world. With erectile dysfunction rates skyrocketing in men under age 40, it was about time we started to look at the science and evidence behind these scary numbers. What's fascinating is how there is overlap in various addictive patterns and at Ketogeek we wanted to better understand how the brain works while potentially interpolating the findings into other lifestyle choices and addictive activities.
Bio: Gary Wilson is author of Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction and presenter of the popular TEDx talk ‘The Great Porn Experiment,’ which has been viewed more than 9 million times, and translated into 18 languages. He hosts the website ‘Your Brain On Porn’, which was created for those seeking to understand and reverse compulsive porn use: http://yourbrainonporn.com. He taught anatomy and physiology for years and has long been interested in the neurochemistry of addiction, mating and bonding. In 2015 the Society for the Advancement of Sexual Health presented Wilson with its Media Award for outstanding media contributions and public education on pornography addiction. In 2016, Wilson coauthored an academic paper with 7 US Navy doctors entitled, “Is Internet Pornography Causing Sexual Dysfunctions? A Review with Clinical Reports” and another journal article entitled, “Eliminate Chronic Internet Pornography Use to Reveal Its Effects.”
Time Stamps:
5:57 – Gary Wilson’s narrative into the world of porn and porn induced sexual
10:17 – How porn rewires your brain’s reward circuitry
12:00 – How do you figure out if you have porn induced erectile dysfunction (PIED) and not performance anxiety?
13:22 – How soon can men expect to recover from PIED?
14:07 – Why do older men recover faster than younger men?
15:25 – What is the youngest known age in boys who suffer from PIED? Shocking
16:15 – Can PIED be permanent?
18:20 – How couples and sexual interaction in global societies may be affected by porn use
20:26 – Brain fog, motivation, social anxiety, cognition and emotional behavior effected by porn use.
22:48 – The science and mechanism of the reward system
26:32 – The potential impact of porn on sexual behaviors, aggression and trends in society
30:10 – How porn use may lead to sexual escalation through hyper stimulation
32:14 – Sensitization, cravings and hijacking the ancient mechanism of human survival
36:46 – Can you measure dopamine and how do different addictive activities spike dopamine?
40:49 – Can anyone be hooked onto porn?
43:20 – What is “Addiction”? A comparison of various types of addictions.
50:41 – Philip Zimbardo & The demise of guys.
51:31 – Can ‘anything’ be addictive?
55:02 – Are there benefits of porn and could it be used during dry seasons of no sex?
57:47 – Do women get hooked on porn and what is the female equivalent of porn use?
59:37 – The impact of social media on anxiety, emotional health and depression.
1:01:05 – “Likes” on social media, “Swipes” on Tinder, perpetual feasting and the dopamine system
1:04:24 – How to take a break from porn usage?
1:06:49 – What kind of resources are available if you’re hooked?
1:07:41 – Message to the adolescent boys and girls
1:09:19 – Role of parents and educators in the lives of young boys and girls
1:11:29 – The necessary studies and the power of delaying gratification.
1:15:10 – How do we capture online anecdotes?
1:18:10 – The ripple effects of hijacking the reward system across the society
1:19:47 – “No Fap”, targeting and propaganda
1:23:43 – Final message & plug
Plugs:
Website: https://www.yourbrainonporn.com/
Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSF82AwSDiU
Twitter: https://twitter.com/YourBrainOnPorn
Book: https://www.amazon.com/Your-Brain-Porn-Pornography-Addiction-ebook/dp/B00N2AH8NW
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It was an honor to have Dr. Dominc D'Agostino on our podcast since he was the one who inspired us to start Ketogeek in the first place. We have always looked up to him as a role model when it comes to researching, asking questions and consistently learning while at the same time helping educate the public.
Bio: Dr. Dominic D’Agostino is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). His laboratory develops and tests nutritional strategies and metabolic-based supplements for neurological disorders, cancer and performance. He was a crew member on NASA’s Extreme Environment Mission Operations 22 (NEEMO 22) and has a personal interest in environmental medicine and methods to enhance safety and physiological resilience in extreme environments. His research is supported by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Department of Defense (DoD), private organizations and foundations.
Time Stamps:
3:36 - New in Dr. Dominic’s life and latest research going on
5:39 - Hyperbaric vs. Hypobaric & countermeasures against extreme environments
11:55 - Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy and its various applications
13:54 – Biological mechanism behind Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy for combating cancer
20:34 – How to determine frequency and pressure for Hyperbaric Oxygen Chamber?
