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The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

#095 - Jonathan Bailor: Body Weight Setpoint, Burning Calories, Food Quality, Obesity & Diabetes Epidemic, Brain Inflammation, Hormonal Dysregulation & Gut Dysbiosis, The SANE Solution, And More!

The Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast

Melanie Avalon

Alternative Health, Nutrition, Health & Fitness

4.5650 Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2021

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

GET TRANSCRIPT AND FULL SHOWNOTES: melanieavalon.com/setpoint 1:55 - Follow Melanie On Instagram To See The Latest Moments, Products, And #AllTheThings! @MelanieAvalon 2:05 - IF Biohackers: Intermittent Fasting + Real Foods + Life: Join Melanie's Facebook Group At Facebook.com/groups/paleoOMAD For A Weekly Episode GIVEAWAY, And To Discuss And Learn About All Things Biohacking! All Conversations Welcome! 6:40 - Jonathan's Personal History 11:35 - Why Do People Gain Or Lose Weight? 13:10 - The Global Economic Impact Of Diabetes 14:50 - What Happens With Calories That We Eat? 16:45 - The Calorie Is A Measure Of Energy Alone 18:00 - Why Does The Body Burn Or Store Calories? 19:50 - Dietary Induced Thermogenesis 20:00 - N.E.A.T. (Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis) 23:20 - Perceived Rate Of Exertion 24:20 - Eat Less, Move Less 24:30 - What Is The Stress Response To A Crash Diet? 25:10 - Long Term Outcomes Of Crash Dieting 26:15 - Yo-Yo Dieting And The Extracellular Matrix 27:00 - Defining The "Set Point" 29:55 - How Do We Get Our Set Point? How Does It Change? 33:00 - Obesity As A Disease State  34:00 - The Quality Of The Food We Eat 35:00 - The Overconsumption Of Food 36:40 - Hormone "Clogging" 39:35 - Parabiotic Studies 40:45 - The Communication Between Brain, Gut, And Hormones 43:40 - The Genetic Component 47;55 - The Pervasive Shame In Being "Over-Fat" In Society 48:30 - SANESolution 50:25 - Evaluating Foods On A Spectrum For Optimal Health 52:10 - The SANE Food Groups 55:30 - What About Lower Fat Or Lower Carb? 57:05 - Metabolic Conditioning 59:10 - The Randall Cycle  59:25 - The Myth Of Exercise 1:02:50 - Mechanical Removal Of Fat Cells

Transcript

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0:00.0

What is obesity?

0:01.0

Obesity is a disease state where your body has lost the ability to regulate body fat healthfully.

0:07.0

Your genes can dictate upwards of 50% or more of your set point.

0:13.0

It is not possible to create a huge surplus of calories, consistently eating the right quality of food.

0:21.7

What it means to eat better is to eat foods that the scientific community has proven

0:27.2

unequivocally have certain characteristics.

0:31.3

Welcome to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast, where we meet the world's top experts to explore the secrets of health,

0:40.2

mindset, longevity, and so much more. Are you ready to take charge of your existence and biohack

0:47.1

your life? This show is for you. Please keep in mind. We're not dispensing medical advice

0:52.9

and are not responsible for any outcomes you may

0:55.7

experience from implementing the tactics lying herein. Are you ready? Let's do this.

1:04.1

Welcome back to the Melanie Avalon Biohacking Podcast. Hi friends. I am so excited about this episode. I think it's probably the first time where

1:13.3

the author not only has incredible books, but also is releasing an amazing documentary. Yes,

1:20.3

so Jonathan Baylor, he is the author of The Calorie Myth, The Set Point Diet, which we dive deep

1:25.5

into today, dismantling all those myths about Body Set Point.

1:29.3

But he's also the producer of the new documentary Better.

1:32.3

It released on May 25th.

1:34.3

I had the honor of watching it a while ago, and it was absolutely incredible.

1:38.0

I'll put a link to it in the show notes, but I really think you guys will enjoy today's episode.

1:43.3

The show notes for today's episode will be at Melanieavalon.com slash set point.

1:48.7

Those show notes will have a complete transcript, so definitely check that out.

1:52.2

There will also be two episode giveaways for this episode.

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