The Energy Balance Podcast

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

In this episode we discuss:

• The many mistakes we made after finding Ray Peat and the bioenergetic view

• Our re-feeding periods that involved eating over 5,000 calories and 700g of carbs per day

• Our experimentation with various supplements (thyroid, B vitamins, fat-soluble vitamins, pro-metabolic hormones, antibiotics, methylene blue, inosine) and what we learned along the way

• How long it took for us to see major improvements and stability in our health (it’s probably longer than you think)

• Why nutrition alone is not enough for optimal health (and what other factors we should consider)

• Our experiences in authoritarian environments (especially within the education system) and working to shed dogmatism

 

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Timestamps:

4:11 – going all-in on a bioenergetic, Ray Peat inspired diet and experimenting with milk and low-fat diets

17:28 – Mike’s journey with milk, a carnivore diet, and refining his bioenergetic diet

26:40 – Jay’s lingering issues and experiments that helped resolve them

33:53 – Mike’s continued experimentation and the factors outside of nutrition that had major impacts on his health

46:49 – Jay’s continued experimentation and how stress and a lack of sleep affected his health

53:03 – creating an optimal environment is always a work in progress

59:19 – Mike’s depressive period following college and Jay’s experience with depression

1:06:06 – our experiences in authoritarian environments (especially within the education system) and working to shed dogmatism

1:20:51 – the value of intuition and listening to how you feel as well as working to understand the physiology

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• Mike’s severe gut issues that led to dangerous weight loss and eventually surgery

• Jay’s experience with undereating/anorexia and how this shaped his health journey

• How doing everything we were “supposed to do” led to us feeling our worst

• Our experiences following various diets (vegetarian, paleo, keto, intermittent fasting, low-fat, bodybuilding) and how we navigated through them

• Our experiences with symptoms like cold hands and feet, insomnia, low energy, low libido, anxiety, depression, hair loss, joint pain, bloating, weight gain, allergies, histamine intolerance, psoriasis, and viral and fungal issues

• What led us to Ray Peat and the bioenergetic view

 

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Timestamps:

3:40 – why we decided to share our stories

6:54 – the beginning of Mike’s health journey and his experience with severe gut issues, the conventional medical system, and surgery

41:24 – the earlier parts of Jay’s health journey and his experience with severe undereating, binging, and conventional nutrition information

1:06:23 – when we began to question mainstream ideas and low-carb

1:22:05 – our introduction to Ray Peat and the bioenergetic view through Danny Roddy

1:25:26 – our initial pro-metabolic/paleo combo diet

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• Whether human-produced carbon dioxide is a major contributor to climate change

• Whether carbon-offsetting programs and initiatives are effective

• Industry tactics used to shift blame to the people and avoid taking responsibility for their actions

• Whether we should be blaming each other for the destruction of our environment

• Tactics used by the media to prevent open discussion on controversial topics

 

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Timestamps:

3:30 – keeping an open mind when it comes to discussing the environment and climate change

6:54 – carbon dioxide as an environmental and climatological scapegoat

10:25 – tactics used to prevent open, scientific discussion on topics, such as shifting the narrative, creating unfalsifiable arguments, creating false dichotomies, and citing consensus

30:06 – some reasons why carbon dioxide may not be the culprit causing climate change

36:47 – other factors to consider when evaluating humanity’s impact on the environment

39:05 – the overpopulation myth, shifting blame to the people, and creating profitable solutions to manufactured problems

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• The major problem with Wim Hoff breathing and an alternative that supports carbon dioxide production

• Why using thyroid, caffeine, and other metabolic stimulants can increase or decrease carbon dioxide production depending on the context

• Why burning carbs leads to more than a 50% increase in carbon dioxide production relative to fat-burning

• How PUFA consumption decreases carbon dioxide production

• The best carbohydrate sources to oppose stress and support carbon dioxide production

 

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Timestamps:

4:20 – energy and the structuring of water as the drivers of health and life and opposition of aging

19:05 – the role of excess lactate and a lack of CO2 in neuropathy and nerve damage in diabetes, glaucoma, and epilepsy

20:18 – how increasing mitochondrial respiration increases carbon dioxide and the importance of using carbohydrates as a fuel instead of fat when it comes to carbon dioxide production

23:16 – how PUFA consumption decreases carbon dioxide production

27:43 – how thyroid, caffeine, and B vitamins can increase carbon dioxide production

29:56 – the problem with Wim Hoff breathing and alternatives that increase carbon dioxide production, including bag breathing and Buteyko breathing

39:57 – carbohydrate sources to oppose stress and support carbon dioxide production

43:48 – other considerations regarding Buteyko, other breathing techniques, and the double-edged sword of prometabolic supplements

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• How insulin resistance and diabetes are symptoms of excess glycolysis and lactate production, and how metformin makes these conditions worse

