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

04 Aug 2022 Ep. 86: Robb Wolf on Ray Peat and the Bioenergetic View: Stress & Blood Sugar

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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

Robb Wolf on the bioenergetic view (podcast episode)
Blood Sugar, Stress, and Feeling Hangry (article)
Sugar Does NOT Cause Insulin Resistance or Diabetes (article)
The True Cause of Type 2 Diabetes and Insulin Resistance (video)
Ep. 34: Macros for Insulin Resistance & Diabetes and Melatonin & GABA for sleep (Q & A) (podcast episode)
Ep. 4: Blood Sugar Part 1: Blood Sugar Regulation and Energy Balance (podcast episode)
Gluconeogenesis is 30% less energetically efficient than using glucose directly (1)
Glucagon's role in diabetes and insulin resistance (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
Inhibited energy production causes fat gain (1, 2, 3)
Ep. 7: Carbs vs. Fats and General Macronutrient Guidelines (podcast episode)
Ep. 73: Refuting Nutrition With Judy’s “Thoughts on the Ray Peat Diet” (Part 1) (podcast episode)
Carbs vs. Fats: Which is the Better Fuel? (article)
Why our brains use glucose (or ketones) as a fuel and can't use fatty acids (1, 2)
Inhibited glucose metabolism in insulin resistance and insulin’s chalonic effect (1, 2)
Glucagon inhibits the conversion from T4 to T3 (1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
Intermittent fasting causes a loss of muscle mass (1)
Glucagon as a stress hormone (1)