The podcast discusses how diets can become authoritarian in nature, dictating what foods are acceptable and unacceptable to consume, and how this can lead to unhealthy relationships with food.
Eating at regular intervals creates a regular ghrelin secretion and activity of the AGRP neurons, leading to regular hunger intervals and neural flexibility in processing hunger cues, such as distinguishing between hunger and hypoglycemia. However, for those who are genuinely hypoglycemic, stable blood sugar levels are necessary.
Larry King's breakfast usually involves honey instead of Cheerios, and the speaker shares their admiration for his ability to get people to open up. They also answer a question about who has made them feel starstruck in their encounters with successful people.
A friend shares stories of the legendary basketball coach, Coach K, and the specific demands he had for his assistants, including always having a diet coke and extra salt on hand.
Physicist dramatically shifted his microbiome and cured his autoimmune disease by consuming a smoothie with 57 independent fruits and vegetables, having a huge change in his physiology and overall health.