BV #5: Robert Lustig on Fructose, Dave Asprey’s Criticism of Ray Peat, & Jordan Peterson on Serotonin

In this episode we discuss: How Jack & Dalton from Analyze & Optimize were introduced to the work of RayPeat Robert Lustig's claims that fructose is as harmful to the liver as alcohol  Whether Jordan Peterson’s Serotonin Hierarchy has any merit  The negative effects of the carnivore diet, especially on gut health  The link between birth control and cancer and the protective effects of progesterone  What we think of Dave Asprey’s thoughts on the “Ray Peat diet”     Analyze & Optimize's Website: https://www.analyzeandoptimize.io/   Free Energy Balance Food Guide: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide The Nutrition Blueprint: https://mikefave.com/the-nutrition-blueprint/ Danny's Telegram: https://t.me/dannyroddy     Timestamps: 0:00 – intro  0:38 – how Analyze & Optimize (Jack & Dalton) got introduced to work of Ray Peat  6:32 – how Analyze & Optimize create their videos  10:40 – refuting Robert Lustig's claims – is fructose as harmful to the liver as alcohol?  17:40 – whether Analyze & Optimize are paid by “big sugar”   20:30 – Robert Lustig’s fructose claims are unsupported  28:06 – is white sugar safe to consume?  33:04 – Serotonin & Hierarchy by Jordan Peterson  34:33 – SSRI use and serotonin’s role in promoting learned helplessness and anhedonia  40:46 – how the perceived benefits of serotonin could be attributed to other factors  45:45 – whether serotonin is the “dominance” hormone  47:17 – Analyze & Optimize respond to Shawn Baker on sugar cravings being a sign of health and youth  51:04 – declining health on the carnivore diet, whether it’s sustainable, and why your immune system needs carbohydrates  54:04 – carnivore diet effects on gut health – quorum sensing, biofilms, high stress hormones, and damage to thyroid health  1:01:30 – why chronic low-calorie intake turns down metabolic function and leads to obesity  1:07:00 – the harm caused by conflating progesterone and synthetic progestins  1:14:57 – the link between birth control and cancer and the protective effects of progesterone  1:18:20 – the negative effects of synthetic progestins and estrogen, especially unchecked by natural progesterone  1:24:45 – Why Is the Right So Obsessed with Seed Oils? by Ej Dickson  1:31:15 – Dave Asprey argues with Paul Saladino on supplements vs orange juice  1:39:10 – whether Ray Peat’s ideas and principles promote orthorexia  1:44:22 – using precision medicine vs. listening to your body  1:51:09 – where to find more of Jack & Dalton’s work