BV #17: Weight Regain On Sugar Diet & Metformin + Sugar Fasting = Disaster

In this episode we discuss:  

• Jay Campbell, Hunter Williams, and Mark Bell’s supplement stacks for staying insulin sensitive on the sugar diet  
• Whether using Metformin while on the sugar diet helps improve insulin sensitivity  
• The major differences between the sugar diet and the bioenergetic approach  
• Real-life examples of weight regain and other negative experiences after the sugar diet

 

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Timestamps:

0:00 – intro 

0:24 – the costs of metformin: mitochondrial toxicity, increased lactate, inefficient ATP production, and slowed metabolism 

5:22 – is using Metformin a good idea on the sugar diet? 

10:30 – the dangers of increasing FGF21 while on Metformin 

13:53 – increasing FGF21 activity is counter to the bioenergetic view of health 

20:23 – Hunter Williams’ supplement stack for insulin sensitivity: metformin, Jardiance, retatrutide, and dihydroberberine 

21:42 – the negative effects of Jardiance 

24:59 – whether retatrutide and other GLP-1 agonists are healthy from a bioenergetic perspective 

27:30 – whether there are any benefits to using medications like metformin, Jardiance, retatrutide, and dihydroberberine 

31:54 – how increasing FGF21 with the sugar diet could lead to heart problems such as arrhythmias and atrial fibrillation (AFIB) 

38:58 – does the sugar diet boost metabolic rate the same way the bioenergetic approach does? 

46:27 – examples of how the sugar diet downregulates metabolism through stress 

50:51 – the cumulative effects of stress: how much stress can we handle? 

55:15 – how to recover from the negative effects of the sugar diet 

58:24 – is stress beneficial? is it possible to avoid stress altogether? 

59:51 – problems with dropping fat too low, especially in lean individuals 

1:03:50 – the risks of rapid weight loss and the importance of keeping long-term goals in mind 

1:08:02 – why cutting out entire macronutrient groups can backfire and what to do instead 

1:11:20 – how extreme diets prime our bodies for weight regain 

1:14:54 – real-life examples of weight regain after the sugar diet and why it happens 

1:20:18 – is there a smarter way to do the sugar diet? 

1:24:01 – are there legitimate benefits to the sugar diet?