• Max Lugavere and Jordan Peterson on the essentiality of carbohydrates and whether we should be as shocked as they are
• Bill Burr’s fasting practices for fat loss and the psychological impact of fasting

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 – Max Lugavere and Jordan Peterson discuss the idea that carbohydrates are not essential

7:42 – carbs ARE essential to our physiology

15:24 – Bill Burr discusses his fasting practices with the goal of fat loss

23:18 – fasting concerns and the problem with using restriction and willpower for weight loss

27:10 – Bill Burr is an example of how food restriction and fasting causes food obsession

32:52 – why sugar cravings do NOT mean that you are a sugar addict

38:48 – what the Minnesota Starvation Experiment teaches us about restriction

40:16 – the psychological and emotional harm caused by fasting

50:31 – Bill Burr’s fear of spiking blood sugar levels

53:19 – if fasting makes you feel better, it's a sign your diet isn't working

• Dr. Ken Berry’s claim that humans would historically only eat sweet foods (like fruit and honey) 1-2 weeks out of the year
• Whether we should always do what our ancestors did to optimize our diets
• Dr. Ken Berry’s claim that fructose causes glycation
• Whether we can trust AI to provide accurate information

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

0:38 – Dr. Ken Berry’s claim that humans historically ate fruit and honey to gain weight like bears for the winter

3:45 – whether fructose and fruit are responsible for weight gain in bears and whether this applies to humans

8:53 – whether humans evolved eating a high-carb diet

11:30 – what about carbohydrate consumption in native human cultures and ancestral environments?

17:27 – Dr. Ken Berry’s claim that fructose is 10x more glycating than glucose

20:51 – whether sugar and carb consumption cause high blood sugar and AGEs (advanced glycation end products)

27:05 – how low-carb diets can increase glycation and AGEs

32:22 – blood glucose and hemoglobin A1C are often higher on low-carb diets than on diets that include healthy carbohydrates

33:41 – how keto diets cause glycation and increase AGEs

37:41 – what really influences hemoglobin A1C levels

44:32 – the importance of finding optimal carb sources – why candy is not the same as fruit

45:43 – problems with hyper-focusing on one single lab value

48:18 – Dr. Ken Berry’s claim that there is no way to test whether fructose is causing glycation

54:05 – regulating blood sugar for type 1 diabetes

59:01 – is glycation happening in the background on a high-carb diet even if your health is improving?

1:00:17 – can we trust AI like Grok and ChatGPT to provide accurate health information?

1:07:42 – debunking Grok’s logic on carb vs. fat efficiency as a fuel source

1:13:16 – how to properly use AI – DON’T use it to replace your own thinking

1:18:01 – Grok is wrong about fat being a more efficient fuel source than carbs

1:22:33 – strategies for understanding complex research papers

1:24:14 – using personal experience and logic as a guide toward optimizing health

1:32:35 – the gratification that comes with the process of true learning

• Gary Brecka’s misrepresentation of thyroid function – are thyroid hormones methylated?
• How thyroid hormone conversion actually works and the factors that can inhibit it
• Whether taking thyroid hormone replacement suppresses or harms your thyroid gland
• Seed oils vs. unprocessed PUFA from nuts and seeds – is there a difference?
• Whether PUFA are “essential” and if there are actually any benefits to consuming them

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

1:21 – Gary Brecka’s claim that methylation is responsible for T4 to T3 conversion

5:43 – how T4 to T3 conversion really happens and factors that inhibit it

10:17 – whether a lack of T3 is the primary problem in Hashimoto’s thyroiditis

12:53 – whether taking exogenous thyroid medications harms the thyroid gland

18:19 – Gary Brecka’s advice on how to fix Hashimoto’s and why we disagree

24:14 – be careful of quick fixes and magic pills

26:38 – pros and cons of using thyroid hormone replacement therapy

30:17 – issues with thyroid supplementation recommendations within the Bioenergetic sphere

37:38 – whether you can reverse hypothyroidism without using thyroid supplementation

41:31 – Joe Rogan and Gary Brecka discuss why the processing of seed oils is responsible for their harm

47:30 – whether processed foods are inherently bad

49:23 – are there any benefits to eating PUFA and are they “essential”?

52:28 – the toxic effects of PUFA, including from nuts & seeds

55:19 – potential benefits from nuts & seeds are not due to PUFA content