All Episodes

BV #30: Ray Peat’s Forgotten Healing Principles

Sleep & Anxiety Solutions, Ketone Benefits, Fermented Foods, & Hormonal Shifts Post Menopause (Q&A)

Blood Sugar Spiks, Carbs Deplete Nutrients, Thiamine Protocols, & Optimal Heart Rate (Q&A)

BV #29: Sauna vs. Cold Plunge, Cravings vs. Addiction, HIIT, Fasting, & "Healthy" Stress (Q&A)

BV #28: Retatrutide is WORSE; Mike Israetel & Kinobody Obsessed with GLP-1s

BV #27: GLP-1: The Metabolic 'Credit Card' You Can't Pay Back?

FaceIQ Realizes the Truth & Carnivores Can't Cope

BV #26: Carnivore Doctors Don’t Get Insulin, Stress Hormones, and the True Cause of Fat Gain

BV #25: Carb Confusion: Blood Sugar Spikes, Fat Gain, and the True Cause of Alzheimer’s

Low-Carb and Fasting Caused Bloating, Low Energy, and Constipation

BV #24: Nick Norwitz Says Calories Don’t Cause Obesity. Is He Wrong?

Vitamin D Still Low Despite Supplementing? RED FLAG

BV #23: Keto Raises Stress, Sugar Lowers It (Ray Peat on Fasting & Blood Sugar).

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

He Reversed Sleep Issues, Poor Digestion, High Blood Sugar, and More with a Bioenergetic Approach

Prediabetes, Gut Issues, Brain Fog, High Blood Pressure, & Fatigue from Low-Carb & Fasting

How To Avoid Heavy Metals, Microplastics, PFAS, & Estrogenic Compounds in Your Home & Body

EB. 139: The Truth About the Randle Cycle: Why You Can Eat Carbs and Fats Together

EB. 138: How Low-Carb Diets Worsen AGE Formation (and What to Do Instead)

EB. 137: What REALLY Causes Glycation (Is Sugar Really the Problem?)

BV #21: Fructose Lies & How Much Glucose Is Too Much

BV #20: Huberman's Sleep Fix Fail, Resolving Nighttime Wake-Ups, & Meeting Nutrient Needs

BV #19: Ray Peat Was Wrong About Biochemistry, Redox, and Structured Water?

EB. 136: High-Carb Diets Cause Insulin Resistance, Overeating, and Glycation? (Eric Westman Debate Follow-Up Part 2)

EB. 135: Eric Westman Debate Follow-Up: The Research on Low-Carb Vs High-Carb Diets

BV #18: Calorie Counting Nonsense, Weight vs. Health, & Fixing Lactose Intolerance

BV #17: Weight Regain On Sugar Diet & Metformin + Sugar Fasting = Disaster

BV #16: Cole Robinson Flip-Flops on Sugar Diet Recommendations

[Mini-Episode] Sugar Diet Cope from the Low-Carb "Experts"

BV #15: Kate Deering on Menopause & HRT, and Primal Bod Says Carbs Deplete Your Nutrients

BV #14: Carbs Are NOT Essential, Should You Eat Them? And Bill Burr on Fasting

BV #13: Ken Berry’s Fructose Fearmongering, Glycation Myths, & ChatGPT Says We’re Wrong

BV #12: Gary Brecka Doesn’t Understand Thyroid & Natural PUFA vs. Seed Oils

BV #11: High-Carb Diet Misconceptions, Gabrielle Lyon on Gluconeogenesis, & Cold Plunging Concerns

EB. 134: The Sugar Diet: Lose Fat and Increase Your Metabolism WITHOUT Losing Muscle Mass

[Mini Episode] Sugar Diet & FGF21 Simplified: Muscle Loss, Stress, and Weight Regain

EB. 133: The Sugar Diet/Honey Diet and FGF21: The Research

EB. 132: You've Been Lied to About Fructose

BV #10: The Truth About Sugar Addiction & What the Holistic Psychologist Gets Right (and Wrong)

BV #9: Anthony Chaffee’s Claim That Ketosis Is Our Natural State & Whether LMNT is a Scam

EB. 131: Should You Be Avoiding High Oxalate Foods? How To Fix Oxalate Issues

EB. 130: Low Carb Diets & Oxalates: The Surprising Connection

BV #8: Intermittent Fasting, Healthy Body Image, And Weight Loss vs Willpower with Kitty Blomfield

EB. 129: The Forgotten Source of Oxalates: Your Body’s OWN Production

BV 7: Peter Attia Drops Fasting, Anthony Chaffee’s Fructose Claims & Hidden Seed Oils in Restaurants

EB. 128: Are Oxalates the Problem, or Is It Your Gut?

