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1. Metabolic syndrome - intergenerational effects [8:23]

Tim says:

Hi Robb,

Thanks for all the topics you have addressed on the healthy rebellion radio, it has made navigating the current sickcare environment a lot more manageable with someone like you empowering us all with transparent information.

My question is regarding the intergenerational effects of our chronic disease epidemic.

What do we know about how these conditions related to hyperinsulinemia filter down to our children and our grandkids? Particularly interested in the increasing percentage of linoleic acid in our fatty tissues, is this purely nurture, or is babies tissue makeup somewhat dependent on the diet and lifestyle of the parents?

Thanks

Tim.

 

2. Non-paleo foods and colitis [17:16]

Chris says:

Hi Robb and Nicki,

I've had colitis since my late teens (inconsistent bowel movements, blood in stool). My first couple of years dealing with flares, I decided to try a vegan diet and my colitis improved dramatically. However I began to feel horrible and switched a lower carb diet. Felt great.

Now, almost a decade later, I began having flares again (starting at the beginning of 2020) and adding grains and legumes seems to improve the colitis and dramatically reduce my flares. I'm wondering if it's the fiber that is helping. As you know there is a ton of research supporting higher fiber diets and improving bowel conditions in some people.

The problem is these are high carb foods and both mentally and physically (regarding body comp) I feel much better on lower carb.

Would love your thoughts on this. Any suggestions is appreciated. You guys rock!

 

3. The urge for sweets when satiated. [23:11]

Erin says:

Hi Robb and Nicki -

I'm stumped by this. I suspect Robb talked about it in Wired to Eat but I kinda want to hear you riff on it a bit in "real life."

I'm a health coach working with clients on "metabolism stuff," and one of the cornerstones of my practice has been tagging to the feeling of satiety. By my estimation, eating to satiety is a simple secret weapon for those looking for freedom from hangriness and all the downstream effects that urgent hunger presents. I mentor my clients through this in a very "gettable" way that includes meal composition (prioritizing protein, de-emphasizing carbohydrate) and some circadian meal timing stuff (front-loaded feeding).

Without fail, I hear this, even from some of my very long-term, successful clients -

'I get that, and I love it, and I *do* eat to satiety, and it feels amazing… but sometimes after I eat, even though I’m totally satiated, I want a little something sweet.'

Sometimes right after eating (dessert). Sometimes a very short while after (an evening snack), when the satiety from supper should still be going strong.

I want to pause to mention that I don't think there's anything wrong with having a little something after a meal if it feels nice and isn't derailing efforts (i.e. isn't "waking up the sugar dragon" as the Whole30 puts it). These tiny little treats are probably not that egregious in the grand scheme of an otherwise metabolically supportive eating paradigm, so I'm not worried about them, metabolically. But it flies in the face of my theory that satiety is the cure for snacking, cravings, and unmanageable food urges, and that's really annoying! Ha.

How could a satiated person still feel a call to reach for something else to munch on?

I know there is a ton of behaviour and psychology at play here too, but I'm more curious about the biochemistry and the neuroregulation of appetite stuff. What am I missing?

Part of me thinks, "Well, you must not have been satiated enough!" But that answer feels too neat and tidy, and I suspect there's some nuance that I'm incapable of wrapping my head around.

Can you wrap your head around it?

So much gratitude for you both and this awesome educational platform.

- Erin Power

 

4. Natural supplements for BPH [32:00]

David says:

I'm looking for a safe and effective supplement for BPH that is also safe when I drink beer.

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5. Metabolic Inefficiency For Eating More Food [34:38]

Claes says:

Claes (a swedish name.. if you try to pronounce "class" in an posh english accent you'll hit close to the mark :)

Hi guys!

I've got a question that I'd love to hear you answer.

Robb - you've spoken earlier about some kind of metabolic efficiency that seems to occur when you've been eating keto long term. Luis seems to maintain on a very (very!) low calorie diet even though he's both muscular and active.

Now. I thrive on keto but I also love food. I have no interest in trying to attain this metabolic efficiency, and I'm wondering if there might be any strategies that I could try to use in order to keep my energy demands nice and high. Would cycling between periods when I eat carbs be a way to go or do you have any other ideas?

Cheers,

Claes

 

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