• How excess lactate production and a lack of CO2 causes altitude sickness and anxiety and panic attacks

• The benefits of altitude and the surprising parallel effects of stormy weather

• The problem with 100% oxygen ventilation in critical illnesses like severe COVID-19 infections and sepsis

• How glycolytic metabolism and the swelling that results contributes to high blood pressure and heart failure

 

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Timestamps:

3:40 – health conditions and situations where we see impaired oxygenation and swelling

8:54 – insulin resistance as a presentation of inhibited glucose oxidation, excess glycolysis, and lactate production, and why metformin makes this worse

21:16 – respiratory alkalosis in altitude sickness

36:28 – respiratory alkalosis in panic attacks/anxiety attacks and hyperventilation

41:09 – adaptation to altitude, the lactate paradox, and stormy weather

43:59 – the problem with 100% oxygen ventilation in acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), including sepsis and respiratory illness like COVID-19, and the protective effects of CO2 in these situations

54:49 – how a lack of CO2 and excess lactate causes pulmonary edema, impaired ventilation, impaired heart contractility, reduced circulation, high blood pressure, mineral imbalances, and edema

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• Why lactate is not a harmless byproduct of glycolysis

• How lactate drives swelling and prevents proper mineral balance, oxygenation, and pH balance

• Misconceptions around pH balance and the idea that alkalinity is healthy

• Why we want our cells to be acidic rather than alkaline

• What we can do to maintain proper pH balance throughout our bodies

 

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Timestamps:

3:13 – contrasting complete glucose oxidation with anaerobic and aerobic glycolysis

17:28 - the harmful and degenerative effects of inefficient glucose metabolism and excess lactate production

25:19 – the effect of lactate/lactic acid production and inefficient metabolism on swelling, mineral balance, oxygenation, and pH balance

35:35 – whether there’s validity to the acid alkaline ash diet

48:16 – the impact of mitochondrial respiration on pH balance

51:13 – physiological control of pH balance

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• Why increasing carbon dioxide production is key if we want to increase our metabolism

• Whether burning carbohydrates is the best way to raise carbon dioxide

• How carbon dioxide interacts with our cellular protein structure to create structured water

• Carbon dioxide’s role in circulation and preventing high blood pressure

• How carbon dioxide reduces swelling and water retention

 

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Timestamps:

2:46 – an introduction to the relevance of carbon dioxide (CO2)

6:35 – the role of carbon dioxide in respiration (The Bohr and Haldane Effects)

13:45 –carbon dioxide as a driver of our metabolism and the importance of carbohydrate oxidation for CO2 production

27:10 – carbon dioxide as the primary vasodilator

32:50 – carbon dioxide as an antioxidant that protects against reactive oxygen species and reactive nitrogen species

38:22 – carbon dioxide in the context of hormesis and its anti-hormetic effects

41:29 – the value of the context provided by the bioenergetic view

47:40 – carbon dioxide’s role in the structuring of the cell and creating structured water, as well as reducing swelling and water retention

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• Whether hair loss caused by a lack of energy

• Whether Mike is losing his hair

• Why symptoms don’t always clearly reflect our energetic state

• Whether we can or should eat based on our genetics
  

• The flaws in the idea that genetics determine our health

 

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Timestamps:

2:52 – is Mike losing his hair?

24:37 – the relationship between symptoms, predispositions, and energy balance

39:34 – whether we can or should eat based on our genetics

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• Whether a calorie surplus is needed to build muscle

• How you can build muscle and lose fat at the same time (without a calorie deficit)

• How you can build muscle while being in an energy deficit and why this comes at a major cost

• Whether eating sugar will cause candida overgrowths

• Whether refined sugar affects candida or other overgrowths differently from “natural sugars”

 

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Timestamps:

2:53 – whether a calorie surplus is required for muscle building and whether muscle can be built or maintained in an energy deficit

24:47 – thriving vs. surviving in terms of maintaining muscle mass and losing fat

32:42 – does sugar cause candida overgrowth

 

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

In this episode we discuss:

• Which protein powders are ideal and when it’s best to use them

• Which supplements can help to boost testosterone, increase muscle mass, and raise our metabolism

• Whether hormone tests are necessary or helpful

• When it makes sense to supplement with hormones and factors to consider when doing so

 

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Timestamps:

3:52 – ideal protein powders and when it’s best to use then

14:38 – the problems with fish oil and omega-3s

19:34 – using vitamins A, D, E, and K to improving hormonal health

26:35 – using BCAAs, taurine, glycine, and other amino acids to support liver health, muscle building, and hormonal health

31:04 – the various benefits of using creatine and whether it’s necessary to supplement

34:28 – energy is at the core of hormonal health

38:45 – why hormone tests must be considered in context and other indicators that can be used to gauge hormonal health

43:33 – when to supplement with exogenous hormones and factors to consider when doing so