BV #6: Glucose Goddess, Gabrielle Lyon, & Dr. Boz: The Truth About Blood Sugar and Macros

EB. 127: Lipolysis and Fat Loss: Lose Body Fat Without Increasing Fat Burning

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

EB. 126: High Triglycerides on a High-Carb Diet: Should You Be Worried?

BV #4: Responding To Thomas Delauer, Ben Bikman on Insulin Resistance, and Layne Norton on Seed Oils

EB. 125: Wendy Sellens on Estrogen: What She Got Wrong

BV#3: Georgi Dinkov Responds To Estrogen Criticism, Serotonin Confusion, & Low Thyroid On Carnivore

EB. 124: Forget About CICO: A Smarter Approach to Fat Loss

BV #2: Morley Robbins on the Adrenals vs Thyroid, Seed Oil Myths, and Coconut Oil & Endotoxin

EB. 123: Debunking the CICO Myth: Calorie Deficits Are NOT Required For Fat Loss

BV #1: Bryan Johnson’s Longevity Diet, How Stress Affects Our Cells, & Whether Glucagon is Evil

EB. 122: Weight Loss with Berberine & Urolithin A, Blood Sugar Spikes, & Pairing Protein with Carbs (Q&A)

EB. 121: How To Address Adrenal Fatigue, GAPS Diet Concerns, and Gallbladder Health (Q&A)

EB. 120: Vitamin A Toxicity: Retinoic Acid Toxicity, Accutane, and Whether Hypervitaminosis A Exists

EB. 119: Vitamin A Toxicity: Examining the Evidence for Vitamin A Deficiency

EB. 118: The TRUTH About Serotonin & SSRIs: Why Serotonin is NOT the Happy Hormone

EB. 117: Fructose Malabsorption, Protecting Against Alcohol, & Brain Injuries and Inflammation (Q & A)

EB. 116: The TRUTH About LDL And Heart Disease: LMHR & The Lipid Energy Model

EB. 115: LMHR & The Lipid Energy Model: Implications For Metabolism & Hormones

EB. 114: Fat-Burning Drives Insulin Resistance And Eating Carbohydrates Improves Insulin Sensitivity

EB. 113: Carbohydrates Don’t Cause Insulin Resistance or Diabetes; Evidence For The Bioenergetic View

EB. 112: The Problems with Resistant Starch and Balancing the Calcium to Phosphorus Ratio (Q&A)

EB. 111: Stevia vs. Sugar, Ketogenic Diets for Epilepsy, and Spore-Based vs Standard Probiotics (Q & A)

EB. 110: The True Cause of Insulin Resistance and Diabetes from the Bioenergetic View

EB. 109: Chris Palmer's “Brain Energy”, Type 1 Diabetes, and Low-Fat Diets For Weight Loss (Q & A)

EB. 108: Herman Pontzer’s Burn, Ted Naiman’s PE Diet, and Increasing Calorie Intake to Raise Metabolism (Q & A)

EB. 107: Omega-3s DECREASE Lifespan and INCREASE Disease?

EB. 106: Omega-3s INCREASE Inflammation and Oxidative Stress

EB. 105: Challenging The Idea That Increased Omega-3 Consumption Lowers Mortality

EB. 104: How Western Culture Keeps Us Distracted And Fighting Amongst Ourselves

EB. 103: How Western Culture Keeps Us Poor And Destroys Our Family, Community, and Relationships

EB. 102: How Western Culture & Mainstream Medicine Keep Us Sick

EB. 101: Building a Bioenergetic Diet: Optimal Carb, Fat, and Protein Sources

EB. 100: Building a Bioenergetic Diet: Macros, Calories, and Meal Timing

EB. 99: Medications & Supplements For Hypothyroidism And The Problems With T4 Medications (Hypothyroidism Part 5)

EB. 98: How To Optimize Your Diet & Lifestyle For Hypothyroidism (Hypothyroidism Part 4)

EB. 97: How To Properly Test For Thyroid Function (Hypothyroidism Part 3)

EB. 96: Avoid Low-Carb Diets, Fasting, and Caloric Restriction If You Have Hypothyroidism (Hypothyroidism Part 2)

EB. 95: Hypothyroidism In Context & Thyroid Hormone Basics (Hypothyroidism Part 1)

EB. 94: How Stress Crashes Your Metabolism & Why Hormesis Is NOT The Answer (Stress & Mitochondria Part 2)

EB. 93: How Cortisol Affects Your Mitochondria & Acute vs. Chronic Stress (Stress & Mitochondria Part 1)

EB. 92: Celebrating Ray Peat

EB. 91: Cod Liver Oil Dangers, The Croissant Diet, and Insulin-Resistant Fat Cells (Q & A)

EB. 90: Eating 5,000 Calories Per Day, Fish Oil, Water Weight vs. Body Fat, Paleo-Ketogenic Diet (Q & A)

EB. 89: The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Fruit Juice and The Hormonal Effects of PUFA vs. SFA

