The Energy Balance Podcast

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

In this episode we discuss:

• Whether it’s beneficial to force increased mitochondrial respiration with supplements

• How to determine the ideal amount of pro-metabolic supplements to take 

• What to do if you react poorly to collagen or gelatin protein powder

• Whether food additives like carrageenan, gums, nitrates, sorbates, MSG, microbial enzymes, cultures, and artificial colors are worth avoiding

• Whether we need to be concerned about hyperthyroidism and whether hyperthyroidism can be caused by over-supplementing thyroid hormone

 

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Timestamps:

2:39 – is it beneficial to “force” increased mitochondrial respiration and the oxidation of glucose

15:09 – alternatives to collagen or gelatin protein powder 

19:19 – which food additives are worth avoiding 

58:53 – whether hyperthyroidism is something we should be concerned about

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• How you can induce mitochondrial biogenesis and uncoupling without stress

• Why you want tighter mitochondrial coupling if you want to induce uncoupling in a healthy way

• The difference between reactive oxygen species production in a high energy state versus a low energy state

• How many supposedly hormetic interventions, like exercise, fasting, and ketogenic diets, can be beneficial despite the stress they cause rather than because of it

• How the fact that we can’t avoid stress fits into the bioenergetic, anti-hormetic view

• What anti-hormesis looks like in a practical sense

 

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Timestamps:

3:22 – the difference between producing ROS in a high energy state compared to a low energy state  

9:38 – how ATP protects against oxidative stress

21:55 – how CO2 protects against oxidative stress

26:31 – how tighter mitochondrial coupling is better for inducing uncoupling

27:48 – the broader context of why we want to adapt to a high-energy, low-stress state 

33:28 – how exercise can be beneficial despite the stress it causes, rather than because of it

47:06 – how low-carb/ketogenic diets can be beneficial despite the stress they cause, rather than because of it

57:40 – what to expect when moving away from a hormetic approach 

1:02:16 – how the fact that we can’t avoid stress fits into the bioenergetic, anti-hormetic view 

1:03:39 – what anti-hormesis looks like in a practical sense

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• Why the stress caused by calorie restriction, exercise, cold thermogenesis, fasting, ketogenic diets, Wim Hoff breathing, and supplements like resveratrol is not supportive of our health

• Why autophagy, mitochondrial biogenesis, and uncoupling are not always beneficial

• Whether being tolerant to stress is a sign of health

• Why it’s virtually impossible to apply hormesis in a practical sense

• The difference between reactive oxygen species production in a high energy state versus a low energy state

 

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Timestamps:

3:27 – why reductions in adaptive responses in degenerative states and the benefits of “hormetic” interventions does not lend support to hormesis

13:49 – why improving tolerance to stress is not inherently beneficial and the cost of stress across generations

28:58 – how the fact that stress is cumulative throws a wrench in the idea of hormesis  

37:05 –the difference between producing ROS in a high energy state versus a low energy state

49:16 – the low energy, high ROS state is a feature of degenerative conditions

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• How the largest body of evidence cited in favor of hormesis actually doesn’t support it at all

• Why caloric restriction is NOT responsible for slowing aging and extending lifespan (and what is actually responsible)

• The many factors that confound the calorie restriction research (including differences between organisms, poor research design, amino acid restriction, PUFA, endotoxin, and more)

 

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Timestamps:

3:36 – the physiology of hormesis and the general support for hormesis

12:54 – outlining the problems with hormesis

18:51 – how differences between organisms confound the caloric restriction research 

37:34 – the problem with using proxy markers to evaluate health effects and the importance of context

48:20 – how differences between organisms confound the caloric restriction research (cont.)

51:58 – how hydration status and macronutrient ratios confound the caloric restriction research

55:57 – how the myopic hormetic view leads to the ignorance of many confounding variables

1:02:00 – how the restriction of particular amino acids, ad libitum feeding, and a refined diet confound the caloric restriction research

1:11:58 – how PUFA confounds the caloric restriction research

1:30:09  – how endotoxin and gut health confound the caloric restriction research

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• How the concept of hormesis defends our exposure to toxic chemicals, industrial contaminants and pollutants, and ionizing radiation

• Why hormesis is a dangerous, anti-scientific idea masquerading as science

• The suspicious history of hormesis and its current definitional problems 

• The important distinction between stress and adaption

• The problems with the terms “eustress” and “distress” 

 

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Timestamps:

3:36 – an introduction to hormesis as a means to reverse aging and reverse chronic health conditions 

6:45 – what is hormesis

12:34 – the suspicious history of hormesis  

16:20 – the definitional problems with hormesis

34:51 – how hormesis is influencing dangerous public health policies

47:35 – the difference between stressor effects and specific effects, creating a distinction between stress and adaptation, and the problems with the terms “eustress” and “distress”

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• Why low-carb diets are inherently stressful

• How carbohydrates oppose stress and decrease the stress hormones

• Why carbohydrates ARE essential and why their intake plays a vital role in our endocrine systems  

• Whether most people have hypothyroidism and how carnivore diets can cause hypothyroidism

• Why carnivore diets are NOT ideal for gut health even if they improve symptoms in the short-term 

• The real reason why people are moving from a carnivore diet to a “Ray Peat Diet”

 

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Timestamps:

3:03 – why low-carb diets drive physiological stress and carbohydrates oppose stress

21:51 – why carbohydrates are essential and why our endocrine systems are so tightly tuned to carbohydrate intake

29:19 – do most people have hypothyroidism?

