High Intensity Health with Mike Mutzel, MS

A new study finds vegan dieters have higher concentrations of omega-6 fatty acids and lower quantities of health-promoting omega-3 fatty acids, including pro-resolving lipid mediators, in their cell membranes when compared to omnivores. Resolvins are bioactive lipids made from dietary omega-3 fatty acids that help resolve inflammation. Resolvins were not detected in the plasma of any vegan subjects, whereas nine out of twenty-four omnivores had detectable concentrations. These new findings have important implications for heart, brain and prenatal health. Support your Workout Sessions and Healthy Hydration with the Electrolyte + Creatine Combo by MYOXCIENCE: https://bit.ly/electrolyte-stix  *Save 12% with code podcast at checkout Test your omega-3 index: https://bit.ly/3EA5ECM Link to Studies: https://bit.ly/3sMkdAu ----------------Show Notes-------------------- 00:00 Intro 0:17 Vegan VS Omnivore health-promoting omega-3 fatty acids 0:36 Omega-3 Index 0:50 HRV in Vegan VS Omnivore 1:32 Main takeaway 2:10 Linoleic acid decreases conversion of Omega-3 3:42 Importance of your omega-3 index 4:10 HRV in vegans VS Omnivores 5:10 Omega-3 Index and HRV 6:04 Seed oils lower conversion of ALA to EPA and DHA 6:31 Main findings 7:30 ALA conversion is low 8:02 Creatine is low in vegan dieters 9:57 LISTEN TO THIS!

The health benefits of ‘weight loss’ are cancelled out if the weight that you’re losing is from muscle. Here's why you should prioritize protein and resistance training to lose body fat instead.  Sponsored: Support your Workout Sessions and Healthy Hydration with this Creatine Electrolyte Combo by MYOXCIENCE: bit.ly/electrolyte-stix Save 12% with code podcast at checkout Link to Video and Studies: https://bit.ly/44wVL3d Studies Mentioned: Christoffersen, B. Ø. et al. Beyond appetite regulation: Targeting energy expenditure, fat oxidation, and lean mass preservation for sustainable weight loss. Obesity 30, 841–857 (2022). Time Stamps: 0:20 Weight Regain due to muscle loss 0:45 Prioritize muscle health with fat loss 1:47 Stimulants have side-effects 2:24 GLP-1 agonists aren’t great 3:23 Metabolic Adaptations with dieting 4:00 Brown fat activation 4:55 Lean tissue loss 6:10 Aerobic VS Resistance Training 6:23 Preventing muscle loss 7:27 This image explains all 8:15 Preventing fat gain 9:50 Brown fat activation 11:59 Consistency is key with brown fat activation 12:45 Cold plunges and heart health  

This podcast explores the overlooked significance of triglycerides in relation to atherosclerosis and sudden death. It highlights the association between high triglycerides and poor outcomes in cardiovascular disease. The podcast discusses the formation of plaque in coronary vessels due to triglycerides and emphasizes the need for APOB and APOA1 measurements in a lipid panel. It explores the increased risk of cardiovascular disease associated with high triglyceride levels, particularly in non-fasted states. The podcast provides strategies to support metabolic health and lower triglyceride levels, including vitamin D supplementation, myoinositol, and berberine, and emphasizes the importance of avoiding processed foods and prioritizing protein.

Discover the importance of exercise for fighting respiratory infections like COVID-19. Learn about the benefits of exercise in reducing infection severity, hospitalization, and risk of death. Explore how exercise reduces inflammation, optimizes energy production, and prevents T cell exhaustion. Find out how exercise promotes the release of myokines and mobilizes immune cells. Understand the role of exercise in repairing damaged cells and enhancing T-cell function in the immune response to COVID-19.

This podcast explores the benefits of creatine for muscle growth and exercise performance in hot weather. It discusses how creatine draws water into cells, acts as an ATP buffer, and improves hydration and plasma volume. The podcast also debunks myths about creatine causing muscle cramps, dehydration, and hair loss. It highlights the positive effects of creatine on power, output, muscle growth, and anabolic environment. The hosts address misconceptions surrounding creatine supplementation and emphasize its benefits for athletes.

Learn science-based exercise tips for building muscle and strength over 40 with limited time. Strategies include supersetting exercises, targeted warm-ups, and compound movements. Discover the effectiveness of training for speed and power, as well as the benefits of creatine and electrolytes

