3114: Carb Cycling And Who Can Benefit From It by Eric Leija on How to Boost Metabolism

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🗓️ 10 September 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Discover all of the podcasts in our network, search for specific episodes, get the Optimal Living Daily workbook, and learn more at: OLDPodcast.com. Episode 3114: Carb cycling offers a structured way to balance fat loss, muscle growth, and energy levels by alternating high- and low-carb days. Eric Leija explains how this approach may influence hormones like leptin, boost metabolism, and help overcome fat-loss plateaus, while also cautioning that it’s an advanced strategy best suited for athletes or those with very specific body composition goals. Read along with the original article(s) here: https://www.ericleija.com/carb-cycling-and-who-can-benefit-from-it/ Quotes to ponder: "Carb cycling is a strategy that involves fluctuating between high-carb foods and low-carb foods." "Some research shows that by temporarily increasing calories from carbs will give leptin levels a boost, which signals to your body to increase your metabolism once more." "Carb cycling can become intense and complicated for everyday life, as it is an advanced technique." Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Health Daily, carbcycling, and who can benefit from it, by Eric Leia of
0:06.9	ericlaya.com, and I'm your host and narrator, Dr. Neal. Hey, it's the middle of the week. Happy Wednesday,
0:12.9	and welcome back to Optimal Health Daily, Ray reads some of the best health and fitness blogs to you,
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0:34.6	it's time for a little bit of inspiration. And in fact, today's
0:38.4	inspirational quote basically summarizes why I do this show. It summarizes my purpose in this life.
0:46.7	So here we go. Quote, There is no greater joy nor greater reward than to make a fundamental
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1:02.2	All right, enough of that emotional stuff.
1:03.9	Let's get right to today's post and start optimizing your life.
1:11.3	Carb cycling, and who can benefit from it, by Eric Leia of ericlea.com
1:17.1	We've had low carb, we've had keto, we've had carnivore, and the list goes on.
1:24.4	These are probably diet regimes you've heard circling around the health sphere, but the list
1:29.3	doesn't stop there. Lately, carb cycling has become somewhat of a trend, and not for terrible
1:35.8	reasons. Many claim it can help boost the fat loss effects of a low carb diet, while also keeping
1:41.7	you psychologically sane during the dieting process.
1:45.5	Carb cycling does have some beneficial research behind it regarding hormones and fat loss,
1:50.5	but here I'm going to dive in deeper to find out whether carb cycling is actually beneficial,
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