Ketogeek's Podcast

Can fat adaptation work at an elite level, especially in endurance sports? We talk to Zach Bitter, an ultra endurance athlete who has broken world records and been part of the FASTER study with Dr. Stepehen Phinney & Dr. Jeff Volek.   Bio: Ultra-marathon athlete. Completed over 40 ultra-marathons. Accomplishments include; 3x National Champion, 3x Team USA 100km World Championship team member, 12 hour World Reocrd 101.7 miles, 100 Mile American Record (11:40:55).   Time Stamps: 8:19 – What is an ultramarathon and how did you get into it? 10:01 – How did you get into fat burning? 12:50 – Is there community backlash towards fat adaptation? 14:30 – What’s stopping athletes from using fat as fuel? 17:19 – How does diet vary depending on the marathon? 20:42 – Do you need a personality for ultrarunning? 23:16 – How do detach yourself when you’re running for many hours without stimulus? 26:26 – How do you deal with physical and mental pain accumulating over time? 28:58 – Does increasing pain tolerance help in rea

Our special 25th podcast episode! As the battle between fats and carbs rage on, we're not only ignoring the importance of protein but also demonizing it. In this episode, we bust away with myths against protein over-consumption. Bio: Dr. Ted Naiman is a jacked-to-the-gills board-certified Family Medicine physician and has spent his life studying diet and exercise and their impact on health. He has used lifestyle interventions to change the lives of thousands of people and cure metabolic and autoimmune diseases.  Time Stamps: 6:08 – Dr. Ted Naiman’s story 7:57 – Is the medical community moving towards low carb? 9:20 – How do make the infamous “Ted Naiman Infographics”? 11:40 – Is formal education the way to go now? 13:31 – Obesity & fat storage in an evolutionary context 18:15 – Insulin resistance as an energy overload problem 20:08 – Molecular activity during insulin resistance 20:45 – Exceptions to Low Carb & Keto diets 23:36 – What is your diet plan like? 26:31 – Book recommendations for nutrition 2

Is it possible to be a competitive natural bodybuilder on Keto and win competitions? It's time to spend time with the man who has adapted this way of living while living with the iron.  Bio: Robert Sikes is a natural professional bodybuilder who utilizes a ketogenic diet for body recomposition and has participated in several competitions. He also is the man behind Ketosavage where he coaches and informs people on this lifestyle while helping them attain their goals. Time Stamps: 00:16  – Interview with Corey of Ketogeek & Creation of Ketogeek products 10:15 – How did you get into Keto? 12:00 – Competing in Bodybuilding shows on Keto 15:30 – What type of Keto do you follow for bodybuilding? 16:55 – How do you track your food? 19:02 – What’s your training style? 21:16 – What supplements to use? 24:32 – Opinions on natural and not natural body building? 25:49 – Going to 3.5% body fat on Keto 27:30 – Prepping for a bodybuilding competition 31:10 – Learning Bodybuilding poses 32:53 – Finding a balance vs. bein

Can fat be used as a fuel in world class athletic performance? How can you use science to yield actual results in sports while sifting through intellectual dishonesty and confirmation bias in nutrition studies? This hard hitting and extremely powerful podcast grounded in realism with what actually works while not being stuck in dogmatic thinking. Bio: Peter promotes fat adapted training and takes science and makes it happen. He’s a triathlete and ultra-endurance coach of coaches for more than 2 decades and coached world class athletes such as Zach Bitter, Timothy Olson and many more. He also works with scientists like Dr. Stephen Phinney & Dr. Jeff Volek who published the FASTER Study (FASTER=Fat-Adapted-Substrate oxidation in-Trained-Elite-Runners) in 2013. Time Stamps: 0:20 – Energy Pod Updates 9:07 – Using fat as fuel, FASTER study and work with Dr. Stephen Phinney 21:12 – Vespa & Bioactive Peptides 24:35 – Intellectual dishonesty in sports nutrition and supplement companies 31:18 – The China study

As latest research accumulates on diet and nutrition and is accessible by everyone, educational and government institutions are left in the dust with antiquated policies, textbooks and science. How do you go about building a successful career as a nutritionist, athlete and health professional when such is the case? Bio: Rachel Gregory is a Board-Certified Nutrition Specialist, Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach. She received her Master’s Degree in Nutrition & Exercise Physiology from James Madison University and Bachelor’s Degree in Sports Medicine from the University of Miami.  Rachel has a vast knowledge on the science and application of the Ketogenic Diet for weight loss, performance and overall health. She completed the first ever human clinical trial looking at the effects of the Ketogenic Diet in Crossfit athletes, which is published in the International Journal of Sports and Exercise Medicine. Rachel has presented her research at national conferences and works closely with several