21:52 – How to design a Ketogenic diet to be used for experimentation?
24:09 - Impact of Ketogenic diet in rodent models
27:00 – Comprehensive protocols and therapy designs to combat cancer
28:40 – How to take animal models and apply them to human therapy and clinical trials?
32:40 – Can computer models and machine learning help with simulating the growth of cancerous cells?
36:12 – Warburg Effect, metabolic approach and is there a relationship between genetics and cancer?
43:17 – Steps to take if I have cancer?
50:49 – Resources available from Dr. Dominic and promoting the role of nutrition and modern cancer therapies.
57:16 – Overcoming challenges when pushing paradigm shifting ideas in the world
1:00:06 – Inflammation and signaling effects of Ketones
1:03:25 – Tracking the right biomarkers to maximize the potency of a therapeutic ketogenic diet
1:09:48 – How NEEMO 22 (NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations) simulates an extreme environment.
1:13:10 – Objectives carried out and biomarkers tracked during this operation
1:15:13 – Pitching the Ketogenic Diet against the NEEMO environment
1:16:00 – Routines, tasks and gadgets used to gather data for various researches
1:20:31 – Impact of NEEMO environment on inflammation, stress levels, sleep and task loading
1:22:14 – Objective prioritization and efficient multi-tasking in the extreme aquatic environment
1:27:54 – Dr. Dominic’s plug and recommendations
Plugs:
Website: https://ketonutrition.org/
Social Media accounts (Twitter/Instagram/SnapChat/Facebook):
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dominic.dagostino.1
Twitter: https://twitter.com/DominicDAgosti2?lang=en
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dominic.dagostino.kt/?hl=en
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dominic-d-agostino-156014b/
Academia (research pubs): https://usf.academia.edu/DominicDAgostino
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This is one of the most powerful podcasts we have done at Ketogeek and delves into the Pandora's box and the bane of humanity: Cancer. Alison Gannett, surviving through a baseball size brain tumor, is not just leading the charge when it comes to tackling this disease but also an inspirational figure to look up due to her world class accomplishments. We call her the ‘Renaissance Woman’. Must listen, must share!
Time Stamps:
2:30 What’s new In Alison’s life
3:35 Alison’s near-death experience with brain Tumor
6:41 Dr. Nasha’s Terrain Ten and how the Ketogenic Diet influences cancer
9:11 Therapeutic ketogenic diet vs. ketogenic diet for body re-composition
10:56 Finding reliable and useful resources for cancer patients
13:02 Why one-size-fits-all model doesn’t work for therapeutic reasons
15:36 Understanding how DNA expresses itself in blood chemistry
18:27 How DNA mutates through generations and externally present factors
20:08 How a high carb diet combined with heavy exercise creates inflammation
23:40 Could you map an ideal diet plan for a human being before they are even born?
26:26 How can I find out I have cancer?
29:43 What biomarkers are relevant and irrelevant for cancer?
31:54 How stress levels and emotional wellbeing can influence cancer growth
35:26 Palatability and food preferences in cancer patients
37:23 Appetite variation in cancer patients
38:56 Sources of proteins while undergoing cancer treatment
42:00 Cancers in which Keto may work or may not work
42:40 Challenges facing liver cancer using Keto
44:32 What kind of physical activities should or shouldn’t cancer patients do?
47:31 While fighting cancer, can it ever be too late?
49:47 Genetics, metabolic theory of cancer and multi-prong approach to fighting cancer
55:03 Hypothetically, what should I do if I have cancer?
56:29 If I am in the medical field, how do I orchestrate the treatment for cancer?
59:49 The future of healthcare and cancer research
1:01:08 What kind of educational events should one attend cancer treatment
1:03:23 Learning from our Paleo roots
1:05:46 How to reconcile with a terminal illness
1:11:17 What kind of support system do people need during cancer treatment?
1:13:38 Keto for people with compromised immune system
1:16:13 Does cancer treatment response vary with age?
1:17:54 What would Alison do if she had unlimited money?
1:20:04 Is there a mantra or motto for people who embark on a life-threatening disease?
