Chapter
The Self-Tracking Diet
11:48 - 19:37 (07:49)
The founder of Quantified Self, Gary Wolf, shares the story of Seth Roberts who solved his personal health issues by using himself as a guinea pig to track his diet, weight and overall well-being and how his methodologies have helped others to optimize their health through self-tracking.
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In this episode, the hosts discuss various fad diets, including the Shangri-La diet, which involves drinking oil before meals, and the rotation diet, which restricts certain food groups on specific days.
11:48 - 12:48 (00:59)
Summary
In this episode, the hosts discuss various fad diets, including the Shangri-La diet, which involves drinking oil before meals, and the rotation diet, which restricts certain food groups on specific days.
ChapterThe Self-Tracking Diet
EpisodeBonus: Fad Diets
PodcastMaintenance Phase
This episode discusses the Shangri-La diet which involves taking 1-2 tablespoons of sugar water or plain extra light olive oil between meals to suppress hunger and promote weight loss.
12:48 - 14:26 (01:38)
Summary
This episode discusses the Shangri-La diet which involves taking 1-2 tablespoons of sugar water or plain extra light olive oil between meals to suppress hunger and promote weight loss. The author of the diet claims that it works by reprogramming your body's hunger set point.
ChapterThe Self-Tracking Diet
EpisodeBonus: Fad Diets
PodcastMaintenance Phase
The Shrangri-La diet worked well for the author.
14:26 - 16:17 (01:51)
Summary
The Shrangri-La diet worked well for the author.
ChapterThe Self-Tracking Diet
EpisodeBonus: Fad Diets
PodcastMaintenance Phase
This episode discusses tracking methodologies and showcases a story about how a man solved his problems by using himself as a guinea pig, as well as a fun fact about Stone Age populations.
16:17 - 19:37 (03:19)
Summary
This episode discusses tracking methodologies and showcases a story about how a man solved his problems by using himself as a guinea pig, as well as a fun fact about Stone Age populations.