The world of health and nutrition is loaded with lots of myths and dogma that regularly create tremendous healthcare costs that can be avoided by simple dietary interventions. We talk to the man who holds no prisoners when it comes to cutting through the rubbish and getting to the heart of the problem. Here's part two of our interview with Raphael Sirtoli. Bio: MSc in Molecular Biology from Staffordshire University (United Kingdom). He wrote his MSc thesis was on the metabolism of breast cancer cells. He is BA in Italian & Management Studies from University College London (United Kingdom). Co-founder of www.breaknutrition.com Avid self-experimenter (e.g. fasting, psychedelics, biomarker tracking, carnivory, hypercapnic hyperventilation...) Loves football (soccer), gymnastics, hiking/trail running, Crossfit, weight-lifting. Time Stamps: 3:29 – Vegan & Vegetarian Keto 6:28 – As a newbie, how do I figure out what diet to follow? 9:45 – How has diet changed since starting Break Nutrition? 14:10 – Biggest

The world of health and nutrition is loaded with lots of myths and dogma that regularly create tremendous healthcare costs that can be avoided by simple dietary interventions. We talk to the man who holds no prisoners when it comes to cutting through the rubbish and getting to the heart of the problem. Here's part one of our interview with Raphael Sirtoli. Bio: MSc in Molecular Biology from Staffordshire University (United Kingdom). He wrote his MSc thesis was on the metabolism of breast cancer cells. He is BA in Italian & Management Studies from University College London (United Kingdom). Co-founder of www.breaknutrition.com Avid self-experimenter (e.g. fasting, psychedelics, biomarker tracking, carnivory, hypercapnic hyperventilation...) Loves football (soccer), gymnastics, hiking/trail running, Crossfit, weight-lifting. Time Stamps:  7:35 – How did you decide to start your own podcast? 9:39 – How do we know we’re doing the right thing as podcasters? 10:47 – What to expect from Break Nutrition 13:05 – H

Cancer is painted as a multi-faceted and complicated disease that has many forms. However, there seems to be one common theme in all cancers which plays a massive role in combating it. In this podcast, we delve into this mechanistic behavior of cancer cells. Bio: Thomas N. Seyfried received his Ph.D. in Genetics and Biochemistry from the University of Illinois, Urbana, in 1976. He did his undergraduate work at the University of New England, where he recently received the distinguished Alumni Achievement Award. He also holds a Master’s degree in Genetics from Illinois State University. Thomas Seyfried served with distinction in the United States Army’s First Cavalry Division during the Vietnam War and received numerous medals and commendations. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow in the Department of Neurology at the Yale University School of Medicine and then served on the faculty as an Assistant Professor in Neurology. Other awards and honors have come from such diverse organizations as the American Oil Chemists So

It's hard to find simplicity, relevancy and accuracy in a vast sea of information overload. Matt & Megha have helped changed the lives of countless people by sharing their lifestyle and turning complicated science into simple and practical information, developing amazing recipes and giving a human touch and connection to people that follow their journey.  Bio: Matt and Megha are the co-founders of KetoConnect and they run a ketogenic food blog and YouTube channel. On their channel they share recipe videos and experiments they conduct within their ketogenic lifestyle. They now also host a podcast, Keto For Normies, where they interview guests within and beyond the ketogenic diet. Matt has always had a passion for cooking and living a healthy lifestyle.  He spends his days as a computer engineer, and his nights engineering delicious low carb meals.  Originally from Dearborn Michigan, he has spent the last 4 years in Columbus Ohio, San Francisco California, and recently moved to Philadelphia, the birthplace

Cholesterol gets a bad rap everywhere. Poor bugger actually has quite a role to play and we decided to figure that out! Get ready to geek out on this two part fireside chat with Dave Feldman & Siobhan Huggins from Cholesterol Code! Dave Feldman Bio: Dave Feldman is a senior software engineer and entrepreneur. He began working with programming and system engineering at a very young age and has always enjoyed learning new mechanistic patterns and concepts. After starting a low carb diet, Dave found his cholesterol numbers increased considerably. He then began reverse engineering the lipid system through self-experimentation and testing, finding it was very dynamic and fluid. He has now demonstrated this multiple times by moving his cholesterol up and down substantially in a matter of days. Siobhan Huggins Bio: After meeting Dave Feldman at Ketofest 2017, Siobhan's passion for lipidology was ignited and she was driven to research all she could in a mad attempt to figure out how lipids were involved in the i

