045: Jonathan Bailor - Why Calorie Counting is Bogus & What to Do Instead
The Natural State with Dr. Anthony Gustin
Dr. Anthony Gustin
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🗓️ 24 December 2018
⏱️ 48 minutes
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Summary
If you’ve ever tried the calories in versus calories out approach to losing weight, then you probably know firsthand how this doesn’t work.
But is that a universal truth or is it just not the right approach for your body?
In this episode with guest Jonathan Bailer, a New York Times Bestselling Author of The Calorie Myth and other notable books such as The Smarter Science of Slim and The Set Point Diet, Dr. Anthony Gustin explores what’s really going on with calorie counting, including what Harvard Medical research supports.
We’ll also dive into why calories have become such a fixation, the best nutrient-dense foods to reach for, and the exact step-by-step strategy to implement today to improve both your overall health and weight (hint: you won’t have to ever count a single calorie again).
So if you’re tired of logging every bite and killing yourself at the gym, and you’re still not seeing results, the good news is there’s a better approach and we’ll share it in this podcast episode.
Tune in now to learn more!
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| 0:00.0 | Thank you for listening to the Keto Answers podcast. |
| 0:08.0 | I am your host, Dr. Anthony Guston, and joining me this week is Jonathan Baylor. |
| 0:13.5 | Jonathan is best known for his New York Times best-selling book, The Calorie Myth, and |
| 0:18.1 | we dig in all that stuff about why we both think that it's ridiculous to have to count |
| 0:22.4 | calories down to the, you know, 5, 10, 10, 20, 30 calorie increment. |
| 0:27.9 | He has a new book coming out called The Set Point Diet, which simplifies a lot of stuff |
| 0:34.6 | with nutrition. |
| 0:35.6 | So, he actually set a few things in this podcast that blew my mind that I'm stealing, |
| 0:40.2 | that were just super easy things to remember about what you should or should not eat. |
| 0:43.5 | So get your pen and paper out, you're going to take some notes in this one. |
| 0:46.1 | It's awesome, simple rules you can give your friends and family. |
| 0:49.3 | And so without further ado, my episode with Jonathan Baylor. |
| 0:58.4 | Before we get to the episode, I wanted to chat about a sponsor, Perfect Keto. |
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| 1:14.3 | And know what you're thinking, hey, aren't you the founder of Perfect Keto? |
| 1:17.3 | Yep, that's right, and all of my insanely high standards have been put into making each |
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