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EPISODE · Jan 27, 2026 · 1H 59M

BV #22: Justine Stenger's Glaring Hypocrisy & Doubling Down on Fat vs. Carbs

from The Energy Balance Podcast · host Jay Feldman Wellness

In this episode we discuss:   Justine’s response to our critique of her arguments against Ray Peat’s work   Free Energy Balance Food Guide: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide The Nutrition Blueprint: https://mikefave.com/the-nutrition-blueprint/ Theresa's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/livingrootswellness/   Timestamps: 0:00 – intro  0:32 – recap of Justine Stenger’s claim covered in episode 19  2:26 – Justine’s response to our critique of her post  5:45 – why it’s crucial to separate personal feelings from intellectual discussions, especially when sharing information publicly  10:48 – our goal as health educators is not to shame or discredit individuals  13:33 – how today’s social media environment incentivizes low quality, thoughtless posts  18:30 – why attention and clicks take priority over quality on social media  21:34 – how to discern reliable information and whether we should outsource understanding to specialists  26:49 – how to develop true discernment in a world full of self-proclaimed experts  30:19 – Justine Stenger doubles down on her claim that fats are superior to carbohydrates32:47 –do carbs or fat better supports a compromised metabolic state?  39:45 – Justine contradicts her earlier claim that fat is a cleaner-burning fuel than carbohydrates  43:10 – Justine Stenger’s claim that glucose oxidation is only beneficial during hypoxia or the cell danger response  49:55 – why carbohydrates are the superior fuel source  55:17 – the difference between glucose oxidation and anaerobic glycolysis, and whether Justine is conflating the two  57:28 – how Ray Peat’s metabolic framework drives growth and expansion in society as a whole  1:01:53 – why having metabolic flexibility in a healthy state doesn’t refute our argument that carbohydrates are the superior fuel  1:08:23 – the inherent cost of favoring fat metabolism over carb metabolism, and why restoring carbohydrate utilization is essential for restoring a healthy metabolism  1:13:30 – Justine admits she hasn’t studied Ray Peat’s work  1:19:17 – Justine’s claim that it’s optimal to switch between fuel sources  1:20:55 – Justine’s claim that redox matter more than carbs vs fats  1:25:11 – did we publicly dismantle Justine’s work, and is it okay to critique others?  1:31:26 – Justine’s hypocritical shaming of us for addressing her incorrect claims about Ray Peat’s work and glucose vs. fat metabolism1:39:48 –there is no “Ray Peat Diet”  1:40:20 – how to embrace criticism and whether debates are typically helpful  1:45:04 – the responsibility that comes with being health educators  1:48:33 – common problems with debates and why we aren’t interested in debating Bart Kay  1:52:09 – how the nervous system impacts our ability to think critically  1:52:56 – problems with debates cont’d – are debates truly valuable?  1:57:24 – blood sugar improvements on a bioenergetic approach

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