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 hypothyroidism
- The major category of nutrients that’s often missed for optimizing mitochondrial function
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Timestamps:
1:25 – Herman Pontzer’s Constrained Model of Energy Expenditure and the adverse effects of energy deficits
7:13 – problems with the additive model of energy expenditure and the physiological cost of excess exercise
10:40 – environmental factors that we can change to increase metabolism
16:42 – the unexpected costs of using excessive exercise to lose weight
19:16 – weight gain as an adaptive response to an energy deficit
22:46 – when eating too much can be a problem and how to identify your ideal calorie intake
32:18 – Ted Naiman’s protein to energy ratio diet and optimal protein intake
41:13 – the problems with using protein as an energy source
46:45 – how to increase caloric intake to raise metabolism and reverse hypothyroidism
50:47 – how to track your symptoms and progress to better guide your nutrient goals
56:55 – the best foods for increasing calorie intake and what to do if you have a low appetite
1:00:30 – the essential role of both macro and micronutrient density in promoting mitochondrial health
1:04:00 – why sugar cravings are not the same as sugar addiction
1:06:46 – easy ways to incorporate more macro and micro nutrient dense foods into your diet