1:21:31 Resources and plugs
Bio: Alison Gannett is a Ketogenic Cancer Coach, Self-sufficienct farmer, Climate Change Consultant, and founder of Cooking to Conquer Cancer, The Save Our Snow Foundation and Rippin Chix Camps. Accolades: World Champion Extreme Skier, nominated “CNN Hero of the Year”, Outside’s “Green All-Star of the Year”, and “Ski Hero of the Year″
Plugs:
Alison Gannett: http://www.alisongannett.com/
Twitter: @AlisonGannett
Dr. Nasha Winters: http://optimalterrainconsulting.com/
The Metabolic Approach To Cancer(Book): https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1603586865/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=1603586865&linkCode=as2&tag=optimterra-20&linkId=6433949b6edf01514b74b86c929f4c7e
Tripping Over The Truth(Book): https://www.amazon.com/Tripping-Over-Truth-Metabolic-Illuminates/dp/B01C3BJI7O/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1503511286&sr=1-1&keywords=tripping+over+the+truth
Low Carb USA: https://lowcarbusa.org/
Ketocon: https://www.ketocon.org/
Ketogenic Resources: www.Ketogenic-diet-resource.com
One of the biggest questions is, 'Is meat and animal agriculture sustainable?' A snap judgment based on mainstream media projection would probably be 'Not really' but that's called dogma. It's always good to explore all sides of the arguments and this two part episode delves into the sustainability aspect of animal agriculture while taking a closer look at certain health and nutritional claims of plants and animals.
Time Stamps:
00:58 – What happens behind the scenes in commercial slaughterhouses?
7:40 – What is Ruminant Agriculture and what does it entail?
11:03 – How does Ruminant Agriculture work in synergy with other agricultural methods?
14:12 – Secondary products produced by Ruminant Agriculture.
15:15 – How ruminant digestion works
19:02 – Why humans didn’t evolve to eat meat but because we ate meat
20:32 – Long and Short Term effects of ruminant agriculture
23:04 – Limitations of ruminant agriculture
27:10 – Benefits of this agriculture in first and third world countries
29:07 – Concerns with modern agricultural industry
32:06 – How many food and nutritional claims are pointless
34:59 – Plants, pesticides and cancer
37:03 – Comparison of plant and animal based proteins
43:32 – Anything in plants that may not be fit for human consumption?
46:21 – Is the recent focus on gut microbiome just a pointless goose chase?
51:06 – New innovations in animal agriculture
55:07 – Sustainability of lab grown meat
56:26 – Should we be afraid of nitrates on food labels?
58:08 – Are mice studies reliable for humans too?
1:00:06 – What would be an ideal farm for Peter?
1:03:05 – What is Peter’s message and vision?
1:07:15 – How to find Peter
Bio: Peter has extensive experience in forage agriculture. He was the forage extension specialist at Oregon State University from 1986 until 1992. He is currently the Forage Product Manager at Barenbrug USA. His experience led him to study human diet and health. What he’s learned doesn’t agree with low-fat-is-heart-healthy dietary advice we’ ve been given for more than 50 years. This understanding, combined with his forage background, has strengthened his interest in THE truly sustainable agriculture – the production of ruminant animal products! His knowledge, enthusiasm, and speaking style will provide an entertaining and informative presentation.
Plugs:
Twitter: @GrassBased
Website: grassbasedhealth.blogspot.com
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One of the biggest questions is, 'Is meat and animal agriculture sustainable?' A snap judgment based on mainstream media projection would probably be 'Not really' but that's called dogma. It's always good to explore all sides of the arguments and this two part episode delves into the sustainability aspect of animal agriculture while taking a closer look at certain health and nutritional claims of plants and animals.
Time Stamps:
2:45 – How Peter got into low carb high fat lifestyle
5:46 – What is a “Forage Agronomist”?
8:26 – Response to “Meat causes Colorectal Cancer” claims
11:00 – Factors causing current agricultural crisis
18:38 – The key historical turning points against animal agriculture
26:17 – Importance of connecting food producers with low carb communities
29:31 – The downside of having a big voice in the modern age
34:10 – What exactly is ‘sustainability’?
44:30 – Differences between nutritional studies in plants, animals and humans
48:55 – Comparison and implications of plant based and animal based diet
58:05 – Virtue signaling and issues with natural and organic food labels
1:01:33 – Should I buy organic, grass fed or conventional meat?
1:06:39 – Myths created against saturated fat and animal agriculture
1:10:25 – Does cattle destroy the planet by greenhouse emission?
Bio: Peter has extensive experience in forage agriculture. He was the forage extension specialist at Oregon State University from 1986 until 1992. He is currently the Forage Product Manager at Barenbrug USA. His experience led him to study human diet and health. What he’s learned doesn’t agree with low-fat-is-heart-healthy dietary advice we’ ve been given for more than 50 years. This understanding, combined with his forage background, has strengthened his interest in THE truly sustainable agriculture – the production of ruminant animal products! His knowledge, enthusiasm, and speaking style will provide an entertaining and informative presentation.
