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Discover how you can live without constant hunger and fatigue, brain fog, poor sleep, and other low-energy symptoms. The Energy Balance Podcast will teach you how to maximize your cellular energy so you can take back your health and finally experience clear-headed focus, restful sleep, and all-day energy you didn’t think was possible.
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Monday Dec 14, 2020
EB. 38: The Physiology of Fat Loss Without a Caloric Deficit
Monday Dec 14, 2020
Monday Dec 14, 2020
In this episode we discuss:
- The physiology of fat loss without a calorie deficit or cutting carbs or fat
- Why insulin doesn’t cause fat gain
- Where excess calories go if they aren’t stored as fat
- Why increasing “fat-burning” doesn’t increase fat loss
- Why it’s nearly impossible to accurately measure “calories in” and “calories out”
- How an energy surplus can lead to healthy fat loss
Sign up for the free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/
Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-38-the-physiology-of-fat-loss-without-a-caloric-deficit/
Timestamps:
2:53 – the basics of fat loss without calorie, carb, or fat deficits
12:21 – the effects of hormones on fat gain and fat loss
21:12 – endotoxin and other factors that affect fat gain and fat loss
27:44 – a picture of fat loss without a calorie deficit
32:50 – is it even possible to accurately measure calories in and out?
36:56 – is the calorie in/calories out equation relevant to our physiology?
49:55 – the physiology of fat loss
53:36 – environmental factors as the culprit for weight gain
1:01:48 – how an energy surplus can support fat loss
1:01:48 – how an energy surplus can support fat loss
Monday Dec 07, 2020
Monday Dec 07, 2020
In this episode we discuss:
- The pro-metabolic effects of coffee that lead to cancer prevention, improved liver health, neurological protection, increased insulin sensitivity, and reduced all-cause mortality
- How to drink coffee so that it improves your health instead of causing stress
- Whether it’s okay to drink coffee every day or even drink multiple cups per day
- How we can attain the benefits of fasting without the stress and without starving ourselves
- Whether fasting is actually protective against cancer and longevity-promoting
- Why fasting decreases muscle mass and drives hormonal imbalances
Sign up for the free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/
Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-37-maximizing-the-benefits-of-coffee-and-whether-fasting-protects-against-cancer-q-a/
Timestamps:
3:27 – the benefits of coffee, the best way to drink it, and how to tell if it’s helping or harming your health
15:43 – how much coffee is ideal and whether it’s okay to have coffee every day
21:32 – when to use supplements to protect against a suboptimal environment and the importance of context
31:20 – whether fasting can have benefits
36:20 – whether fasting protects against and/or destroys cancer
45:21 – the harmful effects of fasting and alternative strategies to achieve the same benefits
15:43 – how much coffee is ideal and whether it’s okay to have coffee every day
21:32 – when to use supplements to protect against a suboptimal environment and the importance of context
31:20 – whether fasting can have benefits
36:20 – whether fasting protects against and/or destroys cancer
45:21 – the harmful effects of fasting and alternative strategies to achieve the same benefits
Monday Nov 30, 2020
Monday Nov 30, 2020
In this episode we discuss:
- The process of removing judgement and morality from health and nutrition
- Why ice cream can be considered a health food
- Why losing weight through the mainstream model often comes at the cost of our health
- How the diet and nutrition industries have caused us to develop a dysfunctional relationship with food
- How to transition away from the “eat less and exercise more” paradigm of fat loss
Sign up for the free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/
Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-36-fixing-our-dysfunctional-relationship-with-food-the-holiday-anti-diet-part-2/
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
In this episode we discuss:
- How to get through the holidays without binges and weight gain without resorting to restriction
- Why eating more, not less, is often the answer for healthy fat loss
- How to prevent binging by ensuring you have enough cellular energy
- Why weight gain and a lack of energy often go hand-in-hand
- How to stop cravings and hunger without restriction and dieting
Sign up for the free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/
Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-35-putting-an-end-to-dieting-binging-and-restriction-the-holiday-anti-diet-part-1/
Monday Nov 23, 2020
Monday Nov 23, 2020
In this episode we discuss:
- How to adjust macronutrient ratios for insulin resistance and diabetes
- Factors that affect insulin sensitivity outside of macronutrient ratios
- The problem with the vast majority of melatonin supplements
- Whether GABA plays a role in sleep and how to support healthy GABA production
- Why we may want to reconsider melatonin supplementation for better sleep and what we can do instead
Sign up for the free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/
Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-34-macros-for-insulin-resistance-diabetes-and-melatonin-gaba-for-sleep-q-a/
Monday Nov 09, 2020
Monday Nov 09, 2020
In this episode we discuss:
- How improving thyroid health will improve blood pressure regulation
- The best supplements for managing blood pressure and vascular health
- The role of vitamins A, D, E, and K in heart health and blood pressure regulation
- How stress can cause elevated blood pressure
- How to ensure that you have enough cellular energy to optimize vascular health and blood pressure
Sign up for the free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/
Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-33-diet-supplements-and-thyroid-health-for-hypertension-blood-pressure-part-3/
Monday Nov 02, 2020
Monday Nov 02, 2020
In this episode we discuss:
- What actually causes high blood pressure and why the mainstream guidelines do little to address these causes
- Why hypertension is a protective, adaptive response
- The physiology of a dysfunctional vascular system and the involvement of swelling/edema, fibrosis, and calcification
- Whether the blood pressure medications address the causes of hypertension and are the best option for its treatment
- Nutrients that improve hypertension and foods to avoid that worsen vascular health
Sign up for the free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/
Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-32-the-causes-of-hypertension-and-nutrition-as-a-solution-blood-pressure-part-2/
Monday Oct 26, 2020
Monday Oct 26, 2020
In this episode we discuss:
- Why low-sodium diets and drinking lots of water aren’t the solution for hypertension
- How blood pressure medications work and why they don’t solve the underlying causes of high blood pressure
- How much salt someone should be consuming if they have high blood pressure (it’s probably more than you think)
- The relationships between the various electrolytes (sodium, potassium, magnesium, calcium)
- How salt opposes stress
- Why the heart may not function as a pump and how energy can drive circulation and oxygenation
Sign up for the free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/
Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-31-mineral-balance-and-energy-are-the-keys-to-regulating-blood-pressure-blood-pressure-part-1/
Monday Oct 19, 2020
Monday Oct 19, 2020
In this episode we discuss:
- What actually causes plaque buildup (and why cholesterol isn’t the culprit)
- Why omega-3s and omega-6s aren’t the heart-healthy fats
- How you can lower cholesterol levels in a healthy way
- Why eating lots of whole grains, nuts and seeds, vegetable oils, and fatty fish like salmon isn’t the way to go for heart health
- The importance of gut and thyroid health for lowering cholesterol
Sign up for the free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/
Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-30-cholesterol-part-2-how-to-lower-your-cholesterol-and-heart-healthy-fats/
Monday Oct 12, 2020
Monday Oct 12, 2020
In this episode we discuss:
- Where the mainstream view that high cholesterol levels cause heart disease went wrong
- Why we may want to reconsider statin use for the vast majority of cases
- Why we don’t need to avoid high-cholesterol foods, even if we have high cholesterol levels
- The protective, beneficial effects of cholesterol
- What actually increases cholesterol levels and why statins don’t effectively address these factors
- Why the cholesterol-lowering drugs are often more harmful than helpful
Sign up for the free Energy Balance Mini-Course here: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/energy/
Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-29-cholesterol-part-1-statin-dangers-and-whether-cholesterol-causes-heart-disease/
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