In this episode we discuss:
 
<ul>
<li>Gabrielle Lyon’s claims about carbohydrate disposal, “earning our carbs”, and balancing carbs with muscle</li>
<li>Whether the body’s ability to make glucose through gluconeogenesis means that we don’t need to consume carbohydrates </li>
<li>How cold plunging may calm the nervous system by first triggering excessive stress, and whether that’s worth it </li>
<li>Whether the benefits of cold exposure outweigh the costs, and how to gauge when stressors like exercise become too much  </li>
</ul>
 
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Timestamps:
0:00 – intro 
0:45 – Gabrielle Lyon on the amount of carbohydrates we can “dispose of” in a meal 
8:52 – whether Gabrielle Lyon’s claim that excess carbohydrates turn into fat is valid 
12:39 – do we need to “earn our carbs” with exercise? 
18:32 – how upregulating gluconeogenesis by not consuming carbohydrates drives insulin resistance 
21:27 – do low-carb high-protein diets support skeletal muscle health? 
22:56 – strategies for adjusting macronutrients to fit your individual needs 
29:24 – how to shift away from low-carb diets, focusing on what’s optimal rather than minimum requirements 
31:44 – optimal carb intake for muscles and general health  
34:57 – applying Ray Peat’s “perceive, think, act” process to optimize our diets 
39:29 – the difference between parroting information and thinking critically 
43:20 – cold plunging calms the nervous system by first driving excessive stress 
48:36 – the cumulative effects of stressors like cold plunging and the risks associated with them 
53:41 – whether the benefits of cold exposure outweigh the costs and how much stress is too much 
56:28 – how hormesis works and whether the dose makes the poison  
1:01:34 – what is stress and how do we prevent it? 
1:05:09 – how to get the same benefits without using hormetics like fasting, Wim Hof breathing, and cold exposure 
1:10:35 – does reaching a goal have to be difficult or stressful?

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