Plugs:
Twitter: @GrassBased
Website: grassbasedhealth.blogspot.com
Ketogeek Newsletter: https://ketogeek.com/signup
Paradoxes to conventional wisdom are interesting to explore since they can lead to substantial breakthroughs and provoke us to thinking. With the growth of Low Carb, Ketogenic and various fat burning diets challenging mainstream dietary guidelines, what would happen if we simplify our food consumption to only animals?
Time Stamps:
1:00 -Shawn Baker Introduction.
3:26 - World records broken by Shawn Baker.
6:30 - What is a zero carb diet and its role in human history?
11:01 - Populations that ate mostly meat.
12:00 - What can people eat on a zero carb diet?
14:45 - Animals that can’t be eaten or can be toxic.
17:07 - The role of fruit, vegetables and nutrients in diet.
19:39 - Role of fiber, digestion and microbiome in the body.
23:45 - Has the quality of meat changed with time?
27:14 - Status of meat industry.
30:41 - Noticeable benefits of going on a Zero carb Diet.
38:38 - Have people been on zero carb for a long period of time?
40:30 - Can kids go on zero carb?
43:30 -Weight, fat and muscle gain and loss on this diet.
47:40 - Things to watch out for while living the lifestyle.
55:15 - The self-organized ‘Nequalsmany’ study for this way of life.
59:50 - The goals, biomarkers and variables tracked on the Nequalsmany study.
1:06:15 - Could future researches be crowdfunded?
1:07:13 - Reservations on lab grown meat.
1:11:18 - Athleticism, performance and zero carb.
1:18:018 - Global sustainability of a meat diet.
1:20:44 - What would happen if this diet goes mainstream?
1:22:50 - Discussion of animal cruelty and suffering.
1:25:49 - Popular myths and critique of the zero carb diet.
1:27:26 - Does Shawn supplement with anything?
1:28:09 - What is Shawn’s bloodwork and various health markers?
1:31:38 - Gluconeogenesis… again.
1:34:20 - Balance of Omega 3 to Omaga 6 on the zero carb diet
1:35:54 - Shawn’s message and vision for the world.
1:37:04 - Final plug.
Bio: Shawn Baker M.D. completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Texas in Austin. He graduated with honors from Texas Tech Medical School and completed his Internship and Orthopedic Surgery Residency at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.
His lifelong passion for athletics and strength training has resulted in numerous state and national weightlifting records and a semi- professional rugby career.
As a 50+ athlete who is still breaking records, Shawn has an unusual view on what it takes to stay young and still perform at an elite level.
With a 772lbs deadlift under his belt and the World record for 500m row in the 40-49yr age group at 1.16.5, Shawn shows us how its not just strength but also fitness that can be optimized using simplicity.
Plugs:
Twitter: @sbakermd
Instagram: shawnbaker1967
Study: Nequalsmany.com
There are great humans and then there are larger than life figures such as Professor Tim Noakes. We call them legends. This is a must listen podcast for everyone that will send shivers down some spines as the medical, pharmaceutical and food industry is facing viral disruptions from people self-empowering themselves.
Time Stamps:
1:55: Narrative of a world-renowned researcher shifting from high carb to low carb.
5:54: Story behind Noakes Foundation.
7:12: Latest research being conducted by Noakes Foundation regarding diabetes.
9:07: How to learn in the modern era.
11:47: Influence of social media on the dietary guidelines by American Heart Association
13:20: Is the world getting better as far as food and nutrition is concerned?
14:37: Types of Scientific Studies: Anecdotal Evidence, Observational Studies, Randomized Controlled Trials and Meta-Analysis
18:45: Why most studies are irrelevant and distortion of data by pharmaceutical industries
20:05: Example of Relative and Absolute risk reduction and how research companies exaggerate statistics
23:53: Virta health and future of medicine
25:31: Are social media testimonials(N=1) akin to randomized controlled trials?
27:27: What can pharmaceutical and food companies do the help end nutritional diseases?
30:42: What can medical professionals and students do if they disagree with what they have learnt?
34:21: Paradigm shifts in the medical industry and the power of N=1 studies.
38:27: The downplayed role of insulin resistance in chronic diseases across the country.
42:10: Can a high carb and low carb diet be combined in athleticism?
