Ep. 86: Robb Wolf on Ray Peat and the Bioenergetic View: Stress & Blood Sugar 

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In this episode we discuss:

  • Whether it’s stressful to be in a fat-burning, keto-adapted state
  • How blood sugar is regulated when we’re not eating carbohydrates, and how this impacts stress hormones and thyroid hormones 
  • Whether having stable blood sugar levels on a low-carb diet is a good thing 
  • The problems with elevated levels of glucagon, which occurs when someone is on a low-carb diet   
  • Why glucagon is a stress hormone and its impact on thyroid hormones 

4:30 – why we wanted to discuss Robb Wolf’s perspective of the bioenergetic view  

8:25 – Robb’s main points against the bioenergetic view

9:52 – whether fat-burning and being keto-adapted is stressful and how blood sugar is regulated in these states 

31:29 – the problems with elevated levels of glucagon, which occurs when someone is on a low-carb diet 

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