EB. 88: Whether Soy Is Estrogenic And Causes Infertility

EB. 87: Robb Wolf on Ray Peat and the Bioenergetic View: Energy, Obesity, Evolution, and Paul Saladino

EB. 86: Robb Wolf on Ray Peat and the Bioenergetic View: Stress & Blood Sugar

EB. 85: Fructose and Uric Acid - Are David Perlmutter and Rick Johnson Wrong? (Part 2)

EB. 84: Fructose and Uric Acid: Are David Perlmutter and Rick Johnson Wrong? (Part 1)

EB. 83: How Nutrient Partitioning Affects Eating Behavior and Fat Loss

EB. 82: Maximizing Fitness and Athletic Performance From The Bioenergetic View (Fitness vs. Health Part 3)

EB. 81: Whether Intense Exercise and Endurance Training Should Be Avoided (Fitness vs. Health Part 2)

EB. 80: How Much Exercise Is Too Much From The Bioenergetic View? (Fitness vs. Health Part 1)

EB. 79: Hyperthyroidism, Collagen Alternatives, and Forcing Mitochondrial Respiration (Q & A)

EB. 78: Why Maximizing Energy Production and Minimizing Stress Is Optimal For Health (Hormesis Part 4)

EB. 77: Why You DON’T Want to Force Autophagy, Mitochondrial Biogenesis, & Uncoupling (Hormesis Part 3)

EB. 76: Why Caloric Restriction Is NOT Responsible For Lifespan Extension (Hormesis Part 2)

EB. 75: Hormesis As An Anti-Scientific Defense For Industrial Pollution And Chemical Exposure (Hormesis Part 1)

EB.74: Refuting Nutrition With Judy’s “Thoughts on the Ray Peat Diet” (Part 2)

EB. 73: Refuting Nutrition With Judy’s “Thoughts on the Ray Peat Diet” (Part 1)

EB. 72: Dental Health on a High-Sugar Diet & How To Determine What’s Blocking Energy Production (Q & A)

EB. 71: Weight Gain From Replenishing Glycogen & Calcium Sources Other Than Dairy (Q & A)

EB. 70: Pro-Metabolic Supplements For Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD Part 8)

EB. 69: Carb Deficiencies, Saturated Fat Intake, & The Best Diet For Fatty Liver (NAFLD Part 7)

EB. 68: Oxidative Stress, Choline Deficiency, and Exporting Liver Fat (NAFLD Part 6)

EB. 67: Endotoxin and PUFA As Primary Causes of Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD Part 5)

EB. 66: The Role of Cortisol and The Harmful Effects of Fasting in Fatty Liver (NAFLD Part 4)

EB. 65: How Fat-Burning And Low-Carb Diets Contribute to Fatty Liver (NAFLD Part 3)

EB. 64: The True Cause of Fatty Liver (NAFLD Part 2)

EB. 63: Why Fructose Does NOT Cause Fatty Liver (NAFLD Part 1)

EB. 62: Diving in to the Bioenergetic View and Our Mistakes Along the Way (Our Health Journeys Part 2)

EB. 61: Undereating, Fad Diets, and Discovering the Bioenergetic View (Our Health Journeys Part 1)

EB. 60: Carbon Dioxide And Our Environment: Climate-Destroying Or Life-Supporting?

EB. 59: How to Increase Carbon Dioxide and Minimize Lactate (Oxygenation, Swelling, and pH Balance Part 4)

EB. 58: Altitude, Panic Attacks, Swelling, Heart Failure, & More (Oxygenation, Swelling, and pH Balance Part 3)

EB. 57: Glycolysis, Lactate, and pH balance (Oxygenation, Swelling, and pH Balance Part 2)

EB. 56: Carbon Dioxide As A Key To Raising Metabolism (Oxygenation, Swelling, and pH Balance Part 1)

EB. 55: Hair Loss, Genetic Eating, And Symptoms as a Reflection of Energetic State (Q & A)

EB. 54: Sugar, Candida Overgrowths, & Whether a Calorie Surplus is Required to Build Muscle (Q & A)

EB. 53: Supplements To Boost Testosterone and Increase Metabolism (Men’s Hormonal Health Part 5)

EB. 52: Workout Supplements To Avoid & Decreasing Stress (Men’s Hormonal Health Part 4)

EB. 51: Optimizing Exercise and Sleep To Build Muscle (Men’s Hormonal Health Part 3)

EB. 50: Increasing Testosterone With Saturated Fats and Decreasing Estrogen (Men’s Hormonal Health Part 2)

EB. 49: Calorie Deficiencies, Carbohydrate Deficiencies, and Protein Excess (Men’s Hormonal Health Part 1)

EB. 48: A Critique of The SCD1 Theory of Obesity (The Croissant Diet Part 2)