45:13: Benefits of a fat burning diet for both blue and white collar jobs.
47:44: Benefits of low carb during off-seasons and down times.
49:07: Glycogen storage, replenishment and fat burning in both high and low carb diets.
52:41: Could you run out of body fat to burn?
53:57: Does the rate of gluconeogenesis vary on a low carb vs. a high carb diet?
55:20: Why low carb hasn’t been popular in the mainstream athleticism.
57:32: Why ‘fatigue’ as an emotion.
1:01:19: Wisdom from Professor Noakes to everyone
1:02:40: Can and should kids, babies and toddlers be on a low carb diet?
1:04:56: Final Words
Professor Noakes has MBChB, MD and a DSc (Med) in Exercise Science and is one of the global figures in the world of exercise science, food and nutrition. He has published more than 750 scientific books and articles, cited more than 16,000 times in scientific literature, has an H-index of 71 and has been rated an A1 scientist by the National Research Foundation of South Africa for a second 5-year term. He has won numerous awards over the years and made himself available on many editorial boards.
Noakes Foundation: https://www.thenoakesfoundation.org
In this extremely loaded episode, we talk with Marty Kendall from Optimising Nutrition who is also the brains behind the innovative “Nutrient Optimiser”, a powerful tool that is focused on a personalized solution to optimizing food and nutrition. A headset is recommended to listen to this podcast and prepare for your brains to get cooked! Topics we cover are:
- The dogma of pointing fingers at one food item in mainstream news.
- What it means to be ‘Metabolically Healthy’.
- What is too little, too much and adequate protein intake?
- Does high protein intake equate to a sugar bomb via. gluconeogenesis?
- What would happen if you eat nothing but protein?
- Why some people aren’t getting high level of blood ketones?
- Could you potentially eat too much fat on a low carb diet?
- Keto acidosis, metabolic acidosis and consequences of very high ketone levels.
- Various factors that impact basal and bolus insulin levels.
- How insulin impacts fat loss process.
- Why you may be skinny and seemingly fit but unhealthy at the same time.
- How nutrition can be optimized for zero carb dieters.
- The importance of modifying nutrition to support existing and changing lifestyles.
- The story and purpose behind the Nutrient Optimiser.
- The potential to improve and reshape the food industry using the Nutrient Optimiser.
- How people can figure out their micronutrient recommendations.
- Possible existence of additional micronutrients and importance of real food consumption.
- Resources people can utilize to educate themselves on food and nutrition.
About Marty Kendall: In early 2015 Marty started blogging at optimisingNutrition.com. He tries to provide clarity around many of the confusing and conflicting issues in nutrition, often using a quantitative approach. While his blog posts can sometimes go deep on a topic, he has also worked to develop a shortlist of optimal foods to suit different goals by balancing the sometimes-competing parameters of nutrient density, insulin load and energy density.
His most recent project is the Nutrient Optimiser which consolidates his thinking into an automated system that reviews a person's current diet to provide a shortlist of recommended foods to provide the nutrients they are not getting enough of while supporting their goals, whether they be diabetes control, weight loss, bodybuilding or athletic performance. Marty is an engineer whose interest in nutrition was spawned out of necessity trying to better manage his wife's Type 1 diabetes as well as his own family history of type 2 diabetes and obesity.
Website: https://optimisingnutrition.com/
Nutrient Optimiser: https://nutrientoptimiser.com/
Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/optimisingnutrition/
The Ketogenic Diet has been explored for several therapeutic and health benefits but what about performance optimization and human longevity? The research is still relatively new and Ryan Lowery and his crew at ASPI (Applied Science & Performance Institute) are currently pushing the boundaries and in this episode he shares his knowledge with us while inspiring a change in the world through science and innovation.