Cholesterol gets a bad rap everywhere. Poor bugger actually has quite a role to play and we decided to figure that out! Get ready to geek out on this two part fireside chat with Dave Feldman & Siobhan Huggins from Cholesterol Code! Dave Feldman Bio: Dave Feldman is a senior software engineer and entrepreneur. He began working with programming and system engineering at a very young age and has always enjoyed learning new mechanistic patterns and concepts. After starting a low carb diet, Dave found his cholesterol numbers increased considerably. He then began reverse engineering the lipid system through self-experimentation and testing, finding it was very dynamic and fluid. He has now demonstrated this multiple times by moving his cholesterol up and down substantially in a matter of days. Siobhan Huggins Bio: After meeting Dave Feldman at Ketofest 2017, Siobhan's passion for lipidology was ignited and she was driven to research all she could in a mad attempt to figure out how lipids were involved in the i

People spend countless hours working out to get ripped abs at the gym but it turns out that all you need is a good diet and a 15 minute strength training workout per week!  Bio: Lawrence is the Founder of Corporate Warrior: High Intensity Training and HIT Business Podcast and Blog (CorporateWarrior.org). He has interviewed over 90 world class health and fitness, high intensity training and fitness business experts to discover the tactics and strategies they use to optimize success in both health and business. Previously, Lawrence had an 8 year long career in B2B technology sales selling complex IT solutions to businesses. After reading the popular fitness book, Body By Science, Lawrence embraced time-efficient high intensity training to achieve his health and fitness goals and free up time to invest in his career and side-business. This lifestyle change enabled Lawrence to close many multi-million pound business deals and grow a successful high intensity training podcast, Corporate Warrior. Lawrence’s current

"Meat causes cancer" is plastered everywhere in the world of health and nutrition but what happens when you pitch a practically all-meat diet against cancer and various other chronic conditions? Time to find out and bust one of the biggest controversy in human health. Bio: Zsófia Clemens, PhD, is a biologist and clinical researcher specialized in nutrition, nutritional therapy and brain research. She has been affiliated with the National Institute of Clinical Neuroscience, Budapest and the Neurological Department, University of Pécs, Hungary. She is also the leader of the Paleomedicina Hungary. In international academic journals, She has published 40 research articles with more than 1100 citations.” Time Stamps: 5:27 - Zsofia's Story 7:32 - Why switch to a Paleolithic Ketogenic Diet? 8:42 - Is healthcare different in Europe 10:06 - What scientific literature does Zsofia use? 14:43 - Are there other groups using a carnivorous diet for treating diseases? 15:32 – Why combine Paleo and Keto for treatment? 17:14 –

Ketones are a great side effect of lowering insulin through a Ketogenic diet. As more research is coming out, the state of nutritional ketosis is fascinating as it opens up unique pathways and prioritization of certain interesting processes in the body. In this episode, we delve into the science of that! Bio: Benjamin Bikman earned his Ph.D. in Bioenergetics and was a postdoctoral fellow with the Duke-National University of Singapore in metabolic disorders. Currently, his professional focus as a scientist and professor (Brigham Young University) is to better understand chronic modern-day diseases, with special emphasis on the origins and consequences of obesity and diabetes. He frequently publishes his research in peer-reviewed journals and presents at international science meetings. Time Stamps: 5:04 – Dr. Benjamin’s journey to Low Carb & Keto 9:00 – Lowering insulin and side effect of Ketones 11:05 – Ketones and its effect on fat tissue 14:25 – Why do Ketones induce metabolic wasting and activate brown

How do I lost weight on a Ketogenic Diet? Do I need to measure ketones or fast? The Ketogenic Diet has so many claims! It's time to draw the line between what is healthy and what's obsessive and potentially dangerous while using an evidence-based skepticism.   Bio: Tyler Cartwright has a fascination with learning, reading, and self-improvement as a person. It's truly a bit of an obsession for him - with a personal library which currently clocks in at just north of 2300 books! At his heaviest he weighed in at 505 lbs, and set out on a journey of self-discovery and leveraged his love of learning with his backgound in science to arrive at a ketogenic diet as a tool for his weight loss. After over a decade of eating a ketogenic diet, and having lost 295 pounds, he has helped to move the Ketogains community forward as one of the most successful communities of contextualized thought on the use of a ketogenic diet and the applications for fat loss, sports performance, and how to help people transform their lives. Th