Dr. Seager discusses science and best-practices with cold immersions for supporting hormonal health. Sponsored: Support your Workout Sessions and Healthy Hydration with this Creatine Electrolyte Combo by MYOXCIENCE: bit.ly/electrolyte-stix Save 12% with code podcast at checkout Save $350 off an amazing Cold Water Immersion tank with code HIH350: morozkoforge.com Show Notes:   2:25 Surprise is a basic human emotion that opens all your senses. Surprise updates your belief systems. 03:20 Complete freedom from stress is death. Stress is part of what makes us alive. There is a systemic beneficial response. 03:40 Thermal contrast is used to measure physiologic responses to stress. Adapting to this kind of stress is a measure of your resilience. 04:40 It is your beliefs about stress being harmful that cause harm to your health. 05:00 Our ancestors lived in discomfort and sought comfort. We should be seeking discomfort. Intentional discomfort with recovery makes us more resilient. 07:10 Water cold as 60 degrees will help your metabolism. Psychological resilience begins at water about 39 degrees. 09:50 HRV improves with cold exposure. Your heart rate should expand or contract to adjust to the demands of your body. HRV is a physiologic measure of your psychological resilience. It makes your heart more resilient. 11:30 Ice cold water exposure activates thermogenesis, the autonomic nervous system, and production of neurotransmitters and hormones that your body needs when your fight/flight system is on high alert. 13:10 When you come out of the ice water, you feel like superman. 14:30 Autonomic conflict theory: You will gasp. Gasp reflex activates fight/flight, increases your heart rate. If you cannot calm your breath, you may hyperventilate. A countervailing reflex is the dive reflex where you automatically shut down your breath and metabolism goes into conservation mode. It conserves oxygen and builds up carbon dioxide and slows your metabolism. 61:10 Your heart rate goes up In an ice water bath, and your liver releases glycogen into your bloodstream to fuel your muscles. 16:30 Tipton’s hypothesis is that if you are subject to both the gasp and the dive at the same time, it will create an autonomic conflict that may cause your heart to skip a beat. It is potentially an issue with people with arrythmia. However, there are no documented cases of heart arrythmia and cold emersion causing issues. 17:25 Contraindications of cold exposure: drowning, hyperventilation, and breath hold. Hyperventilation purges the carbon dioxide from your system and can shut down the receptors that give you the urge to breathe. 18:40 Go feet first. Bathe sober. Breathe continuously. 20:25 Primary Raynaud is a complex extreme over reaction to cold. It is partly physiological and part psychological. In general, cold induces vasal restriction. To protect your core, your body changes the circulation of your blood, shutting off circulation to your fingers, toes, and limbs. It reduces heat extraction.  Secondary Raynaud is a vascular disorder caused by some other disease. 22:10 Anxiety makes a Raynaud response worse, which makes the anxiety worse. 22:25 Exposure therapy has been a successful method for overcoming primary Raynaud. 28:40 You can micro dose cold exposure. The first 15 seconds bring on an autonomic response, fight/flight. Consistency is important. 32:14 Tom brought down his PSA to 0.8 with keto and more consistent ice baths. 32:40 Testosterone goes up when a cold bath is done before exercise. Do not ice bath for recovery if you are trying to build muscle mass. 36:00 Precool (cold exposure) before exercise for peak muscle power, endurance. Precooling protects mitochondria. Testosterone response goes way up. 36:55 Cold stimulation in women raises saliva testosterone. Testosterone is the dominant sex hormone in women, but not to the same levels as men. Testosterone is important for women at all ages. Menopausal women who experience a testosterone deficiency have no FDA approved treatments. 42:40 Brown fat is an essential organ. 30% of babies’ weight is brown fat. 43:40 Without regular cold exposure, you will lose all your brown fat. By age 40, 95% of Americans have 0 detectable brown fat. 43:55 Metabolic disorders are associated with a lack of brown fat. It is a secretory organ. It makes hormones. It makes more thyroid stimulating hormone than any other thing in your body.  Thyroid and brown fat work together. If your brown fat has dissipated, there is nothing to modulate thyroid activity.  Hyper or hypothyroidism is common in people with no brown fat. 44:40 Cold exposure is a potential remedy for thyroid disorder that does not require a lifetime of RX meds. 45:00 Beiging white fat, recruits more brown fat into your body. Brown fat produces neuroprotective hormones for your brain, thyroid stimulating hormone, and it will modulate your metabolism to bring it back to order. 46:55 Everyone’s body is evolutionarily designed to expect cold exposure, exercise, and certain nutrition. 48:25 People who live in thermal neutral environments generally have a higher rate of adiposity. 49:00 Cold exposure burns fat and calories when you are in it, but your body compensates for the caloric deficit after.  50:10 Cold exposure remodels your fat. It changes visceral fat into subcutaneous fat. Subcutaneous fat can be benign. Visceral fat (pot belly fat) can kill you. 50:40 Electrical impedance meter is not calibrated for brown fat. Don’t worry about absolute numbers. 54:40 Eleven minutes a week is enough time to keep brown fat working. 59:44 Ice bath can provide the emotional arousal needed to consolidate short-term memory into vivid long-term memory. 01:00:40 Shivering can be for thermogenesis, and it can be for nervous system release. Your nervous system can release trauma via trembling. PTSD is unresolved stress. Trauma is when stress has no release or resolution. 01:06:55When buying an ice bath: What is its temperature? Is it grounded? The tub must be electrically connected to the earth. What kind of water treatment does it have? Ozone is the most powerful water disinfectant for cold water. 01:10:40 Tom adds Epsom salt, potassium sulfate, zinc sulfate, and he does not shower after. Magnesium is stored in your bones, not your blood. Keep chloride out of your ice bath.