In this podcast, we talk about Ryan’s journey to the keto lifestyle, fruition and vision of ASPI, creating simplified content from complicated scientific papers, challenges of having your research published, reliable platforms where public can access research papers, countering misleading information in mainstream media, dealing with criticism while pushing the boundaries of research, gaining muscle and losing fat on a ketogenic diet, discussion behind their recent controversial study on “The Effects of Ketogenic Dieting on Body Composition, Strength, Power and Hormonal Profiles in Resistance Training Males”, challenges of doing a feeding study, traits of a good researcher, latest researches in longevity and optimizing performance in elite athletes, problems with research using individuals who aren’t fat adapted, potentially extending the active lifespan of athletes in contact sports and mitigating traumatic brain injuries, why cycling carbs may not be optimal, implications of being in ketosis during Crossfit and potential of Targeted Ketogenic Diet in MMA, thinking of ketones as a fourth macronutrient, athletic performance using exogenous ketones, specific improvements in both non-ketogenic and ketogenic diets while supplementing with exogenous ketones, signaling and potentially anti-aging properties of ketones, future concerns with the exogenous ketone hype, varying effects of ketones in different people, different isomers of ketones, finding quality exogenous ketones in a sea of products, potential synergy of other supplements alongside exogenous ketones, the complicated definition of fat adaption, future ketogenic researches on the horizon, the importance of surrounding yourself with the right people, understanding perspective and adopting positivity and lastly, the vision and importance of changing lives with science and innovation.
Ryan Lowery earned his BS and MS in human exercise physiology and exercise and nutrition science from the University of Tampa and is currently finishing his PhD work in Health and Human Performance. Ryan was also a national champion baseball player during his time at UT. Wanting to chase a bigger vision and dreams of impacting people’s lives on a global scale, Ryan co- founded and currently serves as the President at Applied Science and Performance Institute. To date, Ryan has published over 100 papers, abstracts, and book chapters on human performance, sports nutrition and supplementation. Ryan has received numerous academic and research awards and has spoken both nationally and internationally on a variety of sports nutrition related topics.
ASPI Website: www.theaspi.com
Instagram: ryanplowery (Ryan Lowery)
Instagram: themusclephd (Dr. Jacob Wilson)
Nearly 5.5 Million people in USA are living with Alzheimer's. This isn't something you wake up one day and find out you've lost your marbles! Many drugs seem to be counterproductive but the dialogue is finally opening with a lifestyle and dietary intervention to address the causes of cognitive decline with age.
Amy Berger, Master's in Human Nutrition from University of Bridgeport, is a Certified Nutrition Specialist(CNS), certified Nutritional Therapy Practitioner(NTP) and writer of 'The Alzheimer's Antidote' which explores a metabolic and lifestyle intervention approach to fighting Alzheimer's disease, memory loss and cognitive decline. Alongside, she's a fantastic human being with a wonderful personality!
In this podcast we explore her narrative of how she got into the low-carb lifestyle, the issues with current Alzheimer's treatment and medication, the role of insulin resistance in cognitive decline, role of a low carb diet in this situation, symptoms of cognitive decline, interventions that can help or impair, negative effects of Statins, and why the paradigm is starting to shift towards people empowering themselves through public educators, writers and social media. We conclude with her message to all and why it's important to maintain reason and sanity when sometimes the pendulum can swing too far in one direction.
Her website is Tuit Nutrition:
Buy 'The Alzheimer's Antidote' on Amazon: http://ow.ly/CcY930bWSYu
http://www.tuitnutrition.com/p/about-tuit-nutrition.html
Twitter: @TuitNutrition
Luis Villasenor is regarded as one of the most experienced and knowledgeable persons on Low Carb / Ketogenic dieting, and is the “go to guy” when applying a Low Carb diet for Bodybuilding and Strength Training by well known and respected insiders, leaders, influencers of the low carb/paleo and general fitness community. He is also founder of Ketogains, one of the largest community dedicated to this lifestyle.
In this episode, we talk about Luis's journey to keto, the advent of Ketogains, the success behind their protocols, entering ketosis, realistic expectations and benefits of the keto diet, misconceptions about gluconeogenesis, how the body is a big puzzle, benefits of resistance training during weight loss, what is 'fat adaptation', exogenous ketones and then some rapid fire questions regarding fats in coffee, caloric deficit, bulking, supplementation and anabolic window.
Ketogains: https://ketogains.com
Services & Boot Camp: https://ketogains.com/services/
This is a VERY loaded and informative podcast where I talk to Dorian about his journey to the Keto lifestyle, issues with agricultural world and the farm bill, failure of the US guidelines and the western diet, the pull towards Ashtanga Yoga, the importance of community in lifestyle changes, Alzheimer's, why low weight isn't the best indicator of good health, types of cholesterol, disdain towards the low carb world, food diversity on ketogenic diet, consuming alcohol and wine on a ketogenic diet, issues with fruit juices, a simplified approach to a ketogenic diet, tracking progress on weight loss, clarification on calorie in/calorie out model, voodoo supplementation on keto, importance of electrolytes, gut health and probiotics, sustainability of the low carb world and the farming innovation and revolution.