EB. 47: A Critique of The ROS Theory of Obesity (The Croissant Diet Part 1)

EB. 46: Herbs & Spices, Supplements vs. Food, and Appetite as a Metabolic Indicator (Q & A)

EB. 45: Supplements for Autoimmune Conditions and Immune Health (Autoimmunity Part 4)

EB. 44: Pro-Metabolic Nutrition for Autoimmune Conditions (Autoimmunity Part 3)

EB. 43: Restoring Cellular Bioenergetics and Repairing the Gut (Autoimmunity Part 2)

EB. 42: Alternative Views of The Immune System and Autoimmunity (Autoimmunity Part 1)

EB. 41: Benefits of Progesterone and How to Restore Hormonal Health (Women’s Hormonal Health Part 2)

EB. 40: Why Estrogen and Birth Control Are Not The Solution (Women’s Hormonal Health Part 1)

EB. 39: Nutrition For a Compromised Gut, Food Additives, & Skincare Products (Q & A)

EB. 38: The Physiology of Fat Loss Without a Caloric Deficit

EB. 37: Maximizing the Benefits of Coffee and Whether Fasting Protects Against Cancer (Q & A)

EB. 36: Fixing Our Dysfunctional Relationship with Food (The Holiday Anti-Diet Part 2)

EB. 35: Putting An End to Dieting, Binging, and Restriction (The Holiday Anti-Diet Part 1)

EB. 34: Macros for Insulin Resistance & Diabetes and Melatonin & GABA for Sleep (Q & A)

EB. 33: Diet, Supplements, and Thyroid Health for Hypertension (Blood Pressure Part 3)

EB. 32: The Causes of Hypertension And Nutrition as a Solution (Blood Pressure Part 2)

EB. 31: Mineral Balance and Energy are the Keys to Regulating Blood Pressure (Blood Pressure Part 1)

EB. 30: Cholesterol Part 2: How to Lower Your Cholesterol And Heart-Healthy Fats

EB. 29: Cholesterol Part 1: Statin Dangers and Whether Cholesterol Causes Heart Disease

EB. 28: Restoring Gut Health, Why Not to Use Probiotics, and Ray Peat’s Carrot Salad (Q & A)

EB. 27: What We Eat in a Day, Diet Freedom and Variety, and the NAD+/NADH Ratio (Q & A)

EB. 26: Natural Antibiotics, Mental Health, and Optimizing Carb Metabolism (Q & A)

EB. 25: How to Slow Aging Part 3: Diet, Exercise, and Stress for Longevity and Anti-Aging

EB. 24: How to Slow Aging Part 2: Problems With Caloric Restriction and What To Do Instead

EB. 23: How to Slow Aging Part 1: Increasing Your Metabolism And Competing Theories

EB 22: Resolving Joint Pain and Whether Reducing Stress Hormones Works For Fat Loss (Q & A)

EB. 21: Drink Less Water And Eat More Salt (And How to Address High Blood Pressure)

EB. 20: Intuitive Eating, 5,000 Calories per day, and Whether to go “All In”

EB. 19: How to Transition From Carnivor or Primal to a Bioenergetic Approach

EB. 18: How to Fix Your Sleep Part 2: Nutrition, Supplements, and Routines

EB. 17: How to Fix Your Sleep Part 1: Circadian Rhythm and Light

EB. 16: The Failures of Modern Medicine Part 2: Dangerous Treatments and Medical Error

EB. 15: The Failures of Modern Medicine Part 1: Industry Influence and Historical Mishaps

EB. 14: Listening To Our Bodies & Taking Our Health Into Our Own Hands (Q & A)

EB 13: Lowering Cholesterol and The Role of Carbs in Ancestral Diets (Q & A)

EB. 12: Weight Loss Part 3: Exercise, Nutrition, and More

EB. 11: Weight Loss Part 2: The True Cause of Weight Gain

EB. 10: Weight Loss Part 1: Why We Don’t Want to “Eat Less and Exercise More”

EB. 9: Polyunsaturated Fats (PUFA) and Energy Balance

EB. 8: Q & A: Fixing Leaky Gut, The Best Types of Milk, and Picking the “Right Diet”

Ep. 7: Carbs vs. Fats and General Macronutrient Guidelines

Ep. 6: Blood Sugar Part 3: The Best Sugar Sources

Ep. 5: Blood Sugar Part 2: Cravings, Anti-Fructose Misconceptions, and the Best Starch Sources

Ep 4: Blood Sugar Part 1: Blood Sugar Regulation and Energy Balance

EB. 3: Gut and Digestion Part 2: Ideal Foods For Our Gut

EB 2: Gut and Digestion Part 1: Our Gut and Energy Balance

EB. 1: Energy is Everything

Ep. 0: Protecting Yourself From COVID-19 and How to Support Your Immune System