44:38 – is hypothyroidism ever the root problem?

53:28 – how carnivore diets can cause hypothyroidism

1:01:36 – whether taking exogenous steroid hormones (like pregnenolone or progesterone) will increase cortisol

1:12:19 – should we focus on gut health over thyroid health?

1:23:31 – why are people really moving from carnivore to a “Ray Peat Diet?”

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

In this episode we discuss:

• Why our brains favor glucose as their fuel source

• Why fat is less energetically favorable as a fuel compared to carbohydrates  

• The problem with reducing the bioenergetic view to the “Ray Peat diet”  

• The amount of carbohydrates our bodies can handle before storing them as fat

• Whether consuming carbohydrates causes Alzheimer’s disease 

• Whether the raising of our blood sugar and the production of insulin is wasteful and harmful

 

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Click here to check out the show notes: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/ep-73-refuting-nutrition-with-judys-thoughts-on-the-ray-peat-diet-part-1/ 

 

Timestamps:

3:01 – an introduction to Nutrition With Judy’s article on Ray Peat

7:41 – energy and metabolism are at the core of the bioenergetic view

18:43 – the problem with reducing the bioenergetic paradigm to the “Ray Peat diet” and the importance of context

29:28 – why carbohydrate oxidation is more energetically favorable to fat oxidation

41:09 – why consuming carbohydrates does not make you fat or prevent you from oxidizing fat

45:35 – our body’s impressive capacity for carbohydrate oxidation and storage

58:06 – glucose requirements in the brain other than energy production

1:00:21 – why the increased production of CO2 from carbohydrate oxidation further supports the energy favorability of carbohydrates

1:00:58 – does consuming carbohydrates cause Alzheimer’s disease?

1:06:05 – why the raising of blood sugar and the production of insulin is not wasteful or harmful

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• Which vitamins and minerals are most relevant to dental health

• How our gut health and microbiome can affect oral health 

• How to prevent potential dental harm on a high-sugar diet/from consuming fruits and other sugar-containing foods  

• How to determine the order of operations for making lifestyle adjustments 

• The first step to addressing virtually all health issues
  

 

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Timestamps:

2:49 – factors to consider for supporting dental health and preventing tooth erosion and decay

23:10 – how to determine the order with which to address different aspects of health to address first and how to determine what’s blocking our energy production

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• How much weight gain can be attributed to increases in glycogen storage when adding in carbohydrates

• At what point weight gain would be a sign of an underlying metabolic issue

• The best ways to get calcium if you’re not eating dairy  

• Potential ways to improve your tolerance to dairy

• The best form of calcium to use as a calcium supplement 

• Which calcium-containing vegetables might be worth including in your diet 
  

 

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Timestamps:

3:13 – how much weight gain can be attributed to refilling glycogen

25:02 – calcium sources other than dairy

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• The optimal amount of exercise for fatty liver disease 

• How stress impacts fatty liver disease and basic ways to reduce stress 

• Supplements that help the liver clear fat to reverse fatty liver 

• The best supplements for raising metabolism to reverse fatty liver disease 

• Supplements that reduce inflammation and oxidative stress in fatty liver disease 
  

 

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Timestamps:

2:57 – the importance of exercise/movement and not being sedentary for fatty liver disease

8:58 – the impact of stress on fatty liver disease and basic ways to reduce stress

16:31 – the best choline supplement for fatty liver disease and when it makes sense to supplement choline or methionine

26:40 – B vitamins for fatty liver disease

32:40 – taurine and TUDCA for fatty liver disease

41:36 – glycine for fatty liver disease

48:52 – essential amino acids for fatty liver disease

50:42 – theanine and tea for fatty liver disease

52:36 – vitamin E and vitamin C for fatty liver disease

57:35 – aspirin for fatty liver disease

1:00:00 – lactoferrin for fatty liver disease

1:03:10 – antimicrobials for fatty liver disease

1:05:23 – caffeine and coffee for fatty liver disease

1:09:43 – inosine for fatty liver disease

1:11:00 – the impact of thyroid hormones on fatty liver disease

1:20:24 – testosterone and other steroid hormones for fatty liver disease