Let's discuss several new studies comparing how amino acids from plants VS animals differ in their ability to stimulate muscle protein synthesis. Support your Workout Sessions and Healthy Hydration with this Creatine Electrolyte Combo by MYOXCIENCE: http://bit.ly/electrolyte-stix Save 12% with code podcast at checkout Optimize your sleep with the best temperature controlled mattress available: www.eightsleep.com/hih Links to Studies: https://bit.ly/3OHm024 Show Notes:  00:50 Strength, body composition, muscle size, and muscle circumference did not differ between chronic vegan and omnivorous diets. 01:30 Resistance training and consuming protein stimulates muscle protein synthesis. 02:00 Plant and animal-based proteins differ in essential amino acid content and digestibility. 02:35 Higher levels of leucine and essential amino acids are in animal foods. Plants are a poor source. 05:20 It is more difficult to get essential amino acids in a small number of calories in plants. You need to eat a lot more calories of plants. 08:40 Plant-based proteins are more directed toward oxidation than muscle protein synthesis. 09:20 Plant-based proteins result in lower muscle protein synthesis response compared to an equivalent amount of animal protein. 11:45 You can get enough essential amino acids on a vegan diet, but at the expense of added calories and agricultural chemicals. 12:00 Soy protein tanked Mike’s digestion and testosterone levels when he was young. 13:25 There were no significant differences in strength, muscle cross-sectional area and leg mass between vegan and omnivore diets with matched amounts of protein. 15:30 Vegans will likely need to supplement with protein to support muscle protein synthesis. 16:30 Catabolism of bone, joints, and collagen is higher with a vegan diet.

Serum creatinine is an indicator of lean body mass and muscle quality, new studies find. Sponsored: Support your Workout Sessions and Healthy Hydration with this Creatine Electrolyte Combo by MYOXCIENCE Save 12% with code podcast at checkout Links to Studies, Images and Video: https://bit.ly/44D6Kce Time Stamps: 00:00 Creatinine is independently associated with lean body mass, muscle strength, and muscle quality. 00:25 Serum creatinine is a marker of impaired kidney function. 00:40 Creatinine is a normal waste product of muscle metabolism. 00:50 Levels can be impacted by declining kidney function, inflammation, and blood pressure reduction medications. 01:00 Concentrations are impacted by age, sex, and body size. 01:30 Average muscle protein per kilo of body weight was higher in omnivores. 02:10 Serum creatinine is significantly lower in vegetarians. 03:00 There are statistically significant differences in hand grip strength between omnivores and vegetarians. 05:10 Creatinine levels over 1.4 mg/dl may be a marker of chronic kidney disease and poor kidney function. 06:00 Abnormal urinary creatinine to albumin ratio is a marker of kidney dysfunction. 07:05 Low serum creatinine can indicate acute illness, severe liver disease, loss of muscle mass, malnutrition, muscular dysfunction, dehydration, or sarcopenia. 07:30 Vegetarian diet, low body mass, and reduced strength are linked to low serum creatinine. 08:30 There is a correlation between quality of protein, quality of muscle tissue, and serum creatinine. 09:05 Omnivores have significantly greater dietary protein intake, serum creatinine levels, and grip strength. 09:45 Increasing protein above the RDA has beneficial effects on strength level in vegetarians.

Let's discuss ways to keep belly fat off as you get age and why protein paired with exercise is so critical when you diet to lose weight. Support your Workout Sessions and Healthy Hydration with the Electrolyte + Creatine Combo by MYOXCIENCE: https://bit.ly/electrolyte-stix  *Save 12% with code podcast at checkout References and Video: https://bit.ly/3NZlmeN Show Notes:  00:00 Intro 2:49 There is a cycle with aging of reduction of muscle mass and increase of fat mass.  3:30 Hormonal changes of aging change body composition, leading to the acceleration of muscle loss. 5:00 Diets should be paired with resistance and aerobic training. 6:00 Changes in muscle precedes fat gains.  7:30 Focus on muscle and protein intake. 9:55 Adipocyte number is set during adolescence.  10:10 Health at any size is a fallacy. 10:51 Fat cells become hypertrophied and become necrotic and die. 11:30 Excessive amounts of energy cause fat cells to become inflamed. 12:05 Overfilled fat cells spill lipids, and greatly affect your liver. 12:45 Dead fat cells cause metabolic immune debris. 14:00 Immune cells infiltrate your fat, creating inflammation. 14:45 Exercise helps prevent fat cell inflammation. 15:30 Belly fat is not benign. 15:50 Obesity causes changes in muscle tissue. 17:30 Walking builds capillary and mitochondrial density in muscles. 19:00 Leg training provides greater anabolic responses. 20:00 Age-related loss of muscle strength is 3x faster than loss of muscle mass. 21:30 Compound movements move 2 or more joints at the same time. 22:40 Combination of diet and exercise may be the most effective intervention.