The Energy Balance Podcast

In this episode we discuss: Insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes are diseases of excess fat burning and impaired glucose metabolism How increasing carbohydrate intake improves insulin sensitivity, even in people with type 2 diabetes Evidence supporting the bioenergetic view of insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes Why carbs are not actually the cause of insulin resistance and di

In this episode we discuss: Why you might want to think twice about using resistant starch for blood sugar regulation and gut health Ways to increase or reduce the amount of resistant starch in the foods you eat How to tell if resistant starch is negatively impacting your gut health, and why non-resistant starch may also pose a problem The optimal calcium to phosphorus ratio accord

In this episode we discuss: How spore-based probiotics differ from typical probiotics and whether we should be using either of them to improve our gut health Whether low-carb or ketogenic diets are an ideal solution for epilepsy The role of gut health and metabolism in epileptic seizures Concerns with using low- or no-calorie sweeteners Whether stevia is actually any better than ar

In this episode we discuss: Why insulin resistance and diabetes are not caused by excess carbohydrate consumption and are not actually an insulin signaling problem The problems with the idea of metabolic flexibility, earning your carbs, and the carb-insulin model of obesity Why carbs are beneficial even for people who have insulin resistance or diabetes The role of fat burning and

In this episode we discuss: Our thoughts on Chris Palmer’s “Brain Energy” theory of mental health Why low carb diets are not the solution for anxiety and depression and what to do instead What most people miss when it comes to weight loss and why we shouldn’t focus on fat-burning Strategies to optimally manage blood sugar for Type 1 Diabetes Whether we should lower our fat

In this episode we discuss: The unexpected costs of using excess exercise to lose weight Our thoughts on Herman Pontzer’s book Burn and the Constrained Model of Energy Expenditure Our thoughts on Ted Naiman’s protein to energy ratio diet (PE Diet) The cost of eating too much protein and what to do instead How to increase caloric intake to raise your metabolism and reverse hypot

In this episode we discuss: Studies showing that omega-3 consumption decreases lifespan and increases disease processes The potentially harmful effects of omega-3 usage during pregnancy on offspring The impact of omega-3s on inflammation, endotoxin, and mitochondrial respiration The data in native cultures showing that omega-3 intake doesn’t improve cardiovascular disease or mort

In this episode we discuss: Studies showing that fish oil and cod liver oil supplementation increase oxidative damage in humans, even in the triglyceride form alongside antioxidants Why omega-3s are harmful in both healthy and unhealthy humans The harmful metabolic and hormetic effects of omega-3s (and why omega-3s aren’t beneficial due to hormesis) The research showing that omeg

In this episode we discuss: Whether the research suggesting that omega-3s decrease mortality is valid Omega-6 intake as a major confounding variable when looking at omega-3 research The dramatic lifespan-lowering effect of omega-3s and total PUFA across all species How omega-3s increase susceptibility to oxidative stress and damage Looking at the Masai diet as an example of a low-o

In this episode we discuss: Individualism and competition vs. collaboration and communitarianism Whether humans are inherently selfish and destructive The cost of social media and other forms of distraction How drugs and alcohol can function as numbing agents Why many causes that appear worthy turn out to be distractions from the real problems Check out the Energy Balance Solution