I recommended low-carb and intermittent fasting for nearly 20 years.

Then my labs started telling a different story.

In this episode, I break down why I stopped fasting, increased carbohydrates, lowered fat intake, and how that shift improved my fasting glucose, thyroid markers, LDL, sleep, and recovery.

This isn't anti-keto/carnivore. It's anti-dogma.

If you care about metabolic health, ATP production, thyroid function, or insulin sensitivity, this conversation will challenge what you think you know.

Chapters below 👇

Episode Timestamps:

  • 00:00 — Why I Needed to Address This Publicly
  • 01:30 — The Hard Realization I Was Wrong
  • 03:00 — 20 Years of Low-Carb & Fasting
  • 05:00 — Carnivore Experiment & What It Felt Like
  • 08:30 — My Blood Markers That Didn't Make Sense
  • 11:30 — Thyroid, SHBG & Sleep Disruptions
  • 13:30 — Over-Leveraging Metabolic Stress
  • 14:00 — Ending Intermittent Fasting
  • 15:00 — Increasing Carbs to 300g
  • 17:00 — Improved Bloodwork Results
  • 19:00 — Lower LDL Without Medication
  • 20:00 — Phase Two: High-Carb, Low-Fat Experiment
  • 23:00 — Adjusting Protein & Fat Down
  • 27:00 — Blood Sugar Dropped to 80
  • 28:00 — Visceral Fat & DEXA Results
  • 29:00 — Doctor's Reaction
  • 30:00 — Thyroid & Cholesterol Mechanisms Explained
  • 32:00 — Gluconeogenesis & Starvation Signaling
  • 35:00 — My Wife's Results
  • 36:00 — Cellular Energy & ATP Explained
  • 38:00 — What I Eat in a Day
  • 44:00 — Night Waking & Liver Glycogen
  • 45:00 — How I Lean Out Now
  • 48:00 — Who Should Increase Fat vs Lower Fat
  • 50:00 — Free Fit Over 40 Plan
  • 52:00 — Why ATP Production Is the Real Focus

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