BV#3: Georgi Dinkov Responds To Estrogen Criticism, Serotonin Confusion, & Low Thyroid On Carnivore
In this episode we discuss:
The criticism of Georgi regarding estrogen and cancerThe major point that Siim Land is missing when it comes to increasing NAD+Why we think Dr. Berg is completely wrong on serotonin Nutrition With Judy’s suggestion that thyroid issues on a carnivore diet are not caused by the lack of carbohydrates, and why we think this isn’t the caseDave Asprey’s recommendation to drink orange juice and whether it’s for the right reasonsFree Energy Balance Food Guide: https://jayfeldmanwellness.com/guide
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Timestamps:
0:00 – intro
1:10 – whether estrogen is a carcinogen
6:13 – estrogen’s role in driving weight gain and chronic diseases such as cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and Type 2 Diabetes
8:03 – the dangers of synthetic progesterone (progestin) use
10:14 – the difference between estrone and estradiol and the problems with estrogen testing
16:14 – whether estrogen therapy should be used in post-menopausal women
17:17 – the difference between oral and transdermal estrogen use
24:44 – the connection between inflammation and estrogen production
27:57 – why estrogen levels are not actually low in post-menopausal women
37:59 – our take on Siim Land's post on NAD+ and mitochondrial uncoupling
48:25 – why intentionally seeking hormetic responses, like the activation of heat-shock proteins, should be avoided
50:37 – which form of CoQ10 is better: ubiquinone or ubiquinol
53:34 – what Siim Land and many others get wrong when it comes to raising NAD+
55:44 – does fasting and AMPK upregulation cause cancer?
1:00:29 – fat fuels cancer and why not to restrict sugar for cancer
1:09:56 – Dr Berg’s take that serotonin is the “happy hormone” – why we disagree
1:19:06 – serotonin’s role in driving chronic diseases and conditions including depression, anxiety, IBS, and cancer
1:27:24 – Nutrition with Judy claims that the low thyroid levels generally seen on the carnivore diet have nothing to do with a lack of carbohydrates
1:39:01 – how the rate of living theory changed mainstream medicine’s view that thyroid health is important
1:45:37 – how excessive exercise raises stress hormones, setting you up for weight regain
1:51:30 – why the combination of fasting and exercise is detrimental to our health
1:53:44 – how estrogen is used to fatten animals
2:02:42 – why Dave Asprey is talking about endotoxin and orange juice
2:07:00 – whether the sugar in orange juice feeds bacteria and increases endotoxin
2:09:40 – why the low-carb trend keeps resurfacing, despite the growing evidence against it
2:14:41 – where to find Georgi and IdeaLabs
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