Heart disease is the number one killer in United States and with most major heart attacks happening in people with normal cholesterol(1), it's about time we figure out what exactly causes heart disease and troubleshoot the underlying issues. We may have been on a wild goose chase for the last few decades, further defended and propagated by documentaries and health associations, and it potentially costed us lives of millions of people globally. Bio: Ivor Cummins BE(Chem) CEng MIEI completed a Chemical Engineering degree in 1990. He has since spent over 25 years in corporate technical leadership and management positions. Ivor’s particular specialty is leading teams in complex problem-solving scenarios. Several years ago Ivor encountered a complex technical challenge in his personal life. Receiving poor blood test results, he was unable to get solutions via the doctors consulted. He thus embarked on an intense period of biochemical research into the science of human metabolism. Within eight weeks he had resolved

In current times, eating meat only or having a carnivorous diet seems absurd but there is science behind this way of life. We were very enthusiastic of having Amber O'Hearn on board with us to talk about some of the controversial issues, scientific literature (or lack thereof) and the misconceptions around this lifestyle. Hold on to your bootstraps! This is a joyride!       Bio: Amber is a computer and cognitive scientist by training, but has been studying low carb, ketogenic diets on her own time since the 90's. In 2012 she started two whimsical blogs as a place to explore her own questions. www.ketotic.org looks at the science behind ketogenic diets, and www.empiri.ca is a personal site, mostly devoted to carnivorous eating.     Time Stamps:  1:25 – What kind of diet does Fahad Follow? 2:51 – Amber O’Hearn Intro. 5:15 – “The Carnivores of The Apocalypse” 6:05 – Amber’s journey to Keto/Zero Carb 9:19 – How do I tell my social circle that “I only eat meat” 11:15 – Switching from an introvert to becoming a le

Gary Wilson's talk, "The Great Porn Experiment" has changed lives of many men and has brought into attention some of the underlying challenges of our modern world. With erectile dysfunction rates skyrocketing in men under age 40, it was about time we started to look at the science and evidence behind these scary numbers. What's fascinating is how there is overlap in various addictive patterns and at Ketogeek we wanted to better understand how the brain works while potentially interpolating the findings into other lifestyle choices and addictive activities. Bio: Gary Wilson is author of Your Brain on Porn: Internet Pornography and the Emerging Science of Addiction and presenter of the popular TEDx talk ‘The Great Porn Experiment,’ which has been viewed more than 9 million times, and translated into 18 languages. He hosts the website ‘Your Brain On Porn’, which was created for those seeking to understand and reverse compulsive porn use: http://yourbrainonporn.com. He taught anatomy and physiology for years and

It was an honor to have Dr. Dominc D'Agostino on our podcast since he was the one who inspired us to start Ketogeek in the first place. We have always looked up to him as a role model when it comes to researching, asking questions and consistently learning while at the same time helping educate the public.  Bio: Dr. Dominic D’Agostino is a tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular Pharmacology and Physiology at the University of South Florida Morsani College of Medicine. He is also a Research Scientist at the Institute for Human and Machine Cognition (IHMC). His laboratory develops and tests nutritional strategies and metabolic-based supplements for neurological disorders, cancer and performance. He was a crew member on NASA’s Extreme Environment Mission Operations 22 (NEEMO 22) and has a personal interest in environmental medicine and methods to enhance safety and physiological resilience in extreme environments. His research is supported by the Office of Naval Research (ONR), Department of

This is one of the most powerful podcasts we have done at Ketogeek and delves into the Pandora's box and the bane of humanity: Cancer. Alison Gannett, surviving through a baseball size brain tumor, is not just leading the charge when it comes to tackling this disease but also an inspirational figure to look up due to her world class accomplishments. We call her the ‘Renaissance Woman’. Must listen, must share! Time Stamps: 2:30 What’s new In Alison’s life 3:35 Alison’s near-death experience with brain Tumor 6:41 Dr. Nasha’s Terrain Ten and how the Ketogenic Diet influences cancer 9:11 Therapeutic ketogenic diet vs. ketogenic diet for body re-composition 10:56 Finding reliable and useful resources for cancer patients 13:02 Why one-size-fits-all model doesn’t work for therapeutic reasons 15:36 Understanding how DNA expresses itself in blood chemistry 18:27 How DNA mutates through generations and externally present factors 20:08 How a high carb diet combined with heavy exercise creates inflammation 23:40 Could y